2009 IIHF World U18 Championships

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2009 IIHF World U18 Championship
United States (4th title)
Runner-up  Russia
Third place  Finland
Fourth place Canada
Tournament statistics
Games played31
Goals scored252 (8.13 per game)
Attendance44,779 (1,444 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Finland Toni Rajala (19 points)

The 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in

Fargo-Moorhead defeated Providence, Rhode Island and St. Cloud, Minnesota for the rights to host the event.[2]

The United States, as the host country, won their third gold medal in five years, defeating Russia 5–0 in the final. Finland rounded out the podium with a 5–4

shootout
win over Canada in the bronze medal game.

Top Division

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 4 3 1 0 0 27 8 +19 11 Semifinals
2  Sweden 4 3 0 0 1 25 8 +17 9 Quarterfinals
3  Czech Republic 4 1 0 1 2 12 17 −5 4
4   Switzerland 4 1 0 0 3 11 28 −17 3 Relegation round
5  Germany 4 1 0 0 3 13 27 −14 3
Source: IIHF
April 9, 2009
16:00
Urban Plains Center
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Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Finland 4 3 0 0 1 27 9 +18 9 Semifinals
2  
United States
 4 3 0 0 1 29 9 +20 9 Quarterfinals
3  Russia 4 3 0 0 1 25 15 +10 9
4  Slovakia 4 1 0 0 3 7 28 −21 3 Relegation round
5  Norway 4 0 0 0 4 4 31 −27 0
Source: IIHF
April 9, 2009
19:30
Urban Plains Center
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Relegation round

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovakia 3 2 0 1 0 13 9 +4 7
2   Switzerland 3 2 0 0 1 17 10 +7 6
3  Norway 3 1 0 0 2 10 14 −4 3 Relegated to the 2010 Division I
4  Germany 3 0 1 0 2 10 17 −7 2
Source: IIHF

Results

Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:

April 16, 2009
19:30		Switzerland 7–3
(3–1, 4–1, 0–1)		 NorwayMoorhead Sports Center
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April 17, 2009
19:30		Slovakia 4–5 GWS
(0–2, 1–2, 3–0)
(0–0, 0–1)		 GermanyMoorhead Sports Center
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April 18, 2009
16:00		Switzerland 2–4
(0–0, 2–2, 0–2)		 SlovakiaMoorhead Sports Center
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April 18, 2009
19:30		Germany 2–5
(1–1, 0–2, 1–2)		 NorwayMoorhead Sports Center
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Final round

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
B1 
United States
2
A3 Czech Republic2
5th place match3rd place match
A2 Sweden4A1 Canada4
A3 Czech Republic2B1 Finland (GWS)5

Quarterfinals

April 16, 2009
16:00
Urban Plains Center
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Semifinals

April 17, 2009
16:00
Urban Plains Center
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Fifth place game

April 18, 2009
19:30
Urban Plains Center
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Bronze medal game

April 19, 2009
15:00
Urban Plains Center
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Gold medal game

April 19, 2009
19:00
Urban Plains Center
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Final standings

Rk. Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  
United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Finland
4  Canada
5  Sweden
6  Czech Republic
7  Slovakia
8   Switzerland
9  Norway
10  Germany

 Norway and  Germany are relegated to Division I for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Leading scorers

Player Country GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Toni Rajala  Finland 6 10 9 19 +10 6
Vladimir Tarasenko  Russia 7 8 7 15 +7 6
Teemu Pulkkinen  Finland 6 7 6 13 +9 4
Yevgeni Kuznetsov
  Russia 7 6 7 13 +7 10
Jerry D'Amigo  
United States
 7 4 9 13 +5 8
Mikael Granlund  Finland 6 2 11 13 +9 0
Magnus Paajarvi Svensson
  Sweden 6 6 6 12 +6 0
Alexander Burmistrov  Russia 7 4 7 11 +7 6
Kirill Kabanov  Russia 7 4 7 11 +5 18
Jeremy Morin  
United States
 7 6 4 10 +6 8

Top goaltenders

Player Country GP Min GAA SV% SO
Jack Campbell  
United States
 5 240:58 0.75 .967 2
Michael Zador  Canada 6 371:10 2.42 .931 0
Igor Bobkov  Russia 6 360:00 3.33 .927 1
Robin Lehner  Sweden 4 235:42 2.80 .916 1
Joni Ortio  Finland 5 308:55 2.91 .903 1

Division I

Further information: 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

Group A

The tournament was played in Minsk, Belarus between April 6 and April 12, 2009.[3]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Belarus 5 4 1 0 0 23 6 +17 14 Promoted to the 2010 Top Division
2  Poland 5 2 2 0 1 25 13 +12 10
3  Hungary 5 3 0 1 1 19 18 +1 10
4  Kazakhstan 5 2 0 1 2 16 21 −5 7
5  Lithuania 5 1 0 1 3 13 16 −3 4
6  Ukraine 5 0 0 0 5 7 29 −22 0 Relegated to the 2010 Division II
Source: IIHF

Group B

The tournament was played in Asiago, Italy between March 29 and April 5, 2009.[4]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Latvia 5 4 0 0 1 18 10 +8 12 Promoted to the 2010 Top Division
2  Denmark 5 3 0 1 1 15 7 +8 10
3  Austria 5 2 2 0 1 21 20 +1 10
4  France 5 1 1 1 2 15 17 −2 6
5  Japan 5 0 2 1 2 13 16 −3 5
6  Italy 5 0 0 2 3 8 20 −12 2 Relegated to the 2010 Division II
Source: IIHF

Division II

Further information: 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

Group A

The tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia between March 22 and March 28, 2009.[5]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  South Korea 5 5 0 0 0 30 4 +26 15 Promoted to the 2010 Division I
2  Slovenia 5 4 0 0 1 42 5 +37 12
3  Romania 5 3 0 0 2 23 20 +3 9
4  Croatia 5 2 0 0 3 23 27 −4 6
5  Spain 5 1 0 0 4 12 27 −15 3
6  Mexico 5 0 0 0 5 3 50 −47 0 Relegated to the 2010 Division III
Source: IIHF

Group B

The tournament was played in Narva, Estonia between March 16 and March 22, 2009.[6]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Great Britain 5 5 0 0 0 46 11 +35 15 Promoted to the 2010 Division I
2  Estonia 5 3 1 0 1 22 14 +8 11
3  Belgium 5 1 2 1 1 23 19 +4 8
4  Netherlands 5 2 0 1 2 34 22 +12 7
5  Serbia 5 1 0 1 3 16 35 −19 4
6  China 5 0 0 0 5 9 49 −40 0 Relegated to the 2010 Division III
Source: IIHF

Division III

Further information: 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

Group A

The tournament was played in Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China) between February 27 and March 5, 2009.[7]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Australia 4 4 0 0 0 63 3 +60 12 Promoted to the 2010 Division II
2  New Zealand 4 3 0 0 1 28 12 +16 9
3  Chinese Taipei 4 2 0 0 2 28 14 +14 6
4  South Africa 4 1 0 0 3 19 32 −13 3
5  Mongolia 4 0 0 0 4 4 81 −77 0
Source: IIHF

Group B

The tournament was played in Erzurum, Turkey between March 9 and March 15, 2009.[8]

Semifinals Final
      
1  Iceland 15
4  Bulgaria 2
1  Iceland 8
2  Turkey 2
2  Turkey 9
3  Ireland 3 Third place match
3  Ireland 6
4  Bulgaria 3
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Iceland
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Turkey
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Ireland
4  Bulgaria
Promoted to the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

See also

References

  1. ^ 2009 Top Division statistics
  2. ^ a b "2009 IIHF Under-18 Worlds hosts named" (Press release). USA Hockey. February 13, 2008. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2008.
  3. ^ 2009 Division I Group A statistics
  4. ^ 2009 Division I Group B statistics
  5. ^ 2009 Division II Group A statistics
  6. ^ 2009 Division II Group B statistics
  7. ^ 2009 Division III Group A statistics
  8. ^ 2009 Division III Group B statistics

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