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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.[1]

2023 IIHF World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Spain
 Turkey
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates16–22 April
17–23 April
Teams12
← 2022
2024 →

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[why?].[2][3] The United Arab Emirates won Group B and got promoted and Mexico was relegated.[4]

Group A tournament

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2023 IIHF World Championship Division II A
 
Tournament details
Host country  Spain
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates16–22 April
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored120 (8 per game)
Attendance8,117 (541 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Croatia  Borna Rendulić (11 points)
Official website
Website

Participants

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Team Qualification
  Australia Placed 3rd in Division II A in 2019.
  Croatia Placed 3rd in Division II A in 2022.
  Spain Host, placed 4th in Division II A in 2022.
  Israel Placed 5th in Division II A in 2022.
  Iceland Placed 1st in Division II B in 2022 and was promoted.
  Georgia Placed 2nd in Division II B in 2022 and was promoted.

Match officials

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Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]

Referees Linesmen
  • Japan  Goro Terakado
  • Netherlands  Ramon Sterkens
  • Serbia  Štefan Požar
  • Spain  Alexei Roshchyn
  • France  Cyril Debuche
  • Japan  Masa Hashimoto
  • Norway  Niklas Wilhelmsen
  • Poland  Michał Gerne
  • Spain  Sergio Biec
  • Spain  Carlos Trobajo
  • Switzerland  Dario Fuchs

Standings

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After the tournament was completed, the IIHF invalidated the results of Georgia and assigned it zero points in the IIHF World Ranking.[why?][6][7] Georgia was relegated to Division II B for 2024, while Iceland, the last-placed team, retained its place in this division.[3]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Spain (H) 5 5 0 0 0 30 9 +21 15 Promoted to the 2024 Division I B
2   Georgia 5 4 0 0 1 20 8 +12 12 Relegated to the 2024 Division II B
3   Croatia 5 3 0 0 2 26 18 +8 9
4   Australia 5 1 0 0 4 16 22 −6 3[a]
5   Israel 5 1 0 0 4 14 37 −23 3[a]
6   Iceland 5 1 0 0 4 14 26 −12 3[a]
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Australia 3 points, +4 GD; Israel 3 points, −2 GD; Iceland 3 points, −2 GD; Israel 7–3 Iceland

Results

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All times are local (UTC+2)

16 April 2023
12:30
Georgia  4–1
(2–0, 1–1, 1–0)
  IcelandPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 77
Game reference
Ivan StarostinGoaliesJakob JohannessonReferee:
Serbia  Štefan Požar
Linesmen:
Spain  Sergio Biec
Poland  Michał Gerne
Kurbatov (Bukiya) (PP) – 02:421–0
Marov (Bukiya) (PP) – 10:192–0
Slesarev (Kurbatov) (SH) – 26:043–0
3–131:08 – Arnarsson (Maack, Eggertsson)
Bukiya (EN) – 56:044–1
12 minPenalties8 min
24Shots34
16 April 2023
16:00
Australia  4–6
(0–3, 4–2, 0–1)
  CroatiaPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 117
Game reference
Anthony KimlinGoaliesVilim RosandićReferee:
Spain  Alexei Roshchyn
Linesmen:
France  Cyril Debuche
Spain  Carlos Trobajo
0–102:04 – Jović (Kanaet, Smolec)
0–204:53 – Mikulić (Smolec, Čanić) (PP)
0–311:06 – Rendulić (B. Idžan)
0–421:04 – V. Idžan (Rendulić, Marinković) (PP)
Pataky (Virjassov, Todd) – 30:171–4
Kubara (Darge, Kennedy) – 31:142–4
Haselhurst (Kennedy, Webster) – 33:393–4
3–537:43 – Smolec (Jarčov, Marinković)
Newmark (Kubara, McGregor) – 38:594–5
4–658:30 – Rendulić (Jarčov) (EN)
8 minPenalties2 min
28Shots28
16 April 2023
19:30
Spain  8–2
(2–0, 5–1, 1–1)
  IsraelPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 1,150
Game reference
Raul BarboGoaliesNir Tichon
Maksim Kaliaev
Referee:
Netherlands  Ramon Sterkens
Linesmen:
Switzerland  Dario Fuchs
Norway  Niklas Wilhelmsen
Basile (Encinar) – 04:301–0
De Bonilla (Burgos) – 10:122–0
González (Rubio, Carbonell) (PP) – 22:073–0
3–122:29 – Spektor (Mazour, Aharonovich)
Baldris (Rubio, Carbonell) – 23:504–1
Rubio (Encinar) – 25:015–1
Muratet (Calvo, Donath) – 36:036–1
Muñoz (Fernández) – 37:187–1
Capillas (De Bonilla, Muratet) (PP) – 47:398–1
8–257:40 – Khubashvili (Milner, M. Kozhevnikov)
4 minPenalties12 min
53Shots15

17 April 2023
12:30
Croatia  6–2
(2–0, 3–1, 1–1)
  IcelandPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 64
Game reference
Vilim RosandićGoaliesJohann RagnarssonReferee:
Spain  Alexei Roshchyn
Linesmen:
France  Cyril Debuche
Norway  Niklas Wilhelmsen
Vedlin (B. Idžan, Rendulić) – 01:221–0
Dobrić (Smolec, Čanić) – 08:392–0
2–128:58 – Leifsson (Mikaelsson, Arason)
Čavlović (Mikulić, Čanić) – 30:273–1
B. Idžan (Rendulić) – 33:534–1
Čanić (Dobrić, Mikulić) (PP) – 37:265–1
V. Idžan (Marinković) – 44:036–1
6–246:36 – Alengård (Hlynsson, Eggertsson)
4 minPenalties10 min
35Shots25
17 April 2023
16:00
Israel  3–7
(2–1, 1–3, 0–3)
  GeorgiaPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 76
Game reference
Maksim KaliaevGoaliesIvan StarostinReferee:
Netherlands  Ramon Sterkens
Linesmen:
Poland  Michał Gerne
Spain  Carlos Trobajo
Raskin (Levin) – 10:581–0
Milner (Spektor, Kozhevnikov) – 12:592–0
2–119:40 – Obolgogiani (Kurbatov) (PP2)
2–221:04 – Kochkin (Dziov, Karelin) (PP2)
Spektor (Milner) – 23:223–2
3–327:57 – Kurbatov (Obolgogiani)
3–428:18 – Karelin
3–544:31 – Karelin (Ermoshenko) (PP)
3–658:11 – Karelin (Dziov) (EN)
3–759:05 – Bukiya (Kurbatov) (EN)
14 minPenalties2 min
17Shots48
17 April 2023
19:30
Spain  8–1
(2–0, 4–0, 2–1)
  AustraliaPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 967
Game reference
Raul BarboGoaliesAnthony KimlinReferee:
Japan  Goro Terakado
Linesmen:
Switzerland  Dario Fuchs
Japan  Masa Hashimoto
De Bonilla (Capillas, Torralba) – 13:451–0
Capillas (Guerra) – 15:302–0
Carbonell (Burgos, Baldris) – 20:383–0
Carbonell (Rubio, Burgos) – 22:564–0
González (Rubio, Carbonell) (PP) – 35:325–0
González (Capillas, Torralba) – 37:196–0
Carbonell (Baldris, Burgos) (PP) – 46:157–0
7–150:46 – Virjassov (Kubara, Webster)
Burgos (Carbonell, Rubio) – 51:258–1
4 minPenalties14 min
41Shots23

19 April 2023
12:30
Croatia  12–1
(4–1, 4–0, 4–0)
  IsraelPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 256
Game reference
Vito NikolićGoaliesNir Tichon
Maksim Kaliaev
Referee:
Serbia  Štefan Požar
Linesmen:
Spain  Sergio Biec
Switzerland  Dario Fuchs
Rendulić (B. Idžan, Bezuk) – 00:541–0
Jarčov (Rendulić) – 04:082–0
Mikulić – 09:213–0
3–116:00 – Milner (Spektor, Levin) (PP)
Čanić (Dobrić, Silović) – 17:314–1
V. Idžan (Rendulić, Jarčov) – 23:265–1
Dimitrijević (Jović, Kanaet) – 28:186–1
Bezuk (Čanić, Mikulić) – 37:117–1
Rendulić (Čavlović) – 39:058–1
Mikulić (Dobrić) (PP) – 55:579–1
Marinković (Bezuk, Rendulić) – 56:3410–1
Marinković (Silović, Rendulić) – 59:2611–1
Kanaet (Dimitrijević, Čavlović) – 59:3812–1
31 minPenalties16 min
55Shots25
19 April 2023
16:00
Australia  2–4
(1–1, 1–0, 0–3)
  IcelandPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 237
Game reference
Anthony KimlinGoaliesJakob JohannessonReferee:
Japan  Goro Terakado
Linesmen:
Japan  Masa Hashimoto
Spain  Carlos Trobajo
Caruana (Landa, Kubara) – 11:421–0
1–115:21 – Hafsteinsson (Arnarsson, Eggertsson)
Virjassov (Landa, Kennedy) (PP) – 32:102–1
2–255:03 – Mikaelsson (Magnússon, Sveinsson)
2–357:13 – Mikaelsson (Magnússon, Leifsson)
2–459:24 – Leifsson (Magnússon, Mikaelsson) (EN)
11 minPenalties8 min
36Shots34
19 April 2023
19:30
Spain  2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
  GeorgiaPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 1,169
Game reference
Raul BarboGoaliesMikhail FofanovReferee:
Netherlands  Ramon Sterkens
Linesmen:
France  Cyril Debuche
Norway  Niklas Wilhelmsen
Donath (Muñoz, Zaballa) – 26:071–0
Muratet (Baldris, González) (EN) – 59:592–0
6 minPenalties10 min
27Shots25

21 April 2023
12:30
Israel  1–7
(0–2, 1–3, 0–2)
  AustraliaPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 374
Game reference
Maksim KaliaevGoaliesAnthony KimlinReferee:
Serbia  Štefan Požar
Linesmen:
Spain  Sergio Biec
Norway  Niklas Wilhelmsen
0–103:44 – Kennedy (Virjassov, Haselhurst)
0–217:48 – Caruana (Kubara)
0–325:16 – Caruana (Kubara, Darge)
Mazour (Ben Tov, Levin) (PP) – 29:411–3
1–435:27 – Caruana (Kubara) (PP)
1–539:30 – Virjassov (Landa) (PP)
1–651:41 – Malloy (Taylor)
1–758:43 – Malloy (Darge, Caruana) (PP)
16 minPenalties8 min
31Shots51
21 April 2023
16:00
Georgia  6–0
(1–0, 1–0, 4–0)
  CroatiaPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 197
Game reference
Ivan StarostinGoaliesVilim Rosandić
Vito Nikolić
Referee:
Spain  Alexei Roshchyn
Linesmen:
France  Cyril Debuche
Spain  Carlos Trobajo
Bukiya (Marov, Kozyulin) – 08:521–0
Slesarev (Karelin, Obolgogiani) – 27:192–0
Karelin (Obolgogiani) – 42:423–0
Obolgogiani (Karelin, Ermoshenko) (PP) – 44:234–0
Shvetsov (Kharizov, Ermoshenko) – 45:505–0
Dziov (Bukiya, Kozyulin) – 55:576–0
10 minPenalties6 min
32Shots24
21 April 2023
19:30
Iceland  4–7
(1–2, 1–2, 2–3)
  SpainPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 1,500
Game reference
Jakob JohannessonGoaliesRaul BarboReferee:
Japan  Goro Terakado
Linesmen:
Poland  Michał Gerne
Japan  Masa Hashimoto
0–105:33 – Donath (Guerra, Zaballa)
Arason (Leifsson, Mikaelsson) – 13:051–1
1–214:31 – Encinar (González, Capillas)
1–323:41 – Muñoz (González, García)
1–428:26 – Granell (Donath, Zaballa)
Jóhannsson (Björgvinsson) – 28:562–4
2–542:53 – Baldris (Capillas)
Arnarsson (Jóhannesson) – 43:523–5
3–648:16 – Torralba (Baldris, García)
3–752:58 – Granell (Donath)
Rúnarsson (Alengård, Hlynsson) – 59:224–7
2 minPenalties8 min
16Shots37

22 April 2023
12:30
Australia  2–3
(1–0, 0–3, 1–0)
  GeorgiaPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 195
Game reference
Charles SmartGoaliesMikhail FofanovReferee:
Spain  Alexei Roshchyn
Linesmen:
Spain  Sergio Biec
France  Cyril Debuche
Caruana (Lodge) – 15:191–0
1–127:28 – Ermoshenko (Slesarev, Kochkin)
1–231:50 – Karelin (Kochkin, Obolgogiani)
1–334:28 – Karelin (Kharizov, Marov)
Todd (Woodman, Kubara) (EA) – 58:292–3
8 minPenalties6 min
40Shots28
22 April 2023
16:00
Iceland  3–7
(1–1, 2–4, 0–2)
  IsraelPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 260
Game reference
Jakob JohannessonGoaliesNir TichonReferee:
Japan  Goro Terakado
Linesmen:
Switzerland  Dario Fuchs
Spain  Carlos Trobajo
0–102:05 – Levin (Spektor, Milner)
Mikaelsson (Leifsson, Eggertsson) – 12:511–1
Arason (Mikaelsson, Magnússon) (PP) – 22:022–1
2–223:52 – Aharonovich (Spektor)
2–330:56 – Levin
Jóhannsson (Arason, Alengård) – 31:253–3
3–436:17 – Milner (Levin) (SH)
3–539:23 – Milner (Levin, M. Kozhevnikov) (PP)
3–649:17 – Milner (Levin)
3–759:22 – Spektor (Levin, E. Kozhevnikov) (PP, EA)
10 minPenalties8 min
41Shots30
22 April 2023
19:30
Croatia  2–5
(2–1, 0–1, 0–3)
  SpainPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 1,500
Game reference
Vilim RosandićGoaliesRaul BarboReferee:
Netherlands  Ramon Sterkens
Linesmen:
Poland  Michał Gerne
Japan  Masa Hashimoto
Jarčov – 07:241–0
Kegalj (Jarčov, V. Idžan) (SH) – 10:062–0
2–111:18 – Donath (Fernández, García) (PP)
2–220:33 – González (Encinar)
2–353:06 – Donath (Muñoz)
2–457:20 – Rubio (Carbonell, Fernández)
2–558:06 – Muratet (Fernández, Encinar) (PP)
10 minPenalties6 min
24Shots36

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Croatia  Borna Rendulić 5 4 7 11 +2 4 F
Georgia (country)  Ivan Karelin 5 6 3 9 +6 8 F
Israel  David Levin 5 2 7 9 −3 0 F
Spain  Dorian Donath 5 5 3 8 +6 0 F
Israel  Aviv Milner 5 5 3 8 0 8 F
Spain  Alejandro Carbonell 5 3 5 8 +6 2 F
Spain  Gastón González 5 4 3 7 +8 4 F
Iceland  Andri Mikaelsson 5 3 4 7 −1 0 F
Israel  Ilya Spektor 5 3 4 7 −4 8 F
Australia  Casey Kubara 5 1 6 7 −1 0 F

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

Goaltending leaders

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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.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Georgia (country)  Ivan Starostin 180:00 4 1.33 75 94.67 1
Spain  Raul Barbo 300:00 9 1.80 103 91.26 1
Australia  Anthony Kimlin 238:28 17 4.28 131 87.02 0
Israel  Maksim Kaliaev 170:03 19 6.70 142 86.62 0
Croatia  Vilim Rosandić 225:50 16 4.25 114 85.96 0

TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards

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Position Player[8]
Goaltender Spain  Raul Barbo
Defenceman Spain  Bruno Baldris
Forward Croatia  Borna Rendulić

Group B tournament

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2023 IIHF World Championship Division II B
 
Tournament details
Host country  Turkey
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates17–23 April
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored124 (8.27 per game)
Attendance1,565 (104 per game)
Scoring leader(s)United Arab Emirates  Sergei Kuznetsov (16 points)
Official website
Website

Participants

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Team Qualification
  New Zealand Placed 3rd in Division II B in 2019.
  Belgium Placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
  Bulgaria Placed 4th in Division II B last year.
  Mexico Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
  United Arab Emirates Placed 1st in Division III A last year and was promoted.
  Turkey Host, placed 2nd in Division III A last year and was promoted.

Match officials

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Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[9]

Referees Linesmen
  • Australia  Robert Love-Dekazos
  • Croatia  Trpimir Piragić
  • Germany  Bastian Steingross
  • Kazakhstan  Konstantin Chubenko
  • China  Chi Hongda
  • Croatia  Tomislav Grozaj
  • Germany  Wayne Gerth
  • United Kingdom  Nathan Carmichael
  • Netherlands  Lodewijk Beelen
  • Turkey  Berkay Aslanbey
  • Turkey  Taha Kavlakoğlu

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   United Arab Emirates 5 5 0 0 0 35 10 +25 15 Promoted to the 2024 Division II A
2   Belgium 5 4 0 0 1 33 10 +23 12
3   Bulgaria 5 3 0 0 2 19 20 −1 9
4   New Zealand 5 2 0 0 3 15 22 −7 6
5   Turkey (H) 5 1 0 0 4 12 26 −14 3
6   Mexico 5 0 0 0 5 10 36 −26 0 Relegated to the 2024 Division III A
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Results

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All times are local (UTC+3).

17 April 2023
13:00
New Zealand  1–4
(0–0, 0–1, 1–3)
  BelgiumZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 51
Game reference
Joel HasselmanGoaliesArne WaumansReferee:
Kazakhstan  Konstantin Chubenko
Linesmen:
Turkey  Berkay Aslanbey
Netherlands  Lodewijk Beelen
0–129:21 – Kolyasnikov (Cuylen, Pyl)
0–245:58 – Coolen (Steyaert, Bogaerts) (PP)
Vortanov (Nicholls) – 49:571–2
1–353:43 – Van den Bogaert (Van Espen)
1–454:02 – Verelst (Coolen)
8 minPenalties4 min
11Shots56
17 April 2023
16:30
Bulgaria  4–2
(1–1, 2–0, 1–1)
  MexicoZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 63
Game reference
Dimitar DimitrovGoaliesTomas PayroReferee:
Croatia  Trpimir Piragić
Linesmen:
United Kingdom  Nathan Carmichael
Turkey  Taha Kavlakoğlu
0–101:51 – Majul (PP)
Gatchev (Yotov) (PP) – 05:001–1
Nakov (Muhachev) – 27:582–1
Vasilev – 30:233–1
3–244:01 – Tapia (A. Valencia, Matsubara) (PP2)
Vasilev (Dilkov, V. Dikov) – 55:354–2
31 minPenalties14 min
31Shots28
17 April 2023
20:30
Turkey  0–8
(0–3, 0–4, 0–1)
  United Arab EmiratesZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 85
Game reference
Eren Demirtürk
Tolga Bozacı
GoaliesMate TomljenovićReferee:
Germany  Bastian Steingross
Linesmen:
Germany  Wayne Gerth
Croatia  Tomislav Grozaj
0–107:57 – Zakharau (Chuikov, Kuznetsov)
0–211:11 – Klavdiev (Kuznetsov, Shapavalau) (PP)
0–311:50 – Kuznetsov (Al-Humaidi, Binsammoud)
0–423:17 – Chuikov (Kuznetsov, Zakharau)
0–525:27 – Kuznetsov (Chuikov) (PP)
0–630:20 – Chuikov (Zakharau, J. Al-Dhaheri)
0–737:53 – Zakharau (J. Al-Dhaheri, Chuikov) (PP)
0–855:02 – Zakharau (Chuikov, Remess)
10 minPenalties4 min
27Shots46

18 April 2023
13:00
Bulgaria  7–2
(4–0, 0–0, 3–2)
  New ZealandZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 63
Game reference
Dimitar DimitrovGoaliesCsaba Kercsó-Magos
Joel Hasselman
Referee:
Australia  Robert Love-Dekazos
Linesmen:
China  Chi Hongda
Turkey  Taha Kavlakoğlu
Yotov (Tchaliov) – 01:311–0
Vasilev (Boyadjiev) (SH) – 09:522–0
Yotov (Tchaliov) – 17:193–0
V. Dikov (Vasilev) – 18:314–0
Dilkov (V. Dikov, Gatchev) (PP) – 40:495–0
Yotov (V. Dikov) – 48:316–0
6–148:52 – Vortanov (Dallimore)
Dilkov – 49:447–1
7–259:15 – Challis (Polozov)
39 minPenalties10 min
46Shots29
18 April 2023
16:30
Belgium  3–4
(0–2, 1–2, 2–0)
  United Arab EmiratesZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 78
Game reference
Arne Waumans
Jelle Lievens
GoaliesMate TomljenovićReferee:
Germany  Bastian Steingross
Linesmen:
Turkey  Berkay Aslanbey
Germany  Wayne Gerth
0–101:37 – Al-Haddad (Klavdiev, Vukoja)
0–204:53 – Chuikov (Kuznetsov, Tomljenović)
0–321:59 – Kuznetsov (Zakharau) (PP)
0–425:08 – Usenka (Klavdiev)
Steyaert (Blockx, James) – 25:591–4
Steyaert (Gyesbreghs, James) (PP) – 47:502–4
Gyesbreghs (Steyaert) – 55:253–4
6 minPenalties10 min
50Shots21
18 April 2023
20:30
Mexico  0–5
(0–3, 0–1, 0–1)
  TurkeyZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 185
Game reference
Tomas Payro
Marcello de Antuñano
GoaliesTolga BozacıReferee:
Kazakhstan  Konstantin Chubenko
Linesmen:
Netherlands  Lodewijk Beelen
United Kingdom  Nathan Carmichael
0–109:09 – Meydancı (Aydın, Odabaş)
0–215:59 – Gökçen (Aydin, Faner)
0–317:21 – Kavaz (Bingöl)
0–425:58 – Faner (Bakal, Savaş) (PP)
0–549:25 – Tayğar (Savaş, Bakal) (PP)
14 minPenalties39 min
36Shots28

20 April 2023
13:00
New Zealand  1–7
(1–1, 0–4, 0–2)
  United Arab EmiratesZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 54
Game reference
Csaba Kercsó-MagosGoaliesMate TomljenovićReferee:
Kazakhstan  Konstantin Chubenko
Linesmen:
Netherlands  Lodewijk Beelen
Croatia  Tomislav Grozaj
Louw (Joyce, Dallimore) – 02:381–0
1–104:40 – Zakharau (Shapavalau)
1–225:25 – J. Al-Dhaheri (Kuznetsov)
1–326:30 – Kuznetsov (J. Al-Dhaheri, Zakharau)
1–429:54 – Klavdiev
1–534:56 – Chuikov (Vukoja, Zakharau)
1–646:57 – Zakharau (Bassayev, Chuikov)
1–748:01 – Kuznetsov (Al-Humaidi)
4 minPenalties6 min
23Shots57
20 April 2023
16:30
Belgium  11–2
(4–0, 4–2, 3–0)
  MexicoZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 45
Game reference
Jelle LievensGoaliesTomas Payro
Marcello de Antuñano
Referee:
Australia  Robert Love-Dekazos
Linesmen:
Turkey  Berkay Aslanbey
Turkey  Taha Kavlakoğlu
Gyesbreghs (Verelst) (SH) – 09:101–0
Verelst (Van den Bogaert, Coolen) – 12:572–0
Cuylen (Blanchy) – 14:483–0
Coolen (Van den Bogaert) – 15:314–0
Gyesbreghs (James, Blockx) (PP) – 20:355–0
5–122:46 – Chávez (Díaz)
James (Blockx) – 24:576–1
Van den Bogaert (Blanchy) (PP) – 34:557–1
Bosmans (Kolyasnikov, Gyesbreghs) – 36:208–1
8–239:59 – Majul (Tapia, Cuellar)
Blockx (James, Gyesbreghs) – 40:389–2
Van den Bogaert (Verelst) – 51:2510–2
Verelst (Cuylen) – 52:1511–2
32 minPenalties18 min
65Shots14
20 April 2023
20:30
Bulgaria  5–3
(1–0, 2–0, 2–3)
  TurkeyZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 280
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Dimitar DimitrovGoaliesTolga BozacıReferee:
Croatia  Trpimir Piragić
Linesmen:
China  Chi Hongda
Germany  Wayne Gerth
Nakov (Stamenov, Georgiev) – 15:581–0
Georgiev (Boyadjiev) (SH) – 22:192–0
Tchaliov (Boyadjiev) – 34:363–0
3–143:30 – Y. Karş (Bakal, Tayğar)
3–246:12 – Ö. Karş (Kavaz, Bingöl)
3–351:24 – Karakoç (Ö. Karş, Faner)
Dilkov (Vasilev, Tchaliov) – 59:424–3
K. Dikov (Georgiev) (EN) – 59:465–3
18 minPenalties6 min
36Shots36

21 April 2023
13:00
Mexico  2–7
(1–2, 0–3, 1–2)
  New ZealandZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 43
Game reference
Tomas Payro
Marcello de Antuñano
GoaliesJoel HasselmanReferee:
Croatia  Trpimir Piragić
Linesmen:
Turkey  Berkay Aslanbey
Germany  Wayne Gerth
A. Valencia (Cuellar, L. Valencia) (PP) – 09:131–0
1–114:01 – Craig (Cox, Challis)
1–217:47 – Kozak (Polozov, Regan) (PP)
1–326:14 – Henderson (Burns, Cox) (PP)
1–432:16 – Orr (Kozak, Polozov)
1–537:00 – Ellis (Challis, Burns) (PP)
Cuellar (García, Tapia) – 40:112–5
2–640:35 – Kozak (Polozov)
2–746:44 – Dallimore (Vortanov, Hayward)
16 minPenalties12 min
18Shots50
21 April 2023
16:30
United Arab Emirates  7–2
(2–0, 5–1, 0–1)
  BulgariaZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 87
Game reference
Mate TomljenovićGoaliesDimitar Dimitrov
Andrea Karabadjakov
Referee:
Germany  Bastian Steingross
Linesmen:
China  Chi Hongda
Turkey  Taha Kavlakoğlu
Al-Humaidi (Shapavalau, Binsammoud) – 07:361–0
Klavdiev (Vukoja) (PP) – 19:592–0
Usenka (Zakharau, Kuznetsov) (PP) – 22:313–0
Usenka (Klavdiev, Al-Mahrooqi) – 22:474–0
Chuikov (Kuznetsov, Tomljenović) (PP) – 27:475–0
5–129:42 – Vasilev (Dilkov, V. Dikov)
Binsammoud (Shapavalau) – 31:386–1
Klavdiev (SH) – 34:257–1
7–250:52 – Yotov
4 minPenalties11 min
42Shots23
21 April 2023
20:30
Turkey  2–9
(2–2, 0–4, 0–3)
  BelgiumZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 428
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Tolga BozacıGoaliesArne WaumansReferee:
Australia  Robert Love-Dekazos
Linesmen:
United Kingdom  Nathan Carmichael
Croatia  Tomislav Grozaj
Meydancı (Odabaş) – 01:271–0
Hars (Aydın) – 01:392–0
2–105:32 – Gyesbreghs (Kolyasnikov)
2–209:11 – James (Van Espen) (AG) (EA)
2–323:36 – Verelst (Steyaert, Gyesbreghs) (PP)
2–426:12 – Blockx (James, Gyesbreghs) (PP)
2–531:15 – James (Verelst, Gyesbreghs)
2–635:16 – Versin (Gyesbreghs, Bosmans)
2–749:11 – Coolen (Blanchy) (PP2)
2–849:52 – Gyesbreghs (Verelst)
2–959:17 – Verelst (Blockx, Gyesbreghs) (PP)
23 minPenalties6 min
24Shots59

23 April 2023
13:00
United Arab Emirates  9–4
(3–0, 1–2, 5–2)
  MexicoZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 48
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Ahmed Al-DhaheriGoaliesMarcello de AntuñanoReferee:
Australia  Robert Love-Dekazos
Linesmen:
China  Chi Hongda
Turkey  Taha Kavlakoğlu
Kuznetsov (Vukoja) – 00:591–0
Vukoja (Remess) (SH) – 09:352–0
Klavdiev (Usenka, Kuznetsov) – 19:133–0
3–120:32 – Tapia (Ayala, Cuellar)
3–232:19 – Apud (Cuellar, Díaz)
M. Al-Dhaheri (Vukoja, Klavdiev) – 38:114–2
Zakharau (Shapavalau) – 45:205–2
Klavdiev (Kuznetsov, Usenka) – 45:326–2
J. Al-Dhaheri (Zakharau) (PP) – 48:007–2
7–348:26 – E. Valencia (Rullan, Chávez) (PP)
J. Al-Dhaheri (Kuznetsov, Zakharau) – 51:188–3
J. Al-Dhaheri (Kuznetsov, Vukoja) (PP2) – 53:599–3
9–457:28 – Cuellar (Tapia, Díaz)
14 minPenalties12 min
54Shots22
23 April 2023
16:30
Belgium  6–1
(2–0, 2–1, 2–0)
  BulgariaZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 55
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Arne WaumansGoaliesDimitar DimitrovReferee:
Germany  Bastian Steingross
Linesmen:
Turkey  Berkay Aslanbey
United Kingdom  Nathan Carmichael
James (Steyaert, Blockx) – 11:201–0
Blockx (Steyaert, James) – 16:332–0
2–121:50 – Tchaliov (Yotov, Boyadjiev)
Verelst (Van Espen, Coolen) – 30:283–1
Van den Bogaert (Verelst, Coolen) – 35:114–1
Blockx (Van Espen, James) – 50:245–1
Coolen (Verelst) (SH) – 51:496–1
8 minPenalties12 min
59Shots12
23 April 2023
20:30
New Zealand  4–2
(4–0, 0–0, 0–2)
  TurkeyZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 610
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Joel HasselmanGoaliesTolga BozacıReferee:
Kazakhstan  Konstantin Chubenko
Linesmen:
Netherlands  Lodewijk Beelen
Croatia  Tomislav Grozaj
Orr (Kozak, Polozov) – 01:021–0
Henderson (Cox, Burns) (PP) – 08:212–0
Challis (Cox, Polozov) (PP) – 18:323–0
Nicholls (Orr, Polozov) – 18:584–0
4–150:01 – Bakal (Faner) (PP)
4–258:56 – Bakal (Faner, Tayğar) (PP)
16 minPenalties14 min
30Shots35

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
United Arab Emirates  Sergei Kuznetsov 5 8 9 17 +14 4 D
United Arab Emirates  Maxim Zakharau 5 6 8 14 +9 0 F
Belgium  Sam Verelst 5 6 7 13 +8 4 F
Belgium  Vadim Gyesbreghs 5 5 8 13 +10 0 D
United Arab Emirates  Artem Klavdiev 5 6 5 11 +6 6 F
United Arab Emirates  Ilia Chuikov 5 5 5 10 +8 4 F
Belgium  Alec James 5 4 6 10 +8 0 F
Belgium  Dries Blockx 5 4 5 9 +6 0 F
Belgium  Ben Coolen 5 4 4 8 +7 0 F
United Arab Emirates  Juma Al-Dhaheri 5 2 5 7 +7 4 F
Belgium  Iniaz Steyaert 5 2 5 7 +8 4 F

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

Goaltending leaders

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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.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
United Arab Emirates  Mate Tomljenović 240:00 6 1.50 117 95.12 1
New Zealand  Joel Hasselman 221:29 11 2.98 120 91.60 0
Belgium  Arne Waumans 200:20 5 1.50 52 91.23 0
Turkey  Tolga Bozacı 239:34 15 3.76 138 90.20 1
Bulgaria  Dimitar Dimitrov 269:32 19 4.23 164 89.62 0

TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards

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Position Player[10]
Goaltender United Arab Emirates  Mate Tomljenović
Defenceman Belgium  Vadim Gyesbreghs
Forward United Arab Emirates  Maxim Zakharau

References

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