2023 IIHF U20 World Championship Division I

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2023 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Dates11–17 December 2022
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
  2022
2024  

The 2023 IIHF U20 World Championship Division I was two international 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 team which placed first was promoted to the next higher division, while the team which placed last was relegated to a lower division.

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To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player couldn't be born earlier than 2003.

Division I A

2023 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I A
2023 WJHC Division I A.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Dates11–17 December 2022
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored91 (6.07 per game)
Attendance7,785 (519 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Hungary.svg Zétény Hadobás
(11 points)

The Division I A tournament was played in Asker, Norway, from 11 to 17 December 2022. [1] [2]

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway hosts; placed 3rd in Division I A last year
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan placed 4th in Division I A last year
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark placed 5th in Division I A last year
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary placed 6th in Division I A last year
Flag of France.svg  France placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia placed 2nd in Division I B last year and were promoted

Match officials

Seven referees and linesmen were selected for the tournament. [3]

Referees
  • Flag of France.svg Pierre Dehaen
  • Flag of Denmark.svg Niclas Lundsgaard
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Pearce
  • Flag of Norway.svg Christian Persson
  • Flag of Slovenia.svg Gregor Rezek
  • Flag of Hungary.svg Daniel Soós
  • Flag of the United States.svg Jack Young
Linesmen
  • Flag of Latvia.svg Renārs Davidonis
  • Flag of Norway.svg Christopher Dehn
  • Flag of Germany.svg Tim Heffner
  • Flag of Norway.svg Herman Johansen
  • Flag of Latvia.svg Davids Rozitis
  • Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Williams
  • Flag of France.svg Vincent Zede

Final standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (H)55000198+1115Promoted to the 2024 Top Division
2Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 530021411+39
3Flag of France.svg  France 520121614+27
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 51112181806
5Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 51103919105
6Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 51004152163Relegated to the 2024 Division I B
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Results

All times are local (UTC+1).

11 December 2022
13:00
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg2–3 OT
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Risenga Ishall, Asker
Attendance: 110
Game reference
Levente Hegedüs Goalies Kristers Steinbergs Referees:
Flag of France.svg Pierre Dehaen
Flag of Norway.svg Christian Persson
Linesmen:
Flag of Latvia.svg Renārs Davidonis
Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Williams
32Shots33
11 December 2022
16:30
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg0–4
(0–0, 0–2, 0–2)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Risenga Ishall, Asker
Attendance: 1,750
Game reference
Luka Kolin Goalies Markus Røhnebæk Stensrud Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Pearce
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Young
Linesmen:
Flag of Germany.svg Tim Heffner
Flag of France.svg Vincent Zede
14Shots44
11 December 2022
20:00
France  Flag of France.svg2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Risenga Ishall, Asker
Attendance: 85
Game reference
Antoine Keller Goalies Roman Shefer Referees:
Flag of Denmark.svg Niclas Lundsgaard
Flag of Slovenia.svg Gregor Rezek
Linesmen:
Flag of Norway.svg Christopher Dehn
Flag of Norway.svg Herman Johansen
29Shots28

12 December 2022
13:00
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–6
(1–1, 0–3, 0–2)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Risenga Ishall, Asker
Attendance: 139
Game reference
Kristers Steinbergs Goalies Luka Kolin Referees:
Flag of Hungary.svg Daniel Soós
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Young
Linesmen:
Flag of Germany.svg Tim Heffner
Flag of Latvia.svg Davids Rozitis
31Shots29
12 December 2022
16:30
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg3–2
(0–0, 0–2, 3–0)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Risenga Ishall, Asker
Attendance: 114
Game reference
Roman Shefer Goalies Levente Hegedüs Referees:
Flag of France.svg Pierre Dehaen
Flag of Denmark.svg Niclas Lundsgaard
Linesmen:
Flag of Norway.svg Christopher Dehn
Flag of France.svg Vincent Zede
30Shots25
12 December 2022
20:00
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg3–2
(1–0, 1–1, 1–1)
Flag of France.svg  France Risenga Ishall, Asker
Attendance: 954
Game reference
Markus Røhnebæk Stensrud Goalies Antoine Keller Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Pearce
Flag of Slovenia.svg Gregor Rezek
Linesmen:
Flag of Latvia.svg Renārs Davidonis
Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Williams
33Shots29

14 December 2022
13:00
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg2–5
(1–2, 1–2, 0–1)
Flag of France.svg  France Risenga Ishall, Asker
Game reference
Luka Kolin
Jakob Župančič
Goalies Antoine Keller Referees:
Flag of Denmark.svg Niclas Lundsgaard
Flag of Hungary.svg Daniel Soós
Linesmen:
Flag of Norway.svg Herman Johansen
Flag of Latvia.svg Davids Rozitis
16Shots42
14 December 2022
16:30
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg3–2
(0–1, 1–0, 2–1)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Risenga Ishall, Asker
Game reference
Markus Røhnebæk Stensrud Goalies Tamas Antek
38Shots23
14 December 2022
20:00
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Risenga Ishall, Asker
Game reference

15 December 2022
13:00
France  Flag of France.svg4–5 GWS
(2–2, 2–0, 0–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Risenga Ishall, Asker
Attendance: 137
Game reference
Martin Neckar Goalies Levente Hegedüs Referees:
Flag of Denmark.svg Niclas Lundsgaard
Flag of Norway.svg Christian Persson
Linesmen:
Flag of Norway.svg Christopher Dehn
Flag of Latvia.svg Davids Rozitis
10 minPenalties4 min
27Shots37
15 December 2022
16:30
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg4–2
(2–0, 1–1, 1–1)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Risenga Ishall, Asker
Attendance: 139
Game reference
Roman Shefer Goalies Jakob Župančič
Luka Kolin
Referees:
Flag of France.svg Pierre Dehaen
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Young
Linesmen:
Flag of Latvia.svg Renārs Davidonis
Flag of Norway.svg Herman Johansen
2 minPenalties4 min
29Shots29
15 December 2022
20:00
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–4
(0–2, 0–1, 1–1)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Risenga Ishall, Asker
Attendance: 1498
Game reference
Kristers Seinbergs Goalies Markus Røhnebæk Stensrud Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Pearce
Flag of Hungary.svg Daniel Soós
Linesmen:
Flag of Germany.svg Tim Heffner
Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Williams
8 minPenalties4 min
19Shots33

17 December 2022
13:00
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg7–5
(1–2, 3–1, 3–2)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Risenga Ishall, Asker
Game reference
27Shots31
17 December 2022
16:30
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg4–3
(1–1, 1–1, 2–1)
Flag of France.svg  France Risenga Ishall, Asker
Game reference
25Shots29
17 December 2022
20:00
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg5–3
(1–0, 3–2, 1–1)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Risenga Ishall, Asker
Game reference
28Shots26

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/–PIM
1 Zétény Hadobás Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 511011+22
2 Bence Horváth Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 5437+10
3 Matias Bachelet Flag of France.svg  France 5257+20
3 Petter Vesterheim Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 5257+60
5 Nal Brodnik Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 533602
6 Nace Langus Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 5246+12
7 Emil Tavernier Flag of France.svg  France 5415+44
7 Roman Yermak Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 5415+62
9 Vsevolod Logvin Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 5325+74
9 Balázs Varga Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 5325+22

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

PosPlayerCountryTOIGASv%GAASO
1 Roman Shefer Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 269:56992.802.001
2 Markus Røhnebæk Stensrud Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 300:00892.791.601
3 Antoine Keller Flag of France.svg  France 238:02892.082.020
4 Luka Kolin Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 238:351687.884.020
5 Levente Hegedüs Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 246:211587.603.650

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

Source: IIHF

Division I B

2023 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I B
2023 WJHC Division I B.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Dates11–17 December 2022
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored104 (6.93 per game)
Attendance6,350 (423 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Maciaś
(10 points)

The Division I B tournament was played in Bytom, Poland, from 11 to 17 December 2022. [4] [5]

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan placed 3rd in Division I B last year
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine placed 4th in Division I B last year
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia placed 5th in Division I B last year
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland hosts; placed 6th in Division I B last year
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea placed 2nd in Division II A last year and were promoted

Match officials

Seven referees and linesmen were selected for the tournament. [6]

Referees
  • Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Huber
  • Flag of Slovakia.svg Juraj Konč
  • Flag of Poland.svg Paweł Kosidło
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Troy Murray
  • Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Ondráček
  • Flag of Italy.svg Omar Piniè
  • Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Vladimir Yefremov
Linesmen
  • Flag of Austria.svg Sebastian Bedynek
  • Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Timur Iskakov
  • Flag of Slovakia.svg Peter Jedlička
  • Flag of Hungary.svg Barna Kis-Király
  • Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Kucharewicz
  • Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Nenko
  • Flag of France.svg Quentin Ugolini

Final standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 540102516+913Promoted to the 2024 Division I A
2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 540012312+1112
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 52102121318
4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (H)511032119+25
5Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 51013111434
6Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 510041230183Relegated to the 2024 Division II A
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Results

All times are local (UTC+1).

11 December 2022
13:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–5
(2–1, 0–4, 1–0)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Nikodemowicz Brothers Ice Rink, [7] Bytom
Attendance: 70
Game reference
Jaewon Song Goalies Issa Otsuka Referees:
Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Huber
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Troy Murray
Linesmen:
Flag of Austria.svg Sebastian Bedynek
Flag of Hungary.svg Barna Kis-Király
19Shots40
11 December 2022
16:30
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg4–3 OT
(0–0, 3–2, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Nikodemowicz Brothers Ice Rink, Bytom
Attendance: 1,000
Game reference
Mikolaj Szczepkowski Goalies Fjodor Aganezovs Referees:
Flag of Italy.svg Omar Piniè
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Vladimir Yefremov
Linesmen:
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Timur Iskakov
Flag of France.svg Quentin Ugolini
25Shots23
11 December 2022
20:00
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–4
(0–0, 0–3, 0–1)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Nikodemowicz Brothers Ice Rink, Bytom
Attendance: 120
Game reference
Damian Clara Goalies Savva Serdiuk Referees:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Juraj Konč
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Ondráček
Linesmen:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Peter Jedlička
Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Nenko
11Shots35

12 December 2022
13:00
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg1–2
(1–0, 0–2, 0–0)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Nikodemowicz Brothers Ice Rink, Bytom
Attendance: 100
Game reference
Henrik Virro Goalies Jaewon Song Referees:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Juraj Konč
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Ondráček
Linesmen:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Peter Jedlička
Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Nenko
30Shots24
12 December 2022
16:30
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg5–2
(2–0, 1–2, 2–0)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Nikodemowicz Brothers Ice Rink, Bytom
Attendance: 1,000
Game reference
Savva Serdiuk Goalies Szymon Klimowski Referees:
Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Huber
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Troy Murray
Linesmen:
Flag of Austria.svg Sebastian Bedynek
Flag of Hungary.svg Barna Kis-Király
28Shots26
12 December 2022
20:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–3 OT
(1–1, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–1)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Nikodemowicz Brothers Ice Rink, Bytom
Attendance: 60
Game reference
Issa Tamura Goalies Damian Clara Referees:
Flag of Poland.svg Paweł Kosidło
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Vladimir Yefremov
Linesmen:
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Timur Iskakov
Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Kucharewicz
32Shots29

14 December 2022
13:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg4–6
(1–0, 1–3, 2–3)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Nikodemowicz Brothers Ice Rink, Bytom
Attendance: 60
Game reference
Jaewon Song
Taeyang Lim
Goalies Damian Clara Referees:
Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Huber
Flag of Slovakia.svg Juraj Konč
Linesmen:
Flag of Hungary.svg Barna Kis-Király
Flag of France.svg Quentin Ugolini
29Shots30
14 December 2022
16:30
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg7–3
(1–1, 3–1, 3–1)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Nikodemowicz Brothers Ice Rink, Bytom
Attendance: 980
Game reference
Issa Otsuka
Issa Tamura
Goalies Mikolaj Szczepkowski
53Shots30
14 December 2022
20:00
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg3–2
(1–0, 0–2, 2–0)
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Nikodemowicz Brothers Ice Rink, Bytom
Attendance: 90
Game reference

16 December 2022
13:00
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg3–4
(1–1, 2–2, 0–1)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Nikodemowicz Brothers Ice Rink, Bytom
Attendance: 60
Game reference
27Shots47
16 December 2022
16:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Nikodemowicz Brothers Ice Rink, Bytom
Attendance: 870
Game reference
Damian Clara Goalies Mikolaj Szczepkowski
12 minPenalties12 min
21Shots33
16 December 2022
20:00
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg7–1
(1–0, 3–1, 3–0)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Nikodemowicz Brothers Ice Rink, Bytom
Attendance: 120
Game reference

17 December 2022
13:00
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg2–1
(0–0, 2–1, 0–0)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Nikodemowicz Brothers Ice Rink, Bytom
Attendance: 70
Game reference
27Shots30
17 December 2022
16:30
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg11–2
(3–0, 4–1, 4–1)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Nikodemowicz Brothers Ice Rink, Bytom
Attendance: 1,000
Game reference
35Shots21
17 December 2022
20:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg7–4
(1–1, 4–0, 2–3)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Nikodemowicz Brothers Ice Rink, Bytom
Attendance: 750
Game reference
31Shots23

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/–PIM
1 Krzysztof Maciaś Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 57310+44
2 Kotaro Murase Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 52810+30
3 Rukia Morita Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5538+20
4 Alessandro Segafredo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5448+72
5 Yuto Taneichi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5178+210
6 Kacper Maciaś Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 5167+46
7 KIm Sangyeob Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 5516–76
8 Mykyta Sydorenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 5426+58
9 Tommy Purdeller Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5156+58
10 Junya Owa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5156+110

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

PosPlayerCountryTOIGASv%GAASO
1 Damian Clara Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 302:511391.672.580
2 Fjodor Aganezov Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 240:261291.242.990
3 Hlib Artsatbanov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 123:03589.132.440
4 Savva Serdiuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 176:57788.712.371
5 Mikołaj Szczepkowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 222:311388.293.510

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

Source: IIHF

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  2. 2023 Division I A statistics
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  4. 2023 Division I B official website
  5. 2023 Division I B statistics
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