# 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

The 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Each of the two groups consisted of six teams; the first-placed teams were promoted to a higher level, while the last-placed teams were relegated to a lower level. Divisions II A and II B represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

## Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 9 to 15 December 2012.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Japan | Placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated. |
| Lithuania | Placed 2nd in Division II A last year. |
| Hungary | 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. |
| Romania | Hosts; placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted. |

### Match officials

Referees
* Alexei Belov
* Chris Deweerdt
* Per Gustav Solem
* Jens Steinecke
Linesmen
* Edvards Briedis
* Mihai Butucel
* Jan Cerne
* Dmitry Golyak
* Tomislav Grozaj
* Wojciech Moszczynski
* Adrian Cosmin Toparceanu

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 8 | +23 | 15 | Promoted to the 2014 Division I B |
| 2 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 11 | |
| 3 | Romania (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 9 | |
| 4 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 7 | |
| 5 | Lithuania | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 3 | |
| 6 | Spain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 0 | Relegated to the 2014 Division II B |

### Match results

All times are local. (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)

### Statistics
#### Top 10 scorers

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 1 | Tony Ras | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 | Danny Stempher | Netherlands | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +3 | 2 |
| 3 | Shogo Nakajima | Japan | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +2 | 0 |
| 4 | Makuru Furuhashi | Japan | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +7 | 6 |
| 5 | Aimas Fiscevas | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −1 | 2 |
| 6 | Yuto Osawa | Japan | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +3 | 4 |
| 7 | Reno de Hondt | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +2 | 10 |
| 8 | Daniel Bogdziul | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −2 | 12 |
| 9 | Roberto Gliga | Romania | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +1 | 2 |
| 9 | Kenta Takagi | Japan | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +1 | 2 |

#### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
| 1 | Shun Hitomi | Japan | 180:00 | 4 | 93.33 | 1.33 | 0 |
| 2 | Oliver Agoston | Hungary | 229:22 | 7 | 91.67 | 1.83 | 0 |
| 3 | Simas Baltrunas | Lithuania | 179:00 | 9 | 89.16 | 3.02 | 0 |
| 4 | Zoltan Toke | Romania | 260:00 | 17 | 88.36 | 3.92 | 0 |
| 5 | Deniz Mollen | Netherlands | 281:12 | 19 | 87:97 | 4.05 | 0 |

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

* Goaltender: Zoltan Toke
* Defenceman: Hiroto Sato
* Forward: Roberto Gliga

#### Best players of each team selected by the coaches

* Pablo Puyuelo
* Krisztián Nagy
* Yuto Osawa
* Aimas Fiscevas
* Danny Stempher
* Zsombor Molnar

## Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 12 to 18 January 2013.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| South Korea | Placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated. |
| Estonia | 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. |
| Australia | Placed 5th in Division II B last year. |
| Iceland | Placed 1st in Division III A last year and were promoted. |

### Match officials

Referees
* Aleksandrs Borisovs
* Jean Paul De Brabander
* Michele Gastaldelli
* Maksyn Urda
Linesmen
* Uros Aleksic
* Markus Hagerstrom
* Benjamin Hoppe
* Miroslav Lhotsky
* Rudy Meyer Dainow
* David Parduv
* Jeroen Van den Berg

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Estonia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 6 | +56 | 15 | Promoted to the 2014 Division II A |
| 2 | South Korea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 12 | |
| 3 | Serbia (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 6 | |
| 4 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 6 | |
| 5 | Iceland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 6 | |
| 6 | Belgium | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 47 | −34 | 0 | Relegated to the 2014 Division III |

### Match results

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

### Statistics
#### Top 10 scorers

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 1 | Robert Rooba | Estonia | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | +16 | 4 |
| 2 | Artjom Gornostajev | Estonia | 5 | 10 | 7 | 17 | +16 | 4 |
| 3 | Stanislav Gruznov | Estonia | 5 | 9 | 5 | 14 | +8 | 2 |
| 3 | Shin Sanghoon | South Korea | 5 | 9 | 5 | 14 | +8 | 27 |
| 5 | Mark Taru | Estonia | 5 | 8 | 5 | 13 | +19 | 0 |
| 6 | Jevgeni Missenjov | Estonia | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +15 | 0 |
| 7 | Anton Gurtovoi | Estonia | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +15 | 4 |
| 8 | Yoon Sang Won | South Korea | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +10 | 2 |
| 9 | Pavel Kulakov | Estonia | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | +9 | 0 |
| 10 | Dennis Swinnen | Belgium | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | −9 | 2 |

#### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
| 1 | Aleksei Arno | Estonia | 220:00 | 4 | 93.44 | 1.09 | 0 |
| 2 | Fraser Carson | Australia | 199:30 | 12 | 90.08 | 3.61 | 0 |
| 3 | Peter Stepanovic | Serbia | 180:00 | 9 | 89.77 | 3.00 | 0 |
| 4 | Lee Yeonseung | South Korea | 163:10 | 7 | 88.89 | 2.57 | 0 |
| 5 | Neil Bruyninckx | Belgium | 191:46 | 18 | 87:92 | 5.63 | 0 |

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

* Goaltender: Peter Stepanovic
* Defenceman: Mark Taru
* Forward: Robert Rooba