2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
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| Tournament details | |
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| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) | 
| Dates | 29 March – 4 April 2009 6–12 April 2009  | 
| Teams | 12 | 
The 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I was an international under-18 ice hockey competition organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Both Division I tournaments made up the second level of the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament was played in Minsk, Belarus, and the Group B tournament was played in Asiago, Italy. Belarus and Latvia won the Group A and B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Top Division of the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.
Group A
The Group A tournament was played in Minsk, Belarus at the Ice Palace from 6 to 12 April 2009.[1]
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | 
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| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 14 | Promoted to the 2010 Top Division | |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 29 | −22 | 0 | Relegated to the 2010 Division II | 
Source: IIHF
Results
All times are local.
| April 6, 2009 12:00  | Ukraine  | 1–5 | Ice Palace Attendance: 2,900  | 
| Referee: P Mikula  | |||||
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| April 6, 2009 15:30  | Poland  | 4–3 (OT) | Ice Palace Attendance: 2,500  | 
| Referee: B Holdsworth  | |||||
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| April 6, 2009 19:00  | Hungary  | 4–5 (SO) | Ice Palace Attendance: 3,700  | 
| Referee: V Gashilov  | |||||
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| April 7, 2009 15:30  | Lithuania  | 3–4 | Ice Palace Attendance: 2,500  | 
| Referee: T Salminen  | |||||
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| April 7, 2009 19:00  | Belarus  | 4–1 | Ice Palace Attendance: 3,900  | 
| Referee: P Mikula  | |||||
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| April 8, 2009 15:30  | Kazakhstan  | 7–3 | Ice Palace Attendance: 2,900  | 
| April 9, 2009 12:00  | Hungary  | 0–9 | Ice Palace Attendance: 2,900  | 
| Referee: V Gashilov  | |||||
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| April 9, 2009 15:30  | Kazakhstan  | 4–2 | Ice Palace Attendance: 2,000  | 
| Referee: B Holdsworth  | |||||
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| April 9, 2009 19:00  | Belarus  | 5–0 | Ice Palace Attendance: 3,900  | 
| Referee: T Salminen  | |||||
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| April 10, 2009 15:30  | Lithuania  | 0–3 | Ice Palace Attendance: 3,900  | 
| Referee: V Gashilov  | |||||
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| April 11, 2009 12:00  | Poland  | 7–3 | Ice Palace Attendance: 2,000  | 
| Referee: T Salminen  | |||||
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| April 11, 2009 15:30  | Kazakhstan  | 1–6 | Ice Palace Attendance: 2,000  | 
| Referee: P Mikula  | |||||
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| April 12, 2009 12:00  | Lithuania  | 3–4 (OT) | Ice Palace Attendance: 2,000  | 
| Referee: V Gashilov  | |||||
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| April 12, 2009 15:30  | Ukraine  | 0–5 | Ice Palace Attendance: 2,000  | 
| Referee: T Salminen  | |||||
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| April 12, 2009 19:00  | Belarus  | 6–1 | Ice Palace Attendance: 4,100  | 
| Referee: B Holdworth  | |||||
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Group B
The Group B tournament was played in Asiago, Italy at PalaOdegar from 29 March to 4 April 2009.[2]
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | 
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| 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 12 | Promoted to the 2010 Top Division | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 2 | Relegated to the 2010 Division II | 
Source: IIHF
Results
All times are local.
| March 29, 2009 13:30  | Japan  | 5–6 (OT) | PalaOdegar Attendance: 200  | 
| Referee: P Grecko  | |||||
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| March 29, 2009 17:00  | France  | 4–3 (SO) | PalaOdegar Attendance: 600  | 
| Referee: R van der Waarden  | |||||
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| March 29, 2009 20:30  | Italy  | 3–5 | PalaOdegar Attendance: 1,700  | 
| Referee: M Battimo  | |||||
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| March 30, 2009 13:30  | Austria  | 6–5 | PalaOdegar Attendance: 410  | 
| Referee: M Battimo  | |||||
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| March 30, 2009 17:00  | Latvia  | 5–2 | PalaOdegar Attendance: 520  | 
| Referee: R van der Waarden  | |||||
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| March 30, 2009 20:30  | Denmark  | 7–0 | PalaOdegar Attendance: 1,450  | 
| Referee: Viktor Trilar  | |||||
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| April 1, 2009 13:30  | Denmark  | 1–0 | PalaOdegar Attendance: 310  | 
| Referee: P Grecko  | |||||
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| April 1, 2009 17:30  | Latvia  | 3–4 | PalaOdegar Attendance: 360  | 
| Referee: V Trilar  | |||||
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| April 1, 2009 20:30  | France  | 2–1 | PalaOdegar Attendance: 1,150  | 
| Referee: R van der Waarden  | |||||
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| April 2, 2009 13:30  | Austria  | 1–4 | PalaOdegar Attendance: 480  | 
| Referee: M Battimo  | |||||
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| April 2, 2009 17:00  | Latvia  | 3–1 | PalaOdegar Attendance: 440  | 
| Referee: V Trilar  | |||||
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| April 2, 2009 20:30  | Italy  | 1–2 (SO) | PalaOdegar Attendance: 1550  | 
| Referee: P Grecko  | |||||
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| April 4, 2009 13:30  | Denmark  | 0–2 | PalaOdegar Attendance: 800  | 
| Referee: P Grecko  | |||||
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| April 4, 2009 17:00  | Japan  | 4–3 (SO) | PalaOdegar Attendance: 570  | 
| Referee: V Trilar  | |||||
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| April 4, 2009 20:30  | Austria  | 4–3 (SO) | PalaOdegar Attendance: 2,250  | 
| Referee: Maximiliano Battimo  | |||||
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Leading scorers
| Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | 
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| Bartlomiej Neupauer | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +8 | 6 | |
| Kacper Guzik | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +7 | 35 | |
| Benjamin Nemes | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +1 | 0 | |
| Damian Kapica | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 2 | |
| Kevin Puschnik | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +0 | 4 | |
| Richard Hardi | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +0 | 4 | |
| János Hári | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +3 | 6 | |
| Dovydas Streckis | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +0 | 10 | |
| Victor Barbero | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | −1 | 6 | |
| Nikolai Suslo | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 6 | 
Top goaltenders
| Player | Country | GP | Min | GAA | SV% | SO | 
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| Lasse Jensen | 4 | 230:48 | 0.50 | .980 | 2 | |
| Andrei Novikov | 3 | 150:19 | 0.80 | .956 | 2 | |
| Bartlomiej Niesluchowski | 3 | 181:28 | 1.98 | .934 | 1 | |
| Jānis Kalniņš | 3 | 144:43 | 1.66 | .933 | 1 | |
| Ren Yamaguchi | 4 | 253:45 | 2.60 | .929 | 0 | 
See also
- 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships
 - 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II
 - 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
 
