2018_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships

2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

Tournament held in Buffalo, New York

The 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship was the 42nd edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, and was hosted by the city of Buffalo, New York[2][3][4] at KeyBank Center and HarborCenter. It opened on December 26, 2017 and closed with the gold medal game on January 5, 2018. It was the sixth time that the United States has hosted the WJIHC, and the second time that Buffalo has done so, previously hosting in 2011.

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A preliminary round game between Canada and the United States was played outdoors at New Era Field in nearby Orchard Park, New York on December 29, 2017. It was the second outdoor game held at any top-level IIHF world championship, the first being the opening game of the 2010 IIHF World Championship, and the first one held at a junior level.[5][6]

Top Division

Venues

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

Host selection

On July 28, 2015, USA Hockey named the five initial finalists for hosting the event:[7]

Chicago and Tampa were eliminated on September 15.[8] Buffalo was chosen as the host site on December 3, with a formal announcement on December 4.[9]

Match officials

The following officials were assigned by the International Ice Hockey Federation to officiate the 2018 World Junior Championship.[10]

Referees

  • Latvia Andris Ansons
  • Canada Alexandre Garon
  • Denmark Jacob Grumsen
  • Finland Mikko Kaukokari
  • Russia Artur Kulev
  • Austria Manuel Nikolic
  • Germany Gordon Schukies
  • Czech Republic Robin Šír
  • Sweden Mikael Sjöqvist
  • United States Stephen Thomson
  • United States Jeremy Tufts
  • Switzerland Marc Wiegand

Linesmen

  • Switzerland Franco Castelli
  • Finland Markus Hägerström
  • United States William Hancock II
  • Denmark Rene Jensen
  • Norway Jon Kilian
  • Canada Dustin McCrank
  • Czech Republic Jiří Ondráček
  • Slovakia Peter Šefčík
  • Russia Alexander Sysuev
  • Sweden Emil Yletyinen

Rosters

Main article: 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

Format

The preliminary round was a two group of five teams each internal round-robin format, followed by a three-round playoff. In the round-robin, two points were allotted for a win, and one additional point for a regulation win. One point was allotted for an overtime or game winning shots loss.

The four highest-ranked teams from each group of the preliminary round advanced to quarterfinals while the last-placed team from each group played a best-of-three series, the loser relegated to Division IA for 2019. All other teams will retain their Top Division status.[11]

Preliminary round

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

Group A

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Source: IIHF
December 26, 2017
16:00		Canada 4–2
(3–1, 1–1, 0–0)		 FinlandKeyBank Center
Attendance: 9,552
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December 26, 2017
20:00		Denmark 0–9
(0–5, 0–2, 0–2)		 United StatesKeyBank Center
Attendance: 7,207
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December 27, 2017
19:00		Slovakia 0–6
(0–1, 0–3, 0–2)		 CanadaKeyBank Center
Attendance: 7,834
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December 28, 2017
12:00		Finland 4–1
(2–0, 2–1, 0–0)		 DenmarkKeyBank Center
Attendance: 5,026
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December 28, 2017
20:00		United States 2–3
(0–0, 1–1, 1–2)		 SlovakiaKeyBank Center
Attendance: 8,188
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December 29, 2017
15:00		Canada 3–4 GWS
(2–0, 1–1, 0–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–2)		 United StatesNew Era Field
Attendance: 44,592
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December 30, 2017
16:00		Finland 5–2
(0–0, 2–1, 3–1)		 SlovakiaKeyBank Center
Attendance: 6,229
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December 30, 2017
20:00		Denmark 0–8
(0–3, 0–2, 0–3)		 CanadaKeyBank Center
Attendance: 8,671
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December 31, 2017
16:00		United States 5–4
(2–0, 2–2, 1–2)		 FinlandKeyBank Center
Attendance: 7,884
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December 31, 2017
18:00		Slovakia 5–1
(1–1, 2–0, 2–0)		 DenmarkHarborCenter
Attendance: 1,419
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Group B

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Source: IIHF
December 26, 2017
12:00		Czech Republic 5–4
(2–2, 2–0, 1–2)		 RussiaKeyBank Center
Attendance: 4,998
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December 26, 2017
14:00		Belarus 1–6
(1–1, 0–3, 0–2)		 SwedenHarborCenter
Attendance: 1,754
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December 27, 2017
15:00		Switzerland 3–2
(1–1, 0–0, 2–1)		 BelarusKeyBank Center
Attendance: 5,224
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December 28, 2017
14:00		Russia 5–2
(1–0, 1–1, 3–1)		  SwitzerlandHarborCenter
Attendance: 1,895
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December 28, 2017
16:00		Sweden 3–1
(2–0, 0–1, 1–0)		 Czech RepublicKeyBank Center
Attendance: 6,890
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December 29, 2017
12:00		Belarus 2–5
(0–2, 0–1, 2–2)		 RussiaHarborCenter
Attendance: 1,841
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December 30, 2017
12:00		Czech Republic 6–5
(0–1, 5–2, 1–2)		 BelarusKeyBank Center
Attendance: 5,222
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December 30, 2017
14:00		Sweden 7–2
(1–1, 2–1, 4–0)		  SwitzerlandHarborCenter
Attendance: 2,115
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December 31, 2017
12:00		Switzerland 3–6
(1–2, 2–2, 0–2)		 Czech RepublicKeyBank Center
Attendance: 5,548
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December 31, 2017
20:00		Russia 3–4 GWS
(2–2, 0–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–2)		 SwedenKeyBank Center
Attendance: 6,121
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Relegation round

January 2, 2018
14:00		Belarus 4–5
(0–2, 2–0, 2–3)		 DenmarkHarborCenter
Attendance: 1,245
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January 4, 2018
12:00		Denmark 3–2 GWS
(2–0, 0–0, 0–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 4–2)		 BelarusKeyBank Center
Attendance: 4,295
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Note:  Belarus was relegated to the 2019 Division I A

Playoff round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1B  Sweden 3
4A  Slovakia 2
1B  Sweden 4
2A  United States 2
2A  United States 4
3B  Russia 2
1B  Sweden 1
1A  Canada 3
1A  Canada 8
4B   Switzerland 2
1A  Canada 7 Bronze medal game
2B  Czech Republic 2
2B  Czech Republic (GWS) 4 2B  Czech Republic 3
3A  Finland 3 2A  United States 9

Quarterfinals

January 2, 2018
12:00		Czech Republic 4–3 GWS
(1–0, 1–2, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–1)		 FinlandKeyBank Center
Attendance: 5,109
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January 2, 2018
16:00		Canada 8–2
(3–0, 3–1, 2–1)		  SwitzerlandKeyBank Center
Attendance: 5,533
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January 2, 2018
18:00		Sweden 3–2
(0–0, 2–1, 1–1)		 SlovakiaHarborCenter
Attendance: 1,445
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January 2, 2018
20:00		United States 4–2
(2–1, 0–0, 2–1)		 RussiaKeyBank Center
Attendance: 6,242
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Semifinals

January 4, 2018
16:00		Sweden 4–2
(0–0, 1–0, 3–2)		 United StatesKeyBank Center
Attendance: 7,524
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January 4, 2018
20:00		Canada 7–2
(2–1, 4–0, 1–1)		 Czech RepublicKeyBank Center
Attendance: 6,941
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Bronze medal game

January 5, 2018
16:00		Czech Republic 3–9
(0–1, 0–6, 3–2)		 United StatesKeyBank Center
Attendance: 7,122
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Final

January 5, 2018
20:00		Sweden 1–3
(0–0, 1–1, 0–2)		 CanadaKeyBank Center
Attendance: 17,544
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Statistics

Scoring leaders

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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Source: IIHF [12]

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

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TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF[13]

Tournament awards

Most Valuable Player

United States Casey Mittelstadt

All-star team

IIHF best player awards

Final standings

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Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division I

Main article: 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Courchevel and Méribel, France, from December 10 to 16, 2017.[14][15]

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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.
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Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from December 9 to 15, 2017.[16][17]

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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
Notes:
  1. Italy defeated Lithuania 2–1

Division II

Main article: 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Dumfries, United Kingdom, from December 10 to 16, 2017.[18][19]

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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
Notes:
  1. South Korea defeated Great Britain 5–4
  2. Estonia defeated Romania 8–4

Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from January 10 to 16, 2018.[20][21]

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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.
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Notes:
  1. Belgium 3 Pts, +4 GD; Mexico 3 Pts, –1 GD; Turkey 3 Pts, –3 GD

Division III

Main article: 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III

Main tournament

The Division III main tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from January 22 to 28, 2018.[22][23]

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Source: IIHF.com
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.
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Qualification

The Division III qualification tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from February 5 to 7, 2018.[24]

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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) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

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    2018 Division I A official website
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    2018 Division III (main tournament) statistics
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    2018 Division III (qualification tournament) statistics
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