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2023 IIHF World Championship Division II
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The 2023 IIHF World Championship Division II were two international ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[1]
The Group A tournament was held in Madrid, Spain from 16 to 22 April and the Group B tournament in Istanbul, Turkey from 17 to 23 April 2023.
Spain won the Group A tournament and got promoted, while Iceland finished last, but Georgia was later disqualified by the IIHF and relegated[why?].[2][3] The United Arab Emirates won Group B and got promoted and Mexico was relegated.[4]
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Group A tournament
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Participants
Match officials
Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]
Standings
After the tournament was completed, the IIHF invalidated the results of Georgia and assigned it zero points in the IIHF World Ranking.[why?][6][7] Georgia was relegated to Division II B for 2024, while Iceland, the last-placed team, retained its place in this division.[3]
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
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Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
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Results
All times are local (UTC+2)
16 April 2023 12:30 | Georgia ![]() | 4–1 (2–0, 1–1, 1–0) | ![]() | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 77 |
16 April 2023 16:00 | Australia ![]() | 4–6 (0–3, 4–2, 0–1) | ![]() | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 117 |
16 April 2023 19:30 | Spain ![]() | 8–2 (2–0, 5–1, 1–1) | ![]() | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 1,150 |
17 April 2023 12:30 | Croatia ![]() | 6–2 (2–0, 3–1, 1–1) | ![]() | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 64 |
17 April 2023 16:00 | Israel ![]() | 3–7 (2–1, 1–3, 0–3) | ![]() | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 76 |
17 April 2023 19:30 | Spain ![]() | 8–1 (2–0, 4–0, 2–1) | ![]() | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 967 |
19 April 2023 12:30 | Croatia ![]() | 12–1 (4–1, 4–0, 4–0) | ![]() | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 256 |
19 April 2023 16:00 | Australia ![]() | 2–4 (1–1, 1–0, 0–3) | ![]() | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 237 |
19 April 2023 19:30 | Spain ![]() | 2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0) | ![]() | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 1,169 |
21 April 2023 12:30 | Israel ![]() | 1–7 (0–2, 1–3, 0–2) | ![]() | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 374 |
21 April 2023 16:00 | Georgia ![]() | 6–0 (1–0, 1–0, 4–0) | ![]() | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 197 |
21 April 2023 19:30 | Iceland ![]() | 4–7 (1–2, 1–2, 2–3) | ![]() | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 1,500 |
22 April 2023 12:30 | Australia ![]() | 2–3 (1–0, 0–3, 1–0) | ![]() | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 195 |
22 April 2023 16:00 | Iceland ![]() | 3–7 (1–1, 2–4, 0–2) | ![]() | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 260 |
22 April 2023 19:30 | Croatia ![]() | 2–5 (2–1, 0–1, 0–3) | ![]() | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 1,500 |
Statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
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Group B tournament
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Participants
Match officials
Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[9]
Standings
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
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Results
All times are local (UTC+3).
17 April 2023 13:00 | New Zealand ![]() | 1–4 (0–0, 0–1, 1–3) | ![]() | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 51 |
17 April 2023 16:30 | Bulgaria ![]() | 4–2 (1–1, 2–0, 1–1) | ![]() | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 63 |
17 April 2023 20:30 | Turkey ![]() | 0–8 (0–3, 0–4, 0–1) | ![]() | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 85 |
18 April 2023 13:00 | Bulgaria ![]() | 7–2 (4–0, 0–0, 3–2) | ![]() | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 63 |
18 April 2023 16:30 | Belgium ![]() | 3–4 (0–2, 1–2, 2–0) | ![]() | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 78 |
18 April 2023 20:30 | Mexico ![]() | 0–5 (0–3, 0–1, 0–1) | ![]() | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 185 |
20 April 2023 13:00 | New Zealand ![]() | 1–7 (1–1, 0–4, 0–2) | ![]() | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 54 |
20 April 2023 16:30 | Belgium ![]() | 11–2 (4–0, 4–2, 3–0) | ![]() | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 45 |
20 April 2023 20:30 | Bulgaria ![]() | 5–3 (1–0, 2–0, 2–3) | ![]() | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 280 |
21 April 2023 13:00 | Mexico ![]() | 2–7 (1–2, 0–3, 1–2) | ![]() | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 43 |
21 April 2023 16:30 | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 7–2 (2–0, 5–1, 0–1) | ![]() | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 87 |
21 April 2023 20:30 | Turkey ![]() | 2–9 (2–2, 0–4, 0–3) | ![]() | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 428 |
23 April 2023 13:00 | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 9–4 (3–0, 1–2, 5–2) | ![]() | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 48 |
23 April 2023 16:30 | Belgium ![]() | 6–1 (2–0, 2–1, 2–0) | ![]() | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 55 |
23 April 2023 20:30 | New Zealand ![]() | 4–2 (4–0, 0–0, 0–2) | ![]() | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 610 |
Statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Awards
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