2010 IIHF World Championship Division II
Encyclopedia
The 2010 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice Hockey
tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation
. The tournament was contested from April 10–17, 2010. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Naucalpan
, Mexico
. Group B's games were played in Narva
, Estonia
. Spain and Estonia won Group A and Group B, respectively, to earn promotion to Division I at the 2011 IIHF World Championship. Meanwhile, Turkey and Israel finished last in Group A and B and will be relegated to Division III in 2011. The four teams will be replaced by Serbia and Croatia, which were relegated from Division I, and Ireland and North Korea which earned promotion from Division III
.
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
s
Source: IIHF.com
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
s
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 April 10–17, 2010. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Naucalpan
Naucalpan
Naucalpan, officially Naucalpan de Juárez, is a city and municipality located just northwest of Mexico City in adjoining Mexico State. The name Naucalpan comes from Nahuatl and means “place of the four neighborhoods or four houses. “de Juárez was added to the official name in 1874 in honor of...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. Group B's games were played in Narva
Narva
Narva is the third largest city in Estonia. It is located at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, by the Russian border, on the Narva River which drains Lake Peipus.-Early history:...
, Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
. Spain and Estonia won Group A and Group B, respectively, to earn promotion to Division I at the 2011 IIHF World Championship. Meanwhile, Turkey and Israel finished last in Group A and B and will be relegated to Division III in 2011. The four teams will be replaced by Serbia and Croatia, which were relegated from Division I, and Ireland and North Korea which earned promotion from Division III
2010 IIHF World Championship Division III
The 2010 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international Ice Hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 13–18, 2010. For the first time in the third division the teams was separated into two groups...
.
Group A
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Placed 6th in Division I-Group A and were relegated in 2009. | |
| Placed 2nd in Division II-Group B in 2009 | |
| Placed 3rd in Division II-Group B in 2009 | |
| Placed 4th in Division II-Group B in 2009 | |
| Host, Placed 5th in Division II-Group B in 2009 | |
| Placed 2nd in Division III and were promoted in 2009. |
Group B
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Placed 6th in Division I-Group B and were relegated in 2009. | |
| Host, Placed 2nd in Division II-Group A in 2009 | |
| Placed 3rd in Division II-Group A in 2009 | |
| Placed 4th in Division II-Group A in 2009 | |
| Placed 5th in Division II-Group A in 2009 | |
| Placed 1st in Division III and were promoted in 2009. |
Standings
| Promoted to Division I for 2011 | |
| Relegated to Division III for 2011 |
| Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 28 | 15 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 12 | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 9 | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 6 | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 3 | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 53 | -45 | 0 |
Tournament Awards
Best players selected by the directorate:- Best Goalkeeper: Andres de la Garma (82 saveSave (ice hockey)In several sports with goalkeepers or goaltenders protecting nets, or goals, a save is credited to a goaltender that stops the playing object from entering the goal. These sports include football, ice hockey, and lacrosse, among others....
s from 92 shots on goal) - Best Forward: Juan Munoz (10 goalGoal (ice hockey)In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to...
s, 6 assistAssist (ice hockey)In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal...
s) - Best Defenseman: Anthony WilsonAnthony Wilson (ice hockey)Anthony Wilson is an Australian semi-professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Sydney Ice Dogs in the Australian Ice Hockey League.-Playing career:...
(1 goal, 5 assists)
Fixtures
All times local.Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Juan Muñoz |
5 | 10 | 6 | 16 | +13 | 4 |
 Alexei Yotov |
5 | 8 | 7 | 15 | +10 | 12 |
| Stanislav Muhachov |
5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +9 | 6 |
| Alejandro Pedraz |
5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | +11 | 0 |
 Brian Arroyo |
5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
 Sven van Buren |
5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +3 | 14 |
 Lliam WebsterLliam Webster Lliam Webster is an Australian ice hockey player currently playing for the Melbourne Ice in the Australian Ice Hockey League.-Playing career:... |
5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +5 | 12 |
| Mitch Morgan |
5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +6 | 6 |
| Adrian Betran |
5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +15 | 2 |
| Vincent Morgan |
5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | +5 | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ander Alcaine |
240:00 | 136 | 6 | 1.50 | 95.59 | 1 |
| Matthew Ezzy Matthew Ezzy Matthew Ezzy is an Australian ice hockey player currently playing for the Newcastle North Stars in the Australian Ice Hockey League.-Playing career:... |
180:00 | 150 | 10 | 3.33 | 93.33 | 0 |
| Anthony Kimlin Anthony Kimlin Anthony Kimlin is an Australian ice hockey player currently playing for the Hamilton Red Wings in the Ontario Junior Hockey League.-Playing career:... |
120:00 | 120 | 5 | 2.50 | 91.67 | 0 |
| Konstantin Mihaylov |
271:21 | 270 | 24 | 5.31 | 91.11 | 0 |
| Andres de la Garma |
178:09 | 94 | 12 | 4.04 | 87.23 | 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
Final standings
| Promoted to Division I for 2011 | |
| Relegated to Division III for 2011 |
| Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 5 | 57 | 15 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 14 | 33 | 12 | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 9 | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 39 | -30 | 6 | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 26 | -15 | 3 | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 55 | -44 | 0 |
Tournament Awards
Best players selected by the directorate:- MVPMost Valuable PlayerIn sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...
: Andrei MakrovAndrei MakrovAndrei Makrov is an Estonian professional ice hockey player.Makrov was selected as the Best Forward at 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Pool C...
- Best Goalkeeper: Mark RajevskiMark RajevskiMark Rajevski is an Estonian junior ice hockey goaltender from Tallinn, who currently plays for Brock Bucks in Ontario, Canada.He is also goaltender for Estonian men's national ice hockey team.-See also:*List of Estonians...
(87 saveSave (ice hockey)In several sports with goalkeepers or goaltenders protecting nets, or goals, a save is credited to a goaltender that stops the playing object from entering the goal. These sports include football, ice hockey, and lacrosse, among others....
s from 89 shots on goal) - Best Forward: Andrei MakrovAndrei MakrovAndrei Makrov is an Estonian professional ice hockey player.Makrov was selected as the Best Forward at 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Pool C...
(14 goalGoal (ice hockey)In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to...
s, 14 assistAssist (ice hockey)In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal...
s, 53 shots) - Best Defenseman: Dmitri SuurDmitri SuurDmitri Suur is an Estonian professional ice hockey player. He currently plays for KH Sanok in the Polish hockey league.Best defenseman at 1995 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Pool C2....
(5 goals, 13 assists, 27 shots)
Fixtures
All times local.Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andrei MakrovAndrei Makrov Andrei Makrov is an Estonian professional ice hockey player.Makrov was selected as the Best Forward at 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Pool C... |
5 | 14 | 14 | 28 | +21 | 12 |
| Dmitri Suur Dmitri Suur Dmitri Suur is an Estonian professional ice hockey player. He currently plays for KH Sanok in the Polish hockey league.Best defenseman at 1995 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Pool C2.... |
5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | +17 | 2 |
| Aleksandr Petrov Aleksandr Petrov (ice hockey) Aleksandr Petrov is an Estonian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Real Torino Hockey Club of the Serie A2.-References:... |
5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | +19 | 4 |
 Emil Alengaard |
5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +1 | 8 |
| Maksim Ivanov |
5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +14 | 6 |
| Anton Nekrassov |
5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | +13 | 0 |
| Maksim Semjonov |
5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +14 | 2 |
 Csanad Virag |
5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +11 | 12 |
| Vassili Titarenko |
5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +8 | 0 |
 Sergei Frenkel |
5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -12 | 6 |
| Ede Mihaly |
5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +8 | 4 |
| Zsolt Molnar |
5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +9 | 0 |
| Zsombor Antal |
5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +13 | 0 |
| Ervin Moldovan |
5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +6 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Rajevski Mark Rajevski Mark Rajevski is an Estonian junior ice hockey goaltender from Tallinn, who currently plays for Brock Bucks in Ontario, Canada.He is also goaltender for Estonian men's national ice hockey team.-See also:*List of Estonians... |
240:00 | 89 | 2 | 0.50 | 97.75 | 2 |
 Xie Ming |
120:00 | 52 | 4 | 2.00 | 92.31 | 0 |
| Dennis Hedstrom |
240:00 | 141 | 12 | 3.00 | 91.49 | 0 |
| Adrian Catrinoi Cornea |
188:29 | 101 | 12 | 3.82 | 88.12 | 0 |
| Liu Xue |
180:00 | 168 | 22 | 7.33 | 86.90 | 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....
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Source: IIHF.com