IIHF World U18 Championship
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Upcoming season or competition: 2026 IIHF World U18 Championships | |
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| First season | 1999 |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Most recent champions |  Canada (6th title) |
| Most titles |  United States (11 titles) |
| Relegation to | Division I |
| Official website | IIHF.com |
The IIHF U18 World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-18 ice hockey teams from around the world. The tournament is usually played in April and is organized according to a system similar to the Ice Hockey World Championships and the IIHF World Junior Championship. The tournament was first held in 1999.
History
[edit | edit source]The United States leads the tournament with eleven championships followed by Canada with six championships, Finland with four, Russia with three, and Sweden with two.[1] Players who do not participate in the World Championship due to their respective league postseasons have the alternative of representing their country in the non-IIHF Hlinka Gretzky Cup in August.[1]
Results
[edit | edit source]- (#) Number of tournaments placing in a particular top-four position at the time.
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Medal table
[edit | edit source]| Country |  Gold
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 Silver
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 Bronze
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Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
11 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| Canada |
6 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
 Finland |
4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
 Russia |
3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
 Sweden |
2 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
| File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Slovakia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Switzerland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 25 | 25 | 25 | 75 |
Hosting countries
[edit | edit source]| Host country | Tournaments |
|---|---|
| Finland
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4 |
| Russia
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4 |
 Germany
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3 |
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| File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 3 |
| File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus | 2 |
| File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechia | 2 |
| Slovakia
|
2 |
| Sweden
|
2 |
See also
[edit | edit source]- IIHF World Ranking
- Ice Hockey World Championships
- IIHF World Junior Championship
- World Junior A Challenge
- World U-17 Hockey Challenge
Notes
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External links
[edit | edit source]- All Medalists - U18 - Full results for men's, women's and junior championships since 1999 and medalists for all tournaments.
- 2015 official site Archived 28 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- IIHF World U18 all-time scoring leaders
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