2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

2018 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I

Tournament details
Host countries	France  Slovenia
Dates	10 – 16 December 2017 9 – 15 December 2017
Teams	12
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
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The 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I consisted of two tiered groups of six teams each: the second-tier Division IA and the third-tier Division IB. For each tier's tournament, the team which placed first was promoted to the next highest division, while the team which placed last was relegated to a lower division.

The tournaments were a round-robin tournament format, with two points allotted for a win, one additional point for a regulation win, and one point for an overtime or game winning shots loss.

To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player cannot be born earlier than 1998.

Division IA was held in Meribel, France, while Division IB was hosted in Bled, Slovenia.

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Courchevel and Meribel, France, from 10 to 16 December 2017.

As a result of the tournament, Kazakhstan was promoted to the Top Division, while Hungary was relegated to Division IB for 2019.

2018 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I A

Tournament details
Host country	France
Dates	10 – 16 December 2017
Teams	6
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	82 (5.47 per match)
Attendance	6,023 (402 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Artur Gatiyatov (7 points)

Participants

Team	Qualification
Latvia	placed 10th in the Top Division last year and were relegated
Germany	placed 2nd in Division I A last year
France	placed 3rd in Division I A last year
Kazakhstan	placed 4th in Division I A last year
Austria	placed 5th in Division I A last year
Hungary	placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kazakhstan	5	3	2	0	0	20	10	+10	13	Promoted to Top Division
2	Latvia	5	3	1	1	0	13	5	+8	12
3	Germany	5	3	0	1	1	17	7	+10	10
4	France (H)	5	1	1	1	2	11	15	−4	6
5	Austria	5	1	0	0	4	10	20	−10	3
6	Hungary	5	0	0	1	4	11	25	−14	1	Relegation to Division I B

Results

All times are local (UTC+1).

10 December 2017 14:30

Kazakhstan

3–2 OT (0–0, 0–1, 2–1) (OT: 1–0)

Germany

Courchevel Arena Attendance: 103

Game reference
	Denis Karatayev	Goalies	Mirko Pantkowski	Referee: Miroslav Štefík
	Sam. Daniyar (Orekhov) (PP) – 42:43 / Sam. Daniyar (Beketayev) (PP2) – 45:11 / Gatiyatov (Orekhov) – 63:57	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2	20:58 – Jahnke (Bokk) / 58:43 – Gawanke (Walther)
	8 min	Penalties	22 min
	37	Shots	34

10 December 2017 18:00

Austria

1–6 (0–2, 1–1, 0–3)

France

Courchevel Arena Attendance: 695

Game reference
	Jakob Holzer	Goalies	Gaëtan Richard	Referee: Roy Stian Hansen
	Rossi (Würschl, Witting) – 21:13	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 1–6	02:40 – Sarlin (Bougro, Texier) (PP) / 19:54 – Boudon (Petit, Munoz) (PP) / 37:24 – Olive (Mermoux, Petit) / 43:16 – Sarliève-Fonfraid (Munoz, Texier) / 46:16 – Boudon (Melin, Petit) (PP) / 53:55 – Bougro (Guebey, Texier)
	24 min	Penalties	8 min
	19	Shots	53

10 December 2017 18:00

Hungary

1–4 (0–0, 0–2, 1–2)

Latvia

Méribel Ice Palace Attendance: 150

Game reference
	Károly Tóth	Goalies	Gustavs Grigals	Referee: Michael Weber
	Szalma (Kreisz) – 48:13	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4	20:58 – Krastenbergs / 28:10 – Ģēģeris (Svars) / 50:13 – Bērziņš (Nazarovs, Smons) / 54:09 – Ģēģeris (Kaļķis, Smirnovs) (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	28	Shots	39

11 December 2017 13:00

Latvia

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

Kazakhstan

Méribel Ice Palace Attendance: 600

Game reference
	Gustavs Grigals	Goalies	Denis Karatayev	Referee: Roy Stian Hansen
	Krastenbergs (Homjakovs, Melnalksnis) – 12:48 / Bērziņš (Ģēģeris, Svars) (EA) – 59:48	1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2	27:04 – Ryzhi (Gatiyatov) (PP) / 36:51 – Gatiyatov (Nazarenko, Mussabayev (SH)
	12 min	Penalties	18 min
	41	Shots	27

11 December 2017 19:00

France

4–3 OT (2–2, 0–1, 1–0) (OT: 1–0)

Hungary

Méribel Ice Palace Attendance: 600

Game reference
	Gaëtan Richard	Goalies	Máté Garbacz	Referee: Scott Ferguson
	Olive (Melin, Petit) – 18:12 / Berard (Sarlin, Gleizes) – 18:12 / Berard (Melin, Sarlin) – 55:43 / Guebey (Texier, Boudon) (PP) – 61:23	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 3–3 / 4–3	02:39 – Fejes (Vértes) / 19:27 – Szalma (Fejes) / 26:19 – Szalma (Horváth, Szita)
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	44	Shots	29

12 December 2017 19:00

Germany

4–1 (1–1, 2–0, 1–0)

Austria

Méribel Ice Palace Attendance: 221

Game reference
	Mirko Pantkowski	Goalies	Jakob Holzer	Referee: Michael Weber
	Busch (Glaser, Strodel) – 04:19 / Walther (Soramies, Postel) – 28:15 / Huß (Bokk, Eder) (PP) – 29:06 / Eder – 51:05	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1	15:31 – Baumgartner (Maier)
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	33	Shots	26

13 December 2017 15:30

Hungary

3–5 (1–2, 0–1, 2–2)

Kazakhstan

Courchevel Arena Attendance: 91

Game reference
	Máté Garbacz	Goalies	Denis Karatayev	Referee: Roy Stian Hansen
	Papp (Péter, Szita) (PP) – 07:39 / Molnár (Mihály, Sándor) – 46:13 / Vértes (G. Tóth) – 51:18	1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 2–3 / 3–3 / 3–4 / 3–5	09:54 – Say. Daniyar (Orekhov, Sam. Daniyar) (PP) / 17:31 – Gatiyatov (Melikhov, Pismarkin) / 26:41 – Orekhov (Beketayev) (PP) / 55:17 – Beketayev (Muratov, Mukhametov) / 57:42 – Nazarenko (Beketayev) (ENG)
	20 min	Penalties	10 min
	26	Shots	25

13 December 2017 19:00

Germany

4–0 (3–0, 0–0, 1–0)

France

Courchevel Arena Attendance: 817

Game reference
	Mirko Pantkowski	Goalies	Gaëtan Richard Julian Junca	Referee: Miroslav Štefík
	Bokk (Gawanke, Huß) (PP) – 04:17 / Seider (Jahnke, Adam) (PP) – 06:46 / Soramies (Postel) – 07:05 / Jahnke (Kiefersauer, Reiter) – 59:16	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	38	Shots	28

13 December 2017 19:00

Latvia

5–1 (2–0, 0–0, 3–1)

Austria

Méribel Ice Palace Attendance: 132

Game reference
	Gustavs Grigals	Goalies	Jakob Holzer	Referee: Scott Ferguson
	Ģēģeris (Kārkls, Smirnovs) (PP) – 09:13 / Smirnovs (Svars, Kārkls) (PP) – 09:50 / Bļugers (Svars, Smirnovs) (PP) – 47:18 / Kārkls (Svars, Ģēģeris) (PP) – 49:20 / Krastenbergs (Homjakovs, Smons) – 51:24	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0 / 5–1	57:16 – Feldner (Würschl, Pilgram)
	8 min	Penalties	24 min
	36	Shots	19

14 December 2017 19:00

France

0–1 OT (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–1)

Latvia

Méribel Ice Palace Attendance: 533

Game reference
	Julian Junca	Goalies	Gustavs Grigals	Referee: Michael Weber
		0–1	60:06 – Smirnovs
	28 min	Penalties	22 min
	18	Shots	30

15 December 2017 13:00

Germany

7–2 (1–0, 2–1, 4–1)

Hungary

Courchevel Arena Attendance: 482

Game reference
	Mirko Pantkowski	Goalies	Károly Tóth	Referee: Miroslav Štefík
	Gawanke (Jahnke, Kiefersauer) – 11:58 / Busch (Gawanke, Eder) (PP) – 29:15 / Jahnke (Kiefersauer, Hessler) – 36:45 / Eder (Bokk, Huß) – 40:43 / Busch (Eder, Gawanke) (PP) – 43:56 / Bindels (Bokk, Eder) – 57:10 / Walther – 59:46	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 5–2 / 6–2 / 7–2	22:53 – Majoross (G. Tóth, Szabó) / 55:54 – Horváth (Szabó, Vértes)
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	32	Shots	33

15 December 2017 19:00

Kazakhstan

3–2 (3–1, 0–1, 0–0)

Austria

Courchevel Arena Attendance: 152

Game reference
	Denis Karatayev Nikita Boyarkin	Goalies	Max Zimmermann	Referee: Scott Ferguson
	Pismarkin (Gatiyatov, Nazarenko) – 01:52 / Gusseinov (Polokhov) – 06:28 / Nazarenko (Pismarkin) – 06:51	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2	01:23 – Baumgartner / 22:30 – Baumgartner (Klockl, Maier) (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	14 min
	40	Shots	24

16 December 2017 14:30

Latvia

1–0 (0–0, 1–0, 0–0)

Germany

Courchevel Arena Attendance: 187

Game reference
	Gustavs Grigals	Goalies	Mirko Pantkowski	Referee: Miroslav Stefik
	Krastenbergs (Komuls) (PP) – 26:06	1–0
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	26	Shots	33

16 December 2017 16:00

Austria

5–2 (2–1, 2–1, 1–0)

Hungary

Méribel Ice Palace Attendance: 250

Game reference
	Jakob Holzer	Goalies	Máté Garbacz	Referee: Roy Stian Hansen
	Rossi (Feldner) – 07:00 / Feldner (Witting, Rossi) – 13:15 / Baumgartner (Harnisch, Maier) – 27:30 / Rossi (Pilloni, Maier) – 29:36 / Feldner (Rossi, Witting) – 57:21	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 4–2 / 5–2	12:16 – Vértes / 39:02 – Fejes (Kiss, Horváth) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	33	Shots	35

16 December 2017 18:00

France

1–6 (0–1, 1–2, 0–3)

Kazakhstan

Courchevel Arena Attendance: 1010

Game reference
	Julian Junca	Goalies	Nikita Boyarkin	Referee: Scott Ferguson
	Munoz (Boudon) (PP) – 34:58	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 1–6	05:49 – Say. Daniyar (Muratov, Orekhov) (PP) / 27:29 – Melikhov (PS) / 31:33 – Nazarenko (Gatiyatov, Orekhov) (PP) / 55:10 – Gusseinov (Melikhov) (PP2) / 57:56 – Beketayev (Say. Daniyar, Orekhov) (PP2) / 59:44 – Nazarenko (PP)
	96 min	Penalties	51 min
	29	Shots	44

Statistics

Top scorers

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
1	Artur Gatiyatov	Kazakhstan	5	4	3	7	+5	0
2	Valeri Orekhov	Kazakhstan	5	1	6	7	–3	2
3	Nikita Nazarenko	Kazakhstan	5	4	2	6	+2	4
4	Tobias Eder	Germany	5	2	4	6	+4	4
5	Emīls Ģēģeris	Latvia	5	3	2	5	+3	12
5	Charlie Jahnke	Germany	5	3	2	5	+3	2
5	Marco Rossi	Austria	5	3	2	5	+3	8
8	Adil Beketayev	Kazakhstan	5	2	3	5	+3	2
8	Leon Gawanke	Germany	5	2	3	5	+5	2
8	Deniss Smirnovs	Latvia	5	2	3	5	+3	6

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	Sv%	GAA	SO
1	Gustavs Grigals	Latvia	304:30	5	96.00	0.99	2
2	Mirko Pantkowski	Germany	302:07	7	95.33	1.39	1
3	Julian Junca	France	173:01	8	92.59	2.77	0
4	Denis Karatayev	Kazakhstan	193:46	8	92.58	2.48	0
5	Jakob Holzer	Austria	240:00	17	89.17	4.25	0

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

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

• Goaltender: Mirko Pantkowski
• Defenceman: Pauls Svars
• Forward: Artur Gatiyatov

Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 9 to 15 December 2017.

2018 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I B

Tournament details
Host country	Slovenia
Dates	9 – 15 December 2017
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	84 (5.6 per match)
Attendance	4,040 (269 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Alan Łyszczarczyk (15 points)

Participants

Team	Qualification
Norway	placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated
Poland	placed 2nd in Division I B last year
Slovenia	placed 3rd in Division I B last year
Italy	placed 4th in Division I B last year
Ukraine	placed 5th in Division I B last year
Lithuania	placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Norway	5	3	2	0	0	18	5	+13	13	Promoted to Division I A
2	Poland	5	3	1	1	0	23	14	+9	12
3	Slovenia (H)	5	3	0	1	1	18	15	+3	10
4	Ukraine	5	1	1	1	2	9	11	−2	6
5	Italy	5	0	1	0	4	9	23	−14	2
6	Lithuania	5	0	0	2	3	7	16	−9	2	Relegation to Division II A

Results

All times are local (UTC+1).

9 December 2017 13:00

Italy

4–9 (1–1, 2–6, 1–2)

Poland

Ice Hall Bled Attendance: 152

Game reference
	Robin Quagliato	Goalies	Kamil Lewartowski	Referee: Christoph Sternat
	Leitner (Gasser, Fink) (PP) – 11:05 / Kasslatter (Reffo) – 28:29 / Gasser (Spinell, Gios) (PP) – 31:13 / Fink (Gasser, Leitner) (PP) – 52:38	1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 2–4 / 3–4 / 3–5 / 3–6 / 3–7 / 3–8 / 4–8 / 4–9	15:45 – Łyszczarczyk (Jeziorski) / 22:41 – Jeziorski (Łyszczarczyk) / 27:00 – Bernacki (Zygmunt, Mi. Rybak) / 27:47 – Jeziorski (Łyszczarczyk, Paś) / 31:54 – Paś (Łyszczarczyk) (SH) / 33:29 – Łyszczarczyk (Michałowski) / 36:45 – Sołtys (Pelaczyk, Jarosz) / 49:54 – Radzieńciak (Paś, Skokan) (PP2) / 54:18 – Bernacki (Zygmunt, Łyszczarczyk) (PP)
	24 min	Penalties	16 min
	34	Shots	44

9 December 2017 16:30

Ukraine

1–3 (0–0, 1–2, 0–1)

Slovenia

Ice Hall Bled Attendance: 523

Game reference
	Bogdan Dyachenko	Goalies	Žiga Kogovšek	Referee: Andre Schrader
	Sherbakov (Peresunko) (PP) – 37:19	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 1–3	21:12 – Drozg (Urukalo, Šturm) / 26:55 – Drozg (Jugovic, Šturm) (PP) / 40:27 – Sodja (Kapel)
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	26	Shots	39

9 December 2017 20:00

Lithuania

1–4 (0–1, 0–2, 1–1)

Norway

Ice Hall Bled Attendance: 157

Game reference
	Elvinas Karla Laurynas Lubys	Goalies	Jørgen Hanneborg	Referee: Gergely Kincses
	Kaleinikovas (Misiuk) (SH) – 52:13	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 1–3 / 1–4	12:02 – Karlsen (Nielsen) / 24:31 – Noer (Meisingset) / 29:40 – Vikingstad (Nielsen) / 57:09 – Edvardsen (ENG)
	37 min	Penalties	6 min
	19	Shots	40

10 December 2017 13:00

Norway

4–0 (2–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Italy

Ice Hall Bled Attendance: 106

Game reference
	Jonas Wikstøl	Goalies	Hannes Stoll	Referee: Sean MacFarlane
	Noer (Kjellesvik) – 04:32 / Ellingsen (Noer, Karlsen) – 15:05 / Grøsvik (Solem) – 39:35 / Ellingsen (Karlsen, Noer) – 40:59	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	44	Shots	21

10 December 2017 16:30

Slovenia

4–3 (1–0, 3–1, 0–2)

Lithuania

Ice Hall Bled Attendance: 497

Game reference
	Žiga Kogovšek	Goalies	Elvinas Karla Laurynas Lubys	Referee: Christoph Sternat
	Sodja (Brun Rauh, Svetina) (PP) – 16:36 / Drozg (Kujavec, Brus) – 29:48 / Šturm (Drozg, Sever) (PP) – 33:03 / Svetina (Brun Rauh, Kapel) (PP) – 38:18	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 4–2 / 4–3	24:07 – Kaleinikovas / 46:15 – Washco (Bogdziul, Mukovoz) (PP) / 58:42 – Ragas (Bogdziul, Žukauskas) (EA)
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	38	Shots	10

10 December 2017 20:00

Poland

3–2 (0–1, 3–1, 0–0)

Ukraine

Ice Hall Bled Attendance: 102

Game reference
	Kamil Lewartowski	Goalies	Bogdan Dyachenko	Referee: Gergely Kincses
	Łyszczarczyk (Paś, Jeziorski) – 20:48 / Sołtys (Jarosz, Michałowski) – 29:06 / Jeziorski (Radzieńciak) – 31:28	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2	01:13 – Sherbakov (Ordynsky, Horlushko) (PP) / 36:17 – Mazur (Horlushko) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	40	Shots	22

12 December 2017 13:00

Norway

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

Ukraine

Ice Hall Bled Attendance: 113

Game reference
	Jørgen Hanneborg	Goalies	Bogdan Dyachenko	Referee: Christoph Sternat
	Karlsen (Kjellesvik, Noer) (PP) – 52:18	0–1 / 1–1	44:12 – Kovalenko (Deniskin, Mostovy) (PP)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	44	Shots	26

12 December 2017 16:30

Poland

5–4 GWS (0–1, 4–2, 0–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 2–0)

Slovenia

Ice Hall Bled Attendance: 652

Game reference
	Kamil Lewartowski	Goalies	Žiga Kogovšek	Referee: Sean MacFarlane
	Łyszczarczyk (Jeziorski, Bizacki) (PP) – 25:49 / Łyszczarczyk (Jeziorski, Bizacki) – 27:51 / Paś (Jeziorski, Łyszczarczyk) – 34:20 / Jeziorski (Paś, Łyszczarczyk) – 39:59	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 3–3 / 4–3 / 4–4	12:36 – Sever (Šturm, Drozg) (PP) / 26:47 – Svetina (Kapel, Sodja) / 37:39 – Kapel (Sodja, Svetina) / 40:56 – Šturm (Klofutar, Drozg)
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	36	Shots	34

12 December 2017 20:00

Lithuania

1–2 OT (0–0, 1–0, 0–1) (OT: 0–1)

Italy

Ice Hall Bled Attendance: 108

Game reference
	Laurynas Lubys	Goalies	Robin Quagliato	Referee: Andre Schrader
	Kaleinikovas (Gusevas) – 22:55	1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2	51:23 – Kosmac (Galassiti, Berger) (PP) / 62:54 – Berger (Gios, Kosmac) (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	27	Shots	35

13 December 2017 13:00

Poland

4–1 (1–0, 2–1, 1–0)

Lithuania

Ice Hall Bled Attendance: 100

Game reference
	Kamil Lewartowski	Goalies	Elvinas Karla Laurynas Lubys	Referee: Gergely Kincses
	Bernacki (Wysocki, Jeziorski) – 11:45 / Bernacki (Zygmunt, Michałowski) (SH) – 22:43 / Łyszczarczyk (Bizacki) (PP) – 31:01 / Łyszczarczyk (Paś, Skokan) (ENG) – 57:31	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1	24:52 – Kaleinikovas (Mukovoz)
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	24	Shots	16

13 December 2017 16:30

Slovenia

1–5 (0–1, 1–2, 0–2)

Norway

Ice Hall Bled Attendance: 747

Game reference
	Žiga Kogovšek Uroš Plavc	Goalies	Jonas Wikstøl	Referee: Andre Schrader
	Kujavec (Svetina) – 36:10	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5	07:56 – Homdrom (Dahl, Edvardsen) / 20:30 – Kjellesvik (Noer, Ellingsen) / 36:42 – Ellingsen (Noer, Karlsen) / 44:54 – Noer (Harbosen) / 55:49 – Meisingset (Hermansen, Mathisen) (PP2)
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	14	Shots	33

13 December 2017 20:00

Italy

2–3 (0–2, 1–1, 1–0)

Ukraine

Ice Hall Bled Attendance: 102

Game reference
	Robin Quagliato	Goalies	Bogdan Dyachenko	Referee: Sean MacFarlane
	Berger (Galassiti, Kosmac) – 25:08 / Fink (Deluca, Pechlaner) – 44:46	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 2–3	02:15 – Peresunko (Mostovy) / 19:17 – Kozachuk (Grigoryev, Sherbakov) (EA) / 37:33 – Danylenko (Grigoryev, Krivoshapkin)
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	28	Shots	25

15 December 2017 13:00

Ukraine

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

Lithuania

Ice Hall Bled Attendance: 116

Game reference
	Bogdan Dyachenko	Goalies	Laurynas Lubys	Referee: Andre Schrader
	Mostovy (Deniskin, Kovalenko) (PP) – 28:19	1–0 / 1–1	35:30 – Bučys (Gusevas, Kudrevičius) (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	16 min
	30	Shots	24

15 December 2017 16:30

Slovenia

6–1 (2–0, 1–0, 3–1)

Italy

Ice Hall Bled Attendance: 412

Game reference
	Žiga Kogovšek	Goalies	Hannes Stoll	Referee: Christoph Sternat
	Tislar (Tavčar, Brglez) – 16:09 / Ban (Drozg, Šturm) (PP) – 18:14 / Svetina (Sodja, Kapel) – 38:17 / Drozg (Šturm, Brun Rauh) – 46:08 / Drozg (Brus, Kujavec) – 57:23 / Kapel (Kujavec, Svetina) – 59:53	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1	44:57 – Kasslatter (Gasser, Deluca)
	18 min	Penalties	8 min
	33	Shots	32

15 December 2017 20:00

Norway

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

Poland

Ice Hall Bled Attendance: 153

Game reference
	Jørgen Hanneborg	Goalies	Kamil Lewartowski	Referee: Sean Macfarlane
	Vold (Solem, Harbosen) – 25:33 / Karlsen (Noer, Nielsen) – 26:37	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 2–2	36:59 – Jarosz (Jeziorski, Łyszczarczyk) / 59:53 – Łyszczarczyk (Jeziorski, Zygmunt) (PP,EA)
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	31	Shots	27

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
1	Alan Łyszczarczyk	Poland	5	8	7	15	+8	6
2	Bartłomiej Jeziorski	Poland	5	5	7	12	+7	2
3	Jacob Noer	Norway	5	4	6	10	+8	0
4	Jan Drozg	Slovenia	5	5	4	9	+3	10
5	Erik Svetina	Slovenia	5	3	4	7	+4	0
6	Dominik Paś	Poland	5	2	5	7	+6	4
6	Jaka Sturm	Slovenia	5	2	5	7	0	0
8	Christoffer Karlsen	Norway	5	3	3	6	+8	2
9	Rok Kapel	Slovenia	5	2	4	6	+2	0
10	Martin Ellingsen	Norway	5	4	1	5	+7	6

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

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	Sv%	GAA	SO
1	Laurynas Lubys	Lithuania	185:27	4	95.29	1.29	0
2	Jørgen Hanneborg	Norway	190:00	4	94.44	1.26	0
3	Bogdan Dyachenko	Ukraine	309:35	11	93.71	2.13	0
4	Kamil Lewartowski	Poland	308:27	14	89.55	2.72	0
5	Žiga Kogovšek	Slovenia	303:30	15	89.05	2.97	0

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

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

• Goaltender: Bogdan Dyachenko
• Defenceman: Nejc Stojan
• Forward: Alan Łyszczarczyk

External links

• IIHF.com