# 2024 IIHF World Championship Division II

The 2024 IIHF World Championship Division II is two international ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
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.
Croatia won Group A and got promoted to Division I, while Iceland was relegated. Group B was won by Belgium and saw Turkey getting relegated.

## Group A tournament

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

### 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.
| 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 |

### Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

### 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 |
| Goaltender | Vilim Rosandić |
| Defenceman | Marko Katić |
| Forward | Mirko Đumić |

## Group B tournament
### 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.
| 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 |

### Results

All times are local (UTC+3).

### 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 |
| Goaltender | Jelle Lievens |
| Defenceman | Stefan Amston |
| Forward | Sam Verelst |