2012 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II
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Host countries
Netherlands
Serbia
Netherlands
SerbiaVenue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates31 March – 6 April 2012
20–26 March 2012
20–26 March 2012
Teams12
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Netherlands Serbia |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 31 March – 6 April 2012 20–26 March 2012 |
| Teams | 12 |
The 2012 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. In 2012, a new format was introduced to the IIHF World U18 Championships, therefore Division II A and Division II B now represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championships.
Participants
The Division II A tournament was played in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, from 31 March to 6 April 2012.[1]
| Team | Qualification |
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 Great Britain |
placed last in 2011 Division I (Group A) and were relegated |
 South Korea |
placed last in 2011 Division I (Group B) and were relegated |
 Romania |
placed 2nd in 2011 Division II (Group A) |
| Netherlands |
hosts, placed 2nd in 2011 Division II (Group B) |
 Croatia |
placed 3rd in 2011 Division II (Group A) |
 Lithuania |
placed 3rd in 2011 Division II (Group B) |
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | South Korea |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 12 | Promoted to the 2013 Division I B |
| 2 | Romania |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 12 | |
| 3 | Lithuania |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 11 | |
| 4 | Great Britain |
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Croatia |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 4 | |
| 6 | Netherlands |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 1 | Relegated to the 2013 Division II B |
Source: IIHF
Results
All times are local. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)
| 31 March 2012 13:30 | Croatia | 3–6 (1–1, 1–0, 1–5) | Romania | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen |
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| 31 March 2012 17:00 | Lithuania | 7–3 (2–2, 2–0, 3–1) | Great Britain | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen |
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| 31 March 2012 20:30 | Netherlands | 3–4 (2–4, 1–0, 0–0) | South Korea | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen |
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| 1 April 2012 13:30 | Romania | 3–1 (2–0, 0–0, 1–1) | Lithuania | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen |
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| 1 April 2012 17:00 | Great Britain | 4–3 OT (1–2, 1–1, 1–0) (1–0) | Netherlands | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen |
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| 1 April 2012 20:30 | South Korea | 3–2 GWS (0–1, 0–0, 2–1) (0–0, 1–0) | Croatia | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen |
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| 3 April 2012 13:30 | South Korea | 2–3 GWS (0–1, 1–1, 1–0) (0–0, 0–1) | Lithuania | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen |
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| 3 April 2012 17:00 | Romania | 3–2 (1–0, 2–1, 0–1) | Great Britain | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen |
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| 3 April 2012 20:30 | Netherlands | 2–3 (1–2, 0–1, 1–0) | Croatia | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen |
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| 4 April 2012 13:30 | South Korea | 4–3 (1–0, 2–1, 1–2) | Romania | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen |
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| 4 April 2012 17:00 | Great Britain | 6–0 (2–0, 2–0, 2–0) | Croatia | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen |
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| 4 April 2012 20:30 | Lithuania | 5–3 (1–0, 1–3, 3–0) | Netherlands | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen |
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| 6 April 2012 13:30 | Croatia | 0–6 (0–3, 0–1, 0–2) | Lithuania | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen |
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| 6 April 2012 17:00 | Great Britain | 3–4 (0–3, 1–1, 2–0) | South Korea | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen |
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| 6 April 2012 20:30 | Romania | 10–5 (3–0, 3–2, 4–3) | Netherlands | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen |
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