2009 IIHF World Championship Division I

The 2009 IIHF Division I World Championship was an ice hockey tournament under the authority of the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested from April 11–17, 2009. The tournament was played amongst two separate groups. Group A's tournament was held in Vilnius, Lithuania. The Group B games was hosted by Toruń, Poland.[1]

Main article: 2009 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
2009 IIHF World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Lithuania
 Poland
DatesApril 11 - April 17
Teams12 (two groups of 6)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored194 (6.47 per match)
Attendance65,209 (2,174 per match)
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Participants
See also: 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I rosters

Group A

Group A was contested in Vilnius.

TeamQualification
 SloveniaRelegated from Elite Pool in 2008.
 KazakhstanPlaced second in Group A at the 2008 Division I tournament.
 JapanPlaced third in Group B at the 2008 Division I tournament.
 LithuaniaHost, Placed fourth in Group B at the 2008 Division I tournament.
 CroatiaPlaced in fifth Group B at the 2008 Division I tournament.
 AustraliaPlaced first in Division II tournament pool, Promoted to Division I.

Group B

Group B was contested in Toruń.

TeamQualification
 ItalyRelegated from Elite Pool at the 2008 tournament.
 UkrainePlaced second in Group B at the 2008 Division I tournament.
 PolandHost, placed third in Group A at the 2008 Division I tournament.
 Great BritainPlaced fourth in Group A at the 2008 Division I
 NetherlandsPlaced fifth in Group A at the 2008 Division I tournament.
 RomaniaPlaced first in Division II tournament pool, Promoted to Division I.

Group A Tournament

Fixtures

All times local.

April 11, 2009
13:00		Croatia 1–7 JapanSiemens Arena
April 11, 2009
16:30		Australia 0–6 SloveniaSiemens Arena
April 11, 2009
20:00		Lithuania 1–5 KazakhstanSiemens Arena
April 12, 2009
13:00		Japan 7–1 AustraliaSiemens Arena
April 12, 2009
16:30		Kazakhstan 6–1 CroatiaSiemens Arena
April 12, 2009
20:00		Slovenia 8–2 LithuaniaSiemens Arena
April 14, 2009
13:00		Kazakhstan 3–1 JapanSiemens Arena
April 14, 2009
16:30		Slovenia 4–2 CroatiaSiemens Arena
April 14, 2009
20:00		Australia 3–9 LithuaniaSiemens Arena
April 15, 2009
13:00		Japan 1–2 SloveniaSiemens Arena
April 15, 2009
16:30		Kazakhstan 13–2 AustraliaSiemens Arena
April 15, 2009
20:00		Lithuania 7–2 CroatiaSiemens Arena
April 17, 2009
13:00		Croatia 5–1 AustraliaSiemens Arena
April 17, 2009
16:30		Slovenia 1–2 KazakhstanSiemens Arena
April 17, 2009
20:00		Japan 5–1 LithuaniaSiemens Arena

Standings
Promoted to Elite Pool for 2010
Relegated to Division II for 2010
RkTeamGPWOTWOTLLGFGADIFPTS
1 Kazakhstan55000296+2315
2 Slovenia54001217+1412
3 Japan53002218+139
4 Lithuania520032023-36
5 Croatia510041125-143
6 Australia50005740-330

Group B Tournament

Fixtures

All times local.

April 11, 2009
13:00		Great Britain 2–4 UkraineArena Toruń
April 11, 2009
16:30		Romania 0–11 ItalyArena Toruń
April 11, 2009
20:00		Netherlands 1–3 PolandArena Toruń
April 13, 2009
13:00		Italy 5–2 Great BritainArena Toruń
April 13, 2009
16:30		Ukraine 5–1 NetherlandsArena Toruń
April 13, 2009
20:00		Poland 7–0 RomaniaArena Toruń
April 14, 2009
13:00		Italy 4–0 NetherlandsArena Toruń
April 14, 2009
16:30		Romania 0–8 Great BritainArena Toruń
April 14, 2009
20:00		Ukraine 2–1 SO PolandArena Toruń
April 16, 2009
13:00		Great Britain 3–2 NetherlandsArena Toruń
April 16, 2009
16:30		Ukraine 7–0 RomaniaArena Toruń
April 16, 2009
20:00		Poland 2–4 ItalyArena Toruń
April 17, 2009
13:00		Netherlands 5–1 RomaniaArena Toruń
April 17, 2009
16:30		Italy 2–0 UkraineArena Toruń
April 17, 2009
20:00		Poland 1–2 OT Great BritainArena Toruń

Note: OT indicates that the game was won in overtime. SO indicates that the game was won through a shootout.

Standings
Promoted to Elite Pool for 2010
Relegated to Division II for 2010
RkTeamGPWOTWOTLLGFGADIFPTS
1 Italy55000264+2215
2 Ukraine53101186+1211
3 Great Britain521021712+58
4 Poland52021149+58
5 Netherlands51004916-73
6 Romania50005138-370

References
  1. "Hokejowe MŚ: Co, gdzie, kiedy i za ile?" (in Polish). Gazeta.pl. 2009-04-06. Archived from the original on 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
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