2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

The 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II is international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It consists 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 team which will place first will be promoted to the next higher division, while the team which will place last will be 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 2022.2023 Division II A official website2023 Division II A statistics
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	placed 3rd in Division II A last year
 	placed 4th in Division II A last year
 	hosts; placed 5th in Division II A last year
 	placed 6th in Division II A last year
 	placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted
 	placed 2nd in Division II B last year and were promoted
===Match officials===
Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division II Group A – Competition officials
;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===
===Results===
All times are local (UTC+2).
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===Statistics===
====Top 10 scorers====
Pos	Player 	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
1 	Jack Hopkis 	 	5 	5	6	11 	+8 	6
2 	Marijus Dumčius 	 	5 	4	7	11 	+8 	27
3 	Bruno Idžan 	 	5 	6	4	10 	+7 	14
4 	Mackenzie Stewart	 	5 	4	5	9 	+7 	14
5 	Jaime de Bonilla 	 	5 	4	4	8 	+2 	2
5 	Vito Idžan 	 	5 	4	4	8 	+8 	4
5 	Jonathan McBean 	 	5 	4	4	8 	+7 	4
8 	Bayley Harewood 	 	5 	3	5	8 	+5 	10
9 	Artur Seniut 	 	5 	3	4	7 	+7 	6
10 	Liam Steele 	 	5 	3	3	6 	+7 	4
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 	Kazimieras Jukna 	 	245:00	4 	95.79	0.98	0
2 	Benjamin Norton 	 	237:44	4 	95.45	0.90	2
3 	Jowin Ansems 	 	242:22	18	89.53	4.46	0
4 	Teo Janjatović-Lončar	 	307:22	17	88.89	3.32	0
5 	Julio Rapun 	 	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 2023.2023 Division II B official website2023 Division II B statistics
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	placed 3rd in Division II B last year
 	placed 4th in Division II B last year
 	hosts; placed 5th in Division II B last year
 	placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted
 	placed 2nd in Division III last year and were promoted
 	placed 3rd in 2020 Division II B; didn't play last year
===Standings===
===Results===
All times are local (UTC±0).
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===Statistics===
====Top 10 scorers====
Pos	Player 	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
1 	Lowie Vreys 	 	5 	5	7	12 	+4 	6
2 	Tijs Vreys 	 	5 	4	8	12 	+3 	2
3 	Matija Dinić 	 	5 	4	7	11 	+6 	2
3 	Hakon Magnusson	 	5 	4	7	11 	+2 	0
5 	Vuk Kravljanac 	 	5 	4	6	10 	+2 	2
6 	Li Ming-shenhao	 	5 	5	4	9 	+12	2
7 	Chen Kailin 	 	5 	4	5	9 	+11	2
8 	Lyu Zhiyi 	 	5 	3	5	8 	+12	0
9 	Rik Cuylen 	 	5 	5	2	7 	+3 	4
9 	Slavko Vidovic 	 	5 	5	2	7 	+5 	2
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 	Chen Shifeng 	 	180:00	4 	95.92	1.33	1
2 	Helgi Ivarsson 	 	140:00	6 	93.26	2.57	1
3 	Tian Boyan 	 	124:27	5 	92.65	2.41	0
4 	Stijn Raeymaekers	 	304:27	14	92.13	2.76	0
5 	Neal Beaton 	 	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
==References==
==External links==
*Division II A
*Division II B
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