2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  Slovenia Estonia |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 9–15 December 2024 11–17 January 2025 |
| Teams | 12 |
The 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I will be two international under-20 ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division I consists of two tiered groups of six teams each: the second-tier Division I A and the third-tier Division I B. 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.
To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player can't be born earlier than 2005.
Division I A
[edit]| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Slovenia |
| City | Bled |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 9–15 December 2024 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Official website | |
| www.iihf.com | |
The Division I A tournament will be played in Bled, Slovenia, from 9 to 15 December 2024.[1][2]
Participating teams
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the 2026 Top Division |
| 2 | France
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Denmark
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Austria
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Hungary
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Slovenia (H)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the 2026 Division I B |
First match(es) will be played: 9 December 2024. 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
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
[edit]All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).
| 9 December 2024 12:30 | Austria | v | France | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 9 December 2024 16:00 | Hungary | v | Denmark | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 9 December 2024 19:30 | Slovenia | v | Norway | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 10 December 2024 12:30 | France | v | Hungary | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 10 December 2024 16:00 | Norway | v | Austria | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 10 December 2024 19:30 | Denmark | v | Slovenia | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 12 December 2024 12:30 | Norway | v | Hungary | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 12 December 2024 16:00 | Slovenia | v | Austria | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 12 December 2024 19:30 | France | v | Denmark | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 13 December 2024 12:30 | Austria | v | Hungary | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 13 December 2024 16:00 | Denmark | v | Norway | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 13 December 2024 19:30 | France | v | Slovenia | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 15 December 2024 12:30 | Denmark | v | Austria | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 15 December 2024 16:00 | Norway | v | France | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 15 December 2024 19:30 | Hungary | v | Slovenia | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
Division I B
[edit] | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Estonia |
| City | Tallinn |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 11–17 January 2025 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Official website | |
| www.iihf.com | |
The Division I B tournament will be played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 11 to 17 January 2025.[3][4]
Participating teams
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the 2026 Division I A |
| 2 | Ukraine
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Italy
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Estonia (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Poland
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | South Korea
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the 2026 Division II A |
First match(es) will be played: 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
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
[edit]All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).
| 11 January 2025 12:30 | Poland | v | Italy | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
| 11 January 2025 16:00 | Estonia | v | Ukraine | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
| 11 January 2025 19:30 | South Korea | v | Japan | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
| 12 January 2025 12:30 | Ukraine | v | Poland | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
| 12 January 2025 16:00 | Japan | v | Estonia | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
| 12 January 2025 19:30 | Italy | v | South Korea | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
| 14 January 2025 12:30 | Japan | v | Poland | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
| 14 January 2025 16:00 | Ukraine | v | Italy | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
| 14 January 2025 19:30 | South Korea | v | Estonia | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
| 16 January 2025 12:30 | Italy | v | Japan | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
| 16 January 2025 16:00 | Ukraine | v | South Korea | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
| 16 January 2025 19:30 | Estonia | v | Poland | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
| 17 January 2025 12:30 | Japan | v | Ukraine | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
| 17 January 2025 16:00 | Poland | v | South Korea | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
| 17 January 2025 19:30 | Italy | v | Estonia | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
References
[edit]- ^ Division I A official website, www.iihf.com
- ^ Division I A statistics, stats.iihf.com
- ^ Division I B official website, www.iihf.com
- ^ Division I B statistics, stats.iihf.com
