2012 IIHF World Championship Division I

2012 IIHF World Championship
Division I

Tournament details
Host countries	Slovenia  Poland
Dates	15 – 21 April
Teams	12
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
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The 2012 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Ljubljana, Slovenia and Group B was contested in Krynica, Poland with both tournaments running from 15–21 April 2012.^[1]

In Group A both Austria and Slovenia were promoted back to the highest level after being relegated from there in 2011. Ukraine was relegated despite winning their final game against Japan. The Japanese, returning to play after a one-year absence, finished fourth attaining an overall placement of 20th. This is the highest they have placed since being relegated to this level in 2004 when the Asian qualifiers for the world championships ceased.^[2]

In Group B the South Koreans defeated Poland on the final day to earn promotion to Group A. For the Korean team, this assures them of the highest world championships placement in their history when they play in 2013. The host Poles did not trail a game until 8:21 left in their final match but could not equalize and ended up second. Australia and Romania, the two teams who had moved up from Division II for this year's tournament, faced off on the final day to determine relegation. Australia needed to win by two goals, but failed to do so, and finished last.^[3]

Participants

Group A

Team	Qualification
Austria	Placed 15th in the Elite Division and were relegated in 2011.
Slovenia	Host, placed 16th in the Elite Division and were relegated in 2011.
Hungary	Placed 2nd in Division I Group A last year.
Great Britain	Placed 2nd in Division I Group B last year.
Japan	Did not participate in 2011 due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and was guaranteed a place in the 2012 tournament.[4]
Ukraine	Placed 3rd in Division I B last year.

Group B

Team	Qualification
South Korea	Placed 3rd in Division I Group A last year.
Poland	Host, placed 4th in Division I Group B last year.
Netherlands	Placed 4th in Division I Group A last year.
Lithuania	Placed 5th in Division I B last year.
Romania	Placed 1st in Division II B last year and was promoted.
Australia	Placed 1st in Division II A last year and was promoted.

Group A Tournament

Standings

	Promoted to Elite Division for 2013
	Relegated to Division I B for 2013

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
Slovenia	5	5	0	0	0	17	9	+8	15
Austria	5	3	0	1	1	24	16	+8	10
Hungary	5	2	0	0	3	15	18	−3	6
Japan	5	1	1	1	2	13	14	−1	6
Great Britain	5	1	1	0	3	14	22	−8	5
Ukraine	5	0	1	1	3	12	16	−4	3

All times are local (UTC+2).

15 April 2012 13:00

Japan

1–5 (0–2, 0–2, 1–1)

Hungary

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,652

Game reference
	Masahito Haruna Yuta Narisawa	Goalies	Bence Balizs	Referee: Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Matjaz Hribar Joep Leermakers
	0–1 05:39 – B. Magosi (L. Sikorcin, I. Bartalis) 0–2 12:02 – A. Horvath (C. Kovács, I. Bartalis) 0–3 33:18 – I. Sofron (B. Ladányi) (PP) 0–4 39:13 – C. Kovács (T. Pozsgai) (PP) 0–5 55:13 – A. Mihály (J. Hári, J. Vas) S. Yanadori (T. Yamashita) – 57:49 1–5
	33 min	Penalties	12 min
	34	Shots	25

15 April 2012 16:30

Ukraine

4–5 (1–1, 2–4, 1–0)

Austria

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,419

Game reference
	Igor Karpenko	Goalies	Bernhard Starkbaum	Referee: Alexei Ravodin Linesmen: Roman Kaderli Rudolf Tosenovjan
	0–1 03:01 – M. Geier (R. Herburger, S. Geier) (PP) O. Tymchenko (K. Kasyanchuk, O. Materukhin) (PP) – 13:07 1–1 1–2 20:47 – T. Raffl (M. Trattnig, S. Ulmer) 1–3 21:36 – J. Kirsits (M. Herburger, M. Geier) 1–4 22:24 – D. Welser (S. Ulmer, M. Grabner) 1–5 29:18 – T. Koch (D. Welser) O. Pobyedonostsev (V. Lyutkevych, O. Materukhin) (PP) – 32:20 2–5 O. Tymchenko (O. Pobyedonostsev) – 34:36 3–5 O. Tymchenko (O. Materukhin) (PP) – 57:02 4–5
	20 min	Penalties	10 min
	27	Shots	25

15 April 2012 20:00

Great Britain

2–3 (1–2, 1–0, 0–1)

Slovenia

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 9,861

Game reference
	Stephen Murphy	Goalies	Robert Kristan	Referee: Jozef Kubus Linesmen: Paul Carnathan Matt Traub
	0–1 03:35 – Ž. Jeglič (R. Sabolič) C. Shields (R. Dowd, C. Peacock) – 06:31 1–1 1–2 12:35 – D. Rodman (A. Music) C. Peacock (C. Shields) – 21:15 2–2 2–3 56:01 – T. Razingar (R. Pajič, A. Tavzelj)
	14 min	Penalties	14 min
	22	Shots	35

16 April 2012 13:00

Hungary

3–1 (2–0, 0–0, 1–1)

Ukraine

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,020

Game reference
	Bence Balizs	Goalies	Mykhailo Balaban	Referee: Jozef Kubus Linesmen: Roman Kaderli Damir Rakovic
	N. Galanisz (C. Kovács, A. Benk) – 10:04 1–0 L. Sikorcin (I. Bartalis) – 11:35 2–0 2–1 43:43 – O. Pobyedonostsev (O. Materukhin, M. Balaban) (PP) J. Vas (M. Vas) (ENG) – 58:46 3–1
	24 min	Penalties	12 min
	23	Shots	37

16 April 2012 16:30

Austria

7–3 (3–0, 2–2, 2–1)

Great Britain

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 986

Game reference
	Bernhard Starkbaum	Goalies	Stephen Murphy	Referee: Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Paul Carnathan Joep Leermakers
	T. Hundertpfund (D. Welser) (PP) – 07:48 1–0 G. Baumgartner – 09:12 2–0 M. Latusa (D. Oberkofler) – 09:37 3–0 G. Baumgartner (M. Latusa, S. Ulmer) (PP) – 21:17 4–0 4–1 33:03 – C. Shields (R. Dowd, C. Peacock) T. Hundertpfund (R. Herburger) – 34:38 5–1 5–2 38:23 – C. Shields (R. Dowd, D. Mayers) M. Latusa (T. Raffl, G. Baumgartner) (PP) – 43:34 6–2 6–3 50:27 – C. Neilson (C. Shields, D. Clarke) (PP) R. Herburger (S. Geier) – 52:56 7–3
	10 min	Penalties	16 min
	28	Shots	34

16 April 2012 20:00

Slovenia

4–2 (1–0, 1–1, 2–1)

Japan

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 8,070

Game reference
	Andrej Hocevar	Goalies	Masahito Haruna	Referee: Eduards Odins Linesmen: Rudolf Tosenovjan Matt Traub
	M. Robar (Ž. Jeglič, R. Tičar) – 11:03 1–0 D. Rodman (A. Kranjc) (PP) – 27:24 2–0 2–1 34:57 – R. Tanaka (H. Terao) 2–2 47:23 – T. Yamashita A. Kranjc (PP) – 58:40 3–2 T. Razingar (D. Rodman) (ENG) – 59:49 4–2
	14 min	Penalties	18 min
	33	Shots	23

18 April 2012 13:00

Ukraine

3–4 OT (1–0, 2–3, 0–0) (OT: 0–1)

Great Britain

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 360

Game reference
	Mykhailo Balaban	Goalies	Stephen Murphy	Referee: Eduards Odins Linesmen: Matjaz Hribar Matt Traub
	O. Pobyedonostsev (O. Yakovenko, D. Zablukovsky) – 13:29 1–0 1–1 23:05 – R. Dowd (PS) 1–2 30:46 – M. Myers (SH) 1–3 32:53 – R. Dowd (C. Shields, C. Neilson) S. Klymentyev (Y. Navarenko) (PP) – 35:07 2–3 O. Pobyedonostsev (O. Tymchenko, V. Lyutkevych – 35:51 3–3 3–4 61:46 – R. Dowd (M. Myers)
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	38	Shots	23

18 April 2012 16:30

Austria

3–4 GWS (1–0, 1–2, 1–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Japan

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 640

Game reference
	Bernhard Starkbaum	Goalies	Yuta Narisawa	Referee: Jozef Kubus Linesmen: Damir Rakovic Rudolf Tosenovjan
	M. Altmann (P. Harand, M. Latusa) – 11:52 1–0 1–1 25:25 – S. Kuji (J. Tonosaki, G. Tanaka) (PP) S. Ulmer (R. Herburger, M. Geier) – 29:13 2–1 2–2 36:47 – S. Kuji (A. Keller, J. Tonosaki) M. Trattnig (T. Koch, D. Welser) (PP2) – 47:20 3–2 3–3 48:33 – S. Kuji
	G. Baumgartner M. Grabner T. Koch	Shootout	H. Ueno H. Terao G. Tanaka
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	38	Shots	27

18 April 2012 20:00

Slovenia

4–1 (1–0, 2–0, 1–1)

Hungary

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 9,563

Game reference
	Robert Kristan	Goalies	Bence Bálizs	Referee: Alexei Ravodin Linesmen: Roman Kaderli Joep Leermakers
	R. Sabolič (B. Gregorc) – 02:55 1–0 B. Gregorc (M. Robar) (PP2) – 26:13 2–0 D. Rodman (S. Kovačevič, A. Kranjc) – 27:09 3–0 R. Tičar (M. Robar, B. Gregorc) (PP) – 47:27 4–0 4–1 50:25 – M. Vas (B. Ladanyi, I. Sofron) (PP)
	26 min	Penalties	36 min
	29	Shots	25

19 April 2012 13:00

Great Britain

0–5 (0–2, 0–2, 0–1)

Japan

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 680

Game reference
	Stephen Murphy	Goalies	Masahito Haruna	Referee: Alexei Ravodin Linesmen: Roman Kaderli Damir Rakovic
	0–1 09:10 – H. Ueno (S. Kuji, G. Tanaka) (PP) 0–2 13:02 – H. Ueno 0–3 31:34 – H. Kawashima (T. Ishizuka, K. Mitamura) 0–4 33:48 – S. Yanadori (T. Yamashita, J. Tonosaki) 0–5 48:50 – K. Mitamura (T. Yamashita)
	16 min	Penalties	14 min
	30	Shots	25

19 April 2012 16:30

Hungary

2–7 (2–1, 0–2, 0–4)

Austria

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,250

Game reference
	Bence Bálizs	Goalies	Bernhard Starkbaum	Referee: Eduards Odins Linesmen: Matjaz Hribar Matt Traub
	N. Galanisz (B. Magosi, I. Bartalis) – 04:50 1–0 1–1 06:27 – S. Geier (J. Kirisits, J. Reichel) M. Vas (B. Ladanyi) (PP) – 10:47 2–1 2–2 22:58 – G. Unterluggauer (PP2) 2–3 38:49 – M. Latusa (M. Grabner) 2–4 43:26 – P. Harand (D. Oberkofler) 2–5 51:58 – G. Unterluggauer (M. Grabner) 2–6 53:38 – M. Latusa (G. Baumgartner, M. Trattnig) (PP) 2–7 55:36 – G. Baumgartner (M. Trattnig, T. Hundertpfund)
	22 min	Penalties	20 min
	20	Shots	40

19 April 2012 20:00

Slovenia

3–2 (0–1, 2–1, 1–0)

Ukraine

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 9,450

Game reference
	Robert Kristan	Goalies	Igor Karpenko	Referee: Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Paul Carnathan Rudolf Tosenovjan
	0–1 12:45 – A. Mikhnov (S. Klymentyyev, S. Ramazanov) (EA) R. Sabolič (R. Tičar, Ž. Jeglič) – 21:53 1–1 1–2 24:25 – O. Shafarenko (V. Lyutkevych, O. Tymchenko) (PP2) R. Tičar (M. Robar) – 29:13 2–2 R. Tičar (R. Sabolič, B. Gregorc) (PP) – 44:25 3–2
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	18	Shots	31

21 April 2012 13:00

Japan

1–2 GWS (0–1, 0–0, 1–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Ukraine

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 640

Game reference
	Yuta Narisawa	Goalies	Igor Karpenko	Referee: Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Matjaz Hribar Joep Leermakers
	0–1 08:48 – Y. Navarenko (O. Materukhin, O. Shafarenko) R. Tanaka (H. Terao, M. Suzuki) – 47:16 1–1
	S. Kuji H. Terao G. Tanaka S. Kuji G. Tanaka	Shootout	O. Tymchenko A. Bondaryev K. Kasyanchuk K. Kasyanchuk A. Bondaryev
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	21	Shots	24

21 April 2012 16:30

Hungary

4–5 (2–2, 2–2, 0–1)

Great Britain

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 2,460

Game reference
	Krisztián Budai	Goalies	Stephen Murphy	Referee: Eduards Odins Linesmen: Damir Rakovic Rudolf Tosenovjan
	0–1 01:53 – J. Phillips (R. Lachowicz, M. Richardson) M. Vas (B. Ladanyi, I. Sofron) – 03:05 1–1 C. Kovács (I. Sofron) – 06:54 2–1 2–2 17:43 – R. Dowd (D. Phillips, C. Shields) (PP) I. Sofron (PS) – 21:40 3–2 3–3 34:02 – O. Fussey (C. Shields, D. Meyers) (PP) A. Mihaly (B. Láda, M. Vas) – 36:25 4–3 4–4 39:44 – D. Clarke (M. Richardson, R. Dowd) 4–5 48:29 – R. Dowd (PS)
	12 min	Penalties	33 min
	23	Shots	30

21 April 2012 20:00

Austria

2–3 (0–0, 2–3, 0–0)

Slovenia

Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 10,500

Game reference
	Fabian Weinhandl	Goalies	Robert Kristan	Referee: Alexei Ravodin Linesmen: Paul Carnathan Matt Traub
	0–1 24:07 – A. Hebar (R. Pajič) G. Unterluggauer (G. Baumgartner, M. Schumnig) – 25:46 1–1 1–2 26:08 – M. Rodman (A. Music, D. Rodman) T. Raffl (T. Hundertpfund) (PP) – 28:09 2–2 2–3 37:10 – A. Kranjc (D. Rodman)
	6 min	Penalties	22 min
	25	Shots	28

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/−
1	Robert Dowd	Great Britain	5	5	4	9	6	0
2	Manuel Latusa	Austria	5	5	2	7	2	+1
3	Colin Shields	Great Britain	5	3	4	7	0	–2
4	Gregor Baumgartner	Austria	5	3	3	6	2	+4
4	Rok Ticar	Slovenia	5	3	3	6	4	+4
6	Olexander Pobyedonostsev	Ukraine	5	4	1	5	0	–1
7	David Rodman	Slovenia	5	3	2	5	10	+1
7	Oleg Tymchenko	Ukraine	5	3	2	5	2	+2
7	Marton Vas	Hungary	5	3	2	5	0	–2
10	Raphael Herburger	Austria	5	1	4	5	2	+3

IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos	Player	Country	MINS	GA	Sv%	GAA	SO
1	Robert Kristan	Slovenia	240:00	7	93.20	1.75	0
2	Masahito Haruna	Japan	159:31	7	91.57	2.63	1
3	Yuta Narisawa	Japan	150:00	6	90.91	2.40	0
4	Bence Balizs	Hungary	240:00	13	90.71	3.25	0
5	Mykhailo Balaban	Ukraine	157:40	7	88.33	2.66	0

IIHF.com

Tournament awards

• Best players selected by the directorate:
  • Best Goalkeeper: Robert Kristan
  • Best Defenseman: Matthias Trattnig
  • Best Forward: Manuel Latusa

IIHF.com

Group B Tournament

Standings

	Promoted to Division I A for 2013
	Relegated to Division II A for 2013

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
South Korea	5	4	1	0	0	24	10	+14	14
Poland	5	4	0	0	1	31	7	+24	12
Netherlands	5	3	0	1	1	21	13	+8	10
Romania	5	2	0	0	3	13	28	−15	6
Lithuania	5	1	0	0	4	9	27	–18	3
Australia	5	0	0	0	5	14	27	−13	0

All times are local (UTC+2).

15 April 2012 13:00

Australia

4–8 (3–3, 1–1, 0–4)

South Korea

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 450

Game reference
	Anthony Kimlin	Goalies	Eum Hyun-seung	Referee: Stephan Bauer Linesmen: Tomas Orolin Mariusz Smura
	0–1 03:37 – Kim H. (Lee Y., Kim G.) (PP) 0–2 05:01 – Lee Y. (Kim K., Lee D.) T. Powell (J. Hughes) – 10:10 1–2 T. Powell (J. Hughes, L. Webster) – 15:05 2–2 2–3 19:00 – Kim W. (SH) J. Harding (A. White) (PP2) – 19:23 3–3 L. Webster (T. Powell) (PP) – 24:43 4–3 4–4 32:29 – Lee Y. (Lee D.) 4–5 44:05 – Park W. (Lee Y., Kim D.) 4–6 55:47 – Kim K. (Park W.) 4–7 57:18 – Kim G. (Kim S., Sin S.) 4–8 59:58 – Kim S. (Kim G., Sin S.)
	8 min	Penalties	18 min
	28	Shots	39

15 April 2012 16:30

Romania

1–4 (0–0, 1–3, 0–1)

Netherlands

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 250

Game reference
	Adrian Cornea-Catrinoi	Goalies	Ian Meierdres	Referee: Pavel Hodek Linesmen: Andrew Dalton Raivis Jucers
	R. Gliga (T. Becze) – 27:53 1–0 1–1 34:21 – I. van den Heuvel (L. van Sloun) (PP2) 1–2 35:23 – D. Hagemeijer (J. van Oorschot, B. Willemse) (PP) 1–3 38:31 – D. Hagemeijer (K. Bruijsten, N. de Jong) 1–4 56:55 – M. Kars (L. Houkes, L. van Slound)
	14 min	Penalties	14 min
	24	Shots	25

15 April 2012 20:00

Lithuania

0–9 (0–2, 0–4, 0–3)

Poland

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 3,000

Game reference
	Nerijus Dauksevicius	Goalies	Przemyslaw Odrobny	Referee: Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Jani Pesonen Trpimir Piragic
	0–1 10:11 – P. Sarnik (T. Malasinski, P. Wajda) (PP) 0–2 11:55 – K. Dziubinski (J. Witecki, T. Malasinski) 0–3 20:31 – L. Laszkiewicz (D. Slabon, P. Sarnik) 0–4 24:42 – M. Kolusz (K. Zapala) 0–5 33:15 – M. Csorich (G. Pasiut, J. Rzeszutko) 0–6 39:13 – M. Lopuski (M. Kolusz, P. Dronia) 0–7 46:44 – G. Pasiut 0–8 47:27 – K. Dziubinski (M. Csorich, P. Wajda) 0–9 55:53 – P. Dawel (D. Kapica) (PP2)
	14 min	Penalties	4 min
	9	Shots	41

16 April 2012 13:00

Netherlands

6–2 (1–1, 3–1, 2–0)

Australia

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 150

Game reference
	Ian Meierdres	Goalies	Olivier Martin	Referee: Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Trpimir Piragic Mariusz Smura
	0–1 00:37 – N. Walker K. Bruijsten (M. Bruijsten) – 18:04 1–1 M. Dalhuisen (M. Postma, A. Demelinne) – 26:56 2–1 M. Kars (L. van Sloun) (PP) – 28:29 3–1 M. Postma (M. Kars, L. Houkes) (PP) – 34:28 4–1 4–2 37:53 – L. Webster (J. Hughes) D. Hagemeijer (M. Dalhuisen) (PP) – 47:57 5–2 K. Bruijsten (D. Hagemeijer, J. van Oorschot) (PP) – 51:45 6–2
	8 min	Penalties	71 min
	49	Shots	22

16 April 2012 16:30

South Korea

3–0 (3–0, 0–0, 0–0)

Lithuania

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 100

Game reference
	Eum Hyun-seung Park Sung-je	Goalies	Mantas Armalis	Referee: Matt Kirk Linesmen: Kenji Kosaka Tomas Orolin
	Kim G. (Sin S., Kim S.) – 12:52 1–0 Kim W. (Kim Y., Lee Y.) – 17:23 2–0 Park W. (Kim K.) – 19:47 3–0
	10 min	Penalties	14 min
	40	Shots	13

16 April 2012 20:00

Poland

10–0 (3–0, 3–0, 4–0)

Romania

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 1,500

Game reference
	Przemyslaw Odrobny	Goalies	Gellert Ruczuj Adrian Catrinoi Cornea	Referee: Stephan Bauer Linesmen: Andrew Dalton Jani Pesonen
	M. Lopuski (K. Zalapa, M. Kolusz) – 01:07 1–0 K. Zalapa (M. Kolusz, P. Dronia) – 16:15 2–0 D. Slabon (L. Lasziewicz, A. Borzecki) (PP) – 19:49 3–0 M. Lopuski (A. Borzecki, M. Kolusz) (PP) – 26:40 4–0 L. Lasziewicz (A. Borzecki, D. Slabon) – 32:17 5–0 D. Slabon (L. Lasziewicz, P. Wajda) (PP) – 38:59 6–0 J. Rzeszutko (G. Pasiut, A. Borzecki) – 47:01 7–0 L. Lasziewicz (D. Slabon) (PP) – 47:52 8–0 K. Dziubinski (M. Csorich, P. Wajda) – 52:55 9–0 K. Dziubinski (M. Kolusz, A. Borzecki) (PP) – 58:58 10–0
	12 min	Penalties	18 min
	42	Shots	19

18 April 2012 13:00

South Korea

6–1 (3–0, 1–0, 2–1)

Romania

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 150

Game reference
	Eum Hyun-seun	Goalies	Gellert Ruczuj Adrian Catrinoi Cornea	Referee: Stephan Bauer Linesmen: Raivis Jucers Tomas Orolin
	Lee Yo. (Kim W., Kim S.) (PP) – 11:16 1–0 Ahn H. (Jung B., Oh H.) – 13:04 2–0 Kim H. (Jung B., Ahn H.) – 16:02 3–0 Lee Yu. (Lee D.) (PP) – 29:21 4–0 Kim H. (Kim W.) (SH) – 45:34 5–0 Lee Yu. (Park W., Kim D.) – 55:38 6–0 6–1 59:56 – Z. Molnar (C. Virag, Z. Antal) (PP)
	16 min	Penalties	33 min
	29	Shots	22

18 April 2012 16:30

Australia

2–3 (0–2, 2–1, 0–0)

Lithuania

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 170

Game reference
	Anthony Kimlin	Goalies	Mantas Armalis	Referee: Pavel Hodek Linesmen: Jani Pesonen Trpimir Piragic
	0–1 04:49 – P. Rulevičius (D. Bogdziul) 0–2 08:52 – N. Ališauskas (D. Pliskauskas, M. Kieras) M. Schlamp (A. White) – 23:30 1–2 1–3 28:38 – N. Ališauskas (M. Kieras, D. Kulevičius) (PP) T. Graham (G. Oddy) (PP) – 39:59 2–3
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	29	Shots	33

18 April 2012 20:00

Poland

5–1 (2–0, 1–0, 2–1)

Netherlands

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 1,900

Game reference
	Przemyslaw Odrobny	Goalies	Ian Meierdres	Referee: Matt Kirk Linesmen: Andrew Dalton Kenji Kosaka
	L. Laszkiewicz (P. Sarnik, J. Gabrys) – 08:01 1–0 M. Kolusz (M. Lopuski, M. Rompkowski) – 08:18 2–0 M. Lopuski (SH) – 30:12 3–0 M. Kolusz (K. Zapala, J. Gabrys) (SH) – 48:08 4–0 4–1 53:41 – M. Dalhuisen (D. Hagemeijer, K. Bruijsten) (PP) J. Rzeszutko (J. Witecki, M. Urbanowcz) – 55:42 5–1
	16 min	Penalties	10 min
	37	Shots	19

19 April 2012 13:00

Lithuania

5–6 (3–1, 1–2, 1–3)

Romania

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 140

Game reference
	Mantas Armalis	Goalies	Adrian Catrinoi Cornea	Referee: Matt Kirk Linesmen: Kenji Kosaka Trpimir Piragic
	0–1 06:12 – A. Góga (Z. Molnár, C. Virág) N. Ališauskas (A. Bendzius) (PP) – 11:50 1–1 A. Bendzius (D. Pliskauskas, D. Kulevičius) – 12:51 2–1 M. Kieras (D. Pliskauskas, D. Bogdziul) – 17:23 3–1 3–2 25:57 – Y. Pysarenko (E. Moldovan, L. Zsók) (SH) 3–3 33:25 – O. Biro (S. Papp, I. Nagy) D. Pliskauskas (N. Ališauskas) – 39:41 4–3 D. Pliskauskas (A. Katulis) – 41:03 5–3 5–4 56:14 – E. Mihály (Z. Molnár, A. Góga) (PP) 5–5 56:28 – I. Nagy (E. Moldovan, O. Biro) 5–6 58:13 – I. Nagy (O. Biro, E. Moldovan)
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	33	Shots	42

19 April 2012 16:30

Netherlands

3–4 OT (1–2, 0–1, 2–0) (OT: 0–1)

South Korea

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 85

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	Ian Meierdres	Goalies	Eum Hyun-seung	Referee: Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Andrew Dalton Mariusz Smura
	M. Bruijsten (D. Hagemeijer, K. Bruijsten) (PP) – 05:09 1–0 1–1 13:48 – Lee Y. (Kim W.) (SH) 1–2 19:19 – Kim K. (Lee Y., Kim D.) 1–3 32:47 – Kim G. (Oh H.) A. Demelinne (J-J. Natte, M. Postma) (PP) – 43:30 2–3 A. Demelinne (M. Postma, I. van den Heuvel) (PP) – 51:03 3–3 3–4 63:39 – Kim W. (Sin S.)
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	29	Shots	36

19 April 2012 20:00

Poland

5–3 (1–0, 3–2, 1–1)

Australia

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 2,000

Game reference
	Kamil Kosowski	Goalies	Anthony Kimlin	Referee: Pavel Hodek Linesmen: Raivis Jucers Jani Pesonen
	J. Rzeszutko (M. Kolusz) – 14:33 1–0 1–1 20:27 – N. Walker J. Witecki (M. Urbanowicz) – 35:18 2–1 M. Kolusz (M. Csorich) – 37:49 3–1 P. Dronia (M. Urbanowicz) – 38:44 4–1 4–2 38:59 – S. Stephenson (G. Hyde) D. Slabon (L. Laszkiewicz) – 44:23 5–2 5–3 59:42 – T. Stephenson (J. Seymour)
	14 min	Penalties	14 min
	45	Shots	22

21 April 2012 13:00

Netherlands

7–1 (2–0, 1–1, 4–0)

Lithuania

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 70

Game reference
	Ian Meierdres	Goalies	Mantas Armalis	Referee: Pavel Hodek Linesmen: Raivis Jucers Mariusz Smura
	J-J. Natte (A. Demelinne) – 16:39 1–0 D. Hagemeijer (M. Bruijsten) – 18:23 2–0 2–1 27:22 – D. Bogdziul (P. Nauseda) (PP) A. Demelinne (M. Postma) – 32:22 3–1 D. Hagemeijer (M. Dalhuisen, K. Bruijsten) (PP) – 44:01 4–1 L. Houkes (M. Kars) – 44:59 5–1 M. Postma (M. Dalhuisen, B. Willemse) (PP) – 46:50 6–1 I. van den Heuvel (M. Kars) (SH) – 52:02 7–1
	16 min	Penalties	32 min
	34	Shots	31

21 April 2012 16:30

Romania

5–3 (2–2, 1–0, 2–1)

Australia

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 250

Game reference
	Adrian Catrinoi Cornea	Goalies	Anthony Kimlin	Referee: Stephan Bauer Linesmen: Kenji Kosaka Tomas Orolin
	S. Szőcs (A. Góga) – 01:54 1–0 1–1 09:25 – S. Stephenson (G. Oddy, M. Schlamp) S. Szőcs (L. Zsók, Z. Antal) – 13:32 2–1 2–2 18:35 – T. Stephenson (L. Webster, J. Harding) Y. Pysarenko (E. Mihály, A. Góga) – 38:22 3–2 L. Zsók (Z. Antal, S. Szőcs) – 51:25 4–2 4–3 51:45 – S. Stephenson (G. Oddy, M. Schlamp) A. Góga (C. Virág) – 52:00 5–3
	20 min	Penalties	6 min
	28	Shots	25

21 April 2012 20:00

South Korea

3–2 (1–2, 1–0, 1–0)

Poland

Krynica Ice Stadium, Krynica Attendance: 3,200

Game reference
	Eum Hyun-seung	Goalies	Przemyslaw Odrobny	Referee: Matt Kirk Linesmen: Andrew Dalton Jani Pesonen
	0–1 07:23 – J. Gabrys (L. Laszkiewicz) 0–2 13:08 – P. Sarnik (L. Laszkiewicz, P. Wajda) (PP) Kim W. (Kim H., Sin S.) – 17:42 1–2 Sin S. (Lee Y, Oh H.) – 25:52 2–2 Kim H. (Lee S., Kim W.) – 51:39 3–2
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	22	Shots	34

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/−
1	Marcin Kolusz	Poland	5	4	6	10	0	+8
2	Leszek Laszkiewicz	Poland	5	4	5	9	2	+3
3	Diederick Hagemeijer	Netherlands	5	5	3	8	6	–2
4	Kim Won-jung	South Korea	5	4	3	7	0	+6
5	Lee Yongjun	South Korea	5	3	3	6	2	+2
5	Damian Slabon	Poland	5	3	3	6	0	+3
7	Kevin Bruijsten	Netherlands	5	2	4	6	2	–2
7	Marco Postma	Netherlands	5	2	4	6	8	–1
9	Sin Sangwoo	South Korea	5	1	5	6	2	+8
10	Mikolaj Lopuski	Poland	5	4	1	5	2	+7

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Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos	Player	Country	MINS	GA	Sv%	GAA	SO
1	Przemyslaw Odrobny	Poland	239:10	4	94.20	1.00	2
2	Eum Hyunseung	South Korea	255:03	9	91.89	2.12	0
3	Ian Meierdres	Netherlands	303:39	13	91:33	2.57	0
4	Mantas Armalis	Lithuania	239:20	18	87.59	4.51	0
5	Anthony Kimlin	Australia	239:36	21	85.52	5.26	0

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Tournament awards

• Best players selected by the directorate:
  • Best Goalkeeper: Ian Meierdres
  • Best Defenseman: Adam Borzecki
  • Best Forward: Marcin Kolusz

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References

1. 2012 IIHF Championship Program
2. Group A summary
3. Group B summary
4. "Japan withdraws from events". IIHF.com. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-29.

External links

• Group A
• Group B