2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

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
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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.^[1][2]

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[a]
3	Denmark	5	3	0	0	2	18	14	+4	9[a]
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

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

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

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

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

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.^[3][4]

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

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

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

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

15 December 2023 12:30

Poland

0–3 (0–1, 0–0, 0–2)

Estonia

Bled Ice Arena, Bled Attendance: 37

Game reference
	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

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

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	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

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