2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

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2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Dates6–12 April 2007
4–10 April 2007
Teams12
  2006
2008  

The 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I were a pair of international under-18 ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I tournaments made up the second level of competition at the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament took place between 6 April and 12 April 2007 in Maribor, Slovenia and the Group B tournament took place between 4 April and 10 April 2007 in Sanok, Poland. Belarus and Denmark won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. While France finished last in Group A and Great Britain last in Group B and were both relegated to Division II for 2008.

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Group A tournament

The Group A tournament began on 6 April 2007 in Maribor, Slovenia. [1] Austria, France, Kazakhstan and Slovenia all returned to compete in this years Division I tournament after missing promotion to the Championship Division at the previous years World Championships. [2] Italy gained promotion to Division I after finished first in last years Division II Group A tournament and Belarus was relegated from the Championship Division after failing to survive the relegation round at the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships. [3] [4]

Belarus won the tournament after winning all five of their games and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. [1] Slovenia finished second after winning three of their five games and Kazakhstan finished in third place. [1] France finished in last place, managing to only win one game in overtime and were relegated to Division II for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships. [1] Andrey Yankov of Kazakhstan led the tournament in goaltending with a save percentage of 0.903, and was named the top goaltender by the IIHF directorate. [5] [6] Slovenia's Blaž Gregorc was named as top defenceman and Mikhail Stefanovich of Belarus was selected as top forward. [6] Stefanovich also was the tournaments leading scorer with twelve points including nine goals and three assists. [7]

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 541003711+2614Promoted to the Championship Division for 2008
2Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 530112320+310
3Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 521022418+68
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 52012192017
5Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 51013142174
6Flag of France.svg  France 501041340272Relegated to Division II for 2008
Source: [ citation needed ]

Fixtures

All times local.

6 April 2007
13:00
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg4–5 GWS
(0–3, 2–1, 2–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Tabor Ice Hall
Attendance: 130
Game reference
6 April 2007
16:30
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg4–3
(1–0, 2–1, 1–2)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Tabor Ice Hall
Attendance: 120
Game reference
6 April 2007
20:00
France  Flag of France.svg2–6
(1–1, 1–3, 0–2)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Tabor Ice Hall
Attendance: 512
Game reference
7 April 2007
13:00
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg6–1
(1–0, 2–0, 3–1)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Tabor Ice Hall
Attendance: 100
Game reference
7 April 2007
16:30
Belarus  Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg15–1
(7–1, 5–0, 3–0)
Flag of France.svg  France Tabor Ice Hall
Attendance: 130
Game reference
7 April 2007
20:00
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg5–3
(2–0, 2–2, 1–1)
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Tabor Ice Hall
Attendance: 685
Game reference
9 April 2007
13:00
Belarus  Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg4–0
(2–0, 0–0, 2–0)
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Tabor Ice Hall
Attendance: 120
Game reference
9 April 2007
16:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg7–2
(6–0, 0–1, 1–1)
Flag of France.svg  France Tabor Ice Hall
Attendance: 211
Game reference
9 April 2007
20:00
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg4–5 OT
(2–0, 1–2, 1–2)
(OT 0–1)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Tabor Ice Hall
Attendance: 725
Game reference
10 April 2007
13:00
France  Flag of France.svg5–4 GWS
(0–0, 2–1, 2–3)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Tabor Ice Hall
Attendance: 380
Game reference
10 April 2007
16:30
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg2–6
(0–1, 1–1, 1–4)
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Tabor Ice Hall
Attendance: 180
Game reference
10 April 2007
20:00
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg4–3
(0–1, 2–2, 2–0)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Tabor Ice Hall
Attendance: 550
Game reference
12 April 2007
13:00
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg8–3
(1–0, 4–2, 3–1)
Flag of France.svg  France Tabor Ice Hall
Attendance: 210
Game reference
12 April 2007
16:30
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg3–4
(2–1, 1–2, 0–1)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Tabor Ice Hall
Attendance: 169
Game reference
12 April 2007
20:00
Belarus  Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg7–4
(1–0, 4–3, 2–1)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Tabor Ice Hall
Attendance: 1075
Game reference

Scoring leaders

Jaka Ankerst scored three goals and six assists to finish fourth in scoring. Jaka Ankerst.JPG
Jaka Ankerst scored three goals and six assists to finish fourth in scoring.

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals. [7]

PlayerGPGAPts +/- PIMPOS
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Mikhail Stefanovich 59312+416 F
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yakov Vorobyov 57512+28 F
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Nikita Ivanov 55712+34 F
Flag of Slovenia.svg Jaka Ankerst 5369+24 F
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Artem Demkov 5448+42 F
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Igor Voroshilov 5268+60 F
Flag of Slovenia.svg Jan Urbas 5437+30 F
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Kirill Brykun 5347+72 F
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Uladzimir Mikhailau 5257+30 F
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Pavel Razvodovski 5516+30 F

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list. [5]

PlayerMIPSOGGAGAASVS% SO
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Andrey Yankov 296:23176173.4490.340
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Aleksandr Zhuk 285:00104112.3289.421
Flag of Italy.svg Marco de Filippo Roia 134:566273.1188.710
Flag of Slovenia.svg Matija Pintaric 241:28136163.9888.240
Flag of Italy.svg Andreas Bernard 168:5689134.6285.390

Group B tournament

The Group B tournament began on 4 April 2007 in Sanok, Poland. [8] Denmark, Japan, Poland and Ukraine all returned to compete in this years Division I tournament after missing promotion to the Championship Division at the previous years World Championships. [9] Great Britain gained promotion to Division I after finishing first in last years Division II Group B tournament and Norway was relegated from the Championship Division after failing to survive the relegation round at the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships. [3] [10]

Denmark won the tournament after winning all five of their games and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. [8] Japan finished second after losing only to Denmark and Norway finished in third place. [8] Great Britain finished in last place after losing all five of their games and were relegated back to Division II for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. [8] Mikkel Bødker of Denmark led the tournament in scoring, recording eleven points, and was named the tournament's most valuable player and top forward by the IIHF directorate. [11] [12] Japan's Takumi Kamikawa was named to goaltender and Oliver Lauridsen of Denmark was selected as top defenceman. [12] Denmark's Frederik Andersen was the tournament's leading goaltender with a save percentage of 0.937. [13]

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 55000226+1615Promoted to the Championship Division for 2008
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 531012213+911
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 520212219+38
4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 520031626106
5Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 51103151725
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 500051026160Relegated to Division II for 2008
Source: [ citation needed ]

Fixtures

All times local.

4 April 2007
13:00
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg3–4
(1–0, 1–3, 1–1)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Sanok Arena
Attendance: 300
Game reference
4 April 2007
16:30
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg2–7
(2–2, 0–3, 0–2)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Sanok Arena
Attendance: 400
Game reference
4 April 2007
20:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg1–9
(0–3, 0–4, 1–2)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Sanok Arena
Attendance: 2200
Game reference
5 April 2007
13:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg6–1
(3–0, 2–0, 1–1)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Sanok Arena
Attendance: 180
Game reference
5 April 2007
16:30
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg4–1
(0–0, 2–1, 2–0)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Sanok Arena
Attendance: 320
Game reference
5 April 2007
20:00
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg6–4
(3–2, 2–1, 1–1)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Sanok Arena
Attendance: 1600
Game reference
7 April 2007
13:00
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg4–5 GWS
(1–2, 2–1, 1–1)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Sanok Arena
Attendance: 420
Game reference
7 April 2007
16:30
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg3–5
(0–4, 0–1, 3–0)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Sanok Arena
Attendance: 2100
Game reference
7 April 2007
20:00
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg2–1
(0–1, 0–0, 2–0)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Sanok Arena
Attendance: 1500
Game reference
9 April 2007
13:00
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Sanok Arena
Attendance: 230
Game reference
9 April 2007
16:30
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–1
(1–0, 0–0, 1–1)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Sanok Arena
Attendance: 1700
Game reference
9 April 2007
20:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg4–3 OT
(1–1, 0–2, 2–0)
(OT 1–0)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Sanok Arena
Attendance: 1200
Game reference
10 April 2007
13:00
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg5–3
(1–1, 2–1, 2–1)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Sanok Arena
Attendance: 220
Game reference
10 April 2007
16:30
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg2–4
(1–2, 1–0, 0–2)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Sanok Arena
Attendance: 410
Game reference
10 April 2007
20:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg7–4
(2–1, 3–1, 2–2)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Sanok Arena
Attendance: 2500
Game reference

Scoring leaders

Mikkel Boedker led the tournament in scoring, recording eleven points, and was named the tournament's most valuable player and top forward by the IIHF directorate. Mikkel Bodker 2012 1.jpg
Mikkel Boedker led the tournament in scoring, recording eleven points, and was named the tournament's most valuable player and top forward by the IIHF directorate.

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.

PlayerGPGAPts +/- PIMPOS
Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Bødker 54711+64 F
Flag of Denmark.svg Lars Eller 53710+56 F
Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Kristiansen 5549+36 F
Flag of Norway.svg Martin Huse 5178+54 F
Flag of Poland.svg Pawel Dronia 5617+24 D
Flag of Norway.svg Erik Johansen 5347–26 D
Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szewczyk 534702 F
Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Martinsen 5426+312 F
Flag of Japan.svg Hiromichi Terao 5426–14 F
Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Storm 5336+50 F

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list. [13]

PlayerMIPSOGGAGAASVS% SO
Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Andersen 240:007951.2593.670
Flag of Japan.svg Takumi Kamikawa 233:559282.0591.300
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Euan King 190:42110123.7889.090
Flag of Ukraine.svg Mykhaylo Balaban 245:0099133.1886.870
Flag of Norway.svg Emil Bariass 181:5667103.3085.070

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