2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

The 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I consisted of two tiered groups of six teams each: the second-tier Division IA and the third-tier Division IB. For each tier's tournament, the team which placed first was promoted to the next highest division, while the team which placed last was relegated to a lower division.

2018 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries France
 Slovenia
Dates10 – 16 December 2017
9 – 15 December 2017
Teams12
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
2017
2019

The tournaments were a round-robin tournament format, with two points allotted for a win, one additional point for a regulation win, and one point for an overtime or game winning shots loss.

To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player cannot be born earlier than 1998.

Division IA was held in Meribel, France, while Division IB was hosted in Bled, Slovenia.

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Courchevel and Meribel, France, from 10 to 16 December 2017.

As a result of the tournament, Kazakhstan was promoted to the Top Division, while Hungary was relegated to Division IB for 2019.

2018 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I A
Tournament details
Host country France
Dates10 – 16 December 2017
Teams6
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored82 (5.47 per match)
Attendance6,023 (402 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Artur Gatiyatov
(7 points)

Participants

Team Qualification
 Latvia placed 10th in the Top Division last year and were relegated
 Germany placed 2nd in Division I A last year
 France placed 3rd in Division I A last year
 Kazakhstan placed 4th in Division I A last year
 Austria placed 5th in Division I A last year
 Hungary placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Kazakhstan 5 3 2 0 0 20 10 +10 13 Promoted to 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 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.

Results

All times are local (UTC+1).

10 December 2017
14:30
Kazakhstan 3–2 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 2–1)
(OT: 1–0)
 GermanyCourchevel Arena
Attendance: 103
10 December 2017
18:00
Austria 1–6
(0–2, 1–1, 0–3)
 FranceCourchevel Arena
Attendance: 695
10 December 2017
18:00
Hungary 1–4
(0–0, 0–2, 1–2)
 LatviaMéribel Ice Palace
Attendance: 150
11 December 2017
13:00
Latvia 2–3 GWS
(1–0, 0–2, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 KazakhstanMéribel Ice Palace
Attendance: 600
11 December 2017
19:00
France 4–3 OT
(2–2, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)
 HungaryMéribel Ice Palace
Attendance: 600
12 December 2017
19:00
Germany 4–1
(1–1, 2–0, 1–0)
 AustriaMéribel Ice Palace
Attendance: 221
13 December 2017
15:30
Hungary 3–5
(1–2, 0–1, 2–2)
 KazakhstanCourchevel Arena
Attendance: 91
13 December 2017
19:00
Germany 4–0
(3–0, 0–0, 1–0)
 FranceCourchevel Arena
Attendance: 817
13 December 2017
19:00
Latvia 5–1
(2–0, 0–0, 3–1)
 AustriaMéribel Ice Palace
Attendance: 132
14 December 2017
19:00
France 0–1 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–1)
 LatviaMéribel Ice Palace
Attendance: 533
15 December 2017
13:00
Germany 7–2
(1–0, 2–1, 4–1)
 HungaryCourchevel Arena
Attendance: 482
15 December 2017
19:00
Kazakhstan 3–2
(3–1, 0–1, 0–0)
 AustriaCourchevel Arena
Attendance: 152
16 December 2017
14:30
Latvia 1–0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0)
 GermanyCourchevel Arena
Attendance: 187
16 December 2017
16:00
Austria 5–2
(2–1, 2–1, 1–0)
 HungaryMéribel Ice Palace
Attendance: 250
16 December 2017
18:00
France 1–6
(0–1, 1–2, 0–3)
 KazakhstanCourchevel Arena
Attendance: 1010

Statistics

Top scorers

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/– PIM
1Artur Gatiyatov Kazakhstan5437+50
2Valeri Orekhov Kazakhstan5167–32
3Nikita Nazarenko Kazakhstan5426+24
4Tobias Eder Germany5246+44
5Emīls Ģēģeris Latvia5325+312
5Charlie Jahnke Germany5325+32
5Marco Rossi Austria5325+38
8Adil Beketayev Kazakhstan5235+32
8Leon Gawanke Germany5235+52
8Deniss Smirnovs Latvia5235+36

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

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA Sv% GAA SO
1Gustavs Grigals Latvia304:30596.000.992
2Mirko Pantkowski Germany302:07795.331.391
3Julian Junca France173:01892.592.770
4Denis Karatayev Kazakhstan193:46892.582.480
5Jakob Holzer Austria240:001789.174.250

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

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

  • Goaltender: Mirko Pantkowski
  • Defenceman: Pauls Svars
  • Forward: Artur Gatiyatov

Division I B

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

2018 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I B
Tournament details
Host country Slovenia
Dates9 – 15 December 2017
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored84 (5.6 per match)
Attendance4,040 (269 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Alan Łyszczarczyk
(15 points)

Participants

Team Qualification
 Norway placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated
 Poland placed 2nd in Division I B last year
 Slovenia placed 3rd in Division I B last year
 Italy placed 4th in Division I B last year
 Ukraine placed 5th in Division I B last year
 Lithuania placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Norway 5 3 2 0 0 18 5 +13 13 Promoted to 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[lower-alpha 1]
6  Lithuania 5 0 0 2 3 7 16 9 2[lower-alpha 1] 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. Italy defeated Lithuania 2–1

Results

All times are local (UTC+1).

9 December 2017
13:00
Italy 4–9
(1–1, 2–6, 1–2)
 PolandIce Hall Bled
Attendance: 152
9 December 2017
16:30
Ukraine 1–3
(0–0, 1–2, 0–1)
 SloveniaIce Hall Bled
Attendance: 523
9 December 2017
20:00
Lithuania 1–4
(0–1, 0–2, 1–1)
 NorwayIce Hall Bled
Attendance: 157
10 December 2017
13:00
Norway 4–0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 ItalyIce Hall Bled
Attendance: 106
10 December 2017
16:30
Slovenia 4–3
(1–0, 3–1, 0–2)
 LithuaniaIce Hall Bled
Attendance: 497
10 December 2017
20:00
Poland 3–2
(0–1, 3–1, 0–0)
 UkraineIce Hall Bled
Attendance: 102
12 December 2017
13:00
Norway 2–1 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 3–1)
 UkraineIce Hall Bled
Attendance: 113
12 December 2017
16:30
Poland 5–4 GWS
(0–1, 4–2, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–0)
 SloveniaIce Hall Bled
Attendance: 652
12 December 2017
20:00
Lithuania 1–2 OT
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–1)
 ItalyIce Hall Bled
Attendance: 108
13 December 2017
13:00
Poland 4–1
(1–0, 2–1, 1–0)
 LithuaniaIce Hall Bled
Attendance: 100
13 December 2017
16:30
Slovenia 1–5
(0–1, 1–2, 0–2)
 NorwayIce Hall Bled
Attendance: 747
13 December 2017
20:00
Italy 2–3
(0–2, 1–1, 1–0)
 UkraineIce Hall Bled
Attendance: 102
15 December 2017
13:00
Ukraine 2–1 GWS
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–0)
 LithuaniaIce Hall Bled
Attendance: 116
15 December 2017
16:30
Slovenia 6–1
(2–0, 1–0, 3–1)
 ItalyIce Hall Bled
Attendance: 412
15 December 2017
20:00
Norway 3–2 GWS
(0–0, 2–1, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–0)
 PolandIce Hall Bled
Attendance: 153

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/– PIM
1Alan Łyszczarczyk Poland58715+86
2Bartłomiej Jeziorski Poland55712+72
3Jacob Noer Norway54610+80
4Jan Drozg Slovenia5549+310
5Erik Svetina Slovenia5347+40
6Dominik Paś Poland5257+64
6Jaka Sturm Slovenia525700
8Christoffer Karlsen Norway5336+82
9Rok Kapel Slovenia5246+20
10Martin Ellingsen Norway5415+76

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

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA Sv% GAA SO
1Laurynas Lubys Lithuania185:27495.291.290
2Jørgen Hanneborg Norway190:00494.441.260
3Bogdan Dyachenko Ukraine309:351193.712.130
4Kamil Lewartowski Poland308:271489.552.720
5Žiga Kogovšek Slovenia303:301589.052.970

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

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

  • Goaltender: Bogdan Dyachenko
  • Defenceman: Nejc Stojan
  • Forward: Alan Łyszczarczyk
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