2010 IIHF World Championship Division II

The 2010 IIHF World Championship Division II was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournaments were contested between 10 and 17 April 2010. Participants in this championship were drawn 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 were relegated to Division III for 2011. These four teams were replaced by Serbia and Croatia, which were relegated from Division I, and Ireland and North Korea which earned promotion from Division III.

Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Naucalpan, Mexico, from 11 to 17 April 2010.

Participating teams

Final standings

Match results

All times are local.

Tournament awards

Best players selected by the directorate

• Best Goaltender: Andres de la Garma  Mexico (82 saves from 92 shots on goal)
• Best Forward: Juan Munoz  Spain (10 goals, 6 assists)
• Best Defenceman: Anthony Wilson  Australia (1 goal, 5 assists)

Scoring leaders

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

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

Leading goalkeepers

Only the top five goalkeepers, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Narva, Estonia, from 10 to 16 April 2010.

Participating teams

Final standings

Match results

All times are local.

Tournament awards

Best players selected by the directorate

• MVP: Andrei Makrov  Estonia
• Best Goaltender: Mark Rajevski  Estonia (87 saves from 89 shots on goal)
• Best Forward: Andrei Makrov  Estonia (14 goals, 14 assists, 53 shots)
• Best Defenceman: Dmitri Suur  Estonia (5 goals, 13 assists, 27 shots)

Scoring leaders

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

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

Leading goalkeepers

Only the top five goalkeepers, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

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