2023 IIHF World Championship Division II
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Ice Hockey world championships
| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries |  Spain Turkey |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 16–22 April 17–23 April |
| Teams | 12 |
The 2023 IIHF World Championship Division II were two international ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[1]
The Group A tournament was held in Madrid, Spain from 16 to 22 April and the Group B tournament in Istanbul, Turkey from 17 to 23 April 2023.
Spain won the Group A tournament and got promoted, while Iceland finished last, but Georgia was later disqualified by the IIHF and relegated[why?].[2][3] The United Arab Emirates won Group B and got promoted and Mexico was relegated.[4]
Participants
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Spain |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 16–22 April |
| Teams | 6 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 120 (8 per game) |
| Attendance | 8,117 (541 per game) |
| Scoring leader |  Borna Rendulić (11 points) |
| Official website | |
| Website | |
| Team | Qualification |
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 Australia |
Placed 3rd in Division II A in 2019. |
| Croatia |
Placed 3rd in Division II A in 2022. |
| Spain |
Host, placed 4th in Division II A in 2022. |
 Israel |
Placed 5th in Division II A in 2022. |
 Iceland |
Placed 1st in Division II B in 2022 and was promoted. |
 Georgia |
Placed 2nd in Division II B in 2022 and was promoted. |
Match officials
Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]
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Standings
After the tournament was completed, the IIHF invalidated the results of Georgia and assigned it zero points in the IIHF World Ranking.[why?][6][7] Georgia was relegated to Division II B for 2024, while Iceland, the last-placed team, retained its place in this division.[3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Spain (H) |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 15 | Promoted to the 2024 Division I B |
| 2 | Georgia |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 12 | Relegated to the 2024 Division II B |
| 3 | Croatia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 9 | |
| 4 | Australia |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 3[a] | |
| 5 | Israel |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 37 | −23 | 3[a] | |
| 6 | Iceland |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 3[a] |
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:
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:
Results
All times are local (UTC+2)
| 16 April 2023 12:30 | Georgia | 4–1 (2–0, 1–1, 1–0) | Iceland | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 77 |
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| Ivan Starostin | Goalies | Jakob Johannesson | Referee: Štefan PožarLinesmen: Sergio Biec Michał Gerne | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 34 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 April 2023 16:00 | Australia | 4–6 (0–3, 4–2, 0–1) | Croatia | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 117 |
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| Anthony Kimlin | Goalies | Vilim Rosandić | Referee: Alexei Roshchyn Linesmen:  Cyril Debuche Carlos Trobajo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 April 2023 19:30 | Spain | 8–2 (2–0, 5–1, 1–1) | Israel | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 1,150 |
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| Raul Barbo | Goalies | Nir Tichon Maksim Kaliaev | Referee: Ramon SterkensLinesmen:  Dario Fuchs Niklas Wilhelmsen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 53 | Shots | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 April 2023 12:30 | Croatia | 6–2 (2–0, 3–1, 1–1) | Iceland | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 64 |
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| Vilim Rosandić | Goalies | Johann Ragnarsson | Referee: Alexei Roshchyn Linesmen: Cyril Debuche Niklas Wilhelmsen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 April 2023 16:00 | Israel | 3–7 (2–1, 1–3, 0–3) | Georgia | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 76 |
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| Maksim Kaliaev | Goalies | Ivan Starostin | Referee: Ramon Sterkens Linesmen: Michał Gerne Carlos Trobajo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Shots | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 April 2023 19:30 | Spain | 8–1 (2–0, 4–0, 2–1) | Australia | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 967 |
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| Raul Barbo | Goalies | Anthony Kimlin | Referee: Goro TerakadoLinesmen: Dario Fuchs Masa Hashimoto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Shots | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 April 2023 12:30 | Croatia | 12–1 (4–1, 4–0, 4–0) | Israel | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 256 |
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| Vito Nikolić | Goalies | Nir Tichon Maksim Kaliaev | Referee: Štefan Požar Linesmen: Sergio Biec Dario Fuchs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 31 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 55 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 April 2023 16:00 | Australia | 2–4 (1–1, 1–0, 0–3) | Iceland | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 237 |
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| Anthony Kimlin | Goalies | Jakob Johannesson | Referee: Goro Terakado Linesmen: Masa Hashimoto Carlos Trobajo | |||||||||||||||||
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| 11 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19 April 2023 19:30 | Spain | 2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Georgia | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 1,169 |
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| Raul Barbo | Goalies | Mikhail Fofanov | Referee: Ramon Sterkens Linesmen: Cyril Debuche Niklas Wilhelmsen | |||||
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| 27 | Shots | 25 | ||||||
| 21 April 2023 12:30 | Israel | 1–7 (0–2, 1–3, 0–2) | Australia | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 374 |
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| Maksim Kaliaev | Goalies | Anthony Kimlin | Referee: Štefan Požar Linesmen: Sergio Biec Niklas Wilhelmsen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 April 2023 16:00 | Georgia | 6–0 (1–0, 1–0, 4–0) | Croatia | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 197 |
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| Ivan Starostin | Goalies | Vilim Rosandić Vito Nikolić | Referee: Alexei Roshchyn Linesmen: Cyril Debuche Carlos Trobajo | |||||||||||||||||
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| 32 | Shots | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 21 April 2023 19:30 | Iceland | 4–7 (1–2, 1–2, 2–3) | Spain | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 1,500 |
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| Jakob Johannesson | Goalies | Raul Barbo | Referee: Goro Terakado Linesmen: Michał Gerne Masa Hashimoto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 | Shots | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 April 2023 12:30 | Australia | 2–3 (1–0, 0–3, 1–0) | Georgia | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 195 |
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| Charles Smart | Goalies | Mikhail Fofanov | Referee: Alexei Roshchyn Linesmen: Sergio Biec Cyril Debuche | ||||||||||||||
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| 40 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 April 2023 16:00 | Iceland | 3–7 (1–1, 2–4, 0–2) | Israel | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 260 |
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| Jakob Johannesson | Goalies | Nir Tichon | Referee: Goro Terakado Linesmen: Dario Fuchs Carlos Trobajo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Shots | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 April 2023 19:30 | Croatia | 2–5 (2–1, 0–1, 0–3) | Spain | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 1,500 |
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| Vilim Rosandić | Goalies | Raul Barbo | Referee: Ramon Sterkens Linesmen: Michał Gerne Masa Hashimoto | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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| Borna Rendulić | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +2 | 4 | F |
| Ivan Karelin | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +6 | 8 | F |
| David Levin | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −3 | 0 | F |
| Dorian Donath | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +6 | 0 | F |
| Aviv Milner | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | F |
| Alejandro Carbonell | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +6 | 2 | F |
| Gastón González | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +8 | 4 | F |
| Andri Mikaelsson | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −1 | 0 | F |
| Ilya Spektor | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −4 | 8 | F |
| Casey Kubara | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 0 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
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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| Ivan Starostin | 180:00 | 4 | 1.33 | 75 | 94.67 | 1 |
| Raul Barbo | 300:00 | 9 | 1.80 | 103 | 91.26 | 1 |
| Anthony Kimlin | 238:28 | 17 | 4.28 | 131 | 87.02 | 0 |
| Maksim Kaliaev | 170:03 | 19 | 6.70 | 142 | 86.62 | 0 |
| Vilim Rosandić | 225:50 | 16 | 4.25 | 114 | 85.96 | 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
Awards
| Position | Player[8] |
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| Goaltender | Raul Barbo |
| Defenceman | Bruno Baldris |
| Forward | Borna Rendulić |
Group B tournament
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Turkey |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 17–23 April |
| Teams | 6 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 124 (8.27 per game) |
| Attendance | 1,565 (104 per game) |
| Scoring leader |  Sergei Kuznetsov (16 points) |
| Official website | |
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Participants
| Team | Qualification |
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 New Zealand |
Placed 3rd in Division II B in 2019. |
 Belgium |
Placed 3rd in Division II B last year. |
 Bulgaria |
Placed 4th in Division II B last year. |
 Mexico |
Placed 5th in Division II B last year. |
| United Arab Emirates |
Placed 1st in Division III A last year and was promoted. |
| Turkey |
Host, placed 2nd in Division III A last year and was promoted. |
Match officials
Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[9]
| Referees | Linesmen |
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | United Arab Emirates |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 15 | Promoted to the 2024 Division II A |
| 2 | Belgium |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 10 | +23 | 12 | |
| 3 | Bulgaria |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 9 | |
| 4 | New Zealand |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 6 | |
| 5 | Turkey (H) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 3 | |
| 6 | Mexico |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 36 | −26 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 Division III A |
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
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+3).
| 17 April 2023 13:00 | New Zealand | 1–4 (0–0, 0–1, 1–3) | Belgium | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 51 |
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| Joel Hasselman | Goalies | Arne Waumans | Referee: Konstantin ChubenkoLinesmen: Berkay Aslanbey Lodewijk Beelen | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Shots | 56 | |||||||||||||||
| 17 April 2023 16:30 | Bulgaria | 4–2 (1–1, 2–0, 1–1) | Mexico | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 63 |
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| Dimitar Dimitrov | Goalies | Tomas Payro | Referee: Trpimir Piragić Linesmen:  Nathan Carmichael Taha Kavlakoğlu | |||||||||||||||||
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| 31 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 April 2023 20:30 | Turkey | 0–8 (0–3, 0–4, 0–1) | United Arab Emirates | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 85 |
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| Eren Demirtürk Tolga Bozacı | Goalies | Mate Tomljenović | Referee: Bastian SteingrossLinesmen: Wayne Gerth Tomislav Grozaj | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 April 2023 13:00 | Bulgaria | 7–2 (4–0, 0–0, 3–2) | New Zealand | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 63 |
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| Dimitar Dimitrov | Goalies | Csaba Kercsó-Magos Joel Hasselman | Referee: Robert Love-Dekazos Linesmen:  Chi Hongda Taha Kavlakoğlu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 39 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Shots | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 April 2023 16:30 | Belgium | 3–4 (0–2, 1–2, 2–0) | United Arab Emirates | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 78 |
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| Arne Waumans Jelle Lievens | Goalies | Mate Tomljenović | Referee: Bastian Steingross Linesmen: Berkay Aslanbey Wayne Gerth | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 50 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 April 2023 20:30 | Mexico | 0–5 (0–3, 0–1, 0–1) | Turkey | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 185 |
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| Tomas Payro Marcello de Antuñano | Goalies | Tolga Bozacı | Referee: Konstantin Chubenko Linesmen: Lodewijk Beelen Nathan Carmichael | ||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 39 min | |||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||
| 20 April 2023 13:00 | New Zealand | 1–7 (1–1, 0–4, 0–2) | United Arab Emirates | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 54 |
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| Csaba Kercsó-Magos | Goalies | Mate Tomljenović | Referee: Konstantin Chubenko Linesmen: Lodewijk Beelen Tomislav Grozaj | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 20 April 2023 16:30 | Belgium | 11–2 (4–0, 4–2, 3–0) | Mexico | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 45 |
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| Jelle Lievens | Goalies | Tomas Payro Marcello de Antuñano | Referee: Robert Love-Dekazos Linesmen: Berkay Aslanbey Taha Kavlakoğlu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 32 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 65 | Shots | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 April 2023 20:30 | Bulgaria | 5–3 (1–0, 2–0, 2–3) | Turkey | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 280 |
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| Dimitar Dimitrov | Goalies | Tolga Bozacı | Referee: Trpimir Piragić Linesmen: Chi Hongda Wayne Gerth | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 April 2023 13:00 | Mexico | 2–7 (1–2, 0–3, 1–2) | New Zealand | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 43 |
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| Tomas Payro Marcello de Antuñano | Goalies | Joel Hasselman | Referee: Trpimir Piragić Linesmen: Berkay Aslanbey Wayne Gerth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Shots | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 April 2023 16:30 | United Arab Emirates | 7–2 (2–0, 5–1, 0–1) | Bulgaria | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 87 |
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| Mate Tomljenović | Goalies | Dimitar Dimitrov Andrea Karabadjakov | Referee: Bastian Steingross Linesmen: Chi Hongda Taha Kavlakoğlu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 42 | Shots | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 April 2023 20:30 | Turkey | 2–9 (2–2, 0–4, 0–3) | Belgium | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 428 |
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| Tolga Bozacı | Goalies | Arne Waumans | Referee: Robert Love-Dekazos Linesmen: Nathan Carmichael Tomislav Grozaj | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 24 | Shots | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 April 2023 13:00 | United Arab Emirates | 9–4 (3–0, 1–2, 5–2) | Mexico | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 48 |
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| Ahmed Al-Dhaheri | Goalies | Marcello de Antuñano | Referee: Robert Love-Dekazos Linesmen: Chi Hongda Taha Kavlakoğlu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 54 | Shots | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 April 2023 16:30 | Belgium | 6–1 (2–0, 2–1, 2–0) | Bulgaria | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 55 |
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| Arne Waumans | Goalies | Dimitar Dimitrov | Referee: Bastian Steingross Linesmen: Berkay Aslanbey Nathan Carmichael | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 59 | Shots | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 April 2023 20:30 | New Zealand | 4–2 (4–0, 0–0, 0–2) | Turkey | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 610 |
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| Joel Hasselman | Goalies | Tolga Bozacı | Referee: Konstantin Chubenko Linesmen: Lodewijk Beelen Tomislav Grozaj | |||||||||||||||||
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| 30 | Shots | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Kuznetsov | 5 | 8 | 9 | 17 | +14 | 4 | D |
| Maxim Zakharau | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +9 | 0 | F |
| Sam Verelst | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +8 | 4 | F |
| Vadim Gyesbreghs | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +10 | 0 | D |
| Artem Klavdiev | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +6 | 6 | F |
| Ilia Chuikov | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +8 | 4 | F |
| Alec James | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +8 | 0 | F |
| Dries Blockx | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +6 | 0 | F |
| Ben Coolen | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +7 | 0 | F |
| Juma Al-Dhaheri | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +7 | 4 | F |
| Iniaz Steyaert | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +8 | 4 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mate Tomljenović | 240:00 | 6 | 1.50 | 117 | 95.12 | 1 |
| Joel Hasselman | 221:29 | 11 | 2.98 | 120 | 91.60 | 0 |
| Arne Waumans | 200:20 | 5 | 1.50 | 52 | 91.23 | 0 |
| Tolga Bozacı | 239:34 | 15 | 3.76 | 138 | 90.20 | 1 |
| Dimitar Dimitrov | 269:32 | 19 | 4.23 | 164 | 89.62 | 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
Awards
| Position | Player[10] |
|---|---|
| Goaltender | Mate Tomljenović |
| Defenceman | Vadim Gyesbreghs |
| Forward | Maxim Zakharau |
References
- ↑ "To Tampere/Riga in '23, to Switzerland in '26". IIHF. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ↑ "Spain celebrates gold on home ice". IIHF. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- 1 2 "Teams 2024 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division II, Group B". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ↑ "UAE wins 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division II – Group B". IIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ↑ "IIA Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ↑ "World Ranking". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. 26 August 2023. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ↑ Ellis, Steven (30 May 2023). "Canada moves to top of latest IIHF men's hockey rankings". Daily Faceoff. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ↑ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIB" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ↑ "IIB Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ↑ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIA" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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