2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

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2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Dates1–7 April 2018
24–30 March 2018
Teams12
  2017
2019  

The 2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II A and Division II B tournaments represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

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Division II A

2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II A
2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II A logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Dates1–7 April
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored113 (7.53 per game)
Attendance5,655 (377 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Poland.svg Damian Tyczyński
(12 points)

The Division II A tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 1 to 7 April 2018. [1]

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland placed 6th in 2017 Division I B and were relegated
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia hosts; placed 2nd in 2017 Division II A
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania placed 3rd in 2017 Division II A
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea placed 4th in 2017 Division II A
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain placed 5th in 2017 Division II A
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia placed 1st in 2017 Division II B and were promoted

Final standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 540012615+1112 [lower-alpha 1] Promoted to the 2019 Division I B
2Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 54001228+1412 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 531013211+2111
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 52003121426
5Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia (H)51013172144
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 50005444400Relegated to the 2019 Division II B
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. 1 2 Great Britain 3−2 Lithuania

Results

All times are local. (Eastern European Summer TimeUTC+3)

1 April 2018
13:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–4
(1–1, 0–2, 0–1)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Game reference
1 April 2018
16:30
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg4–3
(1–1, 1–0, 2–2)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Game reference
1 April 2018
20:00
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg3–6
(0–4, 3–2, 0–0)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Game reference

2 April 2018
13:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Game reference
2 April 2018
16:30
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg9–2
(2–1, 5–1, 2–0)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Game reference
2 April 2018
20:00
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg0–7
(0–2, 0–2, 0–3)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Game reference

4 April 2018
13:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg5–4
(3–2, 0–2, 2–0)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Game reference
4 April 2018
16:30
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg2–1
(0–0, 1–1, 1–0)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Game reference
4 April 2018
20:00
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg8–0
(3–0, 0–0, 5–0)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Game reference

6 April 2018
13:00
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg3–2
(1–0, 2–2, 0–0)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Game reference
6 April 2018
16:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0–16
(0–7, 0–5, 0–4)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Game reference
6 April 2018
20:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg4–3
(3–1, 0–1, 1–1)
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Game reference

7 April 2018
13:00
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg7–1
(3–1, 1–0, 3–0)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Game reference
7 April 2018
16:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–4
(0–2, 3–1, 0–1)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Game reference
7 April 2018
20:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg4–3 OT
(1–0, 2–2, 0–1)
OT: (1–0)
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Game reference

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

Source: IIHF

Division II B

2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II B
2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II B logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Dates24–30 March
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored99 (6.6 per game)
Attendance6,816 (454 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Zaballa
(10 points)

The Division II B tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia, from 24 to 30 March 2018. [2]

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia hosts; placed 6th in 2017 Division II A and were relegated
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain placed 2nd in 2017 Division II B
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia placed 3rd in 2017 Division II B
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands placed 4th in 2017 Division II B
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland placed 5th in 2017 Division II B
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China placed 1st in 2017 Division III A and were promoted

Final standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 541002713+1414Promoted to the 2019 Division II A
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (H)521021312+18 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 520211611+58 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 51202181807 [lower-alpha 2]
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 52012161937 [lower-alpha 2]
6Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 50014926171Relegated to the 2019 Division III A
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. 1 2 Serbia 1–2 Croatia
  2. 1 2 China 5–6 (GWS) Netherlands

Results

All times are local. (24 March: Central European TimeUTC+1, from 25 March: Central European Summer TimeUTC+2)

24 March 2018
13:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg8–3
(6–0, 1–2, 1–1)
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Dom Sportova, Zagreb
Game reference
24 March 2018
16:30
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg5–6 GWS
(1–2, 3–1, 1–2)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (0–1)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Dom Sportova, Zagreb
Game reference
24 March 2018
20:00
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg1–2
(0–0, 0–1, 1–1)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Dom Sportova, Zagreb
Game reference

25 March 2018
13:00
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg0–5
(0–2, 0–1, 0–2)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Dom Sportova, Zagreb
Game reference
25 March 2018
16:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–2 GWS
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Dom Sportova, Zagreb
Game reference
25 March 2018
20:00
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Dom Sportova, Zagreb
Game reference

27 March 2018
13:00
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg4–5 OT
(1–2, 2–1, 1–1)
OT: (0–1)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Dom Sportova, Zagreb
Game reference
27 March 2018
16:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg7–3
(2–0, 2–1, 3–2)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Dom Sportova, Zagreb
Game reference
27 March 2018
20:00
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg5–4 GWS
(1–2, 2–0, 1–2)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Dom Sportova, Zagreb
Game reference

28 March 2018
13:00
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg4–5
(0–2, 2–1, 2–2)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Dom Sportova, Zagreb
Game reference
28 March 2018
16:30
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg1–5
(0–3, 1–2, 0–0)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Dom Sportova, Zagreb
Game reference
28 March 2018
20:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–2
(0–2, 1–0, 2–0)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Dom Sportova, Zagreb
Game reference

30 March 2018
13:00
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Dom Sportova, Zagreb
Game reference
30 March 2018
16:30
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3–1
(1–0, 0–0, 2–1)
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Dom Sportova, Zagreb
Game reference
30 March 2018
20:00
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg1–4
(0–1, 0–2, 1–1)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Dom Sportova, Zagreb
Game reference

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

Source: IIHF

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