2019 IIHF World Championship Division I
The 2019 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | |
| Dates | 29 April–5 May 28 April–4 May  | 
| Teams | 12 | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) | 
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 | |
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| Host country | |
| Dates | 29 April–5 May | 
| Teams | 6 | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 | 
| Goals scored | 81 (5.4 per game) | 
| Attendance | 41,554 (2,770 per match) | 
| Scoring leader(s) | (7 points)  | 
| MVP | |
| Website | |
| Website | |
Participants
    
| Team | Qualification | 
|---|---|
| Placed 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.[6][7]
| Referees | Linesmen | 
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Standings
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 14 | 2020 IIHF World Championship | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | ||
| 6 | 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:
- Lithuania 1–4 Hungary
 
Results
    
All times are local (UTC+6).
| 29 April 2019 12:30  | Hungary  | 1–5 (1–1, 0–2, 0–2)  | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 922  | 
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| Bence Bálizs | Goalies | Matt Dalton | Referees: Linesmen:  | |||||||||||||||||
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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)  | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 625  | 
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| Mantas Armalis | Goalies | Dmitri Milchakov | Referees: Linesmen:  | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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)  | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 7,923  | 
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| Matija Pintarič | Goalies | Henrik Karlsson | Referees: Linesmen:  | ||||||||||||||
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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)  | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 780  | 
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| Matt Dalton | Goalies | Matija Pintarič | Referees: Linesmen:  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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)  | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 648  | 
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| Dmitri Milchakov | Goalies | Ádám Vay | Referees: Linesmen:  | |||||||||||
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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)  | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 7,265  | 
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| Henrik Karlsson | Goalies | Mantas Armalis | Referees: Linesmen:  | |||||||||||
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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)  | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 513  | 
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| Mantas Armalis | Goalies | Ádám Vay | Referees: Linesmen:  | ||||||||||||||
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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)  | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 555  | 
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| Dmitri Milchakov | Goalies | Luka Gračnar | Referees: Linesmen:  | ||||||||||||||
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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)  | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 5,766  | 
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| Matt Dalton | Goalies | Henrik Karlsson | Referees: Linesmen:  | ||||||||||||||
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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)  | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 1,012  | 
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| Ádám Vay Bence Bálizs  | Goalies | Luka Gračnar | Referees: Linesmen:  | |||||||||||||||||
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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)  | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 321  | 
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| Matt Dalton | Goalies | Mantas Armalis | Referees: Linesmen:  | ||||||||
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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)  | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 7,418  | 
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| Henrik Karlsson | Goalies | Dmitri Milchakov | Referees: Linesmen:  | ||||||||||||||
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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)  | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 361  | 
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| Luka Gračnar | Goalies | Mantas Armalis Laurynas Lubys  | Referees: Linesmen:  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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)  | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 349  | 
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| Dmitri Milchakov | Goalies | Matt Dalton | Referees: Linesmen:  | ||||||||||||||
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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)  | Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 7,096  | 
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| Sergei Kudryavtsev | Goalies | Bence Bálizs | Referees: Linesmen:  | |||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 32 | ||||||||||||
Awards
    
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: 
 Matt Dalton - Best Defenseman: 
 Darren Dietz - Best Forward: 
 Geoff Platt 
 - Best Goaltender: 
 
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 
 - MVP: 
 
Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders
    
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | 
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| 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +7 | 4 | F | |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +3 | 0 | F | |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +3 | 0 | F | |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +2 | 2 | F | |
| 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | +4 | 8 | F | |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +1 | 0 | F | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +3 | 0 | F | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 4 | F | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 2 | F | |
| 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 | 
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| 178:47 | 3 | 1.01 | 83 | 96.51 | 2 | |
| 299:30 | 11 | 2.20 | 163 | 93.68 | 0 | |
| 243:42 | 6 | 1.48 | 65 | 91.55 | 0 | |
| 237:47 | 8 | 2.02 | 78 | 90.70 | 0 | |
| 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
    
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | |
| Dates | 28 April–4 May | 
| Teams | 6 | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 | 
| Goals scored | 100 (6.67 per game) | 
| Attendance | 16,174 (1,078 per match) | 
| Scoring leader(s) | (10 points)  | 
| Website | |
| Website | |
Participants
    
| Team | Qualification | 
|---|---|
| Placed 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.[8]
| Referees | Linesmen | 
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Standings
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
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| 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | Promotion to 2020 Division I A | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | ||
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 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:
- Poland 2–3 (OT) Romania
 - Japan 5–2 Estonia
 
Results
    
All times are local (UTC+3).
| 28 April 2019 13:00  | Ukraine  | 2–3 (1–2, 1–1, 0–0)  | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 450  | 
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| Bogdan Dyachenko | Goalies | Michikazu Hata | Referee: Linesmen:  | ||||||||||||||
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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)  | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 1,543  | 
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| Patrik Polc | Goalies | Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Referee: Linesmen:  | |||||||||||||||||
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| Rokaly  Constantin Butochnov Részegh Borysenko Borysenko Tranca Rokaly  | Shootout | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 28 April 2019 20:00  | Netherlands  | 1–8 (1–1, 0–2, 0–5)  | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 352  | 
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| Tomislav Hrelja Martijn Oosterwijk  | Goalies | Przemysław Odrobny | Referee: Linesmen:  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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)  | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 240  | 
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| Michikazu Hata | Goalies | Patrik Polc | Referee: Linesmen:  | ||||||||||||||
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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)  | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 579  | 
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| John Murray | Goalies | Artur Ohandzhanyan Bogdan Dyachenko  | Referee: Linesmen:  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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)  | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 1,952  | 
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| Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Goalies | Martijn Oosterwijk | Referee: Linesmen:  | ||||||||||||||
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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)  | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 398  | 
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| Tomislav Hrelja | Goalies | Bogdan Dyachenko | Referee: Linesmen:  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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)  | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 2,235  | 
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| Michikazu Hata | Goalies | Roman Shumikhin | Referee: Linesmen:  | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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)  | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 387  | 
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| Przemysław Odrobny | Goalies | Zoltán Tőke | Referee: Linesmen:  | ||||||||||||||
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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)  | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 238  | 
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| Michikazu Hata | Goalies | Martijn Oosterwijk | Referee: Linesmen:  | ||||||||||||||
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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)  | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 450  | 
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| Bogdan Dyachenko | Goalies | Patrik Polc | Referee: Linesmen:  | |||||||||||||||||
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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)  | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 2,150  | 
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| Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Goalies | John Murray | Referee: Linesmen:  | ||||||||||||||
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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)  | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 431  | 
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| Zoltán Tőke | Goalies | Martijn Oosterwijk | Referee: Linesmen:  | |||||||||||
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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)  | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 842  | 
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| John Murray | Goalies | Takuto Onoda Michikazu Hata  | Referee: Linesmen:  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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)  | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 3,927  | 
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| Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Goalies | Bogdan Dyachenko | Referee: Linesmen:  | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Awards
    
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: 
 Patrik Polc - Best Defenseman: 
 Pavlo Borysenko - Best Forward: 
 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +11 | 2 | F | |
| 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +6 | 2 | F | |
| 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +3 | 2 | F | |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +3 | 4 | F | |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +8 | 0 | F | |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +4 | 6 | D | |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +3 | 4 | F | |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +3 | 4 | D | |
| 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | +11 | 0 | D | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +4 | 2 | F | |
| 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124:07 | 3 | 1.45 | 53 | 94.34 | 0 | |
| 185:00 | 6 | 1.95 | 97 | 93.81 | 0 | |
| 198:03 | 13 | 3.94 | 132 | 90.15 | 0 | |
| 267:34 | 12 | 2.69 | 117 | 89.74 | 0 | |
| 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.com. 4 May 2019.
 - "Perfect ending for Kazakhstan". iihf.com. 5 May 2019.
 - "Slovenia saved". iihf.com. 5 May 2019.
 - "Remarkable Romania to Div. IA!". iihf.com. 4 May 2019.
 - "Referees for Slovakia 2019 assigned". iihf.com. 1 March 2019.
 - Group A assignments
 - Group B assignments
 

