2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

The 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I consisted of two tiered groups of six teams each: the second-tier Division IA and the third-tier Division IB. 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.

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

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

Division I A

2020 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I A
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) Benjamin Baumgartner
(11 points)

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

Participants

TeamQualification
 Denmarkplaced 10th in the Top Division last year and were relegated
 Belarusplaced 2nd in Division I A last year
 Norwayplaced 3rd in Division I A last year
 Latviaplaced 4th in Division I A last year
 Austriaplaced 5th in Division I A last year
 Sloveniaplaced 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

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[lower-alpha 1]
3  Belarus (H) 5 3 0 2 0 19 12 +7 11[lower-alpha 1]
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. 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

Top 10 scorers

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/– PIM
1Benjamin Baumgartner Austria55611+1010
2Paul Huber Austria5448+80
3Jānis Švanenbergs Latvia5358+76
4Aliaksei Protas Belarus5437+36
5Yevgeni Oxentyuk Belarus5167+46
6Senna Peeters Austria5336+94
7Ričards Grīnbergs Latvia5156+86
8Phillip Schultz Denmark523508
9Patriks Zabusovs Latvia5314+62
10Deniss Fjodorovs Latvia4224+322

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
1Henrik Fayen Vestavik Norway184:37495.401.301
2Jānis Voris Latvia278:56593.901.082
3Alexei Kolosov Belarus161:25492.981.490
4Alexander Schmidt Austria299:501092.652.000
5Val Usnik Slovenia189:431390.654.110

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
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) Jakub Lewandowski
(13 points)

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

Participants

TeamQualification
 Franceplaced 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated
 Polandplaced 2nd in Division I B last year
 Hungaryplaced 3rd in Division I B last year
 Italyplaced 4th in Division I B last year
 Ukraineplaced 5th in Division I B last year
 Estoniaplaced 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

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

Top 10 scorers

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/– PIM
1Jakub Lewandowski Poland55813+74
2Kamil Wałęga Poland56511+112
3Nátán Vértes Hungary56410+68
4Pierrick Dubé France5549+78
4Levente Keresztes Hungary5549+30
6Marcell Révész Hungary5459+612
7Bence Páterka Hungary5189+52
8Kirill Lodeikin Estonia5718–36
9Dylan Fabre France5358+70
10Antonin Plagnat France5268+80

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
1Valentin Duquenne France240:00692.211.500
2Dominik Horváth Hungary180:00891.672.670
3Artur Ohandzhanyan Ukraine303:491290.982.371
4Mark Teor Estonia182:021090.293.300
5Levente Márkus Hungary120:00885.454.000

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: Artur Ohandzhanyan
  • Defenceman: Dávid Pokornyi
  • Forward: Pierrick Dubé

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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