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.
The Group A tournament was held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan from 29 April to 5 May and the Group B tournament in Tallinn, 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.| Referees | Linesmen |
|  Frederic Monnaie Markus Hägerström Nicolas Constantineau Park Jun-soo Alexander Waldejer Roman Výleta Tobias Nordlander |
Alexandre Garon
Robin Šír
Marc Alain WiegandStandings
Results
All times are local.Awards and statistics
Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- *Best Goaltender: Matt Dalton
- *Best Defenseman: Darren Dietz
- *Best Forward: Geoff Platt
- Media All-Stars:
- * MVP: Nikita Mikhailis
- * Goaltender: Matt Dalton
- * Defenceman: Darren Dietz / Leonid Metalnikov
- * Forwards: Nikita Mikhailis / Geoff Platt / Kim Sang-wook
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
 Jan Drozg | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +7 | 4 | F |
| Kim Sang-wook | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +3 | 0 | F |
 Geoff Platt | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +3 | 0 | F |
| Anže Kopitar | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +2 | 2 | F |
| Shin Sang-hoon | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | +4 | 8 | F |
 Nikita Mikhailis | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +1 | 0 | F |
| Artem Demkov | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +3 | 0 | F |
| Robert Sabolič | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 4 | F |
| Kim Ki-sung | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 2 | F |
| Darren Dietz | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −4 | 2 | D |
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.| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
| Luka Gračnar | 178:47 | 3 | 1.01 | 83 | 96.51 | 2 |
| Matt Dalton | 299:30 | 11 | 2.20 | 163 | 93.68 | 0 |
| Henrik Karlsson | 243:42 | 6 | 1.48 | 65 | 91.55 | 0 |
| Dmitri Milchakov | 237:47 | 8 | 2.02 | 78 | 90.70 | 0 |
 Ádám Vay | 149:17 | 8 | 3.22 | 67 | 89.33 | 0 |
TOI = Time on Ice ; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
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Group B tournament
Participants
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.| Referees | Linesmen |
|  David Nothegger Toivo Tilku Jonas Merten Yevgeni Yudin Ivan Nedeljković Gašper Zganc Jake Davis |
Mads FrandsenStandings
Results
All times are local.Awards and statistics
Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- *Best Goaltender: Patrik Polc
- *Best Defenseman: Pavlo Borysenko
- *Best Forward: Patryk Wronka
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
 Damian Kapica | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +11 | 2 | F |
| Filip Komorski | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +6 | 2 | F |
 Vitali Lyalka | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +3 | 2 | F |
| Andriy Mikhnov | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +3 | 4 | F |
| Bartłomiej Neupauer | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +8 | 0 | F |
 Pavlo Borysenko | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +4 | 6 | D |
| Andrei Makrov | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +3 | 4 | F |
 Hiroto Sato | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +3 | 4 | D |
| Marcin Kolusz | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | +11 | 0 | D |
| Yushi Nakayashiki | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +4 | 2 | F |
| Robert Rooba | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | F |
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.| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
| Zoltán Tőke | 124:07 | 3 | 1.45 | 53 | 94.34 | 0 |
| Patrik Polc | 185:00 | 6 | 1.95 | 97 | 93.81 | 0 |
 Martijn Oosterwijk | 198:03 | 13 | 3.94 | 132 | 90.15 | 0 |
| Michikazu Hata | 267:34 | 12 | 2.69 | 117 | 89.74 | 0 |
| Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | 243:31 | 10 | 2.46 | 93 | 89.25 | 0 |
TOI = Time on Ice ; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
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