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World Championship D1B
- League status: Active
- Administered by: IIHF
- Year of start: 2011
- WWW: http://www.iihf.com/, stats.iihf.com/Hydra/813/index.html
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| # | Player name | Pos | Team | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Sang Wook Kim | F | South Korea | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 2. |  Mark Kaleinikovas | LW | Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 3. |  Borna Rendulic | RW | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 4. |  Robert Rooba | LW | Estonia | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 5. | Morten Arantez Jürgens | RW | Estonia | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 6. | Yoon Seok Kang | F | South Korea | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 7. | David Timofejev | F | Estonia | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 8. | Karlo Marinkovic | F | Croatia | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | -1 |
| 9. | Nerijus Alisauskas | D | Lithuania | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 10. | Ugnius Cizas | C | Lithuania | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
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League standings
stage:
| # | Club | G | W | W-OT | L-OT | L | Score | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:3 | 14 | |
| 2 | South Korea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:11 | 12 | |
| 3 | Estonia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:9 | 9 | |
| 4 | China | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9:14 | 5 | |
| 5 | Spain | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9:25 | 3 | |
| 6 | Croatia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9:19 | 2 | |
Last updated: 02 May 2025, 22:18
The teams play a single round-robin series. Each team plays each opponent once.
The winner of the event will be promoted to Division I Group A. The last-ranked team will be relegated to Division II Group A.
- 2023-2024: Ukraine
- 2022-2023: Japan
- 2021-2022: Poland
- 2018-2019: Romania
- 2017-2018: Lithuania
- 2016-2017: Great Britain
- 2015-2016: Ukraine
- 2014-2015: South Korea
- 2013-2014: Poland
- 2012-2013: Ukraine
- 2011-2012: South Korea
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- Ukraine gives Netherlands a hard lesson (27 Apr 2023)
Recent newsShow all news»
Ukraine with a perfect record
The 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group B was held in Vilnius, Lithuania, from April 27 to May 3. Six teams competed: China, Spain, Estonia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Ukraine.
The tournament saw Ukraine excel with a perfect record, highlighting their dominance with an 8-0 victory over Estonia and a 9-0 win against China. Lithuania also performed strongly, finishing second, while China had notable victories, such as a 7-1 win over Spain.
The Netherlands face relegation after five losses.
(03 May 2024)Sergei Viter named Head Coach of Ukraine
Donbas Donets'k head coach Sergei Viter was appointed as new head coach of the national team of Ukraine. Hockey Federation of Ukraine. The seven-time champion of Ukraine replaces Andrei Sryubko, after a disappointed campaign at the World Championships Division 1B, where Ukraine finished fifth
(12 Jun 2019)Ukraine named new coach
Ukraine Federation announced the appointment of Andrei Sryubko as new national team head coach. The 43-year-old former Sokil Kyiv player will lead Ukraine at the next World Championship Division IB in Estonia. replacing Alexander Savitsky, who left the position after last World Championship in Lithuania. Sryubko worked as assistant coach at HK Dmitrov and Donbas Donets'k, leading Ukraine U20 last season at World Championship Division IB.
(17 Nov 2018)Marko Kettunen suspended for 4 years
Estonian national team player Marko Kettunen was suspended for four years by IIHF after being found positive to an unspecified prohibited substance during a test at last IHWC Division Ib held in Lithuania last April
Kettunen claimed the traces detected in his blood came from contaminated meat, bur according to the Disciplinary Board he was not able to produce sufficient evidence of this, and that a four-year suspension was still applicable.
The suspension started on 28 May 2018, ending on 27 May 2022.
(14 Nov 2018)Paek accepts position as Head Coach of South Korea
The Grand Rapids Griffins announced that longtime assistant coach Jim Paek has accepted a position as the director of hockey for the Korea Ice Hockey Association (KIHA) and head coach of the Korean Men's National Team. In April 2015, Korea will compete at 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group B in Eindhoven, Netherlands
(23 Jul 2014)Christiansen resigns
Great Britain men's national team head coach Doug Christiansen has resigned.
(10 Jun 2014)Lithuania will apply for 2014 IHWC
Lithuania Federation announces country will apply to host IHWC Division I Group B in 2014. The bid will be present at IIHF Congress in Stockholm, May 16-19. Lithuania is at the moment the only applicant.
(08 May 2013)Game fixturesShow all games from season 2024-2025
| 02 May 2025 | Estonia - China | 5-0 | details» |
| 02 May 2025 | Spain - Croatia | 2-1 OT | details» |
| 02 May 2025 | South Korea - Lithuania | 1-4 | details» |
Leagues statistic
Past league results:
League standings:
Historic statistic:
Individuals records:
Fast factsseason 2024-2025
- Youngest player: Simonas Valivonis (18 years)
- Oldest player: Aleksandr Ossipov (37 years)
- Shortest player: Bruno Baldris (168 cm)
- Tallest player: Nik Malenica (195 cm)
- Nationalities:
China (22), Croatia (23), 
Spain (22), Estonia (23), South Korea (22), Lithuania (23) - Highest win: South Korea - Spain 9-3
- Season average attendance: 925
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