2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I
Tournament details
Host countries  Latvia
 Ukraine
Dates 2–8 April (Group A)
14–20 April (Group B)
Teams 12
2017
2019

The 2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I were a pair of international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I A and Division I B tournaments represented the second and the third tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

Division I A

2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I A
Tournament details
Host country  Latvia
Dates 2–8 April
Teams 6
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 86 (5.73 per match)
Attendance 9,057 (604 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Germany Taro Jentzsch
(7 points)
Website IIHF.com

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

Participants

TeamQualification
 Latviaplaced 10th in 2017 Top Division and were relegated
 Kazakhstanplaced 2nd in 2017 Division I A
 Denmarkplaced 3rd in 2017 Division I A
 Norwayplaced 4th in 2017 Division I A
 Germanyplaced 5th in 2017 Division I A
 Sloveniaplaced 1st in 2017 Division I B and were promoted

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[1]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Latvia (H) 5 5 0 0 0 14 4 +10 15 Promoted to the Top Division
2  Germany 5 4 0 0 1 22 11 +11 12
3  Denmark 5 2 0 0 3 14 19 5 6[lower-alpha 1]
4  Kazakhstan 5 2 0 0 3 15 10 +5 6[lower-alpha 1]
5  Norway 5 1 0 0 4 14 18 4 3[lower-alpha 2]
6  Slovenia 5 1 0 0 4 7 24 17 3[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to 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. 1 2 Kazakhstan 2–4 Denmark
  2. 1 2 Slovenia 0–5 Norway

Results

All times are local (UTC+3).

2 April 2018
12:15
Germany 7–2
(2–0, 4–2, 1–0)
 DenmarkArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 348
2 April 2018
16:15
Norway 2–5
(1–3, 1–2, 0–0)
 KazakhstanArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 349
2 April 2018
20:15
Slovenia 1–2
(0–2, 1–0, 0–0)
 LatviaArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 1,126

3 April 2018
12:15
Kazakhstan 0–1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0)
 GermanyArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 147
3 April 2018
16:15
Denmark 2–3
(1–0, 0–1, 1–2)
 SloveniaArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 210
3 April 2018
20:15
Latvia 3–0
(0–0, 1–0, 2–0)
 NorwayArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 983

5 April 2018
12:15
Slovenia 0–5
(0–0, 0–4, 0–1)
 NorwayArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 210
5 April 2018
16:15
Kazakhstan 2–4
(2–1, 0–1, 0–2)
 DenmarkArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 214
5 April 2018
20:15
Latvia 3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)
 GermanyArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 1,894

6 April 2018
12:15
Kazakhstan 7–1
(3–0, 1–0, 3–1)
 SloveniaArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 86
6 April 2018
16:15
Norway 4–5
(1–2, 2–2, 1–1)
 GermanyArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 157
6 April 2018
20:15
Denmark 1–4
(1–1, 0–0, 0–3)
 LatviaArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 2,200

8 April 2018
12:15
Denmark 5–3
(2–0, 2–2, 1–1)
 NorwayArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 163
8 April 2018
16:15
Germany 8–2
(5–2, 1–0, 2–0)
 SloveniaArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 110
8 April 2018
20:15
Latvia 2–1
(1–1, 0–0, 1–0)
 KazakhstanArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 860

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
Germany Taro Jentzsch5167+76F
Germany Yannik Valenti5516+62F
Denmark Phillip Schultz542606F
Kazakhstan Andrei Buyalsky5325+42F
Germany Luis Schinko5325+28F
Germany Edwin Schitz5325+70F
Denmark Victor Cubars5235+12F
Germany Manuel Alberg5145+50F
Kazakhstan Dias Guseinov5055+26F
Kazakhstan Oleg Boiko5314+20F
Kazakhstan Maxim Musorov5314+12F
Norway Lars Christian Rødne5314−32F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position
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.

PlayerTOISAGAGAASv%SO
Latvia Jānis Voris180:006520.6796.921
Latvia Artūrs Šilovs120:005021.0096.001
Kazakhstan Vladislav Nurek120:004231.5092.860
Norway Tobias Normann140:155852.1491.381
Kazakhstan Vilen Prokofiev179:197872.3491.030

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate
  • Goaltender: Latvia Jānis Voris
  • Defenceman: Germany Moritz Seider
  • Forward: Germany Yannik Valenti

Source: IIHF.com

Division I B

2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Host country  Ukraine
Dates 14–20 April
Teams 6
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 80 (5.33 per match)
Attendance 33,163 (2,211 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Austria Benjamin Baumgartner
Ukraine Dmytro Danylenko
(8 points)
Website IIHF.com

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

Participants

TeamQualification
 Hungaryplaced 6th in 2017 Division I A and were relegated
 Austriaplaced 2nd in 2017 Division I B
 Japanplaced 3rd in 2017 Division I B
 Italyplaced 4th in 2017 Division I B
 Ukraineplaced 5th in 2017 Division I B
 Romaniaplaced 1st in 2017 Division II A and were promoted

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Ukraine (H) 5 4 0 0 1 18 8 +10 12[lower-alpha 1] Promoted to Division I A
2  Austria 5 4 0 0 1 20 7 +13 12[lower-alpha 1]
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 Relegation to 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. 1 2 Austria 3–5 Ukraine

Results

All times are local (UTC+3).

14 April 2018
13:00
Ukraine 0–1
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
 JapanPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 3,007
14 April 2018
16:30
Italy 1–2
(1–2, 0–0, 0–0)
 AustriaPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 1,489
14 April 2018
20:00
Romania 0–5
(0–3, 0–1, 0–1)
 HungaryPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 1,198

15 April 2018
13:00
Austria 3–5
(1–1, 2–1, 0–3)
 UkrainePalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 3,104
15 April 2018
16:30
Japan 5–3
(1–1, 3–2, 1–0)
 RomaniaPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 1,259
15 April 2018
20:00
Hungary 4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)
 ItalyPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 1,047

17 April 2018
13:00
Romania 1–7
(0–2, 0–2, 1–3)
 ItalyPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 549
17 April 2018
16:30
Austria 4–0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 JapanPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 1,571
17 April 2018
20:00
Hungary 3–4
(1–1, 0–2, 2–1)
 UkrainePalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 4,537

18 April 2018
13:00
Austria 7–1
(4–0, 1–1, 2–0)
 RomaniaPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 954
18 April 2018
16:30
Japan 3–2 GWS
(1–0, 1–0, 0–2)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)
 HungaryPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 1,398
18 April 2018
20:00
Italy 1–3
(0–0, 1–2, 0–1)
 UkrainePalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 4,827

20 April 2018
13:00
Japan 3–2 OT
(1–1, 0–0, 1–1)
OT: (1–0)
 ItalyPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 1,073
20 April 2018
16:30
Hungary 0–4
(0–1, 0–1, 0–2)
 AustriaPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 2,150
20 April 2018
20:00
Ukraine 6–0
(2–0, 2–0, 2–0)
 RomaniaPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 5,000

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
Austria Benjamin Baumgartner5358+30F
Ukraine Dmytro Danylenko5358+42F
Japan Taiga Abe5527−24F
Ukraine Felix Morozov5437+42F
Austria Marco Rossi5437+24F
Austria Benjamin Lanzinger5336+42F
Hungary Marcell Révész5336+514F
Italy Enrico Bitetto5325+12F
Hungary Levente Keresztes5325+32F
Japan Shogo Araki5235+50F
Ukraine Oleksandr Peresunko5235+54F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position
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.

PlayerTOISAGAGAASv%SO
Austria Marvin Kortin180:004310.3397.672
Ukraine Artur Ogandzhanyan167:228851.7994.320
Japan Eiki Sato266:4812681.8093.651
Ukraine Vladislav Hurko132:154331.3693.021
Hungary Lajos Gönczi241:498271.7491.462

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate
  • Goaltender: Japan Eiki Sato
  • Defenceman: Austria David Maier
  • Forward: Ukraine Oleksandr Peresunko

Source: IIHF.com

References

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