2025 IIHF World U18 Championships

2025 IIHF U18 World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	United States
City	Frisco Allen
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	April 23 – May 3, 2025
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Canada (6th title)
Runner-up	Sweden
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Slovakia
Tournament statistics
Games played	29
Goals scored	226 (7.79 per game)
Attendance	23,291 (803 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Filip Ekberg (18 points)
Awards
MVP	Filip Ekberg
Official website
www.iihf.com
←  2024 2026 →

The 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 26th such event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams are participating at several levels of competition. ^[1] These tournaments serve as qualifications for the 2026 competition.

Top Division

The Top Division tournament was played in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in the state of Texas, specifically in Frisco and Allen, United States, from April 23 to May 3, 2025. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Preliminary round

All times are local (Central Daylight Time – UTC-5). ^[6]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	4	4	0	0	0	29	5	+24	12	Quarterfinals
2	Slovakia	4	2	1	0	1	17	10	+7	8
3	Finland	4	2	0	1	1	18	9	+9	7
4	Latvia	4	0	1	0	3	5	23	−18	2
5	Norway	4	0	0	1	3	4	26	−22	1	Relegation round

Source: IIHF

April 23, 2025 12:00

Slovakia

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

Finland

Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen Attendance: 500

Game reference
	Michal Prádel	Goalies	Patrik Kerkola	Referees: Emīls Druseiks Jiří Ondráček Linesmen: Lukáš Rampír Aurélien Urfer
	Svrček Chovan Tomík Mišiak	Shootout	Westergård Vanhanen Boelius Somervuori
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	26	Shots	34

April 23, 2025 16:00

Norway

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

Latvia

Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen Attendance: 435

Game reference
	Felix Timraz-Westin	Goalies	Ivans Kufterins	Referees: Cedric Borga Seedo Janssen Linesmen: Nicholas Albinati Bryan Gorcoff
	0–1 01:43 – Klaucāns (Naudiņš) (SH) Kihl (Kionig, J. Pettersen) (PP) – 11:46 1–1
	Aaram-Olsen Eriksen Koblar Hyldmo	Shootout	Saperins Mūrnieks Serkins
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	22	Shots	41

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April 24, 2025 12:00

Finland

7–1 (1–0, 3–1, 3–0)

Norway

Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen Attendance: 502

Game reference
	Patrik Kerkola	Goalies	Olivers Freimanis Maximillian Aas	Referees: Tanner Doiron Marek Žák Linesmen: Brian Birkhoff Mathias Naperotti
	Vanhanen (Vanninen, Somervuori) – 08:15 1–0 Pakarinen (Orpana) – 25:52 2–0 Westergård (Kotajarvi, Saari) – 29:08 3–0 3–1 29:51 – Määttänen (A. Pettersen) Orpana (Pakarinen, Somervuori) – 34:59 4–1 Pakarinen (Westergård) – 42:47 5–1 Piiparinen – 51:28 6–1 Boelius (Vanhanen, Somervuori) (PP) – 54:27 7–1
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	36	Shots	18

April 24, 2025 16:00

Canada

9–2 (5–0, 1–1, 3–1)

Slovakia

Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen Attendance: 525

Game reference
	Jack Ivankovic	Goalies	Michal Prádel Samuel Hrenák	Referees: Cedric Borga Janne Wuorenheimo Linesmen: Luka Mäkinen Njaal Søstumoen
	Schmidt (Katzin, Cootes) (PP) – 12:34 1–0 Katzin (Cootes, Martin) (PP) – 16:15 2–0 Smith (Schmidt, Roobroeck) – 17:11 3–0 Gard (Huang, Czata) (PP) – 18:12 4–0 Lin (Cootes, Martin) – 19:46 5–0 Schmidt (Huang, Czata) (PP) – 37:06 6–0 6–1 38:10 – Chrenko (Nemec, Straka) 6–2 44:48 – Chrenko (Kalman) Beauchesne (Villeneuve, Sawchyn) – 45:31 7–2 Cootes (Martin) – 46:01 8–2 Cootes – 47:26 9–2
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	40	Shots	24

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April 25, 2025 19:00

Latvia

1–7 (0–2, 0–3, 1–2)

Canada

Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen Attendance: 1,237

Game reference
	Ivans Kufterins Regnārs Capars	Goalies	Lucas Beckman	Referees: Logan Gruhl Richard Magnusson Linesmen: Mathias Naperotti Rasmus Strömberg
	0–1 09:03 – Smith (Martin, Nesbitt) 0–2 16:04 – Villeneuve (Gard, Di Iorio) 0–3 25:04 – Roobroeck (Beauchesne) 0–4 34:42 – Carels (Cootes, Lin) 0–5 37:05 – Di Iorio (SH) Serkins (Šmits, Mūrnieks) (PP2) – 44:55 1–5 1–6 48:56 – Katzin (Gard) 1–7 50:44 – Roobroeck (Katzin, Villeneuve) (PP)
	31 min	Penalties	10 min
	17	Shots	28

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April 26, 2025 12:00

Norway

1–9 (0–2, 1–4, 0–3)

Slovakia

Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen Attendance: 548

Game reference
	Felix Timraz-Westin Maximillian Aas	Goalies	Michal Prádel	Referees: Andreas Huber Janne Wuorenheimo Linesmen: Tobias Schwenk Rasmus Strömberg
	0–1 02:07 – Chovan (Radivojevič, Tomík) (PP) 0–2 19:28 – Chrenko (Radivojevič) (PP) 0–3 21:53 – Chrenko (Lisý) (PP) 0–4 26:24 – Tomík (Kalis, Dúbravík) 0–5 31:34 – Chrenko (Mišiak, Radivojevič) (PP2) 0–6 39:12 – Chovan (Mišiak, Svrček) Aaram-Olsen – 39:52 1–6 1–7 54:26 – Straka (Chrenko, Nemec) 1–8 56:11 – Chovan (Straka, Tomík) (PP) 1–9 57:27 – Kalis
	37 min	Penalties	8 min
	23	Shots	37

April 26, 2025 16:00

Latvia

2–10 (2–6, 0–2, 0–2)

Finland

Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen Attendance: 482

Game reference
	Regnārs Capars Ivars Kufterins	Goalies	Patrik Kerkola	Referees: Logan Gruhl Marek Zak Linesmen: David Thuma Aurelien Urfer
	0–1 02:53 — Orpana (Westergard, Sippola) Klaucans (Gasuns, Auziņš — 04:57 1–1 1–2 05:40 — Pakarinen (Westergard, Saari) Auziņš (Polis, Serkins) — 06:44 2–2 2–3 08:16 — Westergard (Orpana) 2–4 08:33 — Pakarinen (Orpana, Piiparinen) 2–5 11:53 — Vanninen (Boelius, Vanhanen) (PP) 2–6 14:33 — Mensonen (Orpana, Boelius) 2–7 34:22 — Somervuori (Vanninen, Saari) 2–8 39:22 — Kamarainen (Sippola, Ruotsalainen) 2–9 56:18 — Kotajarvi (Mensonen, Boelius) 2–10 59:41 — Parssinen (Westergard)
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	14	Shots	44

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April 27, 2025 16:00

Finland

1–5 (0–1, 0–3, 1–1)

Canada

Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen Attendance: 842

Game reference
	Patrik Kerkola	Goalies	Jack Ivankovic	Referees: Cedric Borga Logan Gruhl Linesmen: Bryan Gorcoff Tobias Schwenk
	0–1 03:19 — Kindel (Roobroeck, Katzin) (PP) 0–2 26:04 — Cootes (Katzin, Martin) 0–3 26:31 — Villeneuve (Czata) 0–4 29:39 — Reschny (Kindel, Villeneuve) (PP) Somervuori (Boelius, Vanninen) (PP) — 44:40 1–4 1–5 59:49 — Martin (EN)
	3 min	Penalties	6 min
	40	Shots	20

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April 28, 2025 12:00

Slovakia

5–0 (1–0, 1–0, 3–0)

Latvia

Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen Attendance: 429

Game reference
	Michal Prádel	Goalies	Ivans Kufterins Patriks Plūmiņš	Referees: Taylor Burzminski Andreas Huber Linesmen: Brian Birkhoff Tobias Schwenk
	Nemec (Chrenko, Straka) – 03:53 1–0 Kalis (Kalman, Dúbravík) – 38:09 2–0 Nemec (Chrenko) – 40:58 3–0 Čapoš (Dúbravík, Murín) – 52:19 4–0 Tomík (EN) – 52:57 5–0
	2 min	Penalties	4 min
	30	Shots	18

April 28, 2025 16:00

Canada

8–1 (2–1, 3–0, 3–0)

Norway

Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen Attendance: 641

Game reference
	Jack Ivankovic Lucas Beckman	Goalies	Felix Timrad-Westin Olivers Freimanis	Referees: Richard Magnusson Jack Young Linesmen: Mathias Naperotti David Thuma
	Roobroeck (Nesbitt Gard) — 00:39 1–0 Cootes (Roobroeck, Martin) — 04:24 2–0 2–1 15:35 — Eriksen (Trygg) Di Iorio (Cootes, Roobroeck) — 36:53 3–1 Katzin (Smith) — 37:36 4–1 Cootes (Roobroeck) — 39:45 5–1 Katzin (Martin, Reschny — 40:36 6–1 Reschny (Kindel, Beauchesne (SH) — 50:14 7–1 Verhoeff (Reschny, Kindel) (PP) — 55:20 8–1
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	64	Shots	18

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States (H)	4	4	0	0	0	25	8	+17	12	Quarterfinals
2	Sweden	4	3	0	0	1	29	16	+13	9
3	Germany	4	1	1	0	2	16	21	−5	5
4	Czechia	4	1	0	1	2	12	17	−5	4
5	Switzerland	4	0	0	0	4	9	29	−20	0	Relegation round

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

April 23, 2025 14:00

Sweden

10–3 (2–0, 4–1, 4–2)

Switzerland

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 850

Game reference
	Love Härenstam	Goalies	Matia Birchler	Referees: Taylor Burzminski Jack Young Linesmen: Brian Birkhoff Tobias Schwenk
	Ekberg (Gästrin, Boumedienne) – 11:21 1–0 Nilson (Genborg, Wahlund) – 11:30 2–0 2–1 24:08 – Schenk (Aeschlimann, Neuenschwander) (PP) Ekberg (Klingsell, Boumedienne) (PP) – 30:33 3–1 Boumedienne (Ihs-Wozniak, Ekberg) – 32:14 4–1 Gästrin (Boumedienne, Klingsell) (PP) – 33:15 5–1 Ihs-Wozniak (Björck) (PP) – 37:08 6–1 6–2 40:47 – Schenk (Van der Kaaij, Neuenschwander) (PP2) Gästrin (Novotny, Boumedienne) – 42:07 7–2 Ekberg (Boumedienne) – 47:41 8–2 8–3 52:24 – Troxler Stenberg (Klingsell) – 53:25 9–3 Ekberg (Ihs-Wozniak) – 57:56 10–3
	12 min	Penalties	20 min
	47	Shots	26

April 23, 2025 19:00

Czechia

2–4 (0–1, 1–0, 1–3)

United States

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 2,367

Game reference
	Michal Oršulák	Goalies	Patrick Quinlan	Referees: Richard Magnusson Janne Wuorenheimo Linesmen: Luka Mäkinen Rasmus Strömberg
	0–1 08:03 – Berchild (Mooney, Schock) Mrtka (Oršulák) (PP) – 20:26 1–1 Záhejský (Černý) (SH) – 43:33 2–1 2–2 55:47 – Fiddler (Mooney, Berchild) 2–3 57:43 – Horcoff (Moore, Fiddler) 2–4 59:53 – Kvasnicka (Murtagh) (EN)
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	22	Shots	36

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April 24, 2025 14:00

Czechia

3–4 OT (2–1, 1–2, 0–0) OT: (0–1)

Germany

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 500

Game reference
	Tobias Trejbal	Goalies	Lukas Stuhrmann	Referees: Logan Gruhl Andreas Huber Linesmen: Bryan Gorcoff Aurélien Urfer
	0–1 05:22 – Schäfer (Schneider, Lewandowski) Novotný (Benák, Malinek) – 09:31 1–1 Záhejský (Benák, Novotný) (PP2) – 16:03 2–1 2–2 22:40 – Späth Mariscal (Ziergiebel, Zwickl) 2–3 26:24 – Penkin (Ziergiebel) (SH) Poletín (Benák, Novotný) (PP) – 32:47 3–3 3–4 62:16 – Schäfer (Schneider)
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	39	Shots	29

April 24, 2025 19:00

Switzerland

0–10 (0–3, 0–6, 0–1)

United States

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 1,000

Game reference
	Matia Birchler Jovin Trachsel	Goalies	Joey Slavick	Referees: Seedo Janssen Jiří Ondráček Linesmen: Lukáš Rampír David Thuma
	0–1 01:13 – Murtagh (Mooney, Barnett) (EA) 0–2 04:23 – Berchild (Mooney) 0–3 08:53 – McKinney (Gallant, Murtagh) 0–4 21:48 – Moore (McKinney, Bracco) 0–5 22:25 – Kevan 0–6 24:46 – Gallant (Horcoff, Potter) (PP) 0–7 26:19 – Mooney (Trethewey, Kuehne) 0–8 33:14 – McKinney (Murtagh, Barnett) 0–9 37:59 – Moore (Schock) 0–10 48:23 – Gallant (SH)
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	26	Shots	50

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April 25, 2025 16:00

Germany

4–9 (0–2, 2–6, 2–1)

Sweden

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 700

Game reference
	Bartholomäus Oswald Aaron Kaiser	Goalies	Måns Goos	Referees: Tanner Doiron Jack Young Linesmen: Nicholas Albinati David Thuma
	0–1 05:23 – Ihs-Wozniak (Stockselius, Wahlund) 0–2 13:35 – Stenberg (Klingsell, Wahlund) (PP) 0–3 22:10 – Ihs-Wozniak (Ekberg, Stockselius) 0–4 22:38 – Gästrin (Stenberg, Boumedienne) (PP) 0–5 23:41 – Björck (Genborg, Sjöström) Schäfer (Schneider, T. Kose) (PP, EA) – 24:37 1–5 Willhoft (G. Griva, Späth Mariscal) (PP2) – 25:48 2–5 2–6 31:38 – Stockselius (Ekberg) 2–7 31:55 – Anderberg (Jennersjö, Novotny) 2–8 37:10 – Klingsell (Ekberg, Gästrin) (PP) 2–9 40:16 – Björck (Nilson, Genborg) Warnecke (Willhoft) – 48:12 3–9 Schneider (Lewandowski, Händel) (PP) – 58:35 4–9
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	24	Shots	57

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April 26, 2025 14:00

Switzerland

2–4 (0–0, 1–2, 1–2)

Czechia

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 750

Game reference
	Jovin Trachsel	Goalies	Michal Oršulák	Referees: Tanner Doiron Emils Druseiks Linesmen: Mathias Naperotti Njaal Sostumoen
	0–1 20:55 — Čihař (Pekar, Malinek) 0–2 30:34 — Benák (Mrtka, Záhejský) (PP) Aeschlimann — 38:41 1–2 Mundy (Aebli, Bichsel) — 40:54 2–2 2–3 43:45 — Záhejský (Čihař, Pekar) 2–4 59:35 — Novotný (Benák, Mrtka)
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	10	Shots	38

April 26, 2025 19:00

United States

6–3 (1–2, 3–1, 2–0)

Sweden

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 2,671

Game reference
	Patrick Quinlan	Goalies	Love Härenstam	Referees: Taylor Burzminski Jiří Ondráček Linesmen: Nicholas Albinati Lukáš Rampír
	0–1 07:47 — Ekberg (Nilson) 0–2 12:15 — Stenberg (Boumedienne, Sjostrom) Moore (Bracco, Horcoff) — 15:35 1–2 Kvasnicka (Mikey Berchild, Schock) — 22:04 2–2 2–3 27:22 — Stenberg Berchild (Kvasnicka, Mooney) — 38:23 3–3 Potter (Moore) — 39:06 4–3 Schock (Kvasnicka, Mooney) — 47:28 5–3 Mutryn (Mooney) (EN) — 59:58 6–3
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	42	Shots	28

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April 27, 2025 12:00

Germany

5–4 (2–1, 2–1, 1–2)

Switzerland

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 572

Game reference
	Lukas Stuhrmann	Goalies	Jovin Trachsel	Referees: Richard Magnusson Marek Zak Linesmen: Luka Mäkinen Njaal Sostumoen
	0–1 12:13 — Nappiot (van der Kaaij, Mundy) (PP) Handel (G. Griva) — 17:36 1–1 Handel (PP) — 17:55 2–1 Lewandowski (Schneider, Handel) (PP) — 28:42 3–1 3–2 30:00 — Aeschlimann (Neuenschwander) Willhoft (PS) — 35:51 4–2 4–3 46:37 — Franzina (Mundy, Pedrotti) 4–4 51:14 — Schenk (Pedrotti, Neuenschwander) (PP) Späth-Mariscal (Penkin, Ziergiebel) — 56:43 5–4
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	32	Shots	42

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April 28, 2025 14:00

Sweden

7–3 (3–1, 2–1, 2–1)

Czechia

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 537

Game reference
	Måns Goos	Goalies	Michal Oršulák František Poletín	Referees: Seedo Janssen Janne Wuorenheimo Linesmen: Bryan Gorcoff Luka Mäkinen
	Ekberg (Björck, Gästrin) — 04:05 1–0 Klingsell (Ekberg, Boumedienne) (PP) — 06:39 2–0 Ekberg (Klingsell, Boumedienne) (PP) — 08:45 3–0 3–1 16:03 — Matejovský (Mikeš, Rozsíval) 3–2 29:28 — Záhejský (Benák, Novotný) (PP) Nilson (Stockselius, Hallquisth) — 31:59 4–2 Ihs-Wozniak (Frondell, Stenberg) — 38:10 5–2 Frondell (Stenberg, Boumedienne) — 40:30 6–2 6–3 43:28 — T. Poletín (Pekar, Čihař) Stenberg (Ekberg, Boumedienne) (PP) — 52:45 7–3
	18 min	Penalties	36 min
	38	Shots	37

April 28, 2025 19:00

United States

5–3 (1–1, 3–2, 1–0)

Germany

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 825

Game reference
	Patrick Quinlan	Goalies	Aaron Kaiser	Referees: Cedric Borga Emils Druseiks Linesmen: Nicholas Albinati Aurélein Urfer
	0–1 08:22 — Willhoft (G. Griva, Bleicher) Barnett (Mutryn, Kevan) — 11:03 1–1 1–2 23:16 — Schneider (Kruger, Brandt Berchild (Schock, Potter) (PP) — 25:23 2–2 2–3 28:42 — G. Griva (Willhoft, R. Griva) Horcoff (Moore, Potter) — 35:22 3–3 Gallant (SH) — 36:32 4–3 Gallant (EN) — 59:58 5–3
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	37	Shots	25

Relegation round

April 30, 2025 20:00

Norway

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

Switzerland

Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen Attendance: 301

Game reference
	Felix Timraz-Westin	Goalies	Matia Birchler	Referees: Logan Gruhl Janne Wuorenheimo Linesmen: Luka Mäkinen Mathias Naperotti
	Eriksen (Aaram-Olsen, Määttänen) (PP) – 04:46 1–0 Aaram-Olsen (Eriksen, Trygg) – 15:37 2–0 2–1 17:44 – Franzina (Aebli, Mundy) Aaram-Olsen (Hjelmås, Koblar) (PP) – 23:43 3–1 3–2 27:25 – Schenk (Peter, Aeschlimann) 3–3 32:04 – Peter (Schenk, N. Lehmann) 3–4 43:08 – Aeschlimann (Moret, Troxler) Kionig (Eriksen, Aaram-Olsen) – 51:16 4–4
	Aaram-Olsen Eriksen J. Pettersen Koblar Trygg Trygg	Shootout	Schenk Franzina Mundy Peter Aeschlimann Peter
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	39	Shots	38

Playoff round

Winning teams in the quarterfinals will be reseeded according to their ranking: ^[7]

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 2024 IIHF World U18 Championships).

Rank	Team	Group	Pos	Pts	GD	GF	Seed
1	Canada	A	1	12	+24	29	1
2	United States	B	1	12	+17	25	2
3	Sweden	B	2	9	+13	29	3
4	Slovakia	A	2	8	+7	17	4
5	Finland	A	3	6	+9	18	5
6	Germany	B	3	5	−5	16	10
7	Czechia	B	4	4	−5	12	6
8	Latvia	A	4	2	−18	5	8

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	April 30 – Frisco
	1B   United States	6
					May 2 – Frisco
	4A   Latvia	3
					1   Canada	4
	April 30 – Allen
					4   Slovakia	0
	2A   Slovakia	3
									May 3 – Frisco
	3B   Germany	2
									1   Canada	7
	April 30 – Allen
									3   Sweden	0
	1A   Canada (OT)	3
					May 2 – Frisco
	4B   Czechia	2
					2   United States	3
	April 30 – Frisco
					3   Sweden	4			Third place
	2B   Sweden	7
									May 3 – Frisco
	3A   Finland	2
									2   United States (OT)	4
									4   Slovakia	3

Quarterfinals

April 30, 2025 12:00

Slovakia

3–2 (0–0, 1–0, 2–2)

Germany

Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen Attendance: 641

Game reference
	Michal Prádel	Goalies	Lukas Stuhrmann	Referees: Cedric Borga Emīls Druseiks Linesmen: Nicholas Albinati Aurélien Urfer
	Chovan (Mišiak, Radivojevič) – 36:19 1–0 Tomka (Tomík, Rusznyák) – 46:12 2–0 Radivojevič (Svrček, Chovan) (PP) – 47:00 3–0 3–1 53:29 – Bleicher (Späth Mariscal, Grin) 3–2 59:22 – Penkin (G. Griva, Späth Mariscal) (EA)
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	36	Shots	23

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April 30, 2025 14:00

Sweden

7–2 (2–1, 2–0, 3–1)

Finland

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 521

Game reference
	Love Härenstam	Goalies	Patrik Kerkola Jooa Sammalniemi	Referees: Taylor Burzminski Jiří Ondráček Linesmen: Brian Birkhoff Lukáš Rampír
	Ihs-Wozniak (Stenberg, Frondell) – 00:26 1–0 Björck (Ekberg, Boumedienne) – 04:31 2–0 2–1 07:13 – Vanhanen (Somervuori) Ekberg (Stenberg, Boumedienne) (PP) – 24:51 3–1 Stenberg – 35:44 4–1 Brøngel-Larsson (Stockselius, Klingsell) – 43:00 5–1 Ekberg (Gästrin) – 49:31 6–1 6–2 54:12 – Vanninen (Vanhanen, Boelius) (PP, EA) Stenberg (Jennersjö) (EN) – 58:24 7–2
	22 min	Penalties	4 min
	30	Shots	30

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April 30, 2025 16:00

Canada

3–2 OT (1–1, 1–1, 0–0) OT: (1–0)

Czechia

Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen Attendance: 482

Game reference
	Jack Ivankovic	Goalies	František Poletín	Referees: Andreas Huber Richard Magnusson Linesmen: Bryan Gorcoff Rasmus Strömberg
	0–1 06:06 – Rozsíval (Mrtka, Kucharčík) Smith – 19:40 1–1 1–2 35:07 – Benák (Novotný) Reschny (Martin, Huang) – 35:52 2–2 Reschny (Verhoeff) – 62:41 3–2
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	40	Shots	24

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April 30, 2025 19:00

United States

6–3 (2–0, 2–2, 2–1)

Latvia

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 711

Game reference
	Joey Slavick	Goalies	Ivans Kufterins	Referees: Tanner Doiron Marek Žák Linesmen: Njaal Søstumoen David Thuma
	Potter (Lindberg, Barnett) – 05:37 1–0 Gallant (McKinney, Murtagh) – 08:19 2–0 Murtagh (Mooney) – 27:23 3–0 3–1 32:15 – Serkins (Šmits, Flugins) (PP) 3–2 33:04 – Šmits (Serkins, Mūrnieks) (PP) Barnett (Moore) – 35:53 4–2 Mooney (Berchild) – 52:25 5–2 5–3 55:41 – Flugins (Laugalis, Serkins) Potter (Mooney) (EN) – 58:41 6–3
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	39	Shots	22

Semifinals

May 2, 2025 15:00

Canada

4–0 (0–0, 1–0, 3–0)

Slovakia

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 617

Game reference
	Jack Ivankovic	Goalies	Michal Prádel	Referees: Richard Magnusson Janne Wuorenheimo Linesmen: Luka Mäkinen Rasmus Strömberg
	Villeneuve (Czata) – 21:52 1–0 Reschny (Cootes, Verhoeff) (PP) – 41:34 2–0 Nesbitt (Kindel, Katzin) (PP) – 46:19 3–0 Roobroeck (Verhoeff, Villeneuve) (PP) – 58:00 4–0
	31 min	Penalties	26 min
	39	Shots	24

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May 2, 2025 19:00

United States

3–4 (0–0, 2–2, 1–2)

Sweden

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 1,103

Game reference
	Patrick Quinlan	Goalies	Love Härenstam	Referees: Taylor Burzminski Jiří Ondráček Linesmen: Brian Birkhoff Lukáš Rampír
	Lindberg (Schock, Potter) – 25:14 1–0 1–1 28:25 – Ekberg (Björck, Gästrin) 1–2 30:13 – Stenberg Schock – 34:53 2–2 2–3 47:27 – Björck (Ekberg, Gästrin) 2–4 53:22 – Jennersjö (Björck, Nilson) Potter (Lindberg, Moore) – 55:36 3–4
	0 min	Penalties	4 min
	41	Shots	23

Bronze medal game

May 3, 2025 14:30

United States

4–3 OT (1–0, 0–2, 2–1) OT: (1–0)

Slovakia

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 671

Game reference
	Patrick Quinlan	Goalies	Michal Prádel	Referees: Richard Magnusson Janne Wuorenheimo Linesmen: Luka Mäkinen Rasmus Strömberg
	Fiddler (Barnett, Moore) – 11:53 1–0 1–1 35:38 – Svrček (Chovan, Radivojevič) 1–2 37:29 – Svrček (Kazda, Chovan) Kvasnicka (Moore) – 41:13 2–2 McKinney (Moore, Bracco) (PP) – 52:34 3–2 3–3 53:13 – Chovan (Lisý, Kazda) Kevan (Mikey Berchild, Lindberg) – 65:37 4–3
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	33	Shots	26

Gold medal game

May 3, 2025 19:00

Canada

7–0 (2–0, 3–0, 2–0)

Sweden

Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 1,331

Game reference
	Jack Ivankovic	Goalies	Love Härenstam Måns Goos	Referees: Taylor Burzminski Jiří Ondráček Linesmen: Brian Birkhoff Lukáš Rampír
	Villeneuve – 04:06 1–0 Martin (Reschny, Beauchesne) – 12:31 2–0 Smith (Katzin) – 24:56 3–0 Czata (Kindel) – 29:35 4–0 Martin (Nesbitt, Verhoeff) – 32:54 5–0 Cootes (Hopkins, Schmidt) – 41:12 6–0 Nesbitt (Kindel, Huang) (PP) – 52:33 7–0
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	42	Shots	28

Final standings

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final Result
1	A	Canada	7	6	1	0	0	43	7	+36	20	Champions
2	B	Sweden	7	4	1	0	2	40	28	+12	14	Runners-up
3	B	United States (H)	7	5	1	1	0	38	18	+20	18	Third place
4	A	Slovakia	7	3	1	1	2	23	20	+3	12	Fourth place
5	A	Finland	5	2	0	1	2	20	16	+4	7	Eliminated in Quarterfinals
6	B	Germany	5	1	1	0	3	18	24	−6	5
7	B	Czechia	5	1	0	2	2	14	20	−6	5
8	A	Latvia	5	0	1	0	4	8	29	−21	2
9	A	Norway	5	0	1	1	3	9	30	−21	3	Avoided relegation
10	B	Switzerland	5	0	0	1	4	13	34	−21	1	Relegated to the 2026 Division I A

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Awards and statistics

Awards

• Best players selected by the directorate:
  • Best Goaltender: Jack Ivankovic
  • Best Defenceman: Sascha Boumedienne
  • Best Forward: Filip Ekberg

• Media All-Stars:
  • MVP: Filip Ekberg
  • Goaltender: Jack Ivankovic
  • Defencemen: Sascha Boumedienne / Drew Schock
  • Forwards: Filip Ekberg / Ivar Stenberg / Brady Martin

Source: ^[8]

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
1	Filip Ekberg	Sweden	7	10	8	18	+6	6
2	Sascha Boumedienne	Sweden	7	1	13	14	+5	2
3	Ivar Stenberg	Sweden	7	8	5	13	+0	4
4	Braeden Cootes	Canada	7	6	6	12	+7	0
5	Brady Martin	Canada	7	3	8	11	+15	29
5	Will Moore	United States	7	3	8	11	+9	2
7	L.J. Mooney	United States	7	2	9	11	+10	4
8	Lev Katzin	Canada	7	4	6	10	+13	2
9	Milton Gästrin	Sweden	7	3	7	10	-1	2
10	Ryan Roobroeck	Canada	7	4	5	9	+7	0

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	Jack Ivankovic	Canada	342:41	6	1.05	153	96.08	2
2	Michal Prádel	Slovakia	390:03	16	2.46	186	91.40	2
3	Lukas Stuhrmann	Germany	180:55	10	3.32	116	91.38	0
4	Love Härenstam	Sweden	277:52	18	3.89	150	89.29	0
5	Felix Timraz-Westin	Norway	215:00	16	4.47	149	89.26	0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Division I

Main article: 2025 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

Group A

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Székesfehérvár, Hungary from 20 to 26 April 2025. ^[9]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Denmark	5	5	0	0	0	24	10	+14	15	Promoted to the 2026 Top Division
2	Ukraine	5	4	0	0	1	24	12	+12	12
3	Kazakhstan	5	2	0	1	2	14	13	+1	7
4	Slovenia	5	1	1	0	3	8	17	−9	5
5	Hungary (H)	5	1	0	0	4	8	21	−13	3 [a]
6	Austria	5	1	0	0	4	15	20	−5	3 [a]	Relegated to the 2026 Division I 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. Austria 3–4 Hungary

Group B

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Kaunas, Lithuania from 13 to 19 April 2025. ^[10]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Poland	5	3	1	0	1	19	12	+7	11	Promoted to the 2026 Division I A
2	Lithuania (H)	5	3	0	0	2	21	14	+7	9 [a]
3	South Korea	5	3	0	0	2	21	16	+5	9 [a]
4	France	5	2	0	1	2	12	12	0	7
5	Estonia	5	1	1	0	3	8	20	−12	5
6	Japan	5	1	0	1	3	11	18	−7	4	Relegated to the 2026 Division II 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. Lithuania 7–4 South Korea

Division II

Main article: 2025 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

Group A

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Asiago, Italy from 13 to 19 April 2025 as a test event of the 2026 Winter Olympics. ^[11]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Italy (H)	5	5	0	0	0	23	7	+16	15	Promoted to the 2026 Division I B
2	Great Britain	5	4	0	0	1	12	4	+8	12
3	China	5	2	0	1	2	13	14	−1	7
4	Croatia	5	1	1	1	2	14	14	0	6
5	Romania	5	1	1	0	3	10	17	−7	5
6	Netherlands	5	0	0	0	5	7	23	−16	0	Relegated to the 2026 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

Group B

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria from 17 to 23 March 2025. ^[12]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Spain	5	4	1	0	0	21	7	+14	14	Promoted to the 2026 Division II A
2	Australia	5	2	1	1	1	21	19	+2	9
3	Chinese Taipei	5	1	1	2	1	16	19	−3	7 [a]
4	Belgium	5	2	0	1	2	25	18	+7	7 [a]
5	Serbia	5	2	0	0	3	15	16	−1	6
6	Bulgaria (H)	5	0	1	0	4	8	27	−19	2	Relegated to the 2026 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. Chinese Taipei 6–5 (OT) Belgium

Division III

Main article: 2025 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

Group A

The Division III Group A tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico from 2 to 8 March 2025. ^[13]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Mexico (H)	5	5	0	0	0	33	12	+21	15	Promoted to the 2026 Division II B
2	Turkey	5	3	0	0	2	25	24	+1	9
3	Israel	5	2	1	0	2	31	27	+4	8
4	Hong Kong	5	2	0	1	2	34	18	+16	7
5	New Zealand	5	1	0	0	4	18	41	−23	3 [a]
6	Iceland	5	1	0	0	4	13	32	−19	3 [a]	Relegated to the 2026 Division III 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. Iceland 2–6 New Zealand

Group B

The Division III Group B tournament was played in Bangkok, Thailand from 28 February to 6 March 2025. ^[14]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Uzbekistan	5	5	0	0	0	46	8	+38	15	Promoted to the 2026 Division III A
2	Thailand (H)	5	4	0	0	1	40	6	+34	12
3	Turkmenistan	5	3	0	0	2	36	23	+13	9
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	1	1	0	3	14	39	−25	5
5	South Africa	5	1	0	0	4	18	47	−29	3
6	Luxembourg	5	0	0	1	4	12	43	−31	1

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

References

1. 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship divisions
2. 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Top Division official website, www.iihf.com
3. 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Top Division statistics, stats.iihf.com
4. "2025 IIHF Under-18 Men's World Championship". teamusa.usahockey.com.
5. "IIHF U-18 Men's World Championship". www.cutxeventcenter.com.
6. Schedule Announced for 2025 IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship, www.iihf.com
7. "Tournament Format". IIHF . Retrieved April 29, 2025.
8. Jurewicz, Chris (May 3, 2025). "Ekberg named MVP". IIHF.com. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
9. 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I A official website
10. 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I B official website
11. 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II A official website
12. 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II B official website
13. 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III A official website
14. 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III B official website

External links

• Official website of IIHF