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2018 IIHF World Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Netherlands
 Spain
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates23–29 April (Group A)
14–20 April (Group B)
Teams12
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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

2018 IIHF World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Netherlands
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates23–29 April
Teams6
Official website
IIHF.com

Participants

Team Qualification
 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]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

23 April 2018
13:00
Australia v IcelandIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
23 April 2018
16:30
Serbia v BelgiumIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
23 April 2018
20:00
Netherlands v ChinaIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
24 April 2018
13:00
Australia v BelgiumIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
24 April 2018
16:30
China v SerbiaIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
24 April 2018
20:00
Iceland v NetherlandsIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
26 April 2018
13:00
China v AustraliaIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
26 April 2018
16:30
Belgium v IcelandIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
26 April 2018
20:00
Netherlands v SerbiaIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
28 April 2018
13:00
China v IcelandIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
28 April 2018
16:30
Belgium v NetherlandsIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
28 April 2018
20:00
Serbia v AustraliaIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
29 April 2018
13:00
Belgium v ChinaIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
29 April 2018
16:30
Netherlands v AustraliaIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
29 April 2018
20:00
Iceland v SerbiaIJssportcentrum, Tilburg

Group B tournament

2018 IIHF World Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Spain
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates14–20 April
Teams6
Official website
IIHF.com

Participants

Team Qualification
 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]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

14 April 2018
13:00
New Zealand v MexicoIgloo Arena, Granada
14 April 2018
16:30
Luxembourg v IsraelIgloo Arena, Granada
14 April 2018
20:15
Spain v North KoreaIgloo Arena, Granada
15 April 2018
13:00
New Zealand v IsraelIgloo Arena, Granada
15 April 2018
16:30
North Korea v MexicoIgloo Arena, Granada
15 April 2018
20:00
Luxembourg v SpainIgloo Arena, Granada
17 April 2018
13:00
Israel v North KoreaIgloo Arena, Granada
17 April 2018
16:30
New Zealand v LuxembourgIgloo Arena, Granada
17 April 2018
20:00
Spain v MexicoIgloo Arena, Granada
19 April 2018
13:00
Mexico v LuxembourgIgloo Arena, Granada
19 April 2018
16:30
North Korea v New ZealandIgloo Arena, Granada
19 April 2018
20:00
Israel v SpainIgloo Arena, Granada
20 April 2018
13:00
Luxembourg v North KoreaIgloo Arena, Granada
20 April 2018
16:30
Mexico v IsraelIgloo Arena, Granada
20 April 2018
20:00
Spain v New ZealandIgloo Arena, Granada

References

  1. ^ "27 tournaments assigned". iihf.com. 19 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b Assignments