2025 IIHF World Championship Division I

2025 IIHF World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Romania
Estonia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates27 April – 3 May
26 April – 2 May
Teams12

The 2025 IIHF World Championship Division I consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[1] 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 A
Tournament details
Host country Romania
CitySfântu Gheorghe
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates27 April – 3 May
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored81 (5.4 per game)
Attendance32,181 (2,145 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Andriy Denyskin (9 points)
Official website
Website

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania from 27 April to 3 May 2025.[2][3]

Participants

Team Qualification
 Great Britain Placed 15th in the Elite Division in 2024 and was relegated.
 Poland Placed 16th in the Elite Division in 2024 and was relegated.
 Italy Placed 3rd in Division I A in 2024.
 Romania Host, placed 4th in Division I A in 2024.
 Japan Placed 5th in Division I A in 2024.
 Ukraine Placed 1st in Division I B in 2024 and was promoted.

Match officials

Seven referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[4]

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

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Great Britain 5 2 3 0 0 19 9 +10 12 Promoted to the 2026 Top Division
2  Italy 5 3 0 1 1 18 11 +7 10
3  Ukraine 5 2 1 1 1 16 10 +6 9
4  Japan 5 2 0 1 2 14 16 −2 7
5  Poland 5 2 0 0 3 8 13 −5 6
6  Romania (H) 5 0 0 1 4 6 22 −16 1 Relegated to the 2026 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

Results

All times are local (UTC+3)

27 April 2025
12:30
Japan 1–4
(0–2, 1–2, 0–0)
 ItalySepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 1,960
Game reference
Yuta NarisawaGoaliesDavide FadaniReferees:
Mark Pearce
Marcus Wannerstedt
Linesmen:
Norbert Muzsik
John Rey
0–102:25 – Purdeller (Pietroniro, Frycklund) (PP)
0–207:33 – Ierullo (Misley, Trivellato)
0–327:11 – Purdeller (Frycklund, Tedesco)
0–436:23 – Tedesco (Purdeller)
Hanzawa (T. Nakajima, Kimura) (PP) – 37:531–4
4 minPenalties6 min
19Shots30
27 April 2025
16:00
Ukraine 3–4 GWS
(0–1, 2–1, 1–1)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (0–1)
 Great BritainSepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 2,112
Game reference
Oleksandr LevshinGoaliesBen BownsReferees:
Daniel Pražák
Anssi Salonen
Linesmen:
Renārs Davidonis
Simon Riecken
0–111:08 – Waller (Halbert)
0–221:30 – Perlini (O'Connor, Brown)
Zakharov (Denyskin) – 25:451–2
Trakht (Fadyeyev, Peresunko) – 32:012–2
Boroday (Kupriyanov, Denyskin) – 49:163–2
3–352:42 – O'Connor (Shudra, Lachowicz)
Korenchuk
Trakht
Vorona
Peresunko
Shootout O'Connor
Lake
Dowd
2 minPenalties6 min
30Shots26
27 April 2025
19:30
Romania 1–4
(0–1, 1–1, 0–2)
 PolandSepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 2,564
Game reference
Attila AdorjánGoaliesJohn MurrayReferees:
Geoffrey Barcelo
Daniel Eriksson
Linesmen:
Gustav Jönsson
Gašper Zgonc
0–106:43 – Łyszczarczyk (Bizacki)
0–227:52 – Tyczyński (Bryk, Ciura)
Gliga (Ferencz-Csibi, Williams) – 34:291–2
1–354:16 – Krężołek (Tyczyński, Sadlocha) (PP)
1–458:11 – Łyszczarczyk (Sadlocha) (PP)
4 minPenalties2 min
13Shots38

28 April 2025
12:30
Italy 2–3 GWS
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (0–1)
 UkraineSepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 1,274
Game reference
Davide FadaniGoaliesBogdan DyachenkoReferees:
Geoffrey Barcelo
Jesse Gour
Linesmen:
Norbert Muzsik
Gašper Zgonc
0–114:37 – Denyskin (Fadyeyev, Trakht)
Di Tomaso (Gazley, Pietroniro) – 32:211–1
1–238:49 – Zakharov (Denyskin, Sysak)
Zanatta (Tedesco, Frycklund) – 44:352–2
Mantenuto
Gazley
Purdeller
Tedesco
Ierullo
Shootout Denyskin
Peresunko
Vorona
Korenchuk
4 minPenalties6 min
37Shots19
28 April 2025
16:00
Poland 2–1
(2–0, 0–0, 0–1)
 JapanSepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 1,112
Game reference
Tomáš FučíkGoaliesIssa OtsukaReferees:
Daniel Pražák
Anssi Salonen
Linesmen:
Kai Jürgens
Simon Riecken
Bizacki (Paś) – 06:271–0
Krężołek (Paś, Zygmunt) – 19:162–0
2–159:54 – Osawa (Takagi, Hayata) (PP, EA)
10 minPenalties12 min
31Shots28
28 April 2025
19:30
Great Britain 2–1 OT
(1–1, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)
 RomaniaSepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 2,435
Game reference
Jackson WhistleGoaliesZoltán TőkeReferees:
Mark Pearce
Markus Wannerstedt
Linesmen:
Renārs Davidonis
John Rey
Waller (Perlini, Neilson) – 00:311–0
1–109:31 – Gajdó (S. Rokaly)
Neilson (Halbert) – 60:362–1
8 minPenalties12 min
36Shots25

30 April 2025
12:30
Great Britain 5–4 OT
(1–0, 1–3, 2–1)
(OT: 1–0)
 JapanSepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 1,345
Game reference
Jackson WhistleGoaliesYuta NarisawaReferees:
Geoffrey Barcelo
Markus Wannerstedt
Linesmen:
Renārs Davidonis
Gašper Zgonc
Dowd (Kirk, Halbert) (EA) – 17:521–0
Kirk (Perlini, O'Connor) – 24:072–0
2–125:58 – Isogai (Suzuki)
2–229:01 – Okubo (Ishida, Hayata)
2–334:16 – Hirano (Takagi, Halliday)
Batch (Neilson, Dowd) – 48:413–3
3–450:39 – Takagi (Kimura, Isogai)
O'Connor (Kirk, Lake) – 58:114–4
Dowd (Halbert) – 60:415–4
4 minPenalties0 min
36Shots34
30 April 2025
16:00
Poland 1–4
(1–0, 0–2, 0–2)
 ItalySepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 2,325
Game reference
Tomáš FučíkGoaliesDavide FadaniReferees:
Jesse Gour
Mark Pearce
Linesmen:
Gustav Jönsson
Simon Riecken
Paś (Zygmunt, Bizacki) – 14:511–0
1–122:37 – Mantenuto (Seed, Tedesco)
1–234:59 – Pietroniro (Di Tomaso, Gazley) (PP)
1–348:09 – Zanetti (Trivellato)
1–459:19 – Tedesco (PS)
8 minPenalties6 min
21Shots24
30 April 2025
19:30
Ukraine 4–0
(3–0, 1–0, 0–0)
 RomaniaSepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 2,455
Game reference
Bogdan DyachenkoGoaliesZoltán Tőke
Attila Adorján
Referees:
Daniel Eriksson
Daniel Pražák
Linesmen:
Kai Jürgens
John Rey
Zakharov (Denyskin, Borodai) – 04:101–0
Lialka – 05:442–0
Denyskin (Zakharov) – 08:583–0
Denyskin (Borodai, Ratushny) – 37:144–0
10 minPenalties10 min
26Shots22

1 May 2025
12:30
Italy 1–5
(0–2, 1–2, 0–1)
 Great BritainSepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 2,378
Game reference
Davide Fadani
Damian Clara
GoaliesBen BownsReferees:
Daniel Eriksson
Anssi Salonen
Linesmen:
Gustav Jönsson
Norbert Muzsik
0–100:32 – Kirk (Lake, Perlini)
0–217:22 – Halbert (Kirk, Perlini)
0–320:42 – Kirk (Perlini)
0–427:03 – Duggan (Shudra)
Misley (Di Tomaso, Seed) – 30:431–4
1–558:45 – O'Connor (Dowd, Kirk) (PP2)
8 minPenalties8 min
33Shots17
1 May 2025
16:00
Poland 1–4
(0–0, 1–1, 0–3)
 UkraineSepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 2,355
Game reference
John MurrayGoaliesBogdan DyachenkoReferees:
Mark Pearce
Markus Wannerstedt
Linesmen:
Renārs Davidonis
Gašper Zgonc
Łyszczarczyk (Sadlocha, Dziubiński) (PP) – 25:281–0
1–132:23 – Zakharov (Denyskin, Sysak)
1–243:08 – Zakharov (Borodai, Denyskin)
1–350:16 – Sadovikov (Korenchuk)
1–455:00 – Trakht (Peresunko)
4 minPenalties4 min
27Shots21
1 May 2025
19:30
Romania 3–5
(0–4, 3–1, 0–0)
 JapanSepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 2,460
Game reference
Attila Adorján
Zoltán Tőke
GoaliesIssa OtsukaReferees:
Geoffrey Barcelo
Jesse Gour
Linesmen:
Kai Jürgens
Simon Riecken
0–101:01 – T. Nakajima (Y. Satō, Ishida)
0–205:47 – Suzuki (H. Satō, Irikura)
0–311:37 – Osawa (Hirano, H. Satō) (PP)
0–418:46 – Y. Satō (T. Nakajima, Hanzawa)
Valchař – 26:151–4
1–534:09 – Hirano
Skachkov (Filip, Gliga) – 35:042–5
S. Rokaly (Péter, Részegh) (PP) – 39:313–5
8 minPenalties2 min
17Shots36

3 May 2025
12:30
Japan 3–2
(1–1, 2–0, 0–1)
 UkraineSepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 2,246
Game reference
Issa OtsukaGoaliesAlexander LevshinReferees:
Daniel Eriksson
Markus Wannerstedt
Linesmen:
Gustav Jönsson
John Rey
0–104:58 – Zakharov
T. Nakajima – 13:221–1
Irikura (Kimura, Hanzawa) (PP) – 29:382–1
Suzuki (Isogai) – 30:313–1
3–249:40 – Vorona (Zakharov)
14 minPenalties4 min
23Shots30
3 May 2025
16:00
Italy 7–1
(3–1, 3–0, 1–0)
 RomaniaSepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 2,273
Game reference
Davide FadaniGoaliesZoltán Tőke
Attila Adorján
Referees:
Jesse Gour
Anssi Salonen
Linesmen:
Norbert Muzsik
Gašper Zgonc
Frigo (Gazley) – 02:501–0
Tedesco (Purdeller, Saracino) – 04:122–0
2–114:39 – Valchař (Gliga, Williams) (SH)
Mantenuto (Saracino, Purdeller) – 15:313–1
Misley (Ierullo, Saracino) – 32:004–1
Zanatta (Gazley, Tedesco) – 36:015–1
Tedesco (Misley) (PP) – 39:246–1
Zanetti (Pietroniro, Zanatta) – 44:467–1
6 minPenalties8 min
32Shots16
3 May 2025
19:30
Great Britain 3–0
(1–0, 2–0, 0–0)
 PolandSepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe
Attendance: 2,367
Game reference
Ben BownsGoaliesTomáš FučíkReferees:
Mark Pearce
Daniel Pražák
Linesmen:
Kai Jürgens
Simon Riecken
Waller (Dowd, Tetlow) – 17:011–0
Dowd (Hazeldine) – 28:202–0
Betteridge (Waller, Bowns) (PP) – 35:223–0
4 minPenalties4 min
31Shots40

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
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.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% 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[5]
Goaltender Bogdan Dyachenko
Defenceman Luca Zanatta
Forward Liam Kirk

Group B tournament

2025 IIHF World Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Host country Estonia
CityTallinn
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates26 April – 2 May
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored81 (5.4 per game)
Attendance15,081 (1,005 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Kim Sang-wook (8 points)
Official website
Website

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia from 26 April to 2 May 2025.[6][7]

Participants

Team Qualification
 South Korea Placed 6th in Division I A in 2024 and was relegated.
 Lithuania Placed 2nd in Division I B in 2024.
 Estonia Host, placed 3rd in Division I B in 2024.
 China Placed 4th in Division I B in 2024.
 Spain Placed 5th in Division I B in 2024.
 Croatia Placed 1st in Division II A in 2024 and was promoted.

Match officials

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

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

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Lithuania 5 4 1 0 0 14 3 +11 14 Promoted to the 2026 Division I A
2  South Korea 5 4 0 0 1 21 11 +10 12
3  Estonia (H) 5 3 0 0 2 19 9 +10 9
4  China 5 1 1 0 3 9 14 −5 5
5  Spain 5 0 1 1 3 9 25 −16 3
6  Croatia 5 0 0 2 3 9 19 −10 2 Relegated to the 2026 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

All times are local (UTC+3)

26 April 2025
12:30
China 0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)
 LithuaniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 181
Game reference
Chen ShifengGoaliesLaurynas LubysReferees:
Nolan Bloyer
Alexander Österberg
Linesmen:
Michał Gerne
Lim Jun-seo
0–122:24 – Kaleinikovas (Grinius, Noreika) (PP)
10 minPenalties10 min
18Shots36
26 April 2025
16:00
Spain 1–6
(0–1, 0–0, 1–5)
 EstoniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 2,135
Game reference
Raúl BarboGoaliesConrad MölderReferees:
Andreas Harnebring
Lukas Kohlmüller
Linesmen:
Daniel Konc
Davide Mantovani
0–108:13 – Burkov (Timofejev, Rooda) (PP)
0–241:48 – Timofejev (Rooda, Burkov) (PP)
Rubio (Fernández, P. Cerda) – 45:231–2
1–347:54 – Arrak (Viitanen)
1–448:09 – M. Potsinok (E. Potsinok, Novikov)
1–552:29 – Arrak (Slessarevski, Viitanen) (PP)
1–659:17 – Burkov (Rooda, Timofejev)
10 minPenalties4 min
24Shots37
26 April 2025
19:30
Croatia 2–5
(1–0, 0–2, 1–3)
 South KoreaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 165
Game reference
Vilim RosandićGoaliesHa Jung-hoReferees:
Nicolas Crégut
Attila Nagy
Linesmen:
Savva Azarov
Michael Stalder
Marinković (Idžan, Rendulić) – 08:541–0
1–122:29 – Lee Y.
1–234:18 – Nam (Ahn, Kim S-w.)
Dobrić (Zavrski, Malenica) – 51:432–2
2–356:01 – Kim G. (Kim Sang-y., Chung)
2–457:26 – Lee M. (Kim Sang-w.)
2–559:16 – Kim Sang-w. (Lee C., Kang Y.) (EN)
6 minPenalties0 min
10Shots55

27 April 2025
12:30
Lithuania 5–0
(2–0, 3–0, 0–0)
 SpainTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 315
Game reference
Laurynas LubysGoaliesMarco Hernández
Raúl Barbo
Referees:
Lukas Kohlmüller
Alexander Österberg
Linesmen:
Michael Stalder
David Śzabo
Dėdinas (Grinius) – 14:291–0
Noreika – 14:562–0
Ališauskas (Čižas, Bendžius) (PP) – 22:033–0
Krakauskas (Dėdinas, Ališauskas) – 24:554–0
Grinius (Četvertak, Noreika) (PP) – 32:465–0
6 minPenalties35 min
25Shots21
27 April 2025
16:00
Estonia 6–2
(3–0, 2–2, 1–0)
 CroatiaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 1,935
Game reference
Villem-Henrik KoitmaaGoaliesVilim Rosandić
Vito Nikolić
Referees:
Michał Baca
Nolan Bloyer
Linesmen:
Michał Gerne
Lim Jun-seo
Timofejev (Rooda) – 01:011–0
Arrak (Kudeviita) – 11:452–0
Rooda (Kulintsev, Burkov) (PP) – 18:473–0
Jürgens (M. Potsinok, E. Potsinok) – 31:184–0
Viitanen (Arrak, Kulintsev) – 34:005–0
5–135:05 – Marinković (Malenica, Rendulić) (PP)
5–237:31 – Malenica (Idžan, Marinković) (PP)
Jürgens (Viitanen, Arrak) – 53:276–2
8 minPenalties2 min
36Shots25
27 April 2025
19:30
South Korea 2–1
(0–0, 2–1, 0–0)
 ChinaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 155
Game reference
Ha Jung-hoGoaliesChen ShifengReferees:
Nicolas Crégut
Andreas Harnebring
Linesmen:
Daniel Konc
Davide Mantovani
0–121:50 – Wang (Yu)
Kim S-w. (Lee. S, Kang Y.) – 26:381–1
Kim S-w. (Shin, Kang Y.) – 38:292–1
8 minPenalties4 min
44Shots21

29 April 2025
12:30
South Korea 9–3
(4–0, 4–1, 1–2)
 SpainTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 251
Game reference
Ha Jung-hoGoaliesRaúl Barbo
Marco Hernández
Referees:
Michał Baca
Alexander Österberg
Linesmen:
Savva Azarov
Daniel Konc
Kim Si. (Oh) – 10:021–0
Lee C. (Hong, Ahn) – 12:502–0
Kang Y. (Lee C., Kim Sang-w.) (PP) – 14:263–0
Ahn (Nam) – 14:484–0
Kim W. (Ahn, Kang M.) – 24:225–0
5–126:00 – Capillas
Kang M. (Lee Y., Oh) – 27:436–1
Lee C. (Kim G.) (SH) – 33:557–1
Hong (Chung) – 36:528–1
8–240:52 – Rubio (Collado, Capillas)
Kim Sang-y. (Lee. S, Ahn) (PP) – 57:389–2
9–358:50 – Carbonell (Cerdà)
2 minPenalties4 min
32Shots18
29 April 2025
16:00
Croatia 3–4
(0–1, 1–1, 2–2)
 ChinaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 135
Game reference
Vilim RosandićGoaliesChen ShifengReferees:
Lukas Kohlmüller
Attila Nagy
Linesmen:
Michał Gerne
David Szabó
0–110:55 – Hou (Xu, Yu)
0–220:33 – Hou (Yu, Wang)
Rendulić (Dobrić, Marinković) – 26:471–2
Idžan (Rendulić) – 40:262–2
2–341:08 – Yan J. (Zhang Z., Guo Z.)
Malenica (Rendulić, Janković) (EA) – 59:033–3
3–459:30 – Yan J. (Guo J., Han)
2 minPenalties8 min
36Shots33
29 April 2025
19:30
Lithuania 2–1
(0–0, 2–0, 0–1)
 EstoniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 3,045
Game reference
Laurynas LubysGoaliesConrad Mölder
Villem-Henrik Koitmaa
Referees:
Nolan Bloyer
Nicolas Crégut
Linesmen:
Davide Mantovani
Michael Stalder
Valivonis (Dėdinas, Krakauskas) – 25:111–0
Gintautas (Čižas, Kaleinikovas) (PP) – 32:432–0
2–149:57 – Nevolainen (Puzakov, Vasjonkin)
6 minPenalties4 min
13Shots36

1 May 2025
12:30
Lithuania 2–1 OT
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)
 CroatiaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 335
Game reference
Laurynas LubysGoaliesVito NikolićReferees:
Michał Baca
Nicolas Crégut
Linesmen:
Savva Azarov
David Szabó
Kaleinikovas (Čižas, Gintautas) – 30:161–0
1–143:47 – Rendulić (Marinković, Brenčun)
Čižas (Ališauskas, Kaleinikovas) – 63:212–1
6 minPenalties4 min
53Shots19
1 May 2025
16:00
Estonia 1–4
(1–2, 0–1, 0–1)
 South KoreaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 2,577
Game reference
Villem-Henrik KoitmaaGoaliesHa Jung-hoReferees:
Nolan Bloyer
Alexander Österberg
Linesmen:
Daniel Konc
Davide Mantovani
Jürgens (M. Potsinok, Vasjonkin) – 01:351–0
1–108:02 – Kim Sang-y. (Kim Si., Kim G.)
1–214:27 – Lee C. (Hong)
1–336:40 – Kang Y. (Kim S-w., Shin)
1–446:53 – Kong (Shin)
0 minPenalties4 min
24Shots20
1 May 2025
19:30
China 4–3 GWS
(1–0, 2–1, 1–2)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)
 SpainTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 315
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Chen ShifengGoaliesRaúl BarboReferees:
Andreas Harnebring
Attila Nagy
Linesmen:
Lim Jun-seo
Michael Stalder
Zhang Z. (Hou, Xu) (PP) – 19:381–0
Xu (Zhang P., Hou) (PP) – 23:142–0
Yan J. (Zhang Z., Xu) (PP) – 28:563–0
3–138:14 – González (De Bonilla, Rubio) (PP)
3–242:16 – Rubio (Carbonell, González)
3–353:55 – Capillas (Donath, Burgos) (PP)
Zhang Z.
Wang
Zhang P.
Yan J.
Hou
Hou
Shootout González
Capillas
Carbonell
Cerdà
Donath
Capillas
8 minPenalties16 min
35Shots29

2 May 2025
12:30
South Korea 1–4
(0–1, 0–2, 1–1)
 LithuaniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 412
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Ha Jung-hoGoaliesLaurynas LubysReferees:
Nolan Bloyer
Alexander Österberg
Linesmen:
Daniel Konc
Davide Mantovani
0–112:51 – Bendžius (Četvertak)
0–227:51 – Kaleinikovas (Ališauskas, Čižas) (PP)
0–338:11 – Gintautas (Ališauskas, Kaleinikovas)
0–448:37 – Kaleinikovas (Ališauskas, Čižas) (PP)
Kang Y. (Kim S-w., Shin) – 56:241–4
8 minPenalties4 min
28Shots24
2 May 2025
16:00
Spain 2–1 OT
(1–1, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)
 CroatiaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 255
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Raúl BarboGoaliesVilim RosandićReferees:
Andreas Harnebring
Lukas Kohlmüller
Linesmen:
Michał Gerne
Michael Stalder
0–100:37 – Rendulić (Marinković, Idžan)
Capillas (Rubio) – 17:351–1
Capillas – 64:052–1
4 minPenalties8 min
37Shots21
2 May 2025
19:30
Estonia 5–0
(1–0, 2–0, 2–0)
 ChinaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 2,870
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Villem-Henrik KoitmaaGoaliesChen ShifengReferees:
Michał Baca
Nicolas Crégut
Linesmen:
Lim Jun-seo
David Szabó
M. Potsinok (Jürgens, E. Potsinok) – 07:161–0
Jürgens (Rooda, Timofejev) (PP) – 33:522–0
Timofejev (Rooda, Kulintsev) – 37:553–0
E. Potsinok (Jürgens, Vasjonkin) – 41:264–0
Burkov (Kulintsev, Ossipov) – 47:225–0
4 minPenalties8 min
48Shots13

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
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.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% 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[9]
Goaltender Laurynas Lubys
Defenceman Nerijus Ališauskas
Forward Kim Sang-wook

References

  1. ^ "IIHF Annual Congress". Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  2. ^ "2025 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A official website". www.iihf.com.
  3. ^ "2025 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A tournament reports". stats.iihf.com.
  4. ^ "IA Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IA" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  6. ^ "2025 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B official website". www.iihf.com.
  7. ^ "2025 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B tournament reports". stats.iihf.com.
  8. ^ "IB Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IB" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 1 May 2025.