The 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. In 2012, a new format was introduced to the IIHF World Junior Championships, therefore Division II A and Division II B now represent the fourth and fifth tier of the IIHF World Junior Championship. Division II was played in two groups of six teams each. In each group, the first-placed team is promoted to a higher level, while the last-placed team is relegated to a lower level. This year, for the first time, the winner of Group B is promoted to Group A and the winner of Group A is promoted to the next year's Division I. Previously, the winners of both groups were promoted to the Division I.
Division II A The Division II A tournament was played in Donetsk, Ukraine, from 12 to 18 December 2011.2012 Division II A statistics
Participating teams Team QualificationHosts; placed 6th in Division I (Group A) last year and were relegated.Placed 6th in Division I (Group B) last year and were relegated.Placed 2nd in Division II (Group A) last year.Placed 2nd in Division II (Group B) last year.Placed 3rd in Division II (Group A) last year.Placed 3rd in Division II (Group B) last year.
Final standings
Match results All times are local. (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)
Statistics Top 10 scorers PosPlayerCountryGPGA Pts +/-PIM 1 Viktor Zakharov 5 7 2 9 +1 4 2 Attila Nemeth 5 6 3 9 +6 12 3 Aimas Fiscevas 5 3 5 8 0 2 4 Richard Hardi 5 2 6 8 +2 22 5 Pablo Puyelo 5 3 4 7 +2 6 6 Daniel Bogdziul 5 2 5 7 +1 0 7 Pijus Rulevicius 4 5 1 6 0 0 8 Pavlo Padakin 5 3 3 6 +3 8 8 Gergo Toth 5 3 3 6 +6 2 10 Vladislav Kutchevich 5 2 4 6 +6 4
Goaltending leaders (minimum 40% team's total ice time)
PosPlayerCountryMINSGASv%GAASO 1 Mantas Armalis 309:03 11 94.36 2.14 1 2 Kye Hoon Park 275:38 14 92.47 3.05 0 3 Pavlo Yachnyk 309:58 10 92.19 1.94 2 4 Deniz Mollen 229:09 14 90.91 3.67 0 5 Bruno González 140:00 10 90.00 4.29 1
IIHF Best Players awards Goaltender: Mantas Armalis Defenceman: Valentyn Sirchenko Forward: Viktor Zakharov
Division II B The Division II B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 10 to 16 December 2011.2012 Division II B statistics
Participating teams Team QualificationPlaced 4th in Division II (Group A) last year.Placed 4th in Division II (Group B) last year.Hosts; placed 5th in Division II (Group A) last year.Placed 5th in Division II (Group B) last year.Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted.Placed 2nd in Division III last year and were promoted.
Final standings
Match results All times are local. (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)
Statistics Top 10 scorers PosPlayerCountryGPGA Pts +/-PIM 1 Robert Rooba 5 13 6 19 +10 0 2 Artjom Gornostajev 5 6 13 19 +11 6 3 Matyas Biro 5 8 9 17 +11 10 3 Roberto Gliga 5 8 9 17 +12 2 5 Zsombor Molnar 5 4 9 13 +5 2 6 Anton Gurtovoi 5 5 5 10 +8 0 7 Aleksa Lukovic 4 5 4 9 -2 18 8 Dimitrije Filipovic 5 5 4 9 -2 28 9 Jordan Kyros 4 7 1 8 -5 6 10 Keven Leppimann 4 5 3 8 +6 2
Goaltending leaders (minimum 40% team's total ice time)
PosPlayerCountryMINSGASv%GAASO 1 Szabolcs Szakacs 180:00 5 91.38 1.67 0 2 Zoltan Toke 120:00 4 90.48 2.00 0 3 Aleksei Arno 209:33 7 89.23 2.00 0 4 Mike Jansen 244:27 19 88.48 4.66 0 5 Jovan Feher 264:34 21 86.09 4.76 0
IIHF Best Players awards Goaltender: Jovan Feher Defenceman: Ken Kuusk Forward: Roberto Gliga
References
External links Official website of IIHF