2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 2009 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred to as the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2009 WJHC), 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.[1] The tournament set a record for WJC attendance at 453,282. Canada won the gold medal for a record-tying fifth consecutive time.[2][3]

2009 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Canada
DatesDecember 26 – January 5
Teams10
Venue(s)Scotiabank Place and
Ottawa Civic Centre (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Canada (15th title)
Runner-up  Sweden
Third place  Russia
Fourth place Slovakia
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored241 (7.77 per match)
Attendance453,282 (14,622 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Cody Hodgson (16 points)
MVP John Tavares
← 2008
2010 →

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:[4]

On May 3, 2006, Hockey Canada and the Canadian Hockey League announced that Ottawa was chosen to host the 2009 tournament.[5]

Venues
Scotiabank Place
Capacity: 19,153		 Ottawa Civic Centre
Capacity: 9,862
 Canada – Ottawa  Canada – Ottawa

Top division
Main article: 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

Preliminary round

Group A
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Advance to...
 Canada 4400035612Semifinals
 United States 4300128129Quarterfinals
 Czech Republic 4200220146Quarterfinals
 Germany 4100312193Relegation round
 Kazakhstan 400042460Relegation round
Schedule[6]

All times local (EST/UTC−5)

December 26, 2008
15:30		Germany 2 – 8 United StatesScotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 18,795 (98.1%)
December 26, 2008
19:30		Canada 8 – 1 Czech RepublicScotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 19,622 (102.4%)
December 27, 2008
15:30		Kazakhstan 0 – 9 GermanyScotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 18,305 (95.6%)
December 28, 2008
15:30		Kazakhstan 0 – 15 CanadaScotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 19,176 (100.1%)
December 28, 2008
19:30		United States 4 – 3 Czech RepublicScotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 19,847 (103.6%)
December 29, 2008
19:30		Germany 1 – 5 CanadaScotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 19,326 (100.9%)
December 30, 2008
15:30		Czech Republic 6 – 0 GermanyScotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 17,976 (93.9%)
December 30, 2008
19:30		United States 12 – 0 KazakhstanScotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 18,288 (95.5%)
December 31, 2008
15:30		Czech Republic 10 – 2 KazakhstanScotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 17,664 (92.2%)
December 31, 2008
19:30		Canada 7 – 4 United StatesScotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 20,223 (105.6%)

Group B
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Advance to...
 Sweden 4400021312Semifinals
 Russia 430011799Quarterfinals
 Slovakia 4110212155Quarterfinals
 Finland 4101210124Relegation round
 Latvia 400045260Relegation round
Schedule[6]

All times local (EST/UTC−5)

December 26, 2008
14:30		Latvia 1 – 4 RussiaOttawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,441 (95.7%)
December 26, 2008
18:30		Finland 1 – 3 SwedenOttawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,658 (97.9%)
December 27, 2008
18:30		Slovakia 7 – 2 LatviaOttawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,370 (95.0%)
December 28, 2008
14:30		Russia 5 – 2 FinlandOttawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,715 (98.5%)
December 28, 2008
18:30		Sweden 3 – 1 SlovakiaOttawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,726 (98.6%)
December 29, 2008
14:30		Latvia 1 – 10 SwedenOttawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,622 (97.6%)
December 30, 2008
14:30		Russia 8 – 1 SlovakiaOttawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,419 (95.5%)
December 30, 2008
18:30		Finland 5 – 1 LatviaOttawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,376 (95.1%)
December 31, 2008
14:30		Sweden 5 – 0 RussiaOttawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,675 (98.1%)
December 31, 2008
18:30		Slovakia 3 – 2 GWS FinlandOttawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,312 (94.4%)

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
 Finland 330001539
 Latvia 320011576
 Germany 3100211103
 Kazakhstan 300032230

Schedule

All times local (EST/UTC−5)[6]

January 2, 2009
18:30		Germany 1 – 7 LatviaOttawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,888 (100.2%)
January 3, 2009
18:30		Finland 7 – 1 KazakhstanOttawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,180 (93.1%)
January 4, 2009
14:30		Finland 3 – 1 GermanyOttawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,192 (93.2%)
January 4, 2009
18:30		Latvia 7 – 1 KazakhstanOttawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862)
Attendance: 9,173 (93.0%)

 Germany and  Kazakhstan are relegated to Division I for the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Final round
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                           
        B3  Slovakia 3  
  A2  United States 3     B1  Sweden 5    
  B3  Slovakia 5         WSF1  Sweden 1
      WSF2  Canada 5
        B2  Russia 5    
  B2  Russia 5     A1  Canada 6 (GWS)   Third place
  A3  Czech Republic 1   LSF1  Slovakia 2
  LSF2  Russia 5

Quarterfinals
January 2, 2009
15:30		United States 3 – 5 SlovakiaScotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 18,042 (94.2%)
January 2, 2009
19:30		Russia 5 – 1 Czech RepublicScotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 18,753 (97.9%)

Semifinals
January 3, 2009
15:30		Sweden 5 – 3 SlovakiaScotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 18,112 (94.6%)
January 3, 2009
19:30		Canada 6 – 5 GWS RussiaScotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 19,327 (100.9%)

5th place playoff
January 4, 2009
19:30		United States 3 – 2 OT Czech RepublicScotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 17,936 (93.6%)

3rd place playoff
January 5, 2009
15:30		Slovakia 2 – 5 RussiaScotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 18,763 (98.0%)

Final
January 5, 2009
19:30		Sweden 1 – 5 CanadaScotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153)
Attendance: 20,380 (106.4%)

Top 10 scorers
Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/- PIM
1Cody Hodgson Canada651116+82
2John Tavares Canada68715+70
3Jordan Eberle Canada66713+92
4Nikita Filatov Russia78311+36
5Tomáš Tatar Slovakia77411-24
6Jordan Schroeder United States63811+12
7James van Riemsdyk United States66410+14
8Jan Káňa Czech Republic6639+20
9Teemu Hartikainen Finland6369+44
9P. K. Subban Canada6369+126
9Colin Wilson United States6369+14

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Source:[7]

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country MINS GA Sv% GAA SO
1Jacob Markström Sweden2988.9431.611
2Juha Metsola Finland2456.9391.470
3Vadim Zhelobnyuk Russia29211.9252.260
4Dustin Tokarski Canada24811.9062.651
5Nauris Enkuzens Latvia34625.9034.330

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts Source:[8]
09:50, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Tournament awards

Source:[9]

Most Valuable Player
  • John Tavares
All-star team
IIHF best player awards

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

Division I
Main article: 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 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:[1]

Group A
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF Pts
  Switzerland 550003172415
 Belarus 540013973212
 France 530023317169
 Slovenia 520033117146
 Poland 51004723-163
 Estonia 50005676-700

  Switzerland is promoted to the Top Division and  Estonia 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
 Austria 540102891913
 Denmark 540011613312
 Norway 521021417-38
 Italy 52102141048
 Ukraine 510041016-63
 Hungary 500141128-171

 Austria is promoted to the Top Division and  Hungary is relegated to Division II for the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Division II
Main article: 2009 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:[1]

Group A
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF Pts
 Japan 5400145113412
 Lithuania 540013592612
 South Korea 522011918110
 Belgium 520031732-156
 Serbia 501131033-233
 Romania 50023932-232

 Japan was promoted to Division I for the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Group B

 China, having been relegated to Division III in 2008, was returned to Division II after  New Zealand forfeited due to finances.[10]

Croatian national team, winners of Group B.
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF Pts
 Croatia 5500034151915
 Great Britain 5400129101912
 Netherlands 530022812169
 Mexico 520031127-166
 Spain 510041219-73
 China 50005940-310

 Croatia 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.[10] The division was scheduled to include the following:[11]

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 Host, first appearance since 1993.

References
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