2011 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

2011 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
Tournament details
Host countries	Latvia; Slovenia
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	11–17 April 2011; 10–16 April 2011
Teams	11
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The 2011 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I was an international under-18 ice hockey competition organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Both Division I tournaments made up the second level of the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, and the Group B tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia. On 29 March 2011, Japan withdrew from the tournament due to the 2011 Japan earthquake. Latvia and Denmark won the Group A and B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Top Division of the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, from 11 to 17 April 2011.^[1]

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Latvia	4	4	0	0	0	21	2	+19	12	Promoted to the 2012 Top Division
2	Italy	4	3	0	0	1	16	9	+7	9
3	Kazakhstan	4	1	1	0	2	12	19	−7	5
4	Hungary	4	1	0	1	2	10	16	−6	4
5	Great Britain	4	0	0	0	4	12	25	−13	0	Relegated to the 2012 Division II
–	Japan^[a]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrawn

Source: IIHF
Notes:

^ Japan withdrew before the tournament due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

Results

All times are local (EEST/UTC+3).

11 April 2011
16:30

Kazakhstan

3–2 (OT)
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0, 1–0)

Hungary

Arena Riga, Riga

Game reference

11 April 2011
20:00

Italy

0–3
(0–0, 0–2, 0–1)

Latvia

Arena Riga, Riga

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12 April 2011
16:30

Hungary

7–3
(3–0, 2–1, 2–2)

Great Britain

Arena Riga, Riga

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12 April 2011
20:00

Latvia

8–1
(3–0, 1–0, 4–1)

Kazakhstan

Arena Riga, Riga

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14 April 2011
16:30

Italy

4–2
(2–0, 1–1, 1–1)

Kazakhstan

Arena Riga, Riga

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14 April 2011
20:00

Latvia

5–1
(1–0, 3–0, 1–1)

Great Britain

Arena Riga, Riga

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15 April 2011
16:30

Hungary

1–5
(0–1, 1–2, 0–2)

Italy

Arena Riga, Riga

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15 April 2011
20:00

Kazakhstan

6–5
(0–3, 1–1, 5–1)

Great Britain

Arena Riga, Riga

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17 April 2011
16:30

Great Britain

3–7
(0–5, 2–1, 1–1)

Italy

Arena Riga, Riga

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17 April 2011
20:00

Latvia

5–0
(3–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Hungary

Arena Riga, Riga

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Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia, from 10 to 16 April 2011.^[2]

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Denmark	5	4	0	0	1	31	10	+21	12	Promoted to the 2012 Top Division
2	Slovenia	5	4	0	0	1	18	14	+4	12
3	France	5	2	1	0	2	19	11	+8	8
4	Belarus	5	2	0	1	2	25	13	+12	7
5	Poland	5	2	0	0	3	12	20	−8	6
6	South Korea	5	0	0	0	5	11	48	−37	0	Relegated to the 2012 Division II