2019 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II
International ice hockey competition
2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II Host countries Lithuania Serbia Dates 7–13 April 2019 25–31 March 2019 Teams 12
The 2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II competitions were 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
International ice hockey competition
2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II A Host country Lithuania Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 7–13 April Teams 6 Games played 15 Goals scored 118 (7.87 per game) Attendance 17,351 (1,157 per game) Scoring leader(s) Sebastian Brynkus (16 points)IIHF.com
The Division II A tournament was played in Elektrėnai , Lithuania, from 7 to 13 April 2019.[ 1]
Participants
Team
Qualification
Romania
placed 6th in 2018 Division I B and were relegated
Lithuania
hosts; placed 2nd in 2018 Division II A
Poland
placed 3rd in 2018 Division II A
South Korea
placed 4th in 2018 Division II A
Estonia
placed 5th in 2018 Division II A
Spain
placed 1st in 2018 Division II B and were promoted
Standings
Results
All times are local. (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3 )
Awards
Best Players Selected by the Directorate
Source: IIHF
Division II B
International ice hockey competition
2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II B Host country Serbia Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 25–31 March Teams 6 Games played 15 Goals scored 102 (6.8 per game) Attendance 4,274 (285 per game) Scoring leader(s) Strahinja Vdović (11 points)IIHF.com
The Division II B tournament was played in Belgrade , Serbia, from 25 to 31 March 2019.[ 2]
Participants
Team
Qualification
Australia
placed 6th in 2018 Division II A and were relegated
Croatia
placed 2nd in 2018 Division II B
Serbia
hosts; placed 3rd in 2018 Division II B
Netherlands
placed 4th in 2018 Division II B
China
placed 5th in 2018 Division II B
Belgium
placed 1st in 2018 Division III A and were promoted
Standings
Results
All times are local. (to 30 March: Central European Time – UTC+1 , 31 March: Central European Summer Time – UTC+2 )
Awards
Best Players Selected by the Directorate
Source: IIHF
References