1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1999 WJC) was held in Winnipeg, and five other communities in Manitoba, Canada from December 26, 1998, to January 5, 1999. In the gold medal match at Winnipeg Arena, Russia defeated Canada 3–2 on Artem Chubarov's overtime goal. The bronze medal was claimed by Slovakia, giving the six-year-old country its first medal at an IIHF event. The playoff round reverted to six teams qualifying, with group leaders getting a bye to the semifinals. == Pool A == === Group A === === Group B === === Relegation round === Source: Belarus was relegated for the 2000 World Juniors === Final round === Source: ==== Quarterfinals ==== ==== Semifinals ==== ==== 5th place game ==== ==== Bronze medal game ==== ==== Gold medal game ==== === Final standings === === Scoring leaders === === Goaltending leaders === (minimum 40% team's total ice time) === Tournament awards === == Pool B == The Pool B tournament was played in Székesfehérvár and Dunaújváros, Hungary from December 27, 1998, to January 3, 1999. Two groups of four played round robins, and then the top three played each of the top three teams from the other group. All scores carried forward except the results against the lone eliminated team from each group. === Preliminary round === ==== Group A ==== ==== Group B ==== === Medal round === Ukraine was promoted to Pool A for 2000. === Relegation round === Source: Hungary lost two games to none and was relegated to Pool C for 2000. == Pool C == The Pool C tournament was played in Kaunas and Elektrėnai, Lithuania from December 30, 1998, to January 3, 1999. === Preliminary round === ==== Group A ==== ==== Group B ==== === Placement games === Source: ==== 7th place game ==== Croatia was relegated to Pool D for the 2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. ==== 5th place game ==== ==== 3rd place game ==== ==== 1st place game ==== Italy was promoted to Pool B for the 2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. == Pool D == The Pool D tournament was played in Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia from December 29, 1998, to January 4, 1999. === Group A === === Group B === === Group C === === 1st–3rd place group === FR Yugoslavia was promoted to Pool C for 2000. === 4th–6th place group === === 7th–9th place group === == References == Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. == External links == Official website of IIHF 1999 World Junior Championship results at the Hockeyarchives.info