2019_IIHF_World_U18_Championships

2019 IIHF World U18 Championships

2019 IIHF World U18 Championships

International ice hockey competition


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.

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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

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

Match officials

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

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

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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
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18 April 2019
19:30
Canada 5–3
(0–2, 2–1, 3–0)
 FinlandA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 2,328
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19 April 2019
15:30
Canada 7–4
(3–0, 1–3, 3–1)
  SwitzerlandA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 458
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19 April 2019
19:30
Belarus 4–3
(1–0, 2–0, 1–3)
 FinlandA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 362
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20 April 2019
15:30
Switzerland 2–8
(0–2, 1–3, 1–3)
 Czech RepublicA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 582
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21 April 2019
15:30
Finland 2–4
(0–1, 1–1, 1–2)
 Czech RepublicA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 416
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21 April 2019
19:30
Belarus 1–11
(0–3, 1–5, 0–3)
 CanadaA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 293
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22 April 2019
15:30
Switzerland 5–4 OT
(3–0, 0–2, 1–2)
OT: (1–0)
 BelarusA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 404
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23 April 2019
15:30
Finland 12–0
(4–0, 4–0, 4–0)
  SwitzerlandA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 468
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23 April 2019
19:30
Czech Republic 2–6
(2–1, 0–2, 0–3)
 CanadaA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 407
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Group B

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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
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18 April 2019
19:30
Sweden 1–6
(1–0, 0–2, 0–4)
 United StatesFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 4,228
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19 April 2019
15:30
Slovakia 5–12
(1–3, 1–2, 3–7)
 United StatesFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 620
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19 April 2019
19:30
Sweden 5–2
(2–1, 1–0, 2–1)
 LatviaFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 1,257
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20 April 2019
15:30
Latvia 1–5
(0–1, 1–2, 0–2)
 RussiaFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 617
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21 April 2019
15:30
United States 6–3
(2–2, 2–0, 2–1)
 RussiaFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 745
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21 April 2019
19:30
Slovakia 1–5
(0–1, 1–2, 0–2)
 SwedenFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 1,831
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22 April 2019
15:30
Latvia 2–0
(0–0, 2–0, 0–0)
 SlovakiaFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 613
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23 April 2019
15:30
United States 7–1
(1–0, 4–0, 2–1)
 LatviaFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 687
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23 April 2019
19:30
Russia 0–3
(0–0, 0–2, 0–1)
 SwedenFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 3,321
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Relegation round

25 April 2019
11:30
Switzerland 4–1
(2–1, 1–0, 1–0)
 SlovakiaA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 169
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27 April 2019
19:30
Slovakia 4–3
(1–1, 2–2, 1–0)
  SwitzerlandA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 152
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28 April 2019
15:30
Switzerland 6–3
(2–2, 1–0, 3–1)
 SlovakiaA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 76
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Playoff round

Bracket

 
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

25 April 2019
15:30
Belarus 0–6
(0–2, 0–3, 0–1)
 RussiaA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 191
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25 April 2019
15:30
United States 6–0
(2–0, 2–0, 2–0)
 FinlandFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 922
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25 April 2019
19:30
Canada 3–1
(1–0, 1–0, 1–1)
 LatviaA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 242
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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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Semifinals

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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27 April 2019
19:30
Canada 3–4
(1–1, 1–1, 1–2)
 SwedenFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 3,519
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Bronze medal game

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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Final

28 April 2019
19:30
Sweden 4–3 OT
(1–0, 1–1, 1–2)
OT: (1–0)
 RussiaFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 5,602
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Final standings

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Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

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

Leading goaltenders

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

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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

Source: IIHF

Source: IIHF

Division I

Group A

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

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

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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

Group A

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

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Group B

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

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Division III

Group A

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

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Notes:
  1. 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. Mexico 5–4 (GWS) New Zealand

Group B

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

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Source: IIHF
(H) Host

References

  1. "Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

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