2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II
International ice hockey tournament
2020 IIHF U20 World Championship Division II Host countries Lithuania South Korea Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Dates 6–12 January 2020 28 January – 3 February 2020 Teams 12
The 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II consisted 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 first-placed team was promoted to a higher division, while the last-placed team was relegated to a lower division.
To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player couldn't be born earlier than 2000.
Division II A
2020 IIHF U20 World Championship Division II A Host country Lithuania City Vilnius Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 6–12 January 2020 Teams 6 Games played 15 Goals scored 114 (7.6 per game) Attendance 7,303 (487 per game) Scoring leader(s) Teruto Nakajima (13 points)www.iihf.com
The Division II A tournament was played in Vilnius , Lithuania, from 6 to 12 January 2020.[ 1] [ 2]
Participating teams
Team
Qualification
Japan
Placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated.
Lithuania
Hosts; placed 2nd in Division II A last year.
Great Britain
Placed 3rd in Division II A last year.
Romania
Placed 4th in Division II A last year.
Spain
Placed 5th in Division II A last year.
Serbia
Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted.
Match officials
Four referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[ 3]
Referees
Niki De Herdt
Niclas Lundsgaard
Tilen Pahor
Turo Virta
Linesmen
Joris Barcelo
Karolis Janušauskas
Herman Johansen
Norbert Muzsik
Laurynas Stepankevičius
Nikita Vilyugin
Dāvis Zunde
Final standings
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
Match results
All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2 ).
Statistics
Top 10 scorers
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus ; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Awards
Best Players Selected by the Directorate
Source: IIHF
Division II B
2020 IIHF U20 World Championship Division II B Host country South Korea Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 27 January – 3 February 2020 Teams 6 Games played 15 Goals scored 121 (8.07 per game) Attendance 5,022 (335 per game) Scoring leader(s) Dominic Čanić (16 points)www.iihf.com
The Division II B tournament was played in Gangneung , South Korea, from 27 January to 3 February 2020.[ 4] [ 5]
Participating teams
Team
Qualification
South Korea
Hosts; placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated.
Croatia
Placed 2nd in Division II B last year.
Netherlands
Placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
Belgium
Placed 4th in Division II B last year.
Israel
Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
China
Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted.
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[ 6]
Referees
Stefan Hogarth
Benas Jakšys
Liu Ren
Andrew Wilk
Linesmen
Chae Young-jin
Yong Elbert Cheah
Ryan Fraley
Go Hashimoto
James Ions
Li Lintai
Seo Kwang-suk
Final standings
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
Notes:
^ a b c Netherlands 3 Pts, +3 GD; China 3 Pts, –1 GD; Croatia 3 Pts, –2 GD
Match results
All times are local (Time in South Korea – UTC+9 ).
Statistics
Top 10 scorers
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus ; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF
Awards
Best Players Selected by the Directorate
Source: IIHF
References
External links