The 2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I were a pair of international under-18 ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I tournaments made up the second level of competition at the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament took place between 3 April and 9 April 2005 in Maribor, Slovenia and the Group B tournament took place between 2 April and 8 April 2005 in Sosnowiec, Poland. Belarus and Norway won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Great Britain finished last in Group A and Italy last in Group B and were both relegated to Division II for 2006.
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| Host countries |  Slovenia Poland |
| Dates | 3–9 April 2005 2–8 April 2005 |
| Teams | 12 |
Group A tournament
editThe Group A tournament began on 3 April 2005 in Maribor, Slovenia.[1] Austria, France, Kazakhstan, and Slovenia all returned to compete in this years Division I tournament after missing promotion to the Championship Division at the previous years World Championships.[2][3] Great Britain gained promotion to Division I after finishing first in last years Division II Group B tournament and Belarus was relegated from the Championship Division after failing to survive the relegation round at the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championship.[4][5]
Belarus won the tournament after winning four of their five games, finishing first in the group standings and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships. Slovenia finished in second place and Kazakhstan finished third after only losing to Belarus and Slovenia.[1] Great Britain finished in last place, managing only to win one game and lose the other four and were relegated back to Division II for the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships.[1] Anže Kopitar of Slovenia finished as the top scorer of the tournament with 11 points, including six goals and five assists.[6] France's Mickael Gasnier and Belarus' Dzmitry Zhurauski finished as the tournaments leading goaltenders with a save percentage of 90.57.[7]
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 |  Belarus
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 8 | Promoted to the Championship Division for 2006 |
| 2 | Slovenia
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 6 | |
| 4 |  France
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Austria
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 4 | |
| 6 |  Great Britain
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 2 | Relegated to Division II for 2006 |
Fixtures
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| 3 April 2005 13:00 | Great Britain | 0 – 5 (forfeit) | Belarus | Ledna dvorana TABOR |
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| 3 April 2005 16:30 | France | 4 – 1 (1–0, 3–1, 0–0) | Austria | Ledna dvorana TABOR Attendance: 413 |
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| 3 April 2005 20:00 | Kazakhstan | 3 – 5 (1–1, 0–3, 2–1) | Slovenia | Ledna dvorana TABOR Attendance: 653 |
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| 4 April 2005 13:00 | Austria | 5 – 4 (1–2, 0–0, 4–2) | Great Britain | Ledna dvorana TABOR Attendance: 392 |
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| 4 April 2005 16:30 | Belarus | 3 – 2 (1–0, 0–0, 2–2) | Kazakhstan | Ledna dvorana TABOR Attendance: 402 |
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| 4 April 2005 20:00 | Slovenia | 4 – 1 (3–1, 0–0, 1–0) | France | Ledna dvorana TABOR Attendance: 812 |
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| 6 April 2005 13:00 | Belarus | 2 – 3 (0–0, 0–3, 2–0) | France | Ledna dvorana TABOR Attendance: 413 |
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| 6 April 2005 16:30 | Great Britain | 2 – 4 (1–0, 1–2, 0–2) | Kazakhstan | Ledna dvorana TABOR Attendance: 405 |
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| 6 April 2005 20:00 | Slovenia | 3 – 4 (2–0, 1–2, 0–2) | Austria | Ledna dvorana TABOR Attendance: 877 |
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| 7 April 2005 13:00 | Kazakhstan | 4 – 1 (0–1, 1–0, 3–0) | France | Ledna dvorana TABOR Attendance: 390 |
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| 7 April 2005 16:30 | Austria | 2 – 8 (0–1, 0–3, 2–4) | Belarus | Ledna dvorana TABOR Attendance: 435 |
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| 7 April 2005 20:00 | Slovenia | 7 – 1 (2–1, 2–0, 3–0) | Great Britain | Ledna dvorana TABOR Attendance: 820 |
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| 9 April 2005 13:00 | Austria | 3 – 6 (1–2, 1–3, 1–1) | Kazakhstan | Ledna dvorana TABOR Attendance: 415 |
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| 9 April 2005 16:30 | France | 2 – 3 (0–1, 1–1, 1–1) | Great Britain | Ledna dvorana TABOR Attendance: 456 |
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| 9 April 2005 20:00 | Belarus | 5 – 3 (2–0, 2–2, 1–1) | Slovenia | Ledna dvorana TABOR Attendance: 822 |
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Scoring leaders
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List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.[6]
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | POS |
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| Anže Kopitar |
5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | –1 | 14 | F |
| Sergey Tron |
5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +5 | 4 | F |
| Klemen Zbontar |
5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | –1 | 6 | F |
| Rafael Rotter |
5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | F |
| Sergei Kostitsyn |
4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +5 | 4 | F |
| Michael Grabner |
4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 29 | F |
| Markus Schlacher |
5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | F |
| Alexandre Chtchourko |
4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +6 | 0 | F |
| Matic Modic |
5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 0 | F |
| Aliaksandr Abakunchyk |
4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +5 | 8 | F |
Leading goaltenders
editOnly the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have at least played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.[7]
| Player | MIP | SOG | GA | GAA | SVS% | SO |
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| Mickael Gasnier |
238:36 | 106 | 10 | 2.51 | 90.57 | 0 |
| Dzmitry Zhurauski |
236:52 | 106 | 10 | 2.53 | 90.57 | 0 |
| Ales Sila |
298:52 | 127 | 13 | 2.61 | 89.76 | 0 |
| Sergey Khudyakov |
295:10 | 116 | 12 | 2.44 | 89.66 | 0 |
| Joe Dollin |
164:28 | 98 | 14 | 5.11 | 85.71 | 0 |
Group B tournament
editThe Group B tournament began on 2 April 2005 in Sosnowiec, Poland.[8] Italy, Japan, Latvia and Poland all returned to compete in this years Division I tournament after missing promotion to the Championship Division at the previous years World Championships.[2][3] Ukraine gained promotion to Division I after finishing first in last years Division II Group A tournament and Norway was relegated from the Championship Division after failing to survive the relegation round at the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championship.[5][9]
Norway won the tournament after winning four of their five games, finishing first in the group standings and gained promotion back to the Championship Division for the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships. Latvia finished second after losing only to Norway and Poland and Ukraine finished in third place.[8] Italy finished in last place, managing only to tie two of their games and lose the other three and were relegated to Division II for the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships.[8] Grzegorz Pasiut of Poland finished as the top scorer of the tournament with seven points including six goals and one assist.[10] Norway's Lars Simon Paulgaard finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 92.50.[11]
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 |  Norway
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 8 | Promoted to the Championship Division for 2006 |
| 2 |  Latvia
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Ukraine
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 6 | |
| 4 | Poland
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Japan
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Italy
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5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 2 | Relegated to Division II for 2006 |
Fixtures
editAll times local.
| 2 April 2005 13:00 | Latvia | 3 – 2 (0–1, 3–1, 0–0) | Japan | Winter Stadium Attendance: 100 |
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| 2 April 2005 16:30 | Ukraine | 5 – 1 (2–0, 2–0, 1–1) | Norway | Winter Stadium |
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| 2 April 2005 20:00 | Poland | 3 – 3 (1–1, 0–0, 2–2) | Italy | Winter Stadium Attendance: 700 |
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| 3 April 2005 13:00 | Norway | 2 – 1 (0–1, 1–0, 1–0) | Latvia | Winter Stadium Attendance: 100 |
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| 3 April 2005 16:30 | Italy | 3 – 4 (1–1, 2–0, 0–3) | Ukraine | Winter Stadium Attendance: 150 |
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| 3 April 2005 20:00 | Japan | 4 – 6 (1–3, 1–2, 2–1) | Poland | Winter Stadium |
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| 5 April 2005 13:00 | Japan | 2 – 2 (0–0, 1–1, 1–1) | Italy | Winter Stadium |
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| 5 April 2005 16:30 | Ukraine | 2 – 3 (2–0, 0–3, 0–0) | Latvia | Winter Stadium Attendance: 150 |
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| 5 April 2005 20:00 | Norway | 7 – 0 (4–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Poland | Winter Stadium Attendance: 500 |
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| 6 April 2005 13:00 | Japan | 2 – 1 (0–0, 2–0, 0–1) | Ukraine | Winter Stadium Attendance: 150 |
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| 6 April 2005 16:30 | Italy | 2 – 3 (0–1, 0–0, 2–2) | Norway | Winter Stadium Attendance: 200 |
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| 6 April 2005 20:00 | Latvia | 2 – 3 (2–0, 0–2, 0–1) | Poland | Winter Stadium |
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| 7 April 2005 13:00 | Norway | 5 – 2 (0–1, 4–0, 1–1) | Japan | Winter Stadium |
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| 7 April 2005 16:30 | Italy | 4 – 5 (2–1, 2–1, 0–3) | Latvia | Winter Stadium Attendance: 100 |
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| 7 April 2005 20:00 | Poland | 3 – 4 (0–0, 1–1, 2–3) | Ukraine | Winter Stadium Attendance: 1000 |
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Scoring leaders
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List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | POS |
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| Grzegorz Pasiut |
5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | F |
| Fillip Ogleznev |
5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 4 | D |
| Mats Aasen |
5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 6 | F |
| Ryosuke Kaneko |
5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 6 | F |
| Yegor Yegorov |
5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 2 | F |
| Shuhei Kuji |
5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | F |
| Mats Frøshaug |
5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 2 | F |
| Jonas Holøs |
5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 14 | D |
| Pavlo Borysenko |
5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +4 | 2 | F |
| Bartlomiej Bomba |
5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 4 | F |
Leading goaltenders
editOnly the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
| Player | MIP | SOG | GA | GAA | SVS% | SO |
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| Lars Simom Paulgaard |
259:59 | 80 | 6 | 1.38 | 92.50 | 1 |
| Ryohsuke Ohshima |
291:54 | 126 | 14 | 2.88 | 88.89 | 0 |
| Kristaps Stigis |
220:00 | 81 | 9 | 2.45 | 88.89 | 0 |
| Sergei Sorocolat |
300:00 | 106 | 12 | 2.40 | 88.68 | 0 |
| Kamil Kosowski |
254:01 | 122 | 15 | 3.54 | 87.70 | 0 |
References
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- ^ a b "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2006-10-21. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
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- ^ a b "Goalkeepers". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
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