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2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

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2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Estonia
 Croatia
Dates1–7 April 2018
24–30 March 2018
Teams12
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Main article: 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships

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.

Division II A

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

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

Participants

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Team Qualification
 Poland placed 6th in 2017 Division I B and were relegated
 Estonia hosts; placed 2nd in 2017 Division II A
 Lithuania placed 3rd in 2017 Division II A
 South Korea placed 4th in 2017 Division II A
 Great Britain placed 5th in 2017 Division II A
 Australia placed 1st in 2017 Division II B and were promoted

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Great Britain 5 4 0 0 1 26 15 +11 12[a] Promoted to the 2019 Division I B
2  Lithuania 5 4 0 0 1 22 8 +14 12[a]
3  Poland 5 3 1 0 1 32 11 +21 11
4  South Korea 5 2 0 0 3 12 14 −2 6
5  Estonia (H) 5 1 0 1 3 17 21 −4 4
6  Australia 5 0 0 0 5 4 44 −40 0 Relegated 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. ^ a b Great Britain 3−2 Lithuania

Results

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All times are local. (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3)

1 April 2018
13:00		Australia 1–4
(1–1, 0–2, 0–1)		 South KoreaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
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1 April 2018
16:30		Lithuania 4–3
(1–1, 1–0, 2–2)		 PolandTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
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1 April 2018
20:00		Estonia 3–6
(0–4, 3–2, 0–0)		 Great BritainTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
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2 April 2018
13:00		Poland 4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 South KoreaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
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2 April 2018
16:30		Great Britain 9–2
(2–1, 5–1, 2–0)		 AustraliaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
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2 April 2018
20:00		Estonia 0–7
(0–2, 0–2, 0–3)		 LithuaniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
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4 April 2018
13:00		Poland 5–4
(3–2, 0–2, 2–0)		 Great BritainTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
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4 April 2018
16:30		Lithuania 2–1
(0–0, 1–1, 1–0)		 South KoreaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
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4 April 2018
20:00		Estonia 8–0
(3–0, 0–0, 5–0)		 AustraliaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
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6 April 2018
13:00		Great Britain 3–2
(1–0, 2–2, 0–0)		 LithuaniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
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6 April 2018
16:30		Australia 0–16
(0–7, 0–5, 0–4)		 PolandTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
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6 April 2018
20:00		South Korea 4–3
(3–1, 0–1, 1–1)		 EstoniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
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7 April 2018
13:00		Lithuania 7–1
(3–1, 1–0, 3–0)		 AustraliaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
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7 April 2018
16:30		South Korea 3–4
(0–2, 3–1, 0–1)		 Great BritainTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
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7 April 2018
20:00		Poland 4–3 OT
(1–0, 2–2, 0–1)
OT: (1–0)		 EstoniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
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Awards

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Best Players Selected by the Directorate

Source: IIHF

Division II B

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

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

Participants

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Team Qualification
 Croatia hosts; placed 6th in 2017 Division II A and were relegated
 Spain placed 2nd in 2017 Division II B
 Serbia placed 3rd in 2017 Division II B
 Netherlands placed 4th in 2017 Division II B
 Iceland placed 5th in 2017 Division II B
 China placed 1st in 2017 Division III A and were promoted

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Spain 5 4 1 0 0 27 13 +14 14 Promoted to the 2019 Division II A
2  Croatia (H) 5 2 1 0 2 13 12 +1 8[a]
3  Serbia 5 2 0 2 1 16 11 +5 8[a]
4  Netherlands 5 1 2 0 2 18 18 0 7[b]
5  China 5 2 0 1 2 16 19 −3 7[b]
6  Iceland 5 0 0 1 4 9 26 −17 1 Relegated 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. ^ a b Serbia 1–2 Croatia
  2. ^ a b China 5–6 (GWS) Netherlands

Results

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

24 March 2018
13:00		Spain 8–3
(6–0, 1–2, 1–1)		 IcelandDom Sportova, Zagreb
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24 March 2018
16:30		China 5–6 GWS
(1–2, 3–1, 1–2)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (0–1)		 NetherlandsDom Sportova, Zagreb
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24 March 2018
20:00		Serbia 1–2
(0–0, 0–1, 1–1)		 CroatiaDom Sportova, Zagreb
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25 March 2018
13:00		Iceland 0–5
(0–2, 0–1, 0–2)		 ChinaDom Sportova, Zagreb
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25 March 2018
16:30		Spain 3–2 GWS
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)		 SerbiaDom Sportova, Zagreb
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25 March 2018
20:00		Croatia 3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)		 NetherlandsDom Sportova, Zagreb
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27 March 2018
13:00		Serbia 4–5 OT
(1–2, 2–1, 1–1)
OT: (0–1)		 NetherlandsDom Sportova, Zagreb
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27 March 2018
16:30		Spain 7–3
(2–0, 2–1, 3–2)		 ChinaDom Sportova, Zagreb
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27 March 2018
20:00		Croatia 5–4 GWS
(1–2, 2–0, 1–2)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)		 IcelandDom Sportova, Zagreb
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28 March 2018
13:00		Netherlands 4–5
(0–2, 2–1, 2–2)		 SpainDom Sportova, Zagreb
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28 March 2018
16:30		Iceland 1–5
(0–3, 1–2, 0–0)		 SerbiaDom Sportova, Zagreb
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28 March 2018
20:00		China 3–2
(0–2, 1–0, 2–0)		 CroatiaDom Sportova, Zagreb
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30 March 2018
13:00		Serbia 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 ChinaDom Sportova, Zagreb
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30 March 2018
16:30		Netherlands 3–1
(1–0, 0–0, 2–1)		 IcelandDom Sportova, Zagreb
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30 March 2018
20:00		Croatia 1–4
(0–1, 0–2, 1–1)		 SpainDom Sportova, Zagreb
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Awards

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Best Players Selected by the Directorate

Source: IIHF

References

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  1. ^ Division II A statistics
  2. ^ Division II B statistics
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