2025 IIHF World Championship Division I

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2025 IIHF World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Romania.svg Romania
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates27 April – 3 May
26 April – 2 May
Teams12
  2024
2026  

The 2025 IIHF World Championship Division I consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. [1] Divisions I A and I B represent the second and the third tier of the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships.

Contents

In Group A, Great Britain and Italy gained promotion to the Top Division and Romania was relegated. Lithuania won Group B and got promoted, while Croatia was relegated to Division II.

Group A tournament

2025 IIHF World Championship Division I A
2025 IIHF World Championship Division I A logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Romania.svg Romania
City Sfântu Gheorghe
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates27 April – 3 May
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored81 (5.4 per game)
Attendance32,181 (2,145 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Ukraine.svg Andriy Denyskin (9 points)
Official website
Website

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania from 27 April to 3 May 2025. [2] [3]

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Placed 15th in the Elite Division in 2024 and was relegated.
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Placed 16th in the Elite Division in 2024 and was relegated.
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Placed 3rd in Division I A in 2024.
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Host, placed 4th in Division I A in 2024.
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Placed 5th in Division I A in 2024.
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Placed 1st in Division I B in 2024 and was promoted.

Match officials

Seven referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament. [4]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jesse Gour
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Pearce
  • Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Pražák
  • Flag of Finland.svg Anssi Salonen
  • Flag of France.svg Geoffrey Barcelo
  • Flag of Norway.svg Markus Wannerstedt
  • Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Eriksson
  • Flag of Austria.svg Simon Riecken
  • Flag of Germany.svg Kai Jürgens
  • Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Muzsik
  • Flag of Latvia.svg Renārs Davidonis
  • Flag of Slovenia.svg Gašper Zgonc
  • Flag of Sweden.svg Gustav Jönsson
  • Flag of the United States.svg John Rey

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 52300199+1012Promoted to the 2026 Top Division
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 530111811+710
3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 521111610+69
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 52012141627
5Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 5200381356
6Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (H)50014622161Relegated to the 2026 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+3)

27 April 2025
12:30
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–4
(0–2, 1–2, 0–0)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 1,960
Game reference
Yuta Narisawa Goalies Davide Fadani Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Pearce
Flag of Norway.svg Marcus Wannerstedt
Linesmen:
Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Muzsik
Flag of the United States.svg John Rey
0–102:25 – Purdeller (Pietroniro, Frycklund) (PP)
0–207:33 – Ierullo (Misley, Trivellato)
0–327:11 – Purdeller (Frycklund, Tedesco)
0–436:23 – Tedesco (Purdeller)
Hanzawa (T. Nakajima, Kimura) (PP) – 37:531–4
4 minPenalties6 min
19Shots30
27 April 2025
16:00
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg3–4 GWS
(0–1, 2–1, 1–1)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (0–1)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 2,112
Game reference
Oleksandr Levshin Goalies Ben Bowns Referees:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Pražák
Flag of Finland.svg Anssi Salonen
Linesmen:
Flag of Latvia.svg Renārs Davidonis
Flag of Austria.svg Simon Riecken
0–111:08 – Waller (Halbert)
0–221:30 – Perlini (O'Connor, Brown)
Zakharov (Denyskin) – 25:451–2
Trakht (Fadyeyev, Peresunko) – 32:012–2
Boroday (Kupriyanov, Denyskin) – 49:163–2
3–352:42 – O'Connor (Shudra, Lachowicz)
Korenchuk Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Trakht Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Vorona Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Peresunko Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Shootout Ice hockey puck.svg O'Connor
Ice hockey puck.svg Lake
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Dowd
2 minPenalties6 min
30Shots26
27 April 2025
19:30
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1–4
(0–1, 1–1, 0–2)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 2,564
Game reference
Attila Adorján Goalies John Murray Referees:
Flag of France.svg Geoffrey Barcelo
Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Eriksson
Linesmen:
Flag of Sweden.svg Gustav Jönsson
Flag of Slovenia.svg Gašper Zgonc
0–106:43 – Łyszczarczyk (Bizacki)
0–227:52 – Tyczyński (Bryk, Ciura)
Gliga (Ferencz-Csibi, Williams) – 34:291–2
1–354:16 – Krężołek (Tyczyński, Sadlocha) (PP)
1–458:11 – Łyszczarczyk (Sadlocha) (PP)
4 minPenalties2 min
13Shots38

28 April 2025
12:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–3 GWS
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (0–1)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 1,274
Game reference
Davide Fadani Goalies Bogdan Dyachenko Referees:
Flag of France.svg Geoffrey Barcelo
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jesse Gour
Linesmen:
Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Muzsik
Flag of Slovenia.svg Gašper Zgonc
0–114:37 – Denyskin (Fadyeyev, Trakht)
Di Tomaso (Gazley, Pietroniro) – 32:211–1
1–238:49 – Zakharov (Denyskin, Sysak)
Zanatta (Tedesco, Frycklund) – 44:352–2
Mantenuto Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Gazley Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Purdeller Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Tedesco Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Ierullo Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Shootout Ice hockey puck cross.svg Denyskin
Ice hockey puck.svg Peresunko
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Vorona
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Korenchuk
4 minPenalties6 min
37Shots19
28 April 2025
16:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–1
(2–0, 0–0, 0–1)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 1,112
Game reference
Tomáš Fučík Goalies Issa Otsuka Referees:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Pražák
Flag of Finland.svg Anssi Salonen
Linesmen:
Flag of Germany.svg Kai Jürgens
Flag of Austria.svg Simon Riecken
Bizacki (Paś) – 06:271–0
Krężołek (Paś, Zygmunt) – 19:162–0
2–159:54 – Osawa (Takagi, Hayata) (PP, EA)
10 minPenalties12 min
31Shots28
28 April 2025
19:30
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg2–1 OT
(1–1, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 2,435
Game reference
Jackson Whistle Goalies Zoltán Tőke Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Pearce
Flag of Norway.svg Markus Wannerstedt
Linesmen:
Flag of Latvia.svg Renārs Davidonis
Flag of the United States.svg John Rey
Waller (Perlini, Neilson) – 00:311–0
1–109:31 – Gajdó (S. Rokaly)
Neilson (Halbert) – 60:362–1
8 minPenalties12 min
36Shots25

30 April 2025
12:30
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg5–4 OT
(1–0, 1–3, 2–1)
(OT: 1–0)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 1,345
Game reference
Jackson Whistle Goalies Yuta Narisawa Referees:
Flag of France.svg Geoffrey Barcelo
Flag of Norway.svg Markus Wannerstedt
Linesmen:
Flag of Latvia.svg Renārs Davidonis
Flag of Slovenia.svg Gašper Zgonc
Dowd (Kirk, Halbert) (EA) – 17:521–0
Kirk (Perlini, O'Connor) – 24:072–0
2–125:58 – Isogai (Suzuki)
2–229:01 – Okubo (Ishida, Hayata)
2–334:16 – Hirano (Takagi, Halliday)
Batch (Neilson, Dowd) – 48:413–3
3–450:39 – Takagi (Kimura, Isogai)
O'Connor (Kirk, Lake) – 58:114–4
Dowd (Halbert) – 60:415–4
4 minPenalties0 min
36Shots34
30 April 2025
16:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg1–4
(1–0, 0–2, 0–2)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 2,325
Game reference
Tomáš Fučík Goalies Davide Fadani Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jesse Gour
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Pearce
Linesmen:
Flag of Sweden.svg Gustav Jönsson
Flag of Austria.svg Simon Riecken
Paś (Zygmunt, Bizacki) – 14:511–0
1–122:37 – Mantenuto (Seed, Tedesco)
1–234:59 – Pietroniro (Di Tomaso, Gazley) (PP)
1–348:09 – Zanetti (Trivellato)
1–459:19 – Tedesco (PS)
8 minPenalties6 min
21Shots24
30 April 2025
19:30
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg4–0
(3–0, 1–0, 0–0)
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 2,455
Game reference
Bogdan Dyachenko Goalies Zoltán Tőke
Attila Adorján
Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Eriksson
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Pražák
Linesmen:
Flag of Germany.svg Kai Jürgens
Flag of the United States.svg John Rey
Zakharov (Denyskin, Borodai) – 04:101–0
Lialka – 05:442–0
Denyskin (Zakharov) – 08:583–0
Denyskin (Borodai, Ratushny) – 37:144–0
10 minPenalties10 min
26Shots22

1 May 2025
12:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–5
(0–2, 1–2, 0–1)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 2,378
Game reference
Davide Fadani
Damian Clara
Goalies Ben Bowns Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Eriksson
Flag of Finland.svg Anssi Salonen
Linesmen:
Flag of Sweden.svg Gustav Jönsson
Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Muzsik
0–100:32 – Kirk (Lake, Perlini)
0–217:22 – Halbert (Kirk, Perlini)
0–320:42 – Kirk (Perlini)
0–427:03 – Duggan (Shudra)
Misley (Di Tomaso, Seed) – 30:431–4
1–558:45 – O'Connor (Dowd, Kirk) (PP2)
8 minPenalties8 min
33Shots17
1 May 2025
16:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg1–4
(0–0, 1–1, 0–3)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 2,355
Game reference
John Murray Goalies Bogdan Dyachenko Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Pearce
Flag of Norway.svg Markus Wannerstedt
Linesmen:
Flag of Latvia.svg Renārs Davidonis
Flag of Slovenia.svg Gašper Zgonc
Łyszczarczyk (Sadlocha, Dziubiński) (PP) – 25:281–0
1–132:23 – Zakharov (Denyskin, Sysak)
1–243:08 – Zakharov (Borodai, Denyskin)
1–350:16 – Sadovikov (Korenchuk)
1–455:00 – Trakht (Peresunko)
4 minPenalties4 min
27Shots21
1 May 2025
19:30
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg3–5
(0–4, 3–1, 0–0)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 2,460
Game reference
Attila Adorján
Zoltán Tőke
Goalies Issa Otsuka Referees:
Flag of France.svg Geoffrey Barcelo
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jesse Gour
Linesmen:
Flag of Germany.svg Kai Jürgens
Flag of Austria.svg Simon Riecken
0–101:01 – T. Nakajima (Y. Satō, Ishida)
0–205:47 – Suzuki (H. Satō, Irikura)
0–311:37 – Osawa (Hirano, H. Satō) (PP)
0–418:46 – Y. Satō (T. Nakajima, Hanzawa)
Valchař – 26:151–4
1–534:09 – Hirano
Skachkov (Filip, Gliga) – 35:042–5
S. Rokaly (Péter, Részegh) (PP) – 39:313–5
8 minPenalties2 min
17Shots36

3 May 2025
12:30
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–2
(1–1, 2–0, 0–1)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 2,246
Game reference
Issa Otsuka Goalies Alexander Levshin Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Eriksson
Flag of Norway.svg Markus Wannerstedt
Linesmen:
Flag of Sweden.svg Gustav Jönsson
Flag of the United States.svg John Rey
0–104:58 – Zakharov
T. Nakajima – 13:221–1
Irikura (Kimura, Hanzawa) (PP) – 29:382–1
Suzuki (Isogai) – 30:313–1
3–249:40 – Vorona (Zakharov)
14 minPenalties4 min
23Shots30
3 May 2025
16:00
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg7–1
(3–1, 3–0, 1–0)
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 2,273
Game reference
Davide Fadani Goalies Zoltán Tőke
Attila Adorján
Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jesse Gour
Flag of Finland.svg Anssi Salonen
Linesmen:
Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Muzsik
Flag of Slovenia.svg Gašper Zgonc
Frigo (Gazley) – 02:501–0
Tedesco (Purdeller, Saracino) – 04:122–0
2–114:39 – Valchař (Gliga, Williams) (SH)
Mantenuto (Saracino, Purdeller) – 15:313–1
Misley (Ierullo, Saracino) – 32:004–1
Zanatta (Gazley, Tedesco) – 36:015–1
Tedesco (Misley) (PP) – 39:246–1
Zanetti (Pietroniro, Zanatta) – 44:467–1
6 minPenalties8 min
32Shots16
3 May 2025
19:30
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg3–0
(1–0, 2–0, 0–0)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 2,367
Game reference
Ben Bowns Goalies Tomáš Fučík Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Pearce
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Pražák
Linesmen:
Flag of Germany.svg Kai Jürgens
Flag of Austria.svg Simon Riecken
Waller (Dowd, Tetlow) – 17:011–0
Dowd (Hazeldine) – 28:202–0
Betteridge (Waller, Bowns) (PP) – 35:223–0
4 minPenalties4 min
31Shots40

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
Flag of Ukraine.svg Andriy Denyskin 5369+86F
Flag of Ukraine.svg Viktor Zakharov 5628+80F
Flag of Italy.svg Daniel Tedesco 5448+32F
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Kirk 3347+50F
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Dowd 5336+46F
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brett Perlini 5156+40F
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben O'Connor 5325+24D
Flag of Italy.svg Tommy Purdeller 523502F
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nathanael Halbert 5145+30D
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Waller 5314+22F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

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.

PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO
Flag of Ukraine.svg Bogdan Dyachenko 185:0030.978696.511
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Bowns 185:0041.3010396.121
Flag of Japan.svg Issa Otsuka 176:5572.377891.030
Flag of Poland.svg Tomáš Fučík 180:0082.678390.360
Flag of Italy.svg Davide Fadani 265:4281.818090.000

TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards

PositionPlayer [5]
Goaltender Flag of Ukraine.svg Bogdan Dyachenko
Defenceman Flag of Italy.svg Luca Zanatta
Forward Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Kirk

Group B tournament

2025 IIHF World Championship Division I B
2025 IIHF World Championship Division I B logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Estonia.svg Estonia
City Tallinn
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates26 April – 2 May
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored81 (5.4 per game)
Attendance15,081 (1,005 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Sang-wook (8 points)
Official website
Website

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia from 26 April to 2 May 2025. [6] [7]

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Placed 6th in Division I A in 2024 and was relegated.
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Placed 2nd in Division I B in 2024.
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Host, placed 3rd in Division I B in 2024.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Placed 4th in Division I B in 2024.
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Placed 5th in Division I B in 2024.
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Placed 1st in Division II A in 2024 and was promoted.

Match officials

Seven referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament. [8]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Flag of France.svg Nicolas Crégut
  • Flag of Germany.svg Lukas Kohlmüller
  • Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Nagy
  • Flag of Poland.svg Michał Baca
  • Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Harnebring
  • Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Österberg
  • Flag of the United States.svg Nolan Bloyer
  • Flag of Estonia.svg Savva Azarov
  • Flag of Hungary.svg David Szabó
  • Flag of Italy.svg Davide Mantovani
  • Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Jun-seo
  • Flag of Poland.svg Michał Gerne
  • Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michael Stalder
  • Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniel Konc

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 54100143+1114Promoted to the 2026 Division I A
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 540012111+1012
3Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia (H)53002199+109
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 5110391455
5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 50113925163
6Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 50023919102Relegated to the 2026 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+3)

26 April 2025
12:30
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 181
Game reference
Chen Shifeng Goalies Laurynas Lubys Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Nolan Bloyer
Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Österberg
Linesmen:
Flag of Poland.svg Michał Gerne
Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Jun-seo
0–122:24 – Kaleinikovas (Grinius, Noreika) (PP)
10 minPenalties10 min
18Shots36
26 April 2025
16:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–6
(0–1, 0–0, 1–5)
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 2,135
Game reference
Raúl Barbo Goalies Conrad Mölder Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Harnebring
Flag of Germany.svg Lukas Kohlmüller
Linesmen:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniel Konc
Flag of Italy.svg Davide Mantovani
0–108:13 – Burkov (Timofejev, Rooda) (PP)
0–241:48 – Timofejev (Rooda, Burkov) (PP)
Rubio (Fernández, P. Cerda) – 45:231–2
1–347:54 – Arrak (Viitanen)
1–448:09 – M. Potsinok (E. Potsinok, Novikov)
1–552:29 – Arrak (Slessarevski, Viitanen) (PP)
1–659:17 – Burkov (Rooda, Timofejev)
10 minPenalties4 min
24Shots37
26 April 2025
19:30
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg2–5
(1–0, 0–2, 1–3)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 165
Game reference
Vilim Rosandić Goalies Ha Jung-ho Referees:
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Crégut
Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Nagy
Linesmen:
Flag of Estonia.svg Savva Azarov
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michael Stalder
Marinković (Idžan, Rendulić) – 08:541–0
1–122:29 – Lee Y.
1–234:18 – Nam (Ahn, Kim S-w.)
Dobrić (Zavrski, Malenica) – 51:432–2
2–356:01 – Kim G. (Kim Sang-y., Chung)
2–457:26 – Lee M. (Kim Sang-w.)
2–559:16 – Kim Sang-w. (Lee C., Kang Y.) (EN)
6 minPenalties0 min
10Shots55

27 April 2025
12:30
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg5–0
(2–0, 3–0, 0–0)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 315
Game reference
Laurynas Lubys Goalies Marco Hernández
Raúl Barbo
Referees:
Flag of Germany.svg Lukas Kohlmüller
Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Österberg
Linesmen:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michael Stalder
Flag of Hungary.svg David Śzabo
Dėdinas (Grinius) – 14:291–0
Noreika – 14:562–0
Ališauskas (Čižas, Bendžius) (PP) – 22:033–0
Krakauskas (Dėdinas, Ališauskas) – 24:554–0
Grinius (Četvertak, Noreika) (PP) – 32:465–0
6 minPenalties35 min
25Shots21
27 April 2025
16:00
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg6–2
(3–0, 2–2, 1–0)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 1,935
Game reference
Villem-Henrik Koitmaa Goalies Vilim Rosandić
Vito Nikolić
Referees:
Flag of Poland.svg Michał Baca
Flag of the United States.svg Nolan Bloyer
Linesmen:
Flag of Poland.svg Michał Gerne
Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Jun-seo
Timofejev (Rooda) – 01:011–0
Arrak (Kudeviita) – 11:452–0
Rooda (Kulintsev, Burkov) (PP) – 18:473–0
Jürgens (M. Potsinok, E. Potsinok) – 31:184–0
Viitanen (Arrak, Kulintsev) – 34:005–0
5–135:05 – Marinković (Malenica, Rendulić) (PP)
5–237:31 – Malenica (Idžan, Marinković) (PP)
Jürgens (Viitanen, Arrak) – 53:276–2
8 minPenalties2 min
36Shots25
27 April 2025
19:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–1
(0–0, 2–1, 0–0)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 155
Game reference
Ha Jung-ho Goalies Chen Shifeng Referees:
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Crégut
Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Harnebring
Linesmen:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniel Konc
Flag of Italy.svg Davide Mantovani
0–121:50 – Wang (Yu)
Kim S-w. (Lee. S, Kang Y.) – 26:381–1
Kim S-w. (Shin, Kang Y.) – 38:292–1
8 minPenalties4 min
44Shots21

29 April 2025
12:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg9–3
(4–0, 4–1, 1–2)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 251
Game reference
Ha Jung-ho Goalies Raúl Barbo
Marco Hernández
Referees:
Flag of Poland.svg Michał Baca
Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Österberg
Linesmen:
Flag of Estonia.svg Savva Azarov
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniel Konc
Kim Si. (Oh) – 10:021–0
Lee C. (Hong, Ahn) – 12:502–0
Kang Y. (Lee C., Kim Sang-w.) (PP) – 14:263–0
Ahn (Nam) – 14:484–0
Kim W. (Ahn, Kang M.) – 24:225–0
5–126:00 – Capillas
Kang M. (Lee Y., Oh) – 27:436–1
Lee C. (Kim G.) (SH) – 33:557–1
Hong (Chung) – 36:528–1
8–240:52 – Rubio (Collado, Capillas)
Kim Sang-y. (Lee. S, Ahn) (PP) – 57:389–2
9–358:50 – Carbonell (Cerdà)
2 minPenalties4 min
32Shots18
29 April 2025
16:00
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg3–4
(0–1, 1–1, 2–2)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 135
Game reference
Vilim Rosandić Goalies Chen Shifeng Referees:
Flag of Germany.svg Lukas Kohlmüller
Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Nagy
Linesmen:
Flag of Poland.svg Michał Gerne
Flag of Hungary.svg David Szabó
0–110:55 – Hou (Xu, Yu)
0–220:33 – Hou (Yu, Wang)
Rendulić (Dobrić, Marinković) – 26:471–2
Idžan (Rendulić) – 40:262–2
2–341:08 – Yan J. (Zhang Z., Guo Z.)
Malenica (Rendulić, Janković) (EA) – 59:033–3
3–459:30 – Yan J. (Guo J., Han)
2 minPenalties8 min
36Shots33
29 April 2025
19:30
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg2–1
(0–0, 2–0, 0–1)
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 3,045
Game reference
Laurynas Lubys Goalies Conrad Mölder
Villem-Henrik Koitmaa
Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Nolan Bloyer
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Crégut
Linesmen:
Flag of Italy.svg Davide Mantovani
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michael Stalder
Valivonis (Dėdinas, Krakauskas) – 25:111–0
Gintautas (Čižas, Kaleinikovas) (PP) – 32:432–0
2–149:57 – Nevolainen (Puzakov, Vasjonkin)
6 minPenalties4 min
13Shots36

1 May 2025
12:30
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg2–1 OT
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 335
Game reference
Laurynas Lubys Goalies Vito Nikolić Referees:
Flag of Poland.svg Michał Baca
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Crégut
Linesmen:
Flag of Estonia.svg Savva Azarov
Flag of Hungary.svg David Szabó
Kaleinikovas (Čižas, Gintautas) – 30:161–0
1–143:47 – Rendulić (Marinković, Brenčun)
Čižas (Ališauskas, Kaleinikovas) – 63:212–1
6 minPenalties4 min
53Shots19
1 May 2025
16:00
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg1–4
(1–2, 0–1, 0–1)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 2,577
Game reference
Villem-Henrik Koitmaa Goalies Ha Jung-ho Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Nolan Bloyer
Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Österberg
Linesmen:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniel Konc
Flag of Italy.svg Davide Mantovani
Jürgens (M. Potsinok, Vasjonkin) – 01:351–0
1–108:02 – Kim Sang-y. (Kim Si., Kim G.)
1–214:27 – Lee C. (Hong)
1–336:40 – Kang Y. (Kim S-w., Shin)
1–446:53 – Kong (Shin)
0 minPenalties4 min
24Shots20
1 May 2025
19:30
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg4–3 GWS
(1–0, 2–1, 1–2)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 315
Game reference
Chen Shifeng Goalies Raúl Barbo Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Harnebring
Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Nagy
Linesmen:
Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Jun-seo
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michael Stalder
Zhang Z. (Hou, Xu) (PP) – 19:381–0
Xu (Zhang P., Hou) (PP) – 23:142–0
Yan J. (Zhang Z., Xu) (PP) – 28:563–0
3–138:14 – González (De Bonilla, Rubio) (PP)
3–242:16 – Rubio (Carbonell, González)
3–353:55 – Capillas (Donath, Burgos) (PP)
Zhang Z. Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Wang Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Zhang P. Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Yan J. Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Hou Ice hockey puck.svg
Hou Ice hockey puck.svg
Shootout Ice hockey puck cross.svg González
Ice hockey puck.svg Capillas
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Carbonell
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Cerdà
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Donath
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Capillas
8 minPenalties16 min
35Shots29

2 May 2025
12:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–4
(0–1, 0–2, 1–1)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 412
Game reference
Ha Jung-ho Goalies Laurynas Lubys Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Nolan Bloyer
Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Österberg
Linesmen:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniel Konc
Flag of Italy.svg Davide Mantovani
0–112:51 – Bendžius (Četvertak)
0–227:51 – Kaleinikovas (Ališauskas, Čižas) (PP)
0–338:11 – Gintautas (Ališauskas, Kaleinikovas)
0–448:37 – Kaleinikovas (Ališauskas, Čižas) (PP)
Kang Y. (Kim S-w., Shin) – 56:241–4
8 minPenalties4 min
28Shots24
2 May 2025
16:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2–1 OT
(1–1, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 255
Game reference
Raúl Barbo Goalies Vilim Rosandić Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Harnebring
Flag of Germany.svg Lukas Kohlmüller
Linesmen:
Flag of Poland.svg Michał Gerne
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michael Stalder
0–100:37 – Rendulić (Marinković, Idžan)
Capillas (Rubio) – 17:351–1
Capillas – 64:052–1
4 minPenalties8 min
37Shots21
2 May 2025
19:30
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg5–0
(1–0, 2–0, 2–0)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 2,870
Game reference
Villem-Henrik Koitmaa Goalies Chen Shifeng Referees:
Flag of Poland.svg Michał Baca
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Crégut
Linesmen:
Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Jun-seo
Flag of Hungary.svg David Szabó
M. Potsinok (Jürgens, E. Potsinok) – 07:161–0
Jürgens (Rooda, Timofejev) (PP) – 33:522–0
Timofejev (Rooda, Kulintsev) – 37:553–0
E. Potsinok (Jürgens, Vasjonkin) – 41:264–0
Burkov (Kulintsev, Ossipov) – 47:225–0
4 minPenalties8 min
48Shots13

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Sang-wook 5358+62F
Flag of Lithuania.svg Mark Kaleinikovas 5437+12F
Flag of Croatia.svg Borna Rendulić 5347+10F
Flag of Lithuania.svg Ugnius Čižas 5167+14F
Flag of Estonia.svg Robert Rooba 5167+40F
Flag of Estonia.svg Morten Jürgens 5426+50F
Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Yoon-seok 5336+82F
Flag of Estonia.svg David Timofejev 5336+40F
Flag of Croatia.svg Karlo Marinković 5246−10F
Flag of Lithuania.svg Nerijus Ališauskas 5156+44D

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

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.

PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO
Flag of Lithuania.svg Laurynas Lubys 298:0430.6011997.481
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Shifeng 303:01142.7719392.750
Flag of Croatia.svg Vilim Rosandić 202:41133.8513990.650
Flag of South Korea.svg Ha Jung-ho 300:00112.209788.660
Flag of Estonia.svg Villem-Henrik Koitmaa 235:3582.047088.571

TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards

PositionPlayer [9]
Goaltender Flag of Lithuania.svg Laurynas Lubys
Defenceman Flag of Lithuania.svg Nerijus Ališauskas
Forward Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Sang-wook

References

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  2. "2025 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A official website". www.iihf.com.
  3. "2025 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A tournament reports". stats.iihf.com.
  4. "IA Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  5. "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IA" (PDF). IIHF . Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  6. "2025 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B official website". www.iihf.com.
  7. "2025 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B tournament reports". stats.iihf.com.
  8. "IB Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  9. "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IB" (PDF). IIHF . Retrieved 1 May 2025.