The 2025 IIHF World Championship Division II consisted of two international
ice hockey
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tournaments organized by the
International Ice Hockey Federation
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The IIHF maintains the IIHF World Ranking based on international ice hockey to ...
. Divisions II A and II B represented the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF
Ice Hockey World Championships
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.
Group A was scheduled to be held in
Melbourne
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, Australia, but it was later moved to Serbia.
Netherlands won Group A and got promoted to Division I, while Israel was relegated. Georgia won Group B and got promoted, while Thailand was relegated to Division III.
Group A tournament
The Division II Group A tournament was played in
Belgrade
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, Serbia from 29 April to 5 May 2025.
Participating teams
Match officials
Six referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Standings
Results
''All times are local (
UTC+2
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As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...
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Statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position''
Source
IIHF.com
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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.
''TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average
Goals against average (GAA), also known as average goals against (AGA), is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending on spo ...
; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutout
In team sports, a shutout (North American English, US) or clean sheet (Commonwealth English, UK) is a game in which the losing team fails to score. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketba ...
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Source
IIHF.com
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Awards
Group B tournament
The Division II Group B tournament was played in
Dunedin
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, New Zealand from 27 April to 3 May 2025.
Participating teams
Match officials
Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Standings
Results
''All times are local (
UTC+12
UTC+12:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +12:00.
As standard time (year-round)
''Principal cities: Anadyr, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Mata Utu, Funafuti, Majuro, Yaren, South Tarawa on Tarawa, Suva''
North Asia
*Russia ...
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Statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position''
Source
IIHF.com
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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.
''TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average
Goals against average (GAA), also known as average goals against (AGA), is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending on spo ...
; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutout
In team sports, a shutout (North American English, US) or clean sheet (Commonwealth English, UK) is a game in which the losing team fails to score. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketba ...
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Source
IIHF.com
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Awards
References
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2025
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Division II
2025 in Australian sport
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IIHF
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; ; ) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 84 member countries.
The IIHF maintains the IIHF World Ranking based on international ice hockey tourn ...
IIHF
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; ; ) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 84 member countries.
The IIHF maintains the IIHF World Ranking based on international ice hockey tourn ...
International ice hockey competitions hosted by Australia
International ice hockey competitions hosted by New Zealand
2020s in Dunedin
Ice hockey competitions in Belgrade
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