# 2015 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

The 2015 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I A and Division I B tournaments represent the second and the third tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

## Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Debrecen, Hungary, from 12 to 18 April 2015.

### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| Denmark | Placed 10th in 2014 Top Division and were relegated |
| Norway | Placed 2nd in 2014 Division I A |
| Kazakhstan | Placed 3rd in 2014 Division I A |
| Belarus | Placed 4th in 2014 Division I A |
| France | Placed 5th in 2014 Division I A |
| Hungary | Hosts, placed 1st in 2014 Division I B and were promoted |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 | +20 | 14 | Promoted to the 2016 Top Division |
| 2 | Belarus | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 12 | |
| 3 | France | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 8 | |
| 4 | Norway | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 8 | |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 3 | |
| 6 | Hungary | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 31 | −20 | 0 | Relegated to the 2016 Division I B |

### Results

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

### Statistics and awards
#### Scoring leaders

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | Alexei Patsenkin | Belarus | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +4 | 0 |
| 2 | Dmitri Buinitski | Belarus | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Tobias Ladehoff | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +4 | 6 |
| 4 | Bastien Maia | France | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Daniel Nielsen | Denmark | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +5 | 0 |
| 6 | Mathias From | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Yegor Sharangovich | Belarus | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 0 |
| 8 | Petter Gronstad | Norway | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| 8 | Jeppe Korsgaard | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +8 | 2 |
| 10 | Ilya Sushko | Belarus | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +1 | 18 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com

#### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Lasse Petersen | Denmark | 300:25 | 8 | 1.60 | 93.65 | 0 |
| 2 | Alexander Osipkov | Belarus | 241:12 | 7 | 1.74 | 92.47 | 1 |
| 3 | Jakob Opsahl | Norway | 301:20 | 12 | 2.39 | 91.89 | 0 |
| 4 | Raphael Garnier | France | 194:16 | 9 | 2.78 | 91.43 | 0 |
| 5 | Gergely Bors | Hungary | 180:00 | 21 | 7.00 | 85.62 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

#### IIHF best player awards

* Goaltender: Alexander Osipkov
* Defenceman: Andreas Marthinsen
* Forward: Mathias From

## Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia, from 12 to 18 April 2015.

### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| Italy | Placed 6th in 2014 Division I A and were relegated |
| Austria | Placed 2nd in 2014 Division I B |
| Slovenia | Hosts, placed 3rd in 2014 Division I B |
| Japan | Placed 4th in 2014 Division I B |
| Ukraine | Placed 5th in 2014 Division I B |
| Lithuania | Placed 1st in 2014 Division II A and were promoted |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Austria | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 15 | Promoted to the 2016 Division I A |
| 2 | Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 10 | |
| 3 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Ukraine | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 6 | |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 3 | |
| 6 | Lithuania | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 3 | Relegated to the 2016 Division II A |

### Results

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

### Statistics and awards
#### Scoring leaders

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | Christof Kromp | Austria | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +9 | 4 |
| 2 | Florian Baltram | Austria | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +6 | 2 |
| 3 | Zan Jezovsek | Slovenia | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | –2 | 4 |
| 4 | Lukas Haudum | Austria | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +5 | 10 |
| 5 | Nik Simsic | Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 14 |
| 5 | Bernd Wolf | Austria | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +8 | 4 |
| 7 | Jan Drozg | Slovenia | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +5 | 0 |
| 7 | Gasper Glavic | Slovenia | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +3 | 14 |
| 9 | Matic Jeklic | Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| 9 | Dario Winkler | Austria | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 0 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com

#### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Dominic Divis | Austria | 240:00 | 6 | 1.50 | 92.94 | 0 |
| 2 | Bogdan Dyachenko | Ukraine | 251:54 | 10 | 2.38 | 90.48 | 0 |
| 3 | Shotaro Kaneko | Japan | 247:59 | 13 | 3.15 | 87.96 | 0 |
| 4 | Artur Pavliukov | Belarus | 286:40 | 20 | 4.19 | 87.80 | 0 |
| 5 | Mark Vlahovic | Slovenia | 238:46 | 15 | 3.77 | 84.21 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

#### IIHF best player awards

* Goaltender: Dominic Divis
* Defenceman: Mark Cepon
* Forward: Christof Kromp