en 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I

2009 IIHF World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries	Lithuania; Poland
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	11–17 April 2009
Teams	12
Tournament statistics
Games played	30
Goals scored	194 (6.47 per game)
Attendance	65,209 (2,174 per game)
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The 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I was two ice hockey tournaments under the authority of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I was played amongst two separate groups. The Group A tournament was held in Vilnius, Lithuania and the Group B tournament was hosted by Toruń, Poland. Division I represents the second level of the Ice Hockey World Championships.

Rosters

Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 11 to 17 April 2009.^[1]

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Slovenia	Placed 15th in Top Division last year and were relegated
Kazakhstan	Placed 2nd in Division I Group A last year
Japan	Placed 3rd in Division I Group B last year
Lithuania	Hosts; placed 4th in Division I Group B last year
Croatia	Placed 5th in Division I Group B last year
Australia	Placed 1st in Division II Group B last year and were promoted

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Kazakhstan	5	5	0	29	6	+23	15	Promoted to the 2010 Top Division
2	Slovenia	5	4	1	21	7	+14	12
3	Japan	5	3	2	21	8	+13	9
4	Lithuania (H)	5	2	3	20	23	−3	6
5	Croatia	5	1	4	11	25	−14	3
6	Australia	5	0	5	7	40	−33	0	Relegated to the 2010 Division II

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Match results

All times are local.

11 April 2009
13:00

Croatia

1–7
(1–1, 0–4, 0–2)

Japan

Siemens Arena

Game reference

11 April 2009
16:30

Australia

0–6
(0–3, 0–3, 0–0)

Slovenia

Siemens Arena

Game reference

11 April 2009
20:00

Lithuania

1–5
(0–2, 0–1, 1–2)

Kazakhstan

Siemens Arena

Game reference

12 April 2009
13:00

Japan

7–1
(3–0, 3–1, 1–0)

Australia

Siemens Arena

Game reference

12 April 2009
16:30

Kazakhstan

6–1
(3–0, 3–1, 0–0)

Croatia

Siemens Arena

Game reference

12 April 2009
20:00

Slovenia

8–2
(0–0, 4–0, 4–2)

Lithuania

Siemens Arena

Game reference

14 April 2009
13:00

Kazakhstan

3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Japan

Siemens Arena

Game reference

14 April 2009
16:30

Slovenia

4–2
(1–0, 1–2, 2–0)

Croatia

Siemens Arena

Game reference

14 April 2009
20:00

Australia

3–9
(0–5, 1–2, 2–2)

Lithuania

Siemens Arena

Game reference

15 April 2009
13:00

Japan

1–2
(0–1, 1–1, 0–0)

Slovenia

Siemens Arena

Game reference

15 April 2009
16:30

Kazakhstan

13–2
(5–0, 2–0, 6–2)

Australia

Siemens Arena

Game reference

15 April 2009
20:00

Lithuania

7–2
(2–1, 1–0, 4–1)

Croatia

Siemens Arena

Game reference

17 April 2009
13:00

Croatia

5–1
(1–0, 2–1, 2–0)

Australia

Siemens Arena

Game reference

17 April 2009
16:30

Slovenia

1–2
(0–1, 0–1, 1–0)

Kazakhstan

Siemens Arena

Game reference

17 April 2009
20:00

Japan

5–1
(1–0, 3–1, 1–0)

Lithuania

Siemens Arena

Game reference

Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Toruń, Poland, from 11 to 17 April 2009.^[2]

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Italy	Placed 16th in Top Division last year and were relegated
Ukraine	Placed 2nd in Division I Group B last year
Poland	Hosts; placed 3rd in Division I Group A last year
Great Britain	Placed 4th in Division I Group A last year
Netherlands	Placed 5th in Division I Group A last year
Romania	Placed 1st in Division II Group A last year and were promoted

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Italy	5	5	0	0	0	26	4	+22	15	Promoted to the 2010 Top Division
2	Ukraine	5	3	1	0	1	18	6	+12	11
3	Great Britain	5	2	1	0	2	17	12	+5	8
4	Poland (H)	5	2	0	2	1	14	9	+5	8
5	Netherlands	5	1	0	0	4	9	16	−7	3
6	Romania	5	0	0	0	5	1	38	−37	0	Relegated to the 2010 Division II