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2023 IIHF World Championship Division I

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The 2023 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[1]

2023 IIHF World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries United Kingdom
 Estonia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates29 April – 5 May
23–29 April
Teams12
← 2022
2024 →

The Group A tournament was held at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham, United Kingdom from 29 April to 5 May and the Group B tournament in Tallinn, Estonia from 23 to 29 April 2023.

In Group A, Great Britain and Poland gained promotion to the Top Division while Lithuania finished last and was relegated.[2][3][4] Japan won Group B and got promoted while Serbia was relegated after finishing last.[5][6]

Group A tournament

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2023 IIHF World Championship Division I A
 
Tournament details
Host country  Great Britain
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates29 April – 5 May
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored99 (6.6 per game)
Attendance33,765 (2,251 per game)
Scoring leader(s)  Krystian Dziubiński (11 points)
Official website
Website

Participants

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Team Qualification
  Italy Placed 15th in the Elite Division in 2022 and was relegated.
  Great Britain Host, placed 16th in the Elite Division in 2022 and was relegated.
  Lithuania Placed 3rd in Division I A in 2022.
  South Korea Placed 4th in Division I A in 2022.
  Romania Placed 5th in Division I A in 2022.
  Poland Placed 1st in Division I B in 2022 and was promoted.

Match officials

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Eight referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[7]

Referees Linesmen
  •   Christoph Sternat
  •   Killian Hinterdobler
  •   Andrew Dalton
  •   Attila Nagy
  •   Roy Stian Hansen
  •   Milan Zrnić
  •   Mikael Holm
  •   Cedric Borga
  •   Nicklas Knosen
  •   Jussi Thomann
  •   Jonas Merten
  •   Ilia Kisil
  •   Norbert Muzsik
  •   Gašper Zgonc
  •   Andreas Nyqvist

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Great Britain (H) 5 4 1 0 0 24 7 +17 14 Promoted to the 2024 Top Division
2   Poland 5 4 0 1 0 28 9 +19 13
3   Italy 5 3 0 0 2 23 16 +7 9
4   South Korea 5 2 0 0 3 8 20 −12 6
5   Romania 5 1 0 0 4 9 26 −17 3
6   Lithuania 5 0 0 0 5 7 21 −14 0 Relegated to the 2024 Division I B
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Results

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All times are local (UTC+1)

29 April 2023
12:30		Poland  7–0
(3–0, 3–0, 1–0)		  LithuaniaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 1,352
Game reference
John MurrayGoaliesMantas ArmalisReferees:
  Andrew Dalton
  Attila Nagy
Linesmen:
  Ilia Kisil
  Jussi Thomann
Zygmunt (Wałęga, Paś) – 02:031–0
Kruczek (Wajda, Fraszko) – 03:262–0
Dziubiński (Wronka, Pasiut) (PP) – 07:023–0
Wronka (Fraszko, Pasiut) – 27:234–0
Wronka (Pasiut, Fraszko) (PP) – 37:185–0
Wronka (Dziubiński, Pasiut) (PP) – 39:476–0
Dziubiński (Wronka, Dronia) (PP) – 48:407–0
4 minPenalties12 min
34Shots9
29 April 2023
16:00		Romania  2–6
(0–2, 1–2, 1–2)		  ItalyMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 2,001
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Patrik PolcGoaliesJustin FazioReferees:
  Roy Stian Hansen
  Killian Hinterdobler
Linesmen:
  Nicklas Knosen
  Jonas Merten
0–100:59 – Larkin (Frigo)
0–207:55 – Larkin
0–325:58 – Brunner (Pietroniro)
0–426:51 – Miceli (Tedesco, Insam)
Zs. Molnár (Constantin) – 32:101–4
Kovács (Péter, Polc) – 47:202–4
2–552:57 – Miceli (Tedesco, Miglioranzi)
2–654:57 – Larkin (Traversa, McNally)
8 minPenalties4 min
18Shots52
29 April 2023
19:30		South Korea  0–4
(0–2, 0–1, 0–1)		  Great BritainMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 3,966
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Matt DaltonGoaliesBen BownsReferees:
  Christoph Sternat
  Milan Zrnić
Linesmen:
  Norbert Muzsik
  Andreas Nyqvist
0–101:44 – Lake (Waller, Hammond)
0–215:49 – Dowd (Waller, Mosey)
0–320:13 – Neilson (Kirk)
0–441:35 – Kirk
10 minPenalties2 min
17Shots35
30 April 2023
12:30		Lithuania  2–3
(2–1, 0–2, 0–0)		  RomaniaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 1,958
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Mantas ArmalisGoaliesPatrik PolcReferees:
  Cedric Borga
  Christoph Sternat
Linesmen:
  Jonas Merten
  Gašper Zgonc
Krakauskas (Gusevas, Grinius) – 01:091–0
Bendžius (Binkulis, Protčenko) – 15:382–0
2–116:55 – Kovács (Péter, Rasulov)
2–223:36 – Péter (Borysenko, Filip) (PP)
2–330:07 – Péter (Borysenko, Bors)
6 minPenalties6 min
34Shots30
30 April 2023
16:00		Great Britain  5–4 OT
(1–1, 2–0, 1–3)
(OT: 1–0)		  PolandMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 5,076
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Ben BownsGoaliesJohn MurrayReferees:
  Killian Hinterdobler
  Mikael Holm
Linesmen:
  Nicklas Knosen
  Jussi Thomann
J. Phillips (Lachowicz) – 01:571–0
1–110:06 – Paś (Zygmunt, Kostek)
Neilson (Kirk, Halbert) – 23:362–1
Kirk (Neilson, Halbert) (PP) – 33:073–1
3–245:25 – Zygmunt (Jeziorski, Wałęga) (PP)
3–354:23 – Wałęga (Ciura, Zygmunt)
Hammond (Mosey, O'Connor) (PP) – 58:304–3
4–459:12 – Fraszko (Kolusz, Pasiut) (EA)
Lake (Halbert, Kirk) (PP) – 62:355–4
8 minPenalties31 min
42Shots27
30 April 2023
19:30		Italy  6–1
(2–0, 1–0, 3–1)		  South KoreaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 1,572
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Damian ClaraGoaliesMatt DaltonReferees:
  Andrew Dalton
  Attila Nagy
Linesmen:
  Ilia Kisil
  Andreas Nyqvist
Mantenuto (Pietroniro, Zanetti) – 04:311–0
Frigo (Mantenuto, Larkin) (SH) – 14:552–0
Larkin (Miceli, Tedesco) – 39:573–0
Frigo (Pietroniro) – 45:054–0
4–148:17 – Kim K. (Kim Sa.)
McNally (Traversa, Deluca) – 48:265–1
Mantenuto (Miglioranzi) (PP) – 50:056–1
10 minPenalties8 min
29Shots19
2 May 2023
12:30		Romania  2–5
(1–1, 0–2, 1–2)		  South KoreaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 767
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Patrik PolcGoaliesMatt DaltonReferees:
  Andrew Dalton
  Mikael Holm
Linesmen:
  Ilia Kisil
  Nicklas Knosen
0–104:52 – Shin (Park, Lee Yo.) (PP)
Filip (Fodor) – 15:151–1
1–224:03 – Kang Y. (Lee D.)
1–336:34 – Jeon (Ahn, Oh)
1–451:52 – Park (Lee Yo., Song) (PP)
1–554:45 – Kim Si. (Lee D., Jeon)
Kovács (Péter, Cășăneanu) – 55:242–5
6 minPenalties2 min
17Shots36
2 May 2023
16:00		Italy  2–4
(1–1, 0–1, 1–2)		  PolandMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 1,318
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Justin FazioGoaliesJohn MurrayReferees:
  Roy Stian Hansen
  Milan Zrnić
Linesmen:
  Norbert Muzsik
  Gašper Zgonc
0–105:23 – Michalski (Galant)
Trivellato (Mantenuto) – 06:281–1
1–222:10 – Dziubiński (Wronka, Pasiut) (PP)
Tedesco (Spornberger, Miceli) – 26:352–2
2–337:06 – Jeziorski (Dziubiński)
2–456:53 – Pasiut (Wronka, Kolusz) (PP)
29 minPenalties8 min
31Shots23
2 May 2023
19:30		Great Britain  3–0
(2–0, 0–0, 1–0)		  LithuaniaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 2,606
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Ben BownsGoaliesMantas ArmalisReferees:
  Cedric Borga
  Killian Hinterdobler
Linesmen:
  Jonas Merten
  Andreas Nyqvist
Neilson (Mosey) – 01:071–0
Dowd (Neilson, Kirk) (PP) – 16:422–0
Halbert (Dowd) (ENG) – 58:103–0
4 minPenalties8 min
24Shots28
3 May 2023
12:30		South Korea  0–7
(0–2, 0–3, 0–2)		  PolandMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 710
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Matt Dalton
Lee Yeon-seung		GoaliesJohn MurrayReferees:
  Cedric Borga
  Milan Zrnić
Linesmen:
  Ilia Kisil
  Norbert Muzsik
0–109:42 – Łyszczarczyk (Zygmunt, Ciura)
0–219:12 – Jeziorski (Ciura, Dziubiński)
0–330:50 – Jeziorski (Zygmunt, Wałęga) (PP)
0–432:34 – Wałęga (Łyszczarczyk, Paś) (PP)
0–539:32 – Dziubiński (Wałęga, Łyszczarczyk) (PP)
0–652:19 – Kolusz (Łyszczarczyk, Kruczek)
0–753:58 – Dziubiński (PS)
8 minPenalties0 min
20Shots36
3 May 2023
16:00		Lithuania  4–6
(1–1, 2–4, 1–1)		  ItalyMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 876
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Elvinas KarlaGoaliesDamian ClaraReferees:
  Mikael Holm
  Christoph Sternat
Linesmen:
  Andreas Nyqvist
  Gašper Zgonc
Gintautas (Grinius, Kaleinikovas) – 00:451–0
1–110:25 – Zanetti (Frigo, Mantenuto)
1–222:06 – Zanetti (Miglioranzi, Frigo)
1–326:47 – Pietroniro (Trivellato, Tedesco) (PP)
1–432:01 – Hannoun (Miceli, Pietroniro)
Bendžius (Gusevas, Krakauskas) (EA) – 33:392–4
Grinius (Kaleinikovas, Noreika) (PP2) – 37:433–4
3–539:38 – Pietroniro (Hannoun, Miceli) (PP)
3–647:04 – Mantenuto (Zanetti, Frigo)
Bendžius (Stankius, Čižas) – 48:044–6
4 minPenalties10 min
30Shots35
3 May 2023
19:30		Great Britain  7–0
(0–0, 3–0, 4–0)		  RomaniaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 2,506
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Ben BownsGoaliesZoltán TőkeReferees:
  Roy Stian Hansen
  Attila Nagy
Linesmen:
  Jonas Merten
  Jussi Thomann
Perlini (Dowd, Kirk) – 30:181–0
Kirk (Halbert) (PP) – 32:592–0
J. Phillips (Tetlow, Jones) – 34:183–0
Curran (Mosey, O'Connor) – 46:164–0
Ruopp (Lachowicz, D. Phillips) (PP) – 51:175–0
Mosey (Perlini, O'Connor) (PP) – 56:276–0
Waller (Ruopp, Neilson) – 57:517–0
4 minPenalties12 min
43Shots13
5 May 2023
12:30		Poland  6–2
(0–1, 4–0, 2–1)		  RomaniaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 1,441
Game reference
Maciej Miarka
David Zabolotny		GoaliesZoltán TőkeReferees:
  Mikael Holm
  Milan Zrnić
Linesmen:
  Nicklas Knosen
  Jonas Merten
0–109:13 – Péter (Borysenko)
Pasiut (Kolusz, Fraszko) (PP) – 21:421–1
Jeziorski (Dziubiński) – 28:532–1
Fraszko (Pasiut, Wronka) – 37:263–1
Łyszczarczyk (Dziubiński, Ciura) – 38:484–1
4–254:20 – Gajdo (Molnár, Yemelianenko)
Dziubiński (Fraszko, Ciura) (ENG) – 58:155–2
Wałęga (Zygmunt, Dronia) – 59:246–2
0 minPenalties2 min
39Shots15
5 May 2023
16:00		Lithuania  1–2
(0–0, 1–1, 0–1)		  South KoreaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 2,078
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Mantas ArmalisGoaliesMatt DaltonReferees:
  Andrew Dalton
  Attila Nagy
Linesmen:
  Jussi Thomann
  Gašper Zgonc
0–120:13 – Shin (Ahn)
Čižas (Jasinevičius, Krakauskas) – 33:471–1
1–259:27 – Kim Si. (Shin) (PP) (ENG)
12 minPenalties6 min
33Shots42
5 May 2023
19:30		Italy  3–5
(1–1, 2–3, 0–1)		  Great BritainMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 5,538
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Justin FazioGoaliesBen BownsReferees:
  Cedric Borga
  Killian Hinterdobler
Linesmen:
  Norbert Muzsik
  Andreas Nyqvist
0–105:40 – Perlini (Hammond, Mosey)
Larkin (Tedesco) (EA) – 11:211–1
1–220:59 – Neilson (Dowd)
Petan – 24:342–2
2–328:43 – Hammond (Betteridge)
Glira (Frigo, Mantenuto) – 34:293–3
3–435:57 – Perlini (Hammond, Kirk)
3–557:50 – Neilson (Kirk) (ENG)
6 minPenalties0 min
22Shots23

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
  Krystian Dziubiński 5 6 5 11 +3 0 F
  Liam Kirk 5 3 7 10 +4 0 F
  Grzegorz Pasiut 5 2 7 9 +3 2 F
  Cade Neilson 5 5 3 8 +5 2 F
  Patryk Wronka 5 5 3 8 +3 2 F
  Daniel Mantenuto 5 3 4 7 +6 2 F
  Kamil Wałęga 5 3 4 7 +4 0 F
  Bartosz Fraszko 5 2 5 7 +4 0 F
  Luca Frigo 5 2 5 7 +7 0 F
  Paweł Zygmunt 5 2 5 7 +4 0 F

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

Goaltending leaders

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

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
  Ben Bowns 302:35 7 1.39 107 93.46 3
  John Murray 242:30 7 1.73 102 93.14 2
  Damian Clara 120:00 5 2.50 49 89.80 0
  Mantas Armalis 237:20 13 3.29 127 89.76 0
  Patrik Polc 180:00 13 4.33 122 89.34 0

TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards

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Position Player[8]
Goaltender   Ben Bowns
Defenceman   Thomas Larkin
Forward   Krystian Dziubiński

Group B tournament

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2023 IIHF World Championship Division I B
 
Tournament details
Host country  Estonia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates23–29 April
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored117 (7.8 per game)
Attendance19,336 (1,289 per game)
Scoring leader(s)  Olexi Vorona (13 points)
Official website
Website

Participants

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Team Qualification
  Japan Placed 2nd in Division I B in 2022.
  Ukraine Placed 3rd in Division I B in 2022.
  Estonia Host, placed 4th in Division I B in 2022.
  Serbia Placed 5th in Division I B in 2022.
  China Placed 1st in Division II A in 2022 and was promoted.
  Netherlands Placed 2nd in Division II A in 2022 and was promoted.

Match officials

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Seven referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[9]

Referees Linesmen
  •   Martin Christensen
  •   Timo Ruuska
  •   Benjamin Hoppe
  •   Andrea Moschen
  •   Michał Baca
  •   Chae Young-jin
  •   Andrii Kicha
  •   Wolfgang Puff
  •   Tobias Schwenk
  •   Renārs Davidonis
  •   Agris Ozoliņš
  •   Laurynas Stepankevičius
  •   Knut Bråten
  •   Dominik Altmann

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Japan 5 5 0 0 0 29 10 +19 15 Promoted to the 2024 Division I A
2   Ukraine 5 3 0 1 1 35 16 +19 10
3   China 5 2 1 0 2 19 18 +1 8
4   Estonia (H) 5 1 1 0 3 13 18 −5 5
5   Netherlands 5 1 0 1 3 14 31 −17 4
6   Serbia 5 0 1 1 3 7 24 −17 3 Relegated to the 2024 Division II A
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Results

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All times are local (UTC+3)

23 April 2023
12:30		Netherlands  1–8
(0–2, 0–2, 1–4)		  JapanTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 150
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Ruud LeeuwesteijnGoaliesYuta NarisawaReferees:
  Martin Christensen
  Andrii Kicha
Linesmen:
  Knut Bråten
  Tobias Schwenk
0–115:33 – Suzuki (K. Otsu)
0–218:05 – Halliday (Osawa, Suzuki)
0–322:09 – Furuhashi (Yoneyama, T. Nakajima)
0–439:38 – T. Nakajima (Hanzawa, Ishida)
0–540:13 – S. Nakajima
0–645:07 – T. Nakajima (Hirano, H. Sato) (PP)
0–745:26 – Hirano (S. Nakajima, Hitosato)
0–857:22 – Irikura (Y. Otsu) (SH)
Hofland (Stempher, Van Nes) – 59:481–8
6 minPenalties8 min
16Shots47
23 April 2023
16:00		China  5–4 OT
(0–2, 4–0, 0–2)
(OT: 1–0)		  UkraineTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 560
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Ouban YongliGoaliesEduard Zakharchenko
Bogdan Dyachenko		Referees:
  Michał Baca
  Benjamin Hoppe
Linesmen:
  Dominik Altmann
  Renārs Davidonis
0–106:19 – Vorona (Mazur, Merezhko) (PP)
0–219:15 – Vorona (Peresunko, Merezhko) (PP)
Zhou (Fu S., Luo) – 20:491–2
Ye (Wang, Fu J.) (PP) – 26:342–2
Wang (Ruian, Guo) – 35:473–2
Jieke – 38:454–2
4–346:33 – Merezhko (Peresunko, Vorona) (PP)
4–455:49 – Vorona (Trakht, Merezhko) (PP)
Jian (Ye, Wang) – 62:325–4
8 minPenalties31 min
30Shots37
23 April 2023
19:30		Serbia  1–2 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		  EstoniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 1,564
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Arsenije RankovićGoaliesVillem-Henrik KoitmaaReferees:
  Andrea Moschen
  Timo Ruuska
Linesmen:
  Agris Ozoliņš
  Wolfgang Puff
0–131:37 – Slessarevski (Kiik)
Đumić (Dragović, Ranković) – 42:421–1
Đumić  
Popović  
Leštarić  
Dragović  
Novaković  		Shootout  Rooba
  Kombe
  Embrich
  Viitanen
  Arrak
6 minPenalties8 min
15Shots54
24 April 2023
12:30		Japan  5–2
(1–2, 2–0, 2–0)		  ChinaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 280
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Yuta NarisawaGoaliesSun ZehaoReferees:
  Michał Baca
  Timo Ruuska
Linesmen:
  Knut Bråten
  Renārs Davidonis
0–104:00 – Fu J. (Jieke) (PP)
Hanzawa (T. Nakajima, Furuhashi) – 05:231–1
1–216:45 – Jian (Yan J., Ruian)
Hitosato (H. Sato) – 35:152–2
T. Nakajima (Osawa, S. Nakajima) (PP) – 37:303–2
Osawa (Y. Otsu, K. Otsu) – 43:204–2
T. Nakajima (Irikura) (EN) – 59:225–2
14 minPenalties6 min
27Shots34
24 April 2023
16:00		Ukraine  7–0
(0–0, 2–0, 5–0)		  SerbiaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 428
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Bogdan DyachenkoGoaliesAkim PadalitsaReferees:
  Chae Young-jin
  Andrea Moschen
Linesmen:
  Wolfgang Puff
  Laurynas Stepankevičius
Trakht (Mazur, Pangelov-Yuldashev) – 26:271–0
Mazur (Vorona, Peresunko) (PP) – 28:472–0
Mazur (Merezhko, Andreikiv) – 44:283–0
Denyskin (Fadyeyv, Pangelov-Yuldashev) (PP) – 47:064–0
Peresunko (Mazur, Trakht) (PP) – 49:395–0
Borodai (Merezhko, Sysak) – 54:196–0
Merezhko (Korenchuk, Nimenko) – 57:377–0
6 minPenalties35 min
66Shots10
24 April 2023
19:30		Estonia  4–2
(1–1, 0–0, 3–1)		  NetherlandsTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 1,349
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Conrad MölderGoaliesMartijn OosterwijkReferees:
  Martin Christensen
  Andrii Kicha
Linesmen:
  Dominik Altmann
  Tobias Schwenk
0–104:12 – Van Nes
Viitanen (Linde) – 19:261–1
Kombe (Ossipov, Kulintsev) – 44:092–1
Rooba (Aleksandrov) – 50:003–1
3–253:57 – Van Gorp (Stempher, Van Nes) (PP, EA)
Viitanen (Aleksandrov) (EN) – 58:434–2
8 minPenalties10 min
56Shots12
26 April 2023
12:30		Netherlands  7–2
(3–0, 3–2, 1–0)		  ChinaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 215
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Ruud LeeuwesteijnGoaliesOuban YongliReferees:
  Chae Young-jin
  Andrea Moschen
Linesmen:
  Agris Ozoliņš
  Laurynas Stepankevičius
Van Soest (De Ruiter, Jongmans) – 07:551–0
Van Soest (De Ruiter, Huisman) – 10:412–0
Collard (De Bonth) (PP) – 15:443–0
Van Gorp – 32:084–0
4–133:06 – Fu S. (Zhou, Liu)
4–238:21 – Jian (Jieke, Ye) (PP)
Schoningh (De Bonth, Doop) – 38:305–2
Van Nes (Van Gorp) – 39:446–2
Hofland (Van Nes) – 52:267–2
10 minPenalties8 min
16Shots40
26 April 2023
16:00		Japan  8–3
(2–0, 1–2, 5–1)		  SerbiaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 254
Game reference
Yutaka FukufujiGoaliesArsenije Ranković
Akim Padalitsa		Referees:
  Benjamin Hoppe
  Andrii Kicha
Linesmen:
  Dominik Altmann
  Renārs Davidonis
Hirano (Suzuki, Halliday) – 01:511–0
Takagi (Irikura, K. Sato) – 02:342–0
2–123:14 – Popović (Đumić, Podunavac) (PP)
2–226:42 – Podunavac (Dragović, Đumić) (PP)
Hirano (S. Nakajima) – 26:553–2
3–340:46 – Dragović (Novaković, Podunavac)
Hitosato (Osawa) – 44:214–3
T. Nakajima (Hanzawa, Furuhashi) – 46:055–3
Hirano (Hitosato, Yamada) – 46:546–3
T. Nakajima (Osawa, S. Nakajima) (PP) – 53:157–3
S. Nakajima (H. Sato, Hirano) (PP) – 55:168–3
10 minPenalties8 min
51Shots11
26 April 2023
19:30		Ukraine  7–4
(1–1, 4–1, 2–2)		  EstoniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 3,001
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Eduard ZakharchenkoGoaliesVillem-Henrik KoitmaaReferees:
  Michał Baca
  Martin Christensen
Linesmen:
  Knut Bråten
  Tobias Schwenk
0–111:37 – Parras (Kiik, Puzakov)
Korenchuk (Nimenko, Vorona) – 17:541–1
Pangelov-Yuldashev (Korenchuk, Peresunko) (PP) – 21:372–1
Lialka (Mazur, Merezhko) – 31:293–1
3–233:44 – Rooba (Novikov)
Pangelov-Yuldashev (Fadyeyv) – 39:124–2
Korenchuk (Nimenko, Vorona) – 38:585–2
Mazur (Vorona, Peresunko) (PP) – 42:286–2
6–344:33 – Aleksandrov (Ossipov, Potšinok)
Trakht (Mazur, Peresunko) – 44:547–3
7–448:20 – Rooba (Embrich) (PP)
6 minPenalties8 min
37Shots18
27 April 2023
12:30		China  5–0
(2–0, 2–0, 1–0)		  SerbiaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 123
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Ouban YongliGoaliesArsenije RankovićReferees:
  Chae Young-jin
  Martin Christensen
Linesmen:
  Dominik Altmann
  Knut Braten
Fu S. (Fu J., Luo) – 08:101–0
Jieke (Ruian, Fu J.) – 14:282–0
Jian (Ye, Jieke) – 23:153–0
Luo – 39:374–0
Liu (Luo, Zhou) – 50:015–0
4 minPenalties12 min
58Shots15
27 April 2023
16:00		Ukraine  14–2
(4–1, 6–1, 4–0)		  NetherlandsTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 729
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Bogdan DyachenkoGoaliesMartijn OosterwijkReferees:
  Michal Baca
  Benjamin Hoppe
Linesmen:
  Renars Davidonis
  Agris Ozolins
Korenchuk (Nimenko, Vorona) – 01:491–0
Korenchuk (Merezhko) – 08:082–0
Trakht (Merezhko) – 11:533–0
3–112:39 – Verkiel (Hessels, Van Gestel) (PP)
Nimenko (Korenchuk, Merezhko) – 18:524–1
Trakht (Sysak, Peresunko) – 20:325–1
Merezhko (Mazur) (PP) – 22:376–1
Ruzhnikov (Kutsevych, Hrebenyk) – 22:597–1
Denyskin (Korenchuk, Pangelov-Yuldashev) (PP) – 31:388–1
8–236:02 – Van Nes (Stempher, Van Soest) (PP)
Panchenko (Ruzhnikov) – 36:119–2
Vorona (Trakht, Peresunko) (PP) – 38:0410–2
Denyskin (Lialka, Pangelov-Yuldashev) (PP) – 44:3411–2
Korenchuk (Vorona, Dyachenko) – 49:2712–2
Trakht (Peresunko, Mazur) – 50:1713–2
Trakht – 58:0414–2
6 minPenalties12 min
60Shots11
27 April 2023
19:30		Estonia  1–3
(0–1, 1–2, 0–0)		  JapanTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 2,432
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Conrad MölderGoaliesYuta NarisawaReferees:
  Uldis Bušs
  Andrii Kicha
Linesmen:
  Wolfgang Puff
  Laurynas Stepankevičius
0–106:38 – Hitosato (Hirano, S. Nakajima)
0–224:47 – Halliday (K. Sato, Y. Otsu)
Viitanen (Embrich) – 24:561–2
1–335:43 – Hirano (S. Nakajima, Hitosato)
6 minPenalties10 min
20Shots27
29 April 2023
12:30		Serbia  3–2 GWS
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		  NetherlandsTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 315
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Arsenije RankovićGoaliesRuud LeeuwesteijnReferees:
  Chae Young-jin
  Andrii Kicha
Linesmen:
  Dominik Altmann
  Agris Ozoliņš
0–108:13 – Van Nes (Hofland, Muller)
Đumić (Podunavac, Popović) – 10:951–1
1–229:16 – Verkiel (Huisman, De Ruiter)
Vučurević (Leštarić, Gvozdenović) – 52:322–2
Vučurević  
Đumić  
Španjević  		Shootout  Verkiel
  Van Nes
  Huisman
12 minPenalties10 min
27Shots40
29 April 2023
16:00		Estonia  2–5
(0–3, 1–0, 1–2)		  ChinaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 4,066
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Conrad MölderGoaliesOuban YongliReferees:
  Uldis Bušs
  Martin Christensen
Linesmen:
  Knut Bråten
  Wolfgang Puff
0–101:13 – Fu S. (Zhang P.)
0–207:04 – Luo (Fu J., Fu S.)
0–315:37 – Liu (Wang, Luo) (PP)
Parras (Kiik, Novikov) (SH) – 28:061–3
1–440:25 – Fu S. (Fu J., Jieke)
1–544:45 – Fu S. (Fu J., Jieke) (PP2)
Arrak (Puzakov, Potšinok) (PP) – 54:522–5
37 minPenalties10 min
28Shots30
29 April 2023
19:30		Japan  5–3
(2–0, 2–0, 1–3)		  UkraineTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 3,870
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Yuta NarisawaGoaliesBogdan Dyachenko
Eduard Zakharchenko		Referees:
  Michał Baca
  Benjamin Hoppe
Linesmen:
  Renārs Davidonis
  Tobias Schwenk
Suzuki (Osawa) – 07:581–0
Hirano (H. Sato) (PP) – 19:292–0
Hirano (Sato, S. Nakajima) (PP) – 29:043–0
Takagi (Irikura, Halliday) – 29:254–0
K. Otsu – 40:465–0
5–145:12 – Vorona (Trakht, Merezhko) (PP)
5–252:45 – Liaka (Andreikiv)
5–356:33 – Korenchuk (Vorona, Zakharchenko)
8 minPenalties29 min
29Shots33

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
  Olexi Vorona 5 5 8 13 +6 0 F
  Igor Merezhko 5 3 10 13 +7 4 D
  Yushiroh Hirano 5 7 3 10 +6 4 F
  Illia Korenchuk 5 6 4 10 +6 4 F
  Danil Trakht 5 6 4 10 +4 0 F
  Vadym Mazur 5 3 7 10 +7 0 F
  Oleksandr Peresunko 5 1 9 10 +4 2 F
  Shogo Nakajima 5 2 7 9 +6 4 F
  Teruto Nakajima 5 6 2 8 +3 2 F
  Fu Jiang 5 2 6 8 +4 2 F

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

Goaltending leaders

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

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
  Yuta Narisawa 240:00 7 1.75 103 93.20 0
  Arsenije Ranković 214:51 12 3.35 158 92.41 0
  Ruud Leeuwesteijn 185:00 12 3.89 113 89.38 0
  Ouban Yongli 221:02 11 2.99 89 87.64 1
  Conrad Mölder 177:40 10 3.38 69 85.51 0

TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards

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Position Player[10]
Goaltender   Yuta Narisawa
Defenceman   Ihor Merezhko
Forward   Yushiroh Hirano

References

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  1. ^ "To Tampere/Riga in '23, to Switzerland in '26". IIHF. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Poland powers to promotion". IIHF. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  3. ^ "GB takes the crown". IIHF. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Korea wins to send Lithuania down". IIHF. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Japan wins Group B, earns promotion". IIHF. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Serbs win in S.O. but relegated". IIHF. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  7. ^ "IA Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IA" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  9. ^ "IB Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IB" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
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