2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

2024 IIHF U20 World Championship Division I
Tournament details
Host nations	Hungary / Slovenia
Dates	10–17 December 2023
Teams	12
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)

The 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I competitions were two international under-20 ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It consisted of two tiered groups of six teams each: the second-tier Division I A and the third-tier Division I B. For each tier's tournament, the first-placed team was promoted to the next higher division, while the bottom-placed team was relegated to a lower division.

To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player can't be born earlier than 2004.

Division I A

2024 IIHF U20 World Championship Division I A
Tournament details
Host nation	Hungary
Dates	10–16 December 2023
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	104  (6.93 per game)
Attendance	5,887  (392 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Albert Schioldan

The Division I A tournament was played in Budapest, Hungary, from 10 to 16 December 2023.

Participants

Team	Qualification
Austria	placed 10th in the Top Division last year and were relegated
Kazakhstan	placed 2nd in Division I A last year
France	placed 3rd in Division I A last year
Hungary	placed 4th in Division I A last year
Denmark	placed 5th in Division I A last year
Japan	placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Kazakhstan	5	4	0	1	0	21	12	9	13	Promoted to the 2025 Top Division
2	France	5	3	0	0	2	18	19	−1	9
3	Denmark	5	3	0	0	2	18	14	4	9
4	Austria	5	2	1	0	2	22	21	1	8
5	Hungary (H)	5	1	0	1	3	13	16	−3	4
6	Japan}}	5	0	1	0	4	12	22	−10	2	Relegated to the 2025 Division I B

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

10 December 2023 12:30

Denmark

4–6 (1–1, 1–1, 2–4)

France

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 69

Game reference
				Referees: Achim Mooseberger Alexander Oesterberg Linesmen: Brian Birkhoff Tomas Gegan
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	32	Shots	35

10 December 2023 16:00

Hungary

2–5 (1–2, 1–0, 0–3)

Kazakhstan

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 987

Game reference
				Referees: Martin Jobbagy Christian Ofner Linesmen: Dominik Altmann Emil Dalsgaard
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	24	Shots	34

10 December 2023 19:30

Japan

2–5 (1–2, 0–3, 1–0)

Austria

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 125

Game reference
				Referees: Zsombor Palkovi Christian Persson Linesmen: Michal Gerne Tadej Snoj
	6 min	Penalties	2 min
	16	Shots	36

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11 December 2023 12:30

France

5–3 (1–1, 1–2, 3–0)

Japan

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 67

Game reference
				Referees: Michal Baca Christian Ofner Linesmen: Dominik Altmann Barna Kis-Karaly
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	36	Shots	29

11 December 2023 16:00

Kazakhstan

3–2 (0–1, 0–0, 3–1)

Denmark

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 114

Game reference
				Referees: Zsombor Palkovi Christian Persson Linesmen: Tadej Snoj David Szabo
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	29	Shots	31

11 December 2023 19:30

Austria

3–2 (1–1, 1–1, 1–0)

Hungary

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 801

Game reference
				Referees: Martin Jobbagy Alexander Oesterberg Linesmen: Tomas Gegan Michal Gerne
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	31	Shots	24

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13 December 2023 12:30

Kazakhstan

4–0 (1–0, 1–0, 2–0)

France

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 112

Game reference
				Referees: Christian Ofner Zsombor Palkovi Linesmen: Tomas Gegan Michal Gerne
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	40	Shots	33

13 December 2023 16:00

Japan

5–4 OT (3–2, 0–1, 1–1) (OT: 1–0)

Hungary

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 548

Game reference
				Referees: Mihai Baca Martin Jobbagy Linesmen: Brian Birkhoff Emil Dalsgaard
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	36	Shots	27

13 December 2023 19:30

Austria

3–4 (1–1, 0–1, 2–2)

Denmark

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 114

Game reference
				Referees: Achim Moosberger Alexander Oesterberg Linesmen: Barna Kis-Kiraly David Szabo
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	32	Shots	26

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14 December 2023 12:30

Kazakhstan

3–1 (1–1, 1–0, 1–0)

Japan

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 92

Game reference
				Referees: Achim Mooseburger Christian Persson Linesmen: Brian Birkhoff David Szabo
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	45	Shots	26

14 December 2023 16:00

France

7–4 (2–1, 3–1, 2–2)

Austria

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 134

Game reference
				Referees: Michal Baca Martin Jobbagy Linesmen: Emil Dalsgaard Barna Kis-Kiraly
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	28	Shots	39

14 December 2023 19:30

Hungary

1–3 (0–2, 1–0, 0–1)

Denmark

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 938

Game reference
				Referees: Alexander Oesterberg Christian Ofner Linesmen: Dominik Altmann Tadej Snoj
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	22	Shots	24

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16 December 2023 12:30

Denmark

5–1 (2–1, 1–0, 2–0)

Japan

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 98

Game reference
				Referees: Michal Baca Achim Moosberger Linesmen: Dominik Altmann Tadej Snoj
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	34	Shots	29

16 December 2023 16:00

France

0–4 (0–1, 0–2, 0–1)

Hungary

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 1474

Game reference
				Referees: Martin Jobbagy Alexandeer Oesterberg Linesmen: Brian Birkhoff Tomas Gegan
	4 min	Penalties	2 min
	35	Shots	29

16 December 2023 19:30

Austria

7–6 GWS (3–2, 1–4, 2–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 2–1)

Kazakhstan

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 214

Game reference
				Referees: Zsombor Palkovi Christian Persson Linesmen: Emil Dalsgaard Barna Kis-Kiraly
	14 min	Penalties	6 min
	23	Shots	51

Division I B

2024 IIHF U20 World Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Host nation	Slovenia
Dates	11–17 December 2023
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	108  (7.2 per game)
Attendance	2,162  (144 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Mykyta Sydorenko

The Division I B tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 11 to 17 December 2023.

Participants

Team	Qualification
Slovenia	placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated
Ukraine	placed 2nd in Division I B last year
Italy	placed 3rd in Division I B last year
Poland	placed 4th in Division I B last year
Estonia	placed 5th in Division I B last year
Croatia	placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Slovenia (H)	5	5	0	0	0	25	6	19	15	Promoted to the 2025 Division I A
2	Ukraine	5	3	1	0	1	23	13	10	11
3	Italy	5	2	0	1	2	24	17	7	7
4	Estonia	5	2	0	0	3	15	18	−3	6
5	Poland	5	1	0	1	3	9	19	−10	4
6	Croatia	5	0	1	0	4	12	35	−23	2	Relegated to the 2025 Division II A

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

11 December 2023 12:30

Estonia

1–5 (0–2, 1–2, 0–1)

Italy

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 44

Game reference
				Referees: Gergely Korbuly Niclas Lundsgaard Linesmen: Matthew Heinen Matus Stanzel
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	19	Shots	48

11 December 2023 16:00

Poland

1–5 (0–1, 0–1, 1–3)

Ukraine

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 52

Game reference
				Referees: Ludek Pilny Janne Wijorenheimo Linesmen: Filip Jeram Herman Johansen
	12 min	Penalties	27 min
	27	Shots	31

11 December 2023 19:30

Croatia

0–7 (0–1, 0–4, 0–2)

Slovenia

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 241

Game reference
				Referees: Tanner Doiron Chris Grinsven Linesmen: Nathy Buergy Joshua Roemer
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	19	Shots	50

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12 December 2023 12:30

Ukraine

5–1 (0–1, 1–0, 4–0)

Estonia

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 26

Game reference
				Referees: Patrick Fichtner Niclas Lundsgaard Linesmen: Nathy Buergy Petja Murnik
		0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	33	Shots	19

12 December 2023 16:00

Italy

11–2 (3–0, 6–2, 2–0)

Croatia

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 54

Game reference
				Referees: Tanner Doiron Ludek Pilny Linesmen: Filip Jeram Joshua Roemer
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	36	Shots	26

12 December 2023 19:30

Slovenia

3–0 (1–0, 2–0, 0–0)

Poland

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 237

Game reference
				Referees: Gergely Korbuly Janne Wijorenheimo Linesmen: Matthew Heinen Matus Stanzel
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	35	Shots	16

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14 December 2023 12:30

Croatia

5–4 GWS (0–0, 1–2, 3–2) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 2–1)

Poland

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 54

Game reference
				Referees: Gergley Korbuly Chris van Grinsven Linesmen: Matthew Heinen Filip Jeram
		1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 2–3 / 2–4 / 3–4 / 4–4
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	26	Shots	30

14 December 2023 16:00

Slovenia

5–2 (2–0, 2–1, 1–1)

Estonia

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 127

Game reference
				Referees: Patrick Fichtner Ludek Pilny Linesmen: Nathy Buergy Joshua Roemer
	27 min	Penalties	8 min
	43	Shots	17

14 December 2023 19:30

Ukraine

5–4 OT (1–1, 1–3, 2–0) (OT: 1–0)

Italy

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 67

Game reference
				Referees: Tanner Doiron Janne Wuorenheimo Linesmen: Heman Johansen Petja Murnik
	18 min	Penalties	8 min
	36	Shots	22

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15 December 2023 12:30

Poland

0–3 (0–1, 0–0, 0–2)

Estonia

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 37

Game reference
				Referees: Tanner Doiron Chris van Grinsven Linesmen: Filip Jeram Petja Murnik
		0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	32	Shots	35

15 December 2023 16:00

Ukraine

5–2 (1–0, 0–2, 4–0)

Croatia

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 72

Game reference
				Referees: Patrick Fichtner Gergely Korbuly Linesmen: Matthew Heinen Herman Johansen
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	49	Shots	25

15 December 2023 19:30

Italy

1–5 (0–2, 1–1, 0–2)

Slovenia

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 473

Game reference
				Referees: Niclas Lundsgaard Ludek Pilny Linesmen: Nathy Buergy Matus Stanzel
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	14	Shots	36

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17 December 2023 12:30

Estonia

8–3 (4–0, 2–3, 2–0)

Croatia

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 37

Game reference
				Referees: Niclas Lundsgaard Ludek Pilny Linesmen: Herman Johansen Joshua Roemer
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	29	Shots	32

17 December 2023 16:00

Italy

3–4 (1–2, 2–0, 0–2)

Poland

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 54

Game reference
				Referees: Patrick Fichtner Chris van Grinsven Linesmen: Filip Jeram Petja Murnik
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	20	Shots	23

17 December 2023 19:30

Slovenia

5–3 (1–0, 2–3, 2–0)

Ukraine

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 587

Game reference
				Referees: Tanner Doiron Janne Wijorenheimo Linesmen: Matthew Heinen Matus Stanzel
	22 min	Penalties	55 min
	24	Shots	28

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