2023 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

2023 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Host country	Slovenia
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	10–16 April
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	84 (5.6 per game)
Attendance	3,427 (228 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Filip Sitar (11 points)
Website	www.iihf.com

2023 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I A
Tournament details
Host country	France
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	23–29 April
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	84 (5.6 per game)
Attendance	8,278 (552 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Oscar Mølgaard (12 points)
Website	www.iihf.com

2023 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I
Tournament details
Host countries	France; Slovenia
Dates	23–29 April (Group A); 10–16 April (Group B)
Teams	12
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
	← 2022 2024 →

See also: 2023 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2023 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I were two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I A and Division I B tournaments represent the second and the third tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

In the 'B' tournament Austria clinched the championship (and promotion) on the final day with a victory over South Korea before the hosts game against Italy.^[1] Their only loss was Poland's only win despite high hopes of an improved roster with a new coach, but were relegated.^[2]

Division I A[]

The Division I A tournament was being played in Angers, France, from 23 to 29 April 2023.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Participants[]

Team	Qualification
France	Hosts, placed 3rd in 2022 Division I A
Kazakhstan	Placed 4th in 2022 Division I A
Denmark	Placed 5th in 2022 Division I A
Japan	Placed 6th in 2022 Division I A
Hungary	Placed 1st in 2022 Division I B and were promoted
Ukraine	Placed 2nd in 2022 Division I B and were promoted

Standings[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Kazakhstan	5	4	0	0	1	22	9	+13	12	Promotion to the 2024 Top Division
2	Denmark	5	3	1	0	1	26	11	+15	11
3	Japan	5	2	1	0	2	13	15	−2	8
4	Hungary	5	2	0	1	2	8	15	−7	7
5	Ukraine	5	0	2	1	2	8	16	−8	5
6	France (H)	5	0	0	2	3	7	18	−11	2	Relegation 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[]

All times are local (UTC+2).

23 April 2023
12:30

Japan

5–3
(0–1, 3–0, 2–2)

Denmark

Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 352




8 min	Penalties	8 min
21	Shots	25

23 April 2023
16:00

Ukraine

3–2 GWS
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)

France

Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 1,317




12 min	Penalties	2 min
32	Shots	32

23 April 2023
19:30

Hungary

0–3
(0–0, 0–3, 0–0)

Kazakhstan

Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 134




14 min	Penalties	14 min
19	Shots	33

24 April 2023
12:30

Denmark

5–1
(2–1, 2–0, 1–0)

Ukraine

Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 238




10 min	Penalties	8 min
38	Shots	28

24 April 2023
16:00

Kazakhstan

5–0
(1–0, 1–0, 3–0)

Japan

Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 148




6 min	Penalties	4 min
24	Shots	28

24 April 2023
19:30

France

0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)

Hungary

Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 911




2 min	Penalties	6 min
23	Shots	47

26 April 2023
12:30

Kazakhstan

3–8
(1–3, 2–3, 0–2)

Denmark

Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 228




8 min	Penalties	10 min
31	Shots	35

26 April 2023
16:00

Ukraine

3–2 GWS
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)

Hungary

Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 166




16 min	Penalties	10 min
28	Shots	34

26 April 2023
19:30

France

2–4
(0–1, 0–2, 2–1)

Japan

Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 1,315




10 min	Penalties	8 min
30	Shots	34

27 April 2023
12:30

Kazakhstan

5–0
(1–0, 4–0, 0–0)

Ukraine

Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 244




6 min	Penalties	18 min
41	Shots	21

27 April 2023
16:00

Hungary

4–2
(1–1, 1–0, 2–1)

Japan

Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 188




6 min	Penalties	2 min
27	Shots	31

27 April 2023
19:30

Denmark

3–2 OT
(2–1, 0–1, 0–0)
OT: (1–0)

France

Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 1,400




10 min	Penalties	29 min
41	Shots	23

29 April 2023
12:30

Japan

2–1 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
OT: (1–0)

Ukraine

Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 276




4 min	Penalties	6 min
23	Shots	31

29 April 2023
16:00

Denmark

7–0
(3–0, 2–0, 2–0)

Hungary

Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 204




6 min	Penalties	60 min
28	Shots	29

29 April 2023
19:30

France

1–6
(1–3, 0–1, 0–2)

Kazakhstan

Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 1,157




6 min	Penalties	6 min
22	Shots	35

Division I B[]

The Division I B tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 10 to 16 April 2023.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Participants[]

Team	Qualification
Italy	Placed 3rd in 2022 Division I B
Slovenia	Hosts, placed 4th in 2022 Division I B
Austria	Placed 5th in 2022 Division I B
Poland	Placed 6th in 2022 Division I B
South Korea	Placed 1st in 2022 Division II A and were promoted
Estonia	Placed 2nd in 2022 Division II A and were promoted

Standings[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Austria	5	4	0	0	1	21	10	+11	12	Promoted to the 2024 Division I A
2	Slovenia (H)	5	3	1	0	1	20	13	+7	11
3	Italy	5	3	0	1	1	9	9	0	10
4	South Korea	5	2	0	0	3	17	15	+2	6
5	Estonia	5	1	0	0	4	8	21	−13	3^{[lower-alpha 1]}
6	Poland	5	1	0	0	4	9	16	−7	3^{[lower-alpha 1]}	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.
Notes:

↑ U18 World Cup: Austria defeats South Korea and secures promotion! (16 April 2023). Retrieved on 17 April 2022.
↑ 8 Players to Watch on Poland at the 2023 U18s (16 April 2023). Retrieved on 17 April 2022.
↑ 2023 Div I A official website
↑ 2023 Div I A statistics, stats.iihf.com
↑ 2023 Div I A statistics, globalsportsarchive.com
↑ 2023 Div I B official website
↑ 2023 Div I B statistics, stats.iihf.com
↑ 2023 Div I B statistics, globalsportsarchive.com

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+2).

10 April 2023
12:30

Poland

3–1
(1–0, 2–1, 0–0)

Austria

Ice Arena Bled, Bled





19	Shots	42

10 April 2023
16:00

Estonia

2–4
(0–0, 0–2, 2–2)

Italy

Ice Arena Bled, Bled





24	Shots	29

10 April 2023
19:30

South Korea

2–4
(0–1, 1–2, 1–1)

Slovenia

Ice Arena Bled, Bled





21	Shots	38

11 April 2023
12:30

Austria

7–1
(3–0, 2–0, 2–1)

Estonia

Ice Arena Bled, Bled





50	Shots	9

11 April 2023
16:00

Italy

3–2
(1–1, 1–1, 1–0)

South Korea

Ice Arena Bled, Bled





14	Shots	30

11 April 2023
19:30

Slovenia

6–3
(1–0, 3–2, 2–1)

Poland

Ice Arena Bled, Bled





42	Shots	23

13 April 2023
12:30

Estonia

2–5
(1–2, 0–1, 1–2)

South Korea

Ice Arena Bled, Bled





27	Shots	37

13 April 2023
16:00

Italy

1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)

Poland

Ice Arena Bled, Bled





23	Shots	33

13 April 2023
19:30

Slovenia

4–6
(0–2, 1–1, 3–3)

Austria

Ice Arena Bled, Bled





32	Shots	20

15 April 2023
12:30

South Korea

6–2
(2–0, 3–1, 1–1)

Poland

Ice Arena Bled, Bled
Attendance: 57




2 min	Penalties	6 min
44	Shots	20

15 April 2023
16:00

Slovenia

4–1
(2–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Estonia

Ice Arena Bled, Bled
Attendance: 403




12 min	Penalties	8 min
36	Shots	17

15 April 2023
19:30

Austria

3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Italy

Ice Arena Bled, Bled
Attendance: 315




6 min	Penalties	8 min
24	Shots	15

16 April 2023
12:30

Poland

1–2
(0–1, 0–0, 1–1)

Estonia

Ice Arena Bled, Bled
Attendance: 59




10 min	Penalties	14 min
30	Shots	30

16 April 2023
16:00

Austria

4–2
(1–0, 0–2, 3–0)

South Korea

Ice Arena Bled, Bled
Attendance: 250




6 min	Penalties	4 min
33	Shots	23

16 April 2023
19:30

Italy

1–2 OT
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–1)

Slovenia

Ice Arena Bled, Bled
Attendance: 330




8 min	Penalties	4 min
13	Shots	35

References[]

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[1] U18 World Cup: Austria defeats South Korea and secures promotion! (16 April 2023). Retrieved on 17 April 2022.

[2] 8 Players to Watch on Poland at the 2023 U18s (16 April 2023). Retrieved on 17 April 2022.

[3] 2023 Div I A official website

[4] 2023 Div I A statistics, stats.iihf.com

[5] 2023 Div I A statistics, globalsportsarchive.com

[6] 2023 Div I B official website

[7] 2023 Div I B statistics, stats.iihf.com

[8] 2023 Div I B statistics, globalsportsarchive.com

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Tournament details
Host countries	France Slovenia
Dates	23–29 April (Group A) 10–16 April (Group B)
Teams	12
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
← 2022 2024 →