2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2009 WJHC), was the 33rd edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was played in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, between December 26, 2008, and January 5, 2009.^[1][2] Games were held at the Ottawa Civic Centre and Scotiabank Place.^[3] The tournament set a record for WJC attendance at 453,282. Canada won the gold medal for a record-tying fifth consecutive time. No country would win back-to-back gold until the 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships when Canada won the 2022 and 2023 tournaments respectively.^[4][5]

2009 IIHF World U20 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Canada
City	Ottawa
Venue(s)	Scotiabank Place and Ottawa Civic Centre (in 1 host city)
Dates	December 26, 2008 – January 5, 2009
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Canada (15th title)
Runners-up	Sweden
Third place	Russia
Fourth place	Slovakia
Tournament statistics
Games played	31
Goals scored	241 (7.77 per game)
Attendance	453,282 (14,622 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Cody Hodgson (16 points)
Awards
MVP	John Tavares
← 2008 2010 →

Bid process

Five potential bid groups formally submitted their bids before the March 31, 2006, deadline and made their final presentations to the selection committee in Calgary on April 18, 2006:^[6]

• Joint bid from Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta;
• Montreal, Quebec;
• Ottawa, Ontario;
• Toronto, Ontario; and
• Saskatoon and Regina, Saskatchewan

On May 3, 2006, Hockey Canada and the Canadian Hockey League announced that Ottawa was chosen to host the 2009 tournament.^[7]

Venues

Scotiabank Place Capacity: 19,153	Ottawa Civic Centre Capacity: 9,862
Canada – Ottawa	Canada – Ottawa

Top Division

Main article: 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	4	4	0	0	0	35	6	+29	12	Semifinals
2	United States	4	3	0	0	1	28	12	+16	9	Quarterfinals
3	Czech Republic	4	2	0	0	2	20	14	+6	6
4	Germany	4	1	0	0	3	12	19	−7	3	Relegation round
5	Kazakhstan	4	0	0	0	4	2	46	−44	0

Source: IIHF

Results

All times are local (Eastern Time Zone – UTC−5).^[8]

December 26, 2008 15:30

Germany

2–8 (1–2, 0–3, 1–3)

United States

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153) Attendance: 18,795 (98.1%)

Game reference
	Timo Pielmeier Philipp Grubauer	Goalies	Tom McCollum	Referees: Sergei Kulakov Peter Ország Linesmen: Alexei Mikhel Milan Novák
	0–1 08:23 – Wilson (Shattenkirk) (PP) Ritter (Rupprich) – 12:08 1–1 1–2 17:51 – Bowman (O'Brien, Wahl) 1–3 20:20 – Jordan Schroeder 1–4 32:43 – James van Riemsdyk (Wilson, Schroeder) (PP) 1–5 34:27 – Johnson (Hoeffel, McDonagh) 1–6 40:35 – van Riemsdyk (Wilson, Schroeder) 1–7 46:26 – Bowman (Wahl) Pohl (Flaake) – 53:51 2–7 2–8 59:59 – Rust
	18 min	Penalties	22 min
	18	Shots	46

December 26, 2008 19:30

Canada

8–1 (1–0, 4–0, 3–1)

Czech Republic

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153) Attendance: 19,622 (102.4%)

Game reference
	John Tavares (J. Eberle, R. Ellis (PP1) – 19:56 J. Tavares (J. Eberle, C. Hodgson) (PP1) – 22:09 A. Esposito (J. Tavares) – 27:08 R. Ellis (Z. Boychuk, C. Hodgson) – 28:13 T. Ennis (B. Sonne) – 33:33 C. DiDomenico (T. Ennis, Z. Boychuk) – 42:08 Z. Boychuk – 48:18 A. Pietrangelo (R. Ellis, C. DiDomenico) – 51:51 Goals 58:00 – J. Káňa (O. Roman)
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	37	Shots	22

December 27, 2008 15:30

Kazakhstan

0–9 (0–3, 0–4, 0–2)

Germany

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153) Attendance: 18,305 (95.6%)

Game reference
	Goals 04:43 Simon Fischhaber 08:31 Jerome Flaake 18:45 André Huebscher 21:52 Daniel Weiß 22:06 Steven Rupprich 23:16 Gerrit Fauser 27:56 Marco Nowak 51:21 Jerome Flaake 57:15 Conor Morrison

December 28, 2008 15:30

Kazakhstan

0–15 (0–4, 0–5, 0–6)

Canada

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153) Attendance: 19,176 (100.1%)

Game reference
	Goals 01:29 – J. Eberle (C. Hodgson) 08:48 – (PP1) J. Benn (A. Pietrangelo) 15:53 – (PP2) J. Benn (J. Tavares, C. Hodgson 17:26 – P. Subban (J. Tavares) 21:36 – C. Hodgson (P. Subban) 24:11 – (PP1) C. DiDomenico (T. Hickey, T. Ennis) 24:41 – J. Benn (P. Subban, T. Ennis) 32:32 – (PP1) T. Ennis (J. Benn, C. DiDomenico) 34:52 – (PP1) J. Tavares (C. Hodgson, J. Eberle) 40:50 – E. Kane (P. Cormier, K. Aulie) 51:29 – J. Tavares 52:15 – C. Hodgson (J. Eberle, Z. Boychuk) 54:17 – (PP1) P. Subban (C. Hodgson) 56:02 – (PP1) S. Della Rovere (E. Kane, T. Hickey) 59:17 – (PP2) T. Myers (J. Benn, C. Goloubef)
	43 min	Penalties	2 min
	11	Shots	69

December 28, 2008 19:30

United States

4–3 (1–0, 2–1, 1–2)

Czech Republic

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153) Attendance: 19,847 (103.6%)

Game reference
	J. Schroeder (K. Shattenkirk, C. Wilson) (PP1) – 13:00 M. Rust (J. Blum) – 31:46 J. van Riemsdyk (K. Shattenkirk, J. Schroeder) (PP1) – 38:34 J. Schroeder (J. van Riemsdyk) – 43:43 Goals 25:14 – O. Roman (Z. Okál, R. Gudas) 47:02 – M. Parýzek (R. Szturc, T. Kubalík) 56:43 – (PP1) J. Káňa (T. Kundrátek, O. Roman)
	14 min	Penalties	6 min
	27	Shots	27

December 29, 2008 19:30

Germany

1–5 (0–1, 1–1, 0–3)

Canada

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153) Attendance: 19,326 (100.9%)

Game reference
	David Wolf (PP1) 28:40 Goals 07:21 (PP1) Zach Boychuk 25:57 (PP1) Jamie Benn 41:04 Evander Kane 51:25 (PP1) John Tavares 55:57 (PP1) Zach Boychuk

December 30, 2008 15:30

Czech Republic

6–0 (2–0, 1–0, 3–0)

Germany

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153) Attendance: 17,976 (93.9%)

Game reference
	David Štich (PP1) 13:19 Zdeněk Okál (PP1) 15:23 Ondřej Roman 35:58 Tomáš Knotek 44:02 Radko Gudas (PP1) 47:56 Ondřej Roman 49:13 Goals

December 30, 2008 19:30

United States

12–0 (3–0, 5–0, 4–0)

Kazakhstan

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153) Attendance: 18,288 (95.5%)

Game reference
	Ian Cole (PP1) 16:27 Aaron Palushaj 17:07 Drayson Bowman 18:59 Colin Wilson 20:52 Colin Wilson 21:11 James van Riemsdyk (PP1) 25:34 Danny Kristo 27:12 Aaron Palushaj (PP1) 32:28 Mike Hoeffel (PP2) 50:08 Jimmy Hayes 53:59 Mitch Wahl 55:02 Matt Rust 59:55 Goals

December 31, 2008 15:30

Czech Republic

10–2 (6–1, 4–0, 0–1)

Kazakhstan

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153) Attendance: 17,664 (92.2%)

Game reference
	Tomáš Knotek 01:49 Roman Szturc 05:48 Jan Káňa 08:17 Vladimír Růžička 10:14 Vladimír Růžička 12:51 Tomáš Knotek (PP1) 15:51 Zdeněk Okál 25:55 Jan Káňa (PP1) 26:31 Jan Káňa 32:34 Jan Káňa (PP1) 36:00 Goals 07:17 Oleg Onichshenko 51:08 (SH1) Konstantin Savenkov

December 31, 2008 19:30

Canada

7–4 (3–3, 2–1, 2–0)

United States

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153) Attendance: 20,223 (105.6%)

Game reference
	John Tavares (PP1) 14:55 John Tavares 15:43 Jordan Eberle (PP1) 18:10 Zach Boychuk (PP1) 20:37 Cody Hodgson (PP1) 26:56 John Tavares (ENG) 59:13 Tyler Ennis (ENG) 59:50 Goals 03:49 Kevin Shattenkirk 07:15 (PP2) Jimmy Hayes 12:35 Jim O'Brien 23:40 (PP1) Jonathon Blum

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	4	4	0	0	0	21	3	+18	12	Semifinals
2	Russia	4	3	0	0	1	17	9	+8	9	Quarterfinals
3	Slovakia	4	1	1	0	2	12	15	−3	5
4	Finland	4	1	0	1	2	10	12	−2	4	Relegation round
5	Latvia	4	0	0	0	4	5	26	−21	0

Source: IIHF

Results

All times are local (Eastern Time Zone – UTC−5).^[8]

December 26, 2008 14:30

Latvia

1–4 (0–1, 0–1, 1–2)

Russia

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862) Attendance: 9,441 (95.7%)

Game reference
	Jānis Ozoliņš 58:03 Goals 16:56 (PP1) Vyacheslav Voinov 31:38 Pavel Chernov 47:01 Maxim Goncharov 59:48 Dmitri Klopov

December 26, 2008 18:30

Finland

1–3 (0–2, 1–0, 0–1)

Sweden

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862) Attendance: 9,658 (97.9%)

Game reference
	Toni Rajala 21:12 Goals 09:15 Marcus Johansson 12:38 David Rundblad 59:20 (ENG) Mikael Backlund

December 27, 2008 18:30

Slovakia

7–2 (2–2, 3–0, 2–0)

Latvia

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862) Attendance: 9,370 (95.0%)

Game reference
	Radoslav Tybor (PP1) 01:54 Ondrej Rusnák (PP1) 16:26 Marek Hrivík 33:20 Ondrej Rusnák (PP1) 33:58 Radoslav Tybor 38:21 Tomáš Tatar 42:12 Adam Bezák (SH1) 47:34 Goals 07:29 Jānis Straupe 14:05 (PP1) Ronalds Cinks

December 28, 2008 14:30

Russia

5–2 (3–1, 1–1, 1–0)

Finland

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862) Attendance: 9,715 (98.5%)

Game reference
	Nikita Filatov 07:56 Evgeni Dadonov 08:34 Dmitri Klopov 11:29 Nikita Filatov 29:56 Dmitri Klopov (PP1) 58:14 Goals 05:10 Jani Lajunen 23:55 (PP1) Joonas Nättinen

December 28, 2008 18:30

Sweden

3–1 (2–0, 1–0, 0–1)

Slovakia

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862) Attendance: 9,726 (98.6%)

Game reference
	Simon Hjalmarsson 01:02 Mikael Backlund (PP1) 14:42 Erik Karlsson 33:30 Goals 45:33 (PP1) Martin Uhnák

December 29, 2008 14:30

Latvia

1–10 (1–5, 0–1, 0–4)

Sweden

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862) Attendance: 9,622 (97.6%)

Game reference
	Roberts Jekimovs 19:53 Goals 02:13 (PP1) Mattias Tedenby 09:15 Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson 13:42 André Petersson 17:39 Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson 19:10 Nicklas Lasu 26:31 Simon Hjalmarsson 40:33 Joakim Andersson 41:33 (PP1) Erik Karlsson 48:31 (PP1) David Ullström 49:18 Nicklas Lasu

December 30, 2008 14:30

Russia

8–1 (2–1, 4–0, 2–0)

Slovakia

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862) Attendance: 9,419 (95.5%)

Game reference
	Nikita Filatov 2:12 Maxim Goncharov (PP1) 18:34 Maxim Goncharov 21:05 Nikita Filatov (PP1) 24:29 Igor Golovkov 28:32 Nikita Filatov (PP1) 29:15 Sergei Andronov 55:37 Sergei Korostin 56:52 Goals 13:12 Adam Bezák

December 30, 2008 18:30

Finland

5–1 (2–0, 3–1, 0–0)

Latvia

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862) Attendance: 9,376 (95.1%)

Game reference
	Tomi Sallinen (PP1) 02:03 Nestori Lähde 14:25 Mikael Granlund 23:58 Mikael Granlund (PP2) 27:17 Antti Roppo 30:34 Goals 34:03 (PP2) Roberts Jekimovs

December 31, 2008 14:30

Sweden

5–0 (4–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Russia

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862) Attendance: 9,675 (98.1%)

Game reference
	André Petersson 05:01 Simon Hjalmarsson 10:00 André Petersson (PP1) 16:50 Mikael Backlund (PP1) 17:31 Marcus Johansson 43:55 Goals

December 31, 2008 18:30

Slovakia

3–2 GWS (0–0, 1–2, 1–0) OT: 0–0, GWS: 1–0

Finland

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862) Attendance: 9,312 (94.4%)

Game reference
	Richard Pánik (PP1) 30:36 Adam Bezák 48:32 Tomáš Tatar (GWG) 65:00 Goals 24:40 (PP2) Niclas Lucenius 37:37 Nestori Lähde

Relegation round

The results from matches between teams from the same group in the preliminary round are carried forward to this round.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
7	Finland	3	3	0	0	0	15	3	+12	9
8	Latvia	3	2	0	0	1	15	7	+8	6
9	Germany	3	1	0	0	2	11	10	+1	3	Relegated to the 2010 Division I
10	Kazakhstan	3	0	0	0	3	2	23	−21	0

Source: IIHF

Results

All times are local (Eastern Time Zone – UTC−5).^[8]

January 2, 2009 18:30

Germany

1–7 (1–1, 0–5, 0–1)

Latvia

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862) Attendance: 9,888 (100.2%)

Game reference
	Daniel Weiß 7:06 Goals 7:34 Roberts Bukarts 25:23 Roberts Bukarts 27:55 Jānis Straupe 28:57 Roberts Bukarts 29:28 (SH1) Vitālijs Pavlovs 36:01 Aldis Pizāns 44:44 Ronalds Cinks

January 3, 2009 18:30

Finland

7–1 (3–0, 2–1, 2–0)

Kazakhstan

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862) Attendance: 9,180 (93.1%)

Game reference
	Jyri Niemi 00:22 Joonas Rask 06:29 Tomi Sallinen 16:32 Antti Roppo (SH1) 27:26 Teemu Hartikainen (PP1) 39:09 Toni Rajala (PP2) 44:33 Teemu Hartikainen (PP1) 54:13 Goals 21:03 Konstantin Savenkov

January 4, 2009 14:30

Finland

3–1 (2–0, 0–1, 1–0)

Germany

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862) Attendance: 9,192 (93.2%)

Game reference
	Tommi Kivistö 12:40 Teemu Hartikainen 13:02 Jyri Niemi (PP1) 41:31 Goals 29:39 Jerome Flaake

January 4, 2009 18:30

Latvia

7–1 (1–0, 1–0, 5–1)

Kazakhstan

Ottawa Civic Centre (capacity: 9,862) Attendance: 9,173 (93.0%)

Game reference
	Roberts Jekimovs 12:53 Jānis Ozoliņš 29:10 Roberts Bukarts (SH1) 41:34 Artjoms Ogorodņikovs 48:43 Ralfs Freibergs 55:15 Artjoms Ogorodņikovs (PP1) 57:58 Roberts Jekimovs (PP1) 59:49 Goals 55:01 Konstantin Savenkov

Final round

Bracket

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Gold Medal Game

B3

Slovakia

3

A2

United States

3

B1

Sweden

5

B3

Slovakia

5

B1

Sweden

1

A1

Canada

5

B2

Russia

5

B2

Russia

5

A1

Canada (GWS)

6

A3

Czech Republic

1

Bronze Medal Game

B3

Slovakia

2

B2

Russia

5

Quarterfinals

January 2, 2009 15:30

United States

3–5 (1–3, 0–0, 2–2)

Slovakia

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153) Attendance: 18,042 (94.2%)

Game reference
	Ian Cole (PP1) 12:01 Jonathon Blum (PP1) 45:31 James van Riemsdyk 58:42 Goals 11:05 Adam Bezák 13:41 Tomáš Tatar 17:53 Jozef Molnár 51:38 Richard Pánik 57:46 (ENG) Tomáš Tatar

January 2, 2009 19:30

Russia

5–1 (1–0, 0–0, 4–1)

Czech Republic

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153) Attendance: 18,753 (97.9%)

Game reference
	Sergei Andronov (PP1) 11:53 Nikita Filatov 41:25 Evgeny Grachev (SH2) 47:26 Evgeni Dadonov 54:02 Pavel Chernov (PP1) 59:29 Goals 48:01 (PP2) Radko Gudas

Semifinals

January 3, 2009 15:30

Sweden

5–3 (0–1, 1–1, 4–1)

Slovakia

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153) Attendance: 18,112 (94.6%)

Game reference
	Mikael Backlund 30:19 Mikael Backlund (PP1) 47:04 David Ullström 48:52 Simon Hjalmarsson 51:42 Oscar Möller (ENG) 58:43 Goals 19:56 (PP1) Marek Mertel 35:47 Tomáš Tatar 55:58 Tomáš Tatar

January 3, 2009 19:30

Canada

6–5 GWS (2–2, 1–0, 2–3) OT: 0–0, GWS: 1–0

Russia

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153) Attendance: 19,327 (100.9%)

Game reference
	Brett Sonne 02:02 Patrice Cormier 07:04 Jordan Eberle (PP1) 36:40 Angelo Esposito (SH1) 45:44 Jordan Eberle 59:55 Jordan Eberle (GWG) 70:00 Goals 05:18 Maxim Goncharov 07:20 Dmitri Klopov 40:51 Evgeny Grachev 46:22 (PP2) Sergei Andronov 57:40 Dmitri Klopov

5th place playoff

January 4, 2009 19:30

United States

3–2 OT (1–0, 0–0, 1–2) OT: 1–0

Czech Republic

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153) Attendance: 17,936 (93.6%)

Game reference
	Eric Tangradi 08:36 Cade Fairchild 53:02 James van Riemsdyk 62:49 Goals 42:23 Zdeněk Okál 50:59 Ondřej Roman

3rd place playoff

January 5, 2009 15:30

Russia

5–2 (1–0, 2–1, 2–1)

Slovakia

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153) Attendance: 18,763 (98.0%)

Game reference
	04:30 Pavel Chernov 25:56 Maxim Goncharov 39:28 Nikita Filatov 51:11 Nikita Filatov 58:07 (ENG) Dmitri Kugryshev Goals Martin Štajnoch 30:14 Tomáš Tatar (PP1) 57:01

Final

January 5, 2009 19:30

Canada

5–1 (1–0, 1–0, 3–1)

Sweden

Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153) Attendance: 20,380 (106.4%)

Game reference
	00:38 P. K. Subban (PP1) 24:06 Angelo Esposito 40:33 Cody Hodgson (PP1) 58:07 (ENG) Jordan Eberle 59:28 (ENG) Cody Hodgson Goals Joakim Andersson 48:30

Top 10 scorers

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
1	Cody Hodgson	Canada	6	5	11	16	+8	2
2	John Tavares	Canada	6	8	7	15	+7	0
3	Jordan Eberle	Canada	6	6	7	13	+9	2
4	Nikita Filatov	Russia	7	8	3	11	+3	6
5	Tomáš Tatar	Slovakia	7	7	4	11	-2	4
6	Jordan Schroeder	United States	6	3	8	11	+1	2
7	James van Riemsdyk	United States	6	6	4	10	+1	4
8	Jan Káňa	Czech Republic	6	6	3	9	+2	0
9	Teemu Hartikainen	Finland	6	3	6	9	+4	4
9	P. K. Subban	Canada	6	3	6	9	+12	6
9	Colin Wilson	United States	6	3	6	9	+1	4

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source:^[9]

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos	Player	Country	MINS	GA	Sv%	GAA	SO
1	Jacob Markström	Sweden	298	8	.943	1.61	1
2	Juha Metsola	Finland	245	6	.939	1.47	0
3	Vadim Zhelobnyuk	Russia	292	11	.925	2.26	0
4	Dustin Tokarski	Canada	248	11	.906	2.65	1
5	Nauris Enkuzens	Latvia	346	25	.903	4.33	0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source:^[10]
09:50, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Tournament awards

Source:^[11]

Most Valuable Player

• John Tavares

All-star team

• Goaltender: Jaroslav Janus
• Defencemen: P. K. Subban, Erik Karlsson
• Forwards: John Tavares, Cody Hodgson, Nikita Filatov

IIHF best player awards

• Goaltender: Jacob Markström
• Defenceman: Erik Karlsson
• Forward: John Tavares

Final standings

	Team
	Canada
	Sweden
	Russia
4th	Slovakia
5th	United States
6th	Czech Republic
7th	Finland
8th	Latvia
9th	Germany
10th	Kazakhstan

Relegated to the 2010 Division I

Division I

Main article: 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

The Division I Championships were played between December 14 and December 20, 2008, in Herisau, Switzerland (Group A),^[12] and between December 15 and December 21, 2008 in Aalborg, Denmark (Group B).^[13]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Switzerland (H)	5	5	0	0	0	31	7	+24	15	Promoted to the 2010 Top Division
2	Belarus	5	4	0	0	1	39	7	+32	12
3	France	5	3	0	0	2	33	17	+16	9
4	Slovenia	5	2	0	0	3	31	17	+14	6
5	Poland	5	1	0	0	4	7	23	−16	3
6	Estonia	5	0	0	0	5	6	76	−70	0	Relegated to the 2010 Division II

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Austria	5	4	0	1	0	28	9	+19	13	Promoted to the 2010 Top Division
2	Denmark (H)	5	4	0	0	1	16	13	+3	12
3	Norway	5	2	1	0	2	14	17	−3	8
4	Italy	5	2	1	0	2	14	10	+4	8
5	Ukraine	5	1	0	0	4	10	16	−6	3
6	Hungary	5	0	0	1	4	11	28	−17	1	Relegated to the 2010 Division II

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division II

Main article: 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

The Division II Championships were played between December 15 and December 21, 2008, in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania (Group A),^[14] and between January 10 and January 15, 2009 in Logroño, Spain (Group B).^[15]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Japan	5	4	0	0	1	45	11	+34	12	Promoted to the 2010 Division I
2	Lithuania	5	4	0	0	1	35	9	+26	12
3	South Korea	5	2	2	0	1	19	18	+1	10
4	Belgium	5	2	0	0	3	17	32	−15	6
5	Serbia	5	0	1	1	3	10	33	−23	3
6	Romania (H)	5	0	0	2	3	9	32	−23	2

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Group B

 China, having been relegated to Division III in 2008, was returned to Division II after  New Zealand forfeited due to finances.^[16]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Croatia	5	5	0	0	0	34	15	+19	15	Promoted to the 2010 Division I
2	Great Britain	5	4	0	0	1	29	10	+19	12
3	Netherlands	5	3	0	0	2	28	12	+16	9
4	Mexico	5	2	0	0	3	11	27	−16	6
5	Spain (H)	5	1	0	0	4	12	19	−7	3
6	China	5	0	0	0	5	9	40	−31	0

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Croatian national team, winners of Group B.

Division III

The Division III tournament was to have been played in North Korea, but was cancelled.^[16] The Division III was scheduled to include the following:^[17]

Team	Qualification
Iceland	Placed 6th in Division II Group A last year and was relegated.
China	Placed 6th in Division II Group B last year and was relegated, but returned to Division II after  New Zealand forfeited.
Australia	Placed 4th in Division III last year.
Turkey	Placed 6th in Division III last year.
Bulgaria	Placed 7th in Division III last year.
North Korea	Hosts, first appearance since 1993.