| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  Spain  Turkey | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) | 
| Dates | 16–22 April 17–23 April | 
| Teams | 12 | 
The 2023 IIHF World Championship Division II were two international ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[1]
The Group A tournament was held in Madrid, Spain from 16 to 22 April and the Group B tournament in Istanbul, Turkey from 17 to 23 April 2023.
Spain won the Group A tournament and got promoted, while Iceland finished last, but Georgia was later disqualified by the IIHF and relegated.[2][3] The United Arab Emirates won Group B and got promoted and Mexico was relegated.[4]
Group A tournament
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Spain | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Dates | 16–22 April | 
| Teams | 6 | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 | 
| Goals scored | 120 (8 per game) | 
| Attendance | 8,117 (541 per game) | 
| Scoring leader(s) |  Borna Rendulić (11 points) | 
| Website | Website | 
Participants
| Team | Qualification | 
|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) Australia | Placed 3rd in Division II A in 2019. | 
|  Croatia | Placed 3rd in Division II A in 2022. | 
|  Spain | Host, placed 4th in Division II A in 2022. | 
|  Israel | Placed 5th in Division II A in 2022. | 
|  Iceland | Placed 1st in Division II B in 2022 and was promoted. | 
|  Georgia | Placed 2nd in Division II B in 2022 and was promoted. | 
Match officials
Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]
| Referees | Linesmen | 
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Standings
After the tournament was completed, the IIHF invalidated the results of Georgia and assigned it zero points in the IIHF World Ranking.[6][7] Georgia was relegated to Division II B for 2024, while Iceland, the last-placed team, retained its place in this division.[3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 15 | Promoted to the 2024 Division I B | 
| 2 |  Georgia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 12 | Relegated to the 2024 Division II B | 
| 3 |  Croatia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 9 | |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 5 |  Israel | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 37 | −23 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 6 |  Iceland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 
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
Notes:
Results
All times are local (UTC+2)
| 16 April 2023 12:30 | Georgia  | 4–1 (2–0, 1–1, 1–0) |  Iceland | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 77 | 
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| Ivan Starostin | Goalies | Jakob Johannesson | Referee:  Štefan Požar Linesmen:  Sergio Biec  Michał Gerne | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 34 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 April 2023 16:00 | Australia .svg.png.webp) | 4–6 (0–3, 4–2, 0–1) |  Croatia | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 117 | 
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| Anthony Kimlin | Goalies | Vilim Rosandić | Referee:  Alexei Roshchyn Linesmen:  Cyril Debuche  Carlos Trobajo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 April 2023 19:30 | Spain  | 8–2 (2–0, 5–1, 1–1) |  Israel | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 1,150 | 
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| Raul Barbo | Goalies | Nir Tichon Maksim Kaliaev | Referee:  Ramon Sterkens Linesmen: .svg.png.webp) Dario Fuchs  Niklas Wilhelmsen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 53 | Shots | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 April 2023 12:30 | Croatia  | 6–2 (2–0, 3–1, 1–1) |  Iceland | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 64 | 
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| Vilim Rosandić | Goalies | Johann Ragnarsson | Referee:  Alexei Roshchyn Linesmen:  Cyril Debuche  Niklas Wilhelmsen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 April 2023 16:00 | Israel  | 3–7 (2–1, 1–3, 0–3) |  Georgia | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 76 | 
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| Maksim Kaliaev | Goalies | Ivan Starostin | Referee:  Ramon Sterkens Linesmen:  Michał Gerne  Carlos Trobajo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Shots | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 April 2023 19:30 | Spain  | 8–1 (2–0, 4–0, 2–1) | .svg.png.webp) Australia | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 967 | 
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| Raul Barbo | Goalies | Anthony Kimlin | Referee:  Goro Terakado Linesmen: .svg.png.webp) Dario Fuchs  Masa Hashimoto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Shots | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 April 2023 12:30 | Croatia  | 12–1 (4–1, 4–0, 4–0) |  Israel | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 256 | 
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| Vito Nikolić | Goalies | Nir Tichon Maksim Kaliaev | Referee:  Štefan Požar Linesmen:  Sergio Biec .svg.png.webp) Dario Fuchs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 31 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 55 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 April 2023 16:00 | Australia .svg.png.webp) | 2–4 (1–1, 1–0, 0–3) |  Iceland | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 237 | 
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| Anthony Kimlin | Goalies | Jakob Johannesson | Referee:  Goro Terakado Linesmen:  Masa Hashimoto  Carlos Trobajo | |||||||||||||||||
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| 11 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19 April 2023 19:30 | Spain  | 2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0) |  Georgia | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 1,169 | 
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| Raul Barbo | Goalies | Mikhail Fofanov | Referee:  Ramon Sterkens Linesmen:  Cyril Debuche  Niklas Wilhelmsen | |||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||
| 27 | Shots | 25 | ||||||
| 21 April 2023 12:30 | Israel  | 1–7 (0–2, 1–3, 0–2) | .svg.png.webp) Australia | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 374 | 
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| Maksim Kaliaev | Goalies | Anthony Kimlin | Referee:  Štefan Požar Linesmen:  Sergio Biec  Niklas Wilhelmsen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 April 2023 16:00 | Georgia  | 6–0 (1–0, 1–0, 4–0) |  Croatia | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 197 | 
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| Ivan Starostin | Goalies | Vilim Rosandić Vito Nikolić | Referee:  Alexei Roshchyn Linesmen:  Cyril Debuche  Carlos Trobajo | |||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 21 April 2023 19:30 | Iceland  | 4–7 (1–2, 1–2, 2–3) |  Spain | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 1,500 | 
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| Jakob Johannesson | Goalies | Raul Barbo | Referee:  Goro Terakado Linesmen:  Michał Gerne  Masa Hashimoto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Shots | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 April 2023 12:30 | Australia .svg.png.webp) | 2–3 (1–0, 0–3, 1–0) |  Georgia | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 195 | 
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| Charles Smart | Goalies | Mikhail Fofanov | Referee:  Alexei Roshchyn Linesmen:  Sergio Biec  Cyril Debuche | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 April 2023 16:00 | Iceland  | 3–7 (1–1, 2–4, 0–2) |  Israel | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 260 | 
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| Jakob Johannesson | Goalies | Nir Tichon | Referee:  Goro Terakado Linesmen: .svg.png.webp) Dario Fuchs  Carlos Trobajo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Shots | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 April 2023 19:30 | Croatia  | 2–5 (2–1, 0–1, 0–3) |  Spain | Pista de Hielo, Madrid Attendance: 1,500 | 
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| Vilim Rosandić | Goalies | Raul Barbo | Referee:  Ramon Sterkens Linesmen:  Michał Gerne  Masa Hashimoto | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Borna Rendulić | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +2 | 4 | F | 
|  Ivan Karelin | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +6 | 8 | F | 
|  David Levin | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −3 | 0 | F | 
|  Dorian Donath | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +6 | 0 | F | 
|  Aviv Milner | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | F | 
|  Alejandro Carbonell | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +6 | 2 | F | 
|  Gastón González | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +8 | 4 | F | 
|  Andri Mikaelsson | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −1 | 0 | F | 
|  Ilya Spektor | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −4 | 8 | F | 
| .svg.png.webp) Casey Kubara | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Ivan Starostin | 180:00 | 4 | 1.33 | 75 | 94.67 | 1 | 
|  Raul Barbo | 300:00 | 9 | 1.80 | 103 | 91.26 | 1 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Anthony Kimlin | 238:28 | 17 | 4.28 | 131 | 87.02 | 0 | 
|  Maksim Kaliaev | 170:03 | 19 | 6.70 | 142 | 86.62 | 0 | 
|  Vilim Rosandić | 225:50 | 16 | 4.25 | 114 | 85.96 | 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[8] | 
|---|---|
| Goaltender |  Raul Barbo | 
| Defenceman |  Bruno Baldris | 
| Forward |  Borna Rendulić | 
Group B tournament
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Turkey | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Dates | 17–23 April | 
| Teams | 6 | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 | 
| Goals scored | 124 (8.27 per game) | 
| Attendance | 1,565 (104 per game) | 
| Scoring leader(s) |  Sergei Kuznetsov (16 points) | 
| Website | Website | 
Participants
| Team | Qualification | 
|---|---|
|  New Zealand | Placed 3rd in Division II B in 2019. | 
| .svg.png.webp) Belgium | Placed 3rd in Division II B last year. | 
|  Bulgaria | Placed 4th in Division II B last year. | 
|  Mexico | Placed 5th in Division II B last year. | 
|  United Arab Emirates | Placed 1st in Division III A last year and was promoted. | 
|  Turkey | Host, placed 2nd in Division III A last year and was promoted. | 
Match officials
Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[9]
| Referees | Linesmen | 
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| 
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United Arab Emirates | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 15 | Promoted to the 2024 Division II A | 
| 2 | .svg.png.webp) Belgium | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 10 | +23 | 12 | |
| 3 |  Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 9 | |
| 4 |  New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Turkey (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Mexico | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 36 | −26 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 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
Results
All times are local (UTC+3).
| 17 April 2023 13:00 | New Zealand  | 1–4 (0–0, 0–1, 1–3) | .svg.png.webp) Belgium | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 51 | 
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| Joel Hasselman | Goalies | Arne Waumans | Referee:  Konstantin Chubenko Linesmen:  Berkay Aslanbey  Lodewijk Beelen | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Shots | 56 | |||||||||||||||
| 17 April 2023 16:30 | Bulgaria  | 4–2 (1–1, 2–0, 1–1) |  Mexico | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 63 | 
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| Dimitar Dimitrov | Goalies | Tomas Payro | Referee:  Trpimir Piragić Linesmen:  Nathan Carmichael  Taha Kavlakoğlu | |||||||||||||||||
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| 31 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 April 2023 20:30 | Turkey  | 0–8 (0–3, 0–4, 0–1) |  United Arab Emirates | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 85 | 
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| Eren Demirtürk Tolga Bozacı | Goalies | Mate Tomljenović | Referee:  Bastian Steingross Linesmen:  Wayne Gerth  Tomislav Grozaj | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 April 2023 13:00 | Bulgaria  | 7–2 (4–0, 0–0, 3–2) |  New Zealand | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 63 | 
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| Dimitar Dimitrov | Goalies | Csaba Kercsó-Magos Joel Hasselman | Referee: .svg.png.webp) Robert Love-Dekazos Linesmen:  Chi Hongda  Taha Kavlakoğlu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 39 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Shots | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 April 2023 16:30 | Belgium .svg.png.webp) | 3–4 (0–2, 1–2, 2–0) |  United Arab Emirates | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 78 | 
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| Arne Waumans Jelle Lievens | Goalies | Mate Tomljenović | Referee:  Bastian Steingross Linesmen:  Berkay Aslanbey  Wayne Gerth | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 April 2023 20:30 | Mexico  | 0–5 (0–3, 0–1, 0–1) |  Turkey | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 185 | 
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| Tomas Payro Marcello de Antuñano | Goalies | Tolga Bozacı | Referee:  Konstantin Chubenko Linesmen:  Lodewijk Beelen  Nathan Carmichael | ||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 39 min | |||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||
| 20 April 2023 13:00 | New Zealand  | 1–7 (1–1, 0–4, 0–2) |  United Arab Emirates | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 54 | 
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| Csaba Kercsó-Magos | Goalies | Mate Tomljenović | Referee:  Konstantin Chubenko Linesmen:  Lodewijk Beelen  Tomislav Grozaj | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 April 2023 16:30 | Belgium .svg.png.webp) | 11–2 (4–0, 4–2, 3–0) |  Mexico | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 45 | 
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| Jelle Lievens | Goalies | Tomas Payro Marcello de Antuñano | Referee: .svg.png.webp) Robert Love-Dekazos Linesmen:  Berkay Aslanbey  Taha Kavlakoğlu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 32 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 65 | Shots | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 April 2023 20:30 | Bulgaria  | 5–3 (1–0, 2–0, 2–3) |  Turkey | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 280 | 
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| Dimitar Dimitrov | Goalies | Tolga Bozacı | Referee:  Trpimir Piragić Linesmen:  Chi Hongda  Wayne Gerth | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 April 2023 13:00 | Mexico  | 2–7 (1–2, 0–3, 1–2) |  New Zealand | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 43 | 
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| Tomas Payro Marcello de Antuñano | Goalies | Joel Hasselman | Referee:  Trpimir Piragić Linesmen:  Berkay Aslanbey  Wayne Gerth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Shots | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 April 2023 16:30 | United Arab Emirates  | 7–2 (2–0, 5–1, 0–1) |  Bulgaria | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 87 | 
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| Mate Tomljenović | Goalies | Dimitar Dimitrov Andrea Karabadjakov | Referee:  Bastian Steingross Linesmen:  Chi Hongda  Taha Kavlakoğlu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 11 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Shots | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 April 2023 20:30 | Turkey  | 2–9 (2–2, 0–4, 0–3) | .svg.png.webp) Belgium | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 428 | 
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| Tolga Bozacı | Goalies | Arne Waumans | Referee: .svg.png.webp) Robert Love-Dekazos Linesmen:  Nathan Carmichael  Tomislav Grozaj | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 23 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 April 2023 13:00 | United Arab Emirates  | 9–4 (3–0, 1–2, 5–2) |  Mexico | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 48 | 
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| Ahmed Al-Dhaheri | Goalies | Marcello de Antuñano | Referee: .svg.png.webp) Robert Love-Dekazos Linesmen:  Chi Hongda  Taha Kavlakoğlu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 54 | Shots | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 April 2023 16:30 | Belgium .svg.png.webp) | 6–1 (2–0, 2–1, 2–0) |  Bulgaria | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 55 | 
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| Arne Waumans | Goalies | Dimitar Dimitrov | Referee:  Bastian Steingross Linesmen:  Berkay Aslanbey  Nathan Carmichael | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 59 | Shots | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 April 2023 20:30 | New Zealand  | 4–2 (4–0, 0–0, 0–2) |  Turkey | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 610 | 
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| Joel Hasselman | Goalies | Tolga Bozacı | Referee:  Konstantin Chubenko Linesmen:  Lodewijk Beelen  Tomislav Grozaj | |||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Sergei Kuznetsov | 5 | 8 | 9 | 17 | +14 | 4 | D | 
|  Maxim Zakharau | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +9 | 0 | F | 
| .svg.png.webp) Sam Verelst | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +8 | 4 | F | 
| .svg.png.webp) Vadim Gyesbreghs | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +10 | 0 | D | 
|  Artem Klavdiev | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +6 | 6 | F | 
|  Ilia Chuikov | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +8 | 4 | F | 
| .svg.png.webp) Alec James | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +8 | 0 | F | 
| .svg.png.webp) Dries Blockx | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +6 | 0 | F | 
| .svg.png.webp) Ben Coolen | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +7 | 0 | F | 
|  Juma Al-Dhaheri | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +7 | 4 | F | 
| .svg.png.webp) Iniaz Steyaert | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +8 | 4 | 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Mate Tomljenović | 240:00 | 6 | 1.50 | 117 | 95.12 | 1 | 
|  Joel Hasselman | 221:29 | 11 | 2.98 | 120 | 91.60 | 0 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Arne Waumans | 200:20 | 5 | 1.50 | 52 | 91.23 | 0 | 
|  Tolga Bozacı | 239:34 | 15 | 3.76 | 138 | 90.20 | 1 | 
|  Dimitar Dimitrov | 269:32 | 19 | 4.23 | 164 | 89.62 | 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[10] | 
|---|---|
| Goaltender |  Mate Tomljenović | 
| Defenceman | .svg.png.webp) Vadim Gyesbreghs | 
| Forward |  Maxim Zakharau | 
References
- ↑ "To Tampere/Riga in '23, to Switzerland in '26". IIHF. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ↑ "Spain celebrates gold on home ice". IIHF. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- 1 2 "Teams 2024 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division II, Group B". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ↑ "UAE wins 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division II – Group B". IIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ↑ "IIA Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ↑ "World Ranking". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ↑ Ellis, Steven (30 May 2023). "Canada moves to top of latest IIHF men's hockey rankings". Daily Faceoff. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ↑ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIB" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ↑ "IIB Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ↑ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIA" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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