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2009 IIHF World U18 Championships

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]

2009 IIHF World U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country United States
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
DatesApril 9–19, 2009
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  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)
← 2008
2010 →

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 edit

Preliminary round edit

Group A edit

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		Czech Republic  0–7
(0–3, 0–3, 0–1)		  SwedenMoorhead Sports Center
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April 9, 2009
16:30		Germany  2–11
(1–1, 0–7, 1–3)		  CanadaUrban Plains Center
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April 10, 2009
19:30		Switzerland  2–6
(0–1, 2–4, 0–1)		  Czech RepublicMoorhead Sports Center
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April 11, 2009
16:00		Sweden  5–4
(2–1, 2–1, 1–2)		  GermanyMoorhead Sports Center
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April 11, 2009
16:00		Canada  8–1
(2–1, 3–0, 3–0)		   SwitzerlandUrban Plains Center
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April 12, 2009
17:00		Germany  4–3
(2–0, 1–1, 1–2)		  Czech RepublicMoorhead Sports Center
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April 13, 2009
16:00		Sweden  11–0
(3–0, 5–0, 3–0)		   SwitzerlandMoorhead Sports Center
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April 13, 2009
16:00		Czech Republic  3–4 OT
(1–0, 2–0, 0–3)
(0–1)		  CanadaUrban Plains Center
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April 14, 2009
16:00		Switzerland  8–3
(1–0, 4–2, 3–1)		  GermanyMoorhead Sports Center
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April 14, 2009
16:00		Canada  4–2
(2–0, 1–2, 1–0)		  SwedenUrban Plains Center
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Group B edit

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		Finland  7–4
(2–2, 4–2, 1–0)		  RussiaMoorhead Sports Center
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April 9, 2009
20:00		Norway  0–8
(0–2, 0–3, 0–3)		  United StatesUrban Plains Center
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April 10, 2009
19:30		Slovakia  5–2
(0–0, 3–0, 2–2)		  NorwayUrban Plains Center
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April 11, 2009
19:30		Russia  7–2
(1–0, 4–1, 2–1)		  SlovakiaMoorhead Sports Center
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April 11, 2009
19:30		United States  4–3
(2–0, 2–0, 0–3)		  FinlandUrban Plains Center
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April 12, 2009
17:00		Norway  1–8
(0–4, 0–1, 1–3)		  RussiaUrban Plains Center
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April 13, 2009
19:30		Finland  10–1
(3–0, 6–1, 1–0)		  NorwayMoorhead Sports Center
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April 13, 2009
19:30		United States  12–0
(3–0, 4–0, 5–0)		  SlovakiaUrban Plains Center
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April 14, 2009
19:30		Slovakia  0–7
(0–3, 0–2, 0–2)		  FinlandMoorhead Sports Center
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April 14, 2009
19:30		Russia  6–5
(0–2, 3–1, 3–2)		  United StatesUrban Plains Center
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Relegation round edit

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 edit

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 edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
B1  Finland0
A2  Sweden1B3  Russia4
B3  Russia4B2  United States5
B3  Russia0
A1  Canada1
B2  United States6B2  United States2
A3  Czech Republic2
5th place match3rd place match
A2  Sweden4A1  Canada4
A3  Czech Republic2B1  Finland (GWS)5

Quarterfinals edit

April 16, 2009
16:00		Sweden  1–4
(1–0, 0–2, 0–2)		  RussiaUrban Plains Center
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April 16, 2009
19:30		United States  6–2
(2–1, 4–0, 0–1)		  Czech RepublicUrban Plains Center
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Semifinals edit

April 17, 2009
16:00		Finland  0–4
(0–0, 0–2, 0–2)		  RussiaUrban Plains Center
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April 17, 2009
19:30		Canada  1–2
(0–0, 1–0, 0–2)		  United StatesUrban Plains Center
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Fifth place game edit

April 18, 2009
19:30		Sweden  4–2
(0–1, 3–0, 1–1)		  Czech RepublicUrban Plains Center
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Bronze medal game edit

April 19, 2009
15:00		Canada  4–5 GWS
(3–1, 1–1, 0–2)
(0–0, 0–1)		  FinlandUrban Plains Center
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Gold medal game edit

April 19, 2009
19:00		United States  5–0
(2–0, 1–0, 2–0)		  RussiaUrban Plains Center
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Final standings edit

Rk. Team
    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.

Leading scorers edit

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 edit

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 edit

Further information: 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

Group A edit

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 edit

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 edit

Further information: 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

Group A edit

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 edit

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 edit

Further information: 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

Group A edit

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 edit

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
    Iceland
    Turkey
    Ireland
4   Bulgaria
Promoted to the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

See also edit

References edit

  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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