Ice Hockey World Championship for U18 Juniors 2019

	U18 Junior World Championship
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	Winner: Sweden

The 21st ice hockey world championships of the U18 juniors of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF were the ice hockey world championships of the year 2019 in the age group of under-eighteen year olds (U18). A total of 44 national teams took part in the seven tournaments of the top division and divisions I to III between March 25 and April 28, 2019 .

For the first time ever, the Swedish team won the world championship, using their home advantage and defeating Russia 4: 3 in extra time in the final . After a total of nine medals, it was the first gold medal at the 21st edition of the U18 World Championship. Third place went to the United States, who beat Canada 5-2. By winning the tournament in Group A of Division I, the German team returned to the top division after four years. As in the previous year, the Swiss team finished the tournament in ninth place, having been able to assert themselves in the relegation round against Slovakia. Austria reached second place in Group B of Division I once again and thus missed the renewed promotion to the A group.

Overview U18 Junior World Championships

competition	place	date	sub- contractor	viewers total	Games	O
Top division	Örnsköldsvik Umeå	Apr. 18, 2019 - Apr. 28, 2019	10	36,485	31	1,176
Division IA	Grenoble	Apr. 14, 2019 - Apr. 20, 2019	6th	9,073	15th	604
Division IB	Székesfehérvár	Apr. 14, 2019 - Apr. 20, 2019	6th	7,395	15th	493
Division II A	Elektrėnai	0Apr 7, 2019 - Apr 13, 2019	6th	17,351	15th	1,156
Division II B	Belgrade	25th Mar 2019 - March 31 2019	6th	4,274	15th	284
Division III A	Sofia	25th Mar 2019 - March 31 2019	6th	6.206	15th	413
Division III B	Cape Town	0Apr 9, 2019 - Apr 12, 2019	4th	740	6th	123

Participants, venues and periods

• Top division: April 18-28, 2019 in Örnsköldsvik and Umeå , Sweden

  Participants: Finland (defending champion) , Canada, Latvia (promoted) , Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, USA, Belarus

• Division I.
  • Group A: April 14-20, 2019 in Grenoble , France

    Participants: Denmark, Germany, France (relegated) , Kazakhstan, Norway, Ukraine (promoted)

  • Group B: April 14-20, 2019 in Székesfehérvár , Hungary

    Participants: Great Britain (promoted) , Italy, Japan, Austria, Slovenia (relegated) , Hungary

• Division II
  • Group A: April 7-13, 2019 in Elektrėnai , Lithuania

    Participants: Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania (relegated) , Spain (promoted) , South Korea

  • Group B: March 25th to 31st, 2019 in Belgrade , Serbia

    Participants: Australia (relegated) , Belgium (promoted) , People's Republic of China, Croatia, Netherlands, Serbia

• Division III:
  • Group A: March 25 to 31, 2019 in Sofia , Bulgaria

    Participants: Bulgaria, Iceland (relegated) , Israel, Mexico, New Zealand (promoted) , Turkey

  • Group B: April 9-12, 2019 in Cape Town , South Africa

    Participants: Republic of China (Taiwan) (relegated) , Hong Kong, Luxembourg (first participation since 2000) , South Africa

Top division

World Cup 2019 of the U18 Juniors
Number of nations	10
World Champion	Sweden
silver	Russia
bronze	United States
Relegated	Slovakia
Venue (s)	Örnsköldsvik & Umeå , Sweden
opening	April 18, 2019
Endgame	April 28, 2019
spectator	36,485 (1,176 per game)
Gates	233 (7.52 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Yaroslav Askarov
Best defender	Philip Broberg
Best striker	Cole Caufield
Most valuable player	Cole Caufield
Top scorer	Jack Hughes (20 points)

The U18 World Cup was held from April 18 to 28, 2019 in the Swedish cities of Örnsköldsvik and Umeå . The game was played in the Fjällräven Center (7,600 seats) in Örnsköldsvik and in the A3 Arena in Umeå with 5,400 seats. A total of 36,485 spectators attended the 31 tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 1,176 per game.

Ten national teams took part in the tournament, playing in two groups of five teams each. The two groups were composed according to the positions of the national teams at the 2018 World Cup according to the following key:

Group A	Group B
Finland (1)	USA (2)
Czech Republic (4)	Sweden (3)
Canada (5)	Russia (6)
Belarus (8)	Slovakia (7)
Switzerland (9)	Latvia (11)

For the first time ever, the Swedish team won the world championship, using their home advantage and defeating Russia 4: 3 in extra time in the final . After a total of nine medals, it was the first gold medal at the 21st edition of the U18 World Championship. Third place went to the United States, who beat Canada 5-2.

mode

A new game mode was decided for the 2013 World Cup. After the group matches in the preliminary round, the four best in the group qualify for the quarter-finals. The two fifths of the group games contest the relegation round in the " best-of-three " mode and determine who was relegated to Division IA. The placement games for seventh and fifth place are still canceled.

Venues

Örnsköldsvik	Örnsköldsvik Umeå World Championship venues	Umeå
Fjällräven Center Capacity: 7,600		A3 arena capacity: 5,400
Exterior view of the Fjällräven Center		Exterior view of the A3 Arena

Preliminary round

Group A

April 18, 2019 3:30 p.m.

Czech Republic

3: 4 (0: 2, 2: 2, 1: 0) match report

Belarus

A3 Arena, Umeå spectators: 190

April 18, 2019 7:30 p.m.

Canada

5: 3 (0: 2, 2: 1, 3: 0) game report

Finland

A3 Arena, Umeå spectators: 2,328

April 19, 2019 3:30 p.m.

Canada

7: 4 (3: 0, 1: 3, 3: 1) game report

Switzerland

A3 Arena, Umeå Spectators: 458

April 19, 2019 7:30 p.m.

Belarus

4: 3 (1: 0, 2: 0, 1: 3) game report

Finland

A3 Arena, Umeå spectators: 362

April 20, 2019 3:30 p.m.

Switzerland

2: 8 (0: 2, 1: 3, 1: 3) game report

Czech Republic

A3 Arena, Umeå Spectators: 582

April 21, 2019 3:30 p.m.

Finland

2: 4 (0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 2) game report

Czech Republic

A3 Arena, Umeå Spectators: 416

April 21, 2019 7:30 p.m.

Belarus

1:11 (0: 3, 1: 5, 0: 3) game report

Canada

A3 Arena, Umeå Spectators: 293

April 22, 2019 3:30 p.m.

Switzerland

5: 4 n.V. (3: 0, 0: 2, 1: 2, 1: 0) game report

Belarus

A3 Arena, Umeå Spectators: 404

April 23, 2019 3:30 p.m.

Finland

12: 0 (4: 0, 4: 0, 4: 0) game report

Switzerland

A3 Arena, Umeå spectators: 468

April 23, 2019 7:30 p.m.

Czech Republic

2: 6 (2: 1, 0: 2, 0: 3) game report

Canada

A3 Arena, Umeå Spectators: 407

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Canada	4th	4th	0	0	0	29:10	12
2.	Belarus	4th	2	0	1	1	13:22	7th
3.	Czech Republic	4th	2	0	0	2	17:14	6th
4th	Finland	4th	1	0	0	3	20:13	3
5.	Switzerland	4th	0	1	0	3	11:31	2

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: quarter-final qualifier , relegation round qualifier

Group B

April 18, 2019 3:30 p.m.

Russia

6: 3 (3: 1, 1: 1, 2: 1) game report

Slovakia

Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik Spectators: 423

April 18, 2019 7:30 p.m.

Sweden

1: 6 (1: 0, 0: 2, 0: 4) game report

United States

Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik Spectators: 4,228

April 19, 2019 3:30 p.m.

Slovakia

5:12 (1: 3, 1: 2, 3: 7) game report

United States

Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik Spectators: 620

April 19, 2019 7:30 p.m.

Sweden

5: 2 (2: 1, 1: 0, 2: 1) game report

Latvia

Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik Spectators: 1,257

April 20, 2019 3:30 p.m.

Latvia

1: 5 (0: 1, 1: 2, 0: 2) game report

Russia

Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik Spectators: 617

April 21, 2019 3:30 p.m.

United States

6: 3 (2: 2, 2: 0, 2: 1) game report

Russia

Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik Spectators: 745

April 21, 2019 7:30 p.m.

Slovakia

1: 5 (0: 1, 1: 2, 0: 2) game report

Sweden

Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik Spectators: 1,831

April 22, 2019 3:30 p.m.

Latvia

2: 0 (0: 0, 2: 0, 0: 0) game report

Slovakia

Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik Spectators: 613

April 23, 2019 3:30 p.m.

United States

7: 1 (1: 0, 4: 0, 2: 1) game report

Latvia

Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik Spectators: 687

April 23, 2019 7:30 p.m.

Russia

0: 3 (0: 0, 0: 2, 0: 1) game report

Sweden

Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik Spectators: 3,321

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	United States	4th	4th	0	0	0	31:10	12
2.	Sweden	4th	3	0	0	1	14: 09	9
3.	Russia	4th	2	0	0	2	14:13	6th
4th	Latvia	4th	1	0	0	3	06:17	3
5.	Slovakia	4th	0	0	0	4th	09:25	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: quarter-final qualifier , relegation round qualifier

Relegation round

The relegation round will be played in the " best-of-three " mode. Here the fifth placed in group A and the fifth placed in group B meet. The team that can win two of a maximum of three games remains in the World Cup group, the loser is relegated to Division IA.

April 25, 2019 11:30 a.m. (local time)

Switzerland

4: 1 (2: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0

Slovakia

A3 Arena, Umeå Spectators: 169

April 27, 2019 7:30 p.m.

Slovakia

4: 3 (1: 1, 2: 2, 1: 0) Match report as of: 1: 1

Switzerland

A3 Arena, Umeå Spectators: 152

April 28, 2019 3:30 p.m.

Switzerland

6: 3 (2: 2, 1: 0, 3: 1) Match report Status: 2: 1

Slovakia

A3 Arena, Umeå Spectators: 76

Final round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

A1

Canada

3

B4

Latvia

1

A1

Canada

3

B2

Sweden

4th

B2

Sweden

4th

A3

Czech Republic

2

B2

Sweden

4th

B3

Russia

3

B1

United States

6th

A4

Finland

0

B1

United States

2

3rd place match

B3

Russia

3

A2

Belarus

0

B1

United States

5

B3

Russia

6th

A1

Canada

2

Quarter finals

April 25, 2019 3:30 p.m. (local time)

Belarus

0: 6 (0: 2, 0: 3, 0: 1) game report

Russia

A3 Arena, Umeå Spectators: 191

April 25, 2019 3:30 p.m.

United States

6: 0 (2: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0) game report

Finland

Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik Spectators: 922

April 25, 2019 7:30 p.m.

Canada

3: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 1) game report

Latvia

A3 Arena, Umeå Spectators: 242

April 25, 2019 7:30 p.m.

Sweden

4: 2 (2: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1) game report

Czech Republic

Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik Spectators: 2,248

Semifinals

April 27, 2019 3:30 p.m.

United States

2: 3 n.P. (0: 0, 0: 1, 2: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report

Russia

Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik Spectators: 1,547

April 27, 2019 7:30 p.m.

Canada

3: 4 (1: 1, 1: 1, 1: 2) game report

Sweden

Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik Spectators: 3,519

3rd place match

April 28, 2019 3:30 p.m.

United States

5: 2 (1: 1, 3: 0, 1: 1) game report

Canada

Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik Spectators: 1,567

final

April 28, 2019 7:30 p.m.

Sweden

4: 3 n.V. (1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 2, 1: 0) game report

Russia

Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik Spectators: 5,602

statistics

Best scorer

Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best

player	team	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Jack Hughes	United States	7th	9	11	20th	+10	8th
Cole Caufield	United States	7th	14th	4th	18th	+12	4th
Matthew Boldy	United States	7th	3	9	12	+6	0
Cam York	United States	7th	4th	7th	11	+13	0
Peyton Cancer	Canada	7th	6th	4th	10	+9	4th
Alex Newhook	Canada	7th	5	5	10	+6	0
Rodion Amirov	Russia	7th	6th	3	9	+4	2
Dylan Cozens	Canada	7th	4th	5	9	+8	4th
Alex Turcotte	United States	7th	4th	5	9	+4	4th
Karl Henriksson	Sweden	7th	2	7th	9	+1	2

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), GT = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%) , GTS = goals conceded ; Fat: tournament best

player	team	Sp	Min	GT	SO	Sv%	GTS
Spencer Knight	United States	6th	357: 33	9	1	93.62	1.51
Nolan Maier	Canada	3	180: 00	8th	0	92.59	2.67
Lukáš Pařík	Czech Republic	5	220: 32	13	0	92.35	3.54
Hugo Alnefelt	Sweden	5	305: 44	14th	1	92.13	2.75
Artūrs Šilovs	Latvia	5	271: 24	15th	1	91.76	3.32

Final placements

Pl.	team
1	Sweden
2	Russia
3	United States
4th	Canada
5	Belarus
6th	Czech Republic
7th	Finland
8th	Latvia
9	Switzerland
10	Slovakia

Title, promotion and relegation

World champion Sweden

Hugo Alnefelt , Isac Andersson , Oscar Bjerselius , Tobias Björnfot , Philip Broberg , Alex Brännstam , Calle Clang , Arvid Costmar , Albin Grewe , Ludvig Hedström , Karl Henriksson , Simon Holmström , Alexander Holtz , Albert Johansson , Oscar Lawner , Albert Lyckåsen , Zion Nybeck , Lucas Raymond , Albin Sundsvik , Elmer Söderblom , Victor Söderström , Max Wahlgren , Jesper Wallstedt Trainer: Magnus Hävelid

Silver Russia

Rodion Amirov , Jaroslaw Askarov , Yegor Brysgalow , Nikolai Burenow , Marat Chusnutdinow , Ilya Gorbunov , Arseni Grizjuk , Maxim Groschew , Danil Guschtschin , Alexander Kirpichnikov , Jaroslaw Likhachev , Takhir Mingatschow , Shakir Muchamadullin , Ilya Nikolayev , Vasily Podkolsin , Ivan Rogov , Dmitri Scheschin , Nikita Sedov , Vsevolod Skotnikow , Yegor Spiridonow , Yegor Tschinachow , Semjon Tschistjakow , Nikita Waschtschenko Coach: Vladimir Filatow

Bronze USA

John Beecher , Matthew Beniers , Matthew Boldy , Bobby Brink , Cole Caufield , Judd Caulfield , Sean Farrell , Domenick Fensore , Michael Gildon , Drew Helleson , Jack Hughes , Spencer Knight , Owen Lindmark , Case McCarthy , Patrick Moynihan , Cameron Rowe , Henry Thrun , Alex Turcotte , Alex Vlasic , Marshall Warren , Cam York , Trevor Zegras Trainers: John Wroblewski

Relegated to Division IA:	Slovakia
Promoted to the top division:	Germany

Awards

Player trophies

Award	player	team
Most valuable player	Cole Caufield	United States
Best goalkeeper	Yaroslav Askarov	Russia
Best defender	Philip Broberg	Sweden
Best striker	Cole Caufield	United States

All-Star Team

Attack:	Rodion Amirow - Jack Hughes - Cole Caufield
Defense:	Cam York - Philip Broberg
Goal:	Yaroslav Askarov

Division I.

Group A in Grenoble, France

World Cup 2019 of the U18 juniors of Division I, Group A.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Germany
Relegated	Ukraine
Venue (s)	Grenoble , France
opening	April 14, 2019
Final day	April 20, 2019
spectator	9,073 (604 per game)
Gates	110 (7.33 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Frederik Nissen
Best defender	Madi Dichanbek
Best striker	Tim Stützle
Top scorer	Dias Gusseinow Nino children (9 points each)

The group A tournament was held from April 14th to 20th, 2019 in the French winter sports resort Grenoble . The games took place in the Patinoire Polesud with a capacity of 3,496 . A total of 9,073 spectators attended the 15 tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 604 per game.

After four years in Division I, Germany returned to the top division with five wins from as many games and a goal difference of 38:12. The Germans also won against the closest pursuers - Kazakhstan and Denmark - with a three-goal difference. Last year's relegated team and host France was only just able to avert relegation to Group B of Division I with a narrow victory over last year's newly promoted Ukraine, who immediately relegated. Both teams met on the first day of the tournament and then both lost the following four games.

venue

Grenoble , France

Grenoble World championship venue

Venue

Patinoire Polesud Capacity: 3,496

Exterior view of the Patinoire Polesud

April 14, 2019 12:30 p.m. (local time)

Norway

1: 2 (0: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0) game report

Denmark

Patinoire Polesud, Grenoble Spectators: 502

April 14, 2019 4:00 p.m.

Ukraine

1: 2 n.V. (0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1) game report

France

Patinoire Polesud, Grenoble Spectators: 1,114

April 14, 2019 7:30 p.m.

Kazakhstan

2: 5 (0: 1, 0: 2, 2: 2) game report

Germany

Patinoire Polesud, Grenoble Spectators: 274

April 15, 2019 12:30 p.m.

Denmark

6: 2 (2: 1, 4: 1, 0: 0) game report

Ukraine

Patinoire Polesud, Grenoble Spectators: 275

April 15, 2019 4:00 p.m.

Germany

6: 4 (2: 1, 1: 3, 3: 0) game report

Norway

Patinoire Polesud, Grenoble Spectators: 628

April 15, 2019 7:30 p.m.

France

2: 7 (1: 2, 0: 3, 1: 2) game report

Kazakhstan

Patinoire Polesud, Grenoble Spectators: 668

April 17, 2019 12:30 p.m.

Ukraine

1: 6 (0: 1, 0: 1, 1: 4) game report

Kazakhstan

Patinoire Polesud, Grenoble Spectators: 626

April 17, 2019 4:00 p.m.

Germany

5: 2 (0: 1, 3: 1, 2: 0) game report

Denmark

Patinoire Polesud, Grenoble Spectators: 566

April 17, 2019 7:30 p.m.

France

2: 3 (0: 0, 2: 3, 0: 0) match report

Norway

Patinoire Polesud, Grenoble Spectators: 968

April 18, 2019 12:30 p.m.

Germany

13: 1 (6: 0, 5: 0, 2: 1) game report

Ukraine

Patinoire Polesud, Grenoble Spectators: 564

April 18, 2019 4:00 p.m.

Kazakhstan

5: 2 (0: 0, 3: 1, 2: 1) game report

Norway

Patinoire Polesud, Grenoble Spectators: 535

April 18, 2019 7:30 p.m.

Denmark

5: 3 (1: 0, 2: 1, 2: 2) game report

France

Patinoire Polesud, Grenoble Spectators: 792

April 20, 2019 12:30 p.m.

Norway

3: 2 (1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1) game report

Ukraine

Patinoire Polesud, Grenoble Spectators: 502

April 20, 2019 4:00 p.m.

Denmark

2: 3 n.P. (1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report

Kazakhstan

Patinoire Polesud, Grenoble Spectators: 191

April 20, 2019 7:30 p.m.

France

3: 9 (1: 3, 0: 3, 2: 3) match report

Germany

Patinoire Polesud, Grenoble Spectators: 868

Best scorer
player	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Dias Gusseinow	5	3	6th	9	+10	2
Nino children	5	3	6th	9	+3	0
Tim Stützle	5	2	7th	9	+2	12
Filip Varejcka	5	6th	2	8th	+2	0
John Peterka	5	2	6th	8th	+8	0
Best goalkeeper
player	Sp	Min	GT	SO	GTS	Sv%
Roman Kalmykow	5	258: 26	7th	0	1.63	92.86
Frederik Nissen	5	303: 57	12	0	2.37	92.16
Tobias Ancicka	4th	240: 00	9	0	2.25	89.53

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Germany	5	5	0	0	0	38:12	15th
2.	Kazakhstan	5	3	1	0	1	23:12	11
3.	Denmark	5	3	0	1	1	17:14	10
4th	Norway	5	2	0	0	3	13:17	6th
5.	France	5	0	1	0	4th	12:25	2
6th	Ukraine	5	0	0	1	4th	07:30	1

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: promoted to the top division , relegated to the division IB

Group B in Székesfehérvár, Hungary

World Cup 2019 of the U18 juniors of Division I, Group B
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Japan
Relegated	Great Britain
Venue (s)	Székesfehérvár , Hungary
opening	April 14, 2019
Final day	April 20, 2019
spectator	7,395 (493 per game)
Gates	87 (5.80 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Eiki Sato
Best defender	Thimo Nickl
Best striker	Chikara Hanzawa
Top scorer	Márk Schlekmann (9 points)

The group B tournament was held from April 14th to 20th, 2019 in Székesfehérvár , Hungary . The games took place in the Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok , which has a capacity of 3,500 . A total of 7,395 spectators attended the 15 tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 493 per game.

The Japanese team surprisingly secured promotion to Group A of Division I, who succeeded in promotion after seven years of abstinence. The team held themselves harmless in the first four tournament games and defeated, among others, Slovenia, who had been relegated from the previous year, and co-favorites Austria, who ultimately finished second. Japan's promotion was already clear before the last match day, while three teams were still eligible for relegation. Ultimately, the newly promoted Great Britain slipped from fourth to sixth place on the last day of the tournament due to its own defeat against Italy and the victory of hosts Hungary over the Japanese who had already been promoted. Despite four points collected, the team had to accept relegation back to Division II.

venue

Székesfehérvár , Hungary

Székesfehérvár World championship venue

Venue

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok Capacity: 3,500

April 14, 2019 12:30 p.m. (local time)

Italy

2: 3 (0: 0, 0: 2, 2: 1) game report

Japan

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár Spectators: 75

April 14, 2019 4:00 p.m.

Great Britain

2: 3 (0: 1, 1: 0, 1: 2) game report

Slovenia

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 218

April 14, 2019 7:30 p.m.

Hungary

1: 3 (0: 1, 0: 1, 1: 1) game report

Austria

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 1,350

April 15, 2019 12:30 p.m.

Japan

5: 3 (2: 0, 2: 1, 1: 2) game report

Great Britain

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár Spectators: 78

April 15, 2019 4:00 p.m.

Austria

7: 0 (2: 0, 3: 0, 2: 0) game report

Italy

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 124

April 15, 2019 7:30 p.m.

Slovenia

2: 1 n.P. (0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Hungary

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 815

April 17, 2019 12:30 p.m.

Slovenia

0: 2 (0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 2) game report

Italy

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár Spectators: 55

April 17, 2019 4:00 p.m.

Austria

2: 3 (1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 3) game report

Japan

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 200

April 17, 2019 7:30 p.m.

Great Britain

5: 4 (2: 1, 2: 1, 1: 2) game report

Hungary

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 1,385

April 19, 2019 12:30 p.m.

Austria

3: 2 n.V. (0: 1, 0: 0, 2: 1, 1: 0) game report

Great Britain

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 150

April 19, 2019 4:00 p.m.

Hungary

7: 3 (1: 0, 4: 2, 2: 1) game report

Italy

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 1,215

April 19, 2019 7:30 p.m.

Japan

4: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 3: 0) game report

Slovenia

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 165

April 20, 2019 12:30 p.m.

Italy

3: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0) game report

Great Britain

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 145

April 20, 2019 4:00 p.m.

Slovenia

1: 7 (0: 1, 1: 4, 0: 2) game report

Austria

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 170

April 20, 2019 7:30 p.m.

Japan

3: 5 (1: 0, 1: 3, 1: 2) game report

Hungary

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 1,250

Best scorer
player	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Mark Schlekmann	5	2	7th	9	+3	0
Thimo Nickl	5	1	8th	9	+5	20th
Kieran Brown	5	4th	3	7th	+3	12
Alex Graham	5	3	5	7th	+3	6th
Yusaku Ando	5	3	3	6th	+1	0
Best goalkeeper
player	Sp	Min	GT	SO	GTS	Sv%
Eiki Sato	3	180: 00	4th	1	1.33	94.44
Felix Beck	4th	241: 31	6th	1	1.49	93.94
Val Usnik	5	277: 04	13	0	2.82	90.23

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Japan	5	4th	0	0	1	18:12	12
2.	Austria	5	3	1	0	1	22: 07	11
3.	Hungary	5	2	0	1	2	18:16	7th
4th	Italy	5	2	0	0	3	10:18	6th
5.	Slovenia	5	1	1	0	3	06:16	5
6th	Great Britain	5	1	0	1	3	13:18	4th

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IA , relegated to Division IIA

Ascent and descent

Relegated to Division IA:	Slovakia
Promoted to the top division:	Germany
Relegated to Division IB:	Ukraine
Promoted to Division IA:	Japan
Relegated to Division IIA:	Great Britain
Promoted to Division IB:	Poland

Division II

Group A in Elektrėnai, Lithuania

World Cup 2019 of the U18 Juniors of Division II, Group A.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Poland
Relegated	Spain
Venue (s)	Elektrėnai , Lithuania
opening	April 7, 2019
Final day	April 13, 2019
spectator	17,351 (1,156 per game)
Gates	118 (7.87 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Nikita Kuzminov
Best defender	Szymon Bieniek
Best striker	Kirill Lodeikin
Top scorer	Sebastian Brynkus (16 points)

The Group A tournament was held from April 7th to 13th, 2019 in Elektrėnai , Lithuania . The games took place in the Elektrėnų ledo rūmai with a capacity of 2,000 . A total of 17,351 spectators attended the 15 tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 1,156 per game.

With five wins from as many games and a goal difference of 36: 4, the Polish team was promoted to Division IB, from which the team was relegated two years ago. On the first day of the tournament, with a 3-1 win over last year's relegated Romania, they laid the foundation for the later return to Division I. The Polish women won the other five tournament games by at least five goals, including a 7-1 win about hosts Lithuania on matchday two. For Spain, after five defeats - one of them in overtime - it went back to Group B of Division II.

venue

Elektrėnai , Lithuania

Elektrėnai World championship venue

Venue

Elektrėnų ledo rūmai Capacity: 2,000

Exterior view of the hall

April 7, 2019 12:30 p.m. (local time)

Spain

0:10 (0: 4, 0: 4, 0: 2) game report

South Korea

Elektrėnų ledo rūmai, Elektrėnai Spectators: 309

April 7, 2019 5:00 p.m.

Lithuania

6: 3 (1: 1, 3: 2, 2: 0) game report

Estonia

Elektrėnų ledo rūmai, Elektrėnai Spectators: 2,005

April 7, 2019 7:30 p.m.

Poland

3: 1 (1: 0, 0: 1, 2: 0) game report

Romania

Elektrėnų ledo rūmai, Elektrėnai Spectators: 439

April 9, 2019 12:30 p.m.

Romania

6: 4 (3: 1, 2: 2, 1: 1) game report

South Korea

Elektrėnų ledo rūmai, Elektrėnai Spectators: 1,003

April 9, 2019 5:00 p.m.

Estonia

5: 1 (1: 0, 2: 0, 2: 1) game report

Spain

Elektrėnų ledo rūmai, Elektrėnai Spectators: 458

April 9, 2019 7:30 p.m.

Lithuania

1: 7 (0: 0, 1: 4, 0: 3) game report

Poland

Elektrėnų ledo rūmai, Elektrėnai Spectators: 2,406

April 10, 2019 12:30 p.m.

Romania

2: 5 (0: 2, 1: 1, 1: 2) game report

Estonia

Elektrėnų ledo rūmai, Elektrėnai Spectators: 516

April 10, 2019 10:00 a.m.

Poland

5: 0 (2: 0, 2: 0, 1: 0) game report

South Korea

Elektrėnų ledo rūmai, Elektrėnai spectators: 1,359

April 10, 2019 7:30 p.m.

Lithuania

4: 1 (1: 0, 2: 1, 1: 0) game report

Spain

Elektrėnų ledo rūmai, Elektrėnai spectators: 1,386

April 12, 2019 12:30 p.m.

Estonia

2: 8 (0: 3, 1: 2, 1: 3) game report

Poland

Elektrėnų ledo rūmai, Elektrėnai spectators: 1,546

April 12, 2019 5:00 p.m.

Spain

4: 5 a.d. (1: 3, 2: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1) game report

Romania

Elektrėnų ledo rūmai, Elektrėnai Spectators: 1,014

April 12, 2019 7:30 p.m.

South Korea

1: 2 (0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1) game report

Lithuania

Elektrėnų ledo rūmai, Elektrėnai spectators: 1,907

April 13, 2019 12:30 p.m.

Poland

13: 0 (3: 0, 5: 0, 5: 0) game report

Spain

Elektrėnų ledo rūmai, Elektrėnai Spectators: 207

April 13, 2019 5:00 p.m.

South Korea

2: 6 (0: 2, 1: 2, 1: 2) game report

Estonia

Elektrėnų ledo rūmai, Elektrėnai Spectators: 489

April 13, 2019 7:30 p.m.

Romania

3: 8 (1: 4, 0: 1, 2: 3) game report

Lithuania

Elektrėnų ledo rūmai, Elektrėnai Spectators: 2,307

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Poland	5	5	0	0	0	36: 04	15th
2.	Lithuania	5	4th	0	0	1	21:15	12
3.	Estonia	5	3	0	0	2	21:19	9
4th	Romania	5	1	1	0	3	17:24	5
5.	South Korea	5	1	0	0	4th	17:19	3
6th	Spain	5	0	0	1	4th	06:37	1

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IB , relegated to Division IIB

Group B in Belgrade, Serbia

World Cup 2019 of the U18 juniors of Division II, Group B
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Serbia
Relegated	Belgium
Venue (s)	Belgrade , Serbia
opening	March 25, 2019
Final day	March 31, 2019
spectator	4,274 (284 per game)
Gates	102 (6.80 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Jowin Ansems
Best defender	Ernesto Klem
Best striker	Strahinja Vdović
Top scorer	Strahinja Vdović (11 points)

The group B tournament was held from March 25th to 31st, 2019 in the Serbian capital Belgrade . The games took place in the Ledena dvorana Pionir with a capacity of 2,000 . A total of 4,274 spectators attended the 15 tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 284 per game.

Serbia achieved promotion to Group A of Division II with a final 12-2 victory over Belgium. After relegated Australia started the tournament with three defeats and thus buried the hopes of promotion early on, Serbia, the Netherlands, crystallized and the People's Republic of China as favorites to win the tournament. Before the last match day, the Dutch topped the table ahead of Serbia, which they had beaten on match day three in extra time . A 2: 3 defeat against China in the penultimate tournament game and a subsequent win gave the Serbs the promotion. Last year's climber Belgium climbed back to Division III without any point.

venue

Belgrade , Serbia

Belgrade World championship venue

Venue

Ledena dvorana Pionir Capacity: 2,000

Interior view of the Ledena dvorana Pionir

March 25, 2019 1:00 p.m. (local time)

Belgium

2: 4 (0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 2) game report

Netherlands

Ledena dvorana Pionir, Belgrade Spectators: 39

March 25, 2019 4:30 p.m.

Croatia

1: 4 (1: 0, 0: 2, 0: 2) game report

People's Republic of China

Ledena dvorana Pionir, Belgrade Spectators: 24

March 25, 2019 8:30 p.m.

Serbia

8: 4 (3: 2, 2: 0, 3: 2) game report

Australia

Ledena dvorana Pionir, Belgrade Spectators: 669

March 26, 2019 1:00 p.m.

People's Republic of China

6: 4 (1: 2, 2: 2, 3: 0) match report

Belgium

Ledena dvorana Pionir, Belgrade Spectators: 25

March 26, 2019 4:30 p.m.

Australia

1: 2 (0: 0, 0: 2, 1: 0) game report

Netherlands

Ledena dvorana Pionir, Belgrade Spectators: 38

March 26, 2019 8:00 p.m.

Croatia

1: 4 (1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 3) game report

Serbia

Ledena dvorana Pionir, Belgrade Spectators: 627

March 28, 2019 1:00 p.m.

Australia

2: 4 (0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 2) game report

People's Republic of China

Ledena dvorana Pionir, Belgrade Spectators: 32

March 28, 2019 4:30 p.m.

Croatia

7: 2 (1: 1, 4: 1, 2: 0) game report

Belgium

Ledena dvorana Pionir, Belgrade Spectators: 29

March 28, 2019 8:00 p.m.

Serbia

1: 2 n.V. (0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1) game report

Netherlands

Ledena dvorana Pionir, Belgrade Spectators: 786

March 30, 2019 1:00 p.m.

Netherlands

3: 2 (1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 1) game report

Croatia

Ledena dvorana Pionir, Belgrade Spectators: 105

March 30, 2019 4:30 p.m.

Belgium

2: 4 (0: 0, 1: 3, 1: 1) game report

Australia

Ledena dvorana Pionir, Belgrade Spectators: 52

March 30, 2019 8:00 p.m.

People's Republic of China

1: 6 (0: 3, 1: 2, 0: 1) game report

Serbia

Ledena dvorana Pionir, Belgrade Spectators: 669

March 31, 2019 1:00 p.m.

Australia

1: 5 (1: 3, 0: 0, 0: 2) game report

Croatia

Ledena dvorana Pionir, Belgrade Spectators: 62

March 31, 2019 4:30 p.m.

Netherlands

2: 3 (2: 1, 0: 1, 0: 1) game report

People's Republic of China

Ledena dvorana Pionir, Belgrade Spectators: 93

March 31, 2019 8:00 p.m.

Serbia

12: 2 (5: 0, 5: 2, 2: 0) game report

Belgium

Ledena dvorana Pionir, Belgrade Spectators: 1,024

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Serbia	5	4th	0	1	0	31:10	13
2.	People's Republic of China	5	4th	0	0	1	18:15	12
3.	Netherlands	5	3	1	0	1	13: 09	11
4th	Croatia	5	2	0	0	3	16:14	6th
5.	Australia	5	1	0	0	4th	12:21	3
6th	Belgium	5	0	0	0	5	12:33	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IIA , relegated to Division IIIA

Ascent and descent

Relegated to Division IIA:	Great Britain
Promoted to Division IB:	Poland
Relegated to Division IIB:	Spain
Promoted to Division IIA:	Serbia
Relegated to Division IIIA:	Belgium
Promoted to Division IIB:	Bulgaria

Division III

Group A in Sofia, Bulgaria

World Cup 2019 of the U18 juniors of Division III, Group A.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Bulgaria
Relegated	New Zealand
Venue (s)	Sofia , Bulgaria
opening	March 25, 2019
Final day	March 31, 2019
spectator	6,206 (413 per game)
Gates	96 (6.40 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Artem Loginov
Best defender	Nino Tomow
Best striker	Ismet Gokcen
Top scorer	Axel Orangan (16 points)

The Group A tournament was held from March 25 to 31, 2019 in the Bulgarian capital Sofia . The games took place in the 4600-seat Winter Sports Palace. A total of 6,206 spectators attended the 15 tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 413 per game.

With the home advantage in their backs, Bulgaria secured a sovereign promotion to Group B of Division II with 14 points. They left Iceland, who had been relegated from the previous year, who finished second on points with Israel and Turkey. The Icelanders lost the direct duel against the later promoted team 5-7 on the first day of the tournament. New Zealand had to accept the direct relegation to group B at the bottom of the table. The Kiwis lost the direct comparison with the Mexicans with the same number of points 4: 5 after a shootout .

venue

Sofia , Bulgaria

Sofia World championship venue

Venue

Sofia Winter Sports Palace Capacity: 4,600

Exterior view of the Winter Sports Palace (on the right in the picture)

March 25, 2019 1:00 p.m. (local time)

Mexico

0: 4 (0: 3, 0: 0, 0: 1) game report

Turkey

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 120

March 25, 2019 4:30 p.m.

New Zealand

3: 4 n.V. (1: 1, 2: 2, 0: 0, 0: 1) game report

Israel

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 139

March 25, 2019 8:00 p.m.

Bulgaria

7: 5 (2: 1, 4: 3, 1: 1) game report

Iceland

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 860

March 26, 2019 1:00 p.m.

Iceland

2: 4 (1: 0, 1: 2, 0: 2) game report

Israel

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 125

March 26, 2019 4:30 p.m.

Turkey

3: 2 (0: 0, 2: 1, 1: 1) game report

New Zealand

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 135

March 26, 2019 8:00 p.m.

Mexico

1: 2 (1: 1, 0: 1, 0: 0) match report

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 580

March 28, 2019 1:00 p.m.

Mexico

5: 4 n.P. (1: 2, 2: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

New Zealand

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 112

March 28, 2019 4:30 p.m.

Iceland

5: 2 (1: 1, 1: 1, 3: 0) game report

Turkey

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 130

March 28, 2019 8:00 p.m.

Bulgaria

3: 2 a.d. (0: 0, 1: 2, 1: 0, 1: 0) game report

Israel

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 650

March 29, 2019 1:00 p.m.

New Zealand

3: 6 (1: 0, 0: 5, 2: 1) game report

Iceland

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 110

March 29, 2019 4:30 p.m.

Israel

5: 2 (1: 0, 2: 1, 2: 1) game report

Mexico

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 125

March 29, 2019 8:00 p.m.

Turkey

2: 4 (0: 1, 1: 0, 1: 3) game report

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 1,360

March 31, 2019 1:00 p.m.

Israel

2: 3 (1: 1, 0: 1, 1: 1) game report

Turkey

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 120

March 31, 2019 4:30 p.m.

Bulgaria

5: 1 (2: 0, 1: 0, 2: 1) game report

New Zealand

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 1,400

March 31, 2019 8:00 p.m.

Iceland

5: 0 (0: 0, 2: 0, 3: 0) game report

Mexico

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 240

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Bulgaria	5	4th	1	0	0	21:11	14th
2.	Iceland	5	3	0	0	2	23:16	9
3.	Israel	5	2	1	1	1	17:13	9
4th	Turkey	5	2	0	0	3	14:13	9
5.	Mexico	5	0	1	0	4th	08:20	2
6th	New Zealand	5	0	0	2	3	13:23	2

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IIB , relegated to Division IIIB

Group B in Cape Town, South Africa

World Cup 2019 of the U18 juniors of Division III, Group B
Number of nations	4th
Climbers	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Venue (s)	Cape Town , South Africa
opening	April 9, 2019
Final day	April 12, 2019
spectator	740 (123 per game)
Gates	54 (9.00 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Po-Yu Hsiao
Best defender	David Church
Best striker	Ryan Chu
Top scorer	Hung-Li Chou (9 points)

The group B tournament was held from April 9 to 12, 2019 in the South African metropolis of Cape Town . The games took place in the 2,800 seat Grand West Ice Station . A total of 740 spectators attended the six tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 123 per game.

With three sovereign victories, the Republic of China, who had been relegated from the island of Taiwan last year, was promoted to Group A of Division III. Behind them came Hong Kong, hosts South Africa and Luxembourg.

venue

Cape Town , South Africa

Cape Town Venue of the qualification

Venue

Grand West Ice Station Capacity: 2,800

April 9, 2019 2:00 p.m. (local time)

Hong Kong

4: 1 (0: 0, 1: 1, 3: 0) game report

Luxembourg

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 60

April 9, 2019 7:00 p.m.

South Africa

2: 4 (1: 1, 0: 3, 1: 0) match report

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 250

April 10, 2019 2 p.m.

Republic of China (Taiwan)

9: 2 (2: 1, 4: 1, 3: 0) match report

Luxembourg

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 50

April 10, 2019 6:00 p.m.

Hong Kong

6: 5 (1: 0, 3: 2, 2: 3) game report

South Africa

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 166

April 12, 2019 2 p.m.

Republic of China (Taiwan)

9: 1 (4: 0, 1: 0, 4: 1) game report

Hong Kong

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 75

April 12, 2019 6:00 p.m.

Luxembourg

5: 6 n.P. (1: 2, 1: 1, 3: 2, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report

South Africa

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 139

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Republic of China (Taiwan)	3	3	0	0	0	22: 05	9
2.	Hong Kong	3	2	0	0	1	11:15	6th
3.	South Africa	3	0	1	0	2	13:15	2
4th	Luxembourg	3	0	0	1	2	08:19	1

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shootout , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shootout, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IIIA

Ascent and descent

Relegated to Division IIIA:	Belgium
Promoted to Division IIB:	Bulgaria
Relegated to Division IIIB:	New Zealand
Promoted to Division IIIA:	Republic of China (Taiwan)

See also

• Ice Hockey World Championship
• Ice Hockey World Championship 2019 (overview)
• Men's ice hockey world championship 2019
• Ice Hockey World Cup 2019 for the U20 Juniors
• Women's Ice Hockey World Cup 2019
• Ice Hockey World Cup 2019 for the U18 women

Web links

• Website of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF (English)