2024 IIHF U20 World Championship Division I

International ice hockey tournament

See also: 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2024 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division ITournament details

Host countries|  Hungary
Slovenia
Venue(s)| 2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates| 10–17 December 2023
Teams| 12

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The 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I competitions were two international under-20 ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It 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 first-placed team was promoted to the next higher division, while the bottom-placed team was relegated to a lower division.

To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player can't be born earlier than 2004.

## Division I A[edit]

2024 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I A

Tournament details
Host country|  Hungary
City| Budapest
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates| 10–16 December 2023
Teams| 6
Tournament statistics
Games played| 15
Goals scored| 104 (6.93 per game)
Attendance| 5,887 (392 per game)
Scoring leader(s)|  Albert Schioldan (8 points)
Website| www.iihf.com

The Divsion I A tournament was played in Budapest, Hungary, from 10 to 16 December 2023.[1][2]

### Participants[edit]

Team  | Qualification

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Austria | placed 10th in the Top Division last year and were relegated
Kazakhstan | placed 2nd in Division I A last year
France | placed 3rd in Division I A last year
Hungary | placed 4th in Division I A last year
Denmark | placed 5th in Division I A last year
Japan | placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted

### Standings[edit]

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

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1  |  Kazakhstan | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 21  | 12  | +9  | 13  | Promoted to the 2025 Top Division
2  |  France | 5  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 18  | 19  | −1  | 9[a] |
3  |  Denmark | 5  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 18  | 14  | +4  | 9[a]
4  |  Austria | 5  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 22  | 21  | +1  | 8
5  |  Hungary (H) | 5  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 13  | 16  | −3  | 4
6  |  Japan | 5  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 12  | 22  | −10  | 2  | Relegated to the 2025 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 Denmark 4–6 France

### Results[edit]

All times are local (UTC+2).

10 December 2023
12:30| Denmark | 4–6
(1–1, 1–1, 2–4)|  France| Tüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 69

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| Kristers Steinbergs| Goalies| Antoine Keller| Referees:
Achim Mooseberger
Alexander Oesterberg
Linesmen:
Brian Birkhoff
Tomas Gegan
| | 0–1| 17:33 –Perrenoud (Grossetete, Guidoux) (PP)

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Mølgaard (Schioldan, Thomsen) – 19:41| 1–1|
| 1–2| 24:56 – Raveaud (Chapuis) (SH)
Marloth (Skov) – 37:18| 2–2|
| 2–3| 43:20 – Tournier
| 2–4| 45:47 – Chapuis (PP)
| 2–5| 54:58 – Grossetete (Dufour)
Andersen (Skovning, Stenbakken) – 57:38| 3–5|
Andersen (Stenbakken) (EA) – 58:59| 4–5|
| 4–6| 59:55 – Perrenoud (ENG)
6 min| Penalties| 6 min
32| Shots| 35
10 December 2023
16:00| Hungary | 2–5
(1–2, 1–0, 0–3)|  Kazakhstan| Tüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 987

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| Levente Hegedüs| Goalies| Vladimir Nikitin| Referees:
Martin Jobbagy
Christian Ofner
Linesmen:
Dominik Altmann
Emil Dalsgaard
| | 0–1| 03:36 – Nurkenov (Orazov, Kim)

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| 0–2| 12:14 – Smoliyaninov (Yermak, Ospanov) (PP)
Mihalik (Dobos) – 13:26| 1–2|
Dobos (Hiezl, Bajko) – 38:16| 2–2|
| 2–3| 48:47 – Avdeyenko Nurkenov
| 2–4| 52:40 – Logvin (Khan, Yermak)
| 2–5| 57:13 – Logvin (SH)
8 min| Penalties| 6 min
24| Shots| 34
10 December 2023
19:30| Japan | 2–5
(1–2, 0–3, 1–0)|  Austria| Tüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 125

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| Issa Tamura
Sazuku Kudo| Goalies| Benedikt Oschgan| Referees:
Zsombor Palkovi
Christian Persson
Linesmen:
Michal Gerne
Tadej Snoj
| | 0–1| 08:44 – Scherzer (PP)

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| 0–2| 17:28 – Lippitsch (Moosbrugger)
Maxner – 19:48| 1–2|
| 1–3| 34:28 – Erne (Summer, Moosbrugger)
| 1–4| 36:16 – Reiner (Wurzer, Söllinger)
| 1–5| 37:14 – Dobnig (Summer, Biber)
Ushio (Mori, Maxner) – 58:18| 2–5|
6 min| Penalties| 2 min
16| Shots| 36

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11 December 2023
12:30| France | 5–3
(1–1, 1–2, 3–0)|  Japan| Tüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 67

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| Antoine Keller| Goalies| Issa Tamura| Referees:
Michal Baca
Christian Ofner
Linesmen:
Dominik Altmann
Barna Kis-Karaly
| Grossetete (Tavernier), Eyre) (PP) – 03:01| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 16:07 – Maxner (Ushio, Mori) (PP)
Grossetete (Tavernier, Eyre) (PP) – 20:22| 2–1|
| 2–2| 20:59 – Maxner (Kokuwa)
| 2–3| 21:38 – Ushio (Kokuwa)
Brites (Cal, Perrenoud) – 47:23| 3–3|
Tavernier (Eyre, Perrenoud) – 51:54| 4–3|
Tavernier (Perrenoud, Addamo) (ENG) – 59:40| 5–3|
6 min| Penalties| 10 min
36| Shots| 29
11 December 2023
16:00| Kazakhstan | 3–2
(0–1, 0–0, 3–1)|  Denmark| Tüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 114

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| Vladimir Nikitin| Goalies| Kristers Steinbergs| Referees:
Zsombor Palkovi
Christian Persson
Linesmen:
Tadej Snoj
David Szabo
| | 0–1| 15:13 – Mølgaard (Thomsen, Schioldan)

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Orazov (Beisembayev, Nurkenov) – 44:57| 1–1|
| 1–2| 46:13 – Schioldan (Mølgaard, Thomsen)
Lyapunov (Shakshakbayev) – 48:40| 2–2|
Ospanov (Yermak) – 56:46| 3–2|
6 min| Penalties| 10 min
29| Shots| 31
11 December 2023
19:30| Austria | 3–2
(1–1, 1–1, 1–0)|  Hungary| Tüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 801

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| Benedikt Oschgan| Goalies| Levente Hegedüs| Referees:
Martin Jobbagy
Alexander Oesterberg
Linesmen:
Tomas Gegan
Michal Gerne
| | 0–1| 05:05 – L. Farkas (Nemes) (PP)

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Cernik (Biber, Scherzer) (PP) – 09:22| 1–1|
Cernik (Scherzer) – 31:51| 2–1|
| 2–2| 38:17 – Dobos (B. Horváth, D. Horváth) (PP)
Biber (Dobnig) – 59:11| 3–2|
8 min| Penalties| 8 min
31| Shots| 24

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13 December 2023
12:30| Kazakhstan | 4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)|  France| Tüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 112

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| Vladimir Nikitin| Goalies| Antoine Keller| Referees:
Christian Ofner
Zsombor Palkovi
Linesmen:
Tomas Gegan
Michal Gerne
| Nurkenov (Breus, Beisembayev) (SH) – 08:48| 1–0|

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Smoliyanov (Yermak, Logvin) (PP) – 31:19| 2–0|
Nurkenov (Kim, Orazov) (PP) – 52:10| 3–0|
Simonov (Lyapunov, Smoliyaninov) – 53:59| 4–0|
8 min| Penalties| 12 min
40| Shots| 33
13 December 2023
16:00| Japan | 5–4 OT
(3–2, 0–1, 1–1)
(OT: 1–0)|  Hungary| Tüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 548

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| Issa Tamura| Goalies| Patrik Csala
Levente Hegedüs| Referees:
Mihai Baca
Martin Jobbagy
Linesmen:
Brian Birkhoff
Emil Dalsgaard
| F. Suzuki – 00:30| 1–0|

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Sasanuma (Tanaka) – 02:20| 2–0|
| 2–1| 13:58 – Nemes (Franyó, L. Farkas,)
| 2–2| 42:24 – O. Farkas (Nemes, Szabó Rácz)
Kokuwa (Maxner, Fukuda) – 19:24| 3–2|
| 3–3| 29:33 – Szabó Rácz (L. Farkas, Nemes) (PP)
| 3–4| 42:24 – Ravasz (EQ)
Takada (Ushio) (EA) – 59:41| 4–4|
Kokuwa (Ushio, Takahashi) – 60:16| 5–4|
8 min| Penalties| 8 min
36| Shots| 27
13 December 2023
19:30| Austria | 3–4
(1–1, 0–1, 2–2)|  Denmark| Tüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 114

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| Benedikt Oschgan
Martin Reder| Goalies| Kristers Steinbergs| Referees:
Achim Moosberger
Alexander Oesterberg
Linesmen:
Barna Kis-Kiraly
David Szabo
| | 0–1| 09:28 – Olsson

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Scherzer (Auer) – 10:05| 1–1|
| 1–2| 38:46 – Schioldan (Linde, Mølgaard) (PP)
| 1–3| 43:39 – Marloth (Linde, Olsson)
| 1–4| 45:02 – Thomsen (Mølgaard, Schioldan)
Lanzinger (Söllinger) – 48:46| 2–4|
Scherzer (Cernik) (EA) – 56:17| 3–4|
6 min| Penalties| 4 min
32| Shots| 26

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14 December 2023
12:30| Kazakhstan | 3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)|  Japan| Tüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 92

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| Vladimir Nikitin| Goalies| Sazuku Kudo| Referees:
Achim Mooseburger
Christian Persson
Linesmen:
Brian Birkhoff
David Szabo
| | 0–1| 06:23 – Sasaki (F. Suzuki, Koiwa)

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Smoliyaninov (Lyapunov, Khan) – 18:30| 1–1|
Lyapunov (Orazov) (PP) – 38:21| 2–1|
Ospanov (Breus) – 53:17| 3–1|
8 min| Penalties| 14 min
45| Shots| 26
14 December 2023
16:00| France | 7–4
(2–1, 3–1, 2–2)|  Austria| Tüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 134

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| Antoine Keller| Goalies| Benedikt Oschgan
Martin Reder| Referees:
Michal Baca
Martin Jobbagy
Linesmen:
Emil Dalsgaard
Barna Kis-Kiraly
| Nogaretto (Cal, Raveaud) – 08:03| 1–0|

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Grossetete (Tavernier, Eyre) (PP) – 11:39| 2–0|
| 2–1| 19:45 – Erne
Addamo (Chapuis) (PP) – 22:40| 3–1|
Tavernier (Perrenoud, Eyre) (PP) – 23:44| 4–1|
| 4–2| 27:23 – Wurzer (Kirchebner, Klassek)
Besnier (Tavernier, Villard) – 35:33| 5–2|
| 5–3| 43:39 – Neumann (Wurzer)
| 5–4| 52:00 – Dobnig (Klassek)
Chauvel (Chapuis, Besnier) (SH) – 54:17| 6–4|
Grossetete (ENG) – 59:21| 7–4|
8 min| Penalties| 8 min
28| Shots| 39
14 December 2023
19:30| Hungary | 1–3
(0–2, 1–0, 0–1)|  Denmark| Tüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 938

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| Patrik Csala| Goalies| Kristers Steinbergs| Referees:
Alexander Oesterberg
Christian Ofner
Linesmen:
Dominik Altmann
Tadej Snoj
| | 0–1| 05:02 – Linde (Schioldan)

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| 0–2| 09:47 – Mondrup (Olsson, T. Petersen) (PP)
B. Horváth (Dobos, Mihalik) – 24:08| 1–2|
| 1–3| 48:06 – Olsson (Linde)
4 min| Penalties| 4 min
22| Shots| 24

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16 December 2023
12:30| Denmark | 5–1
(2–1, 1–0, 2–0)|  Japan| Tüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 98

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| Tobias Vilykke| Goalies| Sazuku Kudo| Referees:
Michal Baca
Achim Moosberger
Linesmen:
Dominik Altmann
Tadej Snoj
| Mondrup (T. Petersen) – 03:48| 1–0|

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Schioldan (Thomsen, Als) – 05:37| 2–0|
| 2–1| 16:43 – Takeda (Sasanuma)
Lundmark (Klyvoe) – 39:19| 3–1|
Olsson (Marloth) – 44:59| 4–1|
Schioldan (Thomsen, Skovning) – 48:02| 5–1|
6 min| Penalties| 8 min
34| Shots| 29
16 December 2023
16:00| France | 0–4
(0–1, 0–2, 0–1)|  Hungary| Tüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 1474

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| Mathis Thirion| Goalies| Patrik Csala| Referees:
Martin Jobbagy
Alexandeer Oesterberg
Linesmen:
Brian Birkhoff
Tomas Gegan
| | 0–1| 03:23 – Laskawy

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| 0–2| 21:47 – Simon (Csiki)
| 0–3| 22:21 – Hiezl (Ravasz)
| 0–4| 44:49 – B. Horváth (Nemes, Bajko)
4 min| Penalties| 2 min
35| Shots| 29
16 December 2023
19:30| Austria | 7–6 GWS
(3–2, 1–4, 2–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–1)|  Kazakhstan| Tüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 214

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| Benedikt Oschgan| Goalies| Vladimir Nikitin
Artyom Shestakov| Referees:
Zsombor Palkovi
Christian Persson
Linesmen:
Emil Dalsgaard
Barna Kis-Kiraly
| Erne – 01:16| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 04:37 – Kim
Lippitsch (Moosbrugger, Frimmel) (SH) – 10:04| 2–1|
| 2–2| 13:54 – Simonov (Smoliyaninov (PP)
Erne (Wurzer) – 18:09| 3–2|
Klassek (Wurzer) – 21:50| 4–2|
| 4–3| 24:17 – Kim (Nurkenov)
| 4–4| 29:05 – Ospanov (Brues) (PP)
| 4–5| 37:09 – Beisembayev
| 4–6| 39:24 – Yermak (Ospanov, Logvin)
Lanzinger (Erne, Reiner) – 46:11| 5–6|
Neumann (EA) – 58:43| 6–6|
Lippitsch
Erne
Neumann
Lanzinger
Cernik | Shootout|  Smoliyaninov
Kim
Yermak
Logvin
Ospanov
14 min| Penalties| 6 min
23| Shots| 51

### Statistics[edit]

#### Top 10 scorers[edit]

Pos  | Player  | Country  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | +/–  | PIM

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1 | Albert Schioldan |  Denmark | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +2 | 0
2 | Emil Tavernier |  France | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | –1 | 2
3 | Valentin Grossetete |  France | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +2 | 2
4 | Davlat Nurkenov |  Kazakhstan | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0
4 | Philéas Perrenoud |  France | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +3 | 6
6 | Hjalte Thomsen |  Denmark | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +1 | 2
7 | Luca Erne |  Austria | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +4 | 0
8 | Ian Scherzer |  Austria | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 2
9 | Serino Maxner |  Japan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +1 | 0
9 | Daniel Olsson |  Denmark | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +6 | 4
9 | Ruslan Osipov |  Kazakhstan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +1 | 4
9 | Egor Smoliyaninov |  Kazakhstan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +3 | 2

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

#### Goaltending leaders[edit]

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos  | Player  | Country  | TOI  | GA  | Sv%  | GAA  | SO

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1 | Vladimir Nikitin |  Kazakhstan | 283:10 | 7 | 94.44 | 146 | 1
2 | Patrik Csala |  Hungary | 177:06 | 6 | 93.55 | 2.03 | 1
3 | Sasuku Kudo |  Japan | 140:00 | 8 | 90.59 | 3.43 | 0
4 | Kristers Steinbergs |  Denmark | 237:48 | 12 | 89.74 | 3.03 | 0
5 | Antoine Keller |  France | 240:00 | 15 | 89.29 | 3.75 | 0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

#### Best Players Selected by the Directorate[edit]

* Goaltender:  Vladimir Nikitin
* Defenceman:  Jamie Eyre
* Forward:  Emil Tavernier

Source: IIHF

## Division I B[edit]

2024 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I B

Tournament details
Host country|  Slovenia
City| Bled
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates| 11–17 December 2023
Teams| 6
Tournament statistics
Games played| 15
Goals scored| 108 (7.2 per game)
Attendance| 2,162 (144 per game)
Scoring leader(s)|  Mykyta Sydorenko (12 points)
Website| www.iihf.com

The Division I B tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 11 to 17 December 2023.[3][4]

### Participants[edit]

Team  | Qualification

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Slovenia | placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated
Ukraine | placed 2nd in Division I B last year
Italy | placed 3rd in Division I B last year
Poland | placed 4th in Division I B last year
Estonia | placed 5th in Division I B last year
Croatia | placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted

### Standings[edit]

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

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1  |  Slovenia (H) | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 25  | 6  | +19  | 15  | Promoted to the 2025 Division I A
2  |  Ukraine | 5  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 23  | 13  | +10  | 11  |
3  |  Italy | 5  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 24  | 17  | +7  | 7
4  |  Estonia | 5  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 15  | 18  | −3  | 6
5  |  Poland | 5  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 9  | 19  | −10  | 4
6  |  Croatia | 5  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 12  | 35  | −23  | 2  | Relegated to the 2025 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[edit]

All times are local (UTC+2).

11 December 2023
12:30| Estonia | 1–5
(0–2, 1–2, 0–1)|  Italy| Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 44

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| Fjodor Aganezovs| Goalies| Edoardo Berti| Referees:
Gergely Korbuly
Niclas Lundsgaard
Linesmen:
Matthew Heinen
Matus Stanzel
| | 0–1| 09:35 – Madaschi (Larcher, Purdeller)

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| 0–2| 15:47 – Lobis (De Luca, Remolato) (PP)
M. Potšinok (E. Potšinok), Velja) (PP) – 24:15| 1–2|
| 1–3| 31:33 – Lobis (Larcher, Remolato) (PP)
| 1–4| 35:20 – De Luca (Remolato) (PP)
| 1–5| 46:20 – Purdeller (Albis, Gschleisser) (PP2)
14 min| Penalties| 12 min
19| Shots| 48
11 December 2023
16:00| Poland | 1–5
(0–1, 0–1, 1–3)|  Ukraine| Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 52

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| Igor Tyczyński| Goalies| Gleb Artsatbanov| Referees:
Ludek Pilny
Janne Wijorenheimo
Linesmen:
Filip Jeram
Herman Johansen
| | 0–1| 03:16 – Dakhnovsky (Sydorenko, Kryklia)

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| 0–2| 30:55 – Shapovalov (Yevtiekhov, Ivashchenko)
| 0–3| 41:44 – Troshkin (Shapovalov, Ivashchenko)
| 0–4| 46:03 – Yevtiekhov (Lysak, Troshkin)
| 0–5| 57:11 – Sydorenko (Volkov, Kosarev)
Siekierka (Rocki, Musioł) – 57:34| 1–5|
12 min| Penalties| 27 min
27| Shots| 31
11 December 2023
19:30| Croatia | 0–7
(0–1, 0–4, 0–2)|  Slovenia| Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 241

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| Teo Janjatović-Lončar| Goalies| Lan Kavčič| Referees:
Tanner Doiron
Chris Grinsven
Linesmen:
Nathy Buergy
Joshua Roemer
| | 0–1| 05:12 – Crnkič (Podrekar, Sitar) (PP)

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| 0–2| 20:20 – Langus (Sitar, Šlibar)
| 0–3| 29:06 – Žeželj (Beričič, Crnkič)
| 0–4| 30:08 – Langus (Sever, Crnkič) (PP)
| 0–5| 31:53 – Hebar (Langus, Perčič) (SH)
| 0–6| 47:45 – Sever (Šlibar, Perčič)
| 0–7| 51:56 – Hebar (Perčič, Beričič)
8 min| Penalties| 4 min
19| Shots| 50

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12 December 2023
12:30| Ukraine | 5–1
(0–1, 1–0, 4–0)|  Estonia| Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 26

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| Gleb Artsatbanov| Goalies| Fjodor Aganezovs| Referees:
Patrick Fichtner
Niclas Lundsgaard
Linesmen:
Nathy Buergy
Petja Murnik
| | 0–1| 13:12 – Morozov (Timofejev, Kontseus) (PP)

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Dubsky (Yatsishin, Lysak) – 26:16| 1–1|
Sydorenko (Dakhnovsky, Troshkin) – 46:52| 2–1|
Kryklia (Sydorenko, Kovalchuk) – 48:29| 3–1|
Dakhnovsky (Stetsiura, Kryklia) (PP) – 54:58| 4–1|
Kovalchuk (Yatsishin, Dubsky) (ENG) – 58:48| 5–1|
6 min| Penalties| 6 min
33| Shots| 19
12 December 2023
16:00| Italy | 11–2
(3–0, 6–2, 2–0)|  Croatia| Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 54

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| Matthias Rindone| Goalies| Teo Janjatović-Lončar
Omar Zdralović| Referees:
Tanner Doiron
Ludek Pilny
Linesmen:
Filip Jeram
Joshua Roemer
| Zandegiacomo (Larcher, Lobis) – 09:47| 1–0|

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Garau (Madaschi, Purdeller) (PP) – 11:28| 2–0|
Segafredo (Lobis, De Luca) – 15:46| 3–0|
Segafredo (Lobis, De Luca) – 23:15| 4–0|
| 4–1| 23:48 – Šimunković
| 4–2| 27:08 – Alić (H. Zovko)
Covelli (Girardi, Zandegiacomo) – 28:11| 5–2|
Zandegiacomo (Lobis, Albis) – 30:06| 6–2|
Segafredo (De Luca, Lobis) – 30:36| 7–2|
Remolato (De Luca,, Larcher) (PP) – 33:13| 8–2|
Garau (Purdeller, Gschliesser) – 39:27| 9–2|
Albis (Tolomelli, Purdeller) – 40:53| 10–2|
Remolato (Madaschi, Gschliesser) – 45:42| 11–2|
4 min| Penalties| 8 min
36| Shots| 26
12 December 2023
19:30| Slovenia | 3–0
(1–0, 2–0, 0–0)|  Poland| Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 237

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| Lan Kavčič| Goalies| Jakub Ciućka| Referees:
Gergely Korbuly
Janne Wijorenheimo
Linesmen:
Matthew Heinen
Matus Stanzel
| Lesničar (Mahmutovic, Hebar) – 19:11| 1–0|

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Langus (Sitar, Podrekar) (PP) – 31:45| 2–0|
Žeželj (Bohinc, Mahmutovic) (PP) – 36:28| 3–0|
8 min| Penalties| 12 min
35| Shots| 16

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14 December 2023
12:30| Croatia | 5–4 GWS
(0–0, 1–2, 3–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–1)|  Poland| Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 54

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| Teo Janjatović-Lončar| Goalies| Jakub Ciućka| Referees:
Gergley Korbuly
Chris van Grinsven
Linesmen:
Matthew Heinen
Filip Jeram
| Kašparek (Završki, Jurić) – 22:21| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 23:20 – Kurnicki (Kucharski, Kusak)
| 1–2| 34:07 – Kucharski (Jo. Hofman, Sobecki) (PP)
| 1–3| 44:45 – Sierkierka (Schafer, Jo. Hofman)
Goršić (Bezuk, Šimunković) – 49:37| 2–3|
| 2–4| 56:35 – Kucharski (Ja. Hofman, Jo. Hofman) (PP)
Goršić (Bodiroga, Idžan) (EA) – 58:30| 3–4|
Idžan (Alić) (EA) – 59:15| 4–4|
Marinković
Goršić
Idžan
Bodiroga | Shootout|  Kusak
Ciepielewski
Kucharski
Jo. Hofman
Ja. Hofman
10 min| Penalties| 4 min
26| Shots| 30
14 December 2023
16:00| Slovenia | 5–2
(2–0, 2–1, 1–1)|  Estonia| Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 127

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Game reference

| Lan Kavčič| Goalies| Cristopher Rembetti| Referees:
Patrick Fichtner
Ludek Pilny
Linesmen:
Nathy Buergy
Joshua Roemer
| Kumanovič (Lesničar, Hebar) – 03:17| 1–0|

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Žeželj (Crnkič, Perčič) – 07:15| 2–0|
Sitar (Podrekar, Crnkič) (PP) – 32:08| 3–0|
Lesničar (Žeželj, Bohinc) (PP) – 36:42| 4–0|
| 4–1| 36:42 – M. Potšinok (E. Potšinok)
| 4–2| 57:40 – Proskurin (M. Potšinok, Kontseus)
Beričič (Langus, Sitar) (ENG) – 59:25| 5–2|
27 min| Penalties| 8 min
43| Shots| 17
14 December 2023
19:30| Ukraine | 5–4 OT
(1–1, 1–3, 2–0)
(OT: 1–0)|  Italy| Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 67

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Game reference

| Gleb Artsatbanov| Goalies| Edoardo Berti| Referees:
Tanner Doiron
Janne Wuorenheimo
Linesmen:
Heman Johansen
Petja Murnik
| | 0–1| 05:33 – Segafredo (De Luca, Lobis) (PP)

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Kryklia (Pazi, Simchuk) – 13:15| 1–1|
| 1–2| 20:42 – Lobis (Larcher, De Luca) (PP)
| 1–3| 23:45 – Madaschi (Lobis)
| 1–4| 25:15 – Prast (Egger)
Sydorenko (Stetsiura) – 31:30| 2–4|
Sydorenko (PS) – 49:35| 3–4|
Stetsiura (Kryklia) (SH) – 55:45| 4–4|
Sydorenko – 61:48| 5–4|
18 min| Penalties| 8 min
36| Shots| 22

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15 December 2023
12:30| Poland | 0–3
(0–1, 0–0, 0–2)|  Estonia| Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 37

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Game reference

| Igor Tyczyński| Goalies| Fjodor Aganezovs| Referees:
Tanner Doiron
Chris van Grinsven
Linesmen:
Filip Jeram
Petja Murnik
| | 0–1| 01:15 – Stepanov (Timofejev)

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| 0–2| 47:39 – Stepanov
| 0–3| 58:48 – Stepanov (Timofejev, Nevolainen) (ENG)
2 min| Penalties| 6 min
32| Shots| 35
15 December 2023
16:00| Ukraine | 5–2
(1–0, 0–2, 4–0)|  Croatia| Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 72

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Game reference

| Gleb Artsatbanov| Goalies| Omar Ždralović| Referees:
Patrick Fichtner
Gergely Korbuly
Linesmen:
Matthew Heinen
Herman Johansen
| Polonytsky (Yevtiekhov, Shapovalov) – 06:34| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 24:42 – Marinković (Bezuk, Goršić)
| 1–2| 37:10 – Jurić (Završki)
Sydorenko (PS) – 46:28| 2–2|
Shapovalov – 48:37| 3–2|
Sydorenko (Kryklia, Stetsiura) – 49:12| 4–2|
Dakhnovsky (Sydorenko, Simchuk) (PP) – 53:09| 5–2|
2 min| Penalties| 6 min
49| Shots| 25
15 December 2023
19:30| Italy | 1–5
(0–2, 1–1, 0–2)|  Slovenia| Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 473

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Game reference

| Edoardo Berti| Goalies| Lan Kavčič| Referees:
Niclas Lundsgaard
Ludek Pilny
Linesmen:
Nathy Buergy
Matus Stanzel
| | 0–1| 01:25 – Kumanovič (Mahmutovic)

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| 0–2| 14:59 – Sitar (Sever)
Segafredo (De Luca) – 21:16| 1–2|
| 1–3| 33:34 – Žeželj (Crnkič, Beričič)
| 1–4| 40:13 – Sitar (Langus)
| 1–5| 50:02 – Sever (Crnkič) (PP)
8 min| Penalties| 10 min
14| Shots| 36

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17 December 2023
12:30| Estonia | 8–3
(4–0, 2–3, 2–0)|  Croatia| Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 37

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Game reference

| Fjodor Aganezovs| Goalies| Omar Ždralović
Teo Janjatović-Lončar| Referees:
Niclas Lundsgaard
Ludek Pilny
Linesmen:
Herman Johansen
Joshua Roemer
| E. Potšinok (Morozov, Kudeviita) – 02:17| 1–0|

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Potšinok (E. Potšinok, Kontseus) – 04:47| 2–0|
Kontseus (Timofejev, M. Potšinok) (PP) – 16:45| 3–0|
M. Potšinok (E. Potšinok, Kontseus) (PP) – 19:34| 4–0|
Timofejev (Stepanov, Nevolainen) – 20:45| 5–0|
| 5–1| 24:34 – Idžan (Marinković, Goršić) (PP)
| 5–2| 27:42 – Bezuk (Idžan, Marinković)
M. Potšinok (E. Potšinok) – 28:32| 6–2|
| 6–3| 34:51 – Filip Kasparek
E. Potšinok (M. Potšinok) – 40:35| 7–3|
Kontseus – 45:35| 8–3|
10 min| Penalties| 12 min
29| Shots| 32
17 December 2023
16:00| Italy | 3–4
(1–2, 2–0, 0–2)|  Poland| Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 54

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Game reference

| Matthias Rindone| Goalies| Igor Tyczyński| Referees:
Patrick Fichtner
Chris van Grinsven
Linesmen:
Filip Jeram
Petja Murnik
| | 0–1| 15:55 – Ciepielewski (Schafer, Kurnicki) (PP)

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| 0–2| 18:19 – Ciepielewski (Kusak)
Madaschi (Tolomelli, Purdeller) (PP) – 19:58| 1–2|
Lobis (De Luca) – 33:02| 2–2|
Remolato (Larcher, Egger) – 39:53| 3–2|
| 3–3| 47:55 – Gromadzki (Siekierka, Rocki)
| 3–4| 48:15 – Kusak (PS)
8 min| Penalties| 4 min
20| Shots| 23
17 December 2023
19:30| Slovenia | 5–3
(1–0, 2–3, 2–0)|  Ukraine| Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 587

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Game reference

| Lan Kavčič| Goalies| Gleb Artsatbanov| Referees:
Tanner Doiron
Janne Wijorenheimo
Linesmen:
Matthew Heinen
Matus Stanzel
| Sitar – 12:17| 1–0|

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Crnkič (Žeželj, Beričič) – 20:37| 2–0|
| 2–1| 22:10 – Shamardin (Kryklia, Sydorenko)
| 2–2| 34:15 – Sydorenko
| 2–3| 38:24 – Simchuk (Pazi, Dakhnovsky)
Sever (Sitar) – 39:15| 3–3|
Sitar – 41:48| 4–3|
Špari Leben (Črepinšek) – 44:33| 5–3|
22 min| Penalties| 55 min
24| Shots| 28

### Statistics[edit]

#### Top 10 scorers[edit]

Pos  | Player  | Country  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | +/–  | PIM

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1 | Mykyta Sydorenko |  Ukraine | 5 | 8 | 4 | 12 | +3 | 14
2 | Alan Lobis |  Italy | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +7 | 0
3 | Filip Sitar |  Slovenia | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +8 | 0
4 | Tommaso de Luca |  Italy | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +4 | 6
5 | Maj Crnkič |  Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +5 | 2
6 | Marek Potšinok |  Estonia | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6
7 | Nace Langus |  Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +6 | 0
8 | Illia Kryklia |  Ukraine | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +7 | 4
9 | Anže Žeželj |  Slovenia | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +4 | 0
10 | Nicolo Remolato |  Italy | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 0
10 | Mark Sever |  Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 0

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

#### Goaltending leaders[edit]

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos  | Player  | Country  | TOI  | GA  | Sv%  | GAA  | SO

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1 | Lan Kavčič |  Slovenia | 300:00 | 6 | 99.62 | 1.20 | 2
2 | Fjodor Aganezovs |  Estonia | 236:13 | 12 | 91.67 | 3.05 | 1
3 | Jakub Ciucka |  Poland | 125:00 | 7 | 88.33 | 3.36 | 0
4 | Igor Tyczyński |  Poland | 179:42 | 10 | 88.24 | 3.34 | 0
5 | Edoardo Berti |  Italy | 181:48 | 11 | 87.91 | 3.63 | 0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

#### Best Players Selected by the Directorate[edit]

* Goaltender:  Lan Kavčič
* Defenceman:  Tian Hebar
* Forward:  Mykyta Sydorenko

Source: IIHF

## References[edit]

1. ^ Division I A official website, www.iihf.com
2. ^ Division I A statistics, stats.iihf.com
3. ^ Division I B official website, www.iihf.com
4. ^ Division I B statistics, stats.iihf.com

## External links[edit]

* Official website of IIHF

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