What does WC D1A stand for?

WC D1A stands for World Championship Division I Group A.

How many teams play in the WC D1A?

The WC D1A currently consists of 6 teams.

Who won the most recent WC D1A championship?

Kazakhstan won the most recent WC D1A championship in 2026.

World Championship Division I Group A WC D1A 2023-2024

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2023-2024

2023-2024 Season

Hungary finished first in the 2023-24 WC D1A standings with 11 points. Slovenia (9 points) and Italy (9 points) followed.

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2023-2024 WC D1A Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Hungary	5	3	-	1	1	0	15	8	7	11	2.20	Promoted
2.	Slovenia	5	3	-	2	0	0	14	8	6	9	1.80	Promoted
3.	Italy	5	2	-	1	1	1	20	10	10	9	1.80	-
4.	Romania	5	3	-	2	0	0	11	17	-6	9	1.80	-
5.	Japan	5	1	-	3	0	1	11	17	-6	4	0.80	-
6.	South Korea	5	1	-	4	0	0	12	23	-11	3	0.60	Relegated

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2023-2024 WC D1A Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	János Hári (F)	5	3	3	6	2
2.	Sang Hoon Shin (F)	5	4	1	5	6
3.	Sota Isogai (F)	5	3	2	5	0
4.	Anthony Salinitri (F)	5	3	2	5	0
5.	Daniel Frank (F)	5	3	2	5	2

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2023-2024 WC D1A Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Gasper Kroselj (G)	4	1.01	.960
2.	Bence Bálizs (G)	5	1.58	.950
3.	Andreas Bernard (G)	1	1.00	.950
4.	Yutaka Fukufuji (G)	1	3.00	.935
5.	Zoltán Töke (G)	4	2.75	.925

2023-2024 WC D1A Demographics

WC D1A Games

date	home	visiting	score
05/08/2026 05:30 PM UTC	Poland	Lithuania	1 - 2 (OT 61:43)
05/08/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Ukraine	Japan	3 - 1
05/08/2026 10:30 AM UTC	Kazakhstan	France	2 - 1 (SO)
05/07/2026 05:30 PM UTC	Japan	Poland	2 - 4
05/07/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Ukraine	Kazakhstan	4 - 5 (SO)

WC D1A Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Hungary	22	298	6'1"	194 lbs	26.45
2.	Italy	22	245	6'1"	194 lbs	28.86
3.	Japan	22	185	5'10"	179 lbs	28.55
4.	Romania	22	194	5'11"	181 lbs	28.86
5.	Slovenia	22	235	6'0"	192 lbs	27.05
6.	South Korea	22	336	5'11"	181 lbs	27.18

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Artur Gatiyatov (F)	2026-2027	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	Kazakhstan	20	4	22	26	12
2.	Yevgeni Rymarev (F)	2026-2027	HK Almaty	Kazakhstan	18	12	13	25	2
3.	Dominik Pas (F)	2026-2027	GKS Tychy	PHL	11	4	20	24	0
4.	Dmitri Grents (F)	2026-2027	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	Kazakhstan	21	4	19	23	8
5.	Alan Lyszczarczyk (F)	2026-2027	GKS Tychy	PHL	11	7	15	22	4
6.	Luke Ferrara (F)	2026-2027	Peterborough Phantoms	NIHL	9	9	10	19	0
7.	Liam Kirk (F)	2026-2027	Eisbären Berlin	DEL	10	7	12	19	0
8.	Alexander Peresunko (F)	2026-2027	Zaglebie Sosnowiec	PHL	11	10	8	18	6
9.	Chikara Hanzawa (F)	2026-2027	KH Torun	PHL	11	9	9	18	8
10.	Eduard Mikhailov (D)	2026-2027	Saryarka Karaganda	Kazakhstan	21	2	16	18	6

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Regular Season

WC D1A All-Time Points

WC D1A All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Sang Wook Kim (F)	39	7	25	32
2.	János Hári (F)	43	10	21	31
3.	Ki Sung Kim (F)	34	15	13	28
4.	Robert Dowd (F)	25	14	13	27
5.	Jan Urbas (F)	19	10	16	26

WC D1A All-Time Goals

WC D1A All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Sang Hoon Shin (F)	38	19	6	25
2.	Roman Starchenko (F)	25	17	8	25
3.	Ki Sung Kim (F)	34	15	13	28
4.	Robert Dowd (F)	25	14	13	27
5.	István Sofron (F)	35	14	8	22

WC D1A All-Time Assists

WC D1A All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Sang Wook Kim (F)	39	7	25	32
2.	János Hári (F)	43	10	21	31
3.	Jan Urbas (F)	19	10	16	26
4.	Ki Sung Kim (F)	34	15	13	28
5.	Robert Dowd (F)	25	14	13	27

WC D1A All-Time Penalty Min.

WC D1A All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	István Sofron (F)	35	14	22	61
2.	Michael Swift (F)	15	7	12	47
3.	Krystian Dziubinski (F)	30	7	17	43
4.	János Hári (F)	43	10	31	41
5.	Makoto Kawashima (D)	10	2	2	37

WC D1A All-Time Games Played

WC D1A All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	János Hári (F)	43	10	21	31
2.	Sang Wook Kim (F)	39	7	25	32
3.	Don Ku Lee (D)	39	3	11	14
4.	Sang Hoon Shin (F)	38	19	6	25
5.	Bálint Magosi (F)	37	3	5	8

WC D1A All-Time Points Per Game

WC D1A All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Nigel Dawes (F)	5	5	9	1.80
2.	Gerhard Unterluggauer (D)	2	3	3	1.50
3.	Mikael Frycklund (F)	2	0	3	1.50
4.	Daniel Tedesco (F)	10	5	14	1.40
5.	Manuel Latusa (F)	5	5	7	1.40

WC D1A All-Time Points Per Season

WC D1A All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Krystian Dziubinski (F)	2022-2023	WC D1A	5	6	5	11	2.20	0
2.	Liam Kirk (F)	2022-2023	WC D1A	5	3	7	10	2.00	0
3.	Thomas Koch (F)	2013-2014	WC D1A	5	0	10	10	2.00	4
4.	Brian Lebler (F)	2013-2014	WC D1A	5	6	3	9	1.80	0
5.	Nigel Dawes (F)	2016-2017	WC D1A	5	5	4	9	1.80	0

WC D1A All-Time Goals Per Season

WC D1A All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Krystian Dziubinski (F)	2022-2023	WC D1A	5	6	5	11	2.20	0
2.	Brian Lebler (F)	2013-2014	WC D1A	5	6	3	9	1.80	0
3.	Viktor Zakharov (F)	2024-2025	WC D1A	5	6	2	8	1.60	0
4.	Roman Starchenko (F)	2017-2018	WC D1A	5	6	2	8	1.60	4
5.	Sang Hoon Shin (F)	2018-2019	WC D1A	5	6	0	6	1.20	8

WC D1A All-Time Assists Per Season

WC D1A All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Thomas Koch (F)	2013-2014	WC D1A	5	0	10	10	2.00	4
2.	Liam Kirk (F)	2022-2023	WC D1A	5	3	7	10	2.00	0
3.	Grzegorz Pasiut (F)	2022-2023	WC D1A	5	2	7	9	1.80	2
4.	Jan Urbas (F)	2021-2022	WC D1A	4	0	7	7	1.75	0
5.	Andrei Deniskin (F)	2024-2025	WC D1A	5	3	6	9	1.80	6

WC D1A All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

WC D1A All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Corey Neilson (D)	2011-2012	WC D1A	5	1	2	3	0.60	31
2.	Krystian Dziubinski (F)	2017-2018	WC D1A	5	0	2	2	0.40	31
3.	István Sofron (F)	2023-2024	WC D1A	4	2	1	3	0.75	29
4.	Michael Swift (F)	2013-2014	WC D1A	5	1	2	3	0.60	29
5.	Tommaso Traversa (F)	2022-2023	WC D1A	5	0	2	2	0.40	29