2015 IIHF World Championship Division II
International ice hockey competition
2015 IIHF World Championship Division II Host countries Iceland South Africa Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Dates 13–19 April Teams 12
The 2015 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation . Group A was contested in Reykjavík , Iceland , and Group B in Cape Town , South Africa , with both groups being played 13 to 19 April 2015.[ 1]
Venues
Division II A
International ice hockey competition
2015 IIHF World Championship Division II A Host country Iceland Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 13–19 April Teams 6 Games played 15 Goals scored 111 (7.4 per game) Attendance 4,958 (331 per game) Scoring leader(s) Mitch Morgan (10 points)IIHF.com
Participants
Team
Qualification
Romania
Placed 6th in Division I B and were relegated.
Iceland
Host , placed 2nd in Division II A last year.
Serbia
Placed 3rd in Division II A last year.
Australia
Placed 4th in Division II A last year.
Belgium
Placed 5th in Division II A last year.
Spain
Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted.
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[ 2]
Standings
Team
Pld
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
Romania
5
4
1
0
0
27
11
+16
14
Promoted to Division I B for 2016
Belgium
5
2
1
0
2
22
15
+7
8
Serbia
5
1
1
2
1
18
22
−4
7
Spain
5
2
0
1
2
16
20
−4
7
Iceland
5
2
0
1
2
17
13
+4
7
Australia
5
0
1
0
4
11
30
−19
2
Relegated to Division II B for 2016
Results
All times are local (UTC±0 ).
Game reference Fraser Carson Joshua Broekman Goalies Arthur Legrand Referee: Paweł MeszyńskiLinesmen: Maksims Bogdanovs Thomas Caillot0–1 06:43 – Morgan 0–2 09:27 – Pellegrims (Morgan, Kolodziejczyk ) 0–3 14:03 – Vercammen (PS) 0–4 18:17 – Pellegrims (Kolodziejczyk, Engelen ) Webster (Todd , Powell ) – 18:351–4 1–5 20:47 – Neven (Kolodziejczyk, Morgan) (PP) 1–6 25:57 – Bremer (Dewin ) 1–7 29:49 – Bremer (Van Looy , Engelen) Geric (Todd) – 35:532–7 2–8 41:50 – Morgan (Kolodziejczyk, Gyesbreghs ) 2–9 46:45 – Van Noten (Paulus , Engelen) (PP) Powell (Todd, Webster) – 51:49 3–9 3–10 58:34 – Morgan (Paulus, Pellegrims) Geric (Darge , Malloy ) (PP) – 59:50 4–10
14 min Penalties 16 min 37 Shots 35
Awards and statistics
Awards
Best players selected by the directorate:
Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders
List 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: IIHF.com
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.
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average ; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Division II B
International ice hockey competition
2015 IIHF World Championship Division II B Host country South Africa Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 13–19 April Teams 6 Games played 15 Goals scored 126 (8.4 per game) Attendance 4,263 (284 per game) Scoring leader(s) Ivan Hodulov (11 points)IIHF.com
Participants
Team
Qualification
Israel
Placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated.
Mexico
Placed 2nd in Division II B last year.
New Zealand
Placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
China
Placed 4th in Division II B last year.
South Africa
Host , placed 5th in Division II B last year.
Bulgaria
Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted.
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[ 3]
Standings
Team
Pld
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
China
5
4
1
0
0
33
15
+18
14
Promoted to Division II A for 2016
New Zealand
5
3
0
0
2
21
17
+4
9
Mexico
5
3
0
0
2
24
15
+9
9
Bulgaria
5
2
0
0
3
17
30
−13
6
Israel
5
1
0
1
3
20
29
−9
4
South Africa
5
1
0
0
4
11
20
−9
3
Relegated to Division III for 2016
Results
All times are local (UTC+2 ).
Awards and statistics
Awards
Best players selected by the directorate:
Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders
List 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: IIHF.com
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.
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average ; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
References