2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II
The 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II was played in two groups of six teams each. In each group the first-placed team is promoted to a higher level, while the last-placed team is relegated to a lower level. This year, for the first time, the winner of Group B is promoted to Group A and the winner of Group A is promoted to the next year's Division I. Previously the winners of both groups were promoted to the Division I.
Division II A
The Division II A tournament was played in Donetsk, Ukraine, from 12 to 18 December 2011.Participants
Final standings
| Promoted to the 2013 Division I B | Relegated to the 2013 Division II B |
Results
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Statistics
Top 10 scorers
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
| 1 | Mantas Armalis | 309:03 | 11 | 94.36 | 2.14 | 1 | |
| 2 | Kye Hoon Park | 275:38 | 14 | 92.47 | 3.05 | 0 | |
| 3 | Pavlo Yachnyk | 309:58 | 10 | 92.19 | 1.94 | 2 | |
| 4 | Deniz Mollen | 229:09 | 14 | 90.91 | 3.67 | 0 | |
| 5 | Bruno González | 140:00 | 10 | 90.00 | 4.29 | 1 |
IIHF Best Players awards
- Goaltender: Mantas Armalis
- Defenceman: Valentyn Sirchenko
- Forward: Viktor Zakharov
Division II B
Participants
Final standings
| Promoted to the 2013 Division II A | Relegated to the 2013 Division III |
Results
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Statistics
Top 10 scorers
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
| 1 | Szabolcs Szakacs | 180:00 | 5 | 91.38 | 1.67 | 0 | |
| 2 | Zoltan Toke | 120:00 | 4 | 90.48 | 2.00 | 0 | |
| 3 | Aleksei Arno | 209:33 | 7 | 89.23 | 2.00 | 0 | |
| 4 | Mike Jansen | 244:27 | 19 | 88.48 | 4.66 | 0 | |
| 5 | Jovan Feher | 264:34 | 21 | 86.09 | 4.76 | 0 |
IIHF Best Players awards
- Goaltender: Jovan Feher
- Defenceman: Ken Kuusk
- Forward: Roberto Gliga