2018 IIHF World Championship Division II
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Netherlands Spain |
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 is an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A is contested in Tilburg, Netherlands from 23 to 29 April 2018 and Group B in Granada, Spain from 14 to 20 April 2018.[1]
Group A tournament
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Netherlands |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 23–29 April |
Teams | 6 |
Official website | |
IIHF.com |
Participants
Team | Qualification |
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Netherlands | Host, placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated. |
Australia | Placed 2nd in Division II A last year. |
Serbia | Placed 3rd in Division II A last year. |
Belgium | Placed 4th in Division II A last year. |
Iceland | Placed 5th in Division II A last year. |
China | Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted. |
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]
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Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Netherlands (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promoted to Division I B |
2 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Iceland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Division II B |
First match(es) will be played: 23 April 2018. Source: [citation needed]
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+2).
23 April 2018 13:00 | Australia | v | Iceland | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg |
23 April 2018 16:30 | Serbia | v | Belgium | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg |
23 April 2018 20:00 | Netherlands | v | China | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg |
24 April 2018 13:00 | Australia | v | Belgium | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg |
24 April 2018 16:30 | China | v | Serbia | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg |
24 April 2018 20:00 | Iceland | v | Netherlands | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg |
26 April 2018 13:00 | China | v | Australia | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg |
26 April 2018 16:30 | Belgium | v | Iceland | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg |
26 April 2018 20:00 | Netherlands | v | Serbia | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg |
28 April 2018 13:00 | China | v | Iceland | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg |
28 April 2018 16:30 | Belgium | v | Netherlands | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg |
28 April 2018 20:00 | Serbia | v | Australia | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg |
29 April 2018 13:00 | Belgium | v | China | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg |
29 April 2018 16:30 | Netherlands | v | Australia | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg |
29 April 2018 20:00 | Iceland | v | Serbia | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg |
Group B tournament
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Spain |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 14–20 April |
Teams | 6 |
Official website | |
IIHF.com |
Participants
Team | Qualification |
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Spain | Host, placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated. |
New Zealand | Placed 2nd in Division II B last year. |
Israel | Placed 3rd in Division II B last year. |
North Korea | Placed 4th in Division II B last year. |
Mexico | Placed 5th in Division II B last year. |
Luxembourg | Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted. |
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]
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Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Spain (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promoted to Division II A |
2 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | North Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Division III |
First match(es) will be played: 16 April 2018. Source: [citation needed]
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+2).
14 April 2018 13:00 | New Zealand | v | Mexico | Igloo Arena, Granada |
14 April 2018 16:30 | Luxembourg | v | Israel | Igloo Arena, Granada |
14 April 2018 20:15 | Spain | v | North Korea | Igloo Arena, Granada |
15 April 2018 13:00 | New Zealand | v | Israel | Igloo Arena, Granada |
15 April 2018 16:30 | North Korea | v | Mexico | Igloo Arena, Granada |
15 April 2018 20:00 | Luxembourg | v | Spain | Igloo Arena, Granada |
17 April 2018 13:00 | Israel | v | North Korea | Igloo Arena, Granada |
17 April 2018 16:30 | New Zealand | v | Luxembourg | Igloo Arena, Granada |
17 April 2018 20:00 | Spain | v | Mexico | Igloo Arena, Granada |
19 April 2018 13:00 | Mexico | v | Luxembourg | Igloo Arena, Granada |
19 April 2018 16:30 | North Korea | v | New Zealand | Igloo Arena, Granada |
19 April 2018 20:00 | Israel | v | Spain | Igloo Arena, Granada |
20 April 2018 13:00 | Luxembourg | v | North Korea | Igloo Arena, Granada |
20 April 2018 16:30 | Mexico | v | Israel | Igloo Arena, Granada |
20 April 2018 20:00 | Spain | v | New Zealand | Igloo Arena, Granada |
References
- ^ "27 tournaments assigned". iihf.com. 19 May 2017.
- ^ a b Assignments
Categories:
- IIHF World Championship Division II
- 2018 IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by the Netherlands
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by Spain
- Sport in Tilburg
- Sport in Granada
- 2018 in Dutch sport
- 2018 in Spanish sport
- April 2018 sports events in Europe
- Scheduled sports events