2025 IIHF World Championship Division I
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.
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2025 IIHF World Championship Division I
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
2025 IIHF World Championship Division I
The Division I Group A tournament was played in Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania from 27 April to 3 May 2025.
Participants
<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Great Britain</td><td>Placed 15th in the Elite Division in 2024 and was relegated.</td></tr><tr><td> Poland</td><td>Placed 16th in the Elite Division in 2024 and was relegated.</td></tr><tr><td> Italy</td><td>Placed 3rd in Division I A in 2024.</td></tr><tr><td> Romania</td><td>Host, placed 4th in Division I A in 2024.</td></tr><tr><td> Japan</td><td>Placed 5th in Division I A in 2024.</td></tr><tr><td> Ukraine</td><td>Placed 1st in Division I B in 2024 and was promoted.</td></tr></tbody></table>
Match officials
Seven referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Standings
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>OTW</th><th>OTL</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Promotion or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> Great Britain</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>19</td><td>9</td><td>+10</td><td>12</td><td>Promoted to the 2026 Top Division</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Italy</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>18</td><td>11</td><td>+7</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Ukraine</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>16</td><td>10</td><td>+6</td><td>9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Japan</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>14</td><td>16</td><td>−2</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> Poland</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>8</td><td>13</td><td>−5</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> Romania (H)</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>22</td><td>−16</td><td>1</td><td>Relegated to the 2026 Division I B</td></tr></tbody></table>
Results
All times are local (UTC+3)
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
<table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>GP</th><th>G</th><th>A</th><th>Pts</th><th>+/−</th><th>PIM</th><th>POS</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Andriy Denyskin</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>9</td><td>+8</td><td>6</td><td>F</td></tr><tr><td>Viktor Zakharov</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>+8</td><td>0</td><td>F</td></tr><tr><td>Daniel Tedesco</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>+3</td><td>2</td><td>F</td></tr><tr><td>Liam Kirk</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>7</td><td>+5</td><td>0</td><td>F</td></tr><tr><td>Robert Dowd</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>+4</td><td>6</td><td>F</td></tr><tr><td>Brett Perlini</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>+4</td><td>0</td><td>F</td></tr><tr><td>Ben O'Connor</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>+2</td><td>4</td><td>D</td></tr><tr><td>Tommy Purdeller</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>F</td></tr><tr><td>Nathanael Halbert</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>+3</td><td>0</td><td>D</td></tr><tr><td>Josh Waller</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>+2</td><td>2</td><td>F</td></tr></tbody></table>
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.
<table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>TOI</th><th>GA</th><th>GAA</th><th>SA</th><th>Sv%</th><th>SO</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Bogdan Dyachenko</td><td>185:00</td><td>3</td><td>0.97</td><td>86</td><td>96.51</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Ben Bowns</td><td>185:00</td><td>4</td><td>1.30</td><td>103</td><td>96.12</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Issa Otsuka</td><td>176:55</td><td>7</td><td>2.37</td><td>78</td><td>91.03</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Tomáš Fučík</td><td>180:00</td><td>8</td><td>2.67</td><td>83</td><td>90.36</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Davide Fadani</td><td>265:42</td><td>8</td><td>1.81</td><td>80</td><td>90.00</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>
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
<table><thead><tr><th>Position</th><th>Player</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Goaltender</td><td>Bogdan Dyachenko</td></tr><tr><td>Defenceman</td><td>Luca Zanatta</td></tr><tr><td>Forward</td><td>Liam Kirk</td></tr></tbody></table>
Group B tournament
2025 IIHF World Championship Division I
The Division I Group B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia from 26 April to 2 May 2025.
Participants
<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> South Korea</td><td>Placed 6th in Division I A in 2024 and was relegated.</td></tr><tr><td> Lithuania</td><td>Placed 2nd in Division I B in 2024.</td></tr><tr><td> Estonia</td><td>Host, placed 3rd in Division I B in 2024.</td></tr><tr><td> China</td><td>Placed 4th in Division I B in 2024.</td></tr><tr><td> Spain</td><td>Placed 5th in Division I B in 2024.</td></tr><tr><td> Croatia</td><td>Placed 1st in Division II A in 2024 and was promoted.</td></tr></tbody></table>
Match officials
Seven referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Standings
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>OTW</th><th>OTL</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Promotion or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> Lithuania</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>14</td><td>3</td><td>+11</td><td>14</td><td>Promoted to the 2026 Division I A</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> South Korea</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>21</td><td>11</td><td>+10</td><td>12</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Estonia (H)</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>19</td><td>9</td><td>+10</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> China</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>9</td><td>14</td><td>−5</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> Spain</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>9</td><td>25</td><td>−16</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> Croatia</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>9</td><td>19</td><td>−10</td><td>2</td><td>Relegated to the 2026 Division II A</td></tr></tbody></table>
Results
All times are local (UTC+3)
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
<table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>GP</th><th>G</th><th>A</th><th>Pts</th><th>+/−</th><th>PIM</th><th>POS</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Kim Sang-wook</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>8</td><td>+6</td><td>2</td><td>F</td></tr><tr><td>Mark Kaleinikovas</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>7</td><td>+1</td><td>2</td><td>F</td></tr><tr><td>Borna Rendulić</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>7</td><td>+1</td><td>0</td><td>F</td></tr><tr><td>Ugnius Čižas</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>+1</td><td>4</td><td>F</td></tr><tr><td>Robert Rooba</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>+4</td><td>0</td><td>F</td></tr><tr><td>Morten Jürgens</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>+5</td><td>0</td><td>F</td></tr><tr><td>Kang Yoon-seok</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>+8</td><td>2</td><td>F</td></tr><tr><td>David Timofejev</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>+4</td><td>0</td><td>F</td></tr><tr><td>Karlo Marinković</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>−1</td><td>0</td><td>F</td></tr><tr><td>Nerijus Ališauskas</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>+4</td><td>4</td><td>D</td></tr></tbody></table>
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.
<table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>TOI</th><th>GA</th><th>GAA</th><th>SA</th><th>Sv%</th><th>SO</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Laurynas Lubys</td><td>298:04</td><td>3</td><td>0.60</td><td>119</td><td>97.48</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Chen Shifeng</td><td>303:01</td><td>14</td><td>2.77</td><td>193</td><td>92.75</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Vilim Rosandić</td><td>202:41</td><td>13</td><td>3.85</td><td>139</td><td>90.65</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Ha Jung-ho</td><td>300:00</td><td>11</td><td>2.20</td><td>97</td><td>88.66</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Villem-Henrik Koitmaa</td><td>235:35</td><td>8</td><td>2.04</td><td>70</td><td>88.57</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>
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
<table><thead><tr><th>Position</th><th>Player</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Goaltender</td><td>Laurynas Lubys</td></tr><tr><td>Defenceman</td><td>Nerijus Ališauskas</td></tr><tr><td>Forward</td><td>Kim Sang-wook</td></tr></tbody></table>