2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

The 2009 IIHF World U20 Championship Division II took place between December 15 and December 21, 2008 in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania and between January 10 to January 15 in Logroño, Spain. Teams are divided into two groups, with Group A playing in Romania, and Group B playing in Spain. The winner of each group will be promoted to Division I for the 2010 IIHF World U20 Championship, while the last place teams in each group were saved from relegation to Division III for the 2010 IIHF World U20 Championship due to 2009's Division III tournament being cancelled.

Opening ceremony in Logroño, La Rioja, Spain.

Croatian national team, winners of Group B

Group A

• December 15 to December 21 in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
Japan	5	4	0	0	1	45	11	34	12
Lithuania	5	4	0	0	1	35	9	26	12
South Korea	5	2	2	0	1	19	18	1	10
Belgium	5	2	0	0	3	17	32	-15	6
Serbia	5	0	1	1	3	10	33	-23	3
Romania	5	0	0	2	3	9	32	-23	2

Group B

• January 10 to January 15 in Logroño, Spain

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
Croatia	5	5	0	0	0	34	15	19	15
Great Britain	5	4	0	0	1	29	10	19	12
Netherlands	5	3	0	0	2	28	12	16	9
Mexico	5	2	0	0	3	11	27	-16	6
Spain	5	1	0	0	4	12	19	-7	3
China	5	0	0	0	5	9	40	-31	0

• Note: China, though demoted in 2008, took New Zealand's place in this tournament because of financing issues with the team's travel.[1]

References

1. "Championnat du monde des moins de 20 ans 2008/2009". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2011-01-06.

See also

• 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
• 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships - Division I