2015 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I explained

Tourney Name:IIHF U18 World Championship Division I
Year:2015
Size:170
Country:Hungary
Country2:Slovenia
Dates:12–18 April 2015
Num Teams:12
Venues:2
Cities:2
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

See main article: 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships.

The 2015 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I A and Division I B tournaments represent the second and the third tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Debrecen, Hungary, from 12 to 18 April 2015.[1]

Participants

TeamQualification
Placed 10th in 2014 Top Division and were relegated
Placed 2nd in 2014 Division I A
Placed 3rd in 2014 Division I A
Placed 4th in 2014 Division I A
Placed 5th in 2014 Division I A
Hosts, placed 1st in 2014 Division I B and were promoted

Standings

Results

All times are local. (Central European Summer TimeUTC+2)

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Statistics and awards

Scoring leaders

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1 5 3 8 11 +4 0
2 5 3 7 10 +2 6
3 5 4 3 7 +4 6
4 5 2 5 7 0 10
4 5 2 5 7 +5 0
6 5 4 2 6 0 0
6 5 4 2 6 +2 0
8 5 3 3 6 +1 4
8 5 3 3 6 +8 2
10 5 2 4 6 +1 18
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

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1 300:25 8 1.60 93.65 0
2 241:12 7 1.74 92.47 1
3 301:20 12 2.39 91.89 0
4 194:16 9 2.78 91.43 0
5 180:00 21 7.00 85.62 0
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource: IIHF.com

IIHF best player awards

  • Goaltender: Alexander Osipkov
  • Defenceman: Andreas Marthinsen
  • Forward: Mathias From

Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia, from 12 to 18 April 2015.[2]

Participants

TeamQualification
Placed 6th in 2014 Division I A and were relegated
Placed 2nd in 2014 Division I B
Hosts, placed 3rd in 2014 Division I B
Placed 4th in 2014 Division I B
Placed 5th in 2014 Division I B
Placed 1st in 2014 Division II A and were promoted

Standings

Results

All times are local. (Central European Summer TimeUTC+2)

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Statistics and awards

Scoring leaders

width=30Poswidth=150Playerwidth=120Countrywidth=20GPwidth=20Gwidth=20A !width=30Ptswidth=30+/−width=30PIM
1 5 7 3 10 +9 4
2 5 3 6 9 +6 2
3 5 7 1 8 –2 4
4 5 4 3 7 +5 10
5 5 2 5 7 –2 14
5 5 2 5 7 +8 4
7 5 4 2 6 +5 0
7 5 4 2 6 +3 14
9 5 3 3 6 +1 4
9 5 3 3 6 +5 0
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

width=30Poswidth=150Playerwidth=120Countrywidth=20TOIwidth=20GAwidth=20GAAwidth=20Sv%width=20SO
1 240:00 6 1.50 92.94 0
2 251:54 10 2.38 90.48 0
3 247:59 13 3.15 87.96 0
4 286:40 20 4.19 87.80 0
5 238:46 15 3.77 84.21 0
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource: IIHF.com

IIHF best player awards

  • Goaltender: Dominic Divis
  • Defenceman: Mark Cepon
  • Forward: Christof Kromp

Notes and References

  1. http://webarchive.iihf.com/competition/478/statistics.html Division I A statistics
  2. http://webarchive.iihf.com/competition/479/statistics.html Division I B statistics