2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |
 Hungary Latvia
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| Dates | 3–9 April 2006 2–8 April 2006 |
| Teams | 12 |
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← 2005
2007 →
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| Promoted to the Championship Division for 2007 | |
| Relegated to Division II for 2007 |
| Promoted to the Championship Division for 2007 | |
| Relegated to Division II for 2007 |
The 2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I were a pair of international under-18 ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I tournaments made up the second level of competition at the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament took place between 3 April and 9 April 2006 in Miskolc, Hungary and the Group B tournament took place between 2 April and 8 April 2006 in Riga, Latvia. Switzerland and Latvia won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Hungary finished last in Group A and South Korea last in Group B and were both relegated to Division II for 2007.
The Group A tournament began on 3 April 2006 in Miskolc, Hungary.Austria, France, Kazakhstan and Slovenia all returned to compete in this years Division I tournament after missing promotion to the Championship Division at the previous years World Championships.Hungary gained promotion to Division I after finishing first in last years Division II Group B tournament and Switzerland was relegated from the Championship Division after failing to survive the relegation round at the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championship.
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