2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

2025 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I B
Tournament details
Host country	Estonia
City	Tallinn
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	11–17 January 2025
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	118 (7.87 per game)
Attendance	11,959 (797 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Taisetsu Ushio (11 points)
Website	www.iihf.com

2025 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I A
Tournament details
Host country	Slovenia
City	Bled
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	9–15 December 2024
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	86 (5.73 per game)
Attendance	2,127 (142 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Filip Sitar (9 points)
Website	www.iihf.com

2025 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries	Slovenia; Estonia
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	9–15 December 2024; 11–17 January 2025
Teams	12
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See also: 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I were 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 was promoted to the next higher division, while the bottom-placed team was relegated to a lower division.

To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player couldn't be born earlier than 2005.

Division I A[]

The Division I A tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 9 to 15 December 2024.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Participating teams[]

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[]

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[]

All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+01:00).

9 December 2024
12:30

Austria

4–2
(0–0, 4–0, 0–2)

France

Bled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 115


Benedikt Oschgan	Goalies	Martin Neckar	Referees: Martin Jobbágy John Lindner
Scherzer (V. Zelenov, Kolarik) (EA) – 21:10 / Sintschnig (I. Zelenov, Klassek) – 24:45 / Klassek (Biber) (PP) – 31:03 / Waschnig (Kogler, Lam) – 37:25	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 4–1 / 4–2	44:48 – Besnier (PS) / 45:20 – Le Lem (Dufour, Nogaretto) (PP)
10 min	Penalties	10 min
43	Shots	27

9 December 2024
16:00

Hungary

1–2
(0–0, 0–0, 1–2)

Denmark

Bled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 95


Dániel Kiss	Goalies	Tobias Vilykke	Referees: Otto Blomqvist Johan Wedin
Mihalik (Ravasz) (EA) – 58:50	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2	47:35 – Olesen (Klyvø) / 53:39 – Bundgaard (Rubin)
6 min	Penalties	10 min
21	Shots	31

9 December 2024
19:30

Slovenia

1–4
(0–2, 0–1, 1–1)

Norway

Bled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 235


Bor Glavič	Goalies	Martin Lundberg	Referees: Adam Forbes Christoph Sternat
Sever (Petrovič, Sitar) (PP) – 56:10	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 1–4	04:59 – Eriksen (Vatne, Lafton) (PP) / 14:43 – Aaram-Olsen / 36:29 – Lafton (Øversveen, Granath) / 41:25 – Aaram-Olsen (Eriksen, Lafton)
8 min	Penalties	8 min
29	Shots	30

10 December 2024
12:30

France

5–2
(3–0, 1–1, 1–1)

Hungary

Bled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 102


Martin Neckar	Goalies	Dániel Kiss	Referees: Otto Blomqvist Christoph Sternat
Riu (Toukmatchev, Guidoux) – 12:44 / Djian (Chapuis, Lehmann) – 17:17 / Besnier (Delvaille, Vidal) – 17:55 / Nsonsa-Kitala (Nogaretto, Besnier) (PP) – 34:17 / Chapuis (ENG) – 58:08	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 4–1 / 4–2 / 5–2	34:38 – Ravasz (Ven, Franyó) / 56:40 – Nemes (Ravasz, Franyó)
4 min	Penalties	8 min
29	Shots	37

10 December 2024
16:00

Norway

1–3
(0–2, 1–0, 0–1)

Austria

Bled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 120


Martin Lundberg	Goalies	Benedikt Oschgan	Referees: Adam Forbes Johan Wedin
Aaram-Olsen (Vatne, Lie) – 30:39	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 1–3	02:02 – Biber (Klassek, Lanzinger) (PP) / 18:14 – Gesson (Kogler, I. Zelenov) / 45:41 – Rupnik (V. Zelenov)
10 min	Penalties	6 min
34	Shots	17

10 December 2024
19:30

Denmark

3–2
(0–0, 1–0, 2–2)

Slovenia

Bled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 210


Kristers Steinbergs	Goalies	Jon Dukarič	Referees: Martin Jobbágy John Lindner
Andersen (Klyvø, Skovning) – 29:43 / Olsson (Olesen) – 47:42 / Schioldan (Moelgaard, Thomsen) (PP) – 56:36	1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2	42:46 – Hebar (Sever, Sitar) (PP) / 44:32 – Petrovič (Sever, Hebar)
12 min	Penalties	14 min
21	Shots	24

12 December 2024
12:30

Norway

4–0
(2–0, 2–0, 0–0)

Hungary

Bled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 75


Martin Lundberg	Goalies	Olivér Király	Referees: John Lindner Christoph Sternat
Brekke (Hagen, Koblar) – 01:44 / Dehli (Eriksen, Aaram-Olsen) (PP) – 17:57 / Vatne (Evensen, Granath) (EA) – 36:12 / Solberg (Lie, Vatne) – 39:33	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0
12 min	Penalties	12 min
51	Shots	13

12 December 2024
16:00

Slovenia

2–3
(0–2, 1–1, 1–0)

Austria

Bled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 250


Jon Dukarič Bor Glavič	Goalies	Benedikt Oschgan	Referees: Martin Jobbágy Johan Wedin
Sitar (Sever, Petrovič) – 33:18 / Sever (Crnkič, Goličič) (PP) – 55:55	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 1–3 / 2–3	06:07 – Lanzinger (V. Zelenov, Biber) (PP) / 13:52 – Haiböck (Kolarik, Klassek) / 31:45 – Haiböck (Reiner, Kolarik)
10 min	Penalties	6 min
34	Shots	25

12 December 2024
19:30

France

5–4 OT
(0–1, 3–2, 1–1)
(OT: 1–0)

Denmark

Bled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 75


Martin Neckar	Goalies	Tobias Vilykke	Referees: Adam Forbes Loic Ruprecht
Nsonsa-Kitala (Le Lem, Besnier) – 25:40 / Delvaille (Djian, Besnier) – 27:50 / Nogaretto (Nsona-Kitala, Besnier) (PP) – 33:49 / Delvaille – 58:30 / Nsonsa-Kitala (Riu) – 63:52	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 3–3 / 3–4 / 4–4 / 5–4	19:40 – Olsson (Klyvø, Jakobsen) / 22:19 – Bundgaard (Petersen) / 38:53 – Petersen (Bundgaard, Rubin) / 52:19 – Thomsen /
12 min	Penalties	6 min
24	Shots	46

13 December 2024
12:30

Austria

2–0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Hungary

Bled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 85


Benedikt Oschgan	Goalies	Dániel Kiss	Referees: Adam Forbes Martin Jobbágy
Haiböck (Kolarik, Biber) – 42:53 / V. Zelenov (Scherzer, Oschgan) (ENG) – 59:47	1–0 / 2–0
6 min	Penalties	8 min
26	Shots	24

13 December 2024
16:00

Denmark

3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Norway

Bled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 75


Martin Lundberg	Goalies	Kristers Steinbergs	Referees: John Linder Johan Lindner
Linde (Thomsen, Schioldan) – 00:28 / Olsson (Moelgaard, Andersen) (PP) – 31:44 / Thomsen (Andersen, Moelgaard) (PP) – 51:02	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0
2 min	Penalties	8 min
23	Shots	29

13 December 2024
19:30

France

2–6
(0–2, 2–2, 0–2)

Slovenia

Bled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 180


Martin Neckar Cebald Debiak	Goalies	Bor Glavič	Referees: Loic Ruprecht Christoph Sternat
Delvaille (Guidoux, Fine) (PP) – 37:02 / Dufour (Nsonsa-Kitala, Haag) – 37:44	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 1–4 / 2–4 / 2–5 / 2–6	16:28 – Mahmutović (Smolnikar, Zalokar) / 18:43 – Smolnikar (Sitar, Goličič) / 26:53 – Petrovič (Sitar, Sečkar) / 27:57 – Goličič (Crnkič, Žeželj) / 51:39 – Rep (Perčič) / 59:33 – Crnkič (Mahmutović, Žeželj)
4 min	Penalties	10 min
16	Shots	41

15 December 2024
12:30

Denmark

5–4
(3–1, 0–1, 2–2)

Austria

Bled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 210


Kristers Steinbergs	Goalies	Benedikt Oschgan	Referees: John Lindner Johan Wedin
Moelgaard (Schioldan, Thomsen) (PP) – 04:32 / Linde (Thomsen) – 09:54 / Rubin (Olsson, Thomsen) – 12:55 / Linde (Schioldan, Thomsen) (PP) – 51:11 / Larson (Rubin, Jakobsen) (PP) – 51:55	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 3–3 / 4–3 / 5–3 / 5–4	08:35 – Scherzer (Rebernig, Gruber) / 23:32 – Lanzinger (Scherzer) / 42:02 – Gesson (Sintschnig) / 55:22 – Neumann (Reiner)
6 min	Penalties	27 min
21	Shots	31

15 December 2024
16:00

Norway

4–1
(0–1, 2–0, 2–0)

France

Bled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 80


Martin Lundberg	Goalies	Martin Neckar	Referees: Martin Jobbágy Loic Ruprecht
Pettersen (Eriksen, Aaram-Olsen) – 33:27 / Vatne (Granath) – 34:52 / Brandsegg-Nygård (Aaram-Olsen) – 48:51 / Granath (SH,ENG) – 59:21	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1	11:30 – Fine (Delvaille, Chapuis) (PP)
41 min	Penalties	18 min
43	Shots	15

15 December 2024
19:30

Hungary

4–7
(2–3, 2–3, 0–1)

Slovenia

Bled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 220


Dániel Kiss Olivér Király	Goalies	Bor Glavič	Referees: Adam Forbes Christoph Sternat
Laskawy (Ravasz) – 02:41 / Mihalik (Franyó) – 08:09 / Szongoth (Ravasz, Ven) (PP2) – 25:42 / Ven (Szongoth, Laskaway) (PP) – 36:24	1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 2–4 / 3–4 / 3–5 / 3–6 / 4–6 / 4–7	03:58 – Crnkič (Sitar, Goličič) (PP) / 06:54 – Sitar (Rep, Sever) / 11:28 – Crnkič (Sitar, Goličič) (PP) / 22:34 – Sever (Sitar, Goličič) / 30:15 – Sever (Sečkar, Frešer) / 33:53 – Mahmutović (Žeželj, Rep) (PP) / 55:40 – Žeželj (Mahmutović)
8 min	Penalties	6 min
25	Shots	27

Statistics[]

Top 10 scorers[]

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[]

(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[]

Goaltender: Benedikt Oschgan
Defenceman: Teo Besnier
Forward: Hjalte Thomsen

Source: IIHF

Division I B[]

The Division I B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 11 to 17 January 2025.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Participating teams[]

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[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Ukraine	5	5	0	0	0	29	10	+19	15	Promotion to the 2026 Division I A
2	Japan	5	2	1	1	1	26	24	+2	9^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Italy	5	3	0	0	2	23	21	+2	9^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Estonia (H)	5	2	0	0	3	16	23	−7	6
5	Poland	5	1	0	1	3	14	21	−7	4
6	South Korea	5	0	1	0	4	10	19	−9	2	Relegation to the 2026 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:

↑ Division I A official website, www.iihf.com
↑ Division I A statistics, stats.iihf.com
↑ Mladi risi U20 četrti na domačem prvenstvu (in Slovene), hokej.si
↑ Guld og oprykning til Danmarks U20-landshold (in Danish), ishockey.dk
↑ Division I B official website, www.iihf.com
↑ Division I B statistics, stats.iihf.com
↑ Eesti noortekoondis jäi kodustel maailmameistrivõistlustel medalita (in Estonian), www.sekundomer.ee
↑ Збірна України U20 обіграла Японію і виграла чемпіонат світу з хокею у дивізіоні ІВ (in Ukrainian), suspilne.media

Results[]

All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).

11 January 2025
12:30

Poland

4–7
(0–2, 3–4, 1–1)

Italy

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 158


Igor Tyczyński Jakub Wieczorek	Goalies	Carlo Giordani	Referees: Torjis Brynildsen Milan Zrnic
Petrażycki (Kashalevich, Łojas – 23:20 / Ja. Hofman (Prokopiak, Hanzel) – 26:57 / Sawicki (Lisowski) (PP) – 37:22 / Jo. Hofman (Dawid, Ja. Hofman) (PP) – 49:57	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 2–3 / 2–4 / 3–4 / 3–5 / 3–6 / 4–6 / 4–7	04:39 – Mbow (Pisetta, Remolato) (PP) / 06:26 – Piechenstein (Esposito) / 26:03 – Pisetta (Remolato, Mbow) (PP) / 31:37 – Remolato (Mbow) (PP) / 39:09 – Prast / 39:40 – Garau (PP) / 58:32 – Mantinger (EN)
10 min	Penalties	10 min
38	Shots	24

11 January 2025
16:00

Estonia

1–8
(0–3, 0–2, 1–3)

Ukraine

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 1,541


Georg Vladimirov Cristopher Rembetti	Goalies	Alexander Levshin	Referees: Anton Boryayev Niclas Lundsgaard
Orlov (Ahman) – 58:02	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 0–6 / 0–7 / 0–8 / 1–8	04:22 – Denysenko (Kulikov) / 05:13 – Koida / 15:10 – Yevtiekhov (SH) / 30:09 – Kulikov / 30:17 – Kuprianov (Haponenko, Shulha) / 40:40 – Kosarev (Yevtiekhov) (PP) / 44:41 – Koida / 54:07 – Kulikov (Mironov, Denysenko)
4 min	Penalties	12 min
32	Shots	37

11 January 2025
19:30

South Korea

4–3 GWS
(0–0, 2–1, 1–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–0)

Japan

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 321


Oh Eun-yul	Goalies	Toya Otsuka	Referees: Cyril Debuche Gergely Gebei
Sohn (Lim E.) – 32:52 / Chae (Kwon, Lim E.) – 39:26 / Lim E. – 50:26	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 3–3	37:47 – Suzuki (Fukuda, Okubo) / 54:53 – Sasaki (Ushio, Suzuki) / 56:45 – Mori (Iizuka, Tanahashi)
8 min	Penalties	2 min
26	Shots	39

12 January 2025
12:30

Ukraine

3–0
(0–0, 3–0, 0–0)

Poland

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 210


Alexander Levshin	Goalies	Jakub Wieczorek	Referees: Torjus Brynildsen Andrew Dalton
Haponenko (Kosarev, Yevtiekhov) (PP) – 28:48 / Yevtiekhov (Sukhytsky, Koida) – 30:18 / Zherebko (Zdorovets, Shulha) – 33:53	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0
8 min	Penalties	6 min
33	Shots	13

12 January 2025
16:00

Japan

7–3
(2–1, 3–1, 2–1)

Estonia

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 1,478


Jin Yoshida	Goalies	Cristopher Rembetti Georg Vladimirov	Referees: Gergely Gebei Milan Zrnic
Suzuki (Sasaki) (PP) – 02:44 / Okubo (Kokuwa) – 10:40 / Okubo – 25:11 / Sasaki (Hotta, Koiwa) (PP) – 29:50 / Kokuwa (Suzuki, Fukuda) – 32:40 / Ushio (Suzuki, Sasaki) (PP) – 41:15 / Sasaki (Koiwa) (EN) – 54:44	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2 / 6–2 / 6–3 / 7–3	01:12 – Burkov (Antonov, Vahi) / 28:55 – Burkov (Antonov, Vahi) / 43:54 – Valja (Antonov, Timofejev)
6 min	Penalties	16 min
38	Shots	19

12 January 2025
19:30

Italy

3–1
(1–0, 2–0, 0–1)

South Korea

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 347


Carlo Giordani	Goalies	Park Jin-hyeok	Referees: Anton Boryayev Cyril Debuche
Gareau (Remolato, Pisetta) – 05:55 / De Luca (Fauster) – 25:39 / Mbow – 28:29	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1	45:14 – Kwon (Jang) (PP)
10 min	Penalties	6 min
19	Shots	28

14 January 2025
12:30

Japan

7–6 OT
(3–2, 2–4, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)

Poland

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 343


Towa Otsuka	Goalies	Jakub Wieczorek Igor Tyczyński	Referees: Andrew Dalton Cyril Debuche
Ushio – 12:42 / Tanahashi (Koiwa, Shirozu) – 15:01 / Ushio – 16:21 / Sasaki (Koiwa, Ushio) – 22:53 / Ishigaki (Tanahashi) – 39:18 / Ushio (Sasaki, Fukuda) (PP) – 42:31 / Ushio (Fukuda) – 60:28	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 3–3 / 4–3 / 4–4 / 4–5 / 5–5 / 5–6 / 6–6 / 7–6	15:56 – Dawid (Ja. Hofman, Jo. Hofman) (PP) / 17:31 – Ja. Hofman (Dawid, Jo. Hofman) / 20:38 – Hanzel / 23:57 – Ziarkowski (Bieda) / 32:33 – Jo. Hofman / 39:56 – Lisowski (Sobecki, Stolarski) (PP)
10 min	Penalties	6 min
38	Shots	28

14 January 2025
16:00

Ukraine

6–5
(4–2, 2–1, 0–2)

Italy

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 432


Alexander Levshin	Goalies	Carlo Giordani	Referees: Anton Boryayev Gergely Gebei
Shulha (Yevtiekhov, Kosarev) (PP2) – 06:48 / Kuprianov (Kosarev) (PP) – 07:38 / Zherebko – 07:51 / Koida (Kosarev, Yevtiekhov) – 12:29 / Kosarev (Yevtiekhov) (PP2) – 21:19 / Kuprianov (Sukhytsky, Polonytsky) – 26:29	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2 / 6–2 / 6–3 / 6–4 / 6–5	02:29 – Pisetta (Garau, Remolato) (PP) / 12:20 – Mbow (Pisetta, Prast) / 28:35 – Mbow (Pisetta, Gesumaria) (PP2) / 40:34 – Garau (Remolato, Frick) / 52:04 – Garau (Remolato, Mbow) (PP)
37 min	Penalties	12 min
56	Shots	19

14 January 2025
19:30

South Korea

2–6
(1–2, 0–2, 1–2)

Estonia

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 1,425


Oh Eun-yul Park Jin-hyeok	Goalies	Georg Vladimirov	Referees: Torjis Brynildsen Niclas Lundsgaard
Kwon (Kim J., Chae) – 16:23 / Chae (Kwon) (SH) – 46:31	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 2–4 / 2–5 / 2–6	08:36 – Timofejev (Proskurin) / 11:27 – Luht (Mättik, Abeljanov) (PP) / 29:07 – Valja (Antonov) / 32:09 – Burkov (Antonov, Timofejev) (PP) / 47:00 – Orlov (Mättik, Valja) (PP) / 51:58 – Timofejev (SH)
6 min	Penalties	12 min
28	Shots	27

16 January 2025
12:30

Italy

4–7
(2–1, 0–2, 2–4)

Japan

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 335


Carlo Giordani	Goalies	Toya Otsuka	Referees: Cyril Debuche Niclas Lundsgaard
Mbow (Pisetta, Garau) (PP) – 10:42 / Fauster (Esposito) – 12:44 / Pisetta (Garau) (PP) – 51:56 / Miglioranzi (Mbow) (EA) – 57:49	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 2–4 / 2–5 / 3–5 / 3–6 / 4–6 / 4–7	14:39 – Suzuki (Sasaki) / 24:09 – Suzuki (Ushio, Fukuda) (PP) / 32:29 – Suzuki (Koiwa, Ushio) (PP) / 46:56 – Ushio (Koiwa, Suzuki) / 49:01 – Fukuda (Sasaki) (PP) / 56:48 – Koiwa (SH, EN) / 59:54 – Ushio (PP, EN)
12 min	Penalties	10 min
26	Shots	56

16 January 2025
16:00

Ukraine

5–2
(3–2, 1–0, 1–0)

South Korea

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 543


Alexander Levshin	Goalies	Park Jin-hyeok An Yeo-jun	Referees: Torjis Brynildsen Gergely Gebei
D. Baida – 01:25 / Mironov (Polonytsky, Denysenko) – 14:31 / Shulha (Ivashchenko, Kuprianov) (PP) – 18:54 / Ivashchenko (Zdorovets, Kuprianov) – 32:47 / Koida (I. Baida, D. Baida) – 45:37	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2	05:26 – Lim S. (Lee J., Sohn) / 17:13 – Kwon (Kim J.)
4 min	Penalties	6 min
60	Shots	18

16 January 2025
19:30

Estonia

3–2
(0–0, 0–1, 3–1)

Poland

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 1,858


Georg Vladimirov	Goalies	Igor Tyczyński	Referees: Andrew Dalton Milan Zrnic
Orlov (Morozov, Proskurin) – 55:42 / Morozov (Burkov, Antonov) (PP, EA) – 59:15 / Timofejev (Ahman, Burkov) – 59:59	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2	31:17 – Dawid (Ja. Hofman, Jo. Hofman) (PP) / 50:43 – Petrażycki (Stolarski)
14 min	Penalties	14 min
33	Shots	20

17 January 2025
12:30

Japan

2–7
(0–2, 1–4, 1–1)

Ukraine

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 325


Towa Otsuka Jin Yoshida	Goalies	Alexander Levshin	Referees: Niclas Lundsgaard Milan Zrnic
Kokuwa (Okubo, Mori) (PP) – 34:53 / Ishigaki (Shirono, Mori) – 51:00	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 /0–4 / 0–5 / 1–5 / 1–6 / 2–6 / 2–7	09:25 – Yevtiekhov (Bodnar, Sukhytsky) / 12:49 – Mironov (Kulikov, Denysenko) / 24:05 – Haponenko / 25:11 – Mironov (Denysenko, Kulikov) / 25:33 – D. Baida (Shulha, Kosarev) / 39:48 – Kuprianov / 56:59 – Kosarev (Kuprianov, Shulha) (PP)
29 min	Penalties	12 min
28	Shots	44

17 January 2025
16:00

Poland

2–1
(1–0, 1–1, 0–0)

South Korea

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 182


Igor Tyczyński	Goalies	Oh Eun-yul	Referees: Anton Boryayev Andrew Dalton
Ja. Hofman (Dawid, Hanzel) – 06:35 / Jo. Hofman (Ja. Hofman, Prokopiak) – 29:15	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1	21:02 – Lim S. (Lee J.)
2 min	Penalties	4 min
34	Shots	23

17 January 2025
19:30

Italy

4–3
(1–2, 1–1, 2–0)

Estonia

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 2,451


Riccardo Santangelo	Goalies	Georg Vladimirov	Referees: Cyril Debuche Gergely Gebei
Curti (Garau, Pisetta) – 15:31 / Nitz (Mbow) – 21:39 / Fauster (Graf, Perino) – 51:05 / Perino – 52:48	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 3–3 / 4–3	03:42 – Timofejev (Burkov, Antonov) (PP) / 07:20 – Luht (Vahi, Frolkov) / 30:04 – Abeljanov (Frolkov, Koltsov)
4 min	Penalties	4 min
42	Shots	31

Statistics[]

Top 10 scorers[]

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
1	Taisetsu Ushio	Japan	5	7	4	11	0	2
2	Fallou Mbow	Italy	5	5	5	10	+2	0
3	Fuji Suzuki	Japan	5	5	5	10	+1	31
4	Kazumo Sasaki	Japan	5	4	5	9	−2	4
5	Thomas Pisetta	Italy	5	3	6	9	+3	10
6	Nathan Garau	Italy	5	4	4	8	+2	0
7	Mykola Kosarev	Ukraine	5	3	5	8	+4	4
7	Olexi Yevtiekhov	Ukraine	5	3	5	8	+3	2
9	Ilarion Kuprianov	Ukraine	5	4	3	7	+6	0
10	Jakub Hofman	Poland	5	3	4	7	0	4

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

Goaltending leaders[]

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	Sv%	GAA	SO
1	Alexander Levshin	Ukraine	300:00	10	90.91	2.00	1
2	Carlo Giordani	Italy	238:18	16	90.86	4.03	0
3	Oh Eun-yul	South Korea	176:23	11	88.89	3.74	0
4	Georg Vladimirov	Estonia	223:06	13	88.29	3.50	0
5	Igor Tyczyński	Poland	200:28	14	85.42	4.19	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[]

Goaltender: Alexander Levshin
Defenceman: Mykola Kosarev
Forward: Taisetsu Ushio

Source: [IIHF]

References[]

External links[]

Official website of IIHF

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[1] Division I A official website, www.iihf.com

[2] Division I A statistics, stats.iihf.com

[3] Mladi risi U20 četrti na domačem prvenstvu (in Slovene), hokej.si

[4] Guld og oprykning til Danmarks U20-landshold (in Danish), ishockey.dk

[5] Division I B official website, www.iihf.com

[6] Division I B statistics, stats.iihf.com

[7] Eesti noortekoondis jäi kodustel maailmameistrivõistlustel medalita (in Estonian), www.sekundomer.ee

[8] Збірна України U20 обіграла Японію і виграла чемпіонат світу з хокею у дивізіоні ІВ (in Ukrainian), suspilne.media

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