2012 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries |  Netherlands  Serbia | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) | 
| Dates | 31 March – 6 April 2012 20–26 March 2012 | 
| Teams | 12 | 
The 2012 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. In 2012, a new format was introduced to the IIHF World U18 Championships, therefore Division II A and Division II B now represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championships.
Division II A
The Division II A tournament was played in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, from 31 March to 6 April 2012.[1]
Participants
| Team | Qualification | 
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|  Great Britain | placed last in 2011 Division I (Group A) and were relegated | 
|  South Korea | placed last in 2011 Division I (Group B) and were relegated | 
|  Romania | placed 2nd in 2011 Division II (Group A) | 
|  Netherlands | hosts, placed 2nd in 2011 Division II (Group B) | 
|  Croatia | placed 3rd in 2011 Division II (Group A) | 
|  Lithuania | placed 3rd in 2011 Division II (Group B) | 
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | 
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| 1 |  South Korea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 12 | Promoted to the 2013 Division I B | 
| 2 |  Romania | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 12 | |
| 3 |  Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 11 | |
| 4 |  Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Croatia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 4 | |
| 6 |  Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 1 | Relegated to the 2013 Division II B | 
Source: IIHF
Results
All times are local. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)
| 31 March 2012 13:30 | Croatia  | 3–6 (1–1, 1–0, 1–5) |  Romania | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen | 
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| 31 March 2012 17:00 | Lithuania  | 7–3 (2–2, 2–0, 3–1) |  Great Britain | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen | 
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| 31 March 2012 20:30 | Netherlands  | 3–4 (2–4, 1–0, 0–0) |  South Korea | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen | 
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| 1 April 2012 13:30 | Romania  | 3–1 (2–0, 0–0, 1–1) |  Lithuania | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen | 
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| 1 April 2012 17:00 | Great Britain  | 4–3 OT (1–2, 1–1, 1–0) (1–0) |  Netherlands | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen | 
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| 1 April 2012 20:30 | South Korea  | 3–2 GWS (0–1, 0–0, 2–1) (0–0, 1–0) |  Croatia | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen | 
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| 3 April 2012 13:30 | South Korea  | 2–3 GWS (0–1, 1–1, 1–0) (0–0, 0–1) |  Lithuania | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen | 
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| 3 April 2012 17:00 | Romania  | 3–2 (1–0, 2–1, 0–1) |  Great Britain | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen | 
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| 3 April 2012 20:30 | Netherlands  | 2–3 (1–2, 0–1, 1–0) |  Croatia | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen | 
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| 4 April 2012 13:30 | South Korea  | 4–3 (1–0, 2–1, 1–2) |  Romania | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen | 
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| 4 April 2012 17:00 | Great Britain  | 6–0 (2–0, 2–0, 2–0) |  Croatia | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen | 
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| 4 April 2012 20:30 | Lithuania  | 5–3 (1–0, 1–3, 3–0) |  Netherlands | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen | 
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| 6 April 2012 13:30 | Croatia  | 0–6 (0–3, 0–1, 0–2) |  Lithuania | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen | 
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| 6 April 2012 17:00 | Great Britain  | 3–4 (0–3, 1–1, 2–0) |  South Korea | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen | 
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| 6 April 2012 20:30 | Romania  | 10–5 (3–0, 3–2, 4–3) |  Netherlands | Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen | 
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Division II B
The Division II B tournament was played in Novi Sad, Serbia, from 20 to 26 March 2012.[2]
Participants
| Team | Qualification | 
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|  Estonia | placed 4th in 2011 Division II (Group A) | 
|  Spain | placed 4th in 2011 Division II (Group B) | 
|  Serbia | hosts, placed 5th in 2011 Division II (Group A) | 
|  China | placed 5th in 2011 Division II (Group B) | 
| .svg.png) Australia | placed 1st in 2011 Division III (Group A) and were promoted | 
|  Iceland | placed 1st in 2011 Division III (Group B) and were promoted | 
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | 
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| 1 |  Estonia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 14 | Promoted to the 2013 Division II A | 
| 2 |  Serbia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Spain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Iceland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 7 | |
| 5 | .svg.png) Australia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 4 | |
| 6 |  China | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 3 | Relegated to the 2013 Division III A | 
Source: IIHF
Results
All times are local. (Central European Time – UTC+1, 26 March 2012: Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)
| 20 March 2012 13:00 | Estonia  | 7–4 (0–1, 2–1, 5–2) | .svg.png) Australia | SPENS, Novi Sad | 
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| 20 March 2012 16:30 | China  | 4–9 (0–3, 1–1, 3–5) |  Spain | SPENS, Novi Sad | 
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| 20 March 2012 20:30 | Iceland  | 4–5 (1–0, 1–1, 2–4) |  Serbia | SPENS, Novi Sad | 
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| 21 March 2012 13:00 | Estonia  | 7–6 OT (3–1, 1–2, 2–3) (1–0) |  China | SPENS, Novi Sad | 
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| 21 March 2012 16:30 | Australia .svg.png) | 0–5 (0–0, 0–4, 0–1) |  Iceland | SPENS, Novi Sad | 
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| 21 March 2012 20:00 | Spain  | 4–3 (1–0, 2–0, 1–3) |  Serbia | SPENS, Novi Sad | 
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| 23 March 2012 13:00 | Spain  | 2–1 OT (0–0, 0–0, 1–1) (1–0) | .svg.png) Australia | SPENS, Novi Sad | 
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| 23 March 2012 16:30 | Estonia  | 7–3 (2–0, 4–2, 1–1) |  Iceland | SPENS, Novi Sad | 
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| 23 March 2012 20:00 | China  | 1–6 (0–2, 1–3, 0–1) |  Serbia | SPENS, Novi Sad | 
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| 24 March 2012 13:00 | Iceland  | 5–4 (1–1, 3–2, 1–1) |  Spain | SPENS, Novi Sad | 
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| 24 March 2012 16:30 | Australia .svg.png) | 2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0) |  China | SPENS, Novi Sad | 
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| 24 March 2012 20:00 | Serbia  | 2–6 (1–1, 0–4, 1–1) |  Estonia | SPENS, Novi Sad | 
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| 26 March 2012 13:00 | China  | 7–6 OT (1–2, 2–2, 3–2) (1–0) |  Iceland | SPENS, Novi Sad | 
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| 26 March 2012 16:30 | Spain  | 2–5 (1–0, 0–0, 1–5) |  Estonia | SPENS, Novi Sad | 
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| 26 March 2012 20:00 | Serbia  | 6–1 (2–0, 2–0, 2–1) | .svg.png) Australia | SPENS, Novi Sad | 
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