2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

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2020 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Belarus
 Ukraine
Dates9–15 December 2019 (Group A)
12–18 December 2019 (Group B)
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
2019
2021 (cancelled) →

The 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I 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 highest division, while the team which placed last was relegated to a lower division.

To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player couldn't be born earlier than 2000.

Division I A[]

2020 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I A
2020 WJHC Division I A.png
Tournament details
Host country Belarus
Dates9–15 December 2019
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored79 (5.27 per match)
Attendance47,412 (3,161 per match)
Scoring leader(s)Austria Benjamin Baumgartner
(11 points)

The Division I A tournament was played in Minsk, Belarus, from 9 to 15 December 2019.[1]

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 Denmark placed 10th in the Top Division last year and were relegated
 Belarus placed 2nd in Division I A last year
 Norway placed 3rd in Division I A last year
 Latvia placed 4th in Division I A last year
 Austria placed 5th in Division I A last year
 Slovenia placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted

Match officials[]

Four referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]

Standings[]

Division IA Venue
Minsk
Čyžoŭka-Arena
Capacity: 8,807
Minsk Cizovka arena panorama.jpg
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Austria 5 4 0 0 1 18 10 +8 12 Promoted to Top Division
2  Latvia 5 3 1 0 1 18 5 +13 11[a]
3  Belarus (H) 5 3 0 2 0 19 12 +7 11[a]
4  Norway 5 1 2 0 2 12 11 +1 7
5  Denmark 5 0 1 1 3 6 16 −10 3
6  Slovenia 5 0 0 1 4 6 25 −19 1 Relegation to 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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Latvia 3–2 (OT) Belarus

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+3).

9 December 2019
12:30
Norway 6–2
(1–0, 5–2, 0–0)
 SloveniaČyžoŭka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 1,512
9 December 2019
16:00
Denmark 0–3
(0–1, 0–1, 0–1)
 LatviaČyžoŭka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 1,341
9 December 2019
19:30
Belarus 4–3
(2–3, 1–0, 1–0)
 AustriaČyžoŭka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 5,546

10 December 2019
12:30
Slovenia 1–2 OT
(1–0, 0–1, 0–0)
(OT: 0–1)
 DenmarkČyžoŭka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 1,348
10 December 2019
16:30
Austria 5–2
(1–2, 0–0, 4–0)
 NorwayČyžoŭka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 1,542
10 December 2019
19:30
Latvia 3–2 OT
(0–1, 0–0, 2–1)
(OT: 1–0)
 BelarusČyžoŭka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 6,541

12 December 2019
12:30
Slovenia 1–9
(0–5, 1–1, 0–3)
 LatviaČyžoŭka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 1,314
12 December 2019
16:00
Denmark 2–4
(1–1, 1–2, 0–1)
 AustriaČyžoŭka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 1,359
12 December 2019
19:30
Belarus 2–3 OT
(0–2, 1–0, 1–0)
(OT: 0–1)
 NorwayČyžoŭka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 6,888

13 December 2019
12:30
Latvia 1–2
(1–1, 0–1, 0–0)
 AustriaČyžoŭka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 1,582
13 December 2019
16:00
Norway 1–0 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 DenmarkČyžoŭka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 1,593
13 December 2019
19:30
Belarus 4–1
(0–0, 1–0, 3–1)
 SloveniaČyžoŭka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 6,318

15 December 2019
12:30
Austria 4–1
(2–0, 0–0, 2–1)
 SloveniaČyžoŭka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 1,491
15 December 2019
16:00
Norway 0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)
 LatviaČyžoŭka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 2,035
15 December 2019
19:30
Denmark 2–7
(0–4, 0–1, 2–2)
 BelarusČyžoŭka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 7,002

Statistics[]

Top 10 scorers[]

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/– PIM
1 Benjamin Baumgartner  Austria 5 5 6 11 +10 10
2  Austria 5 4 4 8 +8 0
3  Latvia 5 3 5 8 +7 6
4 Aliaksei Protas  Belarus 5 4 3 7 +3 6
5  Belarus 5 1 6 7 +4 6
6  Austria 5 3 3 6 +9 4
7  Latvia 5 1 5 6 +8 6
8  Denmark 5 2 3 5 0 8
9  Latvia 5 3 1 4 +6 2
10  Latvia 4 2 2 4 +3 22

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

Goaltending leaders[]

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA Sv% GAA SO
1  Norway 184:37 4 95.40 1.30 1
2  Latvia 278:56 5 93.90 1.08 2
3 Alexei Kolosov  Belarus 161:25 4 92.98 1.49 0
4  Austria 299:50 10 92.65 2.00 0
5  Slovenia 189:43 13 90.65 4.11 0

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Best Players Selected by the Directorate[]

Source: IIHF.com

Division I B[]

2020 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I B
2020 WJHC Division I B.png
Tournament details
Host country Ukraine
Dates12–18 December 2019
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored121 (8.07 per match)
Attendance35,295 (2,353 per match)
Scoring leader(s)Poland
(13 points)

The Division I B tournament was played in Kyiv, Ukraine, from 12 to 18 December 2019.[3]

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 France placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated
 Poland placed 2nd in Division I B last year
 Hungary placed 3rd in Division I B last year
 Italy placed 4th in Division I B last year
 Ukraine placed 5th in Division I B last year
 Estonia placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted

Match officials[]

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[4]

Standings[]

Division IB Venue
Kyiv
Palace of Sports
Capacity: 7,000
Hungary vs. Austria at 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I 01.jpg
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Hungary 5 5 0 0 0 29 16 +13 15 Promoted to Division I A
2  France 5 4 0 0 1 22 7 +15 12
3  Ukraine (H) 5 2 1 0 2 14 12 +2 8
4  Poland 5 2 0 0 3 29 26 +3 6
5  Estonia 5 1 0 0 4 14 27 −13 3
6  Italy 5 0 0 1 4 13 33 −20 1 Relegation to 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+2).

12 December 2019
13:00
Italy 3–15
(1–3, 1–8, 1–4)
 PolandPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 330
12 December 2019
16:30
Estonia 1–6
(0–2, 1–1, 0–3)
 FrancePalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 567
12 December 2019
20:00
Ukraine 1–5
(0–1, 1–3, 0–1)
 HungaryPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 4,567

14 December 2019
13:00
Hungary 4–2
(1–0, 1–2, 2–0)
 EstoniaPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 1,470
14 December 2019
16:30
France 4–1
(0–0, 1–1, 3–0)
 ItalyPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 2,134
14 December 2019
20:00
Poland 0–3
(0–1, 0–0, 0–2)
 UkrainePalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 5,450

15 December 2019
13:00
Estonia 5–4
(0–3, 3–1, 2–0)
 ItalyPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 1,587
15 December 2019
16:30
Poland 7–10
(3–4, 2–5, 2–1)
 HungaryPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 2,124
15 December 2019
20:00
France 3–1
(2–1, 0–0, 1–0)
 UkrainePalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 4,098

17 December 2019
13:00
Hungary 3–2
(2–0, 1–1, 0–1)
 FrancePalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 698
17 December 2019
16:30
Poland 6–3
(2–1, 1–2, 3–0)
 EstoniaPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 1,498
17 December 2019
20:00
Italy 1–2 GWS
(1–1, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 UkrainePalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 4,587

18 December 2019
13:00
France 7–1
(1–0, 2–0, 4–1)
 PolandPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 453
18 December 2019
16:30
Hungary 7–4
(3–1, 2–2, 2–1)
 ItalyPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 1,342
18 December 2019
20:00
Ukraine 7–3
(2–2, 4–0, 1–1)
 EstoniaPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 4,390

Statistics[]

Top 10 scorers[]

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/– PIM
1  Poland 5 5 8 13 +7 4
2  Poland 5 6 5 11 +1 12
3  Hungary 5 6 4 10 +6 8
4  France 5 5 4 9 +7 8
4  Hungary 5 5 4 9 +3 0
6  Hungary 5 4 5 9 +6 12
7  Hungary 5 1 8 9 +5 2
8  Estonia 5 7 1 8 –3 6
9  France 5 3 5 8 +7 0
10  France 5 2 6 8 +8 0

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

Goaltending leaders[]

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA Sv% GAA SO
1  France 240:00 6 92.21 1.50 0
2  Hungary 180:00 8 91.67 2.67 0
3  Ukraine 303:49 12 90.98 2.37 1
4  Estonia 182:02 10 90.29 3.30 0
5  Hungary 120:00 8 85.45 4.00 0

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Best Players Selected by the Directorate[]

  • Goaltender: Ukraine
  • Defenceman: Hungary
  • Forward: France

Source: IIHF.com

References[]

  1. ^ "IIHF Ice hockey U20 World Championship Div I Group A – Competition schedule" (PDF). IIHF. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  2. ^ "IIHF Ice hockey U20 World Championship Div I Group A – Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  3. ^ "IIHF Ice hockey U20 World Championship Div I Group B – Competition schedule" (PDF). IIHF. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  4. ^ "IIHF Ice hockey U20 World Championship Div I Group B – Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.

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