# 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

The 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I consisted of two international under-20 ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division I A represents the second tier and Division I B the third tier of the IIHF World Junior Championship. 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 2005.

## Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 9 to 15 December 2024.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Norway | placed 10th in Top Division last year and were relegated |
| France | placed 2nd in Division I A last year |
| Denmark | placed 3rd in Division I A last year |
| Austria | placed 4th in Division I A last year |
| Hungary | placed 5th in Division I A last year |
| Slovenia (hosts) | 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 | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 13 | Promotion to the 2026 Top Division |
| 2 | Austria | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 12 | |
| 3 | Norway | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 9 | |
| 4 | Slovenia (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 6 | |
| 5 | France | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 5 | |
| 6 | Hungary | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 0 | Relegation to the 2026 Division I B |

### Results

All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+01:00).

### Statistics
#### Top 10 scorers

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| 1 | Filip Sitar | Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +3 | 4 |
| 2 | Mark Sever | Slovenia | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +3 | 4 |
| 3 | Hjalte Thomsen | Denmark | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | –1 | 2 |
| 4 | Niklas Aaram-Olsen | Norway | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 4 |
| 5 | Teo Besnier | France | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 4 |
| 6 | Jan Goličič | Slovenia | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +2 | 2 |
| 7 | Maj Crnkič | Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 0 |
| 7 | Arthur Delvaille | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | –4 | 0 |
| 7 | Noa Nsonga-Kitala | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 6 |
| 10 | Elias Vatne | Norway | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +4 | 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 | Benedikt Oschgan | Austria | 298:43 | 10 | 92.86 | 2.01 | 1 |
| 2 | Kristers Steinbergs | Denmark | 180:00 | 6 | 92.86 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 3 | Martin Lundberg | Norway | 300:00 | 8 | 91.75 | 1.60 | 1 |
| 4 | Martin Neckar | France | 269:11 | 17 | 90.81 | 3.79 | 0 |
| 5 | Dániel Kiss | Hungary | 209:18 | 13 | 87.13 | 3.73 | 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: Benedikt Oschgan
* Defenceman: Teo Besnier
* Forward: Hjalte Thomsen
Source: IIHF

## Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 11 to 17 January 2025.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Japan | 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 |
| Estonia (hosts) | placed 4th in Division I B last year |
| Poland | placed 5th in Division I B last year |
| South Korea | 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 | Ukraine | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 15 | Promotion to the 2026 Division I A |
| 2 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 9 | |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 9 | |
| 4 | Estonia (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 6 | |
| 5 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 4 | |
| 6 | South Korea | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 2 | Relegation to the 2026 Division II A |
* 1 2 Italy 4–7 Japan

### Results

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

### Statistics
#### Top 10 scorers

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| 1 | Taisetsu Ushio | Japan | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Fallou Mbow | Italy | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +2 | 0 |
| 3 | Fuji Suzuki | Japan | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +1 | 31 |
| 4 | Kazumo Sasaki | Japan | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −2 | 4 |
| 5 | Thomas Pisetta | Italy | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +3 | 10 |
| 6 | Nathan Garau | Italy | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +2 | 0 |
| 7 | Mykola Kosarev | Ukraine | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +4 | 4 |
| 7 | Olexi Yevtiekhov | Ukraine | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +3 | 2 |
| 9 | Ilarion Kuprianov | Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +6 | 0 |
| 10 | Jakub Hofman | Poland | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
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 | Alexander Levshin | Ukraine | 300:00 | 10 | 90.91 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 2 | Carlo Giordani | Italy | 238:18 | 16 | 90.86 | 4.03 | 0 |
| 3 | Oh Eun-yul | South Korea | 176:23 | 11 | 88.89 | 3.74 | 0 |
| 4 | Georg Vladimirov | Estonia | 223:06 | 13 | 88.29 | 3.50 | 0 |
| 5 | Igor Tyczyński | Poland | 200:28 | 14 | 85.42 | 4.19 | 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: Alexander Levshin
* Defenceman: Mykola Kosarev
* Forward: Taisetsu Ushio
Source: [IIHF]