2005 IIHF World Championship Division I

The 2005 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 17 to April 23, 2005. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Debrecen, Hungary. Group B's games were played in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Norway and Italy finished atop of Group A and Group B respectively, gaining promotion to the Championship Division for 2006. While China finished last in Group A and Romania last in Group B and were relegated to Division II for 2006.[1][2]

2005 IIHF World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Hungary
 Netherlands
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
DatesApril 17 - April 23
Teams12 (two groups of 6)
← 2004
2006 →

Participants

Group A

Team2004 Result
 JapanPlaced third in the relegation round of the Championship division and was relegated in 2004[3]
 NorwayPlaced second in Division I Group A in 2004[4]
 PolandPlaced third in Division I Group B in 2004[5]
 HungaryPlaced fourth in Division I Group A in 2004[4]
 Great BritainPlaced fifth in Division I Group A in 2004[4]
 ChinaPlaced first in Division II Group A and was promoted in 2004[6]

Group B

Team2004 Result
 FrancePlaced fourth in the relegation round of the Championship division and was relegated in 2004[3]
 ItalyPlaced second in Division I Group B in 2004[5]
 NetherlandsPlaced third in Division I Group A in 2004[4]
 EstoniaPlaced fourth in Division I Group B in 2004[5]
 RomaniaPlaced fifth in Division I Group B in 2004[5]
 LithuaniaPlaced first in Division II Group B and was promoted in 2004[7]

Group A tournament

Standings

Promoted to the Championship division for 2006
Relegated to Division II for 2006
RkTeamGPWTLGFGAGDFPTS
1  Norway5410438359
2  Poland531116887
3  Hungary522115696
4  Japan5203141404
5  Great Britain5203191544
6  China5005561–560

Fixtures

All times local.

April 17, 2005
13:00
Great Britain  0 – 2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)
 PolandFőnix Hall
Attendance: 300
Game reference
Stephen MurphyGoaliesRafał RadziszewskiReferees:
Frédéric Bachelet
Peter Ország
0 – 130:43 - Płachta (Laszkiewicz) (PP)
0 – 259:44 - Garbocz
20 minPenalties12 min
26Shots41
April 17, 2005
16:30
China  1 – 8
(0–2, 1–4, 0–2)
 JapanFonix Hall
Attendance: 300
Game reference
Zeng GuangGoaliesNaoya KikuchiReferees:
Frédéric Bachelet
Guy Pellerin
0 – 11:30 - Nishiwaki (Kobori, Suzuki) (PP)
0 – 212:52 - Kawashima (Fujita, Iwata) (PP)
0 – 320:55 - Kon (Kobori, Suzuki) (PP)
0 – 423:31 - Nishiwaki (Kon, Kobori) (PP)
0 – 534:17 - Kon (Nishiwaki, Suzuki)
0 – 638:10 - Nishiwaki (Kobori, Kon) (PP)
39:05 - Du (Li)1 – 6
1 – 749:02 - Fujita (Sato) (SH)
1 – 849:51 - Iwata (Okuyama)
18 minPenalties14 min
18Shots57
April 17, 2005
20:00
Hungary  2 – 2
(2–1, 0–1, 0–0)
 NorwayFonix Hall
Attendance: 4500
Game reference
Levente SzuperGoaliesPål GrotnesReferees:
Peter Ország
Anatoli Zakharov
3:43 - Erdősi (Csibi)1 – 0
1 – 14:41 - Knold (Bastiansen, Ask)
17:35 - Ocskay (Svasznek) (PP)2 – 1
2 – 222:59 - Ask (Bastiansen, Grotnes)
20 minPenalties32 min
27Shots47
April 18, 2005
13:00
Poland  9 – 3
(2–1, 5–2, 2–0)
 ChinaFonix Hall
Game reference
Arkadiusz SobeckiGoaliesYu YangReferees:
Anatoli Zakharov
Frédéric Bachelet
0 – 18:29 - Li (Zhang)
11:08 - Dołęga (Różański, Płachta)1 – 1
17:03 - Sarnik (Ślusarczyk, Słaboń)2 – 1
22:54 - Różański (Płachta, Gonera)3 – 1
24:45 - Sokół (Gabryś, Piotrowski) (PP)4 – 1
4 – 226:45 - Yang (Wang, Du) (PP)
29:59 - Jaros (Bagiński, Dulęba)5 – 2
5 – 331:31 - Wang (Du)
35:01 - Różański (PP)6 – 3
37:07 - Laskiewicz (Gonera, Płachta)7 – 3
41:09 - Sarnik (Śmiełowski, Ślusarczyk)8 – 3
45:26 - Garbocz (Laszkiewicz, Gonera) (PP)9 – 3
10 minPenalties24 min
59Shots9
April 18, 2005
16:30
Norway  8 – 3
(4–1, 2–1, 2–1)
 Great BritainFonix Hall
Attendance: 300
Game reference
Pål GrotnesGoaliesStephen Murphy
Joe Watkins
Referees:
Anatoli Zakharov
Guy Pellerin
9:25 - Ask (Spets)1 – 0
9:59 - Hansen (Trygg, Spets)2 – 0
2 – 116:36 - Myers (Tait, Clarke) (PP)
17:10 - Marthinsen (Ask, Bastiansen)3 – 1
18:04 - Vikingstad (Trygg, Olsen)4 – 1
22:38 - Skasdammen (Bastiansen, Knold)5 – 1
24:54 - Knold (Trygg) (PP)6 – 1
6 – 235:17 - Weaver (Tait, Clarke) (PP)
46:53 - Vikingstad (Olsen, Thoresen) (PP)7 – 2
7 – 351:59 - Ellis (Clarke) (PP)
57:33 - Hallem (Trygg, Hansen)8 – 3
24 minPenalties28 min
44Shots16
April 18, 2005
20:00
Japan  0 – 3
(0–1, 0–1, 0–1)
 HungaryFonix Hall
Attendance: 3000
Game reference
Naoya KikuchiGoaliesLevente SzuperReferees:
Guy Pellerin
Peter Ország
0 – 118:59 - Szélig (Ladányi) (PP)
0 – 237:25 - Ladányi (Peterdi)
0 – 357:07 - Ocskay (Palkovics)
18 minPenalties18 min
33Shots24
April 20, 2005
13:00
Japan  5 – 3
(0–0, 2–1, 3–2)
 Great BritainFonix Hall
Attendance: 500
Game reference
Naoya KikuchiGoaliesStephen MurphyReferees:
Peter Ország
Frédéric Bachelet
22:59 - Keller (Suzuki, Kobori) (PP)1 – 0
1 – 128:22 - Shields (Clarke, Ellis) (PP)
30:02 - Osawa (Kon)2 – 1
2 – 243:24 - Tait
2 – 351:50 - Shields (Ellis) (PP)
57:34 - Sato (Miyauchi)3 – 3
59:00 - Kon (Nishiwaki, Suzuki)4 – 3
59:50 - Saito (Iwata)5 – 3
47 minPenalties28 min
40Shots21
April 20, 2005
16:30
Norway  3 – 2
(1–0, 0–1, 2–1)
 PolandFonix Hall
April 20, 2005
20:00
China  0 – 9
(0–2, 0–4, 0–3)
 HungaryFonix Hall
April 22, 2005
13:00
Norway  25 – 1
(6–0, 9–1, 10–0)
 ChinaFonix Hall
April 22, 2005
16:30
Poland  2 – 1
(1–0, 1–0, 0–1)
 JapanFonix Hall
April 22, 2005
20:00
Hungary  0 – 3
(0–0, 0–1, 0–2)
 Great BritainFonix Hall
April 23, 2005
13:00
Japan  0 – 5
(0–1, 0–2, 0–2)
 NorwayFonix Hall
April 23, 2005
16:30
Great Britain  10 – 0
(0–0, 6–0, 4–0)
 ChinaFonix Hall
April 23, 2005
20:00
Poland  1 – 1
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0)
 HungaryFonix Hall

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.[8]

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
Morten Ask56612+1118F
Anders Bastiansen55510+120F
Lars Erik Spets5459+512F
Marius Trygg5538+52F
Patrick Thoresen5448+42F
Tore Vikingstad5448+72F
David Clarke5268–24F
Martin Knold5437+84D
Jacek Płachta5437+46F
Leszek Laszkiewicz5347+44F

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.[9]

PlayerMIPSOGGAGAASVS%SO
Rafał Radziszewski238:4911451.2695.611
Stephen Murphy247:5415871.6995.572
Levente Szuper179:2510251.6795.101
Pål Grotnes299:559181.6091.211
Naoya Kikuchi237:468692.2789.530

Group B tournament

Standings

Promoted to the Championship division for 2006
Relegated to Division II for 2006
RkTeamGPWTLGFGAGDFPTS
1  Italy5410173149
2  France531116977
3  Netherlands5131131125
4  Estonia5131161515
5  Lithuania51221617–14
6  Romania5005730–230

Fixtures

All times local.

April 17, 2005
13:00
Estonia  0 – 2
(0–1, 0–1, 0–0)
 ItalyIce Sport Centre
April 17, 2005
16:30
Romania  3 – 6
(2–0, 1–3, 0–3)
 NetherlandsIce Sport Centre
April 17, 2005
20:00
Lithuania  3 – 5
(2–4, 0–1, 1–0)
 FranceIce Sport Centre
April 18, 2005
13:00
Italy  7 – 0
(2–0, 2–0, 3–0)
 RomaniaIce Sport Centre
April 18, 2005
16:30
France  3 – 3
(0–2, 2–1, 1–0)
 EstoniaIce Sport Centre
April 18, 2005
20:00
Netherlands  3 – 3
(1–0, 1–3, 1–0)
 LithuaniaIce Sport Centre
April 20, 2005
13:00
Lithuania  4 – 4
(1–2, 2–2, 1–0)
 EstoniaIce Sport Centre
April 20, 2005
16:30
France  6 – 1
(1–0, 3–1, 2–0)
 RomaniaIce Sport Centre
April 20, 2005
20:00
Italy  1 – 1
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
 NetherlandsIce Sport Centre
April 22, 2005
13:00
Italy  5 – 1
(0–0, 5–1, 0–0)
 LithuaniaIce Sport Centre
April 22, 2005
16:30
Estonia  6 – 3
(3–0, 1–3, 2–0)
 RomaniaIce Sport Centre
April 22, 2005
20:00
Netherlands  0 – 1
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
 FranceIce Sport Centre
April 23, 2005
13:00
Romania  0 – 5
(0–1, 0–3, 0–1)
 LithuaniaIce Sport Centre
April 23, 2005
16:30
France  1 – 2
(0–2, 1–0, 0–0)
 ItalyIce Sport Centre
April 23, 2005
20:00
Netherlands  3 – 3
(2–2, 0–0, 1–1)
 EstoniaIce Sport Centre

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.[10]

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
Eduard Valiulin5246+42F
Dino Felicetti5156+26F
Darius Lelenas5505+16F
Roland Ramoser5325+12F
David Livingston5325+14F
Darius Pliskauskas5235+10F
François Rozenthal5235–12F
Mario Chitarroni5145+312F
Lauri Lehesalu505502D
Maksim Ivanov5404+24F

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.[11]

PlayerMIPSOGGAGAASVS%SO
Jason Muzzatti240:008230.7596.341
Phil Groeneveld298:18187112.2194.120
Fabrice Lhenry298:4911191.8191.891
Andrei Šestakov152:287462.3691.891
Aleksei Terentjev146:508593.6889.410

References