2019 IIHF World U18 Championships

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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) →

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.

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:
Sweden Marcus Linde
Germany Andre Schrader
Linesmen:
Sweden Ludvig Lundgren
Finland 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:
Czech Republic Oldřich Hejduk
Russia Sergey Morozov
Linesmen:
Denmark Henrik Haurum
Norway 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:
Sweden Marcus Linde
Slovakia Miroslav Štefík
Linesmen:
Belarus Pavel Badyl
Czech Republic 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:
Canada Guillaume Labonté
Russia Sergey Morozov
Linesmen:
Switzerland David Obwegeser
Russia 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:
Finland Joonas Kova
Russia Sergey Morozov
Linesmen:
Belarus Pavel Badyl
United States 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:
Sweden Marcus Linde
Switzerland Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
Norway Jon Kilian
Russia 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:
Czech Republic Oldřich Hejduk
Slovakia Miroslav Štefík
Linesmen:
United States Riley Bowles
Sweden 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:
United States Sean McFarlane
Germany Andre Schrader
Linesmen:
Finland Jani Pesonen
Canada 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:
Canada Guillaume Labonté
United States Sean MacFarlane
Linesmen:
United States Riley Bowles
Czech Republic 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:
Finland Aaro Brännare
Russia Sergey Morozov
Linesmen:
Norway Jon Kilian
Sweden 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:
Finland Aaro Brännare
Canada Michael Campbell
Linesmen:
United States Riley Bowles
Canada 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:
Finland Joonas Kova
Canada Guillaume Labonté
Linesmen:
Russia Nikita Shalagin
Czech Republic 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:
Belarus Andrei Shrubok
Switzerland Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
Norway Jon Kilian
Finland 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:
Canada Michael Campbell
United States Sean MacFarlane
Linesmen:
Denmark Henrik Haurum
Canada 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:
Czech Republic Oldřich Hejduk
Slovakia Miroslav Štefík
Linesmen:
Sweden Ludvig Lundgren
Switzerland 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:
Finland Aaro Brännare
Germany Andre Schrader
Linesmen:
Denmark Henrik Haurum
Czech Republic 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:
Canada Michael Campbell
Canada Guillaume Labonté
Linesmen:
Belarus Pavel Badyl
Switzerland 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:
Belarus Andrei Shrubok
Switzerland Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
Belarus Pavel Badyl
Switzerland 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:
Canada Michael Campbell
Belarus Andrei Shrubok
Linesmen:
Finland Jani Pesonen
Russia 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:
Finland Joonas Kova
Germany Andre Schrader
Linesmen:
Denmark Henrik Haurum
Canada 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:
Canada Guillaume Labonté
Belarus Andrei Shrubok
Linesmen:
Belarus Pavel Badyl
Norway 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:
Finland Aaro Brännare
Czech Republic Oldřich Hejduk
Linesmen:
Belarus Pavel Badyl
Norway 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:
Finland Joonas Kova
Sweden Marcus Linde
Linesmen:
Russia Nikita Shalagin
Czech Republic 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
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Rostislav Zinovenko
Alexei Kolosov		GoaliesYaroslav AskarovReferees:
Finland Joonas Kova
Slovakia Miroslav Štefík
Linesmen:
United States Riley Bowles
Czech Republic 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:
Canada Michael Campbell
Germany Andre Schrader
Linesmen:
Sweden Ludvig Lundgren
Canada 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:
Finland Aaro Brännare
Russia Sergey Morozov
Linesmen:
Denmark Henrik Haurum
Switzerland 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
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Hugo AlnefeltGoaliesLukáš Pařík
Jan Bednář		Referees:
United States Sean MacFarlane
Switzerland Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
Finland Jani Pesonen
Russia 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
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Spencer KnightGoaliesYaroslav AskarovReferees:
Canada Guillaume Labonté
Sweden Marcus Linde
Linesmen:
Switzerland David Obwegeser
Czech Republic 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 MISS
Caufield MISS
Hughes MISS
Zegras MISS
Boldy MISS		ShootoutMISS Chinakhov
MISS Podkolzin
GOAL Amirov
MISS 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
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Taylor GauthierGoaliesHugo AlnefeltReferees:
Finland Joonas Kova
Switzerland Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
Finland Jani Pesonen
Russia 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
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Spencer KnightGoaliesNolan MaierReferees:
Russia Sergey Morozov
Germany Andre Schrader
Linesmen:
Denmark Henrik Haurum
Sweden 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:
Canada Michael Campbell
United States Sean MacFarlance
Linesmen:
United States Riley Bowles
Canada 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
United States Jack Hughes 7 9 11 20 +10 8
United States Cole Caufield 7 14 4 18 +12 4
United States Matthew Boldy 7 3 9 12 +6 0
United States Cameron York 7 4 7 11 +13 0
Canada Peyton Krebs 7 6 4 10 +9 4
Canada Alex Newhook 7 5 5 10 +6 0
Russia Rodion Amirov 7 6 3 9 +4 2
Canada Dylan Cozens 7 4 5 9 +8 4
United States Alex Turcotte 7 4 5 9 +4 4
Sweden 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
United States Spencer Knight 357:33 141 9 1.51 93.62 1
Canada Nolan Maier 180:00 108 8 2.67 92.59 0
Czech Republic Lukáš Pařík 220:32 170 13 3.54 92.35 0
Sweden Hugo Alnefelt 305:44 178 14 2.75 92.13 1
Latvia 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]

Further information: 2019 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

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]

Further information: 2019 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

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]

Further information: 2019 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

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]

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