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Host country | United States |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | April 9–19, 2009 |
Teams | 10 |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (4th title) |
Runner-up | Russia |
Third place | Finland |
Fourth place | Canada |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 31 |
Goals scored | 252 (8.13 per game) |
Attendance | 44,779 (1,444 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Toni Rajala (19 points) |
The 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota, United States. [1] The championships ran from April 9 to April 19, 2009. [2] Games were played at the Urban Plains Center in Fargo and the Moorhead Sports Center in Moorhead. 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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
April 9, 2009 16:00 | Czech Republic | 0–7 (0–3, 0–3, 0–1) | Sweden | Moorhead Sports Center Attendance: 136 |
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Filip Novotný Marek Mazanec | Goalies | Robin Lehner | Referees: Owe Luthcke Travis Smith Linesmen: Johnathan Morrison Sakari Suominen | ||||||||||||||||||||
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24 min | Penalties | 34 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Shots | 51 |
April 9, 2009 16:30 | Germany | 2–11 (1–1, 0–7, 1–3) | Canada | Urban Plains Center Attendance: 1389 |
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Dustin Haloschan Lukas Steinhauer | Goalies | Michael Zador | Referees: Martin Franco Jozef Kubuš Linesmen: Paul Carnathan Miroslav Valach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Shots | 37 |
April 10, 2009 19:30 | Switzerland | 2–6 (0–1, 2–4, 0–1) | Czech Republic | Moorhead Sports Center |
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April 11, 2009 16:00 | Sweden | 5–4 (2–1, 2–1, 1–2) | Germany | Moorhead Sports Center Attendance: 196 |
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Robin Lehner | Goalies | Lukas Steinhauer | Referees: Milan Minář Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Jaromír Bláha Shinichi Takizawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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55 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Shots | 37 |
April 11, 2009 16:00 | Canada | 8–1 (2–1, 3–0, 3–0) | Switzerland | Urban Plains Center |
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April 12, 2009 17:00 | Germany | 4–3 (2–0, 1–1, 1–2) | Czech Republic | Moorhead Sports Center |
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April 13, 2009 16:00 | Sweden | 11–0 (3–0, 5–0, 3–0) | Switzerland | Moorhead Sports Center |
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April 13, 2009 16:00 | Czech Republic | 3–4 OT (1–0, 2–0, 0–3) (0–1) | Canada | Urban Plains Center |
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April 14, 2009 16:00 | Switzerland | 8–3 (1–0, 4–2, 3–1) | Germany | Moorhead Sports Center |
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April 14, 2009 16:00 | Canada | 4–2 (2–0, 1–2, 1–0) | Sweden | Urban Plains Center Attendance: 1,543 |
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Michael Zador | Goalies | Robin Lehner | Referees: Keith Kaval Travis Smith Linesmen: Andreas Kowert Johnathan Morrison | |||||||||||||||||
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43 | Shots | 38 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
April 9, 2009 19:30 | Finland | 7–4 (2–2, 4–2, 1–0) | Russia | Moorhead Sports Center Attendance: 271 |
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Joni Ortio | Goalies | Igor Bobkov | Referees: Darcy Burchell Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Matt MacPherson Fredrik Ulriksson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 34 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Shots | 34 |
April 9, 2009 20:00 | Norway | 0–8 (0–2, 0–3, 0–3) | United States | Urban Plains Center |
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April 10, 2009 19:30 | Slovakia | 5–2 (0–0, 3–0, 2–2) | Norway | Urban Plains Center |
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April 11, 2009 19:30 | Russia | 7–2 (1–0, 4–1, 2–1) | Slovakia | Moorhead Sports Center |
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April 11, 2009 19:30 | United States | 4–3 (2–0, 2–0, 0–3) | Finland | Urban Plains Center |
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April 12, 2009 17:00 | Norway | 1–8 (0–4, 0–1, 1–3) | Russia | Urban Plains Center |
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April 13, 2009 19:30 | Finland | 10–1 (3–0, 6–1, 1–0) | Norway | Moorhead Sports Center |
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April 13, 2009 19:30 | United States | 12–0 (3–0, 4–0, 5–0) | Slovakia | Urban Plains Center |
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April 14, 2009 19:30 | Slovakia | 0–7 (0–3, 0–2, 0–2) | Finland | Moorhead Sports Center |
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April 14, 2009 19:30 | Russia | 6–5 (0–2, 3–1, 3–2) | United States | Urban Plains Center |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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) | Norway | Moorhead 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) | Germany | Moorhead Sports Center |
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April 18, 2009 16:00 | Switzerland | 2–4 (0–0, 2–2, 0–2) | Slovakia | Moorhead Sports Center |
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April 18, 2009 19:30 | Germany | 2–5 (1–1, 0–2, 1–2) | Norway | Moorhead Sports Center |
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Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
B1 | Finland | 0 | |||||||||||
A2 | Sweden | 1 | B3 | Russia | 4 | ||||||||
B3 | Russia | 4 | B2 | United States | 5 | ||||||||
B3 | Russia | 0 | |||||||||||
A1 | Canada | 1 | |||||||||||
B2 | United States | 6 | B2 | United States | 2 | ||||||||
A3 | Czech Republic | 2 | |||||||||||
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A2 | Sweden | 4 | A1 | Canada | 4 | ||||||||
A3 | Czech Republic | 2 | B1 | Finland (GWS) | 5 | ||||||||
April 16, 2009 16:00 | Sweden | 1–4 (1–0, 0–2, 0–2) | Russia | Urban Plains Center Attendance: 1,456 |
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Robin Lehner | Goalies | Igor Bobkov | Referees: Daniel Konc Milan Minar Linesmen: Jaromír Bláha Jonathan Morrison | ||||||||||||||
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45 | Shots | 31 |
April 16, 2009 19:30 | United States | 6–2 (2–1, 4–0, 0–1) | Czech Republic | Urban Plains Center |
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April 17, 2009 16:00 | Finland | 0–4 (0–0, 0–2, 0–2) | Russia | Urban Plains Center |
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April 17, 2009 19:30 | Canada | 1–2 (0–0, 1–0, 0–2) | United States | Urban Plains Center |
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April 18, 2009 19:30 | Sweden | 4–2 (0–1, 3–0, 1–1) | Czech Republic | Urban Plains Center |
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April 19, 2009 15:00 | Canada | 4–5 GWS (3–1, 1–1, 0–2) (0–0, 0–1) | Finland | Urban Plains Center |
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April 19, 2009 19:00 | United States | 5–0 (2–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Russia | Urban Plains Center |
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Rk. | Team |
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United States | |
Russia | |
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.
Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
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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 |
Player | Country | GP | Min | GAA | SV% | SO |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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1 | Iceland |
2 | Turkey |
3 | Ireland |
4 | Bulgaria |
Promoted to the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II |
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