2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

2010 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries	France; Poland
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates	14–20 December 2009
Teams	12
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The 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division I represents the second level of the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The winners of each group were promoted to the Top Division for the 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship, while the last-placed teams in each group were relegated to the 2011 Division II.

Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Megève and Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France, from 14 to 20 December 2009.^[1]

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Germany	Placed 9th in Top Division last year and were relegated.
Denmark	Placed 2nd in Division I (Group B) last year.
France	Hosts; placed 3rd in Division I (Group A) last year.
Slovenia	Placed 4th in Division I (Group A) last year.
Ukraine	Placed 5th in Division I (Group B) last year.
Japan	Placed 1st in Division II (Group A) last year and were promoted.

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Germany	5	5	0	0	0	27	3	+24	15	Promoted to the 2011 Top Division
2	Denmark	5	4	0	0	1	21	9	+12	12
3	Slovenia	5	2	1	0	2	8	12	−4	8
4	Ukraine	5	1	0	1	3	15	23	−8	4
5	Japan	5	1	0	0	4	9	26	−17	3
6	France (H)	5	1	0	0	4	9	16	−7	3	Relegated to the 2011 Division II

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Match results

All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).

14 December 2009
14:30

Slovenia

0–3
(0–0, 0–0, 0–3)

Denmark

Saint Gervais Arena

Game reference

14 December 2009
20:00

Ukraine

3–6
(1–1, 2–1, 0–4)

France

Saint Gervais Arena

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14 December 2009
20:00

Japan

0–9
(0–4, 0–3, 0–2)

Germany

Megève Arena

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15 December 2009
14:30

Germany

6–0
(1–0, 0–0, 5–0)

Slovenia

Megève Arena

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15 December 2009
20:00

France

1–4
(0–0, 1–2, 0–2)

Japan

Saint Gervais Arena

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16 December 2009
18:00

Denmark

7–3
(2–1, 5–1, 0–1)

Ukraine

Saint Gervais Arena

Game reference

17 December 2009
14:30

Japan

1–4
(0–1, 1–0, 0–3)

Slovenia

Megève Arena

Game reference

17 December 2009
20:00

Germany

6–2
(2–0, 4–1, 0–1)

Ukraine

Saint Gervais Arena

Game reference

17 December 2009
20:00

Denmark

5–0
(4–0, 1–0, 0–0)

France

Megève Arena

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18 December 2009
20:00

France

1–2
(1–0, 0–0, 0–2)

Germany

Megève Arena

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19 December 2009
20:00

Slovenia

2–1 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(0–0, 1–0)

Ukraine

Saint Gervais Arena

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19 December 2009
20:00

Denmark

6–2
(1–0, 1–0, 4–2)

Japan

Megève Arena

Game reference

20 December 2009
14:30

Ukraine

6–2
(1–1, 2–1, 3–0)

Japan

Saint Gervais Arena

Game reference

20 December 2009
16:00

Germany

4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)

Denmark

Megève Arena

Game reference

20 December 2009
20:00

France

1–2
(1–0, 0–1, 0–1)

Slovenia

Megève Arena

Game reference

Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Gdańsk, Poland, from 14 to 20 December 2009.^[2]

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Kazakhstan	Placed 10th in Top Division last year and were relegated.
Belarus	Placed 2nd in Division I (Group A) last year.
Norway	Placed 3rd in Division I (Group B) last year.
Italy	Placed 4th in Division I (Group B) last year.
Poland	Hosts; placed 5th in Division I (Group A) last year.
Croatia	Placed 1st in Division II (Group B) last year and were promoted.

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Norway	5	4	1	0	0	33	8	+25	14	Promoted to the 2011 Top Division
2	Belarus	5	3	0	2	0	30	12	+18	11
3	Italy	5	2	1	0	2	8	8	0	8
4	Kazakhstan	5	2	0	0	3	20	16	+4	6
5	Croatia	5	1	0	0	4	14	51	−37	3
6	Poland (H)	5	1	0	0	4	12	22	−10	3	Relegated to the 2011 Division II