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.[1]

Main article: 2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

2023 IIHF World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Spain
 Turkey
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates16–22 April
17–23 April
Teams12

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, but Georgia was later disqualified by the IIHF and relegated.[2][3] The United Arab Emirates won Group B and got promoted and Mexico was relegated.[4]

Group A tournament
2023 IIHF World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Spain
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates16–22 April
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored120 (8 per game)
Attendance8,117 (541 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Borna Rendulić (11 points)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants
Team Qualification
 Australia Placed 3rd in Division II A in 2019.
 Croatia Placed 3rd in Division II A in 2022.
 Spain Host, placed 4th in Division II A in 2022.
 Israel Placed 5th in Division II A in 2022.
 Iceland Placed 1st in Division II B in 2022 and was promoted.
 Georgia Placed 2nd in Division II B in 2022 and was promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Goro Terakado
  • Ramon Sterkens
  • Štefan Požar
  • Alexei Roshchyn
  • Cyril Debuche
  • Masa Hashimoto
  • Niklas Wilhelmsen
  • Michał Gerne
  • Sergio Biec
  • Carlos Trobajo
  • Dario Fuchs

Standings

After the tournament was completed, the IIHF invalidated the results of Georgia and assigned it zero points in the IIHF World Ranking.[6][7] Georgia was relegated to Division II B for 2024, while Iceland, the last-placed team, retained its place in this division.[3]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Spain (H) 5 5 0 0 0 30 9 +21 15 Promoted to the 2024 Division I B
2  Georgia 5 4 0 0 1 20 8 +12 12 Relegated to the 2024 Division II B
3  Croatia 5 3 0 0 2 26 18 +8 9
4  Australia 5 1 0 0 4 16 22 −6 3[lower-alpha 1]
5  Israel 5 1 0 0 4 14 37 −23 3[lower-alpha 1]
6  Iceland 5 1 0 0 4 14 26 −12 3[lower-alpha 1]
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. Australia 3 points, +4 GD; Israel 3 points, −2 GD; Iceland 3 points, −2 GD; Israel 7–3 Iceland

Results

All times are local (UTC+2)

16 April 2023
12:30		Georgia 4–1
(2–0, 1–1, 1–0)		 IcelandPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 77
Game reference
Ivan StarostinGoaliesJakob JohannessonReferee:
Štefan Požar
Linesmen:
Sergio Biec
Michał Gerne
Kurbatov (Bukiya) (PP) – 02:421–0
Marov (Bukiya) (PP) – 10:192–0
Slesarev (Kurbatov) (SH) – 26:043–0
3–131:08 – Arnarsson (Maack, Eggertsson)
Bukiya (EN) – 56:044–1
12 minPenalties8 min
24Shots34
16 April 2023
16:00		Australia 4–6
(0–3, 4–2, 0–1)		 CroatiaPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 117
Game reference
Anthony KimlinGoaliesVilim RosandićReferee:
Alexei Roshchyn
Linesmen:
Cyril Debuche
Carlos Trobajo
0–102:04 – Jović (Kanaet, Smolec)
0–204:53 – Mikulić (Smolec, Čanić) (PP)
0–311:06 – Rendulić (B. Idžan)
0–421:04 – V. Idžan (Rendulić, Marinković) (PP)
Pataky (Virjassov, Todd) – 30:171–4
Kubara (Darge, Kennedy) – 31:142–4
Haselhurst (Kennedy, Webster) – 33:393–4
3–537:43 – Smolec (Jarčov, Marinković)
Newmark (Kubara, McGregor) – 38:594–5
4–658:30 – Rendulić (Jarčov) (EN)
8 minPenalties2 min
28Shots28
16 April 2023
19:30		Spain 8–2
(2–0, 5–1, 1–1)		 IsraelPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 1,150
Game reference
Raul BarboGoaliesNir Tichon
Maksim Kaliaev		Referee:
Ramon Sterkens
Linesmen:
Dario Fuchs
Niklas Wilhelmsen
Basile (Encinar) – 04:301–0
De Bonilla (Burgos) – 10:122–0
González (Rubio, Carbonell) (PP) – 22:073–0
3–122:29 – Spektor (Mazour, Aharonovich)
Baldris (Rubio, Carbonell) – 23:504–1
Rubio (Encinar) – 25:015–1
Muratet (Calvo, Donath) – 36:036–1
Muñoz (Fernández) – 37:187–1
Capillas (De Bonilla, Muratet) (PP) – 47:398–1
8–257:40 – Khubashvili (Milner, M. Kozhevnikov)
4 minPenalties12 min
53Shots15
17 April 2023
12:30		Croatia 6–2
(2–0, 3–1, 1–1)		 IcelandPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 64
Game reference
Vilim RosandićGoaliesJohann RagnarssonReferee:
Alexei Roshchyn
Linesmen:
Cyril Debuche
Niklas Wilhelmsen
Vedlin (B. Idžan, Rendulić) – 01:221–0
Dobrić (Smolec, Čanić) – 08:392–0
2–128:58 – Leifsson (Mikaelsson, Arason)
Čavlović (Mikulić, Čanić) – 30:273–1
B. Idžan (Rendulić) – 33:534–1
Čanić (Dobrić, Mikulić) (PP) – 37:265–1
V. Idžan (Marinković) – 44:036–1
6–246:36 – Alengård (Hlynsson, Eggertsson)
4 minPenalties10 min
35Shots25
17 April 2023
16:00		Israel 3–7
(2–1, 1–3, 0–3)		 GeorgiaPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 76
Game reference
Maksim KaliaevGoaliesIvan StarostinReferee:
Ramon Sterkens
Linesmen:
Michał Gerne
Carlos Trobajo
Raskin (Levin) – 10:581–0
Milner (Spektor, Kozhevnikov) – 12:592–0
2–119:40 – Obolgogiani (Kurbatov) (PP2)
2–221:04 – Kochkin (Dziov, Karelin) (PP2)
Spektor (Milner) – 23:223–2
3–327:57 – Kurbatov (Obolgogiani)
3–428:18 – Karelin
3–544:31 – Karelin (Ermoshenko) (PP)
3–658:11 – Karelin (Dziov) (EN)
3–759:05 – Bukiya (Kurbatov) (EN)
14 minPenalties2 min
17Shots48
17 April 2023
19:30		Spain 8–1
(2–0, 4–0, 2–1)		 AustraliaPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 967
Game reference
Raul BarboGoaliesAnthony KimlinReferee:
Goro Terakado
Linesmen:
Dario Fuchs
Masa Hashimoto
De Bonilla (Capillas, Torralba) – 13:451–0
Capillas (Guerra) – 15:302–0
Carbonell (Burgos, Baldris) – 20:383–0
Carbonell (Rubio, Burgos) – 22:564–0
González (Rubio, Carbonell) (PP) – 35:325–0
González (Capillas, Torralba) – 37:196–0
Carbonell (Baldris, Burgos) (PP) – 46:157–0
7–150:46 – Virjassov (Kubara, Webster)
Burgos (Carbonell, Rubio) – 51:258–1
4 minPenalties14 min
41Shots23
19 April 2023
12:30		Croatia 12–1
(4–1, 4–0, 4–0)		 IsraelPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 256
Game reference
Vito NikolićGoaliesNir Tichon
Maksim Kaliaev		Referee:
Štefan Požar
Linesmen:
Sergio Biec
Dario Fuchs
Rendulić (B. Idžan, Bezuk) – 00:541–0
Jarčov (Rendulić) – 04:082–0
Mikulić – 09:213–0
3–116:00 – Milner (Spektor, Levin) (PP)
Čanić (Dobrić, Silović) – 17:314–1
V. Idžan (Rendulić, Jarčov) – 23:265–1
Dimitrijević (Jović, Kanaet) – 28:186–1
Bezuk (Čanić, Mikulić) – 37:117–1
Rendulić (Čavlović) – 39:058–1
Mikulić (Dobrić) (PP) – 55:579–1
Marinković (Bezuk, Rendulić) – 56:3410–1
Marinković (Silović, Rendulić) – 59:2611–1
Kanaet (Dimitrijević, Čavlović) – 59:3812–1
31 minPenalties16 min
55Shots25
19 April 2023
16:00		Australia 2–4
(1–1, 1–0, 0–3)		 IcelandPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 237
Game reference
Anthony KimlinGoaliesJakob JohannessonReferee:
Goro Terakado
Linesmen:
Masa Hashimoto
Carlos Trobajo
Caruana (Landa, Kubara) – 11:421–0
1–115:21 – Hafsteinsson (Arnarsson, Eggertsson)
Virjassov (Landa, Kennedy) (PP) – 32:102–1
2–255:03 – Mikaelsson (Magnússon, Sveinsson)
2–357:13 – Mikaelsson (Magnússon, Leifsson)
2–459:24 – Leifsson (Magnússon, Mikaelsson) (EN)
11 minPenalties8 min
36Shots34
19 April 2023
19:30		Spain 2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)		 GeorgiaPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 1,169
Game reference
Raul BarboGoaliesMikhail FofanovReferee:
Ramon Sterkens
Linesmen:
Cyril Debuche
Niklas Wilhelmsen
Donath (Muñoz, Zaballa) – 26:071–0
Muratet (Baldris, González) (EN) – 59:592–0
6 minPenalties10 min
27Shots25
21 April 2023
12:30		Israel 1–7
(0–2, 1–3, 0–2)		 AustraliaPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 374
Game reference
Maksim KaliaevGoaliesAnthony KimlinReferee:
Štefan Požar
Linesmen:
Sergio Biec
Niklas Wilhelmsen
0–103:44 – Kennedy (Virjassov, Haselhurst)
0–217:48 – Caruana (Kubara)
0–325:16 – Caruana (Kubara, Darge)
Mazour (Ben Tov, Levin) (PP) – 29:411–3
1–435:27 – Caruana (Kubara) (PP)
1–539:30 – Virjassov (Landa) (PP)
1–651:41 – Malloy (Taylor)
1–758:43 – Malloy (Darge, Caruana) (PP)
16 minPenalties8 min
31Shots51
21 April 2023
16:00		Georgia 6–0
(1–0, 1–0, 4–0)		 CroatiaPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 197
Game reference
Ivan StarostinGoaliesVilim Rosandić
Vito Nikolić		Referee:
Alexei Roshchyn
Linesmen:
Cyril Debuche
Carlos Trobajo
Bukiya (Marov, Kozyulin) – 08:521–0
Slesarev (Karelin, Obolgogiani) – 27:192–0
Karelin (Obolgogiani) – 42:423–0
Obolgogiani (Karelin, Ermoshenko) (PP) – 44:234–0
Shvetsov (Kharizov, Ermoshenko) – 45:505–0
Dziov (Bukiya, Kozyulin) – 55:576–0
10 minPenalties6 min
32Shots24
21 April 2023
19:30		Iceland 4–7
(1–2, 1–2, 2–3)		 SpainPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 1,500
Game reference
Jakob JohannessonGoaliesRaul BarboReferee:
Goro Terakado
Linesmen:
Michał Gerne
Masa Hashimoto
0–105:33 – Donath (Guerra, Zaballa)
Arason (Leifsson, Mikaelsson) – 13:051–1
1–214:31 – Encinar (González, Capillas)
1–323:41 – Muñoz (González, García)
1–428:26 – Granell (Donath, Zaballa)
Jóhannsson (Björgvinsson) – 28:562–4
2–542:53 – Baldris (Capillas)
Arnarsson (Jóhannesson) – 43:523–5
3–648:16 – Torralba (Baldris, García)
3–752:58 – Granell (Donath)
Rúnarsson (Alengård, Hlynsson) – 59:224–7
2 minPenalties8 min
16Shots37
22 April 2023
12:30		Australia 2–3
(1–0, 0–3, 1–0)		 GeorgiaPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 195
Game reference
Charles SmartGoaliesMikhail FofanovReferee:
Alexei Roshchyn
Linesmen:
Sergio Biec
Cyril Debuche
Caruana (Lodge) – 15:191–0
1–127:28 – Ermoshenko (Slesarev, Kochkin)
1–231:50 – Karelin (Kochkin, Obolgogiani)
1–334:28 – Karelin (Kharizov, Marov)
Todd (Woodman, Kubara) (EA) – 58:292–3
8 minPenalties6 min
40Shots28
22 April 2023
16:00		Iceland 3–7
(1–1, 2–4, 0–2)		 IsraelPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 260
Game reference
Jakob JohannessonGoaliesNir TichonReferee:
Goro Terakado
Linesmen:
Dario Fuchs
Carlos Trobajo
0–102:05 – Levin (Spektor, Milner)
Mikaelsson (Leifsson, Eggertsson) – 12:511–1
Arason (Mikaelsson, Magnússon) (PP) – 22:022–1
2–223:52 – Aharonovich (Spektor)
2–330:56 – Levin
Jóhannsson (Arason, Alengård) – 31:253–3
3–436:17 – Milner (Levin) (SH)
3–539:23 – Milner (Levin, M. Kozhevnikov) (PP)
3–649:17 – Milner (Levin)
3–759:22 – Spektor (Levin, E. Kozhevnikov) (PP, EA)
10 minPenalties8 min
41Shots30
22 April 2023
19:30		Croatia 2–5
(2–1, 0–1, 0–3)		 SpainPista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 1,500
Game reference
Vilim RosandićGoaliesRaul BarboReferee:
Ramon Sterkens
Linesmen:
Michał Gerne
Masa Hashimoto
Jarčov – 07:241–0
Kegalj (Jarčov, V. Idžan) (SH) – 10:062–0
2–111:18 – Donath (Fernández, García) (PP)
2–220:33 – González (Encinar)
2–353:06 – Donath (Muñoz)
2–457:20 – Rubio (Carbonell, Fernández)
2–558:06 – Muratet (Fernández, Encinar) (PP)
10 minPenalties6 min
24Shots36

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Borna Rendulić54711+24F
Ivan Karelin5639+68F
David Levin5279−30F
Dorian Donath5538+60F
Aviv Milner553808F
Alejandro Carbonell5358+62F
Gastón González5437+84F
Andri Mikaelsson5347−10F
Ilya Spektor5347−48F
Casey Kubara5167−10F

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 Starostin180:0041.337594.671
Raul Barbo300:0091.8010391.261
Anthony Kimlin238:28174.2813187.020
Maksim Kaliaev170:03196.7014286.620
Vilim Rosandić225:50164.2511485.960

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
PositionPlayer[8]
Goaltender Raul Barbo
Defenceman Bruno Baldris
Forward Borna Rendulić

Group B tournament
2023 IIHF World Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Turkey
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates17–23 April
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored124 (8.27 per game)
Attendance1,565 (104 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Sergei Kuznetsov (16 points)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants
Team Qualification
 New Zealand Placed 3rd in Division II B in 2019.
 Belgium Placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
 Bulgaria Placed 4th in Division II B last year.
 Mexico Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
 United Arab Emirates Placed 1st in Division III A last year and was promoted.
 Turkey Host, placed 2nd in Division III A last year and was promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[9]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Robert Love-Dekazos
  • Trpimir Piragić
  • Bastian Steingross
  • Konstantin Chubenko
  • Chi Hongda
  • Tomislav Grozaj
  • Wayne Gerth
  • Nathan Carmichael
  • Lodewijk Beelen
  • Berkay Aslanbey
  • Taha Kavlakoğlu

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  United Arab Emirates 5 5 0 0 0 35 10 +25 15 Promoted to the 2024 Division II A
2  Belgium 5 4 0 0 1 33 10 +23 12
3  Bulgaria 5 3 0 0 2 19 20 −1 9
4  New Zealand 5 2 0 0 3 15 22 −7 6
5  Turkey (H) 5 1 0 0 4 12 26 −14 3
6  Mexico 5 0 0 0 5 10 36 −26 0 Relegated to the 2024 Division III A
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Results

All times are local (UTC+3).

17 April 2023
13:00		New Zealand 1–4
(0–0, 0–1, 1–3)		 BelgiumZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 51
Game reference
Joel HasselmanGoaliesArne WaumansReferee:
Konstantin Chubenko
Linesmen:
Berkay Aslanbey
Lodewijk Beelen
0–129:21 – Kolyasnikov (Cuylen, Pyl)
0–245:58 – Coolen (Steyaert, Bogaerts) (PP)
Vortanov (Nicholls) – 49:571–2
1–353:43 – Van den Bogaert (Van Espen)
1–454:02 – Verelst (Coolen)
8 minPenalties4 min
11Shots56
17 April 2023
16:30		Bulgaria 4–2
(1–1, 2–0, 1–1)		 MexicoZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 63
Game reference
Dimitar DimitrovGoaliesTomas PayroReferee:
Trpimir Piragić
Linesmen:
Nathan Carmichael
Taha Kavlakoğlu
0–101:51 – Majul (PP)
Gatchev (Yotov) (PP) – 05:001–1
Nakov (Muhachev) – 27:582–1
Vasilev – 30:233–1
3–244:01 – Tapia (A. Valencia, Matsubara) (PP2)
Vasilev (Dilkov, V. Dikov) – 55:354–2
31 minPenalties14 min
31Shots28
17 April 2023
20:30		Turkey 0–8
(0–3, 0–4, 0–1)		 United Arab EmiratesZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 85
Game reference
Eren Demirtürk
Tolga Bozacı		GoaliesMate TomljenovićReferee:
Bastian Steingross
Linesmen:
Wayne Gerth
Tomislav Grozaj
0–107:57 – Zakharau (Chuikov, Kuznetsov)
0–211:11 – Klavdiev (Kuznetsov, Shapavalau) (PP)
0–311:50 – Kuznetsov (Al-Humaidi, Binsammoud)
0–423:17 – Chuikov (Kuznetsov, Zakharau)
0–525:27 – Kuznetsov (Chuikov) (PP)
0–630:20 – Chuikov (Zakharau, J. Al-Dhaheri)
0–737:53 – Zakharau (J. Al-Dhaheri, Chuikov) (PP)
0–855:02 – Zakharau (Chuikov, Remess)
10 minPenalties4 min
27Shots46
18 April 2023
13:00		Bulgaria 7–2
(4–0, 0–0, 3–2)		 New ZealandZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 63
Game reference
Dimitar DimitrovGoaliesCsaba Kercsó-Magos
Joel Hasselman		Referee:
Robert Love-Dekazos
Linesmen:
Chi Hongda
Taha Kavlakoğlu
Yotov (Tchaliov) – 01:311–0
Vasilev (Boyadjiev) (SH) – 09:522–0
Yotov (Tchaliov) – 17:193–0
V. Dikov (Vasilev) – 18:314–0
Dilkov (V. Dikov, Gatchev) (PP) – 40:495–0
Yotov (V. Dikov) – 48:316–0
6–148:52 – Vortanov (Dallimore)
Dilkov – 49:447–1
7–259:15 – Challis (Polozov)
39 minPenalties10 min
46Shots29
18 April 2023
16:30		Belgium 3–4
(0–2, 1–2, 2–0)		 United Arab EmiratesZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 78
Game reference
Arne Waumans
Jelle Lievens		GoaliesMate TomljenovićReferee:
Bastian Steingross
Linesmen:
Berkay Aslanbey
Wayne Gerth
0–101:37 – Al-Haddad (Klavdiev, Vukoja)
0–204:53 – Chuikov (Kuznetsov, Tomljenović)
0–321:59 – Kuznetsov (Zakharau) (PP)
0–425:08 – Usenka (Klavdiev)
Steyaert (Blockx, James) – 25:591–4
Steyaert (Gyesbreghs, James) (PP) – 47:502–4
Gyesbreghs (Steyaert) – 55:253–4
6 minPenalties10 min
50Shots21
18 April 2023
20:30		Mexico 0–5
(0–3, 0–1, 0–1)		 TurkeyZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 185
Game reference
Tomas Payro
Marcello de Antuñano		GoaliesTolga BozacıReferee:
Konstantin Chubenko
Linesmen:
Lodewijk Beelen
Nathan Carmichael
0–109:09 – Meydancı (Aydın, Odabaş)
0–215:59 – Gökçen (Aydin, Faner)
0–317:21 – Kavaz (Bingöl)
0–425:58 – Faner (Bakal, Savaş) (PP)
0–549:25 – Tayğar (Savaş, Bakal) (PP)
14 minPenalties39 min
36Shots28
20 April 2023
13:00		New Zealand 1–7
(1–1, 0–4, 0–2)		 United Arab EmiratesZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 54
Game reference
Csaba Kercsó-MagosGoaliesMate TomljenovićReferee:
Konstantin Chubenko
Linesmen:
Lodewijk Beelen
Tomislav Grozaj
Louw (Joyce, Dallimore) – 02:381–0
1–104:40 – Zakharau (Shapavalau)
1–225:25 – J. Al-Dhaheri (Kuznetsov)
1–326:30 – Kuznetsov (J. Al-Dhaheri, Zakharau)
1–429:54 – Klavdiev
1–534:56 – Chuikov (Vukoja, Zakharau)
1–646:57 – Zakharau (Bassayev, Chuikov)
1–748:01 – Kuznetsov (Al-Humaidi)
4 minPenalties6 min
23Shots57
20 April 2023
16:30		Belgium 11–2
(4–0, 4–2, 3–0)		 MexicoZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 45
Game reference
Jelle LievensGoaliesTomas Payro
Marcello de Antuñano		Referee:
Robert Love-Dekazos
Linesmen:
Berkay Aslanbey
Taha Kavlakoğlu
Gyesbreghs (Verelst) (SH) – 09:101–0
Verelst (Van den Bogaert, Coolen) – 12:572–0
Cuylen (Blanchy) – 14:483–0
Coolen (Van den Bogaert) – 15:314–0
Gyesbreghs (James, Blockx) (PP) – 20:355–0
5–122:46 – Chávez (Díaz)
James (Blockx) – 24:576–1
Van den Bogaert (Blanchy) (PP) – 34:557–1
Bosmans (Kolyasnikov, Gyesbreghs) – 36:208–1
8–239:59 – Majul (Tapia, Cuellar)
Blockx (James, Gyesbreghs) – 40:389–2
Van den Bogaert (Verelst) – 51:2510–2
Verelst (Cuylen) – 52:1511–2
32 minPenalties18 min
65Shots14
20 April 2023
20:30		Bulgaria 5–3
(1–0, 2–0, 2–3)		 TurkeyZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 280
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Dimitar DimitrovGoaliesTolga BozacıReferee:
Trpimir Piragić
Linesmen:
Chi Hongda
Wayne Gerth
Nakov (Stamenov, Georgiev) – 15:581–0
Georgiev (Boyadjiev) (SH) – 22:192–0
Tchaliov (Boyadjiev) – 34:363–0
3–143:30 – Y. Karş (Bakal, Tayğar)
3–246:12 – Ö. Karş (Kavaz, Bingöl)
3–351:24 – Karakoç (Ö. Karş, Faner)
Dilkov (Vasilev, Tchaliov) – 59:424–3
K. Dikov (Georgiev) (EN) – 59:465–3
18 minPenalties6 min
36Shots36
21 April 2023
13:00		Mexico 2–7
(1–2, 0–3, 1–2)		 New ZealandZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 43
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Tomas Payro
Marcello de Antuñano		GoaliesJoel HasselmanReferee:
Trpimir Piragić
Linesmen:
Berkay Aslanbey
Wayne Gerth
A. Valencia (Cuellar, L. Valencia) (PP) – 09:131–0
1–114:01 – Craig (Cox, Challis)
1–217:47 – Kozak (Polozov, Regan) (PP)
1–326:14 – Henderson (Burns, Cox) (PP)
1–432:16 – Orr (Kozak, Polozov)
1–537:00 – Ellis (Challis, Burns) (PP)
Cuellar (García, Tapia) – 40:112–5
2–640:35 – Kozak (Polozov)
2–746:44 – Dallimore (Vortanov, Hayward)
16 minPenalties12 min
18Shots50
21 April 2023
16:30		United Arab Emirates 7–2
(2–0, 5–1, 0–1)		 BulgariaZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 87
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Mate TomljenovićGoaliesDimitar Dimitrov
Andrea Karabadjakov		Referee:
Bastian Steingross
Linesmen:
Chi Hongda
Taha Kavlakoğlu
Al-Humaidi (Shapavalau, Binsammoud) – 07:361–0
Klavdiev (Vukoja) (PP) – 19:592–0
Usenka (Zakharau, Kuznetsov) (PP) – 22:313–0
Usenka (Klavdiev, Al-Mahrooqi) – 22:474–0
Chuikov (Kuznetsov, Tomljenović) (PP) – 27:475–0
5–129:42 – Vasilev (Dilkov, V. Dikov)
Binsammoud (Shapavalau) – 31:386–1
Klavdiev (SH) – 34:257–1
7–250:52 – Yotov
4 minPenalties11 min
42Shots23
21 April 2023
20:30		Turkey 2–9
(2–2, 0–4, 0–3)		 BelgiumZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 428
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Tolga BozacıGoaliesArne WaumansReferee:
Robert Love-Dekazos
Linesmen:
Nathan Carmichael
Tomislav Grozaj
Meydancı (Odabaş) – 01:271–0
Hars (Aydın) – 01:392–0
2–105:32 – Gyesbreghs (Kolyasnikov)
2–209:11 – James (Van Espen) (AG) (EA)
2–323:36 – Verelst (Steyaert, Gyesbreghs) (PP)
2–426:12 – Blockx (James, Gyesbreghs) (PP)
2–531:15 – James (Verelst, Gyesbreghs)
2–635:16 – Versin (Gyesbreghs, Bosmans)
2–749:11 – Coolen (Blanchy) (PP2)
2–849:52 – Gyesbreghs (Verelst)
2–959:17 – Verelst (Blockx, Gyesbreghs) (PP)
23 minPenalties6 min
24Shots59
23 April 2023
13:00		United Arab Emirates 9–4
(3–0, 1–2, 5–2)		 MexicoZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 48
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Ahmed Al-DhaheriGoaliesMarcello de AntuñanoReferee:
Robert Love-Dekazos
Linesmen:
Chi Hongda
Taha Kavlakoğlu
Kuznetsov (Vukoja) – 00:591–0
Vukoja (Remess) (SH) – 09:352–0
Klavdiev (Usenka, Kuznetsov) – 19:133–0
3–120:32 – Tapia (Ayala, Cuellar)
3–232:19 – Apud (Cuellar, Díaz)
M. Al-Dhaheri (Vukoja, Klavdiev) – 38:114–2
Zakharau (Shapavalau) – 45:205–2
Klavdiev (Kuznetsov, Usenka) – 45:326–2
J. Al-Dhaheri (Zakharau) (PP) – 48:007–2
7–348:26 – E. Valencia (Rullan, Chávez) (PP)
J. Al-Dhaheri (Kuznetsov, Zakharau) – 51:188–3
J. Al-Dhaheri (Kuznetsov, Vukoja) (PP2) – 53:599–3
9–457:28 – Cuellar (Tapia, Díaz)
14 minPenalties12 min
54Shots22
23 April 2023
16:30		Belgium 6–1
(2–0, 2–1, 2–0)		 BulgariaZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 55
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Arne WaumansGoaliesDimitar DimitrovReferee:
Bastian Steingross
Linesmen:
Berkay Aslanbey
Nathan Carmichael
James (Steyaert, Blockx) – 11:201–0
Blockx (Steyaert, James) – 16:332–0
2–121:50 – Tchaliov (Yotov, Boyadjiev)
Verelst (Van Espen, Coolen) – 30:283–1
Van den Bogaert (Verelst, Coolen) – 35:114–1
Blockx (Van Espen, James) – 50:245–1
Coolen (Verelst) (SH) – 51:496–1
8 minPenalties12 min
59Shots12
23 April 2023
20:30		New Zealand 4–2
(4–0, 0–0, 0–2)		 TurkeyZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 610
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Joel HasselmanGoaliesTolga BozacıReferee:
Konstantin Chubenko
Linesmen:
Lodewijk Beelen
Tomislav Grozaj
Orr (Kozak, Polozov) – 01:021–0
Henderson (Cox, Burns) (PP) – 08:212–0
Challis (Cox, Polozov) (PP) – 18:323–0
Nicholls (Orr, Polozov) – 18:584–0
4–150:01 – Bakal (Faner) (PP)
4–258:56 – Bakal (Faner, Tayğar) (PP)
16 minPenalties14 min
30Shots35

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Sergei Kuznetsov58917+144D
Maxim Zakharau56814+90F
Sam Verelst56713+84F
Vadim Gyesbreghs55813+100D
Artem Klavdiev56511+66F
Ilia Chuikov55510+84F
Alec James54610+80F
Dries Blockx5459+60F
Ben Coolen5448+70F
Juma Al-Dhaheri5257+74F
Iniaz Steyaert5257+84F

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 Tomljenović240:0061.5011795.121
Joel Hasselman221:29112.9812091.600
Arne Waumans200:2051.505291.230
Tolga Bozacı239:34153.7613890.201
Dimitar Dimitrov269:32194.2316489.620

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
PositionPlayer[10]
Goaltender Mate Tomljenović
Defenceman Vadim Gyesbreghs
Forward Maxim Zakharau

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