2009 IIHF World U18 Championships


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. 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.
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

Group A

Group B

Relegation round

Results

Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Final standings

and are relegated to Division I for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Leading scorers

Top goaltenders

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.

Group A

TeamGPWOTWOTLLGFGADIFPTS
54100236+1714
522012513+1210
530111918+110
520121621−57
510131316−34
50005729−220

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

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

Group B

TeamGPWOTWOTLLGFGADIFPTS
540011810+812
53011157+810
521012120+110
511121517−26
502121316−35
50023820−122

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

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

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:

Group A

TeamGPWOTWOTLLGFGADIFPTS
550003042615
540014253712
53002232039
520032327-46
510041227-153
50005350-470

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

is relegated to Division III for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Group B

TeamGPWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPTS
5500046113515
531012214811
51211231948
520123422127
510131635-194
50005949-400

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

is relegated to Division III for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Division III

The following teams took part in the Division III tournament. Group A was played in Taipei, Chinese Taipei between February 27 and March 5, 2009. Group B was played in Erzurum, Turkey between March 9 and March 15, 2009:

Group A

TeamGPWOTWOTLLGFGADIFPTS
440006336012
430012812169
420022814146
410031932-133
40004481-770

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

Group B

TeamGPWOTWOTLLGFGADIFPTS
33000481479
320012526-16
31002939-303
30003824-160

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

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