2024 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Denmark
 Estonia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates14–20 April 2024
Teams12
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The 2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I is two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Divisions I A and I B represent the second and the third tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

Division I A

2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I A
Tournament details
Host country Denmark
CityFrederikshavn
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates14–20 April 2024
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored106 (7.07 per game)
Attendance3,992 (266 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Hungary Ferenc Laskawy (11 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Frederikshavn, Denmark, from 14 to 20 April 2024.[1][2]

Participating teams

Team Qualification
 Germany Placed 10th in 2023 Top Division and were relegated
 Denmark Hosts; placed 2nd in 2023 Division I A
 Japan Placed 3rd in 2023 Division I A
 Hungary Placed 4th in 2023 Division I A
 Ukraine Placed 5th in 2023 Division I A
 Austria Placed 1st in 2023 Division I B and were promoted

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Germany 5 4 1 0 0 25 11 +14 14 Promoted to the 2025 Top Division
2  Ukraine 5 4 0 1 0 18 10 +8 13
3  Austria 5 2 1 0 2 21 14 +7 8
4  Hungary 5 2 0 1 2 21 25 −4 7
5  Denmark (H) 5 1 0 0 4 10 20 −10 3
6  Japan 5 0 0 0 5 11 26 −15 0 Relegated to the 2025 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 and schedule

Source:[3]
All times are local. (Central European Summer TimeUTC+2)

14 April 2024
13:00
Austria 2–3
(1–0, 1–1, 0–2)
 GermanyIscenter Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 225
Game reference
10 minPenalties6 min
17Shots27
14 April 2024
16:30
Hungary 4–1
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)
 DenmarkIscenter Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 485
Game reference
6 minPenalties2 min
25Shots25
14 April 2024
20:00
Ukraine 4–1
(0–0, 3–0, 1–1)
 JapanIscenter Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 140
Game reference
10 minPenalties8 min
37Shots24

15 April 2024
13:00
Germany 8–2
(2–1, 4–1, 2–0)
 HungaryIscenter Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 145
Game reference
4 minPenalties31 min
42Shots22
15 April 2024
16:30
Japan 3–6
(0–3, 1–2, 2–1)
 AustriaIscenter Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 120
Game reference
12 minPenalties8 min
18Shots45
15 April 2024
20:00
Denmark 1–3
(0–0, 1–2, 0–1)
 UkraineIscenter Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 515
Game reference
10 minPenalties10 min
15Shots32

17 April 2024
13:00
Austria 6–5 GWS
(0–1, 2–2, 3–2)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)
 HungaryIscenter Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 147
Game reference
4 minPenalties8 min
41Shots33
17 April 2024
16:30
Germany 2–1 OT
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0)
OT: (1–0)
 UkraineIscenter Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 208
Game reference
8 minPenalties12 min
37Shots31
17 April 2024
20:00
Denmark 4–2
(2–1, 0–1, 2–0)
 JapanIscenter Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 367
Game reference
8 minPenalties6 min
36Shots29

18 April 2024
13:00
Hungary 4–7
(0–1, 1–4, 3–2)
 UkraineIscenter Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 115
Game reference
10 minPenalties31 min
55Shots29
18 April 2024
16:30
Japan 2–6
(1–2, 0–3, 1–1)
 GermanyIscenter Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 148
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
23Shots66
18 April 2024
20:00
Denmark 0–5
(0–1, 0–2, 0–2)
 AustriaIscenter Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 385
Game reference
4 minPenalties6 min
11Shots30

20 April 2024
13:00
Ukraine 3–2
(0–0, 1–2, 2–0)
 AustriaIscenter Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 147
Game reference
6 minPenalties8 min
46Shots28
20 April 2024
16:30
Japan 3–6
(0–1, 0–2, 3–3)
 HungaryIscenter Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 115
Game reference
0 minPenalties6 min
30Shots45
20 April 2024
20:00
Germany 6–4
(0–1, 2–2, 4–1)
 DenmarkIscenter Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 730
Game reference
6 minPenalties6 min
37Shots27

Division I B

2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Host country Estonia
CityTallinn
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates14–20 April 2024
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored98 (6.53 per game)
Attendance10,399 (693 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Slovenia Nik Petrović (13 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 14 to 20 April 2024.[4][5]

Participating teams

Team Qualification
 France Placed 6th in 2023 Division I A and were relegated
 Slovenia Placed 2nd in 2023 Division I B
 Italy Placed 3rd in 2023 Division I B
 South Korea Placed 4th in 2023 Division I B
 Estonia Hosts; placed 5th in 2023 Division I B
 Lithuania Placed 1st in 2023 Division II A and were promoted

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Slovenia 5 4 0 0 1 29 14 +15 12 Promoted to the 2025 Division I A
2  Lithuania 5 3 1 0 1 16 12 +4 11
3  Estonia (H) 5 2 0 0 3 13 20 −7 6[a]
4  France 5 2 0 0 3 15 19 −4 6[a]
5  South Korea 5 2 0 0 3 15 17 −2 6[a]
6  Italy 5 1 0 1 3 10 16 −6 4 Relegated to the 2025 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 c Estonia 6 Pts, France 3 Pts, South Korea 0 Pts

Results and schedule

Source:[6]
All times are local. (Eastern European Summer TimeUTC+3)

14 April 2024
12:30
Lithuania 3–1
(0–0, 1–0 , 2–1)
 FranceTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 387
Game reference
37 minPenalties0 min
24Shots40
14 April 2024
16:00
Estonia 0–4
(0–2, 0–1, 0–1)
 ItalyTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 2,287
Game reference
6 minPenalties10 min
21Shots29
14 April 2024
19:30
South Korea 5–3
(1–0, 1–1, 3–2)
 SloveniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 232
Game reference
10 minPenalties8 min
25Shots26

15 April 2024
12:30
Italy 1–2 OT
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
OT: (0–1)
 LithuaniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 235
Game reference
29 minPenalties33 min
18Shots26
15 April 2024
16:00
France 3–1
(1–1, 2–0, 0–0)
 South KoreaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 318
Game reference
8 minPenalties2 min
44Shots16
15 April 2024
19:30
Slovenia 6–2
(1–1, 2–0, 3–1)
 EstoniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 743
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
31Shots20

17 April 2024
12:30
Slovenia 4–3
(2–1, 2–0, 0–2)
 ItalyTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 173
Game reference
10 minPenalties14 min
23Shots28
17 April 2024
16:00
Lithuania 5–2
(0–1, 1–1, 4–0)
 South KoreaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 297
Game reference
8 minPenalties27 min
31Shots10
17 April 2024
19:30
France 3–4
(2–2, 1–1, 0–1)
 EstoniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 1327
Game reference
12 minPenalties8 min
28Shots19

19 April 2024
12:30
Italy 0–6
(0–2, 0–2, 0–2)
 FranceTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 632
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
26Shots35
19 April 2024
16:00
Slovenia 5–2
(2–1, 2–0, 1–1)
 LithuaniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 701
Game reference
10 minPenalties10 min
24Shots29
19 April 2024
19:30
South Korea 3–4
(1–2, 0–2, 2–0)
 EstoniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 998
Game reference
10 minPenalties4 min
24Shots31

20 April 2024
12:30
France 2–11
(0–6, 0–3, 2–2)
 SloveniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 291
Game reference
10 minPenalties2 min
23Shots36
20 April 2024
16:00
Estonia 3–4
(3–2, 0–2, 0–0)
 LithuaniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 1,123
Game reference
8 minPenalties33 min
26Shots34
20 April 2024
19:30
Italy 2–4
(0–1, 1–1, 1–2)
 South KoreaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 655
Game reference
8 minPenalties0 min
20Shots31

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