2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

The 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II were international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It consisted of two tiered groups of six teams each: the fourth-tier Division II A and the fifth-tier Division II B. For each tier's tournament, the team which will place first will be promoted to the next higher division, while the team which will place last will be relegated to a lower division.

Main article: 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
2023 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Lithuania
 Iceland
Dates11–17 December 2022 (Group A)
16–22 January 2023 (Group B)
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)

To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player cannot be born earlier than 2003.

Division II A
2023 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Lithuania
Dates11–17 December 2022
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored107 (7.13 per game)
Attendance5,905 (394 per match)
Scoring leader(s)United Kingdom Jack Hopkins
(11 points)

The Division II A tournament was played in Kaunas, Lithuania, from 11 to 17 December 2022.[1][2]

Participants
TeamQualification
 Great Britainplaced 3rd in Division II A last year
 Spainplaced 4th in Division II A last year
 Lithuaniahosts; placed 5th in Division II A last year
 Romaniaplaced 6th in Division II A last year
 Croatiaplaced 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted
 Netherlandsplaced 2nd in Division II B last year and were promoted

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[3]

Referees
  • Hungary Gergely Korbuly
  • Poland Krzysztof Kozłowski
  • Latvia Māris Locāns
  • Ukraine Anton Peretyatko
Linesmen
  • Japan Go Hashimoto
  • Denmark Alexander Kaptain
  • Ukraine Sergii Kharaberyush
  • Kazakhstan Vladislav Mashenkin
  • Lithuania Aleksej Sascenkov
  • France Jason Thorrignac
  • Estonia Juri Timofejev

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Croatia 5 3 1 1 0 25 17 +8 12[lower-alpha 1] Promoted to the 2024 Division I B
2  Great Britain 5 4 0 0 1 27 11 +16 12[lower-alpha 1]
3  Lithuania (H) 5 3 0 1 1 15 9 +6 10
4  Spain 5 2 0 0 3 18 20 −2 6
5  Netherlands 5 1 1 0 3 11 21 −10 5
6  Romania 5 0 0 0 5 11 29 −18 0 Relegated to the 2024 Division II B
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. Great Britain 4–7 Croatia

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

11 December 2022
12:30		Netherlands 3–2 OT
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)		 CroatiaKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 112
Game reference
Jowin AnsemsGoaliesTeo Janjatović-LončarReferee:
Ukraine Anton Peretyatko
Linesmen:
Japan Go Hashimoto
Estonia Juri Timofejev
28Shots47
11 December 2022
16:00		Lithuania 3–4
(2–1, 1–2, 0–1)		 Great BritainKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 689
Game reference
Julius AndrekusGoaliesBenjamin NortonReferee:
Latvia Māris Locāns
Linesmen:
Ukraine Sergii Kharaberyush
France Jason Thorrignac
20Shots32
11 December 2022
19:30		Spain 6–2
(1–1, 2–0, 3–1)		 RomaniaKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 238
Game reference
Julio RapunGoaliesNandor BiroReferee:
Hungary Gergely Korbuly
Linesmen:
Kazakhstan Vladislav Mashenkin
Lithuania Aleksej Sascenkov
34Shots18
13 December 2022
12:30		Romania 4–5
(1–2, 1–0, 2–3)		 NetherlandsKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 82
Game reference
Nandor BiroGoaliesJowin AnsemsReferee:
Poland Krzysztof Kozłowski
Linesmen:
Denmark Alexander Kaptain
Ukraine Sergii Kharaberyush
47Shots28
13 December 2022
16:00		Great Britain 4–7
(1–4, 0–2, 3–1)		 CroatiaKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 392
Game reference
Daniel Crowe
Benjamin Norton		GoaliesTeo Janjatović-LončarReferee:
Hungary Gergely Korbuly
Linesmen:
Japan Go Hashimoto
Lithuania Aleksej Sascenkov
31Shots27
13 December 2022
19:30		Spain 1–4
(0–1, 0–2, 1–1)		 LithuaniaKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 532
Game reference
Julio RapunGoaliesKazimieras JuknaReferee:
Ukraine Anton Peretyatko
Linesmen:
Kazakhstan Vladislav Mashenkin
Estonia Juri Timofejev
26Shots35
14 December 2022
12:30		Great Britain 9–0
(4–0, 3–0, 2–0)		 RomaniaKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 361
Game reference
Benjamin NortonGoaliesMárton Buda
Nandor Biro		Referee:
Poland Krzysztof Kozłowski
Linesmen:
Ukraine Sergii Kharaberyush
Kazakhstan Vladislav Mashenkin
39Shots21
14 December 2022
16:00		Spain 5–2
(2–1, 2–1, 1–0)		 NetherlandsKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Game reference
Julio RapunGoaliesJowin Ansems
31Shots32
14 December 2022
19:30		Lithuania 1–2 GWS
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–3)		 CroatiaKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Game reference
Kazimieras JuknaGoaliesTeo Janjatović-Lončar
24Shots31
16 December 2022
12:30		Croatia 9–5
(3–2, 2–1, 4–2)		 SpainKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Game reference
29Shots37
16 December 2022
16:00		Netherlands 0–7
(0–1, 0–4, 0–2)		 Great BritainKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Game reference
11Shots47
16 December 2022
19:30		Romania 1–4
(0–1, 1–1, 0–2)		 LithuaniaKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Game reference
21Shots34
17 December 2022
12:30		Great Britain 3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)		 SpainKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Game reference
16Shots28
17 December 2022
16:00		Lithuania 3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)		 NetherlandsKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Game reference
35Shots18
17 December 2022
19:30		Croatia 5–4
(2–0, 2–3, 1–1)		 RomaniaKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Game reference
29Shots33

Top 10 scorers
Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/– PIM
1Jack Hopkis Great Britain55611+86
2Marijus Dumčius Lithuania54711+827
3Bruno Idžan Croatia56410+714
4Mackenzie Stewart Great Britain5459+714
5Jaime de Bonilla Spain5448+22
5Vito Idžan Croatia5448+84
5Jonathan McBean Great Britain5448+74
8Bayley Harewood Great Britain5358+510
9Artur Seniut Lithuania5347+76
10Liam Steele Great Britain5336+74

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA Sv% GAA SO
1Kazimieras Jukna Lithuania245:00495.790.980
2Benjamin Norton Great Britain237:44495.450.902
3Jowin Ansems Netherlands242:221889.534.460
4Teo Janjatović-Lončar Croatia307:221788.893.320
5Julio Rapun Spain226:131486.543.710

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Best Players Selected by the Directorate
  • Goaltender: Lithuania Kazimieras Jukna
  • Defenceman: Spain Jaime de Bonilla
  • Forward: Croatia Bruno Idžan

Source: IIHF

Division II B
2023 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Iceland
Dates16–22 January 2023
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored123 (8.2 per game)
Attendance1,793 (120 per match)
Scoring leader(s)Belgium Lowie Vreys
(12 points)

The Division II B tournament was played in Reykjavík, Iceland, from 16 to 22 January 2023.[4][5]

Participants
TeamQualification
 Serbiaplaced 3rd in Division II B last year
 Belgiumplaced 4th in Division II B last year
 Icelandhosts; placed 5th in Division II B last year
 Chinese Taipeiplaced 1st in Division III last year and were promoted
 Mexicoplaced 2nd in Division III last year and were promoted
 Chinaplaced 3rd in 2020 Division II B; didn't play last year

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  China 5 4 1 0 0 29 9 +20 14 Promoted to the 2024 Division II A
2  Belgium 5 4 0 1 0 25 14 +11 13
3  Serbia 5 3 0 0 2 27 18 +9 9
4  Iceland (H) 5 2 0 0 3 18 21 −3 6
5  Chinese Taipei 5 1 0 0 4 17 29 −12 3
6  Mexico 5 0 0 0 5 7 32 −25 0 Relegated to the 2024 Division III
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±0).

16 January 2023
13:00		Mexico 3–8
(1–3, 1–2, 1–3)		 Chinese TaipeiLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 50
Game reference
Santiago Cucuraqui
Fernando Garcia		GoaliesHao-Hsuan Kao
Tzu-Sen Chao		Referee:
United Kingdom David Good
Linesmen:
Iceland Sindri Gunnarsson
Netherlands Jeroen Klijberg
Argandonna (Cuellar,Rullan) – 09:011–0
1–111:29 – Chou (Wen) (PP)
1–217:19 – Hsu Y. (Wen) (PP)
1–319:41 – Peng (Hsu Y.)
1–422:39 – Chou (Hsu Y.)
L. Valencia – 33:432–4
2–535:50 – Peng (Wen)
2–643:41 – Chou (Hsu Y., Wen)
2–711:29 – Wang Y.H. (Wen, Cheng)
Quinzanos – 50:053–7
3–859:43 – Wen (Li)
14 minPenalties10 min
35Shots35
16 January 2023
16:30		Belgium 3–4 OT
(1–1, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0-1)		 ChinaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 45
Game reference
Stijn RaeymaekersGoaliesBoyan Tian
16 January 2023
20:00		Iceland 1–7
(0–3, 0–3, 1–1)		 SerbiaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 213
Game reference
Johann Ragnarsson
Helgi Ivarsson		GoaliesNeil Nebojsa Beaton
17 January 2023
13:00		China 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 MexicoLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 35
Game reference
Chen ShifenGoaliesFernando Garcia
17 January 2023
16:30		Serbia 7–1
(2–0, 2–1, 3–0)		 Chinese TaipeiLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 25
Game reference
Neil Nebojsa BeatonGoaliesReferee:
Romania Cristian Filip
Linesmen:
Netherlands Jeroen Klijberg
Iceland Saemundur Leifsson
Kravljanac (Djordjevic) (SH) – 02:121–0
Dinić (Ivanović) (PP) – 12:302–0
2–129:59 – Lin J. (Chou, Wang Y.H.)
Viković – 31:083–1
Viković (M. Nikolić, Dinić) – 33:594–1
Dinić (Savić, Viković) – 41:385–1
Kravljanac (Dinić) – 52:026–1
Dinić (Perceric) – 58:567–1
10 minPenalties12 min
56Shots27
17 January 2023
20:00		Belgium 5–3
(0–1, 2–1, 3–1)		 IcelandLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 153
Game reference
Stijn RaeymaekerGoaliesJohann Ragnarsson
19 January 2023
13:00		Serbia 2–8
(1–2, 0–4, 1–2)		 ChinaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 32
Game reference
19 January 2023
16:30		Belgium 5–2
(3–0, 0–2, 2–0)		 MexicoLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 40
Game reference
19 January 2023
20:00		Iceland 5–4
(1–1, 1–1, 3–2)		 Chinese TaipeiLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 205
Game reference
Johann RagnarssonGoaliesChen Tai-Yu
Kao Hao-Hsuan		Referee:
Croatia Filip Metzinger
Linesmen:
Spain Luis Estirado Revuelta
Romania Andries Gheorghies
Hlynsson (Magnusson) (PP) – 10:471–0
1–116:27 – Fan (Wang Y.A.)
1–237:24 – Wen (Peng, Lin Y.K.) (PP)
Arngrimsson (Blondal, Jonsson) – 38:552–2
2–343:59 – Lo (Wang Y.H.
Arngrimsson (Thorsteinsson, Jonsson) (PP) – 46:083–3
Thorsteinsson (Arngrimsson) (PP) – 47:174–3
4–451:31 – Lin (Lo, Fan)
Magnusson (Hlynsson) (PP) – 54:215–4
6 minPenalties41 min
41Shots35
20 January 2023
13:00		Mexico 2–8
(0–3, 1–2, 1–3)		 SerbiaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 28
Game reference
8 minPenalties14 min
29Shots52
20 January 2023
16:30		Chinese Taipei 2–6
(0–4, 0–0, 2–2)		 BelgiumLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 30
Game reference
Kao Hao-HsuanGoaliesStijm RaeymaekersReferee:
Croatia Filip Metzinger
Linesmen:
Romania Andries Gheorghies
Iceland Sindri Gunnarsson
0–101:01 – Cuylen (T. Vreys)
0–201:51 – Vaerewyck (Vanmontfort, Raeymaekers)
0–309:25 – Cuylen (Gentry)
0–419:45 – L. Vreys (T. Vreys, van Gorp)
0–555:07 – Vanmontfort (Palmaerts)
Peng (Lin Y.K., Lin Y.C.) (PP) – 58:081–5
Peng (Lin Y.K.) (PP) – 58:422–5
2–659:33 – Vaerewyck
8 minPenalties16 min
33Shots40
20 January 2023
20:00		China 5–2
(2–0, 2–1, 1–1)		 IcelandLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 264
Game reference
12 minPenalties8 min
44Shots35
22 January 2023
11:00		China 8–2
(2–0, 4–0, 2–2)		 Chinese TaipeiLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 32
Game reference
Chen ShifenGoaliesChen Tai-YuReferee:
United Kingdom David Good
Linesmen:
Iceland Sindri Gunnarsson
Iceland Saemundur Leifsson
Wei (Hu) – 07:071–0
Liu Z. (Hu) – 09:552–0
Hu – 23:013–0
Li M. (Lyu, Chen K.L., ) – 23:474–0
Lyu (Li M.) – 35:475–0
Li Z.C. (Hu) – 37:446–0
6–140:45 – Lin Y.C.
Ma (Liu C.Y., Zhang T.Y. – 43:327–1
Wei –48:048–1
8–254:16 – Fan (Peng) (PP)
8 minPenalties4 min
42Shots38
22 January 2023
14:30		Serbia 3–6
(2–1, 1–2, 0–3)		 BelgiumLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 62
Game reference
12 minPenalties8 min
56Shots32
22 January 2023
18:00		Iceland 7–0
(3–0, 3–0, 1–0)		 MexicoLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 579
Game reference
35 minPenalties16 min
37Shots36

Top 10 scorers
Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/– PIM
1Lowie Vreys Belgium55712+46
2Tijs Vreys Belgium54812+32
3Matija Dinić Serbia54711+62
3Hakon Magnusson Iceland54711+20
5Vuk Kravljanac Serbia54610+22
6Li Ming-shenhao China5549+122
7Chen Kailin China5459+112
8Lyu Zhiyi China5358+120
9Rik Cuylen Belgium5527+34
9Slavko Vidovic Serbia5527+52

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA Sv% GAA SO
1Chen Shifeng China180:00495.921.331
2Helgi Ivarsson Iceland140:00693.262.571
3Tian Boyan China124:27592.652.410
4Stijn Raeymaekers Belgium304:271492.132.760
5Neal Beaton Serbia201:10891.582.390

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Best Players Selected by the Directorate
  • Goaltender: China Chen Shifeng
  • Defenceman: Belgium Lowie Vreys
  • Forward: Serbia Matija Dinić

Source: IIHF

References
  1. 2023 Division II A official website
  2. 2023 Division II A statistics
  3. IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division II Group A – Competition officials
  4. 2023 Division II B official website
  5. 2023 Division II B statistics
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