The 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I consisted of two tiered groups of six teams each: the second-tier Division I A and the third-tier Division I B. For each tier's tournament, the team which placed first was promoted to the next highest division, while the team which placed last was relegated to a lower division.
To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player couldn't be born earlier than 2000.
Division I A
The Division I A tournament was played in Minsk, Belarus, from 9 to 15 December 2019.
Participants
Match officials
Four referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees
Michał Baca
Andrea Moschen
Alexey Roshchyn
Marcus Wannerstedt
Linesmen
Pavel Badyl
Nicola Basso
Thomas Caillot
Dario Fuchs
Lukáš Kacej
Mikita Paliakou
Toivo Tilku
Standings
Results
All times are local (UTC+3).
Statistics
Top 10 scorers
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com
Best Players Selected by the Directorate
Goaltender: Jānis Voris
Defenceman: Ilya Solovyov
Forward: Benjamin Baumgartner
Source: IIHF.com
Division I B
The Division I B tournament was played in Kyiv, Ukraine, from 12 to 18 December 2019.
Participants
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees
Miha Bulovec
Richard Magnusson
Andrew Miller
Rasmus Toppel
Linesmen
Roman Kaderli
Ilya Khohlov
Ilia Kisil
Artem Korepanov
Andreas Weise Krøyer
Patrick Laguzov
Nazar Slezov
Standings
Results
All times are local (UTC+2).
Statistics
Top 10 scorers
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com