2015 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II
The 2015 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II was 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.
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| Host countries |  Estonia Serbia |
| Dates | 22–28 March 2015 16–22 March 2015 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Division II A
The Division II A tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 22 to 28 March 2015.[1]
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
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 Poland |
Placed 6th in 2014 Division I B and were relegated |
 South Korea |
Placed 2nd in 2014 Division II A |
 Croatia |
Placed 3rd in 2014 Division II A |
 Netherlands |
Placed 4th in 2014 Division II A |
 Great Britain |
Placed 5th in 2014 Division II A |
| Estonia |
Hosts, placed 1st in 2014 Division II B and were promoted |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | South Korea |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | +21 | 15 | Promoted to the 2016 Division I B |
| 2 | Poland |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 12 | |
| 3 | Great Britain |
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 8 | |
| 4 | Netherlands |
5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 6 | |
| 5 | Croatia |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 3 | |
| 6 | Estonia |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 1 | Relegated to the 2016 Division II B |
Source: IIHF
Results
All times are local. (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)
| 22 March 2015 13:00 | Croatia | 1–2 (1–1, 0–1, 0–0) | Poland | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 22 March 2015 16:30 | South Korea | 4–2 (1–0, 2–0, 1–2) | Great Britain | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 22 March 2015 20:00 | Estonia | 4–5 OT (2–2, 1–0, 1–2, 0–1) | Netherlands | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 23 March 2015 13:00 | South Korea | 7–0 (2–0, 4–0, 1–0) | Croatia | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 23 March 2015 16:30 | Poland | 6–3 (0–1, 1–1, 5–1) | Netherlands | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 23 March 2015 20:00 | Great Britain | 4–1 (2–1, 1–0, 1–0) | Estonia | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 25 March 2015 13:00 | Poland | 4–1 (1–0, 0–1, 3–0) | Great Britain | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 25 March 2015 16:30 | Croatia | 2–4 (1–0, 0–0, 1–4) | Netherlands | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 25 March 2015 20:00 | South Korea | 7–1 (2–1, 5–0, 0–0) | Estonia | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 27 March 2015 13:00 | Netherlands | 3–6 (1–2, 0–3, 2–1) | South Korea | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 27 March 2015 16:30 | Great Britain | 7–1 (4–0, 2–1, 1–0) | Croatia | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 27 March 2015 20:00 | Estonia | 1–5 (0–1, 1–1, 0–3) | Poland | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 28 March 2015 13:00 | Netherlands | 3–4 GWS (1–1, 1–1, 1–1, 0–0, 0–1) | Great Britain | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 28 March 2015 16:30 | Poland | 1–4 (0–1, 1–2, 0–1) | South Korea | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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| 28 March 2015 20:00 | Croatia | 5–4 (2–1, 1–2, 2–1) | Estonia | Tondiraba Jäähall, Tallinn |
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Scoring leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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| 1 | Ahn Jaein | South Korea | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +3 | 0 |
| 2 | Guus van Nes | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +3 | 0 |
| 3 | Max Hermens | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +4 | 12 |
| 4 | Lee Je-hui | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +7 | 4 |
| 5 | Lee Juhyung | South Korea | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +7 | 6 |
| 6 | Kim Byung-gun | South Korea | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +3 | 2 |
| 6 | Michael Stratford | Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +3 | 4 |
| 8 | Luc Johnson | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 14 |
| 9 | Glenn Billing | Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 4 |
| 10 | Mateusz Goscinski | Poland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 0 |
| 10 | Pawel Gozdziewicz | Poland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 14 |
| 10 | Luuk Lambregts | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Park Hun | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +5 | 6 |
| 10 | Renato Platuzic | Croatia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −1 | 0 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
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| 1 | Shim Hyounseop | South Korea | 240:00 | 4 | 1.00 | 96.08 | 1 |
| 2 | Luka Valencic | Croatia | 179:14 | 10 | 3.35 | 94.05 | 0 |
| 3 | Denis Bell-Blake | Great Britain | 184:48 | 8 | 2.60 | 91.75 | 0 |
| 4 | Mateusz Studzinski | Poland | 300:00 | 10 | 2.00 | 91.07 | 0 |
| 5 | Ruud Leeuwesteijn | Netherlands | 217:32 | 12 | 3.31 | 89.66 | 0 |
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
IIHF best player awards
- Goaltender: Luka Valencic
- Defenceman: Patryk Wsol
- Forward: Lee Juhyung
Division II B
The Division II B tournament was played in Novi Sad, Serbia, from 16 to 22 March 2015.[2]
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
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 Romania |
Placed 6th in 2014 Division II A and were relegated |
 Spain |
Placed 2nd in 2014 Division II B |
| Serbia |
Hosts, placed 3rd in 2014 Division II B |
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Placed 4th in 2014 Division II B |
 China |
Placed 5th in 2014 Division II B |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
Placed 1st in 2014 Division III A and were promoted |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Romania |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 12 | +34 | 14 | Promoted to the 2016 Division II A |
| 2 | Spain |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 13 | |
| 3 | Serbia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 9 | |
| 4 | Belgium |
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 5 | |
| 5 | China |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 3 | |
| 6 | Australia |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 49 | −38 | 1 | Relegated to the 2016 Division III A |
Source: IIHF
Results
All times are local. (Central European Time – UTC+1)
| 15 March 2015 13:00 | Australia | 2–3 OT (1–0, 1–2, 0–0, 0–1) | Belgium | Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad |
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| 15 March 2015 16:30 | Spain | 3–1 (1–0, 2–1, 0–0) | China | Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad |
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| 15 March 2015 20:30 | Serbia | 3–4 (1–2, 2–0, 0–2) | Romania | Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad |
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| 17 March 2015 13:00 | China | 8–1 (3–0, 1–0, 4–1) | Australia | Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad |
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| 17 March 2015 16:30 | Romania | 10–1 (4–0, 3–0, 3–1) | Belgium | Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad |
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| 17 March 2015 20:00 | Spain | 2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Serbia | Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad |
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| 19 March 2015 13:00 | Romania | 10–2 (0–1, 5–1, 5–0) | China | Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad |
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| 19 March 2015 16:30 | Spain | 14–4 (4–1, 4–1, 6–2) | Australia | Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad |
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| 19 March 2015 20:00 | Serbia | 6–5 (3–0, 2–3, 1–2) | Belgium | Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad |
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| 21 March 2015 13:00 | Belgium | 4–6 (1–3, 0–1, 3–2) | Spain | Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad |
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| 21 March 2015 16:30 | Australia | 3–18 (1–9, 0–5, 2–4) | Romania | Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad |
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| 21 March 2015 20:00 | China | 1–6 (0–2, 1–2, 0–2) | Serbia | Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad |
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| 23 March 2015 13:00 | Romania | 4–3 OT (0–1, 1–0, 2–2, 1–0) | Spain | Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad |
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| 23 March 2015 16:30 | Belgium | 7–2 (4–0, 1–1, 2–1) | China | Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad |
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| 23 March 2015 20:00 | Serbia | 6–1 (0–0, 3–0, 3–1) | Australia | Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad |
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Scoring leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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| 1 | Matyas Kovacs | Romania | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +9 | 2 |
| 2 | Szilard Rokaly | Romania | 5 | 8 | 4 | 12 | +7 | 4 |
| 3 | Oriol Rubio | Spain | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +7 | 2 |
| 3 | Zoltan Sandor | Romania | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +12 | 0 |
| 5 | Luka Vukicevic | Serbia | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +6 | 4 |
| 6 | Tihamer Gyorfy | Romania | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +11 | 2 |
| 7 | Manuel Manero | Spain | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +4 | 6 |
| 7 | Otto Szopos | Romania | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +12 | 6 |
| 9 | Florin Creanga | Romania | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +12 | 2 |
| 10 | Ying Rudi | China | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | −3 | 12 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
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| 1 | Jug Mitic | Serbia | 258:44 | 11 | 2.55 | 93.53 | 0 |
| 2 | Daniel Uruc | Romania | 253:53 | 9 | 2.13 | 90.62 | 0 |
| 3 | Shi Songyuan | China | 154:56 | 11 | 4.26 | 89.42 | 0 |
| 4 | Alejandro Reneses | Spain | 296:34 | 13 | 2.63 | 89.08 | 1 |
| 5 | Bruce Hallewaert | Belgium | 212:17 | 21 | 5.94 | 87.57 | 0 |
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
IIHF best player awards
- Goaltender: Alejandro Reneses
- Defenceman: Tihamer Gyorfy
- Forward: Lazar Lestaric
References
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| Division II | |
| Division III | |
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