2025 IIHF World Championship Division II


The 2025 IIHF World Championship Division II consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Divisions II A and II B represented the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships.
Group A was scheduled to be held in Melbourne, Australia, but it was later moved to Serbia.
Netherlands won Group A and got promoted to Division I, while Israel was relegated. Georgia won Group B and got promoted, while Thailand was relegated to Division III.

Group A tournament

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia from 29 April to 5 May 2025.

Participating teams

Match officials

Six referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.
RefereesLinesmen

  • Standings

Results

All times are local.
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Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
Guus van Nes57512+84F
D'Artagnan Joly54812+62F
Delaney Hessels5639+82F
Ilia Chuikov5279+60F
Mirko Đumić5336+42F
Danny Stempher5156+64F
Danilo Tomašević5235+70F
Bartek Bison5145+78F
Jordy Verkiel5145+62D
Artem Klavdiev5314+60F
Kieren Webster531402F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position

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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.
PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO
Cedrick Andree180:0020.675696.431
Akim Padalitsa298:4551.0011795.732
Konstantin Belomoev296:51122.4322794.711
Maksim Kaliaev277:24163.4619191.620
Jelle Lievens233:32112.8312591.201

TOI = time on ice ; SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts

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Awards

Group B tournament

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Dunedin, New Zealand from 27 April to 3 May 2025.

Participating teams

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.
RefereesLinesmen

  • Standings

Results

All times are local.
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Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
Daniel Dilkov511314−22F
Makar Nikishanin56612+12F
Timur Besharov55611+72F
Danil Davydov55611+912F
Unnar Rúnarsson56410+62F
Nikita Bukiya5549+94F
Johann Leifsson5459+52F
Konstantin Gavrilenko5369+80D
Viggó Hlynsson5369+72F
Emil Zaleev5538−56F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position

Source:

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.
PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO
Csaba Kercso-Magos120:0031.505994.920
Ivan Starostin263:5261.369993.942
Hsiao Po-yu239:05102.5115493.510
Helgi Ívarsson240:0092.2511291.960
Dimitar Dimitrov139:30104.3011291.070

TOI = time on ice ; SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts

Source:

Awards