# 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

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 couldn't be born earlier than 2004.

## Division I A

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 |
* 1 2 Denmark 4–6 France

### Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

### 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

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 |

### Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

### 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