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.

Participants

Group A

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

Group B

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

Group A tournament

Standings

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

Fixtures

All times local.

April 17, 2005 13:00Great Britain0 – 2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1)PolandFőnix Hall Attendance: 300
Stephen MurphyGoaliesRafał RadziszewskiReferees: France Frédéric Bachelet Slovakia Peter Ország
0 – 130:43 - Płachta (Laszkiewicz) (PP)0 – 259:44 - Garbocz
0 – 130:43 - Płachta (Laszkiewicz) (PP)
0 – 259:44 - Garbocz
20 minPenalties12 min
26Shots41
April 17, 2005 16:30China1 – 8 (0–2, 1–4, 0–2)JapanFonix Hall Attendance: 300
Zeng GuangGoaliesNaoya KikuchiReferees: France Frédéric Bachelet Canada 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 – 61 – 749:02 - Fujita (Sato) (SH)1 – 849:51 - Iwata (Okuyama)
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 20:00Hungary2 – 2 (2–1, 0–1, 0–0)NorwayFonix Hall Attendance: 4500
Levente SzuperGoaliesPål GrotnesReferees: Slovakia Peter Ország Russia Anatoli Zakharov
3:43 - Erdősi (Csibi)1 – 01 – 14:41 - Knold (Bastiansen, Ask)17:35 - Ocskay (Svasznek) (PP)2 – 12 – 222:59 - Ask (Bastiansen, Grotnes)
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 13:00Poland9 – 3 (2–1, 5–2, 2–0)ChinaFonix Hall
Arkadiusz SobeckiGoaliesYu YangReferees: Russia Anatoli Zakharov France Frédéric Bachelet
0 – 18:29 - Li (Zhang)11:08 - Dołęga (Różański, Płachta)1 – 117:03 - Sarnik (Ślusarczyk, Słaboń)2 – 122:54 - Różański (Płachta, Gonera)3 – 124:45 - Sokół (Gabryś, Piotrowski) (PP)4 – 14 – 226:45 - Yang (Wang, Du) (PP)29:59 - Jaros (Bagiński, Dulęba)5 – 25 – 331:31 - Wang (Du)35:01 - Różański (PP)6 – 337:07 - Laskiewicz (Gonera, Płachta)7 – 341:09 - Sarnik (Śmiełowski, Ślusarczyk)8 – 345:26 - Garbocz (Laszkiewicz, Gonera) (PP)9 – 3
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 16:30Norway8 – 3 (4–1, 2–1, 2–1)Great BritainFonix Hall Attendance: 300
Pål GrotnesGoaliesStephen Murphy Joe WatkinsReferees: Russia Anatoli Zakharov Canada Guy Pellerin
9:25 - Ask (Spets)1 – 09:59 - Hansen (Trygg, Spets)2 – 02 – 116:36 - Myers (Tait, Clarke) (PP)17:10 - Marthinsen (Ask, Bastiansen)3 – 118:04 - Vikingstad (Trygg, Olsen)4 – 122:38 - Skasdammen (Bastiansen, Knold)5 – 124:54 - Knold (Trygg) (PP)6 – 16 – 235:17 - Weaver (Tait, Clarke) (PP)46:53 - Vikingstad (Olsen, Thoresen) (PP)7 – 27 – 351:59 - Ellis (Clarke) (PP)57:33 - Hallem (Trygg, Hansen)8 – 3
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 20:00Japan0 – 3 (0–1, 0–1, 0–1)HungaryFonix Hall Attendance: 3000
Naoya KikuchiGoaliesLevente SzuperReferees: Canada Guy Pellerin Slovakia Peter Ország
0 – 118:59 - Szélig (Ladányi) (PP)0 – 237:25 - Ladányi (Peterdi)0 – 357:07 - Ocskay (Palkovics)
0 – 118:59 - Szélig (Ladányi) (PP)
0 – 237:25 - Ladányi (Peterdi)
0 – 357:07 - Ocskay (Palkovics)
18 minPenalties18 min
33Shots24
April 20, 2005 13:00Japan5 – 3 (0–0, 2–1, 3–2)Great BritainFonix Hall Attendance: 500
Naoya KikuchiGoaliesStephen MurphyReferees: Slovakia Peter Ország France Frédéric Bachelet
22:59 - Keller (Suzuki, Kobori) (PP)1 – 01 – 128:22 - Shields (Clarke, Ellis) (PP)30:02 - Osawa (Kon)2 – 12 – 243:24 - Tait2 – 351:50 - Shields (Ellis) (PP)57:34 - Sato (Miyauchi)3 – 359:00 - Kon (Nishiwaki, Suzuki)4 – 359:50 - Saito (Iwata)5 – 3
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 16:30Norway3 – 2 (1–0, 0–1, 2–1)PolandFonix Hall
April 20, 2005 20:00China0 – 9 (0–2, 0–4, 0–3)HungaryFonix Hall
April 22, 2005 13:00Norway25 – 1 (6–0, 9–1, 10–0)ChinaFonix Hall
April 22, 2005 16:30Poland2 – 1 (1–0, 1–0, 0–1)JapanFonix Hall
April 22, 2005 20:00Hungary0 – 3 (0–0, 0–1, 0–2)Great BritainFonix Hall
April 23, 2005 13:00Japan0 – 5 (0–1, 0–2, 0–2)NorwayFonix Hall
April 23, 2005 16:30Great Britain10 – 0 (0–0, 6–0, 4–0)ChinaFonix Hall
April 23, 2005 20:00Poland1 – 1 (0–1, 1–0, 0–0)HungaryFonix Hall

Scoring leaders

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

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

PlayerMIPSOGGAGAASVS%SO
Poland Rafał Radziszewski238:4911451.2695.611
United Kingdom Stephen Murphy247:5415871.6995.572
Hungary Levente Szuper179:2510251.6795.101
Norway Pål Grotnes299:559181.6091.211
Japan Naoya Kikuchi237:468692.2789.530

Group B tournament

Standings

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

Fixtures

All times local.

April 17, 2005 13:00Estonia0 – 2 (0–1, 0–1, 0–0)ItalyIce Sport Centre
April 17, 2005 16:30Romania3 – 6 (2–0, 1–3, 0–3)NetherlandsIce Sport Centre
April 17, 2005 20:00Lithuania3 – 5 (2–4, 0–1, 1–0)FranceIce Sport Centre
April 18, 2005 13:00Italy7 – 0 (2–0, 2–0, 3–0)RomaniaIce Sport Centre
April 18, 2005 16:30France3 – 3 (0–2, 2–1, 1–0)EstoniaIce Sport Centre
April 18, 2005 20:00Netherlands3 – 3 (1–0, 1–3, 1–0)LithuaniaIce Sport Centre
April 20, 2005 13:00Lithuania4 – 4 (1–2, 2–2, 1–0)EstoniaIce Sport Centre
April 20, 2005 16:30France6 – 1 (1–0, 3–1, 2–0)RomaniaIce Sport Centre
April 20, 2005 20:00Italy1 – 1 (0–0, 1–1, 0–0)NetherlandsIce Sport Centre
April 22, 2005 13:00Italy5 – 1 (0–0, 5–1, 0–0)LithuaniaIce Sport Centre
April 22, 2005 16:30Estonia6 – 3 (3–0, 1–3, 2–0)RomaniaIce Sport Centre
April 22, 2005 20:00Netherlands0 – 1 (0–0, 0–0, 0–1)FranceIce Sport Centre
April 23, 2005 13:00Romania0 – 5 (0–1, 0–3, 0–1)LithuaniaIce Sport Centre
April 23, 2005 16:30France1 – 2 (0–2, 1–0, 0–0)ItalyIce Sport Centre
April 23, 2005 20:00Netherlands3 – 3 (2–2, 0–0, 1–1)EstoniaIce Sport Centre

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
Estonia Eduard Valiulin5246+42F
Italy Dino Felicetti5156+26F
Lithuania Darius Lelenas5505+16F
Italy Roland Ramoser5325+12F
Netherlands David Livingston5325+14F
Lithuania Darius Pliskauskas5235+10F
France François Rozenthal5235–12F
Italy Mario Chitarroni5145+312F
Estonia Lauri Lehesalu505502D
Estonia 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.

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