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 2019.2019 Top Division official website2019 Top Division statistics
Match officials 12 referees and 10 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees Aaro Brännare Michael Campbell Oldřich Hejduk Joonas Kova Guillaume Labonté Marcus Linde Sean MacFarlane Sergey Morozov Andre Schrader Andrei Shrubok Miroslav Štefík Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen Pavel Badyl Riley Bowles Henrik Haurum Jon Kilian Ludvig Lundgren David Obwegeser Jani Pesonen Nikita Shalagin Josef Špůr Tarrington Wyonzek
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+2). Group A
Group B
Relegation round
Playoff round
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Final
Final standings
Statistics
Scoring leaders List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Jack Hughes 7 9 11 20 +10 8 Cole Caufield 7 14 4 18 +12 4 Matthew Boldy 7 3 9 12 +6 0 Cameron York 7 4 7 11 +13 0 Peyton Krebs 7 6 4 10 +9 4 Alex Newhook 7 5 5 10 +6 0 Rodion Amirov 7 6 3 9 +4 2 Dylan Cozens 7 4 5 9 +8 4 Alex Turcotte 7 4 5 9 +4 4 Karl Henriksson 7 3 6 9 +1 2 GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource: 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 Knight 357:33 141 9 1.51 93.62 1 Nolan Maier 180:00 108 8 2.67 92.59 0 Lukáš Pařík 220:32 170 13 3.54 92.35 0 Hugo Alnefelt 305:44 178 14 2.75 92.13 1 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 = ShutoutsSource: IIHF.com
Awards Best players selected by the Directorate: Best Goaltender: Yaroslav Askarov Best Defenceman: Philip Broberg Best Forward: Cole Caufield Source: IIHF
Media All-Stars: MVP: Cole Caufield Goaltender: Yaroslav Askarov Defencemen: Philip Broberg / Cameron York Forwards: Cole Caufield / Jack Hughes / Rodion Amirov Source: IIHF
Division I
Group A The tournament was played in Grenoble, France, from 14 to 20 April 2019.2019 Division I A official website2019 Division I A statistics
Group B The tournament was played in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, from 14 to 20 April 2019.2019 Division I B official website2019 Division I B statistics
Division II
Group A The tournament was played in Elektrėnai, Lithuania, from 7 to 13 April 2019.2019 Division II A official website2019 Division II A statistics
Group B The tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 25 to 31 March 2019.2019 Division II B official website2019 Division II B statistics
Division III
Group A The tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 25 to 31 March 2019.2019 Division III A official website2019 Division III A statistics
Group B The tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 9 to 12 April 2019.2019 Division III B official website2019 Division III B statistics
References
External links IIHF official website