2009 IIHF World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Lithuania
 Poland
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates11–17 April 2009
Teams12
Tournament statistics
Games played30
Goals scored194 (6.47 per game)
Attendance65,209 (2,174 per game)
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The 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I was two ice hockey tournaments under the authority of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I was played amongst two separate groups. The Group A tournament was held in Vilnius, Lithuania and the Group B tournament was hosted by Toruń, Poland. Division I represents the second level of the Ice Hockey World Championships.

Rosters

Main article: 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I rosters

Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 11 to 17 April 2009.[1]

Participating teams

Team Qualification
 Slovenia Placed 15th in Top Division last year and were relegated
 Kazakhstan Placed 2nd in Division I Group A last year
 Japan Placed 3rd in Division I Group B last year
 Lithuania Hosts; placed 4th in Division I Group B last year
 Croatia Placed 5th in Division I Group B last year
 Australia Placed 1st in Division II Group B last year and were promoted

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Kazakhstan 5 5 0 0 0 29 6 +23 15 Promoted to the 2010 Top Division
2  Slovenia 5 4 0 0 1 21 7 +14 12
3  Japan 5 3 0 0 2 21 8 +13 9
4  Lithuania (H) 5 2 0 0 3 20 23 −3 6
5  Croatia 5 1 0 0 4 11 25 −14 3
6  Australia 5 0 0 0 5 7 40 −33 0 Relegated to the 2010 Division II
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Match results

All times are local.

11 April 2009
13:00		Croatia 1–7
(1–1, 0–4, 0–2)		 JapanSiemens Arena
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11 April 2009
16:30		Australia 0–6
(0–3, 0–3, 0–0)		 SloveniaSiemens Arena
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11 April 2009
20:00		Lithuania 1–5
(0–2, 0–1, 1–2)		 KazakhstanSiemens Arena
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12 April 2009
13:00		Japan 7–1
(3–0, 3–1, 1–0)		 AustraliaSiemens Arena
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12 April 2009
16:30		Kazakhstan 6–1
(3–0, 3–1, 0–0)		 CroatiaSiemens Arena
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12 April 2009
20:00		Slovenia 8–2
(0–0, 4–0, 4–2)		 LithuaniaSiemens Arena
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14 April 2009
13:00		Kazakhstan 3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)		 JapanSiemens Arena
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14 April 2009
16:30		Slovenia 4–2
(1–0, 1–2, 2–0)		 CroatiaSiemens Arena
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14 April 2009
20:00		Australia 3–9
(0–5, 1–2, 2–2)		 LithuaniaSiemens Arena
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15 April 2009
13:00		Japan 1–2
(0–1, 1–1, 0–0)		 SloveniaSiemens Arena
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15 April 2009
16:30		Kazakhstan 13–2
(5–0, 2–0, 6–2)		 AustraliaSiemens Arena
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15 April 2009
20:00		Lithuania 7–2
(2–1, 1–0, 4–1)		 CroatiaSiemens Arena
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17 April 2009
13:00		Croatia 5–1
(1–0, 2–1, 2–0)		 AustraliaSiemens Arena
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17 April 2009
16:30		Slovenia 1–2
(0–1, 0–1, 1–0)		 KazakhstanSiemens Arena
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17 April 2009
20:00		Japan 5–1
(1–0, 3–1, 1–0)		 LithuaniaSiemens Arena
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Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Toruń, Poland, from 11 to 17 April 2009.[2]

Participating teams

Team Qualification
 Italy Placed 16th in Top Division last year and were relegated
 Ukraine Placed 2nd in Division I Group B last year
 Poland Hosts; placed 3rd in Division I Group A last year
 Great Britain Placed 4th in Division I Group A last year
 Netherlands Placed 5th in Division I Group A last year
 Romania Placed 1st in Division II Group A last year and were promoted

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Italy 5 5 0 0 0 26 4 +22 15 Promoted to the 2010 Top Division
2  Ukraine 5 3 1 0 1 18 6 +12 11
3  Great Britain 5 2 1 0 2 17 12 +5 8
4  Poland (H) 5 2 0 2 1 14 9 +5 8
5  Netherlands 5 1 0 0 4 9 16 −7 3
6  Romania 5 0 0 0 5 1 38 −37 0 Relegated to the 2010 Division II
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Match results

All times are local.

11 April 2009
13:00		Great Britain 2–4
(0–0, 1–1, 1–3)		 UkraineArena Toruń
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11 April 2009
16:30		Romania 0–11
(0–5, 0–4, 0–2)		 ItalyArena Toruń
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11 April 2009
20:00		Netherlands 1–3
(0–1, 1–1, 0–1)		 PolandArena Toruń
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13 April 2009
13:00		Italy 5–2
(3–0, 2–1, 0–1)		 Great BritainArena Toruń
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13 April 2009
16:30		Ukraine 5–1
(1–0, 3–0, 1–1)		 NetherlandsArena Toruń
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13 April 2009
20:00		Poland 7–0
(2–0, 4–0, 1–0)		 RomaniaArena Toruń
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14 April 2009
13:00		Italy 4–0
(3–0, 0–0, 1–0)		 NetherlandsArena Toruń
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14 April 2009
16:30		Romania 0–8
(0–0, 0–3, 0–5)		 Great BritainArena Toruń
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14 April 2009
20:00		Ukraine 2–1 (GWS)
(1–1, 0–0, 0–0)
(0–0, 1–0)		 PolandArena Toruń
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16 April 2009
13:00		Great Britain 3–2
(3–0, 0–1, 0–1)		 NetherlandsArena Toruń
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16 April 2009
16:30		Ukraine 7–0
(2–0, 3–0, 2–0)		 RomaniaArena Toruń
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16 April 2009
20:00		Poland 2–4
(1–0, 0–2, 1–2)		 ItalyArena Toruń
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17 April 2009
13:00		Netherlands 5–1
(1–0, 2–0, 2–1)		 RomaniaArena Toruń
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17 April 2009
16:30		Italy 2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)		 UkraineArena Toruń
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17 April 2009
20:00		Poland 1–2 (OT)
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(0–1)		 Great BritainArena Toruń
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References

  1. ^ Division I Group A statistics
  2. ^ Division I Group B statistics
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