2015 IIHF World Championship Division I

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International ice hockey competition

2015 IIHF World Championship
Division ITournament details

Host countries|  Poland
Netherlands
Venue(s)| 2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates| 19–25 April
13–19 April
Teams| 12

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The 2015 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Kraków, Poland, after the original host, Donetsk, Ukraine, withdrew,[1][2] from 19 to 25 April 2015 and Group B was held in Eindhoven, Netherlands, from 13 to 19 April 2015.[3]

In Group A Kazakhstan finished first, winning their group in Division I for the fourth time in their last four appearances, thereby securing promotion to the 2016 World Championship. Hungary surprised and placed second, defeating host Poland in the final game to secure promotion; it was the first time Hungary earned promotion to the top division since 2009, and only the second time since 1939. Ukraine finished last in the group and was relegated to Group B for 2016.

Group B saw South Korea finish first and win promotion. Great Britain finished second, losing out on first and promotion with a loss to Lithuania in the final game of the tournament. Host Netherlands ended the tournament in last place and was relegated to Division II A for the next year.

## Venues

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Group A | Group B

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Kraków | Eindhoven
Tauron Arena Kraków
Capacity: 15,328  | IJssportcentrum Eindhoven
Capacity: 1,700

## Division I A

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International ice hockey competition

2015 IIHF World Championship Division I A

Tournament details
Host country|  Poland
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates| 19–25 April
Teams| 6
Tournament statistics
Games played| 15
Goals scored| 71 (4.73 per game)
Attendance| 66,651 (4,443 per game)
Scoring leader(s)|  Roman Starchenko (6 points)
Awards
MVP|  Roman Starchenko
Official website
IIHF.com

### Participants

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Team  | Qualification

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Italy | Placed 15th in the Elite Division and were relegated in 2014.
Kazakhstan | Placed 16th in the Elite Division and were relegated in 2014.
Japan | Placed 3rd in Division I A last year.
Ukraine | Placed 4th in Division I A last year.
Hungary | Placed 5th in Division I A last year.
Poland | Host, placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted.

### Match officials

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

Referees

* Andris Ansons
* Péter Gebei
* René Hradil
* Daniel Konc
* Marcus Linde
* Viki Trilar
* Marc Wiegand

Linesman

* Andrew Dalton
* Dmitri Golyak
* Matjaž Hribar
* Rene Jensen
* Wojciech Moszczyński
* Tibor Rovenský
* Alexander Waldejer

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### Standings

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Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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Kazakhstan | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 23  | 6  | +17  | 15  | Promoted to Top Division for 2016
Hungary | 5  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 14  | 11  | +3  | 12
Poland | 5  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 9  | 9  | 0  | 6  |
Japan | 5  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 10  | 16  | −6  | 6
Italy | 5  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 12  | −5  | 5
Ukraine | 5  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 8  | 17  | −9  | 1  | Relegated to Division I B for 2016

Source: IIHF

### Results

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All times are local (UTC+2).

19 April 2015
13:00| Hungary | 4–2
(1–1, 1–1, 2–0)|  Japan| Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 2,543

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| Miklós Rajna| Goalies| Yutaka Fukufuji| Referees:
Andris Ansons
Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
Dmitri Golyak
Wojciech Moszczyński
| | 0–1| 01:36 – Obara (Minoshima, Nishiwaki)

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Koger (Banham, Sarauer) – 09:44| 1–1|
| 1–2| 30:40 – Hirano (Yanadori, Yamada) (EA)
Erdély (Sebők, Hári) – 31:04| 2–2|
Banham (Sarauer, Magosi) (PP) – 56:35| 3–2|
Hári (Orbán, Erdély) (ENG) – 58:54| 4–2|
2 min| Penalties| 8 min
28| Shots| 23
19 April 2015
16:30| Ukraine | 2–5
(0–2, 0–1, 2–2)|  Kazakhstan| Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 2,108

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| Eduard Zakharchenko| Goalies| Pavel Poluektov| Referees:
Péter Gebei
Marcus Linde
Linesmen:
Andrew Dalton
Matjaž Hribar
| | 0–1| 07:13 – Dallman (PP)

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| 0–2| 14:40 – Metalnikov (Krasnoslobodtsev, Rymarev)
| 0–3| 31:06 – Krasnoslobodtsev (Rymarev, Litvinenko) (PP)
Nimenko (Varlamov, Kugut) (PP) – 46:39| 1–3|
| 1–4| 47:59 – Rudenko (Polishchuk)
| 1–5| 58:07 – Rymarev (Savenkov)
Mikhnov (Gnidenko, Blagy) – 59:34| 2–5|
8 min| Penalties| 8 min
16| Shots| 24
19 April 2015
20:00| Poland | 1–2
(0–1, 1–1, 0–0)|  Italy| Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 9,456

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| Rafał Radziszewski
Przemysław Odrobny| Goalies| Andreas Bernard| Referees:
René Hradil
Viki Trilar
Linesmen:
Rene Jensen
Tibor Rovenský
| | 0–1| 13:49 – Ihnacak (Insam)

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Pasiut (Kowalówka, Dutka) – 26:22| 1–1|
| 1–2| 33:34 – Ant. Bernard (Ramoser) (SH)
29 min| Penalties| 10 min
18| Shots| 28
20 April 2015
13:00| Kazakhstan | 5–0
(1–0, 3–0, 1–0)|  Hungary| Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 3,289

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| Pavel Poluektov| Goalies| Bence Bálizs| Referees:
René Hradil
Daniel Konc
Linesmen:
Tibor Rovenský
Alexander Waldejer
| Rudenko (Savchenko, Dallman) (PP2) – 01:43| 1–0|

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Vorontsov (Panshin, Litvinenko) – 25:50| 2–0|
Dallman (Krasnoslobodtsev, Zhailauov) (PP) – 32:12| 3–0|
Krasnoslobodtsev (Rymarev, Zhailauov) (PP) – 35:36| 4–0|
Pushkaryov (Zhailauov) – 48:06| 5–0|
4 min| Penalties| 16 min
22| Shots| 12
20 April 2015
16:30| Italy | 2–1 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
OT (1–0)|  Ukraine| Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 1,392

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| Andreas Bernard| Goalies| Eduard Zakharchenko| Referees:
Andris Ansons
Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
Dmitri Golyak
Wojciech Moszczyński
| Ihnacak (Marchetti, Insam) (PP) – 24:26| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 26:25 – Zakharov (Bondaryev, Pobyedonostsev)
Insam (Egger, Ant. Bernard) – 60:16| 2–1|
12 min| Penalties| 12 min
33| Shots| 19
20 April 2015
20:00| Japan | 0–2
(0–0, 0–0, 0–2)|  Poland| Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 2,662

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| Yutaka Fukufuji| Goalies| Przemysław Odrobny| Referees:
Péter Gebei
Marcus Linde
Linesmen:
Andrew Dalton
Matjaž Hribar
| | 0–1| 42:42 – Malasiński (Zapała, Kolusz) (PP)

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| 0–2| 50:32 – Kolusz (Rompkowski, Kalinowski)
2 min| Penalties| 4 min
26| Shots| 21
22 April 2015
13:00| Kazakhstan | 7–2
(3–0, 0–0, 4–2)|  Japan| Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 2,479

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| Pavel Poluektov| Goalies| Yutaka Fukufuji
Yuto Ito| Referees:
Viki Trilar
Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
Rene Jensen
Wojciech Moszczyński
| Dallman (Rudenko, Starchenko) – 02:38| 1–0|

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Polishchuk (Semyonov, Dallman) (PP) – 06:48| 2–0|
Starchenko – 19:03| 3–0|
| 3–1| 41:16 – Kuji (G. Tanaka, Nishiwaki)
Starchenko (Panshin, Tryasunov) – 42:35| 4–1|
Rudenko (Starchenko, Polishchuk) – 45:06| 5–1|
Rymarev (Krasnoslobodtsev) – 48:09| 6–1|
Polishchuk (Rudenko) – 52:52| 7–1|
| 7–2| 53:51 – G. Tanaka (Kuji, Nishiwaki)
6 min| Penalties| 6 min
29| Shots| 24
22 April 2015
16:30| Italy | 1–4
(0–2, 0–0, 1–2)|  Hungary| Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 3,125

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| Andreas Bernard| Goalies| Miklós Rajna| Referees:
Andris Ansons
Marcus Linde
Linesmen:
Andrew Dalton
Tibor Rovenský
| | 0–1| 10:52 – Koger (Banham, Sarauer) (PP)

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| 0–2| 17:52 – Magosi (Nagy)
| 0–3| 43:01 – Sofron (M. Vas, Koger)
Egger (Ihnacak, Zanatta) – 45:16| 1–3|
| 1–4| 59:16 – M. Vas (ENG)
10 min| Penalties| 8 min
11| Shots| 21
22 April 2015
20:00| Poland | 3–2
(0–0, 1–0, 2–2)|  Ukraine| Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 5,975

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| Przemysław Odrobny| Goalies| Eduard Zakharchenko| Referees:
René Hradil
Daniel Konc
Linesmen:
Dmitri Golyak
Alexander Waldejer
| Bagiński (Pasiut) (SH) – 33:13| 1–0|

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Rompkowski (Bryk, Kolusz) – 40:34| 2–0|
| 2–1| 41:46 – Gavryk (Zakharchenko)
| 2–2| 44:52 – Lyalka
Rompkowski (Zapała, Kolusz) (PP) – 53:44| 3–2|
8 min| Penalties| 12 min
24| Shots| 19
23 April 2015
13:00| Japan | 3–2
(0–1, 1–0, 2–1)|  Italy| Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 2,572

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| Yutaka Fukufuji| Goalies| Andreas Bernard| Referees:
René Hradil
Daniel Konc
Linesmen:
Matjaž Hribar
Alexander Waldejer
| | 0–1| 19:34 – Frigo (Gander, Ant. Bernard)

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Ushu (Takahashi, Yanadori) – 38:48| 1–1|
| 1–2| 47:24 – Ramoser (Ihnacak, Marchetti)
Yanadori (G. Tanaka, Ushu) – 55:56| 2–2|
Hirano – 57:06| 3–2|
0 min| Penalties| 4 min
26| Shots| 26
23 April 2015
16:30| Ukraine | 2–4
(0–0, 2–1, 0–3)|  Hungary| Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 3,774

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| Eduard Zakharchenko| Goalies| Miklós Rajna| Referees:
Marcus Linde
Viki Trilar
Linesmen:
Rene Jensen
Wojciech Moszczyński
| Blagy (Mikhnov, Kugut) (PP) – 24:36| 1–0|

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Gnidenko (Mikhnov, Blagy) (PP) – 34:19| 2–0|
| 2–1| 36:44 – Sarauer (Banham, Gõz)
| 2–2| 51:26 – Koger (Sarauer, Hári) (PP)
| 2–3| 56:05 – Sarauer (Koger, Sofron)
| 2–4| 57:15 – Sofron (Kiss) (SH)
6 min| Penalties| 8 min
17| Shots| 32
23 April 2015
20:00| Kazakhstan | 3–2
(0–0, 2–1, 1–1)|  Poland| Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 9,067

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| Pavel Poluektov| Goalies| Rafał Radziszewski| Referees:
Andris Ansons
Péter Gebei
Linesmen:
Andrew Dalton
Tibor Rovenský
| Savchenko (Dallman, Krasnoslobodtsev) (PP) – 29:34| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 35:33 – Pociecha (Kowalówka, Chmielewski) (PP2)
Starchenko (Rudenko) – 36:56| 2–1|
| 2–2| 48:20 – Kolusz (Bryk, Rompkowski)
Starchenko (Savenkov) – 55:26| 3–2|
6 min| Penalties| 10 min
27| Shots| 23
25 April 2015
13:00| Japan | 3–1
(0–0, 3–1, 0–0)|  Ukraine| Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 2,467

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| Yutaka Fukufuji| Goalies| Eduard Zakharchenko| Referees:
Andris Ansons
Péter Gebei
Linesmen:
Andrew Dalton
Tibor Rovenský
| | 0–1| 28:13 – Blagy (Navarenko) (PP)

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Hirano (Yanadori, Obara) (PP) – 30:20| 1–1|
Ueno (Obara, Minoshima) – 33:22| 2–1|
Obara (Takahashi) (PP) – 36:00| 3–1|
14 min| Penalties| 12 min
21| Shots| 27
25 April 2015
16:30| Italy | 0–3
(0–1, 0–0, 0–2)|  Kazakhstan| Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 3,110

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| Andreas Bernard| Goalies| Pavel Poluektov| Referees:
Marcus Linde
Viki Trilar
Linesmen:
Dmitri Golyak
Rene Jensen
| | 0–1| 06:42 – Rymarev (Khudyakov)

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| 0–2| 45:10 – Zhailauov (Savenkov)
| 0–3| 53:39 – Vorontsov (PS)
6 min| Penalties| 4 min
24| Shots| 20
25 April 2015
20:00| Hungary | 2–1
(0–0, 0–0, 2–1)|  Poland| Tauron Arena Kraków, Kraków
Attendance: 12,632

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| Miklós Rajna| Goalies| Przemysław Odrobny| Referees:
Daniel Konc
Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
Matjaž Hribar
Alexander Waldejer
| Hári (Banham, Sebők) – 41:30| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 56:52 – Bryk (Pasiut, Rompkowski) (EA)
Szirányi (ENG) – 59:54| 2–1|
4 min| Penalties| 6 min
36| Shots| 29

### Awards and statistics

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#### Awards

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Przemysław Odrobny of Poland was selected as the best goalkeeper.

* Best players selected by the directorate:
* Best Goalkeeper:  Przemysław Odrobny
* Best Defenseman:  Kevin Dallman
* Best Forward:  Roman Starchenko

Source: IIHF.com

* Media All-Stars:
* MVP:  Roman Starchenko
* Goalkeeper:  Pavel Poluektov
* Defenceman:  Kevin Dallman /  Mateusz Rompkowski
* Forwards:  Roman Starchenko /  Andrew Sarauer /  Marcin Kolusz

Source: IIHF.com

#### Scoring leaders

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

Player  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | +/−  | PIM  | POS

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Roman Starchenko | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +8 | 6 | F
Kevin Dallman | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 0 | D
Konstantin Rudenko | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +6 | 2 | F
Evgeni Rymarev | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 0 | F
Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +4 | 0 | F
Andrew Sarauer | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +7 | 2 | F
Dániel Kóger | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 2 | F
Marcin Kolusz | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 0 | F
Mateusz Rompkowski | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 4 | D
Frank Banham | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +3 | 2 | F
Talgat Zhailauov | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | F

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

#### Goaltending leaders

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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.

Player  | TOI  | GA  | GAA  | SA  | Sv%  | SO

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Przemysław Odrobny | 185:39 | 3 | 0.97 | 85 | 96.47 | 1
Pavel Poluektov | 300:00 | 6 | 1.20 | 99 | 93.94 | 2
Miklós Rajna | 240:00 | 6 | 1.50 | 79 | 92.41 | 0
Yutaka Fukufuji | 257:30 | 11 | 2.56 | 111 | 90.09 | 0
Andreas Bernard | 298:00 | 11 | 2.21 | 103 | 89.32 | 0

TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

## Division I B

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International ice hockey competition

2015 IIHF World Championship Division I B

Tournament details
Host country|  Netherlands
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates| 13–19 April
Teams| 6
Tournament statistics
Games played| 15
Goals scored| 90 (6 per game)
Attendance| 15,920 (1,061 per game)
Scoring leader(s)|  Michael Swift (9 points)
Official website
IIHF.com

### Participants

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Team  | Qualification

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South Korea | Placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated.
Croatia | Placed 2nd in Division I B last year.
Lithuania | Placed 3rd in Division I B last year.
Great Britain | Placed 4th in Division I B last year.
Netherlands | Host, placed 5th in Division I B last year.
Estonia | Placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted.

### Match officials

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4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]

Referees

* Jacob Grumsen
* Jeff Ingram
* Anssi Salonen
* Shane Warschaw

Linesmen

* Louis Beelen
* Marek Hlavatý
* Frederic Monnaie
* Pasi Nieminen
* Ulrich Pardatscher
* David Perduv
* Sotaro Yamaguchi

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### Standings

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Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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South Korea | 5  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 30  | 11  | +19  | 12  | Promoted to Division I A for 2016
Great Britain | 5  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 13  | 10  | +3  | 11  |
Lithuania | 5  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 11  | 12  | −1  | 9
Croatia | 5  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 16  | 20  | −4  | 7
Estonia | 5  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 10  | 21  | −11  | 3
Netherlands | 5  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 9  | 15  | −6  | 3  | Relegated to Division II A for 2016

Source: IIHF

### Results

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All times are local (UTC+2).

13 April 2015
13:30| Great Britain | 3–2 OT
(0–1, 0–0, 2–1)
(OT 1–0)|  Croatia| IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 750

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| Ben Bowns| Goalies| Mark Dekanich| Referee:
Shane Warschaw
Linesmen:
Marek Hlavatý
Sotaro Yamaguchi
| | 0–1| 16:57 – Glumac (SH)

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| 0–2| 52:57 – Perkovich (Sertich) (PP)
O'Connor (Myers) (PP) – 52:57| 1–2|
Richardson (Dowd) (EA) – 59:55| 2–2|
Richardson (O'Connor) – 60:11| 3–2|
10 min| Penalties| 24 min
36| Shots| 30
13 April 2015
17:00| Estonia | 3–7
(1–2, 1–3, 1–2)|  South Korea| IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 750

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| Villem-Henrik Koitmaa| Goalies| Park Kye-hoon| Referee:
Jeff Ingram
Linesmen:
Louis Beelen
Pasi Nieminen
| | 0–1| 04:10 – Kim S. (Kim W., Kim K.) (PP)

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| 0–2| 17:20 – Swift (Cho, Lee D.)
Makrov – 18:22| 1–2|
| 1–3| 25:01 – Testwuide
Makrov (Rooba) – 32:15| 2–3|
| 2–4| 38:31 – Lee You.
| 2–5| 39:54 – Sung (Testwuide) (SH)
Titarenko (Embrich, Makrov) (PP) – 42:27| 3–5|
| 3–6| 47:21 – Swift (Shin H., Park W.)
| 3–7| 57:54 – Testwuide (Park W.) (SH, ENG)
31 min| Penalties| 6 min
25| Shots| 48
13 April 2015
20:30| Netherlands | 0–1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0)|  Lithuania| IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 1,500

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| Ian Meierdres| Goalies| Mantas Armalis| Referee:
Jacob Grumsen
Linesmen:
Frederic Monnaie
David Perduv
| | 0–1| 00:11 – Bosas (Gintautas, Bogdziul)

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20 min| Penalties| 10 min
35| Shots| 26
14 April 2015
13:30| Estonia | 1–2
(0–1, 1–0, 0–1)|  Great Britain| IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 500

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| Roman Shumikhin| Goalies| Ben Bowns| Referee:
Anssi Salonen
Linesmen:
Louis Beelen
David Perduv
| | 0–1| 15:36 – D. Phillips (Weaver, Cowley)

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Rooba (Makrov) – 33:19| 1–1|
| 1–2| 54:10 – Farmer (Weaver, D. Phillips)
2 min| Penalties| 6 min
30| Shots| 32
14 April 2015
17:00| Croatia | 4–1
(0–1, 2–0, 2–0)|  Lithuania| IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 350

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| Mark Dekanich| Goalies| Mantas Armalis| Referee:
Jeff Ingram
Linesmen:
Frederic Monnaie
Ulrich Pardatscher
| | 0–1| 17:42 – Čižas (Nomanovas)

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Perkovich (Letang) – 30:56| 1–1|
Sertich (Waugh, Dekanich) (PP2) – 33:34| 2–1|
Kinasewich (Sertich, Murray) (PP) – 46:26| 3–1|
Murray (Perkovich, Waugh) (ENG) – 59:26| 4–1|
20 min| Penalties| 16 min
35| Shots| 31
14 April 2015
20:30| South Korea | 7–1
(2–0, 3–1, 2–0)|  Netherlands| IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 920

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| Park Sung-je| Goalies| Ian Meierdres
Martijn Oosterwijk| Referee:
Shane Warschaw
Linesmen:
Marek Hlavatý
Pasi Nieminen
| Shin S. (Testwuide) – 04:03| 1–0|

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Cho (Testwuide, Shin S.) – 15:30| 2–0|
Lee D. (Swift) (PP) – 22:13| 3–0|
Swift (Cho) (PP) – 31:01| 4–0|
Swift (Shin H.) (PP) – 34:30| 5–0|
| 5–1| 39:34 – K. Bruijsten (PP)
Lee D. (Kim S., Kim K.) – 48:32| 6–1|
Cho (Oh) (PP) – 51:17| 7–1|
20 min| Penalties| 12 min
37| Shots| 18
16 April 2015
13:30| Lithuania | 6–1
(2–0, 0–1, 4–0)|  Estonia| IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 300

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| Mantas Armalis| Goalies| Roman Shumikhin| Referee:
Shane Warschaw
Linesmen:
Pasi Nieminen
Sotaro Yamaguchi
| Bendžius – 04:58| 1–0|

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Pliskauskas (Ališauskas) (PP) – 19:02| 2–0|
| 2–1| 25:16 – Sibirtsev (Andrejev, Titarenko)
Bendžius – 43:30| 3–1|
Kieras (Bosas, Ališauskas) (PP) – 49:26| 4–1|
Nomanovas (Bogdziul) (ENG) – 53:29| 5–1|
Pliskauskas – 56:48| 6–1|
8 min| Penalties| 6 min
30| Shots| 26
16 April 2015
17:00| South Korea | 2–3
(1–0, 1–2, 0–1)|  Great Britain| IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 700

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Game reference

| Park Sung-je| Goalies| Ben Bowns| Referee:
Jacob Grumsen
Linesmen:
Louis Beelen
Marek Hlavatý
| Park W. (Lee D., Kim W.) – 19:38| 1–0|

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Kim K. (Kim S., Radunske) – 20:35| 2–0|
| 2–1| 20:51 – Farmer
| 2–2| 33:35 – O'Connor (Weaver) (PP2)
| 2–3| 46:39 – O'Connor (PS)
14 min| Penalties| 12 min
30| Shots| 30
16 April 2015
20:30| Croatia | 2–5
(2–2, 0–1, 0–2)|  Netherlands| IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 1,350

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Game reference

| Mark Dekanich| Goalies| Martijn Oosterwijk| Referee:
Anssi Salonen
Linesmen:
Ulrich Pardatscher
David Perduv
| Perkovich – 00:12| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 12:28 – Demelinne (K. Bruijsten)
| 1–2| 15:06 – Bruijsten (Wurm, Tummers) (PP)
Murray (Kinasewich, Letang) – 19:22| 2–2|
| 2–3| 39:36 – Wurm (Hagemeijer, Van den Heuvel)
| 2–4| 42:24 – Brekelmans (De Jong, Van Lijden)
| 2–5| 59:58 – Hagemeijer (ENG)
18 min| Penalties| 8 min
24| Shots| 28
18 April 2015
13:30| Lithuania | 0–5
(0–0, 0–3, 0–2)|  South Korea| IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 1,500

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Game reference

| Mantas Armalis| Goalies| Park Sung-je| Referee:
Anssi Salonen
Linesmen:
Ulrich Pardatscher
David Perduv
| | 0–1| 29:28 – Ahn (Radunske, Kim K.)

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| 0–2| 35:49 – Cho (Shin H., Shin S.)
| 0–3| 37:44 – Kim S. (Shin S.) (PP)
| 0–4| 52:01 – Lee You. (Kim H.)
| 0–5| 54:03 – Kim S. (Radunske) (PP)
12 min| Penalties| 10 min
15| Shots| 46
18 April 2015
17:00| Croatia | 5–2
(1–2, 2–0, 2–0)|  Estonia| IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven

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Game reference

| Mark Dekanich| Goalies| Villem-Henrik Koitmaa| Referee:
Jacob Grumsen
Linesmen:
Marek Hlavatý
Frederic Monnaie
| | 0–1| 06:23 – Makrov (Auksi)

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| 0–2| 09:09 – Fedoruk
Kinasewich (Sertich) – 11:28| 1–2|
Perkovich (Blagus, Kegalj) – 23:52| 2–2|
Miličić (Sertich, Murray) – 39:08| 3–2|
Kinasewich (Murray) – 49:18| 4–2|
Murray (ENG) – 58:37| 5–2|
4 min| Penalties| 4 min
32| Shots| 28
18 April 2015
20:30| Great Britain | 3–2
(3–1, 0–0, 0–1)|  Netherlands| IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 2,500

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Game reference

| Ben Bowns| Goalies| Martijn Oosterwijk
Ian Meierdres| Referee:
Jeff Ingram
Linesmen:
Pasi Nieminen
Sotaro Yamaguchi
| | 0–1| 03:09 – Mason (Hagemeijer, Van Oorschot)

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Swindlehurst (O'Connor, Shields) – 04:01| 1–1|
Blight (Peacock) – 09:24| 2–1|
Peacock – 12:13| 3–1|
| 3–2| 53:38 – Houkes (Van Lijden, Tummers)
8 min| Penalties| 2 min
30| Shots| 17
19 April 2015
13:30| South Korea | 9–4
(1–1, 5–2, 3–1)|  Croatia| IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 1,500

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Game reference

| Park Sung-je| Goalies| Mark Dekanich
Mate Tomljenović| Referee:
Jeff Ingram
Linesmen:
Marek Hlavatý
Pasi Nieminen
| Swift (Testwuide) – 04:39| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 09:39 – Blagus (Perkovich, Glumac)
| 1–2| 22:58 – Kinasewich (Miličić, Murray) (PP)
Ahn (Kim W., Kim S.) (PP) – 24:43| 2–2|
Kim K. (Kim S., Radunske) – 25:45| 3–2|
Kim W. (Swift) – 26:14| 4–2|
Kim K. (Kim S.) – 28:17| 5–2|
| 5–3| 30:10 – Brencun (Murray) (SH)
Testwuide (Swift, Park W.) – 37:34| 6–3|
Kim W. (Kim K., Radunske) (PP) – 48:49| 7–3|
| 7–4| 53:52 – Jačmenjak (Kinasewich, Martinović) (PP)
Testwuide (Swift) – 54:13| 8–4|
Kim S. (Radunske) – 55:27| 9–4|
18 min| Penalties| 80 min
39| Shots| 20
19 April 2015
17:00| Lithuania | 3–2
(0–1, 2–0, 1–1)|  Great Britain| IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 1,800

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Game reference

| Mantas Armalis| Goalies| Ben Bowns| Referee:
Anssi Salonen
Linesmen:
Louis Beelen
Sotaro Yamaguchi
| | 0–1| 14:08 – Garside (Thomas, Lachowicz)

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Nomanovas (Rybakov, Visockas) – 29:55| 1–1|
Ališauskas (Kumeliauskas) – 37:45| 2–1|
| 2–2| 43:25 – Cowley (Weaver, Prince)
Gintautas (Kieras, Ališauskas) (PP) – 53:01| 3–2|
33 min| Penalties| 14 min
15| Shots| 37
19 April 2015
20:30| Netherlands | 1–3
(0–2, 1–0, 0–1)|  Estonia| IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven
Attendance: 1,500

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Game reference

| Ian Meierdres| Goalies| Roman Shumikhin| Referee:
Shane Warschaw
Linesmen:
Frederic Monnaie
Ulrich Pardatscher
| | 0–1| 17:27 – Makrov (Lahesalu, Rooba) (PP2)

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| 0–2| 18:49 – Makrov (Sibirtsev, Urushev) (PP)
Tummers (Van de Velden, Hagemeijer) – 28:55| 1–2|
| 1–3| 59:08 – Makrov
22 min| Penalties| 4 min
22| Shots| 31

### Awards and statistics

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#### Awards

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* Best players selected by the directorate:
* Best Goalkeeper:  Mantas Armalis
* Best Defenseman:  Ben O'Connor
* Best Forward:  Lee Yong-jun

Source: IIHF.com

#### Scoring leaders

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

Player  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | +/−  | PIM  | POS

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Michael Swift | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +8 | 14 | F
Andrei Makrov | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | −3 | 2 | F
Kim Ki-sung | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +5 | 4 | F
Mike Testwuide | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +9 | 0 | F
Kim Sang-wook | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +4 | 6 | F
Andrew Murray | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +1 | 4 | F
Brock Radunske | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | +4 | 0 | F
Ryan Kinasewich | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −2 | 0 | F
Nathan Perkovich | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 18 | F
Cho Min-ho | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 2 | F
Ben O'Connor | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +1 | 6 | D

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

#### Goaltending leaders

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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.

Player  | TOI  | GA  | GAA  | SA  | Sv%  | SO

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Mantas Armalis | 298:59 | 11 | 2.21 | 178 | 93.82 | 1
Ian Meierdres | 204:21 | 8 | 2.35 | 98 | 91.84 | 0
Ben Bowns | 299:04 | 10 | 2.01 | 122 | 91.80 | 0
Mark Dekanich | 259:51 | 11 | 2.54 | 128 | 91.41 | 0
Park Sung-je | 238:51 | 8 | 2.01 | 83 | 90.36 | 1

TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

## References

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1. ^ "Poland gets Division IA Worlds". world.einnews.com. September 18, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.[permanent dead link]
2. ^ "Ukraine Withdraws as Hosts of 2015 Division IA World Championships". thehockeyhouse.net. August 15, 2014. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
3. ^ "28 tournaments confirmed". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
4. ^ "Competition Officials Division I Group A" (PDF). iihf.com. November 25, 2014.
5. ^ "Competition Officials Division I Group B" (PDF). iihf.com. November 25, 2014.

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