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2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

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.

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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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 edit

Venues edit

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

Host selection edit

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 edit

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

Referees

  •   Andris Ansons
  •   Alexandre Garon
  •   Jacob Grumsen
  •   Mikko Kaukokari
  •   Artur Kulev
  •   Manuel Nikolic
  •   Gordon Schukies
  •   Robin Šír
  •   Mikael Sjöqvist
  •   Stephen Thomson
  •   Jeremy Tufts
  •   Marc Wiegand

Linesmen

  •   Franco Castelli
  •   Markus Hägerström
  •   William Hancock II
  •   Rene Jensen
  •   Jon Kilian
  •   Dustin McCrank
  •   Jiří Ondráček
  •   Peter Šefčík
  •   Alexander Sysuev
  •   Emil Yletyinen

Rosters edit

Main article: 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

Format edit

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 edit

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

Group A edit

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:
  Artur Kulev
  Manuel Nikolic
Linesmen:
  Jon Kilian
  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:
  Gordon Schukies
  Robin Šír
Linesmen:
  Peter Šefčík
  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:
  Jeremy Tufts
  Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
  William Hancock II
  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:
  Andris Ansons
  Alexandre Garon
Linesmen:
  Franco Castelli
  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:
  Artur Kulev
  Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
  Markus Hägerström
  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:
  Mikko Kaukokari
  Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
  Jiří Ondráček
  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  
Thomas  
Raddysh  
Batherson  		Shootout  Bellows
  Tkachuk
  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:
  Gordon Schukies
  Stephen Thomson
Linesmen:
  Dustin McCrank
  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:
  Manuel Nikolic
  Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
  Peter Šefčík
  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:
  Alexandre Garon
  Robin Šír
Linesmen:
  Rene Jensen
  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:
  Andris Ansons
  Jeremy Tufts
Linesmen:
  Franco Castelli
  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 edit

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:
  Andris Ansons
  Alexandre Garon
Linesmen:
  Franco Castelli
  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:
  Jacob Grumsen
  Mikko Kaukokari
Linesmen:
  William Hancock II
  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:
  Mikael Sjöqvist
  Stephen Thomson
Linesmen:
  Dustin McCrank
  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:
  Jacob Grumsen
  Jeremy Tufts
Linesmen:
  Jiří Ondráček
  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:
  Filip Larsson
  Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
  Dustin McCrank
  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:
  Manuel Nikolic
  Gordon Schukies
Linesmen:
  William Hancock II
  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:
  Jacob Grumsen
  Artur Kulev
Linesmen:
  Franco Castelli
  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:
  Andris Ansons
  Robin Šír
Linesmen:
  Markus Hägerström
  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:
  Mikko Kaukokari
  Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
  Jon Kilian
  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:
  Gordon Schukies
  Stephen Thomson
Linesmen:
  Markus Hägerström
  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  
Abramov  
Maltsev  
Kostin  
Kayumov  		Shootout  Pettersson
  Nylander
  L. Lindström
  Steen
12 minPenalties8 min
31Shots43

Relegation round edit

January 2, 2018
14:00		Belarus  4–5
(0–2, 2–0, 2–3)		  DenmarkHarborCenter
Attendance: 1,245
Game reference
Andrei GrishenkoGoaliesKasper KrogReferees:
  Gordon Schukies
  Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
  Franco Castelli
  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:
  Andris Ansons
  Alexandre Garon
Linesmen:
  William Hancock II
  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  
Grundtvig  
Andersen  
Schmidt-Svejstrup  
Røndbjerg  		Shootout  Drozdov
  Sharangovich
  Mikhalchuk
  Martynov
10 minPenalties33 min
28Shots30

Note:   Belarus was relegated to the 2019 Division I A

Playoff round edit

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 edit

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:
  Stephen Thomson
  Jeremy Tufts
Linesmen:
  Jon Kilian
  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  
Zadina  
Nečas  
Kaut  
Zachar  		Shootout  Räsänen
  Tolvanen
  Kuokkanen
  Vesalainen
  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:
  Jacob Grumsen
  Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
  Rene Jensen
  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:
  Alexandre Garon
  Manuel Nkolic
Linesmen:
  William Hancock II
  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:
  Mikko Kaukokari
  Robin Šír
Linesmen:
  Dustin McCrank
  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 edit

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:
  Manuel Nikolic
  Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
  Rene Jensen
  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:
  Gordon Schukies
  Jeremy Tufts
Linesmen:
  Markus Hägerström
  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 edit

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:
  Gordon Schukies
  Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
  Jon Kilian
  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 edit

January 5, 2018
20:00		Sweden  1–3
(0–0, 1–1, 0–2)		  CanadaKeyBank Center
Attendance: 17,544
Game reference
Filip GustavssonGoaliesCarter HartReferees:
  Mikko Kaukokari
  Robin Šir
Linesmen:
  Jiří Ondráček
  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 edit

Scoring leaders edit

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 edit

(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 edit

Most Valuable Player

  Casey Mittelstadt

All-star team

IIHF best player awards

Final standings edit

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
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Division I edit

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

Division I A edit

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 edit

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.
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Notes:
  1. ^ a b Italy defeated Lithuania 2–1

Division II edit

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

Division II A edit

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 edit

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.
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Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Belgium 3 Pts, +4 GD; Mexico 3 Pts, –1 GD; Turkey 3 Pts, –3 GD

Division III edit

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

Main tournament edit

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 edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Sources: Outdoor game planned for 2018 World Juniors in Buffalo - TSN.ca". December 3, 2015.
  2. ^ 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship official website
  3. ^ 2018 Top Division statistics
  4. ^ "USA Hockey Selects Buffalo Sabres as Host of 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship". Sabres.com. December 4, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  5. ^ "Canada faces U.S. outdoors at 2018 WJC". TSN.ca. Bell Media. October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  6. ^ "Outdoor games". IIHF. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  7. ^ "Finalists Named for Hosting 2018 IIHF World Juniors". USA Hockey. July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  8. ^ "Host Finalists Announced for 2018 World Juniors". USA Hockey. September 15, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  9. ^ "AP sources: Buffalo to host 2018 World Jr. Hockey championships and feature outdoor game". Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  10. ^ "Assignments". IIHF. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  11. ^ "New format for U18, U20 Worlds". IIHF. May 29, 2012. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
  12. ^ "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). IIHF (PDF). January 5, 2018.
  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

External links edit

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