The 2019 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the

International Ice Hockey Federation The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; french: Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace; german: Internationale Eishockey-Föderation) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 83 ...

. The Group A tournament was held in

Nur-Sultan Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, tho ...

, Kazakhstan from 29 April to 5 May 2019 and the Group B tournament in

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, 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

Match officials

7 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

Standings

Results

''All times are local (

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Awards and statistics

Awards

*Best players selected by the directorate: **Best Goaltender:

Matt Dalton Matt Dalton (born July 4, 1986) is a Canadian–South Korean professional ice hockey goaltender for HL Anyang of the Asia League Ice Hockey (ALIH) and the South Korea men's national ice hockey team. Career Dalton played college hockey at Bemidji ...

**Best Defenseman:

Darren Dietz Darren Dietz ( kk, Даррен Диц; born July 17, 1993) is a Canadians, Canadian-born Kazakhstani professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing under contract with HC CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Dietz was select ...

**Best Forward: Geoff Platt Source
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Nikita Mikhailis Nikita Yurevich Mikhailis (russian: Никита Юрьевич Михайлис; born June 18, 1995) is a Kazakhstani professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). M ...

** Goaltender:

** Defenceman:

/ Leonid Metalnikov ** Forwards:

/ Geoff Platt /

Kim Sang-wook Kim Sang-wook (born 21 April 1988) is a South Korea professional ice hockey left winger who plays for Anyang Halla. Internationally he has played for the South Korean national team at the junior and senior levels, and participated at the 2018 ...

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Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. ''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position''
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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. ''TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA =

Goals against average Goals against average (GAA) also known as "average goals against" or "AGA" is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending ...

; Sv% = Save percentage; SO =

Shutout In team sports, a shutout ( US) or clean sheet ( UK) is a game in which one team prevents the other from scoring any points. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball. Shutouts are usuall ...

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Group B tournament

Participants

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.Group B assignments
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Standings

Results

''All times are local (

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).''

Awards and statistics

Awards

*Best players selected by the directorate: **Best Goaltender: Patrik Polc **Best Defenseman: Pavlo Borysenko **Best Forward: Patryk Wronka Source
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Scoring leaders

Goaltending leaders

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Source
IIHF.com
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References

External links

Group A websiteGroup B website
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