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 playoff round reverted back to six teams qualifying, with group leaders getting a bye to the semifinals.

Source:[6] Croatia was relegated to Pool D for the 2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

The Pool D tournament was played in Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia from December 29, 1998, to January 4, 1999.