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| Host countries |  Estonia Serbia |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 22–28 March 2015 16–22 March 2015 |
| Teams | 12 |
The 2015 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II was 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
The Division II A tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 22 to 28 March 2015.[1]
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
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 Poland
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Placed 6th in 2014 Division I B and were relegated |
 South Korea
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Placed 2nd in 2014 Division II A |
 Croatia
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Placed 3rd in 2014 Division II A |
 Netherlands
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Placed 4th in 2014 Division II A |
 Great Britain
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Placed 5th in 2014 Division II A |
| Estonia
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Hosts, placed 1st in 2014 Division II B and were promoted |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | South Korea
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | +21 | 15 | Promoted to the 2016 Division I B |
| 2 | Poland
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5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 12 | |
| 3 | Great Britain
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5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 8 | |
| 4 | Netherlands
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5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 6 | |
| 5 | Croatia
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5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 3 | |
| 6 | Estonia
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5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 1 | Relegated to the 2016 Division II B |
Results
All times are local. (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)
| 22 March 2015 13:00 | Croatia | 1–2 (1–1, 0–1, 0–0) | Poland | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 22 March 2015 16:30 | South Korea | 4–2 (1–0, 2–0, 1–2) | Great Britain | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 22 March 2015 20:00 | Estonia | 4–5 OT (2–2, 1–0, 1–2, 0–1) | Netherlands | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 23 March 2015 13:00 | South Korea | 7–0 (2–0, 4–0, 1–0) | Croatia | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 23 March 2015 16:30 | Poland | 6–3 (0–1, 1–1, 5–1) | Netherlands | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 23 March 2015 20:00 | Great Britain | 4–1 (2–1, 1–0, 1–0) | Estonia | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 25 March 2015 13:00 | Poland | 4–1 (1–0, 0–1, 3–0) | Great Britain | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 25 March 2015 16:30 | Croatia | 2–4 (1–0, 0–0, 1–4) | Netherlands | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 25 March 2015 20:00 | South Korea | 7–1 (2–1, 5–0, 0–0) | Estonia | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 27 March 2015 13:00 | Netherlands | 3–6 (1–2, 0–3, 2–1) | South Korea | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 27 March 2015 16:30 | Great Britain | 7–1 (4–0, 2–1, 1–0) | Croatia | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 27 March 2015 20:00 | Estonia | 1–5 (0–1, 1–1, 0–3) | Poland | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 28 March 2015 13:00 | Netherlands | 3–4 GWS (1–1, 1–1, 1–1, 0–0, 0–1) | Great Britain | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 28 March 2015 16:30 | Poland | 1–4 (0–1, 1–2, 0–1) | South Korea | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 28 March 2015 20:00 | Croatia | 5–4 (2–1, 1–2, 2–1) | Estonia | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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Statistics and awards
Scoring leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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| 1 | Ahn Jaein | South Korea |
5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +3 | 0 |
| 2 | Guus van Nes | Netherlands |
5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +3 | 0 |
| 3 | Max Hermens | Netherlands |
5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +4 | 12 |
| 4 | Lee Je-hui | South Korea |
5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +7 | 4 |
| 5 | Lee Juhyung | South Korea |
5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +7 | 6 |
| 6 | Kim Byung-gun | South Korea |
5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +3 | 2 |
| 6 | Michael Stratford | Great Britain |
5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +3 | 4 |
| 8 | Luc Johnson | Great Britain |
5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 14 |
| 9 | Glenn Billing | Great Britain |
5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 4 |
| 10 | Mateusz Goscinski | Poland |
5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 0 |
| 10 | Pawel Gozdziewicz | Poland |
5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 14 |
| 10 | Luuk Lambregts | Netherlands |
5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Park Hun | South Korea |
5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +5 | 6 |
| 10 | Renato Platuzic | Croatia |
5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −1 | 0 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
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| 1 | Shim Hyounseop | South Korea |
240:00 | 4 | 1.00 | 96.08 | 1 |
| 2 | Luka Valencic | Croatia |
179:14 | 10 | 3.35 | 94.05 | 0 |
| 3 | Denis Bell-Blake | Great Britain |
184:48 | 8 | 2.60 | 91.75 | 0 |
| 4 | Mateusz Studzinski | Poland |
300:00 | 10 | 2.00 | 91.07 | 0 |
| 5 | Ruud Leeuwesteijn | Netherlands |
217:32 | 12 | 3.31 | 89.66 | 0 |
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
IIHF best player awards
- Goaltender:
Luka Valencic - Defenceman:
Patryk Wsol - Forward:
Lee Juhyung
Division II B
The Division II B tournament was played in Novi Sad, Serbia, from 16 to 22 March 2015.[2]
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
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 Romania
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Placed 6th in 2014 Division II A and were relegated |
 Spain
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Placed 2nd in 2014 Division II B |
| Serbia
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Hosts, placed 3rd in 2014 Division II B |
 Belgium
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Placed 4th in 2014 Division II B |
 China
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Placed 5th in 2014 Division II B |
 Australia
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Placed 1st in 2014 Division III A and were promoted |