2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2009 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details

Host country	Canada
Venue(s)	Scotiabank Place and Ottawa Civic Centre (in 1 host city)
Dates	December 26, 2008 – January 5, 2009
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Canada (15th title)
Runner-up	Sweden
Third place	Russia
Fourth place	Slovakia
Tournament statistics
Games played	31
Goals scored	241 (7.77 per game)
Attendance	453,282 (14,622 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Cody Hodgson (16 points)
MVP	John Tavares

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]

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]

Joint bid from Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta;
Montreal, Quebec;
Ottawa, Ontario;
Toronto, Ontario; and
Saskatoon and Regina, Saskatchewan

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

Canada – Ottawa	Canada – Ottawa

Top Division

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	4	4	0	0	0	35	6	+29	12	Semifinals
2	United States	4	3	0	0	1	28	12	+16	9	Quarterfinals
3	Czech Republic	4	2	0	0	2	20	14	+6	6	Quarterfinals
4	Germany	4	1	0	0	3	12	19	−7	3	Relegation round
5	Kazakhstan	4	0	0	0	4	2	46	−44	0	Relegation round

Source: IIHF.com

Schedule^[8]

All times local (EST/UTC−5)

December 26, 2008
15:30

2–8
(1–2, 0–3, 1–3)

United States

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 18,795 (98.1%)

Toni Ritter 12:08
Patrick Pohl 53:51

Goals

08:23 (PP1) Colin Wilson
17:51 Drayson Bowman
20:20 Jordan Schroeder
32:43 (PP1) James van Riemsdyk
34:27 Tyler Johnson
40:35 James van Riemsdyk
46:26 Drayson Bowman
59:59 Matt Rust

December 26, 2008
19:30

Canada

8–1
(1–0, 4–0, 3–1)

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 19,622 (102.4%)

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

Goals

58:00 – J. Káňa (O. Roman)

6 min

Penalties

10 min

37

Shots

22

December 27, 2008
15:30

0–9
(0–3, 0–4, 0–2)

Germany

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 18,305 (95.6%)

Goals

04:43 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

0–15
(0–4, 0–5, 0–6)

Canada

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 19,176 (100.1%)

Goals

01:29 – 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 min

Penalties

2 min

11

Shots

69

December 28, 2008
19:30

United States

4–3
(1–0, 2–1, 1–2)

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 19,847 (103.6%)

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

Goals

25:14 – O. Roman (Z. Okál, R. Gudas)
47:02 – M. Parýzek (R. Szturc, T. Kubalík)
56:43 – (PP1) J. Káňa (T. Kundrátek, O. Roman)

14 min

Penalties

6 min

27

Shots

27

December 29, 2008
19:30

1–5
(0–1, 1–1, 0–3)

Canada

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 19,326 (100.9%)

David Wolf (PP1) 28:40

Goals

07:21 (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

6–0
(2–0, 1–0, 3–0)

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 17,976 (93.9%)

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

12–0
(3–0, 5–0, 4–0)

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 18,288 (95.5%)

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

10–2
(6–1, 4–0, 0–1)

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 17,664 (92.2%)

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

Goals

07:17 Oleg Onichshenko
51:08 (SH1) Konstantin Savenkov

December 31, 2008
19:30

Canada

7–4
(3–3, 2–1, 2–0)

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 20,223 (105.6%)

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

Goals

03:49 Kevin Shattenkirk
07:15 (PP2) Jimmy Hayes
12:35 Jim O'Brien
23:40 (PP1) Jonathon Blum

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	4	4	0	0	0	21	3	+18	12	Semifinals
2	Russia	4	3	0	0	1	17	9	+8	9	Quarterfinals
3	Slovakia	4	1	1	0	2	12	15	−3	5	Quarterfinals
4	Finland	4	1	0	1	2	10	12	−2	4	Relegation round
5	Latvia	4	0	0	0	4	5	26	−21	0	Relegation round

Source: IIHF.com

Schedule^[8]

All times local (EST/UTC−5)

December 26, 2008
14:30

1–4
(0–1, 0–1, 1–2)

Russia

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,441 (95.7%)

Jānis Ozoliņš 58:03

Goals

16:56 (PP1) Vyacheslav Voinov
31:38 Pavel Chernov
47:01 Maxim Goncharov
59:48 Dmitri Klopov

December 26, 2008
18:30

1–3
(0–2, 1–0, 0–1)

Sweden

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,658 (97.9%)

Toni Rajala 21:12

Goals

09:15 Marcus Johansson
12:38 David Rundblad
59:20 (ENG) Mikael Backlund

December 27, 2008
18:30

Slovakia

7–2
(2–2, 3–0, 2–0)

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,370 (95.0%)

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

Goals

07:29 Jānis Straupe
14:05 (PP1) Ronalds Cinks

December 28, 2008
14:30

Russia

5–2
(3–1, 1–1, 1–0)

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,715 (98.5%)

Nikita Filatov 07:56
Evgeni Dadonov 08:34
Dmitri Klopov 11:29
Nikita Filatov 29:56
Dmitri Klopov (PP1) 58:14

Goals

05:10 Jani Lajunen
23:55 (PP1) Joonas Nättinen

December 28, 2008
18:30

Sweden

3–1
(2–0, 1–0, 0–1)

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,726 (98.6%)

Simon Hjalmarsson 01:02
Mikael Backlund (PP1) 14:42
Erik Karlsson 33:30

Goals

45:33 (PP1) Martin Uhnák

December 29, 2008
14:30

1–10
(1–5, 0–1, 0–4)

Sweden

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,622 (97.6%)

Roberts Jekimovs 19:53

Goals

02:13 (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

8–1
(2–1, 4–0, 2–0)

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,419 (95.5%)

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

Goals

13:12 Adam Bezák

December 30, 2008
18:30

Finland

5–1
(2–0, 3–1, 0–0)

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,376 (95.1%)

Tomi Sallinen (PP1) 02:03
Nestori Lähde 14:25
Mikael Granlund 23:58
Mikael Granlund (PP2) 27:17
Antti Roppo 30:34

Goals

34:03 (PP2) Roberts Jekimovs

December 31, 2008
14:30

Sweden

5–0
(4–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,675 (98.1%)

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

3–2 GWS
(0–0, 1–2, 1–0)
OT: 0–0, GWS: 1–0

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,312 (94.4%)

Richard Pánik (PP1) 30:36
Adam Bezák 48:32
Tomáš Tatar (GWG) 65:00

Goals

24:40 (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.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
7	Finland	3	3	0	0	0	15	3	+12	9
8	Latvia	3	2	0	0	1	15	7	+8	6
9	Germany	3	1	0	0	2	11	10	+1	3	Relegated to the 2010 Division I
10	Kazakhstan	3	0	0	0	3	2	23	−21	0	Relegated to the 2010 Division I

Source: IIHF.com

Results

All times local (EST/UTC−5)^[8]

January 2, 2009
18:30

1–7
(1–1, 0–5, 0–1)

Latvia

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,888 (100.2%)

Daniel Weiß 7:06

Goals

7:34 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

7–1
(3–0, 2–1, 2–0)

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,180 (93.1%)

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

Goals

21:03 Konstantin Savenkov

January 4, 2009
14:30

Finland

3–1
(2–0, 0–1, 1–0)

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,192 (93.2%)

Tommi Kivistö 12:40
Teemu Hartikainen 13:02
Jyri Niemi (PP1) 41:31

Goals

29:39 Jerome Flaake

January 4, 2009
18:30

Latvia

7–1
(1–0, 1–0, 5–1)

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,173 (93.0%)

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

Goals

55:01 Konstantin Savenkov

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

B3

3

A2

3

B1

Sweden

5

B3

Slovakia

5

WSF1

1

WSF2

Canada

5

B2

5

B2

Russia

5

A1

Canada (GWS)

6

A3

1

Third place

LSF1

2

LSF2

Russia

5

Quarterfinals

January 2, 2009
15:30

3–5
(1–3, 0–0, 2–2)

Slovakia

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 18,042 (94.2%)

Ian Cole (PP1) 12:01
Jonathon Blum (PP1) 45:31
James van Riemsdyk 58:42

Goals

11:05 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

5–1
(1–0, 0–0, 4–1)

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 18,753 (97.9%)

Sergei Andronov (PP1) 11:53
Nikita Filatov 41:25
Evgeny Grachev (SH2) 47:26
Evgeni Dadonov 54:02
Pavel Chernov (PP1) 59:29

Goals

48:01 (PP2) Radko Gudas

Semifinals

January 3, 2009
15:30

Sweden

5–3
(0–1, 1–1, 4–1)

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 18,112 (94.6%)

Mikael Backlund 30:19
Mikael Backlund (PP1) 47:04
David Ullström 48:52
Simon Hjalmarsson 51:42
Oscar Möller (ENG) 58:43

Goals

19:56 (PP1) Marek Mertel
35:47 Tomáš Tatar
55:58 Tomáš Tatar

January 3, 2009
19:30

Canada

6–5 GWS
(2–2, 1–0, 2–3)
OT: 0–0, GWS: 1–0

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 19,327 (100.9%)

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

Goals

05:18 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

3–2 OT
(1–0, 0–0, 1–2)
OT: 1–0

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 17,936 (93.6%)

Eric Tangradi 08:36
Cade Fairchild 53:02
James van Riemsdyk 62:49

Goals

42:23 Zdeněk Okál
50:59 Ondřej Roman

3rd place playoff

January 5, 2009
15:30

Russia

5–2
(1–0, 2–1, 2–1)

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 18,763 (98.0%)

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

5–1
(1–0, 1–0, 3–1)

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 20,380 (106.4%)

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

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
1	Cody Hodgson	Canada	6	5	11	16	+8	2
2	John Tavares	Canada	6	8	7	15	+7	0
3	Jordan Eberle	Canada	6	6	7	13	+9	2
4	Nikita Filatov	Russia	7	8	3	11	+3	6
5	Tomáš Tatar	Slovakia	7	7	4	11	-2	4
6	Jordan Schroeder	United States	6	3	8	11	+1	2
7	James van Riemsdyk	United States	6	6	4	10	+1	4
8	Jan Káňa	Czech Republic	6	6	3	9	+2	0
9	Teemu Hartikainen	Finland	6	3	6	9	+4	4
9	P. K. Subban	Canada	6	3	6	9	+12	6
9	Colin Wilson	United States	6	3	6	9	+1	4

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)

Pos	Player	Country	MINS	GA	Sv%	GAA	SO
1	Jacob Markström	Sweden	298	8	.943	1.61	1
2	Juha Metsola	Finland	245	6	.939	1.47	0
3	Vadim Zhelobnyuk	Russia	292	11	.925	2.26	0
4	Dustin Tokarski	Canada	248	11	.906	2.65	1
5	Nauris Enkuzens	Latvia	346	25	.903	4.33	0

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

John Tavares

All-star team

Goaltender: Jaroslav Janus
Defencemen: P. K. Subban, Erik Karlsson
Forwards: John Tavares, Cody Hodgson, Nikita Filatov

IIHF best player awards

Goaltender: Jacob Markström
Defenceman: Erik Karlsson
Forward: John Tavares

Final standings

	Team
	Canada
	Sweden
	Russia
4th	Slovakia
5th	United States
6th	Czech Republic
7th	Finland
8th	Latvia
9th	Germany
10th	Kazakhstan

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Switzerland	5	5	0	0	0	31	7	+24	15	Promoted to the 2010 Top Division
2	Belarus	5	4	0	0	1	39	7	+32	12
3	France	5	3	0	0	2	33	17	+16	9
4	Slovenia	5	2	0	0	3	31	17	+14	6
5	Poland	5	1	0	0	4	7	23	−16	3
6	Estonia	5	0	0	0	5	6	76	−70	0	Relegated to the 2010 Division II

Source: IIHF.com

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Austria	5	4	0	1	0	28	9	+19	13	Promoted to the 2010 Top Division
2	Denmark	5	4	0	0	1	16	13	+3	12
3	Norway	5	2	1	0	2	14	17	−3	8
4	Italy	5	2	1	0	2	14	10	+4	8
5	Ukraine	5	1	0	0	4	10	16	−6	3
6	Hungary	5	0	0	1	4	11	28	−17	1	Relegated to the 2010 Division II

Source: IIHF.com

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Japan	5	4	0	0	1	45	11	+34	12	Promoted to the 2010 Division I
2	Lithuania	5	4	0	0	1	35	9	+26	12
3	South Korea	5	2	2	0	1	19	18	+1	10
4	Belgium	5	2	0	0	3	17	32	−15	6
5	Serbia	5	0	1	1	3	10	33	−23	3
6	Romania	5	0	0	2	3	9	32	−23	2

Source: IIHF.com

Group B

China, having been relegated to Division III in 2008, was returned to Division II after New Zealand forfeited due to finances.^[16]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Croatia	5	5	0	0	0	34	15	+19	15	Promoted to the 2010 Division I
2	Great Britain	5	4	0	0	1	29	10	+19	12
3	Netherlands	5	3	0	0	2	28	12	+16	9
4	Mexico	5	2	0	0	3	11	27	−16	6
5	Spain	5	1	0	0	4	12	19	−7	3
6	China	5	0	0	0	5	9	40	−31	0

Source: IIHF.com

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]

Team	Qualification
Iceland	Placed 6th in Division II Group A last year and was relegated.
China	Placed 6th in Division II Group B last year and was relegated, but returned to Division II after New Zealand forfeited.
Australia	Placed 4th in Division III last year.
Turkey	Placed 6th in Division III last year.
Bulgaria	Placed 7th in Division III last year.
North Korea	Hosts, first appearance since 1993.

References

↑ "2009 IIHF World U20 Championship official website". Archived from the original on 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2008-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
↑ 2009 IIHF World U20 Championship statistics
↑ "2009 World Championship Program". iihf.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
↑ "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.
↑ "Schedule announced for 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa".
↑ "Hockey Canada announces bid finalists for the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship". hockeycanada.ca. April 10, 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
↑ "Ottawa chosen to host 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship". hockeycanada.ca. May 3, 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
1 2 3 "2009 World Junior Schedule". tsn.ca. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
↑ "Scoring Leaders as of 06.01.2009" (PDF). IIHF.
↑ "Goalkeepers as of 06.01.2009" (PDF). IIHF.
↑ "Tavares named MVP". IIHF. January 6, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
↑ Division I Group A statistics
↑ Division I Group B statistics
↑ Division II Group A statistics
↑ Division II Group B statistics
1 2 "Championnat du monde des moins de 20 ans 2008/2009". Retrieved 6 January 2011.
↑ "2009 IIHF Championship Program". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 30 July 2008. Retrieved 2015-04-13.

External links

IIHF official website

IIHF World Junior Championships
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