2023 IIHF World Championship Division II
The 2023 IIHF World Championship Division II were two international ice hockey tournaments run by the International [Ice Hockey Federation].
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. The United Arab Emirates won Group B and got promoted and Mexico was relegated.
Group A tournament
Match officials
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StandingsAfter the tournament was completed, the IIHF invalidated the results of Georgia and assigned it zero points in the IIHF World Ranking. Georgia was relegated to Division II B for 2024 [Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2024], while Iceland, the last-placed team, retained its place in this division.ResultsAll times are local---- ---- ---- ---- StatisticsScoring leadersList 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: Goaltending leadersOnly 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 ; SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts Source: Group B tournamentMatch officialsFour referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.
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