2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 2009 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred to as the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2009 WJHC), was the 33rd edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was hosted in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Games were held at the Ottawa Civic Centre and Scotiabank Place. The tournament set a record for WJC attendance at 453,282. Canada won the gold medal for a record-tying fifth consecutive time.

Group A
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 * Schedule

Group B
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 * Schedule

Relegation round
The results from matches between teams from the same group in the preliminary round are carried forward to this round.

Schedule
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 and are relegated to Division I for the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Division I
The following teams took part in the Division I tournament. Group A was played in Herisau, Switzerland between December 14 and December 20, 2008. Group B was played in Aalborg, Denmark between December 15 and December 21, 2008:

Group A
 is promoted to the Top Division and is relegated to Division II for the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Group B
 is promoted to the Top Division and is relegated to Division II for the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Division II
The following teams took part in the Division II tournament. Group A was played in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania between December 15 and December 21, 2008. Group B was played in Logroño, Spain between January 10 and January 15, 2009:

Group A
 was promoted to Division I for the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Group B
, having been relegated to Division III in 2008, was returned to Division II after forfeited due to finances.

 was promoted to Division I for the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Division III
The Division III tournament was to have been played in North Korea, but was cancelled. The division was scheduled to include the following: