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{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
| tourney_name = IIHF World Junior Championship
| year = 2015
| other_titles =
| image = 2015 WJHC logo.png
| size =
| caption =
| country = Canada
| dates = December 26, 2014 – January 5, 2015
| num_teams = 10
| cities = 2
| winners_other = {{ihj|CAN}}
| count = 16
| second_other = {{ihj|RUS}}
| third_other = {{ihj|SVK}}
| fourth_other = {{ihj|SWE}}
| games = 30
| goals = 176
| attendance = 366370
| website = http://www.worldjunior2015.com
| scoring_leader = {{flagicon|CAN}} Sam Reinhart
| points = 11
| mvp = {{flagicon|SVK}} Denis Godla
| prevseason = [[2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2014]]
| nextseason = [[2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2016]]
}}
The '''2015 IIHF World Junior Championship''' was the 39th edition of [[IIHF World U20 Championship|World Junior Ice Hockey Championship]], played from December 26, 2014 to January 5, 2015. It was co-hosted by Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and organized by Hockey Canada, Hockey Quebec, the Ontario Hockey Federation, the Montreal Canadiens, Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment and Evenko.<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/recap/8011.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=10&cHash=5d06d23b71 "Heading to hockey’s meccas"], IIHF.com. June 20, 2013</ref> Games were split between Air Canada Centre in Toronto and Bell Centre in Montreal, with Montreal hosting Group A matches and two quarter finals, and Toronto hosting Group B, along with the relegation games, two quarter finals, along with the semi-finals, bronze medal, and gold medal games.<ref name=CTV-2013-06-20>[http://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/montreal-and-toronto-to-host-2015-2017-world-junior-championships-1.1333912 "Montreal and Toronto to host 2015, 2017 world junior championships"], Canadian Press, June 20, 2013</ref><ref name=Gazette-2013-06-20>The Gazette (Montreal), [http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/World+Junior+Championship+coming+town/8555635/story.html "World Junior Championship is coming to town"], Brenda Branswell, June 20, 2013</ref>

After failing to medal at the previous two editions of the tournament, [[Canada]] beat [[Russia]] in the final to win the gold medal, marking Canada's first medal at the World Juniors since 2012, and Canada's first gold since [[2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2009]]. [[Slovakia]] defeated [[Sweden]] in the bronze medal game to win their second-ever medal. [[Germany]] finished tenth overall and was relegated to Division IA for the 2016 tournament. Slovak goaltender Denis Godla was named the tournament's most valuable player, while Sam Reinhart of Canada was the scoring leader with 11 points.

== Player eligibility ==
A player is eligible to play in the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships if:<ref name="Main requirements for eligibility">{{cite web |url=http://www.iihf.com/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF/The_IIHF/2012-2014_IIHF_Statutes_and_Bylaws.pdf |title=IIHF statutes and bylaws |publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]] |accessdate=2014-01-01}}</ref>
* the player is of male gender;
* the player was born at the earliest in 1995, and at the latest, in 2000;
* the player is a citizen in the country he represents;
* the player is under the jurisdiction of a national association that is a member of the [[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]].

If a player who has never played in IIHF-organized competition wishes to switch national eligibility, he must have played in competitions for two consecutive years in the new country without playing in another country, as well as show his move to the new country's national association with an international transfer card. In case the player has previously played in IIHF-organized competition but wishes to switch national eligibility, he must have played in competitions for four consecutive years in the new country without playing in another country, he must show his move to the new country's national association with an international transfer card, as well as be a citizen of the new country. A player may only switch national eligibility once.<ref name="Requirements for switching national eligibility">{{cite web |url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/iihf-eligibility.html |title=IIHF Eligibility |publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]] |accessdate=2014-01-01}}</ref>

==Top Division==

===Format===
The four best ranked teams from each group of the preliminary round advance to the quarterfinals, while the last placed teams from each group played a relegation round in a best of three format to determine the relegated team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/recap/7006.html|title=New format for U18, U20 Worlds|date=2012-05-29|work=[[IIHF]].com|accessdate=2011-05-29}}</ref>

=== Preliminary round ===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#ccffcc;width:22px" |
|Team qualified to Quarterfinals
|-
| style="background:#ffcccc;" |
|Team will play in Relegation round
|}

====Group A====
{{iht header}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|CAN}}|w=4|ow=0|ol=0|l=0|gf=21|ga=4|bc=#ccffcc}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|USA}}|w=2|ow=1|ol=0|l=1|gf=14|ga=6|bc=#ccffcc}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|SVK}}|w=2|ow=0|ol=0|l=2|gf=7|ga=14|bc=#ccffcc}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|FIN}}|w=1|ow=0|ol=1|l=2|gf=5|ga=8|bc=#ccffcc}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|GER}}|w=0|ow=0|ol=0|l=4|gf=2|ga=17|bc=#ffcccc}}
|}

{{IceHockeybox
| date = December 26, 2014
| time = 15:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|FIN}}
| score = 1–2 SO 
| team2 = '''{{ihj|USA}}'''
| periods = (1–1, 0–0, 0–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 1–2)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417A02_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 12
| penalties2 = 12
| shots1 = 29
| shots2 = 38
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = December 26, 2014
| time = 20:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CAN}}'''
| score = 8–0
| team2 = {{ihj|SVK}}
| periods = (3–0, 4–0, 1–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417A04_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 6
| penalties2 = 16
| shots1 = 34
| shots2 = 12
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date = December 27, 2014
| time = 16:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SVK}}'''
| score = 2–1
| team2 = {{ihj|FIN}}
| periods = (1–1, 1–0, 0–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417A06_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 12
| penalties2 = 6
| shots1 = 12
| shots2 = 38
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = December 27, 2014
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|GER}}
| score = 0–4
| team2 = '''{{ihj|CAN}}'''
| periods = (0–2, 0–0, 0–2)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417A08_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 18
| penalties2 = 22
| shots1 = 17
| shots2 = 31
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date = December 28, 2014
| time = 20:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|USA}}'''
| score = 6–0
| team2 = {{ihj|GER}}
| periods = (2–0, 2–0, 2–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417A10_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 6
| penalties2 = 14
| shots1 = 53
| shots2 = 14
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = December 29, 2014
| time = 16:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|USA}}'''
| score = 3–0
| team2 = {{ihj|SVK}}
| periods = (0–0, 1–0, 2–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417A12_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 4
| penalties2 = 2
| shots1 = 45
| shots2 = 17
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date = December 29, 2014
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|FIN}}
| score = 1–4
| team2 = '''{{ihj|CAN}}'''
| periods = (0–1, 1–1, 0–2)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417A14_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 6
| shots1 = 28
| shots2 = 36
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = December 30, 2014
| time = 20:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SVK}}'''
| score = 5–2
| team2 = {{ihj|GER}}
| periods = (3–1, 0–0, 2–1)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417A16_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 4
| shots1 = 35
| shots2 = 30
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date = December 31, 2014
| time = 16:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CAN}}'''
| score = 5–3
| team2 = {{ihj|USA}}
| periods = (0–0, 2–1, 3–2)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417A18_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 6
| penalties2 = 4
| shots1 = 43
| shots2 = 28
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = December 31, 2014
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|GER}}
| score = 0–2
| team2 = '''{{ihj|FIN}}'''
| periods = (0–1, 0–1, 0–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417A20_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 2
| shots1 = 24
| shots2 = 38
}}

====Group B====
{{iht header}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|SWE}}|w=4|ow=0|ol=0|l=0|gf=18|ga=6|bc=#cfc}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|CZE}}|w=1|ow=1|ol=0|l=2|gf=12|ga=14|bc=#cfc}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|RUS}}|w=1|ow=1|ol=0|l=2|gf=13|ga=9|bc=#cfc}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|DEN}}|w=0|ow=1|ol=2|l=1|gf=10|ga=15|bc=#cfc}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|SUI}}|w=1|ow=0|ol=1|l=2|gf=9|ga=18|bc=#ffcccc}}
|}

{{IceHockeybox
| date = December 26, 2014
| time = 13:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|RUS}}'''
| score = 3–2 SO
| team2 = {{ihj|DEN}}
| periods = (0–2, 1–0, 1–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 2–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417B01_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 8
| shots1 = 40
| shots2 = 26
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = December 26, 2014
| time = 17:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SWE}}'''
| score = 5–2
| team2 = {{ihj|CZE}}
| periods = (2–0, 1–2, 2–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417B03_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 30
| shots1 = 27
| shots2 = 29
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date = December 27, 2014
| time = 13:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|DEN}}
| score = 1–5
| team2 = '''{{ihj|SWE}}'''
| periods = (0–3, 1–2, 0–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417B05_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 12
| penalties2 = 8
| shots1 = 20
| shots2 = 44
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = December 27, 2014
| time = 17:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|CZE}}
| score = 2–5
| team2 = '''{{ihj|SUI}}'''
| periods = (2–2, 0–3, 0–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417B07_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 4
| penalties2 = 10
| shots1 = 29
| shots2 = 35
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date = December 28, 2014
| time = 17:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|SUI}}
| score = 0–7
| team2 = '''{{ihj|RUS}}'''
| periods = (0–3, 0–2, 0–2)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417B09_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 41
| penalties2 = 22
| shots1 = 32
| shots2 = 23
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = December 29, 2014
| time = 13:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CZE}}'''
| score = 4–3 OT 
| team2 = {{ihj|DEN}}
| periods = (1–1, 1–1, 1–1) (OT 1–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417B11_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 10
| penalties2 = 12
| shots1 = 48
| shots2 = 14
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date = December 29, 2014
| time = 17:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SWE}}'''
| score = 3–2
| team2 = {{ihj|RUS}}
| periods = (1–0, 0–1, 2–1)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417B13_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 6
| penalties2 = 12
| shots1 = 26
| shots2 = 29
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = December 30, 2014
| time = 17:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|SUI}}
| score = 3–4 SO 
| team2 = '''{{ihj|DEN}}'''
| periods = (2–1, 1–2, 0–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 1–2)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417B15_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 10
| penalties2 = 8
| shots1 = 45
| shots2 = 23
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date = December 31, 2014
| time = 13:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|SUI}}
| score = 1–5
| team2 = '''{{ihj|SWE}}'''
| periods = (1–1, 0–4, 0–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM4179917_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 31
| penalties2 = 12
| shots1 = 22
| shots2 = 39
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = December 31, 2014
| time = 17:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|RUS}}
| score = 1–4
| team2 = '''{{ihj|CZE}}'''
| periods = (0–1, 1–1, 0–2)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM4179919_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 2
| penalties2 = 6
| shots1 = 17
| shots2 = 26
}}

=== Relegation round ===
{{IceHockeybox
| date = January 2, 2015
| time = 11:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SUI}}'''
| score = 5–2
| team2 = {{ihj|GER}}
| periods = (1–0, 3–1, 1–1)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417521_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 16
| shots1 = 32
| shots2 = 31
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = January 3, 2015
| time = 19:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|GER}}
| score = 2–5
| team2 = '''{{ihj|SUI}}'''
| periods = (1–2, 1–1, 0–2)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417526_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 2
| penalties2 = 6
| shots1 = 27
| shots2 = 27
}}

===Playoff round===

====Quarterfinals====
{{IceHockeybox
| date = January 2, 2015
| time = 13:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|USA}}
| score = 2–3
| team2 = '''{{ihj|RUS}}'''
| periods = (0–2, 1–0, 1–1)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM4179922_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 16
| penalties2 = 10
| shots1 = 41
| shots2 = 25
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = January 2, 2015
| time = 15:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SWE}}'''
| score = 6–3
| team2 = {{ihj|FIN}}
| periods = (0–0, 3–3, 3–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417323_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 12
| penalties2 = 12
| shots1 = 30
| shots2 = 33
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date = January 2, 2015
| time = 17:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|CZE}}
| score = 0–3
| team2 = '''{{ihj|SVK}}'''
| periods = (0–1, 0–0, 0–2)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417324_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 4
| penalties2 = 10
| shots1 = 34
| shots2 = 36
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = January 2, 2015
| time = 20:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CAN}}'''
| score = 8–0
| team2 = {{ihj|DEN}}
| periods = (2–0, 3–0, 3–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417325_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 6
| penalties2 = 8
| shots1 = 50
| shots2 = 14
}}

====Semifinals====
{{IceHockeybox
| date = January 4, 2015
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|SWE}}
| score = 1–4
| team2 = '''{{ihj|RUS}}'''
| periods = (0–0, 0–2, 1–2)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417227_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 16
| shots1 = 27
| shots2 = 31
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = January 4, 2015
| time = 20:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CAN}}'''
| score = 5–1
| team2 = {{ihj|SVK}}
| periods = (1–0, 2–1, 2–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417228_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 6
| penalties2 = 12
| shots1 = 45
| shots2 = 13
}}

====Bronze medal game====
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #ffdab9
| date = January 5, 2015
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|SWE}}
| score = 2–4
| team2 = '''{{ihj|SVK}}'''
| periods = (2–2, 0–0, 0–2)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417130_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 29
| penalties2 = 6
| shots1 = 28
| shots2 = 28
}}

====Final====
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #F7F6A8
| date = January 5, 2015
| time = 20:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CAN}}'''
| score = 5–4
| team2 = {{ihj|RUS}}
| periods = (2–1, 3–3, 0–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417131_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 22
| shots1 = 21
| shots2 = 30
}}
===Final standings===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=15|
!width=200|Team
|- style="background:#f7f6a8;"
| {{Gold01}} ||align=left| {{ihj|CAN}}
|- style="background:#dce5e5;"
| {{Silver02}} ||align=left| {{ihj|RUS}}
|- style="background:#ffdab9;"
| {{Bronze03}} ||align=left| {{ihj|SVK}}
|-
| 4th ||align=left| {{ihj|SWE}}
|-
| 5th ||align=left| {{ihj|USA}}
|-
| 6th ||align=left| {{ihj|CZE}}
|-
| 7th ||align=left| {{ihj|FIN}}
|-
| 8th ||align=left| {{ihj|DEN}}
|-
| 9th ||align=left| {{ihj|SUI}}
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
| 10th ||align=left| {{ihj|GER}}
|}
{|class="wikitable"
|-
|style="background:#ffcccc;"|Relegated to the 2016 Division I A
|}
{{col-3}}
{{winners|ih|2015 IIHF Junior World Champions|CAN|16th}}
{{col-3}}
{{col-end}}
Note that due to the lack of playoff games for determining the spots 5–8, these spots were determined by the preliminary round records for each team.

==Division I==
{{Main|2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I}}

===Division I A===
The Division I A tournament was played in [[Asiago]], [[Italy]], from 14 to 20 December 2014.<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/competition/451/statistics.html Division I A statistics]</ref>

{{iht header}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|BLR}}|w=4|ow=1|ol=0|l=0|gf=22|ga=9|bc=#ccffcc}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|NOR}}|w=2|ow=2|ol=0|l=1|gf=16|ga=11}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|LAT}}|w=2|ow=0|ol=1|l=2|gf=15|ga=11}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|ITA}}|w=1|ow=1|ol=0|l=3|gf=16|ga=22}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|AUT}}|w=1|ow=0|ol=2|l=2|gf=21|ga=27}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|SLO}}|w=1|ow=0|ol=1|l=3|gf=17|ga=27|bc=#ffcccc}}
|}
{|class="wikitable"
|-
|style="background:#ccffcc;"|Promoted to the 2016 Top Division
|style="background:#ffcccc;"|Relegated to the 2016 Division I B
|}

===Division I B===
The Division I B tournament was played in [[Dunaújváros]], [[Hungary]], from 14 to 20 December 2014.<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/competition/453/statistics.html Division I B statistics]</ref>

{{iht header}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|KAZ}}|w=5|ow=0|ol=0|l=0|gf=23|ga=9|bc=#ccffcc}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|UKR}}|w=2|ow=1|ol=0|l=2|gf=10|ga=11}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|POL}}|w=2|ow=0|ol=1|l=2|gf=13|ga=15}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|FRA}}|w=2|ow=0|ol=1|l=2|gf=11|ga=13}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|JPN}}|w=1|ow=1|ol=0|l=3|gf=15|ga=17}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|HUN}}|w=0|ow=1|ol=1|l=3|gf=9|ga=16|bc=#ffcccc}}
|}
{|class="wikitable"
|-
|style="background:#ccffcc;"|Promoted to the 2016 Division I A
|style="background:#ffcccc;"|Relegated to the 2016 Division II A
|}

==Division II==
{{Main|2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II}}

===Division II A===
The Division II A tournament was played in [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]], from 7 to 13 December 2014.<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/competition/454/statistics.html Division II A statistics]</ref>

{{iht header}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|GBR}}|w=4|ow=1|ol=0|l=0|gf=22|ga=13|bc=#ccffcc}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|LTU}}|w=2|ow=1|ol=1|l=1|gf=24|ga=19}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|KOR}}|w=2|ow=1|ol=1|l=1|gf=18|ga=18}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|NED}}|w=1|ow=1|ol=0|l=3|gf=18|ga=16}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|EST}}|w=1|ow=0|ol=1|l=3|gf=12|ga=22}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|ROU}}|w=1|ow=0|ol=1|l=3|gf=18|ga=24|bc=#ffcccc}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#ccffcc;"|Promoted to the 2016 Division I B 
| style="background:#ffcccc;"|Relegated to the 2016 Division II B
|}

===Division II B===
The Division II B tournament was played in [[Jaca]], [[Spain]], from 13 to 19 December 2014.<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/competition/456/statistics.html Division II B statistics]</ref>

{{iht header}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|CRO}}|w=5|ow=0|ol=0|l=0|gf=22|ga=9|bc=#ccffcc}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|ESP}}|w=4|ow=0|ol=0|l=1|gf=27|ga=10}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|AUS}}|w=2|ow=0|ol=1|l=2|gf=15|ga=15}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|BEL}}|w=1|ow=1|ol=1|l=2|gf=15|ga=17}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|SRB}}|w=1|ow=1|ol=0|l=3|gf=9|ga=19}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|ISL}}|w=0|ow=0|ol=0|l=5|gf=11|ga=29|bc=#ffcccc}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#ccffcc;"|Promoted to the 2016 Division II A
| style="background:#ffcccc;"|Relegated to the 2016 Division III
|}

==Division III==
{{Main|2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III}}
The Division III tournament was played in [[Dunedin]], [[New Zealand]], from 20 to 25 January 2015.<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/competition/457/statistics.html Division III statistics]</ref>

On December 27, 2014 organizers announced that the [[Bulgarian Ice Hockey Federation]] withdrew their U20 team from the tournament.<ref>[http://u20.dunedinicehockey.co.nz/about/news/bulgaria-withdraws-from-the-u-20-ice-hockey-world-championship/ Bulgaria withdraws]</ref>

{{iht header}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|CHN}}|w=4|ow=0|ol=0|l=0|gf=29|ga=3|bc=#ccffcc}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|NZL}}|w=2|ow=0|ol=1|l=1|gf=13|ga=11}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|MEX}}|w=1|ow=1|ol=0|l=2|gf=8|ga=10}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|RSA}}|w=1|ow=0|ol=0|l=3|gf=4|ga=22}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|TUR}}|w=1|ow=0|ol=0|l=3|gf=7|ga=15}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#ccffcc;"|Promoted to the 2016 Division II B
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* http://www.worldjunior2015.com Official site
* http://hockeycanada.ca/2015juniors Hockey Canada site

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{{Wikipedia}}
[[Category:2015 in ice hockey]]
[[Category:IIHF World U20 Championships]]

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