2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |
 Italy Lithuania
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| Dates | 2 – 8 April 2006 15 March – 21 March 2006 |
| Teams | 12 |
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← 2005
2007 →
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| Promoted to Division I for 2007 | |
| Relegated to Division III for 2007 |
| Promoted to Division I for 2007 | |
| Relegated to Division III for 2007 |
The 2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II were a pair of international under-18 ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II tournaments made up the third level of competition at the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament took place between 2 and 8 April 2006 in Merano, Italy and the Group B tournament took place between 15 and 21 March 2006 in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania. Italy and Great Britain won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division I for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Spain finished last in Group A and Iceland last in Group B and were both relegated to Division III for 2007.
The Group A tournament began on 2 April 2006 in Merano, Italy.Estonia, the Netherlands, Serbia and Montenegro and Spain returned to compete in the Division II competition after missing promotion to Division I at the previous years World Championships.Italy entered the Division II competition after being relegated from Division I and Belgium entered the tournament after gaining promotion from Division III at the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships.
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