# 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

The 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I 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 a higher division, while the last-placed team was relegated to a lower division.
To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player couldn't be born earlier than 2000.

## Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Minsk, Belarus, from 9 to 15 December 2019.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Denmark | placed 10th in Top Division last year and were relegated |
| Belarus | hosts; placed 2nd in Division I A last year |
| Norway | placed 3rd in Division I A last year |
| Latvia | placed 4th in Division I A last year |
| Austria | placed 5th in Division I A last year |
| Slovenia | placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted |

### Match officials

Four referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

#### Referees

* Michał Baca
* Andrea Moschen
* Alexey Roshchyn
* Marcus Wannerstedt

#### Linesmen

* Pavel Badyl
* Nicola Basso
* Thomas Caillot
* Dario Fuchs
* Lukáš Kacej
* Mikita Paliakou
* Toivo Tilku

### Final standings

* Division I A Venue
* Minsk
* Čyžoŭka-Arena Capacity: 8,807
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Austria | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 12 | Promoted to the 2021 Top Division |
| 2 | Latvia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 11 | |
| 3 | Belarus (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 11 | |
| 4 | Norway | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 7 | |
| 5 | Denmark | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 3 | |
| 6 | Slovenia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 25 | −19 | 1 | Relegated to the 2022 Division I B |
* 1 2 Latvia 3–2 (OT) Belarus

### Match results

All times are local (Moscow time – UTC+3).

### Statistics
#### Top 10 scorers

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| 1 | Benjamin Baumgartner | Austria | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +10 | 10 |
| 2 | Paul Huber | Austria | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +8 | 0 |
| 3 | Jānis Švanenbergs | Latvia | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +7 | 6 |
| 4 | Aliaksei Protas | Belarus | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +3 | 6 |
| 5 | Yevgeni Oxentyuk | Belarus | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +4 | 6 |
| 6 | Senna Peeters | Austria | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +9 | 4 |
| 7 | Ričards Grīnbergs | Latvia | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +8 | 6 |
| 8 | Phillip Schultz | Denmark | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Patriks Zabusovs | Latvia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +6 | 2 |
| 10 | Deniss Fjodorovs | Latvia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 22 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com

#### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
| 1 | Henrik Fayen Vestavik | Norway | 184:37 | 4 | 95.40 | 1.30 | 1 |
| 2 | Jānis Voris | Latvia | 278:56 | 5 | 93.90 | 1.08 | 2 |
| 3 | Alexei Kolosov | Belarus | 161:25 | 4 | 92.98 | 1.49 | 0 |
| 4 | Alexander Schmidt | Austria | 299:50 | 10 | 92.65 | 2.00 | 0 |
| 5 | Val Usnik | Slovenia | 189:43 | 13 | 90.65 | 4.11 | 0 |
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com

#### Best Players Selected by the Directorate

* Goaltender: Jānis Voris
* Defenceman: Ilya Solovyov
* Forward: Benjamin Baumgartner
Source: IIHF.com

## Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Kyiv, Ukraine, from 12 to 18 December 2019.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| France | placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated |
| Poland | placed 2nd in Division I B last year |
| Hungary | placed 3rd in Division I B last year |
| Italy | placed 4th in Division I B last year |
| Ukraine | hosts; placed 5th in Division I B last year |
| Estonia | placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted |

### Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

#### Referees

* Miha Bulovec
* Richard Magnusson
* Andrew Miller
* Rasmus Toppel

#### Linesmen

* Roman Kaderli
* Ilya Khohlov
* Ilia Kisil
* Artem Korepanov
* Andreas Weise Krøyer
* Patrick Laguzov
* Nazar Slezov

### Final standings

* Division I B Venue
* Kyiv
* Palace of Sports Capacity: 7,000
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hungary | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 15 | Promoted to the 2022 Division I A |
| 2 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 12 | |
| 3 | Ukraine (H) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 8 | |
| 4 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 6 | |
| 5 | Estonia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 3 | |
| 6 | Italy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 33 | −20 | 1 | Relegated to the 2022 Division II A |

### Match results

All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).

### Statistics
#### Top 10 scorers

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| 1 | Jakub Lewandowski | Poland | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +7 | 4 |
| 2 | Kamil Wałęga | Poland | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +1 | 12 |
| 3 | Nátán Vértes | Hungary | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +6 | 8 |
| 4 | Pierrick Dubé | France | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +7 | 8 |
| 4 | Levente Keresztes | Hungary | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +3 | 0 |
| 6 | Marcell Révész | Hungary | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +6 | 12 |
| 7 | Bence Páterka | Hungary | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +5 | 2 |
| 8 | Kirill Lodeikin | Estonia | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | –3 | 6 |
| 9 | Dylan Fabre | France | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +7 | 0 |
| 10 | Antonin Plagnat | France | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +8 | 0 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com

#### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
| 1 | Valentin Duquenne | France | 240:00 | 6 | 92.21 | 1.50 | 0 |
| 2 | Dominik Horváth | Hungary | 180:00 | 8 | 91.67 | 2.67 | 0 |
| 3 | Artur Ohandzhanyan | Ukraine | 303:49 | 12 | 90.98 | 2.37 | 1 |
| 4 | Mark Teor | Estonia | 182:02 | 10 | 90.29 | 3.30 | 0 |
| 5 | Levente Márkus | Hungary | 120:00 | 8 | 85.45 | 4.00 | 0 |
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com

#### Best Players Selected by the Directorate

* Goaltender: Artur Ohandzhanyan
* Defenceman: Dávid Pokornyi
* Forward: Pierrick Dubé
Source: IIHF.com