# 2019 IIHF World Championship Division I

The 2019 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The Group A tournament was held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan from 29 April to 5 May 2019 and the Group B tournament in Tallinn, Estonia from 28 April to 4 May 2019.
Belarus and Kazakhstan gained promotion to the top division, while Romania was promoted to Group A next year. Lithuania and the Netherlands were relegated to Group B and Division II by finishing last in their tournaments.

## Group A tournament
### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| Belarus | Placed 15th in the Elite Division in 2018 and was relegated. |
| South Korea | Placed 16th in the Elite Division in 2018 and was relegated. |
| Kazakhstan | Host, placed 3rd in Division I A in 2018. |
| Hungary | Placed 4th in Division I A in 2018. |
| Slovenia | Placed 5th in Division I A in 2018. |
| Lithuania | Placed 1st in Division I B in 2018 and was promoted. |

### Match officials

7 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
| Referees | Linesmen |
| Alexandre Garon Robin Šír Kristian Vikman Roy Stian Hansen Yuri Oskirko Marc Alain Wiegand Christoffer Holm | Frederic Monnaie Markus Hägerström Nicolas Constantineau Park Jun-soo Alexander Waldejer Roman Výleta Tobias Nordlander |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kazakhstan (H, P) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 14 | 2020 IIHF World Championship |
| 2 | Belarus (P) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 10 | 2020 IIHF World Championship |
| 3 | South Korea | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 9 | |
| 4 | Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 6 | |
| 5 | Hungary | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 3 | |
| 6 | Lithuania (R) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 3 | Relegation to 2020 Division I B |
* 1 2 Lithuania 1–4 Hungary

### Results

All times are local (UTC+6).

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goaltender: Matt Dalton
** Best Defenseman: Darren Dietz
** Best Forward: Geoff Platt
Source: IIHF.com
* Media All-Stars:
** MVP: Nikita Mikhailis
** Goaltender: Matt Dalton
** Defenceman: Darren Dietz / Leonid Metalnikov
** Forwards: Nikita Mikhailis / Geoff Platt / Kim Sang-wook
Source: IIHF.com

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Jan Drozg | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +7 | 4 | F |
| Kim Sang-wook | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +3 | 0 | F |
| Geoff Platt | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +3 | 0 | F |
| Anže Kopitar | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +2 | 2 | F |
| Shin Sang-hoon | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | +4 | 8 | F |
| Nikita Mikhailis | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +1 | 0 | F |
| Artem Demkov | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +3 | 0 | F |
| Robert Sabolič | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 4 | F |
| Kim Ki-sung | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 2 | F |
| Darren Dietz | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −4 | 2 | D |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com

#### Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
| Luka Gračnar | 178:47 | 3 | 1.01 | 83 | 96.51 | 2 |
| Matt Dalton | 299:30 | 11 | 2.20 | 163 | 93.68 | 0 |
| Henrik Karlsson | 243:42 | 6 | 1.48 | 65 | 91.55 | 0 |
| Dmitri Milchakov | 237:47 | 8 | 2.02 | 78 | 90.70 | 0 |
| Ádám Vay | 149:17 | 8 | 3.22 | 67 | 89.33 | 0 |
TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com

## Group B tournament
### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| Poland | Placed 6th in Division I A in 2018 and was relegated. |
| Japan | Placed 2nd in Division I B in 2018. |
| Estonia | Host, placed 3rd in Division I B in 2018. |
| Ukraine | Placed 4th in Division I B in 2018. |
| Romania | Placed 5th in Division I B in 2018. |
| Netherlands | Placed 1st in Division II A in 2018 and was promoted. |

### Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
| Referees | Linesmen |
| Kristijan Nikolic Mads Frandsen Geoffrey Barcelo Miklós Haszonits | David Nothegger Toivo Tilku Jonas Merten Yevgeni Yudin Ivan Nedeljković Gašper Zganc Jake Davis |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Romania (P) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 13 | Promotion to 2020 Division I A |
| 2 | Poland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 13 | |
| 3 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Estonia (H) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 6 | |
| 5 | Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 4 | |
| 6 | Netherlands (R) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 3 | Relegation to 2020 Division II A |
* 1 2 Poland 2–3 (OT) Romania
* 1 2 Japan 5–2 Estonia

### Results

All times are local (UTC+3).

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goaltender: Patrik Polc
** Best Defenseman: Pavlo Borysenko
** Best Forward: Patryk Wronka
Source: IIHF

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Damian Kapica | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +11 | 2 | F |
| Filip Komorski | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +6 | 2 | F |
| Vitali Lyalka | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +3 | 2 | F |
| Andriy Mikhnov | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +3 | 4 | F |
| Bartłomiej Neupauer | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +8 | 0 | F |
| Pavlo Borysenko | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +4 | 6 | D |
| Andrei Makrov | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +3 | 4 | F |
| Hiroto Sato | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +3 | 4 | D |
| Marcin Kolusz | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | +11 | 0 | D |
| Yushi Nakayashiki | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +4 | 2 | F |
| Robert Rooba | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com

#### Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
| Zoltán Tőke | 124:07 | 3 | 1.45 | 53 | 94.34 | 0 |
| Patrik Polc | 185:00 | 6 | 1.95 | 97 | 93.81 | 0 |
| Martijn Oosterwijk | 198:03 | 13 | 3.94 | 132 | 90.15 | 0 |
| Michikazu Hata | 267:34 | 12 | 2.69 | 117 | 89.74 | 0 |
| Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | 243:31 | 10 | 2.46 | 93 | 89.25 | 0 |
TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com