# 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

The 2018 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.
The tournaments were played in a round-robin tournament format, with two points allotted for a win, one additional point for a regulation win, and one point for an overtime or game winning shots loss.
To be eligible as a junior, a player couldn't be born earlier than 1998.
Division II A was held in Dumfries, United Kingdom, while Division II B was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia.

## Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Dumfries, United Kingdom, from 10 to 16 December 2017.
As a result of the tournament, Japan was promoted to Division I B, and the Netherlands was relegated to Division II B.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Great Britain | hosts; placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated |
| Japan | placed 2nd in Division II A last year |
| Romania | placed 3rd in Division II A last year |
| Estonia | placed 4th in Division II A last year |
| Netherlands | placed 5th in Division II A last year |
| South Korea | placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Japan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 14 | Promoted to the 2019 Division I B |
| 2 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 10 | |
| 3 | Great Britain (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 10 | |
| 4 | Estonia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 4 | |
| 5 | Romania | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 4 | |
| 6 | Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 3 | Relegated to the 2019 Division II B |
* 1 2 South Korea defeated Great Britain 5–4
* 1 2 Estonia defeated Romania 8–4

### Match results

All times are local (Greenwich Mean Time – UTC+0).

### Statistics
#### Top 10 scorers

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| 1 | Liam Kirk | Great Britain | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +6 | 6 |
| 2 | Lee Jong-min | South Korea | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +6 | 4 |
| 2 | Lee Ju-hyung | South Korea | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +6 | 4 |
| 4 | Tohi Kobayashi | Japan | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +7 | 2 |
| 5 | Szilárd Rokaly | Romania | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +5 | 4 |
| 6 | Samuel Duggan | Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +6 | 0 |
| 6 | Zoltán Sándor | Romania | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +3 | 4 |
| 6 | Cole Shudra | Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +6 | 22 |
| 9 | Andre Linde | Estonia | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | –1 | 2 |
| 10 | Park Min-gyu | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +7 | 4 |
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)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
| 1 | Ryota Koda | Japan | 120:56 | 2 | 93.75 | 0.99 | 0 |
| 2 | Eiki Sato | Japan | 180:41 | 5 | 91.67 | 1.66 | 0 |
| 3 | Kim Tae-kyung | South Korea | 185:00 | 11 | 90.83 | 3.57 | 0 |
| 4 | Örs Adorján | Romania | 286:25 | 17 | 90.12 | 3.56 | 0 |
| 5 | Jordan Lawday | Great Britain | 207:57 | 10 | 89.90 | 2.89 | 0 |
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 Tae-kyung
* Defenceman: Daiki Aoyama
* Forward: Liam Kirk

## Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 10 to 16 January 2018.
As a result of the tournament, Spain was promoted to Division II A, and Turkey was relegated to Division III.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Croatia | placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated |
| Spain | placed 2nd in Division II B last year |
| Serbia | hosts; placed 3rd in Division II B last year |
| Belgium | placed 4th in Division II B last year |
| Mexico | placed 5th in Division II B last year |
| Turkey | placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 14 | Promoted to the 2019 Division II A |
| 2 | Serbia (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 13 | |
| 3 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 9 | |
| 4 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 3 | |
| 5 | Mexico | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 3 | |
| 6 | Turkey | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 3 | Relegated to the 2019 Division III |
* 1 2 3 Belgium 3 Pts, +4 GD; Mexico 3 Pts, –1 GD; Turkey 3 Pts, –3 GD

### Match results

All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).

### Statistics
#### Top 10 scorers

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 1 | Luka Vukićević | Serbia | 5 | 8 | 4 | 12 | +8 | 14 |
| 2 | Mirko Đjumić | Serbia | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 10 |
| 3 | Joan Cerda | Spain | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Dorian Donath | Spain | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +6 | 6 |
| 5 | Rino Dhondt | Belgium | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +7 | 18 |
| 6 | Oliver de Croock | Belgium | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 4 |
| 6 | Bruno Fičur | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Ben Coolen | Belgium | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Jorge Pérez | Mexico | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 8 |
| 10 | Yusuf Kars | Turkey | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –7 | 8 |
| 10 | Srdjan Subotić | Serbia | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +3 | 8 |

#### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
| 1 | Vito Nikolić | Croatia | 239:20 | 8 | 92.98 | 2.01 | 0 |
| 2 | Raul Barbo | Spain | 305:00 | 8 | 90.12 | 1.57 | 1 |
| 3 | Gerardo García del Valle | Mexico | 238:30 | 18 | 89.71 | 4.53 | 0 |
| 4 | Jug Mitić | Serbia | 305:00 | 12 | 89.19 | 2.36 | 0 |
| 5 | Onurcan Kaya | Turkey | 260:47 | 26 | 85.87 | 5.98 | 0 |

### Awards
#### Best Players Selected by the Directorate

* Goaltender: Raul Barbo
* Defenceman: Luka Kramarić
* Forward: Luka Vukičević