1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships



The 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1999 WJHC) were held in Brandon and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, December 26, 1998 &mdash; January 5, 1999. In the gold medal match, 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.

Relegation round
Belarus relegated to Pool B for 2000.

Pool B
Played at Szekesfehervar and Dunaujvaros, Hungary

Relegation round
Ukraine is promoted to Pool A, Hungary is demoted to Pool C.

Pool C
Played at Kaunas and Elektrenai, Lithuania

Group B

 * Promotion game: 🇮🇹 1-0 🇯🇵
 * Relegation game: 3-1

Italy is promoted to Pool B, Croatia is demoted to Pool D.

Pool D
Played at Novi Sad, Yugoslavia

Group F
Yugoslavia is promoted to Pool C