# 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

The 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It 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 cannot be born earlier than 2003.

## Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Kaunas, Lithuania, from 11 to 17 December 2022.

### Participating teams

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

### Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.

#### Referees

* Gergely Korbuly
* Krzysztof Kozłowski
* Māris Locāns
* Anton Peretyatko

#### Linesmen

* Go Hashimoto
* Alexander Kaptain
* Sergii Kharaberyush
* Vladislav Mashenkin
* Aleksej Sascenkov
* Jason Thorrignac
* Juri Timofejev

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 12 | Promoted to the 2024 Division I B |
| 2 | Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 12 | |
| 3 | Lithuania (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 10 | |
| 4 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 5 | |
| 6 | Romania | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 Division II B |
* 1 2 Great Britain 4–7 Croatia

### Match results

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

### Statistics
#### Top 10 scorers

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| 1 | Jack Hopkis | Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +8 | 6 |
| 2 | Marijus Dumčius | Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +8 | 27 |
| 3 | Bruno Idžan | Croatia | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +7 | 14 |
| 4 | Mackenzie Stewart | Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +7 | 14 |
| 5 | Jaime de Bonilla | Spain | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +2 | 2 |
| 5 | Vito Idžan | Croatia | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +8 | 4 |
| 5 | Jonathan McBean | Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +7 | 4 |
| 8 | Bayley Harewood | Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +5 | 10 |
| 9 | Artur Seniut | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +7 | 6 |
| 10 | Liam Steele | Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +7 | 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 | Kazimieras Jukna | Lithuania | 245:00 | 4 | 95.79 | 0.98 | 0 |
| 2 | Benjamin Norton | Great Britain | 237:44 | 4 | 95.45 | 0.90 | 2 |
| 3 | Jowin Ansems | Netherlands | 242:22 | 18 | 89.53 | 4.46 | 0 |
| 4 | Teo Janjatović-Lončar | Croatia | 307:22 | 17 | 88.89 | 3.32 | 0 |
| 5 | Julio Rapun | Spain | 226:13 | 14 | 86.54 | 3.71 | 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: Kazimieras Jukna
* Defenceman: Jaime de Bonilla
* Forward: Bruno Idžan
Source: IIHF

## Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in Reykjavík, Iceland, from 16 to 22 January 2023.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Serbia | placed 3rd in Division II B last year |
| Belgium | placed 4th in Division II B last year |
| Iceland | hosts; placed 5th in Division II B last year |
| Chinese Taipei | placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted |
| Mexico | placed 2nd in Division III last year and were promoted |
| China | placed 3rd in 2020 Division II B; didn't play last year |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 14 | Promoted to the 2024 Division II A |
| 2 | Belgium | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 13 | |
| 3 | Serbia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 9 | |
| 4 | Iceland (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 6 | |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 3 | |
| 6 | Mexico | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 32 | −25 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 Division III |

### Match results

All times are local (Time in Iceland – UTC±0).

### Statistics
#### Top 10 scorers

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| 1 | Lowie Vreys | Belgium | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | Tijs Vreys | Belgium | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +3 | 2 |
| 3 | Matija Dinić | Serbia | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +6 | 2 |
| 3 | Hakon Magnusson | Iceland | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +2 | 0 |
| 5 | Vuk Kravljanac | Serbia | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +2 | 2 |
| 6 | Li Ming-shenhao | China | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +12 | 2 |
| 7 | Chen Kailin | China | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +11 | 2 |
| 8 | Lyu Zhiyi | China | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +12 | 0 |
| 9 | Rik Cuylen | Belgium | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +3 | 4 |
| 9 | Slavko Vidovic | Serbia | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +5 | 2 |
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 | Chen Shifeng | China | 180:00 | 4 | 95.92 | 1.33 | 1 |
| 2 | Helgi Ivarsson | Iceland | 140:00 | 6 | 93.26 | 2.57 | 1 |
| 3 | Tian Boyan | China | 124:27 | 5 | 92.65 | 2.41 | 0 |
| 4 | Stijn Raeymaekers | Belgium | 304:27 | 14 | 92.13 | 2.76 | 0 |
| 5 | Neal Beaton | Serbia | 201:10 | 8 | 91.58 | 2.39 | 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: Chen Shifeng
* Defenceman: Lowie Vreys
* Forward: Matija Dinić
Source: IIHF