2010 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships was the twelfth edition of the IIHF World U18 Championship. The tournament was held in Minsk and Babruysk, Belarus between April 13 and April 23, 2010. The United States won the gold medal for the second consecutive year with a 3-1 victory over Sweden in the championship game. The gold medal was the fifth for the United States since the tournament began in 1999; Sweden matched their best ever performance with a silver medal.

Fixtures
The Group A games will take place in Bobruisk, Belarus, between April 13 and April 18.

All times local.

Fixtures
The Group B games will take place in Minsk, Belarus, between April 13 and April 18.

All times local.

Results
Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:
 * April 15, 2010: 11–3
 * April 17, 2010: 4-3

Tournament Awards

 * Best players selected by the directorate:
 * Best Goalkeeper: Jack Campbell
 * Best Forward: Teemu Pulkkinen
 * Best Defenseman: Adam Larsson

Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list. Source: IIHF.com

Final standings
and are relegated to Division I for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Division I
Group A was played in Denmark between April 12 and April 18, 2010. Group B was played in Poland between April 11 and April 17, 2010.

Group A

 * Norway earns first place with 5-4 victory over Denmark.

'' is promoted to the Top Division for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships. is relegated to Division II for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships''

Group B
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Division II
Group A was played in Estonia between March 13 and March 19, 2010. Group B was played in Ukraine between March 22 and March 28, 2010.

Group A
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Group B
'' is promoted to Division I for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships. is relegated to Division III for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships''

Division III
Group A was played in Turkey between March 8 and March 14, 2010. Group B was played in Mexico between March 14 and March 20, 2010.

Group A
 is promoted to Division II for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships

Group B
 is promoted to Division II for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships