2025 IIHF World Championship Division I
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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.
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates27 April – 3 May
26 April – 2 May
26 April – 2 May
Teams12
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
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Romania |
| City | Sfântu Gheorghe |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 27 April – 3 May |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Great Britain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 81 (5.4 per game) |
| Attendance | 32,181 (2,145 per game) |
| Scoring leader |  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 |
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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
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) | Italy | Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe Attendance: 1,960 |
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| Yuta Narisawa | Goalies | Davide Fadani | Referees: Mark Pearce Marcus WannerstedtLinesmen:  Norbert Muzsik John Rey | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | Shots | 30 | |||||||||||||||
| 27 April 2025 16:00 | Ukraine | 3–4 GWS (0–1, 2–1, 1–1) OT: (0–0) SO: (0–1) | Great Britain | Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe Attendance: 2,112 |
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| Oleksandr Levshin | Goalies | Ben Bowns | Referees: Daniel Pražák Anssi SalonenLinesmen:  Renārs Davidonis Simon Riecken | |||||||||||||||||
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Korenchuk  Trakht Vorona Peresunko | Shootout |  O'Connor Lake Dowd | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 27 April 2025 19:30 | Romania | 1–4 (0–1, 1–1, 0–2) | Poland | Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe Attendance: 2,564 |
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| Attila Adorján | Goalies | John Murray | Referees: Geoffrey Barcelo Daniel ErikssonLinesmen: Gustav Jönsson Gašper Zgonc | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Shots | 38 | |||||||||||||||
| 28 April 2025 12:30 | Italy | 2–3 GWS (0–1, 1–1, 1–0) OT: (0–0) SO: (0–1) | Ukraine | Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe Attendance: 1,274 |
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| Davide Fadani | Goalies | Bogdan Dyachenko | Referees: Geoffrey Barcelo Jesse Gour Linesmen: Norbert Muzsik Gašper Zgonc | |||||||||||
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| Mantenuto Gazley Purdeller Tedesco Ierullo | Shootout | Denyskin Peresunko Vorona Korenchuk | ||||||||||||
| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
| 37 | Shots | 19 | ||||||||||||
| 28 April 2025 16:00 | Poland | 2–1 (2–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Japan | Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe Attendance: 1,112 |
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| Tomáš Fučík | Goalies | Issa Otsuka | Referees: Daniel Pražák Anssi Salonen Linesmen:  Kai Jürgens Simon Riecken | ||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||
| 28 April 2025 19:30 | Great Britain | 2–1 OT (1–1, 0–0, 0–0) (OT: 1–0) | Romania | Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe Attendance: 2,435 |
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| Jackson Whistle | Goalies | Zoltán Tőke | Referees: Mark Pearce Markus Wannerstedt Linesmen: Renārs Davidonis John Rey | ||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||
| 30 April 2025 12:30 | Great Britain | 5–4 OT (1–0, 1–3, 2–1) (OT: 1–0) | Japan | Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe Attendance: 1,345 |
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| Jackson Whistle | Goalies | Yuta Narisawa | Referees: Geoffrey Barcelo Markus Wannerstedt Linesmen: Renārs Davidonis Gašper Zgonc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 0 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 April 2025 16:00 | Poland | 1–4 (1–0, 0–2, 0–2) | Italy | Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe Attendance: 2,325 |
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| Tomáš Fučík | Goalies | Davide Fadani | Referees: Jesse Gour Mark Pearce Linesmen: Gustav Jönsson Simon Riecken | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| 30 April 2025 19:30 | Ukraine | 4–0 (3–0, 1–0, 0–0) | Romania | Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe Attendance: 2,455 |
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| Bogdan Dyachenko | Goalies | Zoltán Tőke Attila Adorján | Referees: Daniel Eriksson Daniel Pražák Linesmen: Kai Jürgens John Rey | |||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 22 | ||||||||||||
| 1 May 2025 12:30 | Italy | 1–5 (0–2, 1–2, 0–1) | Great Britain | Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe Attendance: 2,378 |
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| Davide Fadani Damian Clara | Goalies | Ben Bowns | Referees: Daniel Eriksson Anssi Salonen Linesmen: Gustav Jönsson Norbert Muzsik | |||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 May 2025 16:00 | Poland | 1–4 (0–0, 1–1, 0–3) | Ukraine | Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe Attendance: 2,355 |
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| John Murray | Goalies | Bogdan Dyachenko | Referees: Mark Pearce Markus Wannerstedt Linesmen: Renārs Davidonis Gašper Zgonc | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 May 2025 19:30 | Romania | 3–5 (0–4, 3–1, 0–0) | Japan | Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe Attendance: 2,460 |
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| Attila Adorján Zoltán Tőke | Goalies | Issa Otsuka | Referees: Geoffrey Barcelo Jesse Gour Linesmen: Kai Jürgens Simon Riecken | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Shots | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 May 2025 12:30 | Japan | 3–2 (1–1, 2–0, 0–1) | Ukraine | Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe Attendance: 2,246 |
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| Issa Otsuka | Goalies | Alexander Levshin | Referees: Daniel Eriksson Markus Wannerstedt Linesmen: Gustav Jönsson John Rey | ||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 30 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 May 2025 16:00 | Italy | 7–1 (3–1, 3–0, 1–0) | Romania | Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe Attendance: 2,273 |
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| Davide Fadani | Goalies | Zoltán Tőke Attila Adorján | Referees: Jesse Gour Anssi Salonen Linesmen: Norbert Muzsik Gašper Zgonc | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 May 2025 19:30 | Great Britain | 3–0 (1–0, 2–0, 0–0) | Poland | Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe Attendance: 2,367 |
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| Ben Bowns | Goalies | Tomáš Fučík | Referees: Mark Pearce Daniel Pražák Linesmen: Kai Jürgens Simon Riecken | ||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 40 | |||||||||
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 |
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| 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
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Estonia |
| City | Tallinn |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 26 April – 2 May |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Lithuania |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 81 (5.4 per game) |
| Attendance | 15,081 (1,005 per game) |
| Scoring leader |  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 |
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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
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) | Lithuania | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 181 |
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| Chen Shifeng | Goalies | Laurynas Lubys | Referees: Nolan Bloyer Alexander Österberg Linesmen: Michał Gerne Lim Jun-seo | ||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||
| 18 | Shots | 36 | |||
| 26 April 2025 16:00 | Spain | 1–6 (0–1, 0–0, 1–5) | Estonia | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 2,135 |
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| Raúl Barbo | Goalies | Conrad Mölder | Referees: Andreas Harnebring Lukas Kohlmüller Linesmen:  Daniel Konc Davide Mantovani | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 April 2025 19:30 | Croatia | 2–5 (1–0, 0–2, 1–3) | South Korea | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 165 |
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| Vilim Rosandić | Goalies | Ha Jung-ho | Referees: Nicolas Crégut Attila Nagy Linesmen: Savva Azarov Michael Stalder | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 0 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Shots | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 April 2025 12:30 | Lithuania | 5–0 (2–0, 3–0, 0–0) | Spain | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 315 |
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| Laurynas Lubys | Goalies | Marco Hernández Raúl Barbo | Referees: Lukas Kohlmüller Alexander Österberg Linesmen: Michael Stalder David Śzabo | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 35 min | |||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| 27 April 2025 16:00 | Estonia | 6–2 (3–0, 2–2, 1–0) | Croatia | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 1,935 |
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| Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Goalies | Vilim Rosandić Vito Nikolić | Referees: Michał Baca Nolan Bloyer Linesmen: Michał Gerne Lim Jun-seo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 April 2025 19:30 | South Korea | 2–1 (0–0, 2–1, 0–0) | China | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 155 |
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| Ha Jung-ho | Goalies | Chen Shifeng | Referees: Nicolas Crégut Andreas Harnebring Linesmen: Daniel Konc Davide Mantovani | ||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
| 44 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||
| 29 April 2025 12:30 | South Korea | 9–3 (4–0, 4–1, 1–2) | Spain | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 251 |
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| Ha Jung-ho | Goalies | Raúl Barbo Marco Hernández | Referees: Michał Baca Alexander Österberg Linesmen: Savva Azarov Daniel Konc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 April 2025 16:00 | Croatia | 3–4 (0–1, 1–1, 2–2) | China | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 135 |
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| Vilim Rosandić | Goalies | Chen Shifeng | Referees: Lukas Kohlmüller Attila Nagy Linesmen: Michał Gerne David Szabó | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 April 2025 19:30 | Lithuania | 2–1 (0–0, 2–0, 0–1) | Estonia | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 3,045 |
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| Laurynas Lubys | Goalies | Conrad Mölder Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Referees: Nolan Bloyer Nicolas Crégut Linesmen: Davide Mantovani Michael Stalder | ||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
| 13 | Shots | 36 | |||||||||
| 1 May 2025 12:30 | Lithuania | 2–1 OT (0–0, 1–0, 0–1) (OT: 1–0) | Croatia | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 335 |
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| Laurynas Lubys | Goalies | Vito Nikolić | Referees: Michał Baca Nicolas Crégut Linesmen: Savva Azarov David Szabó | ||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
| 53 | Shots | 19 | |||||||||
| 1 May 2025 16:00 | Estonia | 1–4 (1–2, 0–1, 0–1) | South Korea | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 2,577 |
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| Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Goalies | Ha Jung-ho | Referees: Nolan Bloyer Alexander Österberg Linesmen: Daniel Konc Davide Mantovani | ||||||||||||||
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| 0 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 May 2025 19:30 | China | 4–3 GWS (1–0, 2–1, 1–2) OT: (0–0) SO: (1–0) | Spain | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 315 |
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| Chen Shifeng | Goalies | Raúl Barbo | Referees: Andreas Harnebring Attila Nagy Linesmen: Lim Jun-seo Michael Stalder | |||||||||||||||||
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| Zhang Z. Wang Zhang P. Yan J. Hou Hou | Shootout | González Capillas Carbonell Cerdà Donath Capillas | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 May 2025 12:30 | South Korea | 1–4 (0–1, 0–2, 1–1) | Lithuania | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 412 |
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| Ha Jung-ho | Goalies | Laurynas Lubys | Referees: Nolan Bloyer Alexander Österberg Linesmen: Daniel Konc Davide Mantovani | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 May 2025 16:00 | Spain | 2–1 OT (1–1, 0–0, 0–0) (OT: 1–0) | Croatia | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 255 |
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| Raúl Barbo | Goalies | Vilim Rosandić | Referees: Andreas Harnebring Lukas Kohlmüller Linesmen: Michał Gerne Michael Stalder | ||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
| 37 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||
| 2 May 2025 19:30 | Estonia | 5–0 (1–0, 2–0, 2–0) | China | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 2,870 |
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| Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Goalies | Chen Shifeng | Referees: Michał Baca Nicolas Crégut Linesmen: Lim Jun-seo David Szabó | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
| 48 | Shots | 13 | |||||||||||||||
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 |