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2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
Tournament details
Host countries  Slovenia
 Poland
Dates 3–9 April 2005
2–8 April 2005
Teams 12
2004
2006
Promoted to the Championship Division for 2006
Relegated to Division II for 2006
Promoted to the Championship Division for 2006
Relegated to Division II for 2006

The 2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I were a pair of international under-18 ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I tournaments made up the second level of competition at the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament took place between 3 April and 9 April 2005 in Maribor, Slovenia and the Group B tournament took place between 2 April and 8 April 2005 in Sosnowiec, Poland. Belarus and Norway won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Great Britain finished last in Group A and Italy last in Group B and were both relegated to Division II for 2006.

The Group A tournament began on 3 April 2005 in Maribor, Slovenia.Austria, France, Kazakhstan, and Slovenia all returned to compete in this years Division I tournament after missing promotion to the Championship Division at the previous years World Championships.Great Britain gained promotion to Division I after finishing first in last years Division II Group B tournament and Belarus was relegated from the Championship Division after failing to survive the relegation round at the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championship.


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