2024 IIHF World U18 Championships

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2024 IIHF U18 World Championship
2024 IIHF U18 World Championship logo.png
Tournament details
Host nation  Finland
Dates 25 April – 5 May 2024
Teams 10
Venue(s) (in 2 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Games played 29
Goals scored 215  (7.41 per game)
Attendance 52,958  (1,826 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of United States James Hagens
MVP Flag of United States James Hagens

The 2024 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 25th such event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition.[1] These tournaments served as qualifications for the 2025 competition.

Top Division

The Top Division tournament was played in Espoo and Vantaa, Finland, from 25 April to 5 May 2024.[2][3]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3)

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 4 4 0 0 0 33 7 26 12 Quarterfinals
2  Finland (H) 4 3 0 0 1 18 10 8 9
3  Slovakia 4 1 0 0 3 14 19 −5 3
4  Latvia 4 1 0 0 3 10 18 −8 3
5  Norway 4 1 0 0 3 8 29 −21 3 Relegation round
25 April 2024
14:00
United States  9–0
(3–0, 3–0, 3–0)
 Slovakia Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 789
25 April 2024
18:00
Latvia  1–3
(0–1, 0–1, 1–1)
 Finland Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 4,029

26 April 2024
14:00
Slovakia  3–5
(1–3, 2–1, 0–1)
 Latvia Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 583
26 April 2024
18:00
Finland  7–0
(3–0, 4–0, 0–0)
 Norway Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 4,618

27 April 2024
17:30
Norway  2–8
(0–4, 0–2, 2–2)
 United States Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 1,006

28 April 2024
14:00
Slovakia  0–4
(0–4, 0–0, 0–0)
 Finland Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 5,500
28 April 2024
18:00
United States  7–1
(3–0, 2–1, 2–0)
 Latvia Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 825

29 April 2024
17:30
Latvia  3–5
(0–3, 1–2, 2–0)
 Norway Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 509

30 April 2024
14:00
Norway  1–11
(1–5, 0–3, 0–3)
 Slovakia Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 508
30 April 2024
18:00
Finland  4–9
(0–1, 3–5, 1–3)
 United States Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 5,600

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 4 4 0 0 0 31 7 24 12 Quarterfinals
2  Czechia 4 1 1 1 1 9 12 −3 6
3  Sweden 4 1 1 1 1 15 12 3 6
4  Switzerland 4 1 0 1 2 8 16 −8 4
5  Kazakhstan 4 0 1 0 3 10 26 −16 2 Relegation round
25 April 2024
15:00
Czechia  3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)
 Switzerland Trio Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 442
25 April 2024
19:00
Sweden  3–6
(1–4, 2–1, 0–1)
 Canada Trio Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 1,319

26 April 2024
15:00
Switzerland  5–2
(0–2, 2–0, 3–0)
 Kazakhstan Trio Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 363
26 April 2024
19:00
Canada  6–0
(4–0, 0–0, 2–0)
 Czechia Trio Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 954

27 April 2024
15:00
Kazakhstan  1–7
(1–2, 0–2, 0–3)
 Sweden Trio Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 698

28 April 2024
15:00
Sweden  2–3 GWS
(0–0, 1–2, 1–0)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (0–1)
 Czechia Trio Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 904
28 April 2024
19:00
Canada  8–1
(0–0, 7–1, 1–0)
 Switzerland Trio Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 1,251

29 April 2024
15:00
Czechia  3–4 OT
(2–1, 1–1, 0–1)
OT: (0–1)
 Kazakhstan Trio Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 407

30 April 2024
15:00
Switzerland  2–3 OT
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0)
OT: (0–1)
 Sweden Trio Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 626
30 April 2024
19:00
Kazakhstan  3–11
(1–3, 0–5, 2–3)
 Canada Trio Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 488

Relegation round

2 May 2024
11:00
Norway  6–5 GWS
(2–1, 2–2, 1–2)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)
 Kazakhstan Trio Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 295

Playoff round

Winning teams in the quarterfinals will be reseeded according to their ranking:[4]

  1. higher position in the group
  2. higher number of points
  3. better goal difference
  4. higher number of goals scored for
  5. better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2023 IIHF World U18 Championships).
Rank Team Group Pos Pts GD GF Seed
1  United States A 1 12 +26 33 1
2  Canada B 1 12 +24 31 3
3  Finland A 2 9 +8 18 5
4  Czechia B 2 6 −3 9 7
5  Sweden B 3 6 +3 15 2
6  Slovakia A 3 3 −5 14 4
7  Switzerland B 4 4 −8 8 6
8  Latvia A 4 3 −8 10 8


Quarterfinals

2 May 2024
12:00
United States  4–0
(0–0, 3–0, 1–0)
 Switzerland Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 1,249
2 May 2024
14:45
Czechia  2–3
(1–1, 0–1, 1–1)
 Slovakia Trio Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 380
2 May 2024
17:00
Finland  1–2
(0–1, 1–1, 0–0)
 Sweden Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 5,053
2 May 2024
19:45
Canada  4–0
(2–0, 0–0, 2–0)
 Latvia Trio Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 788

Semifinals

4 May 2024
14:00
United States  7–2
(2–1, 3–0, 2–1)
 Slovakia Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 2,665

4 May 2024
18:00
Canada  5–4
(4–0, 1–2, 0–2)
 Sweden Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 2,808

Bronze medal game

5 May 2024
14:00
Sweden  4–0
(0–0, 0–0, 4–0)
 Slovakia Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 2,501

Gold medal game

5 May 2024
18:00
United States  4–6
(1–0, 2–2, 1–4)
 Canada Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 5,800

Division I

Main article: 2024 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

Group A

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Frederikshavn, Denmark from 14 to 20 April 2024.

Group B

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 14 to 20 April 2024.[5]

Division II

Main article: 2024 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

Group A

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Sosnowiec, Poland, from 17 to 23 April 2024.[6]

Group B

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Puigcerdà, Spain, from 17 to 23 March 2024.

Division III

Main article: 2024 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

Group A

The Division III Group A tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey, from 4 to 10 March 2024.[7]

Group B

The Division III Group B tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 4 to 7 March 2024.

References

External links


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