2017 IIHF World U18 Championships


The 2017 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 19th IIHF World U18 Championship and was hosted by Poprad and Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia. The tournament was played from 13 to 23 April 2017. Finland entered the tournament as the defending champions and once again advanced to the final, but this time they lost to the United States.

Top Division

All times are local.

Preliminary round

The four best ranked teams from each group of the preliminary round advance to the quarterfinals, while the last placed team from both groups plays a relegation round in a best of three format to determine the relegated team.

Group A

Group B

Relegation round

Playoff round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal game

Final

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIM
Kristian Vesalainen76713+58
Miro Heiskanen721012+80
Ivan Chekhovich7549+34
Andrei Svechnikov7459+310
Jesse Ylönen7459+60
Sean Dhooghe7369+82
Joni Ikonen7448+48
Grant Mismash7358+410
MacKenzie Entwistle5437+16
Aarne Talvitie7437+16

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
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Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
PlayerTOISAGAGAASv%SO
Maxim Zhukov319:19189142.6392.590
Dylan St. Cyr429:39177141.9692.091
Niklavs Rauza316:49193173.2291.190
Andrei Grischenko416:38243233.3190.531
Akira Schmid153:169293.5290.220

TOI = Time On Ice ; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
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Tournament awards

Most Valuable Player
All-star team
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IIHF best player awards
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Final standings

Team
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th

Division I

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 7 to 13 April 2017.

Division I B

The Division I B tournament will be played in Bled, Slovenia, from 15 to 21 April 2017.

Division II

Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Gangneung, South Korea, from 2 to 8 April 2017.

Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 13 to 19 March 2017. Australia achieved the unusual distinction of being promoted in consecutive years.

Division III

Division III A

The Division III A tournament was played in Taipei, Taiwan, from 21 to 27 March 2017.

Division III B

The Division III B tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 17 to 19 March 2017.