The IIHF Council has voted that no team will be relegated from the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship.
The 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship will be played with 11 teams with the aim of going back to 10 teams for the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship.
(26 Dec 2021)
Austria lost the first game of the U20 World Championship Division I Group A to the host Belarus in Chizhovka Arena, Minsk.
But then followed wina against Norway, Denmark, Latvia and Slovenia and that was enough to promote to the highest U20 level.
(15 Dec 2019)
The U20 World Championship Division I Group A started today in Asiago. The winners on the opening day were Belarus, Latvia and Norway.
(15 Dec 2014)
SHC Fassa coach Erwin Kostner was appointed as new coach of Italy U20, replacing Robert Ghizzali, resigned for personal reasons. After being promoted last year, Italy will play WJC U20 Division Ia at home, in Asiago, 14 to 20 December 2014 against Norway, Latvia, Belarus, Austria and Slovenia.
(19 Aug 2014)
Piotr Sarnik, who retired as active player after the last season, was named the new assistant coach of the Polish U20 team. He will work along with Marek Batkiewicz and head coach Andrei Parfyonov. Poland U20 will have its training camp in Opole from August 5 to 21 before partecipating in the Alexei Cherepanov Memorial in Elektrenai, Lithuania. During the camp, Poland will play four exhibition games.
(27 Jul 2013)
Germany are promoted to the 2013 World Juniors in Ufa after a 5-3 win against Norway in the decisive game.
Norway had a 3-2 lead with five minutes remaining but the Germans scored three late goals.
(17 Dec 2011)