2019 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2019 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 21st such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2020 competition. One national team, Luxembourg, returned to play in the World Championships for the first time since playing in the 2000 European qualification tiers.

2019 IIHF U18 World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates18–28 April
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (1st title)
Runner-up  Russia
Third place  United States
Fourth place Canada
Tournament statistics
Games played31
Goals scored233 (7.52 per game)
Attendance36,485 (1,177 per game)
Scoring leader(s)United States Jack Hughes (20 points)
MVPUnited States Cole Caufield
WebsiteIIHF.com
← 2018
2020 (cancelled) →

Sweden won the title on home ice. It was the nation's first U18 World Championship. Defending champion Finland finished in seventh place and without a medal for the first time since 2014.

Top Division edit

The Top Division tournament was played in Örnsköldsvik and Umeå, Sweden, from 18 to 28 April 2019.[1][2]

Match officials edit

12 referees and 10 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[3]

Preliminary round edit

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Canada 4 4 0 0 0 29 10 +19 12 Quarterfinals
2   Belarus 4 2 0 1 1 13 22 −9 7
3   Czech Republic 4 2 0 0 2 17 14 +3 6
4   Finland 4 1 0 0 3 20 13 +7 3
5    Switzerland 4 0 1 0 3 11 31 −20 2 Relegation round
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
18 April 2019
15:30
Czech Republic  3–4
(0–2, 2–2, 1–0)
  BelarusA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 190
Game reference
Jan BednářGoaliesAlexei KolosovReferees:
  Marcus Linde
  Andre Schrader
Linesmen:
  Ludvig Lundgren
  Jani Pesonen
0–100:12 – Oxentyuk (Usov)
0–217:52 – Kolyachonok (PP)
Haš (Teplý) – 23:211–2
Mlčák (Přikryl) – 26:302–2
2–329:43 – Buyalski (Oxentyuk, Usov)
2–437:19 – Belov (Kuznetsov, Pinchuk) (PP)
Volráb (Koffer) – 52:403–4
14 minPenalties14 min
50Shots34
18 April 2019
19:30
Canada  5–3
(0–2, 2–1, 3–0)
  FinlandA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 2,328
Game reference
Taylor GauthierGoaliesRoope TaponenReferees:
  Oldřich Hejduk
  Sergey Morozov
Linesmen:
  Henrik Haurum
  Jon Kilian
0–107:27 – Räty
0–211:59 – Saarela (Simontaival) (PP2)
0–321:03 – Lundell (Tieksola, Tuomisto)
Rees (SH) – 24:551–3
Newhook (Korczak) – 29:422–3
Tracey (Krebs) (PP) – 43:573–3
Tracey (Zary) – 54:314–3
Krebs (Holloway) (PP, EN) – 59:295–3
12 minPenalties12 min
40Shots42
19 April 2019
15:30
Canada  7–4
(3–0, 1–3, 3–1)
   SwitzerlandA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 458
Game reference
Taylor GauthierGoaliesAndri HenauerReferees:
  Marcus Linde
  Miroslav Štefík
Linesmen:
  Pavel Badyl
  Josef Špůr
Zary (Tracey, Rees) – 03:401–0
Tracey (Zary, Rees) – 07:042–0
Harley (Tomasino) – 10:193–0
3–122:57 – Schläpfer
3–229:42 – Schläpfer (Zürcher, Delémont) (PP)
3–336:02 – Rubanik (Schläpfer)
Krebs (Drysdale) – 38:234–3
Tracey (Newhook, Harley) (PP) – 45:385–3
5–448:21 – Salzgeber (Canova, Stoffel)
Cozens (Pelletier, Newhook) – 49:586–4
Holloway (Krebs) – 53:307–4
6 minPenalties8 min
60Shots28
19 April 2019
19:30
Belarus  4–3
(1–0, 2–0, 1–3)
  FinlandA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 362
Game reference
Rostislav ZinovenkoGoaliesRoope TaponenReferees:
  Guillaume Labonté
  Sergey Morozov
Linesmen:
  David Obwegeser
  Nikita Shalagin
Kozorez (Buyalski, Oxentyuk) (PP) – 17:451–0
Palchik (Martynov) (SH) – 26:562–0
Oxentyuk (Buyalski, Kolyachonok) – 33:173–0
Buyalski (Oxentyuk, Usov) – 43:484–0
4–148:10 – Tieksola (Aaltonen, Pärssinen)
4–250:02 – Puistola (Saarela, Heinola)
4–355:40 – Niemelä (Aaltonen)
14 minPenalties12 min
19Shots61
20 April 2019
15:30
Switzerland  2–8
(0–2, 1–3, 1–3)
  Czech RepublicA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 582
Game reference
Andri Henauer
Noah Patenaude
GoaliesLukáš PaříkReferees:
  Joonas Kova
  Sergey Morozov
Linesmen:
  Pavel Badyl
  Riley Bowles
0–102:01 – Koffer (Myšák, Barinka) (PP)
0–212:21 – Raška (Barinka)
0–321:18 – Lang (Haš) (PP)
0–422:40 – Rutar (Pšenička) (PP)
Rubanik (Chanton, Knak) (PP2) – 24:441–4
1–538:34 – Rychlovský (Koffer)
1–640:32 – Lang (Přikryl)
Dähler – 50:522–6
2–751:50 – Najman (Kubíček)
2–856:22 – Koffer (Najman, Rychlovský)
14 minPenalties8 min
43Shots59
21 April 2019
15:30
Finland  2–4
(0–1, 1–1, 1–2)
  Czech RepublicA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 416
Game reference
Kari PiiroinenGoaliesLukáš PaříkReferees:
  Marcus Linde
  Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
  Jon Kilian
  Nikita Shalagin
0–100:37 – Lang (Přikryl, Mužík)
Puistola (Räty, Heinola) (PP) – 28:391–1
1–233:49 – Koffer (Barinka, Myšák) (PP)
1–349:53 – Toman (Peterek, Teplý)
1–458:36 – Koffer (Raška) (PP)
Räty – 59:092–4
26 minPenalties10 min
49Shots31
21 April 2019
19:30
Belarus  1–11
(0–3, 1–5, 0–3)
  CanadaA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 293
Game reference
Rostislav Zinovenko
Alexei Kolosov
GoaliesNolan MaierReferees:
  Oldřich Hejduk
  Miroslav Štefík
Linesmen:
  Riley Bowles
  Ludvig Lundgren
0–104:24 – Zary (Tomasino) (PP)
0–213:36 – Spence (Rees)
0–319:57 – Newhook (Cozens)
0–420:34 – Schneider (Rees, Vukojevic (SH)
0–529:02 – Newhook (Tracey, Cozens)
0–629:42 – Légaré (Vukojevic)
0–737:28 – Cozens (Krebs)
0–837:41 – Krebs (Cozens)
Pinchuk (Kuznetsov, Kolyachonok) (PP) – 38:491–8
1–941:22 – Cozens (Newhook, Harley) (PP)
1–1057:54 – Légaré (Washkurak) (PP)
1–1158:09 – Poulin (Drysdale, Hunt) (PP)
12 minPenalties18 min
42Shots60
22 April 2019
15:30
Switzerland  5–4 OT
(3–0, 0–2, 1–2)
OT: (1–0)
  BelarusA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 404
Game reference
Florian VuichardGoaliesAlexei Kolosov
Rostislav Zinovenko
Referees:
  Sean McFarlane
  Andre Schrader
Linesmen:
  Jani Pesonen
  Tarrington Wyonzek
Rubanik (Fuss, Zürcher) – 13:181–0
Marchand (Knak) – 14:072–0
Salzgeber (Stoffel, Jobin) – 14:503–0
3–121:42 – Pinchuk (Kolyachonok, Demchenko)
3–239:54 – Oxentyuk (Kozorez)
3–350:22 – Kuznetsov (Demchenko, Denisov)
3–450:40 – Palchik (Kolyachonok, Kozorez)
Fuss (Zürcher, Schläpfer) – 52:064–4
Canova (Knak, Baragano) – 64:425–4
16 minPenalties14 min
42Shots58
23 April 2019
15:30
Finland  12–0
(4–0, 4–0, 4–0)
   SwitzerlandA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 468
Game reference
Roope TaponenGoaliesAndri Henauer
Florian Vuichard
Referees:
  Guillaume Labonté
  Sean MacFarlane
Linesmen:
  Riley Bowles
  Josef Špůr
Intonen (Simontaival, Miettinen) – 02:261–0
Simontaival (Miettinen, Kokkonen) – 07:282–0
Lundell (Aaltonen) (SH) – 09:443–0
Petman (Simontaival, Räsänen) (EA) – 19:114–0
Aaltonen (Tuomisto, Tieksola) (PP) – 21:435–0
Puistola (SH) – 27:046–0
Puistola (Heinola, Lundell) (PP2) – 35:537–0
Miettinen (Lundell, Aaltonen) (PP) – 36:558–0
Heinola – 40:369–0
Loponen (Intonen, Miettinen) – 49:5510–0
Puistola (Saarela, Loponen) – 53:4211–0
Pärssinen (Tieksola) – 58:5912–0
33 minPenalties10 min
63Shots21
23 April 2019
19:30
Czech Republic  2–6
(2–1, 0–2, 0–3)
  CanadaA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 407
Game reference
Lukáš PaříkGoaliesNolan MaierReferees:
  Aaro Brännare
  Sergey Morozov
Linesmen:
  Jon Kilian
  Ludvig Lundgren
Volráb (Rutar, Peterek) (PP) – 04:251–0
Barinka (Myšák) – 05:572–0
2–111:42 – Newhook (Rees)
2–221:48 – Holloway (Tomasino)
2–335:12 – Tomasino (Holloway, Pelletier)
2–451:51 – Légaré (Spence) (PP2)
2–553:37 – Rees (Spence)
2–654:57 – Krebs (Cozens, Newhook)
36 minPenalties18 min
25Shots58

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States 4 4 0 0 0 31 10 +21 12 Quarterfinals
2   Sweden (H) 4 3 0 0 1 14 9 +5 9
3   Russia 4 2 0 0 2 14 13 +1 6
4   Latvia 4 1 0 0 3 6 17 −11 3
5   Slovakia 4 0 0 0 4 9 25 −16 0 Relegation round
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
18 April 2019
15:30
Russia  6–3
(3–1, 1–1, 2–1)
  SlovakiaFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 423
Game reference
Vsevolod SkotnikovGoaliesSamuel HlavajReferees:
  Aaro Brännare
  Michael Campbell
Linesmen:
  Riley Bowles
  Tarrington Wyonzek
Nikolayev – 04:141–0
1–108:40 – Čajkovič (Turanský, Sojka) (PP)
Amirov (PS) – 07:242–1
Gritsyuk (Spiridonov) (PP) – 16:523–1
Groshev – 23:554–1
4–231:49 – Chromiak (Lašák, Mudrák) (PP)
Gritsyuk (Spiridonov, Chinakhov) – 40:155–2
5–353:22 – Čajkovič (Turanský, Lavička) (PP)
Khusnutdinov (EN) – 59:206–3
26 minPenalties8 min
45Shots31
18 April 2019
19:30
Sweden  1–6
(1–0, 0–2, 0–4)
  United StatesFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 4,228
Game reference
Hugo AlnefeltGoaliesSpencer KnightReferees:
  Joonas Kova
  Guillaume Labonté
Linesmen:
  Nikita Shalagin
  Josef Špůr
Holmström (Nybeck, Costmar) – 14:161–0
1–124:47 – Caufield (Boldy, Warren)
1–225:26 – Beecher (Thrun)
1–340:21 – McCarthy (York, Beecher)
1–443:02 – Caufield (Boldy)
1–545:15 – Caufield (York, Turcotte) (PP)
1–656:59 – Turcotte (Hughes, Boldy) (PP)
12 minPenalties8 min
30Shots42
19 April 2019
15:30
Slovakia  5–12
(1–3, 1–2, 3–7)
  United StatesFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 620
Game reference
Patrik KozelGoaliesCam RoweReferees:
  Andrei Shrubok
  Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
  Jon Kilian
  Jani Pesonen
0–107:42 – Caufield (Hughes, McCarthy)
0–217:27 – Turcotte (Moynihan, Boldy)
Krajč (Golian, Turan) (PP) – 19:311–2
1–319:41 – Boldy (Helleson, Moynihan)
1–420:59 – Hughes (Caufield)
Sojka (Čajkovič, Turanský) (PP) – 25:422–4
2–539:47 – Caufield (Turcotte) (PP)
2–641:55 – Hughes (Gildon, Caufield)
2–743:15 – Lindmark (Turcotte, Warren)
Valigura (SH) – 45:093–7
Chromiak (SH) – 46:214–7
4–850:34 – Caufield (Hughes)
4–952:13 – Hughes (Turcotte, Boldy) (PP)
Eliáš (Gajdoš) – 54:125–9
5–1055:00 – Hughes
5–1155:32 – York (Helleson, Farrell)
5–1257:17 – Caufield (Hughes, Boldy) (PP)
10 minPenalties12 min
35Shots47
19 April 2019
19:30
Sweden  5–2
(2–1, 1–0, 2–1)
  LatviaFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 1,257
Game reference
Jesper WallstedtGoaliesArtūrs ŠilovsReferees:
  Michael Campbell
  Sean MacFarlane
Linesmen:
  Henrik Haurum
  Tarrington Wyonzek
0–107:17 – Zabusovs
Henriksson (Raymond) (PP) – 11:311–1
Bjerselius (Nybeck) – 13:032–1
Holtz (Wahlgren, Henriksson) (PP) – 26:153–1
3–241:55 – Švanenbergs (Millers)
Henriksson (Holtz, Wahlgren) (PP) – 47:394–2
Raymond (Holtz, Henriksson) (PP) – 55:455–2
18 minPenalties14 min
46Shots20
20 April 2019
15:30
Latvia  1–5
(0–1, 1–2, 0–2)
  RussiaFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 617
Game reference
Artūrs ŠilovsGoaliesYaroslav AskarovReferees:
  Oldřich Hejduk
  Miroslav Štefík
Linesmen:
  Ludvig Lundgren
  David Obwegeser
0–113:35 – Groshev (Bryzgalov)
Ansons (Polcs) – 26:211–1
1–231:58 – Chistyakov (Nikolayev, Amirov)
1–332:49 – Sheshin (Gushin)
1–459:40 – Amirov (Nikolayev) (EN)
1–559:48 – Mingachyov (Groshev)
8 minPenalties8 min
15Shots44
21 April 2019
15:30
United States  6–3
(2–2, 2–0, 2–1)
  RussiaFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 745
Game reference
Spencer KnightGoaliesYaroslav Askarov
Vsevolod Skotnikov
Referees:
  Aaro Brännare
  Andre Schrader
Linesmen:
  Henrik Haurum
  Josef Špůr
0–105:48 – Chinakhov (Rogov) (PP)
0–207:56 – Amirov (Podkolzin)
Hughes (York, Zegras) (PP) – 09:401–2
Turcotte (Boldy, Brink) – 14:512–2
Boldy (Brink, Fensore) (PP) – 31:553–2
Caufield (Hughes, Turcotte) – 39:324–2
4–352:04 – Spiridonov (Burenov)
Caufield (McCarthy, Fensore) – 54:255–3
Beniers (York) – 59:576–3
6 minPenalties10 min
43Shots23
21 April 2019
19:30
Slovakia  1–5
(0–1, 1–2, 0–2)
  SwedenFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 1,831
Game reference
Samuel HlavajGoaliesJesper WallstedtReferees:
  Michael Campbell
  Guillaume Labonté
Linesmen:
  Pavel Badyl
  David Obwegeser
0–100:14 – Bjerselius (SH)
Sojka (Čajkovič) – 24:251–1
1–227:18 – Henriksson (Broberg, Söderström)
1–331:19 – Nybeck (Broberg, Wallstedt)
1–448:13 – Lawner (Broberg)
1–556:58 – Nybeck (SH)
14 minPenalties8 min
27Shots54
22 April 2019
15:30
Latvia  2–0
(0–0, 2–0, 0–0)
  SlovakiaFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 613
Game reference
Artūrs ŠilovsGoaliesSamuel HlavajReferees:
  Andrei Shrubok
  Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
  Pavel Badyl
  David Obwegeser
Ošenieks – 25:561–0
Jevdokimovs (Ansons, Ozols) – 28:362–0
2 minPenalties10 min
26Shots24
23 April 2019
15:30
United States  7–1
(1–0, 4–0, 2–1)
  LatviaFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 687
Game reference
Spencer Knight
Cam Rowe
GoaliesArtūrs Šilovs
Rūdolfs Lazdiņš
Referees:
  Michael Campbell
  Andrei Shrubok
Linesmen:
  Jani Pesonen
  Nikita Shalagin
Beecher (Warren, Farrell) – 02:001–0
Caufield (Zegras) – 25:372–0
York (Hughes) – 30:483–0
Caufield (Zegras, Hughes) (PP) – 34:404–0
Beecher (Knight) – 38:205–0
5–140:08 – Skrastiņš (Ošenieks, Tumānovs)
Boldy (Brink, Fensore) (PP) – 45:106–1
Brink (Boldy) – 55:597–1
14 minPenalties16 min
46Shots14
23 April 2019
19:30
Russia  0–3
(0–0, 0–2, 0–1)
  SwedenFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 3,321
Game reference
Yaroslav AskarovGoaliesHugo AlnefeltReferees:
  Joonas Kova
  Andre Schrader
Linesmen:
  Henrik Haurum
  Tarrington Wyonzek
0–123:56 – Broberg (PP)
0–233:06 – Lawner (Raymond, Hedström) (EA)
0–353:54 – Holmström
14 minPenalties4 min
32Shots25

Relegation round edit

25 April 2019
11:30
Switzerland  4–1
(2–1, 1–0, 1–0)
  SlovakiaA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 169
Game reference
Andri HenauerGoaliesSamuel Hlavaj
Patrik Kozel
Referees:
  Guillaume Labonté
  Andrei Shrubok
Linesmen:
  Pavel Badyl
  Jon Kilian
0–102:46 – Sojka (Čajkovič, Turan) (PP)
Schläpfer (Fuss, Zürcher) – 09:271–1
Stoffel (Delémont) – 19:022–1
Jobin (Rubanik) (PP) – 21:083–1
Canova (Pezzullo) (PP) – 58:484–1
12 minPenalties18 min
42Shots46
27 April 2019
19:30
Slovakia  4–3
(1–1, 2–2, 1–0)
   SwitzerlandA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 152
Game reference
Patrik KozelGoaliesAndri HenauerReferees:
  Aaro Brännare
  Oldřich Hejduk
Linesmen:
  Pavel Badyl
  Jon Kilian
Valigura (Turanský, Mudrák) – 02:171–0
1–119:57 – Dähler (Jobin, Canova)
1–225:56 – Salzgeber (Guggenheim)
Krajč (Chromiak) – 28:352–2
Škvarek (Lašák, Eliáš) – 29:593–2
3–338:45 – Jobin (Dähler)
Čajkovič (PS) – 57:324–3
10 minPenalties6 min
35Shots46
28 April 2019
15:30
Switzerland  6–3
(2–2, 1–0, 3–1)
  SlovakiaA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 76
Game reference
Andri HenauerGoaliesPatrik KozelReferees:
  Joonas Kova
  Marcus Linde
Linesmen:
  Nikita Shalagin
  Josef Špůr
Canova (Bardh) – 04:131–0
1–113:03 – Haščák (Krajč)
Fuss (Schläpfer) – 13:452–1
2–216:40 – Mrazík (Turan, Čajkovič) (PP)
Dähler (Canova) – 37:213–2
Salzgeber (Fuss, Zürcher) – 41:564–2
Zürcher (PP) – 50:025–2
Knak (Delémont) – 50:356–2
6–354:54 – Haščák (PP)
10 minPenalties37 min
39Shots44

Playoff round edit

Bracket edit

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
25 April
 
 
  Canada3
 
27 April
 
  Latvia1
 
  Canada3
 
25 April
 
  Sweden4
 
  Sweden4
 
28 April
 
  Czech Republic2
 
  Sweden (OT)4
 
25 April
 
  Russia3
 
  United States6
 
27 April
 
  Finland0
 
  United States2
 
25 April
 
  Russia (GWS)3 Third place
 
  Belarus0
 
28 April
 
  Russia6
 
  United States5
 
 
  Canada2
 

Quarterfinals edit

25 April 2019
15:30
Belarus  0–6
(0–2, 0–3, 0–1)
  RussiaA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 191
Game reference
Rostislav Zinovenko
Alexei Kolosov
GoaliesYaroslav AskarovReferees:
  Joonas Kova
  Miroslav Štefík
Linesmen:
  Riley Bowles
  Josef Špůr
0–116:16 – Nikolayev (Podkolzin, Amirov)
0–219:01 – Gritsyuk (Spiridonov) (PP)
0–323:08 – Gushin (Likhachyov)
0–424:49 – Amirov (Likhachyov) (PP)
0–538:59 – Chinakhov (Kirpichnikov) (PP)
0–656:04 – Spiridonov (Gritsyuk)
18 minPenalties4 min
19Shots65
25 April 2019
15:30
United States  6–0
(2–0, 2–0, 2–0)
  FinlandFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 922
Game reference
Spencer KnightGoaliesRoope TaponenReferees:
  Michael Campbell
  Andre Schrader
Linesmen:
  Ludvig Lundgren
  Tarrington Wyonzek
Beniers (Vlasic, Helleson) – 06:251–0
Hughes (Zegras) – 11:062–0
Hughes – 24:563–0
Hughes (Zegras, Caufield) – 39:104–0
Caufield (Hughes, Zegras) – 52:065–0
Brink (Zegras, York) – 52:536–0
10 minPenalties10 min
35Shots21
25 April 2019
19:30
Canada  3–1
(1–0, 1–0, 1–1)
  LatviaA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 242
Game reference
Taylor GauthierGoaliesArtūrs ŠilovsReferees:
  Aaro Brännare
  Sergey Morozov
Linesmen:
  Henrik Haurum
  David Obwegeser
Schneider (Tracey) – 13:481–0
Krebs – 27:342–0
2–150:01 – Brants (Vītoliņš, Polcs) (PP)
Krebs (Zary, Schneider) (EN) – 59:403–1
12 minPenalties18 min
43Shots39
25 April 2019
19:30
Sweden  4–2
(2–0, 1–1, 1–1)
  Czech RepublicFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 2,248
Game reference
Hugo AlnefeltGoaliesLukáš Pařík
Jan Bednář
Referees:
  Sean MacFarlane
  Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
  Jani Pesonen
  Nikita Shalagin
Holtz (Raymonds) (PP) – 09:551–0
Söderblom (Nybeck, Andersson) – 10:192–0
Grewe (Bjerselius, Holmström) (PP) – 21:273–0
3–133:33 – Barinka (Kučeřík, Teplý)
3–243:46 – Mužík (Lang)
Bjerselius (Andersson) (EN) – 59:104–2
10 minPenalties24 min
28Shots34

Semifinals edit

27 April 2019
15:30
United States  2–3 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 2–1)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (0–1)
  RussiaFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 1,547
Game reference
Spencer KnightGoaliesYaroslav AskarovReferees:
  Guillaume Labonté
  Marcus Linde
Linesmen:
  David Obwegeser
  Josef Špůr
0–138:24 – Amirov (Sheshin) (SH)
Caufield (Hughes, York) (PP) – 40:121–1
Caufield (McCarthy, Zegras) – 43:162–1
2–247:27 – Chistyakov (Gritsyuk, Spiridonov)
Turcotte  
Caufield  
Hughes  
Zegras  
Boldy  
Shootout  Chinakhov
  Podkolzin
  Amirov
  Gritsyuk
8 minPenalties16 min
42Shots34
27 April 2019
19:30
Canada  3–4
(1–1, 1–1, 1–2)
  SwedenFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 3,519
Game reference
Taylor GauthierGoaliesHugo AlnefeltReferees:
  Joonas Kova
  Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
  Jani Pesonen
  Nikita Shalagin
0–111:47 – Broberg (Henriksson, Holmström)
Zary (Tomasino, Harley) (PP) – 16:141–1
Newhook (Cozens, Krebs) – 21:272–1
2–233:55 – Holtz (Raymond, Henriksson)
2–349:23 – Holtz (Björnfot, Henriksson) (PP)
Zary (Suzuki, Rees) – 52:493–3
3–457:29 – Grewe (Bjerselius, Holmström)
14 minPenalties4 min
34Shots30

Bronze medal game edit

28 April 2019
15:30
United States  5–2
(1–1, 3–0, 1–1)
  CanadaFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 1,567
Game reference
Spencer KnightGoaliesNolan MaierReferees:
  Sergey Morozov
  Andre Schrader
Linesmen:
  Henrik Haurum
  Ludvig Lundgren
Turcotte (Hughes) (PP) – 08:031–0
1–119:06 – Cozens (Newhook) (PP)
Hughes (York) – 26:542–1
Brink (Boldy, Fensore) (PP) – 32:593–1
York (Hughes, Caufield) (PP) – 35:184–1
York (Zegras) (PP) – 54:265–1
5–259:54 – Légaré (Poulin)
6 minPenalties14 min
41Shots23

Final edit

28 April 2019
19:30
Sweden  4–3 OT
(1–0, 1–1, 1–2)
OT: (1–0)
  RussiaFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 5,602
Game reference
Hugo AlnefeltGoaliesYaroslav AskarovReferees:
  Michael Campbell
  Sean MacFarlance
Linesmen:
  Riley Bowles
  Tarrington Wyonzek
Raymond (Holtz, Henriksson) – 09:321–0
Holmström – 25:532–0
2–131:48 – Podkolzin (Amirov, Khusnutdinov)
2–240:20 – Amirov (Podkolzin, Khusnutdinov)
2–350:22 – Groshev (Vashenko)
Raymond (Holtz, Broberg) – 50:473–3
Raymond (Brännstam, Johansson) – 65:444–3
10 minPenalties6 min
30Shots38

Final standings edit

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 B   Sweden (H) 7 5 1 0 1 26 17 +9 17 Champions
2 B   Russia 7 3 1 1 2 26 19 +7 12 Runners-up
3 B   United States 7 6 0 1 0 44 15 +29 19 Third place
4 A   Canada 7 5 0 0 2 37 20 +17 15 Fourth place
5 A   Belarus 5 2 0 1 2 13 28 −15 7 Eliminated in
Quarterfinals
6 A   Czech Republic 5 2 0 0 3 19 18 +1 6
7 A   Finland 5 1 0 0 4 20 19 +1 3
8 B   Latvia 5 1 0 0 4 7 20 −13 3
9 A    Switzerland 7 2 1 0 4 24 39 −15 8
10 B   Slovakia 7 1 0 0 6 17 38 −21 3 Relegated to 2020 Division I A
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Statistics edit

Scoring leaders edit

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
  Jack Hughes 7 9 11 20 +10 8
  Cole Caufield 7 14 4 18 +12 4
  Matthew Boldy 7 3 9 12 +6 0
  Cameron York 7 4 7 11 +13 0
  Peyton Krebs 7 6 4 10 +9 4
  Alex Newhook 7 5 5 10 +6 0
  Rodion Amirov 7 6 3 9 +4 2
  Dylan Cozens 7 4 5 9 +8 4
  Alex Turcotte 7 4 5 9 +4 4
  Karl Henriksson 7 3 6 9 +1 2

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders edit

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Player TOI SA GA GAA Sv% SO
  Spencer Knight 357:33 141 9 1.51 93.62 1
  Nolan Maier 180:00 108 8 2.67 92.59 0
  Lukáš Pařík 220:32 170 13 3.54 92.35 0
  Hugo Alnefelt 305:44 178 14 2.75 92.13 1
  Artūrs Šilovs 271:24 182 15 3.32 91.76 1

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards edit

Source: IIHF

Source: IIHF

Division I edit

Group A edit

The tournament was played in Grenoble, France, from 14 to 20 April 2019.[4][5]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Germany 5 5 0 0 0 38 12 +26 15 Promoted to the 2021 Top Division
2   Kazakhstan 5 3 1 0 1 23 12 +11 11
3   Denmark 5 3 0 1 1 17 14 +3 10
4   Norway 5 2 0 0 3 13 17 −4 6
5   France (H) 5 0 1 0 4 12 25 −13 2
6   Ukraine 5 0 0 1 4 7 30 −23 1 Relegated to the 2022 Division I B
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Group B edit

The tournament was played in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, from 14 to 20 April 2019.[6][7]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Japan 5 4 0 0 1 18 12 +6 12 Promoted to the 2022 Division I A
2   Austria 5 3 1 0 1 22 7 +15 11
3   Hungary (H) 5 2 0 1 2 18 16 +2 7
4   Italy 5 2 0 0 3 10 18 −8 6
5   Slovenia 5 1 1 0 3 6 16 −10 5
6   Great Britain 5 1 0 1 3 13 18 −5 4 Relegated to the 2022 Division II A
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Division II edit

Group A edit

The tournament was played in Elektrėnai, Lithuania, from 7 to 13 April 2019.[8][9]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Poland 5 5 0 0 0 36 4 +32 15 Promoted to the 2022 Division I B
2   Lithuania (H) 5 4 0 0 1 21 15 +6 12
3   Estonia 5 3 0 0 2 21 19 +2 9
4   Romania 5 1 1 0 3 17 24 −7 5
5   South Korea 5 1 0 0 4 17 19 −2 3
6   Spain 5 0 0 1 4 6 37 −31 1 Relegated to the 2022 Division II B
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Group B edit

The tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 25 to 31 March 2019.[10][11]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Serbia (H) 5 4 0 1 0 31 10 +21 13 Promoted to the 2022 Division II A
2   China 5 4 0 0 1 18 15 +3 12
3   Netherlands 5 3 1 0 1 13 9 +4 11
4   Croatia 5 2 0 0 3 16 14 +2 6
5   Australia 5 1 0 0 4 12 21 −9 3
6   Belgium 5 0 0 0 5 12 33 −21 0 Relegated to the 2022 Division III A
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division III edit

Group A edit

The tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 25 to 31 March 2019.[12][13]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Bulgaria (H) 5 4 1 0 0 21 11 +10 14 Promoted to the 2022 Division II B
2   Israel 5 2 1 1 1 17 13 +4 9[a]
3   Iceland 5 3 0 0 2 23 16 +7 9[a]
4   Turkey 5 3 0 0 2 14 13 +1 9[a]
5   Mexico 5 0 1 0 4 8 20 −12 2[b]
6   New Zealand 5 0 0 2 3 13 23 −10 2[b] Relegated to the 2022 Division III B
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c In head-to-head all three have 3 points, in head-to-head goal differential Israel is +1, Iceland +1, and Turkey –2. Israel defeated Iceland 4–2.
  2. ^ a b Mexico 5–4 (GWS) New Zealand

Group B edit

The tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 9 to 12 April 2019.[14][15]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1   Chinese Taipei 3 3 0 0 0 22 5 +17 9 Promoted to the 2022 Division III A
2   Hong Kong 3 2 0 0 1 11 15 −4 6
3   South Africa (H) 3 0 1 0 2 13 15 −2 2
4   Luxembourg 3 0 0 1 2 8 19 −11 1
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

References edit

  1. ^ 2019 Top Division official website
  2. ^ 2019 Top Division statistics
  3. ^ "Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  4. ^ 2019 Division I A official website
  5. ^ 2019 Division I A statistics
  6. ^ 2019 Division I B official website
  7. ^ 2019 Division I B statistics
  8. ^ 2019 Division II A official website
  9. ^ 2019 Division II A statistics
  10. ^ 2019 Division II B official website
  11. ^ 2019 Division II B statistics
  12. ^ 2019 Division III A official website
  13. ^ 2019 Division III A statistics
  14. ^ 2019 Division III B official website
  15. ^ 2019 Division III B statistics

External links edit