# 2019 IIHF World U18 Championships

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.

### Match officials

12 referees and 10 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

### Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

#### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Finland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Switzerland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 31 | −20 | 2 | Relegation round |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Russia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Latvia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Slovakia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 0 | Relegation round |

### Playoff round
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 25 April | 25 April | | | |
| Canada | 3 | | | |
| Canada | 3 | 27 April | 27 April | | |
| Latvia | 1 | 27 April | 27 April | |
| Latvia | 1 | Canada | 3 | |
| 25 April | 25 April | | Canada | 3 | |
| 25 April | 25 April | Sweden | 4 | |
| Sweden | 4 | Sweden | 4 | |
| Sweden | 4 | | | | 28 April | 28 April |
| Czech Republic | 2 | | | | 28 April | 28 April |
| Czech Republic | 2 | | | | Sweden (OT) | 4 |
| 25 April | 25 April | | | | | Sweden (OT) | 4 |
| 25 April | 25 April | | | | Russia | 3 |
| United States | 6 | | | | Russia | 3 |
| United States | 6 | 27 April | 27 April | | | |
| Finland | 0 | 27 April | 27 April | | | |
| Finland | 0 | United States | 2 | | | |
| 25 April | 25 April | | United States | 2 | | | |
| 25 April | 25 April | Russia (GWS) | 3 | | Third place | Third place |
| Belarus | 0 | Russia (GWS) | 3 | | Third place | Third place |
| Belarus | 0 | | | | 28 April | 28 April |
| Russia | 6 | | | | 28 April | 28 April |
| Russia | 6 | | | | United States | 5 |
| | | | | | Canada | 2 |

#### Final
### Final standings

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | B | Sweden (H) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 17 | Champions |
| 2 | B | Russia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 12 | Runners-up |
| 3 | B | United States | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 15 | +29 | 19 | Third place |
| 4 | A | Canada | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 15 | Fourth place |
| 5 | A | Belarus | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 28 | −15 | 7 | Eliminated in Quarterfinals |
| 6 | A | Czech Republic | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 6 | Eliminated in Quarterfinals |
| 7 | A | Finland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 3 | Eliminated in Quarterfinals |
| 8 | B | Latvia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 3 | Eliminated in Quarterfinals |
| 9 | A | Switzerland | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 8 | |
| 10 | B | Slovakia | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 38 | −21 | 3 | Relegated to 2020 Division I A |

### 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 Minutes Source: 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 = Shutouts Source: 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.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Germany | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 12 | +26 | 15 | Promoted to the 2021 Top Division |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 11 | |
| 3 | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 10 | |
| 4 | Norway | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 6 | |
| 5 | France (H) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 2 | |
| 6 | Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 30 | −23 | 1 | Relegated to the 2022 Division I B |

### Group B

The tournament was played in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, from 14 to 20 April 2019.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Japan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 12 | Promoted to the 2022 Division I A |
| 2 | Austria | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 11 | |
| 3 | Hungary (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 6 | |
| 5 | Slovenia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 5 | |
| 6 | Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 4 | Relegated to the 2022 Division II A |

## Division II
### Group A

The tournament was played in Elektrėnai, Lithuania, from 7 to 13 April 2019.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Poland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | +32 | 15 | Promoted to the 2022 Division I B |
| 2 | Lithuania (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 12 | |
| 3 | Estonia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 9 | |
| 4 | Romania | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 5 | |
| 5 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 3 | |
| 6 | Spain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 37 | −31 | 1 | Relegated to the 2022 Division II B |

### Group B

The tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 25 to 31 March 2019.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Serbia (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 13 | Promoted to the 2022 Division II A |
| 2 | China | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 12 | |
| 3 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 11 | |
| 4 | Croatia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Australia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 3 | |
| 6 | Belgium | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 33 | −21 | 0 | Relegated to the 2022 Division III A |

## Division III
### Group A

The tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 25 to 31 March 2019.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Bulgaria (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 14 | Promoted to the 2022 Division II B |
| 2 | Israel | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 9 | |
| 3 | Iceland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 9 | |
| 4 | Turkey | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 9 | |
| 5 | Mexico | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 2 | |
| 6 | New Zealand | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 2 | Relegated to the 2022 Division III B |
* 1 2 3 In head-to-head all three have 3 points, in head-to-head goal differential Israel is +1, Iceland +1, and Turkey –2. Israel defeated Iceland 4–2.
* 1 2 Mexico 5–4 (GWS) New Zealand

### Group B

The tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 9 to 12 April 2019.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 9 | Promoted to the 2022 Division III A |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 6 | |
| 3 | South Africa (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 1 | |