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
Dates18–28 April
Teams10
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (1st title)
Runner-up  Russia
Third place  United States
Fourth place Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored233 (7.52 per match)
Attendance36,485 (1,177 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Jack Hughes
(20 points)
MVP Cole Caufield
2018
2020

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

Top Division

Match officials

12 referees and 10 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[1]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

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

Group B

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

Relegation round

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

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
25 April 2019
15:30
United States 6–0
(2–0, 2–0, 2–0)
 FinlandFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 922
25 April 2019
19:30
Canada 3–1
(1–0, 1–0, 1–1)
 LatviaA3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 242
25 April 2019
19:30
Sweden 4–2
(2–0, 1–1, 1–1)
 Czech RepublicFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 2,248

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

Bronze medal game

28 April 2019
15:30
United States 5–2
(1–1, 3–0, 1–1)
 CanadaFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 1,567

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

Final standings

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.

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Jack Hughes791120+108
Cole Caufield714418+124
Matthew Boldy73912+60
Cameron York74711+130
Peyton Krebs76410+94
Alex Newhook75510+60
Rodion Amirov7639+42
Dylan Cozens7459+84
Alex Turcotte7459+44
Karl Henriksson7369+12

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.

Player TOI SA GA GAA Sv% SO
Spencer Knight357:3314191.5193.621
Nolan Maier180:0010882.6792.590
Lukáš Pařík220:32170133.5492.350
Hugo Alnefelt305:44178142.7592.131
Artūrs Šilovs271:24182153.3291.761

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 Group A tournament was held in Grenoble, France from 14 to 20 April 2019.[2]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Germany 5 5 0 0 0 38 12 +26 15 Promotion to 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 Relegation to Division I B
Source: IIHF
(H) Host.

Group B

The Group B tournament was held in Székesfehérvár, Hungary from 14 to 20 April 2019.[2]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Japan 5 4 0 0 1 18 12 +6 12 Promotion to 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 Relegation to Division II A
Source: IIHF
(H) Host.

Division II

Group A

The Group A tournament was held in Elektrėnai, Lithuania from 7 to 13 April 2019.[2]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Poland 5 5 0 0 0 36 4 +32 15 Promotion to 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 Relegation to Division II B
Source: IIHF
(H) Host.

Group B

The Group B tournament was held in Belgrade, Serbia from 25 to 31 March 2019.[2]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Serbia (H) 5 4 0 1 0 31 10 +21 13 Promotion to 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 Relegation to Division III A
Source: IIHF
(H) Host.

Division III

Group A

The Group A tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 25 to 31 March 2019. At the time of the tournament Iceland was awarded second place,[3] this was corrected on April 3.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Bulgaria (H) 5 4 1 0 0 21 11 +10 14 Promotion to Division II B
2  Israel 5 2 1 1 1 17 13 +4 9[lower-alpha 1]
3  Iceland 5 3 0 0 2 23 16 +7 9[lower-alpha 1]
4  Turkey 5 3 0 0 2 14 13 +1 9[lower-alpha 1]
5  Mexico 5 0 1 0 4 8 20 12 2[lower-alpha 2]
6  New Zealand 5 0 0 2 3 13 23 10 2[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to Division III B
Source: IIHF
(H) Host.
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 Group B tournament was held in Cape Town, South Africa from 9 to 12 April 2019.[2]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Chinese Taipei 3 3 0 0 0 22 5 +17 9 Promotion to 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

  1. "Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. "World Championships – World Men U18". IIHF. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  3. Iceland with silver plaque and medals
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