2009 IIHF World Championship Division I
Encyclopedia
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
.
Vilnius
.
Toruń
.
Note: OT indicates that the game was won in overtime. SO indicates that the game was won through a shootout.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
tournament under the authority of the International Ice Hockey Federation
International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...
. It was contested from April 11–17, 2009. The tournament was played amongst two separate groups. Group A's tournament was held in Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
. The Group B games was hosted by Toruń
Torun
Toruń is an ancient city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. Its population is more than 205,934 as of June 2009. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus....
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
.
Group A
Group A was contested in VilniusVilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
.
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Relegated from Elite Pool in 2008. | |
| Placed second in Group A at the 2008 Division I tournament. | |
| Placed third in Group B at the 2008 Division I tournament. | |
| Host, Placed fourth in Group B at the 2008 Division I tournament. | |
| Placed in fifth Group B at the 2008 Division I tournament. | |
| Placed first in Division II tournament pool, Promoted to Division I. |
Group B
Group B was contested in ToruńTorun
Toruń is an ancient city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. Its population is more than 205,934 as of June 2009. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus....
.
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Relegated from Elite Pool at the 2008 tournament. | |
| Placed second in Group B at the 2008 Division I tournament. | |
| Host, placed third in Group A at the 2008 Division I tournament. | |
| Placed fourth in Group A at the 2008 Division I | |
| Placed fifth in Group A at the 2008 Division I tournament. | |
| Placed first in Division II tournament pool, Promoted to Division I. |
Fixtures
All times local.Standings
| Promoted to Elite Pool for 2010 | |
| Relegated to Division II for 2010 |
| Rk | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 15 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 23 | |||
| 6 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 25 | |||
| 3 | ||||||||||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 40 | |||
| 0 |
Fixtures
All times local.Note: OT indicates that the game was won in overtime. SO indicates that the game was won through a shootout.
Standings
| Promoted to Elite Pool for 2010 | |
| Relegated to Division II for 2010 |
| Rk | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 15 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 3 | ||||||||||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 38 | |||
| 0 |
External links
- Group A fixtures and statistics at the IIHFInternational Ice Hockey FederationThe International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...
- Group B fixtures and statistics at the IIHFInternational Ice Hockey FederationThe International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...