2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

See also: 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
2026 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Slovenia
 Italy
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates7–13 December 2025
8–14 December 2025
Teams12

The 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I were two international under-20 ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division I A represents the second tier and Division I B the third tier of the IIHF World Junior Championship. For each tier, the first-placed team was promoted to the next higher tier, while the last-placed team was relegated to the next lower tier.

To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player couldn't be born earlier than 2006.

Division I A

2026 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I A
Tournament details
Host country Slovenia
CityBled
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates7–13 December 2025
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored134 (8.93 per game)
Attendance2,810 (187 per game)
Scoring leader Korney Korneyev (12 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division I A tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 7 to 13 December 2025.[1][2]

Participating teams

Team Qualification
 Kazakhstan placed 10th in Top Division last year and were relegated
 Austria placed 2nd in Division I A last year
 Norway placed 3rd in Division I A last year
 Slovenia (hosts) placed 4th in Division I A last year
 France placed 5th in Division I A last year
 Ukraine placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Norway 5 4 1 0 0 37 11 +26 14 Promotion to the 2027 Top Division
2  Kazakhstan 5 2 1 1 1 27 26 +1 9[a]
3  Austria 5 3 0 0 2 25 18 +7 9[a]
4  Slovenia (H) 5 1 1 1 2 17 26 −9 6[b]
5  Ukraine 5 1 1 1 2 12 19 −7 6[b]
6  France 5 0 0 1 4 16 34 −18 1 Relegation to the 2027 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 next best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.[3][4]
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Kazakhstan 3, Austria 0
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Slovenia 3, Ukraine 0

Results

All times are local, CET (UTC+1).

7 December 2025
12:30		France 2–8
(2–3, 0–4, 0–1)		 NorwayBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 112
Game reference
Baptiste Boudet
Maxim Lavoie		GoaliesAlbert EnglundReferees:
Gergely Gebei
Joe Sewell
Linesmen:
Michal Axman
Wolfgang Puff
0–101:38 – Koblar (Sørensen, Vatne)
0–202:32 – Myhre (Olsen Brekke, Kopperstad)
0–308:54 – Kiønig (Myhre)
Terglav (Cal, Hostein) – 09:251–3
Djian (Nsonsa-Kitala, Guidoux) (PP) – 13:452–3
2–421:53 – Eriksen (Aaram-Olsen)
2–523:11 – Olsen Brekke (Vatne, Myhre) (PP)
2–627:43 – Nilsgård (Olsen Brekke, Määttänen)
2–732:24 – Aaram-Olsen (Solheim, Eriksen)
2–840:32 – Olsen Brekke (Bakkevig)
8 minPenalties8 min
31Shots31
7 December 2025
16:00		Slovenia 2–5
(1–3, 0–2, 1–0)		 AustriaBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 487
Game reference
Bor GlavičGoaliesLuca HaitzmannReferees:
Tyler Hascall
Oskar Øvstedal
Linesmen:
Christopher Dehn
Kenneth Englisch
Petronijevič Lepša (Groznik, Bizjak) – 01:561–0
1–108:23 – Oschgan (I. Zelenov, Gruber)
1–213:55 – Neumann (Krainer, Konstantin Hutzinger) (PP)
1–317:57 – V. Zelenov (Hutzinger, Schnabl)
1–436:13 – Oberhauser (V. Zelenov, Biber)
1–537:52 – Hutzinger (Biber, Neumann) (PP)
Plemelj (Zupančič, Petrovič) – 56:142–5
8 minPenalties4 min
17Shots31
7 December 2025
19:30		Ukraine 2–1 OT
(0–1, 0–0, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)		 KazakhstanBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 123
Game reference
Alexander LevshynGoaliesDmitriy RyashinReferees:
Rasmus Ankersen
Cyril Debuche
Linesmen:
Voldemārs Rava
Brennan Walker
0–106:52 – Korneyev (Kazhibekov, Imashev)
Kulikov (Kosarev, Shybinskyi) (PP) – 41:551–1
Kuraiev (Haponenko, Stasiuk) – 62:332–1
10 minPenalties10 min
47Shots30
8 December 2025
12:30		Austria 4–2
(2–1, 2–0, 0–1)		 FranceBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 187
Game reference
Patrick GrascherGoaliesBaptiste BoudetReferees:
Gergely Gebei
Oskar Øvstedal
Linesmen:
Christopher Dehn
Niko Jusi
Hutzinger (V. Zelenov, Neumann) – 06:411–0
Hutzinger (Oberhauser, V. Zelenov) – 13:282–0
2–118:50 – Monarque (Guidoux, Nsonsa-Kitala) (PP)
Oschgan (Sintschnig, I. Zelenov) – 21:573–1
Kolarik (Neumann) – 32:344–1
4–249:22 – Le Lem (Pfirter, Djian)
6 minPenalties10 min
24Shots19
8 December 2025
16:00		Norway 3–2 OT
(0–1, 0–0, 2–1)
(OT: 1–0)		 UkraineBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 135
Game reference
Markus WalbergGoaliesAlexander LevshynReferees:
Cyril Debuche
Joe Sewell
Linesmen:
Kenneth Englisch
Brennan Walker
0–104:05 – Shybinskyi (Yalovyi, Yevtiekhov) (PP)
0–246:52 – Kuraiev (Skorokhod, Haponenko) (PP)
Vatne (Kopperstad, Olsen Brekke) (PP) – 54:391–2
Myhre (Koblar, Vatne) (PP) – 55:572–2
Aaram-Olsen) PS – 62:073–2
8 minPenalties12 min
43Shots34
8 December 2025
19:30		Kazakhstan 5–4 GWS
(0–2, 1–1, 3–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 SloveniaBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 222
Game reference
Daulet KuatGoaliesGal HebarReferees:
Emīls Druseiks
Tyler Hascall
Linesmen:
Michal Axman
Wolfgang Puff
0–103:15 – Plemelj (Petrovič)
0–208:18 – Petronijevič Lepša (Bizjak, Habjanič)
Alibek – 20:141–2
1–333:21 – Leben (Petrovič, Plemelj)
As. Sarkenov (Alibek) (PP) – 45:532–3
2–450:26 – Goličič (Petronijevič Lepša, Zupančič)
Alibek (Al. Sarkenov, Kazhibekov) – 52:033–4
Al. Sarkenov (Cherkassov, Alibek) – 53:274–4
Alibek
Al. Sarkenov
Bozhko
Cherkassov 		Shootout Plemelj
Petrovič
Petronijevič Lepša
Goličič
6 minPenalties8 min
43Shots35
10 December 2025
12:30		Austria 3–7
(0–2, 1–1, 2–4)		 NorwayBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 156
Game reference
Luca HaitzmannGoaliesAlbert EnglundReferees:
Gergely Gebei
Tyler Hascall
Linesmen:
Michal Axman
Brennan Walker
0–109:56 – Myhre (Koblar, Olsen Brekke)
0–214:13 – Vatne (Eriksen, Sørensen)
Hutzinger (V. Zelenov, Reiner) (PP) – 25:421–2
1–332:14 – Aaram-Olsen (Lafton)
1–448:26 – Finckenhagen (Aaram-Olsen, Eriksen)
1–553:11 – Bakkevig
1–656:26 – Aaram-Olsen (Eriksen, Lafton) (PP)
1–757:01 – Bannerud (Morken, Lunde)
Reiner (Krainer, Hutzinger) (PP2) – 58:092–7
Neumann (Hutzinger) (PP) – 59:053–7
22 minPenalties20 min
39Shots23
10 December 2025
16:00		Ukraine 3–4
(0–1, 2–1, 1–2)		 SloveniaBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 206
Game reference
Alexander LevshynGoaliesGal HebarReferees:
Oskar Øvstedal
Joe Sewell
Linesmen:
Kenneth Englisch
Wolfgang Puff
0–117:40 – Berc
Shybinskyi (Voroteliak) – 23:271–1
Kosarev (Haponenko, Shybinskyi) (PP2) – 31:482–1
2–234:08 – Leben (Petrovič, Goličič) (PP)
Shybinskyi (Yevtiekhov, Yalovyi) (PP) – 41:043–2
3–356:25 – Plemelj (Leben)
3–458:03 – Bizjak (Mlakar)
8 minPenalties18 min
31Shots24
10 December 2025
19:30		Kazakhstan 14–6
(1–2, 4–1, 9–3)		 FranceBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 93
Game reference
Daulet Kuat
Dmitriy Ryashin		GoaliesGuillaume Schoch
Baptiste Boudet		Referees:
Rasmus Ankersen
Emīls Druseiks
Linesmen:
Niko Jusi
Voldemars Rava
0–15:57 – Fine (Cal, Hostein)
0–27:27 – Riu (Nsonsa-Kitala, Monarque)
Bozhko (Alibek) – 16:441–2
Shipilin (Ziyash) – 24:282–2
Bozhko (Tussupbekov, As. Sarkenov) – 24:583–2
Simonov (Mindubayev, Shevchenko) – 35:534–2
4–336:36 – Fine (Hostein, Jribi-Chauviere)
Korneyev (Bozhko) (PP) – 39:415–3
Cherkassov – 40:496–3
As. Sarkenov (Bozhko) (SH) – 44:227–3
7–444:48 – Monarque (Dufour, Nsonsa-Kitala) (PP)
Alibek (Cherkassov, Al. Sarkenov) – 44:488–4
8–546:03 – Cal (Dufour)
As. Sarkenov (Al. Sarkenov, Korneyev) (PP) – 47:149–5
Al. Sarkenov (Korneyev) – 51:0310–5
As. Sarkenov – 51:1211–5
11–652:32 – Cal (Fine, Hostein)
Korneyev (Tussupbekov, Shevchenko) (PP) – 52:4812–6
As. Sarkenov (Bozhko) – 55:0913–6
Cherkassov (Alibek) (PP) – 57:2714–6
16 minPenalties16 min
33Shots44
11 December 2025
12:30		Austria 9–2
(4–2, 4–0, 1–0)		 UkraineBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 112
Game reference
Patrick GrascherGoaliesAlexander Levshyn
Nazr Boiko		Referees:
Cyril Debuche
Emīls Druseiks
Linesmen:
Niko Jusi
Voldemars Rava
Gesson (Oberhauser, Bohs) – 02:081–0
Gesson (Waschnig, Schnabl) – 10:122–0
Kolarik (V. Zelenov, I. Zelenov) – 10:523–0
3–113:36 – Kosarev (Haponenko) (PP)
3–213:45 – Skorkhod (Voroteliak, Kulikov) (EA)
Waschnig (Schnabl, Neumann) – 15:554–2
Neumann (Hutzinger, Reiner) (PP) – 21:255–2
Hutzinger (V. Zelenov, Reiner) (PP) – 25:146–2
V. Zelenov (Neumann, Hutzinger) (PP) – 29:137–2
Kolarik (V. Zelenov, Bohs) – 36:068–2
Kolarik (Gesson, Oschgan) (PP) – 50:599–2
8 minPenalties35 min
31Shots21
11 December 2025
16:00		Norway 10–2
(3–0, 4–1, 3–1)		 KazakhstanBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 124
Game reference
Albert EnglundGoaliesDmitriy Ryashin
Daulet Kuat		Referees:
Gergely Gebei
Joe Sewell
Linesmen:
Wolfgang Puff
Brennan Walker
Koblar (Vatne, Lafton) – 00:521–0
Aaram Olsen (Eriksen, Finckenhagen) – 08:00 (PP)2–0
Aaram Olsen (Eriksen, Lafton) (PP2) – 12:143–0
3–122:31 – Korneyev (Mindubayev, As. Sarkenov) (EA)
Vatne (Koblar, Sørensen) – 24:484–1
Koblar (Kiønig, Sunde) – 24:565–1
Eriksen (Lafton, Finckenhagen) – 29:066–1
Baanerud (Lunde) – 36:307–1
Sørensen (Koblar, Vatne) – 43:168–1
Koblar (Myhre, Kopperstad) (PP) – 45:119–1
Finckenhagen (Lafton, Aaram Olsen) – 47:4110–1
10–251:52 – Imashev (As. Sarkenov, Korneyev)
45 minPenalties51 min
48Shots19
11 December 2025
19:30		Slovenia 5–4 OT
(1–2, 2–2, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)		 FranceBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 235
Game reference
Gal Hebar
Bor Glavič		GoaliesBaptiste Boudet
Guillaume Schoch		Referees:
Rasmus Ankersen
Tyler Hascall
Linesmen:
Christopher Dehn
Kenneth Englisch
0–106:01 – Dufour (Haag, Pfirter)
0–213:03 – Dufour (Nsonsa-Kitala)
Leben (Petrovič, Goličič) (PP) – 14:561–2
1–323:30 – Dufour (Guidoux, Djian) (PP)
1–424:50 – Le Lam (Vidal)
Groznik (Gruškovnjak ) – 30:132–4
Spari Leben (Zalokar) – 33:353–4
Berc (Bizjak, Mlakar) (PP) – 43:314–4
Plemelj (Goličič, Petronijevič Lepša) – 63:145–4
8 minPenalties14 min
45Shots23
13 December 2025
12:30		France 2–3
(2–0, 0–2, 0–1)		 UkraineBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 98
Game reference
Guillaume SchochGoaliesNazar BoikoReferees:
Gergely Gebei
Oskar Øvstedal
Linesmen:
Kenneth Englisch
Niko Jusi
Le Lem (Djian, Pfirter) – 04:011–0
Dufour (Nsonsa-Kitala, Monarque) (PP) – 04:352–0
2–122:06 – Kosarev (Shulha, Yevtiekhov)
2–234:08 – Yevtiekhov (Yalovyi, Shybinskyi) (PP)
2–359:39 – Denysenko (Shybinskyi, Voroteliak) (ENG)
8 minPenalties12 min
34Shots36
13 December 2025
16:00		Kazakhstan 5–4
(2–4, 0–0, 3–0)		 AustriaBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 195
Game reference
Dmitriy RyashinGoaliesPatrick GrascherReferees:
Rasmus Ankersen
Joe Sewell
Linesmen:
Christopher Dehn
Brennan Walker
0–103:41 – Waschnig (Hutzinger, Neumann)
0–207:13 – Kolarik (Schnabl, Oschgan) (PP)
0–308:05 – Schnabl (Kolarik, Gesson) (PP)
0–415:22 – Oschgan (Gesson, Schnabl) (PP)
Al. Sarkenov (Cherkassov, Korneyev) – 17:401–4
Korneyev (Al. Sarkenov) – 19:402–4
Cherkassov (Korneyev, Al. Sarkenov) (PP) – 41:133–4
Shipilin (Korneyev, Al. Sarkenov) (PP) – 44:454–4
Korneyev (Al. Sarkenov) (EN) – 58:295–4
16 minPenalties6 min
18Shots39
13 December 2025
19:30		Norway 9–2
(5–0, 2–1, 2–1)		 SloveniaBled Ice Arena, Bled
Attendance: 325
Game reference
Albert Englund
Markus Walberg		GoaliesJon Kavčič
Gal Hebar		Referees:
Cyril Debuche
Emīls Druseiks
Linesmen:
Michal Axman
Voldemars Rava
Myhre – 03:271–0
Sørensen (Koblar, Vatne) – 03:552–0
Kevvig (Myhre) – 09:093–0
Lafton (Myhre, Olsen Brekke) – 13:264–0
Lunde (Vatne, Lafton) – 14:485–0
Sørensen (Finckenhagen, Eriksen) (PP) – 24:266–0
Koblar (Kopperstad) – 27:347–0
7–132:40 – Petronijevič Lepša (Habjanič, Zupančič)
7–243:05 – Leben (Sturm)
Eriksen (Lafton, Aaram Olsen) (PP) – 51:268–2
Myhre (Olsen Brekke, Määttänen) – 52:439–2
8 minPenalties39 min
29Shots9

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/– PIM
1 Korney Korneyev  Kazakhstan 5 6 6 12 +7 2
2 Konstantin Hutzinger  Austria 5 5 7 12 +2 2
3 Niklas Aaram Olsen  Norway 5 6 4 10 +4 2
4 Tinus Luc Koblar  Norway 5 5 5 10 +10 12
4 Jorgen Myhre  Norway 5 5 5 10 +7 4
6 Mikkel Eriksen  Norway 5 3 7 10 +5 2
6 Elias Vatne  Norway 5 3 7 10 +8 4
8 Johannes Neumann  Austria 5 3 6 9 –1 4
8 Alisher Sarkenov  Kazakhstan 5 3 6 9 0 6
10 Vasily Zelenov  Austria 5 2 7 9 +1 20

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA Sv% GAA SO
1 Albert Englund  Norway 210:24 7 92.22 2.00 0
2 Dmitriy Ryashin  Kazakhstan 181:26 12 89.83 3.97 0
3 Alexander Levshyn  Ukraine 208:20 14 87.83 4.03 0
4 Gal Hebar  Slovenia 157:07 11 87.36 4.20 0
5 Guillaume Schoch  France 164:00 14 86.41 5.12 0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

  • Goaltender: Albert Englund
  • Defenceman: Jan Goličič
  • Forward: Tinus Luc Koblar

Source[5]

Division I B

2026 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I B
Tournament details
Host country Italy
CityMilan
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates8–14 December 2025
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored82 (5.47 per game)
Attendance8,212 (547 per game)
Scoring leader David Timofejev (12 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division I B tournament was played in Milan, Italy, from 8 to 14 December 2025.[6][7]

Participating teams

Team Qualification
 Hungary placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated
 Japan placed 2nd in Division I B last year
 Italy (hosts) placed 3rd in Division I B last year
 Estonia placed 4th in Division I B last year
 Poland placed 5th in Division I B last year
 Lithuania placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Hungary 5 3 1 0 1 18 9 +9 11 Promotion to the 2027 Division I A
2  Estonia 5 2 1 1 1 18 14 +4 9[a]
3  Lithuania 5 3 0 0 2 10 11 −1 9[a]
4  Poland 5 2 0 2 1 13 13 0 8
5  Japan 5 1 1 0 3 12 16 −4 5
6  Italy (H) 5 1 0 0 4 11 19 −8 3 Relegation to the 2027 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 next best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.[3][4]
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Estonia 3, Lithuania 0

Results

All times are local, CET (UTC+1).

8 December 2025
12:00		Estonia 3–4 GWS
(2–0, 1–2, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 JapanMilano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan
Attendance: TBD
Game reference
Simon SildreGoaliesYuichiro TakaseReferees:
Shauna Neary
Zuzana Svobodová
Linesmen:
Sarah Buckner
Kristýna Hájková
Burkov (Morozov, D. Timofejev) – 00:281–0
Koltsov (Heitkov, Tammert) – 05:302–0
Tammert (Antonov, Koltsov) – 24:403–0
3–136:58 – Ibe (Takashima, Kudoh)
3–239:38 – Seki (Nakaya, Hotta)
3–346:25 – Nakaya (Seki, Takase)
Tammert
D. Timofejev
Burkov
Orlov 		Shootout Nakaya
Hifumi
Ibe
Seki
10 minPenalties6 min
40Shots26
8 December 2025
16:00		Poland 4–2
(1–1, 2–0, 1–1)		 ItalyMilano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan
Attendance: TBD
Game reference
Tobiasz JaworskiGoaliesCarlo GiordaniReferees:
Michelle McKenna
Cianna Murray
Linesmen:
Justine Todd
Erin Zach
0–101:42 – Winkler (Rigoni, Tolomelli) (PP)
McGovern (Onak, Stolarski) (SH) – 11:191–1
Gumiński (Wojciechowski) – 26:022–1
Janik (Skrzypski) – 39:333–1
3–255:35 – Meneghetti (Tolomelli, De Luca)
Sawicki (Makuła) (PP)4–2
8 minPenalties4 min
34Shots22
8 December 2025
20:00		Lithuania 0–4
(0–1, 0–2, 0–1)		 HungaryMilano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan
Attendance: TBD
Game reference
Daniil CepovGoaliesBenedek GyulaiReferees:
Ida Henriksson
Samantha Hiller
Linesmen:
Laura Gutauskas
Tiina Saarimäki
0–111:15 – Szongoth (Mayer)
0–227:22 – Laskawy (Franyó)
0–327:41 – Fehér (Lobenwein, Vén)
0–459:13 – Fehér (Rapos) (ENG)
4 minPenalties10 min
33Shots20
9 December 2025
12:15		Japan 1–2
(0–1, 0–1, 1–0)		 PolandMilano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan
Attendance: 2,891
Game reference
Sazuku KudoGoaliesIgor TyczyńskiReferees:
Cianna Murray
Zuzana Svobodová
Linesmen:
Justine Todd
Kirsten Welsh
0–102:12 – Janik (Zachariasz, Skrzypski)
0–239:25 – Petrażycki
Ishii – 51:471–2
6 minPenalties6 min
30Shots25
9 December 2025
16:00		Hungary 3–1
(2–1, 0–0, 1–0)		 EstoniaMilano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan
Attendance: 497
Game reference
Benedek GyulaiGoaliesSimon SildreReferees:
Samantha Hiller
Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Sarah Buckner
Kristýna Hájková
0–103:11 – D. Timofejev (Burkov)
Baróti (Zimányi) – 09:251–1
Rapos (Lobenwein) – 09:462–1
Fehér (Lobenwein, Szongoth) – 41:253–1
6 minPenalties10 min
27Shots22
9 December 2025
20:00		Italy 2–4
(1–0, 1–3, 0–1		 LithuaniaMilano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan
Attendance: 1,123
Game reference
Riccardo SantangeloGoaliesDaniil CepovReferees:
Ida Henriksson
Michelle McKenna
Linesmen:
Laura Gutauskas
Erin Zach
Gesumaria (PP) – 16:331–0
1–134:03 – Čečekovas (Baltrūnas, Šulinskas)
Ferretti (Meneghetti) – 35:542–1
2–237:11 – Jukna (Zeynalov, Sadauskas)
2–339:43 – Škadauskas (Kovalenko, Jaras)
2–455:28 – Čečekovas
8 minPenalties14 min
21Shots29
11 December 2025
12:00		Lithuania 1–4
(0–1, 0–0, 1–3)		 EstoniaMilano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan
Attendance: TBD
Game reference
Daniil CepovGoaliesSimon SildreReferees:
Samantha Hiller
Michelle McKenna
Linesmen:
Sarah Buckner
Justine Todd
0–110:30 – Morozov (Antonov, Timofejev) (PP2)
Boravski (Škadauskas, Zeynalov) – 41:211–1
1–246:35 – Kookmaa (SH)
1–350:52 – Timofejev (Burkov, Antonov) (PP)
1–458:09 – Timofejev (Morozov) (ENG)
43 minPenalties14 min
23Shots26
11 December 2025
16:00		Hungary 4–3 OT
(0–0, 2–2, 1–1)
(OT: 1–0)		 PolandMilano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan
Attendance: TBD
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Benedek GyulaiGoaliesIgor TyczyńskiReferees:
Cianna Murray
Shauna Neary
Linesmen:
Kristýna Hájková
Kirsten Welsh
0–120:49 – Sawicki (McGovern, Stolarski)
Lobenwein (Nagy) – 21:331–1
Mayer (Laskawy, Szivak) – 29:372–1
2–231:30 – Makula (Hanzel, McGovern) (PP)
2–352:16 – Drabik (Makula)
Szongoth (Laskawy, Franyó) – 53:133–3
Ferenc (Szongoth, Horváth) – 62:324–3
6 minPenalties2 min
27Shots21
11 December 2025
20:00		Japan 5–1
(1–1, 4–0, 0–0)		 ItalyMilano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan
Attendance: TBD
Game reference
Sazuku KudoGoaliesCarlo Giordani
Riccardo Santangelo		Referees:
Anniina Nurmi
Zuzana Svobodová
Linesmen:
Laura Gutauskas
Tiina Saarimäki
0–14:08 – de Luca (Meneghetti, Gesumaria) (PP)
Nakaya (Seki, Miura) – 15:201–1
Nakaya (Seki, Miura) (PP) – 26:012–1
Odermatt (Hifumi) – 27:573–1
Miura (Daikuhara, Seki) – 32:364–1
Ibe (Takashima) – 39:525–1
8 minPenalties6 min
25Shots27
13 December 2025
12:00		Estonia 5–4 OT
(0–2, 3–2, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)		 PolandMilano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan
Attendance: TBD
Game reference
Simon SildreGoaliesTobiasz JaworskiReferees:
Ida Henriksson
Shauna Neary
Linesmen:
Kristýna Hájková
Justine Todd
0–102:39 – Bieda
0–212:46 – Zachariasz (Janik)
Abeljanov (Frolkov, Masljonov) – 21:561–2
1–322:28 – Petrażycki
Frolkov – 27:282–3
Antonov (Tammert, Burkov) – 31:323–3
3–432:53 – Majkowski (Wilczok, Zachariasz)
Burkov (Antonov, Timofejev) (EA) – 59:484–4
Timofejev (Burkov, Maslov)5–4
2 minPenalties4 min
37Shots23
13 December 2025
16:00		Japan 1–4
(0–1, 1–2, 0–1)		 LithuaniaMilano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan
Attendance: TBD
Game reference
Sazuku KudoGoaliesNaglis VaišvilaReferees:
Samantha Hiller
Zuzana Svobodová
Linesmen:
Sarah Buckner
Erin Zach
0–103:31 – Jukna (Jaras, Čečekovas)
0–223:54 – Jukna (Baltrūnas, Čečekovas)
Hifumi (Odermatt) – 27:591–2
1–334:38 – Krakauskas (Zeynalov, Škadauskas) (PP)
1–449:13 – Čečekovas (Jukna, Adakauskas)
6 minPenalties4 min
23Shots32
13 December 2025
20:00		Italy 4–1
(1–1, 1–0, 2–0)		 HungaryMilano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan
Attendance: TBD
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Filippo MatontiGoaliesBenedek GyulaiReferees:
Cianna Murray
Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Tiina Saarimäki
Kirsten Welsh
Winkler (Pardatscher) – 04:011–0
1–116:02 – Laskawy (Szongoth, Nitz) (PP)
Parco (Rigoni, Nitz) – 32:582–1
De Luca (Gesumaria, Pardatscher) (PP) – 47:083–1
De Luca (Meneghetti) – 54:004–1
8 minPenalties8 min
19Shots37
14 December 2025
12:00		Poland 0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)		 LithuaniaMilano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan
Attendance: 1,473
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Igor TyczyńskiGoaliesDaniil CepovReferees:
Shauna Neary
Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Sarah Buckner
Laura Gutauskas
0–130:38 – Sobolev (Krakauskas)
0 minPenalties2 min
15Shots29
14 December 2025
16:00		Italy 2–5
(1–1, 1–1, 0–3)		 EstoniaMilano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan
Attendance: 1,705
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Filippo FerrettiGoaliesSimon SildreReferees:
Ida Henriksson
Michelle McKenna
Linesmen:
Tiina Saarimäki
Erin Zach
Ferretti – 06:511–0
1–117:07 – Tammert (Morozov, Timofejev) (PP)
1–220:43 – Timofejev (Burkov) (SH)
Ferretti (Parco) (SH) – 38:042–2
2–344:20 – Timofejev (Kalamees)
2–446:21 – Burkov (Timofejev)
2–553:17 – Timofejev (Antonov, Burkov)
12 minPenalties6 min
30Shots38
14 December 2025
20:00		Hungary 6–1
(2–0, 3–1, 1–0)		 JapanMilano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan
Attendance: 523
Game reference
Benedek GyulaiGoaliesYuichiro Takase
Jei Yamabayashi		Referees:
Samantha Hiller
Cianna Murray
Linesmen:
Justine Todd
Kirsten Welsh
Fehér (Lobenwein, Vén) (SH) – 02:581–0
Laskawy (Szongoth) – 12:162–0
2–124:45 – Hifumi (Ibe) (PP)
Szongoth (Laskawy, Mayer) – 21:513–1
Schwartz – 22:054–1
Ven (Lobenwein, Mayer) (PP) – 26:555–1
Laskawy (Horváth, Szongoth) – 53:576–1
6 minPenalties4 min
31Shots25

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/– PIM
1 David Timofejev  Estonia 5 7 5 12 +6 2
2 Maksim Burkov  Estonia 5 3 6 9 +5 4
3 Ferenc Laskawy  Hungary 5 5 3 8 +5 6
4 Domán Szongoth  Hungary 5 3 4 7 +4 4
5 Nikita Antonov  Estonia 5 1 5 6 +5 2
5 Balint Lobenwein  Hungary 5 1 5 6 +6 0
7 Danielius Čečekovas  Lithuania 5 3 2 5 +2 0
8 Ryota Seki  Japan 5 1 4 5 –1 0
9 Kolos Fehér  Hungary 5 4 0 4 +7 0
10 Jacopo de Luca  Italy 5 3 1 4 0 0
10 Dovydas Jukna  Lithuania 5 3 1 4 +4 2
10 Saishiro Nakaya  Japan 5 3 1 4 –1 0

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA Sv% GAA SO
1 Igor Tyczyński  Poland 181:32 6 93.02 1.98 0
2 Benedek Gyulai  Hungary 302:32 9 92.50 1.78 1
3 Sazuku Kudo  Japan 176:48 7 91.67 2.38 0
4 Daniil Cepov  Lithuania 238:36 8 90.00 2.01 1
5 Simon Sildre  Estonia 302:44 13 89.84 2.58 0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

  • Goaltender: Igor Tyczyński
  • Defenceman: Daniil Kovalenko
  • Forward: Maksim Burkov

Source[8]


References

  1. ^ Division I A official website, www.iihf.com
  2. ^ Division I A statistics, stats.iihf.com
  3. ^ a b "IIHF Divisions World Championships Event Code" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "IIHF - Tournament Info 2026 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". IIHF. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  5. ^ O'Brien, Derek (13 December 2025). "Norway U20s earn promotion". IIHF.com. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  6. ^ Division I B official website, www.iihf.com
  7. ^ Division I B statistics, stats.iihf.com
  8. ^ "Best Players Selected By The Directorate" (PDF). IIHF.com. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.


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