2015 IIHF World Championship Division I
International ice hockey competition
2015 IIHF World Championship Division I Host countries Poland Netherlands Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Dates 19–25 April 13–19 April Teams 12
The 2015 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation . Group A was contested in Kraków , Poland , after the original host, Donetsk , Ukraine , withdrew,[ 1] [ 2] from 19 to 25 April 2015 and Group B was held in Eindhoven , Netherlands , from 13 to 19 April 2015.[ 3]
In Group A Kazakhstan finished first, winning their group in Division I for the fourth time in their last four appearances, thereby securing promotion to the 2016 World Championship . Hungary surprised and placed second, defeating host Poland in the final game to secure promotion; it was the first time Hungary earned promotion to the top division since 2009 , and only the second time since 1939. Ukraine finished last in the group and was relegated to Group B for 2016.
Group B saw South Korea finish first and win promotion. Great Britain finished second, losing out on first and promotion with a loss to Lithuania in the final game of the tournament. Host Netherlands ended the tournament in last place and was relegated to Division II A for the next year.
Venues
Division I A
International ice hockey competition
2015 IIHF World Championship Division I A Host country Poland Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 19–25 April Teams 6 Games played 15 Goals scored 71 (4.73 per game) Attendance 66,651 (4,443 per game) Scoring leader(s) Roman Starchenko (6 points)MVP Roman Starchenko IIHF.com
Participants
Team
Qualification
Italy
Placed 15th in the Elite Division and were relegated in 2014.
Kazakhstan
Placed 16th in the Elite Division and were relegated in 2014.
Japan
Placed 3rd in Division I A last year.
Ukraine
Placed 4th in Division I A last year.
Hungary
Placed 5th in Division I A last year.
Poland
Host , placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted.
Match officials
7 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[ 4]
Standings
Team
Pld
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
Kazakhstan
5
5
0
0
0
23
6
+17
15
Promoted to Top Division for 2016
Hungary
5
4
0
0
1
14
11
+3
12
Poland
5
2
0
0
3
9
9
0
6
Japan
5
2
0
0
3
10
16
−6
6
Italy
5
1
1
0
3
7
12
−5
5
Ukraine
5
0
0
1
4
8
17
−9
1
Relegated to Division I B for 2016
Results
All times are local (UTC+2 ).
Awards and statistics
Awards
Przemysław Odrobny of Poland was selected as the best goalkeeper.
Best players selected by the directorate:
Source: IIHF.com
Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus ; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average ; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Division I B
International ice hockey competition
2015 IIHF World Championship Division I B Host country Netherlands Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 13–19 April Teams 6 Games played 15 Goals scored 90 (6 per game) Attendance 15,920 (1,061 per game) Scoring leader(s) Michael Swift (9 points)IIHF.com
Participants
Team
Qualification
South Korea
Placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated.
Croatia
Placed 2nd in Division I B last year.
Lithuania
Placed 3rd in Division I B last year.
Great Britain
Placed 4th in Division I B last year.
Netherlands
Host , placed 5th in Division I B last year.
Estonia
Placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted.
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[ 5]
Standings
Team
Pld
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
South Korea
5
4
0
0
1
30
11
+19
12
Promoted to Division I A for 2016
Great Britain
5
3
1
0
1
13
10
+3
11
Lithuania
5
3
0
0
2
11
12
−1
9
Croatia
5
2
0
1
2
16
20
−4
7
Estonia
5
1
0
0
4
10
21
−11
3
Netherlands
5
1
0
0
4
9
15
−6
3
Relegated to Division II A for 2016
Results
All times are local (UTC+2 ).
Awards and statistics
Awards
Best players selected by the directorate:
Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus ; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average ; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
References