2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

The 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I consists of two international under-20 ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division I A represents the second tier and Division I B the third tier of the IIHF World Junior Championship. For each tier's tournament, the first-placed team will be promoted to the next higher division, while the bottom-placed team will be relegated to a lower division.

2025 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Slovenia
 Estonia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates9–15 December 2024
11–17 January 2025
Teams12
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To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player can't be born earlier than 2005.

Division I A

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2025 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I A
 
Tournament details
Host country  Slovenia
CityBled
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates9–15 December 2024
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored86 (5.73 per game)
Attendance2,127 (142 per game)
Scoring leader(s)  Filip Sitar (9 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division I A tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 9 to 15 December 2024.[1][2]

Participating teams

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Team Qualification
  Norway placed 10th in Top Division last year and were relegated
  France placed 2nd in Division I A last year
  Denmark placed 3rd in Division I A last year
  Austria placed 4th in Division I A last year
  Hungary placed 5th in Division I A last year
  Slovenia hosts; placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Denmark 5 4 0 1 0 17 12 +5 13 Promotion to the 2026 Top Division
2   Austria 5 4 0 0 1 16 10 +6 12
3   Norway 5 3 0 0 2 13 8 +5 9
4   Slovenia (H) 5 2 0 0 3 18 16 +2 6
5   France 5 1 1 0 3 15 20 −5 5
6   Hungary 5 0 0 0 5 7 20 −13 0 Relegation to the 2026 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 (Central European TimeUTC+01:00).

9 December 2024
12:30
Austria  4–2
(0–0, 4–0, 0–2)
  FranceBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 115
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Benedikt OschganGoaliesMartin NeckarReferees:
  Martin Jobbágy
  John Lindner
Linesmen:
  Matthew Heinen
  Filip Jeram
Scherzer (V. Zelenov, Kolarik) (EA) – 21:101–0
Sintschnig (I. Zelenov, Klassek) – 24:452–0
Klassek (Biber) (PP) – 31:033–0
Waschnig (Kogler, Lam) – 37:254–0
4–144:48 – Besnier (PS)
4–245:20 – Le Lem (Dufour, Nogaretto) (PP)
10 minPenalties10 min
43Shots27
9 December 2024
16:00
Hungary  1–2
(0–0, 0–0, 1–2)
  DenmarkBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 95
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Dániel KissGoaliesTobias VilykkeReferees:
  Otto Blomqvist
  Johan Wedin
Linesmen:
  Tomáš Gegáň
  Dominik Schlegel
0–147:35 – Olesen (Klyvø)
0–253:39 – Bundgaard (Rubin)
Mihalik (Ravasz) (EA) – 58:501–2
6 minPenalties10 min
21Shots31
9 December 2024
19:30
Slovenia  1–4
(0–2, 0–1, 1–1)
  NorwayBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 235
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Bor GlavičGoaliesMartin LundbergReferees:
  Adam Forbes
  Christoph Sternat
Linesmen:
  Vincent Brueggemann
  Shawn Oliver
0–104:59 – Eriksen (Vatne, Lafton) (PP)
0–214:43 – Aaram-Olsen
0–336:29 – Lafton (Øversveen, Granath)
0–441:25 – Aaram-Olsen (Eriksen, Lafton)
Sever (Petrovič, Sitar) (PP) – 56:101–4
8 minPenalties8 min
29Shots30

10 December 2024
12:30
France  5–2
(3–0, 1–1, 1–1)
  HungaryBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 102
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Martin NeckarGoaliesDániel KissReferees:
  Otto Blomqvist
  Christoph Sternat
Linesmen:
  Tomáš Gegáň
  Agris Ozoliņš
Riu (Toukmatchev, Guidoux) – 12:441–0
Djian (Chapuis, Lehmann) – 17:172–0
Besnier (Delvaille, Vidal) – 17:553–0
Nsonsa-Kitala (Nogaretto, Besnier) (PP) – 34:174–0
4–134:38 – Ravasz (Ven, Franyó)
4–256:40 – Nemes (Ravasz, Franyó)
Chapuis (ENG) – 58:085–2
4 minPenalties8 min
29Shots37
10 December 2024
16:00
Norway  1–3
(0–2, 1–0, 0–1)
  AustriaBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 120
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Martin LundbergGoaliesBenedikt OschganReferees:
  Adam Forbes
  Johan Wedin
Linesmen:
  Filip Jeram
  Shawn Oliver
0–102:02 – Biber (Klassek, Lanzinger) (PP)
0–218:14 – Gesson (Kogler, I. Zelenov)
Aaram-Olsen (Vatne, Lie) – 30:391–2
1–345:41 – Rupnik (V. Zelenov)
10 minPenalties6 min
34Shots17
10 December 2024
19:30
Denmark  3–2
(0–0, 1–0, 2–2)
  SloveniaBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 210
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Kristers SteinbergsGoaliesJon DukaričReferees:
  Martin Jobbágy
  John Lindner
Linesmen:
  Vincent Brueggemann
  Dominik Schlegel
Andersen (Klyvø, Skovning) – 29:431–0
1–142:46 – Hebar (Sever, Sitar) (PP)
1–244:32 – Petrovič (Sever, Hebar)
Olsson (Olesen) – 47:422–2
Schioldan (Moelgaard, Thomsen) (PP) – 56:363–2
12 minPenalties14 min
21Shots24

12 December 2024
12:30
Norway  4–0
(2–0, 2–0, 0–0)
  HungaryBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 75
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Martin LundbergGoaliesOlivér KirályReferees:
  John Lindner
  Christoph Sternat
Linesmen:
  Tomáš Gegáň
  Filip Jeram
Brekke (Hagen, Koblar) – 01:441–0
Dehli (Eriksen, Aaram-Olsen) (PP) – 17:572–0
Vatne (Evensen, Granath) (EA) – 36:123–0
Solberg (Lie, Vatne) – 39:334–0
12 minPenalties12 min
51Shots13
12 December 2024
16:00
Slovenia  2–3
(0–2, 1–1, 1–0)
  AustriaBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 250
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Jon Dukarič
Bor Glavič
GoaliesBenedikt OschganReferees:
  Martin Jobbágy
  Johan Wedin
Linesmen:
  Matthew Heinen
  Agris Ozoliņš
0–106:07 – Lanzinger (V. Zelenov, Biber) (PP)
0–213:52 – Haiböck (Kolarik, Klassek)
0–331:45 – Haiböck (Reiner, Kolarik)
Sitar (Sever, Petrovič) – 33:181–3
Sever (Crnkič, Goličič) (PP) – 55:552–3
10 minPenalties6 min
34Shots25
12 December 2024
19:30
France  5–4 OT
(0–1, 3–2, 1–1)
(OT: 1–0)
  DenmarkBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 75
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Martin NeckarGoaliesTobias VilykkeReferees:
  Adam Forbes
  Loic Ruprecht
Linesmen:
  Shawn Oliver
  Dominik Schlegel
0–119:40 – Olsson (Klyvø, Jakobsen)
0–222:19 – Bundgaard (Petersen)
Nsonsa-Kitala (Le Lem, Besnier) – 25:401–2
Delvaille (Djian, Besnier) – 27:502–2
Nogaretto (Nsona-Kitala, Besnier) (PP) – 33:493–2
3–338:53 – Petersen (Bundgaard, Rubin)
3–452:19 – Thomsen
Delvaille – 58:304–4
Nsonsa-Kitala (Riu) – 63:525–4
12 minPenalties6 min
24Shots46

13 December 2024
12:30
Austria  2–0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0)
  HungaryBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 85
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Benedikt OschganGoaliesDániel KissReferees:
  Adam Forbes
  Martin Jobbágy
Linesmen:
  Matthew Heinen
  Dominik Schlegel
Haiböck (Kolarik, Biber) – 42:531–0
V. Zelenov (Scherzer, Oschgan) (ENG) – 59:472–0
6 minPenalties8 min
26Shots24
13 December 2024
16:00
Denmark  3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)
  NorwayBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 75
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Martin LundbergGoaliesKristers SteinbergsReferees:
  John Linder
  Johan Lindner
Linesmen:
  Tomáš Gegáň
  Filip Jeram
Linde (Thomsen, Schioldan) – 00:281–0
Olsson (Moelgaard, Andersen) (PP) – 31:442–0
Thomsen (Andersen, Moelgaard) (PP) – 51:023–0
2 minPenalties8 min
23Shots29
13 December 2024
19:30
France  2–6
(0–2, 2–2, 0–2)
  SloveniaBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 180
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Martin Neckar
Cebald Debiak
GoaliesBor GlavičReferees:
  Loic Ruprecht
  Christoph Sternat
Linesmen:
  Shawn Oliver
  Agris Ozoliņš
0–116:28 – Mahmutović (Smolnikar, Zalokar)
0–218:43 – Smolnikar (Sitar, Goličič)
0–326:53 – Petrovič (Sitar, Sečkar)
0–427:57 – Goličič (Crnkič, Žeželj)
Delvaille (Guidoux, Fine) (PP) – 37:021–4
Dufour (Nsonsa-Kitala, Haag) – 37:442–4
2–551:39 – Rep (Perčič)
2–659:33 – Crnkič (Mahmutović, Žeželj)
4 minPenalties10 min
16Shots41

15 December 2024
12:30
Denmark  5–4
(3–1, 0–1, 2–2)
  AustriaBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 210
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Kristers SteinbergsGoaliesBenedikt OschganReferees:
  John Lindner
  Johan Wedin
Linesmen:
  Matthew Heinen
  Shawn Oliver
Moelgaard (Schioldan, Thomsen) (PP) – 04:321–0
1–108:35 – Scherzer (Rebernig, Gruber)
Linde (Thomsen) – 09:542–1
Rubin (Olsson, Thomsen) – 12:553–1
3–223:32 – Lanzinger (Scherzer)
3–342:02 – Gesson (Sintschnig)
Linde (Schioldan, Thomsen) (PP) – 51:114–3
Larson (Rubin, Jakobsen) (PP) – 51:555–3
5–455:22 – Neumann (Reiner)
6 minPenalties27 min
21Shots31
15 December 2024
16:00
Norway  4–1
(0–1, 2–0, 2–0)
  FranceBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 80
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Martin LundbergGoaliesMartin NeckarReferees:
  Martin Jobbágy
  Loic Ruprecht
Linesmen:
  Filip Jeram
  Agris Ozoliņš
0–111:30 – Fine (Delvaille, Chapuis) (PP)
Pettersen (Eriksen, Aaram-Olsen) – 33:271–1
Vatne (Granath) – 34:522–1
Brandsegg-Nygård (Aaram-Olsen) – 48:513–1
Granath (SH,ENG) – 59:214–1
41 minPenalties18 min
43Shots15
15 December 2024
19:30
Hungary  4–7
(2–3, 2–3, 0–1)
  SloveniaBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 220
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Dániel Kiss
Olivér Király
GoaliesBor GlavičReferees:
  Adam Forbes
  Christoph Sternat
Linesmen:
  Tomáš Gegáň
  Dominik Schlegel
Laskawy (Ravasz) – 02:411–0
1–103:58 – Crnkič (Sitar, Goličič) (PP)
1–206:54 – Sitar (Rep, Sever)
Mihalik (Franyó) – 08:092–2
2–311:28 – Crnkič (Sitar, Goličič) (PP)
2–422:34 – Sever (Sitar, Goličič)
Szongoth (Ravasz, Ven) (PP2) – 25:423–4
3–530:15 – Sever (Sečkar, Frešer)
3–633:53 – Mahmutović (Žeželj, Rep) (PP)
Ven (Szongoth, Laskaway) (PP) – 36:244–6
4–755:40 – Žeželj (Mahmutović)
8 minPenalties6 min
25Shots27

Statistics

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Top 10 scorers

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Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/– PIM
1 Filip Sitar   Slovenia 5 2 7 9 +3 4
2 Mark Sever   Slovenia 5 4 4 8 +3 4
3 Hjalte Thomsen   Denmark 5 2 6 8 –1 2
4 Niklas Aaram-Olsen   Norway 5 3 3 6 +3 4
5 Teo Besnier   France 5 2 4 6 +2 4
6 Jan Goličič   Slovenia 5 1 5 6 +2 2
7 Maj Crnkič   Slovenia 5 3 2 5 +4 0
7 Arthur Delvaille   France 5 3 2 5 –4 0
7 Noa Nsonga-Kitala   France 5 3 2 5 –3 6
10 Elias Vatne   Norway 5 2 3 5 +4 0

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders

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(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA Sv% GAA SO
1 Benedikt Oschgan   Austria 298:43 10 92.86 2.01 1
2 Kristers Steinbergs   Denmark 180:00 6 92.86 2.00 1
3 Martin Lundberg   Norway 300:00 8 91.75 1.60 1
4 Martin Neckar   France 269:11 17 90.81 3.79 0
5 Dániel Kiss   Hungary 209:18 13 87.13 3.73 0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

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Source: IIHF

Division I B

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2025 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I B
 
Tournament details
Host country  Estonia
CityTallinn
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates11–17 January 2025
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played2
Goals scored20 (10 per game)
Attendance1,699 (850 per game)
Scoring leader(s)  Niccolo Remolato
  Fallou Mbow
  Nikita Kulikov (3 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division I B tournament is being played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 11 to 17 January 2025.[3][4]

Participating teams

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Team Qualification
  Japan placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated
  Ukraine placed 2nd in Division I B last year
  Italy placed 3rd in Division I B last year
  Estonia hosts; placed 4th in Division I B last year
  Poland placed 5th in Division I B last year
  South Korea placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Ukraine 1 1 0 0 0 8 1 +7 3 Promotion to the 2026 Division I A
2   Italy 1 1 0 0 0 7 4 +3 3
3   Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5   Poland 1 0 0 0 1 4 7 −3 0
6   Estonia (H) 1 0 0 0 1 1 8 −7 0 Relegation to the 2026 Division II A
Updated to match(es) played on 11 January 2025. 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 (Eastern European TimeUTC+2).

11 January 2025
12:30
Poland  4–7
(0–2, 3–4, 1–1)
  ItalyTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 158
Game reference
10 minPenalties10 min
38Shots24
11 January 2025
16:00
Estonia  1–8
(0–3, 0–2, 1–3)
  UkraineTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 1541
Game reference
4 minPenalties12 min
32Shots37
11 January 2025
19:30
South Korea  v  JapanTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

12 January 2025
12:30
Ukraine  v  PolandTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
12 January 2025
16:00
Japan  v  EstoniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
12 January 2025
19:30
Italy  v  South KoreaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

14 January 2025
12:30
Japan  v  PolandTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
14 January 2025
16:00
Ukraine  v  ItalyTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
14 January 2025
19:30
South Korea  v  EstoniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

16 January 2025
12:30
Italy  v  JapanTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
16 January 2025
16:00
Ukraine  v  South KoreaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
16 January 2025
19:30
Estonia  v  PolandTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

17 January 2025
12:30
Japan  v  UkraineTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
17 January 2025
16:00
Poland  v  South KoreaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
17 January 2025
19:30
Italy  v  EstoniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

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