2007 IIHF World U18 Championships

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2007 IIHF World U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host nation  Finland
Dates April 11–22, 2007
Teams 10
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions  Russia (3 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played 31
Goals scored 210  (6.77 per game)
Attendance 53,312  (1,720 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of United States James van Riemsdyk (12 points)
Flag of United States Colin Wilson (12 points)
MVP Flag of United States James van Riemsdyk

The 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Rauma and Tampere, Finland. The championships began on April 11, 2007 and finished on April 22, 2007. Games were played at Äijänsuo Arena in Rauma and Hakametsän jäähalli in Tampere. Russia defeated the United States 6–5 in the final to claim the gold medal, while Sweden defeated Canada 8–3 to capture the bronze medal.

Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 Canada 4 3 1 0 0 24 8 11
 Russia 4 3 0 0 1 16 12 9
 United States 4 2 0 1 1 22 9 7
 Germany 4 1 0 0 3 8 21 3
 Latvia 4 0 0 0 4 6 26 0
Results
April 12, 2007 Canada  7–3
  Germany Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 1,490
April 12, 2007 Russia  5–3
  United States Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 1,639
April 13, 2007 Germany  1–9
  United States Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 1,244
April 13, 2007 Russia  6–3
  Latvia Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 1,370
April 14, 2007 Latvia  1–9
  Canada Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 1,156
April 15, 2007 Germany  1–3
  Russia Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 2,031
April 15, 2007 United States  2–3 (SO)
  Canada Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 2,631
April 16, 2007 Latvia  2–3
  Germany Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 1,008
April 17, 2007 United States  8–0
  Latvia Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 2,032
April 17, 2007 Canada  5–2
  Russia Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 2,568

Group B

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 Sweden 4 2 1 0 1 10 7 8
 Slovakia 4 2 0 1 1 9 10 7
 Switzerland 4 2 0 0 2 11 7 6
 Czech Republic 4 1 1 0 2 9 11 5
 Finland 4 1 0 1 2 6 10 4
Results
April 11, 2007 Sweden  2–1 (SO)
  Finland Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 4,323
April 12, 2007 Czech Republic  4–2
  Switzerland Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 1,535
April 13, 2007 Sweden  3–6
  Slovakia Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 1,298
April 13, 2007 Switzerland  5–1
  Finland Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 2,702
April 14, 2007 Slovakia  2–3 (SO)
  Czech Republic Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 1,648
April 15, 2007 Switzerland  0–2
  Sweden Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 1,890
April 15, 2007 Finland  4–2
  Czech Republic Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 4,220
April 16, 2007 Slovakia  0–4
  Switzerland Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 1,401
April 17, 2007 Czech Republic  0–3
  Sweden Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 918
April 17, 2007 Finland  0–1
  Slovakia Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 2,590

Relegation round

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 Finland 3 3 0 0 0 14 8 9
 Germany 3 2 0 0 1 12 9 6
 Czech Republic 3 1 0 0 2 9 11 3
 Latvia 3 0 0 0 3 6 13 0

Results

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

April 19, 2007 Czech Republic  4–1
  Latvia Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 979
April 19, 2007 Germany  3–4
  Finland Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 1,405
April 20, 2007 Germany  6–3
  Czech Republic Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 731
April 20, 2007 Latvia  3–6
  Finland Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 1,238

Final round

Quarterfinals

April 19, 2007 Russia  4–3 (OT)
  Switzerland Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 724
April 19, 2007 Slovakia  2–7
  United States Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 1,204

Semifinals

April 20, 2007 Sweden  4–5
  Russia Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 955
April 20, 2007 Canada  3–4 (SO)
  United States Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 1,505

Fifth place game

April 21, 2007 Switzerland  1–4
  Slovakia Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 416

Bronze medal game

April 22, 2007 Canada  3–8
  Sweden Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 2,182

Gold medal game

April 22, 2007 United States  5–6
  Russia Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 2,279

Final standings

Rk. Team
Gold medal icon.png  Russia
Silver medal icon.png  United States
Bronze medal icon.png  Sweden
4  Canada
5  Slovakia
6  Switzerland
7  Finland
8  Germany
9  Czech Republic
10  Latvia

 Czech Republic and  Latvia are relegated to Division I for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Division I

Main article: 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

Division I consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 6 April and 12 April 2007 in Maribor, Slovenia and the Group B tournament was held between 4 April and 10 April 2007 in Sanok, Poland. Belarus and Denmark won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships. While France finished last in Group A and Great Britain last in Group B and were both relegated to Division II for 2007.[1][2]

Final standings

Group A

  1.  Belarus — promoted to Championship Division for 2008
  2.  Slovenia
  3.  Kazakhstan
  4.  Italy
  5.  Austria
  6.  France — relegated to Division II for 2008
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Group B

  1.  Denmark — promoted to Championship Division for 2008
  2.  Japan
  3.  Norway
  4.  Poland
  5.  Ukraine
  6.  Great Britain — relegated to Division II for 2008

Division II

Main article: 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

Division II consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 15 and 21 April 2007 in Miskolc, Hungary and the Group B tournament was held between 12 and 18 March 2006 in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania. Netherlands and Lithuania won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division I for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Mexico finished last in Group A and Serbia last in Group B and were both relegated to Division III for 2008.[3][4]

Final standings

Group A

  1.  Netherlands — promoted to Division I for 2008
  2.  Hungary
  3.  Estonia
  4.  Belgium
  5.  Israel
  6.  Mexico — relegated to Division III for 2008
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Group B

  1.  Lithuania — promoted to Division I for 2008
  2.  South Korea
  3.  Croatia
  4.  Romania
  5.  Australia
  6.  Serbia — relegated to Division III for 2008

Division III

Main article: 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

The Division III tournament was held between 5 and 11 March 2007 in Beijing, China. Spain and China finished first and second respectively and both gained promotion to Division II for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships.[5]

Final standings
  1.  Spain — promoted to Division II for 2008
  2.  China — promoted to Division II for 2008
  3.  Iceland
  4.  New Zealand
  5.  South Africa
  6.  Turkey

Division III Qualification

The Division III Qualification tournament was held on 28 January 2007 in İzmit, Turkey. Turkey won the tournament and qualified for the Division III tournament after winning the game against Bulgaria 3–2 in a shootout.[6]

Final standings
  1.  Turkey — qualified for the 2007 Division III tournament
  2.  Bulgaria

References

  1. ↑ "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/w18ia/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=107. Retrieved 2013-01-01. 
  2. ↑ "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/w18ib/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=106. Retrieved 2013-01-01. 
  3. ↑ "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/w18iia/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=101. Retrieved 2013-01-02. 
  4. ↑ "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/w18iib/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=100. Retrieved 2013-01-02. 
  5. ↑ "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/w18iii/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=99. Retrieved 2013-01-01. 
  6. ↑ "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div IIIQ". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/w18iiiq/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=98. Retrieved 2013-01-01. 

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