2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

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.

2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Latvia
 Ukraine
Dates2–8 April (Group A)
14–20 April (Group B)
Teams12
2017
2019

Division I A

2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I A
Tournament details
Host country Latvia
Dates2–8 April
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored86 (5.73 per match)
Attendance9,057 (604 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Taro Jentzsch
(7 points)
WebsiteIIHF.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. Kazakhstan 2–4 Denmark
  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

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
Taro Jentzsch5167+76F
Yannik Valenti5516+62F
Phillip Schultz542606F
Andrei Buyalsky5325+42F
Luis Schinko5325+28F
Edwin Schitz5325+70F
Victor Cubars5235+12F
Manuel Alberg5145+50F
Dias Guseinov5055+26F
Oleg Boiko5314+20F
Maxim Musorov5314+12F
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
Jānis Voris180:006520.6796.921
Artūrs Šilovs120:005021.0096.001
Vladislav Nurek120:004231.5092.860
Tobias Normann140:155852.1491.381
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: Jānis Voris
  • Defenceman: Moritz Seider
  • Forward: Yannik Valenti

Source: IIHF.com

Division I B

2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Host country Ukraine
Dates14–20 April
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored80 (5.33 per match)
Attendance33,163 (2,211 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Benjamin Baumgartner
Dmytro Danylenko
(8 points)
WebsiteIIHF.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. 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

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
Benjamin Baumgartner5358+30F
Dmytro Danylenko5358+42F
Taiga Abe5527−24F
Felix Morozov5437+42F
Marco Rossi5437+24F
Benjamin Lanzinger5336+42F
Marcell Révész5336+514F
Enrico Bitetto5325+12F
Levente Keresztes5325+32F
Shogo Araki5235+50F
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
Marvin Kortin180:004310.3397.672
Artur Ogandzhanyan167:228851.7994.320
Eiki Sato266:4812681.8093.651
Vladislav Hurko132:154331.3693.021
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: Eiki Sato
  • Defenceman: David Maier
  • Forward: Oleksandr Peresunko

Source: IIHF.com

References

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