2021 IIHF World U18 Championships

2021 IIHF U18 World Championship

Tournament logo
Tournament details
Host country	United States
Dates	April 26 – May 6
Teams	10
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Canada (4th title)
Runner-up	Russia
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	221 (7.89 per match)
Attendance	21,038 (751 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Matvei Michkov (16 points)
MVP	Matvei Michkov
← 2020 (cancelled) 2022 →

The 2021 IIHF World U18 Championship were the 23rd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams would have participated at several levels of competition. The competition also would have served as qualifications qualifications for the 2022 competition. All tournaments other than the top division tournament were cancelled by IIHF on 18 November 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Top Division

The tournament will be held from April 26 to May 6, 2021 in Frisco and Plano, United States.

Location Change

Originally, he tournament was to be held from April 15 to April 25, 2021 in Plymouth and Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. The change of location was announced on February 11th, 2021 by the IIHF.

Officials

The following officials were assigned by the International Ice Hockey Federation to officiate the 2021 World U18 Championships.

Referees Adam Kika Riku Brander Lukas Kohlmüller Sergey Yudakov Christoffer Holm Micha Hebeisen Sean Fernandez Sean MacFarlane Jacob Rekucki Stephen Reneau Peter Schlittenhardt Andrew Wilk

Linesmen Nikita Polyakov David Klouček Tommi Niittylä Dāvis Zunde Roman Slavikovskii Kevin Briganti Nick Briganti Jake Davis William Hancock Patrick Richardson

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC–5).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	4	4	0	0	0	28	5	+23	12	Advance to Quarterfinals
2	Sweden	4	3	0	0	1	16	14	+2	9
3	Belarus	4	2	0	0	2	16	13	+3	6
4	Switzerland	4	1	0	0	3	6	19	−13	3
5	Latvia	4	0	0	0	4	6	21	−15	0

April 26, 2021 16:00

Belarus

1–5 (0–1, 1–2, 0–2)

Sweden

Children's Health StarCenter, Plano Attendance: 150

Game reference
	Ivan Zhigalov	Goalies	Carl Lindbom	Referees: Lukas Kohlmüller Sean MacFarlane
	Klimovich (Sidorov, Kuzmin) (PP) – 28:32	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5	05:24 – Rosén (Olsson, Hävelid) (PP) / 21:50 – Lysell / 38:12 – Eljas (Sjöberg, Kangas) / 58:20 – Persson (Hävelid) / 59:08 – Sjöholm (Persson, Hasa)
	14 min	Penalties	8 min
	30	Shots	44

April 26, 2021 20:00

Latvia

2–4 (0–2, 2–2, 0–0)

Switzerland

Children's Health StarCenter, Plano Attendance: 150

Game reference
	Kārlis Mežsargs Marks Slavinskis	Goalies	Kevin Pasche	Referees: Stephen Reneau Andrew Wilk
	Ločmelis (Dukurs, Vilmanis) – 37:50 / Ravinskis (Hodass, Silkalns) – 39:08	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 1–4 / 2–4	12:02 – Jabola (Bichsel, Biasca) (PP) / 12:25 – Reichle (Robin, Sidler) / 24:42 – Bichsel (Biasca) / 25:06 – Robin (Zanetti, Sidler)
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	41	Shots	29

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April 27, 2021 16:00

Switzerland

1–7 (0–1, 1–3, 0–3)

Belarus

Children's Health StarCenter, Plano Attendance: 150

Game reference
	Kevin Pasche Matthieu Croce	Goalies	Tikhon Chayka	Referees: Christoffer Holm Sergei Yudakov
	Truog (Sidler) – 21:42	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 1–6 / 1–7	12:50 – Klimovich (Shilo, Sidorov) (PP) / 21:22 – Kuzmin (PP) / 26:50 – Klimovich (Shilo, Klavdiev) (PP) / 29:07 – Klimovich (Shilo, Klavdiev) (PP) / 44:35 – Sotishvili (Nikolayenya, Rogach) / 54:37 – Anoshko (PS) / 58:27 – Sotishvili (SH)
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	29	Shots	37

April 27, 2021 20:00

Sweden

1–12 (0–4, 0–4, 1–4)

Canada

Children's Health StarCenter, Plano Attendance: 150

Game reference
	Carl Lindbom Viggo Andrén	Goalies	Thomas Milic	Referees: Riku Brander Sean Fernandez
	Forsmark – 51:17	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 0–6 / 0–7 / 0–8 / 0–9 / 0–10 / 1–10 / 1–11 / 1–12	05:19 – Wright (Clarke, Guenther) (PP) / 10:43 – Clarke (Pinelli) / 12:14 – Harrison (Bedard) / 13:29 – Pinelli (Stankoven, Roulette) / 20:30 – Wright (Othmann, Clarke) / 24:00 – Allan (Guenther) / 26:04 – Winterton (Johnston) / 38:57 – Wright (Matier) (SH) / 43:52 – McTavish (Ceulemans) / 47:16 – Clarke (Stillman, Pinelli) / 52:37 – Johnston (Roulette) / 55:21 – Stankoven (McTavish)
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	29	Shots	47

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April 28, 2021 20:00

Canada

4–2 (0–0, 2–1, 2–1)

Latvia

Children's Health StarCenter, Plano Attendance: 150

Game reference
	Benjamin Gaudreau	Goalies	Kārlis Mežsargs	Referees: Sean MacFarlane Jake Rekucki
	Stankoven (Zellweger) (PP) – 27:58 / McTavish (Stankoven, Bedard) – 30:01 / Guenther (McTavish) – 50:38 / McTavish (Bedard, Guenther) (PP) – 59:17	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 4–2	39:18 – Ravinskis (Laviņš) / 53:27 – Vilmanis (PP)
	16 min	Penalties	26 min
	52	Shots	27

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April 29, 2021 16:00

Sweden

3–1 (0–0, 3–1, 0–0)

Switzerland

Children's Health StarCenter, Plano Attendance: 150

Game reference
	Carl Lindbom	Goalies	Kevin Pasche	Referees: Stephen Reneau Andrew Wilk
	Rosén (Lysell, Robertsson) (PP) – 32:00 / Dower Nilsson (Lysell, Edvinsson) (PP) – 34:15 / Sundin (Dower Nilsson, Edvinsson) (PP) – 35:44	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1	22:59 – Bougro (Nicolet, Greuter)
	35 min	Penalties	58 min
	27	Shots	26

April 29, 2021 20:00

Belarus

6–2 (1–0, 3–1, 2–1)

Latvia

Children's Health StarCenter, Plano Attendance: 150

Game reference
	Tikhon Chayka	Goalies	Marks Slavinskis Linards Lipskis	Referees: Lukas Kohlmüller Jake Rekucki
	Nikolayenya (Anoshko, Sidorov) – 02:24 / Klimovich (Kuzmin, Sidorov) (PP2) – 20:49 / Klavdiev (Sazanovich, Kuzmin) – 22:59 / Klimovich (Kuzmin) (PP) – 38:26 / Morozov (Ignatenko, Loshko) – 49:55 / Mikhalyov (Sidorov) – 57:19	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 6–2	23:33 – Laviņš (Purmalis, Ozoliņš) (PP) / 58:41 – Dārziņš
	8 min	Penalties	18 min
	41	Shots	32

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April 30, 2021 20:00

Switzerland

0–7 (0–2, 0–2, 0–3)

Canada

Children's Health StarCenter, Plano Attendance: 150

Game reference
	Mathieu Croce	Goalies	Thomas Milic	Referees: Riku Brander Adam Kika
		0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 0–6 / 0–7	10:50 – Guenther (Clarke) (PP) / 14:05 – Bedard (Stankoven) / 21:48 – Pinelli (Zhilkin, Zellweger) / 25:10 – Pinelli (Ceulemans) (PP) / 50:11 – Othmann (Pinelli, Zellweger) (PP) / 55:49 – Ceulemans (Zellweger) (PP2) / 56:29 – Pinelli (Ceulemans, Zellweger) (PP2)
	18 min	Penalties	4 min
	11	Shots	39

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May 1, 2021 16:00

Latvia

0–7 (0–1, 0–1, 0–5)

Sweden

Children's Health StarCenter, Plano Attendance: 150

Game reference
	Linards Lipskis	Goalies	Hugo Hävelid	Referees: Micha Hebeisen Andrew Wilk
		0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 0–6 / 0–7	04:54 – Stromgren / 27:09 – Sjöberg (Eljas, Ostlund) / 40:59 – Stromgren (Moberg, Hävelid) (PP) / 45:22 – Robertsson (Lysell) / 48:10 – Robertsson (Dower Nilsson, Lysell) / 57:17 – Rosen (Forsmark) / 59:06 – Persson
	33 min	Penalties	10 min
	30	Shots	35

May 1, 2021 20:00

Canada

5–2 (2–0, 2–1, 1–1)

Belarus

Children's Health StarCenter, Plano Attendance: 150

Game reference
	Benjamin Gaudreau	Goalies	Ivan Zhigalov Yan Shostak	Referees: Christoffer Holm Peter Schlittenhardt
	Wright – 05:06 / Zellweger (Johnston) – 18:34 / McTavish (Ceulemans) – 21:59 / Wright (Zellweger) – 24:04 / McTavish (Ceulemans, Pinelli) (PP) – 53:45	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 5–2	34:28 – Loshko (Mikhalyov, Sotishvili) (PP) / 57:28 – Morozov (Mikhalyov, Polshakov)
	10 min	Penalties	45 min
	33	Shots	26

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Finland (Q)	4	2	1	1	0	24	13	+11	9	Advance to Quarterfinals
2	Russia (Q)	4	2	1	1	0	27	12	+15	9
3	United States of America (H, Q)	4	1	2	1	0	18	15	+3	8
4	Czech Republic (Q)	4	1	0	1	2	10	20	−10	4
5	Germany (E)	4	0	0	0	4	5	24	−19	0

April 26, 2021 16:00

Czech Republic

3–1 (0–0, 2–0, 1–1)

Germany

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 1,400

Game reference
	Tomáš Suchánek	Goalies	Nikita Quapp	Referees: Peter Schlittenhardt Sergei Yudakov
	Pajer (Kos, Brabenec) (PP) – 20:49 / Szturc (SH) – 35:53 / Ryšavý (Moravec, Hamara) (PP) – 49:35	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1	55:37 – Proske (Klein, Heigl)
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	40	Shots	19

April 26, 2021 20:00

Russia

7–6 OT (1–3, 4–3, 1–0) OT: (1–0)

United States of America

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 1,400

Game reference
	Kirill Gerasimyuk Valeri Brinkman	Goalies	Gibson Homer	Referees: Riku Brander Adam Kika
	Yurov (Chibrikov, Makarov) – 09:18 / Michkov (Gaidamak, Novikov) – 26:16 / Gaidamak (Grudinin, Chibrikov) – 28:09 / Michkov (Grudinin, Petrov) (PP) – 33:09 / Miroshnichenko (Koromyslov, Svechkov) (PP) – 39:12 / Miroshnichenko (Svechkov, Yurov) – 54:44 / Chibrikov (Ivantsov) – 61:25	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 2–5 / 3–5 / 4–5 / 4–6 / 5–6 / 6–6 / 7–6	02:56 – Chesley / 05:24 – Duke (Hutson, Pastujov) (PP) / 16:44 – Behrens (Hutson, Cooley) (PP) / 21:27 – Straky (Howard, Stramel) / 24:16 – Pastujov (Hutson, Behrens) (PP) / 36:36 – Duke (Pastujov, Behrens)
	30 min	Penalties	8 min
	35	Shots	35

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April 27, 2021 16:00

Finland

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

Russia

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 806

Game reference
	Aku Koskenvuo	Goalies	Sergei Ivanov	Referees: Lukas Kohlmüller Jake Rekucki
	Salminen (Juusola, Lambert) – 21:25 / Koivunen (Heimosalmi) – 57:25 / Tuomaala (Lambert, Koivunen) (EA) – 58:34	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 2–3 / 3–3	09:21 – Svechkov (Yurov, Miroshnichenko) / 24:07 – Chibrikov (Michkov) / 37:53 – Svechkov (Yurov)
	4 min	Penalties	12 min
	56	Shots	28

April 27, 2021 20:00

Germany

3–5 (1–2, 1–1, 1–2)

United States of America

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 826

Game reference
	Simon Wolf	Goalies	Gibson Homer	Referees: Micha Hebeisen Andrew Wilk
	Zap – 19:21 / Roßmy (Lutz) (PP2) – 38:18 / Cimmerman (Heigl) – 51:48	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 2–3 / 2–4 / 3–4 / 3–5	09:29 – Hughes (Murchison, Devine) / 16:31 – Gallagher (Hreschuk, Howard) (PP) / 32:40 – Pastujov (Cooley) / 47:35 – Stramel / 56:49 – Gallagher (Howard) (PP)
	34 min	Penalties	10 min
	28	Shots	42

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April 28, 2021 20:00

Czech Republic

5–6 (2–1, 1–2, 2–3)

Finland

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 402

Game reference
	Tomáš Suchánek	Goalies	Aku Koskenvuo	Referees: Christoffer Holm Peter Schlittenhardt
	Szturc (Chmelař) – 00:30 / Pinkas (P. Moravec) – 03:55 / Marha (D. Moravec, Ryšavý) – 28:14 / D. Moravec – 42:13 / Altrichter (Pajer, Brabenec) (PP) – 44:14	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 3–3 / 4–3 / 5–3 / 5–4 / 5–5 / 5–6	11:01 – Koivunen (Heimosalmi, Juusola) / 23:53 – Matikka (Juusola, Huuhtanen) / 24:58 – Heimosalmi / 52:11 – Tuomaala (Suomi, Lambert) (PP) / 56:31 – Salminen (Tuomaala, Lambert) (PP) / 59:41 – Tuomaala (Koivunen, Salminen) (PP)
	24 min	Penalties	10 min
	33	Shots	31

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April 29, 2021 16:00

Germany

1–6 (0–1, 0–3, 1–2)

Russia

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 1,663

Game reference
	Nikita Quapp	Goalies	Sergei Ivanov	Referees: Sean Fernandez Adam Kika
	Korte (Zap, Roßmy) – 54:31	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 1–5 / 1–6	10:44 – Yurov (Svechkov) / 20:30 – Michkov (Chibrikov, Novikov) / 27:12 – Michkov (Grudinin, Chibrikov) / 35:29 – Michkov (Poltapov, Ivantsov) (PP) / 45:48 – Kvochko (Chibrikov, Figurin) / 58:19 – Michkov (Figurin)
	27 min	Penalties	4 min
	17	Shots	40

April 29, 2021 20:00

United States of America

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

Czech Republic

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 1,740

Game reference
	Kaidan Mbereko Gibson Homer	Goalies	Oliver Šatný	Referees: Christoffer Holm Sergei Yudakov
	Pastujov (Hutson) – 42:35	0–1 / 1–1	15:57 – Ryšavý (P. Moravec, Altrichter)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	31	Shots	33

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April 30, 2021 20:00

Finland

10–0 (5–0, 3–0, 2–0)

Germany

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 772

Game reference
	Juuso Helomaa	Goalies	Luca Ganz	Referees: Micha Hebeisen Stephen Reneau
	Malinen (Yliniemi, Väisänen) – 01:52 / Huuhtanen (Vilén, Järvelä) – 02:11 / Päivärinta (Vilén) – 07:02 / Tuomaala (Suomi) (PP2) – 08:24 / Kemell (Heimosalmi, Päivärinta) (PP) – 13:13 / Huuhtanen (Päivärinta) (PP2) – 25:35 / Salminen (Tuomaala, Suomi) (PP) – 26:23 / Juusola (Salminen, Koivunen) – 39:59 / Salminen (Koivunen, Tuomaala) (PP) – 48:52 / Koivunen (Heimosalmi) – 53:13	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0 / 6–0 / 7–0 / 8–0 / 9–0 / 10–0
	8 min	Penalties	36 min
	43	Shots	23

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May 1, 2021 16:00

Russia

11–1

Czech Republic

Comerica Center, Frisco

Game reference

May 1, 2021 20:00

United States of America

5–4 OT

Finland

Comerica Center, Frisco

Game reference

Playoff round

Winning teams will be reseeded for the semifinals in accordance with the following ranking:

1. higher position in the group
2. higher number of points
3. better goal difference
4. higher number of goals scored for
5. better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2019 IIHF World U18 Championships).

Rank	Team	Group	Pos	Pts	GD	GF	Seed
1	Canada	A	1	12	+23	28	4
2	Finland	B	1	9	+11	24	7
3	Russia	B	2	9	+15	27	2
4	Sweden	A	2	9	+2	16	1
5	United States of America	B	3	8	+3	18	3
6	Belarus	A	3	6	+3	16	5
7	Czech Republic	B	4	4	–10	10	6
8	Switzerland	A	4	3	−13	6	9

Bracket

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Gold Medal Game
	May 3 – Plano
	2B Russia	5
					May 5 – Frisco
	3A Belarus	2
					1 Canada	8
	May 3 – Frisco
					4 Sweden	1
	1A Canada	10
									May 6 – Frisco
	4B Czech Republic	3
									1 Canada	5
	May 3 – Plano
									3 Russia	3
	1B Finland	2
					May 5 – Frisco
	4A Switzerland	0
					2 Finland	5
	May 3 – Frisco
					3 Russia	6			Bronze Medal Game
	2A Sweden	5
									May 6 – Frisco
	3B United States of America	2
									2 Finland	0
									4 Sweden	8

Quarterfinals

May 3, 2021 12:30

Russia

5–2 (2–0, 1–2, 2–0)

Belarus

Children's Health StarCenter, Plano Attendance: 150

Game reference
	Sergei Ivanov	Goalies	Tikhon Chayka	Referees: Micha Hebeisen Andrew Wilk
	Michkov (Kvochko, Buchelnikov) – 04:26 / Yurov (Koromyslov) (PP2) – 15:18 / Duda (Yurov, Svechkov) – 22:48 / Miroshnichenko – 46:23 / Gaidamak – 48:34	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2	27:55 – Morozov (Mikhalyov, Rogach) / 31:17 – Nikolayenya (Anoshko)
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	29	Shots	32

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May 3, 2021 15:00

Canada

10–3 (4–1, 2–1, 4–0)

Czech Republic

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 724

Game reference
	Benjamin Gaudreau	Goalies	Tomáš Suchánek Oliver Šatný	Referees: Sean Fernandez Jake Rekucki
	Johnston (Bedard, McTavish) – 02:01 / Roulette – 04:20 / Bedard (Zhilkin, McTavish) – 06:50 / Stankoven (Bedard) – 10:59 / Guenther (Wright, Bedard) (PP) – 21:09 / Guenther (Del Mastro, Othmann) – 36:14 / Bedard (Stankoven, McTavish) – 46:54 / Winterton (Roulette, Pinellil) – 47:09 / Harrison (Pinelli, Winterton) – 49:46 / Wright (Zellweger) (PP) – 53:17	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 5–2 / 6–2 / 7–2 / 8–2 / 8–3 / 9–3 / 10–3	08:31 – Pajer (Brabenec) (PP) / 23:57 – Chmelař‎ (Szturc) / 48:33 – Szturc (Marcel, Svozil)
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	34	Shots	32

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May 3, 2021 17:30

Finland

2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Switzerland

Children's Health StarCenter, Plano Attendance: 150

Game reference
	Aku Koskenvuo	Goalies	Kevin Pasche	Referees: Christoffer Holm Peter Schlittenhardt
	Salminen (Matikka, Tuomaala) (PP) – 39:56 / Heimosalmi – 50:42	1–0 / 2–0
	2 min	Penalties	20 min
	25	Shots	23

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May 3, 2021 20:00

Sweden

5–2 (1–0, 1–1, 3–1)

United States of America

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 1,042

Game reference
	Carl Lindbom	Goalies	Kaidan Mbereko Gibson Homer	Referees: Lukas Kohlmüller Sergei Yudakov
	Hävelid (Rosén, Olsson) (PP) – 03:09 / Lysell – 33:43 / Lysell (Dower Nilsson) – 41:26 / Moberg (Strömgren, Rosén) (PP) – 54:25 / Rosén (Hasa) (ENG) – 59:57	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 4–2 / 5–2	33:00 – Pastujov (Duke, Behrens) (PP) / 58:04 – Savage (EA)
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	28	Shots	33

Semifinals

May 5, 2021 16:00

Canada

8–1 (0–0, 2–1, 6–0)

Sweden

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 574

Game reference
	Benjamin Gaudreau	Goalies	Carl Lindbom	Referees: Sean Macfarlane Jake Rekucki
	Bedard (McTavish) – 23:50 / Stillman (Wright) – 29:51 / Bedard (Wright, Ceulemans) – 40:45 / Othmann (Wright) (PP) – 43:40 / Pinellil – 50:41 / Wright (Othmann) – 54:52 / Bedard (Allan) – 55:30 / Roulette (Clarke, Winterton) – 56:56	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 7–1 / 8–1	25:00 – Rosén (Lysell, Edvinsson) (PP2)
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	56	Shots	17

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May 5, 2021 20:00

Finland

5–6 (2–2, 0–2, 3–2)

Russia

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 819

Game reference
	Aku Koskenvuo	Goalies	Sergei Ivanov	Referees: Christoffer Holm Stephen Briganti
	Salminen (Koivunen, Tuomaala) (PP) – 04:04 / Miettinen (Juusola, Matikka) – 09:01 / Kemell (Heimosalmi, Lambert) (PP) – 46:14 / Salminen (Vilén) – 50:53 / Kemell (Huuhtanen, Heimosalmi) – 57:08	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 2–4 / 2–5 / 3–5 / 3–6 / 4–6 / 5–6	03:08 – Lazutin (Chibrikov, Novikov) / 06:58 – Michkov (Poltapov) (PP) / 33:15 – Chibrikov (Lazutin, Poltapov) (PP) / 37:20 – Chibrikov (Buchelnikov) / 43:43 – Miroshnichenko (Novikov, Svechkov) (PP) / 50:46 – Miroshnichenko (Svechkov)
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	24	Shots	38

Bronze medal game

May 6, 2021 16:00

Finland

0–8 (0–2, 0–2, 0–4)

Sweden

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 902

Game reference
	Juuso Helomaa Aku Koskenvuo	Goalies	Carl Lindbom	Referees: Sean Fernandez Sergey Yudakov
		0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 0–6 / 0–7 / 0–8	05:00 – Rosén (Strömgren, Moberg) (PP) / 19:23 – Robertsson (Lysell) / 23:31 – Edvinsson / 25:30 – Sjöberg (Persson) / 45:53 – Moberg (Strömgren, Olsson) (PP) / 51:19 – Hasa (SH, ENG) / 54:55 – Ostlund (Eljas, Kangas) / 59:23 – Rosén (SH)
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	35	Shots	36

Gold medal game

May 6, 2021 20:00

Canada

5–3 (2–2, 2–0, 1–1)

Russia

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 2,122

Game reference
	Benjamin Gaudreau	Goalies	Sergei Ivanov	Referees: Christoffer Holm Stephen Reneau
	Bedard (Ceulemans, Stillman) – 15:59 / Wright (Zellweger) (PP) – 19:15 / Othmann (Del Mastro) – 24:42 / Stankoven (Clarke, Wright) – 36:39 / Wright (Bedard) (ENG) – 59:20	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 4–3 / 5–3	05:13 – Michkov (Lazutin, Poltapov) / 18:05 – Buchelnikov (Michkov, Figurin) / 49:37 – Grudinin (Michkov) (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	34	Shots	34

Final standings

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	A	Canada	7	7	0	0	0	51	12	+39	21	Champions
2	B	Russia	7	4	1	1	1	41	24	+17	15	Runners-up
3	A	Sweden	7	5	0	0	2	30	24	+6	15	Third place
4	B	Finland	7	3	1	1	2	31	27	+4	12	Fourth place
5	B	United States of America (H)	5	1	2	1	1	20	20	0	8	Eliminated in Quarterfinals
6	A	Belarus	5	2	0	0	3	18	18	0	6
7	B	Czech Republic	5	1	0	1	3	13	30	−17	4
8	A	Switzerland	5	1	0	0	4	6	21	−15	3
9	A	Latvia	4	0	0	0	4	6	21	−15	0	Eliminated in Preliminary round
10	B	Germany	4	0	0	0	4	5	24	−19	0

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
1	Matvei Michkov	Russia	7	12	4	16	+7	4
2	Shane Wright	Canada	5	9	5	14	+12	2
3	Connor Bedard	Canada	7	7	7	14	+12	2
4	Nikita Chibrikov	Russia	7	4	9	13	+7	14
5	Mason McTavish	Canada	7	5	6	11	+10	10
5	Samu Tuomaala	Finland	7	5	6	11	0	0
7	Francesco Pinelli	Canada	7	4	7	11	+8	0
7	Danila Yurov	Russia	7	4	7	11	+4	2
9	Ville Koivunen	Finland	7	4	6	10	−2	0
9	Fyodor Svechkov	Russia	7	4	6	10	+4	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	SA	Sv%	SO
1	Benjamin Gaudreau	Canada	300:00	11	2.20	136	91.91	0
2	Carl Lindbom	Sweden	313:29	16	3.06	194	91.75	1
3	Kaidan Mbereko	United States of America	147:29	7	2.85	82	91.46	0
4	Sergei Ivanov	Russia	364:23	16	2.63	183	91.26	0
5	Tikhon Chaika	Belarus	180:00	8	2.67	90	91.11	0

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

Awards

• Best players selected by the Directorate:
  • Best Goaltender: Benjamin Gaudreau
  • Best Defenceman: Aleksi Heimosalmi
  • Best Forward: Matvei Michkov

Source: IIHF

• Media All-Stars:
  • Goaltender: Sergei Ivanov
  • Defencemen: Aleksi Heimosalmi / Brandt Clarke
  • Forwards: Connor Bedard / Matvei Michkov / Samu Tuomaala

Source: IIHF

Division I

Group A

The tournament was to be held in Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia from 5 to 11 April 2021, but was cancelled by the IIHF.

• Denmark
• France
• Japan
• Kazakhstan
• Norway
• Slovakia

Group B

The tournament was to be held in Asiago, Italy from 18 to 25 April 2021, but was cancelled by the IIHF.

• Austria
• Hungary
• Italy
• Poland
• Slovenia
• Ukraine

Division II

Group A

The tournament was to be held in Tallinn, Estonia from 4 to 10 April 2021, but was cancelled by the IIHF.

• United Kingdom
• Estonia
• Lithuania
• Romania
• Serbia
• South Korea

Group B

The tournament was to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 21 to 27 March 2021, but was cancelled by the IIHF.

• Australia
• Bulgaria
• China
• Croatia
• Netherlands
• Spain

Division III

Group A

The tournament was to be held in Istanbul, Turkey from 29 March to 4 April 2021, but was cancelled by the IIHF.

• Belgium
• Chinese Taipei
• Iceland
• Israel
• Mexico
• Turkey

Group B

The tournament was to be held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg from 28 March to 3 April 2021, but was cancelled by the IIHF.

• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Hong Kong
• Kyrgyzstan
• Luxembourg
• New Zealand
• South Africa

References