The 2019 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The Group A tournament was held in Belgrade, Serbia, from 9 to 15 April, and the Group B tournament in México City, Mexico, from 21 to 27 April 2019.
Serbia and Israel won the Group A and B tournaments, and were promoted, while Belgium and North Korea finished last and were relegated. Israel's Eliezer Sherbatov was the scoring leader, with 15 points.
Group A tournament
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Croatia | Placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated. |
| Australia | Placed 2nd in Division II A last year. |
| Serbia | Host, placed 3rd in Division II A last year. |
| China | Placed 4th in Division II A last year. |
| Belgium | Placed 5th in Division II A last year. |
| Spain | Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted. |
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
| Referees | Linesmen |
|---|---|
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia (H, P) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 11 | Promotion to 2020 Division I B |
| 2 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 11 | |
| 3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 10 | |
| 4 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 8 | |
| 5 | China | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 3 | |
| 6 | Belgium (R) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 2 | Relegation to 2020 Division II B |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
All times are local (UTC+2).
9 April 201913:00Spain 5–3
(2–1, 1–1, 2–1) ChinaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 68
| Carbonell (Fuentes, Ubieto) (PP) – 06:38 | 1–0 | |
| 1–1 | 08:48 – Li (Zhang C., Chen Le.) | |
| Fuentes (Burgos, Ubieto) (PP) – 16:27 | 2–1 | |
| 2–2 | 20:41 – Yang (Zhang P., Zhang C.) (PP) | |
| Lasuen – 27:35 | 3–2 | |
| 3–3 | 43:16 – Zhang H. (Liang) | |
| Baldris – 53:50 | 4–3 | |
| Rubio (Carbonell, García) (EN) – 59:16 | 5–3 |
Game reference Ander Alcaine Goalies Han Pengfei Referee:
Christoph Sternat
Linesmen:
Kensuke Kanazawa
David Perduv 4 min Penalties 10 min 34 Shots 24
16:30Australia 3–4 OT
(3–0, 0–2, 0–1)
(OT: 0–1) BelgiumPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 38
| Rezek (Baclig) – 01:31 | 1–0 | |
| Malloy (Rezek) – 02:58 | 2–0 | |
| Kubara (Darge, Wong) – 07:17 | 3–0 | |
| 3–1 | 30:13 – De Schepper (Verelst, B. Kolodziejczyk) (PP2) | |
| 3–2 | 31:00 – Verelst (B. Kolodziejczyk, Paulus) (PP) | |
| 3–3 | 40:26 – Verelst (B. Kolodziejczyk) | |
| 3–4 | 62:56 – De Croock (Paulus) |
Game reference Anthony Kimlin Goalies Wouter Peeters Referee:
Miroslav Iarets
Linesmen:
Tibor Fazekas
Ivan Nedeljković 10 min Penalties 4 min 32 Shots 37
20:00Serbia 3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0) CroatiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 1,126
| Sretović (Kastel) (PP) – 13:47 | 1–0 | |
| 1–1 | 16:41 – Janković (L. Jarčov) (PP) | |
| Popravka (Vučurević, Podunavac) – 30:07 | 2–1 | |
| Luković (Sretović, Brkušanin) (ENG) – 59:23 | 3–1 |
Game reference Arsenije Ranković Goalies Vilim Rosandić Referee:
Jevgēņijs Griškevičs
Linesmen:
Daniel Beresford
James Kavanagh 16 min Penalties 18 min 37 Shots 30
13:00Belgium 2–4
(0–2, 1–0, 1–2) SpainPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 20
| 0–1 | 02:51 – Granell (Zaballa) | |
| 0–2 | 13:02 – Fuentes | |
| Verelst (B. Kolodziejczyk) (SH) – 20:38 | 1–2 | |
| 1–3 | 41:17 – Rubio (Carbonell, Ubieto) | |
| B. Kolodziejczyk (Neven) – 43:30 | 2–3 | |
| 2–4 | 43:39 – Burgos (Beltrán, Carbonell) |
Game reference Wouter Peeters Goalies Ander Alcaine Referee:
Jevgēņijs Griškevičs
Linesmen:
Daniel Beresford
Tibor Fazekas 26 min Penalties 10 min 24 Shots 45
16:30Croatia 7–0
(2–0, 3–0, 2–0) ChinaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 42
| Morrisonn (PP) – 09:20 | 1–0 | |
| Janković (Zanoški, Morrisonn) (PP2) – 10:26 | 2–0 | |
| Šakić (Zanoški, Janković) (PP) – 22:22 | 3–0 | |
| Mirić (Morrisonn, Šakić) (PP) – 37:22 | 4–0 | |
| Šakić (Novak, Mirić) – 39:39 | 5–0 | |
| Novak (Mirić, Šakić) – 50:52 | 6–0 | |
| Kanaet (Janković) – 56:53 | 7–0 |
Game reference Vilim Rosandić Goalies Sun Zehao Referee:
Ramon Sterkens
Linesmen:
James Kavanagh
David Perduv 6 min Penalties 68 min 48 Shots 19
20:00Australia 3–2
(2–1, 1–0, 0–1) SerbiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 653
| 0–1 | 03:17 – Dragutinović (Luković) | |
| Armstrong (Todd, McMahon) (SH) – 10:59 | 1–1 | |
| Virjassov – 14:44 | 2–1 | |
| Woodman (Virjassov, Powell) (PP) – 26:29 | 3–1 | |
| 3–2 | 45:57 – Đumić (Dragović) |
Game reference Anthony Kimlin Goalies Arsenije Ranković Referee:
Miroslav Iarets
Linesmen:
Håvar Dahl
Kensuke Kanazawa 29 min Penalties 4 min 26 Shots 34
13:00Croatia 5–2
(2–0, 1–2, 2–0) BelgiumPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 53
| Mikulić (Mirić, Srketić) (SH) – 04:19 | 1–0 | |
| Jarčov (Morrisonn, Zanoški) – 04:53 | 2–0 | |
| 2–1 | 27:36 – Verelst (B. Kolodziejczyk, De Croock) | |
| Kanaet (Janković, Srketić) – 31:38 | 3–1 | |
| 3–2 | 38:22 – Paulus (B. Kolodziejczyk, Verelst) | |
| Janković – 57:11 | 4–2 | |
| Šakić (Smolec) (EN) – 59:00 | 5–2 |
Game reference Vilim Rosandić Goalies Wouter Peeters Referee:
Miroslav Iarets
Linesmen:
Ivan Nedeljković
David Perduv 6 min Penalties 10 min 38 Shots 26
16:30Australia 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0) SpainPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 67
| Darge (Malloy, Woodman) (PP2) – 13:01 | 1–0 | |
| Baclig (SH) – 25:24 | 2–0 | |
| Lindsay (Webster, Virjassov) – 39:09 | 3–0 | |
| Virjassov (Webster, Taylor) – 55:50 | 4–0 |
Game reference Anthony Kimlin Goalies Ander Alcaine Referee:
Ramon Sterkens
Linesmen:
Daniel Beresford
Kensuke Kanazawa 8 min Penalties 14 min 26 Shots 37
20:00Serbia 6–5
(1–2, 1–3, 4–0) ChinaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 536
| 0–1 | 10:36 – Li (Chen Le., Chen Z.) | |
| 0–2 | 16:15 – Huang (Yang) (PP) | |
| Lestarić (Novaković, Đumić) – 17:42 | 1–2 | |
| Podunavac (Bosković, Kerezović) (PP) – 22:55 | 2–2 | |
| 2–3 | 26:36 – Yang (Zhang Z., Ying) (PP) | |
| 2–4 | 36:54 – Chen L. (Zhang C., Li) | |
| 2–5 | 38:11 – Xia | |
| Crnogorac (Kerezović, Đumić) – 49:04 | 3–5 | |
| Sabadoš (Đumić, Podunavac) (PP) – 51:33 | 4–5 | |
| Luković (Kastel) (EA) – 58:24 | 5–5 | |
| Kastel (Crnogorac, Sretović) (EA) – 59:46 | 6–5 |
Game reference Arsenije Ranković
Jug Mitić Goalies Han Pengfei Referee:
Christoph Sternat
Linesmen:
Håvar Dahl
James Kavanagh 6 min Penalties 14 min 44 Shots 28
13:00China 2–3
(0–0, 2–1, 0–2) AustraliaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 62
| Chen Li. (Xia) – 25:27 | 1–0 | |
| 1–1 | 25:51 – Darge (Armstrong, Powell) | |
| Zhang Z. (Yang) – 30:43 | 2–1 | |
| 2–2 | 51:16 – Rezek (Haselhurst) | |
| 2–3 | 57:42 – Rezek (Todd, Baclig) (PP2) |
Game reference Sun Zehao Goalies Anthony Kimlin Referee:
Ramon Sterkens
Linesmen:
Tibor Fazekas
Kensuke Kanazawa 18 min Penalties 4 min 25 Shots 45
16:30Spain 3–4 GWS
(1–0, 1–2, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1) CroatiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 73
| Burgos (Rubio, Carbonell) – 19:29 | 1–0 | |
| Baldris (Burgos) – 24:54 | 2–0 | |
| 2–1 | 28:26 – Vedlin (L. Jarčov, Janković) (PP) | |
| 2–2 | 37:20 – Rene Čanić (Mikulić, Kanaet) | |
| 2–3 | 44:20 – Šakić (Janković, L. Jarčov) | |
| G. González (Granell) (PP) – 47:14 | 3–3 |
Game reference Ander Alcaine Goalies Vilim Rosandić Referee:
Christoph Sternat
Linesmen:
Håvar Dahl
Ivan Nedeljković Burgos
Rubio
Boronat
Fuentes
Pantoja Shootout Janković
Zanoški
Mirić
Šakić 4 min Penalties 8 min 26 Shots 29
20:00Belgium 3–6
(1–2, 0–2, 2–2) SerbiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 417
| 0–1 | 04:40 – Dragović (Đumić) | |
| 0–2 | 07:52 – Bosković (Đumić) | |
| Coolen (Verelst, Neven) (PP) – 08:55 | 1–2 | |
| 1–3 | 22:29 – Sretović (Brkušanin) | |
| 1–4 | 33:42 – Brkušanin (Popravka) (PP) | |
| 1–5 | 41:10 – Sretović (Popravka) | |
| B. Kolodziejczyk (Paulus) (SH) – 44:23 | 2–5 | |
| Neven (B. Kolodziejczyk) (PP2) – 45:45 | 3–5 | |
| 3–6 | 57:06 – Bosković (Brkušanin, Luković) (PP2) |
Game reference Wouter Peeters Goalies Arsenije Ranković Referee:
Jevgēņijs Griškevičs
Linesmen:
Daniel Beresford
James Kavanagh 18 min Penalties 35 min 30 Shots 38
13:00Croatia 2–1
(1–0, 1–1, 0–0) AustraliaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 79
| Morrisonn (Zanoški) – 00:31 | 1–0 | |
| 1–1 | 32:20 – Rezek (Todd, Malloy) | |
| Kanaet (Morrisonn, Vedlin) (SH) – 38:13 | 2–1 |
Game reference Vilim Rosandić Goalies Anthony Kimlin Referee:
Ramon Sterkens
Linesmen:
James Kavanagh
David Perduv 34 min Penalties 8 min 45 Shots 39
16:30China 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0) BelgiumPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 26
| Zhang Z. (Hu) – 04:08 | 1–0 | |
| Ying (Hu, Wang) – 34:42 | 2–0 | |
| Zhang Z. (Ying, Xiang) (PP) – 37:35 | 3–0 | |
| Zhang C. – 53:03 | 4–0 |
Game reference Sun Zehao Goalies Wouter Peeters
Cisse Van der Weyde Referee:
Miroslav Iarets
Linesmen:
Tibor Fazekas
Kensuke Kanazawa 39 min Penalties 53 min 25 Shots 34
20:00Serbia 3–2 GWS
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0) SpainPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 1,276
| Luković (Brkušanin, Ilić) – 04:10 | 1–0 | |
| 1–1 | 26:03 – González (Betrán, Fuentes) | |
| 1–2 | 46:34 – Rubio (Carbonell, Fuentes) (PP) | |
| Bošković (EA) – 59:32 | 2–2 |
Game reference Arsenije Ranković Goalies Ander Alcaine Referee:
Christoph Sternat
Linesmen:
Daniel Beresford
Håvar Dahl Kerezović
Đumić
Popravka
Sretović
Brkušanin Shootout Pantoja
Rubio
Boronat
González
Ubieto 6 min Penalties 4 min 42 Shots 31
Awards and statistics
Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goalkeeper: Vilim Rosandić
- Best Defenseman: Shaone Morrisonn
- Best Forward: Mirko Đumić
Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Kolodziejczyk | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +2 | 0 | F |
| Ivan Janković | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +3 | 0 | F |
| Sam Verelst | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −3 | 2 | F |
| Marko Šakić | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +7 | 0 | F |
| Shaone Morrisonn | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −1 | 26 | D |
| Alejandro Carbonell | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +3 | 2 | F |
| Mirko Đumić | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +4 | 0 | F |
| Josef Rezek | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +2 | 2 | F |
| Aleksa Luković | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +5 | 2 | D |
| Marko Sretović | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +5 | 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.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vilim Rosandić | 304:21 | 8 | 1.58 | 146 | 94.52 | 1 |
| Anthony Kimlin | 302:53 | 10 | 1.98 | 178 | 94.38 | 1 |
| Sun Zehao | 180:00 | 10 | 3.33 | 127 | 92.13 | 1 |
| Arsenije Ranković | 298:41 | 13 | 2.61 | 140 | 90.71 | 0 |
| Ander Alcaine | 309:58 | 14 | 2.71 | 143 | 90.21 | 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
Group B tournament
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Iceland | Placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated. |
| New Zealand | Placed 2nd in Division II B last year. |
| Israel | Placed 3rd in Division II B last year. |
| North Korea | Placed 4th in Division II B last year. |
| Mexico | Host, placed 5th in Division II B last year. |
| Georgia | Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted. |
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
| Referees | Linesmen |
|---|---|
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel (P) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 14 | Promotion to 2020 Division II A |
| 2 | Iceland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 9 | |
| 3 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 9 | |
| 4 | Georgia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 6 | |
| 5 | Mexico (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 4 | |
| 6 | North Korea (R) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 37 | −18 | 3 | Relegation to 2020 Division III A |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
All times are local (UTC−5).
21 April 201913:00Israel 6–3
(2–1, 2–1, 2–1) IcelandSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 750
| Ben Tiv (Frenkel, Halpert) – 07:26 | 1–0 | |
| 1–1 | 09:22 - Jakobsson (Atlason, Knútsson) | |
| Mazour (Klein, Frenkel) (PP) – 14:23 | 2–1 | |
| Vernyy – 21:36 | 3–1 | |
| Mazour (Kozevnikov) (PP) – 36:23 | 4–1 | |
| 4–2 | 39:25 - Atlason (Knútsson, Sigurðsson) | |
| 4–3 | 57:45 - Sigurðsson (Orongan) (EA) | |
| Halpert (Sherbatov) (EN) – 58:28 | 5–3 | |
| R. Aharonovich (EN) – 59:46 | 6–3 |
Game reference Nir Tichon Goalies Dennis Hedström Referee:
Andrew Thackaberry
Linesmen:
Justin Cornell
Marc-Henri Progin 6 min Penalties 24 min 40 Shots 32
16:30Georgia 4–9
(2–2, 2–3, 0–4) North KoreaSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 753
| Kozyulin (Obolgogiani) – 05:08 | 1–0 | |
| 1–1 | 08:36 – Hong | |
| 1–2 | 09:17 – Kang M. (Kang I., Ryu) (PP) | |
| Vasilchenko (Zhuzhunashvili) – 18:09 | 2–2 | |
| Kochkin (Zhuzhunashvili) (SH) – 22:40 | 3–2 | |
| Kharizov (Tsomaia) – 23:51 | 4–2 | |
| 4–3 | 24:42 – Hong (Kang M.) | |
| 4–4 | 36:16 – Ri K. (Kang M., Ryu) (PP) | |
| 4–5 | 37:18 – Hong (Kang I., Kim H.) | |
| 4–6 | 44:03 – Ri S. (Kang I.) | |
| 4–7 | 46:10 – Ri S. (Kang I.) | |
| 4–8 | 52:34 – An (Hong, Kim Kw.) (PP) | |
| 4–9 | 53:57 – Hong (Kim Kw.) |
Game reference Andrey Ilyenko Goalies Pak Il
Jo Kwang-su Referee:
Tim Tzirtziganis
Linesmen:
Anže Bergant
Sem Ramírez 53 min Penalties 14 min 40 Shots 40
20:15New Zealand 7–2
(4–1, 3–1, 0–0) MexicoSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 1,250
| Eaden (Heyd, Lee) – 03:04 | 1–0 | |
| 1–1 | 03:43 – Majul (Cruz) | |
| Strayer (Polozov, Amston) (PP) – 10:31 | 2–1 | |
| Challis (Lee, Eaden) (PP) – 19:13 | 3–1 | |
| Cox (Eaden, Schneider) – 19:46 | 4–1 | |
| 4–2 | 20:50 – Gómez (Sierra, Pérez) | |
| Schneider (Strayer, Polozov) (PP) – 23:10 | 5–2 | |
| Amston (PP) – 32:36 | 6–2 | |
| Cox (Schneider, Polozov) – 38:50 | 7–2 |
Game reference Richard Parry Goalies Andrés de la Garma
Sebastián de la Vega Referee:
Tomasz Radzik
Linesmen:
Sergio Biec
Tomáš Brejcha 16 min Penalties 20 min 44 Shots 24
13:00Iceland 8–0
(4–0, 3–0, 1–0) North KoreaSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 100
| Leifsson (Mikaelsson) – 01:18 | 1–0 | |
| Račanský (Knútsson) (SH) – 02:34 | 2–0 | |
| Mikaelsson (Leifsson, Sigrunarson) (PP) – 08:34 | 3–0 | |
| Račanský (Orongan, Sigurðsson) (PP) – 12:00 | 4–0 | |
| Leifsson (PS) – 24:52 | 5–0 | |
| Leifsson – 30:46 | 6–0 | |
| Sigurðsson – 36:44 | 7–0 | |
| Sigurðsson (Pålsson) – 51:13 | 8–0 |
Game reference Dennis Hedström Goalies Jo Kwang-su
Pak Il Referee:
Benas Jakšys
Linesmen:
Anže Bergant
Sergio Biec 20 min Penalties 20 min 58 Shots 15
16:30New Zealand 3–5
(1–1, 0–2, 2–2) IsraelSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 208
| 0–1 | 08:16 – Kozhevnikov | |
| Schneider (Strayer, Cox) (PP) – 17:12 | 1–1 | |
| 1–2 | 28:59 – Frenkel (Klein) | |
| 1–3 | 38:33 – Kozhevnikov | |
| Heyd (Eaden, Craig) | 2–3 | |
| 2–4 | 47:04 – Kozhevnikov (Kozevnikov, Geller) (PP) | |
| Amston – 51:26 | 3–4 | |
| 3–5 | 59:55 – Sherbatov (ENG) |
Game reference Richard Parry Goalies Nir Tichon Referee:
Tim Tzirtziganis
Linesmen:
Justin Cornell
Lasse Dahlerup 4 min Penalties 12 min 31 Shots 35
20:00Mexico 2–3
(1–1, 0–1, 1–1) GeorgiaSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 798
| 0–1 | 11:24 – Vasilchenko | |
| Pérez (Majul, Hagerman) (PP) – 13:17 | 1–1 | |
| 1–2 | 27:11 – Vasilchenko | |
| 1–3 | 46:28 – Vasilchenko (Obolgogiani, Kozyulin) | |
| Majul (Gómez, Sierra) – 48:07 | 2–3 |
Game reference Andrés de la Garma Goalies Andrey Ilyenko Referee:
Andrew Thackaberry
Linesmen:
Tomáš Brejcha
Marc-Henri Progin 18 min Penalties 6 min 37 Shots 35
13:00New Zealand 6–2
(2–2, 2–0, 2–0) GeorgiaSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 100
| 0–1 | 00:30 – Kozyulin (Zhuzhunashvili) | |
| Craig (Lee) – 10:14 | 1–1 | |
| Gavoille (Challis) – 11:47 | 2–1 | |
| 2–2 | 14:16 – Kurbatov (Zhuzhunashvili, Obolgogiani) (PP) | |
| Eaden (Challis) (PP) – 31:35 | 3–2 | |
| Lee (Challis, Craig) (PP) – 35:24 | 4–2 | |
| Heyd (Challis, Lee) (PP) – 47:32 | 5–2 | |
| Eaden (Heyd) – 52:35 | 6–2 |
Game reference Richard Parry Goalies Andrey Ilyenko Referee:
Benas Jakšys
Linesmen:
Sergio Biec
Sem Ramírez 10 min Penalties 10 min 34 Shots 34
16:30Israel 9–3
(2–1, 4–1, 3–1) North KoreaSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 210
| Mazour (Sherbatov, Kozhevnikov) (PP) – 03:08 | 1–0 | |
| 1–1 | 04:55 – Hong (Kang I., An) (PP) | |
| Sherbatov – 09:44 | 2–1 | |
| 2–2 | 22:55 – Kim H. (Hong) | |
| Kozhevnikov (Frenkel) – 24:55 | 3–2 | |
| Sherbatov (Hoffman) (SH) – 32:28 | 4–2 | |
| Halpert (Kozhevnikov, Frenkel) – 36:02 | 5–2 | |
| Sherbatov (PS) – 37:52 | 6–2 | |
| Frenkel (Klein, Sherbatov) – 49:50 | 7–2 | |
| Geller (Ben Tov) – 52:53 | 8–2 | |
| 8–3 | 53:30 – Kang M. (Jong, Son) | |
| Frenkel (Kozhevnikov) – 59:15 | 9–3 |
Game reference Nir Tichon Goalies Jo Kwan-su Referee:
Tomasz Radzik
Linesmen:
Tomáš Brejcha
Marc-Henri Progin 20 min Penalties 26 min 33 Shots 25
20:00Iceland 8–1
(2–0, 6–1, 0–0) MexicoSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 758
| Mikaelsson (G. Arason, Sigrunarson) – 07:04 | 1–0 | |
| Račanský (G. Arason) – 12:36 | 2–0 | |
| 2–1 | 23:16 – Majul (Pérez) | |
| Mikaelsson (Sigrunarson) (PP) – 25:12 | 3–1 | |
| Johannesson (G. Arason, Andresson) – 26:03 | 4–1 | |
| Orongan – 26:29 | 5–1 | |
| Orongan (Sigurðsson) (PP2) – 28:09 | 6–1 | |
| Pålsson (Račanský, Orongan) (PP) – 35:01 | 7–1 | |
| Mikaelsson – 39:50 | 8–1 |
Game reference Dennis Hedström Goalies Andrés de la Garma
Sebastian de la Vega Referee:
Tim Tzirtziganis
Linesmen:
Justin Cornell
Lasse Dahlerup 12 min Penalties 22 min 46 Shots 23
13:00North Korea 5–8
(3–2, 1–2, 1–4) New ZealandSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 105
| Kang I. (Kim Ku.) – 01:20 | 1–0 | |
| Hong C. (Ri S.) (SH) — 04:27 | 2–0 | |
| Kim H. (Ri C., Kim Kw.) – 07:00 | 3–0 | |
| 3–1 | 13:06 – Schneider (Strayer, Polozov) (PP) | |
| 3–2 | 16:24 – Strayer (Schneider, Cox) (PP) | |
| 3–3 | 20:31 – Schneider (Strayer, Craig) (PP) | |
| Kim Kw. (Kim H.) (PP) – 31:49 | 4–3 | |
| 4–4 | 32:18 – Gavoille (Henderson, Challis) | |
| Ri S. (Kim Ku.) – 41:05 | 5–4 | |
| 5–5 | 43:40 – Polozov (Cox, Schneider) | |
| 5–6 | 47:02 – Cox (Henderson, Schneider) | |
| 5–7 | 47:33 – Amston (Gavoille, Strayer) | |
| 5–8 | 50:03 – Eaden (Heyd, Mawson) |
Game reference Jo Kwang-su
Pak Il Goalies Vincent Mitalas Referee:
Andrew Thackaberry
Linesmen:
Lasse Dahlerup
Marc-Henri Progin 14 min Penalties 10 min 36 Shots 50
16:30Georgia 6–3
(2–3, 2–0, 2–0) IcelandSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 170
| 0–1 | 07:11 – Račanský (Sigurðsson) | |
| 0–2 | 09:20 – Račanský (Sigurðsson, Orongan) | |
| 0–3 | 11:07 – Orongan (Račanský, Pålsson) (PP) | |
| Kozyulin (Zhuzhunashvili) (PP) – 17:33 | 1–3 | |
| Zhuzhunashvili (Kozyulin) (PP2) – 19:36 | 2–3 | |
| Obolgogiani (Zhuzhunashvili) – 22:05 | 3–3 | |
| Kurbatov (Obolgogiani) (PP) – 33:49 | 4–3 | |
| Obolgogiani (Kurbatov) (SH) – 52:12 | 5–3 | |
| Vasilchenko – 56:04 | 6–3 |
Game reference Andrey Ilyenko Goalies Dennis Hedström Referee:
Tomasz Radzik
Linesmen:
Justin Cornell
Sem Ramírez 16 min Penalties 10 min 22 Shots 42
20:00Mexico 4–5 OT
(3–1, 0–3, 1–0)
(OT: 0–1) IsraelSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 794
| Majul (Sierra) – 00:14 | 1–0 | |
| 1–1 | 05:13 – Kozhevnikov (Sherf, Kozevnikov) | |
| Gómez (Majul, Sierra) – 14:26 | 2–1 | |
| Cruz (Ugarte) (PP) – 18:56 | 3–1 | |
| 3–2 | 24:57 – Vernyy (Klein, Sherbatov) | |
| 3–3 | 28:56 – Klein (Geller, Vernyy) | |
| 3–4 | 30:45 – Sherbatov (Kozhevnikov) | |
| Gómez (Majul) – 47:20 | 4–4 | |
| 4–5 | 62:56 – Frenkel (Kozhevnikov, Kozevnikov) (PP) |
Game reference Andrés de la Garma Goalies Nir Tichon Referee:
Benas Jakšys
Linesmen:
Anže Bergant
Sergio Biec 12 min Penalties 10 min 26 Shots 37
13:00Israel 7–3
(2–1, 4–0, 1–2) GeorgiaSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 85
| 0–1 | 11:26 – Vasilchenko (Obolgogiani, Kurbatov) (PP) | |
| Frenkel (Spivak, Sherbatov) – 14:58 | 1–1 | |
| Frenkel (Kozhevnikov, Sherbatov) – 16:30 | 2–1 | |
| Sherbatov (Frenkel, Kozhevnikov) – 22:13 | 3–1 | |
| Mazour (R. Aharonovich, Halpert) – 22:36 | 4–1 | |
| Sherbatov (Kozhevnikov, Spivak) – 34:35 | 5–1 | |
| Klein (Sherbatov, Kozhevnikov) (PP) – 36:17 | 6–1 | |
| 6–2 | 41:25 – Kochkin (Kurbatov) | |
| 6–3 | 47:12 – Vasilchenko (Obolgogiani, Zhuzhunashvili) | |
| Vernyy (Sherbatov) (SH, EN) – 58:03 | 7–3 |
Game reference Nir Tichon Goalies Andrey Ilyenko Referee:
Benas Jakšys
Linesmen:
Marc-Henri Progin
Sem Ramírez 10 min Penalties 12 min 28 Shots 32
16:30Iceland 4–2
(2–0, 2–0, 0–2) New ZealandSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 198
| Andresson (Guðnason) – 09:35 | 1–0 | |
| Račanský (Orongan, Blöndal) – 10:35 | 2–0 | |
| Mikaelsson (Leifsson, Þorsteinsson) – 20:53 | 3–0 | |
| Johannesson (Knútsson) – 26:51 | 4–0 | |
| 4–1 | 44:36 – Cox (Polozov, Lee) (PP) | |
| 4–2 | 59:22 – Schneider (Amston, Henderson) (EA) |
Game reference Snorri Sigurbergsson Goalies Richard Parry Referee:
Tim Tzirtziganis
Linesmen:
Tomáš Brejcha
Justin Cornell 12 min Penalties 4 min 39 Shots 23
20:00North Korea 2–8
(1–4, 0–1, 1–3) MexicoSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 752
| 0–1 | 01:56 – Majul (L. De la Vega) | |
| 0–2 | 02:58 – Kelo (Sierra) (SH) | |
| 0–3 | 09:46 – Smithers (Ugarte, Chávez) (PP) | |
| Kim H. (Kang I.) (PP2) – 12:13 | 1–3 | |
| 1–4 | 13:06 – Majul (Colas, Gómez) | |
| 1–5 | 37:57 – Carrero (Cruz) | |
| 1–6 | 43:19 – Benabib (Smithers, Duenas) | |
| 1–7 | 45:57 – Gómez (Ugarte) (PP) | |
| 1–8 | 56:38 – Chávez (Smithers, Gómez) (PP) | |
| Ri S. – 57:31 | 2–8 |
Game reference Jo Kwang-su Goalies Andrés de la Garma Referee:
Andrew Thackaberry
Linesmen:
Anže Bergant
Lasse Dahlerup 46 min Penalties 16 min 21 Shots 41
Awards and statistics
Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goalkeeper: Dennis Hedström
- Best Defenseman: Stefan Amston
- Best Forward: Eliezer Sherbatov
Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliezer Sherbatov | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +9 | 0 | F |
| Evgeni Kozhevnikov | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +6 | 12 | D |
| Sergei Frenkel | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +7 | 8 | F |
| Matthew Schneider | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | F |
| Héctor Majul | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +3 | 4 | F |
| Hong Chun-rim | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | −12 | 2 | F |
| Miloslav Račanský | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +5 | 16 | F |
| Axel Orongan | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +4 | 4 | F |
| Robert Sigurðsson | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +7 | 2 | F |
| Oliver Obolgogiani | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +1 | 8 | 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.
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com