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. This marked the 15th time that Canada hosted the WJC.
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Canada Rogers ArenaSave-On-Foods Memorial Centre (in 2 host cities) December 26, 2018 –January 5, 2019 10 Finland(5th title) United States Russia Switzerland 30 176 (5.87 per game) 304,393 (10,146 per game) Grigori Denisenko (9 points) Ryan Poehling
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. This marked the 15th time that Canada hosted the WJC.
On December 1, 2016, it was announced that Vancouver and Victoria , British Columbia had won the bid to host the 2019 World Juniors. This was the second time that Vancouver served as the primary host of the tournament, and the first time that Victoria had hosted in any capacity.
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The following officials were assigned by the International Ice Hockey Federation to officiate the 2019 World Junior Championships.
The seedings in the preliminary round were 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 .
The preliminary round saw teams play in two groups of five teams each, using the round-robin format. The playoff consisted of three rounds. In the round-robin , three points were allotted for a regulation win, and two points for an overtime or shootout win. One point was allotted for an overtime or shootout loss.
The four highest-ranked teams from each group of the preliminary round advanced to the quarterfinals, while the last-placed team from each group played a best-of-three series, with the loser being relegated to Division IA for 2020 and replaced by the winner of Division IA. All other teams retained their Top Division status for the 2020 edition.
All times are local. (Pacific Standard Time – UTC-8 )
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26 December 201813:00 Czech Republic 2–1 OT(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)(OT: 1–0) Switzerland Rogers Arena, VancouverAttendance: 9,266
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Lukáš Dostál Goalies Luca Hollenstein Referees: Kenneth Anderson Andrew BruggemanLinesmen: Dmitri Golyak Peter Šefčík 0–127:45 – Eggenberger (Leuenberger, Kurashev) (PP)Kaut (Nečas, Galvas) – 29:021–1Kvasnička (Kaut, Lauko) – 60:522–1 0–1 27:45 – Eggenberger (Leuenberger, Kurashev) (PP) Kaut (Nečas, Galvas) – 29:02 1–1 Kvasnička (Kaut, Lauko) – 60:52 2–1 0–1 27:45 – Eggenberger (Leuenberger, Kurashev) (PP) Kaut (Nečas, Galvas) – 29:02 1–1 Kvasnička (Kaut, Lauko) – 60:52 2–1 16 min Penalties 18 min 27 Shots 27
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26 December 201817:00 Canada 14–0(3–0, 5–0, 6–0) Denmark Rogers Arena, VancouverAttendance: 16,417
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27 December 201813:00 Russia 4–0(1–0, 1–0, 2–0) Denmark Rogers Arena, VancouverAttendance: 9,939
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27 December 201817:00 Switzerland 2–3(0–1, 1–2, 1–0) Canada Rogers Arena, VancouverAttendance: 17,102
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28 December 201817:00 Czech Republic 1–2(0–1, 1–1, 0–0) Russia Rogers Arena, VancouverAttendance: 14,523
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Lukáš Dostál Goalies Pyotr Kochetkov Referees: Tobias Björk Peter StanoLinesmen: Brian Oliver Emil Yletyinen 0–117:05 – Galimov (Slepets) (SH)0–235:03 – Kovalenko (Shen, Alexeyev) (SH)Kondelík (Kvasnička, Plášek) (PP) – 35:501–2 0–1 17:05 – Galimov (Slepets) (SH) 0–2 35:03 – Kovalenko (Shen, Alexeyev) (SH) Kondelík (Kvasnička, Plášek) (PP) – 35:50 1–2 0–1 17:05 – Galimov (Slepets) (SH) 0–2 35:03 – Kovalenko (Shen, Alexeyev) (SH) Kondelík (Kvasnička, Plášek) (PP) – 35:50 1–2 14 min Penalties 10 min 25 Shots 28
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29 December 201813:00 Denmark 0–4(0–2, 0–1, 0–1) Switzerland Rogers Arena, VancouverAttendance: 10,279
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29 December 201817:00 Canada 5–1(3–1, 1–0, 1–0) Czech Republic Rogers Arena, VancouverAttendance: 17,012
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30 December 201817:00 Switzerland 4–7(2–1, 1–2, 1–4) Russia Rogers Arena, VancouverAttendance: 13,724
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31 December 201813:00 Denmark 0–4(0–2, 0–1, 0–1) Czech Republic Rogers Arena, VancouverAttendance: 10,204
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31 December 201817:00 Russia 2–1(1–1, 0–0, 1–0) Canada Rogers Arena, VancouverAttendance: 17,556
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Pyotr Kochetkov Goalies Michael DiPietro Referees: Andrew Bruggeman Mikael SjöqvistLinesmen: Balazs Kovacs Emil Yletyinen 0–102:20 – Glass (Tippett)Denisenko (Kravtsov, Samorukov) (PP) – 05:211–1Shen (Romanov) – 51:002–1 0–1 02:20 – Glass (Tippett) Denisenko (Kravtsov, Samorukov) (PP) – 05:21 1–1 Shen (Romanov) – 51:00 2–1 0–1 02:20 – Glass (Tippett) Denisenko (Kravtsov, Samorukov) (PP) – 05:21 1–1 Shen (Romanov) – 51:00 2–1 10 min Penalties 18 min 31 Shots 31
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26 December 201815:30 United States 2–1(0–0, 0–1, 2–0) Slovakia Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, VictoriaAttendance: 6,208
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Kyle Keyser Goalies Samuel Hlavaj Referees: Jeff Ingram Mikael SjöqvistLinesmen: Maxime Chaput Dmitri Shishlo 0–137:17 – Korenčik (Liška)Anderson (J. Hughes) (PP) – 41:101–1Baratt (Madden, Samberg) – 45:422–1 0–1 37:17 – Korenčik (Liška) Anderson (J. Hughes) (PP) – 41:10 1–1 Baratt (Madden, Samberg) – 45:42 2–1 0–1 37:17 – Korenčik (Liška) Anderson (J. Hughes) (PP) – 41:10 1–1 Baratt (Madden, Samberg) – 45:42 2–1 4 min Penalties 6 min 34 Shots 14
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26 December 201819:30 Finland 1–2(0–1, 0–1, 1–0) Sweden Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, VictoriaAttendance: 6,319
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Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Goalies Samuel Ersson Referees: Jonathan Alarie Yevgeni RomaskoLinesmen: 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 0–1 13:14 – Brännström (Lundeström, Boqvist) (PP) 0–2 23:55 – Brännström (Bemström, Boqvist) (PP2) Talvitie (Kakko, Ylönen) (PP) – 56:26 1–2 0–1 13:14 – Brännström (Lundeström, Boqvist) (PP) 0–2 23:55 – Brännström (Bemström, Boqvist) (PP2) Talvitie (Kakko, Ylönen) (PP) – 56:26 1–2 14 min Penalties 6 min 30 Shots 30
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27 December 201815:30 Slovakia 2–5(1–2, 0–1, 1–2) Sweden Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, VictoriaAttendance: 5,896
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27 December 201819:30 Finland 5–0(2–0, 1–0, 2–0) Kazakhstan Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, VictoriaAttendance: 5,863
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28 December 201819:30 Kazakhstan 2–8(1–4, 0–3, 1–1) United States Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, VictoriaAttendance: 6,185
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29 December 201815:30 Slovakia 1–5(0–2, 1–2, 0–1) Finland Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, VictoriaAttendance: 6,045
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29 December 201819:30 Sweden 5–4 OT(1–0, 2–0, 1–4)(OT: 1–0) United States Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, VictoriaAttendance: 6,602
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30 December 201819:30 Kazakhstan 2–11(0–6, 1–3, 1–2) Slovakia Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, VictoriaAttendance: 5,685
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31 December 201815:30 Sweden 4–1(3–0, 0–0, 1–1) Kazakhstan Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, VictoriaAttendance: 5,362
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31 December 201819:30 United States 4–1(1–0, 2–0, 1–1) Finland Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, VictoriaAttendance: 6,556
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2 January 201911:00 Kazakhstan 4–3(2–1, 1–0, 1–2) Denmark Rogers Arena, VancouverAttendance: 5,975
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4 January 201909:00 Denmark 0–4(0–2, 0–0, 0–2) Kazakhstan Rogers Arena, VancouverAttendance: 3,502
Note: Denmark was relegated to the 2020 Division I A
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2 January 201913:00 Sweden 0–2(0–1, 0–1, 0–0) Switzerland Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, VictoriaAttendance: 5,946
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Samuel Ersson Goalies Luca Hollenstein Referees: Kenneth Anderson Lassi HeikkinenLinesmen: Daniel Hynek Lauri Nikulainen 0–115:23 – Bruschweiler (Burger)0–233:59 – Wyss (S. Schmid, Verboon) 0–1 15:23 – Bruschweiler (Burger) 0–2 33:59 – Wyss (S. Schmid, Verboon) 0–1 15:23 – Bruschweiler (Burger) 0–2 33:59 – Wyss (S. Schmid, Verboon) 32 min Penalties 20 min 41 Shots 35
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2 January 201915:30 Canada 1–2 OT(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)(OT: 0–1) Finland Rogers Arena, VancouverAttendance: 17,047
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Michael DiPietro Goalies Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Referees: Daniel Pražák Yevgeni RomaskoLinesmen: Brian Oliver Emil Yletyinen Mitchell (Hayton, Frost) – 21:301–01–159:13 – Heponiemi (Tolvanen, Vaakanainen) (EA)1–265:17 – Utunen (Talvitie, Heponiemi) Mitchell (Hayton, Frost) – 21:30 1–0 1–1 59:13 – Heponiemi (Tolvanen, Vaakanainen) (EA) 1–2 65:17 – Utunen (Talvitie, Heponiemi) Mitchell (Hayton, Frost) – 21:30 1–0 1–1 59:13 – Heponiemi (Tolvanen, Vaakanainen) (EA) 1–2 65:17 – Utunen (Talvitie, Heponiemi) 4 min Penalties 6 min 25 Shots 34
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2 January 201917:00 United States 3–1(1–0, 1–0, 1–1) Czech Republic Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, VictoriaAttendance: 6,263
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2 January 201919:30 Russia 8–3(4–0, 3–0, 1–3) Slovakia Rogers Arena, VancouverAttendance: 11,317
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4 January 201913:00 Russia 1–2(0–1, 1–1, 0–0) United States Rogers Arena, VancouverAttendance: 14,355
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Pyotr Kochetkov Goalies Cayden Primeau Referees: Jeff Ingram Mikael SjöqvistLinesmen: Michael Harrington Lauri Nikulainen 0–114:29 – Wahlstrom (Cockerill, Samberg)0–224:20 – Chmelevski (J. Hughes) (PP)Denisenko – 33:361–2 0–1 14:29 – Wahlstrom (Cockerill, Samberg) 0–2 24:20 – Chmelevski (J. Hughes) (PP) Denisenko – 33:36 1–2 0–1 14:29 – Wahlstrom (Cockerill, Samberg) 0–2 24:20 – Chmelevski (J. Hughes) (PP) Denisenko – 33:36 1–2 6 min Penalties 6 min 35 Shots 27
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4 January 201917:00 Finland 6–1(4–1, 2–0, 0–0) Switzerland Rogers Arena, VancouverAttendance: 14,014
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5 January 201913:00 Russia 5–2(2–0, 1–2, 2–0) Switzerland Rogers Arena, VancouverAttendance: 12,025
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5 January 201917:00 United States 2–3(0–0, 0–1, 2–2) Finland Rogers Arena, VancouverAttendance: 17,206
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
(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
Best players selected by the directorate:
Best Goaltender: Pyotr Kochetkov
Best Defenceman: Alexander Romanov
Best Forward: Ryan Poehling
Source: IIHF
Media All-Stars:
MVP: Ryan Poehling
Goaltender: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Defencemen: Alexander Romanov / Erik Brännström
Forwards: Grigori Denisenko / Philipp Kurashev / Ryan Poehling
Source: IIHF
The Division I Group A tournament was played in Füssen , Germany, from December 9 to 15, 2018.
The Division I Group B tournament was played in Tychy , Poland, from December 8 to 14, 2018.
The Division II Group A tournament was played in Tallinn , Estonia, from January 13 to 19, 2019.
The Division II Group B tournament was played in Zagreb , Croatia, from January 15 to 21, 2019.
The Division III tournament was played in Reykjavík , Iceland, from January 14 to 20, 2019.
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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
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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
Rank Team
China Australia Turkey 4 Bulgaria 5 Iceland 6 Chinese Taipei 7 South Africa 8 New Zealand
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Promoted to the 2020 Division II B
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