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
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The 2023 IIHF World Championship Division II were two international ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[1]

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

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)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants

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

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

After the tournament, it was determined that Georgia's entire team were Russian nationals, meaning they were ineligible.

The IIHF declared the results of Georgia null and void, and assigned them zero points in the IIHF World Ranking, [6][7] and Georgia was also 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

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

Scoring leaders

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

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

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

Group B tournament

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)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants

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

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

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

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
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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
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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
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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

Scoring leaders

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

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

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

References

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