The 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota, United States.2009 Top Division statistics 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: April 10, 2009: 5-2 April 14, 2009: 8–3
Final round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Fifth place game
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final standings
Rk.Team45678910 and are relegated to Division I for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.
Leading scorers PlayerCountryGPGA 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 PlayerCountryGPMinGAASV%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, 2009.2009 Division I Group A statistics
Group B The tournament was played in Asiago, Italy between March 29 and April 5, 2009.2009 Division I Group B statistics
Division II
Group A The tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia between March 22 and March 28, 2009.2009 Division II Group A statistics
Group B The tournament was played in Narva, Estonia between March 16 and March 22, 2009.2009 Division II Group B statistics
Division III
Group A The tournament was played in Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China) between February 27 and March 5, 2009.2009 Division III Group A statistics
Group B The tournament was played in Erzurum, Turkey between March 9 and March 15, 2009.2009 Division III Group B statistics
See also 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships 2009 World U-17 Hockey Challenge
References
External links
2009 IIHF U18 Hockey Championship–Fargo-Moorhead Official website