2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II

Tournament details
Host countries	Lithuania   Serbia
Dates	7–13 April 2019 25–31 March 2019
Teams	12
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The 2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II competitions were two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II A and Division II B tournaments represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

Division II A

2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II A

Tournament details
Host country	Lithuania
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	7–13 April
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	118 (7.87 per game)
Attendance	17,351 (1,157 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Sebastian Brynkus (16 points)
Website	IIHF.com

The Division II A tournament was played in Elektrėnai, Lithuania, from 7 to 13 April 2019. ^[1]

Participants

Team	Qualification
Romania	placed 6th in 2018 Division I B and were relegated
Lithuania	hosts; placed 2nd in 2018 Division II A
Poland	placed 3rd in 2018 Division II A
South Korea	placed 4th in 2018 Division II A
Estonia	placed 5th in 2018 Division II A
Spain	placed 1st in 2018 Division II B and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Poland	5	5	0	0	0	36	4	+32	15	Promoted to the 2022 Division I B
2	Lithuania (H)	5	4	0	0	1	21	15	+6	12
3	Estonia	5	3	0	0	2	21	19	+2	9
4	Romania	5	1	1	0	3	17	24	−7	5
5	South Korea	5	1	0	0	4	17	19	−2	3
6	Spain	5	0	0	1	4	6	37	−31	1	Relegated to the 2022 Division II B

Results

All times are local. ( Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3)

7 April 2019 12:30

Spain

0–10 (0–4, 0–4, 0–2)

South Korea

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 309

7 April 2019 16:00

Lithuania

6–3 (1–1, 3–2, 2–0)

Estonia

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 2,005

7 April 2019 19:30

Poland

3–1 (1–0, 0–1, 2–0)

Romania

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 439

9 April 2019 12:30

Romania

6–4 (3–1, 2–2, 1–1)

South Korea

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 1,003

9 April 2019 16:00

Estonia

5–1 (1–0, 2–0, 2–1)

Spain

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 458

9 April 2019 19:30

Lithuania

1–7 (0–0, 1–4, 0–3)

Poland

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 2,406

10 April 2019 12:30

Romania

2–5 (0–2, 1–1, 1–2)

Estonia

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 516

10 April 2019 16:00

Poland

5–0 (2–0, 2–0, 1–0)

South Korea

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 1,359

10 April 2019 19:30

Lithuania

4–1 (1–0, 2–1, 1–0)

Spain

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 1,386

12 April 2019 12:30

Estonia

2–8 (0–3, 1–2, 1–3)

Poland

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 1,546

12 April 2019 16:00

Spain

4–5 OT (1–3, 2–0, 1–1) OT: (0–1)

Romania

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 1,014

12 April 2019 19:30

South Korea

1–2 (0–0, 1–1, 0–1)

Lithuania

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 1,907

13 April 2019 12:30

Poland

13–0 (3–0, 5–0, 5–0)

Spain

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 207

13 April 2019 16:00

South Korea

2–6 (0–2, 1–2, 1–2)

Estonia

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 489

13 April 2019 19:30

Romania

3–8 (1–4, 0–1, 2–3)

Lithuania

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 2,307

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

• Goaltender: Nikita Kuzminov
• Defenceman: Szymon Bieniek
• Forward: Kirill Lodeikin

Source: IIHF

Division II B

2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II B

Tournament details
Host country	Serbia
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	25–31 March
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	102 (6.8 per game)
Attendance	4,274 (285 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Strahinja Vdović (11 points)
Website	IIHF.com

The Division II B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 25 to 31 March 2019. ^[2]

Participants

Team	Qualification
Australia	placed 6th in 2018 Division II A and were relegated
Croatia	placed 2nd in 2018 Division II B
Serbia	hosts; placed 3rd in 2018 Division II B
Netherlands	placed 4th in 2018 Division II B
China	placed 5th in 2018 Division II B
Belgium	placed 1st in 2018 Division III A and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Serbia (H)	5	4	0	1	0	31	10	+21	13	Promoted to the 2022 Division II A
2	China	5	4	0	0	1	18	15	+3	12
3	Netherlands	5	3	1	0	1	13	9	+4	11
4	Croatia	5	2	0	0	3	16	14	+2	6
5	Australia	5	1	0	0	4	12	21	−9	3
6	Belgium	5	0	0	0	5	12	33	−21	0	Relegated to the 2022 Division III A

Results

All times are local. (to 30 March: Central European Time – UTC+1, 31 March: Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)

25 March 2019 13:00

Belgium

2–4 (0–1, 1–1, 1–2)

Netherlands

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 39

25 March 2019 16:30

Croatia

1–4 (1–0, 0–2, 0–2)

China

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 24

25 March 2019 20:30

Serbia

8–4 (3–2, 2–0, 3–2)

Australia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 669

26 March 2019 13:00

China

6–4 (1–2, 2–2, 3–0)

Belgium

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 25

26 March 2019 16:30

Australia

1–2 (0–0, 0–2, 1–0)

Netherlands

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 38

26 March 2019 20:00

Croatia

1–4 (1–0, 0–1, 0–3)

Serbia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 627

28 March 2019 13:00

Australia

2–4 (0–1, 1–1, 1–2)

China

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 32

28 March 2019 16:30

Croatia

7–2 (1–1, 4–1, 2–0)

Belgium

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 29

28 March 2019 20:00

Serbia

1–2 OT (0–0, 1–0, 0–1) OT: (0–1)

Netherlands

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 786

30 March 2019 13:00

Netherlands

3–2 (1–1, 1–0, 1–1)

Croatia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 105

30 March 2019 16:30

Belgium

2–4 (0–0, 1–3, 1–1)

Australia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 52

30 March 2019 20:00

China

1–6 (0–3, 1–2, 0–1)

Serbia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 669

31 March 2019 13:00

Australia

1–5 (1–3, 0–0, 0–2)

Croatia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 62

31 March 2019 16:30

Netherlands

2–3 (2–1, 0–1, 0–1)

China

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 93

31 March 2019 20:00

Serbia

12–2 (5–0, 5–2, 2–0)

Belgium

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 1,024

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

• Goaltender: Jowin Ansems
• Defenceman: Ernesto Klem
• Forward: Strahinja Vdović

Source: IIHF

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