2018 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country United States
CityBuffalo
Venue(s)KeyBank Center
HarborCenter
New Era Field[1] (in 2 host cities)
DatesDecember 26, 2017 – January 5, 2018
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  Canada (17th title)
Runner-up  Sweden
Third place  United States
Fourth place Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Games played30
Goals scored216 (7.2 per game)
Attendance211,210 (7,040 per game)
Scoring leader(s)United States Casey Mittelstadt (11 points)
MVPUnited States Casey Mittelstadt
Website2018.worldjunior.hockey
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The 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship was the 42nd edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, and was hosted by the city of Buffalo, New York[2][3][4] at KeyBank Center and HarborCenter. It opened on December 26, 2017 and closed with the gold medal game on January 5, 2018. It was the sixth time that the United States has hosted the WJIHC, and the second time that Buffalo has done so, previously hosting in 2011.

A preliminary round game between Canada and the United States was played outdoors at New Era Field in nearby Orchard Park, New York on December 29, 2017. It was the second outdoor game held at any top-level IIHF world championship, the first being the opening game of the 2010 IIHF World Championship, and the first one held at a junior level.[5][6]

Top Division

Venues

Buffalo Orchard Park
KeyBank Center
Capacity: 19,070 		KeyBank Rink at HarborCenter
Capacity: 1,800 		New Era Field
Capacity: 71,870

Host selection

On July 28, 2015, USA Hockey named the five initial finalists for hosting the event:[7]

Chicago and Tampa were eliminated on September 15.[8] Buffalo was chosen as the host site on December 3, with a formal announcement on December 4.[9]

Match officials

The following officials were assigned by the International Ice Hockey Federation to officiate the 2018 World Junior Championship.[10]

Referees

Linesmen

Rosters

Main article: 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

Format

The preliminary round was a two group of five teams each internal round-robin format, followed by a three-round playoff. In the round-robin, two points were allotted for a win, and one additional point for a regulation win. One point was allotted for an overtime or game winning shots loss.

The four highest-ranked teams from each group of the preliminary round advanced to quarterfinals while the last-placed team from each group played a best-of-three series, the loser relegated to Division IA for 2019. All other teams will retain their Top Division status.[11]

Preliminary round

All times are local. (Eastern Standard Time – UTC-5)

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 4 3 0 1 0 21 6 +15 10 Quarterfinals
2  United States 4 2 1 0 1 20 10 +10 8
3  Finland 4 2 0 0 2 15 12 +3 6
4  Slovakia 4 2 0 0 2 10 14 −4 6
5  Denmark 4 0 0 0 4 2 26 −24 0 Relegation round
Source: IIHF
December 26, 2017
16:00		Canada 4–2
(3–1, 1–1, 0–0)		 FinlandKeyBank Center
Attendance: 9,552
Game reference
Carter HartGoaliesUkko-Pekka LuukkonenReferees:
Russia Artur Kulev
Austria Manuel Nikolic
Linesmen:
Norway Jon Kilian
Czech Republic Jiří Ondráček
Katchouk (Thomas) – 05:341–0
Steel (Raddysh, Kyrou) (PP) – 06:012–0
2–112:19 – Heponiemi (Välimäki)
Batherson (Gadjovich, Mete) – 12:523–1
3–227:31 – Jokiharju (Tolvanen, Koivula) (PP)
Raddysh (Katchouk) – 32:474–2
12 minPenalties6 min
32Shots31
December 26, 2017
20:00		Denmark 0–9
(0–5, 0–2, 0–2)		 United StatesKeyBank Center
Attendance: 7,207
Game reference
Kasper Krog
Emil Gransøe		GoaliesJoseph WollReferees:
Germany Gordon Schukies
Czech Republic Robin Šír
Linesmen:
Slovakia Peter Šefčík
Russia Alexander Sysuev
0–102:27 – Jones (Peeke, Norris)
0–205:04 – Bellows (Brown) (PP)
0–308:26 – Mittelstadt (Hughes, M. Anderson)
0–411:35 – Yamamoto (Tkachuk, Hughes)
0–518:48 – Mittelstadt (Harper, Tufte)
0–624:08 – Bellows (PS)
0–739:31 – Harper (Fox)
0–852:30 – Peeke (Jones) (PP)
0–953:23 – Samberg (Perunovich, Norris)
10 minPenalties6 min
17Shots36
December 27, 2017
19:00		Slovakia 0–6
(0–1, 0–3, 0–2)		 CanadaKeyBank Center
Attendance: 7,834
Game reference
Dávid HrenákGoaliesColton PointReferees:
United States Jeremy Tufts
Switzerland Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
United States William Hancock II
Denmark Rene Jensen
0–103:39 – Steel (Makar, Kyrou)
0–221:24 – Kyrou (Mete, Dubé) (PP)
0–325:43 – Gadjovich (Makar)
0–430:33 – Raddysh (Kyrou, Steel) (PP)
0–555:58 – Comtois
0–658:30 – Gadjovich (McLeod, Timmins) (PP)
12 minPenalties4 min
20Shots52
December 28, 2017
12:00		Finland 4–1
(2–0, 2–1, 0–0)		 DenmarkKeyBank Center
Attendance: 5,026
Game reference
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenGoaliesKasper KrogReferees:
Latvia Andris Ansons
Canada Alexandre Garon
Linesmen:
Switzerland Franco Castelli
Norway Jon Kilian
Koppanen (Välimäki, Heiskanen) – 02:491–0
Räsänen (Tolvanen, Jokiharju) – 06:562–0
2–121:38 – Krag (Røndbjerg, Setkov) (PP)
Välimäki (Heiskanen, Vaakanainen) – 35:383–1
Jokiharju (Koivula) – 37:444–1
2 minPenalties14 min
62Shots7
December 28, 2017
20:00		United States 2–3
(0–0, 1–1, 1–2)		 SlovakiaKeyBank Center
Attendance: 8,188
Game reference
Joseph WollGoaliesRoman DurnýReferees:
Russia Artur Kulev
Sweden Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
Finland Markus Hägerström
Sweden Emil Yletyinen
0–124:52 – Krivošík (Buček)
Tkachuk (Poehling, J. Anderson) – 31:071–1
1–255:15 – Krivošík (Buček)
Mittelstadt – 56:492–2
2–357:52 – Buček
2 minPenalties4 min
45Shots25
December 29, 2017
15:00		Canada 3–4 GWS
(2–0, 1–1, 0–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–2)		 United StatesNew Era Field
Attendance: 44,592
Game reference
Carter HartGoaliesJake OettingerReferees:
Finland Mikko Kaukokari
Switzerland Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Jiří Ondráček
Russia Alexander Sysuev
Makar (Thomas) (PP) – 04:131–0
Dubé (Steel) (PP) – 15:172–0
2–136:27 – Bellows (Mittelstadt, Oettinger) (PP2)
Katchouk (Bean) – 37:393–1
3–246:09 – Perunovich (Mittelstadt) (PP)
3–346:43 – Tkachuk (Mittelstadt)
Steel MISS
Thomas MISS
Raddysh MISS
Batherson MISS		ShootoutGOAL Bellows
GOAL Tkachuk
MISS Mittelstadt
12 minPenalties6 min
22Shots36
December 30, 2017
16:00		Finland 5–2
(0–0, 2–1, 3–1)		 SlovakiaKeyBank Center
Attendance: 6,229
Game reference
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenGoaliesRoman DurnýReferees:
Germany Gordon Schukies
United States Stephen Thomson
Linesmen:
Canada Dustin McCrank
Czech Republic Jiří Ondráček
Koppanen (Nurmi, Jääskä) – 27:021–0
1–134:14 – Bodák (Tamáši, Ivan)
Räsänen (Juolevi, Tolvanen) (PP) – 39:022–1
Heponiemi (Kuokkanen) – 46:233–1
3–249:03 – Buček (Krivošík, Ružička)
Ikonen – 52:364–2
Nurmi (Koppanen) – 54:015–2
8 minPenalties8 min
39Shots26
December 30, 2017
20:00		Denmark 0–8
(0–3, 0–2, 0–3)		 CanadaKeyBank Center
Attendance: 8,671
Game reference
Emil GransøeGoaliesCarter HartReferees:
Austria Manuel Nikolic
Sweden Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
Slovakia Peter Šefčík
Sweden Emil Yletyinen
0–103:52 – Thomas (Raddysh, Katchouk)
0–217:21 – Howden (Comtois, Foote)
0–319:39 – Steel (Clague, Kyrou)
0–427:52 – Makar (Bean) (PP)
0–529:20 – Howden (Foote, Formenton)
0–643:30 – Formenton (Timmins)
0–749:03 – McLeod
0–852:26 – Batherson (Foote, McLeod) (PP)
8 minPenalties4 min
18Shots44
December 31, 2017
16:00		United States 5–4
(2–0, 2–2, 1–2)		 FinlandKeyBank Center
Attendance: 7,884
Game reference
Joseph WollGoaliesUkko-Pekka LuukkonenReferees:
Canada Alexandre Garon
Czech Republic Robin Šír
Linesmen:
Denmark Rene Jensen
Slovakia Peter Šefčík
Frederic (Tufte, Yamamoto) – 03:591–0
Mittelstadt (Tkachuk) – 14:332–0
J. Anderson (Tkachuk, Fox) (PP2) – 26:563–0
3–129:01 – Räsänen (Tolvanen)
3–238:44 – Tolvanen (Jokiharju, Vesalainen) (PP)
J. Anderson (Fox, Mittelstadt) (PP) – 39:264–2
4–348:25 – Koppanen (Nurmi, Vaakanainen) (SH)
4–449:31 – Vesalainen (Juolevi, Välimäki)
Fox (Mittelstadt, Tkachuk) – 58:235–4
8 minPenalties10 min
37Shots24
December 31, 2017
18:00		Slovakia 5–1
(1–1, 2–0, 2–0)		 DenmarkHarborCenter
Attendance: 1,419
Game reference
Roman DurnýGoaliesKasper KrogReferees:
Latvia Andris Ansons
United States Jeremy Tufts
Linesmen:
Switzerland Franco Castelli
Russia Alexander Sysuev
0–104:46 – Blichfield (Krag, Røndbjerg) (PP)
Roman (Tamáši) – 11:421–1
Fehérváry (Ružička, Buček) – 29:382–1
Roman (SH) – 34:383–1
Buček (Fehérváry) – 44:064–1
Liška (Kundrík, Solenský) – 45:225–1
12 minPenalties10 min
40Shots31

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 4 3 1 0 0 20 7 +13 11 Quarterfinals
2  Czech Republic 4 3 0 0 1 18 15 +3 9
3  Russia 4 2 0 1 1 17 13 +4 7
4   Switzerland 4 1 0 0 3 10 20 −10 3
5  Belarus 4 0 0 0 4 10 20 −10 0 Relegation round
Source: IIHF
December 26, 2017
12:00		Czech Republic 5–4
(2–2, 2–0, 1–2)		 RussiaKeyBank Center
Attendance: 4,998
Game reference
Josef KořenářGoaliesAlexei Melnichuk
Vladislav Sukhachyov		Referees:
Latvia Andris Ansons
Canada Alexandre Garon
Linesmen:
Switzerland Franco Castelli
Finland Markus Hägerström
Nečas (Kaut, Zadina) (PP) – 04:421–0
1–105:21 – Polodyan (Altybarmakyan, Zaitsev)
Safin (Chytil, Hájek) – 07:282–1
2–209:16 – Sholokhov (Kostin, Syomin)
Zadina (Kaut, Nečas) (PP) – 25:343–2
Chytil (Safin, Zachar) – 37:264–2
Král (Kaut, Galvas) – 46:165–2
5–357:48 – Kayumov (Maunkyan, Rubstov)
5–459:02 – Syomin (Kayumov, Rubstov) (EA)
14 minPenalties6 min
24Shots38
December 26, 2017
14:00		Belarus 1–6
(1–1, 0–3, 0–2)		 SwedenHarborCenter
Attendance: 1,754
Game reference
Andrei GrishenkoGoaliesFilip GustavssonReferees:
Denmark Jacob Grumsen
Finland Mikko Kaukokari
Linesmen:
United States William Hancock II
Denmark Rene Jensen
0–108:44 – Pettersson (Dahlin) (PP)
Sharangovich (SH) – 14:561–1
1–230:57 – Brännström (Nylander, Steen)
1–332:33 – Gustafsson (G. Lindström, Sellgren)
1–434:18 – Boqvist (Brännström, Karlström)
1–542:17 – Andersson (Nylander, Pettersson) (PP)
1–651:07 – Andersson (Dahlin, Karlström)
16 minPenalties8 min
9Shots36
December 27, 2017
15:00		Switzerland 3–2
(1–1, 0–0, 2–1)		 BelarusKeyBank Center
Attendance: 5,224
Game reference
Philip WüthrichGoaliesAndrei GrishenkoReferees:
Sweden Mikael Sjöqvist
United States Stephen Thomson
Linesmen:
Canada Dustin McCrank
Sweden Emil Yletyinen
Müller – 08:071–0
1–118:34 – Sushko (Martynyuk, Gabrus)
1–244:25 – Bovbel (Litvinov, Sushko) (PP)
Nussbaumer (Luenberger) – 48:122–2
Kurashev (Maillard, Miranda) – 51:163–2
4 minPenalties2 min
39Shots29
December 28, 2017
14:00		Russia 5–2
(1–0, 1–1, 3–1)		  SwitzerlandHarborCenter
Attendance: 1,895
Game reference
Vladislav SukhachyovGoaliesPhilip WüthrichReferees:
Denmark Jacob Grumsen
United States Jeremy Tufts
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Jiří Ondráček
Slovakia Peter Šefčík
Syomin (Sokolov) (PP) – 10:211–0
1–120:09 – Miranda (Kurashev, Maillard)
Kostin (Svechnikov, Syomin) – 38:162–1
2–242:10 – Jäger (Heim, Sigrist)
Kayumov (Kostin) – 51:023–2
Ivanov (Svechnikov) – 58:184–2
Abramov (Sokolov) (ENG) – 58:315–2
6 minPenalties8 min
37Shots13
December 28, 2017
16:00		Sweden 3–1
(2–0, 0–1, 1–0)		 Czech RepublicKeyBank Center
Attendance: 6,890
Game reference
Filip GustavssonGoaliesJakub ŠkarekReferees:
United States Filip Larsson
Switzerland Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
Canada Dustin McCrank
Russia Alexander Sysuev
Davidsson (Fjällby, Gustafsson) – 05:561–0
Pettersson (Nylander, Dahlin) (PP) – 19:042–0
2–139:02 – Zadina (Nečas, Hájek) (PP)
Nylander (Dahlin) (PP) – 44:253–1
10 minPenalties8 min
35Shots25
December 29, 2017
12:00		Belarus 2–5
(0–2, 0–1, 2–2)		 RussiaHarborCenter
Attendance: 1,841
Game reference
Andrei GrishenkoGoaliesVladislav SukhachyovReferees:
Austria Manuel Nikolic
Germany Gordon Schukies
Linesmen:
United States William Hancock II
Norway Jon Kilian
0–110:14 – Polodyan (Makeyev, Maltsev)
0–212:44 – Rubtsov (Manukyan, Minulin)
0–323:33 – Kostin (Svechnikov)
Deryabin (Pishuk) – 42:031–3
1–444:21 – Kayumov (Rubtsov, Manukyan)
1–548:12 – Kostin (Svechnikov, Ivanov)
Pishuk (Martynov) – 50:432–5
6 minPenalties10 min
19Shots40
December 30, 2017
12:00		Czech Republic 6–5
(0–1, 5–2, 1–2)		 BelarusKeyBank Center
Attendance: 5,222
Game reference
Josef Kořenář
Jakub Škarek		GoaliesAndrei Grishenko
Dmitri Rodik		Referees:
Denmark Jacob Grumsen
Russia Artur Kulev
Linesmen:
Switzerland Franco Castelli
Denmark Rene Jensen
0–108:31 – Sharangovich (Yeryomenko, Litvinov) (PP)
0–220:48 – Drozdov (Sushko, Bovbel)
Pavlík (Safin, Reichel) – 21:291–2
Hájek (Nečas, Budík) – 21:532–2
Zadina (Michnáč, Kaut) (PP) – 25:583–2
Chytil (Zachar, Hájek) – 32:454–2
Pavlík (Chytil) – 35:265–2
5–338:45 – Sharangovich (Sushko, Bovbel) (PP)
5–450:27 – Martynov (Drozdov, Yeryomenko) (PP)
Zachar (Budík) – 53:236–4
6–554:52 – Gabrus
41 minPenalties4 min
39Shots21
December 30, 2017
14:00		Sweden 7–2
(1–1, 2–1, 4–0)		  SwitzerlandHarborCenter
Attendance: 2,115
Game reference
Filip LarssonGoaliesMatteo RitzReferees:
Latvia Andris Ansons
Czech Republic Robin Šír
Linesmen:
Finland Markus Hägerström
United States William Hancock II
Andersson (Nylander, Pettersson) (PP) – 05:251–0
1–110:13 – Müller
Andersson – 26:072–1
Fjällby (SH) – 32:273–1
3–239:14 – Miranda (PP)
Pettersson – 44:554–2
Söderlund (Dahlin, Brännström) – 50:015–2
Zetterlund – 51:436–2
Pettersson (Andersson, Dahlin) – 52:177–2
6 minPenalties8 min
42Shots22
December 31, 2017
12:00		Switzerland 3–6
(1–2, 2–2, 0–2)		 Czech RepublicKeyBank Center
Attendance: 5,548
Game reference
Philip WüthrichGoaliesJakub Škarek
Josef Kořenář		Referees:
Finland Mikko Kaukokari
Sweden Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
Norway Jon Kilian
Sweden Emil Yletyinen
0–102:38 – Lauko (Hájek, Budík)
Jäger (Miranda, Kurashev) – 02:511–1
1–211:07 – Nečas (Kaut, Hájek) (PP)
1–322:11 – Reichel (Pavlík)
Rohrbach – 22:202–3
Riva (le Coultre, Heim) (PP) – 23:553–3
3–428:38 – Kaut (Michnáč, Nečas) (PP)
3–547:46 – Kurovský (Kodýtek)
3–657:40 – Reichel (Kurovský)
4 minPenalties8 min
31Shots60
December 31, 2017
20:00		Russia 3–4 GWS
(2–2, 0–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–2)		 SwedenKeyBank Center
Attendance: 6,121
Game reference
Vladislav SukhachyovGoaliesFilip GustavssonReferees:
Germany Gordon Schukies
United States Stephen Thomson
Linesmen:
Finland Markus Hägerström
Canada Dustin McCrank
0–107:18 – Andersson (Liljegren, Nylander)
Sokolov (Maltsev, Polodyan) – 15:091–1
1–217:32 – Liljegren (Söderlund, L. Lindström)
Kostin (Ivanov, Svechnikov) – 18:182–2
2–354:21 – Gustafsson (Fjällby, Davidsson)
Polodyan (Shepelev, Ivanov) – 56:153–3
Yelizarov MISS
Abramov GOAL
Maltsev MISS
Kostin MISS
Kayumov MISS		ShootoutMISS Pettersson
MISS Nylander
GOAL L. Lindström
GOAL Steen
12 minPenalties8 min
31Shots43

Relegation round

January 2, 2018
14:00		Belarus 4–5
(0–2, 2–0, 2–3)		 DenmarkHarborCenter
Attendance: 1,245
Game reference
Andrei GrishenkoGoaliesKasper KrogReferees:
Germany Gordon Schukies
Switzerland Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
Switzerland Franco Castelli
Finland Markus Hägerström
0–115:56 – Røndbjerg (Blichfeld)
0–216:48 – Schultz (Madsen, Grundtvig)
Litvinov (SH) – 21:011–2
Yeryomenko (Sushko, Sharangovich) (PP) – 29:132–2
Drozdov (SH) – 41:443–2
Martynov (Sushko, Sharangovich) (PP) – 48:304–2
4–349:04 – Blichfeld (Røndbjerg, Jessen)
4–459:26 – Blichfeld (Setkov) (EA)
4–559:45 – Grundtvig (Røndbjerg, Mogensen)
20 minPenalties14 min
28Shots29
January 4, 2018
12:00		Denmark 3–2 GWS
(2–0, 0–0, 0–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 4–2)		 BelarusKeyBank Center
Attendance: 4,295
Game reference
Kasper KrogGoaliesAndrei Grishenko
Dmitri Rodik		Referees:
Latvia Andris Ansons
Canada Alexandre Garon
Linesmen:
United States William Hancock II
Sweden Emil Yletyinen
Nielsen (Blichfeld, Røndbjerg) – 10:471–0
Røndbjerg (Blichfeld, Schmidt-Svestrup) – 12:232–0
2–148:54 – Sushko (Yeryomenko) (PP2)
2–249:40 – Litvinov (Bovbel, Sushko) (PP)
Molge MISS
Grundtvig GOAL
Andersen GOAL
Schmidt-Svejstrup GOAL
Røndbjerg GOAL		ShootoutGOAL Drozdov
MISS Sharangovich
GOAL Mikhalchuk
MISS Martynov
10 minPenalties33 min
28Shots30

Note:  Belarus was relegated to the 2019 Division I A

Playoff round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1B  Sweden 3
4A  Slovakia 2
1B  Sweden 4
2A  United States 2
2A  United States 4
3B  Russia 2
1B  Sweden 1
1A  Canada 3
1A  Canada 8
4B   Switzerland 2
1A  Canada 7 Bronze medal game
2B  Czech Republic 2
2B  Czech Republic (GWS) 4 2B  Czech Republic 3
3A  Finland 3 2A  United States 9

Quarterfinals

January 2, 2018
12:00		Czech Republic 4–3 GWS
(1–0, 1–2, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–1)		 FinlandKeyBank Center
Attendance: 5,109
Game reference
Josef KořenářGoaliesUkko-Pekka LuukkonenReferees:
United States Stephen Thomson
United States Jeremy Tufts
Linesmen:
Norway Jon Kilian
Sweden Emil Yletyinen
Zadina (Nečas, Hájek) (PP) – 06:201–0
1–123:04 – Räsänen (Vesalainen, Juolevi) (PP)
1–229:53 – Juolevi (Vesalainen, Kuokkanen)
Reichel (Pavlík, Budík) – 34:172–2
2–346:30 – Vesalainen (Tolvanen)
Zadina (Galvas, Nečas) (EA) – 57:343–3
Reichel GOAL
Zadina MISS
Nečas GOAL
Kaut MISS
Zachar MISS		ShootoutMISS Räsänen
MISS Tolvanen
MISS Kuokkanen
GOAL Vesalainen
MISS Juolevi
8 minPenalties4 min
30Shots54
January 2, 2018
16:00		Canada 8–2
(3–0, 3–1, 2–1)		  SwitzerlandKeyBank Center
Attendance: 5,533
Game reference
Carter HartGoaliesPhilip Wüthrich
Matteo Ritz		Referees:
Denmark Jacob Grumsen
Sweden Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
Denmark Rene Jensen
Russia Alexander Sysuev
Howden (Comtois, Makar) – 00:481–0
Makar (Timmins, Comtois) – 08:292–0
Batherson (Katchouk, Thomas) (PP) – 12:063–0
Batherson (Howden) – 26:124–0
Kyrou (Steel) – 27:245–0
5–128:46 – Rohrbach (Le Coultre, Maillard)
Timmins (Steenbergen, Howden) – 32:196–1
6–250:26 – Simic (Maillard) (SH)
Dubé (Kyrou, Raddysh) (PP) – 51:127–2
Comtois (Howden) – 59:098–2
6 minPenalties8 min
60Shots15
January 2, 2018
18:00		Sweden 3–2
(0–0, 2–1, 1–1)		 SlovakiaHarborCenter
Attendance: 1,445
Game reference
Philip LarssonGoaliesRoman DurnýReferees:
Canada Alexandre Garon
Austria Manuel Nkolic
Linesmen:
United States William Hancock II
Czech Republic Jiří Ondráček
Lundeström (Söderlund) – 20:091–0
Zetterlund – 26:552–0
2–137:41 – Bodák (Čacho, Buček) (PP)
Lundeström (Söderlund, Steen) – 50:173–1
3–251:58 – Bodák (Kelemen, Smolka)
10 minPenalties4 min
39Shots22
January 2, 2018
20:00		United States 4–2
(2–1, 0–0, 2–1)		 RussiaKeyBank Center
Attendance: 6,242
Game reference
Joseph WollGoaliesVladislav SukhachyovReferees:
Finland Mikko Kaukokari
Czech Republic Robin Šír
Linesmen:
Canada Dustin McCrank
Slovakia Peter Šefčík
Bellows (Tkachuk, Fox) (PP) – 02:181–0
1–110:32 – Sholokhov (Kostin, Yelizarov)
Yamamoto (Mittelstadt, Samberg) – 14:342–1
2–243:39 – Altybarmakyan (Samorukov)
Bellows (Samberg) – 52:313–2
J. Anderson (Poehling, Lindgren) (ENG) – 59:184–2
8 minPenalties33 min
43Shots29

Semifinals

January 4, 2018
16:00		Sweden 4–2
(0–0, 1–0, 3–2)		 United StatesKeyBank Center
Attendance: 7,524
Game reference
Filip GustavssonGoaliesJoseph Woll
Jake Oettinger		Referees:
Austria Manuel Nikolic
Switzerland Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
Denmark Rene Jensen
Slovakia Peter Šefčík
Pettersson (Nylander, L. Lindström) (PP) – 33:301–0
Andersson (Karlström) – 46:172–0
Steen (SH) – 47:473–0
Fjällby (Davidsson) (SH) – 48:254–0
4–152:24 – Bellows (Yamamoto) (PP)
4–256:59 – Tkachuk (J. Anderson) (EA)
16 minPenalties8 min
20Shots31
January 4, 2018
20:00		Canada 7–2
(2–1, 4–0, 1–1)		 Czech RepublicKeyBank Center
Attendance: 6,941
Game reference
Carter HartGoaliesJosef Kořenář
Jakub Škarek		Referees:
Germany Gordon Schukies
United States Jeremy Tufts
Linesmen:
Finland Markus Hägerström
Norway Jon Kilian
0–105:55 – Zadina (Nečas, Michnáč)
Steel (Clague, Kyrou) (PP) – 15:051–1
Batherson (Makar, Thomas) (PP) – 18:082–1
Batherson (Makar, Bean) (PP) – 27:483–1
Comtois (Howden, Formenton) – 29:434–1
Kyrou (Steel, Dubé) – 32:155–1
Batherson (McLeod) – 36:586–1
Katchouk (Thomas) – 45:157–1
7–250:11 – Zadina (Budík)
10 minPenalties8 min
39Shots20

Bronze medal game

January 5, 2018
16:00		Czech Republic 3–9
(0–1, 0–6, 3–2)		 United StatesKeyBank Center
Attendance: 7,122
Game reference
Josef Kořenář
Jakub Škarek		GoaliesJake Oettinger
Jeremy Swayman		Referees:
Germany Gordon Schukies
Sweden Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
Norway Jon Kilian
Canada Dustin McCrank
0–119:56 – Frederic (SH)
0–220:09 – Poehling (J. Anderson, Perunovich) (SH)
0–324:18 – J. Anderson (Tkachuk, Mittelstadt)
0–425:52 – Frederic (Hughes, Tufte)
0–527:23 – Bellows (PS)
0–632:55 – Frederic
0–739:01 – Bellows (Norris)
Kaut (Hájek, Nečas) (PP) – 40:431–7
Pavlík (Kodýtek, Vála) – 42:112–7
2–845:41 – Frederic (Bellows, Harper) (PP)
Kurovský (Kodýtek, Pavlík) – 47:453–8
3–957:10 – Harper (Samberg)
4 minPenalties8 min
35Shots39

Final

January 5, 2018
20:00		Sweden 1–3
(0–0, 1–1, 0–2)		 CanadaKeyBank Center
Attendance: 17,544
Game reference
Filip GustavssonGoaliesCarter HartReferees:
Finland Mikko Kaukokari
Czech Republic Robin Šir
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Jiří Ondráček
Slovakia Peter Šefčík
0–121:49 – Dubé (Kyrou, Steel)
Söderlund (L. Lindström, Brännström) (SH) – 33:071–1
1–258:20 – Steenbergen (Timmins)
1–358:46 – Formenton (Mete) (ENG)
22 minPenalties2 min
36Shots28

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1 Casey Mittelstadt  United States 7 4 7 11 +8 2
2 Martin Nečas  Czech Republic 7 3 8 11 −5 0
3 Kieffer Bellows  United States 7 9 1 10 +2 4
4 Jordan Kyrou  Canada 7 3 7 10 +2 0
5 Sam Steel  Canada 7 4 5 9 +3 0
6 Brady Tkachuk  United States 7 3 6 9 +6 2
7 Filip Zadina  Czech Republic 7 7 1 8 -4 2
8 Klim Kostin  Russia 5 5 3 8 +7 2
9 Cale Makar  Canada 7 3 5 8 +5 0
10 Maxim Sushko  Belarus 6 2 6 8 −1 4

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Source: IIHF [12]

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1 Carter Hart  Canada 365:00 11 1.81 92.95 1
2 Roman Durný  Slovakia 240:00 11 2.75 92.86 0
3 Filip Gustavsson  Sweden 364:36 11 1.81 92.41 0
4 Vladislav Sukhachyov  Russia 262:30 12 2.74 90.40 0
5 Philip Wüthrich   Switzerland 207:22 17 4.92 88.74 0

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF[13]

Tournament awards

Most Valuable Player

United States Casey Mittelstadt

All-star team

IIHF best player awards

Final standings

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A  Canada 7 6 0 1 0 39 11 +28 19 Champions
2 B  Sweden 7 5 1 0 1 28 14 +14 17 Runners-up
3 A  United States (H) 7 4 1 0 2 35 19 +16 14 Third place
4 B  Czech Republic 7 3 1 0 3 27 34 −7 11 Fourth place
5 B  Russia 5 2 0 1 2 19 17 +2 7 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6 A  Finland 5 2 0 1 2 18 16 +2 7
7 A  Slovakia 5 2 0 0 3 12 17 −5 6
8 B   Switzerland 5 1 0 0 4 12 28 −16 3
9 A  Denmark 6 1 1 0 4 10 32 −22 5 Advanced in Relegation round
10 B  Belarus 6 0 0 1 5 16 28 −12 1 Relegated to the 2019 Division I A
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division I

Main article: 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Courchevel and Méribel, France, from December 10 to 16, 2017.[14][15]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Kazakhstan 5 3 2 0 0 20 10 +10 13 Promoted to the 2019 Top Division
2  Latvia 5 3 1 1 0 13 5 +8 12
3  Germany 5 3 0 1 1 17 7 +10 10
4  France (H) 5 1 1 1 2 11 15 −4 6
5  Austria 5 1 0 0 4 10 20 −10 3
6  Hungary 5 0 0 1 4 11 25 −14 1 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

Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from December 9 to 15, 2017.[16][17]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Norway 5 3 2 0 0 18 5 +13 13 Promoted to the 2019 Division I A
2  Poland 5 3 1 1 0 23 14 +9 12
3  Slovenia (H) 5 3 0 1 1 18 15 +3 10
4  Ukraine 5 1 1 1 2 9 11 −2 6
5  Italy 5 0 1 0 4 9 23 −14 2[a]
6  Lithuania 5 0 0 2 3 7 16 −9 2[a] 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 Italy defeated Lithuania 2–1

Division II

Main article: 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Dumfries, United Kingdom, from December 10 to 16, 2017.[18][19]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Japan 5 4 1 0 0 23 7 +16 14 Promoted to the 2019 Division I B
2  South Korea 5 2 2 0 1 21 19 +2 10[a]
3  Great Britain (H) 5 3 0 1 1 23 15 +8 10[a]
4  Estonia 5 1 0 1 3 20 25 −5 4[b]
5  Romania 5 1 0 1 3 17 20 −3 4[b]
6  Netherlands 5 1 0 0 4 13 31 −18 3 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 South Korea defeated Great Britain 5–4
  2. ^ a b Estonia defeated Romania 8–4

Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from January 10 to 16, 2018.[20][21]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Spain 5 4 1 0 0 26 8 +18 14 Promoted to the 2019 Division II A
2  Serbia (H) 5 4 0 1 0 22 12 +10 13
3  Croatia 5 3 0 0 2 16 11 +5 9
4  Belgium 5 1 0 0 4 22 28 −6 3[a]
5  Mexico 5 1 0 0 4 12 22 −10 3[a]
6  Turkey 5 1 0 0 4 13 30 −17 3[a] Relegated to the 2019 Division III
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 c Belgium 3 Pts, +4 GD; Mexico 3 Pts, –1 GD; Turkey 3 Pts, –3 GD

Division III

Main article: 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III

Main tournament

The Division III main tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from January 22 to 28, 2018.[22][23]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Israel 5 5 0 0 0 25 11 +14 15 Promoted to the 2019 Division II B
2  China 5 3 0 0 2 30 12 +18 9
3  Bulgaria (H) 5 3 0 0 2 22 24 −2 9
4  Iceland 5 2 0 1 2 20 15 +5 7
5  Australia 5 1 1 0 3 18 24 −6 5
6  New Zealand 5 0 0 0 5 11 40 −29 0
Source: IIHF.com
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

Qualification

The Division III qualification tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from February 5 to 7, 2018.[24]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  South Africa (H) 2 2 0 0 0 6 4 +2 6 Promoted to the 2019 Division III
2  Chinese Taipei 2 0 0 0 2 4 6 −2 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) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

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  13. ^ "Goalkeepers" (PDF). IIHF. January 5, 2018.
  14. ^ 2018 Division I A official website
  15. ^ 2018 Division I A statistics
  16. ^ 2018 Division I B official website
  17. ^ 2018 Division I B statistics
  18. ^ 2018 Division II A official website
  19. ^ 2018 Division II A statistics
  20. ^ 2018 Division II B official website
  21. ^ 2018 Division II B statistics
  22. ^ 2018 Division III (main tournament) official website
  23. ^ 2018 Division III (main tournament) statistics
  24. ^ 2018 Division III (qualification tournament) statistics

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