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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]

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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

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Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]

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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]

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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
Notes:
  1. Australia 3 points, +4 GD; Israel 3 points, −2 GD; Iceland 3 points, −2 GD; Israel 7–3 Iceland

Results

All times are local (UTC+2)

16 April 2023
12:30
Georgia 4–1
(2–0, 1–1, 1–0)
 IcelandPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 77
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16 April 2023
16:00
Australia 4–6
(0–3, 4–2, 0–1)
 CroatiaPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 117
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16 April 2023
19:30
Spain 8–2
(2–0, 5–1, 1–1)
 IsraelPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 1,150
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17 April 2023
12:30
Croatia 6–2
(2–0, 3–1, 1–1)
 IcelandPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 64
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17 April 2023
16:00
Israel 3–7
(2–1, 1–3, 0–3)
 GeorgiaPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 76
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17 April 2023
19:30
Spain 8–1
(2–0, 4–0, 2–1)
 AustraliaPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 967
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19 April 2023
12:30
Croatia 12–1
(4–1, 4–0, 4–0)
 IsraelPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 256
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19 April 2023
16:00
Australia 2–4
(1–1, 1–0, 0–3)
 IcelandPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 237
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19 April 2023
19:30
Spain 2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 GeorgiaPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 1,169
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21 April 2023
12:30
Israel 1–7
(0–2, 1–3, 0–2)
 AustraliaPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 374
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21 April 2023
16:00
Georgia 6–0
(1–0, 1–0, 4–0)
 CroatiaPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 197
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21 April 2023
19:30
Iceland 4–7
(1–2, 1–2, 2–3)
 SpainPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 1,500
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22 April 2023
12:30
Australia 2–3
(1–0, 0–3, 1–0)
 GeorgiaPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 195
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22 April 2023
16:00
Iceland 3–7
(1–1, 2–4, 0–2)
 IsraelPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 260
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22 April 2023
19:30
Croatia 2–5
(2–1, 0–1, 0–3)
 SpainPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 1,500
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Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

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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.

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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

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Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[9]

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Standings

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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

Results

All times are local (UTC+3).

17 April 2023
13:00
New Zealand 1–4
(0–0, 0–1, 1–3)
 BelgiumZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 51
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17 April 2023
16:30
Bulgaria 4–2
(1–1, 2–0, 1–1)
 MexicoZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 63
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17 April 2023
20:30
Turkey 0–8
(0–3, 0–4, 0–1)
 United Arab EmiratesZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 85
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18 April 2023
13:00
Bulgaria 7–2
(4–0, 0–0, 3–2)
 New ZealandZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 63
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18 April 2023
16:30
Belgium 3–4
(0–2, 1–2, 2–0)
 United Arab EmiratesZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 78
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18 April 2023
20:30
Mexico 0–5
(0–3, 0–1, 0–1)
 TurkeyZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 185
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20 April 2023
13:00
New Zealand 1–7
(1–1, 0–4, 0–2)
 United Arab EmiratesZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 54
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20 April 2023
16:30
Belgium 11–2
(4–0, 4–2, 3–0)
 MexicoZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 45
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20 April 2023
20:30
Bulgaria 5–3
(1–0, 2–0, 2–3)
 TurkeyZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 280
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21 April 2023
13:00
Mexico 2–7
(1–2, 0–3, 1–2)
 New ZealandZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 43
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21 April 2023
16:30
United Arab Emirates 7–2
(2–0, 5–1, 0–1)
 BulgariaZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 87
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21 April 2023
20:30
Turkey 2–9
(2–2, 0–4, 0–3)
 BelgiumZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 428
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23 April 2023
13:00
United Arab Emirates 9–4
(3–0, 1–2, 5–2)
 MexicoZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 48
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23 April 2023
16:30
Belgium 6–1
(2–0, 2–1, 2–0)
 BulgariaZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 55
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23 April 2023
20:30
New Zealand 4–2
(4–0, 0–0, 0–2)
 TurkeyZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 610
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Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

More information Player, GP ...

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.

More information Player, TOI ...

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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