2015 IIHF World Championship Division I

2015 IIHF World Championship Division I
Tournament details
Host nations	Poland / Netherlands
Dates	19–25 April 13–19 April
Teams	12
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)

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, from 19 to 25 April 2015 and Group B was held in Eindhoven, Netherlands, from 13 to 19 April 2015.

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.

Group A tournament

2015 IIHF World Championship Division I A
Tournament details
Host nation	Poland
Dates	19–25 April
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	71  (4.73 per game)
Attendance	66,651  (4,443 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Roman Starchenko
MVP	Roman Starchenko

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.

Standings

	Promoted to Elite Division for 2016
	Relegated to Division I B for 2016

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kazakhstan	5	5	0	0	0	23	6	+17	15
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

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

19 April 2015 13:00

Hungary

4–2 (1–1, 1–1, 2–0)

Japan

Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków Attendance: 2,543

Game reference
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	28	Shots	23

19 April 2015 16:30

Ukraine

2–5 (0–2, 0–1, 2–2)

Kazakhstan

Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków Attendance: 2,108

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	16	Shots	24

19 April 2015 20:00

Poland

1–2 (0–1, 1–1, 0–0)

Italy

Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków Attendance: 9,456

Game reference
	29 min	Penalties	10 min
	18	Shots	28

20 April 2015 13:00

Kazakhstan

5–0 (1–0, 3–0, 1–0)

Hungary

Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków Attendance: 3,289

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	16 min
	22	Shots	12

20 April 2015 16:30

Italy

2–1 OT (0–0, 1–1, 0–0) OT (1–0)

Ukraine

Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków Attendance: 1,392

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	33	Shots	19

20 April 2015 20:00

Japan

0–2 (0–0, 0–0, 0–2)

Poland

Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków Attendance: 2,662

Game reference
	2 min	Penalties	4 min
	26	Shots	21

22 April 2015 13:00

Kazakhstan

7–2 (3–0, 0–0, 4–2)

Japan

Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków Attendance: 2,479

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	29	Shots	24

22 April 2015 16:30

Italy

1–4 (0–2, 0–0, 1–2)

Hungary

Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków Attendance: 3,125

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	11	Shots	21

22 April 2015 20:00

Poland

3–2 (0–0, 1–0, 2–2)

Ukraine

Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków Attendance: 5,975

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	24	Shots	19

23 April 2015 13:00

Japan

3–2 (0–1, 1–0, 2–1)

Italy

Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków Attendance: 2,572

Game reference
	0 min	Penalties	4 min
	26	Shots	26

23 April 2015 16:30

Ukraine

2–4 (0–0, 2–1, 0–3)

Hungary

Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków Attendance: 3,774

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	17	Shots	32

23 April 2015 20:00

Kazakhstan

3–2 (0–0, 2–1, 1–1)

Poland

Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków Attendance: 9,067

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	27	Shots	23

25 April 2015 13:00

Japan

3–1 (0–0, 3–1, 0–0)

Ukraine

Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków Attendance: 2,467

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	21	Shots	27

25 April 2015 16:30

Italy

0–3 (0–1, 0–0, 0–2)

Kazakhstan

Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków Attendance: 3,110

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	24	Shots	20

25 April 2015 20:00

Hungary

2–1 (0–0, 0–0, 2–1)

Poland

Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków Attendance: 12,632

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	36	Shots	29

Group B tournament

2015 IIHF World Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Host nation	Netherlands
Dates	13–19 April
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	90  (6 per game)
Attendance	15,920  (1,061 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Michael Swift

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.

Standings

	Promoted to Division I A for 2016
	Relegated to Division II A for 2016

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	5	4	0	0	1	30	11	+19	12
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

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

13 April 2015 13:30

Great Britain

3–2 OT (0–1, 0–0, 2–1) (OT 1–0)

Croatia

IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven Attendance: 750

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	24 min
	36	Shots	30

13 April 2015 17:00

Estonia

3–7 (1–2, 1–3, 1–2)

South Korea

IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven Attendance: 750

Game reference
	31 min	Penalties	6 min
	25	Shots	48

13 April 2015 20:30

Netherlands

0–1 (0–1, 0–0, 0–0)

Lithuania

IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,500

Game reference
	20 min	Penalties	10 min
	35	Shots	26

14 April 2015 13:30

Estonia

1–2 (0–1, 1–0, 0–1)

Great Britain

IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven Attendance: 500

Game reference
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	30	Shots	32

14 April 2015 17:00

Croatia

4–1 (0–1, 2–0, 2–0)

Lithuania

IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven Attendance: 350

Game reference
	20 min	Penalties	16 min
	35	Shots	31

14 April 2015 20:30

South Korea

7–1 (2–0, 3–1, 2–0)

Netherlands

IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven Attendance: 920

Game reference
	20 min	Penalties	12 min
	37	Shots	18

16 April 2015 13:30

Lithuania

6–1 (2–0, 0–1, 4–0)

Estonia

IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven Attendance: 300

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	30	Shots	26

16 April 2015 17:00

South Korea

2–3 (1–0, 1–2, 0–1)

Great Britain

IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven Attendance: 700

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	30	Shots	30

16 April 2015 20:30

Croatia

2–5 (2–2, 0–1, 0–2)

Netherlands

IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,350

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	8 min
	24	Shots	28

18 April 2015 13:30

Lithuania

0–5 (0–0, 0–3, 0–2)

South Korea

IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,500

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	15	Shots	46

18 April 2015 17:00

Croatia

5–2 (1–2, 2–0, 2–0)

Estonia

IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	32	Shots	28

18 April 2015 20:30

Great Britain

3–2 (3–1, 0–0, 0–1)

Netherlands

IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven Attendance: 2,500

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	2 min
	30	Shots	17

19 April 2015 13:30

South Korea

9–4 (1–1, 5–2, 3–1)

Croatia

IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,500

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	80 min
	39	Shots	20

19 April 2015 17:00

Lithuania

3–2 (0–1, 2–0, 1–1)

Great Britain

IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,800

Game reference
	33 min	Penalties	14 min
	15	Shots	37

19 April 2015 20:30

Netherlands

1–3 (0–2, 1–0, 0–1)

Estonia

IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,500

Game reference
	22 min	Penalties	4 min
	22	Shots	31

References

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