2012 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II
# 2012 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

The 2012 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. In 2012, a new format was introduced to the IIHF World U18 Championships, therefore Division II A and Division II B now represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championships.

## Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, from 31 March to 6 April 2012.

### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| - | - |
| Great Britain | placed last in 2011 Division I (Group A) and were relegated |
| South Korea | placed last in 2011 Division I (Group B) and were relegated |
| Romania | placed 2nd in 2011 Division II (Group A) |
| Netherlands | hosts, placed 2nd in 2011 Division II (Group B) |
| Croatia | placed 3rd in 2011 Division II (Group A) |
| Lithuania | placed 3rd in 2011 Division II (Group B) |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | South Korea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 12 | Promoted to the 2013 Division I B |
| 2 | Romania | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 12 | |
| 3 | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 11 | |
| 4 | Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Croatia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 4 | |
| 6 | Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 1 | Relegated to the 2013 Division II B |

### Results

All times are local. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)

## Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in Novi Sad, Serbia, from 20 to 26 March 2012.

### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| - | - |
| Estonia | placed 4th in 2011 Division II (Group A) |
| Spain | placed 4th in 2011 Division II (Group B) |
| Serbia | hosts, placed 5th in 2011 Division II (Group A) |
| China | placed 5th in 2011 Division II (Group B) |
| Australia | placed 1st in 2011 Division III (Group A) and were promoted |
| Iceland | placed 1st in 2011 Division III (Group B) and were promoted |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Estonia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 14 | Promoted to the 2013 Division II A |
| 2 | Serbia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 9 | |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 8 | |
| 4 | Iceland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 7 | |
| 5 | Australia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 4 | |
| 6 | China | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 3 | Relegated to the 2013 Division III A |

### Results

All times are local. (Central European Time – UTC+1, 26 March 2012: Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)

