2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II
International ice hockey competition
2009 IIHF U20 World Championship Host countries Romania Spain Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Dates 15–21 December 2008 Teams 12
The 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . Division II represents the third level of the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships . 12 participating teams were divided into two groups, with Group A playing in Romania, and Group B playing in Spain. The winner of each group was promoted to Division I for the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship , while the last-placed teams in each group were saved from relegation to Division III for the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship due to 2009's Division III tournament being cancelled.
Group A
The Group A tournament was played in Miercurea Ciuc , Romania, from 15 to 21 December 2008.[ 1]
Participating teams
Team
Qualification
Lithuania Placed 6th in Division I (Group A) last year and were relegated.
Japan Placed 2nd in Division II (Group A) last year.
South Korea Placed 3rd in Division II (Group A) last year.
Belgium Placed 4th in Division II (Group A) last year.
Romania Hosts; placed 5th in Division II (Group A) last year.
Serbia Placed 2nd in Division III last year and were promoted.
Final standings
Match results
All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2 ).
15 December 2008 Serbia 2–6 (1–2, 1–1, 0–3) Belgium Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc
15 December 2008 Japan 12–0 (1–0, 3–0, 8–0) Romania Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc
16 December 2008 Lithuania 9–1 (2–0, 2–1, 5–0) Belgium Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc
16 December 2008 Japan 4–5 (1–1, 1–3, 2–1) South Korea Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc
16 December 2008 Romania 2–3 OT (0–1, 1–1, 1–0) Serbia Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc
18 December 2008 Japan 11–1 (4–0, 3–1, 4–0) Serbia Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc
18 December 2008 South Korea 5–4 (0–1, 3–2, 2–1) Belgium Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc
18 December 2008 Lithuania 8–1 (2–1, 4–0, 2–0) Romania Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc
19 December 2008 Belgium 1–13 (0–3, 0–5, 1–5) Japan Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc
19 December 2008 Serbia 1–10 (0–3, 1–3, 0–4) Lithuania Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc
19 December 2008 Romania 3–4 GWS (2–1, 1–1, 0–1) South Korea Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc
21 December 2008 South Korea 4–3 GWS (1–2, 0–1, 2–0) Serbia Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc
21 December 2008 Lithuania 4–5 (1–3, 1–0, 2–2) Japan Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc
21 December 2008 Belgium 5–3 (2–2, 2–0, 1–1) Romania Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc
Group B
The Group B tournament was played in Logroño , Spain, from 10 to 15 January 2009.[ 2]
Participating teams
Team
Qualification
Great Britain Placed 6th in Division I (Group B) last year and were relegated.
Netherlands Placed 2nd in Division II (Group B) last year.
Croatia Placed 3rd in Division II (Group B) last year.
Spain Hosts; placed 4th in Division II (Group B) last year.
Mexico Placed 5th in Division II (Group B) last year.
China Placed 6th in Division II (Group B) last year.*
* Note: China, though demoted last year, took New Zealand's place in this tournament because of financing issues with the NZ team's travel.[ 3]
Final standings
Match results
All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1 ).
10 January 2009 China 1–5 (1–2, 0–3, 0–0) Spain Logroño Arena, Logroño
11 January 2009 Mexico 4–2 (2–1, 0–0, 2–1) China Logroño Arena, Logroño
12 January 2009 Croatia 5–4 (1–1, 2–2, 2–1) Spain Logroño Arena, Logroño
14 January 2009 Mexico 2–10 (0–1, 0–4, 2–5) Croatia Logroño Arena, Logroño
15 January 2009 Croatia 12–4 (6–2, 2–2, 4–0) China Logroño Arena, Logroño
15 January 2009 Spain 1–3 (0–0, 0–1, 1–2) Mexico Logroño Arena, Logroño
See also
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