2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

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The 2009 IIHF World U20 Championship Division I took place between December 14 and December 21, 2008 in Herisau, Switzerland and Aalborg, Denmark. Teams were divided into two groups, with Group A playing in Switzerland, and Group B playing in Denmark. The winner of each group were promoted to the Top Division for the 2010 IIHF World U20 Championship, while the last place teams in each group were relegated to Division II for the 2010 IIHF World U20 Championship.

Group A[]

• December 14 to December 20 in Herisau, Switzerland

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
Switzerland	5	5	0	0	0	31	7	24	15
Belarus	5	4	0	0	1	39	7	32	12
France	5	3	0	0	2	33	17	16	9
Slovenia	5	2	0	0	3	31	17	14	6
Poland	5	1	0	0	4	7	23	-16	3
Estonia	5	0	0	0	5	6	76	-70	0

Group B[]

• December 15 to December 21 in Aalborg, Denmark

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
Austria	5	4	0	1	0	28	9	19	13
Denmark	5	4	0	0	1	16	13	3	12
Norway	5	2	1	0	2	14	17	-3	8
Italy	5	2	1	0	2	14	10	4	8
Ukraine	5	1	0	0	4	10	16	-6	3
Hungary	5	0	0	1	4	11	28	-17	1

Switzerland and Austria were promoted to the top division for the 2010 Championships, while Estonia and Hungary were relegated to Division II.

See also[]

• 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
• 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I
• 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships - Division II
• 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships - Division III