2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2020 Ice Hockey World Junior Championships (2020 WJC) was the 44th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It began on December 26, 2019, and ended with the gold medal game being played on January 5, 2020. Canada defeated Russia 4–3 to win the gold medal and their 18th world junior hockey championship. This marks the fourth time that the Czech Republic hosted the WJHC.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Czech Republic |
| Dates | 26 December 2019 – 5 January 2020 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | Ostravar Aréna and Werk Arena (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada (18th title) |
Runner-up  |  Russia |
Third place  |  Sweden |
| Fourth place |  Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 202 (6.52 per match) |
| Attendance | 173,474 (5,596 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Samuel Fagemo (13 points) |
| MVP | Alexis Lafrenière |
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On April 16, 2018, it was announced that Ostrava and Třinec, in the Moravian-Silesian Region in the northeast corner of the Czech Republic, would be the host cities.[1] It is the second time that Ostrava has been the primary host of the tournament and the first time that Třinec is hosting in any capacity. Ostrava has also twice co-hosted the senior Ice Hockey World Championships.
Top Division
Venues
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| Ostravar Aréna Capacity: 10,004 |
Werk Arena Capacity: 5,200 | ||
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Officials
The following officials were assigned by the International Ice Hockey Federation to officiate the 2019 World Junior Championships.[2]
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Referees
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Linesmen
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Seeding
The seedings in the preliminary round are based on the 2019 tournament's final standings using the serpentine system. On 6 January 2019, the IIHF announced the groups. With Germany being promoted from Division I A after winning the 2019 Division I A Tournament. [3]
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Rosters
Format
The preliminary round is a two group of five teams each internal round-robin format, followed by a three-round playoff. In the round-robin, three points are allotted for a regulation win, and two points for an overtime or shootout win. One point is allotted for an overtime or shootout loss.
The four highest-ranked teams from each group of the preliminary round advance to the quarterfinals while the last-place team from each group will play a best-of-three series, the loser relegated to Division IA for 2021, being replaced by the winner of Division IA. All other teams will retain their Top Division status for the 2021 edition.
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+1).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Sweden |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 11 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Switzerland |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 9 | |
| 3 | Finland |
4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Slovakia |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Kazakhstan |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 0 | Advance to Relegation |
Source: IIHF
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.
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.
| 26 December 2019 15:00 | Switzerland | 5–3 (2–1, 1–2, 2–0) | Kazakhstan | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 1,397 |
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| Luca Hollenstein | Goalies | Vladislav Nurek | Referees: Oldřich Hejduk Kristian Vikman Linesmen:  Riley Bowles Chad Huseby | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 December 2019 19:00 | Sweden | 3–2 OT (0–1, 1–1, 1–0) (OT: 1–0) | Finland | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 4,471 |
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| Hugo Alnefelt | Goalies | Justus Annunen | Referees: Michael Campbell Sergey Morozov Linesmen:  Jonas Merten Nikita Shalagin | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 48 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| 27 December 2019 15:00 | Slovakia | 3–1 (0–0, 1–1, 2–0) | Kazakhstan | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 4,915 |
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| Samuel Hlavaj | Goalies | Vladislav Nurek | Referees: André Schrader Michael Tscherrig Linesmen: Vít Lederer Tobias Nordlander | |||||||||||
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| 24 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 23 | ||||||||||||
| 28 December 2019 15:00 | Finland | 8–1 (2–0, 5–1, 1–0) | Slovakia | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 4,915 |
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| Justus Annunen | Goalies | Samuel Vyletelka Samuel Hlavaj | Referees: Ivan Fateev Oldřich Hejduk Linesmen: Riley Bowles David Obwegeser | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 December 2019 19:00 | Switzerland | 2–5 (0–2, 1–3, 1–0) | Sweden | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 4,109 |
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| Luca Hollenstein Stéphane Charlin (29:02) | Goalies | Hugo Alnefelt | Referees: Sean MacFarlane André Schrader Linesmen: Markus Hägerström Vít Lederer | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 December 2019 15:00 | Kazakhstan | 1–7 (1–2, 0–2, 0–3) | Finland | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 3,012 |
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| Roman Kalmykov | Goalies | Kari Piiroinen | Referees: Fraser Lawrence Vladimír Pešina Linesmen: Ludvig Lundgren Nikita Shalagin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 December 2019 15:00 | Kazakhstan | 2–6 (0–1, 1–4, 1–1) | Sweden | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 2,375 |
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| Vladislav Nurek | Goalies | Jesper Eliasson | Referees: Lassi Heikkinen Oldrich Hejduk Linesmen: Riley Bowles Simon Synek | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Shots | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 December 2019 19:00 | Slovakia | 2–7 (0–3, 1–2, 1–2) | Switzerland | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 4,915 |
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| Samuel Hlavaj Samuel Vyletelka (14:49) | Goalies | Luca Hollenstein | Referees: Michael Campbell Vladimír Pešina Linesmen: Vít Lederer Jonas Merten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 December 2019 15:00 | Sweden | 6–2 (3–0, 2–0, 1–2) | Slovakia | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 4,154 |
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| Hugo Alnefelt | Goalies | Samuel Hlavaj | Referees: Fraser Lawrence Andre Schrader Linesmen: Chad Huseby David Obwegeser | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Shots | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 December 2019 19:00 | Finland | 2–5 (1–0, 1–3, 0–2) | Switzerland | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 1,573 |
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| Justus Annunen | Goalies | Stéphane Charlin | Referees: Andreas Harnebring Sergey Morozov Linesmen: Ludvig Lundgren Tobias Nordlander | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Canada |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 9 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | United States |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 8 | |
| 3 | Russia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 6 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic (H) |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 4 | |
| 5 | Germany |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 3 | Advance to Relegation |
Source: IIHF
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.
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.
| 26 December 2019 15:00 | Czech Republic | 4–3 (2–2, 2–1, 0–0) | Russia | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 8,693 |
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| Lukáš Dostál | Goalies | Yaroslav Askarov Amir Miftakhov | Referees: Fraser Lawrence Sean MacFarlane Linesmen: David Obwegeser Šimon Synek | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 26 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 December 2019 19:00 | Canada | 6–4 (0–2, 3–0, 3–2) | United States | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 8,693 |
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| Nico Daws | Goalies | Spencer Knight | Referees: Andreas Harneberg Lassi Heikkinen Linesmen: Markus Hägerström Ludvig Lundgren | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 December 2019 19:00 | Germany | 3–6 (1–2, 2–2, 0–2) | United States | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 5,013 |
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| Tobias Ancicka | Goalies | Dustin Wolf | Referees: Ivan Fateev Vladimír Pešina Linesmen: Nikita Shalagin Šimon Synek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Shots | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 December 2019 15:00 | Czech Republic | 3–4 (1–2, 0–1, 2–1) | Germany | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 8,693 |
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| Lukáš Dostál | Goalies | Hendrik Hane | Referees: Michael Campbell Lassi Heikkinen Linesmen: Chad Huseby Ludvig Lundgren | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 38 min | Penalties | 32 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 December 2019 19:00 | Russia | 6–0 (3–0, 3–0, 0–0) | Canada | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 8,693 |
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| Amir Miftakhov | Goalies | Nico Daws Joel Hofer (22:18) | Referees: Michael Tscherrig Kristian Vikman Linesmen: Jonas Merten Tobias Nordlander | |||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 29 December 2019 19:00 | United States | 3–1 (0–0, 2–0, 1–1) | Russia | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 8,693 |
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| Spencer Knight | Goalies | Yaroslav Askarov Amir Miftakhov | Referees: Michael Campbell Andreas Harnebring Linesmen: Chad Huseby Vit Lederer | |||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 26 min | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 26 | ||||||||||||
| 30 December 2019 15:00 | Germany | 1–4 (0–1, 0–2, 1–1) | Canada | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 6,102 |
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| Hendrik Hane | Goalies | Joel Hofer | Referees: Sean MacFarlane Sergey Morozov Linesmen: Markus Hägerström Nikita Shalagin | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||||||||
| 30 December 2019 19:00 | United States | 4–3 OT (1–2, 2–0, 0–1) (OT: 1–0) | Czech Republic | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 8,693 |
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| Spencer Knight | Goalies | Lukáš Pařík | Referees: André Schrader Kristian Vikman Linesmen: Tobias Nordlander David Obwegeser | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 December 2019 15:00 | Russia | 6–1 (2–0, 3–0, 1–1) | Germany | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 4,628 |
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| Yaroslav Askarov | Goalies | Hendrik Hane Tobias Ancicka | Referees: Lassi Heikkinen Oldřich Hejduk Linesmen: Markus Hägerström Šimon Synek | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 December 2019 19:00 | Canada | 7–2 (4–0, 2–2, 1–0) | Czech Republic | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 8,693 |
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| Joel Hofer | Goalies | Lukáš Pařík Nick Malík | Referees: Ivan Fateev Michael Tscherrig Linesmen: Riley Bowles Jonas Merten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 39 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relegation
| 2 January 2020 10:00 | Germany | 4–0 (0–0, 2–0, 2–0) | Kazakhstan | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 1,022 |
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| Hendrik Hane | Goalies | Vladislav Nurek | Referees: Oldřich Hejduk Vladimír Pešina Linesmen: Riley Bowles Markus Hägerström | |||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 23 | ||||||||||||
| 4 January 2020 11:00 | Kazakhstan | 4–1 (1–0, 1–0, 2–1) | Germany | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 1,489 |
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| Vladislav Nurek | Goalies | Hendrik Hane | Referees: Oldřich Hejduk Michael Tscherrig Linesmen: Riley Bowles Tobias Nordlander | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 44 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 January 2020 11:00 | Germany | 6–0 (1–0, 4–0, 1–0) | Kazakhstan | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 1,124 |
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| Hendrik Hane | Goalies | Vladislav Nurek | Referees: Sergey Morozov Michael Tscherrig Linesmen: Markus Hägerström Vít Lederer | |||||||||||||||||
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| 20 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Playoff round
Winning teams were reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking, this was a change the IIHF implemented during their 2019 annual congress.[4] To determine this ranking, the following criteria were used in the order presented:[5]
- higher position in the group
- higher number of points
- better goal difference
- higher number of goals scored for
- better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships).
| Rank | Team | Group | Pos | GP | Pts | GD | GF | Seed |
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| 1 | Sweden | A | 1 | 4 | 11 | +12 | 20 | 5 |
| 2 | Canada | B | 1 | 4 | 9 | +4 | 17 | 6 |
| 3 | Switzerland | A | 2 | 4 | 9 | +7 | 19 | 4 |
| 4 | United States | B | 2 | 4 | 8 | +4 | 17 | 2 |
| 5 | Finland | A | 3 | 4 | 7 | +9 | 19 | 1 |
| 6 | Russia | B | 3 | 4 | 6 | +8 | 16 | 3 |
| 7 | Czech Republic | B | 4 | 4 | 4 | −6 | 12 | 7 |
| 8 | Slovakia | A | 4 | 4 | 3 | −14 | 8 | 8 |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold Medal Game | ||||||||
| January 2 – Ostrava | ||||||||||
1B Canada | 6 | |||||||||
| January 4 – Ostrava | ||||||||||
4A Slovakia | 1 | |||||||||
2 Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| January 2 – Třinec | ||||||||||
5 Finland | 0 | |||||||||
2B United States | 0 | |||||||||
| January 5 – Ostrava | ||||||||||
3A Finland | 1 | |||||||||
2 Canada | 4 | |||||||||
| January 2 – Ostrava | ||||||||||
6 Russia | 3 | |||||||||
1A Sweden | 5 | |||||||||
| January 4 – Ostrava | ||||||||||
4B Czech Republic | 0 | |||||||||
1 Sweden | 4 | |||||||||
| January 2 – Třinec | ||||||||||
6 Russia (OT) | 5 | Bronze Medal Game | ||||||||
2A Switzerland | 1 | |||||||||
| January 5 – Ostrava | ||||||||||
3B Russia | 3 | |||||||||
1 Sweden | 3 | |||||||||
5 Finland | 2 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| 2 January 2020 12:30 | Switzerland | 1–3 (0–0, 1–3, 0–0) | Russia | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 3,158 |
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| Luca Hollenstein | Goalies | Yaroslav Askarov | Referees: Michael Campbell Lassi Heikkinen Linesmen: Vít Lederer Tobias Nordlander | |||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Shots | 36 | ||||||||||||
| 2 January 2020 15:00 | Canada | 6–1 (1–0, 4–0, 1–1) | Slovakia | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 7,074 |
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| Joel Hofer | Goalies | Samuel Hlavaj Samuel Vyletelka | Referees: Sean MacFarlane Michael Tscherrig Linesmen: Jonas Merten David Obwegeser | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 37 min | Penalties | 32 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Shots | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 January 2020 17:30 | United States | 0–1 (0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Finland | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 4,451 |
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| Spencer Knight | Goalies | Justus Annunen | Referees: Ivan Fateev Andreas Harnebring Linesmen: Ludvig Lundgren Simon Synek | ||
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| 33 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||
| 30 | Shots | 29 | |||
| 2 January 2020 20:00 | Sweden | 5–0 (2–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Czech Republic | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 8,693 |
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| Hugo Alnefelt | Goalies | Lukáš Dostál | Referees: Fraser Lawrence Sergey Morozov Linesmen: Chad Huseby Nikita Shalagin | ||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 35 min | |||||||||||||||
| 37 | Shots | 23 | |||||||||||||||
Semifinals
| 4 January 2020 15:00 | Sweden | 4–5 OT (2–3, 1–0, 1–1) (OT: 0–1) | Russia | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 8,693 |
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| Hugo Alnefelt | Goalies | Yaroslav Askarov Amir Miftakhov | Referees: Fraser Lawrence Kristian Vikman Linesmen: Markus Hagerstrom Chad Huseby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 35 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 January 2020 19:00 | Canada | 5–0 (4–0, 1–0, 0–0) | Finland | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 8,693 |
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| Joel Hofer | Goalies | Justus Annunen | Referees: Sean MacFarlane Sergey Morozov Linesmen: Vit Lederer David Obwegeser | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 32 | |||||||||||||||
Bronze medal game
| 5 January 2020 15:00 | Sweden | 3–2 (1–2, 2–0, 0–0) | Finland | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 7,954 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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| Hugo Alnefelt | Goalies | Justus Annunen | Referees: Michael Campbell Fraser Lawrence Linesmen: Chad Huseby Nikita Shalagin | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 34 | |||||||||||||||
Final
| 5 January 2020 19:00 | Canada | 4–3 (0–0, 1–2, 3–1) | Russia | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 8,693 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Hofer | Goalies | Amir Miftakhov | Referees: Lassi Heikkinen Kristian Vikman Linesmen: Ludvig Lundgren Simon Synek | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Scoring leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Fagemo | Sweden | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 | Barrett Hayton | Canada | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Nils Höglander | Sweden | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +6 | 27 |
| 4 | Alexis Lafrenière | Canada | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +3 | 4 |
| 5 | Rasmus Sandin | Sweden | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +3 | 6 |
| 6 | Grigori Denisenko | Russia | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +4 | 8 |
| 7 | Dylan Cozens | Canada | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +6 | 4 |
| 7 | Kristian Tanus | Finland | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +4 | 0 |
| 9 | Calen Addison | Canada | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +4 | 0 |
| 10 | Trevor Zegras | United States | 5 | 0 | 9 | 9 | +6 | 4 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF[6]
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joel Hofer | Canada | 337:42 | 9 | 1.60 | 148 | 93.92 | 1 |
| 2 | Hugo Alnefelt | Sweden | 368:19 | 13 | 2.12 | 171 | 92.40 | 1 |
| 3 | Amir Miftakhov | Russia | 197:50 | 7 | 2.12 | 86 | 91.86 | 1 |
| 4 | Justus Annunen | Finland | 362:01 | 16 | 2.65 | 190 | 91.58 | 1 |
| 5 | Spencer Knight | United States | 241:26 | 10 | 2.49 | 115 | 91.30 | 0 |
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SA = Shots Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF[7]
Final standings
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Canada |
7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 18 | Champions |
| 2 | B | Russia |
7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 11 | Runners-up |
| 3 | A | Sweden |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 18 | Third place |
| 4 | A | Finland |
7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 10 | Fourth place |
| 5 | A | Switzerland |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 9 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 | B | United States |
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 8 | |
| 7 | B | Czech Republic (H) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 4 | |
| 8 | A | Slovakia |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 3 | |
| 9 | B | Germany |
7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 9 | Avoided Relegation |
| 10 | A | Kazakhstan |
7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 32 | −21 | 3 | Relegated to 2021 Division I A |
Source: IIHF
(H) Host.
(H) Host.
Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Joel Hofer
- Best Defenceman: Rasmus Sandin
- Best Forward: Alexis Lafrenière
- Best Goaltender:
Source: IIHF
- Media All-Stars:
- MVP: Alexis Lafrenière
- Goaltender: Joel Hofer
- Defencemen: Rasmus Sandin / Alexander Romanov
- Forwards: Samuel Fagemo / Barrett Hayton / Alexis Lafrenière
- MVP:
Source: IIHF
Division I
Group A
The tournament was held in Minsk, Belarus from 9 to 15 December 2019.[8]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austria |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 12 | Promoted to Top Division |
| 2 |  Latvia |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 11[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 |  Belarus (H) |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 11[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 |  Norway |
5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Denmark |
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Slovenia |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 25 | −19 | 1 | Relegation to Division I B |
Source: IIHF
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.
Notes:
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.
Notes:
- Latvia 3–2 (OT) Belarus
Group B
The tournament was held in Kyiv, Ukraine from 12 to 18 December 2019.[8]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 15 | Promoted to Division I A |
| 2 |  France |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 12 | |
| 3 |  Ukraine (H) |
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Poland |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Estonia |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Italy |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 33 | −20 | 1 | Relegation to Division II A |
Source: IIHF
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.
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.
Division II
Group A
The tournament was held in Vilnius, Lithuania from 6 to 12 January 2020.[8]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 7 | +30 | 15 | Promoted to Division I B |
| 2 |  Great Britain |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 11 | |
| 3 |  Lithuania (H) |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 9 | |
| 4 |  Romania |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Spain |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 4 | |
| 6 |  Serbia |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 0 | Relegation to Division II B |
Source: IIHF
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.
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.
Group B
The tournament was held in Gangneung, South Korea from 28 January to 3 February 2020.[8]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea (H) |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 15 | Promoted to Division II A |
| 2 |  Netherlands |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 |  China |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 |  Croatia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Israel |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 50 | −47 | 0 | Relegation to Division III |
Source: IIHF
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.
Notes:
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.
Notes:
- Netherlands 3 Pts, +3 GD; China 3 Pts, –1 GD; Croatia 3 Pts, –2 GD
Division III
The tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 13 to 19 January 2020.[8]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |  Iceland |
 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
 |  Turkey |
| 4 |  Mexico |
| 5 |  Bulgaria |
| 6 |  New Zealand |
| 7 |  Chinese Taipei |
| 8 |  South Africa |
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