2023 IIHF World Championship Division II

The 2023 IIHF World Championship Division II were two international ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The Group A tournament was held in Madrid, Spain from 16 to 22 April and the Group B tournament in Istanbul, Turkey from 17 to 23 April 2023.
Spain won the Group A tournament and got promoted, while Iceland finished last and was relegated. The United Arab Emirates won Group B and got promoted and Mexico was relegated.
==Group A tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 3rd in Division II A in 2019.
 	Placed 3rd in Division II A in 2022.
 	Host, placed 4th in Division II A in 2022.
 	Placed 5th in Division II A in 2022.
 	Placed 1st in Division II B in 2022 and was promoted.
 	Placed 2nd in Division II B in 2022 and was promoted.
===Match officials===
Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees	Linesmen
* Goro Terakado
* Ramon Sterkens
* Štefan Požar
* Alexei Roshchyn	
* Cyril Debuche
* Masa Hashimoto
* Niklas Wilhelmsen
* Michał Gerne
* Sergio Biec
* Carlos Trobajo
* Dario Fuchs
===Standings===
===Results===
All times are local (UTC+2)
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===Statistics===
====Scoring leaders====
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Borna Rendulić 	5 	4	7	11 	+2 	4 	F
Ivan Karelin 	5 	6	3	9 	+6 	8 	F
David Levin 	5 	2	7	9 	−3 	0 	F
Dorian Donath 	5 	5	3	8 	+6 	0 	F
Aviv Milner 	5 	5	3	8 	0 	8 	F
Alejandro Carbonell	5 	3	5	8 	+6 	2 	F
Gastón González 	5 	4	3	7 	+8 	4 	F
Andri Mikaelsson 	5 	3	4	7 	−1 	0 	F
Ilya Spektor 	5 	3	4	7 	−4 	8 	F
Casey Kubara 	5 	1	6	7 	−1 	0 	F
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
====Goaltending leaders====
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
Player 	TOI 	GA	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO
Ivan Starostin	180:00	4 	1.33	75 	94.67	1
Raul Barbo 	300:00	9 	1.80	103	91.26	1
Anthony Kimlin	238:28	17	4.28	131	87.02	0
Maksim Kaliaev	170:03	19	6.70	142	86.62	0
Vilim Rosandić	225:50	16	4.25	114	85.96	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
===Awards===
Position 	Player
Goaltender	Raul Barbo
Defenceman	Bruno Baldris
Forward 	Borna Rendulić
==Group B tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 3rd in Division II B in 2019.
 	Placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
 	Placed 4th in Division II B last year.
 	Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
 	Placed 1st in Division III A last year and was promoted.
 	Host, placed 2nd in Division III A last year and was promoted.
===Match officials===
Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees	Linesmen
* Robert Love-Dekazos
* Trpimir Piragić
* Bastian Steingross
* Konstantin Chubenko	
* Chi Hongda
* Tomislav Grozaj
* Wayne Gerth
* Nathan Carmichael
* Lodewijk Beelen
* Berkay Aslanbey
* Taha Kavlakoğlu
===Standings===
===Results===
All times are local (UTC+3).
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===Statistics===
====Scoring leaders====
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Sergei Kuznetsov	5 	8	9	17 	+14	4 	D
Maxim Zakharau 	5 	6	8	14 	+9 	0 	F
Sam Verelst 	5 	6	7	13 	+8 	4 	F
Vadim Gyesbreghs	5 	5	8	13 	+10	0 	D
Artem Klavdiev 	5 	6	5	11 	+6 	6 	F
Ilia Chuikov 	5 	5	5	10 	+8 	4 	F
Alec James 	5 	4	6	10 	+8 	0 	F
Dries Blockx 	5 	4	5	9 	+6 	0 	F
Ben Coolen 	5 	4	4	8 	+7 	0 	F
Juma Al-Dhaheri 	5 	2	5	7 	+7 	4 	F
Iniaz Steyaert 	5 	2	5	7 	+8 	4 	F
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
====Goaltending leaders====
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
Player 	TOI 	GA	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO
Mate Tomljenović	240:00	6 	1.50	117	95.12	1
Joel Hasselman 	221:29	11	2.98	120	91.60	0
Arne Waumans 	200:20	5 	1.50	52 	91.23	0
Tolga Bozacı 	239:34	15	3.76	138	90.20	1
Dimitar Dimitrov	269:32	19	4.23	164	89.62	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
===Awards===
Position 	Player
Goaltender	Mate Tomljenović
Defenceman	Vadim Gyesbreghs
Forward 	Maxim Zakharau
==References==
==External links==
*Official website of Division IIA
*Official website of Division IIB
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