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2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

Summary

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.[1][2] This marked the 15th time that Canada hosted the WJC.

2019 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Canada
CityVancouver, Victoria
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
Websitewww.iihf.com
← 2018
2020 →

On December 1, 2016, it was announced that Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia had won the bid to host the 2019 World Juniors.[3] 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 edit

Venues edit

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

Match officials edit

The following officials were assigned by the International Ice Hockey Federation to officiate the 2019 World Junior Championships.[4]

Referees

  •   Jonathan Alarie
  •   Kenneth Anderson
  •   Andris Ansons
  •   Tobias Björk
  •   Andrew Bruggeman
  •   Lassi Heikkinen
  •   Jeff Ingram
  •   Daniel Pražák
  •   Yevgeni Romasko
  •   Maxim Sidorenko
  •   Mikael Sjöqvist
  •   Peter Stano

Linesmen

  •   Maxime Chaput
  •   Dmitri Golyak
  •   Michael Harrington
  •   Daniel Hynek
  •   Balazs Kovacs
  •   Lauri Nikulainen
  •   Brian Oliver
  •   Peter Šefčík
  •   Dmitri Shishlo
  •   Emil Yletyinen

Seeding edit

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. [5]

Group A (Vancouver)
Group B (Victoria)

Rosters edit

Format edit

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.[6]

Preliminary round edit

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

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Russia 4 4 0 0 0 15 6 +9 12 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 Relegation round
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:
  Kenneth Anderson
  Andrew Bruggeman
Linesmen:
  Dmitri Golyak
  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:
  Tobias Björk
  Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
  Lauri Nikulainen
  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:
  Ken Anderson
  Lassi Hekkinen
Linesmen:
  Lauri Nikulainen
  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:
  Andrew Bruggeman
  Peter Stano
Linesmen:
  Dmitri Golyak
  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:
  Tobias Björk
  Peter Stano
Linesmen:
  Brian Oliver
  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:
  Tobias Björk
  Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
  Brian Oliver
  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:
  Kenneth Anderson
  Lassi Hekkinen
Linesmen:
  Dmitri Golyak
  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:
  Lassi Heikkinen
  Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
  Peter Šefčík
  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:
  Peter Stano
  Jeff Ingram
Linesmen:
  Brian Oliver
  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:
  Andrew Bruggeman
  Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
  Balazs Kovacs
  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 edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 4 3 1 0 0 16 8 +8 11 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 Relegation round
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:
  Jeff Ingram
  Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
  Maxime Chaput
  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:
  Jonathan Alarie
  Yevgeni Romasko
Linesmen:
  Michael Harrington
  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:
  Jeff Ingram
  Daniel Pražák
Linesmen:
  Michael Harrington
  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:
  Andris Ansons
  Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
  Maxime Chaput
  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:
  Jonathan Alarie
  Daniel Pražák
Linesmen:
  Daniel Hynek
  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:
  Andris Ansons
  Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
  Michael Harrington
  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:
  Jeff Ingram
  Yevgeni Romasko
Linesmen:
  Maxime Chaput
  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:
  Daniel Pražák
  Yevgeni Romasko
Linesmen:
  Michael Harrington
  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:
  Ken Anderson
  Andris Ansons
Linesmen:
  Lauri Nikulainen
  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:
  Jonathan Alarie
  Tobias Björk
Linesmen:
  Dmitri Golyak
  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 round edit

January 2, 2019
11:00		Kazakhstan  4–3
(2–1, 1–0, 1–2)		  DenmarkRogers Arena
Attendance: 5,975
Game reference
Demid YeremeyevGoaliesMads SøgaardReferees:
  Andrew Bruggeman
  Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
  Balazs Kovacs
  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:
  Andris Ansons
  Peter Stano
Linesmen:
  Balazs Kovacs
  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

Note:   Denmark was relegated to the 2020 Division I A

Playoff round edit

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 edit

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:
  Kenneth Anderson
  Lassi Heikkinen
Linesmen:
  Daniel Hynek
  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:
  Daniel Pražák
  Yevgeni Romasko
Linesmen:
  Brian Oliver
  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:
  Jonathan Alarie
  Tobias Björk
Linesmen:
  Dmitri Golyak
  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:
  Jeff Ingram
  Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
  Maxime Chaput
  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 edit

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:
  Jeff Ingram
  Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
  Michael Harrington
  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:
  Andrew Bruggeman
  Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
  Dmitri Golyak
  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 edit

January 5, 2019
13:00		Russia  5–2
(2–0, 1–2, 2–0)		   SwitzerlandRogers Arena
Attendance: 12,025
Game reference
Pyotr KochetkovGoaliesLuca HollensteinReferees:
  Jonathan Alaire
  Tobias Björk
Linesmen:
  Daniel Hynek
  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

Final edit

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:
  Daniel Pražák
  Yevgeni Romasko
Linesmen:
  Maxime Chaput
  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 edit

Scoring leaders edit

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1 Grigori Denisenko   Russia 7 4 5 9 +3 4
2 Aleksi Heponiemi   Finland 7 3 6 9 +7 4
3 Artur Gatiyatov   Kazakhstan 6 5 3 8 0 0
4 Ryan Poehling   United States 7 5 3 8 +5 2
5 Morgan Frost   Canada 5 4 4 8 +8 12
6 Alexander Romanov   Russia 7 1 7 8 +12 0
7 Philipp Kurashev    Switzerland 7 6 1 7 -5 4
8 Kirill Slepets   Russia 7 5 2 7 +7 4
9 Alexander Chmelevski   United States 7 4 3 7 0 2
9 Aarne Talvitie   Finland 7 4 3 7 +9 14

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF[7]

Goaltending leaders edit

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
1 Lukáš Dostál   Czech Republic 239:10 5 1.25 115 95.65 1
2 Pyotr Kochetkov   Russia 290:31 7 1.45 149 95.30 0
3 Michael DiPietro   Canada 243:16 5 1.23 103 95.15 1
4 Cayden Primeau   United States 298:55 8 1.61 126 93.65 0
5 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen   Finland 367:16 11 1.80 162 93.21 0

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF[8]

Awards edit

Source: IIHF

Source: IIHF

Final standings edit

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 the 2020 Division I A
Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division I edit

Group A edit

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Füssen, Germany, from December 9 to 15, 2018.[9][10]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Germany (H) 5 4 1 0 0 22 5 +17 14 Promoted to the 2020 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 Relegated to the 2020 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 Division I Group B tournament was played in Tychy, Poland, from December 8 to 14, 2018.[11][12]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Slovenia 5 3 2 0 0 21 11 +10 13 Promoted to the 2020 Division I A
2   Poland (H) 5 3 0 1 1 19 15 +4 10[a]
3   Hungary 5 3 0 1 1 24 15 +9 10[a]
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 Relegated to the 2020 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. ^ a b Hungary 2–4 Poland

Division II edit

Group A edit

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from January 13 to 19, 2019.[13][14]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Estonia (H) 5 4 1 0 0 25 7 +18 14 Promoted to the 2020 Division I B
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 the 2020 Division II 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 Division II Group B tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia, from January 15 to 21, 2019.[15][16]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Serbia 5 5 0 0 0 26 5 +21 15 Promoted to the 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 the 2020 Division III
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 III edit

The Division III tournament was played in Reykjavík, Iceland, from January 14 to 20, 2019.[17][18]

Playoffs edit

Semifinals Final
      
1A   Australia 7
2B   Bulgaria 4
1A   Australia 1
1B   China 5
1B   China 12
2A   Turkey 1 3rd place game
2B   Bulgaria 0
2A   Turkey 6
5th–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
3B   South Africa 5
4B   New Zealand 3

Final standings edit

Rank Team
    China
    Australia
    Turkey
4   Bulgaria
5   Iceland
6   Chinese Taipei
7   South Africa
8   New Zealand
Promoted to the 2020 Division II B

References edit

  1. ^ 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship official website
  2. ^ 2019 Top Division statistics
  3. ^ "World Juniors return to B.C." Hockey Canada. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  5. ^ Merk, Martin. "Groups for 2019 World Juniors". IIHF. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  6. ^ "New format for U18, U20 Worlds". IIHF. 2012-05-29. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
  7. ^ "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). IIHF. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Goalkeepers" (PDF). IIHF. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  9. ^ 2019 Division I A official website
  10. ^ 2019 Division I A statistics
  11. ^ 2019 Division I B official website
  12. ^ 2019 Division I B statistics
  13. ^ 2019 Division II A official website
  14. ^ 2019 Division II A statistics
  15. ^ 2019 Division II B official website
  16. ^ 2019 Division II B statistics
  17. ^ 2019 Division III official website
  18. ^ 2019 Division III statistics

External links edit

  • Official website of IIHF

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