2006 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Ängelholm and Halmstad, Sweden. The championships began on April 12, 2006 and finished on April 22, 2006. Games were played at Ängelholms Ishall in Ängelholm and Sannarps Isstadion in Halmstad. The United States of America defeated Finland 3-1 in the final to claim the gold medal, while the Czech Republic defeated Canada 4-1 to capture the bronze medal.

Results
Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:
 * April 15th, 2006: 🇳🇴 2–5 🇸🇰
 * April 16th, 2006: 🇧🇾 1–5 🇩🇪

Final standings
🇧🇾 and 🇳🇴 are relegated to Division I for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Goaltending leaders
(Minimum 60 minutes played)

Group A
The following teams took part in Group A of the Division I tournament, which was played in Miskolc, Hungary from April 3 through April 9, 2006.

is promoted to the Championship tournament and 🇭🇺 is relegated to Division II for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Group B
The following teams took part in Group B of the Division I tournament, which was played in Riga, Latvia at the Riga Arena and Volvo Sportcenter from April 2 through April 8, 2006.

is promoted to the Championship tournament and 🇰🇷 is relegated to Division II for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Group A
The following teams took part in Group A of the Division II tournament, which was played in Meran, Italy from April 2 through April 8, 2006.

🇮🇹 is promoted to Division I and 🇪🇸 is relegated to Division III for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Group B
The following teams took part in Group B of the Division II tournament, which was played in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania from March 15 through March 21, 2006.

🇬🇧 is promoted to Division I and 🇮🇸 is relegated to Division III for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Division III
The following teams took part in the Division III tournament, which was played in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania at the Vákár Lajos Icerink from March 13 through March 19, 2006.

and 🇮🇱 are promoted to Division II for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships.