The 2018 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 20th IIHF World U18 Championship. The tournament was played from 19 to 29 April 2018 in Chelyabinsk and Magnitogorsk, Russia.2018 Top Division statistics United States lost the final to Finland. It was also the first time France had ever played in the top division at the U18 World Championship.
Top Division
Match officials 12 referees and 10 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees Jonathan Alarie Kenneth Anderson Geoffrey Barcelo Christoffer Holm Benjamin Hoppe Ken Mollard Denis Naumov Kristijan Nikolic Daniel Pražák Peter Stano Kristian Vikman Milan Zrnič
Linesmen Maxime Chaput Daniel Hynek Balazs Kovacs Jan-Christian Müller Lauri Nikulainen Tobias Nordlander Charlie O'Connor Ulrich Pardatscher Nikita Shalagin Dmitry Shishlo
Preliminary round
Group A
All times are local (UTC+5).
Group B
Relegation round
Playoff round
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Final
Final standings
Statistics
Scoring leaders List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Jack Hughes 7 5 7 12 +3 2 Maxim Čajkovič 5 4 7 11 +7 6 Niklas Nordgren 7 8 2 10 +10 4 Jonatan Berggren 7 5 5 10 +7 2 Kaapo Kakko 7 4 6 10 +8 2 Oliver Wahlstrom 7 7 2 9 +2 4 Jesperi Kotkaniemi 7 3 6 9 +9 37 Oliver Okuliar 5 4 4 8 +5 6 Joel Farabee 7 4 4 8 +1 6 Gilian Kohler 5 5 2 7 +1 2 GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource: 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 Olivier Rodrigue 180:57 79 4 1.33 94.94 1 Olof Lindbom 361:16 196 10 1.66 94.90 0 Justus Annunen 360:00 139 12 2.00 91.37 1 Luca Hollenstein 237:58 107 10 2.52 90.65 1 Lukáš Dostál 251:18 148 14 3.34 90.54 0 TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource: IIHF.com
Tournament awards
Most Valuable Player Forward: Jack Hughes
All-star team Goaltender: Olof Lindbom Defencemen: Cameron York, Anton Malyshev Forwards: Jack Hughes, Oliver Wahlstrom, Niklas Nordgren Source: IIHF.com
IIHF best player awards Goaltender: Olof Lindbom Defenceman: Adam Boqvist Forward: Jack Hughes Source: IIHF.com
Division I
Division I A The Division I A tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, from 2 to 8 April 2018.2018 Division I A statistics
Division I B The Division I B tournament was played in Kyiv, Ukraine, from 14 to 20 April 2018.2018 Division I B statistics
Division II
Division II A The Division II A tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 1 to 7 April 2018.2018 Division II A statistics
Division II B The Division II B tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia, from 24 to 30 March 2018.2018 Division II B statistics
Division III
Division III A The Division III A tournament was played in Erzurum, Turkey, from 26 March to 1 April 2018.2018 Division III A statistics
Division III B The Division III B tournament was played in Queenstown, New Zealand, from 26 to 28 April 2018.2018 Division III B statistics
References
External links 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship IIHF.com