# 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

The 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II were a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It consists 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 team which will place first will be promoted to the next higher division, while the team which place last will be relegated to a lower division.
To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player can't be born earlier than 2004.

## Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Dumfries, United Kingdom, from 11 to 17 December 2023.

### Participants

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

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | South Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 15 | Promoted to the 2025 Division I B |
| 2 | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 11 | |
| 3 | Great Britain (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 10 | |
| 4 | China | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 3 | |
| 5 | Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 25 | −15 | 3 | |
| 6 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 28 | −20 | 3 | Relegated to the 2025 Division II B |
* 1 2 3 China 3 Pts +2 GD, Netherlands 3 Pts +1 GD, Spain 3 Pts –3 GD

### Statistics
#### Top 10 scorers

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| 1 | Kim Si-hwan | South Korea | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +10 | 4 |
| 2 | Huh Min-joon | South Korea | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +6 | 0 |
| 3 | Kong Yu-chan | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | +7 | 4 |
| 4 | Jack Hopkins | Great Britain | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +8 | 2 |
| 5 | Lee Moo-young | South Korea | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +5 | 4 |
| 6 | Marijus Dumčius | Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +2 | 10 |
| 7 | Mackenzie Stewart | Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +6 | 8 |
| 8 | Paulius Grybauskas | Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +1 | 2 |
| 9 | Linas Dedinas | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 4 |
| 9 | Vitalij Fediukin | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +4 | 0 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P 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 | Benjamin Norton | Great Britain | 300:43 | 11 | 93.45 | 2.19 | 0 |
| 2 | Daniil Cepov | Lithuania | 125:00 | 4 | 93.10 | 1.92 | 0 |
| 3 | Chen Shifeng | China | 281:48 | 18 | 92.86 | 3.83 | 0 |
| 4 | Seo Kyung-min | South Korea | 271:16 | 10 | 91.45 | 2.21 | 0 |
| 5 | Sam Luitwieler | Netherlands | 180:00 | 15 | 91.12 | 5.00 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF

#### Best Players Selected by the Directorate

* Goaltender: Benjamin Norton
* Defenceman: Artur Seniut
* Forward: Huh Min-joon
Source: IIHF

## Division II B

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 14 to 20 January 2024.

### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| Romania | placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated |
| Belgium | placed 2nd in Division II B last year |
| Serbia | hosts; placed 3rd in Division II B last year |
| Iceland | placed 4th in Division II B last year |
| Chinese Taipei | placed 5th in Division II B last year |
| Australia | placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Romania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 14 | Promoted to the 2025 Division II A |
| 2 | Serbia (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 13 | |
| 3 | Iceland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 9 | |
| 4 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 6 | |
| 5 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 3 | |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 34 | −26 | 0 | Relegated to the 2025 Division III A |

### Statistics
#### Top 10 scorers

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| 1 | Minja Ivanović | Serbia | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +9 | 12 |
| 2 | Csongor Antal | Romania | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | Arnar Kristjánsson | Iceland | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +7 | 2 |
| 4 | Alex Sveinsson | Iceland | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +6 | 6 |
| 5 | Viggó Hlynsson | Iceland | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +5 | 8 |
| 6 | Petar Šimić | Serbia | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +5 | 4 |
| 7 | Petar Pećerić | Serbia | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +5 | 8 |
| 8 | Ákos Nyisztor | Romania | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +6 | 2 |
| 9 | Níels Hafsteinsson | Iceland | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| 10 | Matija Dinić | Serbia | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +3 | 4 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P 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 | Filip Korenic | Serbia | 251:55 | 3 | 97.22 | 0.71 | 2 |
| 2 | Nándor Bíró | Romania | 183:21 | 4 | 94.12 | 1.31 | 0 |
| 3 | Helgi Ívarsson | Iceland | 217:57 | 10 | 91.87 | 2.75 | 1 |
| 4 | Stijn Raeymaekers | Belgium | 238:18 | 13 | 89.68 | 3.27 | 0 |
| 5 | Matúš Trnka | Australia | 285:20 | 16 | 89.04 | 3.36 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF

#### Best Players Selected by the Directorate

* Goaltender: Filip Korenic
* Defenceman: Arnar Kristjánsson
* Forward: Csongor Antal
Source: IIHF