2017 IIHF World U18 Championships

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2017 IIHF U18 World Championship
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Tournament details
Host nation  Slovakia
Dates 13–23 April 2017
Teams 10
Venue(s) (in 2 host cities)
Champions  United States (10 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played 31
Goals scored 196  (6.32 per game)
Attendance 73,690  (2,377 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Finland Kristian Vesalainen
MVP Flag of Finland Kristian Vesalainen

The 2017 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 19th IIHF World U18 Championship and was hosted by Poprad and Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia.[1] The tournament was played from 13 to 23 April 2017. Finland entered the tournament as the defending champions and once again advanced to the final, but this time they lost to the United States.

Top Division

Preliminary round

The four best ranked teams from each group of the preliminary round advance to the quarterfinals, while the last placed team from both groups plays a relegation round in a best of three format to determine the relegated team.[2]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Finland 4 4 0 0 0 23 10 13 12 Advance to Quarterfinals
2  Canada 4 2 1 0 1 18 13 5 8
3  Slovakia 4 2 0 1 1 13 10 3 7
4  Switzerland 4 1 0 0 3 9 14 −5 3
5  Latvia 4 0 0 0 4 3 19 −16 0 Advance to Relegation round
13 April 2017
15:30
Latvia  1–4
(1–1, 0–2, 0–1)
 Canada Poprad Ice Stadium, Poprad
Attendance: 1,435
13 April 2017
19:30
Slovakia  4–5
(0–1, 4–3, 0–1)
 Finland Poprad Ice Stadium, Poprad
Attendance: 3,935
14 April 2017
19:30
Switzerland  4–0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 Latvia Poprad Ice Stadium, Poprad
Attendance: 1,210
15 April 2017
15:30
Finland  5–1
(2–0, 2–0, 1–1)
 Switzerland Poprad Ice Stadium, Poprad
Attendance: 1,962
15 April 2017
19:30
Canada  4–3 OT
(3–1, 0–1, 0–1)
OT: (1–0)
 Slovakia Poprad Ice Stadium, Poprad
Attendance: 4,318
16 April 2017
19:30
Latvia  2–7
(1–2, 1–3, 0–2)
 Finland Poprad Ice Stadium, Poprad
Attendance: 1,116
17 April 2017
15:30
Canada  7–3
(2–0, 1–2, 4–1)
 Switzerland Poprad Ice Stadium, Poprad
Attendance: 1,562
17 April 2017
19:30
Slovakia  4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)
 Latvia Poprad Ice Stadium, Poprad
Attendance: 4,496
18 April 2017
15:30
Finland  6–3
(1–1, 3–1, 2–1)
 Canada Poprad Ice Stadium, Poprad
Attendance: 2,201
18 April 2017
19:30
Switzerland  1–2
(0–0, 1–1, 0–1)
 Slovakia Poprad Ice Stadium, Poprad
Attendance: 4,496

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 4 4 0 0 0 22 7 15 12 Advance to Quarterfinals
2  Russia 4 2 1 0 1 16 11 5 8
3  Sweden 4 2 0 0 2 8 12 −4 6
4  Czech Republic 4 1 0 1 2 15 17 −2 4
5  Belarus 4 0 0 0 4 7 21 −14 0 Advance to Relegation round


13 April 2017
15:30
Belarus  0–7
(0–0, 0–5, 0–2)
 United States Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves
Attendance: 567
13 April 2017
19:30
Russia  3–1
(0–1, 0–0, 3–0)
 Sweden Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves
Attendance: 2,350
14 April 2017
19:30
Czech Republic  7–4
(2–1, 4–1, 1–2)
 Belarus Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves
Attendance: 2,231
15 April 2017
15:30
United States  5–4
(0–1, 3–0, 2–3)
 Russia Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves
Attendance: 3,503
15 April 2017
19:30
Sweden  3–2
(1–0, 1–1, 1–1)
 Czech Republic Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves
Attendance: 3,126
16 April 2017
19:30
Belarus  2–3
(1–2, 1–0, 0–1)
 Sweden Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves
Attendance: 1,503
17 April 2017
15:30
United States  5–2
(2–1, 2–1, 1–0)
 Czech Republic Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves
Attendance: 3,856
17 April 2017
19:30
Russia  4–1
(0–0, 2–1, 2–0)
 Belarus Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves
Attendance: 1,123
18 April 2017
15:30
Sweden  1–5
(0–2, 1–1, 0–2)
 United States Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves
Attendance: 2,354
18 April 2017
19:30
Czech Republic  4–5 OT
(1–1, 1–1, 2–2)
OT: (0–1)
 Russia Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves
Attendance: 2,764

Relegation round

20 April 2017
11:30
Belarus  2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 Latvia Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves
Attendance: 356
21 April 2017
17:30
Latvia  3–2
(1–0, 1–1, 1–1)
 Belarus Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves
Attendance: 309
23 April 2017
13:30
Belarus  3–1
(2–0, 0–0, 1–1)
 Latvia Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves
Attendance: 131
  • Latvia is relegated to the 2018 Division I A.

Playoff round

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
  1A   Finland 6  
4B   Czech Republic 5  
  1A   Finland 2  
  2B   Russia 1  
2B   Russia 3
  3A   Slovakia 2  
    1A   Finland 2
  1B   United States 4
  1B   United States 4  
4A   Switzerland 2  
1B   United States 4
  3B   Sweden 3  
2A   Canada 3
  3B   Sweden 7  

Quarterfinals

20 April 2017
13:30
Finland  6–5 OT
(4–1, 1–3, 0–1)
OT: (1–0)
 Czech Republic Poprad Ice Stadium Poprad
Attendance: 1,194
20 April 2017
15:30
Canada  3–7
(0–1, 2–3, 1–3)
 Sweden Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves
Attendance: 2,259
20 April 2017
17:30
Russia  3–2 OT
(1–0, 0–2, 1–0)
OT: 1–0)
 Slovakia Poprad Ice Stadium Poprad
Attendance: 4,496
20 April 2017
19:30
United States  4–2
(1–0, 1–2, 2–0)
 Switzerland Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves
Attendance: 2,342

Semifinals

22 April 2017
15:30
Finland  2–1 OT
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
OT: (1–0)
 Russia Poprad Ice Stadium Poprad
Attendance: 2,936
22 April 2017
19:30
United States  4–3 OT
(1–0, 1–1, 1–2)
OT: (1–0)
 Sweden Poprad Ice Stadium Poprad
Attendance: 2,732

Bronze medal game

23 April 2017
15:30
Russia  3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 Sweden Poprad Ice Stadium Poprad
Attendance: 2,923

Final

23 April 2017
19:30
United States  4–2
(2–0, 2–1, 0–1)
 Finland Poprad Ice Stadium Poprad
Attendance: 3,904

Final standings

Rank Team
1  United States
1  Finland
1  Russia
4th  Sweden
5th  Canada
6th  Slovakia
7th  Czech Republic
8th  Switzerland
9th  Belarus
10th  Latvia
Relegated to the 2018 Division I A

Division I

Main article: 2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 7 to 13 April 2017.[3]


Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 15 to 21 April 2017.[4]


Division II

Main article: 2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Gangneung, South Korea, from 2 to 8 April 2017.[5]


Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 13 to 19 March 2017.[6]


Division III

Main article: 2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

Division III A

The Division III A tournament was played in Taipei, Taiwan, from 21 to 27 March 2017.[7]


Division III B

The Division III B tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 17 to 19 March 2017.[8]


References

External links


World Junior Championships
IIHF World U20 Championship (1974-)

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IIHF World U18 Championship (1999-)

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