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2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Flag of Estonia Estonia
Flag of Croatia Croatia
Dates 1–7 April 2018
24–30 March 2018
Teams 12
2017
2019

The 2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II were 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[]

2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Estonia Estonia
Venue(s) 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(s) Flag of Poland Damian Tyczyński (12 points)

The Division II A tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 1 to 7 April 2018.[1]

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 Poland placed 6th in 2017 Division I B and were relegated
 Estonia hosts; placed 2nd in 2017 Division II A
 Lithuania placed 3rd in 2017 Division II A
 South Korea placed 4th in 2017 Division II A
 United Kingdom placed 5th in 2017 Division II A
 Australia placed 1st in 2017 Division II B and were promoted

Final standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  United Kingdom 5 4 0 0 1 26 15 +11 12[lower-alpha 1] Promoted to 2019 Division I B
2  Lithuania 5 4 0 0 1 22 8 +14 12[lower-alpha 1]
3  Poland 5 3 1 0 1 32 11 +21 11
4  South Korea 5 2 0 0 3 12 14 −2 6
5  Estonia (H) 5 1 0 1 3 17 21 −4 4
6  Australia 5 0 0 0 5 4 44 −40 0 Relegated to 2019 Division II B
Source: IIHF
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.
Notes:

Results[]

All times are local. (Eastern European Summer TimeUTC+3)

1 April 2018
13:00
Australia  1–4
(1–1, 0–2, 0–1)
 South Korea Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
1 April 2018
16:30
Lithuania  4–3
(1–1, 1–0, 2–2)
 Poland Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
1 April 2018
20:00
Estonia  3–6
(0–4, 3–2, 0–0)
 United Kingdom Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

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2 April 2018
13:00
Poland  4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)
 South Korea Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
2 April 2018
16:30
United Kingdom  9–2
(2–1, 5–1, 2–0)
 Australia Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
2 April 2018
20:00
Estonia  0–7
(0–2, 0–2, 0–3)
 Lithuania Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

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4 April 2018
13:00
Poland  5–4
(3–2, 0–2, 2–0)
 United Kingdom Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
4 April 2018
16:30
Lithuania  2–1
(0–0, 1–1, 1–0)
 South Korea Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
4 April 2018
20:00
Estonia  8–0
(3–0, 0–0, 5–0)
 Australia Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

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6 April 2018
13:00
United Kingdom  3–2
(1–0, 2–2, 0–0)
 Lithuania Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
6 April 2018
16:30
Australia  0–16
(0–7, 0–5, 0–4)
 Poland Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
6 April 2018
20:00
South Korea  4–3
(3–1, 0–1, 1–1)
 Estonia Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

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7 April 2018
13:00
Lithuania  7–1
(3–1, 1–0, 3–0)
 Australia Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
7 April 2018
16:30
South Korea  3–4
(0–2, 3–1, 0–1)
 United Kingdom Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
7 April 2018
20:00
Poland  4–3 OT
(1–0, 2–2, 0–1)
OT: (1–0)
 Estonia Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

Awards[]

Best Players Selected by the Directorate
  • Goaltender: Flag of Poland Sebastian Lipiński
  • Defenceman: Flag of Lithuania Dominykas Motiejūnas
  • Forward: Flag of United Kingdom Mason Alderson

Source: IIHF

Division II B[]

2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Croatia Croatia
Venue(s) 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(s) Flag of Spain Pablo Zaballa (10 points)

The Division II B tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia, from 24 to 30 March 2018.[1]

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 Croatia hosts; placed 6th in 2017 Division II A and were relegated
 Spain placed 2nd in 2017 Division II B
 Serbia placed 3rd in 2017 Division II B
 Netherlands placed 4th in 2017 Division II B
 Iceland placed 5th in 2017 Division II B
 China placed 1st in 2017 Division III A and were promoted

Final standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Spain 5 4 1 0 0 27 13 +14 14 Promoted to 2019 Division II A
2  Croatia (H) 5 2 1 0 2 13 12 +1 8[lower-alpha 2]
3  Serbia 5 2 0 2 1 16 11 +5 8[lower-alpha 2]
4  Netherlands 5 1 2 0 2 18 18 0 7[lower-alpha 3]
5  China 5 2 0 1 2 16 19 −3 7[lower-alpha 3]
6  Iceland 5 0 0 1 4 9 26 −17 1 Relegated to 2019 Division III A
Source: IIHF
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.
Notes:

Results[]

All times are local. (24 March: Central European TimeUTC+1, from 25 March: Central European Summer TimeUTC+2)

24 March 2018
13:00
Spain  8–3
(6–0, 1–2, 1–1)
 Iceland Dom Sportova, Zagreb
24 March 2018
16:30
China  5–6 GWS
(1–2, 3–1, 1–2)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (0–1)
 Netherlands Dom Sportova, Zagreb
24 March 2018
20:00
Serbia  1–2
(0–0, 0–1, 1–1)
 Croatia Dom Sportova, Zagreb

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25 March 2018
13:00
Iceland  0–5
(0–2, 0–1, 0–2)
 China Dom Sportova, Zagreb
25 March 2018
16:30
Spain  3–2 GWS
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)
 Serbia Dom Sportova, Zagreb
25 March 2018
20:00
Croatia  3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)
 Netherlands Dom Sportova, Zagreb

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27 March 2018
13:00
Serbia  4–5 OT
(1–2, 2–1, 1–1)
OT: (0–1)
 Netherlands Dom Sportova, Zagreb
27 March 2018
16:30
Spain  7–3
(2–0, 2–1, 3–2)
 China Dom Sportova, Zagreb
27 March 2018
20:00
Croatia  5–4 GWS
(1–2, 2–0, 1–2)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)
 Iceland Dom Sportova, Zagreb

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28 March 2018
13:00
Netherlands  4–5
(0–2, 2–1, 2–2)
 Spain Dom Sportova, Zagreb
28 March 2018
16:30
Iceland  1–5
(0–3, 1–2, 0–0)
 Serbia Dom Sportova, Zagreb
28 March 2018
20:00
China  3–2
(0–2, 1–0, 2–0)
 Croatia Dom Sportova, Zagreb

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30 March 2018
13:00
Serbia  4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)
 China Dom Sportova, Zagreb
30 March 2018
16:30
Netherlands  3–1
(1–0, 0–0, 2–1)
 Iceland Dom Sportova, Zagreb
30 March 2018
20:00
Croatia  1–4
(0–1, 0–2, 1–1)
 Spain Dom Sportova, Zagreb

Awards[]

Best Players Selected by the Directorate
  • Goaltender: Flag of Croatia Domagoj Troha
  • Defenceman: Flag of Spain Aron Sarmiento
  • Forward: Flag of China Wang Jing

Source: IIHF

References[]


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