2012 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2012 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 14th IIHF World U18 Championship and was hosted in Brno, Znojmo and Břeclav, Czech Republic. It began on 12 April 2012 with the gold medal game played on 22 April 2012.[1]

Not to be confused with 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
2012 IIHF U18 World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Czech Republic
Dates12 – 22 April 2012
Teams10
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  United States (7th title)
Runner-up  Sweden
Third place  Canada
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored209 (6.74 per match)
Attendance26,228 (846 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Mathew Dumba (12 points)
Websitehttp://www.U18WC2012.com/eng/index.asp
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Brno and Znojmo were originally to co-host, but a schedule change became necessary when Kometa Brno unexpectedly advanced to the Czech Extraliga finals, making their home ice unavailable to the tournament on three days.

The United States defeated Sweden 7–0 in the final to win their seventh title.[2] Canada captured the bronze medal by beating Finland 5–4 in overtime.[3]

Top Division

All times are local. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)

Preliminary round
Team qualified to Semifinals
Team qualified to Quarterfinals
Team will play in Relegation round

Group A
Team GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 United States 4 4 0 0 0 18 3 +15 12
 Finland 4 3 0 0 1 15 9 +6 9
 Canada 4 2 0 0 2 17 12 +5 6
 Czech Republic 4 1 0 0 3 12 21 −9 3
 Denmark 4 0 0 0 4 6 23 −17 0
12 April 2012
16:00		Denmark 1–6
(1–3, 0–2, 0–1)		 CanadaKajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 1,236
12 April 2012
20:00		Finland 0–4
(0–0, 0–0, 0–4)		 United StatesKajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 1,509
13 April 2012
15:00		Czech Republic 8–4
(1–1, 6–2, 1–1)		 DenmarkHostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 1,694
14 April 2012
13:00		United States 5–0
(1–0, 3–0, 1–0)		 Czech RepublicAlcaplast Arena, Břeclav
Attendance: 1,857
14 April 2012
18:00		Canada 2–4
(1–0, 1–3, 0–1)		 FinlandAlcaplast Arena, Břeclav
Attendance: 825
15 April 2012
18:00		Denmark 0–4
(0–1, 0–2, 0–1)		 United StatesKajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 435
16 April 2012
16:00		Canada 6–2
(4–1, 0–1, 2–0)		 Czech RepublicKajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 2,093
16 April 2012
20:00		Finland 5–1
(1–0, 2–1, 2–0)		 DenmarkKajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 383
17 April 2012
16:00		Czech Republic 2–6
(0–2, 1–1, 1–3)		 FinlandKajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 1,450
17 April 2012
20:00		United States 5–3
(0–0, 2–2, 3–1)		 CanadaKajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 1,920

Group B
Team GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Sweden 4 4 0 0 0 20 4 +16 12
 Russia 4 2 0 0 2 14 7 +7 6
 Germany 4 2 0 0 2 15 17 −2 6
 Latvia 4 2 0 0 2 11 15 −4 6
  Switzerland 4 0 0 0 4 6 23 −17 0
12 April 2012
16:00		Latvia 1–6
(0–2, 0–2, 1–2)		 RussiaHostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 652
12 April 2012
20:00		Germany 1–8
(1–1, 0–2, 0–5)		 SwedenHostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 723
13 April 2012
19:00		Switzerland  2–4
(1–2, 1–2, 0–0)		 LatviaHostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 147
14 April 2012
14:00		Russia 2–4
(1–2, 1–1, 0–1)		 GermanyHostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 231
14 April 2012
18:00		Sweden 7–2
(3–0, 1–1, 3–1)		  SwitzerlandHostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 353
15 April 2012
18:00		Latvia 1–3
(0–0, 0–1, 1–2)		 SwedenHostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 395
16 April 2012
16:00		Germany 4–5
(1–1, 2–2, 1–2)		 LatviaHostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 230
16 April 2012
20:00		Russia 6–0
(1–0, 2–0, 3–0)		  SwitzerlandHostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 752
17 April 2012
16:00		Sweden 2–0
(2–0, 0–0, 0–0)		 RussiaHostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 1,485
17 April 2012
20:00		Switzerland  2–6
(0–4, 0–1, 2–1)		 GermanyHostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 342

Relegation round
Team relegated to 2013 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I A
Team GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
  Switzerland 3 2 0 0 1 8 7 +1 6
 Czech Republic 3 2 0 0 1 17 12 +5 6
 Latvia 3 1 0 1 1 11 13 −2 4
 Denmark 3 0 1 0 2 9 13 −4 2
19 April 2012
15:00		Czech Republic 2–4
(0–1, 1–1, 1–2)		  SwitzerlandHostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 473
19 April 2012
19:00		Latvia 3–4 OT
(0–1, 2–0, 1–2)
(OT: 0–1)		 DenmarkHostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 202
20 April 2012
15:00		Czech Republic 7–4
(2–1, 4–1, 1–2)		 LatviaHostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 847
20 April 2012
19:00		Switzerland  2–1
(1–0, 1–0, 0–1)		 DenmarkHostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 351

Final round
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                           
      B1  Sweden 7  
  A2  Finland 8     A2  Finland 3    
  B3  Germany 0         B1  Sweden 0
      A1  United States 7
      A1  United States 2    
  B2  Russia 2     A3  Canada 1   Third place
  A3  Canada 4   A2  Finland 4
  A3  Canada 5

Quarterfinals
19 April 2012
15:00		Finland 8–0
(2–0, 4–0, 2–0)		 GermanyAlcaplast Arena, Břeclav
Attendance: 353
19 April 2012
19:00		Russia 2–4
(0–2, 1–1, 1–1)		 CanadaAlcaplast Arena, Břeclav
Attendance: 525

Semifinals
20 April 2012
15:00		Sweden 7–3
(1–1, 2–2, 4–0)		 FinlandKajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 520
20 April 2012
19:00		United States 2–1
(1–1, 0–0, 1–0)		 CanadaKajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 640

Fifth place game
21 April 2012
14:00		Russia 4–1
(0–1, 2–0, 2–0)		 GermanyKajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 310

Bronze medal game
22 April 2012
12:00		Finland 4–5 OT
(0–2, 3–2, 1–0)
(OT: 0–1)		 CanadaKajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 1,150

Final
22 April 2012
16:00		Sweden 0–7
(0–1, 0–3, 0–3)		 United StatesKajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 2,145

Final standings

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Mathew Dumba75712+220
Artturi Lehkonen77310+36
Henrik Haapala74610+42
Rasmus Kulmala7549+42
Sebastian Collberg6459+114
Nicolas Kerdiles6459+82
Alexander Wennberg6369+20
Kerby Rychel7538+412
Kristoffer Lauridsen5448+44
Gustav Possler6448+50
Hunter Shinkaruk6448+36
Dominik Simon6448+24

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
Collin Olson300:0011640.8096.553
Oscar Dansk272:4714391.9893.711
Andrei Vasilevski299:20141112.2092.201
Matt Murray419:51210192.7290.950
George Sørensen276:12193183.9190.670

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

Best players selected by the directorate:[4]

Best players of each team
Best players of each team selected by the coaches.[5]

Team Players
 Canada Mathew Dumba
Matt Murray
Adam Pelech
 Czech Republic Petr Šidlík
Jakub Vrána
Dominik Simon
 Denmark Oliver Bjorkstrand
Kristoffer Lauridsen
Bjørn Uldall
 Finland Henrik Happala
Rasmus Kulmala
Artturi Lehkonen
 Germany Marcel Kurth
Lennart Palausch
Sven Ziegler
 Latvia Georgs Golovkovs
Teodors Bļugers
Rūdolfs Kalvītis
 Russia Anton Slepyshev
Alexander Barabanov
Bogdan Yakimov
  Switzerland Lucas Balmelli
Samuel Kreis
Nico Dunner
 Sweden Oscar Dansk
Hampus Lindholm
Sebastian Collberg
 United States Seth Jones
Matt Lane
Collin Olson

Division I
Main article: 2012 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Piešťany, Slovakia, from 11 to 17 April 2012.[6]

Team GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Slovakia 5 5 0 0 0 30 6 +24 15
 Norway 5 3 0 0 2 22 20 +2 9
 Italy 5 1 1 2 1 17 20 −3 7
 France 5 1 1 0 3 12 19 −7 5
 Slovenia 5 1 1 0 3 12 21 −9 5
 Japan 4 1 0 0 3 14 21 −7 3
Promoted to the 2013 Top Division Relegated to the 2013 Division I B

Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, from 11 to 17 April 2012.[7]

Team GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Belarus 5 5 0 0 0 28 9 +19 15
 Kazakhstan 5 3 1 0 1 27 16 +11 11
 Austria 5 2 1 0 2 21 21 0 8
 Ukraine 5 1 1 1 2 20 26 −6 6
 Poland 5 0 1 1 3 13 30 −17 3
 Hungary 5 0 0 2 3 13 20 −7 2
Promoted to the 2013 Division I A Relegated to the 2013 Division II A

Division II
Main article: 2012 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Heerenveen, Netherlands, from 31 March to 6 April 2012.[8]

Team GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 South Korea 5 3 1 1 0 17 14 +3 12
 Romania 5 4 0 0 1 25 15 +10 12
 Lithuania 5 3 1 0 1 22 11 +11 11
 Great Britain 5 1 1 0 3 18 17 +1 5
 Croatia 5 1 0 1 3 8 23 −15 4
 Netherlands 5 0 0 1 4 16 26 −10 1
Promoted to the 2013 Division I B Relegated to the 2013 Division II B

Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in Novi Sad, Serbia, from 20 to 26 March 2012.[9]

Team GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Estonia 5 4 1 0 0 32 17 +15 14
 Serbia 5 3 0 0 2 22 16 +6 9
 Spain 5 2 1 0 2 21 18 +3 8
 Iceland 5 2 0 1 2 23 23 0 7
 Australia 5 1 0 1 3 8 20 −12 4
 China 5 0 1 1 3 18 30 −12 3
Promoted to the 2013 Division II A Relegated to the 2013 Division III A

Division III
Main article: 2012 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

The Division III tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 12 to 18 March 2012.[10]

Team GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Belgium 5 5 0 0 0 48 12 +36 15
 New Zealand 5 4 0 0 1 33 13 +20 12
 Mexico 5 3 0 0 2 24 15 +9 9
 Bulgaria 5 2 0 0 3 27 23 +4 6
 Chinese Taipei 5 1 0 0 4 19 26 −7 3
 South Africa 5 0 0 0 5 6 68 −62 0
Promoted to the 2013 Division II B Relegated to the 2013 Division III B

References
  1. "27 events in IIHF program". IIHF.com. 2011-05-14. Archived from the original on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  2. "Seven for seventh". iihf.com. 2012-04-22. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04.
  3. "Canada wins bronze in OT". iihf.com. 2012-04-22. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04.
  4. IIHF.com
  5. IIHF.com
  6. Division I A statistics
  7. Division I B statistics
  8. Division II A statistics
  9. Division II B statistics
  10. Division III statistics
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