2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II
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The 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II were a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It consists of two tiered groups of six teams each: the fourth-tier Division II A and the fifth-tier Division II B. For each tier's tournament, the team which will place first will be promoted to the next higher division, while the team which place last will be relegated to a lower division.
Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Great Britain Serbia |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 11–17 December 2023 (Group A) 14–20 January 2024 (Group B) |
Teams | 12 |
To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player can't be born earlier than 2004.
Division II A
editTournament details | |
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Host country | Great Britain |
City | Dumfries |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 11–17 December 2023 |
Teams | 6 |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 15 |
Goals scored | 108 (7.2 per game) |
Attendance | 4,934 (329 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Kim Si-hwan (14 points) |
Official website | |
www.iihf.com |
The Division II A tournament was played in Dumfries, United Kingdom, from 11 to 17 December 2023.[1][2]
Participants
editTeam | Qualification |
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South Korea | placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated |
Great Britain | hosts; placed 2nd in Division II A last year |
Lithuania | placed 3rd in Division II A last year |
Spain | placed 4th in Division II A last year |
Netherlands | placed 5th in Division II A last year |
China | placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted |
Standings
editPos | 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 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 15 | Promoted to the 2025 Division I B |
2 | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 11 | |
3 | Great Britain (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 10 | |
4 | China | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 3[a] | |
5 | Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 25 | −15 | 3[a] | |
6 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 28 | −20 | 3[a] | Relegated to the 2025 Division II B |
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
Notes:
Results
edit11 December 2023 13:00 | Lithuania | 1–4 (0–0, 0–2, 1–2) | South Korea | Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 380 |
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Julius Andrekus | Goalies | Seo Kyung-min | Referee: Andreas Huber Linesmen: Cyril Debuche Scott Rodger | ||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
38 | Shots | 39 |
11 December 2023 16:30 | China | 5–1 (4–0, 0–0, 1–1) | Spain | Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 203 |
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Chen Shifeng | Goalies | Roberto Mampel Pablo Salvador | Referee: Bostjan Groznik Linesmen: Choi Do-yeon Daniel Rigoni | |||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | Shots | 54 |
11 December 2023 20:00 | Great Britain | 4–1 (3–1, 0–0, 1–0) | Netherlands | Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 511 |
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Benjamin Norton | Goalies | Sam Luitwieler | Referee: Logan Gruhl Linesmen: Ilia Kisil Andreas Vyssios | ||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
54 | Shots | 9 |
12 December 2023 13:00 | South Korea | 9–2 (1–1, 4–1, 4–0) | Spain | Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 260 |
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Seo Kyung-min Park Jin-hyeok | Goalies | Pablo Salvador | Referee: Robert Love Linesmen: Cyril Dubuche Daniel Rigoni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Shots | 25 |
12 December 2023 16:30 | Netherlands | 4–2 (1–0, 1–2, 2–0) | China | Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 106 |
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Sam Luitwieler | Goalies | Chen Shifeng | Referee: Andreas Huber Linesmen: Choi Do-yeon Anthony Lapointe | |||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 46 |
12 December 2023 20:00 | Great Britain | 4–5 OT (0–1, 3–1, 1–2) (OT: 0–1) | Lithuania | Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 541 |
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Benjamin Norton | Goalies | Julius Andrekus Daniil Cepov | Referee: Bostjan Groznik Linesmen: Scott Rodger Andreas Vyssios | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Shots | 52 |
14 December 2023 13:00 | Lithuania | 6–1 (2–0, 3–1, 1–0) | Spain | Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 189 |
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Daniil Cepov | Goalies | Roberto Mampel | Referee: Robert Love-Dekazos Linesmen: Choi Do-yeon Ilia Kisil | ||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
69 | Shots | 24 |
14 December 2023 16:30 | South Korea | 7–1 (2–1, 4–0, 1–0) | Netherlands | Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 96 |
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Seo Kyung-min Park Jin-hyeok | Goalies | Danylo Douma | Referee: Bostjan Groznik Linesmen: Daniel Rigoni Scott Rodger | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Shots | 16 |
14 December 2023 20:00 | Great Britain | 4–1 (0–0, 2–0, 2–1) | China | Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 527 |
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Benjamin Norton | Goalies | Chen Shifeng | Referee: Logan Gruhl Linesmen: Cyril Debuche Anthony Lapointe | ||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
49 | Shots | 30 |
15 December 2023 13:00 | Netherlands | 2–9 (1–2, 1–3, 0–4) | Lithuania | Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries |
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Sam Luitwieler | Goalies | Julius Andrekus | Referee: Robert Love-Dekazos Linesmen: Choi Do-yeon Andreas Vyssios | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Shots | 69 |
15 December 2023 16:30 | China | 3–5 (0–1, 2–3, 1–1) | South Korea | Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 178 |
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Chen Shifeng | Goalies | Seo Kyung-min | Referee: Logan Gruhl Linesmen: Ilia Kisil Anthony Lapointe | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Shots | 63 |
15 December 2023 20:00 | Spain | 1–6 (0–2, 1–2, 0–2) | Great Britain | Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 610 |
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Roberto Mampel | Goalies | Benjamin Norton Alexander Oldale | Referee: Andreas Huber Linesmen: Cyril Debuche Daniel Rigoni | ||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Shots | 35 |
17 December 2023 13:00 | Spain | 3–2 (1–0, 1–0, 1–2) | Netherlands | Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 205 |
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Pablo Salvador | Goalies | Danylo Douma | Referee: Bostjan Groznik Linesmen: Anthony Lapointe Andreas Vyssios | ||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
48 | Shots | 29 |
17 December 2023 16:30 | South Korea | 4–3 (1–1, 0–2, 3–0) | Great Britain | Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 859 |
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Seo Kyrng-min | Goalies | Benjamin Norton | Referee: Logan Gruhl Linesmen: Ilia Kisil Daniel Rigoni | ||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Shots | 33 |
17 December 2023 20:00 | Lithuania | 6–2 (3–1, 2–1, 1–0) | China | Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 269 |
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Daniil Cepov | Goalies | Chen Shifeng Gao Peng | Referee: Andreas Huber Linesmen: Cyril Debuche Scott Rodger | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Shots | 30 |
Statistics
editTop 10 scorers
editPos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
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1 | Kim Si-hwan | South Korea | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +10 | 4 |
2 | Huh Min-joon | South Korea | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +6 | 0 |
3 | Kong Yu-chan | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | +7 | 4 |
4 | Jack Hopkins | Great Britain | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +8 | 2 |
5 | Lee Moo-young | South Korea | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +5 | 4 |
6 | Marijus Dumčius | Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +2 | 10 |
7 | Mackenzie Stewart | Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +6 | 8 |
8 | Paulius Grybauskas | Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +1 | 2 |
9 | Linas Dedinas | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 4 |
9 | Vitalij Fediukin | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +4 | 0 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF
Goaltending leaders
edit(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
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1 | Benjamin Norton | Great Britain | 300:43 | 11 | 93.45 | 2.19 | 0 |
2 | Daniil Cepov | Lithuania | 125:00 | 4 | 93.10 | 1.92 | 0 |
3 | Chen Shifeng | China | 281:48 | 18 | 92.86 | 3.83 | 0 |
4 | Seo Kyung-min | South Korea | 271:16 | 10 | 91.45 | 2.21 | 0 |
5 | Sam Luitwieler | Netherlands | 180:00 | 15 | 91.12 | 5.00 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF
Best Players Selected by the Directorate
edit- Goaltender: Benjamin Norton
- Defenceman: Artur Seniut
- Forward: Huh Min-joon
Source: IIHF
Division II B
editTournament details | |
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Host country | Serbia |
City | Belgrade |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 14–20 January 2024 |
Teams | 6 |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 15 |
Goals scored | 91 (6.07 per game) |
Attendance | 2,633 (176 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Minja Ivanović (10 points) |
Official website | |
www.iihf.com |
The Division II Group B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 14 to 20 January 2024.[3][4]
Participants
editTeam | Qualification |
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Romania | placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated |
Belgium | placed 2nd in Division II B last year |
Serbia | hosts; placed 3rd in Division II B last year |
Iceland | placed 4th in Division II B last year |
Chinese Taipei | placed 5th in Division II B last year |
Australia | placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted |
Standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Romania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 14 | Promoted to the 2025 Division II A |
2 | Serbia (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 13 | |
3 | Iceland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 9 | |
4 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 6 | |
5 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 3 | |
6 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 34 | −26 | 0 | Relegated to the 2025 Division III A |
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
edit14 January 2024 12:30 | Belgium | 3–1 (1–0, 1–1, 1–0) | Chinese Taipei | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 27 |
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Stijn Raeymaekers | Goalies | Kao Hao-hsuan | ||
35 | Shots | 35 |
14 January 2024 16:00 | Australia | 0–6 (0–2, 0–3, 0–1) | Iceland | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 36 |
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Matúš Trnka | Goalies | Helgi Ivarsson | ||
25 | Shots | 32 |
14 January 2024 19:30 | Serbia | 2–3 GWS (2–0, 0–1, 0–1) (0–0, 0–1) | Romania | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 327 |
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Filip Korenič | Goalies | Nandor Biro | ||
22 | Shots | 33 |
15 January 2024 12:30 | Chinese Taipei | 1–4 (0–1, 1–3, 0–0) | Australia | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 36 |
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24 | Shots | 40 |
15 January 2024 16:00 | Romania | 2–1 (0–0, 0–1, 2–0) | Iceland | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 19 |
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33 | Shots | 21 |
15 January 2024 19:30 | Belgium | 0–4 (0–1, 0–2, 0–1) | Serbia | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 426 |
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31 | Shots | 36 |
17 January 2024 12:30 | Belgium | 1–4 (0–1, 0–1, 1–2) | Australia | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 34 |
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27 | Shots | 29 |
17 January 2024 16:00 | Romania | 12–1 (2–1, 7–0, 3–0) | Chinese Taipei | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 29 |
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58 | Shots | 10 |
17 January 2024 19:30 | Serbia | 5–1 (2–0, 3–1, 0–0) | Iceland | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 623 |
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42 | Shots | 22 |
18 January 2024 12:30 | Australia | 1–4 (0–0, 0–2, 1–2) | Romania | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade |
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25 | Shots | 32 |
18 January 2024 16:00 | Iceland | 4–3 (1–1, 1–2, 2–0) | Belgium | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 31 |
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26 | Shots | 37 |
18 January 2024 19:30 | Chinese Taipei | 1–6 (0–1, 1–4, 0–1) | Serbia | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 368 |
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26 | Shots | 45 |
20 January 2024 12:30 | Romania | 4–0 (1–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Belgium | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 42 |
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31 | Shots | 17 |
20 January 2024 16:00 | Iceland | 9–4 (4–1, 1–3, 4–0) | Chinese Taipei | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 32 |
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55 | Shots | 24 |
20 January 2024 19:30 | Serbia | 4–0 (3–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Australia | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 576 |
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34 | Shots | 17 |
Statistics
editTop 10 scorers
editPos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
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1 | Minja Ivanović | Serbia | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +9 | 12 |
2 | Csongor Antal | Romania | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +5 | 6 |
3 | Arnar Kristjánsson | Iceland | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +7 | 2 |
4 | Alex Sveinsson | Iceland | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +6 | 6 |
5 | Viggó Hlynsson | Iceland | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +5 | 8 |
6 | Petar Šimić | Serbia | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +5 | 4 |
7 | Petar Pećerić | Serbia | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +5 | 8 |
8 | Ákos Nyisztor | Romania | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +6 | 2 |
9 | Níels Hafsteinsson | Iceland | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
10 | Matija Dinić | Serbia | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +3 | 4 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF
Goaltending leaders
edit(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
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1 | Filip Korenic | Serbia | 251:55 | 3 | 97.22 | 0.71 | 2 |
2 | Nándor Bíró | Romania | 183:21 | 4 | 94.12 | 1.31 | 0 |
3 | Helgi Ívarsson | Iceland | 217:57 | 10 | 91.87 | 2.75 | 1 |
4 | Stijn Raeymaekers | Belgium | 238:18 | 13 | 89.68 | 3.27 | 0 |
5 | Matúš Trnka | Australia | 285:20 | 16 | 89.04 | 3.36 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF
Best Players Selected by the Directorate
edit- Goaltender: Filip Korenic
- Defenceman: Arnar Kristjánsson
- Forward: Csongor Antal
Source: IIHF
References
edit- ^ Division II A official website, www.iihf.com
- ^ Division II A statistics, stats.iihf.com
- ^ Division II B official website
- ^ Division II B statistics, stats.iihf.com