Venues Match officials The following officials were assigned by the
International Ice Hockey Federation to officiate the 2019 World Junior Championships.
Referees • Jonathan Alarie • Kenneth Anderson • Andris Ansons • Tobias Björk • Andrew Bruggeman • Lassi Heikkinen • Jeff Ingram • Daniel Pražák • Yevgeni Romasko • Maxim Sidorenko • Mikael Sjöqvist • Peter Stano
Linesmen • Maxime Chaput • Dmitri Golyak • Michael Harrington • Daniel Hynek • Balazs Kovacs • Lauri Nikulainen • Brian Oliver • Peter Šefčík • Dmitri Shishlo • Emil Yletyinen
Seeding The seedings in the preliminary round were based on the
2018 tournament's final standings using the
serpentine system. On 6 Jan 2018, the IIHF announced the groups. With
Kazakhstan being promoted from Division I A after winning the
2018 Division I A Tournament. ;Group A (Vancouver) • (1) • (4) • (5) • (8) • (9) ;Group B (Victoria) • (2) • (3) • (6) • (7) • (11-Promoted)
Rosters Format The preliminary round saw teams play in two groups of five teams each, using the
round-robin format. The playoff consisted of three rounds. In the
round-robin, three points were allotted for a regulation win, and two points for an overtime or shootout win. One point was allotted for an
overtime or
shootout loss. The four highest-ranked teams from each group of the preliminary round advanced to the quarterfinals, while the last-placed team from each group played a
best-of-three series, with the loser being relegated to Division IA for 2020 and replaced by the winner of Division IA. All other teams retained their Top Division status for the 2020 edition.
Preliminary round All times are local. (Pacific Standard Time – UTC-8) Group A Group B Relegation round Note: was relegated to the
2020 Division I A Playoff round Bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal game Final Statistics Scoring leaders GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource: IIHF
Goaltending leaders (minimum 40% team's total ice time)
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource: IIHF
Awards • Best players selected by the directorate: • Best
Goaltender:
Pyotr Kochetkov • Best
Defenceman:
Alexander Romanov • Best
Forward:
Ryan Poehling Source: IIHF • Media All-Stars: • MVP:
Ryan Poehling • Goaltender:
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen • Defencemen:
Alexander Romanov /
Erik Brännström • Forwards:
Grigori Denisenko /
Philipp Kurashev /
Ryan Poehling Source: IIHF
Final standings ==Division I==