2023 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
Tournament details | |
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Host countries | France Slovenia |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 23–29 April (Group A) 10–16 April (Group B) |
Teams | 12 |
The 2023 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I is 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
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Host country | France |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 23–29 April |
Teams | 6 |
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www.iihf.com |
The Division I A tournament is being played in Angers, France, from 23 to 29 April 2023.[3][4][5]
Participants
Team | Qualification |
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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 |
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1 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 | Promotion to the 2024 Top Division |
2 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | |
3 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 2 | |
4 | France (H) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |
5 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 | |
6 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | Relegation to the 2024 Division I B |
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+1).
23 April 2023 12:30 | Japan | 5–3 (0–1, 3–0, 2–2) | Denmark | Angers IceParc, Angers |
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23 April 2023 16:00 | Ukraine | 3–2 GWS (1–1, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (GWS: 1–0) | France | Angers IceParc, Angers |
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23 April 2023 19:30 | Hungary | 0–3 (0–0, 0–3, 0–0) | Kazakhstan | Angers IceParc, Angers |
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24 April 2023 12:30 | Denmark | v | Ukraine | Angers IceParc, Angers |
24 April 2023 16:00 | Kazakhstan | v | Japan | Angers IceParc, Angers |
24 April 2023 19:30 | France | v | Hungary | Angers IceParc, Angers |
26 April 2023 12:30 | Kazakhstan | v | Denmark | Angers IceParc, Angers |
26 April 2023 16:00 | Ukraine | v | Hungary | Angers IceParc, Angers |
26 April 2023 19:30 | France | v | Japan | Angers IceParc, Angers |
27 April 2023 12:30 | Kazakhstan | v | Ukraine | Angers IceParc, Angers |
27 April 2023 16:00 | Hungary | v | Japan | Angers IceParc, Angers |
27 April 2023 19:30 | Denmark | v | France | Angers IceParc, Angers |
29 April 2023 12:30 | Japan | v | Ukraine | Angers IceParc, Angers |
29 April 2023 16:00 | Denmark | v | Hungary | Angers IceParc, Angers |
29 April 2023 19:30 | France | v | Kazakhstan | Angers IceParc, Angers |
Division I B
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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) |
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
Team | Qualification |
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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 |
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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 |
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
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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 |
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19 | Shots | 42 |
10 April 2023 16:00 | Estonia | 2–4 (0–0, 0–2, 2–2) | Italy | Ice Arena Bled, Bled |
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24 | Shots | 29 |
10 April 2023 19:30 | South Korea | 2–4 (0–1, 1–2, 1–1) | Slovenia | Ice Arena Bled, Bled |
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21 | Shots | 38 |
11 April 2023 12:30 | Austria | 7–1 (3–0, 2–0, 2–1) | Estonia | Ice Arena Bled, Bled |
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50 | Shots | 9 |
11 April 2023 16:00 | Italy | 3–2 (1–1, 1–1, 1–0) | South Korea | Ice Arena Bled, Bled |
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14 | Shots | 30 |
11 April 2023 19:30 | Slovenia | 6–3 (1–0, 3–2, 2–1) | Poland | Ice Arena Bled, Bled |
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42 | Shots | 23 |
13 April 2023 12:30 | Estonia | 2–5 (1–2, 0–1, 1–2) | South Korea | Ice Arena Bled, Bled |
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27 | Shots | 37 |
13 April 2023 16:00 | Italy | 1–0 (1–0, 0–0, 0–0) | Poland | Ice Arena Bled, Bled |
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23 | Shots | 33 |
13 April 2023 19:30 | Slovenia | 4–6 (0–2, 1–1, 3–3) | Austria | Ice Arena Bled, Bled |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
13 | Shots | 35 |
References
- ^ "U18 World Cup: Austria defeats South Korea and secures promotion!". hockey-news.info. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "8 Players to Watch on Poland at the 2023 U18s". Polish puck.com. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 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