2023 IIHF World Championship Division I

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Host countries United Kingdom
Estonia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates29 April – 5 May
23–29 April
Teams12
2023 IIHF World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries United Kingdom
Estonia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates29 April – 5 May
23–29 April
Teams12
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The 2023 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[1]

The Group A tournament was held at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham, United Kingdom from 29 April to 5 May and the Group B tournament in Tallinn, Estonia from 23 to 29 April 2023.

In Group A, Great Britain and Poland gained promotion to the Top Division while Lithuania finished last and was relegated.[2][3][4] Japan won Group B and got promoted while Serbia was relegated after finishing last.[5][6]

Participants

2023 IIHF World Championship Division I A
Tournament details
Host country Great Britain
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates29 April – 5 May
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored99 (6.6 per game)
Attendance33,765 (2,251 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Poland Krystian Dziubiński (11 points)
Official website
Website
Team Qualification
 Italy Placed 15th in the Elite Division in 2022 and was relegated.
 Great Britain Host, placed 16th in the Elite Division in 2022 and was relegated.
 Lithuania Placed 3rd in Division I A in 2022.
 South Korea Placed 4th in Division I A in 2022.
 Romania Placed 5th in Division I A in 2022.
 Poland Placed 1st in Division I B in 2022 and was promoted.

Match officials

Eight referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[7]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Austria Christoph Sternat
  • Germany Killian Hinterdobler
  • United Kingdom Andrew Dalton
  • Hungary Attila Nagy
  • Norway Roy Stian Hansen
  • Slovenia Milan Zrnić
  • Sweden Mikael Holm
  • Switzerland Cedric Borga
  • Denmark Nicklas Knosen
  • Finland Jussi Thomann
  • Germany Jonas Merten
  • United Kingdom Ilia Kisil
  • Hungary Norbert Muzsik
  • Slovenia Gašper Zgonc
  • Sweden Andreas Nyqvist

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Great Britain (H) 5 4 1 0 0 24 7 +17 14 Promoted to the 2024 Top Division
2  Poland 5 4 0 1 0 28 9 +19 13
3  Italy 5 3 0 0 2 23 16 +7 9
4  South Korea 5 2 0 0 3 8 20 −12 6
5  Romania 5 1 0 0 4 9 26 −17 3
6  Lithuania 5 0 0 0 5 7 21 −14 0 Relegated to the 2024 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+1)

29 April 2023
12:30		Poland 7–0
(3–0, 3–0, 1–0)		 LithuaniaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 1,352
Game reference
John MurrayGoaliesMantas ArmalisReferees:
United Kingdom Andrew Dalton
Hungary Attila Nagy
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Ilia Kisil
Finland Jussi Thomann
Zygmunt (Wałęga, Paś) – 02:031–0
Kruczek (Wajda, Fraszko) – 03:262–0
Dziubiński (Wronka, Pasiut) (PP) – 07:023–0
Wronka (Fraszko, Pasiut) – 27:234–0
Wronka (Pasiut, Fraszko) (PP) – 37:185–0
Wronka (Dziubiński, Pasiut) (PP) – 39:476–0
Dziubiński (Wronka, Dronia) (PP) – 48:407–0
4 minPenalties12 min
34Shots9
29 April 2023
16:00		Romania 2–6
(0–2, 1–2, 1–2)		 ItalyMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 2,001
Game reference
Patrik PolcGoaliesJustin FazioReferees:
Norway Roy Stian Hansen
Germany Killian Hinterdobler
Linesmen:
Denmark Nicklas Knosen
Germany Jonas Merten
0–100:59 – Larkin (Frigo)
0–207:55 – Larkin
0–325:58 – Brunner (Pietroniro)
0–426:51 – Miceli (Tedesco, Insam)
Zs. Molnár (Constantin) – 32:101–4
Kovács (Péter, Polc) – 47:202–4
2–552:57 – Miceli (Tedesco, Miglioranzi)
2–654:57 – Larkin (Traversa, McNally)
8 minPenalties4 min
18Shots52
29 April 2023
19:30		South Korea 0–4
(0–2, 0–1, 0–1)		 Great BritainMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 3,966
Game reference
Matt DaltonGoaliesBen BownsReferees:
Austria Christoph Sternat
Slovenia Milan Zrnić
Linesmen:
Hungary Norbert Muzsik
Sweden Andreas Nyqvist
0–101:44 – Lake (Waller, Hammond)
0–215:49 – Dowd (Waller, Mosey)
0–320:13 – Neilson (Kirk)
0–441:35 – Kirk
10 minPenalties2 min
17Shots35
30 April 2023
12:30		Lithuania 2–3
(2–1, 0–2, 0–0)		 RomaniaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 1,958
Game reference
Mantas ArmalisGoaliesPatrik PolcReferees:
Switzerland Cedric Borga
Austria Christoph Sternat
Linesmen:
Germany Jonas Merten
Slovenia Gašper Zgonc
Krakauskas (Gusevas, Grinius) – 01:091–0
Bendžius (Binkulis, Protčenko) – 15:382–0
2–116:55 – Kovács (Péter, Rasulov)
2–223:36 – Péter (Borysenko, Filip) (PP)
2–330:07 – Péter (Borysenko, Bors)
6 minPenalties6 min
34Shots30
30 April 2023
16:00		Great Britain 5–4 OT
(1–1, 2–0, 1–3)
(OT: 1–0)		 PolandMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 5,076
Game reference
Ben BownsGoaliesJohn MurrayReferees:
Germany Killian Hinterdobler
Sweden Mikael Holm
Linesmen:
Denmark Nicklas Knosen
Finland Jussi Thomann
J. Phillips (Lachowicz) – 01:571–0
1–110:06 – Paś (Zygmunt, Kostek)
Neilson (Kirk, Halbert) – 23:362–1
Kirk (Neilson, Halbert) (PP) – 33:073–1
3–245:25 – Zygmunt (Jeziorski, Wałęga) (PP)
3–354:23 – Wałęga (Ciura, Zygmunt)
Hammond (Mosey, O'Connor) (PP) – 58:304–3
4–459:12 – Fraszko (Kolusz, Pasiut) (EA)
Lake (Halbert, Kirk) (PP) – 62:355–4
8 minPenalties31 min
42Shots27
30 April 2023
19:30		Italy 6–1
(2–0, 1–0, 3–1)		 South KoreaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 1,572
Game reference
Damian ClaraGoaliesMatt DaltonReferees:
United Kingdom Andrew Dalton
Hungary Attila Nagy
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Ilia Kisil
Sweden Andreas Nyqvist
Mantenuto (Pietroniro, Zanetti) – 04:311–0
Frigo (Mantenuto, Larkin) (SH) – 14:552–0
Larkin (Miceli, Tedesco) – 39:573–0
Frigo (Pietroniro) – 45:054–0
4–148:17 – Kim K. (Kim Sa.)
McNally (Traversa, Deluca) – 48:265–1
Mantenuto (Miglioranzi) (PP) – 50:056–1
10 minPenalties8 min
29Shots19
2 May 2023
12:30		Romania 2–5
(1–1, 0–2, 1–2)		 South KoreaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 767
Game reference
Patrik PolcGoaliesMatt DaltonReferees:
United Kingdom Andrew Dalton
Sweden Mikael Holm
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Ilia Kisil
Denmark Nicklas Knosen
0–104:52 – Shin (Park, Lee Yo.) (PP)
Filip (Fodor) – 15:151–1
1–224:03 – Kang Y. (Lee D.)
1–336:34 – Jeon (Ahn, Oh)
1–451:52 – Park (Lee Yo., Song) (PP)
1–554:45 – Kim Si. (Lee D., Jeon)
Kovács (Péter, Cășăneanu) – 55:242–5
6 minPenalties2 min
17Shots36
2 May 2023
16:00		Italy 2–4
(1–1, 0–1, 1–2)		 PolandMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 1,318
Game reference
Justin FazioGoaliesJohn MurrayReferees:
Norway Roy Stian Hansen
Slovenia Milan Zrnić
Linesmen:
Hungary Norbert Muzsik
Slovenia Gašper Zgonc
0–105:23 – Michalski (Galant)
Trivellato (Mantenuto) – 06:281–1
1–222:10 – Dziubiński (Wronka, Pasiut) (PP)
Tedesco (Spornberger, Miceli) – 26:352–2
2–337:06 – Jeziorski (Dziubiński)
2–456:53 – Pasiut (Wronka, Kolusz) (PP)
29 minPenalties8 min
31Shots23
2 May 2023
19:30		Great Britain 3–0
(2–0, 0–0, 1–0)		 LithuaniaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 2,606
Game reference
Ben BownsGoaliesMantas ArmalisReferees:
Switzerland Cedric Borga
Germany Killian Hinterdobler
Linesmen:
Germany Jonas Merten
Sweden Andreas Nyqvist
Neilson (Mosey) – 01:071–0
Dowd (Neilson, Kirk) (PP) – 16:422–0
Halbert (Dowd) (ENG) – 58:103–0
4 minPenalties8 min
24Shots28
3 May 2023
12:30		South Korea 0–7
(0–2, 0–3, 0–2)		 PolandMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 710
Game reference
Matt Dalton
Lee Yeon-seung		GoaliesJohn MurrayReferees:
Switzerland Cedric Borga
Slovenia Milan Zrnić
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Ilia Kisil
Hungary Norbert Muzsik
0–109:42 – Łyszczarczyk (Zygmunt, Ciura)
0–219:12 – Jeziorski (Ciura, Dziubiński)
0–330:50 – Jeziorski (Zygmunt, Wałęga) (PP)
0–432:34 – Wałęga (Łyszczarczyk, Paś) (PP)
0–539:32 – Dziubiński (Wałęga, Łyszczarczyk) (PP)
0–652:19 – Kolusz (Łyszczarczyk, Kruczek)
0–753:58 – Dziubiński (PS)
8 minPenalties0 min
20Shots36
3 May 2023
16:00		Lithuania 4–6
(1–1, 2–4, 1–1)		 ItalyMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 876
Game reference
Elvinas KarlaGoaliesDamian ClaraReferees:
Sweden Mikael Holm
Austria Christoph Sternat
Linesmen:
Sweden Andreas Nyqvist
Slovenia Gašper Zgonc
Gintautas (Grinius, Kaleinikovas) – 00:451–0
1–110:25 – Zanetti (Frigo, Mantenuto)
1–222:06 – Zanetti (Miglioranzi, Frigo)
1–326:47 – Pietroniro (Trivellato, Tedesco) (PP)
1–432:01 – Hannoun (Miceli, Pietroniro)
Bendžius (Gusevas, Krakauskas) (EA) – 33:392–4
Grinius (Kaleinikovas, Noreika) (PP2) – 37:433–4
3–539:38 – Pietroniro (Hannoun, Miceli) (PP)
3–647:04 – Mantenuto (Zanetti, Frigo)
Bendžius (Stankius, Čižas) – 48:044–6
4 minPenalties10 min
30Shots35
3 May 2023
19:30		Great Britain 7–0
(0–0, 3–0, 4–0)		 RomaniaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 2,506
Game reference
Ben BownsGoaliesZoltán TőkeReferees:
Norway Roy Stian Hansen
Hungary Attila Nagy
Linesmen:
Germany Jonas Merten
Finland Jussi Thomann
Perlini (Dowd, Kirk) – 30:181–0
Kirk (Halbert) (PP) – 32:592–0
J. Phillips (Tetlow, Jones) – 34:183–0
Curran (Mosey, O'Connor) – 46:164–0
Ruopp (Lachowicz, D. Phillips) (PP) – 51:175–0
Mosey (Perlini, O'Connor) (PP) – 56:276–0
Waller (Ruopp, Neilson) – 57:517–0
4 minPenalties12 min
43Shots13
5 May 2023
12:30		Poland 6–2
(0–1, 4–0, 2–1)		 RomaniaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 1,441
Game reference
Maciej Miarka
David Zabolotny		GoaliesZoltán TőkeReferees:
Sweden Mikael Holm
Slovenia Milan Zrnić
Linesmen:
Denmark Nicklas Knosen
Germany Jonas Merten
0–109:13 – Péter (Borysenko)
Pasiut (Kolusz, Fraszko) (PP) – 21:421–1
Jeziorski (Dziubiński) – 28:532–1
Fraszko (Pasiut, Wronka) – 37:263–1
Łyszczarczyk (Dziubiński, Ciura) – 38:484–1
4–254:20 – Gajdo (Molnár, Yemelianenko)
Dziubiński (Fraszko, Ciura) (ENG) – 58:155–2
Wałęga (Zygmunt, Dronia) – 59:246–2
0 minPenalties2 min
39Shots15
5 May 2023
16:00		Lithuania 1–2
(0–0, 1–1, 0–1)		 South KoreaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 2,078
Game reference
Mantas ArmalisGoaliesMatt DaltonReferees:
United Kingdom Andrew Dalton
Hungary Attila Nagy
Linesmen:
Finland Jussi Thomann
Slovenia Gašper Zgonc
0–120:13 – Shin (Ahn)
Čižas (Jasinevičius, Krakauskas) – 33:471–1
1–259:27 – Kim Si. (Shin) (PP) (ENG)
12 minPenalties6 min
33Shots42
5 May 2023
19:30		Italy 3–5
(1–1, 2–3, 0–1)		 Great BritainMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 5,538
Game reference
Justin FazioGoaliesBen BownsReferees:
Switzerland Cedric Borga
Germany Killian Hinterdobler
Linesmen:
Hungary Norbert Muzsik
Sweden Andreas Nyqvist
0–105:40 – Perlini (Hammond, Mosey)
Larkin (Tedesco) (EA) – 11:211–1
1–220:59 – Neilson (Dowd)
Petan – 24:342–2
2–328:43 – Hammond (Betteridge)
Glira (Frigo, Mantenuto) – 34:293–3
3–435:57 – Perlini (Hammond, Kirk)
3–557:50 – Neilson (Kirk) (ENG)
6 minPenalties0 min
22Shots23

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Poland Krystian Dziubiński56511+30F
United Kingdom Liam Kirk53710+40F
Poland Grzegorz Pasiut5279+32F
United Kingdom Cade Neilson5538+52F
Poland Patryk Wronka5538+32F
Italy Daniel Mantenuto5347+62F
Poland Kamil Wałęga5347+40F
Poland Bartosz Fraszko5257+40F
Italy Luca Frigo5257+70F
Poland Paweł Zygmunt5257+40F

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
United Kingdom Ben Bowns302:3571.3910793.463
Poland John Murray242:3071.7310293.142
Italy Damian Clara120:0052.504989.800
Lithuania Mantas Armalis237:20133.2912789.760
Romania Patrik Polc180:00134.3312289.340

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

PositionPlayer[8]
GoaltenderUnited Kingdom Ben Bowns
DefencemanItaly Thomas Larkin
ForwardPoland Krystian Dziubiński

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References

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