2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships - Division I

Division I

Division I was contested from April 11 to April 17, 2009. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Vilnius, Lithuania. Group B's games were played in Toruń, Poland. Kazakhstan and Italy finished atop of Group A and Group B respectively, gaining promotion to the 2010 Championship division. While Australia finished last in Group A and Romania last in Group B and were relegated to Division II for 2010.

Final standings

Group A

  1. Kazakhstan — promoted to Championship pool for 2010
  2. Slovenia
  3. Japan
  4. Lithuania
  5. Croatia
  6. Australia — relegated to Division II for 2010

Group B

  1. Italy — promoted to Championship pool for 2010
  2. Ukraine
  3. Great Britain
  4. Poland
  5. Netherlands
  6. Romania — relegated to Division II for 2010

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