2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

The 2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II were two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II A and Division II B tournaments represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Estonia
 Croatia
Dates1–7 April 2018
24–30 March 2018
Teams12
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Division II A
2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Estonia
Dates1–7 April
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored113 (7.53 per match)
Attendance5,655 (377 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Damian Tyczyński
(12 points)

The Division II A tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 1 to 7 April 2018.[1]

Participants
Team Qualification
 Poland placed 6th in 2017 Division I B and were relegated
 Estonia hosts; placed 2nd in 2017 Division II A
 Lithuania placed 3rd in 2017 Division II A
 South Korea placed 4th in 2017 Division II A
 Great Britain placed 5th in 2017 Division II A
 Australia placed 1st in 2017 Division II B and were promoted

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Great Britain 5 4 0 0 1 26 15 +11 12[lower-alpha 1] Promoted to 2019 Division I B
2  Lithuania 5 4 0 0 1 22 8 +14 12[lower-alpha 1]
3  Poland 5 3 1 0 1 32 11 +21 11
4  South Korea 5 2 0 0 3 12 14 −2 6
5  Estonia (H) 5 1 0 1 3 17 21 −4 4
6  Australia 5 0 0 0 5 4 44 −40 0 Relegated to 2019 Division II 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. Great Britain 3−2 Lithuania

Results

All times are local. (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3)

1 April 2018
13:00		Australia 1–4
(1–1, 0–2, 0–1)		 South KoreaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
1 April 2018
16:30		Lithuania 4–3
(1–1, 1–0, 2–2)		 PolandTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
1 April 2018
20:00		Estonia 3–6
(0–4, 3–2, 0–0)		 Great BritainTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
2 April 2018
13:00		Poland 4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 South KoreaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
2 April 2018
16:30		Great Britain 9–2
(2–1, 5–1, 2–0)		 AustraliaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
2 April 2018
20:00		Estonia 0–7
(0–2, 0–2, 0–3)		 LithuaniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
4 April 2018
13:00		Poland 5–4
(3–2, 0–2, 2–0)		 Great BritainTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
4 April 2018
16:30		Lithuania 2–1
(0–0, 1–1, 1–0)		 South KoreaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
4 April 2018
20:00		Estonia 8–0
(3–0, 0–0, 5–0)		 AustraliaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
6 April 2018
13:00		Great Britain 3–2
(1–0, 2–2, 0–0)		 LithuaniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
6 April 2018
16:30		Australia 0–16
(0–7, 0–5, 0–4)		 PolandTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
6 April 2018
20:00		South Korea 4–3
(3–1, 0–1, 1–1)		 EstoniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
7 April 2018
13:00		Lithuania 7–1
(3–1, 1–0, 3–0)		 AustraliaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
7 April 2018
16:30		South Korea 3–4
(0–2, 3–1, 0–1)		 Great BritainTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
7 April 2018
20:00		Poland 4–3 OT
(1–0, 2–2, 0–1)
OT: (1–0)		 EstoniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

Awards
Best Players Selected by the Directorate
  • Goaltender: Sebastian Lipiński
  • Defenceman: Dominykas Motiejūnas
  • Forward: Mason Alderson

Source: IIHF

Division II B
2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Croatia
Dates24–30 March
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored99 (6.6 per match)
Attendance6,816 (454 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Pablo Zaballa
(10 points)

The Division II B tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia, from 24 to 30 March 2018.[2]

Participants
Team Qualification
 Croatia hosts; placed 6th in 2017 Division II A and were relegated
 Spain placed 2nd in 2017 Division II B
 Serbia placed 3rd in 2017 Division II B
 Netherlands placed 4th in 2017 Division II B
 Iceland placed 5th in 2017 Division II B
 China placed 1st in 2017 Division III A and were promoted

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Spain 5 4 1 0 0 27 13 +14 14 Promoted to 2019 Division II A
2  Croatia (H) 5 2 1 0 2 13 12 +1 8[lower-alpha 1]
3  Serbia 5 2 0 2 1 16 11 +5 8[lower-alpha 1]
4  Netherlands 5 1 2 0 2 18 18 0 7[lower-alpha 2]
5  China 5 2 0 1 2 16 19 −3 7[lower-alpha 2]
6  Iceland 5 0 0 1 4 9 26 −17 1 Relegated to 2019 Division III 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. Serbia 1–2 Croatia
  2. China 5–6 (GWS) Netherlands

Results

All times are local. (24 March: Central European Time – UTC+1, from 25 March: Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)

24 March 2018
13:00		Spain 8–3
(6–0, 1–2, 1–1)		 IcelandDom Sportova, Zagreb
24 March 2018
16:30		China 5–6 GWS
(1–2, 3–1, 1–2)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (0–1)		 NetherlandsDom Sportova, Zagreb
24 March 2018
20:00		Serbia 1–2
(0–0, 0–1, 1–1)		 CroatiaDom Sportova, Zagreb
25 March 2018
13:00		Iceland 0–5
(0–2, 0–1, 0–2)		 ChinaDom Sportova, Zagreb
25 March 2018
16:30		Spain 3–2 GWS
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)		 SerbiaDom Sportova, Zagreb
25 March 2018
20:00		Croatia 3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)		 NetherlandsDom Sportova, Zagreb
27 March 2018
13:00		Serbia 4–5 OT
(1–2, 2–1, 1–1)
OT: (0–1)		 NetherlandsDom Sportova, Zagreb
27 March 2018
16:30		Spain 7–3
(2–0, 2–1, 3–2)		 ChinaDom Sportova, Zagreb
27 March 2018
20:00		Croatia 5–4 GWS
(1–2, 2–0, 1–2)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)		 IcelandDom Sportova, Zagreb
28 March 2018
13:00		Netherlands 4–5
(0–2, 2–1, 2–2)		 SpainDom Sportova, Zagreb
28 March 2018
16:30		Iceland 1–5
(0–3, 1–2, 0–0)		 SerbiaDom Sportova, Zagreb
28 March 2018
20:00		China 3–2
(0–2, 1–0, 2–0)		 CroatiaDom Sportova, Zagreb
30 March 2018
13:00		Serbia 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 ChinaDom Sportova, Zagreb
30 March 2018
16:30		Netherlands 3–1
(1–0, 0–0, 2–1)		 IcelandDom Sportova, Zagreb
30 March 2018
20:00		Croatia 1–4
(0–1, 0–2, 1–1)		 SpainDom Sportova, Zagreb

Awards
Best Players Selected by the Directorate
  • Goaltender: Domagoj Troha
  • Defenceman: Aron Sarmiento
  • Forward: Wang Jing

Source: IIHF

References
  1. Division II A statistics
  2. Division II B statistics
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