# 2015 IIHF World Championship Division II

The 2015 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Reykjavík, Iceland, and Group B in Cape Town, South Africa, with both groups being played 13 to 19 April 2015.

## Venues

| Group A | Group B |
| Reykjavík | Cape Town |
| Laugardalur Arena Capacity: 1,000 | Grandwest Ice Arena Capacity: 2,800 |

## Division II A
### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| Romania | Placed 6th in Division I B and were relegated. |
| Iceland | Host, placed 2nd in Division II A last year. |
| Serbia | Placed 3rd in Division II A last year. |
| Australia | Placed 4th in Division II A last year. |
| Belgium | Placed 5th in Division II A last year. |
| Spain | Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted. |

### Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

### Standings

| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| Romania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 14 | Promoted to Division I B for 2016 |
| Belgium | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 8 | |
| Serbia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 7 | |
| Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 7 | |
| Iceland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 7 | |
| Australia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 2 | Relegated to Division II B for 2016 |

### Results

All times are local (UTC±0).

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goaltender: Arthur Legrand
** Best Defenceman: Attila Góga
** Best Forward: Björn Sigurðarson
Source: IIHF.com

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Mitch Morgan | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +3 | 0 | F |
| Marko Sretovic | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 | F |
| Bryan Kolodziejczyk | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +4 | 4 | F |
| Ede Mihály | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +7 | 0 | F |
| Roberto Gliga | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +6 | 9 | F |
| Levente Zsók | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +7 | 2 | F |
| Emil Alengard | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +3 | 0 | F |
| Maxime Pellegrims | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | F |
| Miloš Babić | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +1 | 2 | F |
| Robin Hedström | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +2 | 0 | F |
| Pavel Popravka | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +1 | 4 | F |
| Björn Sigurðarson | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +4 | 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 |
| Arthur Legrand | 183:26 | 7 | 2.29 | 121 | 94.21 | 0 |
| Dennis Hedström | 239:15 | 9 | 2.26 | 112 | 91.96 | 0 |
| Otto Onodi | 152:47 | 5 | 1.96 | 59 | 91.53 | 0 |
| Adrian Catrinoi | 149:58 | 6 | 2.40 | 62 | 90.32 | 0 |
| Arsenije Ranković | 284:39 | 19 | 4.00 | 168 | 88.69 | 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

## Division II B
### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| Israel | Placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated. |
| Mexico | Placed 2nd in Division II B last year. |
| New Zealand | Placed 3rd in Division II B last year. |
| China | Placed 4th in Division II B last year. |
| South Africa | Host, placed 5th in Division II B last year. |
| Bulgaria | Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted. |

### Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

### Standings

| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 14 | Promoted to Division II A for 2016 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 9 | |
| Mexico | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 9 | |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 6 | |
| Israel | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 4 | |
| South Africa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 3 | Relegated to Division III for 2016 |

### Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goaltender: Dimitar Dimitrov
** Best Defenceman: Daniel Spivak
** Best Forward: Héctor Majul
Source: IIHF.com

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Ivan Hodulov | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +1 | 4 | F |
| Cui Xijun | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +7 | 8 | F |
| Nicholas Henderson | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +9 | 0 | F |
| Héctor Majul | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +4 | 14 | F |
| Carlos Gómez | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +4 | 6 | F |
| Martin Boyadjiev | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −3 | 10 | F |
| Adrian Cervantes | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +4 | 4 | F |
| Roberto Chabat | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | F |
| Martin Nikolov | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −2 | 6 | F |
| Andrew Cox | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +5 | 14 | F |
| Paris Heyd | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +2 | 10 | 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 |
| Liu Zhiwei | 285:00 | 14 | 2.95 | 160 | 91.25 | 0 |
| Richard Parry | 219:57 | 13 | 3.55 | 130 | 90.00 | 0 |
| Dimitar Dimitrov | 295:01 | 27 | 5.49 | 254 | 89.37 | 0 |
| Alfonso de Alba | 180:00 | 9 | 3.00 | 84 | 89.29 | 0 |
| Alexander Loginov | 250:24 | 22 | 5.27 | 170 | 87.06 | 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