The 2005 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international

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tournament run by the

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. The tournament was contested from April 4 to April 16, 2005. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in

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. Group B's games were played in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.

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and

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finished atop of Group A and Group B respectively, gaining promotion to Division I for 2006. While

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finished last in Group A and

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last in Group B and were relegated to Division III for 2006.

Participants

Group A

Group B

Group A tournament

Standings

Fixtures

All times local.

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals. Source
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Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list. Source

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Group B tournament

Standings

Fixtures

All times local.

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals. Source

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Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list. Source

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References

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