2023 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

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2023 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I
Tournament details
Host nations  France /  Slovenia
Dates 23–29 April (Group A)
10–16 April (Group B)
Teams 12
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)

The 2023 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I was 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 'A' tournament Kazakhstan clinched the championship (and promotion) on the final day with a victory over the hosts France, while France finished last and were relegated. 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

2023 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I A
Tournament details
Host nation  France
Dates 23–29 April
Teams 6
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played 15
Goals scored 84  (5.6 per game)
Attendance 8,278  (552 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Denmark Oscar Mølgaard

The Division I A tournament was played in Angers, France, from 23 to 29 April 2023.[3][4][5]

Participants

Team Qualification
 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
1 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan 5 4 0 0 1 22 9 13 12 Promoted to the 2024 Top Division
2 Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark 5 3 1 0 1 26 11 15 11
3 Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan 5 2 1 0 2 13 15 −2 8
4 Flag of Hungary.svg.png Hungary 5 2 0 1 2 8 15 −7 7
5 Flag of Ukraine.svg.png Ukraine 5 0 2 1 2 8 16 −8 5
6 Flag of France.svg.png France (H) 5 0 0 2 3 7 18 −11 2 Relegated to the 2024 Division I B

Results

23 April 2023
12:30 		Japan  5–3
(0–1, 3–0, 2–2) 		 Denmark Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 352
23 April 2023
16:00 		Ukraine  3–2 GWS
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0) 		 France Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 1,317
23 April 2023
19:30 		Hungary  0–3
(0–0, 0–3, 0–0) 		 Kazakhstan Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 134
24 April 2023
12:30 		Denmark  5–1
(2–1, 2–0, 1–0) 		 Ukraine Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 238
24 April 2023
16:00 		Kazakhstan  5–0
(1–0, 1–0, 3–0) 		 Japan Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 148
24 April 2023
19:30 		France  0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1) 		 Hungary Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 911
26 April 2023
12:30 		Kazakhstan  3–8
(1–3, 2–3, 0–2) 		 Denmark Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 228
26 April 2023
16:00 		Ukraine  3–2 GWS
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0) 		 Hungary Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 166
26 April 2023
19:30 		France  2–4
(0–1, 0–2, 2–1) 		 Japan Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 1,315
27 April 2023
12:30 		Kazakhstan  5–0
(1–0, 4–0, 0–0) 		 Ukraine Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 244
27 April 2023
16:00 		Hungary  4–2
(1–1, 1–0, 2–1) 		 Japan Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 188
27 April 2023
19:30 		Denmark  3–2 OT
(2–1, 0–1, 0–0)
OT: (1–0) 		 France Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 1,400
29 April 2023
12:30 		Japan  2–1 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
OT: (1–0) 		 Ukraine Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 276
29 April 2023
16:00 		Denmark  7–0
(3–0, 2–0, 2–0) 		 Hungary Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 204
29 April 2023
19:30 		France  1–6
(1–3, 0–1, 0–2) 		 Kazakhstan Angers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 1,157

Division I B

2023 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Host nation  Slovenia
Dates 10–16 April
Teams 6
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played 15
Goals scored 84  (5.6 per game)
Attendance 3,427  (228 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Slovenia Filip Sitar

The Division I B tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 10 to 16 April 2023.[6][7][8]

Participants

Team Qualification
 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
1 Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria 5 4 0 0 1 21 10 11 12 Promoted to the 2024 Division I A
2 Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia (H) 5 3 1 0 1 20 13 7 11
3 Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy 5 3 0 1 1 9 9 0 10
4 Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea 5 2 0 0 3 17 15 2 6
5 Flag of Estonia.svg.png Estonia 5 1 0 0 4 8 21 −13 3
6 Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland 5 1 0 0 4 9 16 −7 3 Relegated to the 2024 Division II A

Results

10 April 2023
12:30 		Poland  3–1
(1–0, 2–1, 0–0) 		 Austria Ice Arena Bled, Bled
10 April 2023
16:00 		Estonia  2–4
(0–0, 0–2, 2–2) 		 Italy Ice Arena Bled, Bled
10 April 2023
19:30 		South Korea  2–4
(0–1, 1–2, 1–1) 		 Slovenia Ice Arena Bled, Bled
11 April 2023
12:30 		Austria  7–1
(3–0, 2–0, 2–1) 		 Estonia Ice Arena Bled, Bled
11 April 2023
16:00 		Italy  3–2
(1–1, 1–1, 1–0) 		 South Korea Ice Arena Bled, Bled
11 April 2023
19:30 		Slovenia  6–3
(1–0, 3–2, 2–1) 		 Poland Ice Arena Bled, Bled
13 April 2023
12:30 		Estonia  2–5
(1–2, 0–1, 1–2) 		 South Korea Ice Arena Bled, Bled
13 April 2023
16:00 		Italy  1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0) 		 Poland Ice Arena Bled, Bled
13 April 2023
19:30 		Slovenia  4–6
(0–2, 1–1, 3–3) 		 Austria Ice Arena Bled, Bled
15 April 2023
12:30 		South Korea  6–2
(2–0, 3–1, 1–1) 		 Poland Ice Arena Bled, Bled
Attendance: 57
15 April 2023
16:00 		Slovenia  4–1
(2–0, 1–1, 1–0) 		 Estonia Ice Arena Bled, Bled
Attendance: 403
15 April 2023
19:30 		Austria  3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0) 		 Italy Ice Arena Bled, Bled
Attendance: 315
16 April 2023
12:30 		Poland  1–2
(0–1, 0–0, 1–1) 		 Estonia Ice Arena Bled, Bled
Attendance: 59
16 April 2023
16:00 		Austria  4–2
(1–0, 0–2, 3–0) 		 South Korea Ice Arena Bled, Bled
Attendance: 250
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

References

  1. ↑ "U18 World Cup: Austria defeats South Korea and secures promotion!". 16 April 2023. https://hockey-news.info/u18-wm-oesterreich-besiegt-suedkorea-und-sichert-sich-den-aufstieg/. Retrieved 17 April 2022. 
  2. ↑ "8 Players to Watch on Poland at the 2023 U18s". 16 April 2023. https://polishpuck.com/2023/04/06/8-players-to-watch-on-poland-at-the-2023-u18s/. Retrieved 17 April 2022. 
  3. ↑ 2023 Division I A official website
  4. ↑ 2023 Division I A statistics, stats.iihf.com
  5. ↑ 2023 Division I A statistics, globalsportsarchive.com
  6. ↑ 2023 Division I B official website
  7. ↑ 2023 Division I B statistics, stats.iihf.com
  8. ↑ 2023 Division I B statistics, globalsportsarchive.com
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