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See also: 2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
2012 IIHF World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Flag of Iceland Iceland
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
Dates 12 – 18 April
2 – 8 April
Teams 12
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)

The 2012 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Reykjavík, Iceland from April 12–18, 2012 and Group B was contested in Sofia, Bulgaria from April 2–8, 2012.[1]

Participants[]

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Group A[]

Team Qualification
Flag of Croatia Croatia Placed 2nd in Division II Group B last year.
Flag of Estonia Estonia Placed 6th Division I Group B and was relegated in 2011.
Flag of Iceland Iceland Host, placed 3rd in Division II Group B last year.
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Placed 2nd in Division II Group A last year.
Flag of Serbia Serbia Placed 3rd in Division II Group A last year.
Flag of Spain Spain Placed 5th Division I Group A and was relegated in 2011.
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Group B[]

Team Qualification
Flag of Belgium Belgium Placed 4th in Division II Group A last year.
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Host, placed 5th in Division II Group B last year.
Flag of China China Placed 4th in Division II Group B last year.
Flag of Israel Israel Placed 1st in Division III last year and was promoted.
Flag of Mexico Mexico Placed 5th in Division II Group A last year.
Flag of South Africa South Africa Placed 2nd in Division III last year and was promoted.

Group A Tournament[]

Standings[]

Promoted to Division I B for 2013
Relegated to Division II B for 2013
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GDF PTS
Flag of Estonia Estonia 5 5 0 0 0 39 11 +28 15
Flag of Spain Spain 5 4 0 0 1 21 9 +12 12
Flag of Croatia Croatia 5 3 0 0 2 27 13 +14 9
Flag of Iceland Iceland 5 2 0 0 3 12 19 –7 6
Flag of Serbia Serbia 5 1 0 0 4 27 20 +7 3
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 5 0 0 0 5 5 59 –54 0

All times are local (UTC±0).

12 April 2012
13:00
Croatia Flag of Croatia 2–3
(0–0, 1–1, 1–2)
Flag of Spain Spain Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 184
12 April 2012
16:30
Estonia Flag of Estonia 5–2
(1–2, 3–0, 1–0)
Flag of Serbia Serbia Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 208
12 April 2012
20:00
Iceland Flag of Iceland 4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 522
13 April 2012
13:00
Estonia Flag of Estonia 3–2
(2–0, 0–1, 1–1)
Flag of Croatia Croatia Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 112
13 April 2012
16:30
Spain Flag of Spain 7–0
(1–0, 4–0, 2–0)
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 157
13 April 2012
20:00
Serbia Flag of Serbia 3–5
(2–2, 0–3, 1–0)
Flag of Iceland Iceland Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 850
15 April 2012
13:00
Spain Flag of Spain 4–2
(1–2, 1–0, 2–0)
Flag of Serbia Serbia Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 150
15 April 2012
16:30
Croatia Flag of Croatia 12–3
(3–0, 4–1, 5–2)
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 124
15 April 2012
20:00
Estonia Flag of Estonia 7–2
(2–1, 3–0, 2–1)
Flag of Iceland Iceland Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 1160
17 April 2012
13:00
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand 2–19
(0–8, 2–6, 0–5)
Flag of Estonia Estonia Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 95
17 April 2012
16:30
Serbia Flag of Serbia 3–6
(1–2, 0–2, 2–2)
Flag of Croatia Croatia Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 134
17 April 2012
20:00
Iceland Flag of Iceland 0–4
(0–2, 0–1, 0–1)
Flag of Spain Spain Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 650
18 April 2012
13:00
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand 0–17
(0–7, 0–6, 0–4)
Flag of Serbia Serbia Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 234
18 April 2012
16:30
Spain Flag of Spain 3–5
(1–2, 2–2, 0–1)
Flag of Estonia Estonia Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 278
18 April 2012
20:00
Croatia Flag of Croatia 5–1
(1–0, 1–0, 3–1)
Flag of Iceland Iceland Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 850

Statistics[]

Top 10 scorers[]

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1 Joel Prpic Flag of Croatia Croatia 5 3 10 13 +6 2
2 Andrew Sertich Flag of Croatia Croatia 5 7 5 12 +8 0
3 Aleksandr Petrov Flag of Estonia Estonia 5 5 7 12 +8 0
4 Maksim Ivanov Flag of Estonia Estonia 5 4 5 9 +6 12
5 Aleksei Sibirtsev Flag of Estonia Estonia 5 5 3 8 +6 0
6 Pablo Muñoz Flag of Spain Spain 5 3 5 8 +5 6
6 Robert Rooba Flag of Estonia Estonia 5 3 5 8 +5 6
8 Dmitri Rodin Flag of Estonia Estonia 5 2 6 8 +5 10
9 Marko Kovacevic Flag of Serbia Serbia 5 3 4 7 +2 2
9 Igor Lazic Flag of Croatia Croatia 5 3 4 7 +4 2
9 Kenneth MacAulay Flag of Croatia Croatia 5 3 4 7 +2 0

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Goaltending leaders[]

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country MINS GA Sv% GAA SO
1 Ander Alcaine Flag of Spain Spain 290:17 9 95.16 1.86 1
2 Villem-Henrik Koitmaa Flag of Estonia Estonia 235:56 9 92.56 2.29 0
3 Mate Tomljenovic Flag of Croatia Croatia 279:04 11 91.54 2.37 0
4 Dennis Henstrom Flag of Iceland Iceland 299:50 18 90.22 3.60 1
5 Milan Lukovic Flag of Serbia Serbia 289:39 20 87.34 4.14 0

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Tournament awards[]

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Flag of Spain Ander Alcaine
    • Best Defenseman: Flag of Croatia Kenny MacAulay
    • Best Forward: Flag of Estonia Aleksandr Petrov

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Group B Tournament[]

Standings[]

Promoted to Division II A for 2013
Relegated to Division III for 2013
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GDF PTS
Flag of Belgium Belgium 5 5 0 0 0 49 11 +38 15
Flag of China China 5 3 0 0 2 28 21 +7 9
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 5 2 1 0 2 21 28 −7 8
Flag of Mexico Mexico 5 2 0 1 2 17 24 −7 7
Flag of Israel Israel 5 1 1 1 2 19 22 −3 6
Flag of South Africa South Africa 5 0 0 0 5 4 32 −28 0

All times are local (UTC+3).

2 April 2012
12:00
Mexico Flag of Mexico 2–9
(0–5, 1–1, 1–3)
Flag of Belgium Belgium Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 65
2 April 2012
15:30
China Flag of China 9–5
(3–2, 2–1, 4–2)
Flag of Israel Israel Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 152
2 April 2012
19:00
South Africa Flag of South Africa 1–4
(0–1, 1–1, 1–2)
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 1,235
3 April 2012
12:00
China Flag of China 5–1
(3–0, 1–1, 1–0)
Flag of Mexico Mexico Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 35
3 April 2012
15:30
Israel Flag of Israel 6–2
(3–0, 2–0, 1–2)
Flag of South Africa South Africa Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 47
3 April 2012
19:00
Belgium Flag of Belgium 14–3
(2–0, 6–0, 6–3)
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 1,380
5 April 2012
12:00
Belgium Flag of Belgium 4–1
(1–1, 2–0, 1–0)
Flag of Israel Israel Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 38
5 April 2012
15:30
China Flag of China 6–1
(2–0, 4–0, 0–1)
Flag of South Africa South Africa Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 62
5 April 2012
19:00
Mexico Flag of Mexico 8–5
(5–0, 1–4, 2–1)
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 1,358
6 April 2012
12:00
South Africa Flag of South Africa 0–14
(0–2, 0–6, 0–6)
Flag of Belgium Belgium Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 65
6 April 2012
15:30
Israel Flag of Israel 5–4 OT
(1–2, 2–1, 1–1)
(OT: 1–0)
Flag of Mexico Mexico Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 235
6 April 2012
19:00
Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria 6–3
(0–1, 3–2, 3–0)
Flag of China China Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 1,572
8 April 2012
12:00
Mexico Flag of Mexico 2–0
(0–0, 2–0, 0–0)
Flag of South Africa South Africa Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 103
8 April 2012
15:30
Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria 3–2 GWS
(1–1, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
Flag of Israel Israel Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 1,526
8 April 2012
19:00
Belgium Flag of Belgium 8–5
(5–2, 2–0. 1–3)
Flag of China China Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 537

Statistics[]

Top 10 scorers[]

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1 Olivier Roland Flag of Belgium Belgium 5 10 12 22 +22 4
2 Mitch Morgan Flag of Belgium Belgium 5 6 15 21 +20 2
3 Vincent Morgan Flag of Belgium Belgium 5 10 8 18 +21 0
4 Eliezer Sherbatov Flag of Israel Israel 5 9 5 14 +6 0
5 Stanislav Muhachev Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 5 4 10 14 −1 0
6 Daniel Mazour Flag of Israel Israel 5 6 4 10 +4 14
7 Alexei Yotov Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 5 5 5 10 −1 2
8 Zhang Weiyang Flag of China China 5 5 4 9 +4 4
9 Sergei Frenkel Flag of Israel Israel 5 1 8 9 +5 8
10 Kristof van Looy Flag of Belgium Belgium 5 3 5 8 +9 4

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Goaltending leaders[]

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country MINS GA Sv% GAA SO
1 Bjorn Steijen Flag of Belgium Belgium 260:00 8 93.55 1.85 0
2 Nikola Nikolov Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 167:19 8 91.30 2.87 0
3 Andreas de la Garma Flag of Mexico Mexico 149:48 10 90.20 4.01 0
4 Jevgeni Gusin Flag of Israel Israel 257:06 15 88.10 3.50 0
5 Jack Nebe Flag of South Africa South Africa 180:17 15 87.60 4.99 0

IIHF.com

Tournament awards[]

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Flag of Belgium Bjorn Steijlen
    • Best Defenseman: Flag of Belgium Niki de Herdt
    • Best Forward: Flag of Bulgaria Stanislav Muhachev

IIHF.com

Team Photos[]

References[]

External links[]



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