PARDUBICE, Czech Republic - At the conclusion of the U20 World Championship, the Directorate awards and All-Star team were named. Also the groups for 2009 are now official.

Directorate Awards:
Best Goalkeeper: Steve Mason (CAN)
Best Defenseman: Drew Doughty (CAN)
Best Forward: Viktor Tikhonov (RUS)
MVP: Steve Mason (CAN)

Media All-Stars:
Best Goalkeeper: Steve Mason (CAN)
Best Defensemen: Victor Hedman (SWE), Drew Doughty (CAN)
Best Forwards: Patrik Berglund (SWE), Viktor Tikhonov (RUS), James van Riemsdyk (USA)

2009 Preliminary Round groups in Ottawa, Canada

Group A

Canada

USA

Czech Republic

Kazakhstan

Germany

Group B

Sweden

Russia

Finland

Slovakia

Latvia