2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I
The 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I was played in two groups of six teams each. In each group the first-placed team is promoted to a higher level, while the last-placed team is relegated to a lower level. This year, for the first time, the winner of Group B is promoted to Group A and the winner of Group A is 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.Participants
Final standings
| Promoted to the 2013 Top Division | Relegated to the 2013 Division I B |
Results
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Top 10 scorers
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
| 1 | Yan Shelepnyov | 284:21 | 8 | 92.73 | 1.69 | 0 | |
| 2 | Mathias Niederberger | 260:00 | 7 | 92.13 | 1.62 | 0 | |
| 3 | Luka Gračnar | 269:45 | 11 | 91.47 | 2.45 | 0 | |
| 4 | Lars Volden | 300:00 | 13 | 91.10 | 2.60 | 0 | |
| 5 | Declan Ryan | 192:15 | 22 | 82.95 | 6.87 | 0 |
IIHF Best Players awards
- Goaltender: Mathias Niederberger
- Defenceman: Konrad Abeltshauser
- Forward: Sondre Olden
| Konrad Abeltshauser, David Elsner, Richard Gelke, Henry Haase, Jimmy Hertel, Mirko Höfflin, Bernhard Keil, Kilian Keller, Nicolas Krämmer, Stephan Kronthaler, Nickolas Latta, Corey Mapes, Thomas Merl, Mathias Niederberger, Marcel Noebels, Andreas Pauli, Leo Pföderl, Maximilian Renner, Tobias Rieder, Lukas Steinhauer, Thomas Supis, Sebastian Uvira, Pascal Zerressen Head Coach: Ernst Höfner |
Division I B
The Division I B tournament was played in Tychy, Poland, from 12 to 18 December 2011.Participants
Final standings
| Promoted to the 2013 Division I A | Relegated to the 2013 Division II A |
Results
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Top 10 scorers
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
| 1 | Julian Barrier-Heyligen | 240:00 | 3 | 96.34 | 0.75 | 1 | |
| 2 | Pavel Poluektov | 304:49 | 7 | 94.66 | 1.38 | 1 | |
| 3 | Massimo Quagliato | 304:29 | 9 | 93.28 | 1.77 | 1 | |
| 4 | Takuto Onoda | 178:23 | 8 | 91.67 | 2.69 | 0 | |
| 5 | Mariusz Ryszkaniec | 180:00 | 7 | 91.57 | 2.33 | 0 |
IIHF Best Players awards
- Goaltender: Pavel Poluektov
- Defenceman: Aziz Baazzi
- Forward: Borna Rendulic
Division I B Champion  France | Norbert Abramov, Jérémy Arès, Aziz Baazzi, Julien Barrier-Heyligen, Joris Bedin, Antoine Bonvalot, Mathieu Briand, Martin Charpentier, Florian Chakiachvili, Aurélien Dorey, Raphaël Faure, Romain Gutierrez, Maxime Joly, Nicolas Leclerc, Vincent Llorca, Yann Millet, Anthony Rech, Nicolas Ritz, Marius Serer, Dimitri Thillet, Nicolas Thos, Hugo Vinatier Head Coach: Lionel Charrier |