The 2019 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The Group A tournament was held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan from 29 April to 5 May 2019 and the Group B tournament in Tallinn, Estonia from 28 April to 4 May 2019.
Belarus and Kazakhstan gained promotion to the top division, while Romania was promoted to Group A next year. Lithuania and the Netherlands were relegated to Group B and Division II by finishing last in their tournaments.
Group A tournament
Participants Team QualificationPlaced 15th in the Elite Division in 2018 and was relegated.Placed 16th in the Elite Division in 2018 and was relegated.Host, placed 3rd in Division I A in 2018.Placed 4th in Division I A in 2018.Placed 5th in Division I A in 2018.Placed 1st in Division I B in 2018 and was promoted.
Match officials 7 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.Group A assignments
Referees Linesmen Alexandre Garon Robin Šír Kristian Vikman Roy Stian Hansen Yuri Oskirko Marc Alain Wiegand Christoffer Holm Frederic Monnaie Markus Hägerström Nicolas Constantineau Park Jun-soo Alexander Waldejer Roman Výleta Tobias Nordlander
Standings
Results All times are local (UTC+6).
Awards and statistics
Awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goaltender: Matt Dalton Best Defenseman: Darren Dietz Best Forward: Geoff Platt Source: IIHF.com
Media All-Stars: MVP: Nikita Mikhailis Goaltender: Matt Dalton Defenceman: Darren Dietz / Leonid Metalnikov Forwards: Nikita Mikhailis / Geoff Platt / Kim Sang-wook Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS Jan Drozg 5 5 2 7 +7 4 F Kim Sang-wook 5 4 3 7 +3 0 F Geoff Platt 5 3 4 7 +3 0 F Anže Kopitar 5 2 5 7 +2 2 F Shin Sang-hoon 5 6 0 6 +4 8 F Nikita Mikhailis 5 4 2 6 +1 0 F Artem Demkov 5 3 2 5 +3 0 F Robert Sabolič 5 3 2 5 +2 4 F Kim Ki-sung 5 2 3 5 +2 2 F Darren Dietz 5 1 4 5 −4 2 D GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO Luka Gračnar 178:47 3 1.01 83 96.51 2 Matt Dalton 299:30 11 2.20 163 93.68 0 Henrik Karlsson 243:42 6 1.48 65 91.55 0 Dmitri Milchakov 237:47 8 2.02 78 90.70 0 Ádám Vay 149:17 8 3.22 67 89.33 0 TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com
Group B tournament
Participants Team QualificationPlaced 6th in Division I A in 2018 and was relegated.Placed 2nd in Division I B in 2018.Host, placed 3rd in Division I B in 2018.Placed 4th in Division I B in 2018.Placed 5th in Division I B in 2018.Placed 1st in Division II A in 2018 and was promoted.
Match officials 4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.Group B assignments
Referees Linesmen Kristijan Nikolic Mads Frandsen Geoffrey Barcelo Miklós Haszonits David Nothegger Toivo Tilku Jonas Merten Yevgeni Yudin Ivan Nedeljković Gašper Zganc Jake Davis
Standings
Results All times are local (UTC+3).
Awards and statistics
Awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goaltender: Patrik Polc Best Defenseman: Pavlo Borysenko Best Forward: Patryk Wronka Source: IIHF
Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS Damian Kapica 5 6 4 10 +11 2 F Filip Komorski 5 6 1 7 +6 2 F Vitali Lyalka 5 6 1 7 +3 2 F Andriy Mikhnov 5 2 5 7 +3 4 F Bartłomiej Neupauer 5 3 3 6 +8 0 F Pavlo Borysenko 5 2 4 6 +4 6 D Andrei Makrov 5 2 4 6 +3 4 F Hiroto Sato 5 1 5 6 +3 4 D Marcin Kolusz 5 0 6 6 +11 0 D Yushi Nakayashiki 5 4 1 5 +4 2 F Robert Rooba 5 4 1 5 0 0 F GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO Zoltán Tőke 124:07 3 1.45 53 94.34 0 Patrik Polc 185:00 6 1.95 97 93.81 0 Martijn Oosterwijk 198:03 13 3.94 132 90.15 0 Michikazu Hata 267:34 12 2.69 117 89.74 0 Villem-Henrik Koitmaa 243:31 10 2.46 93 89.25 0 TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com
References
External links Group A website Group B website