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2014 IIHF World U18 Championships
2014 IIHF World U18 Championships
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Finland Finland
Dates 17 – 27 April 2014
Teams 10
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank Flag of the United States United States of America
Runner-up Silver medal blank Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
Third place Bronze medal blank Flag of Canada Canada
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Sweden William Nylander
(16 points)
2013
2015

The 2014 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 16th IIHF World U18 Championship, and was hosted by Lappeenranta and Imatra, Finland. The tournament began on 17 April 2014, with the gold medal game played on 27 April 2014.[1][2]

Officials[]

The IIHF selected 12 referees and 10 linesmen to work the 2014 IIHF U18 World Championship.
They were the following:[3]

Referees
  • Flag of Latvia Andris Ansons
  • Flag of United Kingdom Michael Hicks
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Pavel Hodek
  • Flag of Finland Mikko Kaukokari
  • Flag of Slovakia Daniel Konc
  • Flag of the United States Geoffrey Miller
  • Flag of Canada Kendrick Nicholson
  • Flag of Sweden Linus Ohlund
  • Flag of Finland Anssi Salonen
  • Flag of Germany Gordon Schukies
  • Flag of Russia Alexander Sergeyev
  • Flag of Switzerland Tobias Wehrli

Linesmen
  • Flag of Canada Jordan Browne
  • Flag of Denmark Rene Jensen
  • Flag of Russia Gleb Lazarev
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Miroslav Lhotsky
  • Flag of Sweden Andreas Malmqvist
  • Flag of the United States Dana Penkivech
  • Flag of Finland Jani Pesonen
  • Flag of Germany Nikolaj Ponomarjow
  • Flag of Norway Alexander Waldejer
  • Flag of Japan Sotaro Yamaguchi

Top Division[]

Preliminary round[]

     Team qualified to Quarterfinals
     Team plays in Relegation round

Group A[]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Flag of Canada Canada 4 3 0 1 0 12 7 +5 10
Flag of Sweden Sweden 4 2 1 0 1 20 11 +9 8
Flag of Russia Russia 4 1 2 1 0 14 10 +4 8
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 4 1 0 1 2 9 12 −3 4
Flag of Germany Germany 4 0 0 0 4 8 23 −15 0

All times are local (EESTUTC+03).

17 April 2014
16:00
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 2–3 OT
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT 0–1)
Flag of Russia Russia Arena, Imatra
Attendance: 786
17 April 2014
19:30
Sweden Flag of Sweden 1–3
(0–1, 1–1, 0–1)
Flag of Canada Canada Arena, Imatra
Attendance: 967
18 April 2014
16:00
Germany Flag of Germany 1–4
(1–1, 0–1, 0–2)
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Arena, Imatra
Attendance: 968
19 April 2014
16:00
Canada Flag of Canada 5–2
(1–0, 1–2, 3–0)
Flag of Germany Germany Arena, Imatra
Attendance: 1,200
19 April 2014
19:30
Russia Flag of Russia 3–4 GWS
(0–2, 0–1, 3–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
Flag of Sweden Sweden Arena, Imatra
Attendance: 1,200
20 April 2014
16:00
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 1–2
(1–0, 0–1, 0–1)
Flag of Canada Canada Arena, Imatra
Attendance: 1,083
21 April 2014
16:00
Russia Flag of Russia 5–2
(3–2, 0–0, 2–0)
Flag of Germany Germany Arena, Imatra
Attendance: 1,183
21 April 2014
19:30
Sweden Flag of Sweden 6–2
(1–0, 3–1, 2–1)
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Arena, Imatra
Attendance: 1,200
22 April 2014
16:00
Canada Flag of Canada 2–3 GWS
(0–0, 1–0, 1–2)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
Flag of Russia Russia Arena, Imatra
Attendance: 1200
22 April 2014
19:30
Germany Flag of Germany 3–9
(0–3, 1–4, 2–2)
Flag of Sweden Sweden Arena, Imatra
Attendance: 1200

Group B[]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Flag of the United States United States of America 4 3 0 0 1 16 7 +9 9
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 4 2 1 0 1 17 10 +7 8
Flag of Finland Finland 4 2 0 1 1 14 10 +4 7
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 4 2 0 0 2 10 10 0 6
Flag of Denmark Denmark 4 0 0 0 4 5 25 −20 0

All times are local (EESTUTC+03).

17 April 2014
15:00
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 4–2
(1–2, 0–0, 3–0)
Flag of the United States United States of America Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta
Attendance: 726
17 April 2014
18:30
Denmark Flag of Denmark 1–6
(0–3, 1–2, 0–1)
Flag of Finland Finland Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta
Attendance: 1,942
18 April 2014
18:30
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 9–2
(4–0, 3–0, 2–2)
Flag of Denmark Denmark Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta
Attendance: 204
19 April 2014
15:00
United States of America Flag of the United States 3–0
(2–0, 1–0, 0–0)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta
Attendance: 2,523
19 April 2014
18:30
Finland Flag of Finland 2–1
(1–1, 0–0, 1–0)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta
Attendance: 4,133
20 April 2014
18:30
Denmark Flag of Denmark 0–7
(0–1, 0–2, 0–4)
Flag of the United States United States of America Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta
Attendance: 384
21 April 2014
15:00
Finland Flag of Finland 3–4 GWS
(0–0, 1–2, 2–1)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta
Attendance: 3,575
21 April 2014
18:30
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 3–2
(0–0, 2–1, 1–1)
Flag of Denmark Denmark Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta
Attendance: 593
22 April 2014
15:00
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 4–2
(0–0, 1–0, 3–2)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta
Attendance: 587
22 April 2014
18:30
United States of America Flag of the United States 4–3
(1–1, 2–2, 1–0)
Flag of Finland Finland Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta
Attendance: 4,047

Relegation round[]

The last-placed teams played a best-of-three series.

24 April, 2014
11:00
Germany Flag of Germany 3–2
(1–1, 1–1, 1–0)
Flag of Denmark Denmark Arena, Imatra
Attendance: 988
25 April, 2014
16:00
Denmark Flag of Denmark 2–3 OT
(2–0, 0–0, 0–2)
(OT 0–1)
Flag of Germany Germany Arena, Imatra
Attendance: 746
  • Denmark is relegated to Division I A, the third game was not played because the result of the relegation series had been decided.

Knockout stage[]

                     
  A1  Flag of Canada Canada 3  
  B4  Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 2  
      A1  Flag of Canada Canada 3  
    B2  Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 4  
  B2  Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 3
  A3  Flag of Russia Russia 2         Gold Medal
              B1  Flag of the United States United States of America 5
              B2  Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 2
  A2  Flag of Sweden Sweden 10      
  B3  Flag of Finland Finland 0     Bronze Medal
      B1  Flag of the United States United States of America 4   A1  Flag of Canada Canada 3
    A2  Flag of Sweden Sweden 1     A2  Flag of Sweden Sweden 1
  B1  Flag of the United States United States of America 6
  A4  Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 2  


Quarterfinals[]

24 April, 2014
13:00
United States of America Flag of the United States 6–2
(3–0, 1–0, 2–2)
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta
Attendance: 503
24 April, 2014
15:00
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 3–2 OT
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1)
(OT 1–0)
Flag of Russia Russia Arena, Imatra
Attendance: 1,116
24 April, 2014
17:00
Sweden Flag of Sweden 10–0
(3–0, 2–0, 5–0)
Flag of Finland Finland Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta
Attendance: 3,075
24 April, 2014
19:00
Canada Flag of Canada 3–2
(1–1, 1–0, 1–1)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Arena, Imatra
Attendance: 1,116

Semifinals[]

26 April, 2014
15:00
United States of America Flag of the United States 4–1
(1–1, 1–0, 2–0)
Flag of Sweden Sweden Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta
Attendance: 2,038
26 April, 2014
19:00
Canada Flag of Canada 3–4 OT
(0–1, 1–2, 2–0)
(OT 0–1)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta
Attendance: 1,603

Bronze medal game[]

27 April, 2014
15:00
Canada Flag of Canada 3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)
Flag of Sweden Sweden Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta
Attendance: 3,251

Gold medal game[]

27 April, 2014
19:00
United States of America Flag of the United States 5–2
(3–1, 2–1, 0–0)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta
Attendance: 3,338

Scoring leaders[]

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Flag of Sweden William Nylander 7 6 10 16 +8 0
Flag of Sweden Axel Holmstrom 7 3 8 11 +8 4
Flag of the Czech Republic Jakub Vrana 7 8 2 10 +3 4
Flag of the United States Jack Eichel 7 5 5 10 +6 2
Flag of the United States Sonny Milano 7 3 7 10 +6 4
Flag of Switzerland Kevin Fiala 5 4 5 9 +4 8
Flag of Russia Kirill Pilipenko 5 5 2 7 0 0
Flag of the United States Auston Matthews 7 5 2 7 +7 4
Flag of the United States Kyle Connor 7 4 3 7 +8 0
Flag of Switzerland Denis Malgin 5 3 4 7 +4 2

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

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.

Player TOI SA GA GAA Sv% SO
Flag of Canada Mason McDonald 371:17 171 12 1.94 92.98 0
Flag of Switzerland Gauthier Descloux 238:28 101 9 2.26 91.09 0
Flag of Slovakia Adam Huska 159:52 84 8 3.00 90.48 0
Flag of the United States Alexander Nedeljkovic 359:05 112 11 1.84 90.18 1
Flag of Russia Maxim Tretiak 183:55 80 8 2.61 90.00 0

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: IIHF.com

Final standings[]

Team
1 Flag of the United States United States of America
2 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
3 Flag of Canada Canada
4th Flag of Sweden Sweden
5th Flag of Russia Russia
6th Flag of Finland Finland
7th Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
8th Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
9th Flag of Germany Germany
10th Flag of Denmark Denmark

Division I[]

Division I A[]

The Division I A competition was played in Nice, France, from 13 to 19 April 2014.[4]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Flag of Latvia Latvia 5 4 0 0 1 20 11 +9 12
Flag of Norway Norway 5 3 1 0 1 26 12 +14 11
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 5 3 0 1 1 17 11 +6 10
Flag of Belarus Belarus 5 2 1 1 1 15 12 +3 9
Flag of France France 5 1 0 0 4 9 22 −13 3
Flag of Italy Italy 5 0 0 0 5 8 27 −19 0
Promoted to 2015 Top Division Relegated to 2015 Division I B

Division I B[]

The Division I B competition was played in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, from 13 to 19 April 2014.[5]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Flag of Hungary Hungary 5 5 0 0 0 35 11 +24 15
Flag of Austria Austria 5 3 0 0 2 15 10 +5 9
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 5 3 0 0 2 15 16 −1 9
Flag of Japan Japan 5 3 0 0 2 22 20 +2 9
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 5 1 0 0 4 15 16 −1 3
Flag of Poland Poland 5 0 0 0 5 5 35 −30 0
Promoted to 2015 Division I A Relegated to 2015 Division II A

Division II[]

Division II A[]

The Division II A competition was played in Dumfries, Great Britain, from 24 to 30 March 2014.[6]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 5 3 1 1 0 18 8 +10 12
Flag of Korea South Korea 5 2 2 0 1 16 10 +6 10
Flag of Croatia Croatia 5 3 0 0 2 20 19 +1 9
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 5 2 0 0 3 12 13 −1 6
Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom 5 1 0 1 3 12 20 −8 4
Flag of Romania Romania 5 1 0 1 3 11 19 −8 4
Promoted to 2015 Division I B Relegated to 2015 Division II B

Division II B[]

The Division II B competition was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 14 to 20 April 2014.[7]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Flag of Estonia Estonia 5 4 0 0 1 30 13 +17 12
Flag of Spain Spain 5 4 0 0 1 25 11 +14 12
Flag of Serbia Serbia 5 4 0 0 1 31 9 +22 12
Flag of Belgium Belgium 5 1 1 0 3 17 31 −14 5
Flag of China China 5 1 0 1 3 16 21 −5 4
Flag of Iceland Iceland 5 0 0 0 5 8 42 −34 0
Promoted to 2015 Division II A Relegated to 2015 Division III A

Division III[]

Division III A[]

The Division III A competition was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 24 to 30 March 2014.[8]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Flag of Australia Australia 5 4 0 0 1 14 6 +8 12
Flag of Israel Israel 5 3 0 0 2 25 15 +10 9
Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 5 2 1 0 2 12 13 −1 8
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 5 2 0 0 3 11 17 −6 6
Flag of Mexico Mexico 5 2 0 0 3 13 10 +3 6
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 5 1 0 1 3 9 23 −14 4
Promoted to 2015 Division II B Relegated to 2015 Division III B

Division III B[]

The Division III B competition was played in İzmit, Turkey, from 13 to 15 February 2014.[9]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Flag of South Africa South Africa 2 2 0 0 0 10 4 +6 6
Flag of Turkey Turkey 2 1 0 0 1 6 4 +2 3
Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong 2 0 0 0 2 5 13 −8 0
Promoted to 2015 Division III A

References[]

External links[]

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