2006 IIHF World Championship Division II
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The 2006 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey
tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation
. The tournament was contested from March 27 to April 29, 2006. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Sofia
, Bulgaria
. Group B's games were played in Auckland
, New Zealand
. Romania and China finished atop of Group A and Group B respectively, gaining promotion to Division I for 2007
. While South Africa finished last in Group A and New Zealand last in Group B and were relegated to Division III for 2007
.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutout
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Source: IIHF.com
GP = Games played; W = Wins; T = Ties;L = Losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GDF = Goal difference; PTS = Points
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutout
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Source: IIHF.com
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation
International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...
. The tournament was contested from March 27 to April 29, 2006. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. Group B's games were played in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. Romania and China finished atop of Group A and Group B respectively, gaining promotion to Division I for 2007
2007 IIHF World Championship Division I
The following teams took part in the Division I tournament, held from April 15, 2007 through April 21, 2007. Group A was played in Qiqihar, China. Group B was played in Ljubljana, Slovenia.- Standings :*France is promoted to Main Championship....
. While South Africa finished last in Group A and New Zealand last in Group B and were relegated to Division III for 2007
2007 IIHF World Championship Division III
The following teams took part in the Division III tournament, which was played at Dundalk, Ireland from April 15, 2007 through April 21, 2007. Notable is that this is the first World Championships Tournament for Mongolia.-Standings:...
.
Group A
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Placed 6th in Division I-Group B and were relegated in 2005. | |
| Placed 2nd in Division II-Group B in 2005. | |
| Placed 4th in Division II-Group B in 2005. | |
| Host, placed 4th in Division II-Group A in 2005. | |
| Placed 5th in Division II-Group B in 2005. | |
| Placed 2nd in Division III and were promoted in 2005. |
Group B
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Placed 6th in Division I-Group A and were relegated in 2005. | |
| Placed 2nd in Division II-Group A in 2005. | |
| Placed 3rd in Division II-Group A in 2005. | |
| Placed 3rd in Division II-Group B in 2005. | |
| Host, Placed 5th in Division II-Group A in 2005. | |
| Placed 1st in Division III and were promoted in 2005. |
Fixtures
All times local.Ranking and statistics
| Promoted to Division I for 2007 | |
| Relegated to Division III for 2007 |
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | GDF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 9 | 50 | 10 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 7 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 30 | |||
| 2 | ||||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 59 | |||
| 0 |
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Catalin Geru |
5 | 13 | 8 | 21 | +19 | 4 | F |
| Nutu Andrei |
5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | +20 | 0 | F |
| Ioan Timaru |
5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +11 | 2 | F |
| Levente Elekes |
5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +8 | 4 | F |
| Laszlo Vargyas |
5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +17 | 0 | D |
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5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +5 | 22 | F |
| Attila Goga |
5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +12 | 8 | D |
| Viorel Nicolescu |
5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +8 | 0 | F |
| Ervin Moldovan |
5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +9 | 0 | F |
Source: IIHF.com
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.| Player | TOI | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Konstantin Mihaylov |
280:00 | 151 | 10 | 2.14 | 93.38 | 0 |
 Bjorn Stejlen |
299:16 | 104 | 10 | 2.00 | 90.38 | 2 |
| Viorel Radu |
140:00 | 28 | 3 | 1.29 | 89.29 | 2 |
| Adrian Catrinoi |
160:00 | 47 | 6 | 2.25 | 87.23 | 0 |
 Jose Luis Alonso |
250.42 | 92 | 17 | 4.07 | 81.52 | 0 |
Shutout
In team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball....
s
Source: IIHF.com
Fixtures
All times local.Ranking and statistics
| Promoted to Division I for 2007 | |
| Relegated to Division III for 2007 |
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | GDF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 11 | 23 | 9 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 23 | 8 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 7 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 24 | |||
| 4 | ||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 34 | |||
| 2 | ||||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 26 | |||
| 0 |
GP = Games played; W = Wins; T = Ties;L = Losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GDF = Goal difference; PTS = Points
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | 10 | 8 | 18 | +16 | 4 | F |
| Kim Kyu-hun Kim Kyu-hun Kim Kyu-hun is a Korean professional ice hockey center. He is playing in his fourth year for Anyang Halla. He previously played two years for High1.-References:... |
5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +4 | 6 | F |
| Kim Kyung-tae Kim Kyung-tae (ice hockey) Kim Kyung-tae was a Korean professional ice hockey left winger. He played five years for Anyang Halla having joined the team when it was known as Winia. Kim spent the '07-'08 and '08-'09 seasons doing his military service.-References:... |
5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +12 | 2 | F |
 Du Chao |
5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +5 | 12 | F |
| Chen Lei |
5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +7 | 14 | F |
| Wang Zhiqiang |
5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +3 | 4 | F |
| Lee Yong-jun Lee Yong-jun Lee Yong-jun is a Korean professional ice hockey center. He is playing in his first year for Anyang Halla. He previously played four seasons for rival High1.-References:... |
5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +7 | 6 | D |
| Yin Kai |
5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +8 | 6 | D |
Source: IIHF.com
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.| Player | TOI | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yu Yang |
240:00 | 123 | 9 | 2.25 | 92.68 | 1 |
| Son Ho-seung |
220:00 | 76 | 6 | 1.64 | 92.11 | 0 |
 Mike Parsons |
220:00 | 208 | 18 | 4.91 | 91.35 | 0 |
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179:31 | 96 | 9 | 3.01 | 90.62 | 0 |
| Stuart Denman Stuart Denman (ice hockey) Stuart Denman is an Australian ice hockey player currently playing for the Melbourne Ice in the Australian Ice Hockey League.-Playing career:... |
120:00 | 35 | 4 | 2.00 | 88.57 | 0 |
Shutout
In team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball....
s
Source: IIHF.com