2019 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

See also: 2019 IIHF World U18 Championships

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.

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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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)
Official 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

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

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

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	8 min
	26	Shots	22

7 April 2019 16:00

Lithuania

6–3 (1–1, 3–2, 2–0)

Estonia

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 2,005

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	18	Shots	28

7 April 2019 19:30

Poland

3–1 (1–0, 0–1, 2–0)

Romania

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 439

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	49	Shots	10

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9 April 2019 12:30

Romania

6–4 (3–1, 2–2, 1–1)

South Korea

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 1,003

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	15	Shots	41

9 April 2019 16:00

Estonia

5–1 (1–0, 2–0, 2–1)

Spain

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 458

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	14 min
	29	Shots	34

9 April 2019 19:30

Lithuania

1–7 (0–0, 1–4, 0–3)

Poland

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 2,406

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	14	Shots	38

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10 April 2019 12:30

Romania

2–5 (0–2, 1–1, 1–2)

Estonia

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 516

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	6 min
	16	Shots	49

10 April 2019 16:00

Poland

5–0 (2–0, 2–0, 1–0)

South Korea

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 1,359

Game reference
	20 min	Penalties	12 min
	25	Shots	24

10 April 2019 19:30

Lithuania

4–1 (1–0, 2–1, 1–0)

Spain

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 1,386

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	26 min
	26	Shots	29

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12 April 2019 12:30

Estonia

2–8 (0–3, 1–2, 1–3)

Poland

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 1,546

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	16	Shots	50

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

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	41	Shots	24

12 April 2019 19:30

South Korea

1–2 (0–0, 1–1, 0–1)

Lithuania

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 1,907

Game reference
	24 min	Penalties	10 min
	28	Shots	21

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13 April 2019 12:30

Poland

13–0 (3–0, 5–0, 5–0)

Spain

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 207

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	16 min
	40	Shots	13

13 April 2019 16:00

South Korea

2–6 (0–2, 1–2, 1–2)

Estonia

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 489

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	14 min
	41	Shots	32

13 April 2019 19:30

Romania

3–8 (1–4, 0–1, 2–3)

Lithuania

Elektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai Attendance: 2,307

Game reference
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	25	Shots	45

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)
Official 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

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

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

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	20	Shots	45

25 March 2019 16:30

Croatia

1–4 (1–0, 0–2, 0–2)

China

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 24

Game reference
	32 min	Penalties	14 min
	25	Shots	37

25 March 2019 20:30

Serbia

8–4 (3–2, 2–0, 3–2)

Australia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 669

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	33	Shots	17

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26 March 2019 13:00

China

6–4 (1–2, 2–2, 3–0)

Belgium

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 25

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	20 min
	39	Shots	22

26 March 2019 16:30

Australia

1–2 (0–0, 0–2, 1–0)

Netherlands

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 38

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	14 min
	31	Shots	27

26 March 2019 20:00

Croatia

1–4 (1–0, 0–1, 0–3)

Serbia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 627

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	33 min
	19	Shots	47

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28 March 2019 13:00

Australia

2–4 (0–1, 1–1, 1–2)

China

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 32

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	18 min
	30	Shots	40

28 March 2019 16:30

Croatia

7–2 (1–1, 4–1, 2–0)

Belgium

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 29

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	24 min
	30	Shots	26

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

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	20 min
	36	Shots	19

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30 March 2019 13:00

Netherlands

3–2 (1–1, 1–0, 1–1)

Croatia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 105

Game reference
	24 min	Penalties	12 min
	28	Shots	23

30 March 2019 16:30

Belgium

2–4 (0–0, 1–3, 1–1)

Australia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 52

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	31	Shots	37

30 March 2019 20:00

China

1–6 (0–3, 1–2, 0–1)

Serbia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 669

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	26	Shots	38

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31 March 2019 13:00

Australia

1–5 (1–3, 0–0, 0–2)

Croatia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 62

Game reference
	48 min	Penalties	12 min
	33	Shots	40

31 March 2019 16:30

Netherlands

2–3 (2–1, 0–1, 0–1)

China

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 93

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	6 min
	32	Shots	28

31 March 2019 20:00

Serbia

12–2 (5–0, 5–2, 2–0)

Belgium

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 1,024

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	12 min
	47	Shots	15

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

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

Source: IIHF