2019 IIHF World U18 Championships

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2019 IIHF U18 World Championship
2019 IIHF World U18 Championships logo.png
Tournament details
Host nation  Sweden
Dates 18–28 April
Teams 10
Venue(s) (in 2 host cities)
Champions  Sweden (1 title)
Tournament statistics
Games played 31
Goals scored 233  (7.52 per game)
Attendance 36,485  (1,177 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of United States Jack Hughes
MVP Flag of United States Cole Caufield

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

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

Preliminary round

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
18 April 2019
15:30
Czech Republic  3–4
(0–2, 2–2, 1–0)
 Belarus A3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 190
18 April 2019
19:30
Canada  5–3
(0–2, 2–1, 3–0)
 Finland A3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 2,328
19 April 2019
15:30
Canada  7–4
(3–0, 1–3, 3–1)
 Switzerland A3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 458
19 April 2019
19:30
Belarus  4–3
(1–0, 2–0, 1–3)
 Finland A3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 362
20 April 2019
15:30
Switzerland  2–8
(0–2, 1–3, 1–3)
 Czech Republic A3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 582
21 April 2019
15:30
Finland  2–4
(0–1, 1–1, 1–2)
 Czech Republic A3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 416
21 April 2019
19:30
Belarus  1–11
(0–3, 1–5, 0–3)
 Canada A3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 293
22 April 2019
15:30
Switzerland  5–4 OT
(3–0, 0–2, 1–2)
OT: (1–0)
 Belarus A3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 404
23 April 2019
15:30
Finland  12–0
(4–0, 4–0, 4–0)
 Switzerland A3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 468
23 April 2019
19:30
Czech Republic  2–6
(2–1, 0–2, 0–3)
 Canada A3 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


18 April 2019
15:30
Russia  6–3
(3–1, 1–1, 2–1)
 Slovakia Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 423
18 April 2019
19:30
Sweden  1–6
(1–0, 0–2, 0–4)
 United States Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 4,228
19 April 2019
15:30
Slovakia  5–12
(1–3, 1–2, 3–7)
 United States Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 620
19 April 2019
19:30
Sweden  5–2
(2–1, 1–0, 2–1)
 Latvia Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 1,257
20 April 2019
15:30
Latvia  1–5
(0–1, 1–2, 0–2)
 Russia Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 617
21 April 2019
15:30
United States  6–3
(2–2, 2–0, 2–1)
 Russia Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 745
21 April 2019
19:30
Slovakia  1–5
(0–1, 1–2, 0–2)
 Sweden Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 1,831
22 April 2019
15:30
Latvia  2–0
(0–0, 2–0, 0–0)
 Slovakia Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 613
23 April 2019
15:30
United States  7–1
(1–0, 4–0, 2–1)
 Latvia Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 687
23 April 2019
19:30
Russia  0–3
(0–0, 0–2, 0–1)
 Sweden Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 3,321

Relegation round

25 April 2019
11:30
Switzerland  4–1
(2–1, 1–0, 1–0)
 Slovakia A3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 169
27 April 2019
19:30
Slovakia  4–3
(1–1, 2–2, 1–0)
 Switzerland A3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 152
28 April 2019
15:30
Switzerland  6–3
(2–2, 1–0, 3–1)
 Slovakia A3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 76

Playoff round

Quarterfinals

25 April 2019
15:30
Belarus  0–6
(0–2, 0–3, 0–1)
 Russia A3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 191
25 April 2019
15:30
United States  6–0
(2–0, 2–0, 2–0)
 Finland Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 922
25 April 2019
19:30
Canada  3–1
(1–0, 1–0, 1–1)
 Latvia A3 Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 242
25 April 2019
19:30
Sweden  4–2
(2–0, 1–1, 1–1)
 Czech Republic Fjällräven 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)
 Russia Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 1,547
27 April 2019
19:30
Canada  3–4
(1–1, 1–1, 1–2)
 Sweden Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 3,519

Bronze medal game

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

Final

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

Division I

Main article: 2019 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

Group A

The tournament was played in Grenoble, France, from 14 to 20 April 2019.[3][4]

Group B

The tournament was played in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, from 14 to 20 April 2019.[5][6]

Division II

Main article: 2019 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

Group A

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

Group B

The tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 25 to 31 March 2019.[9][10]

Division III

Main article: 2019 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

Group A

The tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 25 to 31 March 2019.[11][12]

Group B

The tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 9 to 12 April 2019.[13][14]

References

World Junior Championships
IIHF World U20 Championship (1974-)

Soviet Union 1974 - Canada 1975 - Finland 1976 - Czechoslovakia 1977 - Canada 1978 - Sweden 1979 - Finland 1980 - West Germany 1981 - United States 1982 - Soviet Union 1983 - Sweden 1984 - Finland 1985 - Canada 1986 - Czechoslovakia 1987 - Soviet Union 1988 - United States 1989 - Finland 1990 - Canada 1991 - Germany 1992 - Sweden 1993 - Czech Republic 1994 - Canada 1995 - United States 1996 - Switzerland 1997 - Finland 1998 - Canada 1999 - Sweden 2000 - Russia 2001 - Czech Republic 2002 - Canada 2003 - Finland 2004 - United States 2005 - Canada 2006 - Sweden 2007 - Czech Republic 2008 - Canada 2009 - Canada 2010 - United States 2011 - Canada 2012 - Russia 2013 - Sweden 2014 - Canada 2015 - Finland 2016 - Canada 2017 - United States 2018 - Canada 2019 - Czech Republic 2020 - Canada 2021 - Canada 2022 - Canada 2023

IIHF World U18 Championship (1999-)

Germany 1999 - Switzerland 2000 - Finland 2001 - Slovakia 2002 - Russia 2003 - Belarus 2004 - Czech Republic 2005 - Sweden 2006 - Finland 2007 - Russia 2008 - United States 2009 - Belarus 2010 - Germany 2011 - Czech Republic 2012 - Russia 2013 - Finland 2014 = Switzerland 2015 - United States 2016 - Slovakia 2017 - Russia 2018 - Sweden 2019 - United States 2020 - United States 2021 - Germany 2022 - Switzerland 2023

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