# 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

The 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II consisted 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 first-placed team was promoted to a higher division, while the last-placed team was relegated to a lower division.
To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player couldn't be born earlier than 2000.

## Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 6 to 12 January 2020.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Japan | Placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated. |
| Lithuania | Hosts; placed 2nd in Division II A last year. |
| Great Britain | Placed 3rd in Division II A last year. |
| Romania | Placed 4th in Division II A last year. |
| Spain | Placed 5th in Division II A last year. |
| Serbia | Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted. |

### Match officials

Four referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

#### Referees

* Niki De Herdt
* Niclas Lundsgaard
* Tilen Pahor
* Turo Virta

#### Linesmen

* Joris Barcelo
* Karolis Janušauskas
* Herman Johansen
* Norbert Muzsik
* Laurynas Stepankevičius
* Nikita Vilyugin
* Dāvis Zunde

### Final standings

* Division II A Venue
* Vilnius
* Pramogu-Arena Capacity: 2,500
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 7 | +30 | 15 | Promoted to the 2022 Division I B |
| 2 | Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 11 | |
| 3 | Lithuania (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 9 | |
| 4 | Romania | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 6 | |
| 5 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 4 | |
| 6 | Serbia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 0 | Relegated to the 2022 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 | Teruto Nakajima | Japan | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +6 | 0 |
| 2 | Chikara Hanzawa | Japan | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | +8 | 2 |
| 3 | Koki Yoneyama | Japan | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +5 | 2 |
| 4 | Timonas Mažulis | Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +2 | 6 |
| 5 | Mason Alderson | Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +5 | 2 |
| 5 | Yusaku Ando | Japan | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +6 | 2 |
| 7 | Cade Neilson | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +5 | 0 |
| 8 | Olivér Gecse | Romania | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Alex Graham | Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +7 | 8 |
| 8 | Martynas Grinius | Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +2 | 2 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com

#### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
| 1 | Eiki Sato | Japan | 260:00 | 7 | 91.67 | 1.62 | 1 |
| 2 | Tyler Perre | Great Britain | 145:00 | 5 | 91.23 | 2.07 | 0 |
| 3 | Bojan Vasić | Serbia | 232:08 | 19 | 87.74 | 4.91 | 0 |
| 4 | William Kerlin | Great Britain | 160:00 | 12 | 87.37 | 4.50 | 0 |
| 5 | Arnold Demeter | Romania | 219:18 | 14 | 87.04 | 3.83 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com

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

* Goaltender: Eiki Sato
* Defenceman: Paulius Rumševičius
* Forward: Chikara Hanzawa
Source: IIHF

## Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in Gangneung, South Korea, from 27 January to 3 February 2020.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| South Korea | Hosts; placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated. |
| Croatia | Placed 2nd in Division II B last year. |
| Netherlands | Placed 3rd in Division II B last year. |
| Belgium | Placed 4th in Division II B last year. |
| Israel | Placed 5th in Division II B last year. |
| China | Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted. |

### Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

#### Referees

* Stefan Hogarth
* Benas Jakšys
* Liu Ren
* Andrew Wilk

#### Linesmen

* Chae Young-jin
* Yong Elbert Cheah
* Ryan Fraley
* Go Hashimoto
* James Ions
* Li Lintai
* Seo Kwang-suk

### Final standings

* Division II B Venue
* Gangneung
* Gangneung Hockey Centre Capacity: 10,000
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | South Korea (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 15 | Promoted to the 2022 Division II A |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 9 | |
| 3 | China | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 9 | |
| 4 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 9 | |
| 5 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 3 | |
| 6 | Israel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 50 | −47 | 0 | Relegated to the 2022 Division III |
* 1 2 3 Netherlands 3 Pts, +3 GD; China 3 Pts, –1 GD; Croatia 3 Pts, –2 GD

### Match results

All times are local (Time in South Korea – UTC+9).

### Statistics
#### Top 10 scorers

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| 1 | Dominic Čanić | Croatia | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | +7 | 0 |
| 2 | Leo Selitaj | Croatia | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +8 | 10 |
| 3 | Wouter Sars | Netherlands | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | +7 | 2 |
| 4 | Delaney Hessels | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +7 | 0 |
| 5 | Patrik Dobrić | Croatia | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | +1 | 2 |
| 6 | Yan Juncheng | China | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +8 | 0 |
| 7 | Wang Jing | China | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +5 | 4 |
| 8 | Tijn Jacobs | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +7 | 4 |
| 9 | Sven Paulović | Croatia | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +10 | 0 |
| 10 | Hou Yuyang | China | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +5 | 6 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = 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 | Kim Hyung-chan | South Korea | 280:00 | 7 | 94.19 | 1.07 | 1 |
| 2 | Wu Siming | China | 236:29 | 10 | 92.42 | 2.54 | 0 |
| 3 | Jowin Ansems | Netherlands | 239:49 | 12 | 88.46 | 3.00 | 0 |
| 4 | Yehonatan Reisinger | Israel | 221:48 | 29 | 88.16 | 7.84 | 0 |
| 5 | Domagoj Troha | Croatia | 225:11 | 14 | 86.79 | 3.73 | 1 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF

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

* Goaltender: Kim Hyung-chan
* Defenceman: Lee Min-jae
* Forward: Dominic Čanić
Source: IIHF