2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I Explained

See also: 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Tourney Name:IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I
Year:2025
Country:Slovenia
Country2:Estonia
Dates:9–15 December 2024
11–17 January 2025
Num Teams:12
Venues:2
Cities:2
Prevseason:2024
Nextseason:2026

The 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I will be two international under-20 ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division I consists 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 will be promoted to the next higher division, while the bottom-placed team will be relegated to a lower division.

To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player can't be born earlier than 2005.

Division I A

Tourney Name:IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I A
Year:2025
Size:x240px
Country:Slovenia
City:Bled
Dates:9–15 December 2024
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Website:www.iihf.com

The Division I A tournament will be played in Bled, Slovenia, from 9 to 15 December 2024.[1] [2]

Participating teams

TeamQualification
placed 10th in Top Division last year and were relegated
placed 2nd in Division I A last year
placed 3rd in Division I A last year
placed 4th in Division I A last year
placed 5th in Division I A last year
hosts; placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted

Standings

Results

All times are local (Central European TimeUTC+1).

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Division I B

Tourney Name:IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I B
Year:2025
Size:x240px
Country:Estonia
City:Tallinn
Dates:11–17 January 2025
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Website:www.iihf.com

The Division I B tournament will be played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 11 to 17 January 2025.[3] [4]

Participating teams

TeamQualification
placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated
placed 2nd in Division I B last year
placed 3rd in Division I B last year
hosts; placed 4th in Division I B last year
placed 5th in Division I B last year
placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted

Standings

Results

All times are local (Eastern European TimeUTC+2).

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External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2025/wm20ia Division I A official website
  2. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/229/ Division I A statistics
  3. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2025/wm20ib Division I B official website
  4. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/353/ Division I B statistics