2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries |  Estonia Romania |
| Dates | 14 – 20 March 2005 21 March – 27 April 2005 |
| Teams | 12 |
The 2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II was a pair of international under-18 ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II tournaments made up the third level of competition at the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament took place between 14 and 20 March 2005 in Kohtla-Järve, Estonia and the Group B tournament took place between 21 and 27 March 2004 in Bucharest, Romania. South Korea and Hungary won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division I for the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships. While South Africa finished last in Group A and Romania last in Group B and were both relegated to Division III for 2006.
Standings
The Group A tournament began on 14 March 2005 in Kohtla-Järve, Estonia.[1] Estonia, the Netherlands, Serbia and Montenegro and Spain returned to compete in the Division II competition after missing promotion at the previous years World Championships.[2][3] South Korea entered the Division II competition after being relegated from Division I and South Africa entered the tournament after gaining promotion from Division III at the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships.[4][5]
South Korea won the tournament after winning all five of their games and gained promotion back to Division I for the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships. Estonia finished in second place, losing only to South Korea and the Netherlands finished in third.[1] South Africa finished in last place after losing all five of their games and were relegated back to Division III for the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships.[1] Cho Min Ho of South Korea finished as the top scorer of the tournament with 20 points including 12 goals and eight assists.[6] South Korea's Kim Dong Wook finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 95.41.[7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 |  South Korea |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 7 | +44 | 10 | Promoted to Division I for 2006 |
| 2 | Estonia |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Netherlands |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Spain |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Serbia and Montenegro |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  South Africa |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 62 | −54 | 0 | Relegated to Division III for 2006 |
Fixtures
All times local.
| 14 March 2005 12:30 | South Africa | 0 – 22 (0–10, 0–4, 0–8) | South Korea | Kohtla-Järve Spordikeskus Ice Hall Attendance: 200 |
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| 14 March 2005 16:00 | Spain | 3 – 6 (0–1, 2–3, 1–2) | Estonia | Kohtla-Järve Spordikeskus Ice Hall Attendance: 500 |
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| 14 March 2005 19:30 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 – 8 (0–1, 0–3, 0–4) | Netherlands | Kohtla-Järve Spordikeskus Ice Hall Attendance: 500 |
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| 15 March 2005 12:30 | South Korea | 8 – 1 (2–1, 1–0, 5–0) | Spain | Kohtla-Järve Spordikeskus Ice Hall Attendance: 200 |
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| 15 March 2005 16:00 | Netherlands | 11 – 1 (9–1, 0–0, 2–0) | South Africa | Kohtla-Järve Spordikeskus Ice Hall Attendance: 200 |
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| 15 March 2005 19:30 | Estonia | 3 – 2 (2–0, 0–1, 1–1) | Serbia and Montenegro | Kohtla-Järve Spordikeskus Ice Hall Attendance: 955 |
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| 17 March 2005 12:30 | Netherlands | 2 – 11 (0–4, 2–5, 0–2) | South Korea | Kohtla-Järve Spordikeskus Ice Hall Attendance: 350 |
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| 17 March 2005 16:00 | Estonia | 11 – 3 (3–1, 6–2, 2–0) | South Africa | Kohtla-Järve Spordikeskus Ice Hall Attendance: 1000 |
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| Spain | 6 – 5 (2–0, 1–3, 3–2) | Serbia and Montenegro | Kohtla-Järve Spordikeskus Ice Hall Attendance: 300 |
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| 18 March 2005 12:30 | South Africa | 4 – 6 (2–3, 1–1, 1–2) | Spain | Kohtla-Järve Spordikeskus Ice Hall Attendance: 500 |
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| 18 March 2005 16:00 | South Korea | 3 – 2 (1–0, 1–1, 1–1) | Serbia and Montenegro | Kohtla-Järve Spordikeskus Ice Hall Attendance: 500 |
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| 18 March 2005 19:30 | Estonia | 3 – 2 (1–0, 1–1, 1–1) | Netherlands | Kohtla-Järve Spordikeskus Ice Hall Attendance: 2100 |
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| 20 March 2005 12:30 | Serbia and Montenegro | 12 – 0 (6–0, 4–0, 2–0) | South Africa | Kohtla-Järve Spordikeskus Ice Hall Attendance: 200 |
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| 20 March 2005 16:00 | Netherlands | 7 – 0 (1–0, 3–0, 3–0) | Spain | Kohtla-Järve Spordikeskus Ice Hall Attendance: 500 |
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| 20 March 2005 19:30 | South Korea | 7 – 2 (1–0, 3–2, 3–0) | Estonia | Kohtla-Järve Spordikeskus Ice Hall |
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Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten ranked skaters sorted by points, then goals.[6]
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | POS |
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| Cho Min Ho | 5 | 12 | 8 | 20 | +16 | 4 | F |
| Aleksei Sibirtsev | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +7 | 2 | F |
| Illja Illijn | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +7 | 2 | F |
| Tony Demelinne | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +12 | 39 | F |
| Kim Chan Hee | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +10 | 2 | F |
| Steven Mason | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +7 | 10 | F |
| Ivy van den Heuvel | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +8 | 8 | F |
| Kim Hyung Joon | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +11 | 4 | F |
| Lee Don-ku | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +17 | 8 | D |
| Pablo Munoz | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | –2 | 8 | F |
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.[7]
| Player | MIP | SOG | GA | GAA | SVS% | SO |
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| Kim Dong Wook | 236:45 | 109 | 5 | 1.27 | 95'41 | 2 |
| Erich Alaker | 290:52 | 203 | 20 | 4.13 | 90.15 | 1 |
| Kristjan Eerme | 246:29 | 125 | 14 | 3.41 | 88.80 | 1 |
| Aaron Carretero | 280:00 | 216 | 27 | 5.79 | 93.33 | 0 |
| Sjoerd Idzenga | 239:40 | 113 | 15 | 3.76 | 86.73 | 1 |
Group B tournament
The Group B tournament began on 21 March 2005 in Bucharest, Romania.[8] Croatia, Hungary, Iceland and Lithuania all returned to compete in the Division II tournament after missing promotion to Division I at the previous years World Championship.[2][3] Romania entered the Division II competition after being relegated from Division I and Mexico entered the tournament after gaining promotion from Division III at the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships.[5][9]
Hungary won the tournament after winning all five of their games and gained promotion to Division I for the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships.[8] Lithuania finished second after losing only to Hungary and Croatia finished in third place.[8] Romania finished in last place after losing four of their five games and finishing last in the group standings and were relegated to Division III for the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships.[8] Donatas Kumeliauskas of Lithuania finished as the top scorer of the tournament with 16 points including eight goals and eight assists.[10] Hungary's Tamas Gyomber finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 91.11.[11]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 |  Hungary |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 8 | +32 | 10 | Promoted to Division I for 2006 |
| 2 |  Lithuania |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Croatia |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Mexico |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Iceland |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 2 | |
| 6 | Romania |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 30 | −22 | 1 | Relegated to Division III for 2006 |
Fixtures
All times local.
| 21 March 2005 13:30 | Iceland | 2 – 6 (1–0, 0–3, 1–3) | Croatia | M. Flamaropol Attendance: 100 |
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| 21 March 2005 17:00 | Lithuania | 3 – 8 (1–3, 1–5, 1–0) | Hungary | M. Flamaropol Attendance: 100 |
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| 21 March 2005 20:30 | Mexico | 3 – 0 (2–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Romania | M. Flamaropol Attendance: 300 |
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| 22 March 2005 13:30 | Hungary | 7 – 2 (2–1, 5–0, 0–1) | Iceland | M. Flamaropol Attendance: 100 |
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| 22 March 2005 17:00 | Croatia | 5 – 1 (2–1, 1–0, 2–0) | Mexico | M. Flamaropol Attendance: 100 |
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| 22 March 2005 20:30 | Romania | 3 – 8 (0–4, 1–3, 2–1) | Lithuania | M. Flamaropol Attendance: 250 |
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| 24 March 2003 13:30 | Mexico | 3 – 5 (0–2, 3–1, 0–2) | Lithuania | M. Flamaropol Attendance: 100 |
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| 24 March 2005 17:00 | Hungary | 5 – 1 (1–0, 1–0, 3–1) | Croatia | M. Flamaropol Attendance: 100 |
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| 24 March 2005 20:30 | Romania | 1 – 10 (1–6, 0–2, 0–2) | Iceland | M. Flamaropol Attendance: 250 |
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| 25 March 2005 13:30 | Hungary | 13 – 0 (6–0, 3–0, 4–0) | Mexico | M. Flamaropol Attendance: 100 |
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| 25 March 2005 17:00 | Lithuania | 7 – 2 (0–1, 2–0, 5–1) | Iceland | M. Flamaropol Attendance: 100 |
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| 25 March 2005 20:30 | Croatia | 2 – 2 (0–0, 2–1, 0–1) | Romania | M. Flamaropol Attendance: 150 |
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| 27 March 2005 13:30 | Croatia | 3 – 8 (1–2, 1–3, 1–3) | Lithuania | M. Flamaropol Attendance: 100 |
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| 27 March 2005 17:00 | Iceland | 3 – 8 (2–2, 1–3, 0–3) | Mexico | M. Flamaropol Attendance: 100 |
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| 27 March 2005 20:30 | Romania | 2 – 7 (0–3, 0–4, 2–0) | Hungary | M. Flamaropol Attendance: 250 |
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Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten ranked skaters sorted by points, then goals.[10]
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | POS |
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| Donatas Kumeliauskas | 5 | 8 | 8 | 16 | +9 | 2 | F |
| Gauti Thormodsson | 5 | 8 | 4 | 12 | +4 | 8 | F |
| Deividas Kazlauskas | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +5 | 10 | F |
| Ákos Kiss | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +7 | 26 | F |
| Sergej Ivanuskin | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +3 | 6 | F |
| Povilas Verenis | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +1 | 0 | F |
| Janko Kucera | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +5 | 6 | F |
| Emil Alengard | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +2 | 38 | F |
| Robert Mekler | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +7 | 0 | F |
| Akos Berta | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +6 | 12 | F |
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.[11]
| Player | MIP | SOG | GA | GAA | SVS% | SO |
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| Tamas Gyomber | 150:21 | 45 | 4 | 1.60 | 91.11 | 1 |
| Akos Agardy | 149:39 | 35 | 4 | 1.60 | 88.57 | 1 |
| Tihomir Filipec | 300:00 | 119 | 18 | 3.60 | 84.87 | 0 |
| Arturas Kuzmicius | 289:33 | 112 | 18 | 3.73 | 83.93 | 0 |
| Omar Smari Skulason | 250:14 | 138 | 23 | 5.51 | 83.33 | 0 |
References
- 1 2 3 "2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2005-01-17. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- 1 2 "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2006-10-21. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- 1 2 "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2006-10-21. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- ↑ "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2006-10-21. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- 1 2 "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2006-10-21. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- 1 2 "Scoring Leaders". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- 1 2 "Goalkeepers". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- 1 2 3 4 "2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2005-01-17. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- ↑ "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2006-10-21. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- 1 2 "Scoring Leaders". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- 1 2 "Goalkeepers". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
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