The 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. In 2012, a new format was introduced to the IIHF World Junior Championships, therefore Division I A and Division I B now represent the second and third tiers of the IIHF World Junior Championship. Division I was played in two groups of six teams each. In each group, the first-placed team was promoted to a higher level, while the last-placed team was relegated to a lower level. This year, for the first time, the winner of Group B was promoted to Group A and the winner of Group A was promoted to the next year's Top Division. Previously, the winners of both groups were promoted to the Top Division.
Division I A
The Division I A tournament was played in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, from 11 to 17 December 2011.
Participating teams
Final standings
Match results
All times are local. (Central European Time – UTC 1)
Statistics
Top 10 scorers
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
IIHF Best Players awards
- Goaltender: Mathias Niederberger
- Defenceman: Konrad Abeltshauser
- Forward: Sondre Olden
Division I A champions
Division I B
The Division I B tournament was played in Tychy, Poland, from 12 to 18 December 2011.
Participating teams
Final standings
Match results
All times are local. (Central European Time – UTC 1)
Statistics
Top 10 scorers
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
IIHF Best Players awards
- Goaltender: Pavel Poluektov
- Defenceman: Aziz Baazzi
- Forward: Borna Rendulic
Division I B champions
References
External links
- Official website of IIHF
