2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

See also: 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2024 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I

Tournament details
Host countries	Hungary Slovenia
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	10–17 December 2023
Teams	12

The 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I competitions were two international under-20 ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It consisted of two tiered groups of six teams each: the second-tier Division I A and the third-tier Division I B. For each tier's tournament, the first-placed team was promoted to the next higher division, while the bottom-placed team was relegated to a lower division.

To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player can't be born earlier than 2004.

Division I A

2024 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I A

Tournament details
Host country	Hungary
City	Budapest
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	10–16 December 2023
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	104 (6.93 per game)
Attendance	5,887 (392 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Albert Schioldan (8 points)
Website	www.iihf.com

The Division I A tournament was played in Budapest, Hungary, from 10 to 16 December 2023.

Participants

Team	Qualification
Austria	placed 10th in the Top Division last year and were relegated
Kazakhstan	placed 2nd in Division I A last year
France	placed 3rd in Division I A last year
Hungary	placed 4th in Division I A last year
Denmark	placed 5th in Division I A last year
Japan	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	Kazakhstan	5	4	0	1	0	21	12	+9	13	Promoted to the 2025 Top Division
2	France	5	3	0	0	2	18	19	−1	9
3	Denmark	5	3	0	0	2	18	14	+4	9
4	Austria	5	2	1	0	2	22	21	+1	8
5	Hungary (H)	5	1	0	1	3	13	16	−3	4
6	Japan	5	0	1	0	4	12	22	−10	2	Relegated to the 2025 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
Notes:

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

10 December 2023 12:30

Denmark

4–6 (1–1, 1–1, 2–4)

France

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 69

Game reference
	Kristers Steinbergs	Goalies	Antoine Keller	Referees: Achim Mooseberger Alexander Oesterberg Linesmen: Brian Birkhoff Tomas Gegan
	0–1 17:33 –Perrenoud (Grossetete, Guidoux) (PP) Mølgaard (Schioldan, Thomsen) – 19:41 1–1 1–2 24:56 – Raveaud (Chapuis) (SH) Marloth (Skov) – 37:18 2–2 2–3 43:20 – Tournier 2–4 45:47 – Chapuis (PP) 2–5 54:58 – Grossetete (Dufour) Andersen (Skovning, Stenbakken) – 57:38 3–5 Andersen (Stenbakken) (EA) – 58:59 4–5 4–6 59:55 – Perrenoud (ENG)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	32	Shots	35

10 December 2023 16:00

Hungary

2–5 (1–2, 1–0, 0–3)

Kazakhstan

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 987

Game reference
	Levente Hegedüs	Goalies	Vladimir Nikitin	Referees: Martin Jobbagy Christian Ofner Linesmen: Dominik Altmann Emil Dalsgaard
	0–1 03:36 – Nurkenov (Orazov, Kim) 0–2 12:14 – Smoliyaninov (Yermak, Ospanov) (PP) Mihalik (Dobos) – 13:26 1–2 Dobos (Hiezl, Bajko) – 38:16 2–2 2–3 48:47 – Avdeyenko Nurkenov 2–4 52:40 – Logvin (Khan, Yermak) 2–5 57:13 – Logvin (SH)
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	24	Shots	34

10 December 2023 19:30

Japan

2–5 (1–2, 0–3, 1–0)

Austria

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 125

Game reference
	Issa Tamura Sazuku Kudo	Goalies	Benedikt Oschgan	Referees: Zsombor Palkovi Christian Persson Linesmen: Michal Gerne Tadej Snoj
	0–1 08:44 – Scherzer (PP) 0–2 17:28 – Lippitsch (Moosbrugger) Maxner – 19:48 1–2 1–3 34:28 – Erne (Summer, Moosbrugger) 1–4 36:16 – Reiner (Wurzer, Söllinger) 1–5 37:14 – Dobnig (Summer, Biber) Ushio (Mori, Maxner) – 58:18 2–5
	6 min	Penalties	2 min
	16	Shots	36

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11 December 2023 12:30

France

5–3 (1–1, 1–2, 3–0)

Japan

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 67

Game reference
	Antoine Keller	Goalies	Issa Tamura	Referees: Michal Baca Christian Ofner Linesmen: Dominik Altmann Barna Kis-Karaly
	Grossetete (Tavernier), Eyre) (PP) – 03:01 1–0 1–1 16:07 – Maxner (Ushio, Mori) (PP) Grossetete (Tavernier, Eyre) (PP) – 20:22 2–1 2–2 20:59 – Maxner (Kokuwa) 2–3 21:38 – Ushio (Kokuwa) Brites (Cal, Perrenoud) – 47:23 3–3 Tavernier (Eyre, Perrenoud) – 51:54 4–3 Tavernier (Perrenoud, Addamo) (ENG) – 59:40 5–3
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	36	Shots	29

11 December 2023 16:00

Kazakhstan

3–2 (0–1, 0–0, 3–1)

Denmark

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 114

Game reference
	Vladimir Nikitin	Goalies	Kristers Steinbergs	Referees: Zsombor Palkovi Christian Persson Linesmen: Tadej Snoj David Szabo
	0–1 15:13 – Mølgaard (Thomsen, Schioldan) Orazov (Beisembayev, Nurkenov) – 44:57 1–1 1–2 46:13 – Schioldan (Mølgaard, Thomsen) Lyapunov (Shakshakbayev) – 48:40 2–2 Ospanov (Yermak) – 56:46 3–2
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	29	Shots	31

11 December 2023 19:30

Austria

3–2 (1–1, 1–1, 1–0)

Hungary

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 801

Game reference
	Benedikt Oschgan	Goalies	Levente Hegedüs	Referees: Martin Jobbagy Alexander Oesterberg Linesmen: Tomas Gegan Michal Gerne
	0–1 05:05 – L. Farkas (Nemes) (PP) Cernik (Biber, Scherzer) (PP) – 09:22 1–1 Cernik (Scherzer) – 31:51 2–1 2–2 38:17 – Dobos (B. Horváth, D. Horváth) (PP) Biber (Dobnig) – 59:11 3–2
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	31	Shots	24

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13 December 2023 12:30

Kazakhstan

4–0 (1–0, 1–0, 2–0)

France

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 112

Game reference
	Vladimir Nikitin	Goalies	Antoine Keller	Referees: Christian Ofner Zsombor Palkovi Linesmen: Tomas Gegan Michal Gerne
	Nurkenov (Breus, Beisembayev) (SH) – 08:48 1–0 Smoliyanov (Yermak, Logvin) (PP) – 31:19 2–0 Nurkenov (Kim, Orazov) (PP) – 52:10 3–0 Simonov (Lyapunov, Smoliyaninov) – 53:59 4–0
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	40	Shots	33

13 December 2023 16:00

Japan

5–4 OT (3–2, 0–1, 1–1) (OT: 1–0)

Hungary

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 548

Game reference
	Issa Tamura	Goalies	Patrik Csala Levente Hegedüs	Referees: Mihai Baca Martin Jobbagy Linesmen: Brian Birkhoff Emil Dalsgaard
	F. Suzuki – 00:30 1–0 Sasanuma (Tanaka) – 02:20 2–0 2–1 13:58 – Nemes (Franyó, L. Farkas,) 2–2 42:24 – O. Farkas (Nemes, Szabó Rácz) Kokuwa (Maxner, Fukuda) – 19:24 3–2 3–3 29:33 – Szabó Rácz (L. Farkas, Nemes) (PP) 3–4 42:24 – Ravasz (EQ) Takada (Ushio) (EA) – 59:41 4–4 Kokuwa (Ushio, Takahashi) – 60:16 5–4
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	36	Shots	27

13 December 2023 19:30

Austria

3–4 (1–1, 0–1, 2–2)

Denmark

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 114

Game reference
	Benedikt Oschgan Martin Reder	Goalies	Kristers Steinbergs	Referees: Achim Moosberger Alexander Oesterberg Linesmen: Barna Kis-Kiraly David Szabo
	0–1 09:28 – Olsson Scherzer (Auer) – 10:05 1–1 1–2 38:46 – Schioldan (Linde, Mølgaard) (PP) 1–3 43:39 – Marloth (Linde, Olsson) 1–4 45:02 – Thomsen (Mølgaard, Schioldan) Lanzinger (Söllinger) – 48:46 2–4 Scherzer (Cernik) (EA) – 56:17 3–4
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	32	Shots	26

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14 December 2023 12:30

Kazakhstan

3–1 (1–1, 1–0, 1–0)

Japan

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 92

Game reference
	Vladimir Nikitin	Goalies	Sazuku Kudo	Referees: Achim Mooseburger Christian Persson Linesmen: Brian Birkhoff David Szabo
	0–1 06:23 – Sasaki (F. Suzuki, Koiwa) Smoliyaninov (Lyapunov, Khan) – 18:30 1–1 Lyapunov (Orazov) (PP) – 38:21 2–1 Ospanov (Breus) – 53:17 3–1
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	45	Shots	26

14 December 2023 16:00

France

7–4 (2–1, 3–1, 2–2)

Austria

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 134

Game reference
	Antoine Keller	Goalies	Benedikt Oschgan Martin Reder	Referees: Michal Baca Martin Jobbagy Linesmen: Emil Dalsgaard Barna Kis-Kiraly
	Nogaretto (Cal, Raveaud) – 08:03 1–0 Grossetete (Tavernier, Eyre) (PP) – 11:39 2–0 2–1 19:45 – Erne Addamo (Chapuis) (PP) – 22:40 3–1 Tavernier (Perrenoud, Eyre) (PP) – 23:44 4–1 4–2 27:23 – Wurzer (Kirchebner, Klassek) Besnier (Tavernier, Villard) – 35:33 5–2 5–3 43:39 – Neumann (Wurzer) 5–4 52:00 – Dobnig (Klassek) Chauvel (Chapuis, Besnier) (SH) – 54:17 6–4 Grossetete (ENG) – 59:21 7–4
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	28	Shots	39

14 December 2023 19:30

Hungary

1–3 (0–2, 1–0, 0–1)

Denmark

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 938

Game reference
	Patrik Csala	Goalies	Kristers Steinbergs	Referees: Alexander Oesterberg Christian Ofner Linesmen: Dominik Altmann Tadej Snoj
	0–1 05:02 – Linde (Schioldan) 0–2 09:47 – Mondrup (Olsson, T. Petersen) (PP) B. Horváth (Dobos, Mihalik) – 24:08 1–2 1–3 48:06 – Olsson (Linde)
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	22	Shots	24

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16 December 2023 12:30

Denmark

5–1 (2–1, 1–0, 2–0)

Japan

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 98

Game reference
	Tobias Vilykke	Goalies	Sazuku Kudo	Referees: Michal Baca Achim Moosberger Linesmen: Dominik Altmann Tadej Snoj
	Mondrup (T. Petersen) – 03:48 1–0 Schioldan (Thomsen, Als) – 05:37 2–0 2–1 16:43 – Takeda (Sasanuma) Lundmark (Klyvoe) – 39:19 3–1 Olsson (Marloth) – 44:59 4–1 Schioldan (Thomsen, Skovning) – 48:02 5–1
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	34	Shots	29

16 December 2023 16:00

France

0–4 (0–1, 0–2, 0–1)

Hungary

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 1474

Game reference
	Mathis Thirion	Goalies	Patrik Csala	Referees: Martin Jobbagy Alexandeer Oesterberg Linesmen: Brian Birkhoff Tomas Gegan
	0–1 03:23 – Laskawy 0–2 21:47 – Simon (Csiki) 0–3 22:21 – Hiezl (Ravasz) 0–4 44:49 – B. Horváth (Nemes, Bajko)
	4 min	Penalties	2 min
	35	Shots	29

16 December 2023 19:30

Austria

7–6 GWS (3–2, 1–4, 2–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 2–1)

Kazakhstan

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 214

Game reference
	Benedikt Oschgan	Goalies	Vladimir Nikitin Artyom Shestakov	Referees: Zsombor Palkovi Christian Persson Linesmen: Emil Dalsgaard Barna Kis-Kiraly
	Erne – 01:16 1–0 1–1 04:37 – Kim Lippitsch (Moosbrugger, Frimmel) (SH) – 10:04 2–1 2–2 13:54 – Simonov (Smoliyaninov (PP) Erne (Wurzer) – 18:09 3–2 Klassek (Wurzer) – 21:50 4–2 4–3 24:17 – Kim (Nurkenov) 4–4 29:05 – Ospanov (Brues) (PP) 4–5 37:09 – Beisembayev 4–6 39:24 – Yermak (Ospanov, Logvin) Lanzinger (Erne, Reiner) – 46:11 5–6 Neumann (EA) – 58:43 6–6
	Lippitsch Erne Neumann Lanzinger Cernik	Shootout	Smoliyaninov Kim Yermak Logvin Ospanov
	14 min	Penalties	6 min
	23	Shots	51

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
1	Albert Schioldan	Denmark	5	4	4	8	+2	0
2	Emil Tavernier	France	5	3	4	7	–1	2
3	Valentin Grossetete	France	5	5	1	6	+2	2
4	Davlat Nurkenov	Kazakhstan	5	2	4	6	0	0
4	Philéas Perrenoud	France	5	2	4	6	+3	6
6	Hjalte Thomsen	Denmark	5	1	5	6	+1	2
7	Luca Erne	Austria	5	4	1	5	+4	0
8	Ian Scherzer	Austria	4	3	2	5	+2	2
9	Serino Maxner	Japan	5	3	2	5	+1	0
9	Daniel Olsson	Denmark	5	3	2	5	+6	4
9	Ruslan Osipov	Kazakhstan	5	3	2	5	+1	4
9	Egor Smoliyaninov	Kazakhstan	5	3	2	5	+3	2

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	Vladimir Nikitin	Kazakhstan	283:10	7	94.44	146	1
2	Patrik Csala	Hungary	177:06	6	93.55	2.03	1
3	Sasuku Kudo	Japan	140:00	8	90.59	3.43	0
4	Kristers Steinbergs	Denmark	237:48	12	89.74	3.03	0
5	Antoine Keller	France	240:00	15	89.29	3.75	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: Vladimir Nikitin
• Defenceman: Jamie Eyre
• Forward: Emil Tavernier

Source: IIHF

Division I B

2024 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I B

Tournament details
Host country	Slovenia
City	Bled
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	11–17 December 2023
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	108 (7.2 per game)
Attendance	2,162 (144 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Mykyta Sydorenko (12 points)
Website	www.iihf.com

The Division I B tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 11 to 17 December 2023.

Participants

Team	Qualification
Slovenia	placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated
Ukraine	placed 2nd in Division I B last year
Italy	placed 3rd in Division I B last year
Poland	placed 4th in Division I B last year
Estonia	placed 5th in Division I B last year
Croatia	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	Slovenia (H)	5	5	0	0	0	25	6	+19	15	Promoted to the 2025 Division I A
2	Ukraine	5	3	1	0	1	23	13	+10	11
3	Italy	5	2	0	1	2	24	17	+7	7
4	Estonia	5	2	0	0	3	15	18	−3	6
5	Poland	5	1	0	1	3	9	19	−10	4
6	Croatia	5	0	1	0	4	12	35	−23	2	Relegated to the 2025 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

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

11 December 2023 12:30

Estonia

1–5 (0–2, 1–2, 0–1)

Italy

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 44

Game reference
	Fjodor Aganezovs	Goalies	Edoardo Berti	Referees: Gergely Korbuly Niclas Lundsgaard Linesmen: Matthew Heinen Matus Stanzel
	0–1 09:35 – Madaschi (Larcher, Purdeller) 0–2 15:47 – Lobis (De Luca, Remolato) (PP) M. Potšinok (E. Potšinok), Velja) (PP) – 24:15 1–2 1–3 31:33 – Lobis (Larcher, Remolato) (PP) 1–4 35:20 – De Luca (Remolato) (PP) 1–5 46:20 – Purdeller (Albis, Gschleisser) (PP2)
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	19	Shots	48

11 December 2023 16:00

Poland

1–5 (0–1, 0–1, 1–3)

Ukraine

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 52

Game reference
	Igor Tyczyński	Goalies	Gleb Artsatbanov	Referees: Ludek Pilny Janne Wijorenheimo Linesmen: Filip Jeram Herman Johansen
	0–1 03:16 – Dakhnovsky (Sydorenko, Kryklia) 0–2 30:55 – Shapovalov (Yevtiekhov, Ivashchenko) 0–3 41:44 – Troshkin (Shapovalov, Ivashchenko) 0–4 46:03 – Yevtiekhov (Lysak, Troshkin) 0–5 57:11 – Sydorenko (Volkov, Kosarev) Siekierka (Rocki, Musioł) – 57:34 1–5
	12 min	Penalties	27 min
	27	Shots	31

11 December 2023 19:30

Croatia

0–7 (0–1, 0–4, 0–2)

Slovenia

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 241

Game reference
	Teo Janjatović-Lončar	Goalies	Lan Kavčič	Referees: Tanner Doiron Chris Grinsven Linesmen: Nathy Buergy Joshua Roemer
	0–1 05:12 – Crnkič (Podrekar, Sitar) (PP) 0–2 20:20 – Langus (Sitar, Šlibar) 0–3 29:06 – Žeželj (Beričič, Crnkič) 0–4 30:08 – Langus (Sever, Crnkič) (PP) 0–5 31:53 – Hebar (Langus, Perčič) (SH) 0–6 47:45 – Sever (Šlibar, Perčič) 0–7 51:56 – Hebar (Perčič, Beričič)
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	19	Shots	50

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12 December 2023 12:30

Ukraine

5–1 (0–1, 1–0, 4–0)

Estonia

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 26

Game reference
	Gleb Artsatbanov	Goalies	Fjodor Aganezovs	Referees: Patrick Fichtner Niclas Lundsgaard Linesmen: Nathy Buergy Petja Murnik
	0–1 13:12 – Morozov (Timofejev, Kontseus) (PP) Dubsky (Yatsishin, Lysak) – 26:16 1–1 Sydorenko (Dakhnovsky, Troshkin) – 46:52 2–1 Kryklia (Sydorenko, Kovalchuk) – 48:29 3–1 Dakhnovsky (Stetsiura, Kryklia) (PP) – 54:58 4–1 Kovalchuk (Yatsishin, Dubsky) (ENG) – 58:48 5–1
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	33	Shots	19

12 December 2023 16:00

Italy

11–2 (3–0, 6–2, 2–0)

Croatia

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 54

Game reference
	Matthias Rindone	Goalies	Teo Janjatović-Lončar Omar Zdralović	Referees: Tanner Doiron Ludek Pilny Linesmen: Filip Jeram Joshua Roemer
	Zandegiacomo (Larcher, Lobis) – 09:47 1–0 Garau (Madaschi, Purdeller) (PP) – 11:28 2–0 Segafredo (Lobis, De Luca) – 15:46 3–0 Segafredo (Lobis, De Luca) – 23:15 4–0 4–1 23:48 – Šimunković 4–2 27:08 – Alić (H. Zovko) Covelli (Girardi, Zandegiacomo) – 28:11 5–2 Zandegiacomo (Lobis, Albis) – 30:06 6–2 Segafredo (De Luca, Lobis) – 30:36 7–2 Remolato (De Luca,, Larcher) (PP) – 33:13 8–2 Garau (Purdeller, Gschliesser) – 39:27 9–2 Albis (Tolomelli, Purdeller) – 40:53 10–2 Remolato (Madaschi, Gschliesser) – 45:42 11–2
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	36	Shots	26

12 December 2023 19:30

Slovenia

3–0 (1–0, 2–0, 0–0)

Poland

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 237

Game reference
	Lan Kavčič	Goalies	Jakub Ciućka	Referees: Gergely Korbuly Janne Wijorenheimo Linesmen: Matthew Heinen Matus Stanzel
	Lesničar (Mahmutovic, Hebar) – 19:11 1–0 Langus (Sitar, Podrekar) (PP) – 31:45 2–0 Žeželj (Bohinc, Mahmutovic) (PP) – 36:28 3–0
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	35	Shots	16

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14 December 2023 12:30

Croatia

5–4 GWS (0–0, 1–2, 3–2) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 2–1)

Poland

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 54

Game reference
	Teo Janjatović-Lončar	Goalies	Jakub Ciućka	Referees: Gergley Korbuly Chris van Grinsven Linesmen: Matthew Heinen Filip Jeram
	Kašparek (Završki, Jurić) – 22:21 1–0 1–1 23:20 – Kurnicki (Kucharski, Kusak) 1–2 34:07 – Kucharski (Jo. Hofman, Sobecki) (PP) 1–3 44:45 – Sierkierka (Schafer, Jo. Hofman) Goršić (Bezuk, Šimunković) – 49:37 2–3 2–4 56:35 – Kucharski (Ja. Hofman, Jo. Hofman) (PP) Goršić (Bodiroga, Idžan) (EA) – 58:30 3–4 Idžan (Alić) (EA) – 59:15 4–4
	Marinković Goršić Idžan Bodiroga	Shootout	Kusak Ciepielewski Kucharski Jo. Hofman Ja. Hofman
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	26	Shots	30

14 December 2023 16:00

Slovenia

5–2 (2–0, 2–1, 1–1)

Estonia

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 127

Game reference
	Lan Kavčič	Goalies	Cristopher Rembetti	Referees: Patrick Fichtner Ludek Pilny Linesmen: Nathy Buergy Joshua Roemer
	Kumanovič (Lesničar, Hebar) – 03:17 1–0 Žeželj (Crnkič, Perčič) – 07:15 2–0 Sitar (Podrekar, Crnkič) (PP) – 32:08 3–0 Lesničar (Žeželj, Bohinc) (PP) – 36:42 4–0 4–1 36:42 – M. Potšinok (E. Potšinok) 4–2 57:40 – Proskurin (M. Potšinok, Kontseus) Beričič (Langus, Sitar) (ENG) – 59:25 5–2
	27 min	Penalties	8 min
	43	Shots	17

14 December 2023 19:30

Ukraine

5–4 OT (1–1, 1–3, 2–0) (OT: 1–0)

Italy

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 67

Game reference
	Gleb Artsatbanov	Goalies	Edoardo Berti	Referees: Tanner Doiron Janne Wuorenheimo Linesmen: Heman Johansen Petja Murnik
	0–1 05:33 – Segafredo (De Luca, Lobis) (PP) Kryklia (Pazi, Simchuk) – 13:15 1–1 1–2 20:42 – Lobis (Larcher, De Luca) (PP) 1–3 23:45 – Madaschi (Lobis) 1–4 25:15 – Prast (Egger) Sydorenko (Stetsiura) – 31:30 2–4 Sydorenko (PS) – 49:35 3–4 Stetsiura (Kryklia) (SH) – 55:45 4–4 Sydorenko – 61:48 5–4
	18 min	Penalties	8 min
	36	Shots	22

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15 December 2023 12:30

Poland

0–3 (0–1, 0–0, 0–2)

Estonia

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 37

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	Igor Tyczyński	Goalies	Fjodor Aganezovs	Referees: Tanner Doiron Chris van Grinsven Linesmen: Filip Jeram Petja Murnik
	0–1 01:15 – Stepanov (Timofejev) 0–2 47:39 – Stepanov 0–3 58:48 – Stepanov (Timofejev, Nevolainen) (ENG)
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	32	Shots	35

15 December 2023 16:00

Ukraine

5–2 (1–0, 0–2, 4–0)

Croatia

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 72

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	Gleb Artsatbanov	Goalies	Omar Ždralović	Referees: Patrick Fichtner Gergely Korbuly Linesmen: Matthew Heinen Herman Johansen
	Polonytsky (Yevtiekhov, Shapovalov) – 06:34 1–0 1–1 24:42 – Marinković (Bezuk, Goršić) 1–2 37:10 – Jurić (Završki) Sydorenko (PS) – 46:28 2–2 Shapovalov – 48:37 3–2 Sydorenko (Kryklia, Stetsiura) – 49:12 4–2 Dakhnovsky (Sydorenko, Simchuk) (PP) – 53:09 5–2
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	49	Shots	25

15 December 2023 19:30

Italy

1–5 (0–2, 1–1, 0–2)

Slovenia

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 473

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	Edoardo Berti	Goalies	Lan Kavčič	Referees: Niclas Lundsgaard Ludek Pilny Linesmen: Nathy Buergy Matus Stanzel
	0–1 01:25 – Kumanovič (Mahmutovic) 0–2 14:59 – Sitar (Sever) Segafredo (De Luca) – 21:16 1–2 1–3 33:34 – Žeželj (Crnkič, Beričič) 1–4 40:13 – Sitar (Langus) 1–5 50:02 – Sever (Crnkič) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	14	Shots	36

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17 December 2023 12:30

Estonia

8–3 (4–0, 2–3, 2–0)

Croatia

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 37

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	Fjodor Aganezovs	Goalies	Omar Ždralović Teo Janjatović-Lončar	Referees: Niclas Lundsgaard Ludek Pilny Linesmen: Herman Johansen Joshua Roemer
	E. Potšinok (Morozov, Kudeviita) – 02:17 1–0 Potšinok (E. Potšinok, Kontseus) – 04:47 2–0 Kontseus (Timofejev, M. Potšinok) (PP) – 16:45 3–0 M. Potšinok (E. Potšinok, Kontseus) (PP) – 19:34 4–0 Timofejev (Stepanov, Nevolainen) – 20:45 5–0 5–1 24:34 – Idžan (Marinković, Goršić) (PP) 5–2 27:42 – Bezuk (Idžan, Marinković) M. Potšinok (E. Potšinok) – 28:32 6–2 6–3 34:51 – Kasparek E. Potšinok (M. Potšinok) – 40:35 7–3 Kontseus – 45:35 8–3
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	29	Shots	32

17 December 2023 16:00

Italy

3–4 (1–2, 2–0, 0–2)

Poland

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 54

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	Matthias Rindone	Goalies	Igor Tyczyński	Referees: Patrick Fichtner Chris van Grinsven Linesmen: Filip Jeram Petja Murnik
	0–1 15:55 – Ciepielewski (Schafer, Kurnicki) (PP) 0–2 18:19 – Ciepielewski (Kusak) Madaschi (Tolomelli, Purdeller) (PP) – 19:58 1–2 Lobis (De Luca) – 33:02 2–2 Remolato (Larcher, Egger) – 39:53 3–2 3–3 47:55 – Gromadzki (Siekierka, Rocki) 3–4 48:15 – Kusak (PS)
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	20	Shots	23

17 December 2023 19:30

Slovenia

5–3 (1–0, 2–3, 2–0)

Ukraine

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 587

Game reference
	Lan Kavčič	Goalies	Gleb Artsatbanov	Referees: Tanner Doiron Janne Wijorenheimo Linesmen: Matthew Heinen Matus Stanzel
	Sitar – 12:17 1–0 Crnkič (Žeželj, Beričič) – 20:37 2–0 2–1 22:10 – Shamardin (Kryklia, Sydorenko) 2–2 34:15 – Sydorenko 2–3 38:24 – Simchuk (Pazi, Dakhnovsky) Sever (Sitar) – 39:15 3–3 Sitar – 41:48 4–3 Špari Leben (Črepinšek) – 44:33 5–3
	22 min	Penalties	55 min
	24	Shots	28

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
1	Mykyta Sydorenko	Ukraine	5	8	4	12	+3	14
2	Alan Lobis	Italy	5	4	7	11	+7	0
3	Filip Sitar	Slovenia	5	5	5	10	+8	0
4	Tommaso de Luca	Italy	5	1	9	10	+4	6
5	Maj Crnkič	Slovenia	5	2	7	9	+5	2
6	Marek Potšinok	Estonia	5	5	3	8	0	6
7	Nace Langus	Slovenia	5	3	5	8	+6	0
8	Illia Kryklia	Ukraine	5	2	6	8	+7	4
9	Anže Žeželj	Slovenia	5	4	2	6	+4	0
10	Nicolo Remolato	Italy	5	3	3	6	–3	0
10	Mark Sever	Slovenia	5	3	3	6	+5	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	Lan Kavčič	Slovenia	300:00	6	93.62	1.20	2
2	Fjodor Aganezovs	Estonia	236:13	12	91.67	3.05	1
3	Jakub Ciucka	Poland	125:00	7	88.33	3.36	0
4	Igor Tyczyński	Poland	179:42	10	88.24	3.34	0
5	Edoardo Berti	Italy	181:48	11	87.91	3.63	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: Lan Kavčič
• Defenceman: Tian Hebar
• Forward: Mykyta Sydorenko

Source: IIHF

External links

• Official website of IIHF