The 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I was an international under-18
ice hockey
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competition organised by the
International Ice Hockey Federation
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. Both Division I tournaments made up the second level of the
2009 IIHF World U18 Championships
The 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Fargo, North Dakota, Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota, Moorhead, Minnesota, United States. The championships ran from April 9 to April 19, 2009. Games were played at the Urban Plains C ...
. The Group A tournament was played in
Minsk
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,
Belarus
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, and the Group B tournament was played in
Asiago
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,
Italy
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.
Belarus
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and
Latvia
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won the Group A and B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Top Division of the
2010 IIHF World U18 Championships
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.
Group A
The Group A tournament was played in
Minsk
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,
Belarus
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at the
Ice Palace
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from 6 to 12 April 2009.
Final standings
Results
All times are local.
Group B
The Group B tournament was played in
Asiago
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,
Italy
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at
PalaOdegar from 29 March to 4 April 2009.
Group B statistics
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Final standings
Results
All times are local.
Leading scorers
Top goaltenders
See also
*2009 IIHF World U18 Championships
The 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Fargo, North Dakota, Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota, Moorhead, Minnesota, United States. The championships ran from April 9 to April 19, 2009. Games were played at the Urban Plains C ...
* 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II
* 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
References
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2009
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2009
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IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
Sports competitions in Asiago