2024 IIHF World Championship Division I

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2024 IIHF World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Italy
 Lithuania
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates28 April – 4 May
27 April – 3 May
Teams12
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The 2024 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[1]

The Group A tournament was held in Bolzano, Italy from 28 April to 4 May and the Group B tournament in Vilnius, Lithuania from 27 April to 3 May 2024.[2][3]

In Group A, Hungary and Slovenia gained promotion to the top division and South Korea was relegated.[4] Ukraine won Group B and was promoted, while the Netherlands were relegated to Division II.[5]

Group A tournament[edit]

2024 IIHF World Championship Division I A
Tournament details
Host country Italy
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates28 April – 4 May
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored83 (5.53 per game)
Attendance35,330 (2,355 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Hungary János Hári (6 points)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants[edit]

Team Qualification
 Hungary Placed 15th in the Elite Division in 2023 and was relegated.
 Slovenia Placed 16th in the Elite Division in 2023 and was relegated.
 Italy Host, placed 3rd in Division I A in 2023.
 South Korea Placed 4th in Division I A in 2023.
 Romania Placed 5th in Division I A in 2023.
 Japan Placed 1st in Division I B in 2023 and was promoted.

Match officials[edit]

Eight referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]

Referees Linesmen
  • Canada Mike Langin
  • Denmark Mads Frandsen
  • France Geoffrey Barcelo
  • Germany Benjamin Hoppe
  • Latvia Uldis Bušs
  • Slovenia Milan Zrnić
  • Slovakia Peter Staňo
  • United States Sean Fernandez
  • Finland Tommi Niittylä
  • France Clément Goncalves
  • Germany Patrick Laguzov
  • United Kingdom Daniel Beresford
  • Italy Davide Mantovani
  • Norway Knut Bråten
  • Slovenia Gašper Zgonc

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Hungary 5 3 1 0 1 15 8 +7 11 Promoted to the 2025 Top Division
2  Slovenia 5 3 0 0 2 14 8 +6 9[a]
3  Italy (H) 5 2 1 1 1 20 10 +10 9[a]
4  Romania 5 3 0 0 2 11 17 −6 9[a]
5  Japan 5 1 0 1 3 11 17 −6 4
6  South Korea 5 1 0 0 4 12 23 −11 3 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 c Head-to-head points: Slovenia 6 Pts, Italy 3 Pts, Romania 0 Pts.

Results[edit]

All times are local (UTC+2).

28 April 2024
12:30
South Korea 4–2
(2–1, 0–1, 2–0)
 SloveniaSparkasse Arena, Bolzano
Attendance: 1,083
Game reference
Lee Yeon-seungGoaliesMatija PintaričReferees:
United States Sean Fernandez
Canada Mike Langin
Linesmen:
Norway Knut Bråten
Germany Patrick Laguzov
0–103:34 – Sabolič (Tomaževič, Čepon)
Kong (Kim Sang-w., Lee D.) – 15:431–1
Shin (Ahn, Lee Y.) – 16:482–1
2–222:25 – Sodja (Beričič, Magovac)
Lee C. (Nam, Lee Y.) (PP) – 48:173–2
Kim Sang-y. (Kim Si.) – 55:154–2
2 minPenalties4 min
25Shots32
28 April 2024
16:00
Japan 1–3
(0–1, 0–0, 1–2)
 HungarySparkasse Arena, Bolzano
Attendance: 2,052
Game reference
Yuta NarisawaGoaliesBence BálizsReferees:
Latvia Uldis Bušs
Denmark Mads Frandsen
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Daniel Beresford
Slovenia Gašper Zgonc
0–107:57 – Varga (Szabó, Hári)
0–241:58 – Terbócs (Németh, Ortenszky)
T. Nakajima (Hitosato, Yoneyama) (PP) – 46:521–2
1–359:12 – Hári (Galló, Nilsson) (EN)
6 minPenalties10 min
31Shots19
28 April 2024
19:30
Romania 1–6
(0–2, 1–2, 0–2)
 ItalySparkasse Arena, Bolzano
Attendance: 3,011
Game reference
Zoltán TőkeGoaliesAndreas BernardReferees:
France Geoffrey Barcelo
Germany Benjamin Hoppe
Linesmen:
France Clément Goncalves
Finland Tommi Niittylä
0–117:03 – Salinitri (Trivellato, Seed)
0–219:46 – Catenacci (Salinitri, Pietroniro)
Részegh (SH) – 26:151–2
1–335:27 – Frank
1–438:50 – Salinitri (Frigo) (PP)
1–547:44 – Marchetti
1–651:27 – Kostner (Marchetti, Spornberger)
8 minPenalties2 min
20Shots55

30 April 2024
12:30
Slovenia 6–1
(1–1, 3–0, 2–0)
 RomaniaSparkasse Arena, Bolzano
Attendance: 1,304
Game reference
Gašper KrošeljGoaliesAttila AdorjánReferees:
Latvia Uldis Bušs
Slovakia Peter Staňo
Linesmen:
Norway Knut Bråten
Italy Davide Mantovani
0–103:40 – Zagidullin (Salló, Bors)
Bohinc (Tomaževič, Macuh) – 15:431–1
Tičar (Sabolič) – 20:392–1
Török (Sabolič, Podlipnik) (PP) – 36:363–1
Mahkovec (Podlipnik, Beričič) – 37:474–1
Mahkovec (Crnovič, Ćosić) – 46:355–1
Tičar (Sabolič, Podlipnik) (PP) – 48:086–1
10 minPenalties12 min
47Shots10
30 April 2024
16:00
Hungary 6–2
(2–1, 4–0, 0–1)
 South KoreaSparkasse Arena, Bolzano
Attendance: 1,450
Game reference
Bence BálizsGoaliesHa Jung-ho
Lee Yeon-seung
Referees:
Denmark Mads Frandsen
Slovenia Milan Zrnić
Linesmen:
Germany Patrick Laguzov
Finland Tommi Niittylä
0–101:28 – Lee Y. (Shin, Lee S.)
Erdély (Papp, Kiss) – 13:351–1
Sofron (Varga, Szabó) – 16:402–1
Stipsicz (Sofron, Hári) (PP) – 24:253–1
Sebők (Nilsson, Szabó) – 27:314–1
Mihály (Ortenszky, Terbócs) – 28:075–1
Erdély (Papp, Sebők) – 30:136–1
6–248:31 – Shin (Kim Si., Kim Sang-w.) (PP)
31 minPenalties35 min
31Shots33
30 April 2024
19:30
Italy 4–3 OT
(0–0, 2–2, 1–1)
(OT: 1–0)
 JapanSparkasse Arena, Bolzano
Attendance: 3,437
Game reference
Damian ClaraGoaliesYuta NarisawaReferees:
France Geoffrey Barcelo
United States Sean Fernandez
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Daniel Beresford
France Clément Goncalves
Gazley (Catenacci, Salinitri) – 15:431–0
Kostner (De Luca, Gazley) – 29:482–0
2–131:19 – Y. Sato (T. Nakajima, Hanzawa)
2–234:38 – K. Sato (Irikura, Isogai)
2–352:55 – Yoneyama (Irikura, Isogai)
Larkin (Spornberger, Marchetti) – 56:193–3
Frigo (Mantenuto) – 60:054–3
6 minPenalties8 min
35Shots19

1 May 2024
12:30
Hungary 1–2
(0–0, 0–0, 1–2)
 RomaniaSparkasse Arena, Bolzano
Attendance: 2,212
Game reference
Bence BálizsGoaliesZoltán TőkeReferees:
Germany Benjamin Hoppe
Slovenia Milan Zrnić
Linesmen:
Italy Davide Mantovani
Slovenia Gašper Zgonc
0–149:29 – Péter
Hári (Hadobás, Stipsicz) – 55:401–1
1–259:09 – Sándor-Székely (Gliga, Ferencz-Csibi)
2 minPenalties4 min
32Shots19
1 May 2024
16:00
Japan 4–3
(0–1, 2–1, 2–1)
 South KoreaSparkasse Arena, Bolzano
Attendance: 1,738
Game reference
Yutaka FukufujiGoaliesLee Yeon-seungReferees:
France Geoffrey Barcelo
Canada Mike Langin
Linesmen:
Norway Knut Bråten
Finland Tommi Niittylä
0–115:25 – Jee (Kang, Lee C.)
Lawlor (Y. Sato, T. Nakajima) – 21:421–1
1–226:56 – Lee C. (Kang, Kim Sang-w.)
Isogai (Y. Otsu) – 36:592–2
2–340:14 – Lee D. (Lee C., Kim Sang-w.)
Y. Sato (T. Nakajima) – 51:403–3
Isogai (K. Sato, Lawlor) – 53:034–3
4 minPenalties4 min
31Shots46
1 May 2024
19:30
Slovenia 2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)
 ItalySparkasse Arena, Bolzano
Attendance: 4,238
Game reference
Gašper KrošeljGoaliesDamian ClaraReferees:
Denmark Mads Frandsen
Slovakia Peter Staňo
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Daniel Beresford
Germany Patrick Laguzov
Tičar (Crnovič, Bohinc) – 15:521–0
Kuralt (Tomaževič, Mašič) – 44:082–0
6 minPenalties2 min
25Shots30

3 May 2024
12:30
South Korea 2–3
(0–1, 0–1, 2–1)
 RomaniaSparkasse Arena, Bolzano
Attendance: 252
Game reference
Lee Yeon-seungGoaliesZoltán TőkeReferees:
Germany Benjamin Hoppe
Slovenia Milan Zrnić
Linesmen:
France Clément Goncalves
Germany Patrick Laguzov
0–114:38 – Gliga
0–238:01 – Sándor-Székely
Shin (Lee Y.) – 43:021–2
Ahn (Lee Y., Nam) (PP) – 53:582–2
2–355:31 – Péter (Részegh) (SH)
2 minPenalties8 min
14Shots28
3 May 2024
16:00
Slovenia 3–1
(2–0, 0–1, 1–0)
 JapanSparkasse Arena, Bolzano
Attendance: 1,750
Game reference
Gašper KrošeljGoaliesYuta NarisawaReferees:
Latvia Uldis Bušs
United States Sean Fernandez
Linesmen:
Italy Davide Mantovani
Finland Tommi Niittylä
Mehle (Sodja) – 03:431–0
Simšič (Drozg) – 12:402–0
2–130:39 – S. Nakajima (K. Otsu, Yoneyama)
Drozg (Macuh, Török) (PP) – 59:323–1
6 minPenalties8 min
31Shots31
3 May 2024
19:30
Italy 2–3 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1)
 HungarySparkasse Arena, Bolzano
Attendance: 5,394
Game reference
Damian ClaraGoaliesBence BálizsReferees:
Canada Mike Langin
Slovakia Peter Staňo
Linesmen:
Norway Knut Bråten
Slovenia Gašper Zgonc
0–130:27 – Sofron (Varga)
Pietroniro (Trivellato, De Luca) (PP) – 38:561–1
1–242:35 – Mihály (Ortenszky)
Frank (Mantenuto, Frigo) – 43:482–2
2–363:54 – Varga (Hári, Stipsicz)
10 minPenalties16 min
41Shots21

4 May 2024
12:30
Romania 4–2
(2–1, 1–0, 1–1)
 JapanSparkasse Arena, Bolzano
Attendance: 1,015
Game reference
Zoltán TőkeGoaliesYuta NarisawaReferees:
France Geoffrey Barcelo
United States Sean Fernandez
Linesmen:
Italy Davide Mantovani
Slovenia Gašper Zgonc
Gliga (Skachkov, Zagidullin) – 04:261–0
1–118:17 – Isogai
Skachkov (Bors) – 18:352–1
Rokaly (Részegh, Péter) – 34:153–1
3–256:21 – Y. Sato (Hanzawa, Yamada)
Haaranen (Gliga) (EN) – 59:034–2
4 minPenalties4 min
18Shots30
4 May 2024
16:00
Italy 8–1
(4–0, 0–1, 4–0)
 South KoreaSparkasse Arena, Bolzano
Attendance: 4,225
Game reference
Damian ClaraGoaliesHa Jung-hoReferees:
Latvia Uldis Bušs
Slovakia Peter Staňo
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Daniel Beresford
France Clément Goncalves
Frigo (Frank, Trivellato) – 00:211–0
Mantenuto (Frank, Frigo) – 06:272–0
Kostner (Marchetti, Pietroniro) (PP) – 13:213–0
Frank (Mantenuto, Larkin) – 19:514–0
4–121:10 – Shin (Nam, Ahn)
Catenacci (Larkin, Gazley) (PP) – 41:105–1
Mantenuto (PP) – 43:056–1
Salinitri (Larkin, Catenacci) (PP) – 43:317–1
Marchetti (Kostner, Trivellato) (PP) – 44:008–1
10 minPenalties29 min
43Shots29
4 May 2024
19:30
Hungary 2–1
(1–0, 0–1, 1–0)
 SloveniaSparkasse Arena, Bolzano
Attendance: 2,169
Game reference
Bence BálizsGoaliesGašper KrošeljReferees:
Denmark Mads Frandsen
Canada Mike Langin
Linesmen:
Germany Patrick Laguzov
Finland Tommi Niittylä
Hári (Terbócs, Mihály) – 07:091–0
1–125:38 – Tičar (Sabolič, Török)
Papp (Varga, Nilsson) (PP) – 57:092–1
6 minPenalties8 min
29Shots36

Statistics[edit]

Scoring leaders[edit]

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Hungary János Hári 5 3 3 6 +5 2 F
South Korea Shin Sang-hoon 5 4 1 5 +1 6 F
Italy Daniel Frank 5 3 2 5 +5 2 F
Japan Sota Isogai 5 3 2 5 +3 0 F
Italy Anthony Salinitri 5 3 2 5 −1 0 F
Italy Luca Frigo 5 2 3 5 +5 2 F
Italy Daniel Mantenuto 5 2 3 5 +6 4 F
Italy Michele Marchetti 4 2 3 5 +2 0 F
Hungary Balázs Varga 5 2 3 5 +3 6 F
South Korea Lee Young-jun 5 1 4 5 −3 0 F
Slovenia Robert Sabolič 5 1 4 5 +1 0 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders[edit]

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Slovenia Gašper Krošelj 238:20 4 1.01 100 96.00 1
Hungary Bence Bálizs 303:09 8 1.58 160 95.00 0
Romania Zoltán Tőke 240:00 11 2.75 147 92.52 0
Italy Damian Clara 241:12 9 2.24 94 90.43 0
South Korea Lee Yeon-seung 209:05 10 2.87 93 89.25 0

TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards[edit]

Position Player[7]
Goaltender Slovenia Gašper Krošelj
Defenceman Italy Thomas Larkin
Forward Slovenia Rok Tičar

Group B tournament[edit]

2024 IIHF World Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Host country Lithuania
CityVilnius
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates27 April – 3 May
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored79 (5.27 per game)
Attendance16,654 (1,110 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Ukraine Olexander Peresunko (11 points)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants[edit]

Team Qualification
 Lithuania Host, placed 6th in Division I A in 2023 and was relegated.
 Ukraine Placed 2nd in Division I B in 2023.
 China Placed 3rd in Division I B in 2023.
 Estonia Placed 4th in Division I B in 2023.
 Netherlands Placed 5th in Division I B in 2023.
 Spain Placed 1st in Division II A in 2023 and was promoted.

Match officials[edit]

Eight referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[8]

Referees Linesmen
  • Canada Adam Bloski
  • Croatia Trpimir Piragić
  • Denmark Rasmus Ankersen
  • Germany Bastian Steingross
  • Kazakhstan Anton Boryayev
  • Norway Roy Hansen
  • Sweden Richard Magnusson
  • United States Nolan Bloyer
  • Belgium Frédéric Monnaie
  • Canada Shawn Oliver
  • Hungary Norbert Muzsik
  • Latvia Agris Ozoliņš
  • Lithuania Aleksej Sascenkov
  • Sweden Gustav Jönsson
  • United States John Rey

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Ukraine 5 5 0 0 0 31 2 +29 15 Promoted to the 2025 Division I A
2  Lithuania (H) 5 4 0 0 1 16 7 +9 12
3  Estonia 5 2 1 0 2 11 20 −9 8
4  China 5 2 0 0 3 11 16 −5 6
5  Spain 5 1 0 1 3 6 20 −14 4
6  Netherlands 5 0 0 0 5 4 14 −10 0 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+3).

27 April 2024
12:30
Netherlands 0–3
(0–0, 0–1, 0–2)
 ChinaTwinsbet Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 212
Game reference
Ruud LeeuwesteijnGoaliesChen ShifengReferees:
Denmark Rasmus Ankersen
Canada Adam Bloski
Linesmen:
Sweden Gustav Jönsson
Belgium Frédéric Monnaie
0–124:12 – Hou (Chen Z., Chen S.)
0–249:35 – Zheng (Hou, Zuo) (PP)
0–355:33 – Zhang Z. (EN)
10 minPenalties4 min
28Shots28
27 April 2024
16:00
Spain 0–3
(0–0, 0–2, 0–1)
 LithuaniaTwinsbet Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 2,516
Game reference
Raul BarboGoaliesMantas ArmalisReferees:
United States Nolan Bloyer
Kazakhstan Anton Boryayev
Linesmen:
Hungary Norbert Muzsik
Canada Shawn Oliver
0–122:07 – Kumeliauskas (Četvertak)
0–237:09 – Gintautas (Čižas, Rumševičius)
0–354:23 – Kudrevičius (Ališauskas, Noreika)
4 minPenalties8 min
23Shots38
27 April 2024
19:30
Estonia 0–8
(0–1, 0–3, 0–4)
 UkraineTwinsbet Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 227
Game reference
Conrad MölderGoaliesBogdan DyachenkoReferees:
Norway Roy Hansen
Sweden Richard Magnusson
Linesmen:
United States John Rey
Lithuania Aleksej Sascenkov
0–111:44 – Peresunko (Ratushny, Mazur)
0–221:36 – Sadovikov (Zakharov, Lialka) (PP)
0–321:47 – Denyskin (Ratushny, Fadyeyev)
0–425:27 – Trakht (Peresunko, Pangelov-Yuldashev)
0–547:24 – Kryvoshapkin (Vorona, Yanishevsky)
0–652:41 – Merezhko (Peresunko, Tolstushko)
0–754:58 – Denyskin (Yanishevsky)
0–855:55 – Morozov (Sadovikov)
4 minPenalties6 min
16Shots34

28 April 2024
12:30
China 7–1
(2–1, 1–0, 4–0)
 SpainTwinsbet Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 253
Game reference
Chen ShifengGoaliesRaul Barbo
Marco Hernández
Referees:
Croatia Trpimir Piragić
Germany Bastian Steingross
Linesmen:
Latvia Agris Ozoliņš
Lithuania Aleksej Sascenkov
Yan J. (Zuo, Zhang P.) – 03:101–0
1–1Capillas (González, Torralba) – 17:58
Hou (Wang J.) – 19:142–1
Guo J. (Wang J., Hou) – 36:513–1
Chen Z. (Hou) – 40:534–1
Zuo (SH) – 44:435–1
Yan J. (Guo S., Zhang P.) – 49:046–1
Li Zhih. (Wang G., Zuo) – 56:317–1
10 minPenalties4 min
30Shots31
28 April 2024
16:00
Lithuania 6–1
(3–1, 1–0, 2–0)
 EstoniaTwinsbet Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 2,545
Game reference
Mantas ArmalisGoaliesConrad Mölder
Villem-Henrik Koitmaa
Referees:
Canada Adam Bloski
Norway Roy Hansen
Linesmen:
Belgium Frédéric Monnaie
Canada Shawn Oliver
Kaleinikovas (Ališauskas, Gintautas) – 00:381–0
1–106:03 – Jürgens (Rooba, Kombe)
Gintautas (Grinius, Noreika) (PP) – 07:372–1
Verenis (Kumeliauskas) – 13:023–1
Kaleinikovas (Krakauskas, Laimutis) – 35:184–1
Četvertak (Kumeliauskas) – 40:495–1
Verenis (Čižas, Seniut) – 55:456–1
4 minPenalties12 min
33Shots17
28 April 2024
19:30
Ukraine 4–0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 NetherlandsTwinsbet Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 283
Game reference
Eduard ZakharchenkoGoaliesMartijn OosterwijkReferees:
United States Nolan Bloyer
Sweden Richard Magnusson
Linesmen:
Sweden Gustav Jönsson
Hungary Norbert Muzsik
Pangelov-Yuldashev (Sadovikov, Zakharov) (PP) – 07:131–0
Merezhko (Yanishevsky, Morozov) – 12:412–0
Zakharov (Lialka, Pangelov-Yuldashev) – 33:113–0
Peresunko (Morozov, Sysak) – 45:444–0
10 minPenalties6 min
44Shots15

30 April 2024
12:30
Ukraine 9–0
(4–0, 2–0, 3–0)
 ChinaTwinsbet Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 175
Game reference
Eduard ZakharchenkoGoaliesChen ShifengReferees:
Norway Roy Hansen
Croatia Trpimir Piragić
Linesmen:
Hungary Norbert Muzsik
Latvia Agris Ozoliņš
Merezhko (Vorona, Fadyeyev) – 02:081–0
Peresunko (Dakhnovsky, Pangelov-Yuldashev) – 09:462–0
Pangelov-Yuldashev (Dakhnovsky, Fadyeyev) – 11:333–0
Vorona (Merezhko, Mazur) (PP) – 13:184–0
Lialka (Sysak) – 23:385–0
Peresunko (Mazur, Merezhko) – 37:046–0
Lialka (Kryvoshapkin, Pangelov-Yuldashev) (PP) – 42:117–0
Denyskin (Sysak, Fadyeyev) – 51:068–0
Merezhko (Zakharov) – 57:469–0
6 minPenalties12 min
50Shots7
30 April 2024
16:00
Spain 3–4 OT
(1–1, 1–2, 1–0)
(OT: 0–1)
 EstoniaTwinsbet Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 241
Game reference
Raul BarboGoaliesVillem-Henrik KoitmaaReferees:
Sweden Richard Magnusson
Germany Bastian Steingross
Linesmen:
Sweden Gustav Jönsson
Lithuania Aleksej Sascenkov
0–103:02 – Jürgens (Kulintsev, Rooba) (PP)
Baldris (Rubio) (PP) – 08:401–1
Zaballa (Donath, Muratet) – 20:182–1
2–223:23 – Rooba (Fursa)
2–336:55 – Viitanen (Kombe)
Capillas (Burgos, De Bonilla) (PP) – 41:463–3
3–460:46 – Rooba (Kombe, Ossipov)
10 minPenalties27 min
16Shots25
30 April 2024
19:30
Lithuania 3–2
(0–0, 2–1, 1–1)
 NetherlandsTwinsbet Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 2,413
Game reference
Faustas NausedaGoaliesRuud LeeuwesteijnReferees:
Denmark Rasmus Ankersen
Kazakhstan Anton Boryayev
Linesmen:
Belgium Frédéric Monnaie
United States John Rey
0–120:59 – Huisman (De Bonth, Sars)
Kaleinikovas (Protčenko, Ališauskas) – 23:011–1
Ališauskas (Krakauskas, Čižas) – 35:312–1
Čižas (Kaleinikovas, Gintautas) – 48:203–1
3–253:26 – Vosmer
4 minPenalties6 min
29Shots20

1 May 2024
12:30
Ukraine 6–1
(0–0, 1–1, 5–0)
 SpainTwinsbet Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 364
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Bogdan DyachenkoGoaliesMarco HernándezReferees:
Kazakhstan Anton Boryayev
Croatia Trpimir Piragić
Linesmen:
Canada Shawn Oliver
Latvia Agris Ozoliņš
0–123:13 – González (De Bonilla, Carbonell) (PP)
Trakht (Peresunko) – 36:131–1
Sadovikov (Denyskin, Lialka)(PP) – 43:282–1
Kryvoshapkin (Dakhnovsky, Denyskin) – 45:123–1
Zakharov (Borodai, Dakhnovsky) – 49:254–1
Sadovikov (Fadyeyev, Lialka) (PP) – 51:125–1
Trakht (Peresunko, Merezhko) – 57:316–1
6 minPenalties6 min
41Shots12
1 May 2024
16:00
Estonia 3–2
(0–0, 2–1, 1–1)
 NetherlandsTwinsbet Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 195
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Villem-Henrik KoitmaaGoaliesMartijn OosterwijkReferees:
Canada Adam Bloski
United States Nolan Bloyer
Linesmen:
Belgium Frédéric Monnaie
Lithuania Aleksej Sascenkov
Jürgens (Fursa, Kombe) (PP) – 24:441–0
1–131:12 – Filippini (Huisman)
Kombe (Kookmaa, Rooba) – 34:052–1
2–242:04 – Loginov (Sars, Van Gorp) (PP)
Rooba (Kulintsev, Kombe) – 49:513–2
4 minPenalties12 min
34Shots17
1 May 2024
19:30
China 0–3
(0–1, 0–0, 0–2)
 LithuaniaTwinsbet Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 2,592
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Chen ShifengGoaliesMantas ArmalisReferees:
Denmark Rasmus Ankersen
Germany Bastian Steingross
Linesmen:
Sweden Gustav Jönsson
United States John Rey
0–104:10 – Kaleinikovas (Čižas, Gintautas)
0–240:53 – Gintautas (Čižas, Protčenko)
0–359:59 – Grinius (PS)
12 minPenalties4 min
15Shots35

3 May 2024
12:30
Netherlands 0–1
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
 SpainTwinsbet Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 142
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Martijn OosterwijkGoaliesRaul BarboReferees:
United States Nolan Bloyer
Germany Bastian Steingross
Linesmen:
Sweden Gustav Jönsson
Hungary Norbert Muzsik
0–141:45 – Torralba (Baldris, Burgos) (PP)
8 minPenalties8 min
15Shots30
3 May 2024
16:00
China 1–3
(0–1, 0–0, 1–2)
 EstoniaTwinsbet Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 236
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Chen ShifengGoaliesVillem-Henrik KoitmaaReferees:
Denmark Rasmus Ankersen
Kazakhstan Anton Boryayev
Linesmen:
Latvia Agris Ozoliņš
Lithuania Aleksej Sascenkov
0–113:02 – Rooba (Kombe, Kulintsev) (PP)
0–250:16 – Fursa (Jürgens, Kulintsev) (PP)
Hou (Zhang Z., Wang J.) (PP) – 51:581–2
1–358:06 – Rooba (EN)
10 minPenalties8 min
13Shots31
3 May 2024
19:30
Lithuania 1–4
(0–1, 0–1, 1–2)
 UkraineTwinsbet Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 4,260
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Mantas ArmalisGoaliesBogdan DyachenkoReferees:
Canada Adam Bloski
Sweden Richard Magnusson
Linesmen:
Canada Shawn Oliver
United States John Rey
0–109:19 – Trakht (Merezhko, Peresunko) (PP)
0–230:56 – Trakht (Sysak, Peresunko)
0–353:54 – Denyskin (Pangelov-Yuldashev, Merezhko) (PP)
Noreika (Krakauskas, Ališauskas) (PP, EA) – 57:111–3
1–457:51 – Peresunko (EN)
10 minPenalties6 min
18Shots25

Statistics[edit]

Scoring leaders[edit]

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Ukraine Olexander Peresunko 5 5 6 11 +10 0 F
Ukraine Igor Merezhko 5 4 5 9 +12 4 D
Estonia Robert Rooba 5 5 3 8 −3 2 F
Ukraine Pylyp Pangelov-Yuldashev 5 2 5 7 +4 0 D
Estonia Kristjan Kombe 5 1 6 7 −2 0 F
Ukraine Andri Denyskin 5 4 2 6 +7 0 F
Lithuania Paulius Gintautas 5 3 3 6 +6 2 F
China Hou Yuyang 4 3 3 6 −1 0 F
Ukraine Vitali Lialka 5 2 4 6 +4 0 F
Lithuania Ugnius Čižas 5 1 5 6 +6 2 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders[edit]

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Ukraine Eduard Zakharchenko 120:00 0 0.00 22 100.00 2
Ukraine Bogdan Dyachenko 180:00 2 0.67 46 95.65 1
Lithuania Mantas Armalis 238:39 4 1.01 79 94.94 2
Netherlands Martijn Oosterwijk 176:09 8 2.72 108 92.59 0
China Chen Shifeng 298:24 15 3.02 174 91.38 1

TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards[edit]

Position Player[9]
Goaltender Lithuania Mantas Armalis
Defenceman Ukraine Igor Merezhko
Forward Estonia Robert Rooba

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "WM in Bozen! Die Eishockey-Welt kommt nach Südtirol". sportnews.bz. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
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  4. ^ "WM IA : Hungary & Slovenia advance, Korea relegated". IIHF. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Ukraine up, Netherlands down". IIHF. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  6. ^ "IA Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IA" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  8. ^ "IB Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IB" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

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