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2009 IIHF World U18 Championships
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | IIHF World U18 Championship |
| year | 2009 |
| image | 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships.png |
| size | 155px |
| country | United States |
| dates | April 9–19, 2009 |
| num_teams | 10 |
| venues | 2 |
| cities | 2 |
| type | ih18 |
| winners | USA |
| second | RUS |
| third | FIN |
| fourth | CAN |
| count | 4 |
| games | 31 |
| goals | 252 |
| attendance | 44779 |
| scoring_leader | FIN Toni Rajala (19 points) |
| prevseason | 2008 |
| nextseason | 2010 |
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
Marek Mazanec Lukas Steinhauer Ohmann (Huefner, Brandl) (PP) – 41:40 21:49 – McFarland (Gudbranson) 22:37 – Froese (Hamilton) 26:59 – Werek (Gudbranson, Kassian) (PP) 31:44 – Ferraro (Hishon) 34:10 – Werek (O'Reilly, Kassian) 35:05 – Eakin (Mitchell, de Haan) 39:07 – Froese (Hamilton) 45:27 – Connolly (Hamilton) 49:43 – Eakin (Kassain, Werek) 54:06 – Hamilton (Froese) (PP) Scherwey (Niederreiter) (PP) – 27:24 26:19 – Jeřábek (Hlinka) (SH) 35:29 – Polášek (Hlinka) 37:45 – Rachůnek (PP) 38:16 – Heřman (Růžička) (PP) 42:25 – Horák (Jeřábek) Lander (Järnkrok, Erixon) – 19:40 Cehlin (Pääjärvi) – 21:38 Landeskog (Lander, Erixon) – 29:48 Pääjärvi (Ekman-Larsson) – 44:27 26:51 – Kühnhackl (Plachta) (SH) 47:36 – Steinhauer (Hauner) (PP) 50:16 – El-Sayed (Hauner, Plachta) (PP) (0–1) Hishon (McFarland) – 17:49 Hishon (Holland, McFarland) – 25:00 Connolly (de Haan) (ENG) – 59:44 31:40 – Erixon (Järnkrok, Wallén) (PP)
Group B
Jack Campbell 12:21 – Treais (Bourque) 36:21 – Nieto (Fowler) (PP) 38:40 – Lynch (Morin) 39:13 – D'Amigo (Morin, Lynch) 47:08 – Lynch (D'Amigo) 47:53 – Zucker (Brown) 48:50 – Morin (Fowler) (PP)
Relegation round
Results
Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:
- April 10, 2009: 5-2
- April 14, 2009: 8–3
(0–0, 0–1)
Final round
| RD1-seed1=A2 | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=1 | RD1-seed2=B3 | RD1-team2=**** | RD1-score2=4
| RD1-seed3=B2 | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=6 | RD1-seed4=A3 | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=2
| RD2-seed1=B1 | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=0 | RD2-seed2=B3 | RD2-team2=**** | RD2-score2=4
| RD2-seed3=A1 | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=1 | RD2-seed4=B2 | RD2-team4=**** | RD2-score4=2
| RD3-seed1=B2 | RD3-team1=**** | RD3-score1=5 | RD3-seed2=B3 | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=0
| RD3-seed3=A1 | RD3-team3= | RD3-score3=4 | RD3-seed4=B1 | RD3-team4=**** (GWS) | RD3-score4=5
| RD2b-seed1=A2 | RD2b-team1=**** | RD2b-score1=4 | RD2b-seed2=A3 | RD2b-team2= | RD2b-score2=2
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Fifth place game
Bronze medal game
(0–0, 0–1)
Gold medal game
Final standings

| Rk. | Team |
|---|---|
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 |
and are relegated to Division I for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.
Leading scorers
| Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Rajala | 6 | 10 | 9 | 19 | +10 | 6 | |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | 7 | 8 | 7 | 15 | +7 | 6 | |
| Teemu Pulkkinen | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +9 | 4 | |
| Yevgeni Kuznetsov | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +7 | 10 | |
| Jerry D'Amigo | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +5 | 8 | |
| Mikael Granlund | 6 | 2 | 11 | 13 | +9 | 0 | |
| Magnus Paajarvi Svensson | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +6 | 0 | |
| Alexander Burmistrov | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +7 | 6 | |
| Kirill Kabanov | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +5 | 18 | |
| Jeremy Morin | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +6 | 8 |
Top goaltenders
| Player | Country | GP | Min | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Campbell | 5 | 240:58 | 0.75 | .967 | 2 | |
| Michael Zador | 6 | 371:10 | 2.42 | .931 | 0 | |
| Igor Bobkov | 6 | 360:00 | 3.33 | .927 | 1 | |
| Robin Lehner | 4 | 235:42 | 2.80 | .916 | 1 | |
| Joni Ortio | 5 | 308:55 | 2.91 | .903 | 1 |
Division I
Group A
The tournament was played in Minsk, Belarus between April 6 and April 12, 2009.
Group B
The tournament was played in Asiago, Italy between March 29 and April 5, 2009.
Division II
Group A
The tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia between March 22 and March 28, 2009.
Group B
The tournament was played in Narva, Estonia between March 16 and March 22, 2009.
Division III
Group A
The tournament was played in Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China) between February 27 and March 5, 2009.
Group B
The tournament was played in Erzurum, Turkey between March 9 and March 15, 2009.
References
References
- [https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/199/ 2009 Top Division statistics]
- (13 February 2008). "2009 IIHF Under-18 Worlds hosts named". [[USA Hockey]].
- [https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/170/ 2009 Division I Group A statistics]
- [https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/185/ 2009 Division I Group B statistics]
- [https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/197/ 2009 Division II Group A statistics]
- [https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/176/ 2009 Division II Group B statistics]
- [https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/174/ 2009 Division III Group A statistics]
- [https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/204/ 2009 Division III Group B statistics]
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