2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

The 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I 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. The winners of Division I B, Kazakhstan, were promoted to the 2016 Division I A and the winners of Division I A, Belarus, were promoted to the 2016 top division. Divisions I A and I B represent the second and the third tier of the IIHF World U20 Championship.

2015 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Italy
 Hungary
Dates14 – 20 December 2014
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
2014
2016

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 14 to 20 December 2014.[1]

Participants

Team Qualification
 Norway placed 10th in the Top Division last year and were relegated
 Latvia placed 2nd in Division I A last year
 Belarus placed 3rd in Division I A last year
 Austria placed 4th in Division I A last year
 Slovenia placed 5th in Division I A last year
 Italy hosts, placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted

Final standings

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Belarus 5 4 1 0 0 22 9 +13 14
 Norway 5 2 2 0 1 16 11 +5 10
 Latvia 5 2 0 1 2 15 11 +4 7
 Italy 5 1 1 0 3 16 22 6 5
 Austria 5 1 0 2 2 21 27 6 5
 Slovenia 5 1 0 1 3 17 27 10 4
Promoted to the 2016 Top Division Relegated to the 2016 Division I B

Results

All times are local (Central European TimeUTC+1).

14 December 2014
13:30
Slovenia 1–6
(0–3, 1–1, 0–2)
 BelarusPala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 300
14 December 2014
17:00
Austria 1–5
(1–1, 0–0, 0–4)
 LatviaPala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 550
14 December 2014
20:30
Italy 0–3
(0–1, 0–2, 0–0)
 NorwayPala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 860

15 December 2014
13:30
Norway 9–5
(3–2, 3–1, 3–2)
 AustriaPala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 300
15 December 2014
17:00
Latvia 7–3
(1–1, 3–2, 3–0)
 SloveniaPala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 150
15 December 2014
20:30
Belarus 4–2
(2–0, 1–1, 1–1)
 ItalyPala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 450

17 December 2014
12:00
Latvia 1–2
(0–1, 0–0, 1–1)
 BelarusPala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 350
17 December 2014
17:00
Norway 2–1 GWS
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–1)
 SloveniaPala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 400
17 December 2014
20:30
Italy 5–4 OT
(0–1, 1–3, 3–0)
(OT: 1–0)
 AustriaPala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 900

18 December 2014
13:30
Austria 7–3
(3–0, 3–1, 1–2)
 SloveniaPala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 300
18 December 2014
17:00
Belarus 5–1
(3–0, 1–0, 1–1)
 NorwayPala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 350
18 December 2014
20:30
Latvia 2–4
(1–1, 0–2, 1–1)
 ItalyPala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 600

20 December 2014
13:30
Norway 1–0 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 LatviaPala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 350
20 December 2014
17:00
Belarus 5–4 OT
(1–3, 1–0, 2–1)
(OT: 1–0)
 AustriaPala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 450
20 December 2014
20:30
Slovenia 9–5
(6–2, 1–2, 2–1)
 ItalyPala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 1100

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/- PIM
1Dmitri Ambrozheichik Belarus54812+30
2Artur Buinitski Belarus58311+20
3Ludvig Hoff Norway4268+131
4Mario Huber Austria5268+42
5Marco Richter Austria5437+40
6Lukas Haudum Austria5347+212
7Giovanni Morini Italy5257+12
8Markus Soberg Norway4336+22
9Maximilian Reiginger Austria5336+18
10Riccardo Lacedelli Italy5415+30
10Mattias Norstebo Norway541502

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country MINS GA Sv% GAA SO
1Theodor Hestnes Norway159:28296.490.751
2Maxim Gorodetski Belarus140:00393.621.290
3Matiss Kivlenieks Latvia240:33792.781.750
4Daniel Morandell Italy234:521687.884.090
5Stefan Muller Austria142:481386.465.460

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

  • Goaltender: Matiss Kivlenieks
  • Defenceman: Mattias Norstebo
  • Forward: Dmitri Ambrozheichik

Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Dunaújváros, Hungary, from 14 to 20 December 2014.[2]

Participants

Team Qualification
 Poland placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated
 Kazakhstan placed 2nd in Division I B last year
 France placed 3rd in Division I B last year
 Ukraine placed 4th in Division I B last year
 Japan placed 5th in Division I B last year
 Hungary hosts, placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted

Final standings

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Kazakhstan 5 5 0 0 0 23 9 +14 15
 Ukraine 5 2 1 0 2 10 11 1 8
 Poland 5 2 0 1 2 13 15 2 7
 France 5 2 0 1 2 11 13 2 7
 Japan 5 1 1 0 3 15 17 2 5
 Hungary 5 0 1 1 3 9 16 7 3
Promoted to the 2016 Division I A Relegated to the 2016 Division II A

Results

All times are local (Central European TimeUTC+1).

14 December 2014
13:00
Japan 3–2 GWS
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 FranceDunaújváros Jégcsarnok, Dunaújváros
Attendance: 50
14 December 2014
16:30
Hungary 1–0 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 3–2)
 PolandDunaújváros Jégcsarnok, Dunaújváros
Attendance: 850
14 December 2014
20:00
Ukraine 1–5
(0–0, 1–4, 0–1)
 KazakhstanDunaújváros Jégcsarnok, Dunaújváros
Attendance: 50

15 December 2014
13:00
Poland 1–2
(1–0, 0–1, 0–1)
 UkraineDunaújváros Jégcsarnok, Dunaújváros
Attendance: 50
15 December 2014
16:30
France 4–3
(0–1, 2–2, 2–0)
 HungaryDunaújváros Jégcsarnok, Dunaújváros
Attendance: 700
15 December 2014
20:00
Kazakhstan 6–3
(1–0, 3–2, 2–1)
 JapanDunaújváros Jégcsarnok, Dunaújváros

17 December 2014
13:00
Kazakhstan 3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)
 FranceDunaújváros Jégcsarnok, Dunaújváros
Attendance: 50
17 December 2014
16:30
Hungary 3–4 GWS
(2–1, 1–1, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–2)
 UkraineDunaújváros Jégcsarnok, Dunaújváros
Attendance: 500
17 December 2014
20:00
Poland 5–3
(0–0, 0–1, 5–2)
 JapanDunaújváros Jégcsarnok, Dunaújváros
Attendance: 50

18 December 2014
13:00
Ukraine 3–1
(0–0, 2–1, 1–0)
 JapanDunaújváros Jégcsarnok, Dunaújváros
Attendance: 50
18 December 2014
16:30
Kazakhstan 3–1
(1–0, 0–1, 2–0)
 HungaryDunaújváros Jégcsarnok, Dunaújváros
Attendance: 650
18 December 2014
20:00
France 3–4
(1–1, 0–1, 2–2)
 PolandDunaújváros Jégcsarnok, Dunaújváros
Attendance: 80

20 December 2014
13:00
Poland 3–6
(1–2, 2–2, 0–2)
 KazakhstanDunaújváros Jégcsarnok, Dunaújváros
Attendance: 50
20 December 2014
16:30
Japan 5–1
(1–0, 1–1, 3–0)
 HungaryDunaújváros Jégcsarnok, Dunaújváros
Attendance: 1000
20 December 2014
20:00
France 1–0
(0–0, 0–0, 1–0)
 UkraineDunaújváros Jégcsarnok, Dunaújváros
Attendance: 120

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/- PIM
1Nikita Mikhailis Kazakhstan55611+90
2Arkadi Shestakov Kazakhstan5639+94
3Yushiroh Hirano Japan5628+54
4Kirill Savistski Kazakhstan4437+52
5Patryk Wronka Poland5257+32
6Peter Vincze Hungary5426+14
6Bartosz Fraszko Poland5426+40
6Guillaume Leclerc France5426+22
9Radoslaw Sawicki Poland5336+32
10Yevgeni Korolinski Kazakhstan5235+52
10Sergi Kuzmyk Ukraine5235+24

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country MINS GA Sv% GAA SO
1Eduard Zakharchenko Ukraine304:121194.742.170
2Yuri Volosenko Kazakhstan240:00694.641.500
3Michael Luba Poland304:251593.302.960
4Victor Goy France243:011092.542.471
5Shun Furukawa Japan269:291391.102.890

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

  • Goaltender: Michael Luba
  • Defenceman: Pierre Crinon
  • Forward: Kirill Savitski

References

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