2012 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
# 2012 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

The 2012 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. In 2012, a new format was introduced to the IIHF World U18 Championships, therefore Division I A and Division I B now represent the second and the third tier of the IIHF World U18 Championships.

## Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Piešťany, Slovakia, from 11 to 17 April 2012.

### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| - | - |
| Norway | Placed 9th in 2011 Top Division and were relegated |
| Slovakia | Hosts, placed 10th in 2011 Top Division and were relegated |
| Italy | Placed 2nd in 2011 Division I (Group A) |
| Slovenia | Placed 2nd in 2011 Division I (Group B) |
| Japan | Not participated in 2011; placed 3rd in 2010 Division I (Group A) |
| France | Placed 3rd in 2011 Division I (Group B) |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Slovakia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | +24 | 15 | Promoted to the 2013 Top Division |
| 2 | Norway | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 9 | |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 7 | |
| 4 | France | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 5 | |
| 5 | Slovenia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 5 | |
| 6 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 4 | Relegated to the 2013 Division I B |

### Results

All times are local. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)

## Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, from 11 to 17 April 2012.

### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| - | - |
| Kazakhstan | Placed 3rd in 2011 Division I (Group A) |
| Belarus | Placed 4th in 2011 Division I (Group B) |
| Hungary | Hosts, placed 4th in 2011 Division I (Group A) |
| Poland | Placed 5th in 2011 Division I (Group B) |
| Austria | Placed 1st in 2011 Division II (Group A) and were promoted |
| Ukraine | Placed 1st in 2011 Division II (Group B) and were promoted |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Belarus | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 15 | Promoted to the 2013 Division I A |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 11 | |
| 3 | Austria | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 6 | |
| 5 | Poland | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 3 | |
| 6 | Hungary | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 2 | Relegated to the 2013 Division II A |

### Results

All times are local. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)

