WJC: 2025 WJC U20 Division I Group A

[Eye of Ra]

• 
  Austria
• 
  Denmark
• 
  France
• 
  Hungary
• 
  Norway – Relegated from Top Division
• 
  Slovenia – Promoted from Division I B

9 - 15
Dec 2024
In Slovenia

Who will get promoted and relegated?

Norway or Denmark are my bet for Promotion.
Relegated is most likely Hungary.

I think Denmark looks stronger than in a long time. Lots of players producing in J20 swedish leauge and top league in Denmark.

Hjalte Kruse Thomsen
Oscar Fisker Mølgaard
Albert Schioldan
Anton Linde
Sebastian Skovning
Daniel Olsson
Mads Kongsbak Klyvø
Oliver Green
Tristan Lee Juhl Petersen
Mikkel Skov
Oliver Dejbjerg Larsen
William Bundgaard
Mathias Kløve Mogensen
Tobias Ebener

Victor Schmidt Nielsen
Markus Jakobsen
Marius Kring Andersen
Jesper Bank Olesen
Viggo Damgaard
Frederick Amondsen
Jeppe Kramer
Oliver Nielsen

Kristers Steinbergs
Tobias Gjedved Vilykke

Slovenia has a good team too with Mai Crnkic, Mark Sever, Filip Sitar, Borna Kopac, Jan Golicic and Ozbej Rep.

Austria with Gregor Biber, Vasili Zelenov, Johannes Neumann and Ian Scherzer.

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[Fjorden]

• 
  Austria
• 
  Denmark
• 
  France
• 
  Hungary
• 
  Norway – Relegated from Top Division
• 
  Slovenia – Promoted from Division I B

9 - 15
Dec 2024
In Slovenia

Who will get promoted and relegated?

Norway or Denmark are my bet for Promotion.
Relegated is most likely Hungary.

I think Denmark looks stronger than in a long time. Lots of players producing in J20 swedish leauge and top league in Denmark.

Hjalte Kruse Thomsen
Oscar Fisker Mølgaard
Albert Schioldan
Anton Linde
Sebastian Skovning
Daniel Olsson
Mads Kongsbak Klyvø
Oliver Green
Tristan Lee Juhl Petersen
Mikkel Skov
Oliver Dejbjerg Larsen
William Bundgaard
Mathias Kløve Mogensen
Tobias Ebener

Victor Schmidt Nielsen
Markus Jakobsen
Marius Kring Andersen
Jesper Bank Olesen
Viggo Damgaard
Frederick Amondsen
Jeppe Kramer
Oliver Nielsen

Kristers Steinbergs
Tobias Gjedved Vilykke

Slovenia has a good team too with Mai Crnkic, Mark Sever, Filip Sitar, Borna Kopac, Jan Golicic and Ozbej Rep.

Austria with Gregor Biber, Vasili Zelenov, Johannes Neumann and Ian Scherzer.

The Danes have a good goalkeeper in HockeyAllsvenskan Krister Steinbergs that can be decisive for them, a great goalkeeper can win games for them.

I still think Norway has more depth on both the back spots, and on the forward spots and will dominate their games, and #1 round draft picks like Michael Brandsegg Nygård and Stian Solberg. But goalkeeping is likely a weakness on this Team Norway.

 

[carjackmalone]

Slovenia could surprise here

 

[Eye of Ra]

Slovenia could surprise here

Yeah, they have home advantage

 

[carjackmalone]

Slovenia definitely wins the award as best smallest hockey nation on earth only 400 registered players which includes Beer leaguers and youth players

 

[Pan]

Slovenia definitely wins the award as best smallest hockey nation on earth only 400 registered players which includes Beer leaguers and youth players

Welcome to international lower division hockey. There are many more amazing discoveries awaiting you.

 

[orebro77]

The Danes have a good goalkeeper in HockeyAllsvenskan Krister Steinbergs that can be decisive for them, a great goalkeeper can win games for them.

I still think Norway has more depth on both the back spots, and on the forward spots and will dominate their games, and #1 round draft picks like Michael Brandsegg Nygård and Stian Solberg. But goalkeeping is likely a weakness on this Team Norway.

I agree that Denmark and Norway have slightly advantage to advance, but will depend with which players they will come to Slovenia.

Austria has a good team too, as Rögle seems to be their home “club” in Sweden and gave also a lot players in Sweden. Also Slovenia can surprise, just don’t know why Borna Kopac never plays for them, as here in Sweden, he is among one of the skillest players with very high hockey sense. I would not write-off Hungary, but they look weakest here.

 

[SoundAndFury]

Also Slovenia can surprise, just don’t know why Borna Kopac never plays for them, as here in Sweden, he is among one of the skillest players with very high hockey sense.

You answered it yourself, he is still waiting for that call up to Swedish NT.

 

[orebro77]

You answered it yourself, he is still waiting for that call up to Swedish NT.

not sure what do you mean; checked on EP, he is Slovenian, unless I don’t know something.

 

[SoundAndFury]

not sure what do you mean; checked on EP, he is Slovenian, unless I don’t know something.

He is playing in Sweden for 6 years at least, surely he can simply apply for Swedish citizenship if there is a mutual interest. The only reason he wouldn't play for Slovenia is if he wants to preserve his eligibility. It's not rocket science.

 

[orebro77]

He is playing in Sweden for 6 years at least, surely he can simply apply for Swedish citizenship if there is a mutual interest. The only reason he wouldn't play for Slovenia is if he wants to preserve his eligibility. It's not rocket science.

maybe, but that would be very tricky, because here in Sweden, you don’t enter NT just like that. Quite a pressure from parents I imagine.