2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

IIHF World U20 Championships

Tournament details
Host country	United States
Dates	December 26, 2017 – January 5, 2018
Teams	10
Venue(s)	KeyBank Center, Buffalo HarborCenter, Buffalo New Era Field, Orchard Park (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Canada (17th title)
Runner-up	Sweden
Third place	United States of America
Fourth place	Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Goals scored	212 (7.31 per match)
Attendance	193,666 (6,678 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Casey Mittelstadt (11 points)
MVP	Casey Mittelstadt
Website	2018.worldjunior.hockey
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The 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship is the 42nd Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It is being hosted by the city of Buffalo, New York at the KeyBank Center and HarborCenter. It began on December 26, 2017, and ended with the gold medal game being played on January 5, 2018. This marks the sixth time that the United States has hosted the IHWJC and the second time that Buffalo has done so, having hosted in 2011.

A preliminary round game between Canada and the United States was also played outdoors at New Era Field in nearby Orchard Park, New York, on December 29, 2017. It marked the first ever outdoor game played during an IIHF World Championship at the junior level.

Allegations of Sexual Misconduct

In 2022 allegations of sexual misconduct were brought to light involving the Canadian team. The alleged incident occurred in London, Ontario.

Top Division

Venues

KeyBank Center Capacity: 19,070	KeyBank Rink at HarborCenter Capacity: 1,800	New Era Field Capacity: 71,870
United States – Buffalo	United States – Buffalo	United States – Orchard Park

Host selection

On July 28, 2015, USA Hockey named the five initial finalists for hosting the event:

• Buffalo, New York
• Pittsburgh
• St. Louis
• Chicago
• Tampa, Florida

Chicago and Tampa were eliminated on September 15. Buffalo was chosen as the host site on December 3, with a formal announcement on December 4. For the first time in WJC history, one of the games (Canada vs USA, on December 29) was played outdoors.

Officials

The following officials have been assigned by the International Ice Hockey Federation to officiate the 2018 World Junior Championships.

Referees Andris Ansons Alexandre Garon Jacob Grumsen Mikko Kaukokari Artur Kulev Manuel Nikolic Gordon Schukies Robin Šír Mikael Sjöqvist Stephen Thomson Jeremy Tufts Marc Wiegand

Linesmen Franco Castelli Markus Hägerström William Hancock II Rene Jensen Jon Kilian Dustin McCrank Jiří Ondráček Peter Šefčík Alexander Sysuev Emil Yletyinen

Format

The four best ranked teams from each group of the preliminary round advanced to the quarterfinals, while the last-placed team from both groups played a relegation round in a best-of-three format to determine the relegated team.

Preliminary round

All times are local. (Eastern Standard Time – UTC-5)

Group A

Team	GP	W	OW	OL	L	GF	GA	PTS
Canada	4	3	0	1	0	21	6	10
United States of America	4	2	1	0	1	20	10	8
Finland	4	2	0	0	2	15	12	6
Slovakia	4	2	0	0	2	10	14	6
Denmark	4	0	0	0	4	2	26	0

December 26, 2017 16:00

Canada

4–2 (3–1, 1–1, 0–0)

Finland

KeyBank Center Attendance: 9,552

Game reference
	Carter Hart	Goalies	Ukko–Pekka Luukkonen	Referees: Artur Kulev Manuel Nikolic
	Katchouk (Thomas) – 05:34 / Steel (Raddysh, Kyrou) (PP) – 06:01 / Batherson (Gadjovich, Mete) – 12:52 / Raddysh (Katchouk) – 32:47	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 4–2	12:19 – Heponiemi (Välimäki) / 27:31 – Jokiharju (Tolvanen, Koivula) (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	32	Shots	31

December 26, 2017 20:00

Denmark

0–9 (0–5, 0–2, 0–2)

United States of America

KeyBank Center Attendance: 7,207

Game reference
	Kasper Krog Emil Gransøe	Goalies	Joseph Woll	Referees: Gordon Schukies Robin Šír
		0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 0–6 / 0–7 / 0–8 / 0–9	02:27 – Jones (Peeke, Norris) / 05:04 – Bellows (Brown) (PP) / 08:26 – Mittelstadt (Hughes, M. Anderson) / 11:35 – Yamamoto (Tkachuk, Hughes) / 18:48 – Mittelstadt (Harper, Tufte) / 24:08 – Bellows (PS) / 39:31 – Harper (Fox) / 52:30 – Peeke (Jones) (PP) / 53:23 – Samberg (Perunovich, Norris)
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	17	Shots	36

December 27, 2017 19:00

Slovakia

0–6 (0–1, 0–3, 0–2)

Canada

KeyBank Center Attendance: 7,834

Game reference
	Dávid Hrenák	Goalies	Colton Point	Referees: Jeremy Tufts Marc Wiegand
		0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 0–6	03:39 – Steel (Makar, Kyrou) / 21:24 – Kyrou (Mete, Dubé) (PP) / 25:43 – Gadjovich (Makar) / 30:33 – Raddysh (Kyrou, Steel) (PP) / 55:58 – Comtois / 58:30 – Gadjovich (McLeod, Timmins) (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	4 min
	20	Shots	52

December 28, 2017 12:00

Finland

4–1 (2–0, 2–1, 0–0)

Denmark

KeyBank Center Attendance: 5,026

Game reference
	Ukka–Pekka Luukkonen	Goalies	Kasper Krog	Referees: Andris Ansons Alexandre Garon
	Koppanen (Välimäki, Heiskanen) – 02:49 / Räsänen (Tolvanen, Jokiharju) – 06:56 / Välimäki (Heiskanen, Vaakanainen) – 35:38 / Jokiharju (Koivula) – 37:44	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1	21:38 – Krag (Røndbjerg, Setkov) (PP)
	2 min	Penalties	14 min
	62	Shots	7

December 28, 2017 20:00

United States of America

2–3 (0–0, 1–1, 1–2)

Slovakia

KeyBank Center Attendance: 8,188

Game reference
	Joseph Woll	Goalies	Roman Durný	Referees: Artur Kulev Mikael Sjöqvist
	Tkachuk (Poehling, J. Anderson) – 31:07 / Mittelstadt – 56:49	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3	24:52 – Krivošík (Buček) / 55:15 – Krivošík (Buček) / 57:52 – Buček
	2 min	Penalties	4 min
	45	Shots	25

December 29, 2017 15:00

Canada

3–4 GWS (2–0, 1–1, 0–2) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–2)

United States of America

New Era Field Attendance: 44,592

Game reference
	Carter Hart	Goalies	Jake Oettinger	Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Marc Wiegand
	Makar (Thomas) (PP) – 04:13 / Dubé (Steel) (PP) – 15:17 / Katchouk (Bean) – 37:39	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 3–3	36:27 – Bellows (Mittelstadt, Oettinger) (PP2) / 46:09 – Perunovich (Mittelstadt) (PP) / 46:43 – Tkachuk (Mittelstadt)
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	22	Shots	36

December 30, 2017 16:00

Finland

5–2 (0–0, 2–1, 3–1)

Slovakia

KeyBank Center Attendance: 6,229

Game reference
	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	Goalies	Roman Durný	Referees: Gordon Schukies Stephen Thomson
	Koppanen (Nurmi, Jääskä) – 27:02 / Räsänen (Juolevi, Tolvanen) (PP) – 39:02 / Heponiemi (Kuokkanen) – 46:23 / Ikonen – 52:36 / Nurmi (Koppanen) – 54:01	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2	34:14 – Bodák (Tamáši, Ivan) / 49:03 – Buček (Krivošík, Ružička)
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	39	Shots	26

December 30, 2017 20:00

Denmark

0–8 (0–3, 0–2, 0–3)

Canada

KeyBank Center Attendance: 8,671

Game reference
	Emil Gransøe	Goalies	Carter Hart	Referees: Manuel Nikolic Mikael Sjöqvist
		0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 0–6 / 0–7 / 0–8	03:52 – Thomas (Raddysh, Katchouk) / 17:21 – Howden (Comtois, Foote) / 19:39 – Steel (Clague, Kyrou) / 27:52 – Makar (Bean) (PP) / 29:20 – Howden (Foote, Formenton) / 43:30 – Formenton (Timmins) / 49:03 – McLeod / 52:26 – Batherson (Foote, McLeod) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	18	Shots	44

December 31, 2017 16:00

United States of America

5–4 (2–0, 2–2, 1–2)

Finland

KeyBank Center Attendance: 7,884

Game reference
	Joseph Woll	Goalies	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	Referees: Alexandre Garon Robin Šír
	Frederic (Tufte, Yamamoto) – 03:59 / Mittelstadt (Tkachuk) – 14:33 / J. Anderson (Tkachuk, Fox) (PP2) – 26:56 / J. Anderson (Fox, Mittelstadt) (PP) – 39:26 / Fox (Mittelstadt, Tkachuk) – 58:23	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 4–3 / 4–4 / 5–4	29:01 – Räsänen (Tolvanen) / 38:44 – Tolvanen (Jokiharju, Vesalainen) (PP) / 48:25 – Koppanen (Nurmi, Vaakanainen) (SH) / 49:31 – Vesalainen (Juolevi, Välimäki)
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	37	Shots	24

December 31, 2017 18:00

Slovakia

5–1 (1–1, 2–0, 2–0)

Denmark

HarborCenter Attendance: 1,419

Game reference
	Roman Durný	Goalies	Kasper Krog	Referees: Andris Ansons Jeremy Tufts
	Roman (Tamáši) – 11:42 / Fehérváry (Ružička, Buček) – 29:38 / Roman (SH) – 34:38 / Buček (Fehérváry) – 44:06 / Liška (Kundrík, Solenský) – 45:22	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1	04:46 – Blichfield (Krag, Røndbjerg) (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	40	Shots	31

Group B

Team	GP	W	OW	OL	L	GF	GA	PTS
Sweden	4	3	1	0	0	20	7	11
Czech Republic	4	3	0	0	1	15	15	9
Russia	4	2	0	1	1	13	13	7
Switzerland	4	1	0	0	3	10	20	3
Belarus	4	0	0	0	4	10	20	0

December 26, 2017 12:00

Czech Republic

5–4 (2–2, 2–0, 1–2)

Russia

KeyBank Center Attendance: 4,998

Game reference
	Josef Kořenář	Goalies	Alexei Melnichuk Vladislav Sukhachyov	Referees: Andris Ansons Alexandre Garon
	Nečas (Kaut, Zadina) (PP) – 04:42 / Safin (Chytil, Hájek) – 07:28 / Zadina (Kaut, Nečas) (PP) – 25:34 / Chytil (Safin, Zachar) – 37:26 / Král (Kaut, Galvas) – 46:16	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2 / 5–3 / 5–4	05:21 – Polodyan (Altybarmakyan, Zaitsev) / 09:16 – Sholokhov (Kostin, Syomin) / 57:48 – Kayumov (Maunkyan, Rubstov) / 59:02 – Syomin (Kayumov, Rubstov) (EA)
	14 min	Penalties	6 min
	24	Shots	38

December 26, 2017 14:00

Belarus

1–6 (1–1, 0–3, 0–2)

Sweden

HarborCenter Attendance: 1,754

Game reference
	Andrei Grishenko	Goalies	Filip Gustavsson	Referees: Jacob Grumsen Mikko Kaukokari
	Sharangovich (SH) – 14:56	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 1–6	08:44 – Pettersson (Dahlin) (PP) / 30:57 – Brännström (Nylander, Steen) / 32:33 – Gustafsson (G. Lindström, Sellgren) / 34:18 – Boqvist (Brännström, Karlström) / 42:17 – Andersson (Nylander, Pettersson) (PP) / 51:07 – Andersson (Dahlin, Karlström)
	16 min	Penalties	8 min
	9	Shots	36

December 27, 2017 15:00

Switzerland

3–2 (1–1, 0–0, 2–1)

Belarus

KeyBank Center Attendance: 5,224

Game reference
	Philip Wüthrich	Goalies	Andrei Grishenko	Referees: Mikael Sjöqvist Stephen Thomson
	Müller – 08:07 / Nussbaumer (Luenberger) – 48:12 / Kurashev (Maillard, Miranda) – 51:16	1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2	18:34 – Sushko (Martynyuk, Gabrus) / 44:25 – Bovbel (Litvinov, Sushko) (PP)
	4 min	Penalties	2 min
	39	Shots	29

December 28, 2017 14:00

Russia

5–2 (1–0, 1–1, 3–1)

Switzerland

HarborCenter Attendance: 1,895

Game reference
	Vladislav Sukhachyov	Goalies	Philip Wüthrich	Referees: Jacob Grumsen Jeremy Tufts
	Syomin (Sokolov) (PP) – 10:21 / Kostin (Svechnikov, Syomin) – 38:16 / Kayumov (Kostin) – 51:02 / Ivanov (Svechnikov) – 58:18 / Abramov (Sokolov) (ENG) – 58:31	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2	20:09 – Miranda (Kurashev, Maillard) / 42:10 – Jäger (Heim, Sigrist)
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	37	Shots	13

December 28, 2017 16:00

Sweden

3–1 (2–0, 0–1, 1–0)

Czech Republic

KeyBank Center Attendance: 6,890

Game reference
	Filip Gustavsson	Goalies	Jakub Škarek	Referees: Filip Larsson Marc Wiegand
	Davidsson (Fjällby, Gustafsson) – 05:56 / Pettersson (Nylander, Dahlin) (PP) – 19:04 / Nylander (Dahlin) (PP) – 44:25	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1	39:02 – Zadina (Nečas, Hájek) (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	35	Shots	25

December 29, 2017 12:00

Belarus

2–5 (0–2, 0–1, 2–2)

Russia

HarborCenter Attendance: 1,841

Game reference
	Andrei Grishenko	Goalies	Vladislav Sukhachyov	Referees: Manuel Nikolic Gordon Schukies
	Deryabin (Pishuk) – 42:03 / Pishuk (Martynov) – 50:43	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 2–5	10:14 – Polodyan (Makeyev, Maltsev) / 12:44 – Rubtsov (Manukyan, Minulin) / 23:33 – Kostin (Svechnikov) / 44:21 – Kayumov (Rubtsov, Manukyan) / 48:12 – Kostin (Svechnikov, Ivanov)
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	19	Shots	40

December 30, 2017 12:00

Czech Republic

6–5 (0–1, 5–2, 1–2)

Belarus

KeyBank Center Attendance: 5,222

Game reference
	Josef Kořenář Jakub Škarek	Goalies	Andrei Grishenko Dmitri Rodik	Referees: Jacob Grumsen Artur Kulev
	Pavlík (Safin, Reichel) – 21:29 / Hájek (Nečas, Budík) – 21:53 / Zadina (Michnáč, Kaut) (PP) – 25:58 / Chytil (Zachar, Hájek) – 32:45 / Pavlík (Chytil) – 35:26 / Zachar (Budík) – 53:23	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2 / 5–3 / 5–4 / 6–4 / 6–5	08:31 – Sharangovich (Yeryomenko, Litvinov) (PP) / 20:48 – Drozdov (Sushko, Bovbel) / 38:45 – Sharangovich (Sushko, Bovbel) (PP) / 50:27 – Martynov (Drozdov, Yeryomenko) (PP) / 54:52 – Gabrus
	41 min	Penalties	4 min
	39	Shots	21

December 30, 2017 14:00

Sweden

7–2 (1–1, 2–1, 4–0)

Switzerland

HarborCenter Attendance: 2,115

Game reference
	Filip Larsson	Goalies	Matteo Ritz	Referees: Andris Ansons Robin Šír
	Andersson (Nylander, Pettersson) (PP) – 05:25 / Andersson – 26:07 / Fjällby (SH) – 32:27 / Pettersson – 44:55 / Söderlund (Dahlin, Brännström) – 50:01 / Zetterlund – 51:43 / Pettersson (Andersson, Dahlin) – 52:17	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2 / 6–2 / 7–2	10:13 – Müller / 39:14 – Miranda (PP)
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	42	Shots	22

December 31, 2017 12:00

Switzerland

3–6 (1–2, 2–2, 0–2)

Czech Republic

KeyBank Center Attendance: 5,548

Game reference
	Philip Wüthrich	Goalies	Jakub Škarek Josef Kořenář	Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Mikael Sjöqvist
	Jäger (Miranda, Kurashev) – 02:51 / Rohrbach – 22:20 / Riva (le Coultre, Heim) (PP) – 23:55	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 2–3 / 3–3 / 3–4 / 3–5 / 3–6	02:38 – Lauko (Hájek, Budík) / 11:07 – Nečas (Kaut, Hájek) (PP) / 22:11 – Reichel (Pavlík) / 28:38 – Kaut (Michnáč, Nečas) (PP) / 47:46 – Kurovský (Kodýtek) / 57:40 – Reichel (Kurovský)
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	31	Shots	60

December 31, 2017 20:00

Russia

3–4 GWS (2–2, 0–0, 1–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–2)

Sweden

KeyBank Center Attendance: 6,121

Game reference
	Vladislav Sukhachyov	Goalies	Filip Gustavsson	Referees: Gordon Schukies Stephen Thomson
	Sokolov (Maltsev, Polodyan) – 15:09 / Kostin (Ivanov, Svechnikov) – 18:18 / Polodyan (Shepelev, Ivanov) – 56:15	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 3–3	07:18 – Andersson (Liljegren, Nylander) / 17:32 – Liljegren (Söderlund, L. Lindström) / 54:21 – Gustafsson (Fjällby, Davidsson)
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	31	Shots	43

Relegation

January 2, 2018 14:00

Belarus

4–5 (0–2, 2–0, 2–3)

Denmark

HarborCenter Attendance: 1,245

Game reference
	Andrei Grishenko	Goalies	Kasper Krog	Referees: Gordon Schukies Marc Wiegand
	Litvinov (SH) – 21:01 / Yeryomenko (Sushko, Sharangovich) (PP) – 29:13 / Drozdov (SH) – 41:44 / Martynov (Sushko, Sharangovich) (PP) – 48:30	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 4–3 / 4–4 / 4–5	15:56 – Røndbjerg (Blichfeld) / 16:48 – Schultz (Madsen, Grundtvig) / 49:04 – Blichfeld (Røndbjerg, Jessen) / 59:26 – Blichfeld (Setkov) (EA) / 59:45 – Grundtvig (Røndbjerg, Mogensen)
	20 min	Penalties	14 min
	28	Shots	29

January 4, 2018 12:00

Denmark

3–2 GWS (2–0, 0–0, 0–2) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 4–2)

Belarus

KeyBank Center Attendance: 4,295

Game reference
	Kasper Krog	Goalies	Andrei Grishenko Dmitri Rodik	Referees: Andris Ansons Alexandre Garon
	Nielsen (Blichfeld, Røndbjerg) – 10:47 / Røndbjerg (Blichfeld, Schmidt-Svestrup) – 12:23	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 2–2	48:54 – Sushko (Yeryomenko) (PP2) / 49:40 – Litvinov (Bovbel, Sushko) (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	33 min
	28	Shots	30

Playoff round

Quarterfinal

1B

Sweden

3

4A

Slovakia

2

Semifinal

1B

Sweden

4

Quarterfinal

2A

United States of America

2

2A

United States of America

4

3B

Russia

2

Final

1B

Sweden

1

Quarterfinal

1A

Canada

3

1A

Canada

8

4B

Switzerland

2

Semifinal

Bronze medal game

1A

Canada

7

2B

Czech Republic

3

Quarterfinal

2B

Czech Republic

2

2A

United States of America

9

2B

Czech Republic (GWS)

4

3A

Finland

3

Quarterfinals

January 2, 2018 12:00

Czech Republic

4–3 GWS (1–0, 1–2, 1–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 2–1)

Finland

KeyBank Center Attendance: 5,109

Game reference
	Josef Kořenář	Goalies	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	Referees: Stephen Thomson Jeremy Tufts
	Zadina (Nečas, Hájek) (PP) – 06:20 / Reichel (Pavlík, Budík) – 34:17 / Zadina (Galvas, Nečas) (EA) – 57:34	1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 3–3	23:04 – Räsänen (Vesalainen, Juolevi) (PP) / 29:53 – Juolevi (Vesalainen, Kuokkanen) / 46:30 – Vesalainen (Tolvanen)
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	30	Shots	54

January 2, 2018 16:00

Canada

8–2 (3–0, 3–1, 2–1)

Switzerland

KeyBank Center Attendance: 5,533

Game reference
	Carter Hart	Goalies	Philip Wüthrich Matteo Ritz	Referees: Jacob Grumsen Mikael Sjöqvist
	Howden (Comtois, Makar) – 00:48 / Makar (Timmins, Comtois) – 08:29 / Batherson (Katchouk, Thomas) (PP) – 12:06 / Batherson (Howden) – 26:12 / Kyrou (Steel) – 27:24 / Timmins (Steenbergen, Howden) – 32:19 / Dubé (Kyrou, Raddysh) (PP) – 51:12 / Comtois (Howden) – 59:09	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 6–2 / 7–2 / 8–2	28:46 – Rohrbach (Le Coultre, Maillard) / 50:26 – Simic (Maillard) (SH)
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	60	Shots	15

January 2, 2018 18:00

Sweden

3–2 (0–0, 2–1, 1–1)

Slovakia

HarborCenter Attendance: 1,445

Game reference
	Philip Larsson	Goalies	Roman Durný	Referees: Alexandre Garon Manuel Nkolic
	Lundeström (Söderlund) – 20:09 / Zetterlund – 26:55 / Lundeström (Söderlund, Steen) – 50:17	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2	37:41 – Bodák (Čacho, Buček) (PP) / 51:58 – Bodák (Kelemen, Smolka)
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	39	Shots	22

January 2, 2018 20:00

United States of America

4–2 (2–1, 0–0, 2–1)

Russia

KeyBank Center Attendance: 6,242

Game reference
	Joseph Woll	Goalies	Vladislav Sukhachyov	Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Robin Šír
	Bellows (Tkachuk, Fox) (PP) – 02:18 / Yamamoto (Mittelstadt, Samberg) – 14:34 / Bellows (Samberg) – 52:31 / J. Anderson (Poehling, Lindgren) (ENG) – 59:18	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2	10:32 – Sholokhov (Kostin, Yelizarov) / 43:39 – Altybarmakyan (Samorukov)
	8 min	Penalties	33 min
	43	Shots	29

Semifinals

January 4, 2018 16:00

Sweden

4–2 (0–0, 1–0, 3–2)

United States of America

KeyBank Center Attendance: 7,524

Game reference
	Filip Gustavsson	Goalies	Joseph Woll Jake Oettinger	Referees: Manuel Nikolic Marc Wiegand
	Pettersson (Nylander, L. Lindström) (PP) – 33:30 / Andersson (Karlström) – 46:17 / Steen (SH) – 47:47 / Fjällby (Davidsson) (SH) – 48:25	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 4–1 / 4–2	52:24 – Bellows (Yamamoto) (PP) / 56:59 – Tkachuk (J. Anderson) (EA)
	16 min	Penalties	8 min
	20	Shots	31

January 4, 2018 20:00

Canada

7–2 (2–1, 4–0, 1–1)

Czech Republic

KeyBank Center Attendance: 6,941

Game reference
	Carter Hart	Goalies	Josef Kořenář Jakub Škarek	Referees: Gordon Schukies Jeremy Tufts
	Steel (Clague, Kyrou) (PP) – 15:05 / Batherson (Makar, Thomas) (PP) – 18:08 / Batherson (Makar, Bean) (PP) – 27:48 / Comtois (Howden, Formenton) – 29:43 / Kyrou (Steel, Dubé) – 32:15 / Batherson (McLeod) – 36:58 / Katchouk (Thomas) – 45:15	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 7–1 / 7–2	05:55 – Zadina (Nečas, Michnáč) / 50:11 – Zadina (Budík)
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	39	Shots	20

Bronze medal game

January 5, 2018 16:00

Czech Republic

3–9 (0–1, 0–6, 3–2)

United States of America

KeyBank Center Attendance: 7,122

Game reference
	Josef Kořenář Jakub Škarek	Goalies	Jake Oettinger Jeremy Swayman	Referees: Gordon Schukies Mikael Sjöqvist
	Kaut – (Hájek, Nečas) (PP) – 40:43 / Pavlík (Kodýtek, Vála) – 42:11 / Kurovský (Kodýtek, Pavlík) – 47:45	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 0–6 / 0–7 / 1–7 / 2–7 / 2–8 / 3–8 / 3–9	19:56 – Frederic (SH) / 20:09 – Poehling (J. Anderson, Perunovich) (SH) / 24:18 – J. Anderson (Tkachuk, Mittelstadt) / 25:52 – Frederic (Hughes, Tufte) / 27:23 – Bellows (PS) / 32:55 – Frederic / 39:01 – Bellows (Norris) / 45:41 – Frederic (Bellows, Harper) (PP) / 57:10 – Harper (Samberg)
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	35	Shots	39

Gold medal game

January 5, 2018 20:00

Sweden

1–3 (0–0, 1–1, 0–2)

Canada

KeyBank Center Attendance: 17,544

Game reference
	Filip Gustavsson	Goalies	Carter Hart	Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Robin Šir
	Söderlund (L. Lindström, Brännström) (SH) – 33:07	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3	21:49 – Dubé (Kyrou, Steel) / 58:20 – Steenbergen (Timmins) / 58:46 – Formenton (Mete) (ENG)
	22 min	Penalties	2 min
	36	Shots	28

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
1	Casey Mittelstadt	United States of America	7	4	7	11	+8	2
2	Martin Nečas	Czech Republic	7	3	8	11	−5	0
3	Kieffer Bellows	United States of America	7	9	1	10	+2	4
4	Jordan Kyrou	Canada	7	3	7	10	+2	0
5	Sam Steel	Canada	7	4	5	9	+3	0
6	Brady Tkachuk	United States of America	7	3	6	9	+6	2
7	Filip Zadina	Czech Republic	7	7	1	8	-4	2
8	Klim Kostin	Russia	5	5	3	8	+7	2
9	Cale Makar	Canada	7	3	5	8	+5	0
10	Maxim Sushko	Belarus	6	2	6	8	−1	4

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

Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
1	Carter Hart	Canada	365:00	11	1.81	92.95	1
2	Roman Durný	Slovakia	240:00	11	2.75	92.86	0
3	Filip Gustavsson	Sweden	364:36	11	1.81	92.41	0
4	Vladislav Sukhachyov	Russia	262:30	12	2.74	90.40	0
5	Philip Wüthrich	Switzerland	207:22	17	4.92	88.74	0

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

Source: IIHF

Tournament awards

Reference: Most Valuable Player

• Forward: Casey Mittelstadt

All-star team

• Goaltender: Filip Gustavsson
• Defencemen: Rasmus Dahlin, Cale Makar
• Forwards: Casey Mittelstadt, Filip Zadina, Kieffer Bellows

IIHF best player awards

• Goaltender: Filip Gustavsson
• Defenceman: Rasmus Dahlin
• Forward: Casey Mittelstadt

Final standings

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	A	Canada	7	6	0	1	0	39	11	+28	19	Champions
2	B	Sweden	7	5	1	0	1	28	14	+14	17	Runners-up
3	A	United States of America (H)	7	4	1	0	2	35	19	+16	14	Third place
4	B	Czech Republic	7	3	1	0	3	27	34	−7	11	Fourth place
5	A	Finland	5	2	0	1	2	18	16	+2	7	Eliminated in Quarter-finals
6	B	Russia	5	2	0	1	2	19	17	+2	7
7	A	Slovakia	5	2	0	0	3	12	17	−5	6
8	B	Switzerland	5	1	0	0	4	12	28	−16	3
9	A	Denmark	6	1	1	0	4	10	32	−22	5	Advance in Relegation
10	B	Belarus	6	0	0	1	5	16	28	−12	1	2019 IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I

External links

• Official website