2024 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

The 2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I is two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Divisions I A and I B represent the second and the third tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I

Tournament details
Host countries	Denmark Estonia
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	14–20 April 2024
Teams	12
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See also: 2024 IIHF World U18 Championships

Division I A

2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I A

Tournament details
Host country	Denmark
City	Frederikshavn
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	14–20 April 2024
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	106 (7.07 per game)
Attendance	3,992 (266 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Ferenc Laskawy (11 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Frederikshavn, Denmark, from 14 to 20 April 2024.^[1][2]

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Germany	Placed 10th in 2023 Top Division and were relegated
Denmark	Hosts; placed 2nd in 2023 Division I A
Japan	Placed 3rd in 2023 Division I A
Hungary	Placed 4th in 2023 Division I A
Ukraine	Placed 5th in 2023 Division I A
Austria	Placed 1st in 2023 Division I B and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Germany	5	4	1	0	0	25	11	+14	14	Promoted to the 2025 Top Division
2	Ukraine	5	4	0	1	0	18	10	+8	13
3	Austria	5	2	1	0	2	21	14	+7	8
4	Hungary	5	2	0	1	2	21	25	−4	7
5	Denmark (H)	5	1	0	0	4	10	20	−10	3
6	Japan	5	0	0	0	5	11	26	−15	0	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

Results and schedule

Source:^[3]
All times are local. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)

14 April 2024 13:00

Austria

2–3 (1–0, 1–1, 0–2)

Germany

Iscenter Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 225

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	17	Shots	27

14 April 2024 16:30

Hungary

4–1 (1–0, 2–0, 1–0)

Denmark

Iscenter Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 485

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	2 min
	25	Shots	25

14 April 2024 20:00

Ukraine

4–1 (0–0, 3–0, 1–1)

Japan

Iscenter Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 140

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	37	Shots	24

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15 April 2024 13:00

Germany

8–2 (2–1, 4–1, 2–0)

Hungary

Iscenter Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 145

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	31 min
	42	Shots	22

15 April 2024 16:30

Japan

3–6 (0–3, 1–2, 2–1)

Austria

Iscenter Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 120

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	18	Shots	45

15 April 2024 20:00

Denmark

1–3 (0–0, 1–2, 0–1)

Ukraine

Iscenter Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 515

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	15	Shots	32

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17 April 2024 13:00

Austria

6–5 GWS (0–1, 2–2, 3–2) OT: (0–0) SO: (1–0)

Hungary

Iscenter Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 147

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	41	Shots	33

17 April 2024 16:30

Germany

2–1 OT (0–1, 1–0, 0–0) OT: (1–0)

Ukraine

Iscenter Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 208

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	37	Shots	31

17 April 2024 20:00

Denmark

4–2 (2–1, 0–1, 2–0)

Japan

Iscenter Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 367

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	36	Shots	29

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18 April 2024 13:00

Hungary

4–7 (0–1, 1–4, 3–2)

Ukraine

Iscenter Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 115

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	31 min
	55	Shots	29

18 April 2024 16:30

Japan

2–6 (1–2, 0–3, 1–1)

Germany

Iscenter Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 148

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	23	Shots	66

18 April 2024 20:00

Denmark

0–5 (0–1, 0–2, 0–2)

Austria

Iscenter Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 385

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	11	Shots	30

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20 April 2024 13:00

Ukraine

3–2 (0–0, 1–2, 2–0)

Austria

Iscenter Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 147

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	46	Shots	28

20 April 2024 16:30

Japan

3–6 (0–1, 0–2, 3–3)

Hungary

Iscenter Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 115

Game reference
	0 min	Penalties	6 min
	30	Shots	45

20 April 2024 20:00

Germany

6–4 (0–1, 2–2, 4–1)

Denmark

Iscenter Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 730

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	37	Shots	27

Division I B

2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I B

Tournament details
Host country	Estonia
City	Tallinn
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	14–20 April 2024
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	98 (6.53 per game)
Attendance	10,399 (693 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Nik Petrović (13 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 14 to 20 April 2024.^[4][5]

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
France	Placed 6th in 2023 Division I A and were relegated
Slovenia	Placed 2nd in 2023 Division I B
Italy	Placed 3rd in 2023 Division I B
South Korea	Placed 4th in 2023 Division I B
Estonia	Hosts; placed 5th in 2023 Division I B
Lithuania	Placed 1st in 2023 Division II A and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Slovenia	5	4	0	0	1	29	14	+15	12	Promoted to the 2025 Division I A
2	Lithuania	5	3	1	0	1	16	12	+4	11
3	Estonia (H)	5	2	0	0	3	13	20	−7	6[a]
4	France	5	2	0	0	3	15	19	−4	6[a]
5	South Korea	5	2	0	0	3	15	17	−2	6[a]
6	Italy	5	1	0	1	3	10	16	−6	4	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
Notes:

1. Estonia 6 Pts, France 3 Pts, South Korea 0 Pts

Results and schedule

Source:^[6]
All times are local. (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3)

14 April 2024 12:30

Lithuania

3–1 (0–0, 1–0 , 2–1)

France

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 387

Game reference
	37 min	Penalties	0 min
	24	Shots	40

14 April 2024 16:00

Estonia

0–4 (0–2, 0–1, 0–1)

Italy

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 2,287

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	21	Shots	29

14 April 2024 19:30

South Korea

5–3 (1–0, 1–1, 3–2)

Slovenia

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 232

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	25	Shots	26

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15 April 2024 12:30

Italy

1–2 OT (1–0, 0–0, 0–1) OT: (0–1)

Lithuania

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 235

Game reference
	29 min	Penalties	33 min
	18	Shots	26

15 April 2024 16:00

France

3–1 (1–1, 2–0, 0–0)

South Korea

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 318

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	2 min
	44	Shots	16

15 April 2024 19:30

Slovenia

6–2 (1–1, 2–0, 3–1)

Estonia

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 743

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	31	Shots	20

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17 April 2024 12:30

Slovenia

4–3 (2–1, 2–0, 0–2)

Italy

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 173

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	14 min
	23	Shots	28

17 April 2024 16:00

Lithuania

5–2 (0–1, 1–1, 4–0)

South Korea

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 297

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	27 min
	31	Shots	10

17 April 2024 19:30

France

3–4 (2–2, 1–1, 0–1)

Estonia

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 1327

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	28	Shots	19

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19 April 2024 12:30

Italy

0–6 (0–2, 0–2, 0–2)

France

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 632

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	26	Shots	35

19 April 2024 16:00

Slovenia

5–2 (2–1, 2–0, 1–1)

Lithuania

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 701

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	24	Shots	29

19 April 2024 19:30

South Korea

3–4 (1–2, 0–2, 2–0)

Estonia

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 998

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	24	Shots	31

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20 April 2024 12:30

France

2–11 (0–6, 0–3, 2–2)

Slovenia

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 291

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	2 min
	23	Shots	36

20 April 2024 16:00

Estonia

3–4 (3–2, 0–2, 0–0)

Lithuania

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 1,123

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	33 min
	26	Shots	34

20 April 2024 19:30

Italy

2–4 (0–1, 1–1, 1–2)

South Korea

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 655

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	0 min
	20	Shots	31