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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Canada |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Dates | December 26, 1998 – January 5, 1999 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Russia (1st title) |
Runner-up  | Canada |
Third place  |  Slovakia |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 225 (7.26 per game) |
| Attendance | 173,453 (5,595 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Brian Gionta (11 points) |
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.[1] 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 back to six teams qualifying, with group leaders getting a bye to the semifinals.
- ^ "1999 IIHF World U20 Championship Pool A statistics". Archived from the original on 1999-04-28. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
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