The 2012 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Ljubljana, Slovenia and Group B was contested in Krynica, Poland with both tournaments running from 15–21 April 2012.2012 IIHF Championship Program
In Group A both Austria and Slovenia were promoted back to the highest level after being relegated from there in 2011. Ukraine was relegated despite winning their final game against Japan. The Japanese, returning to play after a one-year absence, finished fourth attaining an overall placement of 20th. This is the highest they have placed since being relegated to this level in 2004 when the Asian qualifiers for the world championships ceased.
In Group B the South Koreans defeated Poland on the final day to earn promotion to Group A. For the Korean team, this assures them of the highest world championships placement in their history when they play in 2013. The host Poles did not trail a game until 8:21 left in their final match but could not equalize and ended up second. Australia and Romania, the two teams who had moved up from Division II for this year's tournament, faced off on the final day to determine relegation. Australia needed to win by two goals, but failed to do so, and finished last.
Participants
Group A Team QualificationPlaced 15th in the Elite Division and were relegated in 2011.Host, placed 16th in the Elite Division and were relegated in 2011.Placed 2nd in Division I Group A last year.Placed 2nd in Division I Group B last year.Did not participate in 2011 due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunamiand was guaranteed a place in the 2012 tournament.Placed 3rd in Division I B last year.
Group B Team QualificationPlaced 3rd in Division I Group A last year.Host, placed 4th in Division I Group B last year.Placed 4th in Division I Group A last year.Placed 5th in Division I B last year.Placed 1st in Division II B last year and was promoted.Placed 1st in Division II A last year and was promoted.
Group A Tournament
Standings Promoted to Elite Division for 2013 Relegated to Division I B for 2013 Team 5 5 0 0 0 17 9 +8 15 5 3 0 1 1 24 16 +8 10 5 2 0 0 3 15 18 −3 6 5 1 1 1 2 13 14 −1 6 5 1 1 0 3 14 22 −8 5 5 0 1 1 3 12 16 −4 3
All times are local (UTC+2).
Statistics
Top 10 scorers PosPlayerCountryGPGAPtsPIM+/− 1 Robert Dowd 5 5 4 9 6 0 2 Manuel Latusa 5 5 2 7 2 +1 3 Colin Shields 5 3 4 7 0 −2 4 Gregor Baumgartner 5 3 3 6 2 +4 4 Rok Ticar 5 3 3 6 4 +4 6 Olexander Pobyedonostsev 5 4 1 5 0 −1 7 David Rodman 5 3 2 5 10 +1 7 Oleg Tymchenko 5 3 2 5 2 +2 7 Marton Vas 5 3 2 5 0 −2 10 Raphael Herburger 5 1 4 5 2 +3 IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders (minimum 40% team's total ice time)
PosPlayerCountryMINSGASv%GAASO 1 Robert Kristan 240:00 7 93.20 1.75 0 2 Masahito Haruna 159:31 7 91.57 2.63 1 3 Yuta Narisawa 150:00 6 90.91 2.40 0 4 Bence Balizs 240:00 13 90.71 3.25 0 5 Mykhailo Balaban 157:40 7 88.33 2.66 0 IIHF.com
Tournament awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goalkeeper: Robert Kristan Best Defenseman: Matthias Trattnig Best Forward: Manuel Latusa IIHF.com
Group B Tournament
Standings Promoted to Division I A for 2013 Relegated to Division II A for 2013 Team 5 4 1 0 0 24 10 +14 14 5 4 0 0 1 31 7 +24 12 5 3 0 1 1 21 13 +8 10 5 2 0 0 3 13 28 −15 6 5 1 0 0 4 9 27 −18 3 5 0 0 0 5 14 27 −13 0
All times are local (UTC+2).
Statistics
Top 10 scorers PosPlayerCountryGPGAPtsPIM+/− 1 Marcin Kolusz 5 4 6 10 0 +8 2 Leszek Laszkiewicz 5 4 5 9 2 +3 3 Diederick Hagemeijer 5 5 3 8 6 −2 4 Kim Won-jung 5 4 3 7 0 +6 5 Lee Yongjun 5 3 3 6 2 +2 5 Damian Slabon 5 3 3 6 0 +3 7 Kevin Bruijsten 5 2 4 6 2 −2 7 Marco Postma 5 2 4 6 8 −1 9 Sin Sangwoo 5 1 5 6 2 +8 10 Mikolaj Lopuski 5 4 1 5 2 +7 IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders (minimum 40% team's total ice time)
PosPlayerCountryMINSGASv%GAASO 1 Przemyslaw Odrobny 239:10 4 94.20 1.00 2 2 Eum Hyunseung 255:03 9 91.89 2.12 0 3 Ian Meierdres 303:39 13 91:33 2.57 0 4 Mantas Armalis 239:20 18 87.59 4.51 0 5 Anthony Kimlin 239:36 21 85.52 5.26 0 IIHF.com
Tournament awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goalkeeper: Ian Meierdres Best Defenseman: Adam Borzecki Best Forward: Marcin Kolusz IIHF.com
References
External links Group A Group B