2015 IIHF World U18 Championships

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2015 IIHF U18 World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation  Switzerland
Dates 16 – 26 April 2015
Teams 10
Venue(s) (in 2 host cities)
Champions  United States (9 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played 30
Goals scored 211  (7.03 per game)
Attendance 48,622  (1,621 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of United States Auston Matthews
MVP Flag of United States Auston Matthews

The 2015 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 17th IIHF World U18 Championship, and was hosted by Zug and Lucerne, Switzerland. The tournament began on 16 April 2015, with the gold medal game played on 26 April 2015.[1][2]

Top Division

Preliminary round

Team qualified to Quarterfinals
Team will play in Relegation round

Group A

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Russia 4 4 0 0 0 20 7 +13 12
 United States 4 3 0 0 1 30 8 +22 9
 Slovakia 4 1 1 0 2 9 18 −9 5
 Sweden 4 1 0 0 3 16 17 −1 3
 Germany 4 0 0 1 3 5 30 −25 1

All times are local. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+02:00)

16 April 2015
14:45
Sweden  1–3
(0–0, 0–1, 1–2)
 Slovakia Ice Center Lucerne
Attendance: 460
16 April 2015
18:45
Russia  3–1
(0–1, 2–0, 1–0)
 United States Ice Center Lucerne
Attendance: 925
17 April 2015
14:45
Slovakia  0–10
(0–4, 0–6, 0–0)
 United States Ice Center Lucerne
Attendance: 290
17 April 2015
18:45
Russia  6–0
(2–0, 3–0, 1–0)
 Germany Ice Center Lucerne
Attendance: 362
18 April 2015
17:00
Germany  1–7
(0–1, 0–5, 1–1)
 Sweden Ice Center Lucerne
Attendance: 532
19 April 2015
13:00
Slovakia  2–4
(1–2, 0–1, 1–1)
 Russia Ice Center Lucerne
Attendance: 660
19 April 2015
17:00
United States  6–4
(1–1, 2–2, 3–1)
 Sweden Ice Center Lucerne
Attendance: 1,222
20 April 2015
18:45
Germany  3–4 SO
(1–0, 1–1, 1–2)
(OT (0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 Slovakia Ice Center Lucerne
Attendance: 332
21 April 2015
14:45
United States  13–1
(4–0, 5–1, 3–0)
 Germany Ice Center Lucerne
Attendance: 317
21 April 2015
18:45
Sweden  4–7
(2–1, 1–2, 1–3)
 Russia Ice Center Lucerne
Attendance: 732

Group B

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Canada 4 4 0 0 0 21 11 +10 12
 Finland 4 3 0 0 1 14 6 +8 9
 Czech Republic 4 2 0 0 2 12 10 +2 6
 Switzerland 4 0 1 0 3 5 14 −9 2
 Latvia 4 0 0 1 3 10 21 −11 1
16 April 2015
15:45
Canada  11–6
(2–3, 6–0, 3–3)
 Latvia Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 170
16 April 2015
19:45
Finland  6–1
(1–1, 3–0, 2–0)
 Czech Republic Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 315
17 April 2015
15:45
Latvia  1–4
(0–1, 1–1, 0–2)
 Czech Republic Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 721
17 April 2015
19:45
Finland  3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)
 Switzerland Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 3,370
18 April 2015
18:45
Switzerland  1–4
(0–1, 1–2, 0–1)
 Canada Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 5,277
19 April 2015
14:45
Latvia  1–3
(1–0, 0–2, 0–1)
 Finland Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 363
19 April 2015
18:45
Czech Republic  2–3
(1–1, 1–1, 0–1)
 Canada Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 749
20 April 2015
19:45
Switzerland  3–2 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT 1–0)
 Latvia Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 2,561
21 April 2015
15:45
Canada  3–2
(0–2, 3–0, 0–0)
 Finland Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 1133
21 April 2015
19:45
Czech Republic  5–0
(2–0, 2–0, 1–0)
 Switzerland Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 2,468

Relegation round

The last-placed teams played a best-of-three series.

23 April 2015
12:15
Latvia  5–3
(3–1, 1–0, 1–2)
 Germany Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 276
24 April 2015
18:00
Germany  3–5
(1–0, 1–2, 1–3)
 Latvia Ice Center Lucerne, Lucerne
Attendance: 387
  • Germany is relegated to next year's Division I A; the third game was not played because the result of the relegation series had been decided.

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

23 April 2015
14:45
United States  7–2
(4–0, 0–1, 3–1)
 Czech Republic Ice Center Lucerne, Lucerne
Attendance: 542
23 April 2015
16:00
Canada  5–3
(3–1, 1–1, 1–1)
 Sweden Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 1,248
23 April 2015
18:45
Finland  3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)
 Slovakia Ice Center Lucerne, Lucerne
Attendance: 469
23 April 2015
20:00
Russia  0–5
(0–1, 0–2, 0–2)
 Switzerland Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 2,381

Semifinals

25 April 2015
15:00
Canada  2–7
(0–0, 1–2, 1–5)
 United States Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 4,170
25 April 2015
19:00
Finland  5–4 OT
(2–2 0–0, 2–2)
(OT 1–0)
 Switzerland Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 7,015

Bronze medal game

26 April 2015
15:00
Canada  5–2
(3–2, 2–0, 0–0)
 Switzerland Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 4,718

Gold medal game

26 April 2015
19:00
United States  2–1 OT
(0–1, 0–0, 1–0)
(OT 1–0)
 Finland Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 4,457

Final standings

Team
1  United States
1  Finland
1  Canada
4th  Switzerland
5th  Russia
6th  Czech Republic
7th  Slovakia
8th  Sweden
9th  Latvia
10th  Germany
Relegated to the 2016 Division I A

 2014 IIHF U18 World Champions 

United States
9th title

Division I

Main article: 2015 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Debrecen, Hungary, from 12 to 18 April 2015.[3]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Denmark 5 4 1 0 0 28 8 +20 14
 Belarus 5 3 1 1 0 19 11 +8 12
 France 5 2 1 0 2 16 13 +3 8
 Norway 5 2 0 2 1 14 12 +2 8
 Kazakhstan 5 1 0 0 4 15 28 −13 3
 Hungary 5 0 0 0 5 11 31 −20 0
Promoted to the 2016 Top Division Relegated to the 2016 Division I B

Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia, from 12 to 18 April 2015.[4]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Austria 5 5 0 0 0 26 6 +20 15
 Slovenia 5 3 0 1 1 27 21 +6 10
 Japan 5 2 1 0 2 16 16 0 8
 Ukraine 5 2 0 0 3 13 14 −1 6
 Italy 5 1 0 0 4 16 24 −8 3
 Lithuania 5 1 0 0 4 8 25 −17 3
Promoted to the 2016 Division I A Relegated to the 2016 Division II A

Division II

Main article: 2015 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 22 to 28 March 2015.[5]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 South Korea 5 5 0 0 0 28 7 +21 15
 Poland 5 4 0 0 1 18 10 +8 12
 Great Britain 5 2 1 0 2 18 13 +5 8
 Netherlands 5 1 1 1 2 18 22 −4 6
 Croatia 5 1 0 0 4 9 24 −15 3
 Estonia 5 0 0 1 4 11 26 −15 1
Promoted to the 2016 Division I B Relegated to the 2016 Division II B

Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in Novi Sad, Serbia, from 16 to 22 March 2015.[6]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Romania 5 4 1 0 0 46 12 +34 14
 Spain 5 4 0 1 0 28 13 +15 13
 Serbia 5 3 0 0 2 21 13 +8 9
 Belgium 5 1 1 0 3 20 26 −6 5
 China 5 1 0 0 4 14 27 −13 3
 Australia 5 0 0 1 4 11 49 −38 1
Promoted to the 2016 Division II A Relegated to the 2016 Division III A

Division III

Main article: 2015 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

Division III A

The Division III A tournament was played in Taipei City, Taiwan, from 22 to 28 March 2015.[7]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Iceland 5 3 2 0 0 19 13 +6 13
 Mexico 5 1 2 2 0 17 10 +7 9
 Bulgaria 5 2 0 2 1 14 12 +2 8
 Chinese Taipei 5 2 1 0 2 28 16 +12 8
 Israel 5 2 0 1 2 16 15 +1 7
 South Africa 5 0 0 0 5 7 35 −28 0
Promoted to the 2016 Division II B Relegated to the 2016 Division III B

Division III B

The Division III B tournament was played in Auckland, New Zealand, from 17 to 19 March 2015.[8]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Turkey 2 2 0 0 0 14 5 +9 6
 New Zealand 2 1 0 0 1 12 10 +2 3
 Hong Kong 2 0 0 0 2 6 17 −11 0
Promoted to the 2016 Division III A

References

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