The 2024 IIHF World Championship Division II is two international ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The Group A tournament was held in Belgrade, Serbia, from 21 to 27 April and the Group B tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 22 to 28 April 2024.
Croatia won Group A and got promoted to Division I, while Iceland was relegated. Group B was won by Belgium and saw Turkey getting relegated.
Group A tournament
The IIHF temporarily indicated that Israel would not participate, but two days later clarified that they will consider their participation in upcoming tournaments on a case by case basis.
Participants Team QualificationHost, placed 6th in Division I B in 2023 and was relegated.Placed 3rd in Division II A in 2023.Placed 4th in Division II A in 2023.Placed 5th in Division II A in 2023Placed 6th in Division II A in 2023.Placed 1st in Division II B in 2023 and was promoted.
Match officials Five referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees Linesmen Nicolas Crégut Stef Oosterling Marcus Wannerstedt Bartosz Kaczmarek Andrii Kicha Nicholas Albinati Fu Dahe Krešimir Polašek Marko Saković Uroš Mladenović David Perduv Patrick Dapuzzo
Standings
Results All times are local (UTC+2).
Statistics Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS Artem Klavdiev 5 5 8 13 +6 2 F Dmitry Likhachev 5 5 7 12 +5 4 F Ilia Chuikov 5 4 5 9 +5 0 F Marko Katić 5 3 6 9 +6 0 D Sergei Kuznetsov 5 6 2 8 +3 4 D David Levin 5 1 7 8 0 6 F Marko Mladenović 5 1 7 8 +6 24 D Mike Levin 4 5 2 7 −2 31 F Bruno Idžan 5 4 3 7 +2 0 F Karlo Marinković 5 3 4 7 +2 0 F GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO Vilim Rosandić 240:00 5 1.25 99 94.95 1 Arsenije Ranković 277:25 10 2.16 113 91.15 0 Maksim Rashchupkin 298:32 20 4.02 186 89.25 0 Aleksi Toivonen 303:31 17 3.36 151 88.74 0 Maksim Kaliaev 229:31 18 4.71 124 85.48 0 TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts Source: IIHF.com
Awards Position Player Goaltender Vilim Rosandić Defenceman Marko Katić Forward Mirko Đumić
Group B tournament
Participants Team QualificationDisqualified from Division II A in 2023 and was relegated.Placed 2nd in Division II B in 2023.Host, placed 3rd in Division II B in 2023.Placed 4th in Division II B in 2023.Placed 5th in Division II B in 2023.Placed 1st in Division III A in 2023 and was promoted.
Match officials Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees Linesmen Filip Metzinger Kenneth Nielsen Alexey Roshchyn Walker Holton Maxmillian Gatol Maarten van den Acker Martin Boyadjiev David Klouček Frederik Andersen Markus Merk Lodewijk Beelen
Standings
Results All times are local (UTC+3).
Statistics Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS Sam Verelst 5 5 9 14 +11 2 F Bryan Henry 5 3 9 12 +11 4 F Vadim Gyesbreghs 5 6 5 11 +12 4 D Oliver De Crook 5 5 6 11 +12 2 F Yoren De Smet 5 5 6 11 +12 0 F Stefan Amston 5 5 4 9 +9 2 D Jackson Fontaine 5 7 1 8 +5 2 F Iniaz Steyaert 4 4 4 8 +12 2 F Ivan Hodulov 5 5 2 7 −2 33 F Colin McIntosh 5 2 5 7 +6 2 F GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO Jelle Lievens 240:00 3 0.75 45 93.33 2 Csaba Kercso-Magos 180:00 10 3.33 110 90.91 0 Hsiao Po-yu 245:00 18 4.41 155 88.39 0 Ivan Starostin 246:33 12 2.92 96 87.50 0 Dimitar Dimitrov 209:05 19 5.45 125 84.80 0 TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts Source: IIHF.com
Awards Position Player Goaltender Jelle Lievens Defenceman Stefan Amston Forward Sam Verelst
References
External links Official website of Division IIA Official website of Division IIB