2012 IIHF World Championship Division II

2012 IIHF World Championship
Division II

Tournament details
Host countries	Iceland  Bulgaria
Dates	12 – 18 April 2 – 8 April
Teams	12
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
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The 2012 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Reykjavík, Iceland from April 12–18, 2012 and Group B was contested in Sofia, Bulgaria from April 2–8, 2012.^[1]

Participants

Group A

Team	Qualification
Croatia	Placed 2nd in Division II Group B last year.
Estonia	Placed 6th Division I Group B and was relegated in 2011.
Iceland	Host, placed 3rd in Division II Group B last year.
New Zealand	Placed 2nd in Division II Group A last year.
Serbia	Placed 3rd in Division II Group A last year.
Spain	Placed 5th Division I Group A and was relegated in 2011.

Group B

Team	Qualification
Belgium	Placed 4th in Division II Group A last year.
Bulgaria	Host, placed 5th in Division II Group B last year.
China	Placed 4th in Division II Group B last year.
Israel	Placed 1st in Division III last year and was promoted.
Mexico	Placed 5th in Division II Group A last year.
South Africa	Placed 2nd in Division III last year and was promoted.

Group A Tournament

Standings

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
Estonia	5	5	0	0	0	39	11	+28	15
Spain	5	4	0	0	1	21	9	+12	12
Croatia	5	3	0	0	2	27	13	+14	9
Iceland	5	2	0	0	3	12	19	–7	6
Serbia	5	1	0	0	4	27	20	+7	3
New Zealand	5	0	0	0	5	5	59	–54	0

All times are local (UTC±0).

12 April 2012 13:00

Croatia

2–3 (0–0, 1–1, 1–2)

Spain

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 184

Game reference
	Mate Tomljenović	Goalies	Ander Alcaine	Referee: Chris Deweerdt Linesmen: Cao Jian Jos Korte
	K. Macaulay (M. Sertić) (PP) – 27:02 1–0 1–1 37:24 – C. Quevedo I. Šijan (PP) – 54:04 2–1 2–2 56:09 – P. Muñoz 2–3 59:57 – J. Muñoz (A. Pedraz)
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	42	Shots	26

12 April 2012 16:30

Estonia

5–2 (1–2, 3–0, 1–0)

Serbia

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 208

Game reference
	Villem-Henrik Koitmaa	Goalies	Milan Luković	Referee: Owe Luthcke Linesmen: Ulrich Pardatscher Orri Sigmarsson
	R. Rooba (L. Lahesalu) (PP) – 08:27 1–0 1–1 11:07 – M. Kovačević (B. Gabrić) (PP) 1–2 17:20 – N. Bibić (M. Kovačević) (PP2) A. Sibirtsev (A. Petrov, K. Kuusk) – 27:43 2–2 M. Ivanov (A. Petrov, D. Rodin) (SH) – 32:24 3–2 V. Titarenko (A. Petrov) – 32:53 4–2 M. Ivanov (R. Rooba, D. Rodin) (PP) – 40:31 5–2
	22 min	Penalties	26 min
	50	Shots	34

12 April 2012 20:00

Iceland

4–0 (1–0, 1–0, 2–0)

New Zealand

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 522

Game reference
	Dennis Hedstrom	Goalies	Kane Easterbrook	Referee: Damien Bliek Linesmen: Oleksandr Govorun Michael Tscherrig
	R. Hedstrom (Ó. Björnsson, I. Jönsson) – 12:21 1–0 R. Hedstrom (E. Alengaard, Ó. Björnsson) – 39:10 2–0 J. Magnusson (B. Árnason) – 41:22 3–0 R. Hedstrom (O. Blöndal) – 59:15 4–0
	10 min	Penalties	30 min
	47	Shots	6

13 April 2012 13:00

Estonia

3–2 (2–0, 0–1, 1–1)

Croatia

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 112

Game reference
	Villem-Henrik Koitmaa Aleksandr Kolossov	Goalies	Mate Tomljenovic	Referee: Owe Luthcke Linesmen: Oleksandr Govorun Ulrich Pardatscher
	R. Booba (A. Petrov, L Lahesalu) (PP) – 05:06 1–0 A. Sibirtsev – 18:01 2–0 2–1 30:00 – J. Prpic (K. Macaulay) (PP) 2–2 50:23 – I. Lazić (J. Prpic, A. Sertich) R. Andrejev (S. Novikov) – 58:05 3–2
	22 min	Penalties	12 min
	34	Shots	40

13 April 2012 16:30

Spain

7–0 (1–0, 4–0, 2–0)

New Zealand

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 157

Game reference
	Ander Alcaine	Goalies	Kane Easterbrook	Referee: Chris Deweerdt Linesmen: Jos Korte Michael Tscherrig
	A. Vea (P. Muñoz) – 09:17 1–0 J. Gavilanes (E. Paz) – 28:53 2–0 A. Betran (A. Gavilanes) – 29:30 3–0 D. Perez (J. Gavilanes) – 31:46 4–0 S. Barnola (P. Munoz, J. Brabo) – 34:46 5–0 J. Muñoz (PP) – 42:02 6–0 D. Coscojuela (S. Barnola) – 50:17 7–0
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	57	Shots	26

13 April 2012 20:00

Serbia

3–5 (2–2, 0–3, 1–0)

Iceland

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 850

Game reference
	Milan Luković	Goalies	Denis Hedstrom	Referee: Michael Hicks Linesmen: Cao Jian Morten Thomsen
	P. Popravka (D. Filipović, P. Ogrizović) – 02:02 1–0 N. Janković (M. Sretović) – 06:20 2–0 2–1 08:06 – B. Árnason (E. Alengaard, I. Jönsson) 2–2 16:42 – P. Maack (J. Gíslason) (PP) 2–3 31:07 – E. Alengaard (S. Sigurbjörnsson) 2–4 35:13 – A. Mikaelsson (M. Sigurdarson) 2–5 39:52 – J. Gíslason (A. Mikaelsson) (PP) N. Janković (M. Sretović, A. Luković) (PP) – 49:18 3–5
	22 min	Penalties	16 min
	35	Shots	24

15 April 2012 13:00

Spain

4–2 (1–2, 1–0, 2–0)

Serbia

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 150

Game reference
	Ander Alcaine	Goalies	Milan Luković	Referee: Damien Bliek Linesmen: Morten Thomsen Michael Tscherrig
	A. Pedraz (O. Vazquez) (PP) – 12:45 1–0 1–1 13:56 – M. Milovanović (M. Kovacević) 1–2 18:36 – B. Gabric (PP) P. Puyuelo (D. Perez, P. Muñoz) (PP) – 25:19 2–2 A. Pedraz – 54:34 3–2 P. Muñoz (S. Barnola) (SH) – 58:56 4–2
	10 min	Penalties	48 min
	26	Shots	30

15 April 2012 16:30

Croatia

12–3 (3–0, 4–1, 5–2)

New Zealand

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 124

Game reference
	Mate Tomljenović Tihomir Filipeć	Goalies	Kane Easterbrook Jaden Pine-Murphy	Referee: Michael Hicks Linesmen: Oleksandr Govorun Orri Sigmarsson
	J. Prpic (K. Macaulay, A. Sertich) (SH) – 07:06 1–0 K. Macaulay (J. Prpic) – 18:35 2–0 M. Novak (J. Kucera, I. Sijan) (PP) – 19:49 3–0 A. Sertich (J. Prpic, I. Lazić) (PP) – 22:59 4–0 4–1 24:04 – J. Hay A. Sertich (J. Prpic, C. Powers) (PP) – 27:13 5–1 B. Rendulić (K. Macaulay, M. Blagus) – 30:39 6–1 M. Novak (F. Orescanin, J. Kucera) – 37:13 7–1 7–2 41:19 – J. Hay (J. Challis, B. Haines) A. Sertich (I. Lazić, J. Prpic) – 43:14 8–2 8–3 43:50 – C. Harrison (D. Harrop, M. Lee) M. Blagus (B. Rendulić, M. Sertić) – 46:54 9–3 B. Rendulić (D. Kanaet, M. Blagus) – 52:00 10–3 I. Sijan (M. Smerdelj, K. Macaulay) – 52:19 11–3 B. Rendulić (D. Kanaet, M. Sertić) – 56:40 12–3
	26 min	Penalties	14 min
	60	Shots	17

15 April 2012 20:00

Estonia

7–2 (2–1, 3–0, 2–1)

Iceland

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 1160

Game reference
	Villem-Henrik Koitmaa	Goalies	Dennis Hedstrom	Referee: Owe Luthcke Linesmen: Jos Korte Ulrich Pardatscher
	K. Kaljuste (A. Petrov) – 05:27 1–0 1–1 12:23 – R. Hedstrom (E. Alengaard, O. Bjornsson) A. Petrov (A. Sibirtsev, A. Aleksandrov) – 14:36 2–1 V. Titarenko (R. Andrejev) – 22:27 3–1 A. Petrov (M. Ivanov) (SH) – 25:17 4–1 K. Kaljuste (R. Rooba, M. Ivanov) – 35:44 5–1 A. Sibirtsev (A. Aleksandrov, A. Jakovlev) – 45:03 6–1 6–2 48:40 – E. Alengaard (B. Sigurdarson, R. Hedsrom) M. Ivanov (M. Semjonov, D. Rodin) (PP2) – 52:03 7–2
	16 min	Penalties	12 min
	54	Shots	26

17 April 2012 13:00

New Zealand

2–19 (0–8, 2–6, 0–5)

Estonia

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 95

Game reference
	Jaden Pine-Murphy Kane Easterbrook	Goalies	Aleksandr Kolossov	Referee: Chris Deweerdt Linesmen: Cao Jian Orri Sigmarsson
	0–1 04:48 – R. Andrejev (M. Vorang) 0–2 05:12 – K. Kaljuste (V. Titarenko) 0–3 05:43 – S. Ivanov (K. Kuusk, J. Lukats) 0–4 14:12 – M. Semjonov (R. Rooba, D. Rodin) 0–5 15:21 – S. Novikov (K. Kaljuste) 0–6 16:59 – S. Ivanov (K. Kuusk) 0–7 18:59 – V. Titarenko (K. Kaljust, A. Petrov) (PP) 0–8 19:39 – M. Vorang (R. Andrejev) 0–9 22:16 – K. Kaljuste (A. Sibirtsev) 0–10 27:32 – M. Semjonov (R. Rooba, M. Vorang) (PP) A. Cox (I. Wannamker) – 31:37 1–10 1–11 32:56 – A. Sibirtsev (I. Urushev, V. Titarenko) (PP) 1–12 34:22 – M. Vorang (A. Jakovlev) 1–13 34:39 – A. Petrov A. Cox (I. Wannamker) (PP) – 34:56 2–13 2–14 38:27 – I. Savvov 2–15 41:01 – R. Rooba (M. Ivanov, D. Rodin) (PP) 2–16 48:00 – A. Petrov (V. Titarenko) 2–17 51:23 – A. Sibirtsev (PS) 2–18 58:42 – D. Rodin (R. Andrejev, R. Rooba) 2–19 59:26 – A. Petrov(A. Sibirtsev) (PP)
	18 min	Penalties	4 min
	22	Shots	89

17 April 2012 16:30

Serbia

3–6 (1–2, 0–2, 2–2)

Croatia

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 134

Game reference
	Milan Luković	Goalies	Mate Tomljenović Tihomir Filipeć	Referee: Damien Bliek Linesmen: Ulrich Pardatscher Michael Tscherrig
	0–1 03:07 – J. Prpic (A. Sertich) 0–2 05:09 – F. Orescanin (T. Miric, N. Grahovar) M. Babić (N. Janković) – 12:40 1–2 1–3 25:24 – A. Sertich (I. Lazić, J. Prpic) 1–4 39:03 – I. Lazić N. Vučurević (M. Milovanović) – 41:09 2–4 2–5 50:06 – C. Powers (PP) 2–6 54:57 – A. Sertich (J. Prpic) (PP) R. Sabados (S. Ristić) – 56:35 3–6
	18 min	Penalties	10 min
	37	Shots	43

17 April 2012 20:00

Iceland

0–4 (0–2, 0–1, 0–1)

Spain

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 650

Game reference
	Dennis Hedstrom	Goalies	Ander Alcaine	Referee: Michael Hicks Linesmen: Oleksandr Govorun Morten Thomsen
	0–1 05:02 – A. Pedraz 0–2 13:44 – J. Brabo (P. Muñoz, J. Gavilanes) 0–3 29:45 – P. Muñoz (S. Barnola, C. Quevedo) (PP) 0–4 53:08 – G. Betran (P. Muñoz, S. Barnola) (PP)
	20 min	Penalties	16 min
	24	Shots	27

18 April 2012 13:00

New Zealand

0–17 (0–7, 0–6, 0–4)

Serbia

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 234

Game reference
	Kane Easterbrook Jaden Pine-Murphy	Goalies	Milan Luković Jovan Feher	Referee: Owe Luthcke Linesmen: Jos Korte Orri Sigmarsson
	0–1 05:16 – S. Ilić (M. Kovacević) (PP) 0–2 10:00 – N. Raković (M. Sretović) (SH) 0–3 12:05 – N. Janković (N. Bibić) 0–4 13:37 – M. Milovanović (B. Gabrić) (SH) 0–5 16:03 – M. Kovacević (M. Milovanović) 0–6 16:29 – M. Sretović (N. Raković) (PP) 0–7 18:35 – S. Ilić (M. Milovanović) 0–8 22:16 – D. Filipović (P. Popravka) 0–9 24:26 – N. Janković (M. Kovacević) 0–10 25:39 – D. Filipović (P. Ogrizović) 0–11 27:30 – N. Janković (M. Sretović) 0–12 36:00 – M. Babić (S. Ristić, N. Raković) (PP) 0–13 39:15 – B. Gabrić (SH) 0–14 40:21 – B. Gabrić (M. Milovanović, S. Ilić) 0–15 41:51 – M. Sretović (P. Popravka) 0–16 43:53 – D. Filipović (R. Sabados) 0–17 52:38 – M. Kovacević (N. Bibić, A. Luković)
	18 min	Penalties	8 min
	19	Shots	74

18 April 2012 16:30

Spain

3–5 (1–2, 2–2, 0–1)

Estonia

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 278

Game reference
	Ander Alcaine	Goalies	Villem-Henrik Koitmaa	Referee: Michael Hicks Linesmen: Oleksandr Govorun Morten Thomsen
	0–1 07:54 – K. Kuusk (A. Petrov) (SH) C. Quevedo (P. Gonzalez, G. Betran) (PP) – 08:55 1–1 1–2 09:51 – D. Rodin (M. Ivanov) 1–3 21:55 – L. Lahesalu (M. Semjonov) (PP) 1–4 23:55 – M. Semjonov (M. Ivanov, D. Rodin) (PP) P. Gonzalez (P. Puyuelo) – 26:37 2–4 P. Puyuelo (A. Hernandez) – 37:25 3–4 3–5 46:39 – M. Ivanov (L. Lahesalu, M. Semjonov)
	18 min	Penalties	10 min
	24	Shots	64

18 April 2012 20:00

Croatia

5–1 (1–0, 1–0, 3–1)

Iceland

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 850

Game reference
	Mate Tomljenović	Goalies	Dennis Hedstrom	Referee: Damien Bliek Linesmen: Cao Jian Ulrich Pardatscher
	A. Sertich (I. Lazić, J. Prpic) – 10:08 1–0 K. Macaulay (A. Sertich, J. Prpic) (PP) – 27:20 2–0 I. Lazić (J. Prpic, A. Sertich) – 45:48 3–0 B. Rendulić (M. Tadić) – 55:32 4–0 4–1 56:06 – M. Sigurdarson M. Blagus (D. Kanaet) (ENG) – 57:50 5–1
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	63	Shots	22

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
1	Joel Prpic	Croatia	5	3	10	13	+6	2
2	Andrew Sertich	Croatia	5	7	5	12	+8	0
3	Aleksandr Petrov	Estonia	5	5	7	12	+8	0
4	Maksim Ivanov	Estonia	5	4	5	9	+6	12
5	Aleksei Sibirtsev	Estonia	5	5	3	8	+6	0
6	Pablo Muñoz	Spain	5	3	5	8	+5	6
6	Robert Rooba	Estonia	5	3	5	8	+5	6
8	Dmitri Rodin	Estonia	5	2	6	8	+5	10
9	Marko Kovacevic	Serbia	5	3	4	7	+2	2
9	Igor Lazic	Croatia	5	3	4	7	+4	2
9	Kenny MacAulay	Croatia	5	3	4	7	+2	0

IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos	Player	Country	MINS	GA	Sv%	GAA	SO
1	Ander Alcaine	Spain	290:17	9	95.16	1.86	1
2	Villem-Henrik Koitmaa	Estonia	235:56	9	92.56	2.29	0
3	Mate Tomljenovic	Croatia	279:04	11	91.54	2.37	0
4	Dennis Henstrom	Iceland	299:50	18	90.22	3.60	1
5	Milan Lukovic	Serbia	289:39	20	87.34	4.14	0

IIHF.com

Tournament awards

• Best players selected by the directorate:
  • Best Goaltender: Ander Alcaine
  • Best Defenceman: Kenny MacAulay
  • Best Forward: Aleksandr Petrov

IIHF.com

Group B Tournament

Standings

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
Belgium	5	5	0	0	0	49	11	+38	15
China	5	3	0	0	2	28	21	+7	9
Bulgaria	5	2	1	0	2	21	28	−7	8
Mexico	5	2	0	1	2	17	24	−7	7
Israel	5	1	1	1	2	19	22	−3	6
South Africa	5	0	0	0	5	4	32	−28	0

All times are local (UTC+3).

2 April 2012 12:00

Mexico

2–9 (0–5, 1–1, 1–3)

Belgium

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 65

Game reference
	Alfonso de Alba	Goalies	Bjorn Steijlen	Referee: Vladimir Proskurov Linesmen: David Perduv Florian Widmann
	0–1 02:56 – V. Morgan (M. Morgan, N. de Herdt) 0–2 04:25 – O. Roland (V. Morgan) 0–3 06:04 – D. Leirs (D. Geerts, B. Vercammen) 0–4 19:35 – V. Morgan (M. Morgan, N. de Herdt) 0–5 19:57 – O. Roland (V. Morgan, M. Morgan) J. Ramirez – 22:38 1–5 1–6 26:11 – J. Engelen (N. Vroemans) 1–7 40:19 – O. Roland (V. Morgan, N. de Herdt) 1–8 43:51 – M. Morgan (O. Roland) C. Gomez (Al. Cervantes, Ad. Cervantes) (PP) – 47:14 2–8 2–9 56:24 – O. Roland (M. Morgan)
	2 min	Penalties	10 min
	30	Shots	47

2 April 2012 15:30

China

9–5 (3–2, 2–1, 4–2)

Israel

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 152

Game reference
	Xie Ming Liu Xiewei	Goalies	Boris Amromin Jevgeni Gusin	Referee: Alexie Roshchyn Linesmen: Mikulash Furnadziev Rudy Meyer
	0–1 00:56 – D. Mazour (E. Sherbatov) 0–2 03:07 – E. Sherbatov (T. Avneri) He Y. (Liu L., Zhang W.) – 12:09 1–2 Chen L. (Wang C., Liu L.) (PP2) – 18:21 2–2 Qu Y. (Zhang W.) – 19:38 3–2 3–3 26:13 – E. Sherbatov (S. Frenkel) Chen L. (Liu L.) (SH) – 28:15 4–3 Wang C. (Chen L., Fu N.) – 30:14 5–3 Wang C. (Chen L.) – 40:08 6–3 Zhang W. (Hu T.) – 49:10 7–3 7–4 51:10 – E. Sherbatov (SH) Guo D. (Zhang H., Li J.) (PP) – 59:02 8–4 Chen Z. (Liu W.) – 59:17 9–4 9–5 59:59 – E. Sherbatov
	16 min	Penalties	14 min
	46	Shots	21

2 April 2012 19:00

South Africa

1–4 (0–1, 1–1, 1–2)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 1,235

Game reference
	Gary Bock	Goalies	Konstantin Mihaylov	Referee: Michele Gastaldelli Linesmen: Attila Nagy Evgeniy Plaksunov
	0–1 15:57 – G. Iskrenov (M. Nikolov, M. Milanov) 0–2 21:02 – S. Muhachev (A. Yotov, C. Cvetanov) G. Lyon (J. Reinecke) – 27:43 1–2 1–3 49:21 – P. Hadzhitonev 1–4 54:12 – A. Yotov (S. Muhachev, R. Morgunov)
	45 min	Penalties	10 min
	38	Shots	31

3 April 2012 12:00

China

5–1 (3–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Mexico

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 35

Game reference
	Xie Ming	Goalies	Andres de la Garma	Referee: Jean Paul De Brabander Linesmen: Mikulash Funnadziev Todor Krastev
	He Y. (Qu Y.) – 04:31 1–0 Zhang W. (Zhang H.) (SH) – 10:26 2–0 Zhang W. (Wang D.) – 17:34 3–0 He Y. (Wang D.) – 27:46 4–0 4–1 33:27 – Al. Cervantes (R. Chabat, Ad. Cervantes) (PP) Qu Y. (Zhang W.) (SH) – 40:14 5–1
	32 min	Penalties	10 min
	47	Shots	22

3 April 2012 15:30

Israel

6–2 (3–0, 2–0, 1–2)

South Africa

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 47

Game reference
	Jevgeni Gusin	Goalies	Gary Bock Jack Nebe	Referee: Alexei Roshchyn Linesmen: Attila Nagy Evgeniy Plaksunov
	E. Sherbatov (PP) – 09:17 1–0 A. Geller (R. Soreanu) – 10:00 2–0 A. Korotin (PP) – 13:31 3–0 D. Mazour (S. Frenkel, E. Sherbatov) (PP) – 21:03 4–0 E. Sherbatov (D. Mazour, D. Spivak) – 30:50 5–0 5–1 42:50 – J. Reinecke (D. Magmoed) (PP) 5–2 50:58 – A. Marais (J. Reinecke, M. Cornforth) E. Sherbatov (S. Frenkel, D. Mazour) – 54:05 6–2
	18 min	Penalties	10 min
	47	Shots	11

3 April 2012 19:00

Belgium

14–3 (2–0, 6–0, 6–3)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 1,380

Game reference
	Bjorn Steijlen Kevin van Looveren	Goalies	Konstantin Mihaylov Teodor Asenov	Referee: Vladimir Proskurov Linesmen: Rudy Meyer David Perduv
	V. Morgan (M. Morgan, O. Roland) (PP) – 09:15 1–0 M. Morgan – 10:35 2–0 V. Morgan (O. Roland, M. Morgan) – 23:03 3–0 L. Maas (B. Kolodziejczyk, K. van Looy) – 23:45 4–0 K. van Looy (J. Raekelboom – 25:50 5–0 O. Roland (V. Morgan) (PP) – 26:56 6–0 M. Morgan (V. Morgan, O. Roland) – 34:52 7–0 D. Thurura (J. Raekelboom, J. Paulus) – 36:58 8–0 8–1 40:39 – C. Cvetanov (M. Boyadjiev) (PP) M. Morgan (D. Leirs, O. Roland) – 41:45 9–1 9–2 47:17 – Y. Slavchev (K. Chapkanov) D. Thurura (T. Dewin, D. Leirs) – 48:52 10–2 M. Morgan (O. Roland, V. Morgan) – 49:30 11–2 T. Dewin (B. Kolodziejczyk) – 51:50 12–2 J. Paulus (K. van Looy, B. Kolodziejczyk) – 54:49 13–2 B. Vercammen (PS) – 56:29 14–2 14–3 57:00 – G. Iskrenov (M. Boyadjiev, M. Nikolov)
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	95	Shots	29

5 April 2012 12:00

Belgium

4–1 (1–1, 2–0, 1–0)

Israel

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 38

Game reference
	Bjorn Steijlen	Goalies	Jevgeni Gusin	Referee: Vladimir Proskurov Linesmen: Attila Nagy Florian Widmann
	O. Roland (J. Engelen M. Morgan) (PP) – 10:06 1–0 1–1 16:21 – D. Mazour (E. Sherbatov, S. Frenkel) B. Vercammen (J. Raekelboom, K. van Looy) – 25:56 2–1 J. Engelen (N. de Herdt) (PP) – 35:51 3–1 K. van Looy (B. Vercammen, J. Raekelboom) – 40:58 4–1
	10 min	Penalties	46 min
	47	Shots	19

5 April 2012 15:30

China

6–1 (2–0, 4–0, 0–1)

South Africa

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 62

Game reference
	Xie Ming Liu Xiewei	Goalies	Jack Nebe	Referee: Jean Paul De Brabander Linesmen: Todor Krastev David Perduv
	Fu T. (Fu N.) (PP) – 01:10 1–0 Yang MingxiYang M. (Guo D.) – 18:05 2–0 Zhang W. – 28:17 3–0 Fu T. (Chen L., Fu N.) (PP) – 32:50 4–0 Hu T. (PP) – 37:41 5–0 Chen L. (Liu L., Fu N.) (PP) – 39:22 6–0 6–1 42:00 – J. Reinecke
	20 min	Penalties	28 min
	56	Shots	21

5 April 2012 19:00

Mexico

8–5 (5–0, 1–4, 2–1)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 1,358

Game reference
	Andres de la Garma	Goalies	Teodor Asenov Nikolai Nikolov	Referee: Michele Gastaldelli Linesmen: Rudy Meyer Evgeniy Plaksunov
	Ad. Cervantes (Al. Cervantes, A. Barberena) – 11:06 1–0 B. Arroyo (F. Ugarte, J. Ramirez) (PP) – 14:26 2–0 B. Arroyo (Alexander Gutierrez, J. Ramirez) (PP2) – 15:59 3–0 F. Ugarte (Roberto Chabat, Al. Cervantes) (PP) – 16:25 4–0 R. Chabat (Ad. Cervantes, Al. Cervantes) (PP) – 19:17 5–0 5–1 20:27 – A. Yotov (S. Muhachev) 5–2 24:16 – S. Muhachev (C. Cvetanov, M. Giurov) (PP) 5–3 31:30 – A. Yotov (S. Muhachev) C. Kelo (A. Gutierrez) – 32:20 6–3 6–4 39:00 – S. Muhachev (V. Vasilev) (PP) 6–5 44:36 – M. Boyadjiev (S. Muhachev, V. Vasiliy) (PP) F. Ugarte (Ad. Cervantes) (PP) – 45:51 7–5 C. Kelo (SH, ENG) – 59:23 8–5
	14 min	Penalties	45 min
	33	Shots	45

6 April 2012 12:00

South Africa

0–14 (0–2, 0–6, 0–6)

Belgium

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 65

Game reference
	Jack Nebe Gary Bock	Goalies	Bjorn Steijlen Kevin van Looveren	Referee: Jean Paul De Brabander Linesmen: Mikulash Furnadziev Rudy Meyer
	0–1 03:02 – V. Morgan (M. Morgan, N. de Herdt) 0–2 03:13 – J. Raekelboom (K. van Looy, J. Paulus) 0–3 24:38 – B. Vercammen (K. van Looy, J. Engelen) 0–4 25:51 – N. de Herdt (M. Morgan, J. Engelen) (PP) 0–5 29:18 – B. Kolodziejczyk (O. Roland) (SH) 0–6 33:41 – O. Roland 0–7 37:32 – V. Morgan (M. Morgan, O. Roland) 0–8 38:07 – D. Geerts (B. Kolodziejczyk, B. Torremans) 0–9 42:24 – V. Morgan (O. Roland) 0–10 46:32 – J. Engelen (M. Morgan, V. Morgan) (PP) 0–11 49:18 – J. Vercammen (D. Leirs, T. Dewin) 0–12 49:53 – V. Morgan (T. Dewin, J. Paulus) 0–13 50:45 – K. van Looy (B. Vercammen) (PP) 0–14 55:27 – D. Geerts (B. Kolodziejczyk, L. Maas) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	10	Shots	29

6 April 2012 15:30

Israel

5–4 OT (1–2, 2–1, 1–1) (OT: 1–0)

Mexico

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 235

Game reference
	Jevgeni Gusin	Goalies	Alfonso de Alba	Referee: Michele Gastaldelli Linesmen: Todor Krastev David Perduv
	D. Mazour (D. Spivak) (PP) – 10:16 1–0 1–1 14:58 – J. Ramirez (A. Gutierrez) 1–2 17:36 – Ad. Cervantes (L.D. Gonzalez) S. Frenkel (D. Mazour) – 32:11 2–2 E. Sherbatov (D. Mazour) (SH) – 37:57 3–2 3–3 38:46 – A. Gutierrez (Ad. Cervantes) (PP) 3–4 49:18 – R. Chabat (A. Gutierrez) D. Mazour – 57:20 4–4 E. Sherbatov (S. Frenkel, D. Spivak) (PP) – 61:16 5–4
	16 min	Penalties	10 min
	40	Shots	22

6 April 2012 19:00

Bulgaria

6–3 (0–1, 3–2, 3–0)

China

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 1,572

Game reference
	Nikola Nikolov	Goalies	Xie Ming	Referee: Alexie Roshchyn Linesmen: Attila Nagy Florian Widmann
	0–1 14:21 – Li J. (PP) 0–2 21:21 – Liu L. (Fu N., Wang C.) A. Yotov (S. Muhachev) – 23:13 1–2 G. Isrenkov (A. Yotov, R. Morgunov) (PP) – 27:49 2–2 2–3 33:00 – Wang C. (Fu N., Chen L.) A. Yotov (G. Isrenkov, S. Muhachev) (PP) – 38:36 3–3 R. Morgunov (S. Muhachev) (PP) – 47:52 4–3 R. Asenov (S. Muhachev, A. Yotov) (PP) – 49:32 5–3 S. Muhachev (A. Yotov, R. Morgunov) (PP) – 52:43 6–3
	14 min	Penalties	26 min
	45	Shots	26

8 April 2012 12:00

Mexico

2–0 (0–0, 2–0, 0–0)

South Africa

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 103

Game reference
	Alfonso de Alba Andres de la Garma	Goalies	Jack Nebe	Referee: Vladimir Proskurov Linesmen: Mikulash Furnadziev Todor Krastev
	C. Kelo (M. Colas) – 20:54 1–0 R. Chabat (B. Arroyo) (PP) – 31:11 2–0
	6 min	Penalties	14 min
	32	Shots	26

8 April 2012 15:30

Bulgaria

3–2 GWS (1–1, 1–0, 0–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Israel

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 1,526

Game reference
	Nikola Nikolov	Goalies	Jevgeni Gusin	Referee: Michele Gastaldelli Linesmen: Rudy Meyer David Perduv
	C. Cvetanov (S. Muhachev) – 04:52 1–0 1–1 12:29 – R. Oz (E. Sherbatov, S. Frenkel) R. Morgunov (A. Yotov, S. Muhachev) – 34:22 2–1 2–2 46:36 – D. Mazour (S. Frenkel, E. Sherbatov)
	M. Martinov A. Yotov S. Muhachev S. Iskrenov	Shootout	D. Mazour R. Oz S. Frenkel E. Sherbatov
	10 min	Penalties	16 min
	36	Shots	43

8 April 2012 19:00

Belgium

8–5 (5–2, 2–0. 1–3)

China

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 537

Game reference
	Bjorn Steijlen	Goalies	Xie Ming Liu Zhiwei	Referee: Alexei Roshchyn Linesmen: Attila Nagy Florian Widmann
	O. Roland (V. Morgan, M. Morgan) – 02:25 1–0 B. Vercammen (L. Maas, J. Raekelboom) – 03:14 2–0 M. Morgan (N. de Herdt) – 04:59 3–0 V. Morgan (M. Morgan, O. Roland) (PP) – 06:37 4–0 4–1 06:52 – Yang M. (Wang C., Liu L.) (PP) 4–2 10:31 – Qu Y. (Zhang H., Wang D.) O. Roland (B. Torremans, M. Morgan) – 12:22 5–2 O. Roland (N. de Herdt) – 31:07 6–2 L. Maas (O. Roland) – 39:51 7–2 7–3 42:43 – Zhang H. (Zhang W.) (PP) 7–4 44:00 – Zhang W. (Li J.) (PP) 7–5 44:59 – Fu N. (SH) V. Morgan (M. Morgan, O. Roland) – 56:55 8–5
	22 min	Penalties	18 min
	26	Shots	38

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
1	Olivier Roland	Belgium	5	10	12	22	+22	4
2	Mitch Morgan	Belgium	5	6	15	21	+20	2
3	Vincent Morgan	Belgium	5	10	8	18	+21	0
4	Eliezer Sherbatov	Israel	5	9	5	14	+6	0
5	Stanislav Muhachev	Bulgaria	5	4	10	14	−1	0
6	Daniel Mazour	Israel	5	6	4	10	+4	14
7	Alexei Yotov	Bulgaria	5	5	5	10	−1	2
8	Zhang Weiyang	China	5	5	4	9	+4	4
9	Sergei Frenkel	Israel	5	1	8	9	+5	8
10	Kristof van Looy	Belgium	5	3	5	8	+9	4

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Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos	Player	Country	MINS	GA	Sv%	GAA	SO
1	Bjorn Steijen	Belgium	260:00	8	93.55	1.85	0
2	Nikola Nikolov	Bulgaria	167:19	8	91.30	2.87	0
3	Andreas de la Garma	Mexico	149:48	10	90.20	4.01	0
4	Jevgeni Gusin	Israel	257:06	15	88.10	3.50	0
5	Jack Nebe	South Africa	180:17	15	87.60	4.99	0

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Tournament awards

• Best players selected by the directorate:
  • Best Goaltender: Bjorn Steijlen
  • Best Defenceman: Niki de Herdt
  • Best Forward: Stanislav Muhachev

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References

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