2019 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Venue(s)Rogers Arena
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre (in 2 host cities)
DatesDecember 26, 2018 – January 5, 2019
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  Finland (5th title)
Runner-up  United States
Third place  Russia
Fourth place  Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Games played30
Goals scored176 (5.87 per game)
Attendance304,393 (10,146 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Russia Grigori Denisenko (9 points)
MVPUnited States Ryan Poehling
Website2019.worldjunior.hockey

The 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2019 WJC) was the 43rd edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It began on December 26, 2018, and ended with the gold medal game being played on January 5, 2019. This marked the 15th time that Canada hosted the WJC.

On December 1, 2016, it was announced that Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia had won the bid to host the 2019 World Juniors.[1] This is the second time that Vancouver has been the primary host of the tournament and the first time that Victoria has hosted in any capacity.

Top Division

Venues

Vancouver Victoria
Rogers Arena
Capacity: 18,910		 Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Capacity: 7,006

Officials

The following officials were assigned by the International Ice Hockey Federation to officiate the 2019 World Junior Championships.[2]

Referees

  • Canada Jonathan Alarie
  • United States Kenneth Anderson
  • Latvia Andris Ansons
  • Sweden Tobias Björk
  • United States Andrew Bruggeman
  • Finland Lassi Heikkinen
  • Canada Jeff Ingram
  • Czech Republic Daniel Pražák
  • Russia Yevgeni Romasko
  • Belarus Maxim Sidorenko
  • Sweden Mikael Sjöqvist
  • Slovakia Peter Stano

Linesmen

  • Canada Maxime Chaput
  • Belarus Dmitri Golyak
  • Canada Michael Harrington
  • Czech Republic Daniel Hynek
  • Switzerland Balazs Kovacs
  • Finland Lauri Nikulainen
  • United States Brian Oliver
  • Slovakia Peter Šefčík
  • Russia Dmitri Shishlo
  • Sweden Emil Yletyinen

Seeding

The seedings in the preliminary round are based on the 2018 tournament's final standings using the serpentine system. On 6 Jan 2018, the IIHF announced the groups. With Kazakhstan being promoted from Division I A after winning the 2018 Division I A Tournament. [3]

Group A (Vancouver)
Group B (Victoria)

Rosters

Format

The preliminary round is a two group of five teams each internal round-robin format, followed by a three-round playoff. In the round-robin, three points are allotted for a regulation win, and two points for an overtime or shootout win. One point is allotted for an overtime or shootout loss.

The four highest-ranked teams from each group of the preliminary round advance to the quarterfinals while the last-place team from each group will play a best-of-three series, the loser relegated to Division IA for 2020, being replaced by the winner of Division IA. All other teams will retain their Top Division status for the 2020 edition.[4]

Preliminary round

All times are local. (Pacific Standard Time – UTC-8)

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 4 4 0 0 0 15 6 +9 12 Advance to Quarterfinals
2  Canada (H) 4 3 0 0 1 23 5 +18 9
3  Czech Republic 4 1 1 0 2 8 8 0 5
4   Switzerland 4 1 0 1 2 11 12 −1 4
5  Denmark 4 0 0 0 4 0 26 −26 0 Advance to Relegation
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
December 26, 2018
13:00		Czech Republic 2–1 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)		  SwitzerlandRogers Arena
Attendance: 9,266
Game reference
Lukáš DostálGoaliesLuca HollensteinReferees:
United States Kenneth Anderson
United States Andrew Bruggeman
Linesmen:
Belarus Dmitri Golyak
Slovakia Peter Šefčík
0–127:45 – Eggenberger (Leuenberger, Kurashev) (PP)
Kaut (Nečas, Galvas) – 29:021–1
Kvasnička (Kaut, Lauko) – 60:522–1
16 minPenalties18 min
27Shots27
December 26, 2018
17:00		Canada 14–0
(3–0, 5–0, 6–0)		 DenmarkRogers Arena
Attendance: 16,417
Game reference
Michael DiPietroGoaliesMads Søgaard
William Rørth		Referees:
Sweden Tobias Björk
Belarus Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
Finland Lauri Nikulainen
United States Brian Oliver
Frost (Leason, Hayton) – 4:521–0
Tippett (Frost, Glass) – 8:322–0
Frost (Phillips, Bouchard) – 19:173–0
Comtois (Glass, Mitchell) – 20:454–0
Frost (Suzuki, DiPietro) – 21:505–0
Studnicka (Glass, Bouchard) (PP) – 27:466–0
Tippett (Bouchard) – 33:427–0
Anderson-Dolan – 39:088–0
Comtois (Smith, Mitchell) (EA) – 42:529–0
Comtois (Glass, Phillips) – 47:0110–0
Leason (Veleno, Bowers) – 49:0211–0
Leason (Frost, Brook) – 52:4712–0
Comtois (Leason, Hayton) – 53:2713–0
Entwistle (Studnicka, McIssac) – 56:4714–0
6 minPenalties8 min
45Shots14
December 27, 2018
13:00		Russia 4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 DenmarkRogers Arena
Attendance: 9,939
Game reference
Daniil TarasovGoaliesWilliam RørthReferees:
United States Ken Anderson
Finland Lassi Hekkinen
Linesmen:
Finland Lauri Nikulainen
Slovakia Peter Šefčík
Kravtsov (Denisenko, Kostin) (PP) – 06:281–0
Romanov (Kostin, Kravtsov) – 37:492–0
Shen (Romanov, Alexeyev) – 53:543–0
Iv. Morozov (Slepets, Romanov) (ENG) – 58:344–0
26 minPenalties8 min
18Shots20
December 27, 2018
17:00		Switzerland 2–3
(0–1, 1–2, 1–0)		 CanadaRogers Arena
Attendance: 17,102
Game reference
Akira SchmidGoaliesIan ScottReferees:
United States Andrew Bruggeman
Slovakia Peter Stano
Linesmen:
Belarus Dmitri Golyak
Sweden Emil Yletyinen
0–100:36 – Glass (Suzuki, Comtois)
Kurashev (Müller, Eggenberger) (PP) – 20:461–1
1–225:55 – Entwistle (Bowers)
1–332:08 – Dobson (Hayton)
Kurashev (Müller, Eggenberger) (PP, EA) – 58:112–3
12 minPenalties12 min
17Shots32
December 28, 2018
17:00		Czech Republic 1–2
(0–1, 1–1, 0–0)		 RussiaRogers Arena
Attendance: 14,523
Game reference
Lukáš DostálGoaliesPyotr KochetkovReferees:
Sweden Tobias Björk
Slovakia Peter Stano
Linesmen:
United States Brian Oliver
Sweden Emil Yletyinen
0–117:05 – Galimov (Slepets) (SH)
0–235:03 – Kovalenko (Shen, Alexeyev) (SH)
Kondelík (Kvasnička, Plášek) (PP) – 35:501–2
14 minPenalties10 min
25Shots28
December 29, 2018
13:00		Denmark 0–4
(0–2, 0–1, 0–1)		  SwitzerlandRogers Arena
Attendance: 10,279
Game reference
Mads SøgaardGoaliesLuca HollensteinReferees:
Sweden Tobias Björk
Belarus Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
United States Brian Oliver
Slovakia Peter Šefčík
0–108:51 – Kurashev (Müller, Berni) (PP)
0–219:08 – Kurashev (Eggenberger, Moser)
0–333:29 – Le Coultre (Sigrist, Müller)
0–441:38 – Kurashev (Gross, Berni)
4 minPenalties8 min
21Shots26
December 29, 2018
17:00		Canada 5–1
(3–1, 1–0, 1–0)		 Czech RepublicRogers Arena
Attendance: 17,012
Game reference
Michael DiPietroGoaliesJiri Patera
Jakub Škarek		Referees:
United States Kenneth Anderson
Finland Lassi Hekkinen
Linesmen:
Belarus Dmitri Golyak
Finland Lauri Nikulainen
Comtois (Tippett, Phillips) – 06:031–0
1–106:40 – Machala (Jeník)
Leason (Smith, Frost) (PP) – 11:322–1
Lafrenière (Studnicka, Brook) – 16:393–1
Entwistle (Veleno, Studnicka) – 34:414–1
Frost (Suzuki, Smith) (PP) – 49:015–1
6 minPenalties30 min
30Shots24
December 30, 2018
17:00		Switzerland 4–7
(2–1, 1–2, 1–4)		 RussiaRogers Arena
Attendance: 13,724
Game reference
Akira SchmidGoaliesDaniil TarasovReferees:
Finland Lassi Heikkinen
Belarus Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
Slovakia Peter Šefčík
Sweden Emil Yletyinen
Lehmann (Tanner, Leuenberger) – 00:491–0
Nussbaumer (Bruschweiler, Moser) – 09:062–0
2–114:27 – Marchenko (Podkolzin, Alexeyev)
Lehmann (Leuenberger) – 25:463–1
3–226:07 – Samorukov
3–331:58 – Denisenko (Kravtsov, Samorukov) (PP)
3–442:04 – Slepets (SH)
3–546:36 – Alexeyev (Romanov, Shashkov) (PP)
Bruschweiler (Nussbaumer, Abeischer) – 47:134–5
4–651:42 – Shen (Shashkov, Olshansky)
4–752:50 – Kravtsov (Denisenko, Kostin)
6 minPenalties29 min
31Shots41
December 31, 2018
13:00		Denmark 0–4
(0–2, 0–1, 0–1)		 Czech RepublicRogers Arena
Attendance: 10,204
Game reference
Mads SøgaardGoaliesLukáš DostálReferees:
Slovakia Peter Stano
Canada Jeff Ingram
Linesmen:
United States Brian Oliver
Canada Maxime Chaput
0–108:10 – Lauko (Hrabik)
0–211:59 – Nečas (Zadina, Kvasnička) (PP)
0–328:03 – Kaut (Kondelík, Nečas) (PP)
0–457:46 – Král (Bukač, Kern) (SH, ENG)
10 minPenalties14 min
20Shots34
December 31, 2018
17:00		Russia 2–1
(1–1, 0–0, 1–0)		 CanadaRogers Arena
Attendance: 17,556
Game reference
Pyotr KochetkovGoaliesMichael DiPietroReferees:
United States Andrew Bruggeman
Sweden Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
Switzerland Balazs Kovacs
Sweden Emil Yletyinen
0–102:20 – Glass (Tippett)
Denisenko (Kravtsov, Samorukov) (PP) – 05:211–1
Shen (Romanov) – 51:002–1
10 minPenalties18 min
31Shots31

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 4 3 1 0 0 16 8 +8 11 Advance to Quarterfinals
2  United States 4 3 0 1 0 18 9 +9 10
3  Finland 4 2 0 0 2 12 7 +5 6
4  Slovakia 4 1 0 0 3 15 14 +1 3
5  Kazakhstan 4 0 0 0 4 5 28 −23 0 Advance to Relegation
Source: IIHF
December 26, 2018
15:30		United States 2–1
(0–0, 0–1, 2–0)		 SlovakiaSave-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Attendance: 6,208
Game reference
Kyle KeyserGoaliesSamuel HlavajReferees:
Canada Jeff Ingram
Sweden Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
Canada Maxime Chaput
Russia Dmitri Shishlo
0–137:17 – Korenčik (Liška)
Anderson (J. Hughes) (PP) – 41:101–1
Baratt (Madden, Samberg) – 45:422–1
4 minPenalties6 min
34Shots14
December 26, 2018
19:30		Finland 1–2
(0–1, 0–1, 1–0)		 SwedenSave-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Attendance: 6,319
Game reference
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenGoaliesSamuel ErssonReferees:
Canada Jonathan Alarie
Russia Yevgeni Romasko
Linesmen:
Canada Michael Harrington
Switzerland Balazs Kovacs
0–113:14 – Brännström (Lundeström, Boqvist) (PP)
0–223:55 – Brännström (Bemström, Boqvist) (PP2)
Talvitie (Kakko, Ylönen) (PP) – 56:261–2
14 minPenalties6 min
30Shots30
December 27, 2018
15:30		Slovakia 2–5
(1–2, 0–1, 1–2)		 SwedenSave-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Attendance: 5,896
Game reference
Juraj SklenárGoaliesSamuel ErssonReferees:
Canada Jeff Ingram
Czech Republic Daniel Pražák
Linesmen:
Canada Michael Harrington
Czech Republic Daniel Hynek
0–111:42 – Elvenes
Liška (Hrehorčák, Fehérváry) (PP) – 13:431–1
1–216:12 – Bemström (Hugg, Lundkvist)
1–326:40 – Bemström (Elvenes, Sandin) (PP)
1–445:09 – Brännström (Lundeström, Boqvist) (PP)
Fafrák – 48:572–4
2–552:37 – Lundeström
8 minPenalties12 min
22Shots26
December 27, 2018
19:30		Finland 5–0
(2–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 KazakhstanSave-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Attendance: 5,863
Game reference
Filip LindbergGoaliesDemid YeremeyevReferees:
Latvia Andris Ansons
Sweden Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
Canada Maxime Chaput
Switzerland Balazs Kovacs
Latvala (Virtanen, Ylönen) – 12:521–0
Talvitie – 15:082–0
Vainionpää (Puustinen) – 32:493–0
Kakko (Lundell, Ylönen) – 47:174–0
Heponiemi (Kupari, Jokiharju) – 49:135–0
2 minPenalties10 min
56Shots18
December 28, 2018
19:30		Kazakhstan 2–8
(1–4, 0–3, 1–1)		 United StatesSave-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Attendance: 6,185
Game reference
Vladislav Nurek
Demid Yeremeyev		GoaliesCayden PrimeauReferees:
Canada Jonathan Alarie
Czech Republic Daniel Pražák
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Daniel Hynek
Russia Dmitri Shishlo
0–101:37 – Wahlstrom (Poehling)
Buyalsky (Orekhov) – 01:551–1
1–205:13 – Farabee (Robertson, Q. Hughes) (PP)
1–308:53 – Farabee (Robertson, Norris)
1–412:05 – Farabee (Robertson)
1–525:45 – Chmelevski (Poehling, Anderson) (PP)
1–630:50 – Poehling
1–732:11 – Madden (Miller)
1–840:23 – Norris (Robertson)
Mitenkov (Orekhov, Gatiyatov) – 49:562–8
14 minPenalties10 min
13Shots66
December 29, 2018
15:30		Slovakia 1–5
(0–2, 1–2, 0–1)		 FinlandSave-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Attendance: 6,045
Game reference
Samuel HlavajGoaliesUkko-Pekka LuukkonenReferees:
Latvia Andris Ansons
Sweden Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
Canada Michael Harrington
Czech Republic Daniel Hynek
0–112:24 – Jokiharju (Heponiemi, Tolvanen) (PP2)
0–216:43 – Virtanen (Vaakanainen, Talvitie)
0–322:02 – Heinola (Kakko, Jokiharju)
0–433:53 – Lundell (Heinola)
Roman (Fehérváry, Ivan) (PP2) – 36:241–4
1–553:01 – Laaksonen (Tolvanen, Luukonen)
12 minPenalties12 min
23Shots36
December 29, 2018
19:30		Sweden 5–4 OT
(1–0, 2–0, 1–4)
(OT: 1–0)		 United StatesSave-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Attendance: 6,602
Game reference
Samuel ErssonGoaliesKyle KeyserReferees:
Canada Jeff Ingram
Russia Yevgeni Romasko
Linesmen:
Canada Maxime Chaput
Switzerland Balazs Kovacs
Westerlund (Fagemo, Elvenes) – 04:471–0
Hugg (Bemström, Broberg) – 29:212–0
Bemström (Gustafsson) – 32:393–0
Brännström (Gustafsson, Westerlund) – 42:334–0
4–149:34 – Anderson (Chmelevski, Poehling) (PP)
4–253:25 – Poehling (Wahlstrom, Chmelevski)
4–359:23 – Poehling (Wahlstrom, Q. Hughes) (EA)
4–459:36 – Poehling (Farabee) (EA)
Boqvist (Elvenes) – 63:515–4
6 minPenalties4 min
33Shots29
December 30, 2018
19:30		Kazakhstan 2–11
(0–6, 1–3, 1–2)		 SlovakiaSave-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Attendance: 5,685
Game reference
Demid Yeremeyev
Vladislav Nurek		GoaliesSamuel HlavajReferees:
Czech Republic Daniel Pražák
Russia Yevgeni Romasko
Linesmen:
Canada Michael Harrington
Russia Dmitri Shishlo
0–100:22 – Liška (Hrehorčák, Roman)
0–200:32 – Ružička (Pospíšil, Korenčík)
0–305:26 – Ružička (Korenčík, Krivošík) (PP)
0–408:21 – Kollár (Kelemen)
0–511:20 – Krivošík (Ružička)
0–614:17 – Dlugoš (Baláž, Regenda)
0–722:27 – Kollár
0–827:41 – Roman (Hrehorčák, Liška) (PP)
Gatiyatov (Sam. Daniyar, Orekhov) (PP2) – 30:131–8
1–933:36 – Regenda (Demo)
Gatiyatov (Muratov, Sam. Daniyar) (PP) – 46:252–9
2–1054:13 – Dlugoš (Balaž, Regenda)
2–1159:47 – Kollár (Kelemen, Demo)
10 minPenalties14 min
18Shots46
December 31, 2018
15:30		Sweden 4–1
(3–0, 0–0, 1–1)		 KazakhstanSave-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Attendance: 5,362
Game reference
Olle Eriksson EkGoaliesDenis KaratayevReferees:
United States Ken Anderson
Latvia Andris Ansons
Linesmen:
Finland Lauri Nikulainen
Russia Dmitri Shishlo
Bemström (Bäck, Sandin) – 07:101–0
Sandin (Lundeström) – 12:132–0
Lundkvist – 16:493–0
3–149:46 – Muratov (Orekhov, Sam. Daniyar) (PP)
Sandin (Gustafsson) – 59:214–1
10 minPenalties2 min
56Shots11
December 31, 2018
19:30		United States 4–1
(1–0, 2–0, 1–1)		 FinlandSave-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Attendance: 6,556
Game reference
Cayden PrimeauGoaliesUkko-Pekka LuukkonenReferees:
Canada Jonathan Alarie
Sweden Tobias Björk
Linesmen:
Belarus Dmitri Golyak
Czech Republic Daniel Hynek
Robertson (Farabee) – 19:511–0
Madden (Norris) – 31:402–0
Poehling (Kemp) – 36:423–0
Madden (Norris, Robertson) (PP) – 42:024–0
4–1Ylönen (Vaakanainen, Talvitie) – 53:16
6 minPenalties30 min
39Shots28

Relegation

January 2, 2019
11:00		Kazakhstan 4–3
(2–1, 1–0, 1–2)		 DenmarkRogers Arena
Attendance: 5,975
Game reference
Demid YeremeyevGoaliesMads SøgaardReferees:
United States Andrew Bruggeman
Sweden Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
Switzerland Balazs Kovacs
Slovakia Peter Šefčík
Boiko (Shinkaretski, Buyalski) - 01:361–0
1–109:00 – Røndbjerg (Schultz, Setkov)
Musabayev (Korolyov, Dyomin) – 11:162–1
Say. Daniyar (Gatiyatov, Sam. Daniyar) (PP) – 33:003–1
3–241:29 – Grundtvig (Andersen, Kubars)
Gatiyatov – 48:064–2
4–357:40 – Setkov (Røndbjerg) (PP)
10 minPenalties14 min
19Shots43
January 4, 2019
09:00		Denmark 0–4
(0–2, 0–0, 0–2)		 KazakhstanRogers Arena
Attendance: 3,502
Game reference
Mads Søgaard
William Rørth		GoaliesDemid YeremeyevReferees:
Latvia Andris Ansons
Slovakia Peter Stano
Linesmen:
Switzerland Balazs Kovacs
Slovakia Peter Šefčík
0–100:35 – Say. Daniyar (Gatiyatov)
0–204:47 – Makutski (Zhorabek, Shinkaretski)
0–358:27 – Gatiyatov (Muratov, Orekhov) (ENG)
0–459:05 – Gatiyatov (Muratov, Sam. Daniyar) (ENG)
6 minPenalties18 min
25Shots16

Playoff round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1A  Russia 8
4B  Slovakia 3
1A  Russia 1
2B  United States 2
2B  United States 3
3A  Czech Republic 1
2B  United States 2
3B  Finland 3
1B  Sweden 0
4A   Switzerland 2
4A   Switzerland 1 Bronze medal game
3B  Finland 6
2A  Canada 1 1A  Russia 5
3B  Finland (OT) 2 4A   Switzerland 2

Quarterfinals

January 2, 2019
13:00		Sweden 0–2
(0–1, 0–1, 0–0)		  SwitzerlandSave-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Attendance: 5,946
Game reference
Samuel ErssonGoaliesLuca HollensteinReferees:
United States Kenneth Anderson
Finland Lassi Heikkinen
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Daniel Hynek
Finland Lauri Nikulainen
0–115:23 – Bruschweiler (Burger)
0–233:59 – Wyss (S. Schmid, Verboon)
32 minPenalties20 min
41Shots35
January 2, 2019
15:30		Canada 1–2 OT
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–1)		 FinlandRogers Arena
Attendance: 17,047
Game reference
Michael DiPietroGoaliesUkko-Pekka LuukkonenReferees:
Czech Republic Daniel Pražák
Russia Yevgeni Romasko
Linesmen:
United States Brian Oliver
Sweden Emil Yletyinen
Mitchell (Hayton, Frost) – 21:301–0
1–159:13 – Heponiemi (Tolvanen, Vaakanainen) (EA)
1–265:17 – Utunen (Talvitie, Heponiemi)
4 minPenalties6 min
25Shots34
January 2, 2019
17:00		United States 3–1
(1–0, 1–0, 1–1)		 Czech RepublicSave-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Attendance: 6,263
Game reference
Cayden PrimeauGoaliesLukáš DostálReferees:
Canada Jonathan Alarie
Sweden Tobias Björk
Linesmen:
Belarus Dmitri Golyak
Russia Dmitri Shishlo
Cates (J. Hughes) – 12:121–0
Norris (Robertson) – 26:102–0
2–151:29 – Kaut (Nečas, Jeník) (PP)
Chmelevski (Anderson) (ENG) – 59:213–1
2 minPenalties6 min
41Shots19
January 2, 2019
19:30		Russia 8–3
(4–0, 3–0, 1–3)		 SlovakiaRogers Arena
Attendance: 11,317
Game reference
Pyotr Kochetkov
Daniil Tarasov		GoaliesSamuel Hlavaj
Juraj Sklenár		Referees:
Canada Jeff Ingram
Belarus Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
Canada Maxime Chaput
Canada Michael Harrington
Denisenko (Samorukov, Kravtsov) – 05:361–0
Starkov (Kovalenko, Romanov) – 06:072–0
Alexeyev (Kovalenko, Starkov) – 07:493–0
Shashkov (Romanov, Podkolzin) – 10:564–0
Kostin (Denisenko, Zhuravlyov) – 31:405–0
Kostin (Denisenko, Alexeyev) (PP) – 38:206–0
Slepets (Galimov, Muranov) – 39:387–0
7–143:35 – Fehérváry (Ivan, Pospíšil)
Il. Morozov (Shashkov, Olshansky) – 52:038–1
8–258:58 – Roman (Ivan, Fehérváry)
8–359:51 – Ivan (Fehérváry, Liška) (PP)
12 minPenalties8 min
30Shots35

Semifinals

January 4, 2019
13:00		Russia 1–2
(0–1, 1–1, 0–0)		 United StatesRogers Arena
Attendance: 14,355
Game reference
Pyotr KochetkovGoaliesCayden PrimeauReferees:
Canada Jeff Ingram
Sweden Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
Canada Michael Harrington
Finland Lauri Nikulainen
0–114:29 – Wahlstrom (Cockerill, Samberg)
0–224:20 – Chmelevski (J. Hughes) (PP)
Denisenko – 33:361–2
6 minPenalties6 min
35Shots27
January 4, 2019
17:00		Finland 6–1
(4–1, 2–0, 0–0)		  SwitzerlandRogers Arena
Attendance: 14,014
Game reference
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenGoaliesLuca Hollenstein
Akira Schmid		Referees:
United States Andrew Bruggeman
Belarus Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
Belarus Dmitri Golyak
Russia Dmitri Shishlo
Ylönen (Virtanen) – 00:401–0
Talvitie (Kupari, Vaakanainen) (EA) – 02:552–0
Talvitie (Kupari, Heponiemi) – 05:533–0
Jokiharju (Heponiemi, Puustinen (PP) – 07:434–0
4–116:40 – Kurashev (Leuenberger, Müller)
Heponiemi (Tolvanen, Lundell) (EA) – 27:565–1
Kupari (Kakko, Heponiemi) (PP) – 34:576–1
6 minPenalties12 min
33Shots17

Bronze medal game

January 5, 2019
13:00		Russia 5–2
(2–0, 1–2, 2–0)		  SwitzerlandRogers Arena
Attendance: 12,025
Game reference
Pyotr KochetkovGoaliesLuca HollensteinReferees:
Canada Jonathan Alaire
Sweden Tobias Björk
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Daniel Hynek
United States Brian Oliver
Slepets (Iv. Morozov, Il. Morozov) – 04:251–0
Shashkov (Podkolzin) – 13:442–0
2–124:54 – Nussbaumer (Le Coultre, Sigrist)
Kostin (Denisenko, Romanov) – 32:533–1
3–235:36 – Bruschweiler (Sigrist, Gross)
Slepets – 46:334–2
Slepets (Galimov, Kochetkov) (SH, ENG) – 57:595–2
14 minPenalties6 min
24Shots36

Gold medal game

January 5, 2019
17:00		United States 2–3
(0–0, 0–1, 2–2)		 FinlandRogers Arena
Attendance: 17,206
Game reference
Cayden PrimeauGoaliesUkko-Pekka LuukkonenReferees:
Czech Republic Daniel Pražák
Russia Yevgeni Romasko
Linesmen:
Canada Maxime Chaput
Sweden Emil Yletyinen
0–131:31 – Ylönen (Laaksonen, Puustinen) (PP)
0–246:00 – Latvala (Heponiemi, Kupari)
Chmelevski (J. Hughes, Cates) – 47:011–2
Norris (Chmelevski, Cates) – 48:472–2
2–358:34 – Kakko (Lundell, Jokiharju)
6 minPenalties10 min
28Shots31

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G APts +/− PIM
1Grigori Denisenko Russia7459+34
2Aleksi Heponiemi Finland7369+74
3Artur Gatiyatov Kazakhstan653800
4Ryan Poehling United States7538+52
5Morgan Frost Canada5448+812
6Alexander Romanov Russia7178+120
7Philipp Kurashev  Switzerland7617-54
8Kirill Slepets Russia7527+74
9Alexander Chmelevski United States743702
9Aarne Talvitie Finland7437+914

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF[5]

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
1Lukáš Dostál Czech Republic239:1051.2511595.651
2Pyotr Kochetkov Russia290:3171.4514995.300
3Michael DiPietro Canada243:1651.2310395.151
4Cayden Primeau United States298:5581.6112693.650
5Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Finland367:16111.8016293.210

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF[6]

Final standings

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 B  Finland 7 4 1 0 2 23 11 +12 14 Champions
2 B  United States 7 5 0 1 1 25 14 +11 16 Runners-up
3 A  Russia 7 6 0 0 1 29 13 +16 18 Third place
4 A   Switzerland 7 2 0 1 4 16 23 −7 7 Fourth place
5 B  Sweden 5 3 1 0 1 16 10 +6 11 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6 A  Canada (H) 5 3 0 1 1 24 7 +17 10
7 A  Czech Republic 5 1 1 0 3 9 11 −2 5
8 B  Slovakia 5 1 0 0 4 18 22 −4 3
9 B  Kazakhstan 6 2 0 0 4 13 31 −18 6 Avoided Relegation
10 A  Denmark 6 0 0 0 6 3 34 −31 0 Relegated to 2020 Division I A
Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Awards

Source: IIHF

Source: IIHF

Division I

Group A

The Group A tournament was held in Füssen, Germany from 9 to 15 December 2018.[7]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Germany (H) 5 4 1 0 0 22 5 +17 14 Promoted to Top Division
2  Belarus 5 3 0 0 2 18 13 +5 9
3  Norway 5 2 1 0 2 15 13 +2 8
4  Latvia 5 2 0 0 3 11 13 −2 6
5  Austria 5 1 0 2 2 9 17 −8 5
6  France 5 1 0 0 4 8 22 −14 3 Relegation to 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

The Group B tournament was held in Tychy, Poland from 8 to 14 December 2018.[7]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Slovenia 5 3 2 0 0 21 11 +10 13 Promoted to Division I A
2  Poland (H) 5 3 0 1 1 19 15 +4 10[lower-alpha 1]
3  Hungary 5 3 0 1 1 24 15 +9 10[lower-alpha 1]
4  Italy 5 1 1 1 2 10 15 −5 6
5  Ukraine 5 1 1 0 3 14 20 −6 5
6  Japan 5 0 0 1 4 13 25 −12 1 Relegation to 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
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Hungary 2–4 Poland

Division II

Group A

The Group A tournament was held in Tallinn, Estonia from 13 to 19 January 2019.[7]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Estonia (H) 5 4 1 0 0 25 7 +18 14 Promoted to Division I B 2020
2  Lithuania 5 3 0 2 0 22 12 +10 11
3  Great Britain 5 3 0 0 2 30 16 +14 9
4  Romania 5 1 2 0 2 13 20 −7 7
5  Spain 5 1 0 0 4 8 18 −10 3
6  South Korea 5 0 0 1 4 7 32 −25 1 Relegated to Division II B 2020
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Group B

The Group B tournament was held in Zagreb, Croatia from 15 to 21 January 2019.[7]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Serbia 5 5 0 0 0 26 5 +21 15 Promoted to 2020 Division II A
2  Croatia (H) 5 4 0 0 1 18 9 +9 12
3  Netherlands 5 3 0 0 2 25 22 +3 9
4  Belgium 5 2 0 0 3 22 24 −2 6
5  Israel 5 1 0 0 4 12 21 −9 3
6  Mexico 5 0 0 0 5 6 28 −22 0 Relegated to 2020 Division III
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division III

The tournament was held in Reykjavík, Iceland from 14 to 20 January 2019.[7]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 2 0 1 0 12 10 +2 7 Advance to Semifinals
2  Turkey 3 2 0 0 1 11 8 +3 6
3  Iceland (H) 3 1 1 0 1 11 8 +3 5 Advance to Placement Round
4  Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Group B
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 3 3 0 0 0 32 3 +29 9 Advance to Semifinals
2  Bulgaria 3 2 0 0 1 20 7 +13 6
3  South Africa 3 1 0 0 2 3 24 −21 3 Advance to Placement Round
4  New Zealand 3 0 0 0 3 1 22 −21 0
Source: IIHF
Bracket
5–8th place semifinals 5th place game
      
3A  Iceland 11
4B  New Zealand 1
3A  Iceland 5
4A  Chinese Taipei 3
3B  South Africa 1
4A  Chinese Taipei 7 7th place game
4B  New Zealand 3
3B  South Africa 5
Semifinals Gold medal game
      
1A  Australia 7
2B  Bulgaria 4
1A  Australia 1
1B  China 5
1B  China 12
2A  Turkey 1 Bronze medal game
2B  Bulgaria 0
2A  Turkey 6

References

  1. ↑ "World Juniors return to B.C." Hockey Canada. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  3. ↑ Merk, Martin. "Groups for 2019 World Juniors". IIHF. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "New format for U18, U20 Worlds". IIHF. 2012-05-29. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
  5. ↑ "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). IIHF. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Goalkeepers" (PDF). IIHF. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tournaments – World Men U20". IIHF. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
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