2012 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries |  Slovakia  Hungary | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) | 
| Dates | 11–17 April 2012 | 
| Teams | 12 | 
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.[1]
Participants
| Team | Qualification | 
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|  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 | 
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| 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 | 
Source: IIHF
Results
All times are local. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)
| 11 April 2012 12:00 | Japan  | 2–3 (0–0, 0–1, 2–2) |  Slovenia | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany | 
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| 11 April 2012 15:30 | France  | 1–6 (0–3, 0–2, 1–1) |  Norway | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany | 
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| 11 April 2012 19:00 | Italy  | 0–5 (0–1, 0–1, 0–3) |  Slovakia | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany | 
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| 12 April 2012 12:00 | Slovenia  | 2–4 (2–2, 0–2, 0–0) |  France | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany | 
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| 12 April 2012 15:30 | Norway  | 3–6 (1–1, 1–1, 1–4) |  Italy | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany | 
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| 12 April 2012 19:00 | Slovakia  | 4–1 (0–0, 3–1, 1–0) |  Japan | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany | 
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| 14 April 2012 12:00 | France  | 4–3 GWS (1–1, 0–2, 2–0) (0–0, 1–0) |  Italy | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany | 
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| 14 April 2012 15:30 | Norway  | 7–3 (5–0, 0–1, 2–2) |  Japan | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany | 
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| 14 April 2012 19:00 | Slovakia  | 8–2 (1–1, 2–1, 5–0) |  Slovenia | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany | 
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| 15 April 2012 12:00 | Italy  | 5–4 OT (1–2, 2–0, 1–2) (1–0) |  Japan | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany | 
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| 15 April 2012 15:30 | Slovenia  | 1–4 (1–1, 0–1, 0–2) |  Norway | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany | 
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| 15 April 2012 19:00 | Slovakia  | 4–1 (1–1, 1–0, 2–0) |  France | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany | 
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| 17 April 2012 11:30 | Japan  | 4–2 (1–1, 2–0, 1–1) |  France | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany | 
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| 17 April 2012 14:45 | Slovenia  | 4–3 GWS (0–2, 0–1, 3–0) (0–0, 1–0) |  Italy | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany | 
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| 17 April 2012 18:15 | Norway  | 2–9 (1–3, 1–2, 0–4) |  Slovakia | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany | 
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Division I B
The Division I B tournament was played in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, from 11 to 17 April 2012.[2]
Participants
| Team | Qualification | 
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|  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 | 
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| 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 | 
Source: IIHF
Results
All times are local. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)
| 11 April 2012 12:30 | Poland  | 0–7 (0–2, 0–4, 0–1) |  Belarus | Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall, Székesfehérvár | 
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| 11 April 2012 16:00 | Ukraine  | 4–5 OT (1–0, 1–3, 2–1) (0–1) |  Kazakhstan | Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall, Székesfehérvár | 
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| 11 April 2012 19:30 | Austria  | 5–4 GWS (1–1, 1–2, 2–1) (0–0, 1–0) |  Hungary | Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall, Székesfehérvár | 
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| 12 April 2012 12:30 | Kazakhstan  | 7–1 (4–1, 0–0, 3–0) |  Poland | Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall, Székesfehérvár | 
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| 12 April 2012 16:00 | Belarus  | 5–1 (2–0, 3–0, 0–1) |  Austria | Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall, Székesfehérvár | 
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| 12 April 2012 19:30 | Hungary  | 3–5 (0–2, 1–2, 2–1) |  Ukraine | Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall, Székesfehérvár | 
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| 14 April 2012 12:30 | Kazakhstan  | 7–4 (2–0, 3–0, 2–4) |  Austria | Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall, Székesfehérvár | 
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| 14 April 2012 16:00 | Ukraine  | 7–6 GWS (3–2, 2–2, 1–2) (0–0, 1–0) |  Poland | Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall, Székesfehérvár | 
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| 14 April 2012 19:30 | Belarus  | 3–2 (0–0, 0–2, 3–0) |  Hungary | Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall, Székesfehérvár | 
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| 15 April 2012 12:30 | Poland  | 2–6 (0–0, 2–1, 0–5) |  Austria | Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall, Székesfehérvár | 
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| 15 April 2012 16:00 | Belarus  | 7–1 (0–0, 2–0, 5–1) |  Ukraine | Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall, Székesfehérvár | 
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| 15 April 2012 19:30 | Hungary  | 1–3 (0–1, 0–1, 1–1) |  Kazakhstan | Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall, Székesfehérvár | 
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| 17 April 2012 12:30 | Austria  | 5–3 (0–1, 0–1, 5–1) |  Ukraine | Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall, Székesfehérvár | 
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| 17 April 2012 16:00 | Kazakhstan  | 5–6 (4–3, 0–3, 1–0) |  Belarus | Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall, Székesfehérvár | 
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| 17 April 2012 19:30 | Hungary  | 3–4 GWS (1–2, 1–1, 1–0) (0–0, 0–1) |  Poland | Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall, Székesfehérvár | 
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