2015 IIHF World Championship Division I

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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,[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.

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) Flag of Kazakhstan Roman Starchenko
MVP Flag of Kazakhstan 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
19 April 2015
16:30 		Ukraine  2–5
(0–2, 0–1, 2–2) 		 Kazakhstan Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 2,108
19 April 2015
20:00 		Poland  1–2
(0–1, 1–1, 0–0) 		 Italy Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 9,456
20 April 2015
13:00 		Kazakhstan  5–0
(1–0, 3–0, 1–0) 		 Hungary Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 3,289
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
20 April 2015
20:00 		Japan  0–2
(0–0, 0–0, 0–2) 		 Poland Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 2,662
22 April 2015
13:00 		Kazakhstan  7–2
(3–0, 0–0, 4–2) 		 Japan Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 2,479
22 April 2015
16:30 		Italy  1–4
(0–2, 0–0, 1–2) 		 Hungary Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 3,125
22 April 2015
20:00 		Poland  3–2
(0–0, 1–0, 2–2) 		 Ukraine Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 5,975
23 April 2015
13:00 		Japan  3–2
(0–1, 1–0, 2–1) 		 Italy Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 2,572
23 April 2015
16:30 		Ukraine  2–4
(0–0, 2–1, 0–3) 		 Hungary Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 3,774
23 April 2015
20:00 		Kazakhstan  3–2
(0–0, 2–1, 1–1) 		 Poland Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 9,067
25 April 2015
13:00 		Japan  3–1
(0–0, 3–1, 0–0) 		 Ukraine Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 2,467
25 April 2015
16:30 		Italy  0–3
(0–1, 0–0, 0–2) 		 Kazakhstan Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 3,110
25 April 2015
20:00 		Hungary  2–1
(0–0, 0–0, 2–1) 		 Poland Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 12,632

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) Flag of South Korea 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
13 April 2015
17:00 		Estonia  3–7
(1–2, 1–3, 1–2) 		 South Korea IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 750
13 April 2015
20:30 		Netherlands  0–1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0) 		 Lithuania IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 1,500
14 April 2015
13:30 		Estonia  1–2
(0–1, 1–0, 0–1) 		 Great Britain IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 500
14 April 2015
17:00 		Croatia  4–1
(0–1, 2–0, 2–0) 		 Lithuania IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 350
14 April 2015
20:30 		South Korea  7–1
(2–0, 3–1, 2–0) 		 Netherlands IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 920
16 April 2015
13:30 		Lithuania  6–1
(2–0, 0–1, 4–0) 		 Estonia IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 300
16 April 2015
17:00 		South Korea  2–3
(1–0, 1–2, 0–1) 		 Great Britain IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 700
16 April 2015
20:30 		Croatia  2–5
(2–2, 0–1, 0–2) 		 Netherlands IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 1,350
18 April 2015
13:30 		Lithuania  0–5
(0–0, 0–3, 0–2) 		 South Korea IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 1,500
18 April 2015
17:00 		Croatia  5–2
(1–2, 2–0, 2–0) 		 Estonia IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
18 April 2015
20:30 		Great Britain  3–2
(3–1, 0–0, 0–1) 		 Netherlands IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 2,500
19 April 2015
13:30 		South Korea  9–4
(1–1, 5–2, 3–1) 		 Croatia IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 1,500
19 April 2015
17:00 		Lithuania  3–2
(0–1, 2–0, 1–1) 		 Great Britain IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 1,800
19 April 2015
20:30 		Netherlands  1–3
(0–2, 1–0, 0–1) 		 Estonia IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 1,500

References

  1. ↑ "Poland gets Division IA Worlds". world.einnews.com. 2014-09-18. http://world.einnews.com/article/224487490/jbkd7OKU9T_U4W0L. Retrieved 2014-09-18. 
  2. ↑ "Ukraine Withdraws as Hosts of 2015 Division IA World Championships". thehockeyhouse.net. 2014-08-15. http://thehockeyhouse.net/international-hockey/ukraine-withdraws-as-hosts-of-2015-division-ia-world-championships/. Retrieved 2014-08-15. 
  3. ↑ "28 tournaments confirmed". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihfworlds2014.com/en/news/28-tournaments-confirmed/. Retrieved 2014-05-24. 


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