2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2009 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred to as the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, was the 33rd edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was hosted in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Games were held at the Ottawa Civic Centre and Scotiabank Place. The tournament set a record for WJC attendance at 453,282. Canada won the gold medal for a record-tying fifth consecutive time.
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:- Joint bid from Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta;
- Montreal, Quebec;
- Ottawa, Ontario;
- Toronto, Ontario; and
- Saskatoon and Regina, Saskatchewan
Venues
Top division
Preliminary round
Group A
;ScheduleAll times local
Group B
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | Advance to... |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 12 | Semifinals | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 9 | Quarterfinals | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 5 | Quarterfinals | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | Relegation round | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 0 | Relegation round |
;Schedule
All times local
Relegation round
The results from matches between teams from the same group in the preliminary round are carried forward to this round.| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
Schedule
All times localand are relegated to Division I for the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Final round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
5th place playoff
3rd place playoff
Final
Top 10 scorers
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
| 1 | Jacob Markström | Sweden | 298 | 8 | .943 | 1.61 | 1 |
| 2 | Juha Metsola | 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 | 346 | 25 | .903 | 4.33 | 0 |
TOI = Time On Ice ; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source:
09:50, 6 January 2009
Tournament awards
Source:;Most Valuable Player
;All-star team
- Goaltender: Jaroslav Janus
- Defencemen: P. K. Subban, Erik Karlsson
- Forwards: John Tavares, Cody Hodgson, Nikita Filatov
- Goaltender: Jacob Markström
- Defenceman: Erik Karlsson
- Forward: John Tavares
Final standings
Division I
The following teams took part in the Division I tournament. Group A was played in Herisau, Switzerland between December 14 and December 20, 2008. Group B was played in Aalborg, Denmark between December 15 and December 21, 2008:Group A
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | Pts |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 24 | 15 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 7 | 32 | 12 | |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 9 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 6 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 23 | -16 | 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 76 | -70 | 0 |
is promoted to the Top Division and is relegated to Division II for the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Group B
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | Pts |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 13 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 12 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 8 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 28 | -17 | 1 |
is promoted to the Top Division and is relegated to Division II for the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Division II
The following teams took part in the Division II tournament. Group A was played in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania between December 15 and December 21, 2008. Group B was played in Logroño, Spain between January 10 and January 15, 2009:Group A
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | Pts |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 11 | 34 | 12 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 26 | 12 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 10 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 6 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 33 | -23 | 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 32 | -23 | 2 |
was promoted to Division I for the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Group B
, having been relegated to Division III in 2008, was returned to Division II after forfeited due to finances.| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | Pts |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 15 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 12 | |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 9 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 27 | -16 | 6 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 40 | -31 | 0 |
was promoted to Division I for the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Division III
The Division III tournament was to have been played in North Korea, but was cancelled. The division was scheduled to include the following:| Team | Qualification |
| Placed 6th in Division II Group A last year and was relegated. | |
| Placed 6th in Division II Group B last year and was relegated, but returned to Division II after forfeited. | |
| Placed 4th in Division III last year. | |
| Placed 6th in Division III last year. | |
| Placed 7th in Division III last year. | |
| Host, first appearance since 1993. |