The 2025 IIHF World Championship Division I consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Divisions I A and I B represent the second and the third tier of the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships.
In Group A, Great Britain and Italy gained promotion to the Top Division and Romania was relegated. Lithuania won Group B and got promoted, while Croatia was relegated to Division II.
Group A tournament
The Division I Group A tournament was played in Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania from 27 April to 3 May 2025.
Participants Team QualificationPlaced 15th in the Elite Division in 2024 and was relegated.Placed 16th in the Elite Division in 2024 and was relegated.Placed 3rd in Division I A in 2024.Host, placed 4th in Division I A in 2024.Placed 5th in Division I A in 2024.Placed 1st in Division I B in 2024 and was promoted.
Match officials Seven referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees Linesmen Jesse Gour Mark Pearce Daniel Pražák Anssi Salonen Geoffrey Barcelo Markus Wannerstedt Daniel Eriksson Simon Riecken Kai Jürgens Norbert Muzsik Renārs Davidonis Gašper Zgonc Gustav Jönsson John Rey
Standings
Results All times are local (UTC+3)
Statistics Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS Andriy Denyskin 5 3 6 9 +8 6 F Viktor Zakharov 5 6 2 8 +8 0 F Daniel Tedesco 5 4 4 8 +3 2 F Liam Kirk 3 3 4 7 +5 0 F Robert Dowd 5 3 3 6 +4 6 F Brett Perlini 5 1 5 6 +4 0 F Ben O'Connor 5 3 2 5 +2 4 D Tommy Purdeller 5 2 3 5 0 2 F Nathanael Halbert 5 1 4 5 +3 0 D Josh Waller 5 3 1 4 +2 2 F GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders 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.
PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO Bogdan Dyachenko 185:00 3 0.97 86 96.51 1 Ben Bowns 185:00 4 1.30 103 96.12 1 Issa Otsuka 176:55 7 2.37 78 91.03 0 Tomáš Fučík 180:00 8 2.67 83 90.36 0 Davide Fadani 265:42 8 1.81 80 90.00 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 Position Player Goaltender Bogdan Dyachenko Defenceman Luca Zanatta Forward Liam Kirk
Group B tournament
The Division I Group B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia from 26 April to 2 May 2025.
Participants Team QualificationPlaced 6th in Division I A in 2024 and was relegated.Placed 2nd in Division I B in 2024.Host, placed 3rd in Division I B in 2024.Placed 4th in Division I B in 2024.Placed 5th in Division I B in 2024.Placed 1st in Division II A in 2024 and was promoted.
Match officials Seven referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees Linesmen Nicolas Crégut Lukas Kohlmüller Attila Nagy Michał Baca Andreas Harnebring Alexander Österberg Nolan Bloyer Savva Azarov David Szabó Davide Mantovani Lim Jun-seo Michał Gerne Michael Stalder Daniel Konc
Standings
Results All times are local (UTC+3)
Statistics Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS Kim Sang-wook 5 3 5 8 +6 2 F Mark Kaleinikovas 5 4 3 7 +1 2 F Borna Rendulić 5 3 4 7 +1 0 F Ugnius Čižas 5 1 6 7 +1 4 F Robert Rooba 5 1 6 7 +4 0 F Morten Jürgens 5 4 2 6 +5 0 F Kang Yoon-seok 5 3 3 6 +8 2 F David Timofejev 5 3 3 6 +4 0 F Karlo Marinković 5 2 4 6 −1 0 F Nerijus Ališauskas 5 1 5 6 +4 4 D GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders 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.
PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO Laurynas Lubys 298:04 3 0.60 119 97.48 1 Chen Shifeng 303:01 14 2.77 193 92.75 0 Vilim Rosandić 202:41 13 3.85 139 90.65 0 Ha Jung-ho 300:00 11 2.20 97 88.66 0 Villem-Henrik Koitmaa 235:35 8 2.04 70 88.57 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 Position Player Goaltender Laurynas Lubys Defenceman Nerijus Ališauskas Forward Kim Sang-wook
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