2023 IIHF World Championship Division I

The 2023 IIHF World Championship Division I will be an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[1]

Main article: 2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
2023 IIHF World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries United Kingdom
 Estonia
Dates29 April – 5 May
23–29 April
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)

The Group A tournament will be held in Nottingham, United Kingdom from 29 April to 5 May and the Group B tournament in Tallinn, Estonia from 23 to 29 April 2023.

Group A tournament
2023 IIHF World Championship Division I A
Tournament details
Host country United Kingdom
Dates29 April – 5 May
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants
Team Qualification
 Italy Placed 15th in the Elite Division in 2022 and was relegated.
 Great Britain Host, placed 16th in the Elite Division in 2022 and was relegated.
 Lithuania Placed 3rd in Division I A in 2022.
 South Korea Placed 4th in Division I A in 2022.
 Poland Placed 1st in Division I B in 2022 and was promoted.
 Romania Placed 5th in Division I A in 2022.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promoted to the 2024 Top Division
2  Great Britain (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2024 Division I B
First match(es) will be played on 29 April 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Results

All times are local (UTC+1)

29 April 2023
12:30		Poland v LithuaniaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
29 April 2023
16:00		Romania v ItalyMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
29 April 2023
19:30		South Korea v Great BritainMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
30 April 2023
12:30		Lithuania v RomaniaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
30 April 2023
16:00		Great Britain v PolandMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
30 April 2023
19:30		Italy v South KoreaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
2 May 2023
12:30		Romania v South KoreaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
2 May 2023
16:00		Italy v PolandMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
2 May 2023
19:30		Great Britain v LithuaniaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
3 May 2023
12:30		South Korea v PolandMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
3 May 2023
16:00		Lithuania v ItalyMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
3 May 2023
19:30		Great Britain v RomaniaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
5 May 2023
12:30		Poland v RomaniaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
5 May 2023
16:00		Lithuania v South KoreaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
5 May 2023
19:30		Italy v Great BritainMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham

Group B tournament
2023 IIHF World Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Host country Estonia
Dates23–29 April
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants
Team Qualification
 Japan Placed 2nd in Division I B in 2022.
 Ukraine Placed 3rd in Division I B in 2022.
 Estonia Host, placed 4th in Division I B in 2022.
 China Placed 1st in Division II A in 2022 and was promoted.
 Serbia Placed 5th in Division I B in 2022.
 Netherlands Placed 2nd in Division II A in 2022 and was promoted.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to 2024 Division I A
2  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Estonia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2024 Division II A
First match(es) will be played on 23 April 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Results

All times are local (UTC+2)

23 April 2023
12:30		Netherlands v JapanTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
23 April 2023
16:00		China v UkraineTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
23 April 2023
19:30		Serbia v EstoniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
24 April 2023
12:30		Japan v ChinaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
24 April 2023
16:00		Ukraine v SerbiaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
24 April 2023
19:30		Estonia v NetherlandsTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
26 April 2023
12:30		Netherlands v ChinaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
26 April 2023
16:00		Japan v SerbiaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
26 April 2023
19:30		Ukraine v EstoniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
27 April 2023
12:30		China v SerbiaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
27 April 2023
16:00		Ukraine v NetherlandsTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
27 April 2023
19:30		Estonia v JapanTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
29 April 2023
12:30		Serbia v NetherlandsTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
29 April 2023
16:00		Estonia v ChinaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
29 April 2023
19:30		Japan v UkraineTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

References
  1. "To Tampere/Riga in '23, to Switzerland in '26". IIHF. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
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