2025 IIHF World Championship Division II

2025 IIHF World Championship
Division II

Tournament details
Host countries	Serbia New Zealand
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	29 April – 5 May 27 April – 3 May
Teams	12

The 2025 IIHF World Championship Division II consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation.^[1] Divisions II A and II B represented the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships.

Group A was scheduled to be held in Melbourne, Australia, but it was later moved to Serbia.^[2][3]

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.

2025 IIHF World Championship Division II A

Tournament details
Host country	Serbia
City	Belgrade
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	29 April – 5 May
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	72 (4.8 per game)
Attendance	3,230 (215 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Guus van Nes (12 points)
Official website
Website

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia from 29 April to 5 May 2025.^[4][5]

Team	Qualification
Netherlands	Placed 6th in Division I B in 2024 and was relegated.
Serbia	Hosts; placed 2nd in Division II A in 2024.
United Arab Emirates	Placed 3rd in Division II A in 2024.
Israel	Placed 4th in Division II A in 2024.
Australia	Placed 5th in Division II A in 2024.
Belgium	Placed 1st in Division II B in 2024 and was promoted.

Six referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.^[6]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Netherlands	5	5	0	0	0	25	4	+21	15	Promoted to the 2026 Division I B
2	Serbia (H)	5	4	0	0	1	12	5	+7	12
3	United Arab Emirates	5	2	0	0	3	14	13	+1	6[a]
4	Belgium	5	2	0	0	3	5	17	−12	6[a]
5	Australia	5	1	0	0	4	7	17	−10	3[b]
6	Israel	5	1	0	0	4	9	16	−7	3[b]	Relegated to the 2026 Division II B

All times are local (UTC+2).

29 April 2025 12:30

Belgium

2–0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Israel

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 27

Game reference
	Jelle Lievens	Goalies	Maksim Kaliaev	Referees: Federico Giacomozzi Bastian Steingroß Linesmen: Johan Fauvel Matija Nikolić
	Auger (Verelst, Gyesbreghs) (SH) – 15:28 1–0 Delport (Schoovaerts) – 54:45 2–0
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	38	Shots	30

29 April 2025 16:00

United Arab Emirates

0–5 (0–1, 0–2, 0–2)

Netherlands

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 46

Game reference
	Konstantin Belomoev	Goalies	Cedrick Andree	Referees: Tomáš Hronský Jakub Šindel Linesmen: Andreas Krøyer Uroš Mladenović
	0–1 03:51 – Borgman (Van Nes, Verkiel) 0–2 30:32 – Hessels (Bison, Van der Schuit) 0–3 35:08 – Van Nes (Joly, Andree) 0–4 49:01 – Hessels (Van der Schuit, De Bruijn) (PP) 0–5 59:08 – Bison (Muller, Hessels)
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	13	Shots	52

29 April 2025 19:30

Serbia

3–0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Australia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 527

Game reference
	Akim Padalitsa	Goalies	Aleksi Toivonen	Referees: Uldis Bušs Alexey Roshchyn Linesmen: Lukas Fleischmann Frederic Monnaie
	Gvozdenović (Subotić, Vučurević) (PP) – 13:19 1–0 Leštarić (Dragović) – 24:01 2–0 Gvozdenović (SH, EN) – 58:16 3–0
	16 min	Penalties	8 min
	34	Shots	16

30 April 2025 12:30

Netherlands

6–2 (2–1, 3–1, 1–0)

Israel

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 37

Game reference
	Ruud Leeuwesteijn	Goalies	Maksim Kaliaev	Referees: Uldis Bušs Alexey Roshchyn Linesmen: Fu Dahe Matija Nikolić
	Hessels (Van der Schuit, Bison) – 01:32 1–0 1–1 02:13 – I. Ben Tov (Khubashvili, A. Ben Tov) Verkiel (PS) – 15:18 2–1 Van Nes (Joly, Borgman) (PP2) – 24:52 3–1 Joly (Van Nes, De Bruijn) (PP) – 27:16 4–1 4–2 36:57 – Goldshtein (Kozev, Khvoles) (PP) Hessels (SH) – 39:40 5–2 Stempher (Van Nes, Joly) (PP) – 56:55 6–2
	24 min	Penalties	61 min
	52	Shots	26

30 April 2025 16:00

Australia

1–3 (0–0, 1–1, 0–2)

Belgium

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 29

Game reference
	Alex Tetreault	Goalies	Jelle Lievens	Referees: Tomáš Hronský Jakub Šindel Linesmen: Lukas Fleischmann Uroš Mladenović
	Hawes (Todd) – 20:37 1–0 1–1 26:06 – Auger (Boni) 1–2 52:22 – Gyesbreghs (James, Steyaert) (PP) 1–3 54:48 – Auger (Steyaert, Gyesbreghs)
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	20	Shots	30

30 April 2025 19:30

Serbia

4–1 (0–1, 1–0, 3–0)

United Arab Emirates

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 326

Game reference
	Akim Padalitsa	Goalies	Konstantin Belomoev	Referees: Federico Giacomozzi Bastian Steingroß Linesmen: Andreas Krøyer Frederic Monnaie
	0–1 11:13 – Klavdiev (Glukhikh, Chuikov) Tomašević (Popović) (SH) – 24:32 1–1 Đumić (Tomašević, Pećerić) – 51:31 2–1 Đumić (Popović, Anić) – 54:27 3–1 Tomašević (EN) – 58:16 4–1
	13 min	Penalties	4 min
	56	Shots	27

2 May 2025 12:30

Netherlands

5–1 (2–1, 1–0, 2–0)

Australia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 42

Game reference
	Cedrick Andree	Goalies	Aleksi Toivonen	Referees: Federico Giacomozzi Alexey Roshchyn Linesmen: Andreas Krøyer Matija Nikolić
	0–1 10:30 – Kubara (Todd, Hawes) (PP) Borgman (Hessels) – 10:58 1–1 Van Nes (Stempher, Joly) – 14:48 2–1 Joly (Borgman, Stempher) – 23:39 3–1 Van Nes (Joly, Stempher) – 55:29 4–1 Van Nes (SH) – 59:40 5–1
	12 min	Penalties	14 min
	30	Shots	11

2 May 2025 16:00

United Arab Emirates

2–3 (1–2, 0–0, 1–1)

Israel

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 29

Game reference
	Konstantin Belomoev	Goalies	Maksim Kaliaev	Referees: Jakub Šindel Bastian Steingroß Linesmen: Uroš Mladenović Frederic Monnaie
	Badegyev (R. Korchokha, E. Korchokha) – 08:30 1–0 1–1 15:35 – Khvoles (Levin, Kaliaev) (PP) 1–2 19:35 – Mazour (Lukin, Polozov) Shapavalau (Klavdiev, Glukhikh) (PP2) – 44:32 2–2 2–3 41:33 – Levin (Mazour, Goldshtein)
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	37	Shots	34

2 May 2025 19:30

Serbia

2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Belgium

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 416

Game reference
	Akim Padalitsa	Goalies	Jelle Lievens	Referees: Uldis Bušs Tomáš Hronský Linesmen: Johan Fauvel Fu Dahe
	Popović (Đumić) – 21:06 1–0 Kravljanac (EN) – 58:26 2–0
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	37	Shots	17

3 May 2025 12:30

Australia

1–3 (1–1, 0–1, 0–1)

United Arab Emirates

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 19

Game reference
	Alex Tetreault	Goalies	Konstantin Belomoev	Referees: Federico Giacomozzi Tomáš Hronský Linesmen: Johan Fauvel Matija Nikolić
	0–1 12:35 – Kuznetsov (Chuikov, McLlwain) Webster (Todd, Steven) (EA) - 19:01 1–1 1–2 25:42 – Nikitin 1–3 42:41 – Kuznetsov (Chuikov, Nikitin)
	0 min	Penalties	10 min
	44	Shots	28

3 May 2025 16:00

Belgium

0–6 (0–2, 0–3, 0–1)

Netherlands

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 47

Game reference
	Jelle Lievens Stijn Raeymaekers	Goalies	Martijn Oosterwijk	Referees: Uldis Bušs Bastian Steingroß Linesmen: Lukas Fleischmann Uroš Mladenović
	0–1 09:02 – Van Nes (Joly, Stempher) 0–2 10:55 – Hessels (Van Gorp, Bison) 0–3 23:28 – Schoningh (Verkiel) 0–4 32:40 – Van der Schuit (Bison, Hessels) 0–5 38:33 – Van Nes (Joly, Verkiel) (PP) 0–6 48:43 – Sars (Loginov) (SH)
	14 min	Penalties	16 min
	21	Shots	42

3 May 2025 19:30

Israel

1–2 (0–0, 1–1, 0–1)

Serbia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 388

Game reference
	Maksim Kaliaev	Goalies	Akim Padalitsa	Referees: Alexey Roshchyn Jakub Šindel Linesmen: Fu Dahe Andreas Krøyer
	Goldshtein (Zitserman, Kozhevnikov) (PP) – 25:25 1–0 1–1 28:22 – Leštarić (Đumić, Tomašević) 1–2 46:18 – Leštarić (Đumić, Tomašević)
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	26	Shots	43

5 May 2025 12:30

United Arab Emirates

8–0 (4–0, 1–0, 3–0)

Belgium

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 23

Game reference
	Konstantion Belomoev	Goalies	Stijn Raeymaekers Jelle Lievens	Referees: Uldis Bušs Alexey Roshchyn Linesmen: Fu Dahe Matija Nikolić
	McLlwain (Kuznetsov, Chuikov) – 08:10 1–0 McLlwain (Chuikov, Kuznetsov) – 09:46 2–0 R. Korchokha (Chuikov) – 10:36 3–0 Klavdiev (Chuikov) – 14:18 4–0 Chuikov – 23:33 5–0 Chuikov (Nikitin, McLlwain) – 45:35 6–0 Binsammoud (Glukhikh) – 48:20 7–0 Klavdiev (Binsammoud, Badegyev) – 58:33 8–0
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	35	Shots	43

5 May 2025 16:00

Israel

3–4 (0–2, 0–1, 3–1)

Australia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

Game reference
	Maksim Kaliaev Yehonatan Reisinger	Goalies	Aleksi Toivonen	Referees: Tomáš Hronský Bastian Steingroß Linesmen: Johan Fauvel Andreas Krøyer
	0–1 14:54 – Lyashenko (Webster) 0–2 19:11 – Webster (C. Kubara) (PP) 0–3 23:57 – Webster (Taylor, Boyle) (PP) 0–4 40:18 – Chen (Funes, Todd) Segal – 41:43 1–4 Mazour (Kozhevnikov, Levin) (PP) – 45:39 2–4 Polozov (Kozhevinkov, Levin) – 54:49 3–4
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	38	Shots	25

5 May 2025 19:30

Netherlands

3–1 (1–1, 0–0, 2–0)

Serbia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 877

Game reference
	Cedrick Andree	Goalies	Akim Padalitsa	Referees: Federico Giacomozzi Jakub Šindel Linesmen: Lukas Fleischmann Frederic Monnaie
	Joly (Van Nes, Stempher) – 02:40 1–0 1–1 09:21 – Đumić (Dragović) Joly (Verkiel, Van Nes) – 45:15 2–1 Hessels (Joly) – 59:21 3–1
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	31	Shots	32

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Guus van Nes	5	7	5	12	+8	4	F
D'Artagnan Joly	5	4	8	12	+6	2	F
Delaney Hessels	5	6	3	9	+8	2	F
Ilia Chuikov	5	2	7	9	+6	0	F
Mirko Đumić	5	3	3	6	+4	2	F
Danny Stempher	5	1	5	6	+6	4	F
Danilo Tomašević	5	2	3	5	+7	0	F
Bartek Bison	5	1	4	5	+7	8	F
Jordy Verkiel	5	1	4	5	+6	2	D
Artem Klavdiev	5	3	1	4	+6	0	F
Kieren Webster	5	3	1	4	0	2	F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

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.

Player	TOI	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO
Cedrick Andree	180:00	2	0.67	56	96.43	1
Akim Padalitsa	298:45	5	1.00	117	95.73	2
Konstantin Belomoev	296:51	12	2.43	227	94.71	1
Maksim Kaliaev	277:24	16	3.46	191	91.62	0
Jelle Lievens	233:32	11	2.83	125	91.20	1

TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Position	Player[7]
Goaltender	Akim Padalitsa
Defenceman	Björn Borgman
Forward	Guus van Nes

2025 IIHF World Championship Division II B

Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
City	Dunedin
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	27 April – 3 May
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	118 (7.87 per game)
Attendance	5,745 (383 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Daniel Dilkov (14 points)
Official website
Website

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Dunedin, New Zealand from 27 April to 3 May 2025.^[8][9]

Team	Qualification
Iceland	Placed 6th in Division II A in 2024 and was relegated.
New Zealand	Hosts; placed 2nd in Division II B in 2024.
Georgia	Placed 3rd in Division II B in 2024.
Bulgaria	Placed 4th in Division II B in 2024.
Chinese Taipei	Placed 5th in Division II B in 2024.
Thailand	Placed 1st in Division III A in 2024 and was promoted.

Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.^[10]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Georgia	5	4	1	0	0	35	9	+26	14	Promoted to the 2026 Division II A
2	Iceland	5	4	0	0	1	21	13	+8	12
3	New Zealand (H)	5	3	0	0	2	14	14	0	9
4	Bulgaria	5	1	1	1	2	23	26	−3	6
5	Chinese Taipei	5	1	0	1	3	14	16	−2	4
6	Thailand	5	0	0	0	5	11	40	−29	0	Relegated to the 2026 Division III A

All times are local (UTC+12).

27 April 2025 13:00

Thailand

3–5 (2–1, 0–3, 1–1)

Bulgaria

Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 170

Game reference
	Benjamin Kleineschay	Goalies	Dimitar Dimitrov	Referee: Rasmus Ankersen Linesmen: Richard Button Tyler Haslemore
	0–1 12:53 – Dilkov (K. Dikov) (PP) Kindborn (Isaksson, Lampson) – 17:21 1–1 Limpanyakul (Forstner) – 18:26 2–1 2–2 37:37 – Stanimirov (Atanasov) 2–3 38:10 – Zaleev (Vasilev, Dilkov) 2–4 38:30 – Tchalyiov Lampson (Isaksson, Yannakornthanapunt) – 56:53 3–4 3–5 58:48 – Georgiev (Dilkov, Zaleev)
	41 min	Penalties	6 min
	43	Shots	40

27 April 2025 16:30

Georgia

4–0 (1–0, 3–0, 0–0)

Iceland

Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 350

Game reference
	Ivan Starostin	Goalies	Helgi Ívarsson	Referee: Christian Persson Linesmen: Lowewijk Beelen Miroslav Lhotský
	Bukiya (Besharov) – 04:37 1–0 Bukiya (Ermoshenko, Besharov) – 27:58 2–0 Besharov (Ermoshenko) (PP) – 30:16 3–0 Bukiya (Gavrilenko, Davydov) (PP) – 32:44 4–0
	10 min	Penalties	16 min
	35	Shots	11

27 April 2025 20:00

New Zealand

3–1 (1–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Chinese Taipei

Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 700

Game reference
	Aston Brookes	Goalies	Hsiao Po-yu	Referee: Niki De Herdt Linesmen: Thibo Christiaens Hamish Young
	Dalmatau (Simon, Audas) – 18:14 1–0 Carey – 24:44 2–0 2–1 25:35 – Wu (Shen) McIntosh (SH, EN) – 59:25 3–1
	8 min	Penalties	18 min
	43	Shots	36

28 April 2025 13:00

Iceland

8–4 (5–1, 1–3, 2–0)

Bulgaria

Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 50

Game reference
	Róbert Steingrimsson	Goalies	Andrea Karabadjakov	Referee: Jeroen Klijberg Linesmen: Lowewijk Beelen Tyler Haslemore
	Leifsson (Pálsson, Rúnarsson) (PP) – 08:18 1–0 Rúnarsson (Hlynsson, H. Jóhannsson) (PP) – 18:05 2–0 Sigrúnarson (Mikaelsson, H. Jóhannsson) – 18:25 3–0 Blöndal (Karvelsson, Stefánsson) – 18:43 4–0 4–1 19:16 – Hodulov (V. Dikov, Nakov) K. Jóhannsson (Hlynsson]) – 19:44 5–1 Sigrúnarson (Rúnarsson, Leifsson) (PP) – 25:55 6–1 6–2 32:18 – Zaleev (Hodulov, Dilkov) (PP) 6–3 33:36 – Hodulov (Dilkov, K. Dikov) (PP) 6–4 35:59 – Hodulov (Vasilev) (PP) Mojzyszek (Hlynsson, Pálsson) – 55:07 7–4 Rúnarsson (Leifsson, K. Jóhannsson) (EN) – 59:29 8–4
	39 min	Penalties	18 min
	45	Shots	25

28 April 2025 16:30

Chinese Taipei

7–3 (1–1, 4–2, 2–0)

Thailand

Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 100

Game reference
	Hsiao Po-yu	Goalies	Benjamin Kleineschay	Referee: Christian Persson Linesmen: Ahmed Al-Farsi Hamish Young
	Lin Yi. (Chi) (PP) – 05:24 1–0 1–1 16:12 – Kindborn (Isaksson) (PP) Wang P. (Peng) – 23:31 2–1 Lin Yo. (Wen) – 29:27 3–1 3–2 33:51 – Kindborn (PP2) Lin Yo. (Lin C.) (PP2) – 34:04 4–2 4–3 34:33 – Isaksson (Kindborn) (PP) Lin Yi. – 36:49 5–3 Shen (Lin Yo.) (PP2) – 51:46 6–3 Lin Yi. – 59:45 7–3
	39 min	Penalties	18 min
	59	Shots	21

28 April 2025 20:00

New Zealand

0–5 (0–2, 0–2, 0–1)

Georgia

Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 650

Game reference
	Aston Brookes	Goalies	Ivan Starostin	Referee: Rasmus Ankersen Linesmen: Thibo Christiaens Miroslav Lhotský
	0–1 15:06 – Besharov (Davydov, Gavrilenko) 0–2 18:49 – Nikishanin (Kurbatov, Metliuk) 0–3 28:36 – Metliuk (Nikishanin, Kurbatov) 0–4 29:27 – Besharov (Bukiya, Davydov) 0–5 57:55 – Davydov (Gavrilenko, Nikishanin) (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	29	Shots	42

30 April 2025 13:00

Iceland

2–1 (1–1, 0–0, 1–0)

Chinese Taipei

Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 40

Game reference
	Helgi Ívarsson	Goalies	Hsiao Po-yu	Referee: Niki De Herdt Linesmen: Thibo Christiaens Hamish Young
	Kristjánsson (Sverrisson, Arason) (PP) – 05:57 1–0 1–1 19:00 – Peng (Pan, Lin Yo.) (PP) Hlynsson (Leifsson) – 43:30 2–1
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	47	Shots	23

30 April 2025 16:30

Georgia

8–7 OT (0–2, 5–1, 2–4) (OT: 1–0)

Bulgaria

Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 70

Game reference
	Mikhail Fofanov Ivan Starostin	Goalies	Dimitar Dimitrov Andrea Karabadjakov	Referee: Jeroen Klijberg Linesmen: Richard Button Tyler Haslemore
	0–1 05:52 – Hodulov (Nakov, V. Dikov) 0–2 09:13 – Georgiev (Dilkov) 0–3 21:10 – Zaleev Karelin (Metliuk, Nikishanin) – 23:46 1–3 Bukiya (Davydov, Besharov) – 24:06 2–3 Gavrilenko (Nikishanin, Metliuk) – 25:03 3–3 Nikishanin (Metliuk) (SH) – 29:06 4–3 Bukiya (Gavrilenko, Besharov) – 33:15 5–3 5–4 40:56 – Vasilev (Dilkov, Zaleev) 5–5 46:01 – Hodulov (SH) Nikishanin (Karelin, Metliuk) (PP2) – 46:53 6–5 Nikishanin (Kurbatov, Obolgogiani) – 48:55 7–5 7–6 52:23 – Zaleev (Dilkov) 7–7 56:49 – Vasilev (Dilkov, Georgiev) (PP) Kochkin – 63:52 8–7
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	55	Shots	28

30 April 2025 20:00

New Zealand

7–1 (1–0, 1–1, 5–0)

Thailand

Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 800

Game reference
	Csaba Kercso-Magos	Goalies	Benjamin Kleineschay Pattarapol Ungkulpattanasuk	Referee: Rasmus Ankersen Linesmen: Ahmed Al-Farsi Lowewijk Beelen
	McIntosh (Audas, Eaden) – 15:43 1–0 1–1 34:56 – Isaksson (Lampson, Kindborn) (PP) Frear (Daigle) – 36:40 2–1 Carey (Eaden) – 40:57 3–1 Audas (McIntosh, McIntosh) (PP2) – 48:49 4–1 Amston (Challis, Frear (PP) – 49:30 5–1 Orr (Audas, Hayward) – 49:44 6–1 Eaden (McIntosh) – 50:45 7–1
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	56	Shots	25

2 May 2025 13:00

Chinese Taipei

1–3 (1–2, 0–0, 0–1)

Georgia

Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 45

Game reference
	Hsiao Po-yu	Goalies	Ivan Starostin	Referee: Jeroen Klijberg Linesmen: Ahmed Al-Farsi Tyler Haslemore
	0–1 07:02 – Gavrilenko (Davydov, Nikishanin) (PP) 0–2 13:00 – Romanov (Metliuk, Nikishanin) (PP) Yang (Wen) – 17:25 1–2 1–3 46:38 – Nikishanin (Karelin, Kurbatov) (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	22	Shots	44

2 May 2025 16:30

Thailand

3–6 (0–0, 2–3, 1–3)

Iceland

Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 120

Game reference
	Benjamin Kleineschay	Goalies	Helgi Ívarsson	Referee: Christian Persson Linesmen: Richard Button Thibo Christiaens
	Lampson (Yannakornthanapunt, Isaksson) (PP) – 20:52 1–0 1–1 27:53 – Hlynsson (Sigrúnarson) (PP) Forstner (Lampson, Kindborn) (PP) – 30:15 2–1 2–2 35:58 – Rúnarsson (Stefánsson) 2–3 37:37 – Leifsson (Hlynsson, Rúnarsson) Kindborn (Isaksson, Lampson) – 44:01 3–3 3–4 48:42 – Rúnarsson (Leifsson) (PP) 3–5 54:42 – Leifsson (K. Jóhannsson) 3–6 59:18 – Hlynsson (Rúnarsson) (EN)
	12 min	Penalties	16 min
	31	Shots	43

2 May 2025 20:00

Bulgaria

2–3 (1–1, 1–1, 0–1)

New Zealand

Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 1,000

Game reference
	Dimitar Dimitrov	Goalies	Csaba Kercso-Magos	Referee: Niki De Herdt Linesmen: Miroslav Lhotský Hamish Young
	V. Dikov (Dilkov, Hodulov) (PP2) – 17:51 1–0 1–1 18:40 – McIntosh (Sandoy, Carey) 1–2 24:33 – Regan (Eaden, Ruski-Jones) Vasilev (Zaleev, Dilkov) (PP) – 27:27 2–2 2–3 57:31 – Daigle (McIntosh) (PP2)
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	34	Shots	49

3 May 2025 13:00

Georgia

15–1 (5–0, 5–0, 5–1)

Thailand

Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 150

Game reference
	Ivan Starostin Mikhail Fofanov	Goalies	Pattarapol Ungkulpattanasuk	Referee: Christian Persson Linesmen: Richard Button Tyler Haslemore
	Gavrilenko (Besharov) (PP) – 04:25 1–0 Kozyulin – 04:47 2–0 Metliuk (Karelin) – 05:08 3–0 Davydov (Besharov, Bukiya) – 08:51 4–0 Kozyulin (Kireev) – 09:56 5–0 Besharov (Gavrilenko) – 20:57 6–0 Nikishanin (Karelin, Romanov) (PP) – 27:16 7–0 Davydov (Bukiya, Kurbatov) (SH) – 32:07 8–0 Kozyulin (Kochkin) – 36:43 9–0 Davydov (PS) – 39:31 10–0 Besharov (Bukiya, Gavrilenko) – 41:47 11–0 11–1 44:47 – Isaksson (Lampson, Kindborn) (PP) Davydov (Karelin, Kurbatov) (PP) – 49:27 12–1 Kireev (Kozyulin, Kharizov) – 55:11 13–1 Shvetsov (Mumladze) – 55:39 14–1 Kochkin (Kozyulin, Obolgogiani) – 56:40 15–1
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	66	Shots	22

3 May 2025 16:30

Bulgaria

5–4 OT (2–1, 0–0, 2–3) (OT: 1–0)

Chinese Taipei

Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 500

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	Andrea Karabadjakov	Goalies	Lee Yi-cheng	Referee: Rasmus Ankersen Linesmen: Ahmed Al-Farsi Hamish Young
	Zaleev (Vasilev, Dilkov) – 07:40 1–0 Vasilev (Dilkov) (SH) – 12:45 2–0 2–1 15:59 – Peng (PP) Georgiev (Dilkov, Vasilev) – 47:31 3–1 3–2 52:51 – Li 3–3 54:09 – Lin Yi. (Lin J.) 3–4 57:32 – Lin Yi. V. Dikov (K. Dikov, Nakov) (EA) – 59:36 4–4 Hodulov – 60:52 5–4
	26 min	Penalties	2 min
	26	Shots	44

3 May 2025 20:00

Iceland

5–1 (4–0, 0–1, 1–0)

New Zealand

Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 1,000

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	Helgi Ívarsson	Goalies	Aston Brookes	Referee: Jeroen Klijberg Linesmen: Lowewijk Beelen Miroslav Lhotský
	Rúnarsson (Hlynsson, Leifsson) – 03:50 1–0 Sverrisson (Hjálmarsson) – 04:26 2–0 Skúlason (Hlynsson, Blöndal) – 08:05 3–0 Leifsson (Hlynsson, Sigrúnarson) (PP) – 13:43 4–0 4–1 35:38 – Carey (Eaden, McIntosh) Rúnarsson (Arason) – 56:41 5–1
	8 min	Penalties	46 min
	34	Shots	23

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Daniel Dilkov	5	1	13	14	−2	2	F
Makar Nikishanin	5	6	6	12	+1	2	F
Timur Besharov	5	5	6	11	+7	2	F
Danil Davydov	5	5	6	11	+9	12	F
Unnar Rúnarsson	5	6	4	10	+6	2	F
Nikita Bukiya	5	5	4	9	+9	4	F
Johann Leifsson	5	4	5	9	+5	2	F
Konstantin Gavrilenko	5	3	6	9	+8	0	D
Viggó Hlynsson	5	3	6	9	+7	2	F
Emil Zaleev	5	5	3	8	−5	6	F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

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.

Player	TOI	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO
Csaba Kercso-Magos	120:00	3	1.50	59	94.92	0
Ivan Starostin	263:52	6	1.36	99	93.94	2
Hsiao Po-yu	239:05	10	2.51	154	93.51	0
Helgi Ívarsson	240:00	9	2.25	112	91.96	0
Dimitar Dimitrov	139:30	10	4.30	112	91.07	0

TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Position	Player[11]
Goaltender	Hsiao Po-yu
Defenceman	Justin Daigle
Forward	Makar Nikishanin