2009 IIHF World Championship Division I

The 2009 IIHF Division I World Championship was an ice hockey tournament under the authority of the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested from April 11–17, 2009. The tournament was played amongst two separate groups. Group A's tournament was held in Vilnius, Lithuania. The Group B games was hosted by Toruń, Poland.[1]

2009 IIHF World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Lithuania
 Poland
DatesApril 11 - April 17
Teams12 (two groups of 6)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored194 (6.47 per match)
Attendance65,209 (2,174 per match)
2008
2010

Participants

Group A

Group A was contested in Vilnius.

TeamQualification
 SloveniaRelegated from Elite Pool in 2008.
 KazakhstanPlaced second in Group A at the 2008 Division I tournament.
 JapanPlaced third in Group B at the 2008 Division I tournament.
 LithuaniaHost, Placed fourth in Group B at the 2008 Division I tournament.
 CroatiaPlaced in fifth Group B at the 2008 Division I tournament.
 AustraliaPlaced first in Division II tournament pool, Promoted to Division I.

Group B

Group B was contested in Toruń.

TeamQualification
 ItalyRelegated from Elite Pool at the 2008 tournament.
 UkrainePlaced second in Group B at the 2008 Division I tournament.
 PolandHost, placed third in Group A at the 2008 Division I tournament.
 Great BritainPlaced fourth in Group A at the 2008 Division I
 NetherlandsPlaced fifth in Group A at the 2008 Division I tournament.
 RomaniaPlaced first in Division II tournament pool, Promoted to Division I.

Group A Tournament

Fixtures

All times local.

April 11, 2009
13:00
Croatia 17 JapanSiemens Arena
April 11, 2009
16:30
Australia 06 SloveniaSiemens Arena
April 11, 2009
20:00
Lithuania 15 KazakhstanSiemens Arena
April 12, 2009
13:00
Japan 71 AustraliaSiemens Arena
April 12, 2009
16:30
Kazakhstan 61 CroatiaSiemens Arena
April 12, 2009
20:00
Slovenia 82 LithuaniaSiemens Arena
April 14, 2009
13:00
Kazakhstan 31 JapanSiemens Arena
April 14, 2009
16:30
Slovenia 42 CroatiaSiemens Arena
April 14, 2009
20:00
Australia 39 LithuaniaSiemens Arena
April 15, 2009
13:00
Japan 12 SloveniaSiemens Arena
April 15, 2009
16:30
Kazakhstan 132 AustraliaSiemens Arena
April 15, 2009
20:00
Lithuania 72 CroatiaSiemens Arena
April 17, 2009
13:00
Croatia 51 AustraliaSiemens Arena
April 17, 2009
16:30
Slovenia 12 KazakhstanSiemens Arena
April 17, 2009
20:00
Japan 51 LithuaniaSiemens Arena

Standings

Promoted to Elite Pool for 2010
Relegated to Division II for 2010
RkTeamGPWOTWOTLLGFGADIFPTS
1 Kazakhstan55000296+2315
2 Slovenia54001217+1412
3 Japan53002218+139
4 Lithuania520032023-36
5 Croatia510041125-143
6 Australia50005740-330

Group B Tournament

Fixtures

All times local.

April 11, 2009
13:00
Great Britain 24 UkraineArena Toruń
April 11, 2009
16:30
Romania 011 ItalyArena Toruń
April 11, 2009
20:00
Netherlands 13 PolandArena Toruń
April 13, 2009
13:00
Italy 52 Great BritainArena Toruń
April 13, 2009
16:30
Ukraine 51 NetherlandsArena Toruń
April 13, 2009
20:00
Poland 70 RomaniaArena Toruń
April 14, 2009
13:00
Italy 40 NetherlandsArena Toruń
April 14, 2009
16:30
Romania 08 Great BritainArena Toruń
April 14, 2009
20:00
Ukraine 21 SO PolandArena Toruń
April 16, 2009
13:00
Great Britain 32 NetherlandsArena Toruń
April 16, 2009
16:30
Ukraine 70 RomaniaArena Toruń
April 16, 2009
20:00
Poland 24 ItalyArena Toruń
April 17, 2009
13:00
Netherlands 51 RomaniaArena Toruń
April 17, 2009
16:30
Italy 20 UkraineArena Toruń
April 17, 2009
20:00
Poland 12 OT Great BritainArena Toruń

Note: OT indicates that the game was won in overtime. SO indicates that the game was won through a shootout.

Standings

Promoted to Elite Pool for 2010
Relegated to Division II for 2010
RkTeamGPWOTWOTLLGFGADIFPTS
1 Italy55000264+2215
2 Ukraine53101186+1211
3 Great Britain521021712+58
4 Poland52021149+58
5 Netherlands51004916-73
6 Romania50005138-370

References

  1. "Hokejowe MŚ: Co, gdzie, kiedy i za ile?" (in Polish). Gazeta.pl. 2009-04-06. Archived from the original on 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
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