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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  China  Slovenia |
| Dates | April 15 – April 21 |
| Teams | 12 (two groups of 6) |
| Venue(s) | Qiqihar Icerink, Tivoli Hall |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 30 |
| Attendance | 51,436 (1,715 per match) |
The following teams took part in the Division I tournament, held from April 15, 2007 through April 21, 2007. Group A was played in Qiqihar, China. Group B was played in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | FRA | POL | KAZ | EST | NED | CHN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 13 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–4(OT) | 4–2 | 10–0 | ||
 Poland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 10 | 0–4 | 5–2 | 4–3(OT) | 4–3(OT) | 9–1 | ||
 Kazakhstan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 9 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 12–0 | ||
 Estonia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 7 | 4–3(OT) | 3–4(OT) | 1–2 | 3–4(OT) | 5–4 | ||
 Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 6 | 2–4 | 3–4(OT) | 2–5 | 4–3(OT) | 9–3 | ||
| China | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 45 | −37 | 0 | 0–10 | 1–9 | 0–12 | 4–5 | 3–9 |
| Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Smulders | Netherlands | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Leszek Laszkiewicz | Poland | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Jacek Plachta | Poland | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| Laurent Meunier | France | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Andrei Makrov | Estonia | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SLO | HUN | JPN | GBR | LTU | ROU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | +24 | 15 | 4–1 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 10–1 | ||
 Hungary | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 11 | 1–4 | 4–3(OT) | 4–2 | 6–1 | 5–3 | ||
 Japan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 6 | 1–7 | 3–4(OT) | 3–4 | 6–2 | 6–5(OT) | ||
 Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 6 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 6–1 | ||
 Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 6 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 2–6 | 3–2 | 5–2 | ||
 Romania | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 32 | −20 | 1 | 1–10 | 3–5 | 5–6(OT) | 1–6 | 2–5 |
| Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anže Kopitar | Slovenia | 5 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2 |
| Tomaž Razingar | Slovenia | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| Balázs Ladányi | Hungary | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Marcel Rodman | Slovenia | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 |
| Levente Elekes | Romania | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
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