2006 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Ängelholm and Halmstad, Sweden. The championships began on April 12, 2006 and finished on April 22, 2006. Games were played at Ängelholms Ishall in Ängelholm and Sannarps Isstadion in Halmstad. The United States of America defeated Finland 3–1 in the final to claim the gold medal, while the Czech Republic defeated Canada 4–1 to capture the bronze medal.

2006 IIHF World U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
DatesApril 12–22, 2006
Teams10
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  United States (3rd title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored190 (6.13 per match)
Attendance11,798 (381 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Patrick Kane (12 points)
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Championship results

Group A
Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
 United States 44003038
 Russia 43102196
 Czech Republic 42209114
 Germany 413012232
 Belarus 40404300

Results
April 12, 2006Czech Republic 4–2 GermanyÄngelholms Ishall, Ängelholm
Attendance: 263
April 12, 2006Russia 2–4 United StatesÄngelholms Ishall, Ängelholm
Attendance: 447
April 13, 2006Russia 8–0 BelarusÄngelholms Ishall, Ängelholm
Attendance: 203
April 13, 2006Germany 0–9 United StatesÄngelholms Ishall, Ängelholm
Attendance: 159
April 14, 2006Belarus 2–5 Czech RepublicÄngelholms Ishall, Ängelholm
Attendance: 151
April 15, 2006Germany 5–9 RussiaÄngelholms Ishall, Ängelholm
Attendance: 239
April 15, 2006United States 5–0 Czech RepublicÄngelholms Ishall, Ängelholm
Attendance: 307
April 16, 2006Belarus 1–5 GermanyÄngelholms Ishall, Ängelholm
Attendance: 141
April 17, 2006Czech Republic 0–2 RussiaÄngelholms Ishall, Ängelholm
Attendance: 381
April 17, 2006United States 12–1 BelarusÄngelholms Ishall, Ängelholm
Attendance: 140

Group B
Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
 Finland 43011277
 Sweden 43101586
 Canada 42111255
 Slovakia 413011162
 Norway 40407210

Results
April 12, 2006Slovakia 1–3 CanadaSannarps Isstadion, Halmstad
Attendance: 197
April 12, 2006Sweden 5–2 NorwaySannarps Isstadion, Halmstad
Attendance: 369
April 13, 2006Norway 2–9 CanadaSannarps Isstadion, Halmstad
April 13, 2006Slovakia 3–6 FinlandSannarps Isstadion, Halmstad
Attendance: 235
April 14, 2006Finland 4–3 SwedenSannarps Isstadion, Halmstad
Attendance: 1,135
April 15, 2006Norway 2–5 SlovakiaSannarps Isstadion, Halmstad
Attendance: 231
April 15, 2006Canada 0–2 SwedenSannarps Isstadion, Halmstad
Attendance: 764
April 16, 2006Finland 2–1 NorwaySannarps Isstadion, Halmstad
Attendance: 291
April 17, 2006Canada 0–0 FinlandSannarps Isstadion, Halmstad
Attendance: 424
April 17, 2006Sweden 5–2 SlovakiaSannarps Isstadion, Halmstad
Attendance: 713

Relegation round
Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
 Slovakia 3210754
 Germany 3111853
 Belarus 31119113
 Norway 301210132

Results

Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:

April 19, 2006Germany 2–2 NorwaySannarps Isstadion, Halmstad
Attendance: 51
April 19, 2006Slovakia 0–2 BelarusSannarps Isstadion, Halmstad
Attendance: 45
April 20, 2006Belarus 6–6 NorwaySannarps Isstadion, Halmstad
Attendance: 51
April 20, 2006Germany 1–2 SlovakiaSannarps Isstadion, Halmstad
Attendance: 46

Final round
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                           
      B1  Finland 3  
  A2  Russia 1     QF1  Canada 2    
  B3  Canada 4         SF1  Finland 1
      SF2  United States 3
      A1  United States 4    
  B2  Sweden 0     QF2  Czech Republic 3  
  A3  Czech Republic 3  

Quarterfinals
April 19, 2006Russia 1–4 CanadaÄngelholms Ishall, Ängelholm
Attendance: 417
April 19, 2006Sweden 0–3 Czech RepublicÄngelholms Ishall, Ängelholm
Attendance: 878

Semifinals
April 20, 2006Finland 3 – 2 OT CanadaÄngelholms Ishall, Ängelholm
Attendance: 438
April 20, 2006Czech Republic 3 – 4 OT United StatesÄngelholms Ishall, Ängelholm
Attendance: 369

Fifth place game
April 21, 2006Russia 5–2 SwedenÄngelholms Ishall, Ängelholm
Attendance: 333

Bronze medal game
April 22, 2006Canada 1–4 Czech RepublicÄngelholms Ishall, Ängelholm
Attendance: 875

Gold medal game
April 22, 2006United States 3–1 FinlandÄngelholms Ishall, Ängelholm
Attendance: 1,221

Final standings
Rk. Team
 United States
 Finland
 Czech Republic
4 Canada
5 Russia
6 Sweden
7 Slovakia
8 Germany
9 Belarus
10 Norway

 Belarus and  Norway are relegated to Division I for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Scoring leaders
Player Country GP G A Pts PIM
Patrick Kane United States675122
Jamie McBain United States629110
Erik Johnson United States6461027
Ruslan Bashkirov Russia66284
Mike Carman United States644810
Justin Azevedo Canada744820
François Bouchard Canada73586
Bill Sweatt United States65274
Jiří Tlustý Czech Republic74378
Martin Ylven Norway62574
David Kveton Czech Republic72572
Ben Maxwell Canada725710

Goaltending leaders

(Minimum 60 minutes played)

Player Country MINS GA Sv% GAA SO
Stanislav Galimov Russia60:0001.0000.001
Brett Bennett United States120:001.9690.501
Jakub Kovář Czech Republic105:082.9641.140
Joe Palmer United States246:506.9491.461
Jonathan Bernier Canada420:3212.9431.711

Division I
Main article: 2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

Division I consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 3 and 9 April 2006 in Miskolc, Hungary and the Group B tournament was held between 2 and 8 April 2006 in Riga, Latvia. Switzerland and Latvia won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Hungary finished last in Group A and South Korea last in Group B and were both relegated to Division II for 2007.[1][2]

Final standings

Division II
Main article: 2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

Division II consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 2 and 8 April 2006 in Merano, Italy and the Group B tournament was held between 15 and 21 March 2006 in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania. Italy and Great Britain won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division I for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Spain finished last in Group A and Iceland last in Group B and were both relegated to Division III for 2007.[3][4]

Final standings

Division III
Main article: 2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

The Division III tournament was held between 13 and 19 March 2006 in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania.[5] Romania and Israel finished first and second respectively and both gained promotion to Division II for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships.[5] While Bulgaria finished fifth and Turkey sixth and were relegated to the 2007 Division III Qualification tournament.[5][6]

Final standings
  1.  Romania — promoted to Division II for 2007
  2.  Israel — promoted to Division II for 2007
  3.  South Africa
  4.  New Zealand
  5.  Bulgaria — relegated to Division III Qualification for 2007
  6.  Turkey — relegated to Division III Qualification for 2007

References
  1. "2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
  2. "2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
  3. "2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
  4. "2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
  5. "2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  6. "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div IIIQ". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
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