| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  Kazakhstan  Estonia | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) | 
| Dates | 29 April–5 May 28 April–4 May | 
| Teams | 12 | 
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.[1]
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.[2][3][4][5]
Group A tournament
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Kazakhstan | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Dates | 29 April–5 May | 
| Teams | 6 | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 | 
| Goals scored | 81 (5.4 per game) | 
| Attendance | 41,554 (2,770 per game) | 
| Scoring leader(s) |  Jan Drozg (7 points) | 
| MVP |  Nikita Mikhailis | 
| Website | Website | 
Participants
| Team | Qualification | 
|---|---|
|  Belarus | Placed 15th in the Elite Division in 2018 and was relegated. | 
|  South Korea | Placed 16th in the Elite Division in 2018 and was relegated. | 
|  Kazakhstan | Host, placed 3rd in Division I A in 2018. | 
|  Hungary | Placed 4th in Division I A in 2018. | 
|  Slovenia | Placed 5th in Division I A in 2018. | 
|  Lithuania | Placed 1st in Division I B in 2018 and was promoted. | 
Match officials
7 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6][7]
| Referees | Linesmen | 
|---|---|
| 
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kazakhstan (H, P) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 14 | 2020 IIHF World Championship | 
| 2 |  Belarus (P) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 10 | |
| 3 |  South Korea | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 9 | |
| 4 |  Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Hungary | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 6 |  Lithuania (R) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | Relegation to 2020 Division I B | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
All times are local (UTC+6).
| 29 April 2019 12:30 | Hungary  | 1–5 (1–1, 0–2, 0–2) |  South Korea | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 922 | 
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| Bence Bálizs | Goalies | Matt Dalton | Referees: .svg.png.webp) Alexandre Garon  Roy Stian Hansen Linesmen:  Nicolas Constantineau  Markus Hägerström | |||||||||||||||||
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| 20 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 37 | Shots | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 29 April 2019 16:00 | Lithuania  | 3–4 (2–3, 0–0, 1–1) |  Belarus | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 625 | 
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| Mantas Armalis | Goalies | Dmitri Milchakov | Referees:  Christoffer Holm  Yuri Oskirko Linesmen: .svg.png.webp) Frederic Monnaie  Tobias Nordlander | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Shots | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 April 2019 19:30 | Slovenia  | 2–3 (0–3, 2–0, 0–0) |  Kazakhstan | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 7,923 | 
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| Matija Pintarič | Goalies | Henrik Karlsson | Referees:  Robin Šír  Kristian Vikman Linesmen:  Roman Výleta  Alexander Waldejer | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 34 | |||||||||||||||
| 30 April 2019 16:00 | South Korea  | 5–3 (1–3, 3–0, 1–0) |  Slovenia | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 780 | 
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| Matt Dalton | Goalies | Matija Pintarič | Referees:  Christoffer Holm .svg.png.webp) Marc Alain Wiegand Linesmen: .svg.png.webp) Frederic Monnaie  Tobias Nordlander | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 April 2019 19:30 | Belarus  | 3–1 (1–0, 1–0, 1–1) |  Hungary | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 648 | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitri Milchakov | Goalies | Ádám Vay | Referees:  Robin Šír  Kristian Vikman Linesmen:  Park Jun-soo  Roman Výleta | |||||||||||
| 
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| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 1 May 2019 16:30 | Kazakhstan  | 3–1 (1–0, 1–0, 1–1) |  Lithuania | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 7,265 | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrik Karlsson | Goalies | Mantas Armalis | Referees: .svg.png.webp) Alexandre Garon .svg.png.webp) Marc Alain Wiegand Linesmen:  Markus Hägerström  Alexander Waldejer | |||||||||||
| 
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| 0 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 2 May 2019 12:30 | Lithuania  | 1–4 (1–2, 0–2, 0–0) |  Hungary | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 513 | 
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| Mantas Armalis | Goalies | Ádám Vay | Referees:  Roy Stian Hansen  Christoffer Holm Linesmen: .svg.png.webp) Frederic Monnaie  Tobias Nordlander | ||||||||||||||
| 
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| 4 min | Penalties | 31 min | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 41 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 May 2019 16:00 | Belarus  | 4–1 (1–0, 0–0, 3–1) |  Slovenia | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 555 | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitri Milchakov | Goalies | Luka Gračnar | Referees: .svg.png.webp) Alexandre Garon .svg.png.webp) Marc Alain Wiegand Linesmen:  Markus Hägerström  Park Jun-soo | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 May 2019 19:30 | South Korea  | 1–4 (0–2, 0–1, 1–1) |  Kazakhstan | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 5,766 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Dalton | Goalies | Henrik Karlsson | Referees:  Yuri Oskirko  Kristian Vikman Linesmen:  Nicolas Constantineau  Roman Výleta | ||||||||||||||
| 
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| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | Shots | 39 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 May 2019 19:30 | Hungary  | 0–6 (0–1, 0–3, 0–2) |  Slovenia | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 1,012 | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ádám Vay Bence Bálizs | Goalies | Luka Gračnar | Referees:  Roy Stian Hansen  Yuri Oskirko Linesmen:  Nicolas Constantineau  Park Jun-soo | |||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 May 2019 14:00 | South Korea  | 1–2 (0–1, 0–0, 1–1) |  Lithuania | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 321 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Dalton | Goalies | Mantas Armalis | Referees:  Christoffer Holm  Kristian Vikman Linesmen:  Roman Výleta  Alexander Waldejer | ||||||||
| 
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| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 24 | |||||||||
| 4 May 2019 17:30 | Kazakhstan  | 3–2 OT (2–0, 0–1, 0–1) (OT: 1–0) |  Belarus | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 7,418 | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrik Karlsson | Goalies | Dmitri Milchakov | Referees: .svg.png.webp) Alexandre Garon  Robin Šír Linesmen:  Nicolas Constantineau .svg.png.webp) Frederic Monnaie | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 42 | Shots | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 May 2019 12:30 | Slovenia  | 9–0 (2–0, 4–0, 3–0) |  Lithuania | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 361 | 
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| Luka Gračnar | Goalies | Mantas Armalis Laurynas Lubys | Referees:  Yuri Oskirko .svg.png.webp) Marc Alain Wiegand Linesmen:  Nicolas Constantineau  Park Jun-soo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 May 2019 16:00 | Belarus  | 1–4 (1–0, 0–1, 0–3) |  South Korea | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 349 | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitri Milchakov | Goalies | Matt Dalton | Referees:  Roy Stian Hansen  Kristian Vikman Linesmen: .svg.png.webp) Frederic Monnaie  Alexander Waldejer | ||||||||||||||
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| 0 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 May 2019 19:30 | Kazakhstan  | 3–1 (0–0, 1–0, 2–1) |  Hungary | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 7,096 | 
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Kudryavtsev | Goalies | Bence Bálizs | Referees:  Christoffer Holm  Robin Šír Linesmen:  Markus Hägerström  Tobias Nordlander | |||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 32 | ||||||||||||
Awards and statistics
Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender:  Matt Dalton Matt Dalton
- Best Defenseman:  Darren Dietz Darren Dietz
- Best Forward:  Geoff Platt Geoff Platt
 
- Best Goaltender: 
Source: IIHF.com
- Media All-Stars:
- MVP:  Nikita Mikhailis Nikita Mikhailis
- Goaltender:  Matt Dalton Matt Dalton
- Defenceman:  Darren Dietz / Darren Dietz / Leonid Metalnikov Leonid Metalnikov
- Forwards:  Nikita Mikhailis / Nikita Mikhailis / Geoff Platt / Geoff Platt / Kim Sang-wook Kim Sang-wook
 
- MVP: 
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
|  | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Estonia | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Dates | 28 April–4 May | 
| Teams | 6 | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 | 
| Goals scored | 100 (6.67 per game) | 
| Attendance | 16,174 (1,078 per game) | 
| Scoring leader(s) |  Damian Kapica (10 points) | 
| Website | Website | 
Participants
| Team | Qualification | 
|---|---|
|  Poland | Placed 6th in Division I A in 2018 and was relegated. | 
|  Japan | Placed 2nd in Division I B in 2018. | 
|  Estonia | Host, placed 3rd in Division I B in 2018. | 
|  Ukraine | Placed 4th in Division I B in 2018. | 
|  Romania | Placed 5th in Division I B in 2018. | 
|  Netherlands | Placed 1st in Division II A in 2018 and was promoted. | 
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[8]
| Referees | Linesmen | 
|---|---|
| 
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Romania (P) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | Promotion to 2020 Division I A | 
| 2 |  Poland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 |  Japan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 4 |  Estonia (H) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 5 |  Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 4 | |
| 6 |  Netherlands (R) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 3 | Relegation to 2020 Division II A | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
All times are local (UTC+3).
| 28 April 2019 13:00 | Ukraine  | 2–3 (1–2, 1–1, 0–0) |  Japan | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 450 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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| Bogdan Dyachenko | Goalies | Michikazu Hata | Referee:  Mads Frandsen Linesmen:  Toivo Tilku  Yevgeni Yudin | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 22 min | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||||||||
| 28 April 2019 16:30 | Romania  | 4–3 GWS (2–0, 0–2, 1–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0) |  Estonia | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 1,543 | 
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrik Polc | Goalies | Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Referee:  Kristijan Nikolic Linesmen:  Jake Davis  Jonas Merten | |||||||||||||||||
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| Rokaly  Constantin  Butochnov  Részegh  Borysenko  Borysenko  Tranca  Rokaly  | Shootout |  Sibirtsev  Makrov  Rooba  Petrov  Arrak  Makrov  Rooba  Rooba | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 28 April 2019 20:00 | Netherlands  | 1–8 (1–1, 0–2, 0–5) |  Poland | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 352 | 
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| Tomislav Hrelja Martijn Oosterwijk | Goalies | Przemysław Odrobny | Referee:  Geoffrey Barcelo Linesmen:  Ivan Nedeljković  Gašper Zganc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Shots | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 April 2019 13:00 | Japan  | 2–3 (2–0, 0–2, 0–1) |  Romania | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 240 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michikazu Hata | Goalies | Patrik Polc | Referee:  Miklos Haszonits Linesmen:  Jonas Merten  Toivo Tilku | ||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||||||||
| 29 April 2019 16:30 | Poland  | 7–3 (2–1, 4–1, 1–1) |  Ukraine | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 579 | 
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| John Murray | Goalies | Artur Ohandzhanyan Bogdan Dyachenko | Referee:  Kristijan Nikolic Linesmen:  David Nothegger  Gašper Zganc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 April 2019 20:00 | Estonia  | 4–1 (1–0, 2–1, 1–0) |  Netherlands | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 1,952 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Goalies | Martijn Oosterwijk | Referee:  Mads Frandsen Linesmen:  Ivan Nedeljković  Yevgeni Yudin | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 May 2019 13:00 | Netherlands  | 1–8 (0–1, 1–4, 0–3) |  Ukraine | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 398 | 
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| Tomislav Hrelja | Goalies | Bogdan Dyachenko | Referee:  Miklós Haszonits Linesmen:  Jake Davis  Yevgeni Yudin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Shots | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 May 2019 16:30 | Japan  | 5–2 (4–1, 0–0, 1–1) |  Estonia | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 2,235 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michikazu Hata | Goalies | Roman Shumikhin | Referee:  Geoffrey Barcelo Linesmen:  Jonas Merten  Gašper Zganc | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 May 2019 20:00 | Poland  | 2–3 OT (0–1, 0–0, 2–1) (OT: 0–1) |  Romania | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 387 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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| Przemysław Odrobny | Goalies | Zoltán Tőke | Referee:  Mads Frandsen Linesmen:  David Nothegger  Toivo Tilku | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 May 2019 13:00 | Japan  | 2–3 (0–1, 0–1, 2–1) |  Netherlands | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 238 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michikazu Hata | Goalies | Martijn Oosterwijk | Referee:  Miklós Haszonits Linesmen:  Ivan Nedeljković  David Nothegger | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 May 2019 16:30 | Ukraine  | 1–5 (0–2, 1–1, 0–2) |  Romania | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 450 | 
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogdan Dyachenko | Goalies | Patrik Polc | Referee:  Kristijan Nikolic Linesmen:  Toivo Tilku  Yevgeni Yudin | |||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 May 2019 20:00 | Estonia  | 2–3 (0–1, 0–0, 2–2) |  Poland | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 2,150 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Goalies | John Murray | Referee:  Geoffrey Barcelo Linesmen:  Jake Davis  Gašper Zganc | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 May 2019 13:00 | Romania  | 3–1 (1–0, 1–1, 1–0) |  Netherlands | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 431 | 
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| Zoltán Tőke | Goalies | Martijn Oosterwijk | Referee:  Geoffrey Barcelo Linesmen:  Jonas Merten  Ivan Nedeljković | |||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 4 May 2019 16:30 | Poland  | 7–4 (1–1, 4–0, 2–3) |  Japan | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 842 | 
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| John Murray | Goalies | Takuto Onoda Michikazu Hata | Referee:  Kristijan Nikolic Linesmen:  Jake Davis  Yevgeni Yudin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 37 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 May 2019 20:00 | Estonia  | 4–3 OT (1–3, 1–0, 1–0) (OT: 1–0) |  Ukraine | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 3,927 | 
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| Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Goalies | Bogdan Dyachenko | Referee:  Mads Frandsen Linesmen:  David Nothegger  Gašper Zganc | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Awards and statistics
Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender:  Patrik Polc Patrik Polc
- Best Defenseman:  Pavlo Borysenko Pavlo Borysenko
- Best Forward:  Patryk Wronka Patryk Wronka
 
- Best Goaltender: 
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
- ↑ "Kazakhstan, Japan get top events". new-iihf.com. 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ↑ "Kazakhstan wins, Belarus up too". IIHF. 4 May 2019.
- ↑ "Perfect ending for Kazakhstan". IIHF. 5 May 2019.
- ↑ "Slovenia saved". IIHF. 5 May 2019.
- ↑ "Remarkable Romania to Div. IA!". IIHF. 4 May 2019.
- ↑ "Referees for Slovakia 2019 assigned". IIHF. 1 March 2019.
- ↑ Group A assignments
- ↑ Group B assignments

