2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

The 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II consisted of two tiered groups of six teams each: the fourth-tier Division II A and the fifth-tier Division II B. For each tier's tournament, the first-placed team was promoted to a higher division, while the last-placed team was relegated to a lower division.

2020 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Lithuania
 South Korea
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates6–12 January 2020
28 January – 3 February 2020
Teams12
← 2019
(cancelled) 2021
2022 →

To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player couldn't be born earlier than 2000.

Division II A

2020 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II A
Tournament details
Host country  Lithuania
CityVilnius
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates6–12 January 2020
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored114 (7.6 per game)
Attendance7,303 (487 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Teruto Nakajima (13 points)
Websitewww.iihf.com

The Division II A tournament was played in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 6 to 12 January 2020.[1][2]

Participating teams

TeamQualification
 JapanPlaced 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated.
 LithuaniaHosts; placed 2nd in Division II A last year.
 Great BritainPlaced 3rd in Division II A last year.
 RomaniaPlaced 4th in Division II A last year.
 SpainPlaced 5th in Division II A last year.
 SerbiaPlaced 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[3]

Referees
  • Niki De Herdt
  • Niclas Lundsgaard
  • Tilen Pahor
  • Turo Virta
Linesmen
  • Joris Barcelo
  • Karolis Janušauskas
  • Herman Johansen
  • Norbert Muzsik
  • Laurynas Stepankevičius
  • Nikita Vilyugin
  • Dāvis Zunde

Final standings

Division II A Venue
Vilnius
Pramogu-Arena
Capacity: 2,500
PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1  Japan55000377+3015Promoted to the 2022 Division I B
2  Great Britain531012317+611
3  Lithuania (H)530022017+39
4  Romania520031524−96
5  Spain51013823−154
6  Serbia500051126−150Relegated to the 2022 Division II B
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

Match results

All times are local (Eastern European TimeUTC+2).

6 January 2020
12:00
Great Britain  3–6
(0–1, 1–2, 2–3)
 JapanUtenos pramogų arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 79
Game reference
William KerlinGoaliesEiki SatoReferee:
Niki De Herdt
Linesmen:
Joris Barcelo
Karolis Janušauskas
0–108:10 – Hanzawa (Takebe)
0–230:04 – Ando (Otomo, Miyata)
Mitchell-King (Larkin, Chabot) – 30:161–2
1–335:37 – Hanzawa (Nakajima) (PP)
Buesa (Graham, Russell) – 46:532–3
2–449:49 – Nakajima (Y. Sato, Yoneyama) (PP)
2–550:31 – Ishida (Ando)
2–654:49 – Ueno (Iguchi, Ando) (PP)
Graham – 58:463–6
14 minPenalties8 min
27Shots36
6 January 2020
15:30
Serbia  3–5
(3–0, 0–3, 0–2)
 RomaniaUtenos pramogų arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 87
Game reference
Bojan VasićGoaliesLevente Ambrus
Arnold Demeter
Referee:
Tilen Pahor
Linesmen:
Herman Johansen
Laurynas Stepankevičius
Popović (Dragović) – 07:341–0
Mladenović – 16:032–0
Mirkov – 18:383–0
3–129:35 – Karda (Szabó)
3–231:45 – Filip (Gecse)
3–338:21 – Filip (Ilyés)
3–440:52 – Gecse (Szabó, Filip) (PP)
3–550:38 – Gecse (Silló)
16 minPenalties4 min
23Shots24
6 January 2020
19:00
Lithuania  5–1
(4–1, 0–0, 1–0)
 SpainUtenos pramogų arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 998
Game reference
Laurynas LubysGoaliesRaul Barbo
Sergi Reina
Referee:
Niclas Lundsgaard
Linesmen:
Norbert Muzsik
Nikita Vilyugin
Mažulis (SH) – 02:151–0
Noreika (Krasilnikovas, Motiejūnas) (SH) – 02:532–0
Stankius (Laimutis) – 03:473–0
3–112:53 – Negre (Torralba, Muratet)
Motiejūnas (Mukovoz) – 13:114–1
Krasilnikovas (Binkulis, Stankius) (PP) – 44:065–1
6 minPenalties10 min
34Shots26

7 January 2020
12:00
Japan  8–0
(2–0, 2–0, 4–0)
 RomaniaUtenos pramogų arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 54
Game reference
Eiki SatoGoaliesArnold DemeterReferee:
Turo Virta
Linesmen:
Herman Johansen
Laurynas Stepankevičius
Y. Sato (Hanzawa) – 00:361–0
Gondaira (Kaneko, Murakami) – 16:052–0
Hanzawa (Nakajima, Yoneyama) (PP) – 34:453–0
Y. Sato (Hanzawa, Nakajima) (PP2) – 36:444–0
Takebe (Iguchi, Momen) – 43:275–0
Nakajima (Gondaira) (PP2)– 46:296–0
Sasanaka (Gondaira, Taneichi) – 52:097–0
Hanzawa (Nakajima, Yoneyama) – 57:538–0
6 minPenalties12 min
43Shots14
7 January 2020
15:30
Spain  3–2
(0–1, 0–0, 3–1)
 SerbiaUtenos pramogų arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 103
Game reference
Raul BarboGoaliesBojan VasićReferee:
Niki De Herdt
Linesmen:
Karolis Janušauskas
Nikita Vilyugin
0–106:15 – Racić
Rubio (Sarmiento) – 45:131–1
Capillas (Zaballa) (PP) – 52:052–1
Sarasa (Sánchez) – 52:333–1
3–259:19 – Tharakan (Pejčić)
4 minPenalties8 min
35Shots20
7 January 2020
19:00
Lithuania  3–6
(1–2, 1–3, 1–1)
 Great BritainUtenos pramogų arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 907
Game reference
Laurynas Lubys
Nikita Kuzminov
GoaliesTyler PerreReferee:
Tilen Pahor
Linesmen:
Norbert Muzsik
Dāvis Zunde
0–101:58 – Mitchell-King (Larkin, Hazeldine) (PP)
0–205:42 – Cooper (Alderson)
Grinius (Mažulis, Washco) – 14:281–2
1–323:56 – Larkin
1–425:06 – Buesa (Hazeldine)
1–535:29 – Graham (Alderson, Neilson) (PP)
Grinius (Mažulis, Mukovoz) – 39:422–5
2–649:06 – Mitchell-King (Larkin, Chabot)
Mažulis (Grinius) (PP) – 49:533–6
16 minPenalties16 min
31Shots26

9 January 2020
12:00
Japan  8–0
(5–0, 3–0, 0–0)
 SpainUtenos pramogų arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 82
Game reference
Eiki Sato
Ryuto Nakamoto
GoaliesSergi Reina
Raul Barbo
Referee:
Niki De Herdt
Linesmen:
Karolis Janušauskas
Norbert Muzsik
Taneichi (Kaneko, Gondaira) – 02:311–0
Hanzawa – 05:382–0
Yoneyama (Nakajima, Ishida) (PP) – 06:593–0
Nakajima (Yoneyama, Hanzawa) (PP2) – 11:034–0
Miyata (Takeya) – 19:535–0
Ando (Ishida) – 21:316–0
Momen (Murakami, Takeya) – 26:027–0
Ando (Miura) – 37:238–0
37 minPenalties26 min
31Shots25
9 January 2020
15:30
Great Britain  5–3
(2–0, 0–1, 3–2)
 RomaniaUtenos pramogų arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 101
Game reference
William KerlinGoaliesArnold DemeterReferee:
Niclas Lundsgaard
Linesmen:
Laurynas Stepankevičius
Dāvis Zunde
Alderson (Graham, Neilson) – 00:231–0
Chabot (Larkin, Mitchel-King) – 15:342–0
2–121:36 – Petrică (Ilyés, Nagy-Galaczi)
2–244:27 – Cășăneanu (Gecse, Karda)
Alderson (Graham, Neilson) – 46:503–2
3–347:54 – Részegh (Filip)
Alderson (Neilson, Hazeldine) – 48:414–3
Neilson (Alderson, Russell) (PP) – 53:255–3
22 minPenalties12 min
26Shots36
9 January 2020
19:00
Lithuania  3–2
(2–0, 1–1, 0–1)
 SerbiaUtenos pramogų arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 792
Game reference
Laurynas LubysGoaliesBojan Vasić
Dušan Ilijin
Referee:
Turo Virta
Linesmen:
Joris Barcelo
Nikita Vilyugin
Washco (Grinius, Mažulis) – 08:161–0
Krasilnikovas (Rumševičius, Binkulis) – 12:132–0
Šusterovas (Piazenko, Motiejūnas) – 32:383–0
3–134:11 – Subotić (Dragović, Popović) (PP)
3–250:56 – Mladenović (Racić, Mirkov)
6 minPenalties8 min
31Shots19

10 January 2020
12:00
Spain  3–4 GWS
(0–1, 3–2, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 Great BritainUtenos pramogų arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 81
Game reference
Raul BarboGoaliesWilliam Kerlin
Tyler Perre
Referee:
Turo Virta
Linesmen:
Joris Barcelo
Laurynas Stepankevičius
0–108:10 – Graham (Cooper, Stenton) (PP)
0–223:34 – Milton
0–324:44 – Cooper (Neilson, Stenton) (PP)
Layola (Zaballa) – 26:511–3
Rubio (De Bonilla) – 35:072–3
Layola (Zaballa, Capillas) – 39:293–3
Mendizabal
Layola
Rubio
Capillas
Shootout Neilson
Alderson
Milton
12 minPenalties2 min
29Shots28
10 January 2020
15:30
Serbia  2–10
(1–2, 1–5, 0–3)
 JapanUtenos pramogų arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 95
Game reference
Dušan Ilijin
Bojan Vasić
GoaliesEiki Sato
Ryuto Nakamoto
Referee:
Tilen Pahor
Linesmen:
Karolis Janušauskas
Herman Johansen
0–103:22 – Miura (Ando) (PP)
Mašić – 13:091–1
1–217:05 – Kimura (Ueno, Ishida)
1–321:46 – Taneichi
1–422:51 – Hanzawa (Nakajima, Yoneyama) (PP)
1–523:51 – Yoneyama (Takeya, Ando)
Pejčić (Subotić) (PP) – 37:182–5
2–637:55 – Nakajima (Iguchi, Sasanaka)
2–739:53 – Momen (Taneichi, Yoneyama)
2–848:30 – Iguchi
2–954:39 – Iguchi (Takeya) (PP)
2–1057:29 – Gondaira (Ueno) (PP2)
16 minPenalties4 min
8Shots46
10 January 2020
19:00
Romania  3–7
(2–2, 1–3, 0–2)
 LithuaniaUtenos pramogų arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 1,207
Game reference
Levente AmbrusGoaliesLaurynas Lubys
Nikita Kuzminov
Referee:
Niclas Lundsgaard
Linesmen:
Norbert Muzsik
Dāvis Zunde
Gecse (Sándor-Székely) – 05:591–0
Filip (Ilyés, Gajdó) – 08:092–0
2–109:19 – Stankius (Silinas)
2–216:23 – Grinius (Washco, Noreika)
2–325:54 – R. Marcinkevičius (Šusterovas, Silinas)
2–427:08 – Mažulis (Washco, Mukovoz)
Gecse (Cășăneanu, Sándor-Székely) – 33:253–4
3–539:39 – Binkulis (Noreika, Misiukas)
3–641:54 – Mukovoz (Noreika, Motiejūnas)
3–757:49 – Piazenko (Misiukas)
10 minPenalties8 min
24Shots36

12 January 2020
12:00
Great Britain  5–2
(2–0, 0–2, 3–0)
 SerbiaUtenos pramogų arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 121
Game reference
Tyler PerreGoaliesBojan VasićReferee:
Niki De Herdt
Linesmen:
Karolis Janušauskas
Herman Johansen
Russell (Mitchell-King) (PP) – 14:231–0
Bradley (Neilson, Alderson) – 17:032–0
2–122:41 – Mladenović (Dragović, Pejčić) (PP)
2–234:29 – Gvozdenović (Dragović) (PP)
Graham (Cochrane, Alderson) – 50:373–2
Ulrick (Cooper, Buesa) – 56:534–2
Neilson (Bradley) – 59:245–2
8 minPenalties54 min
49Shots20
12 January 2020
15:30
Romania  4–1
(1–1, 2–0, 1–0)
 SpainUtenos pramogų arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 209
Game reference
Arnold DemeterGoaliesRaul BarboReferee:
Tilen Pahor
Linesmen:
Laurynas Stepankevičius
Dāvis Zunde
Sándor-Székely – 08:211–0
1–109:07 – Sarasa (Didkovsky, Sánchez)
Karda (Cășăneanu) – 37:182–1
Cășăneanu (Részegh) (SH) – 39:553–1
Cășăneanu (Karda, Gecse) – 47:374–1
14 minPenalties8 min
35Shots28
12 January 2020
19:00
Japan  5–2
(3–0, 1–0, 1–2)
 LithuaniaUtenos pramogų arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 2,387
Game reference
Eiki SatoGoaliesNikita Kuzminov
Laurynas Lubys
Referee:
Niclas Lundsgaard
Linesmen:
Joris Barcelo
Nikita Vilyugin
Y. Sato (Yoneyama, Hanzawa) – 00:131–0
Takeya (Ando, Yoneyama) – 09:282–0
Hanzawa (Y. Sato, Murakami) – 15:493–0
Y. Sato (Hanzawa, Nakajima) – 25:584–0
4–148:08 – Mažulis (Grinius)
4–253:02 – Grinius (Mažulis, Washco) (PP)
Nakajima – 57:515–2
4 minPenalties8 min
30Shots21

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/–PIM
1Teruto Nakajima  Japan55813+60
2Chikara Hanzawa  Japan57512+82
3Koki Yoneyama  Japan52810+52
4Timonas Mažulis  Lithuania5448+26
5Mason Alderson  Great Britain5358+52
5Yusaku Ando  Japan5358+62
7Cade Neilson  Great Britain5268+50
8Olivér Gecse  Romania543706
8Alex Graham  Great Britain5437+78
8Martynas Grinius  Lithuania5437+22

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)

PosPlayerCountryTOIGASv%GAASO
1Eiki Sato  Japan260:00791.671.621
2Tyler Perre  Great Britain145:00591.232.070
3Bojan Vasić  Serbia232:081987.744.910
4William Kerlin  Great Britain160:001287.374.500
5Arnold Demeter  Romania219:181487.043.830

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate
  • Goaltender: Eiki Sato
  • Defenceman: Paulius Rumševičius
  • Forward: Chikara Hanzawa

Source: IIHF

Division II B

2020 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II B
Tournament details
Host country  South Korea
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates27 January – 3 February 2020
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored121 (8.07 per game)
Attendance5,022 (335 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Dominic Čanić (16 points)
Websitewww.iihf.com

The Division II B tournament was played in Gangneung, South Korea, from 27 January to 3 February 2020.[4][5]

Participating teams

TeamQualification
 South KoreaHosts; placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated.
 CroatiaPlaced 2nd in Division II B last year.
 NetherlandsPlaced 3rd in Division II B last year.
 BelgiumPlaced 4th in Division II B last year.
 IsraelPlaced 5th in Division II B last year.
 ChinaPlaced 1st in Division III last year and were promoted.

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]

Referees
  • Stefan Hogarth
  • Benas Jakšys
  • Liu Ren
  • Andrew Wilk
Linesmen
  • Chae Young-jin
  • Yong Elbert Cheah
  • Ryan Fraley
  • Go Hashimoto
  • James Ions
  • Li Lintai
  • Seo Kwang-suk

Final standings

Division II B Venue
Gangneung
Gangneung Hockey Centre
Capacity: 10,000
PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1  South Korea (H)55000206+1415Promoted to the 2022 Division II A
2  Netherlands530023013+179[a]
3  China530022210+129[a]
4  Croatia530023117+149[a]
5  Belgium510041525−103
6  Israel50005350−470Relegated to the 2022 Division III
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:

Match results

All times are local (Time in South KoreaUTC+9).

28 January 2020
13:00
Croatia  16–1
(3–0, 7–1, 6–0)
 IsraelGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 104
Game reference
Domagoj Troha
Luka Goršić
GoaliesYehonatan Reisinger
Daniel Kreiner
Referee:
Liu Ren
Linesmen:
Go Hashimoto
James Ions
Čanić (Dobrić) – 03:511–0
Selitaj (Čanić, Dobrić) – 12:452–0
Bebek (Idžan, Belina) (PP) – 17:303–0
Dobrić (Selitaj, Čanić) – 20:284–0
Paulović (Selitaj, Dobrićk) (PP) – 22:265–0
Čanić (Selitaj) – 24:556–0
6–125:57 – Rossokhovatskiy (Kostrinsky)
Pleština (Cerovečki) – 27:527–1
Polonijo – 28:388–1
Selitaj (Čanić) – 33:049–1
Čanić (Paulović) – 39:5910–1
Hanžek (Paulović) (SH) – 49:3511–1
Rakar (Mandić) – 52:5812–1
Idžan (Polonijo) – 54:3213–1
Čanić (Paulović) – 56:0314–1
Hanžek (Rakar, Belina) – 56:3815–1
Mandić – 59:5116–1
2 minPenalties6 min
79Shots8
28 January 2020
16:30
China  5–3
(1–2, 1–0, 3–1)
 BelgiumGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 133
Game reference
Wu SimingGoaliesArne WaumansReferee:
Stefan Hogarth
Linesmen:
Yong Elbert Cheah
Seo Kwang-suk
0–116:01 – Versin (Coolen) (PP)
0–216:14 – Delbrassine (Compere)
Zheng (Yan J.) (PP) – 19:101–2
Wang J. (Hou) – 21:192–2
2–341:35 – Laeremans (Versin)
Hou (Yan R., Wang) – 50:343–3
Li X. (Wang J.) (PP) – 55:264–3
Guo J. (Yan J.) – 55:425–3
8 minPenalties6 min
30Shots29
28 January 2020
20:00
Netherlands  1–5
(1–2, 0–0, 0–3)
 South KoreaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 875
Game reference
Jowin AnsemsGoaliesKim Hyung-chanReferee:
Andrew Wilk
Linesmen:
Ryan Fraley
Li Lintai
0–105:37 – Mun (Kim M., Kang M.)
0–212:08 – Kim Jae-s. (Jeong, Kim Hyo.)
De Ruiter (Collard, Van Elten) – 16:381–2
1–341:22 – Kim Hyo. (Park S., Ahn)
1–446:57 – Choi (Lee M., Lee J.)
1–556:17 – Jeong (Kang M.)
4 minPenalties8 min
22Shots40

29 January 2020
13:00
Israel  0–12
(0–5, 0–4, 0–3)
 ChinaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 148
Game reference
Daniel Kreiner
Yehonatan Reisinger
GoaliesHu HaoranReferee:
Benas Jakšys
Linesmen:
Chae Young-jin
James Ions
0–101:49 – Li X.
0–206:14 – Wang J. (Hou, Yan R.) (PP)
0–307:51 – Yan J.
0–416:07 – Zheng (Guo J.)
0–518:04 – Wang J. (Hou)
0–631:04 – Zheng (Guo J., Yan J.)
0–732:27 – Yu (Li X.)
0–833:48 – Yan J. (Guo J.) (SH)
0–939:59 – Hou (Yan R., Wang J.)
0–1040:24 – Zheng (Guo J., Yan J.)
0–1142:26 – Yan J. (Wang Y.)
0–1246:24 – Yan J. (Li Zi., Li Ze.)
4 minPenalties6 min
9Shots60
29 January 2020
16:30
Croatia  2–7
(0–5, 1–0, 1–2)
 NetherlandsGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 153
Game reference
Domagoj Troha
Luka Goršić
GoaliesJowin AnsemsReferee:
Stefan Hogarth
Linesmen:
Yong Elbert Cheah
Ryan Fraley
0–102:59 – Jacobs (Sars, D. Hessels)
0–208:45 – Sars (D. Hessels)
0–312:26 – Sars (Borgman)
0–414:35 – Sars (D. Hessels, Jacobs)
0–515:44 – Huisman (D. Hessels, Van der Meulen)
Dobrić (Čanić, Selitaj) (PP2) – 35:431–5
Selitaj (Čanić, Dobrić) – 43:062–5
2–653:17 – Collard (R. Ansems, Gerretsen)
2–754:25 – Sars (N. Hessels, Gerretsen) (SH)
4 minPenalties24 min
27Shots33
29 January 2020
20:00
South Korea  5–2
(2–2, 2–0, 1–0)
 BelgiumGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 402
Game reference
Kim Hyung-chanGoaliesArne WaumansReferee:
Liu Ren
Linesmen:
Go Hashimoto
Li Lintai
0–101:01 – Coolen (Klijsen, De Ceuster)
Kim M. (Lee J.) – 02:511–1
Kim Hyo. – 10:082–1
2–210:53 – De Ceuster (Klijsen)
Lee J. (Jeong) – 26:543–2
Kim W. – 39:114–2
Mun (Kang M., Lee M.) – 44:435–2
2 minPenalties4 min
44Shots18

31 January 2020
13:00
Netherlands  6–1
(1–0, 3–0, 2–1)
 BelgiumGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 147
Game reference
Jowin AnsemsGoaliesJelle LievensReferee:
Andrew Wilk
Linesmen:
Li Lintai
Seo Kwang-suk
Huisman (Versteeg, Van der Meulen) – 10:551–0
Sars (D. Hessels, De Ruiter) (PP) – 20:272–0
Jacobs (D. Hessels, Sars) – 26:023–0
Maas (Borgman) – 35:234–0
Sars (Jacobs, De Ruiter) – 41:145–0
N. Hessels (Sars, Jacobs) (PP) – 51:476–0
6–157:15 – Coolen (Compere, Versin)
8 minPenalties10 min
36Shots17
31 January 2020
16:30
Croatia  3–0
(2–0, 1–0, 0–0)
 ChinaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 173
Game reference
Domagoj TrohaGoaliesWu Siming
Hu Haoran
Referee:
Benas Jakšys
Linesmen:
Chae Young-jin
Go Hashimoto
Kramarić (Dobrić, Paulović) – 09:531–0
Selitaj (Dobrić, Čanić) (PP2) – 14:552–0
Hanžek (Kramarić, Mandić) – 34:373–0
10 minPenalties8 min
25Shots32
31 January 2020
20:00
South Korea  5–1
(1–0, 1–0, 3–1)
 IsraelGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 753
Game reference
Kim Hyung-chan
Kim Gi-wan
GoaliesYehonatan ReisingerReferee:
Stefan Hogarth
Linesmen:
Yong Elbert Cheah
James Ions
Kim Jae-s. – 14:141–0
Kang M. (Kim M., Lee M.) – 24:412–0
Lee M. (Kim Hyo., Kim Jae-s.) – 47:493–0
Yoo (Lee M.) – 53:134–0
Kim Jae-s. (Jeong) – 55:505–0
5–159:42 – Rozin (Halpert, Rossokhovatskiy) (PP)
4 minPenalties8 min
68Shots6

1 February 2020
13:00
Belgium  5–8
(2–2, 1–4, 2–2)
 CroatiaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 146
Game reference
Jelle Lievens
Arne Waumans
GoaliesDomagoj TrohaReferee:
Stefan Hogarth
Linesmen:
James Ions
Li Lintai
Coolen (De Ceuster) – 07:371–0
Daems (Delbrassine) – 09:002–0
2–115:22 – Đerek (Čanić, Selitaj)
2–216:56 – Paulović (Dobrić, Selitaj) (PP)
Delbrassine (Coolen, De Ceuster) – 23:243–2
3–325:16 – Polonijo (SH)
3–429:04 – Mandić (Selitaj, Čanić)
3–534:55 – Mandić (Paulović, Selitaj)
3–637:36 – Selitaj (Čanić, Dobrić)
Steeno (EA) – 45:334–6
4–749:24 – Đerek (Dobrić, Čanić)
4–850:12 – Mandić (Idžan, Polonijo) (PP)
Compere (Daems, Bollen) (PP) – 51:095–8
24 minPenalties10 min
27Shots31
1 February 2020
16:30
China  0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)
 South KoreaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 1,025
Game reference
Wu SimingGoaliesKim Hyung-chanReferee:
Andrew Wilk
Linesmen:
Ryan Fraley
Go Hashimoto
0–127:04 – Kang M. (Mun)
4 minPenalties27 min
18Shots41
1 February 2020
20:00
Israel  0–13
(0–6, 0–3, 0–4)
 NetherlandsGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 123
Game reference
Daniel Kreiner
Yehonatan Reisinger
GoaliesJulien van NesReferee:
Liu Ren
Linesmen:
Chae Young-jin
Seo Kwang-suk
0–100:27 – D. Hessels (Jacobs, N. Hessels)
0–204:16 – De Ruiter (Collard, Gerretsen)
0–306:28 – D. Hessels (Jacobs, N. Hessels)
0–408:25 – Sars (D. Hessels, N. Hessels) (PP)
0–513:22 – Huisman (Versteeg, Van der Meulen)
0–618:19 – Jacobs (D. Hessels)
0–723:07 – Collard (De Ruiter)
0–823:44 – Hendriks (Van der Genugten, R. Ansems)
0–931:16 – D. Hessels (PP)
0–1045:12 – D. Hessels (Jacobs, Collard)
0–1153:23 – Van Elten (PP)
0–1254:30 – R. Ansems (Gerretsen, Van Baarsen)
0–1354:40 – R. Ansems (De Ruiter, Collard)
8 minPenalties2 min
9Shots63

3 February 2020
13:00
Netherlands  3–5
(0–2, 1–1, 2–2)
 ChinaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 147
Game reference
Jowin AnsemsGoaliesWu SimingReferee:
Stefan Hogarth
Linesmen:
Chae Young-jin
Seo Kwang-suk
0–106:23 – Yu (Guo Z., Li X.)
0–212:15 – Yan J. (Yan R., Wang J.) (PP2)
0–323:33 – Hou (Yan J., Wang J.) (PP)
Jacobs (Sars, De Ruiter) (PP) – 31:031–3
Huisman (Van der Meulen, Versteeg) – 41:222–3
Versteeg (Huisman, Borgman) – 46:533–3
3–451:11 – Wang J. (Hou, Yan J.)
3–559:19 – Wang J. (ENG)
20 minPenalties6 min
37Shots21
3 February 2020
16:30
Belgium  4–1
(1–1, 1–0, 2–0)
 IsraelGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 150
Game reference
Jelle LievensGoaliesYehonatan ReisingerReferee:
Benas Jakšys
Linesmen:
Yong Elbert Cheah
Li Lintai
0–102:13 – Rozin (Halpert)
Coolen – 16:491–1
Vangenechten (Adriaenssens, Steeno) (PP) – 27:592–1
Delbrassine (Moons) – 48:033–1
Versin (De Ceuster, Laeremans) (PP) – 49:034–1
6 minPenalties10 min
69Shots9
3 February 2020
20:00
South Korea  4–2
(1–0, 0–0, 3–2)
 CroatiaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 543
Game reference
Kim Hyung-chanGoaliesDomagoj TrohaReferee:
Andrew Wilk
Linesmen:
Ryan Fraley
Go Hashimoto
Mun (Kang H.) – 03:041–0
1–141:09 – Paulović (Dobrić, Čanić) (PP)
Choi (Kim Y.) – 47:362–1
2–249:26 – Selitaj (Čanić, Paulović) (PP)
Lee M. – 52:133–2
Kim Hyo. – 58:574–2
24 minPenalties6 min
30Shots26

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/–PIM
1Dominic Čanić  Croatia541216+70
2Leo Selitaj  Croatia56814+810
3Wouter Sars  Netherlands57512+72
4Delaney Hessels  Netherlands54812+70
5Patrik Dobrić  Croatia521012+12
6Yan Juncheng  China55611+80
7Wang Jing  China55510+54
8Tijn Jacobs  Netherlands54610+74
9Sven Paulović  Croatia4369+100
10Hou Yuyang  China5347+56

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

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

PosPlayerCountryTOIGASv%GAASO
1Kim Hyung-chan  South Korea280:00794.191.071
2Wu Siming  China236:291092.422.540
3Jowin Ansems  Netherlands239:491288.463.000
4Yehonatan Reisinger  Israel221:482988.167.840
5Domagoj Troha  Croatia225:111486.793.731

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate
  • Goaltender: Kim Hyung-chan
  • Defenceman: Lee Min-jae
  • Forward: Dominic Čanić

Source: IIHF

References