# 2010 IIHF World Championship Division II

The 2010 IIHF World Championship Division II was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournaments were contested between 10 and 17 April 2010. Participants in this championship were drawn into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Naucalpan, Mexico. Group B's games were played in Narva, Estonia. Spain and Estonia won Group A and Group B, respectively, to earn promotion to Division I at the 2011 IIHF World Championship. Meanwhile, Turkey and Israel finished last in Group A and B and were relegated to Division III for 2011. These four teams were replaced by Serbia and Croatia, which were relegated from Division I, and Ireland and North Korea which earned promotion from Division III.

## Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Naucalpan, Mexico, from 11 to 17 April 2010.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Australia | Placed 6th in Division I Group A last year and were relegated |
| Belgium | Placed 2nd in Division II Group B last year |
| Spain | Placed 3rd in Division II Group B last year |
| Bulgaria | Placed 4th in Division II Group B last year |
| Mexico | Hosts; placed 5th in Division II Group B last year |
| Turkey | Placed 2nd 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | +28 | 15 | Promoted to the 2011 Division I |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 12 | |
| 3 | Belgium | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 9 | |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 6 | |
| 5 | Mexico (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 3 | |
| 6 | Turkey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 53 | −45 | 0 | Relegated to the 2011 Division III |

### Match results

All times are local.

### Tournament awards
#### Best players selected by the directorate

* Best Goaltender: Andres de la Garma Mexico (82 saves from 92 shots on goal)
* Best Forward: Juan Munoz Spain (10 goals, 6 assists)
* Best Defenceman: Anthony Wilson Australia (1 goal, 5 assists)

### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Juan Muñoz | 5 | 10 | 6 | 16 | +13 | 4 |
| Alexei Yotov | 5 | 8 | 7 | 15 | +10 | 12 |
| Stanislav Muhachov | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +9 | 6 |
| Alejandro Pedraz | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | +11 | 0 |
| Brian Arroyo | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| Sven van Buren | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +3 | 14 |
| Lliam Webster | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +5 | 12 |
| Mitch Morgan | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +6 | 6 |
| Adrian Betran | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +15 | 2 |
| Vincent Morgan | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | +5 | 6 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com

### Leading goalkeepers

Only the top five goalkeepers, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| Ander Alcaine | 240:00 | 136 | 6 | 1.50 | 95.59 | 1 |
| Matthew Ezzy | 180:00 | 150 | 10 | 3.33 | 93.33 | 0 |
| Anthony Kimlin | 120:00 | 120 | 5 | 2.50 | 91.67 | 0 |
| Konstantin Mihailov | 271:21 | 270 | 24 | 5.31 | 91.11 | 0 |
| Andres de la Garma | 178:09 | 94 | 12 | 4.04 | 87.23 | 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

## Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Narva, Estonia, from 10 to 16 April 2010.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Romania | Placed 6th in Division I Group B last year and were relegated |
| Estonia | Hosts; placed 2nd in Division II Group A last year |
| China | Placed 3rd in Division II Group A last year |
| Iceland | Placed 4th in Division II Group A last year |
| Israel | Placed 5th in Division II Group A last year |
| New Zealand | 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 | Estonia (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 5 | +57 | 15 | Promoted to the 2011 Division I |
| 2 | Romania | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 14 | +33 | 12 | |
| 3 | Iceland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 9 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 39 | −30 | 6 | |
| 5 | China | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 3 | |
| 6 | Israel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 55 | −44 | 0 | Relegated to the 2011 Division III |

### Match results

All times are local.

### Tournament awards
#### Best players selected by the directorate

* MVP: Andrei Makrov Estonia
* Best Goaltender: Mark Rajevski Estonia (87 saves from 89 shots on goal)
* Best Forward: Andrei Makrov Estonia (14 goals, 14 assists, 53 shots)
* Best Defenceman: Dmitri Suur Estonia (5 goals, 13 assists, 27 shots)

### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Andrei Makrov | 5 | 14 | 14 | 28 | +21 | 12 |
| Dmitri Suur | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | +17 | 2 |
| Aleksandr Petrov | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | +19 | 4 |
| Emil Alengaard | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +1 | 8 |
| Maksim Ivanov | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +14 | 6 |
| Anton Nekrassov | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | +13 | 0 |
| Maksim Semjonov | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +14 | 2 |
| Csanad Virag | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +11 | 12 |
| Vassili Titarenko | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +8 | 0 |
| Sergei Frenkel | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −12 | 6 |
| Ede Mihaly | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +8 | 4 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com

### Leading goalkeepers

Only the top five goalkeepers, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| Mark Rajevski | 240:00 | 89 | 2 | 0.50 | 97.75 | 2 |
| Xie Ming | 120:00 | 52 | 4 | 2.00 | 92.31 | 0 |
| Dennis Hedstrom | 240:00 | 141 | 12 | 3.00 | 91.49 | 0 |
| Adrian Catrinoi Cornea | 188:29 | 101 | 12 | 3.82 | 88.12 | 0 |
| Liu Xue | 180:00 | 168 | 22 | 7.33 | 86.90 | 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