2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
2009 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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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]
Host country
Canada
CanadaCityOttawa
Venue(s)Scotiabank Place and
Ottawa Civic Centre (in 1 host city)
Ottawa Civic Centre (in 1 host city)
DatesDecember 26, 2008 – January 5, 2009
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| 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 | Cody Hodgson (16 points) |
| Awards | |
| MVP | John Tavares |
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 |
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| Canada – Ottawa |
Canada – Ottawa |
Top Division
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%) |
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| Timo Pielmeier Philipp Grubauer | Goalies | Tom McCollum | Referees: Sergei Kulakov Peter Ország Linesmen: Alexei Mikhel Milan Novák | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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%) |
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| Dustin Tokarski | Goalies | Tomáš Vošvrda Dominik Furch | Referees: Tom Laaksonen Jari LevonenLinesmen: Leo Takula Jussi Terho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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%) |
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| Andrei Yankov Maxim Gryaznov | Goalies | Timo Pielmeier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Shots | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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%) |
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| Andrei Yankov Maxim Gryaznov | Goalies | Chet Pickard | Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Sergei Golikov Linesmen: Thomas Gemeinhardt Alexei Mikhel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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%) |
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| 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%) |
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| Philipp Grubauer | Goalies | Chet Pickard | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 37 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Shots | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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%) |
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| 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%) |
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| 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%) |
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| 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%) |
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| Dustin Tokarski | Goalies | Tom McCollum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 20 min | Penalties | 24 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group B
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%) |
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| 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%) |
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| Harri Säteri | Goalies | Jacob Markström | Referees: Guy Pellerin Brent ReiberLinesmen: František Kalivoda Sylvain Losier | |||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 28 | ||||||||||||
| 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%) |
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| 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%) |
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| 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%) |
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| 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%) |
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| 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%) |
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| 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%) |
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| 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%) |
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| 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%) |
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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 |
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| 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%) |
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| 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%) |
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| 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%) |
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| 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%) |
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Final round
Bracket
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Gold Medal Game | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Slovakia
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| A2 | United States
| 3 | B1 | Sweden
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| B3 | Slovakia
| 5 | B1 | Sweden
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| A1 | Canada
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| B2 | Russia
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| B2 | Russia
| 5 | A1 | Canada (GWS)
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| 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%) |
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| 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%) |
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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%) |
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| 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%) |
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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%) |
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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%) |
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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%) |
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Top 10 scorers
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
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| 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]
Source:[9]
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
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| 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
- 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
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
 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. |