2009 IIHF World Championship Division II
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The 2009 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey
tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation
. The tournament was contested from April 6–13, 2009. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Novi Sad
, Serbia
. Group B's games were played in Sofia
, Bulgaria
.
Note: OT indicates that the game was won in overtime. SO indicates that the game was won through a shootout.
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 6–13, 2009. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. Group B's games were played 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 A
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Placed 6th in Division I-Group B and were relegated in 2008. | |
| Placed 2nd in Division II-Group B in 2008. | |
| Host, Placed 3rd in Division II-Group A in 2008. | |
| Placed 4th in Division II-Group A in 2008. | |
| Placed 5th in Division II-Group B in 2008. | |
| Placed 1st in Division III and were promoted in 2008. |
Group B
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Placed 6th in Division I-Group A and were relegated in 2008. | |
| Placed 2nd in Division II-Group A in 2008. | |
| Placed 3rd in Division II-Group B in 2008. | |
| Placed 4th in Division II-Group B in 2008. | |
| Host, Placed 5th in Division II-Group A in 2008. | |
| Placed 2nd in Division III and were promoted in 2008. |
Fixtures
All times local.Note: OT indicates that the game was won in overtime. SO indicates that the game was won through a shootout.
Standings
| Promoted to Division I for 2010 | |
| Relegated to Division III for 2010 |
| Rk | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 29 | 14 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 12 | 56 | 13 | |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 8 | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 30 | -19 | 7 | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 38 | -29 | 3 | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 40 | -29 | 0 |
Fixtures
All times local.Standings
| Promoted to Division I for 2010 | |
| Relegated to Division III for 2010 |
| Rk | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 10 | 38 | 15 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 20 | 12 | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 9 | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 6 | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 33 | -22 | 3 | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 54 | -46 | 0 |
External links
- Group A fixtures and statistics at IIHFInternational Ice Hockey FederationThe 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...
- Group B fixtures and statistics at IIHFInternational Ice Hockey FederationThe 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...