2012 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

International ice hockey competition

2012 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II

Tournament details
Host countries|  Netherlands
Serbia
Venue(s)| 2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates| 31 March – 6 April 2012
20–26 March 2012
Teams| 12

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The 2012 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. In 2012, a new format was introduced to the IIHF World U18 Championships, therefore Division II A and Division II B now represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championships.

## Division II A

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The Division II A tournament was played in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, from 31 March to 6 April 2012.[1]

### Participants

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Great Britain | placed last in 2011 Division I (Group A) and were relegated
South Korea | placed last in 2011 Division I (Group B) and were relegated
Romania | placed 2nd in 2011 Division II (Group A)
Netherlands | hosts, placed 2nd in 2011 Division II (Group B)
Croatia | placed 3rd in 2011 Division II (Group A)
Lithuania | placed 3rd in 2011 Division II (Group B)

### Final standings

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

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1  |  South Korea | 5  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 17  | 14  | +3  | 12  | Promoted to the 2013 Division I B
2  |  Romania | 5  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 25  | 15  | +10  | 12  |
3  |  Lithuania | 5  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 22  | 11  | +11  | 11
4  |  Great Britain | 5  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 18  | 17  | +1  | 5
5  |  Croatia | 5  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 8  | 23  | −15  | 4
6  |  Netherlands | 5  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 16  | 26  | −10  | 1  | Relegated to the 2013 Division II B

Source: IIHF

### Results

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All times are local. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)

31 March 2012
13:30| Croatia | 3–6
(1–1, 1–0, 1–5)|  Romania| Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen

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31 March 2012
17:00| Lithuania | 7–3
(2–2, 2–0, 3–1)|  Great Britain| Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen

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31 March 2012
20:30| Netherlands | 3–4
(2–4, 1–0, 0–0)|  South Korea| Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen

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1 April 2012
13:30| Romania | 3–1
(2–0, 0–0, 1–1)|  Lithuania| Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen

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1 April 2012
17:00| Great Britain | 4–3 OT
(1–2, 1–1, 1–0)
(1–0)|  Netherlands| Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen

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1 April 2012
20:30| South Korea | 3–2 GWS
(0–1, 0–0, 2–1)
(0–0, 1–0)|  Croatia| Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen

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3 April 2012
13:30| South Korea | 2–3 GWS
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
(0–0, 0–1)|  Lithuania| Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen

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3 April 2012
17:00| Romania | 3–2
(1–0, 2–1, 0–1)|  Great Britain| Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen

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3 April 2012
20:30| Netherlands | 2–3
(1–2, 0–1, 1–0)|  Croatia| Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen

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4 April 2012
13:30| South Korea | 4–3
(1–0, 2–1, 1–2)|  Romania| Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen

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4 April 2012
17:00| Great Britain | 6–0
(2–0, 2–0, 2–0)|  Croatia| Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen

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4 April 2012
20:30| Lithuania | 5–3
(1–0, 1–3, 3–0)|  Netherlands| Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen

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6 April 2012
13:30| Croatia | 0–6
(0–3, 0–1, 0–2)|  Lithuania| Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen

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6 April 2012
17:00| Great Britain | 3–4
(0–3, 1–1, 2–0)|  South Korea| Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen

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6 April 2012
20:30| Romania | 10–5
(3–0, 3–2, 4–3)|  Netherlands| Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen

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## Division II B

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The Division II B tournament was played in Novi Sad, Serbia, from 20 to 26 March 2012.[2]

### Participants

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Team  | Qualification

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Estonia | placed 4th in 2011 Division II (Group A)
Spain | placed 4th in 2011 Division II (Group B)
Serbia | hosts, placed 5th in 2011 Division II (Group A)
China | placed 5th in 2011 Division II (Group B)
Australia | placed 1st in 2011 Division III (Group A) and were promoted
Iceland | placed 1st in 2011 Division III (Group B) and were promoted

### Final standings

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

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1  |  Estonia | 5  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 32  | 17  | +15  | 14  | Promoted to the 2013 Division II A
2  |  Serbia | 5  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 22  | 16  | +6  | 9  |
3  |  Spain | 5  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 21  | 18  | +3  | 8
4  |  Iceland | 5  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 23  | 23  | 0  | 7
5  |  Australia | 5  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 8  | 20  | −12  | 4
6  |  China | 5  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 18  | 30  | −12  | 3  | Relegated to the 2013 Division III A

Source: IIHF

### Results

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All times are local. (Central European Time – UTC+1, 26 March 2012: Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)

20 March 2012
13:00| Estonia | 7–4
(0–1, 2–1, 5–2)|  Australia| SPENS, Novi Sad

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20 March 2012
16:30| China | 4–9
(0–3, 1–1, 3–5)|  Spain| SPENS, Novi Sad

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20 March 2012
20:30| Iceland | 4–5
(1–0, 1–1, 2–4)|  Serbia| SPENS, Novi Sad

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21 March 2012
13:00| Estonia | 7–6 OT
(3–1, 1–2, 2–3)
(1–0)|  China| SPENS, Novi Sad

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21 March 2012
16:30| Australia | 0–5
(0–0, 0–4, 0–1)|  Iceland| SPENS, Novi Sad

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21 March 2012
20:00| Spain | 4–3
(1–0, 2–0, 1–3)|  Serbia| SPENS, Novi Sad

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23 March 2012
13:00| Spain | 2–1 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 1–1)
(1–0)|  Australia| SPENS, Novi Sad

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23 March 2012
16:30| Estonia | 7–3
(2–0, 4–2, 1–1)|  Iceland| SPENS, Novi Sad

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23 March 2012
20:00| China | 1–6
(0–2, 1–3, 0–1)|  Serbia| SPENS, Novi Sad

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24 March 2012
13:00| Iceland | 5–4
(1–1, 3–2, 1–1)|  Spain| SPENS, Novi Sad

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24 March 2012
16:30| Australia | 2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)|  China| SPENS, Novi Sad

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24 March 2012
20:00| Serbia | 2–6
(1–1, 0–4, 1–1)|  Estonia| SPENS, Novi Sad

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26 March 2012
13:00| China | 7–6 OT
(1–2, 2–2, 3–2)
(1–0)|  Iceland| SPENS, Novi Sad

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26 March 2012
16:30| Spain | 2–5
(1–0, 0–0, 1–5)|  Estonia| SPENS, Novi Sad

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26 March 2012
20:00| Serbia | 6–1
(2–0, 2–0, 2–1)|  Australia| SPENS, Novi Sad

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## References

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1. ^ 2012 Division II A statistics
2. ^ 2012 Division II B statistics

## External links

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* Official website of IIHF

* v
* t
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IIHF World U18 Championships

Current champions (2024):  Canada

2023 Championship teams|

* Canada
* Czechia
* Finland
* Germany
* Latvia
* Norway
* Slovakia
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* United States

Championships|

* Germany 1999
* Switzerland 2000
* Finland 2001
* Slovakia 2002
* Russia 2003
* Belarus 2004
* Czech Republic 2005
* Sweden 2006
* Finland 2007
* Russia 2008
* United States 2009
* Belarus 2010
* Germany 2011
* Czech Republic 2012
* Russia 2013
* Finland 2014
* Switzerland 2015
* United States 2016
* Slovakia 2017
* Russia 2018
* Sweden 2019
* ~~United States 2020~~
* United States 2021
* Germany 2022
* Switzerland 2023
* Finland 2024

Division I|

* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* ~~2021~~
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Division II|

* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* ~~2021~~
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Division III|

* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* ~~2021~~
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

* Predecessor: IIHF European Junior Championships (1967–1998)

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[OTW]: Overtime win
*[OTL]: Overtime loss
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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