2018 IIHF World U18 Championships

2018 IIHF U18 World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Russia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates19–29 April
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  Finland (4th title)
Runners-up  United States
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Games played30
Goals scored210 (7 per game)
Attendance159,176 (5,306 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Jack Hughes (12 points)
Awards
MVP Jack Hughes

The 2018 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 20th IIHF World U18 Championship. The tournament was played from 19 to 29 April 2018 in Chelyabinsk and Magnitogorsk, Russia.[1] United States lost the final to Finland. It was also the first time France had ever played in the top division at the U18 World Championship.

Top Division

Match officials

12 referees and 10 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 4 3 1 0 0 22 9 +13 11 Advance to Quarterfinals
2  Sweden 4 3 0 1 0 12 8 +4 10
3  United States 4 2 0 0 2 21 14 +7 6
4  Belarus 4 1 0 0 3 11 24 −13 3
5   Switzerland 4 0 0 0 4 10 21 −11 0 Advance to Relegation round
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.

All times are local (UTC+5).

19 April 2018
15:30		Sweden 3–1
(1–0, 2–1, 0–0)		  SwitzerlandArena Metallurg, Magnitogorsk
Attendance: 2,920
Game reference
Olof LindbomGoaliesLuca HollensteinReferees:
Daniel Pražák
Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
Lauri Nikulainen
Charlie O'Connor
Berggren – 15:391–0
Berggren (Gustafsson) – 30:002–0
2–130:59 – Sopa (Wetter, Gross)
Berggren (Boqvist) – 31:463–1
20 minPenalties6 min
33Shots22
19 April 2018
19:30		Canada 6–4
(1–1, 3–1, 2–2)		 United StatesArena Metallurg, Magnitogorsk
Attendance: 7,405
Game reference
Colten EllisGoaliesDrew DeRidderReferees:
Geoffrey Barcelo
Denis Naumov
Linesmen:
Jan-Christian Müller
Nikita Shalagin
0–104:56 – Farabee (Caufield, Wise)
Lafrenière (Dellandrea) – 15:591–1
1–224:14 – Wahlstrom (Gruden, Hughes) (PP)
Foudy – 26:112–2
Bahl (Noel, Hillis) – 30:143–2
Lavoie (McShane) – 38:044–2
4–346:40 – Wahlstrom (York, Hughes) (PP)
4–449:35 – Hughes (Gruden)
Lavoie (Foudy, McIsaac) – 51:075–4
Thomas (Bahl) (ENG) – 59:416–4
10 minPenalties12 min
25Shots35
20 April 2018
15:30		Switzerland 5–8
(1–3, 4–3, 0–2)		 United StatesArena Metallurg, Magnitogorsk
Attendance: 3,017
Game reference
Akira SchmidGoaliesSpencer KnightReferees:
Kristijan Nikolic
Peter Stano
Linesmen:
Daniel Hynek
Jan-Christian Müller
0–102:54 – Hughes (Gruden)
0–203:35 – Janicke (Pivonka, Miller)
0–304:50 – Turcotte (M. Samuelsson, Emberson)
Mettler (Sopa, Wetter) – 06:021–3
Mettler (Sopa, Wetter) – 20:582–3
2–427:22 – Farabee (York)
Kohler (Nussbaumer) – 28:193–4
Villa (Vouillamoz, Verboon) – 28:484–4
Patry (Mettler, Wetter) – 34:385–4
5–536:04 – Wahlstrom (Hughes, York) (PP)
5–638:25 – Hughes (Wahlstrom)
5–745:35 – Weiss (York, Stastney)
5–846:49 – M. Samuelsson (Turcotte, Knight)
8 minPenalties10 min
19Shots57
20 April 2018
19:30		Canada 8–3
(5–2, 1–0, 2–1)		 BelarusArena Metallurg, Magnitogorsk
Attendance: 6,818
Game reference
Colten EllisGoaliesNikita Tolopilo
Daniil Veremeichik		Referees:
Daniel Pražák
Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
Lauri Nikulainen
Charlie O'Connor
McBain (Noel) – 01:191–0
1–101:45 – Usov (Shkrabov)
Lavoie (Wouters) – 02:032–1
Lafrenière (Thomas, Byram) – 03:003–1
3–206:48 – Protas (Kazyanin)
McIsaac (Hillis, McShane) – 12:014–2
Noel (Veleno, McBain) – 12:485–2
Foudy (McShane, Robertson) – 36:496–2
6–340:29 – Masilevich (Pyshkailo)
Noel (Veleno, McBain) – 44:447–3
Dellandrea (Lafrenière) (SH) – 50:168–3
6 minPenalties10 min
28Shots27
21 April 2018
15:30		Belarus 3–4
(1–0, 1–2, 1–2)		 SwedenArena Metallurg, Magnitogorsk
Attendance: 4,691
Game reference
Nikita TolopiloGoaliesJesper EliassonReferees:
Geoffrey Barcelo
Denis Naumov
Linesmen:
Daniel Hynek
Nikita Shalagin
Alistrov (Barkovski, Protas) – 15:231–0
1–122:18 – Wernblom (Bäck, Berggren) (PP2)
Borshyov (Masilevich) (PP) – 24:272–1
2–234:12 – Boqvist (Pasic, Eliasson)
2–351:21 – Pasic (Boqvist, Gustafsson) (PP)
2–452:41 – Gustafsson (Boqvist, Berggren) (PP)
Oksentyuk (PP, EA) – 58:053–4
22 minPenalties12 min
26Shots43
22 April 2018
15:30		United States 1–3
(1–1, 0–0, 0–2)		 SwedenArena Metallurg, Magnitogorsk
Attendance: 5,715
Game reference
Spencer KnightGoaliesOlof LindbomReferees:
Ken Mollard
Kristijan Nikolic
Linesmen:
Daniel Hynek
Nikita Shalagin
Wahlstrom (Hughes, Farabee) (PP) – 02:251–0
1–110:51 – Lilja (Wernblom, Bäck) (PP)
1–258:26 – Wernblom (Johansson, Ginning)
1–359:56 – Wernblom (Bäck) (ENG)
22 minPenalties10 min
37Shots41
22 April 2018
19:30		Switzerland 0–5
(0–1, 0–3, 0–1)		 CanadaArena Metallurg, Magnitogorsk
Attendance: 7,354
Game reference
Akira SchmidGoaliesOlivier RodrigueReferees:
Geoffrey Barcelo
Milan Zrnič
Linesmen:
Tobias Nordlander
Dmitry Shishlo
0–104:44 – Lafrenière (Noel, Dellandrea)
0–226:24 – Dudas (McShane) (SH)
0–333:11 – McShane (Foudy, Tychonick) (PP)
0–437:46 – Wouters (Robertson, Bahl)
0–555:32 – Lavoie (Noel, Merkley) (PP)
26 minPenalties12 min
17Shots39
23 April 2018
15:30		Belarus 5–4
(0–2, 2–0, 3–2)		  SwitzerlandArena Metallurg, Magnitogorsk
Attendance: 3,090
Game reference
Nikita TolopiloGoaliesLuca HollensteinReferees:
Christoffer Holm
Milan Zrnič
Linesmen:
Jan-Christian Müller
Dmitry Shishlo
0–112:37 – Nussbaumer (Mettler, [[Jesse Tanner|Tanner]]) (PP)
0–216:38 – Gross (De Nisco, Barbei)
Kazyanin (Alistrov) – 27:001–2
Kolyachonok (Kazyanin, Alistrov) – 30:022–2
Azhgirei (Alistrov, Protas) – 44:563–2
3–348:20 – Patry (Nussbaumer, Tanner) (PP)
3–449:06 – Henauer (Verboon)
Levshunov (Kazyanin, Alistrov) – 58:444–4
Alistrov (Kazyanin, Kolyachonok) – 59:485–4
4 minPenalties4 min
33Shots24
24 April 2018
15:30		United States 8–0
(2–0, 5–0, 1–0)		 BelarusArena Metallurg, Magnitogorsk
Attendance: 4,876
Game reference
Drew DeRidderGoaliesKirill Andreyev
Daniil Veremeichik		Referees:
Jonathan Alarie
Ken Mollard
Linesmen:
Maxime Chaput
Tobias Nordlander
Turcotte (Gruden, Caufield) (PP) – 02:191–0
Miller (York) – 16:572–0
Wahlstrom (Hughes, Farabee) – 22:133–0
Caufield (Wise, York) – 24:264–0
Farabee (Hughes, Emberson) – 26:165–0
Caufield (PP) – 33:136–0
Hain (Giles, Turcotte) – 39:027–0
Caufield (Turcotte) – 53:398–0
10 minPenalties10 min
43Shots13
24 April 2018
19:30		Sweden 2–3 OT
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1)
OT: (0–1)		 CanadaArena Metallurg, Magnitogorsk
Attendance: 7,273
Game reference
Olof LindbomGoaliesOlivier RodrigueReferees:
Kenneth Anderson
Benjamin Hoppe
Linesmen:
Balazs Kovacs
Jan-Christian Müller
Boqvist (Fagemo, Olofsson) – 10:271–0
1–126:39 – Lavoie (McIsaac, Dellandrea)
1–248:15 – Wouters (Lafrenière, Merkley)
Boqvist (Lundkvist) (PP) – 58:262–2
2–362:27 – Lafrenière (Merkley, Veleno) (PP)
16 minPenalties12 min
31Shots40

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Finland 4 4 0 0 0 21 8 +13 12 Advance to Quarterfinals
2  Russia (H) 4 2 1 0 1 20 13 +7 8
3  Slovakia 4 2 0 1 1 19 14 +5 7
4  Czech Republic 4 1 0 0 3 15 14 +1 3
5  France 4 0 0 0 4 4 30 −26 0 Advance to Relegation round
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
19 April 2018
15:30		Slovakia 2–5
(0–1, 2–2, 0–2)		 FinlandTraktor Ice Arena, Chelyabinsk
Attendance: 1,217
Game reference
Samuel HlavajGoaliesJustus AnnunenReferees:
Jonathan Alarie
Ken Mollard
Linesmen:
Maxime Chaput
Dmitry Shishlo
0–101:50 – Aaltonen (Nevasaari, Lundell)
0–230:23 – Nordgren (Lundell, Tanus) (PP)
Okuliar (Čajkovič, Kováčik) – 32:191–2
Čajkovič (Kňažko, Kováčik) (PP) – 36:022–2
2–339:08 – Lundell (Tanus, Utunen) (PP)
2–455:18 – Utunen (Lundell, Tanus) (PP)
2–559:32 – Kotkaniemi (Nordgren) (ENG)
14 minPenalties10 min
21Shots37
19 April 2018
19:30		Russia 7–1
(4–0, 2–0, 1–1)		 FranceTraktor Ice Arena, Chelyabinsk
Attendance: 6,771
Game reference
Amir MiftakhovGoaliesValentin DuquenneReferees:
Kenneth Anderson
Christoffer Holm
Linesmen:
Balazs Kovacs
Tobias Nordlander
Kizimov (Zhabreyev, Romanov) (PP) – 06:061–0
Iskhakov (Marchenko, Morozov) – 08:092–0
Zamula (Podkolzin, Mikhailov) – 13:283–0
Marchenko (Galenyuk) – 13:524–0
Mikhailov (Podkolzin, Okhotyuk) – 33:015–0
Zavgorodny (Galenyuk, Zhuravlyov) – 34:056–0
Morozov (Marchenko) (SH) – 47:317–0
7–158:05 – Dubé (Bruche, Quattrone) (PP)
10 minPenalties16 min
56Shots14
20 April 2018
15:30		France 0–7
(0–0, 0–3, 0–4)		 FinlandTraktor Ice Arena, Chelyabinsk
Attendance: 2,170
Game reference
Valentin DuquenneGoaliesJere HuhtamaaReferees:
Benjamin Hoppe
Milan Zrnič
Linesmen:
Ulrich Pardatscher
Dmitry Shishlo
0–131:17 – Kakko
0–235:02 – Petman (Kakko, Salmela)
0–339:31 – Hirvonen (Moilanen, Petman)
0–447:54 – Lundell (Honka, Nevasaari)
0–548:16 – Kakko (Kotkaniemi, Nordgren)
0–651:51 – Petman (Thomson, Hirvonen)
0–756:43 – Nordgren (Thomson)
6 minPenalties10 min
10Shots51
20 April 2018
19:30		Slovakia 5–2
(4–1, 1–1, 0–0)		 Czech RepublicTraktor Ice Arena, Chelyabinsk
Attendance: 3,580
Game reference
Samuel VyletelkaGoaliesLukáš Dostál
Daniel Dvořák		Referees:
Kenneth Anderson
Christoffer Holm
Linesmen:
Balazs Kovacs
Tobias Nordlander
Mrázik (PP) – 04:201–0
Mrázik (Dlugoš, Turan) (PP) – 06:332–0
2–108:34 – Lauko (Klejna)
Džugan (Čajkovič, Čederle) (EA) – 13:033–1
Čajkovič (Bučko) – 14:124–1
4–231:51 – Plášek (Zábranský, Střondala) (PP)
Okuliar (Čajkovič) – 32:305–2
18 minPenalties37 min
31Shots40
21 April 2018
15:30		Czech Republic 2–3
(1–0, 0–1, 1–2)		 RussiaTraktor Ice Arena, Chelyabinsk
Attendance: 7,498
Game reference
Lukáš DostálGoaliesAmir MiftakhovReferees:
Jonathan Alarie
Benjamin Hoppe
Linesmen:
Maxime Chaput
Ulrich Pardatscher
Lauko (Pekař, Kvasnica) (PP) – 17:111–0
1–135:26 – Morozov (Zhuravlyov, Zhabreyev) (PP)
1–249:20 – Podkolzin (Mikhailov, Spiridonov)
1–352:22 – Dorofeyev (Zamula, Zhilyakov)
Střondala (Gajarský, Jeník) (PP, EA) – 58:102–3
10 minPenalties26 min
23Shots37
22 April 2018
15:30		Finland 5–4
(2–2, 1–2, 2–0)		 RussiaTraktor Ice Arena, Chelyabinsk
Attendance: 7,496
Game reference
Justus AnnunenGoaliesAmir MiftakhovReferees:
Daniel Pražák
Peter Stano
Linesmen:
Balazs Kovacs
Charlie O'Connor
Nordgren (Kotkaniemi, Kakko) – 04:521–0
1–106:09 – Zhabreyev (Zhuravlyov, Dorofeyev)
1–208:12 – Marchenko (Zhuravlyov, Miftakhov) (PP)
Tanus (Honka, Ranta) – 11:292–2
2–335:54 – Morozov (Zhuravlyov, Zhabreyev) (PP)
2–436:55 – Dorofeyev (Marchenko)
Ranta (Nevasaari, Kotkaniemi) (PP) – 39:513–4
Seppälä (Tanus) – 47:204–4
Nordgren (Kokkonen, Kotkaniemi) – 52:555–4
10 minPenalties10 min
34Shots21
22 April 2018
19:30		France 1–7
(1–2, 0–3, 0–2)		 SlovakiaTraktor Ice Arena, Chelyabinsk
Attendance: 4,590
Game reference
Valentin Duquenne
Adrien Vazzaz		GoaliesSamuel VyletelkaReferees:
Jonathan Alarie
Benjamin Hoppe
Linesmen:
Maxime Chaput
Lauri Nikulainen
0–111:23 – Kňažko (Čajkovič, Kováčik)
Gallet (Schmitt) (PP) – 15:041–1
1–215:40 – Čajkovič (Okuliar)
1–321:01 – Okuliar (Čajkovič, Kováčik) (PP)
1–430:10 – Kňažko (Kováčik, Okuliar) (PP)
1–536:53 – Paulíny (Kováčik, Čajkovič)
1–641:00 – Okuliar (Čajkovič, Ilenčík)
1–741:23 – Paulíny (Ferenyi, Tkáč)
8 minPenalties10 min
26Shots41
23 April 2018
15:30		Czech Republic 9–2
(1–1, 3–1, 5–0)		 FranceTraktor Ice Arena, Chelyabinsk
Attendance: 3,781
Game reference
Lukáš DostálGoaliesValentin Duquenne
Adrien Vazzaz		Referees:
Peter Stano
Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
Lauri Nikulainen
Ulrich Pardatscher
Střondala (Klejna, Plášek) – 07:261–0
1–118:26 – Dair (Fabre, Bruche) (PP)
1–226:14 – Dubé (Quattrone)
Plášek (Zábranský, Jeník) (PP) – 27:452–2
Plášek (Střondala) – 31:113–2
Pekař (Blümel, Lauko) – 39:354–2
Kvasnica (Lauko, Pekař) – 42:095–2
Gajarský (Jeník, Doktor) – 43:146–2
Blümel (Čajka, Teplý) – 47:047–2
Kvasnica (Lauko) – 48:138–2
Pytlík (Teplý, Jeník) – 54:279–2
12 minPenalties10 min
47Shots19
24 April 2018
15:30		Finland 4–2
(0–0, 4–0, 0–2)		 Czech RepublicTraktor Ice Arena, Chelyabinsk
Attendance: 4,620
Game reference
Justus AnnunenGoaliesDaniel DvořákReferees:
Geoffrey Barcelo
Denis Naumov
Linesmen:
Charlie O'Connor
Nikita Shalagin
Nordgren (Kakko) – 20:351–0
Kupari – 21:112–0
Kotkaniemi (Kakko) – 29:563–0
Nordgren (Kakko, Tanus) (PP2) – 37:034–0
4–146:02 – Lauko (Zábranský, Haš) (PP)
4–257:44 – Střondala (Klejna, Jeník)
39 minPenalties12 min
33Shots22
24 April 2018
19:30		Russia 6–5 GWS
(1–3, 3–1, 1–1)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)		 SlovakiaTraktor Ice Arena, Chelyabinsk
Attendance: 7,367
Game reference
Amir Miftakhov
Daniil Isayev		GoaliesSamuel VyletelkaReferees:
Kristijan Nikolic
Daniel Pražák
Linesmen:
Daniel Hynek
Ulrich Pardatscher
0–113:27 – Čajkovič (Ilenčík, Okuliar) (PP2)
0–215:00 – Dlugoš (Sojka, Mrázik) (PP)
0–315:22 – Bučko (Tkáč)
Marchenko (Romanov, Okhotyuk) – 17:001–3
1–428:59 – Tkáč (Paulíny)
Misyul (Malyshev, Dorofeyev) (PP) – 32:012–4
Romanov (Kizimov, Sorkin) – 33:323–4
Podkolzin (Morozov) – 34:004–4
4–547:50 – Mrázik (Dlugoš, Džugan) (PP)
Iskhakov (Sorkin, Spiridonov) – 52:365–5
Marchenko
Zavgorodny
Morozov
Kizimov
Dorofeyev 		Shootout Čajkovič
Okuliar
Ferenyi
Kováčik
10 minPenalties12 min
45Shots27

Relegation round

26 April 2018
11:30		Switzerland 5–2
(1–1, 4–0, 0–1)		 FranceArena Metallurg, Magnitogorsk
Attendance: 3,086
Game reference
Luca HollensteinGoaliesValentin DuquenneReferees:
Benjamin Hoppe
Peter Stano
Linesmen:
Charlie O'Connor
Nikita Shalagin
Kohler (Gross, Nussbaumer) (PP) – 02:401–0
1–103:50 – Quattrone (Rousseau, Bruche)
Tanner (Patry, Kohler) (PP) – 23:352–1
Barandun (Sopa, Mettler) – 28:293–1
Patry – 31:584–1
Sopa (Mettler, Wetter) (PP) – 39:105–1
5–247:12 – Allais (Leroux)
10 minPenalties12 min
39Shots22
28 April 2018
13:30		France 0–6
(0–2, 0–2, 0–2)		  SwitzerlandArena Metallurg, Magnitogorsk
Attendance: 4,650
Game reference
Valentin DuquenneGoaliesLuca HollensteinReferees:
Denis Naumov
Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
Lauri Nikulainen
Ulrich Pardatscher
0–114:08 – Wetter (Mettler, Sopa) (PP)
0–215:32 – Kohler (Barandun, Gross)
0–321:47 – Weibel (Barandun, Hollenstein)
0–427:38 – Kohler (Patry)
0–542:46 – Kohler (Barandun, Weibel)
0–650:00 – De Nisco (Kohler)
34 minPenalties16 min
19Shots40

Playoff round

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
26 April
 
 
 Finland5
 
28 April
 
 Belarus2
 
 Finland2
 
26 April
 
 Sweden0
 
 Sweden6
 
29 April
 
 Slovakia1
 
 Finland3
 
26 April
 
 United States2
 
 Russia1
 
28 April
 
 United States5
 
 United States4
 
26 April
 
 Czech Republic1 Third place
 
 Canada1
 
29 April
 
 Czech Republic2
 
 Sweden5
 
 
 Czech Republic2
 

Quarterfinals

26 April 2018
15:30		Finland 5–2
(3–0, 2–1, 0–1)		 BelarusTraktor Ice Arena, Chelyabinsk
Attendance: 4,879
Game reference
Justus AnnunenGoaliesNikita TolopiloReferees:
Geoffrey Barcelo
Kristijan Nikolic
Linesmen:
Daniel Hynek
Jan-Christian Müller
Aaltonen (Lundell, Tanus) (PP) – 02:401–0
Kakko (Utunen, Kokkonen) – 10:272–0
Moilanen (Petman, Hirvonen) – 14:393–0
3–121:53 – Alistrov (Protas, Kazyanin)
Nousiainen (Moilanen, Petman) – 27:394–1
Nordgren (PP2) – 35:525–1
5–241:59 – Usov (Levshunov)
2 minPenalties14 min
39Shots18
26 April 2018
15:30		Sweden 6–1
(1–0, 3–1, 2–0)		 SlovakiaArena Metallurg, Magnitogorsk
Attendance: 4,460
Game reference
Olof LindbomGoaliesSamuel VyletelkaReferees:
Denis Naumov
Milan Zrnič
Linesmen:
Balazs Kovacs
Ulrich Pardatscher
Westfält (Ginning, Nässén) – 05:201–0
Pasic (Lundkvist, Berggren) (PP) – 29:192–0
Gustafsson (Berggren) (PP) – 34:383–0
3–137:37 – Dlugoš (Turan, Okuliar) (PP2)
Berggren (Pasic) – 39:584–1
Wernblom – 45:165–1
Berggren (Olofsson) – 57:366–1
8 minPenalties6 min
42Shots26
26 April 2018
19:30		Russia 1–5
(0–1, 1–0, 0–4)		 United StatesTraktor Ice Arena, Chelyabinsk
Attendance: 7,499
Game reference
Amir MiftakhovGoaliesSpencer KnightReferees:
Jonathan Alarie
Christoffer Holm
Linesmen:
Maxime Chaput
Tobias Nordlander
0–108:47 – Caufield (Wise, Emberson)
Iskhakov – 22:261–1
1–252:55 – Farabee (Stastney) (SH)
1–357:22 – Wahlstrom (Hughes, Stastney)
1–458:43 – Wise (ENG)
1–559:53 – Hughes (ENG)
2 minPenalties6 min
17Shots41
26 April 2018
19:30		Canada 1–2
(0–1, 0–0, 1–1)		 Czech RepublicArena Metallurg, Magnitogorsk
Attendance: 6,530
Game reference
Olivier RodrigueGoaliesLukáš DostálReferees:
Ken Mollard
Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
Lauri Nikulainen
Dmitry Shishlo
0–111:30 – Blümel (Čajka, Pekař)
0–250:03 – Čajka (Pekař, Blümel)
Dellandrea (McShane, Tychonick) – 53:191–2
14 minPenalties8 min
34Shots31

Semifinals

28 April 2018
15:30		Finland 2–0
(2–0, 0–0, 0–0)		 SwedenTraktor Ice Arena, Chelyabinsk
Attendance: 6,052
Game reference
Justus AnnunenGoaliesOlof LindbomReferees:
Kenneth Anderson
Daniel Pražák
Linesmen:
Daniel Hynek
Balazs Kovacs
Hirvonen (Moilanen, Kokkonen) – 07:461–0
Kotkaniemi (Kakko, Honka) (PP) – 17:192–0
6 minPenalties8 min
31Shots29
28 April 2018
19:30		United States 4–1
(1–0, 2–1, 1–0)		 Czech RepublicTraktor Ice Arena, Chelyabinsk
Attendance: 6,459
Game reference
Spencer KnightGoaliesLukáš DostálReferees:
Jonathan Alarie
Christoffer Holm
Linesmen:
Tobias Nordlander
Dmitry Shishlo
Hughes (Wahlstrom, Farabee) – 03:371–0
Wahlstrom (Farabee) – 21:042–0
2–130:54 – Zábranský (Kvasnica, Jeník)
Stastney (Wise, Miller) – 35:473–1
Weiss (Stastney) – 42:484–1
4 minPenalties8 min
47Shots17

Bronze medal game

29 April 2018
15:30		Sweden 5–2
(3–1, 1–1, 1–0)		 Czech RepublicTraktor Ice Arena, Chelyabinsk
Attendance: 5,813
Game reference
Olof LindbomGoaliesDaniel DvořákReferees:
Jonathan Alarie
Kenneth Anderson
Linesmen:
Balazs Kovacs
Dmitry Shishlo
Bäck (Ginning, Andersson) – 04:481–0
Pasic (Gustafsson, Berggren) (PP) – 08:172–0
2–113:42 – Plášek (Zábranský, Haš) (PP)
Westfält (Gustafsson, Pasic) (PP) – 16:173–1
3–225:57 – Teplý (Kropáček, Pytlík)
Johansson (Fagemo, Olofsson) (PP) – 30:574–2
Ginning (Andersson, Gustafsson) – 45:315–2
14 minPenalties12 min
38Shots40

Final

29 April 2018
19:30		Finland 3–2
(2–1, 0–1, 1–0)		 United StatesTraktor Ice Arena, Chelyabinsk
Attendance: 7,499
Game reference
Justus AnnunenGoaliesSpencer KnightReferees:
Daniel Pražák
Peter Stano
Linesmen:
Maxime Chaput
Tobias Nordlander
Kupari (Honka, Kotkaniemi) (PP) – 09:131–0
Kakko (Honka, Kupari) (PP) – 12:332–0
2–116:53 – Giles (Weiss, Emberson)
2–228:24 – Janicke (Pivonka, Weiss)
Nordgren (Kotkaniemi) (SH) – 50:413–2
8 minPenalties8 min
28Shots28

Final standings

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 B  Finland 7 7 0 0 0 31 12 +19 21 Champions
2 A  United States 7 4 0 0 3 32 19 +13 12 Runners-up
3 A  Sweden 7 5 0 1 1 23 13 +10 16 Third place
4 B  Czech Republic 7 2 0 0 5 20 24 −4 6 Fourth place
5 A  Canada 5 3 1 0 1 23 11 +12 11 Eliminated in
Quarterfinals
6 B  Russia (H) 5 2 1 0 2 21 18 +3 8
7 B  Slovakia 5 2 0 1 2 20 20 0 7
8 A  Belarus 5 1 0 0 4 13 29 −16 3
9 A   Switzerland 6 2 0 0 4 21 23 −2 6
10 B  France 6 0 0 0 6 6 41 −35 0 Relegated to 2019 Division I A
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Jack Hughes 7 5 7 12 +3 2
Maxim Čajkovič 5 4 7 11 +7 6
Niklas Nordgren 7 8 2 10 +10 4
Jonatan Berggren 7 5 5 10 +7 2
Kaapo Kakko 7 4 6 10 +8 2
Oliver Wahlstrom 7 7 2 9 +2 4
Jesperi Kotkaniemi 7 3 6 9 +9 37
Oliver Okuliar 5 4 4 8 +5 6
Joel Farabee 7 4 4 8 +1 6
Gilian Kohler 5 5 2 7 +1 2

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Player TOI SA GA GAA Sv% SO
Olivier Rodrigue 180:57 79 4 1.33 94.94 1
Olof Lindbom 361:16 196 10 1.66 94.90 0
Justus Annunen 360:00 139 12 2.00 91.37 1
Luca Hollenstein 237:58 107 10 2.52 90.65 1
Lukáš Dostál 251:18 148 14 3.34 90.54 0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Tournament awards

Most Valuable Player

All-star team

Source: IIHF.com

IIHF best player awards

Source: IIHF.com

Division I

Further information: 2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, from 2 to 8 April 2018.[3]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Latvia (H) 5 5 0 0 0 14 4 +10 15 Promoted to the 2019 Top Division
2  Germany 5 4 0 0 1 22 11 +11 12
3  Denmark 5 2 0 0 3 14 19 −5 6[a]
4  Kazakhstan 5 2 0 0 3 15 10 +5 6[a]
5  Norway 5 1 0 0 4 14 18 −4 3[b]
6  Slovenia 5 1 0 0 4 7 24 −17 3[b] Relegated to the 2019 Division I B
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Kazakhstan 2–4 Denmark
  2. ^ a b Slovenia 0–5 Norway

Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Kyiv, Ukraine, from 14 to 20 April 2018.[4]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Ukraine (H) 5 4 0 0 1 18 8 +10 12[a] Promoted to the 2019 Division I A
2  Austria 5 4 0 0 1 20 7 +13 12[a]
3  Japan 5 2 2 0 1 12 11 +1 10
4  Hungary 5 2 0 1 2 14 11 +3 7
5  Italy 5 1 0 1 3 11 13 −2 4
6  Romania 5 0 0 0 5 5 30 −25 0 Relegated to the 2019 Division II A
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Austria 3–5 Ukraine

Division II

Further information: 2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 1 to 7 April 2018.[5]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Great Britain 5 4 0 0 1 26 15 +11 12[a] Promoted to the 2019 Division I B
2  Lithuania 5 4 0 0 1 22 8 +14 12[a]
3  Poland 5 3 1 0 1 32 11 +21 11
4  South Korea 5 2 0 0 3 12 14 −2 6
5  Estonia (H) 5 1 0 1 3 17 21 −4 4
6  Australia 5 0 0 0 5 4 44 −40 0 Relegated to the 2019 Division II B
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Great Britain 3−2 Lithuania

Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia, from 24 to 30 March 2018.[6]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Spain 5 4 1 0 0 27 13 +14 14 Promoted to the 2019 Division II A
2  Croatia (H) 5 2 1 0 2 13 12 +1 8[a]
3  Serbia 5 2 0 2 1 16 11 +5 8[a]
4  Netherlands 5 1 2 0 2 18 18 0 7[b]
5  China 5 2 0 1 2 16 19 −3 7[b]
6  Iceland 5 0 0 1 4 9 26 −17 1 Relegated to the 2019 Division III A
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Serbia 1–2 Croatia
  2. ^ a b China 5–6 (GWS) Netherlands

Division III

Further information: 2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

Division III A

The Division III A tournament was played in Erzurum, Turkey, from 26 March to 1 April 2018.[7]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Belgium 5 4 0 0 1 35 8 +27 12 Promoted to the 2019 Division II B
2  Mexico 5 3 1 0 1 17 12 +5 11
3  Bulgaria 5 2 0 1 2 17 19 −2 7
4  Israel 5 1 1 1 2 12 13 −1 6[a]
5  Turkey (H) 5 2 0 0 3 11 14 −3 6[a]
6  Chinese Taipei 5 0 1 1 3 16 42 −26 3 Relegated to the 2019 Division III B
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Israel 2–0 Turkey

Division III B

The Division III B tournament was played in Queenstown, New Zealand, from 26 to 28 April 2018.[8]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  New Zealand (H) 2 2 0 0 0 12 6 +6 6 Promoted to the 2019 Division III A
2  Hong Kong 2 1 0 0 1 9 10 −1 3
3  South Africa 2 0 0 0 2 3 8 −5 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

References

  1. ^ 2018 Top Division statistics
  2. ^ "Referee assignments 2017/2018". IIHF. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. ^ 2018 Division I A statistics
  4. ^ 2018 Division I B statistics
  5. ^ 2018 Division II A statistics
  6. ^ 2018 Division II B statistics
  7. ^ 2018 Division III A statistics
  8. ^ 2018 Division III B statistics
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