2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I
The 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Division I is played in two groups of six teams each. In each group the first place team is promoted to the next level, while the last place team is relegated to play in a lower level. This year, for the first time, the winner of Group B is promoted to Group A and the winner of Group A is promoted to the top division.[1][2] Previously the winners of both were promoted to the top division. Group A was played in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, between December 11 and December 17, 2011. Group B was played in Tychy, Poland, between December 12 and December 18, 2011.[3][4]
Group A
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Germany
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 15 |
 Belarus
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 10 |
 Norway
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 9 |
 Slovenia
|
5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 7 |
 Austria
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 4 |
 Great Britain
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 0 |
| Promoted to Top Division | Relegated to Division I B |
| December 11, 2011 12:30 | Great Britain | 2 - 5 | Norway | Garmisch Olympia Stadium |
| December 11, 2011 16:00 | Belarus | 1 - 2 | Germany | Garmisch Olympia Stadium |
| December 11, 2011 19:30 | Austria | 2 - 3 (GWS) | Slovenia | Garmisch Olympia Stadium |
| December 12, 2011 15:30 | Slovenia | 8 - 0 | Great Britain | Garmisch Olympia Stadium |
| December 12, 2011 19:00 | Germany | 11 - 2 | Austria | Garmisch Olympia Stadium |
| December 13, 2011 17:00 | Norway | 2 - 3 | Belarus | Garmisch Olympia Stadium |
| December 14, 2011 12:30 | Great Britain | 2 - 10 | Belarus | Garmisch Olympia Stadium |
| December 14, 2011 16:00 | Norway | 5 - 2 | Austria | Garmisch Olympia Stadium |
| December 14, 2011 19:30 | Germany | 5 - 2 | Slovenia | Garmisch Olympia Stadium |
| December 15, 2011 19:00 | Germany | 11 - 1 | Great Britain | Garmisch Olympia Stadium |
| December 16, 2011 15:30 | Belarus | 6 - 2 | Austria | Garmisch Olympia Stadium |
| December 16, 2011 19:00 | Slovenia | 1 - 4 | Norway | Garmisch Olympia Stadium |
| December 17, 2011 12:30 | Austria | 3 - 1 | Great Britain | Garmisch Olympia Stadium |
| December 17, 2011 16:00 | Slovenia | 2 - 1 (GWS) | Belarus | Garmisch Olympia Stadium |
| December 17, 2011 19:30 | Norway | 3 - 5 | Germany | Garmisch Olympia Stadium |
Statistics
Top 10 scorers
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobias Rieder | Germany |
5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +6 | 4 |
| 2 | David Elsner | Germany |
5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +6 | 8 |
| 3 | Marcel Noebels | Germany |
5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +5 | 6 |
| 4 | Sondre Olden | Norway |
5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +4 | 2 |
| 5 | Jonas Knutsen | Norway |
5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +4 | 6 |
| 6 | Gal Koren | Slovenia |
5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Bernhard Keil | Germany |
5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +5 | 14 |
| 7 | Patrick Obrist | Austria |
5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +1 | 2 |
| 9 | Konrad Abeltshauser | Germany |
5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +10 | 4 |
| 10 | Leo Pföderl | Germany |
5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 0 |
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yan Shelepnyov | Belarus |
284:21 | 8 | 92.73 | 1.69 | 0 |
| 2 | Mathias Niederberger | Germany |
260:00 | 7 | 92.13 | 1.62 | 0 |
| 3 | Luka Gračnar | Slovenia |
269:45 | 11 | 91.47 | 2.45 | 0 |
| 4 | Lars Volden | Norway |
300:00 | 13 | 91.10 | 2.60 | 0 |
| 5 | Declan Ryan | Great Britain |
192:15 | 22 | 82.95 | 6.87 | 0 |
IIHF Best Players awards
- Goaltender:
Mathias Niederberger - Defenceman: Konrad Abeltshauser
- Forward:
Sondre Olden
Division I A Champion
Division I A Champion
 Germany |
Konrad Abeltshauser, David Elsner, Richard Gelke, Henry Haase, Jimmy Hertel, Mirko Höfflin, Bernhard Keil, Kilian Keller, Nicolas Krämmer, Stephan Kronthaler, Nickolas Latta, Corey Mapes, Thomas Merl, Mathias Niederberger, Marcel Noebels, Andreas Pauli, Leo Pföderl, Maximilian Renner, Tobias Rieder, Lukas Steinhauer, Thomas Supis, Sebastian Uvira, Pascal Zerressen Head Coach: Ernst Höfner |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 12 |
 Kazakhstan
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
 Italy
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 |
 Poland
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 7 |
 Croatia
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 6 |
 Japan
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 2 |
| Promoted to Division I A | Relegated to Division II A |
| December 12, 2011 13:00 | France | 2 - 1 | Italy | Tychy Winter Stadium |
| December 12, 2011 16:30 | Japan | 1 - 2 | Kazakhstan | Tychy Winter Stadium |
| December 12, 2011 20:00 | Poland | 9 - 1 | Croatia | Tychy Winter Stadium |
| December 13, 2011 13:00 | Italy | 7 - 2 | Japan | Tychy Winter Stadium |
| December 13, 2011 16:30 | Croatia | 1 - 8 | France | Tychy Winter Stadium |
| December 13, 2011 20:00 | Kazakhstan | 2 - 0 | Poland | Tychy Winter Stadium |
| December 15, 2011 13:00 | France | 5 - 0 | Japan | Tychy Winter Stadium |
| December 15, 2011 16:30 | Kazakhstan | 4 - 3 | Croatia | Tychy Winter Stadium |
| December 15, 2011 20:00 | Italy | 4 - 2 | Poland | Tychy Winter Stadium |
| December 16, 2011 13:00 | Kazakhstan | 1 - 2 | France | Tychy Winter Stadium |
| December 16, 2011 16:30 | Croatia | 3 - 1 | Italy | Tychy Winter Stadium |
| December 16, 2011 20:00 | Japan | 3 - 2 (OT) | Poland | Tychy Winter Stadium |
| December 18, 2011 12:00 | Croatia | 4 - 3 | Japan | Tychy Winter Stadium |
| December 18, 2011 16:30 | Italy | 1 - 0 (OT) | Kazakhstan | Tychy Winter Stadium |
| December 19, 2010 20:00 | Poland | 3 - 2 | France | Tychy Winter Stadium |
Statistics
Top 10 scorers
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damian Kapica | Poland |
5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +10 | 0 |
| 2 | Mateusz Michalski | Poland |
5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +9 | 0 |
| 3 | Kamil Kalinowski | Poland |
5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +5 | 2 |
| 3 | Borna Rendulic | Croatia |
5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 0 |
| 5 | Norbert Abramov | France |
5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +6 | 4 |
| 6 | Petar Trstenjak | Croatia |
5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 2 |
| 7 | Igor Lazic | Croatia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 8 | Dimitri Thillet | France |
5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +6 | 2 |
| 9 | Makuru Fukuhashi | Japan |
5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +4 | 0 |
| 9 | Nicolas Ritz | France |
5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +6 | 20 |
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julian Barrier-Heyligen | France |
240:00 | 3 | 96.34 | 0.75 | 1 |
| 2 | Pavel Poluektov | Kazakhstan |
304:49 | 7 | 94.66 | 1.38 | 1 |
| 3 | Massimo Quagliato | Italy |
304:29 | 9 | 93.28 | 1.77 | 1 |
| 4 | Takuto Onoda | Japan |
178:23 | 8 | 91.67 | 2.69 | 0 |
| 5 | Mariusz Ryszkaniec | Poland |
180:00 | 7 | 91.57 | 2.33 | 0 |
IIHF Best Players awards
- Goaltender:
Pavel Poluektov - Defenceman:
Aziz Baazzi - Forward:
Borna Rendulic
Division I B Champion
Division I B Champion
 France |
Norbert Abramov, Jérémy Arès, Aziz Baazzi, Julien Barrier-Heyligen, Joris Bedin, Antoine Bonvalot, Mathieu Briand, Martin Charpentier, Florian Chakiachvili, Aurélien Dorey, Raphaël Faure, Romain Gutierrez, Maxime Joly, Nicolas Leclerc, Vincent Llorca, Yann Millet, Anthony Rech, Nicolas Ritz, Marius Serer, Dimitri Thillet, Nicolas Thos, Hugo Vinatier Head Coach: Lionel Charrier |
