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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 18–28 April |
Teams | 10 |
Final positions | |
Champions ![]() | ![]() |
Runner-up ![]() | ![]() |
Third place ![]() | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 31 |
Goals scored | 233 (7.52 per game) |
Attendance | 36,485 (1,177 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
Awards | |
MVP | ![]() |
Official website | |
IIHF.com | |
The 2019 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 21st such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2020 competition. One national team, Luxembourg, returned to play in the World Championships for the first time since playing in the 2000 European qualification tiers.
Sweden won the title on home ice. It was the nation's first U18 World Championship. Defending champion Finland finished in seventh place and without a medal for the first time since 2014.