2024 IIHF World Championship Division II

2024 IIHF World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Serbia
Bulgaria
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates21–27 April
22–28 April
Teams12
See also: 2024 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2024 IIHF World Championship Division II is two international ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[1]

The Group A tournament was held in Belgrade, Serbia, from 21 to 27 April and the Group B tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 22 to 28 April 2024.[2][3]

Croatia won Group A and got promoted to Division I, while Iceland was relegated.[4] Group B was won by Belgium and saw Turkey getting relegated.[5]

Group A tournament

2024 IIHF World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Serbia
CityBelgrade
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates21–27 April
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored117 (7.8 per game)
Attendance2,363 (158 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Artem Klavdiev (13 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The IIHF temporarily indicated that Israel would not participate,[6] but two days later clarified that they will consider their participation in upcoming tournaments on a case by case basis.[7][8]

Participants

Team Qualification
 Serbia Host, placed 6th in Division I B in 2023 and was relegated.
 Croatia Placed 3rd in Division II A in 2023.
 Australia Placed 4th in Division II A in 2023.
 Israel Placed 5th in Division II A in 2023
 Iceland Placed 6th in Division II A in 2023.
 United Arab Emirates Placed 1st in Division II B in 2023 and was promoted.

Match officials

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

Referees Linesmen
  • Nicolas Crégut
  • Stef Oosterling
  • Marcus Wannerstedt
  • Bartosz Kaczmarek
  • Andrii Kicha
  • Nicholas Albinati
  • Fu Dahe
  • Krešimir Polašek
  • Marko Saković
  • Uroš Mladenović
  • David Perduv
  • Patrick Dapuzzo

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Croatia 5 5 0 0 0 26 6 +20 15 Promoted to the 2025 Division I B
2  Serbia (H) 5 4 0 0 1 23 11 +12 12
3  United Arab Emirates 5 3 0 0 2 25 21 +4 9
4  Israel 5 1 1 0 3 17 26 −9 5
5  Australia 5 1 0 1 3 15 19 −4 4
6  Iceland 5 0 0 0 5 11 34 −23 0 Relegated to the 2025 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

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

21 April 2024
12:30		Croatia 11–2
(4–0, 4–2, 3–0)		 IcelandPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 25
Game reference
Vilim RosandićGoaliesJóhann RagnarssonReferee:
Nicolas Crégut
Linesmen:
Nicholas Albinati
David Perduv
Marinković (Dobrić, Čanić) (PP) – 03:121–0
Jarčov (Janković, V. Idžan) – 09:532–0
V. Idžan (Janković) – 16:133–0
Jarčov (SH) – 19:124–0
Jarčov (Katić) – 20:335–0
Katić (Marinković, B. Idžan) – 24:396–0
6–126:48 – Leifsson (Mikaelsson, Jóhannesson)
6–230:22 – Hlynsson (Sverrisson) (SH)
Dimitrijević (Završki, Vedlin) – 35:037–2
Jarčov (V. Idžan, Rosandić) (PP) – 36:548–2
Janković (B. Idžan, Katić) – 50:359–2
B. Idžan (Čanić, Šimunković) (PP) – 56:0010–2
B. Idžan (Slovinac, Jarčov) – 59:5311–2
12 minPenalties8 min
37Shots25
21 April 2024
16:00		United Arab Emirates 10–6
(2–2, 4–1, 4–3)		 IsraelPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 40
Game reference
Maksim RashchupkinGoaliesMaksim Kaliaev
Nir Tichon		Referee:
Bartosz Kaczmarek
Linesmen:
Patrick Dapuzzo
Uroš Mladenović
Likhachev (Klavdiev, Remess) – 03:001–0
1–106:19 – Mazour (D. Levin, Kozhevnikov) (PP)
1–213:13 – Polozov (M. Levin, D. Levin) (PP)
Likhachev (Badegyev, Shapavalau) (PP) – 19:532–2
Vukoja (Salvasser) – 22:113–2
3–329:36 – D. Levin (M. Levin, Kozhevnikov) (PP)
Klavdiev (Likhachev) – 30:114–3
Chuikov (Likhachev, Remess) – 35:505–3
Kuznetsov (Chuikov) – 37:136–3
6–440:25 – Polozov (D. Levin, Kozhevnikov)
6–543:37 – Mazour
Klavdiev (Kuznetsov, Likhachev) – 44:567–5
Vukoja (Shapavalau, Salvasser) – 45:378–5
Chuikov (Klavdiev, Likhachev) (PP) – 51:509–5
9–656:48 – Milner (Turner)
Likhachev (Shapavalau) – 59:1110–6
8 minPenalties8 min
34Shots38
21 April 2024
19:30		Australia 2–4
(1–1, 1–2, 0–1)		 SerbiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 346
Game reference
Aleksi ToivonenGoaliesArsenije RankovićReferee:
Marcus Wannerstedt
Linesmen:
Krešimir Polašek
Marko Saković
Ruck (Webster, Kyros) – 04:441–0
1–115:26 – Dragović (Đumić, Podunavac)
Kennedy (Virjassov, Todd) – 20:372–1
2–223:42 – M. Popović (Anić)
2–333:45 – Đumić (Podunavac, Dragović) (PP)
2–453:44 – Đumić (Dragović)
12 minPenalties6 min
18Shots31
22 April 2024
12:30		Iceland 2–7
(1–1, 1–6, 0–0)		 United Arab EmiratesPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 20
Game reference
Jakob JóhannessonGoaliesMaksim RashchupkinReferee:
Stef Oosterling
Linesmen:
David Perduv
Krešimir Polašek
Arnarsson (Eggertsson) – 03:421–0
1–119:06 – Klavdiev (Likhachev, Chuikov)
1–221:23 – Kuznetsov (Remess, Salvasser) (PP)
1–321:53 – Kuznetsov (Salvasser)
1–429:08 – Klavdiev (Kuznetsov) (SH)
1–531:18 – Likhachev (Klavdiev) (PP)
1–635:32 – Ramseyer (Vukoja)
Arason (Rúnarsson, Blöndal) – 38:172–6
2–739:41 – Chuikov (Klavdiev)
6 minPenalties13 min
31Shots27
22 April 2024
16:00		Croatia 3–2
(0–1, 2–1, 1–0)		 AustraliaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 25
Game reference
Vilim RosandićGoaliesAleksi ToivonenReferee:
Nicolas Crégut
Linesmen:
Nicholas Albinati
Uroš Mladenović
0–111:00 – B. Kubara (Kyros, Webster)
0–227:03 – C. Kubara (Caruana, T. Kubara)
Kašparek (Završki, Dobrić) – 27:361–2
Jarčov (Dobrić, V. Idžan) (PP) – 34:462–2
Bebek (Selitaj, Vukadin) – 41:573–2
6 minPenalties8 min
45Shots19
22 April 2024
19:30		Serbia 5–1
(1–0, 2–1, 2–0)		 IsraelPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 375
Game reference
Arsenije RankovićGoaliesNir TichonReferee:
Andri Kicha
Linesmen:
Patrick Dapuzzo
Fu Dahe
Vučurević (Gvozdenović, Dinić) (PP) – 14:461–0
M. Mladenović (Gvozdenović, Subotić) (PP) – 24:492–0
Anić (Dragović, M. Popović) (SH) – 33:593–0
3–134:33 – Kapulkin (Khubashvili) (PP)
Vučurević (Subotić, Racić) – 47:204–1
Racić (M. Mladenović, Vučurević) – 56:235–1
37 minPenalties39 min
59Shots26
24 April 2024
12:30		Australia 4–5 GWS
(2–0, 1–0, 1–4)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 IsraelPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 30
Game reference
Aleksi ToivonenGoaliesMaksim KaliaevReferee:
Nicolas Crégut
Linesmen:
David Perduv
Marko Saković
Caruana (Woodman, C. Kubara) (PP) – 03:021–0
Webster (B. Kubara) – 03:542–0
Todd (Kennedy) – 22:053–0
3–146:20 – Khvoles (Spektor, Kozev)
Allen (Webster, Virjassov) – 46:584–1
4–247:38 – Khubashvili (Aharonovich, Kapulkin)
4–359:01 – M. Levin (D. Levin, Mazour) (EA)
4–459:45 – M. Levin (Turner, Mazour) (EA)
C. Kubara
Hawes
Todd
Virjassov
Kyros 		Shootout D. Levin
M. Levin
Kozhevnikov
Spektor
Marshchonak
2 minPenalties8 min
37Shots29
24 April 2024
16:00		Croatia 4–1
(2–1, 1–0, 1–0)		 United Arab EmiratesPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 22
Game reference
Vilim RosandićGoaliesMaksim RashchupkinReferee:
Marcus Wannerstedt
Linesmen:
Patrick Dapuzzo
Uroš Mladenović
Završki (Marinković) – 06:231–0
1–106:41 – Vukoja (Shapavalau, Badegyev)
Janković (Katić, Vedlin) (PP) – 19:392–1
Završki (Katić) – 26:523–1
Katić (Marinković) (PP) – 41:544–1
6 minPenalties10 min
53Shots28
24 April 2024
19:30		Serbia 9–3
(3–1, 2–1, 4–1)		 IcelandPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 220
Game reference
Arsenije Ranković
Željko Bodiš		GoaliesJakob JóhannessonReferee:
Stef Oosterling
Linesmen:
Nicholas Albinati
Fu Dahe
0–103:28 – Sverrisson (Arnarsson)
K. Mladenović (Ivanović, M. Mladenović) – 08:311–1
Dinić (Dragović, Anić) – 08:522–1
Gvozdenović (Dinić, Vučurević) (PP) – 17:103–1
Podunavac (M. Mladenović) – 22:084–1
4–233:21 – Magnusson (Rúnarsson, Hafberg)
Zwick (Podunavac, M. Mladenović) – 35:295–2
5–355:09 – Leifsson (Mikaelsson, Jóhannesson)
Kravljanac (Vučurević) (EN) – 56:456–3
Dinić (Subotić, Vučurević) (PP) – 58:227–3
Subotić (Gvozdenović, M. Mladenović) (PP2) – 59:118–3
Popović (Podunavac, Subotić) (PP) – 59:419–3
8 minPenalties8 min
39Shots23
25 April 2024
12:30		Israel 1–5
(1–3, 0–1, 0–1)		 CroatiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 20
Game reference
Maksim KaliaevGoaliesVito NikolićReferee:
Bartosz Kaczmarek
Linesmen:
Fu Dahe
Uroš Mladenović
0–101:45 – Marinković (Završki)
0–206:21 – Dobrić (Janković, B. Idžan)
Marshchonak (D. Levin, Kozev) (SH) – 13:171–2
1–319:34 – Marinković (V. Idžan, Janković) (PP)
1–424:09 – Vedlin (Dimitrijević, Katić)
1–543:17 – B. Idžan (Vedlin)
14 minPenalties12 min
36Shots36
25 April 2024
16:00		Iceland 2–3
(0–2, 1–1, 0–1)		 AustraliaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 35
Game reference
Jakob JóhannessonGoaliesAleksi ToivonenReferee:
Marcus Wannerstedt
Linesmen:
Patrick Dapuzzo
Marko Saković
0–113:44 – Woodman (Caruana, C. Kubara) (SH)
0–217:00 – Hawes (Caruana)
0–325:13 – Webster (Virjassov) (SH)
Arason (Sverrisson, Leifsson) (PP) – 33:201–3
Skúlason (Pálsson) (PP) – 45:082–3
8 minPenalties8 min
18Shots28
25 April 2024
19:30		United Arab Emirates 2–5
(1–1, 0–1, 1–3)		 SerbiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 340
Game reference
Maksim RashchupkinGoaliesArsenije RankovićReferee:
Stef Oosterling
Linesmen:
Nicholas Albinati
Krešimir Polašek
Kuznetsov (Chuikov) – 09:251–0
1–115:03 – M. Popović (Dragović)
1–224:15 – Đumić (Racić)
Kuznetsov (Vukoja) (PP) – 41:012–2
2–349:47 – Dinić (M. Popović, M. Mladenović)
2–454:44 – Kravljanac
2–559:18 – M. Popović (M. Mladenović) (EN)
6 minPenalties8 min
25Shots37
27 April 2024
12:30		Australia 4–5
(2–1, 1–2, 1–2)		 United Arab EmiratesPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 25
Game reference
Aleksi ToivonenGoaliesMaksim RashchupkinReferee:
Andrii Kicha
Linesmen:
David Perduv
Marko Saković
Virjassov (Hawes, Todd) – 02:391–0
Woodman – 06:352–0
2–107:54 – Kuznetsov (Klavdiev, Likhachev)
Kyros (Wardlaw) – 21:123–1
3–230:46 – Klavdiev (Badegyev, Chuikov)
3–333:43 – Likhachev (Chuikov, Klavdiev)
3–448:32 – Badegyev (Shapavalau, Klavdiev)
C. Kubara (Woodman, Caruana) (PP) – 50:274–4
4–559:19 – Chuikov (Klavdiev, Likhachev) (EN)
2 minPenalties4 min
28Shots30
27 April 2024
16:00		Israel 4–2
(0–1, 1–0, 3–1)		 IcelandPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 40
Game reference
Maksim KaliaevGoaliesJóhann RagnarssonReferee:
Marcus Wannerstedt
Linesmen:
Nicholas Albinati
Krešimir Polašek
0–117:49 – Arason
M. Levin (Polozov, D. Levin) (PP) – 31:371–1
M. Levin (Mazour, D. Levin) (PP) – 52:012–1
Khvoles (Khubashvili) – 52:263–1
M. Levin (Kozev) (EN) – 55:564–1
4–259:33 – Rúnarsson (Eggertsson)
10 minPenalties8 min
23Shots26
27 April 2024
19:30		Serbia 0–3
(0–2, 0–1, 0–0)		 CroatiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 800
Game reference
Arsenije RankovićGoaliesVilim RosandićReferee:
Bartosz Kaczmarek
Linesmen:
Patrick Dapuzzo
Fu Dahe
0–106:30 – Kašparek (Bebek, Šimunković)
0–211:45 – Katić (Marinković) (PP)
0–331:21 – B. Idžan (Katić, Vedlin) (PP)
35 minPenalties10 min
27Shots30

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Artem Klavdiev 5 5 8 13 +6 2 F
Dmitry Likhachev 5 5 7 12 +5 4 F
Ilia Chuikov 5 4 5 9 +5 0 F
Marko Katić 5 3 6 9 +6 0 D
Sergei Kuznetsov 5 6 2 8 +3 4 D
David Levin 5 1 7 8 0 6 F
Marko Mladenović 5 1 7 8 +6 24 D
Mike Levin 4 5 2 7 −2 31 F
Bruno Idžan 5 4 3 7 +2 0 F
Karlo Marinković 5 3 4 7 +2 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
Vilim Rosandić 240:00 5 1.25 99 94.95 1
Arsenije Ranković 277:25 10 2.16 113 91.15 0
Maksim Rashchupkin 298:32 20 4.02 186 89.25 0
Aleksi Toivonen 303:31 17 3.36 151 88.74 0
Maksim Kaliaev 229:31 18 4.71 124 85.48 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 Vilim Rosandić
Defenceman Marko Katić
Forward Mirko Đumić

Group B tournament

2024 IIHF World Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Bulgaria
CitySofia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates22–28 April
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored120 (8 per game)
Attendance3,058 (204 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Sam Verelst (14 points)
Official website
IIHF

Participants

Team Qualification
 Georgia Disqualified from Division II A in 2023 and was relegated.
 Belgium Placed 2nd in Division II B in 2023.
 Bulgaria Host, placed 3rd in Division II B in 2023.
 New Zealand Placed 4th in Division II B in 2023.
 Turkey Placed 5th in Division II B in 2023.
 Chinese Taipei Placed 1st in Division III A in 2023 and was promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[11]

Referees Linesmen
  • Filip Metzinger
  • Kenneth Nielsen
  • Alexey Roshchyn
  • Walker Holton
  • Maxmillian Gatol
  • Maarten van den Acker
  • Martin Boyadjiev
  • David Klouček
  • Frederik Andersen
  • Markus Merk
  • Lodewijk Beelen

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Belgium 5 5 0 0 0 37 4 +33 15 Promoted to the 2025 Division II A
2  New Zealand 5 3 0 1 1 22 18 +4 10
3  Georgia 5 3 0 0 2 20 17 +3 9
4  Bulgaria (H) 5 1 1 0 3 17 29 −12 5
5  Chinese Taipei 5 1 0 1 3 14 27 −13 4
6  Turkey 5 0 1 0 4 10 25 −15 2 Relegated to the 2025 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).

22 April 2024
13:00		Chinese Taipei 1–5
(1–0, 0–1, 0–4)		 New ZealandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 70
Game reference
Hsiao Po-yuGoaliesJoel HasselmanReferee:
Kenneth Nielsen
Linesmen:
Maxmillian Gatol
Maarten van den Acker
Lin H. (Lin Yi., Lin J.) – 02:261–0
1–123:10 – Carey (Regan)
1–245:11 – Amston (Burns, Attwell) (PP)
1–348:47 – Fontaine (McIntosh, Amston)
1–451:30 – Schneider (Fontaine, Tappin)
1–557:22 – McIntosh (Strayer)
6 minPenalties6 min
23Shots40
22 April 2024
16:30		Belgium 8–0
(0–0, 3–0, 5–0)		 TurkeyWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 80
Game reference
Jelie LievensGoaliesTolga Bozacı
Oğulcan Kızılkaya		Referee:
Alexey Roshchyn
Linesmen:
Martin Boyadjiev
David Klouček
De Crook (Henry, Boni) – 23:181–0
Steyaert (Gyesgreghs, Verelst) – 27:562–0
Gyesbreghs (Blockx, James) (PP) – 34:183–0
De Smet – 41:114–0
Boni (De Smet, Henry) – 47:005–0
Blanchy (De Smet, Boni) – 47:146–0
Verelst (Steyaert) – 55:137–0
Coolen (Henry, De Smet) – 58:238–0
6 minPenalties8 min
39Shots11
22 April 2024
20:00		Bulgaria 1–7
(1–1, 0–2, 0–4)		 GeorgiaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 325
Game reference
Dimitar DimitrovGoaliesIvan StarostinReferee:
Walker Holton
Linesmen:
Frederik Andersen
Markus Merk
0–111:25 – Karelin (Bukiya)
Hodulov (Tchaliov, Gatchev) – 15:361–1
1–226:29 – Dziov (Kireev)
1–334:40 – Kozyulin (Dziov, Kireev)
1–445:34 – Kurbatov (Marov) (PP)
1–548:04 – Kochkin
1–648:42 – Obolgogiani (Dziov, Ermoshenko)
1–753:11 – Marov
6 minPenalties4 min
18Shots41
23 April 2024
13:00		Turkey 5–4 GWS
(0–1, 1–2, 3–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 Chinese TaipeiWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 47
Game reference
Tolga BozacıGoaliesHsiao Po-yuReferee:
Alexey Roshchyn
Linesmen:
Martin Boyadjiev
Maarten van den Acker
0–119:38 – Chen K.
0–222:32 – Pan (Wen, Shen Y.)
0–323:00 – Wang Y.
Bakal (Karadağ) – 30:011–3
E. Faner (Y. Karş) – 41:382–3
2–448:10 – Pan (Yang, Peng)
Ö. Karş (Bingöl, Demirdelen) – 48:253–4
Odabaş (Bakal, Karadağ) – 56:304–4
Demirdelen
Bakal
F. Faner
E. Faner
Y. Karş
Bakal
Bakal
E. Faner
Meydanci
Ö. Karş
Gökçen 		Shootout Chen K.
Lin H.
Shen Y.
Yang
Lin Yo.
Shen Y.
Lin H.
Wang P.
Wen
Peng
Shen Y.
2 minPenalties25 min
34Shots28
23 April 2024
16:30		Georgia 2–6
(1–2, 0–2, 1–2)		 New ZealandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 93
Game reference
Ivan Starostin
Mikhail Fofanov		GoaliesCsaba Kercso-MagosReferee:
Walker Holton
Linesmen:
Lodewijk Beelen
Markus Merk
Bukiya (Dumbadze, Marov) (PP) – 07:381–0
1–107:59 – McIntosh (Strayer, Harrison)
1–214:14 – Amston (Attwell) (PP)
1–320:53 – Strayer (McIntosh, Amston)
1–432:45 – Attwell (Amston, Dalmatau) (PP)
1–542:43 – Vortanov
Kharizov (Romanov, Kurbatov) – 43:422–5
2–653:26 – Fontaine (Simon, Kozák)
8 minPenalties6 min
36Shots32
23 April 2024
20:00		Belgium 11–1
(3–0, 5–1, 3–0)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 352
Game reference
Jelle LievensGoaliesDimitar Dimitrov
Andrea Karabadjakov		Referee:
Filip Metzinger
Linesmen:
Maxmillian Gatol
David Klouček
Blanchy (Van Espen, Verelst) – 01:091–0
Gyesgreghs (Blockx, James) (PP) – 11:542–0
De Smet (Neven) (PP) – 19:013–0
Verelst (James, Gyesgreghs) (PP) – 21:514–0
Verelst (Ziarny) – 24:055–0
Gyesbreghs (De Smet, Henry) (PP2) – 33:026–0
Henry (Cuylen, Steyaert) – 34:097–0
7–135:21 – Hodulov
Boni (De Smet, Blanchy) – 38:448–1
Verelst (James, Gyesgreghs) (PP) – 48:329–1
Gyesgreghs (Blockx) (PP) – 54:1910–1
Blockx (James, Coolen) – 58:5511–1
8 minPenalties18 min
53Shots7
25 April 2024
13:00		Georgia 3–2
(0–1, 2–1, 1–0)		 TurkeyWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 75
Game reference
Ivan StarostinGoaliesTolga BozacıReferee:
Kenneth Nielsen
Linesmen:
Frederik Andersen
Lodewijk Beelen
0–103:36 – Karadağ (Odabaş, Demirdelen)
0–229:49 – Demirdelen
Karelin (Obolgogiani) – 31:331–2
Karelin (Obolgogiani) – 33:342–2
Karelin (Obolgogiani, Kireev) – 44:183–2
10 minPenalties10 min
25Shots19
25 April 2024
16:30		Belgium 8–1
(3–1, 3–0, 2–0)		 Chinese TaipeiWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 76
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Ignace Van NotenGoaliesKuei Fu-hsiangReferee:
Filip Metzinger
Linesmen:
Martin Boyadjiev
Maxmillian Gatol
Steyaert (Verelst) – 00:481–0
Verelst (De Crook, Piccart) – 03:172–0
2–107:39 – Shen Y. (Wen, Lin Yo.) (PP)
Coolen (Gentri, Gyesgreghs) – 16:213–1
De Crook (Verelst, Steyaert) – 21:054–1
Henry (Ziarny) – 21:375–1
De Smet (Henry, Van Espen) – 29:056–1
Steyaert (De Crook, Henry) (PP) – 46:017–1
Steyaert (Verelst, De Crook) – 55:218–1
2 minPenalties6 min
40Shots11
25 April 2024
20:00		Bulgaria 7–6 GWS
(4–2, 2–2, 0–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 New ZealandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 483
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Dimitar DimitrovGoaliesJoel HasselmanReferee:
Alexey Roshchyn
Linesmen:
David Klouček
Markus Merk
Hodulov (Yotov, Vasilev) (PP) – 01:381–0
1–106:21 – Schneider (McIntosh, Burns) (PP)
Nakov (K. Dikov, Stamenov) (PP) – 10:252–1
Yotov (Muhachev) (PP) – 12:533–1
3–213:28 – Fontaine (Carey, Hayward)
Gatchev (Nakov, Nikolov) – 13:514–2
Yotov (Hodulov, Vasilev) (PP) – 20:315–2
5–324:09 – Amston (McIntosh)
5–426:39 – Fontaine (Amston, Schneider)
Hodulov (Tchaliov, V. Dikov) – 29:286–4
6–544:12 – Amston (Strayer, Schneider)
6–659:40 – Amston (Burns, Carey) (EA)
Yotov
Nakov
Hodulov 		Shootout Amston
Schneider
Dalmatau
18 minPenalties20 min
27Shots33
27 April 2024
13:00		New Zealand 0–6
(0–1, 0–4, 0–1)		 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 90
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Csaba Kercso-MagosGoaliesJelle LievensReferee:
Kenneth Nielsen
Linesmen:
Frederik Andersen
Lodewijk Beelen
0–101:59 – Henry (De Smet)
0–225:22 – De Smet (Henry)
0–334:02 – De Crook (James, Steyaert)
0–437:48 – De Crook (Verelst, Gyesgreghs)
0–539:15 – De Smet (Henry, Neven)
0–649:51 – Boni (Henry)
4 minPenalties2 min
12Shots46
27 April 2024
16:30		Turkey 1–5
(0–0, 1–3, 0–2)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 640
Game reference
Tolga BozacıGoaliesDimitar DimitrovReferee:
Kenneth Nielsen
Linesmen:
Frederik Andersen
Lodewijk Beelen
Karakoç (Meydanci) – 22:241–0
1–126:04 – Dilkov (K. Dikov)
1–232:20 – Stamenov
1–335:39 – Nikolov (Nakov, Atanasov)
1–457:29 – Gatchev (EN)
1–559:27 – Vasilev (Muhachev)
81 minPenalties81 min
31Shots28
27 April 2024
20:00		Chinese Taipei 4–6
(1–2, 2–1, 1–3)		 GeorgiaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 104
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Hsiao Po-yuGoaliesMikhail Fofanov
Ivan Starostin		Referee:
Filip Metzinger
Linesmen:
Martin Boyadjiev
Maarten van den Acker
0–101:22 – Kozyulin (Bukiya)
Wen (Chen K., Shen Y.) – 05:081–1
1–208:51 – Karelin (Ermoshenko)
1–322:21 – Shvetsov
Lin H. – 25:492–3
Lin Yo. (Wen) (PP) – 26:073–3
3–440:54 – Karelin (Kurbatov) (PP)
3–541:59 – Bukiya (Kochkin)
Peng – 51:424–5
4–656:03 – Bukiya (Kochkin)
8 minPenalties2 min
19Shots46
28 April 2024
13:00		New Zealand 5–2
(2–0, 1–1, 2–1)		 TurkeyWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 77
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Csaba Kercso-MagosGoaliesTolga BozacıReferee:
Kenneth Nielsen
Linesmen:
Lodewijk Beelen
Maarten van den Acker
Fontaine (Harrison, Burns) – 10:231–0
Fontaine (Schneider, Carey) – 10:562–0
Attwell (SH) – 33:223–0
3–138:06 – Y. Karş (E. Faner, Demirdelen) (PP)
Fontaine (Schneider) (EA) – 44:264–1
Strayer (Harrison, McIntosh) (PP) – 52:495–1
5–255:55 – Karadağ (Bingöl, Demirdelen) (PP)
35 minPenalties6 min
12Shots28
28 April 2024
16:30		Bulgaria 3–4
(1–0, 1–3, 1–1)		 Chinese TaipeiWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 350
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Andrea KarabadjakovGoaliesHsiao Po-yuReferee:
Alexey Roshchyn
Linesmen:
Frederik Andersen
Maxmillian Gatol
V. Dikov (Muhachev) – 11:481–0
1–122:15 – Chen K. (Pan)
Nakov (Gatchev, Hodulov) (PP) – 34:462–1
2–236:53 – Lin H. (Sang)
2–337:42 – Lin Yo. (Pan)
2–458:51 – Wen (EN)
Iskrenov (K. Dikov, Hodulov) (EA) – 59:303–4
8 minPenalties4 min
36Shots38
28 April 2024
20:00		Georgia 2–4
(2–1, 0–2, 0–1)		 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 86
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Ivan StarostinGoaliesJelle LievensReferee:
Walker Holton
Linesmen:
David Klouček
Markus Merk
Obolgogiani (Ermoshenko) (PP) – 07:591–0
Shvetsov (Marov) – 08:282–0
2–117:36 – Van Espen
2–234:17 – Gyesgreghs (De Crook, Verelst) (PP)
2–334:45 – Gyesgreghs (De Crook, Verelst)
2–457:53 – De Crook (Verelst)
8 minPenalties6 min
15Shots32

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Sam Verelst 5 5 9 14 +11 2 F
Bryan Henry 5 3 9 12 +11 4 F
Vadim Gyesbreghs 5 6 5 11 +12 4 D
Oliver De Crook 5 5 6 11 +12 2 F
Yoren De Smet 5 5 6 11 +12 0 F
Stefan Amston 5 5 4 9 +9 2 D
Jackson Fontaine 5 7 1 8 +5 2 F
Iniaz Steyaert 4 4 4 8 +12 2 F
Ivan Hodulov 5 5 2 7 −2 33 F
Colin McIntosh 5 2 5 7 +6 2 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
Jelle Lievens 240:00 3 0.75 45 93.33 2
Csaba Kercso-Magos 180:00 10 3.33 110 90.91 0
Hsiao Po-yu 245:00 18 4.41 155 88.39 0
Ivan Starostin 246:33 12 2.92 96 87.50 0
Dimitar Dimitrov 209:05 19 5.45 125 84.80 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[12]
Goaltender Jelle Lievens
Defenceman Stefan Amston
Forward Sam Verelst

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