2015 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II
# 2015 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

The 2015 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II A and Division II B tournaments represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

## Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 22 to 28 March 2015.

### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| - | - |
| Poland | Placed 6th in 2014 Division I B and were relegated |
| South Korea | Placed 2nd in 2014 Division II A |
| Croatia | Placed 3rd in 2014 Division II A |
| Netherlands | Placed 4th in 2014 Division II A |
| Great Britain | Placed 5th in 2014 Division II A |
| Estonia | Hosts, placed 1st in 2014 Division II B and were promoted |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | South Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | +21 | 15 | Promoted to the 2016 Division I B |
| 2 | Poland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 12 | |
| 3 | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 8 | |
| 4 | Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 6 | |
| 5 | Croatia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 3 | |
| 6 | Estonia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 1 | Relegated to the 2016 Division II B |

### Results

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

### Statistics and awards

**Scoring leaders**

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ahn Jaein | South Korea | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +3 | 0 |
| 2 | Guus van Nes | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +3 | 0 |
| 3 | Max Hermens | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +4 | 12 |
| 4 | Lee Je-hui | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +7 | 4 |
| 5 | Lee Juhyung | South Korea | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +7 | 6 |
| 6 | Kim Byung-gun | South Korea | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +3 | 2 |
| 6 | Michael Stratford | Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +3 | 4 |
| 8 | Luc Johnson | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 14 |
| 9 | Glenn Billing | Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 4 |
| 10 | Mateusz Goscinski | Poland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 0 |
| 10 | Pawel Gozdziewicz | Poland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 14 |
| 10 | Luuk Lambregts | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Park Hun | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +5 | 6 |
| 10 | Renato Platuzic | Croatia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −1 | 0 |

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Source: IIHF.com

**Goaltending leaders**

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Shim Hyounseop | South Korea | 240:00 | 4 | 1.00 | 96.08 | 1 |
| 2 | Luka Valencic | Croatia | 179:14 | 10 | 3.35 | 94.05 | 0 |
| 3 | Denis Bell-Blake | Great Britain | 184:48 | 8 | 2.60 | 91.75 | 0 |
| 4 | Mateusz Studzinski | Poland | 300:00 | 10 | 2.00 | 91.07 | 0 |
| 5 | Ruud Leeuwesteijn | Netherlands | 217:32 | 12 | 3.31 | 89.66 | 0 |

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: IIHF.com

**IIHF best player awards**

* Goaltender: Luka Valencic
* Defenceman: Patryk Wsol
* Forward: Lee Juhyung

## Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in Novi Sad, Serbia, from 16 to 22 March 2015.

### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| - | - |
| Romania | Placed 6th in 2014 Division II A and were relegated |
| Spain | Placed 2nd in 2014 Division II B |
| Serbia | Hosts, placed 3rd in 2014 Division II B |
| Belgium | Placed 4th in 2014 Division II B |
| China | Placed 5th in 2014 Division II B |
| Australia | Placed 1st in 2014 Division III A and were promoted |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Romania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 12 | +34 | 14 | Promoted to the 2016 Division II A |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 13 | |
| 3 | Serbia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 9 | |
| 4 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 5 | |
| 5 | China | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 3 | |
| 6 | Australia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 49 | −38 | 1 | Relegated to the 2016 Division III A |

### Results

All times are local. (Central European Time – UTC+1)

### Statistics and awards

**Scoring leaders**

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Matyas Kovacs | Romania | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +9 | 2 |
| 2 | Szilard Rokaly | Romania | 5 | 8 | 4 | 12 | +7 | 4 |
| 3 | Oriol Rubio | Spain | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +7 | 2 |
| 3 | Zoltan Sandor | Romania | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +12 | 0 |
| 5 | Luka Vukicevic | Serbia | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +6 | 4 |
| 6 | Tihamer Gyorfy | Romania | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +11 | 2 |
| 7 | Manuel Manero | Spain | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +4 | 6 |
| 7 | Otto Szopos | Romania | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +12 | 6 |
| 9 | Florin Creanga | Romania | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +12 | 2 |
| 10 | Ying Rudi | China | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | −3 | 12 |

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Source: IIHF.com

**Goaltending leaders**

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jug Mitic | Serbia | 258:44 | 11 | 2.55 | 93.53 | 0 |
| 2 | Daniel Uruc | Romania | 253:53 | 9 | 2.13 | 90.62 | 0 |
| 3 | Shi Songyuan | China | 154:56 | 11 | 4.26 | 89.42 | 0 |
| 4 | Alejandro Reneses | Spain | 296:34 | 13 | 2.63 | 89.08 | 1 |
| 5 | Bruce Hallewaert | Belgium | 212:17 | 21 | 5.94 | 87.57 | 0 |

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: IIHF.com

**IIHF best player awards**

* Goaltender: Alejandro Reneses
* Defenceman: Tihamer Gyorfy
* Forward: Lazar Lestaric
