The 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I was a pair of international under-20 ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. In each of the two groups, six teams played a round-robin tournament; the first-placed team was promoted to a higher level, while the last-placed team was relegated to a lower level. Divisions I A and I B represent the second and third tier of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
The winners of Division I A, Belarus, were promoted to the 2016 Top Division and the winners of Division I B, Kazakhstan, were promoted to the 2016 Division I A.
Division I A The Division I A tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 14 to 20 December 2014.2015 Division I A statistics
Participating teams Team Qualificationplaced 10th in Top Division last year and were relegatedplaced 2nd in Division I A last yearplaced 3rd in Division I A last yearplaced 4th in Division I A last yearplaced 5th in Division I A last yearhosts; placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted
Final standings
Match results All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).
Statistics
Top 10 scorers PosPlayerCountryGPGA Pts +/-PIM 1 Dmitri Ambrozheichik 5 4 8 12 +3 0 2 Artur Buinitski 5 8 3 11 +2 0 3 Ludvig Hoff 4 2 6 8 +1 31 4 Mario Huber 5 2 6 8 +4 2 5 Marco Richter 5 4 3 7 +4 0 6 Lukas Haudum 5 3 4 7 +2 12 7 Giovanni Morini 5 2 5 7 +1 2 8 Markus Soberg 4 3 3 6 +2 2 9 Maximilian Reiginger 5 3 3 6 +1 8 10 Riccardo Lacedelli 5 4 1 5 +3 0 10 Mattias Norstebo 5 4 1 5 0 2
Goaltending leaders (minimum 40% team's total ice time)
PosPlayerCountryMINSGASv%GAASO 1 Theodor Hestnes 159:28 2 96.49 0.75 1 2 Maxim Gorodetski 140:00 3 93.62 1.29 0 3 Matiss Kivlenieks 240:33 7 92.78 1.75 0 4 Daniel Morandell 234:52 16 87.88 4.09 0 5 Stefan Muller 142:48 13 86.46 5.46 0
Awards
Best Players Selected by the Directorate Goaltender: Matiss Kivlenieks Defenceman: Mattias Norstebo Forward: Dmitri Ambrozheichik
Division I B The Division I B tournament was played in Dunaújváros, Hungary, from 14 to 20 December 2014.2015 Division I B statistics
Participating teams Team Qualificationplaced 6th in Division I A last year and were relegatedplaced 2nd in Division I B last yearplaced 3rd in Division I B last yearplaced 4th in Division I B last yearplaced 5th in Division I B last yearhosts; placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted
Final standings
Match results All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).
Statistics
Top 10 scorers PosPlayerCountryGPGA Pts +/-PIM 1 Nikita Mikhailis 5 5 6 11 +9 0 2 Arkadi Shestakov 5 6 3 9 +9 4 3 Yushiroh Hirano 5 6 2 8 +5 4 4 Kirill Savitski 4 4 3 7 +5 2 5 Patryk Wronka 5 2 5 7 +3 2 6 Peter Vincze 5 4 2 6 +1 4 6 Bartosz Fraszko 5 4 2 6 +4 0 6 Guillaume Leclerc 5 4 2 6 +2 2 9 Radoslaw Sawicki 5 3 3 6 +3 2 10 Yevgeni Korolinski 5 2 3 5 +5 2 10 Serhii Kuzmyk 5 2 3 5 +2 4
Goaltending leaders (minimum 40% team's total ice time)
PosPlayerCountryMINSGASv%GAASO 1 Eduard Zakharchenko 304:12 11 94.74 2.17 0 2 Yuri Volosenko 240:00 6 94.64 1.50 0 3 Michael Luba 304:25 15 93.30 2.96 0 4 Victor Goy 243:01 10 92.54 2.47 1 5 Shun Furukawa 269:29 13 91.10 2.89 0
Awards
Best Players Selected by the Directorate Goaltender: Michael Luba Defenceman: Pierre Crinon Forward: Kirill Savitski
References
External links Official website of IIHF