2024 IIHF World Championship Division II

Ice hockey world championships

2024 IIHF World Championship
Division IITournament details

Host countries|  Serbia
Bulgaria
Venue(s)| 2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates| 21–27 April
22–28 April
Teams| 12

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See also: 2024 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2024 IIHF World Championship Division II is two international ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[1]

The Group A tournament was held in Belgrade, Serbia, from 21 to 27 April and the Group B tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 22 to 28 April 2024.[2][3]

Croatia won Group A and got promoted to Division I, while Iceland was relegated.[4] Group B was won by Belgium and saw Turkey getting relegated.[5]

## Group A tournament

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2024 IIHF World Championship Division II A

Tournament details
Host country|  Serbia
City| Belgrade
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates| 21–27 April
Teams| 6
Tournament statistics
Games played| 15
Goals scored| 117 (7.8 per game)
Attendance| 2,363 (158 per game)
Scoring leader(s)|  Artem Klavdiev (13 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The IIHF temporarily indicated that Israel would not participate,[6] but two days later clarified that they will consider their participation in upcoming tournaments on a case by case basis.[7][8]

### Participants

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Team  | Qualification

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Serbia | Host, placed 6th in Division I B in 2023 and was relegated.
Croatia | Placed 3rd in Division II A in 2023.
Australia | Placed 4th in Division II A in 2023.
Israel | Placed 5th in Division II A in 2023
Iceland | Placed 6th in Division II A in 2023.
United Arab Emirates | Placed 1st in Division II B in 2023 and was promoted.

### Match officials

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Five referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[9]

Referees | Linesmen

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* Nicolas Crégut
* Stef Oosterling
* Marcus Wannerstedt
* Bartosz Kaczmarek
* Andrii Kicha

* Nicholas Albinati
* Fu Dahe
* Krešimir Polašek
* Marko Saković
* Uroš Mladenović
* David Perduv
* Patrick Dapuzzo

### Standings

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

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1  |  Croatia | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 26  | 6  | +20  | 15  | Promoted to the 2025 Division I B
2  |  Serbia (H) | 5  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 23  | 11  | +12  | 12  |
3  |  United Arab Emirates | 5  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 25  | 21  | +4  | 9
4  |  Israel | 5  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 17  | 26  | −9  | 5
5  |  Australia | 5  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 15  | 19  | −4  | 4
6  |  Iceland | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 11  | 34  | −23  | 0  | Relegated to the 2025 Division II B

Source: IIHF
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

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All times are local (UTC+2).

21 April 2024
12:30| Croatia | 11–2
(4–0, 4–2, 3–0)|  Iceland| Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 25

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Game reference

| Vilim Rosandić| Goalies| Jóhann Ragnarsson| Referee:
Nicolas Crégut
Linesmen:
Nicholas Albinati
David Perduv
| Marinković (Dobrić, Čanić) (PP) – 03:12| 1–0|

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Jarčov (Janković, V. Idžan) – 09:53| 2–0|
V. Idžan (Janković) – 16:13| 3–0|
Jarčov (SH) – 19:12| 4–0|
Jarčov (Katić) – 20:33| 5–0|
Katić (Marinković, B. Idžan) – 24:39| 6–0|
| 6–1| 26:48 – Leifsson (Mikaelsson, Jóhannesson)
| 6–2| 30:22 – Hlynsson (Sverrisson) (SH)
Dimitrijević (Završki, Vedlin) – 35:03| 7–2|
Jarčov (V. Idžan, Rosandić) (PP) – 36:54| 8–2|
Janković (B. Idžan, Katić) – 50:35| 9–2|
B. Idžan (Čanić, Šimunković) (PP) – 56:00| 10–2|
B. Idžan (Slovinac, Jarčov) – 59:53| 11–2|
12 min| Penalties| 8 min
37| Shots| 25
21 April 2024
16:00| United Arab Emirates | 10–6
(2–2, 4–1, 4–3)|  Israel| Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 40

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Game reference

| Maksim Rashchupkin| Goalies| Maksim Kaliaev
Nir Tichon| Referee:
Bartosz Kaczmarek
Linesmen:
Patrick Dapuzzo
Uroš Mladenović
| Likhachev (Klavdiev, Remess) – 03:00| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 06:19 – Mazour (D. Levin, Kozhevnikov) (PP)
| 1–2| 13:13 – Polozov (M. Levin, D. Levin) (PP)
Likhachev (Badegyev, Shapavalau) (PP) – 19:53| 2–2|
Vukoja (Salvasser) – 22:11| 3–2|
| 3–3| 29:36 – D. Levin (M. Levin, Kozhevnikov) (PP)
Klavdiev (Likhachev) – 30:11| 4–3|
Chuikov (Likhachev, Remess) – 35:50| 5–3|
Kuznetsov (Chuikov) – 37:13| 6–3|
| 6–4| 40:25 – Polozov (D. Levin, Kozhevnikov)
| 6–5| 43:37 – Mazour
Klavdiev (Kuznetsov, Likhachev) – 44:56| 7–5|
Vukoja (Shapavalau, Salvasser) – 45:37| 8–5|
Chuikov (Klavdiev, Likhachev) (PP) – 51:50| 9–5|
| 9–6| 56:48 – Milner (Turner)
Likhachev (Shapavalau) – 59:11| 10–6|
8 min| Penalties| 8 min
34| Shots| 38
21 April 2024
19:30| Australia | 2–4
(1–1, 1–2, 0–1)|  Serbia| Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 346

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Game reference

| Aleksi Toivonen| Goalies| Arsenije Ranković| Referee:
Marcus Wannerstedt
Linesmen:
Krešimir Polašek
Marko Saković
| Ruck (Webster, Kyros) – 04:44| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 15:26 – Dragović (Đumić, Podunavac)
Kennedy (Virjassov, Todd) – 20:37| 2–1|
| 2–2| 23:42 – M. Popović (Anić)
| 2–3| 33:45 – Đumić (Podunavac, Dragović) (PP)
| 2–4| 53:44 – Đumić (Dragović)
12 min| Penalties| 6 min
18| Shots| 31

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22 April 2024
12:30| Iceland | 2–7
(1–1, 1–6, 0–0)|  United Arab Emirates| Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 20

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Game reference

| Jakob Jóhannesson| Goalies| Maksim Rashchupkin| Referee:
Stef Oosterling
Linesmen:
David Perduv
Krešimir Polašek
| Arnarsson (Eggertsson) – 03:42| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 19:06 – Klavdiev (Likhachev, Chuikov)
| 1–2| 21:23 – Kuznetsov (Remess, Salvasser) (PP)
| 1–3| 21:53 – Kuznetsov (Salvasser)
| 1–4| 29:08 – Klavdiev (Kuznetsov) (SH)
| 1–5| 31:18 – Likhachev (Klavdiev) (PP)
| 1–6| 35:32 – Ramseyer (Vukoja)
Arason (Rúnarsson, Blöndal) – 38:17| 2–6|
| 2–7| 39:41 – Chuikov (Klavdiev)
6 min| Penalties| 13 min
31| Shots| 27
22 April 2024
16:00| Croatia | 3–2
(0–1, 2–1, 1–0)|  Australia| Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 25

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Game reference

| Vilim Rosandić| Goalies| Aleksi Toivonen| Referee:
Nicolas Crégut
Linesmen:
Nicholas Albinati
Uroš Mladenović
| | 0–1| 11:00 – B. Kubara (Kyros, Webster)

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| 0–2| 27:03 – C. Kubara (Caruana, T. Kubara)
Kašparek (Završki, Dobrić) – 27:36| 1–2|
Jarčov (Dobrić, V. Idžan) (PP) – 34:46| 2–2|
Bebek (Selitaj, Vukadin) – 41:57| 3–2|
6 min| Penalties| 8 min
45| Shots| 19
22 April 2024
19:30| Serbia | 5–1
(1–0, 2–1, 2–0)|  Israel| Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 375

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Game reference

| Arsenije Ranković| Goalies| Nir Tichon| Referee:
Andri Kicha
Linesmen:
Patrick Dapuzzo
Fu Dahe
| Vučurević (Gvozdenović, Dinić) (PP) – 14:46| 1–0|

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M. Mladenović (Gvozdenović, Subotić) (PP) – 24:49| 2–0|
Anić (Dragović, M. Popović) (SH) – 33:59| 3–0|
| 3–1| 34:33 – Kapulkin (Khubashvili) (PP)
Vučurević (Subotić, Racić) – 47:20| 4–1|
Racić (M. Mladenović, Vučurević) – 56:23| 5–1|
37 min| Penalties| 39 min
59| Shots| 26

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24 April 2024
12:30| Australia | 4–5 GWS
(2–0, 1–0, 1–4)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)|  Israel| Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 30

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Game reference

| Aleksi Toivonen| Goalies| Maksim Kaliaev| Referee:
Nicolas Crégut
Linesmen:
David Perduv
Marko Saković
| Caruana (Woodman, C. Kubara) (PP) – 03:02| 1–0|

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Webster (B. Kubara) – 03:54| 2–0|
Todd (Kennedy) – 22:05| 3–0|
| 3–1| 46:20 – Khvoles (Spektor, Kozev)
Allen (Webster, Virjassov) – 46:58| 4–1|
| 4–2| 47:38 – Khubashvili (Aharonovich, Kapulkin)
| 4–3| 59:01 – M. Levin (D. Levin, Mazour) (EA)
| 4–4| 59:45 – M. Levin (Turner, Mazour) (EA)
C. Kubara
Hawes
Todd
Virjassov
Kyros | Shootout|  D. Levin
M. Levin
Kozhevnikov
Spektor
Marshchonak
2 min| Penalties| 8 min
37| Shots| 29
24 April 2024
16:00| Croatia | 4–1
(2–1, 1–0, 1–0)|  United Arab Emirates| Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 22

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Game reference

| Vilim Rosandić| Goalies| Maksim Rashchupkin| Referee:
Marcus Wannerstedt
Linesmen:
Patrick Dapuzzo
Uroš Mladenović
| Završki (Marinković) – 06:23| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 06:41 – Vukoja (Shapavalau, Badegyev)
Janković (Katić, Vedlin) (PP) – 19:39| 2–1|
Završki (Katić) – 26:52| 3–1|
Katić (Marinković) (PP) – 41:54| 4–1|
6 min| Penalties| 10 min
53| Shots| 28
24 April 2024
19:30| Serbia | 9–3
(3–1, 2–1, 4–1)|  Iceland| Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 220

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Game reference

| Arsenije Ranković
Željko Bodiš| Goalies| Jakob Jóhannesson| Referee:
Stef Oosterling
Linesmen:
Nicholas Albinati
Fu Dahe
| | 0–1| 03:28 – Sverrisson (Arnarsson)

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K. Mladenović (Ivanović, M. Mladenović) – 08:31| 1–1|
Dinić (Dragović, Anić) – 08:52| 2–1|
Gvozdenović (Dinić, Vučurević) (PP) – 17:10| 3–1|
Podunavac (M. Mladenović) – 22:08| 4–1|
| 4–2| 33:21 – Magnusson (Rúnarsson, Hafberg)
Zwick (Podunavac, M. Mladenović) – 35:29| 5–2|
| 5–3| 55:09 – Leifsson (Mikaelsson, Jóhannesson)
Kravljanac (Vučurević) (EN) – 56:45| 6–3|
Dinić (Subotić, Vučurević) (PP) – 58:22| 7–3|
Subotić (Gvozdenović, M. Mladenović) (PP2) – 59:11| 8–3|
Popović (Podunavac, Subotić) (PP) – 59:41| 9–3|
8 min| Penalties| 8 min
39| Shots| 23

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25 April 2024
12:30| Israel | 1–5
(1–3, 0–1, 0–1)|  Croatia| Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 20

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Game reference

| Maksim Kaliaev| Goalies| Vito Nikolić| Referee:
Bartosz Kaczmarek
Linesmen:
Fu Dahe
Uroš Mladenović
| | 0–1| 01:45 – Marinković (Završki)

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| 0–2| 06:21 – Dobrić (Janković, B. Idžan)
Marshchonak (D. Levin, Kozev) (SH) – 13:17| 1–2|
| 1–3| 19:34 – Marinković (V. Idžan, Janković) (PP)
| 1–4| 24:09 – Vedlin (Dimitrijević, Katić)
| 1–5| 43:17 – B. Idžan (Vedlin)
14 min| Penalties| 12 min
36| Shots| 36
25 April 2024
16:00| Iceland | 2–3
(0–2, 1–1, 0–1)|  Australia| Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 35

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Game reference

| Jakob Jóhannesson| Goalies| Aleksi Toivonen| Referee:
Marcus Wannerstedt
Linesmen:
Patrick Dapuzzo
Marko Saković
| | 0–1| 13:44 – Woodman (Caruana, C. Kubara) (SH)

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| 0–2| 17:00 – Hawes (Caruana)
| 0–3| 25:13 – Webster (Virjassov) (SH)
Arason (Sverrisson, Leifsson) (PP) – 33:20| 1–3|
Skúlason (Pálsson) (PP) – 45:08| 2–3|
8 min| Penalties| 8 min
18| Shots| 28
25 April 2024
19:30| United Arab Emirates | 2–5
(1–1, 0–1, 1–3)|  Serbia| Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 340

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Game reference

| Maksim Rashchupkin| Goalies| Arsenije Ranković| Referee:
Stef Oosterling
Linesmen:
Nicholas Albinati
Krešimir Polašek
| Kuznetsov (Chuikov) – 09:25| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 15:03 – M. Popović (Dragović)
| 1–2| 24:15 – Đumić (Racić)
Kuznetsov (Vukoja) (PP) – 41:01| 2–2|
| 2–3| 49:47 – Dinić (M. Popović, M. Mladenović)
| 2–4| 54:44 – Kravljanac
| 2–5| 59:18 – M. Popović (M. Mladenović) (EN)
6 min| Penalties| 8 min
25| Shots| 37

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27 April 2024
12:30| Australia | 4–5
(2–1, 1–2, 1–2)|  United Arab Emirates| Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 25

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Game reference

| Aleksi Toivonen| Goalies| Maksim Rashchupkin| Referee:
Andrii Kicha
Linesmen:
David Perduv
Marko Saković
| Virjassov (Hawes, Todd) – 02:39| 1–0|

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Woodman – 06:35| 2–0|
| 2–1| 07:54 – Kuznetsov (Klavdiev, Likhachev)
Kyros (Wardlaw) – 21:12| 3–1|
| 3–2| 30:46 – Klavdiev (Badegyev, Chuikov)
| 3–3| 33:43 – Likhachev (Chuikov, Klavdiev)
| 3–4| 48:32 – Badegyev (Shapavalau, Klavdiev)
C. Kubara (Woodman, Caruana) (PP) – 50:27| 4–4|
| 4–5| 59:19 – Chuikov (Klavdiev, Likhachev) (EN)
2 min| Penalties| 4 min
28| Shots| 30
27 April 2024
16:00| Israel | 4–2
(0–1, 1–0, 3–1)|  Iceland| Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 40

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Game reference

| Maksim Kaliaev| Goalies| Jóhann Ragnarsson| Referee:
Marcus Wannerstedt
Linesmen:
Nicholas Albinati
Krešimir Polašek
| | 0–1| 17:49 – Arason

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M. Levin (Polozov, D. Levin) (PP) – 31:37| 1–1|
M. Levin (Mazour, D. Levin) (PP) – 52:01| 2–1|
Khvoles (Khubashvili) – 52:26| 3–1|
M. Levin (Kozev) (EN) – 55:56| 4–1|
| 4–2| 59:33 – Rúnarsson (Eggertsson)
10 min| Penalties| 8 min
23| Shots| 26
27 April 2024
19:30| Serbia | 0–3
(0–2, 0–1, 0–0)|  Croatia| Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 800

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Game reference

| Arsenije Ranković| Goalies| Vilim Rosandić| Referee:
Bartosz Kaczmarek
Linesmen:
Patrick Dapuzzo
Fu Dahe
| | 0–1| 06:30 – Kašparek (Bebek, Šimunković)

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| 0–2| 11:45 – Katić (Marinković) (PP)
| 0–3| 31:21 – B. Idžan (Katić, Vedlin) (PP)
35 min| Penalties| 10 min
27| Shots| 30

### Statistics

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#### Scoring leaders

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List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | +/−  | PIM  | POS

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Artem Klavdiev | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +6 | 2 | F
Dmitry Likhachev | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +5 | 4 | F
Ilia Chuikov | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +5 | 0 | F
Marko Katić | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +6 | 0 | D
Sergei Kuznetsov | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +3 | 4 | D
David Levin | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 6 | F
Marko Mladenović | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +6 | 24 | D
Mike Levin | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | −2 | 31 | F
Bruno Idžan | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +2 | 0 | F
Karlo Marinković | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +2 | 0 | F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

#### Goaltending leaders

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Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player  | TOI  | GA  | GAA  | SA  | Sv%  | SO

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Vilim Rosandić | 240:00 | 5 | 1.25 | 99 | 94.95 | 1
Arsenije Ranković | 277:25 | 10 | 2.16 | 113 | 91.15 | 0
Maksim Rashchupkin | 298:32 | 20 | 4.02 | 186 | 89.25 | 0
Aleksi Toivonen | 303:31 | 17 | 3.36 | 151 | 88.74 | 0
Maksim Kaliaev | 229:31 | 18 | 4.71 | 124 | 85.48 | 0

TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

### Awards

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Position | Player[10]

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Goaltender |  Vilim Rosandić
Defenceman |  Marko Katić
Forward |  Mirko Đumić

## Group B tournament

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2024 IIHF World Championship Division II B

Tournament details
Host country|  Bulgaria
City| Sofia
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates| 22–28 April
Teams| 6
Tournament statistics
Games played| 15
Goals scored| 120 (8 per game)
Attendance| 3,058 (204 per game)
Scoring leader(s)|  Sam Verelst (14 points)
Official website
IIHF

### Participants

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Team  | Qualification

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Georgia | Disqualified[citation needed] from Division II A in 2023 and was relegated.
Belgium | Placed 2nd in Division II B in 2023.
Bulgaria | Host, placed 3rd in Division II B in 2023.
New Zealand | Placed 4th in Division II B in 2023.
Turkey | Placed 5th in Division II B in 2023.
Chinese Taipei | Placed 1st in Division III A in 2023 and was promoted.

### Match officials

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Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[11]

Referees | Linesmen

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* Filip Metzinger
* Kenneth Nielsen
* Alexey Roshchyn
* Walker Holton

* Maxmillian Gatol
* Maarten van den Acker
* Martin Boyadjiev
* David Klouček
* Frederik Andersen
* Markus Merk
* Lodewijk Beelen

### Standings

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

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1  |  Belgium | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 37  | 4  | +33  | 15  | Promoted to the 2025 Division II A
2  |  New Zealand | 5  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 22  | 18  | +4  | 10  |
3  |  Georgia | 5  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 20  | 17  | +3  | 9
4  |  Bulgaria (H) | 5  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 17  | 29  | −12  | 5
5  |  Chinese Taipei | 5  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 14  | 27  | −13  | 4
6  |  Turkey | 5  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 10  | 25  | −15  | 2  | Relegated to the 2025 Division III A

Source: IIHF
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

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All times are local (UTC+3).

22 April 2024
13:00| Chinese Taipei | 1–5
(1–0, 0–1, 0–4)|  New Zealand| Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 70

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Game reference

| Hsiao Po-yu| Goalies| Joel Hasselman| Referee:
Kenneth Nielsen
Linesmen:
Maxmillian Gatol
Maarten van den Acker
| Lin H. (Lin Yi., Lin J.) – 02:26| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 23:10 – Carey (Regan)
| 1–2| 45:11 – Amston (Burns, Attwell) (PP)
| 1–3| 48:47 – Fontaine (McIntosh, Amston)
| 1–4| 51:30 – Schneider (Fontaine, Tappin)
| 1–5| 57:22 – McIntosh (Strayer)
6 min| Penalties| 6 min
23| Shots| 40
22 April 2024
16:30| Belgium | 8–0
(0–0, 3–0, 5–0)|  Turkey| Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 80

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Game reference

| Jelie Lievens| Goalies| Tolga Bozacı
Oğulcan Kızılkaya| Referee:
Alexey Roshchyn
Linesmen:
Martin Boyadjiev
David Klouček
| De Crook (Henry, Boni) – 23:18| 1–0|

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Steyaert (Gyesgreghs, Verelst) – 27:56| 2–0|
Gyesbreghs (Blockx, James) (PP) – 34:18| 3–0|
De Smet – 41:11| 4–0|
Boni (De Smet, Henry) – 47:00| 5–0|
Blanchy (De Smet, Boni) – 47:14| 6–0|
Verelst (Steyaert) – 55:13| 7–0|
Coolen (Henry, De Smet) – 58:23| 8–0|
6 min| Penalties| 8 min
39| Shots| 11
22 April 2024
20:00| Bulgaria | 1–7
(1–1, 0–2, 0–4)|  Georgia| Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 325

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Game reference

| Dimitar Dimitrov| Goalies| Ivan Starostin| Referee:
Walker Holton
Linesmen:
Frederik Andersen
Markus Merk
| | 0–1| 11:25 – Karelin (Bukiya)

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Hodulov (Tchaliov, Gatchev) – 15:36| 1–1|
| 1–2| 26:29 – Dziov (Kireev)
| 1–3| 34:40 – Kozyulin (Dziov, Kireev)
| 1–4| 45:34 – Kurbatov (Marov) (PP)
| 1–5| 48:04 – Kochkin
| 1–6| 48:42 – Obolgogiani (Dziov, Ermoshenko)
| 1–7| 53:11 – Marov
6 min| Penalties| 4 min
18| Shots| 41

* * *

23 April 2024
13:00| Turkey | 5–4 GWS
(0–1, 1–2, 3–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)|  Chinese Taipei| Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 47

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Game reference

| Tolga Bozacı| Goalies| Hsiao Po-yu| Referee:
Alexey Roshchyn
Linesmen:
Martin Boyadjiev
Maarten van den Acker
| | 0–1| 19:38 – Chen K.

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| 0–2| 22:32 – Pan (Wen, Shen Y.)
| 0–3| 23:00 – Wang Y.
Bakal (Karadağ) – 30:01| 1–3|
E. Faner (Y. Karş) – 41:38| 2–3|
| 2–4| 48:10 – Pan (Yang, Peng)
Ö. Karş (Bingöl, Demirdelen) – 48:25| 3–4|
Odabaş (Bakal, Karadağ) – 56:30| 4–4|
Demirdelen
Bakal
F. Faner
E. Faner
Y. Karş
Bakal
Bakal
E. Faner
Meydanci
Ö. Karş
Gökçen | Shootout|  Chen K.
Lin H.
Shen Y.
Yang
Lin Yo.
Shen Y.
Lin H.
Wang P.
Wen
Peng
Shen Y.
2 min| Penalties| 25 min
34| Shots| 28
23 April 2024
16:30| Georgia | 2–6
(1–2, 0–2, 1–2)|  New Zealand| Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 93

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Game reference

| Ivan Starostin
Mikhail Fofanov| Goalies| Csaba Kercso-Magos| Referee:
Walker Holton
Linesmen:
Lodewijk Beelen
Markus Merk
| Bukiya (Dumbadze, Marov) (PP) – 07:38| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 07:59 – McIntosh (Strayer, Harrison)
| 1–2| 14:14 – Amston (Attwell) (PP)
| 1–3| 20:53 – Strayer (McIntosh, Amston)
| 1–4| 32:45 – Attwell (Amston, Dalmatau) (PP)
| 1–5| 42:43 – Vortanov
Kharizov (Romanov, Kurbatov) – 43:42| 2–5|
| 2–6| 53:26 – Fontaine (Simon, Kozák)
8 min| Penalties| 6 min
36| Shots| 32
23 April 2024
20:00| Belgium | 11–1
(3–0, 5–1, 3–0)|  Bulgaria| Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 352

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Game reference

| Jelle Lievens| Goalies| Dimitar Dimitrov
Andrea Karabadjakov| Referee:
Filip Metzinger
Linesmen:
Maxmillian Gatol
David Klouček
| Blanchy (Van Espen, Verelst) – 01:09| 1–0|

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Gyesgreghs (Blockx, James) (PP) – 11:54| 2–0|
De Smet (Neven) (PP) – 19:01| 3–0|
Verelst (James, Gyesgreghs) (PP) – 21:51| 4–0|
Verelst (Ziarny) – 24:05| 5–0|
Gyesbreghs (De Smet, Henry) (PP2) – 33:02| 6–0|
Henry (Cuylen, Steyaert) – 34:09| 7–0|
| 7–1| 35:21 – Hodulov
Boni (De Smet, Blanchy) – 38:44| 8–1|
Verelst (James, Gyesgreghs) (PP) – 48:32| 9–1|
Gyesgreghs (Blockx) (PP) – 54:19| 10–1|
Blockx (James, Coolen) – 58:55| 11–1|
8 min| Penalties| 18 min
53| Shots| 7

* * *

25 April 2024
13:00| Georgia | 3–2
(0–1, 2–1, 1–0)|  Turkey| Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 75

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Game reference

| Ivan Starostin| Goalies| Tolga Bozacı| Referee:
Kenneth Nielsen
Linesmen:
Frederik Andersen
Lodewijk Beelen
| | 0–1| 03:36 – Karadağ (Odabaş, Demirdelen)

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| 0–2| 29:49 – Demirdelen
Karelin (Obolgogiani) – 31:33| 1–2|
Karelin (Obolgogiani) – 33:34| 2–2|
Karelin (Obolgogiani, Kireev) – 44:18| 3–2|
10 min| Penalties| 10 min
25| Shots| 19
25 April 2024
16:30| Belgium | 8–1
(3–1, 3–0, 2–0)|  Chinese Taipei| Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 76

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Game reference

| Ignace Van Noten| Goalies| Kuei Fu-hsiang| Referee:
Filip Metzinger
Linesmen:
Martin Boyadjiev
Maxmillian Gatol
| Steyaert (Verelst) – 00:48| 1–0|

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Verelst (De Crook, Piccart) – 03:17| 2–0|
| 2–1| 07:39 – Shen Y. (Wen, Lin Yo.) (PP)
Coolen (Gentri, Gyesgreghs) – 16:21| 3–1|
De Crook (Verelst, Steyaert) – 21:05| 4–1|
Henry (Ziarny) – 21:37| 5–1|
De Smet (Henry, Van Espen) – 29:05| 6–1|
Steyaert (De Crook, Henry) (PP) – 46:01| 7–1|
Steyaert (Verelst, De Crook) – 55:21| 8–1|
2 min| Penalties| 6 min
40| Shots| 11
25 April 2024
20:00| Bulgaria | 7–6 GWS
(4–2, 2–2, 0–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)|  New Zealand| Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 483

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Game reference

| Dimitar Dimitrov| Goalies| Joel Hasselman| Referee:
Alexey Roshchyn
Linesmen:
David Klouček
Markus Merk
| Hodulov (Yotov, Vasilev) (PP) – 01:38| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 06:21 – Schneider (McIntosh, Burns) (PP)
Nakov (K. Dikov, Stamenov) (PP) – 10:25| 2–1|
Yotov (Muhachev) (PP) – 12:53| 3–1|
| 3–2| 13:28 – Fontaine (Carey, Hayward)
Gatchev (Nakov, Nikolov) – 13:51| 4–2|
Yotov (Hodulov, Vasilev) (PP) – 20:31| 5–2|
| 5–3| 24:09 – Amston (McIntosh)
| 5–4| 26:39 – Fontaine (Amston, Schneider)
Hodulov (Tchaliov, V. Dikov) – 29:28| 6–4|
| 6–5| 44:12 – Amston (Strayer, Schneider)
| 6–6| 59:40 – Amston (Burns, Carey) (EA)
Yotov
Nakov
Hodulov | Shootout|  Amston
Schneider
Dalmatau
18 min| Penalties| 20 min
27| Shots| 33

* * *

27 April 2024
13:00| New Zealand | 0–6
(0–1, 0–4, 0–1)|  Belgium| Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 90

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Game reference

| Csaba Kercso-Magos| Goalies| Jelle Lievens| Referee:
Kenneth Nielsen
Linesmen:
Frederik Andersen
Lodewijk Beelen
| | 0–1| 01:59 – Henry (De Smet)

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| 0–2| 25:22 – De Smet (Henry)
| 0–3| 34:02 – De Crook (James, Steyaert)
| 0–4| 37:48 – De Crook (Verelst, Gyesgreghs)
| 0–5| 39:15 – De Smet (Henry, Neven)
| 0–6| 49:51 – Boni (Henry)
4 min| Penalties| 2 min
12| Shots| 46
27 April 2024
16:30| Turkey | 1–5
(0–0, 1–3, 0–2)|  Bulgaria| Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 640

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Game reference

| Tolga Bozacı| Goalies| Dimitar Dimitrov| Referee:
Kenneth Nielsen
Linesmen:
Frederik Andersen
Lodewijk Beelen
| Karakoç (Meydanci) – 22:24| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 26:04 – Dilkov (K. Dikov)
| 1–2| 32:20 – Stamenov
| 1–3| 35:39 – Nikolov (Nakov, Atanasov)
| 1–4| 57:29 – Gatchev (EN)
| 1–5| 59:27 – Vasilev (Muhachev)
81 min| Penalties| 81 min
31| Shots| 28
27 April 2024
20:00| Chinese Taipei | 4–6
(1–2, 2–1, 1–3)|  Georgia| Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 104

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Game reference

| Hsiao Po-yu| Goalies| Mikhail Fofanov
Ivan Starostin| Referee:
Filip Metzinger
Linesmen:
Martin Boyadjiev
Maarten van den Acker
| | 0–1| 01:22 – Kozyulin (Bukiya)

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Wen (Chen K., Shen Y.) – 05:08| 1–1|
| 1–2| 08:51 – Karelin (Ermoshenko)
| 1–3| 22:21 – Shvetsov
Lin H. – 25:49| 2–3|
Lin Yo. (Wen) (PP) – 26:07| 3–3|
| 3–4| 40:54 – Karelin (Kurbatov) (PP)
| 3–5| 41:59 – Bukiya (Kochkin)
Peng – 51:42| 4–5|
| 4–6| 56:03 – Bukiya (Kochkin)
8 min| Penalties| 2 min
19| Shots| 46

* * *

28 April 2024
13:00| New Zealand | 5–2
(2–0, 1–1, 2–1)|  Turkey| Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 77

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Game reference

| Csaba Kercso-Magos| Goalies| Tolga Bozacı| Referee:
Kenneth Nielsen
Linesmen:
Lodewijk Beelen
Maarten van den Acker
| Fontaine (Harrison, Burns) – 10:23| 1–0|

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Fontaine (Schneider, Carey) – 10:56| 2–0|
Attwell (SH) – 33:22| 3–0|
| 3–1| 38:06 – Y. Karş (E. Faner, Demirdelen) (PP)
Fontaine (Schneider) (EA) – 44:26| 4–1|
Strayer (Harrison, McIntosh) (PP) – 52:49| 5–1|
| 5–2| 55:55 – Karadağ (Bingöl, Demirdelen) (PP)
35 min| Penalties| 6 min
12| Shots| 28
28 April 2024
16:30| Bulgaria | 3–4
(1–0, 1–3, 1–1)|  Chinese Taipei| Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 350

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Game reference

| Andrea Karabadjakov| Goalies| Hsiao Po-yu| Referee:
Alexey Roshchyn
Linesmen:
Frederik Andersen
Maxmillian Gatol
| V. Dikov (Muhachev) – 11:48| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 22:15 – Chen K. (Pan)
Nakov (Gatchev, Hodulov) (PP) – 34:46| 2–1|
| 2–2| 36:53 – Lin H. (Sang)
| 2–3| 37:42 – Lin Yo. (Pan)
| 2–4| 58:51 – Wen (EN)
Iskrenov (K. Dikov, Hodulov) (EA) – 59:30| 3–4|
8 min| Penalties| 4 min
36| Shots| 38
28 April 2024
20:00| Georgia | 2–4
(2–1, 0–2, 0–1)|  Belgium| Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 86

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Game reference

| Ivan Starostin| Goalies| Jelle Lievens| Referee:
Walker Holton
Linesmen:
David Klouček
Markus Merk
| Obolgogiani (Ermoshenko) (PP) – 07:59| 1–0|

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Shvetsov (Marov) – 08:28| 2–0|
| 2–1| 17:36 – Van Espen
| 2–2| 34:17 – Gyesgreghs (De Crook, Verelst) (PP)
| 2–3| 34:45 – Gyesgreghs (De Crook, Verelst)
| 2–4| 57:53 – De Crook (Verelst)
8 min| Penalties| 6 min
15| Shots| 32

### Statistics

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#### Scoring leaders

[edit]

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | +/−  | PIM  | POS

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Sam Verelst | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +11 | 2 | F
Bryan Henry | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +11 | 4 | F
Vadim Gyesbreghs | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +12 | 4 | D
Oliver De Crook | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +12 | 2 | F
Yoren De Smet | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +12 | 0 | F
Stefan Amston | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +9 | 2 | D
Jackson Fontaine | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | +5 | 2 | F
Iniaz Steyaert | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +12 | 2 | F
Ivan Hodulov | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | −2 | 33 | F
Colin McIntosh | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +6 | 2 | F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

#### Goaltending leaders

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Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player  | TOI  | GA  | GAA  | SA  | Sv%  | SO

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Jelle Lievens | 240:00 | 3 | 0.75 | 45 | 93.33 | 2
Csaba Kercso-Magos | 180:00 | 10 | 3.33 | 110 | 90.91 | 0
Hsiao Po-yu | 245:00 | 18 | 4.41 | 155 | 88.39 | 0
Ivan Starostin | 246:33 | 12 | 2.92 | 96 | 87.50 | 0
Dimitar Dimitrov | 209:05 | 19 | 5.45 | 125 | 84.80 | 0

TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

### Awards

[edit]

Position | Player[12]

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Goaltender |  Jelle Lievens
Defenceman |  Stefan Amston
Forward |  Sam Verelst

## References

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1. ^ "And 2027 goes to …". IIHF. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
2. ^ "Srbija domaćin Svetskog prvenstva i kvalifikacija za Olimpijske igre". hockeyserbia.com. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
3. ^ "България взе две световни по хокей на лед". dnesplus.bg. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
4. ^ "Croatia claims gold in Belgrade". iihf.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. ^ "Belgium goes undefeated to win gold". iihf.com. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
6. ^ "IIHF – Israeli National Team's safety and security prioritized in IIHF Championships". iihf.com. 10 January 2024.
7. ^ "International Ice Hockey Federation backtracks on banning Israel from tournament". Times of Israel. 17 January 2024.
8. ^ "IIHF to provide further clarification regarding the participation of the Israeli National Team in IIHF Championships". iihf.com. 12 January 2024.
9. ^ "IIA Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
10. ^ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIA" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
11. ^ "IIB Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
12. ^ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIB" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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