2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II
| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia |
| Dates | 1–7 April 2018 24–30 March 2018 |
| Teams | 12 |
The 2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II A and Division II B tournaments represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.
Division II A
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| Host country | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 1–7 April |
| Teams | 6 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 113 (7.53 per game) |
| Attendance | 5,655 (377 per game) |
| Scoring leader | Poland Damian Tyczyński (12 points) |
The Division II A tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 1 to 7 April 2018.[1]
Participants
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| File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | placed 6th in 2017 Division I B and were relegated |
| File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia | hosts; placed 2nd in 2017 Division II A |
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | placed 3rd in 2017 Division II A |
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | placed 4th in 2017 Division II A |
| placed 5th in 2017 Division II A | |
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | placed 1st in 2017 Division II B and were promoted |
Final standings
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 12[a] | Promoted to the 2019 Division I B | |
| 2 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 12[a] | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 11 | +21 | 11 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 6 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 4 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 44 | −40 | 0 | Relegated to the 2019 Division II B |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
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Results
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| 1 April 2018 13:00 | Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg | 1–4 (1–1, 0–2, 0–1) | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 1 April 2018 16:30 | Lithuania File:Flag of Lithuania.svg | 4–3 (1–1, 1–0, 2–2) | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 1 April 2018 20:00 | Estonia File:Flag of Estonia.svg | 3–6 (0–4, 3–2, 0–0) | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 2 April 2018 13:00 | Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg | 4–0 (1–0, 1–0, 2–0) | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 2 April 2018 16:30 | Great Britain | 9–2 (2–1, 5–1, 2–0) | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 2 April 2018 20:00 | Estonia File:Flag of Estonia.svg | 0–7 (0–2, 0–2, 0–3) | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 4 April 2018 13:00 | Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg | 5–4 (3–2, 0–2, 2–0) | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 4 April 2018 16:30 | Lithuania File:Flag of Lithuania.svg | 2–1 (0–0, 1–1, 1–0) | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 4 April 2018 20:00 | Estonia File:Flag of Estonia.svg | 8–0 (3–0, 0–0, 5–0) | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 6 April 2018 13:00 | Great Britain | 3–2 (1–0, 2–2, 0–0) | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 6 April 2018 16:30 | Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg | 0–16 (0–7, 0–5, 0–4) | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 6 April 2018 20:00 | South Korea File:Flag of South Korea.svg | 4–3 (3–1, 0–1, 1–1) | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 7 April 2018 13:00 | Lithuania File:Flag of Lithuania.svg | 7–1 (3–1, 1–0, 3–0) | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 7 April 2018 16:30 | South Korea File:Flag of South Korea.svg | 3–4 (0–2, 3–1, 0–1) | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 7 April 2018 20:00 | Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg | 4–3 OT (1–0, 2–2, 0–1) OT: (1–0) | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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Awards
[edit | edit source]- Best Players Selected by the Directorate
- Goaltender: Poland Sebastian Lipiński
- Defenceman: Lithuania Dominykas Motiejūnas
- Forward:
Mason Alderson
Source: IIHF
Division II B
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| Host country | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 24–30 March |
| Teams | 6 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 99 (6.6 per game) |
| Attendance | 6,816 (454 per game) |
| Scoring leader | Spain Pablo Zaballa (10 points) |
The Division II B tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia, from 24 to 30 March 2018.[2]
Participants
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| File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | hosts; placed 6th in 2017 Division II A and were relegated |
| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | placed 2nd in 2017 Division II B |
| File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia | placed 3rd in 2017 Division II B |
| File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | placed 4th in 2017 Division II B |
| File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | placed 5th in 2017 Division II B |
| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | placed 1st in 2017 Division III A and were promoted |
Final standings
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 14 | Promoted to the 2019 Division II A |
| 2 | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia (H) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 8[a] | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 8[a] | |
| 4 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 7[b] | |
| 5 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 7[b] | |
| 6 | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 26 | −17 | 1 | Relegated to the 2019 Division III A |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
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Results
[edit | edit source]All times are local. (24 March: Central European Time – UTC+1, from 25 March: Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)
| 24 March 2018 13:00 | Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 8–3 (6–0, 1–2, 1–1) | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 24 March 2018 16:30 | China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | 5–6 GWS (1–2, 3–1, 1–2) OT: (0–0) SO: (0–1) | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 24 March 2018 20:00 | Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg | 1–2 (0–0, 0–1, 1–1) | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 25 March 2018 13:00 | Iceland File:Flag of Iceland.svg | 0–5 (0–2, 0–1, 0–2) | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 25 March 2018 16:30 | Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 3–2 GWS (1–1, 0–1, 1–0) OT: (0–0) SO: (1–0) | File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 25 March 2018 20:00 | Croatia File:Flag of Croatia.svg | 3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0) | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 27 March 2018 13:00 | Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg | 4–5 OT (1–2, 2–1, 1–1) OT: (0–1) | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 27 March 2018 16:30 | Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 7–3 (2–0, 2–1, 3–2) | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 27 March 2018 20:00 | Croatia File:Flag of Croatia.svg | 5–4 GWS (1–2, 2–0, 1–2) OT: (0–0) SO: (1–0) | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 28 March 2018 13:00 | Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg | 4–5 (0–2, 2–1, 2–2) | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 28 March 2018 16:30 | Iceland File:Flag of Iceland.svg | 1–5 (0–3, 1–2, 0–0) | File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 28 March 2018 20:00 | China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | 3–2 (0–2, 1–0, 2–0) | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 30 March 2018 13:00 | Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg | 4–0 (1–0, 2–0, 1–0) | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 30 March 2018 16:30 | Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg | 3–1 (1–0, 0–0, 2–1) | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 30 March 2018 20:00 | Croatia File:Flag of Croatia.svg | 1–4 (0–1, 0–2, 1–1) | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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Awards
[edit | edit source]- Best Players Selected by the Directorate
- Goaltender: Croatia Domagoj Troha
- Defenceman: Spain Aron Sarmiento
- Forward: China Wang Jing
Source: IIHF
References
[edit | edit source]- IIHF World U18 Championship Division II
- 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by Estonia
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by Croatia
- Sports competitions in Tallinn
- Sports competitions in Zagreb
- 2017–18 in Estonian ice hockey
- 2017–18 in Croatian ice hockey
- March 2018 sports events in Europe
- April 2018 sports events in Europe