1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |
 Canada
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| Dates | December 26 - January 5 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions 
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 Russia (1st title)
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Runner-up 
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Canada
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Third place 
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 Slovakia
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| Fourth place |
 Sweden
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 225 (7.26 per match) |
| Attendance | 173,453 (5,595 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
 Brian Gionta (11 points) |
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2000 →
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The 1999 Ice Hockey World Junior Championship (1999 WJC) was held in Winnipeg, and five other communities in Manitoba, Canada, December 26, 1998 to 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.
The playoff round reverts back to six teams qualifying, with group leaders getting a bye to the semifinals.
Belarus was relegated for the 2000 World Juniors
Played at Székesfehérvár and Dunaújváros, Hungary from December 27 to January 3. 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.
Ukraine was promoted to Pool A for 2000.
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