2018_IIHF_World_Championship_Division_I
2018 IIHF World Championship Division I
International ice hockey tournament
Main article: 2018 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
The 2018 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host countries ...
| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries |  Hungary Lithuania |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 22–28 April |
| Teams | 12 |
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The Group A tournament was held in Budapest, Hungary and the Group B tournament was held in Kaunas, Lithuania from 22 to 28 April 2018. Warsaw, Poland planned on bidding for the tournament, but as Poland had hosted both the 2015 and 2016 tournaments, decided to apply for a later year.[1]
Great Britain and Italy were promoted to the Top Division, while Poland was relegated to Division I B.[2] The Group B tournament was won by Lithuania, who moved up to Group A and Croatia was relegated to Division II.[3]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Hungary |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 22–28 April |
| Teams | 6 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 84 (5.6 per game) |
| Attendance | 52,065 (3,471 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Roman Starchenko (8 points) |
| MVP |  Brett Perlini |
| Website | IIHF.com |
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Participants
More information Team, Qualification ...
| Team | Qualification |
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 Slovenia |
Placed 15th in the Elite Division and was relegated. |
 Italy |
Placed 16th in the Elite Division and was relegated. |
| Kazakhstan |
Placed 3rd in Division I A last year. |
 Poland |
Placed 4th in Division I A last year. |
| Hungary |
Host, placed 5th in Division I A last year. |
| Great Britain |
Placed 1st in Division I B last year and was promoted. |
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Match officials
7 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[4]
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Standings
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Great Britain (P) |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 11 | 2019 IIHF World Championship |
| 2 | Italy (P) |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | Kazakhstan |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 | Hungary (H) |
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 7 | |
| 5 | Slovenia |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | Poland (R) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 3 | Relegation to 2019 Division I B |
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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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
All times are local (UTC+2).
| 22 April 2018 12:30 | Great Britain | 3–1 (1–1, 1–0, 1–0) | Slovenia | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 1,545 |
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| Ben Bowns | Goalies | Gašper Krošelj | Referees: Marc Iwert Trpimir PiragićLinesmen:  Thomas Caillot Daniel Soós | |||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Shots | 35 | ||||||||||||
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| 22 April 2018 16:00 | Hungary | 0–3 (0–0, 0–0, 0–3) | Kazakhstan | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 7,170 |
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| Ádám Vay | Goalies | Henrik Karlsson | Referees: Lasse Heikkinen Oldřich HejdukLinesmen:  Michael Harrington Marc-Henri Progin | ||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||
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| 22 April 2018 19:30 | Poland | 1–3 (1–0, 0–2, 0–1) | Italy | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 1,100 |
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| John Murray | Goalies | Marco De Filippo | Referees: Jeff Ingram Ladislav SmetanaLinesmen:  Ludvig Lundgren Josef Špůr | |||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 32 | ||||||||||||
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| 23 April 2018 16:00 | Slovenia | 2–4 (0–1, 1–2, 1–1) | Poland | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 930 |
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| Gašper Krošelj | Goalies | Przemysław Odrobny | Referees: Lasse Heikkinen Ladislav Smetana Linesmen: Márton Németh Josef Špůr | |||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 23 April 2018 19:30 | Italy | 2–3 (1–0, 1–2, 0–1) | Hungary | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 7,150 |
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| Andreas Bernard | Goalies | Ádám Vay | Referees: Alex Dipietro Marc Iwert Linesmen: Thomas Caillot Marc-Henri Progin | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 22 | |||||||||||||||
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| 24 April 2018 16:00 | Kazakhstan | 6–1 (1–1, 2–0, 3–0) | Great Britain | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 1,345 |
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| Henrik Karlsson | Goalies | Ben Bowns Jackson Whistle | Referees: Oldřich Hejduk Trpimir Piragić Linesmen: Michael Harrington Ludvig Lundgren | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 25 April 2018 12:30 | Italy | 3–0 (2–0, 1–0, 0–0) | Kazakhstan | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 1,325 |
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| Andreas Bernard | Goalies | Henrik Karlsson | Referees: Lasse Heikkinen Marc Iwert Linesmen: Ludvig Lundgren Daniel Soós | ||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 29 | |||||||||
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| 25 April 2018 16:00 | Great Britain | 5–3 (2–1, 0–2, 3–0) | Poland | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 1,435 |
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| Ben Bowns | Goalies | John Murray | Referees: Alex Dipietro Oldřich Hejduk Linesmen: Márton Németh Marc-Henri Progin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 25 April 2018 19:30 | Slovenia | 4–1 (1–0, 1–1, 2–0) | Hungary | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 7,460 |
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| Gašper Krošelj | Goalies | Ádám Vay | Referees: Jeff Ingram Ladislav Smetana Linesmen: Michael Harrington Josef Špůr | ||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 47 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||||||||
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| 26 April 2018 19:00 | Poland | 2–3 (0–2, 2–0, 0–1) | Hungary | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 7,370 |
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| Przemysław Odrobny | Goalies | Ádám Vay | Referees: Jeff Ingram Trpimir Piragić Linesmen: Thomas Caillot Ludvig Lundgren | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 36 | |||||||||||||||
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| 27 April 2018 16:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–5 (2–2, 1–2, 0–1) | Slovenia | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 1,645 |
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| Henrik Karlsson | Goalies | Gašper Krošelj | Referees: Alex Dipietro Jeff Ingram Linesmen: Márton Németh Daniel Soós | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 27 April 2018 19:30 | Italy | 3–4 (2–2, 0–1, 1–1) | Great Britain | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 1,750 |
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| Andreas Bernard Marco De Filippo | Goalies | Ben Bowns | Referees: Lasse Heikkinen Ladislav Smetana Linesmen: Thomas Caillot Marc-Henri Progin | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 28 April 2018 12:30 | Kazakhstan | 6–1 (2–0, 2–1, 2–0) | Poland | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 1,505 |
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| Henrik Karlsson | Goalies | Przemysław Odrobny John Murray | Referees: Alex Dipietro Marc Iwert Linesmen: Michael Harrington Daniel Soós | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 33 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 28 April 2018 16:00 | Slovenia | 3–4 (1–1, 2–2, 0–1) | Italy | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 2,465 |
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| Gašper Krošelj | Goalies | Marco De Filippo | Referees: Oldřich Hejduk Trpimir Piragić Linesmen: Márton Németh Marc-Henri Progin | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 28 April 2018 19:30 | Hungary | 2–3 GWS (1–0, 0–0, 1–2) OT: (0–0) (SO: 0–1) | Great Britain | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 7,870 |
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| Ádám Vay | Goalies | Ben Bowns | Referees: Lasse Heikkinen Jeff Ingram Linesmen: Ludvig Lundgren Josef Špůr | |||||||||||
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Erdély  Bodó  Sarauer Sebők Hári | Shootout | Farmer O'Connor Kirk Dowd | ||||||||||||
| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 43 | ||||||||||||
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Awards and statistics
Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender:
Ádám Vay - Best Defenseman:
Ben O'Connor - Best Forward:
Jan Urbas
- Best Goaltender:
Source: IIHF.com
- Media All-Stars:
- MVP: Brett Perlini
- Goaltender: Ádám Vay
- Defenceman: Ben O'Connor / Sabahudin Kovačević
- Forwards: Brett Perlini /
Roman Starchenko / Balázs Sebők
- MVP:
Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
More information Player, GP ...
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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| Roman Starchenko | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | F |
| Miha Verlič | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +4 | 2 | F |
| Ben O'Connor | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 2 | D |
| Brett Perlini | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 2 | F |
| Jan Urbas | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 0 | F |
| Evgeni Rymarev | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 2 | F |
| Ivan Deluca | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +2 | 2 | F |
| Balázs Sebők | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +1 | 2 | F |
| Aron Chmielewski | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | F |
| Robert Dowd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −1 | 0 | F |
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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
More information Player, TOI ...
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
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| Henrik Karlsson | 300:00 | 10 | 2.00 | 159 | 93.71 | 1 |
| Ádám Vay | 304:46 | 13 | 2.56 | 189 | 93.12 | 0 |
| Marco De Filippo | 157:33 | 5 | 1.90 | 66 | 92.42 | 0 |
| Ben Bowns | 290:13 | 14 | 2.89 | 173 | 91.91 | 0 |
| Przemysław Odrobny | 159:18 | 9 | 3.39 | 93 | 90.32 | 0 |
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TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Lithuania |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 22–28 April |
| Teams | 6 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 86 (5.73 per game) |
| Attendance | 46,040 (3,069 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Ryo Hashimoto (8 points) |
| Website | IIHF.com |
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Participants
More information Team, Qualification ...
| Team | Qualification |
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 Ukraine |
Placed 6th in Division I A and was relegated. |
| Japan |
Placed 2nd in Division I B last year. |
| Lithuania |
Host, placed 3rd in Division I B last year. |
 Estonia |
Placed 4th in Division I B last year. |
| Croatia |
Placed 5th in Division I B last year. |
 Romania |
Placed 1st in Division II A last year and was promoted. |
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Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]
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Standings
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Lithuania (H, P) |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 14 | Promoted to 2019 Division I A |
| 2 | Japan |
5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | Estonia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 | Ukraine |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 5 | Romania |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 6 | Croatia (R) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 3 | Relegation to 2019 Division II A |
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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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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Results
All times are local (UTC+3).
| 22 April 2018 12:30 | Estonia | 1–2 OT (1–0, 0–1, 0–0) OT: (0–1) | Japan | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 700 |
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| Roman Šumihhin | Goalies | Yutaka Fukufuji | Referee: Damien Bliek Linesmen: Karolis Janušauskas Elias Seewald | ||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
| 12 | Shots | 42 | |||||||||
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| 22 April 2018 16:00 | Romania | 0–3 (0–1, 0–2, 0–0) | Ukraine | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 1,545 |
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| Patrik Polc | Goalies | Sergei Gaiduchenko | Referee: Liam Sewell Linesmen:  Andreas Kroyer Laurynas Stepankevičius | ||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 22 min | |||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 32 | |||||||||
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| 22 April 2018 19:30 | Croatia | 0–3 (0–1, 0–2, 0–0) | Lithuania | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 6,050 |
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| Mate Tomljenović | Goalies | Mantas Armalis | Referee: Stian HalmLinesmen: Tommi Niittyla Roman Výleta | ||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 35 min | |||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||
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| 23 April 2018 12:30 | Ukraine | 0–2 (0–2, 0–0, 0–0) | Estonia | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 160 |
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| Sergei Gaiduchenko | Goalies | Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Referee: Stian Halm Linesmen:  Ivan Nedeljković Tommi Niittyla | |||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||
| 33 | Shots | 33 | ||||||
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| 23 April 2018 16:00 | Japan | 4–3 (1–0, 1–3, 2–0) | Croatia | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 292 |
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| Yuta Narisawa | Goalies | Mate Tomljenović | Referee: Miha Bulovec Linesmen: Laurynas Stepankevičius Roman Výleta | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 23 April 2018 19:30 | Lithuania | 8–3 (3–1, 3–1, 2–1) | Romania | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 5,760 |
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| Mantas Armalis | Goalies | Zoltán Tőke | Referee: Damien Bliek Linesmen: Andreas Kroyer Elias Seewald | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 35 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 25 April 2018 12:30 | Ukraine | 2–4 (0–3, 0–0, 2–1) | Croatia | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 221 |
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| Bogdan Dyachenko Sergei Gaiduchenko | Goalies | Mate Tomljenović | Referee: Stian Halm Linesmen: Karolis Janušauskas Andreas Kroyer | |||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 25 April 2018 16:00 | Romania | 0–1 (0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Estonia | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 452 |
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| Patrik Polc | Goalies | Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Referee: Miha Bulovec Linesmen: Elias Seewald Roman Výleta | ||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||
| 29 | Shots | 25 | |||
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| 25 April 2018 19:30 | Japan | 1–6 (0–2, 0–2, 1–2) | Lithuania | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 7,010 |
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| Yutaka Fukufuji | Goalies | Mantas Armalis | Referee: Liam Sewell Linesmen: Ivan Nedeljković Tommi Niittylä | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 27 April 2018 12:30 | Japan | 3–2 OT (1–1, 0–1, 1–0) OT: (1–0) | Romania | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 290 |
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| Yutaka Fukufuji | Goalies | Patrik Polc | Referee: Damien Bliek Linesmen: Andreas Kroyer Laurynas Stepankevičius | ||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
| 50 | Shots | 29 | |||||||||||||||
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| 27 April 2018 16:00 | Estonia | 5–1 (2–0, 1–1, 2–0) | Croatia | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 1,200 |
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| Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Goalies | Mate Tomljenović | Referee: Liam Sewell Linesmen: Karolis Janušauskas Ivan Nedeljković | |||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 27 April 2018 19:30 | Lithuania | 5–4 OT (1–1, 1–1, 2–2) OT: (1–0) | Ukraine | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 7,850 |
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| Mantas Armalis | Goalies | Bogdan Dyachenko | Referee: Miha Bulovec Linesmen: Elias Seewald Roman Výleta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Shots | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 28 April 2018 12:30 | Croatia | 3–7 (0–2, 1–2, 2–3) | Romania | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 920 |
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| Mate Tomljenović Vito Nikolić | Goalies | Patrik Polc | Referee: Damien Bliek Linesmen: Tommi Niittylä Elias Seewald | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 28 April 2018 16:00 | Ukraine | 1–7 (0–2, 1–2, 0–3) | Japan | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 3,420 |
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| Bogdan Dyachenko Sergei Gaiduchenko | Goalies | Yutaka Fukufuji | Referee: Stian Halm Linesmen: Karolis Janušauskas Laurynas Stepankevičius | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 28 April 2018 19:30 | Lithuania | 4–1 (2–1, 1–0, 1–0) | Estonia | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 10,170 |
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| Mantas Armalis | Goalies | Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Referee: Liam Sewell Linesmen: Ivan Nedeljković Roman Výleta | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
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Awards and statistics
Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender:
Villem-Henrik Koitmaa - Best Defenseman:
Ryo Hashimoto - Best Forward:
Arnoldas Bosas
- Best Goaltender:
Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
More information Player, GP ...
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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| Ryo Hashimoto | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +4 | 0 | D |
| Arnoldas Bosas | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | +2 | 4 | F |
| Povilas Verenis | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +4 | 4 | F |
| Daniel Bogdziul | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 2 | F |
| Hiroto Sato | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +4 | 0 | D |
| Makuru Furuhashi | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +8 | 0 | F |
| Mark Kaleinikovas | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +3 | 4 | F |
| Tadas Kumeliauskas | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +3 | 6 | F |
| Dainius Zubrus | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | +4 | 2 | F |
| Csanád Fodor | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 6 | F |
| Paulius Gintautas | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 29 | F |
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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
More information Player, TOI ...
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
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| Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | 239:40 | 4 | 1.00 | 138 | 97.10 | 2 |
| Mantas Armalis | 301:04 | 9 | 1.79 | 140 | 93.57 | 1 |
| Sergei Gaiduchenko | 147:38 | 6 | 2.44 | 90 | 93.33 | 1 |
| Patrik Polc | 242:24 | 10 | 2.48 | 150 | 93.33 | 0 |
| Yuta Narisawa | 122:29 | 5 | 2.45 | 55 | 90.91 | 0 |
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TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
- "27 tournaments assigned". IIHF. 19 May 2017.
- "Great Britain & Italy up!". iihf.com. 29 April 2018. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- "Lithuania moving up". iihf.com. 29 April 2018. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.