2014 IIHF World U18 Championships

2014 IIHF World U18 Championships

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Tournament details
Host country	Finland
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	17 – 27 April 2014
Teams	10

The 2014 IIHF U18 World Championship will be the 16th IIHF World U18 Championship, and will be hosted in Lappeenranta and Imatra, Finland. Tournament will begin on 17 April 2014 with the gold medal game due to be played on 27 April 2014.

Top Division

Preliminary round

	Team qualified to Quarterfinals
	Teams plays in Relegation round

Group A

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts
Canada	4	3	0	1	0	12	7	10
Russia	4	1	2	1	0	14	10	8
Sweden	3	1	1	0	1	11	8	5
Slovakia	4	1	0	1	2	9	12	4
Germany	3	0	0	0	3	5	14	0

Results

All times are local (EEST – UTC+03).

17 April 2014 16:00

Slovakia

2–3 OT (1–1, 1–1, 0–0) (OT 0–1)

Russia

Arena, Imatra Attendance: 786

Game reference
	Adam Huska	Goalies	Alexander Trushkov	Referees: Andris Ansons Anssi Salonen Linesmen: Rene Jensen Alexander Waldejer
	0–1 15:44 – Y. Svechnikov (I. Nikolishin, N. Lyamkin) P. Maier (M. Palocko) (PP) – 19:08 1–1 K. Pospisil (SH) – 36:02 2–1 2–2 37:20 – K. Pilipenko (V. Kamenev, D. Vovchenko) (PP) 2–3 60:22 – K. Pilipenko (D. Vovchenko, N. Lyamkin) (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	4 min
	17	Shots	36

17 April 2014 19:30

Sweden

1–3 (0–1, 1–1, 0–1)

Canada

Arena, Imatra Attendance: 967

Game reference
	Linus Soderstrom	Goalies	Mason McDonald	Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Geoffrey Miller Linesmen: Dana Penkivech Jani Pesonen
	0–1 06:45 – J. Virtanen (R. McKeown) 0–2 21:03 – J. Virtanen (PP) D. Muzito Bagenda (A. Holmström) (PP) – 30:57 1–2 1–3 43:07 – M. Barzal
	26 min	Penalties	22 min
	25	Shots	18

18 April 2014 16:00

Germany

1–4 (1–1, 0–1, 0–2)

Slovakia

Arena, Imatra Attendance: 968

Game reference
	Florian Proske	Goalies	Matej Tomek	Referees: Alexander Sergeyev Tobian Wehrli Linesmen: Gleb Lazarev Sotaro Yamaguchi
	M. Wiederer (M. Kammerer) – 00:32 1–0 1–1 17:50 – J. Mily 1–2 34:22 – R. Bondra (J. Melisko) 1–3 44:38 – K. Ferletak (K. Pospisil) 1–4 59:50 – M. Palocko (J. Mily)
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	24	Shots	18

19 April 2014 16:00

Canada

5–2 (1–0, 1–2, 3–0)

Germany

Arena, Imatra Attendance: 1,200

Game reference
	Julio Billia	Goalies	Daniel Fiessinger	Referees: Pavel Hodek Anssi Salonen Linesmen: Andreas Malmqvist Alexander Waldejer
	D. Audette (J. Hawryluk, B. Thomas) – 06:37 1–0 1–1 33:09 – A. Eder (M. Daubner, J. Mayenschein) C. Bleakley (C. Bishop) – 34:29 2–1 2–2 37:49 – M. Kammerer (S. Loibl, M. Wiederer) R. Gropp (J. Virtanen) – 54:24 3–2 T. Konecny (B. Point, B. Perlini) – 56:18 4–2 J. McCann (J. Virtanen) – 59:25 5–2
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	42	Shots	23

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: S1 = -1 S2 = -1 GT1 = Ivan Nikolishin GT2 = Adrian Kempe
Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 8 N2 = 8 PN = 7

19 April 2014 19:30

Russia

3–4 GWS (0–2, 0–1, 3–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Sweden

Arena, Imatra Attendance: 1,200

Game reference
	Alexander Trushkov Maxim Tretiak	Goalies	Linus Soderstrom	Referees: Kendrick Nicholson Tobias Wehrli Linesmen: Dana Penkivech Nikolaj Ponomarjow
	0–1 11:19 – O. Lindblom (W. Nylander) 0–2 14:46 – G. Forsling (W. Nylander) (PP) 0–3 27:25 – G. Forsling (O. Lindblom) (PP) D. Vovchenko (I. Dervuk) – 42:48 1–3 S. Afonasievski – 49:02 2–3 V. Kamenev (N. Lyamkin, D. Vovchenko) (PP) – 52:05 3–3 Ivan Nikolishin Shootout: Adrian Kempe
	16 min	Penalties	12 min
	18	Shots	30

20 April 2014 16:00

Slovakia

1–2 (1–0, 0–1, 0–1)

Canada

Arena, Imatra Attendance: 1,083

Game reference
	Adam Huska	Goalies	Mason McDonald	Referees: Michael Hicks Gordon Schukies Linesmen: Rene Jensen Nikolaj Ponomarjow
	J. Mily (SH) – 12:24 1–0 1–1 39:53 – B. Perlini (H. Fleury, T. Sanheim) (PP) 1–2 53:23 – B. Perlini
	18 min	Penalties	12 min
	22	Shots	25

21 April 2014 16:00

Russia

5–2 (3–2, 0–0, 2–0)

Germany

Arena, Imatra Attendance: 1,183

Game reference
	Maxim Tretiak Alexander Trushkov	Goalies	Florian Proske	Referees: Mikko Kaukorai Daniel Konc Linesmen: Andreas Malmqvist Dana Penkivech
	Y. Svechnikov (V. Kamenev, N. Lyamkin) (PP) – 08:14 1–0 A. Protapovich (I. Nikolishin) – 09:22 2–0 2–1 13:29 – S. Loibl (PP2) 2–2 14:17 – M. Kammerer (K. Wissmann, A. Eder) (PP) K. Pilipenko (N. Lyamkin, V. Kamenev) (PP) – 15:59 3–2 I. Nikolishin (A. Protapovich, Y. Svechnikov) – 45:44 4–2 Y. Svechnikov (I. Nikolishin, A. Sleptsov) (PP) – 48:32 5–2
	22 min	Penalties	14 min
	35	Shots	29

21 April 2014 19:30

Sweden

6–2 (1–0, 3–1, 2–1)

Slovakia

Arena, Imatra Attendance: 1,200

Game reference
	Linus Soderstrom	Goalies	Matej Tomek	Referees: Pavel Hodek Anssi Salonen Linesmen: Jani Pesonen Sotaro Yamaguchi
	G. Forsberg (W. Nylander, A. Kempe) (PP) – 08:14 1–0 W. Nylander (A. Holmstrom) – 25:44 2–0 2–1 26:57 – C. Jaros (M. Halama) W. Nylander (A. Kempe) (PP2) – 28:57 3–1 A. Holmstrom (A. Ollas-Mattsson, W. Nylander) – 36:12 4–1 H. Tornqvist (R. Andersson) (SH) – 41:13 5–1 5–2 45:27 – J. Mily W. Nylander (A. Kempe, A. Holmstrom) (PP2) – 54:29 6–2
	12 min	Penalties	43 min
	33	Shots	19

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: S1 = -1 S2 = -1 GT1 = Connor Bleackley GT2 = Kirill Pilipenko
Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 7 N2 = 6 PN = 5

22 April 2014 16:00

Canada

2–3 GWS (0–0, 1–0, 1–2) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Russia

Arena, Imatra Attendance: 1200

Game reference
	Mason McDonald	Goalies	Maxim Tretiak	Referees: Andris Ansons Geoffrey Miller Linesmen: Miroslav Lhotsky Jani Pesonen
	T. Konecny (T. Sanheim) – 21:49 1–0 1–1 40:27 – I. Nikolishin (R. Fazleyev) M. Barzal (J. McCann, T. Sanheim) – 47:40 2–1 2–2 59:25 – V. Kamenev (I. Nikolishin, A. Sleptsov) (PP)(EA) Connor Bleackley Shootout: Kirill Pilipenko
	10 min	Penalties	25 min
	25	Shots	31

22 April 2014 19:30

Germany

–

Sweden

Arena, Imatra

Group B

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts
Czech Republic	4	2	1	0	1	17	10	8
Finland	3	2	0	1	0	11	6	7
Switzerland	4	2	0	0	2	10	10	6
United States	3	2	0	0	1	12	4	6
Denmark	4	0	0	0	4	5	25	0

Results

All times are local (EEST – UTC+03).

17 April 2014 15:00

Switzerland

4–2 (1–2, 0–0, 3–0)

United States

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 726

Game reference
	Gauthier Descloux	Goalies	Alexander Nedeljkovic	Referees: Michael Hicks Kendrick Nicholson Linesmen: Jordan Browne Miroslav Lhotsky
	0–1 05:13 – J. Dougherty (B. Fortunato, F. Milano) (PP) D. Riat (J. Privet) – 11:55 1–1 1–2 15:42 – K. Connor (N. Hanifin) K. Fiala (D. Malgin, J. Siegenthaler) – 40:46 2–2 D. Malgin (K. Fiala) – 56:30 3–2 D. Malgin (ENG) – 59:49 4–2
	16 min	Penalties	2 min
	37	Shots	33

17 April 2014 18:30

Denmark

1–6 (0–3, 1–2, 0–1)

Finland

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 1,942

Game reference
	Thomas Lilie	Goalies	Kaapo Kahkonen	Referees: Pavel Hodek Linus Ohlund Linesmen: Nikolaj Ponomarjow Sotaro Yamaguchi
	0–1 04:21 – S. Aho (A. Kalapudas) 0–2 07:24 – M. Rantanen (Rouhiainen, J. Lammikko) 0–3 08:26 – M. Rantanen (J. Lammikko, S. Moberg) (PP) J. Korsgaard (S. Nielsen) – 21:36 1–3 1–4 24:32 – S. Moberg (J. Lammikko) 1–5 29:23 – M. Rantanen (SH) 1–6 51:35 – K. Kapanen (M. Honkanen) (PP)
	33 min	Penalties	10 min
	11	Shots	41

18 April 2014 18:30

Czech Republic

9–2 (4–0, 3–0, 2–2)

Denmark

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 204

Game reference
	Vitek Vanecek	Goalies	Mathias Seldrup Thomas Lilie	Referees: Daniel Konc Gordon Schukies Linesmen: Andreas Malmqvist Jani Pesonen
	J. Vrana (D. Pastrnak, V. Karabacek) (PP) – 06:51 1–0 M. Spacek (J. Zboril, P. Zacha) – 10:44 2–0 P. Zacha (V. Karabacek, M. Spacek) – 13:00 3–0 L. Vopelka (D. Masin) – 15:11 4–0 F. Pyrochta (J. Ordos, J. Cernoch) – 22:14 5–0 A. Rasner (L. Vopelka, J. Vrana) – 31:34 6–0 V. Karabacek (M. Spacek, J. Zboril) – 35:15 7–0 7–1 42:34 – A. True (M. Klussmann, F. Hoeg) J. Vrana (D. Pastrnak) – 46:45 8–1 V. Karabacek (P. Zacha, V. Vanecek) – 50:10 9–1 9–2 59:28 – J. Korsgaard (M. Eskildsen)
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	52	Shots	11

19 April 2014 15:00

United States

3–0 (2–0, 1–0, 0–0)

Czech Republic

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 2,523

Game reference
	Alexander Nedeljkovic	Goalies	Vitek Vanecek	Referees: Andris Ansons Linus Ohlund Linesmen: Jordan Browne Gleb Lazarev
	A. Matthews (J. Dougherty, B. Fortunato) – 08:17 1–0 F. Milano (J. Eichel, A. Tuch) – 20:58 2–0 K. Connor (J. Wegwerth, J. Glover) – 24:27 3–0
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	35	Shots	24

19 April 2014 18:30

Finland

2–1 (1–1, 0–0, 1–0)

Switzerland

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 4,133

Game reference
	Kaapo Kahkonen	Goalies	Gauthier Descloux	Referees: Daniel Konc Alexander Sergeyev Linesmen: Rene Jensen Miroslav Lhotsky
	J. Lammikko (M. Rantanen) – 04:48 1–0 1–1 10:01 – D. Malgin (K. Fiala, N. Rod) S. Aho (W. Hopponen, J. Rouhiainen) – 49:04 2–1
	14 min	Penalties	6 min
	27	Shots	25

20 April 2014 18:30

Denmark

0–7 (0–1, 0–2, 0–4)

United States

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 384

Game reference
	Mathias Seldrup	Goalies	Edwin Minney	Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Tobias Wehrli Linesmen: Miroslav Lhotsky Sotaro Yamaguchi
	0–1 10:24 – F. Milano (J. Eichel) 0–2 31:47 – J. Fiegl (J. Wegwerth) 0–3 36:34 – J. Eichel (F. Milano, J. Glover) 0–4 42:41 – J. Glover (L. Belpedio, F. Milano) 0–5 45:28 – R. Hitchcock (A. Matthews) 0–6 52:49 – J. Eichel (B. Fortunato, J. Dougherty 0–7 53:05 – K. Connor (R. Hitchcock, N. Hanifin)
	14 min	Penalties	6 min
	8	Shots	59

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: S1 = -1 S2 = -1 GT1 = A. Kalapudas GT2 = J. Vrana
Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 8 N2 = 8 PN = 7

21 April 2014 15:00

Finland

3–4 GWS (0–0, 1–2, 2–1) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Czech Republic

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 3,575

Game reference
	Kaapo Kahkonen	Goalies	Vitek Vanecek	Referees: Geoffrey Miller Kendrick Nicholson Linesmen: Gleb lazarev Nikolaj Ponomarjow
	A. Kalapudas (W. Hopponen, J. Parikka) – 23:59 1–0 1–1 32:14 – J. Vrana (D. Kase) 1–2 32:51 – J. Smejkal (F. Chlapak, R. Vesely) J. Lammikko (M. Rantanen) – 48:20 2–2 2–3 56:39 – V. Karabacek S. Niku (A. Kalapudas, S. Aho) – 58:48 3–3 A. Kalapudas Shootout: J. Vrana
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	32	Shots	37

21 April 2014 18:30

Switzerland

3–2 (0–0, 2–1, 1–1)

Denmark

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 593

Game reference
	Gauthier Descloux	Goalies	Thomas Lilie	Referees: Andris Ansons Linus Ohlund Linesmen: Jordan Browne Alexander Waldejer
	R. Karrer (K. Fiala, D. Malgin) (PP) – 30:34 1–0 K. Fiala (J. Siegenthaler, R. Karrer) – 34:23 2–0 2–1 37:41 – T. Olsen (E. Christensen) 2–2 55:46 – C. Mieritz (s. Nielsen) (PP) N. Rod (K. Fiala, D. Malgin) – 57:50 3–2
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	46	Shots	24

22 April 2014 15:00

Czech Republic

4–2 (0–0, 1–0, 3–2)

Switzerland

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 587

Game reference
	Vitek Vanecek	Goalies	Kevin Fehr	Referees: Daniel Konc Gordon Schukies Linesmen: Dana penkivech Alexander Waldejer
	J. Vrana (D. Masin, F. Pyrochta) – 23:16 1–0 P. Zacha (V. Karabacek, D. Pastrnak) – 41:37 2–0 2–1 44:28 – N. Rod (K. Fiala, R. Karrer) P. Zacha (D. Pastrnak) – 45:33 3–1 3–2 52:12 – K. Fiala (R. Karrer, N. Rod) J. Smejkal (D. Pastrnak) (ENG) – 59:57 4–2
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	27	Shots	18

22 April 2014 18:30

United States

v

Finland

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta

Relegation round

The teams play a best-of-three series.

24 April, 2014 11:00

Germany

v

Denmark

Arena, Imatra

25 April, 2014 16:00

Denmark

v

Germany

Arena, Imatra

27 April, 2014 12:00

Germany

v

Denmark

Arena, Imatra

Quarterfinals

24 April, 2014 13:00

v

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta

24 April, 2014 15:00

v

Arena, Imatra

24 April, 2014 17:00

v

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta

24 April, 2014 19:00

v

Arena, Imatra

Semifinals

26 April, 2014 15:00

v

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta

26 April, 2014 19:00

v

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta

Bronze medal game

27 April, 2014 15:00

v

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta

Gold medal game

27 April, 2014 19:00

v

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
William Nylander Altelius	3	3	4	7	+3	0
Denis Malgin	3	3	3	6	+6	0
Kevin Fiala	3	2	4	6	+6	2
Jakub Vrana	3	4	1	5	+1	2
Vaclav Karabacek	3	3	2	5	+3	0
Mikko Rantanen	3	3	2	5	+4	0
Evgeny Svechnikov	3	3	2	5	+2	2
Juho Lammikko	3	2	3	5	+3	0
Sonny Milano	3	2	3	5	+3	0
Adrian Kempe	3	1	4	5	Template:Neg	14

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

Source: IIHF.com

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.

Player	TOI	SA	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
Mason McDonald	120:00	47	2	1.00	95.74	0
Alexander Nedeljkovic	119:05	43	3	1.51	93.02	1
Gauthier Descloux	178:58	84	6	2.01	92.89	0
Adam Huska	119:52	61	5	2.50	91.80	0
Kaapo Kahkonen	185:00	73	6	1.95	91.78	0

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: IIHF.com

Division I

Main article: 2014 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

Division I A

The Division I A competition was played in Nice, France, from 13 to 19 April 2014.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts
Latvia	5	4	0	0	1	20	11	12
Norway	5	3	1	0	1	26	12	11
Kazakhstan	5	3	0	1	1	17	11	10
Belarus	5	2	1	1	1	15	12	9
France	5	1	0	0	4	9	22	3
Italy	5	0	0	0	5	8	27	0

Promoted to 2015 Top Division

Relegated to 2015 Division I B

Division I B

The Division I B competition was played in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, from 13 to 19 April 2014.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts
Hungary	5	5	0	0	0	35	11	15
Austria	5	3	0	0	2	15	10	9
Slovenia	5	3	0	0	2	15	16	9
Japan	5	3	0	0	2	22	20	9
Ukraine	5	1	0	0	4	15	16	3
Poland	5	0	0	0	5	5	35	0

Promoted to 2015 Division I A

Relegated to 2015 Division II A

Division II

Main article: 2014 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

Division II A

The Division II A competition was played in Dumfries, Great Britain, from 24 to 30 March 2014.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts
Lithuania	5	3	1	1	0	18	8	12
South Korea	5	2	2	0	1	16	10	10
Croatia	5	3	0	0	2	20	19	9
Netherlands	5	2	0	0	3	12	13	6
Great Britain	5	1	0	1	3	12	20	4
Romania	5	1	0	1	3	11	19	4

Promoted to 2015 Division I B

Relegated to 2015 Division II B

Division II B

The Division II B competition was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 14 to 20 April 2014.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts
Estonia	5	4	0	0	1	30	13	12
Spain	5	4	0	0	1	25	11	12
Serbia	5	4	0	0	1	31	9	12
Belgium	5	1	1	0	3	17	31	5
China	5	1	0	1	3	16	21	4
Iceland	5	0	0	0	5	8	42	0

Promoted to 2015 Division II A

Relegated to 2015 Division III A

Division III

Main article: 2014 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

Division III A

The Division III A competition was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 24 to 30 March 2014.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts
Australia	5	4	0	0	1	14	6	12
Israel	5	3	0	0	2	25	15	9
Chinese Taipei	5	2	1	0	2	12	13	8
Bulgaria	5	2	0	0	3	11	17	6
Mexico	5	2	0	0	3	13	10	6
New Zealand	5	1	0	1	3	9	23	4

Promoted to 2015 Division II B

Relegated to 2015 Division III B

Division III B

The Division III B competition was played in İzmit, Turkey, from 13 to 15 February 2014.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts
South Africa	2	2	0	0	0	10	4	6
Turkey	2	1	0	0	1	6	4	3
Hong Kong	2	0	0	0	2	5	13	0

Promoted to 2015 Division III A

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