| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Lithuania Poland |
| Dates | April 11 - April 17 |
| Teams | 12 (two groups of 6) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 194 (6.47 per match) |
| Attendance | 65,209 (2,174 per match) (Expression error: Unrecognised word "small" per match) |
The 2009 IIHF Division I World Championship was an ice hockey tournament under the authority of the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested from April 11–17, 2009. The tournament was played amongst two separate groups. Group A's tournament was held in Vilnius, Lithuania. The Group B games was hosted by Toruń, Poland.[1]
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Group A was contested in Vilnius.
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Slovenia | Relegated from Elite Pool in 2008. |
| Kazakhstan | Placed second in Group A at the 2008 Division I tournament. |
| Japan | Placed third in Group B at the 2008 Division I tournament. |
| Lithuania | Host, Placed fourth in Group B at the 2008 Division I tournament. |
| Croatia | Placed in fifth Group B at the 2008 Division I tournament. |
| Australia | Placed first in Division II tournament pool, Promoted to Division I. |
Group B was contested in Toruń.
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Italy | Relegated from Elite Pool at the 2008 tournament. |
| Ukraine | Placed second in Group B at the 2008 Division I tournament. |
| Poland | Host, placed third in Group A at the 2008 Division I tournament. |
| Great Britain | Placed fourth in Group A at the 2008 Division I |
| Netherlands | Placed fifth in Group A at the 2008 Division I tournament. |
| Romania | Placed first in Division II tournament pool, Promoted to Division I. |
All times local.
| April 11, 2009 13:00 |
Croatia | 1–7 |
Japan | Vilnius Arena |
| April 11, 2009 16:30 |
Australia | 0–6 |
Slovenia | Vilnius Arena |
| April 11, 2009 20:00 |
Lithuania | 1–5 |
Kazakhstan | Vilnius Arena |
| April 12, 2009 13:00 |
Japan | 7–1 |
Australia | Vilnius Arena |
| April 12, 2009 16:30 |
Kazakhstan | 6–1 |
Croatia | Vilnius Arena |
| April 12, 2009 20:00 |
Slovenia | 8–2 |
Lithuania | Vilnius Arena |
| April 14, 2009 13:00 |
Kazakhstan | 3–1 |
Japan | Vilnius Arena |
| April 14, 2009 16:30 |
Slovenia | 4–2 |
Croatia | Vilnius Arena |
| April 14, 2009 20:00 |
Australia | 3–9 |
Lithuania | Vilnius Arena |
| April 15, 2009 13:00 |
Japan | 1–2 |
Slovenia | Vilnius Arena |
| April 15, 2009 16:30 |
Kazakhstan | 13–2 |
Australia | Vilnius Arena |
| April 15, 2009 20:00 |
Lithuania | 7–2 |
Croatia | Vilnius Arena |
| April 17, 2009 13:00 |
Croatia | 5–1 |
Australia | Vilnius Arena |
| April 17, 2009 16:30 |
Slovenia | 1–2 |
Kazakhstan | Vilnius Arena |
| April 17, 2009 20:00 |
Japan | 5–1 |
Lithuania | Vilnius Arena |
| Promoted to Elite Pool for 2010 | |
| Relegated to Division II for 2010 |
| Rk | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | +23 | 15 |
| 2 | Slovenia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 12 |
| 3 | Japan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 9 |
| 4 | Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 6 |
| 5 | Croatia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 3 |
| 6 | Australia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 40 | -33 | 0 |
All times local.
| April 11, 2009 13:00 |
Great Britain | 2–4 |
Ukraine | Arena Toruń |
| April 11, 2009 16:30 |
Romania | 0–11 |
Italy | Arena Toruń |
| April 11, 2009 20:00 |
Netherlands | 1–3 |
Poland | Arena Toruń |
| April 13, 2009 13:00 |
Italy | 5–2 |
Great Britain | Arena Toruń |
| April 13, 2009 16:30 |
Ukraine | 5–1 |
Netherlands | Arena Toruń |
| April 13, 2009 20:00 |
Poland | 7–0 |
Romania | Arena Toruń |
| April 14, 2009 13:00 |
Italy | 4–0 |
Netherlands | Arena Toruń |
| April 14, 2009 16:30 |
Romania | 0–8 |
Great Britain | Arena Toruń |
| April 14, 2009 20:00 |
Ukraine | 2–1 SO |
Poland | Arena Toruń |
| April 16, 2009 13:00 |
Great Britain | 3–2 |
Netherlands | Arena Toruń |
| April 16, 2009 16:30 |
Ukraine | 7–0 |
Romania | Arena Toruń |
| April 16, 2009 20:00 |
Poland | 2–4 |
Italy | Arena Toruń |
| April 17, 2009 13:00 |
Netherlands | 5–1 |
Romania | Arena Toruń |
| April 17, 2009 16:30 |
Italy | 2–0 |
Ukraine | Arena Toruń |
| April 17, 2009 20:00 |
Poland | 1–2 OT |
Great Britain | Arena Toruń |
Note: OT indicates that the game was won in overtime. SO indicates that the game was won through a shootout.
| Promoted to Elite Pool for 2010 | |
| Relegated to Division II for 2010 |
| Rk | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | +22 | 15 |
| 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 | 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 |
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