2023 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

The 2023 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I was 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.

2023 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I
Tournament details
Host countries France
 Slovenia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates23–29 April (Group A)
10–16 April (Group B)
Teams12
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In the 'A' tournament Kazakhstan clinched the championship (and promotion) on the final day with a victory over the hosts France, while France finished last and were relegated. 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

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2023 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I A
 
Tournament details
Host country  France
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates23–29 April
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored84 (5.6 per game)
Attendance8,278 (552 per game)
Scoring leader(s)  Oscar Mølgaard (12 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

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

Participants

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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

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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 Promoted 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 Relegated 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

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All times are local (UTC+2).

23 April 2023
12:30
Japan  5–3
(0–1, 3–0, 2–2)
  DenmarkAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 352
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
21Shots25
23 April 2023
16:00
Ukraine  3–2 GWS
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)
  FranceAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 1,317
Game reference
12 minPenalties2 min
32Shots32
23 April 2023
19:30
Hungary  0–3
(0–0, 0–3, 0–0)
  KazakhstanAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 134
Game reference
14 minPenalties14 min
19Shots33

24 April 2023
12:30
Denmark  5–1
(2–1, 2–0, 1–0)
  UkraineAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 238
Game reference
10 minPenalties8 min
38Shots28
24 April 2023
16:00
Kazakhstan  5–0
(1–0, 1–0, 3–0)
  JapanAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 148
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
24Shots28
24 April 2023
19:30
France  0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)
  HungaryAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 911
Game reference
2 minPenalties6 min
23Shots47

26 April 2023
12:30
Kazakhstan  3–8
(1–3, 2–3, 0–2)
  DenmarkAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 228
Game reference
8 minPenalties10 min
31Shots35
26 April 2023
16:00
Ukraine  3–2 GWS
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)
  HungaryAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 166
Game reference
16 minPenalties10 min
28Shots34
26 April 2023
19:30
France  2–4
(0–1, 0–2, 2–1)
  JapanAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 1,315
Game reference
10 minPenalties8 min
30Shots34

27 April 2023
12:30
Kazakhstan  5–0
(1–0, 4–0, 0–0)
  UkraineAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 244
Game reference
6 minPenalties18 min
41Shots21
27 April 2023
16:00
Hungary  4–2
(1–1, 1–0, 2–1)
  JapanAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 188
Game reference
6 minPenalties2 min
27Shots31
27 April 2023
19:30
Denmark  3–2 OT
(2–1, 0–1, 0–0)
OT: (1–0)
  FranceAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 1,400
Game reference
10 minPenalties29 min
41Shots23

29 April 2023
12:30
Japan  2–1 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
OT: (1–0)
  UkraineAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 276
Game reference
4 minPenalties6 min
23Shots31
29 April 2023
16:00
Denmark  7–0
(3–0, 2–0, 2–0)
  HungaryAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 204
Game reference
6 minPenalties60 min
28Shots29
29 April 2023
19:30
France  1–6
(1–3, 0–1, 0–2)
  KazakhstanAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 1,157
Game reference
6 minPenalties6 min
22Shots35

Division I B

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2023 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I B
 
Tournament details
Host country  Slovenia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates10–16 April
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored84 (5.6 per game)
Attendance3,427 (228 per game)
Scoring leader(s)  Filip Sitar (11 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

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

Participants

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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

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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[a]
6   Poland 5 1 0 0 4 9 16 −7 3[a] 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:
  1. ^ a b Poland 1–2 Estonia

Results

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All times are local (UTC+2).

10 April 2023
12:30
Poland  3–1
(1–0, 2–1, 0–0)
  AustriaIce Arena Bled, Bled
Game reference
19Shots42
10 April 2023
16:00
Estonia  2–4
(0–0, 0–2, 2–2)
  ItalyIce Arena Bled, Bled
Game reference
24Shots29
10 April 2023
19:30
South Korea  2–4
(0–1, 1–2, 1–1)
  SloveniaIce Arena Bled, Bled
Game reference
21Shots38

11 April 2023
12:30
Austria  7–1
(3–0, 2–0, 2–1)
  EstoniaIce Arena Bled, Bled
Game reference
50Shots9
11 April 2023
16:00
Italy  3–2
(1–1, 1–1, 1–0)
  South KoreaIce Arena Bled, Bled
Game reference
14Shots30
11 April 2023
19:30
Slovenia  6–3
(1–0, 3–2, 2–1)
  PolandIce Arena Bled, Bled
Game reference
42Shots23

13 April 2023
12:30
Estonia  2–5
(1–2, 0–1, 1–2)
  South KoreaIce Arena Bled, Bled
Game reference
27Shots37
13 April 2023
16:00
Italy  1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)
  PolandIce Arena Bled, Bled
Game reference
23Shots33
13 April 2023
19:30
Slovenia  4–6
(0–2, 1–1, 3–3)
  AustriaIce Arena Bled, Bled
Game reference
32Shots20

15 April 2023
12:30
South Korea  6–2
(2–0, 3–1, 1–1)
  PolandIce Arena Bled, Bled
Attendance: 57
Game reference
2 minPenalties6 min
44Shots20
15 April 2023
16:00
Slovenia  4–1
(2–0, 1–1, 1–0)
  EstoniaIce Arena Bled, Bled
Attendance: 403
Game reference
12 minPenalties8 min
36Shots17
15 April 2023
19:30
Austria  3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)
  ItalyIce Arena Bled, Bled
Attendance: 315
Game reference
6 minPenalties8 min
24Shots15

16 April 2023
12:30
Poland  1–2
(0–1, 0–0, 1–1)
  EstoniaIce Arena Bled, Bled
Attendance: 59
Game reference
10 minPenalties14 min
30Shots30
16 April 2023
16:00
Austria  4–2
(1–0, 0–2, 3–0)
  South KoreaIce Arena Bled, Bled
Attendance: 250
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
33Shots23
16 April 2023
19:30
Italy  1–2 OT
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–1)
  SloveniaIce Arena Bled, Bled
Attendance: 330
Game reference
8 minPenalties4 min
13Shots35

References

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  1. ^ "U18 World Cup: Austria defeats South Korea and secures promotion!". hockey-news.info. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  2. ^ "8 Players to Watch on Poland at the 2023 U18s". Polish puck.com. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. ^ 2023 Division I A official website
  4. ^ 2023 Division I A statistics, stats.iihf.com
  5. ^ 2023 Division I A statistics, globalsportsarchive.com
  6. ^ 2023 Division I B official website
  7. ^ 2023 Division I B statistics, stats.iihf.com
  8. ^ 2023 Division I B statistics, globalsportsarchive.com