The 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II consisted of two tiered groups of six teams each: the fourth-tier Division II A and the fifth-tier Division II B. For each tier's tournament, the first-placed team was promoted to a higher division, while the last-placed team was relegated to a lower division.
The tournaments were played in a
round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament (or all-go-away-tournament) is a competition
Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero ...
format, with two points allotted for a win, one additional point for a regulation win, and one point for an
overtime or
game winning shots loss.
To be eligible as a junior, a player couldn't be born earlier than 1999.
Division II A was held in
Tallinn, Estonia, while Division II B was hosted in
Zagreb, Croatia.
Division II A
The Division II A tournament was played in
Tallinn, Estonia, from 13 to 19 January 2019.
Participating teams
Final standings
Match results
''All times are local. (
Eastern European Time –
UTC+2)''
Statistics
Top 10 scorers
''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus
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; PIM = Penalties In Minutes''
Source
IIHF
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Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
''TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts''
Source
IIHF
Awards
Best Players Selected by the Directorate
* Goaltender:
Lubys Laurynas
* Defenceman:
Saveli Novikov
* Forward:
Liam Kirk
Division II B
The Division II B tournament was played in
Zagreb, Croatia, from 15 to 21 January 2019.
2019 World Championship Division II B statistics
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Participating teams
Final standings
Match results
''All times are local. ( Central European Time – UTC+1)''
References
External links
Official website of IIHF
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World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II
International ice hockey competitions hosted by Estonia
International ice hockey competitions hosted by Croatia
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Sports competitions in Tallinn
Sports competitions in Zagreb
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