2012 IIHF World Championship Division I

2012 IIHF World Championship Division I
Tournament details
Host nations	Slovenia / Poland
Dates	15 – 21 April
Teams	12
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)

The 2012 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Ljubljana, Slovenia and Group B was contested in Krynica, Poland with both tournaments running from 15–21 April 2012.

In Group A both Austria and Slovenia were promoted back to the highest level after being relegated from there in 2011. Ukraine was relegated despite winning their final game against Japan. The Japanese, returning to play after a one-year absence, finished fourth attaining an overall placement of 20th. This is the highest they have placed since being relegated to this level in 2004 when the Asian qualifiers for the world championships ceased.

In Group B the South Koreans defeated Poland on the final day to earn promotion to Group A. For the Korean team, this assures them of the highest world championships placement in their history when they play in 2013. The host Poles did not trail a game until 8:21 left in their final match but could not equalize and ended up second. Australia and Romania, the two teams who had moved up from Division II for this year's tournament, faced off on the final day to determine relegation. Australia needed to win by two goals, but failed to do so, and finished last.

Participants

Group A

Team	Qualification
Austria	Placed 15th in the Elite Division and were relegated in 2011.
Slovenia	Host, placed 16th in the Elite Division and were relegated in 2011.
Hungary	Placed 2nd in Division I Group A last year.
Great Britain	Placed 2nd in Division I Group B last year.
Japan	Did not participate in 2011 due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and was guaranteed a place in the 2012 tournament.
Ukraine	Placed 3rd in Division I B last year.

Group B

Team	Qualification
South Korea	Placed 3rd in Division I Group A last year.
Poland	Host, placed 4th in Division I Group B last year.
Netherlands	Placed 4th in Division I Group A last year.
Lithuania	Placed 5th in Division I B last year.
Romania	Placed 1st in Division II B last year and was promoted.
Australia	Placed 1st in Division II A last year and was promoted.

Group A Tournament

Standings

	Promoted to Elite Division for 2013
	Relegated to Division I B for 2013

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
Slovenia	5	5	0	0	0	17	9	+8	15
Austria	5	3	0	1	1	24	16	+8	10
Hungary	5	2	0	0	3	15	18	−3	6
Japan	5	1	1	1	2	13	14	−1	6
Great Britain	5	1	1	0	3	14	22	−8	5
Ukraine	5	0	1	1	3	12	16	−4	3

All times are local (UTC+2).

15 April 2012 13:00

Japan

1–5 (0–2, 0–2, 1–1)

Hungary

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,652

Game reference
	33 min	Penalties	12 min
	34	Shots	25

15 April 2012 16:30

Ukraine

4–5 (1–1, 2–4, 1–0)

Austria

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,419

Game reference
	20 min	Penalties	10 min
	27	Shots	25

15 April 2012 20:00

Great Britain

2–3 (1–2, 1–0, 0–1)

Slovenia

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 9,861

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	14 min
	22	Shots	35

16 April 2012 13:00

Hungary

3–1 (2–0, 0–0, 1–1)

Ukraine

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,020

Game reference
	24 min	Penalties	12 min
	23	Shots	37

16 April 2012 16:30

Austria

7–3 (3–0, 2–2, 2–1)

Great Britain

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 986

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	16 min
	28	Shots	34

16 April 2012 20:00

Slovenia

4–2 (1–0, 1–1, 2–1)

Japan

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 8,070

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	18 min
	33	Shots	23

18 April 2012 13:00

Ukraine

3–4 OT (1–0, 2–3, 0–0) (OT: 0–1)

Great Britain

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 360

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	38	Shots	23

18 April 2012 16:30

Austria

3–4 SO (1–0, 1–2, 1–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Japan

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 640

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	38	Shots	27

18 April 2012 20:00

Slovenia

4–1 (1–0, 2–0, 1–1)

Hungary

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 9,563

Game reference
	26 min	Penalties	36 min
	29	Shots	25

19 April 2012 13:00

Great Britain

0–5 (0–2, 0–2, 0–1)

Japan

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 680

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	14 min
	30	Shots	25

19 April 2012 16:30

Hungary

2–7 (2–1, 0–2, 0–4)

Austria

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,250

Game reference
	22 min	Penalties	20 min
	20	Shots	40

19 April 2012 20:00

Slovenia

3–2 (0–1, 2–1, 1–0)

Ukraine

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 9,450

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	18	Shots	31

21 April 2012 13:00

Japan

1–2 SO (0–1, 0–0, 1–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Ukraine

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 640

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	21	Shots	24

21 April 2012 16:30

Hungary

4–5 (2–2, 2–2, 0–1)

Great Britain

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 2,460

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	33 min
	23	Shots	30

21 April 2012 20:00

Austria

2–3 (0–0, 2–3, 0–0)

Slovenia

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 10,500

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	22 min
	25	Shots	28

Group B Tournament

Standings

	Promoted to Division I A for 2013
	Relegated to Division II A for 2013

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
South Korea	5	4	1	0	0	24	10	+14	14
Poland	5	4	0	0	1	31	7	+24	12
Netherlands	5	3	0	1	1	21	13	+8	10
Romania	5	2	0	0	3	13	28	−15	6
Lithuania	5	1	0	0	4	9	27	–18	3
Australia	5	0	0	0	5	14	27	−13	0

All times are local (UTC+2).

15 April 2012 13:00

Australia

4–8 (3–3, 1–1, 0–4)

South Korea

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 450

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	18 min
	28	Shots	39

15 April 2012 16:30

Romania

1–4 (0–0, 1–3, 0–1)

Netherlands

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 250

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	14 min
	24	Shots	25

15 April 2012 20:00

Lithuania

0–9 (0–2, 0–4, 0–3)

Poland

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 3,000

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	4 min
	9	Shots	41

16 April 2012 13:00

Netherlands

6–2 (1–1, 3–1, 2–0)

Australia

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 150

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	71 min
	49	Shots	22

16 April 2012 16:30

South Korea

3–0 (3–0, 0–0, 0–0)

Lithuania

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 100

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	14 min
	40	Shots	13

16 April 2012 20:00

Poland

10–0 (3–0, 3–0, 4–0)

Romania

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 1,500

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	18 min
	42	Shots	19

18 April 2012 13:00

South Korea

6–1 (3–0, 1–0, 2–1)

Romania

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 150

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	33 min
	29	Shots	22

18 April 2012 16:30

Australia

2–3 (0–2, 2–1, 0–0)

Lithuania

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 170

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	29	Shots	33

18 April 2012 20:00

Poland

5–1 (2–0, 1–0, 2–1)

Netherlands

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 1,900

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	10 min
	37	Shots	19

19 April 2012 13:00

Lithuania

5–6 (3–1, 1–2, 1–3)

Romania

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 140

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	33	Shots	42

19 April 2012 16:30

Netherlands

3–4 OT (1–2, 0–1, 2–0) (OT: 0–1)

South Korea

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 85

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	29	Shots	36

19 April 2012 20:00

Poland

5–3 (1–0, 3–2, 1–1)

Australia

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 2,000

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	14 min
	45	Shots	22

21 April 2012 13:00

Netherlands

7–1 (2–0, 1–1, 4–0)

Lithuania

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 70

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	32 min
	34	Shots	31

21 April 2012 16:30

Romania

5–3 (2–2, 1–0, 2–1)

Australia

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 250

Game reference
	20 min	Penalties	6 min
	28	Shots	25

21 April 2012 20:00

South Korea

3–2 (1–2, 1–0, 1–0)

Poland

Attendance: 3,200

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	22	Shots	34

External links

• Group A
• Group B

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