2009 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II

Tournament details
Host countries	Romania   Spain
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	15–21 December 2008 10–15 January 2009
Teams	12
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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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Japan	5	4	0	0	1	45	11	+34	12	Promoted to the 2010 Division I
2	Lithuania	5	4	0	0	1	35	9	+26	12
3	South Korea	5	2	2	0	1	19	18	+1	10
4	Belgium	5	2	0	0	3	17	32	−15	6
5	Serbia	5	0	1	1	3	10	33	−23	3
6	Romania (H)	5	0	0	2	3	9	32	−23	2

Match results

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

15 December 2008 13:30

South Korea

1–4 (0–2, 1–0, 0–2)

Lithuania

Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc

15 December 2008 17:00

Serbia

2–6 (1–2, 1–1, 0–3)

Belgium

Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc

15 December 2008 20:30

Japan

12–0 (1–0, 3–0, 8–0)

Romania

Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc

16 December 2008 13:30

Lithuania

9–1 (2–0, 2–1, 5–0)

Belgium

Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc

16 December 2008 17:00

Japan

4–5 (1–1, 1–3, 2–1)

South Korea

Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc

16 December 2008 20:30

Romania

2–3 OT (0–1, 1–1, 1–0) (0–1)

Serbia

Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc

18 December 2008 13:30

Japan

11–1 (4–0, 3–1, 4–0)

Serbia

Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc

18 December 2008 17:00

South Korea

5–4 (0–1, 3–2, 2–1)

Belgium

Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc

18 December 2008 20:30

Lithuania

8–1 (2–1, 4–0, 2–0)

Romania

Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc

19 December 2008 13:30

Belgium

1–13 (0–3, 0–5, 1–5)

Japan

Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc

19 December 2008 17:00

Serbia

1–10 (0–3, 1–3, 0–4)

Lithuania

Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc

19 December 2008 20:30

Romania

3–4 GWS (2–1, 1–1, 0–1) (0–0, 0–1)

South Korea

Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc

21 December 2008 13:30

South Korea

4–3 GWS (1–2, 0–1, 2–0) (0–0, 1–0)

Serbia

Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc

21 December 2008 17:00

Lithuania

4–5 (1–3, 1–0, 2–2)

Japan

Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc

21 December 2008 20:30

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]

Opening ceremony in Logroño, La Rioja, Spain

Croatian national team, winners of Group B

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Croatia	5	5	0	0	0	34	15	+19	15	Promoted to the 2010 Division I
2	Great Britain	5	4	0	0	1	29	10	+19	12
3	Netherlands	5	3	0	0	2	28	12	+16	9
4	Mexico	5	2	0	0	3	11	27	−16	6
5	Spain (H)	5	1	0	0	4	12	19	−7	3
6	China	5	0	0	0	5	9	40	−31	0

Match results

All times are local ( Central European Time – UTC+1).

10 January 2009 13:00

Croatia

3–2 (2–0, 0–0, 1–2)

Great Britain

Logroño Arena, Logroño

10 January 2009 16:30

Netherlands

7–1 (4–1, 2–0, 1–0)

Mexico

Logroño Arena, Logroño

10 January 2009 20:30

China

1–5 (1–2, 0–3, 0–0)

Spain

Logroño Arena, Logroño

11 January 2009 13:00

Netherlands

3–4 (1–2, 2–1, 0–1)

Croatia

Logroño Arena, Logroño

11 January 2009 16:30

Mexico

4–2 (2–1, 0–0, 2–1)

China

Logroño Arena, Logroño

11 January 2009 20:00

Great Britain

6–0 (2–0, 2–0, 2–0)

Spain

Logroño Arena, Logroño

12 January 2009 13:00

Netherlands

10–0 (6–0, 2–0, 2–0)

China

Logroño Arena, Logroño

12 January 2009 16:30

Great Britain

7–1 (3–0, 3–1, 1–0)

Mexico

Logroño Arena, Logroño

12 January 2009 20:00

Croatia

5–4 (1–1, 2–2, 2–1)

Spain

Logroño Arena, Logroño

14 January 2009 13:00

China

2–9 (0–3, 1–5, 1–1)

Great Britain

Logroño Arena, Logroño

14 January 2009 16:30

Mexico

2–10 (0–1, 0–4, 2–5)

Croatia

Logroño Arena, Logroño

14 January 2009 20:00

Spain

2–4 (1–0, 1–4, 0–0)

Netherlands

Logroño Arena, Logroño

15 January 2009 13:00

Croatia

12–4 (6–2, 2–2, 4–0)

China

Logroño Arena, Logroño

15 January 2009 16:30

Great Britain

5–4 (2–0, 2–2, 1–2)

Netherlands

Logroño Arena, Logroño

15 January 2009 20:00

Spain

1–3 (0–0, 0–1, 1–2)

Mexico

Logroño Arena, Logroño

See also

• 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
• 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I
• 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III

References

External links

• Official website of IIHF