The 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. In 2012, a new format was introduced to the IIHF World Junior Championships, therefore Division II A and Division II B now represent the fourth and fifth tier of the IIHF World Junior Championship. Division II was played in two groups of six teams each. In each group, the first-placed team is promoted to a higher level, while the last-placed team is relegated to a lower level. This year, for the first time, the winner of Group B is promoted to Group A and the winner of Group A is promoted to the next year's Division I.[1] Previously, the winners of both groups were promoted to the Division I.
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| Host countries |  Ukraine Estonia |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 12–18 December 2011 10–16 December 2011 |
| Teams | 12 |
Division II A
editThe Division II A tournament was played in Donetsk, Ukraine, from 12 to 18 December 2011.[2]
Participating teams
edit| Team | Qualification |
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| Ukraine
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Hosts; placed 6th in Division I (Group A) last year and were relegated. |
 Lithuania
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Placed 6th in Division I (Group B) last year and were relegated. |
 Netherlands
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Placed 2nd in Division II (Group A) last year. |
 Hungary
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Placed 2nd in Division II (Group B) last year. |
 Spain
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Placed 3rd in Division II (Group A) last year. |
 South Korea
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Placed 3rd in Division II (Group B) last year. |
Final standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Ukraine (H)
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 13 | Promoted to the 2013 Division I B |
| 2 | Lithuania
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 11 | |
| 3 | Hungary
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5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 8 | |
| 4 | Spain
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5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 6 | |
| 5 | Netherlands
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5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 5 | |
| 6 | South Korea
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5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 2 | Relegated to the 2013 Division II B |
Match results
editAll times are local. (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)
| 12 December 2011 13:00 | Spain | 5–0 (2–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Netherlands | Druzhba Arena, Donetsk |
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| 12 December 2011 16:30 | Hungary | 2–1 (GWS) (1–0, 0–0, 0–1) (0–0, 1–0) | Lithuania | Druzhba Arena, Donetsk |
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| 12 December 2011 20:00 | Ukraine | 3–2 (GWS) (0–1, 0–0, 2–1) (0–0, 1–0) | South Korea | Druzhba Arena, Donetsk |
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| 14 December 2011 13:00 | Lithuania | 6–2 (2–1, 1–1, 3–0) | Netherlands | Druzhba Arena, Donetsk |
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| 14 December 2011 16:30 | South Korea | 3–4 (3–1, 0–1, 0–2) | Spain | Druzhba Arena, Donetsk |
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| 14 December 2011 20:00 | Ukraine | 7–6 (3–2, 1–3, 3–1) | Hungary | Druzhba Arena, Donetsk |
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| 15 December 2011 13:00 | Lithuania | 2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0) | South Korea | Druzhba Arena, Donetsk |
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| 15 December 2011 16:30 | Hungary | 3–4 (0–0, 0–3, 3–1) | Netherlands | Druzhba Arena, Donetsk |
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| 15 December 2010 20:00 | Ukraine | 4–0 (0–0, 2–0, 2–0) | Spain | Druzhba Arena, Donetsk |
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| 17 December 2011 13:00 | South Korea | 2–6 (1–2, 0–2, 1–2) | Hungary | Druzhba Arena, Donetsk |
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| 17 December 2011 16:30 | Spain | 4–8 (1–0, 2–5, 1–3) | Lithuania | Druzhba Arena, Donetsk |
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| 17 December 2011 20:00 | Netherlands | 0–7 (0–1, 0–2, 0–4) | Ukraine | Druzhba Arena, Donetsk |
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| 18 December 2011 12:00 | Hungary | 7–1 (3–0, 2–1, 2–0) | Spain | Druzhba Arena, Donetsk |
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| 18 December 2011 15:30 | Netherlands | 3–2 (GWS) (1–0, 1–2, 0–0) (0–0, 1–0) | South Korea | Druzhba Arena, Donetsk |
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| 18 December 2011 19:00 | Lithuania | 2–3 (OT) (0–1, 2–1, 0–0) (0–1) | Ukraine | Druzhba Arena, Donetsk |
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Statistics
editTop 10 scorers
edit| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
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| 1 | Viktor Zakharov | Ukraine |
5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +1 | 4 |
| 2 | Attila Nemeth | Hungary |
5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +6 | 12 |
| 3 | Aimas Fiscevas | Lithuania |
5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Richard Hardi | Hungary |
5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +2 | 22 |
| 5 | Pablo Puyelo | Spain |
5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +2 | 6 |
| 6 | Daniel Bogdziul | Lithuania |
5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +1 | 0 |
| 7 | Pijus Rulevicius | Lithuania |
4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Pavlo Padakin | Ukraine |
5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 8 |
| 8 | Gergo Toth | Hungary |
5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +6 | 2 |
| 10 | Vladislav Kutchevich | Ukraine |
5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +6 | 4 |
Goaltending leaders
edit(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
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| 1 | Mantas Armalis | Lithuania |
309:03 | 11 | 94.36 | 2.14 | 1 |
| 2 | Kye Hoon Park | South Korea |
275:38 | 14 | 92.47 | 3.05 | 0 |
| 3 | Pavlo Yachnyk | Ukraine |
309:58 | 10 | 92.19 | 1.94 | 2 |
| 4 | Deniz Mollen | Netherlands |
229:09 | 14 | 90.91 | 3.67 | 0 |
| 5 | Bruno González | Spain |
140:00 | 10 | 90.00 | 4.29 | 1 |
IIHF Best Players awards
edit- Goaltender:
Mantas Armalis - Defenceman:
Valentyn Sirchenko - Forward: Viktor Zakharov
Division II B
editThe Division II B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 10 to 16 December 2011.[3]
Participating teams
edit| Team | Qualification |
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 Belgium
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Placed 4th in Division II (Group A) last year. |
 Romania
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Placed 4th in Division II (Group B) last year. |
| Estonia
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Hosts; placed 5th in Division II (Group A) last year. |
 Australia
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Placed 5th in Division II (Group B) last year. |
 Mexico
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Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted. |
 Serbia
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Placed 2nd in Division III last year and were promoted. |
Final standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Romania
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9 | +35 | 15 | Promoted to the 2013 Division II A |
| 2 | Estonia (H)
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5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 14 | +37 | 12 | |
| 3 | Serbia
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5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 9 | |
| 4 | Belgium
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5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 5 | |
| 5 | Australia
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5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 36 | −24 | 3 | |
| 6 | Mexico
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5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 39 | −34 | 1 | Relegated to the 2013 Division III |
Match results
editAll times are local. (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)
| 10 December 2011 13:00 | Belgium | 3–2 (GWS) (1–1, 0–1, 1–0) (0–0, 1–0) | Mexico | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 10 December 2011 16:30 | Serbia | 4–2 (2–0, 2–0, 0–2) | Australia | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 10 December 2011 20:00 | Estonia | 2–8 (1–1, 1–2, 0–5) | Romania | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 11 December 2011 13:00 | Mexico | 1–4 (0–0, 1–2, 0–2) | Serbia | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 11 December 2011 16:30 | Romania | 11–1 (2–1, 4–0, 5–0) | Australia | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 11 December 2011 20:00 | Belgium | 2–7 (1–3, 0–3, 1–1) | Estonia | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 13 December 2011 13:00 | Romania | 10–1 (3–0, 6–0, 1–1) | Mexico | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 13 December 2011 16:30 | Belgium | 2–4 (1–2, 1–2, 0–0) | Serbia | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 13 December 2011 20:00 | Estonia | 12–1 (4–0, 5–0, 3–1) | Australia | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 14 December 2011 13:00 | Serbia | 3–9 (1–2, 1–3, 1–4) | Romania | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 14 December 2011 16:30 | Australia | 4–8 (1–1, 1–3, 2–4) | Belgium | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 14 December 2011 20:00 | Mexico | 0–18 (0–6, 0–4, 0–8) | Estonia | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 16 December 2011 13:00 | Australia | 4–1 (0–1, 1–0, 3–0) | Mexico | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 16 December 2011 16:30 | Romania | 6–2 (2–1, 2–1, 2–0) | Belgium | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 16 December 2011 20:00 | Estonia | 12–3 (4–0, 6–1, 2–2) | Serbia | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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Statistics
editTop 10 scorers
edit| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
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| 1 | Robert Rooba | Estonia |
5 | 13 | 6 | 19 | +10 | 0 |
| 2 | Artjom Gornostajev | Estonia |
5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | +11 | 6 |
| 3 | Matyas Biro | Romania |
5 | 8 | 9 | 17 | +11 | 10 |
| 3 | Roberto Gliga | Romania |
5 | 8 | 9 | 17 | +12 | 2 |
| 5 | Zsombor Molnar | Romania |
5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +5 | 2 |
| 6 | Anton Gurtovoi | Estonia |
5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +8 | 0 |
| 7 | Aleksa Lukovic | Serbia |
4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 18 |
| 8 | Dimitrije Filipovic | Serbia |
5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 | Jordan Kyros | Australia |
4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 6 |
| 10 | Keven Leppimann | Estonia |
4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +6 | 2 |
Goaltending leaders
edit(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
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| 1 | Szabolcs Szakacs | Romania |
180:00 | 5 | 91.38 | 1.67 | 0 |
| 2 | Zoltan Toke | Romania |
120:00 | 4 | 90.48 | 2.00 | 0 |
| 3 | Aleksei Arno | Estonia |
209:33 | 7 | 89.23 | 2.00 | 0 |
| 4 | Mike Jansen | Belgium |
244:27 | 19 | 88.48 | 4.66 | 0 |
| 5 | Jovan Feher | Serbia |
264:34 | 21 | 86.09 | 4.76 | 0 |
IIHF Best Players awards
edit- Goaltender:
Jovan Feher - Defenceman:
Ken Kuusk - Forward:
Roberto Gliga
References
edit- ^ Changes in Worlds structure at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 August 2011)
- ^ 2012 Division II A statistics
- ^ 2012 Division II B statistics