A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
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Host countries | ![]() ![]() |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 23–29 April (Group A) 14–20 April (Group B) |
Teams | 12 |
The 2018 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Tilburg, Netherlands from 23 to 29 April 2018 and Group B in Granada, Spain from 14 to 20 April 2018.[1]
The Netherlands were promoted to Division I B and Iceland was relegated to Group B.[2] Spain claimed the top position in the Group B tournament and returned to Group A after one year, while Luxembourg took the reverse route after being relegated to Division III.[3]
Group A tournament
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 23–29 April |
Teams | 6 |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 15 |
Goals scored | 105 (7 per game) |
Attendance | 11,758 (784 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
Website | IIHF.com |
Participants
Team | Qualification |
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Host, placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated. |
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Placed 2nd in Division II A last year. |
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Placed 3rd in Division II A last year. |
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Placed 4th in Division II A last year. |
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Placed 5th in Division II A last year. |
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Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted. |
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[4]
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Standings
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | +37 | 15 | Promoted to Division I B |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 11 | |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 10 | |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 6 | |
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5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 3 | |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 28 | −21 | 0 | Relegation to Division II B |
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
All times are local (UTC+2).
23 April 2018 13:00 | Australia ![]() | 3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0) | ![]() | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Attendance: 250 |
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Anthony Kimlin | Goalies | Dennis Hedström | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||
39 | Shots | 20 |
23 April 2018 16:30 | Serbia ![]() | 4–1 (1–0, 2–1, 1–0) | ![]() | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Attendance: 215 |
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Arsenije Ranković | Goalies | Mike Jansen | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||
31 | Shots | 33 |
23 April 2018 20:00 | Netherlands ![]() | 7–0 (3–0, 1–0, 3–0) | ![]() | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Attendance: 1,452 |
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Ian Meierdres | Goalies | Sun Zehao | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Shots | 9 |
24 April 2018 13:00 | Australia ![]() | 6–0 (1–0, 2–0, 3–0) | ![]() | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Attendance: 245 |
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Anthony Kimlin | Goalies | Mike Jansen | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||
40 | Shots | 24 |
24 April 2018 16:30 | China ![]() | 1–3 (0–1, 0–2, 1–0) | ![]() | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Attendance: 257 |
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Sun Zehao | Goalies | Arsenije Ranković | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
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54 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||||||||||||
18 | Shots | 34 |
24 April 2018 20:00 | Iceland ![]() | 1–11 (0–3, 0–3, 1–5) | ![]() | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Attendance: 1,347 |
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Dennis Hedström Atli Valdimarsson | Goalies | Ian Meierdres Martijn Oosterwijk | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Shots | 66 |
26 April 2018 13:00 | China ![]() | 1–3 (1–0, 0–0, 0–3) | ![]() | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Attendance: 411 |
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Sun Zehao | Goalies | Anthony Kimlin | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||
24 | Shots | 38 |
26 April 2018 16:30 | Belgium ![]() | 6–3 (1–0, 2–0, 3–3) | ![]() | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Attendance: 243 |
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Arthur Legrand | Goalies | Dennis Hedström | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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22 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Shots | 24 |
26 April 2018 20:00 | Netherlands ![]() | 5–0 (2–0, 2–0, 1–0) | ![]() | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Attendance: 1,500 |
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Ian Meierdres | Goalies | Arsenije Ranković | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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20 min | Penalties | 36 min | |||||||||||||||
35 | Shots | 11 |
28 April 2018 13:00 | China ![]() | 3–1 (0–0, 0–1, 3–0) | ![]() | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Attendance: 321 |
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Sun Zehao | Goalies | Dennis Hedström | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||
26 | Shots | 29 |
28 April 2018 16:30 | Belgium ![]() | 2–10 (0–4, 1–4, 1–2) | ![]() | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Attendance: 2,400 |
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Mike Jansen Arthur Legrand | Goalies | Ian Meierdres | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Shots | 51 |
28 April 2018 20:00 | Serbia ![]() | 4–5 GWS (2–1, 0–1, 2–2) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | ![]() | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Attendance: 521 |
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Arsenije Ranković | Goalies | Anthony Kimlin | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sretović ![]() Vučurević ![]() Đumić ![]() Crnogorac ![]() Brkušanin ![]() | Shootout | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Shots | 33 |
29 April 2018 13:00 | Belgium ![]() | 2–5 (0–0, 0–3, 2–2) | ![]() | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Attendance: 250 |
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Arthur Legrand | Goalies | Sun Zehao | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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39 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Shots | 38 |
29 April 2018 16:30 | Netherlands ![]() | 9–2 (4–0, 3–1, 2–1) | ![]() | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Attendance: 2,035 |
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Ian Meierdres Martijn Oosterwijk | Goalies | Anthony Kimlin | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Shots | 19 |
29 April 2018 20:00 | Iceland ![]() | 2–5 (1–1, 0–2, 1–2) | ![]() | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Attendance: 311 |
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Dennis Hedström | Goalies | Arsenije Ranković | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 22 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Shots | 46 |
Awards and statistics
Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goalkeeper:
Anthony Kimlin
- Best Defenseman:
Giovanni Vogelaar
- Best Forward:
Ivy van den Heuvel
- Best Goalkeeper:
Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +11 | 2 | F |
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5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | +14 | 0 | D |
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5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +6 | 2 | D |
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5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +10 | 0 | F |
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5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +7 | 2 | F |
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5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +7 | 2 | F |
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5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +11 | 2 | F |
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5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +3 | 6 | F |
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5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +8 | 6 | F |
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5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +1 | 4 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
Leading goaltenders
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.
Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
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230:27 | 2 | 0.52 | 39 | 94.87 | 2 |
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305:00 | 14 | 2.75 | 173 | 91.91 | 2 |
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296:57 | 15 | 3.03 | 172 | 91.28 | 0 |
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303:06 | 14 | 2.77 | 151 | 90.73 | 0 |
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275:56 | 19 | 4.13 | 201 | 90.55 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Group B tournament
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 14–20 April |
Teams | 6 |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 15 |
Goals scored | 133 (8.87 per game) |
Attendance | 2,565 (171 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
Website | IIHF.com |
Participants
Team | Qualification |
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Host, placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated. |
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Placed 2nd in Division II B last year. |
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Placed 3rd in Division II B last year. |
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Placed 4th in Division II B last year. |
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Placed 5th in Division II B last year. |
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Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted. |
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]
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