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2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

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2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Latvia
 Ukraine
Dates2–8 April (Group A)
14–20 April (Group B)
Teams12
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The 2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I were two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I A and Division I B tournaments represent the second and the third tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

Division I A

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2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I A
Tournament details
Host country Latvia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates2–8 April
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored86 (5.73 per game)
Attendance9,057 (604 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Germany Taro Jentzsch (7 points)
Official website
IIHF.com

The Division I A tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, from 2 to 8 April 2018.[1]

Participants

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Team Qualification
 Latvia placed 10th in 2017 Top Division and were relegated
 Kazakhstan placed 2nd in 2017 Division I A
 Denmark placed 3rd in 2017 Division I A
 Norway placed 4th in 2017 Division I A
 Germany placed 5th in 2017 Division I A
 Slovenia placed 1st in 2017 Division I B and were promoted

Match officials

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4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Latvia (H) 5 5 0 0 0 14 4 +10 15 Promoted to the 2019 Top Division
2  Germany 5 4 0 0 1 22 11 +11 12
3  Denmark 5 2 0 0 3 14 19 −5 6[a]
4  Kazakhstan 5 2 0 0 3 15 10 +5 6[a]
5  Norway 5 1 0 0 4 14 18 −4 3[b]
6  Slovenia 5 1 0 0 4 7 24 −17 3[b] Relegated to the 2019 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. ^ a b Kazakhstan 2–4 Denmark
  2. ^ a b Slovenia 0–5 Norway

Results

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All times are local (UTC+3).

2 April 2018
12:15
Germany 7–2
(2–0, 4–2, 1–0)
 DenmarkArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 348
Game reference
Florian Mnich
Tobias Ancicka
GoaliesMads Søgaard
Christian Christensen
Referee:
Finland Aaro Brännare
Linesmen:
Latvia Uldis Bušs
Finland Henri Neva
Brune (Fleischer, Seider) – 11:531–0
Valenti (Wirt, Jentzsch) (PP) – 19:422–0
Schinko – 23:313–0
3–132:06 – Madsen (Kjær)
Fleischer (Stützle) (PP) – 33:384–1
Wirt (Alberg, Betzold) – 34:095–1
Betzold (Hon, Mik) – 38:096–1
6–239:02 – Schultz (Cubars) (PP)
Schinko (Fleischer, Seider) (PP) – 44:527–2
8 minPenalties8 min
26Shots14
2 April 2018
16:15
Norway 2–5
(1–3, 1–2, 0–0)
 KazakhstanArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 349
Game reference
Tobias BreivoldGoaliesVilen ProkofievReferee:
United States Andrew Bruggeman
Linesmen:
Latvia Māris Locāns
Japan Sotaro Yamaguchi
0–107:16 – Buyalsky (Demin, Pryakhin)
Rødne (Hafsmoe) – 10:281–1
1–217:50 – Buyalsky (Nesterov)
1–318:19 – O. Boiko (Guseinov)
Rødne (Spaberg Olsen) – 33:022–3
2–435:28 – Asukhanov (Atakhanov)
2–536:06 – Pryakhin (Demin, Buyalsky)
2 minPenalties6 min
22Shots25
2 April 2018
20:15
Slovenia 1–2
(0–2, 1–0, 0–0)
 LatviaArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 1,126
Game reference
Val UsnikGoaliesArtūrs ŠilovsReferee:
Sweden Patric Bjälkander
Linesmen:
Switzerland Daniel Duarte
Austria David Nothegger
0–105:05 – Bergs (Arnicāns, Koppass)
0–217:25 – Grīnbergs (Polcs, Ošenieks)
Tavčar (Predan) – 33:001–2
12 minPenalties14 min
18Shots32

3 April 2018
12:15
Kazakhstan 0–1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0)
 GermanyArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 147
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Vilen ProkofievGoaliesFlorian MnichReferee:
United States Andrew Bruggeman
Linesmen:
Austria David Nothegger
Slovakia Michal Orolin
0–116:34 – Valenti (Schitz, Schinko)
4 minPenalties10 min
15Shots33
3 April 2018
16:15
Denmark 2–3
(1–0, 0–1, 1–2)
 SloveniaArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 210
Game reference
Mads SøgaardGoaliesVal UsnikReferee:
Belarus Andrei Shrubok
Linesmen:
Latvia Uldis Bušs
Latvia Māris Locāns
Kjær (Brøndberg, Schultz) (PP) – 14:471–0
1–131:35 – Širovnik (Jenko, Bohinc) (PP)
1–241:41 – Bohinc (Tavčar, Jenko) (PP)
Koch (Andersen) – 50:422–2
2–358:34 – Bohinc
10 minPenalties8 min
36Shots16
3 April 2018
20:15
Latvia 3–0
(0–0, 1–0, 2–0)
 NorwayArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 983
Game reference
Jānis VorisGoaliesTobias NormannReferee:
Finland Aaro Brännare
Linesmen:
Finland Henri Neva
Japan Sotaro Yamaguchi
Fjodorovs (Mintautišķis) – 24:361–0
Grīnbergs (Polcs, Ozols) (PP) – 53:102–0
Millers (Ošenieks) (ENG) – 59:393–0
14 minPenalties12 min
31Shots15

5 April 2018
12:15
Slovenia 0–5
(0–0, 0–4, 0–1)
 NorwayArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 210
Game reference
Val Usnik
Nejc Žagar
GoaliesTobias NormannReferee:
Finland Aaro Brännare
Linesmen:
Switzerland Daniel Duarte
Finland Henri Neva
0–120:39 – Van Doorn (Lilleberg, Hafsmoe)
0–221:01 – Hallgren (Finstad)
0–331:45 – Rødne (Van Doorn)
0–435:37 – Hafsmoe
0–549:07 – Frøberg
6 minPenalties6 min
13Shots38
5 April 2018
16:15
Kazakhstan 2–4
(2–1, 0–1, 0–2)
 DenmarkArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 214
Game reference
Vilen ProkofievGoaliesChristian ChristensenReferee:
Sweden Patric Bjälkander
Linesmen:
Latvia Uldis Bušs
Latvia Māris Locāns
Musorov (Butenko, O. Boiko) (PP) – 09:171–0
1–114:13 – Schultz (True, Kjær) (PP)
O. Boiko (Guseinov) (PP) – 16:502–1
2–226:36 – Cubars (Kaels)
2–341:25 – Andersen (Brøndberg, Schultz) (PP)
2–456:49 – Koch (Nielsen)
18 minPenalties20 min
22Shots23
5 April 2018
20:15
Latvia 3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)
 GermanyArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 1,894
Game reference
Jānis VorisGoaliesFlorian MnichReferee:
Belarus Andrei Shrubok
Linesmen:
Austria David Nothegger
Japan Sotaro Yamaguchi
0–111:51 – Valenti (Jentzsch) (PP)
Marcinkēvičs (Prohorenkovs, Koppass) – 16:241–1
Barkovskis (Marcinkēvičs) – 31:582–1
Fjodorovs (Ošenieks) – 48:323–1
10 minPenalties12 min
15Shots27

6 April 2018
12:15
Kazakhstan 7–1
(3–0, 1–0, 3–1)
 SloveniaArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 86
Game reference
Vladislav NurekGoaliesVal Usnik
Nejc Žagar
Referee:
Belarus Andrei Shrubok
Linesmen:
Latvia Uldis Bušs
Finland Henri Neva
Musorov (Guseinov) – 00:541–0
Nesterov (Musabayev, Demin) (PP) – 15:112–0
Saiko – 16:353–0
Saiko – 28:354–0
Buyalsky (Musabayev, Saiko ) – 44:345–0
O. Boiko (Guseinov, Musorov) – 47:246–0
6–148:35 – Prostor (Predan)
Musorov (Guseinov) – 54:287–1
8 minPenalties10 min
38Shots20
6 April 2018
16:15
Norway 4–5
(1–2, 2–2, 1–1)
 GermanyArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 157
Game reference
Tobias BreivoldGoaliesFlorian Mnich
Tobias Ancicka
Referee:
Sweden Patric Bjälkander
Linesmen:
Latvia Māris Locāns
Austria David Nothegger
Spaberg Olsen (Finstad, Meyer) (PP) – 10:181–0
1–111:53 – Hon (Möller, Stützle) (EA)
1–213:37 – Schinko (Seider)
Jensen – 23:542–2
2–329:09 – Schütz (Jentzsch)
Hurrød (PP) – 31:283–3
3–432:07 – Valenti (Schütz, Möller)
3–547:18 – Schütz (Hüttl)
Spaberg Olsen (PP) – 52:404–5
10 minPenalties14 min
20Shots46
6 April 2018
20:15
Denmark 1–4
(1–1, 0–0, 0–3)
 LatviaArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 2,200
Game reference
Christian ChristensenGoaliesJānis VorisReferee:
United States Andrew Bruggeman
Linesmen:
Switzerland Daniel Duarte
Japan Sotaro Yamaguchi
Cubars (Kaels) – 01:451–0
1–108:33 – Ozols (Arnicāns, Koppass)
1–246:06 – Koppass (Fjodorovs) (PP)
1–353:07 – Barkovskis
1–459:35 – Polcs (ENG)
8 minPenalties6 min
23Shots21

8 April 2018
12:15
Denmark 5–3
(2–0, 2–2, 1–1)
 NorwayArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 163
Game reference
Mads SøgaardGoaliesTobias Normann
Tobias Breivold
Referee:
Belarus Andrei Shrubok
Linesmen:
Switzerland Daniel Duarte
Latvia Māris Locāns
True (Green) – 14:081–0
Kaels (Kjær) – 17:242–0
Olesen (Koch) – 22:513–0
3–126:24 – Vaaler (Mikkelsen, Løkkeberg )
3–230:40 – Van Doorn (Vaaler, Jensen (PP)
Schultz (True, Cubars) (PP) – 39:584–2
Schultz (Brøndberg) – 44:525–2
5–347:12 – Holm (Vaaler) (PP)
8 minPenalties12 min
36Shots22
8 April 2018
16:15
Germany 8–2
(5–2, 1–0, 2–0)
 SloveniaArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 110
Game reference
Tobias AncickaGoaliesNejc Žagar
Val Usnik
Referee:
United States Andrew Bruggeman
Linesmen:
Latvia Uldis Bušs
Japan Sotaro Yamaguchi
Hon (Alberg, Schinko) – 00:521–0
Alberg (Schitz) – 01:082–0
Jentzsch (Valenti, Stützle) – 05:523–0
3–111:39 – Vilfan (Konc, Tavčar)
Schitz (Alberg) – 12:094–1
4–212:51 – Vilfan (Tavčar, Konc)
Valenti (Mik, Möller) – 13:555–2
Schitz (Alberg, Betzold) – 22:256–2
Schitz (Jentzsch, Wirt) – 47:207–2
Stützle (Wirt) – 56:558–2
10 minPenalties4 min
51Shots10
8 April 2018
20:15
Latvia 2–1
(1–1, 0–0, 1–0)
 KazakhstanArēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 860
Game reference
Artūrs ŠilovsGoaliesVladislav NurekReferee:
Finland Aaro Brännare
Linesmen:
Finland Henri Neva
Austria David Nothegger
0–104:36 – Musabayev (Demin, Buyalsky) (PP)
Ošenieks (Štolcs, Fjodorovs) (PP2) – 06:581–1
Millers – 55:192–1
10 minPenalties63 min
22Shots32

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Germany Taro Jentzsch 5 1 6 7 +7 6 F
Germany Yannik Valenti 5 5 1 6 +6 2 F
Denmark Phillip Schultz 5 4 2 6 0 6 F
Kazakhstan Andrei Buyalsky 5 3 2 5 +4 2 F
Germany Luis Schinko 5 3 2 5 +2 8 F
Germany Edwin Schitz 5 3 2 5 +7 0 F
Denmark Victor Cubars 5 2 3 5 +1 2 F
Germany Manuel Alberg 5 1 4 5 +5 0 F
Kazakhstan Dias Guseinov 5 0 5 5 +2 6 F
Kazakhstan Oleg Boiko 5 3 1 4 +2 0 F
Kazakhstan Maxim Musorov 5 3 1 4 +1 2 F
Norway Lars Christian Rødne 5 3 1 4 −3 2 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders

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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
Latvia Jānis Voris 180:00 65 2 0.67 96.92 1
Latvia Artūrs Šilovs 120:00 50 2 1.00 96.00 1
Kazakhstan Vladislav Nurek 120:00 42 3 1.50 92.86 0
Norway Tobias Normann 140:15 58 5 2.14 91.38 1
Kazakhstan Vilen Prokofiev 179:19 78 7 2.34 91.03 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

Awards

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Best Players Selected by the Directorate

Source: IIHF.com

Division I B

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2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Host country Ukraine
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates14–20 April
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored80 (5.33 per game)
Attendance33,163 (2,211 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Austria Benjamin Baumgartner
Ukraine Dmytro Danylenko (8 points)
Official website
IIHF.com

The Division I B tournament was played in Kyiv, Ukraine, from 14 to 20 April 2018.[3]

Participants

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Team Qualification
 Hungary placed 6th in 2017 Division I A and were relegated
 Austria placed 2nd in 2017 Division I B
 Japan placed 3rd in 2017 Division I B
 Italy placed 4th in 2017 Division I B
 Ukraine placed 5th in 2017 Division I B
 Romania placed 1st in 2017 Division II A and were promoted

Match officials

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4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[4]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Ukraine (H) 5 4 0 0 1 18 8 +10 12[a] Promoted to the 2019 Division I A
2  Austria 5 4 0 0 1 20 7 +13 12[a]
3  Japan 5 2 2 0 1 12 11 +1 10
4  Hungary 5 2 0 1 2 14 11 +3 7
5  Italy 5 1 0 1 3 11 13 −2 4
6  Romania 5 0 0 0 5 5 30 −25 0 Relegated to the 2019 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. ^ a b Austria 3–5 Ukraine

Results

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All times are local (UTC+3).

14 April 2018
13:00
Ukraine 0–1
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
 JapanPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 3,007
Game reference
Artur OgandzhanyanGoaliesEiki SatoReferee:
Latvia Gints Zviedrītis
Linesmen:
Netherlands Lodewyk Beelen
United Kingdom James Kavanagh
0–142:23 – Abe (Ishida, Takebe) (PP)
6 minPenalties14 min
32Shots33
14 April 2018
16:30
Italy 1–2
(1–2, 0–0, 0–0)
 AustriaPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 1,489
Game reference
Davide Fadani
Andrea Basraoui
GoaliesAlexander SchmidtReferee:
Norway Christian Persson
Linesmen:
Norway Håvar Dahl
Poland Wiktor Zień
0–105:48 – Lanzinger (Baumgartner) (SH)
Bitetto (Pisetta) – 16:291–1
1–217:15 – Baumgartner (Lanzinger)
8 minPenalties8 min
19Shots37
14 April 2018
20:00
Romania 0–5
(0–3, 0–1, 0–1)
 HungaryPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 1,198
Game reference
Levente Ambrus
Arnold Demeter
GoaliesLajos GöncziReferee:
Switzerland Joris Müller
Linesmen:
United States Riley Bowles
Ukraine Artem Korepanov
0–103:05 – Szécsi (Révész) (PP)
0–203:46 – Keresztes (Papp)
0–311:34 – Révész
0–439:14 – Révész
0–552:35 – Dézsi (Péter) (SH)
29 minPenalties8 min
14Shots45

15 April 2018
13:00
Austria 3–5
(1–1, 2–1, 0–3)
 UkrainePalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 3,104
Game reference
Alexander SchmidtGoaliesArtur OgandzhanyanReferee:
Switzerland Joris Müller
Linesmen:
Netherlands Lodewyk Beelen
United States Riley Bowles
0–109:20 – Danylenko (Khalin, Morozov) (PP)
Kandemir (Rossi, Kleiss) – 16:421–1
Lindner (Baumgartner) – 20:402–1
2–221:51 – Krivoshapkin (Peresunko)
Rossi (Baumgartner) (PP) – 30:233–2
3–356:02 – Morozov (Khalin, Babchuk)
3–456:46 – Krivoshapkin (Kruhliakov)
3–559:30 – Mateichenko (ENG)
8 minPenalties8 min
41Shots25
15 April 2018
16:30
Japan 5–3
(1–1, 3–2, 1–0)
 RomaniaPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 1,259
Game reference
Ryo Ishikawa
Eiki Sato
GoaliesArnold DemeterReferee:
Czech Republic Roman Mrkva
Linesmen:
Ukraine Artem Korepanov
Ukraine Anton Peretyatko
0–107:06 – Cășăneanu (Gecse, Karda) (SH)
Momen (Araki, Karatsu) – 07:331–1
Abe (Gondaira, Miyata) – 23:062–1
2–225:55 – Cășăneanu (Karda) (PP)
Yoneyama (Kimura) (PP) – 33:333–2
3–337:20 – Cășăneanu (Filip)
Karatsu (Araki, Momen) – 38:224–3
Araki (Karatsu, Momen) – 49:145–3
4 minPenalties6 min
33Shots13
15 April 2018
20:00
Hungary 4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)
 ItalyPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 1,047
Game reference
Lajos GöncziGoaliesDavide FadaniReferee:
Latvia Gints Zviedrītis
Linesmen:
United Kingdom James Kavanagh
Poland Wiktor Zień
Keresztes (Papp) – 07:511–0
A. Kovács (M. Horváth, Almási) – 35:322–0
Péter (Keresztes, Révész) (PP) – 48:433–0
S. Kovács (L. Horváth) – 56:354–0
30 minPenalties12 min
28Shots14

17 April 2018
13:00
Romania 1–7
(0–2, 0–2, 1–3)
 ItalyPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 549
Game reference
Arnold Demeter
Levente Ambrus
GoaliesDavide FadaniReferee:
Switzerland Joris Müller
Linesmen:
United States Riley Bowles
Ukraine Artem Korepanov
0–101:15 – Bitetto (Salvai)
0–210:55 – Zecchetto (PS)
0–329:06 – De Giacinto (Salvai) (PP)
0–435:42 – Bitetto (Öhler, Grossrubatscher)
0–541:29 – Tomasini (Bitetto, Salvai)
0–646:32 – Pisetta (Cristellon, Taufer)
0–748:06 – Damin (Zecchetto, Öhler)
Sándor-Székely (Cășăneanu) – 55:491–7
16 minPenalties2 min
11Shots41
17 April 2018
16:30
Austria 4–0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 JapanPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 1,571
Game reference
Marvin KortinGoaliesEiki SatoReferee:
Norway Christian Persson
Linesmen:
United Kingdom James Kavanagh
Poland Wiktor Zień
Thaler (Piff) – 05:011–0
Rossi (Maier, Nickl) (PP) – 08:312–0
Lanzinger (Kleiss, Baumgartner) (PP) – 28:203–0
Rebernig (Lindner, Huber) – 41:464–0
0 minPenalties12 min
35Shots15
17 April 2018
20:00
Hungary 3–4
(1–1, 0–2, 2–1)
 UkrainePalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 4,537
Game reference
Lajos GöncziGoaliesArtur Ogandzhanyan
Vladislav Hurko
Referee:
Czech Republic Roman Mrkva
Linesmen:
Netherlands Lodewyk Beelen
Norway Håvar Dahl
0–109:53 – Morozov (Danylenko, Serednitsky)
Révész – 12:581–1
1–231:11 – Morozov (Danylenko, Serednitsky)
1–332:12 – Kruhliakov (Lohach, Danylenko) (PP)
1–443:29 – Danylenko (Morozov)
Keresztes (Péter, Révész) (PP) – 52:242–4
Almási (A. Kovács) – 56:083–4
10 minPenalties12 min
28Shots30

18 April 2018
13:00
Austria 7–1
(4–0, 1–1, 2–0)
 RomaniaPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 954
Game reference
Marvin KortinGoaliesLevente Ambrus
Arnold Demeter
Referee:
Czech Republic Roman Mrkva
Linesmen:
United Kingdom James Kavanagh
Ukraine Artem Korepanov
Kandemir (Zündel, Maier) – 04:571–0
Rebernig (Steffler, Huber) – 05:312–0
Baumgartner (Payr, Lanzinger) (PP2) – 11:373–0
Maier (Rossi, Wohlfahrt) (PP) – 15:174–0
4–126:01 – Petrică
Lanzinger (Baumgartner, Maier) – 28:245–1
Rebernig (Lindner, Huber) – 42:086–1
Wohlfahrt (Zündel, Rossi) – 53:527–1
6 minPenalties12 min
60Shots13
18 April 2018
16:30
Japan 3–2 GWS
(1–0, 1–0, 0–2)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)
 HungaryPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 1,398
Game reference
Eiki SatoGoaliesLajos GöncziReferee:
Latvia Gints Zviedrītis
Linesmen:
Netherlands Lodewyk Beelen
United States Riley Bowles
Hanzawa (Maruyama, Takeya) – 01:441–0
Abe (Takebe, Miyata) (PP) – 27:222–0
2–142:42 – S. Kovács (A. Kovács, Kozma) (EA)
2–259:04 – Papp (Péter, Keresztes) (EA)
Hanzawa GOAL
Abe GOAL
Gondaira MISS
Momen MISS
ShootoutGOAL Almási
MISS Dézsi
MISS Szécsi
MISS Keresztes
MISS Révész
14 minPenalties16 min
24Shots38
18 April 2018
20:00
Italy 1–3
(0–0, 1–2, 0–1)
 UkrainePalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 4,827
Game reference
Davide FadaniGoaliesVladislav HurkoReferee:
Norway Christian Persson
Linesmen:
Norway Håvar Dahl
Poland Wiktor Zień
Salvai (Bitetto) – 28:241–0
1–132:27 – Kruhliakov (Peresunko, Mateichenko) (PP)
1–233:24 – Babchuk (Serednitsky, Danylenko) (PP)
1–351:20 – Peresunko
29 minPenalties4 min
18Shots28

20 April 2018
13:00
Japan 3–2 OT
(1–1, 0–0, 1–1)
OT: (1–0)
 ItalyPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 1,073
Game reference
Eiki SatoGoaliesAndrea BasraouiReferee:
Czech Republic Roman Mrkva
Linesmen:
Netherlands Lodewyk Beelen
United Kingdom James Kavanagh
0–109:20 – Luisetti (De Nardin, Zecchetto) (PP)
Araki (Takebe, Abe) – 10:141–1
Abe (Araki) – 51:002–1
2–256:10 – Deluca (SH)
Takebe (Abe) (PP) – 61:483–2
26 minPenalties20 min
43Shots18
20 April 2018
16:30
Hungary 0–4
(0–1, 0–1, 0–2)
 AustriaPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 2,150
Game reference
Dominik HorváthGoaliesMarvin KortinReferee:
Switzerland Joris Müller
Linesmen:
Ukraine Artem Korepanov
Poland Wiktor Zień
0–113:44 – Rossi (Wohlfahrt, Maier)
0–227:58 – Baumgartner (Thaler, Sivec)
0–347:57 – Judth (Kleiss, Ploner)
0–453:31 – Rossi (Kandemir, Lanzinger)
22 minPenalties8 min
15Shots45
20 April 2018
20:00
Ukraine 6–0
(2–0, 2–0, 2–0)
 RomaniaPalace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 5,000
Game reference
Vladislav HurkoGoaliesArnold DemeterReferee:
Norway Christian Persson
Linesmen:
United States Riley Bowles
Norway Håvar Dahl
Lanin (Duiun, Tselogorodtsev) – 09:201–0
Peresunko (Syrotenko) – 11:202–0
Syrotenko (Serednitsky, Morozov) – 29:193–0
Mateichenko (Peresunko, Syrotenko) – 35:094–0
Danylenko (Vasylyev) – 42:025–0
Morozov (Danylenko) (PP) – 55:416–0
2 minPenalties8 min
39Shots11

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Austria Benjamin Baumgartner 5 3 5 8 +3 0 F
Ukraine Dmytro Danylenko 5 3 5 8 +4 2 F
Japan Taiga Abe 5 5 2 7 −2 4 F
Ukraine Felix Morozov 5 4 3 7 +4 2 F
Austria Marco Rossi 5 4 3 7 +2 4 F
Austria Benjamin Lanzinger 5 3 3 6 +4 2 F
Hungary Marcell Révész 5 3 3 6 +5 14 F
Italy Enrico Bitetto 5 3 2 5 +1 2 F
Hungary Levente Keresztes 5 3 2 5 +3 2 F
Japan Shogo Araki 5 2 3 5 +5 0 F
Ukraine Oleksandr Peresunko 5 2 3 5 +5 4 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders

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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
Austria Marvin Kortin 180:00 43 1 0.33 97.67 2
Ukraine Artur Ogandzhanyan 167:22 88 5 1.79 94.32 0
Japan Eiki Sato 266:48 126 8 1.80 93.65 1
Ukraine Vladislav Hurko 132:15 43 3 1.36 93.02 1
Hungary Lajos Gönczi 241:49 82 7 1.74 91.46 2

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

Awards

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Best Players Selected by the Directorate

Source: IIHF.com

References

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