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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)
Tournament statistics
Games played31
Goals scored252 (8.13 per game)
Attendance44,779 (1,444 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Finland Toni Rajala (19 points)
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The 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota, United States. The championships ran from April 9 to April 19, 2009.[1] 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.[1]

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

     1st place: Team qualifies to Semifinals
     2nd-3rd place: Teams qualify to Quarterfinals
     4th-5th place: Teams play in Relegation Round

Group A

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Diff PTS
 Canada 4 4 0 0 0 27 8 +19 12
 Sweden 4 3 0 0 1 25 8 +17 9
 Czech Republic 4 1 0 0 3 12 17 −5 3
  Switzerland 4 1 0 0 3 11 28 –17 3
 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)		 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 – 4
(0–0, 2–4, 0–0)		 Czech RepublicMoorhead Sports Center
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April 11, 2009
16:00		Sweden 6 – 0
(2–0, 2–0, 2–0)		 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 1 – 8
(1–4, 0–1, 0–3)		 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 – 3
(2–0, 1–2, 1–1)		 SwedenUrban Plains Center
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Group B

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Diff PTS
 Finland 4 3 0 0 1 27 9 +18 9
 United States 4 3 0 0 1 29 9 +20 9
 Russia 4 3 0 0 1 25 15 +10 9
 Slovakia 4 1 0 0 3 7 28 −21 3
 Norway 4 0 0 0 4 4 31 −27 0
April 9, 2009
19:30		Finland 6 – 4
(2–2, 3–2, 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 3 – 2
(0–0, 0–0, 3–2)		 NorwayUrban Plains Center
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April 11, 2009
19:30		Russia 7 – 1
(1–0, 4–1, 2–0)		 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

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Diff PTS
 Slovakia 3 2 0 1 0 13 9 +4 7
  Switzerland 3 2 0 0 1 17 10 +7 6
 Norway 3 1 0 0 2 10 14 −4 3
 Germany 3 0 1 0 2 10 17 −7 2

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

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Quarterfinals

April 16, 2009
16:00		Sweden 1 – 2
(1–0, 0–0, 0–2)		 RussiaUrban Plains Center
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April 16, 2009
19:30		United States 8 – 0
(2–0, 4–0, 2–0)		 Czech RepublicUrban Plains Center
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Semifinals

April 17, 2009
16:00		Finland 3 – 4 GWS
(0–0, 0–2, 3–1, 0-1)		 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

April 18, 2009
19:30		Sweden 6 – 1
(2–0, 3–0, 1–1)		 Czech RepublicUrban Plains Center
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Bronze medal game

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

April 19, 2009
19:00		United States 5 – 0
(2–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 RussiaUrban 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

Main article: 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

The following teams took part in the Division I tournament. Group A was played in Minsk, Belarus between April 6 and April 12, 2009. Group B was played in Asiago, Italy between March 29 and April 5, 2009.[2]

Group A

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
 Belarus 5 4 1 0 0 23 6 +17 14
 Poland 5 2 2 0 1 25 13 +12 10
 Hungary 5 3 0 1 1 19 18 +1 10
 Kazakhstan 5 2 0 1 2 16 21 −5 7
 Lithuania 5 1 0 1 3 13 16 −3 4
 Ukraine 5 0 0 0 5 7 29 −22 0

 Belarus is promoted to Top Division for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.
 Ukraine is relegated to Division II for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Group B

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
 Latvia 5 4 0 0 1 18 10 +8 12
 Denmark 5 3 0 1 1 15 7 +8 10
 Austria 5 2 1 0 1 21 20 +1 10
 France 5 1 1 1 2 15 17 −2 6
 Japan 5 0 2 1 2 13 16 −3 5
 Italy 5 0 0 2 3 8 20 −12 2

 Latvia is promoted to Top Division for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.
 Italy is relegated to Division II for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Division II

Main article: 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

The following teams took part in the Division II tournament. Group A was played in Maribor, Slovenia between March 22 and March 28, 2009. Group B was played in Narva, Estonia between March 16 and March 22, 2009:[2]

Group A

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
 South Korea 5 5 0 0 0 30 4 26 15
 Slovenia 5 4 0 0 1 42 5 37 12
 Romania 5 3 0 0 2 23 20 3 9
 Croatia 5 2 0 0 3 23 27 -4 6
 Spain 5 1 0 0 4 12 27 -15 3
 Mexico 5 0 0 0 5 3 50 -47 0

 South Korea is promoted to Division I for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.
 Mexico is relegated to Division III for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Group B

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GD PTS
 Great Britain 5 5 0 0 0 46 11 35 15
 Estonia 5 3 1 0 1 22 14 8 11
 Belgium 5 1 2 1 1 23 19 4 8
 Netherlands 5 2 0 1 2 34 22 12 7
 Serbia 5 1 0 1 3 16 35 -19 4
 China 5 0 0 0 5 9 49 -40 0

 Great Britain is promoted to Division I for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.
 China is relegated to Division III for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Division III

Main article: 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

The following teams took part in the Division III tournament. Group A was played in Taipei, Chinese Taipei (Republic of China) between February 27 and March 5, 2009. Group B was played in Erzurum, Turkey between March 9 and March 15, 2009:[2]

Group A

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
 Australia 4 4 0 0 0 63 3 60 12
 New Zealand 4 3 0 0 1 28 12 16 9
 Chinese Taipei 4 2 0 0 2 28 14 14 6
 South Africa 4 1 0 0 3 19 32 -13 3
 Mongolia 4 0 0 0 4 4 81 -77 0

 Australia is promoted to Division II for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Group B

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
 Iceland 3 3 0 0 0 48 1 47 9
 Turkey 3 2 0 0 1 25 26 -1 6
 Ireland 3 1 0 0 2 9 39 -30 3
 Bulgaria 3 0 0 0 3 8 24 -16 0
Semifinals Finals
      
1  Iceland 15
4  Bulgaria 2
1  Iceland 8
2  Turkey 2
2  Turkey 9
4  Ireland 3 Third place
4  Bulgaria 3
3  Ireland 6

 Iceland is promoted to Division II for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2009 IIHF Under-18 Worlds hosts named" (Press release). USA Hockey. 13 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  2. ^ a b c 2009 World Championship Program iihf.com. Retrieved on June 4, 2008.

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