2009 IIHF World U18 Championships - Division I

Group A

The following teams took part in Group A of Division I tournament, which was played in Minsk, Belarus at the Ice Palace from April 6 through April 12, 2009.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
Belarus	5	4	1	0	0	23	6	17	14
Poland	5	2	2	0	1	25	15	10	10
Hungary	5	3	0	1	1	19	18	1	10
Kazakhstan	5	2	0	1	2	16	21	-5	7
Lithuania	5	1	0	1	3	13	16	-3	4
Ukraine	5	0	0	0	5	7	29	-22	0

Belarus is promoted to Top Division for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships
Ukraine is relegated to Division II for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships

Results

All times local

April 6, 2009 12:00	Ukraine	1–5	Lithuania	Ice Palace

Game summary
	D Khanin (EQ) 36:48		P Rulevicius (EQ) 05:03 D Streckis (EQ) 05:50 M Cerniauskas (EQ) 07:16 P Rulevicius (PP) 39:49 M Krikstanaitis (EQ) 52:17	Attendance: 2,900 Referee: P Mikula

April 6, 2009 15:30	Poland	4–3 (OT)	Kazakhstan	Ice Palace

Game summary
	D Kapica (EQ) 02:03 P Kosidlo (EQ) 08:58 K Guzik (EQ) 26:49 K Guzik (EQ) 61:28		M Zhabunin (PP) 11:11 A Tleubayev (EQ) 22:13 N Sidorenko (EQ) 45:12	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: B Holdsworth

April 6, 2009 19:00	Hungary	4–5 (SO)	Belarus	Ice Palace

Game summary
	R Hardi (PP) 10:52 R Hardi (PP) 13:56 J Hari (EQ) 42:17 J Hari (EQ) 59:02		E Nogachev (EQ) 17:55 N Suslo (SH) 25:05 A Kobus (EQ) 37:01 E Nogachev (PP) 59:44 A Korogoda (GWS) 65:00	Attendance: 3,700 Referee: V Gashilov

April 7, 2009 15:30	Lithuania	3–4	Hungary	Ice Palace

Game summary
	S Suchomlinas (EQ) 09:03 S Suchomlinas (PP) 32:39 L Rimkus (PP) 41:09		A Pavuk (PP) 16:49 B Somogyi (SH) 35:56 B Nemes (EQ) 36:45 B Nemes (PP) 38:39	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: T Salminen

April 7, 2009 19:00	Belarus	4–1	Poland	Ice Palace

Game summary
	K Gotovets (PP) 11:59 M Khoromando (EQ) 19:57 N Suslo (EQ) 48:08 A Kobus (PP) 59:59		B Bychawski (PP) 56:55	Attendance: 3,900 Referee: P Mikula

April 8, 2009 15:30	Kazakhstan	7–3	Ukraine	Ice Palace

Game summary
	A Petrov (EQ) 01:06 M Zhabunin (EQ) 03:24 T Morev (EQ) 24:07 Y Bondarenko (EQ) 33:27 Vologodsky (EQ) 38:14 A Tleubayev (EQ) 49:30 T Morev (EQ) 56:37		S Palamarchuk (PP) 08:06 S Golovanov (EQ) 39:32 D Khanin (PP) 43:31	Attendance: 2,900 Referee: B Holdsworth

April 9, 2009 12:00	Hungary	0–9	Poland	Ice Palace

Game summary
			J Wanacki (EQ) 06:56 D Piotrowicz (EQ) 09:36 K Guzik (PP) 15:52 B Neupauer (EQ) 20:19 M Bober (PP) 33:15 D Kapica (EQ) 46:06 D Kapica (EQ) 48:04 B Neupauer (EQ) 51:32 B Neupauer (EQ) 54:43	Attendance: 2,900 Referee: V Gashilov

April 9, 2009 15:30	Kazakhstan	4–2	Lithuania	Ice Palace

Game summary
	M Rakhmanov (PP) 14:15 V Ivashin (EQ) 17:18 M Zhabunin (EQ) 53:03 T Morev (ENG) 59:44		P Rulevicius (PP) 27:31 S Suchomlinas (EQ) 54:59	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: B Holdsworth

April 9, 2009 19:00	Belarus	5–0	Ukraine	Ice Palace

Game summary
	A Korogoda (EQ) 03:26 R Malinovski (PP) 07:58 N Suslo (EQ) 13:52 I Karabanov (EQ) 56:29 I Sheremetiev (EQ) 56:46			Attendance: 3,900 Referee: T Salminen

April 10, 2009 15:30	Lithuania	0–3	Belarus	Ice Palace

Game summary
			V Zankovets (EQ) 03:13 V Markitski (EQ) 33:25 R Malinovski (PP) 53:06	Attendance: 3,900 Referee: V Gashilov

April 11, 2009 12:00	Poland	7–3	Ukraine	Ice Palace

Game summary
	D Piotrowicz (PP) 14:08 B Neupauer (EQ) 25:36 B Neupauer (EQ) 32:11 K Guzik (EQ) 40:31 K Guzik (EQ) 49:42 A Kowalczyk (EQ) 54:13 L Sosnierz (EQ) 59:05		M Popov (PP) 19:07 M Korabchevsky (PP) 23:09 S Golovanov (PP) 48:54	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: T Salminen

April 11, 2009 15:30	Kazakhstan	1–6	Hungary	Ice Palace

Game summary
	M Zhabunin (PP) 47:46		T Erdelyi (EQ) 10:18 B Nemes (EQ) 10:45 B Nemes (PP) 31:52 B Nemes (EQ) 57:08 H Strenk (EQ) 59:13 T Erdelyi (PP) 59:49	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: P Mikula

April 12, 2009 12:00	Lithuania	3–4 (OT)	Poland	Ice Palace

Game summary
	D Streckis (PP) 05:33 A Korneiciuk (PP) 34:12 A Bendzuis (EQ) 47:45		B Pociecha (PP) 15:57 K Guzik (PP) 18:07 J Wanacki (PP) 25:16 D Maciejewski (EQ) 60:56	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: V Gashilov

April 12, 2009 15:30	Ukraine	0–5	Hungary	Ice Palace

Game summary
			J Hari (EQ) 22:01 B Zalavari (PP) 28:06 I Gallo (PP) 41:17 A Nemeth (PP) 43:48 K Hentes (PP) 51:09	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: T Salminen

April 12, 2009 19:00	Belarus	6–1	Kazakhstan	Ice Palace

Game summary
	A Korogoda (EQ) 06:24 I Karabanov (EQ) 09:45 E Nogachev (PP) 25:11 V Makritski (SH) 27:40 I Sheremetiev (EQ) 38:33 I Sheremetiev (EQ) 59:56		M Rakhmanov (EQ) 47:43	Attendance: 4,100 Referee: B Holdworth

Group B

The following teams took part Group B of the Division I tournament, which was played in Asiago, Italy at PalaOdegar from March 29 through April 4, 2009.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
Latvia	5	4	0	0	1	18	10	8	12
Denmark	5	3	0	1	1	15	7	8	10
Austria	5	2	2	0	1	21	20	1	10
France	5	1	1	1	2	15	17	-2	6
Japan	5	0	2	1	2	13	16	-3	5
Italy	5	0	0	2	3	8	20	-12	2

Latvia is promoted to Top Division for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships
Italy is relegated to Division II for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships

Results

All times local

March 29, 2009 13:30	Japan	5–6 (OT)	Austria	PalaOdegar

Game summary
	Y Takami (EQ) 12:21 T Gorai (SH) 16:39 T Gorai (PP) 47:21 T Obara (PS) 56:24 T Gorai (EQ) 59:43		A Haase (PP) 17:27 P Schneider (EQ) 38:17 M Pock (PP) 43:04 P Schneider (EQ) 53:21 M Brucker (EQ) 59:27 K Puschnik (PP) 64:00	Attendance: 200 Referee: P Grecko

March 29, 2009 17:00	France	4–3 (SO)	Denmark	PalaOdegar

Game summary
	V Barbero (PP) 32:12 T Franck (PP) 41:00 V Barbero (EQ) 55:29 R Gaborit (GWS) 65:00		R Damgaard (EQ) 02:45 P Bjorkstrand (PP) 24:22 P Brugisser (EQ) 58:40	Attendance: 600 Referee: R van der Waarden

March 29, 2009 20:30	Italy	3–5	Latvia	PalaOdegar

Game summary
	P Grandi (PP) 04:40 P Nicolao (EQ) 11:29 P Nicolao (EQ) 24:43		N Semjonovs (EQ) 06:13 M Bicecskis (EQ) 22:57 E Biezais (PP) 28:03 A Mickevics (EQ) 30:47 N Kolesnikovs (PP) 45:41	Attendance: 1,700 Referee: M Battimo

March 30, 2009 13:30	Austria	6–5	France	PalaOdegar

Game summary
	J Schernthaner (EQ) 05:02 K Puschnik (PS) 27:20 C Sternat (EQ) 37:40 M Pock (PP) 39:43 K Puschnik (EQ) 44:01 K Puschnit (EQ) 57:43		V Claireaux (EQ) 21:04 N Ritz (EQ) 25:40 C Betrand (EQ) 27:57 R Gaborit (EQ) 36:28 V Vitton Mea (PP) 47:01	Referee: M Battimo

March 30, 2009 17:00	Latvia	5–2	Japan	PalaOdegar

Game summary
	E Kalns (PP) 18:31 E Leitans (PP) 25:58 J Upitis (EQ) 28:39 N Semjonovs (PP) 36:49 V Dobrenkijs (PS) 43:18		H Satoh (EQ) 55:23 H Satoh (PP) 57:26	Attendance: 520 Referee: R van der Waarden

March 30, 2009 20:30	Denmark	7–0	Italy	PalaOdegar

Game summary
	F Scheel (EQ) 02:27 M Mieritz (PP) 05:41 S Nielsen (EQ) 06:47 M Mieritz (EQ) 28:11 P Bjorkstrand (EQ) 41:13 A Poulsen (PP) 44:05 J Jensen (EQ) 57:35			Attendance: 1,450 Referee: Viktor Trilar

April 1, 2009 13:30	Denmark	1–0	Japan	PalaOdegar

Game summary
	A Poulsen (EQ) 12:11			Attendance: 310 Referee: P Grecko

April 1, 2009 17:30	Latvia	3–4	Austria	PalaOdegar

Game summary
	R Vigners (PP) 11:53 A Mickevics (PP) 21:41 R Kenins (EQ) 25:33		A Martirosian (PP) 31:43 M Brucker (PP) 32:26 N Hartl (PP) 43:42 A Martirosian (PP) 49:14	Attendance: 360 Referee: V Trilar

April 1, 2009 20:30	France	2–1	Italy	PalaOdegar

Game summary
	R Gutierrez (EQ) 14:22 N Ritz (EQ) 21:23		M Presti (SH) 52:39	Attendance: 1,150 Referee: R van der Waarden

April 2, 2009 13:30	Austria	1–4	Denmark	PalaOdegar

Game summary
	G Waldhauser (EQ) 47:28		S Pedersen (PP) 34:31 S Svendsen (EQ) 35:43 A Poulsen (EQ) 58:26	Attendance: 480 Referee: M Battimo

April 2, 2009 17:00	Latvia	3–1	France	PalaOdegar

Game summary
	M Bicevskis (EQ) 03:28 R Kenins (EQ) 35:50 R Vigners (ENG) 59:40		V Barbero (PP) 06:43	Attendance: 440 Referee: V Trilar

April 2, 2009 20:30	Italy	1–2 (SO)	Japan	PalaOdegar

Game summary
	A Frei (EQ) 18:38		J Yamada (EQ) 09:40 T Obara (GWS) 65:00	Attendance: 1550 Referee: P Grecko

April 4, 2009 13:30	Denmark	0–2	Latvia	PalaOdegar

Game summary
			E Biezais (EQ) 10:44 R Kenins (ENG) 59:47	Attendance: 800 Referee: P Grecko

April 4, 2009 17:00	Japan	4–3 (SO)	France	PalaOdegar

Game summary
	S Sawazaki (EQ) 16:07 S Iwatsuki (EQ) 30:58 T Gorai (PP) 47:22 J Yamada (GWS) 65:00		A Rech (EQ) 13:27 V Barbero (SH) 21:34 V Barbero (PP) 42:27	Attendance: 570 Referee: V Trilar

April 4, 2009 20:30	Austria	4–3 (SO)	Italy	PalaOdegar

Game summary
	K Komarek (EQ) 03:29 P Schneider (EQ) 04:46 M Wilfan (PP) 41:03 P Schneider (GWS) 65:00		S Piva (PP) 02:19 M Felderer (EQ) M Presti (EQ) 50:28	Attendance: 2,250 Referee: Maximiliano Battimo

Leading scorers

Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Bartlomiej Neupauer	Poland	5	5	6	11	+8	6
Kacper Guzik	Poland	5	6	4	10	+7	35
Benjamin Nemes	Hungary	5	5	4	9	+1	0
Damian Kapica	Poland	5	3	6	9	+8	2
Kevin Puschnik	Austria	5	4	4	8	+0	4
Richard Hardi	Hungary	5	2	6	8	+0	4
Janos Hari	Hungary	5	3	4	7	+3	6
Dovydas Streckis	Lithuania	5	2	5	7	+0	10
Victor Barbero	France	5	5	1	6	-1	6
Nikolai Suslo	Belarus	5	3	3	6	+5	6

Top goaltenders

Player	Country	GP	Min	GAA	SV%	SO
Lasse Jensen	Denmark	4	230:48	0.50	.980	2
Andrei Novikov	Belarus	3	150:19	0.80	.956	2
Bartlomiej Niesluchowski	Poland	3	181:28	1.98	.934	1
Janis Kalnins	Latvia	3	144:43	1.66	.933	1
Ren Yamaguchi	Japan	4	253:45	2.60	.929	0

External links

• Official results and statistics from the International Ice Hockey Federation
  • Division I - Group A
  • Division I - Group B

Preceded by 2008 World U18

IIHF World U18 Championships 2009

Succeeded by 2010 World U18