The 2018 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in
Tilburg
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from 23 to 29 April 2018 and Group B in
Granada
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Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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from 14 to 20 April 2018.
The Netherlands were promoted to Division I B and Iceland was relegated to Group B. Spain claimed the top position in the Group B tournament and returned to Group A after one year, while Luxembourg took the reverse route after being relegated to Division III.
Group A tournament
Participants
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
;Referees
* Andrea Benvegnu
* Miklós Haszonits
* Sergey Morozov
* Tomasz Radzik
;Linesmen
* Knut Einar Bråten
* Tomislav Grozaj
* Raivis Jučers
* Kensuke Kanazawa
* Jos Korte
* Ian McCambridge
* Stef Oosterling
Standings
Results
''All times are local (
UTC+2
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As standard time (year-round)
''Principal cities: Cairo, Pretoria, Cape ...
).''
Awards and statistics
Awards
*Best players selected by the directorate:
**Best Goalkeeper:
Anthony Kimlin
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**Best Defenseman:
Giovanni Vogelaar
**Best Forward:
Ivy van den Heuvel
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Source
IIHF.com
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Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position''
Source
IIHF.com
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Leading goaltenders
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
Goals against average (GAA) also known as "average goals against" or "AGA" is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending on s ...
; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutout
In team sports, a shutout ( US) or clean sheet ( UK) is a game in which one team prevents the other from scoring any points. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball.
Shutouts are usuall ...
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Source
IIHF.com
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Group B tournament
Participants
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Group B Assignments
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;Referees
* Jevgēņijs Griškevičs
* Milan Novák
* Rasmus Toppel
* Tim Tzirtziganis
;Linesmen
* Alejandro García
* Marcus Höfer
* Andrey Korovkin
* Jiří Svoboda
* Carlos Trobajo
* Chris van Grinsven
Standings
Results
''All times are local (UTC+2
UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+02:00. This time is used in:
As standard time (year-round)
''Principal cities: Cairo, Pretoria, Cape ...
).''
Awards and statistics
Awards
*Best players selected by the directorate:
**Best Goalkeeper: Ander Alcaine
**Best Defenseman: Stefan Helmersson
**Best Forward: Patricio Fuentes
Source
IIHF.com
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Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position''
Source
IIHF.com
/small>
Leading goaltenders
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
Goals against average (GAA) also known as "average goals against" or "AGA" is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending on s ...
; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutout
In team sports, a shutout ( US) or clean sheet ( UK) is a game in which one team prevents the other from scoring any points. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball.
Shutouts are usuall ...
s''
Source
IIHF.com
/small>
References
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