2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

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2009 IIHF World U20 Championship
2009 WJHC logo.svg
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
City Ottawa
Venue(s) Scotiabank Place and
Ottawa Civic Centre  (in 1 host city)
DatesDecember 26, 2008 – January 5, 2009
Teams10
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (15th title)
Runners-up Silver medal blank.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Third place Bronze medal blank.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Fourth placeFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Tournament statistics
Games played31
Goals scored241 (7.77 per game)
Attendance453,282 (14,622 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cody Hodgson (16 points)
Awards
MVP Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Tavares
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The 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2009 WJHC), was the 33rd edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was played in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, between December 26, 2008, and January 5, 2009. [1] [2] Games were held at the Ottawa Civic Centre and Scotiabank Place. [3] The tournament set a record for WJC attendance at 453,282. Canada won the gold medal for a record-tying fifth consecutive time. No country would win back-to-back gold until the 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships when Canada won the 2022 and 2023 tournaments respectively. [4] [5]

Contents

Bid process

Five potential bid groups formally submitted their bids before the March 31, 2006, deadline and made their final presentations to the selection committee in Calgary on April 18, 2006: [6]

On May 3, 2006, Hockey Canada and the Canadian Hockey League announced that Ottawa was chosen to host the 2009 tournament. [7]

Venues

Scotiabank Place
Capacity: 19,153		 Ottawa Civic Centre
Capacity: 9,862
Scotiabankplaceottawa.JPG Ottawa Civic Centre sideview 2004.jpg
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada – Ottawa Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada – Ottawa

Top Division

Preliminary round

Group A

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 44000356+2912Semifinals
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 430012812+169Quarterfinals
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 420022014+66
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 410031219−73Relegation round
5Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 40004246−440
Source: IIHF
Results

All times are local (Eastern Time Zone – UTC−5). [8]

December 26, 2008
15:30		 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–8
(1–2, 0–3, 1–3)		Flag of the United States.svg  United States Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 18,795 (98.1%)
Game reference
Timo Pielmeier
Philipp Grubauer 		Goalies Tom McCollum Referees:
Flag of Russia.svg Sergei Kulakov
Flag of Slovakia.svg Peter Ország
Linesmen:
Flag of Russia.svg Alexei Mikhel
Flag of Slovakia.svg Milan Novák
0–108:23 – Wilson (Shattenkirk) (PP)
Ritter (Rupprich) – 12:081–1
1–217:51 – Bowman (O'Brien, Wahl)
1–320:20 – Jordan Schroeder
1–432:43 – James van Riemsdyk (Wilson, Schroeder) (PP)
1–534:27 – Johnson (Hoeffel, McDonagh)
1–640:35 – van Riemsdyk (Wilson, Schroeder)
1–746:26 – Bowman (Wahl)
Pohl (Flaake) – 53:512–7
2–859:59 – Rust
18 minPenalties22 min
18Shots46
December 26, 2008
19:30		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg8–1
(1–0, 4–0, 3–1)		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 19,622 (102.4%)
Game reference
John Tavares (J. Eberle, R. Ellis (PP1) – 19:56
J. Tavares (J. Eberle, C. Hodgson) (PP1) – 22:09
A. Esposito (J. Tavares) – 27:08
R. Ellis (Z. Boychuk, C. Hodgson) – 28:13
T. Ennis (B. Sonne) – 33:33
C. DiDomenico (T. Ennis, Z. Boychuk) – 42:08
Z. Boychuk – 48:18
A. Pietrangelo (R. Ellis, C. DiDomenico) – 51:51		Goals58:00 – J. Káňa (O. Roman)
6 minPenalties10 min
37Shots22
December 27, 2008
15:30		 Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg0–9
(0–3, 0–4, 0–2)		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 18,305 (95.6%)
Game reference
Goals04:43 Simon Fischhaber
08:31 Jerome Flaake
18:45 André Huebscher
21:52 Daniel Weiß
22:06 Steven Rupprich
23:16 Gerrit Fauser
27:56 Marco Nowak
51:21 Jerome Flaake
57:15 Conor Morrison
December 28, 2008
15:30		 Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg0–15
(0–4, 0–5, 0–6)		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 19,176 (100.1%)
Game reference
Goals01:29 – J. Eberle (C. Hodgson)
08:48 – (PP1) J. Benn (A. Pietrangelo)
15:53 – (PP2) J. Benn (J. Tavares, C. Hodgson
17:26 – P. Subban (J. Tavares)
21:36 – C. Hodgson (P. Subban)
24:11 – (PP1) C. DiDomenico (T. Hickey, T. Ennis)
24:41 – J. Benn (P. Subban, T. Ennis)
32:32 – (PP1) T. Ennis (J. Benn, C. DiDomenico)
34:52 – (PP1) J. Tavares (C. Hodgson, J. Eberle)
40:50 – E. Kane (P. Cormier, K. Aulie)
51:29 – J. Tavares
52:15 – C. Hodgson (J. Eberle, Z. Boychuk)
54:17 – (PP1) P. Subban (C. Hodgson)
56:02 – (PP1) S. Della Rovere (E. Kane, T. Hickey)
59:17 – (PP2) T. Myers (J. Benn, C. Goloubef)
43 minPenalties2 min
11Shots69
December 28, 2008
19:30		 United States  Flag of the United States.svg4–3
(1–0, 2–1, 1–2)		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 19,847 (103.6%)
Game reference
J. Schroeder (K. Shattenkirk, C. Wilson) (PP1) – 13:00
M. Rust (J. Blum) – 31:46
J. van Riemsdyk (K. Shattenkirk, J. Schroeder) (PP1) – 38:34
J. Schroeder (J. van Riemsdyk) – 43:43		Goals25:14 – O. Roman (Z. Okál, R. Gudas)
47:02 – M. Parýzek (R. Szturc, T. Kubalík)
56:43 – (PP1) J. Káňa (T. Kundrátek, O. Roman)
14 minPenalties6 min
27Shots27
December 29, 2008
19:30		 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–5
(0–1, 1–1, 0–3)		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 19,326 (100.9%)
Game reference
David Wolf (PP1) 28:40Goals07:21 (PP1) Zach Boychuk
25:57 (PP1) Jamie Benn
41:04 Evander Kane
51:25 (PP1) John Tavares
55:57 (PP1) Zach Boychuk
December 30, 2008
15:30		 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg6–0
(2–0, 1–0, 3–0)		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 17,976 (93.9%)
Game reference
David Štich (PP1) 13:19
Zdeněk Okál (PP1) 15:23
Ondřej Roman 35:58
Tomáš Knotek 44:02
Radko Gudas (PP1) 47:56
Ondřej Roman 49:13		Goals
December 30, 2008
19:30		 United States  Flag of the United States.svg12–0
(3–0, 5–0, 4–0)		Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 18,288 (95.5%)
Game reference
Ian Cole (PP1) 16:27
Aaron Palushaj 17:07
Drayson Bowman 18:59
Colin Wilson 20:52
Colin Wilson 21:11
James van Riemsdyk (PP1) 25:34
Danny Kristo 27:12
Aaron Palushaj (PP1) 32:28
Mike Hoeffel (PP2) 50:08
Jimmy Hayes 53:59
Mitch Wahl 55:02
Matt Rust 59:55		Goals
December 31, 2008
15:30		 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg10–2
(6–1, 4–0, 0–1)		Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 17,664 (92.2%)
Game reference
Tomáš Knotek 01:49
Roman Szturc 05:48
Jan Káňa 08:17
Vladimír Růžička 10:14
Vladimír Růžička 12:51
Tomáš Knotek (PP1) 15:51
Zdeněk Okál 25:55
Jan Káňa (PP1) 26:31
Jan Káňa 32:34
Jan Káňa (PP1) 36:00		Goals07:17 Oleg Onichshenko
51:08 (SH1) Konstantin Savenkov
December 31, 2008
19:30		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg7–4
(3–3, 2–1, 2–0)		Flag of the United States.svg  United States Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 20,223 (105.6%)
Game reference
John Tavares (PP1) 14:55
John Tavares 15:43
Jordan Eberle (PP1) 18:10
Zach Boychuk (PP1) 20:37
Cody Hodgson (PP1) 26:56
John Tavares (ENG) 59:13
Tyler Ennis (ENG) 59:50		Goals03:49 Kevin Shattenkirk
07:15 (PP2) Jimmy Hayes
12:35 Jim O'Brien
23:40 (PP1) Jonathon Blum

Group B

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 44000213+1812Semifinals
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 43001179+89Quarterfinals
3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 411021215−35
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 410121012−24Relegation round
5Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 40004526−210
Source: IIHF
Results

All times are local (Eastern Time Zone – UTC−5). [8]

December 26, 2008
14:30		 Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg1–4
(0–1, 0–1, 1–2)		Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,441 (95.7%)
Game reference
Jānis Ozoliņš 58:03Goals16:56 (PP1) Vyacheslav Voinov
31:38 Pavel Chernov
47:01 Maxim Goncharov
59:48 Dmitri Klopov
December 26, 2008
18:30		 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1–3
(0–2, 1–0, 0–1)		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,658 (97.9%)
Game reference
Toni Rajala 21:12Goals09:15 Marcus Johansson
12:38 David Rundblad
59:20 (ENG) Mikael Backlund
December 27, 2008
18:30		 Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg7–2
(2–2, 3–0, 2–0)		Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,370 (95.0%)
Game reference
Radoslav Tybor (PP1) 01:54
Ondrej Rusnák (PP1) 16:26
Marek Hrivík 33:20
Ondrej Rusnák (PP1) 33:58
Radoslav Tybor 38:21
Tomáš Tatar 42:12
Adam Bezák (SH1) 47:34		Goals07:29 Jānis Straupe
14:05 (PP1) Ronalds Cinks
December 28, 2008
14:30		 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg5–2
(3–1, 1–1, 1–0)		Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,715 (98.5%)
Game reference
Nikita Filatov 07:56
Evgeni Dadonov 08:34
Dmitri Klopov 11:29
Nikita Filatov 29:56
Dmitri Klopov (PP1) 58:14		Goals05:10 Jani Lajunen
23:55 (PP1) Joonas Nättinen
December 28, 2008
18:30		 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–1
(2–0, 1–0, 0–1)		Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,726 (98.6%)
Game reference
Simon Hjalmarsson 01:02
Mikael Backlund (PP1) 14:42
Erik Karlsson 33:30		Goals45:33 (PP1) Martin Uhnák
December 29, 2008
14:30		 Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg1–10
(1–5, 0–1, 0–4)		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,622 (97.6%)
Game reference
Roberts Jekimovs 19:53Goals02:13 (PP1) Mattias Tedenby
09:15 Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson
13:42 André Petersson
17:39 Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson
19:10 Nicklas Lasu
26:31 Simon Hjalmarsson
40:33 Joakim Andersson
41:33 (PP1) Erik Karlsson
48:31 (PP1) David Ullström
49:18 Nicklas Lasu
December 30, 2008
14:30		 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg8–1
(2–1, 4–0, 2–0)		Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,419 (95.5%)
Game reference
Nikita Filatov 2:12
Maxim Goncharov (PP1) 18:34
Maxim Goncharov 21:05
Nikita Filatov (PP1) 24:29
Igor Golovkov 28:32
Nikita Filatov (PP1) 29:15
Sergei Andronov 55:37
Sergei Korostin 56:52		Goals13:12 Adam Bezák
December 30, 2008
18:30		 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg5–1
(2–0, 3–1, 0–0)		Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,376 (95.1%)
Game reference
Tomi Sallinen (PP1) 02:03
Nestori Lähde 14:25
Mikael Granlund 23:58
Mikael Granlund (PP2) 27:17
Antti Roppo 30:34		Goals34:03 (PP2) Roberts Jekimovs
December 31, 2008
14:30		 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg5–0
(4–0, 0–0, 1–0)		Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,675 (98.1%)
Game reference
André Petersson 05:01
Simon Hjalmarsson 10:00
André Petersson (PP1) 16:50
Mikael Backlund (PP1) 17:31
Marcus Johansson 43:55		Goals
December 31, 2008
18:30		 Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg3–2 GWS
(0–0, 1–2, 1–0)
OT: 0–0, GWS: 1–0		Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,312 (94.4%)
Game reference
Richard Pánik (PP1) 30:36
Adam Bezák 48:32
Tomáš Tatar (GWG) 65:00		Goals24:40 (PP2) Niclas Lucenius
37:37 Nestori Lähde

Relegation round

The results from matches between teams from the same group in the preliminary round are carried forward to this round.

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsRelegation
7Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 33000153+129
8Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 32001157+86
9Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 310021110+13Relegated to the 2010 Division I
10Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 30003223−210
Source: IIHF

Results

All times are local (Eastern Time Zone – UTC−5). [8]

January 2, 2009
18:30		 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–7
(1–1, 0–5, 0–1)		Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,888 (100.2%)
Game reference
Daniel Weiß 7:06Goals7:34 Roberts Bukarts
25:23 Roberts Bukarts
27:55 Jānis Straupe
28:57 Roberts Bukarts
29:28 (SH1) Vitālijs Pavlovs
36:01 Aldis Pizāns
44:44 Ronalds Cinks
January 3, 2009
18:30		 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg7–1
(3–0, 2–1, 2–0)		Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,180 (93.1%)
Game reference
Jyri Niemi 00:22
Joonas Rask 06:29
Tomi Sallinen 16:32
Antti Roppo (SH1) 27:26
Teemu Hartikainen (PP1) 39:09
Toni Rajala (PP2) 44:33
Teemu Hartikainen (PP1) 54:13		Goals21:03 Konstantin Savenkov
January 4, 2009
14:30		 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg3–1
(2–0, 0–1, 1–0)		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,192 (93.2%)
Game reference
Tommi Kivistö 12:40
Teemu Hartikainen 13:02
Jyri Niemi (PP1) 41:31		Goals29:39 Jerome Flaake
January 4, 2009
18:30		 Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg7–1
(1–0, 1–0, 5–1)		Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,173 (93.0%)
Game reference
Roberts Jekimovs 12:53
Jānis Ozoliņš 29:10
Roberts Bukarts (SH1) 41:34
Artjoms Ogorodņikovs 48:43
Ralfs Freibergs 55:15
Artjoms Ogorodņikovs (PP1) 57:58
Roberts Jekimovs (PP1) 59:49		Goals55:01 Konstantin Savenkov

Final round

Bracket

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Gold Medal Game
B3 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 3
A2 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3 B1 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5
B3 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 5B1 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1
A1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5
B2 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5
B2 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5A1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (GWS)6
A3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1 Bronze Medal Game
B3 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2
B2 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5

Quarterfinals

January 2, 2009
15:30		 United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–5
(1–3, 0–0, 2–2)		Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 18,042 (94.2%)
Game reference
Ian Cole (PP1) 12:01
Jonathon Blum (PP1) 45:31
James van Riemsdyk 58:42		Goals11:05 Adam Bezák
13:41 Tomáš Tatar
17:53 Jozef Molnár
51:38 Richard Pánik
57:46 (ENG) Tomáš Tatar
January 2, 2009
19:30		 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg5–1
(1–0, 0–0, 4–1)		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 18,753 (97.9%)
Game reference
Sergei Andronov (PP1) 11:53
Nikita Filatov 41:25
Evgeny Grachev (SH2) 47:26
Evgeni Dadonov 54:02
Pavel Chernov (PP1) 59:29		Goals48:01 (PP2) Radko Gudas

Semifinals

January 3, 2009
15:30		 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg5–3
(0–1, 1–1, 4–1)		Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 18,112 (94.6%)
Game reference
Mikael Backlund 30:19
Mikael Backlund (PP1) 47:04
David Ullström 48:52
Simon Hjalmarsson 51:42
Oscar Möller (ENG) 58:43		Goals19:56 (PP1) Marek Mertel
35:47 Tomáš Tatar
55:58 Tomáš Tatar
January 3, 2009
19:30		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg6–5 GWS
(2–2, 1–0, 2–3)
OT: 0–0, GWS: 1–0		Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 19,327 (100.9%)
Game reference
Brett Sonne 02:02
Patrice Cormier 07:04
Jordan Eberle (PP1) 36:40
Angelo Esposito (SH1) 45:44
Jordan Eberle 59:55
Jordan Eberle (GWG) 70:00		Goals05:18 Maxim Goncharov
07:20 Dmitri Klopov
40:51 Evgeny Grachev
46:22 (PP2) Sergei Andronov
57:40 Dmitri Klopov

5th place playoff

January 4, 2009
19:30		 United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–2 OT
(1–0, 0–0, 1–2)
OT: 1–0		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 17,936 (93.6%)
Game reference
Eric Tangradi 08:36
Cade Fairchild 53:02
James van Riemsdyk 62:49		Goals42:23 Zdeněk Okál
50:59 Ondřej Roman

3rd place playoff

January 5, 2009
15:30		 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg5–2
(1–0, 2–1, 2–1)		Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 18,763 (98.0%)
Game reference
04:30 Pavel Chernov
25:56 Maxim Goncharov
39:28 Nikita Filatov
51:11 Nikita Filatov
58:07 (ENG) Dmitri Kugryshev 		Goals Martin Štajnoch 30:14
Tomáš Tatar (PP1) 57:01

Final

January 5, 2009
19:30		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg5–1
(1–0, 1–0, 3–1)		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 20,380 (106.4%)
Game reference
00:38 P. K. Subban (PP1)
24:06 Angelo Esposito
40:33 Cody Hodgson (PP1)
58:07 (ENG) Jordan Eberle
59:28 (ENG) Cody Hodgson 		Goals Joakim Andersson 48:30

Top 10 scorers

PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/-PIM
1 Cody Hodgson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada651116+82
2 John Tavares Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada68715+70
3 Jordan Eberle Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada66713+92
4 Nikita Filatov Flag of Russia.svg Russia78311+36
5 Tomáš Tatar Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 77411-24
6 Jordan Schroeder Flag of the United States.svg United States63811+12
7 James van Riemsdyk Flag of the United States.svg United States66410+14
8 Jan Káňa Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 6639+20
9 Teemu Hartikainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 6369+44
9 P. K. Subban Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada6369+126
9 Colin Wilson Flag of the United States.svg United States6369+14
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: [9]

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

PosPlayerCountryMINSGASv%GAASO
1 Jacob Markström Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden2988.9431.611
2 Juha Metsola Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2456.9391.470
3 Vadim Zhelobnyuk Flag of Russia.svg Russia29211.9252.260
4 Dustin Tokarski Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada24811.9062.651
5 Nauris Enkuzens Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 34625.9034.330

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: [10]
09:50, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Tournament awards

Source: [11]

Most Valuable Player
All-star team
IIHF best player awards

Final standings

Team
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
4thFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
5thFlag of the United States.svg  United States
6thFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
7thFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
8thFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
9thFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
10thFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Relegated to the 2010 Division I

Division I

The Division I Championships were played between December 14 and December 20, 2008, in Herisau, Switzerland (Group A), [12] and between December 15 and December 21, 2008 in Aalborg, Denmark (Group B). [13]

Group A

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland (H)55000317+2415Promoted to the 2010 Top Division
2Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 54001397+3212
3Flag of France.svg  France 530023317+169
4Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 520033117+146
5Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 51004723−163
6Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 50005676−700Relegated to the 2010 Division II
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Group B

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 54010289+1913Promoted to the 2010 Top Division
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (H)540011613+312
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 521021417−38
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 521021410+48
5Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 510041016−63
6Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 500141128−171Relegated to the 2010 Division II
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division II

The Division II Championships were played between December 15 and December 21, 2008, in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania (Group A), [14] and between January 10 and January 15, 2009 in Logroño, Spain (Group B). [15]

Group A

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 540014511+3412Promoted to the 2010 Division I
2Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 54001359+2612
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 522011918+110
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 520031732−156
5Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 501131033−233
6Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (H)50023932−232
Source: IIHF
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Group B

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China, having been relegated to Division III in 2008, was returned to Division II after Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand forfeited due to finances. [16]

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 550003415+1915Promoted to the 2010 Division I
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 540012910+1912
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 530022812+169
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 520031127−166
5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (H)510041219−73
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 50005940−310
Source: IIHF
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Croatian national team, winners of Group B. 2009 IIHF World U20 Championship Croatia team.JPG
Croatian national team, winners of Group B.

Division III

The Division III tournament was to have been played in North Korea, but was cancelled. [16] The Division III was scheduled to include the following: [17]

TeamQualification
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Placed 6th in Division II Group A last year and was relegated.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Placed 6th in Division II Group B last year and was relegated,

but returned to Division II after Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand forfeited.

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Placed 4th in Division III last year.
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Placed 6th in Division III last year.
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Placed 7th in Division III last year.
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Hosts, first appearance since 1993.

References

  1. ↑ "2009 IIHF World U20 Championship official website". Archived from the original on 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
  2. ↑ 2009 IIHF World U20 Championship statistics
  3. ↑ "2009 World Championship Program". iihf.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
  4. ↑ "Canada Defeats Sweden to Win Fifth Straight WJHC Gold". TSN. 2009-01-05. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  5. ↑ "Schedule announced for 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa".
  6. ↑ "Hockey Canada announces bid finalists for the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship". hockeycanada.ca. April 10, 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  7. ↑ "Ottawa chosen to host 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship". hockeycanada.ca. May 3, 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  8. 1 2 3 "2009 World Junior Schedule". tsn.ca. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
  9. ↑ "Scoring Leaders as of 06.01.2009" (PDF). IIHF.
  10. ↑ "Goalkeepers as of 06.01.2009" (PDF). IIHF.
  11. ↑ "Tavares named MVP". IIHF. January 6, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
  12. ↑ Division I Group A statistics
  13. ↑ Division I Group B statistics
  14. ↑ Division II Group A statistics
  15. ↑ Division II Group B statistics
  16. 1 2 "Championnat du monde des moins de 20 ans 2008/2009" . Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  17. ↑ "2009 IIHF Championship Program". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 30 July 2008. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
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