2005 IIHF World U20 Final Standings.

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2005 IIHF U20
1. Canada
2. Russia
3. Czech Republic
4. United States
5. Finland
6. Sweden
7. Slovakia
8. Switzerland
9. Germany (Relegated to Division I)
10. Belarus (Relegated to Division I)
11. Norway (Promoted to Pool A)
12. Latvia (Promoted to Pool A)
13. Kazakhstan
14. Slovenia
15. Denmark
16. Poland
17. Austria
18. France
19. Ukraine
20. Italy
21. Great Britain (Relegated to Division II)
22. Estonia (Relegated to Division II)
23. Hungary (Promoted to Division I)
24. Japan (Promoted to Division I)
25. Korea
26. Romania
27. Netherlands
28. Croatia
29. China
30. Spain
31. Australia
32. Serbia & Montenegro
33. Belgium (Relegated to Division III)
34. Lithuania (Relegated to Division III)
35. Mexico (Promoted to Division II)
36. New Zealand (Promoted to Division II)
37. Iceland
38. South Africa
39. Turkey
40. Bulgaria


Permitting the same 40 nations register U20 teams next year, the divisions will look like this...

Pool A
Canada
Russia
Czech Republic
United States
Finland
Sweden
Slovakia
Switzerland
Norway
Latvia

Division I
Germany
Belarus
Kazakhstan
Slovenia
Denmark
Poland
Austria
France
Ukraine
Italy
Hungary
Japan

Division II
Great Britain
Estonia
Korea
Romania
Netherlands
Croatia
China
Spain
Australia
Serbia & Montenegro
Mexico
New Zealand

Division III
Belgium
Lithuania
Iceland
South Africa
Turkey
Bulgaria

I do not know how the IIHF separates Divisions I and II into the groups, so if anybody knows, I would be happy to know as well.

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[Jazz]

More specifically:

2006 Elite Group.
Pool A

• Canada,
• USA,
• Finland,
• Switzerland,
• Norway

Pool B

• Russia,
• Czech Republic,
• Sweden,
• Slovakia,
• Latvia

2006 Div I, Group A

• Germany,
• Kazakhstan,
• Denmark,
• France,
• Ukraine, and
• Japan

2006 Div I, Group B

• Belarus,
• Slovenia,
• Austria,
• Poland,
• Italy, and
• Hungary

2006 Div II, Group A

• Britain,
• Romania,
• Netherlands,
• Spain,
• Australia, and
• New Zealand

2006 Div II, Group B

• Estonia,
• Korea,
• Croatia,
• China,
• Serbia & Montenegro, and
• Mexico

2006 Div III should comprise of

• Belgium,
• Lithuania,
• Iceland,
• South Africa,
• Turkey, and
• Bulgaria

 

[Jazz]

...I do not know how the IIHF separates Divisions I and II into the groups, so if anybody knows, I would be happy to know as well.

They split up Division I and II into 2 groups horizontally. Just like they split up the Elite level into 2 pools. Like this:

2006 Div I, Group A

• Germany - 9th rank from previous year (relegated),
• Kazakhstan - 14th rank,
• Denmark - 15th rank,
• France - 18th rank,
• Ukraine - 19th rank, and
• Japan - 24th rank (promoted)

2006 Div I, Group B

• Belarus - 10th rank from previous year (relegated), ,
• Slovenia - 13th rank,
• Austria - 16th rank,
• Poland - 17th rank,
• Italy - 20th rank, and
• Hungary - 23rd rank (promoted)

Something that has been just brought to my attention: The IIHF does reserve the right (for logistical reasons) to slightly tweak the make-up to make travel easier. To explain this, I'll re-group the rankings this way and use Div II as the example (the numbers in brackets are the previous year's (in this case 2005) rankings):

Division II
Group A................................Group B
Britian (21)..........................Estonia (22)
Romania (26).......................South Korea (25)
Netherlands (27)...................Croatia (28)
Spain (30)............................China (29)
Australia (31).......................Serbia & Mont. (32)
New Zealand (36).................Mexico (35)

These groups can be changed for logistical/hosting reasons. They are what the IIHF aim for, BUT the seeds can't be swapped (i.e. each group's first seed must be in separate groups, as must the 2nd, 3rd, etc.). However, there are reasons why the groups may need to be changed, especially at this lower level:

1. No one in one of the groups wants to be host. For example, if no one in Group A applies to be host, and 2 teams in Group B make a serious bid, then one the Group B teams can be swapped with it's equivalent in Group A.

2. Geography. If, New Zealand, for example, decided to host Div II Group A, then the IIHF would be free to decide to swap Korea and China into the same group to reduce the number of European teams having to make a 24 hour flight to get to the games. As an example, South Korea could swap with it's equivalent Romania, and China with Spain. Group A could be Britain, South Korea, The Netherlands, China, Australia, and New Zealand.

 

[fez]

2006 Div II, Group A

• Britain,
• Romania,
• Netherlands,
• Spain,
• Australia, and
• New Zealand

Ouch tough group, we're gonna get pwned.