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 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
 	Placed 15th in the Elite Division previous year and was relegated.
 	Placed 16th in the Elite Division previous year and was relegated.
 	Host, placed 3rd in Division I A previous year.
 	Placed 4th in Division I A previous year.
 	Placed 5th in Division I A previous year.
 	Placed 1st in Division I B previous year and was promoted.
===Match officials===
7 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.Group A assignments
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===
===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
 	Placed 6th in Division I A previous year and was relegated.
 	Placed 2nd in Division I B previous year.
 	Host, placed 3rd in Division I B previous year.
 	Placed 4th in Division I B previous year.
 	Placed 5th in Division I B previous year.
 	Placed 1st in Division II A previous year and was promoted.
===Match officials===
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.Group B assignments
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===
===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
==References==
==External links==
*Group A website
*Group B website
2019
Division I
2019 IIHF World Championship Division I
2019 IIHF World Championship Division I