The 2019 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.
The tournaments were played in a round-robin tournament format, with two points allotted for a win, one additional point for a regulation win, and one point for an overtime or game winning shots loss.
To be eligible as a junior, a player couldn't be born earlier than 1999.
Division II A was held in Tallinn, Estonia, while Division II B was hosted in Zagreb, Croatia.
Division II A
The Division II A tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 13 to 19 January 2019.2019 World Championship Division II A official website2019 World Championship Division II A statistics
Participating teams Team Qualificationplaced 6th in Division I B last year and were relegatedplaced 2nd in Division II A last yearplaced 3rd in Division II A last yearhosts; placed 4th in Division II A last yearplaced 5th in Division II A last yearplaced 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted
Final standings
Match results All times are local. (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)
Statistics
Top 10 scorers PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts +/–PIM 1 Liam Kirk 5 5 9 14 +8 4 2 Joshua Waller 5 5 4 9 +5 0 3 Lukas Washco 4 4 4 8 +4 4 4 Jordan Buesa 5 5 2 7 +2 2 5 Martynas Grinius 5 3 4 7 +6 16 5 Kristofer Jõgi 5 3 4 7 +3 6 7 Kieran Brown 5 2 5 7 +5 4 8 Tyler Cooper 5 4 2 6 +2 2 9 Adam Vizi 5 3 3 6 +1 2 9 Yang Junk-yung 5 3 3 6 –3 16 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)
PosPlayerCountryTOIGASv%GAASO 1 Kristofer Jõgi 183:00 6 94.37 1.31 0 2 Laurynas Lubys 309:45 11 93.79 2.13 1 3 Oliver Soovik 122:00 3 92.50 1.48 0 4 Örs Adorján 293:39 17 90.96 3.47 0 5 Raul Barbo 294:50 17 89.57 3.46 0 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 Goaltender: Laurynas Lubys Defenceman: Saveli Novikov Forward: Liam Kirk
Division II B
The Division II B tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia, from 15 to 21 January 2019.2019 World Championship Division II B official website2019 World Championship Division II B statistics
Participating teams Team Qualificationplaced 6th in Division II A last year and were relegatedplaced 2nd in Division II B last yearhosts; placed 3rd in Division II B last yearplaced 4th in Division II B last yearplaced 5th in Division II B last yearplaced 1st in Division III last year and were promoted
Final standings
Match results All times are local. (Central European Time – UTC+1)
References
External links Official website of IIHF