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2021 IIHF U18 World Championship
File:2021 IIHF World U18 Championships.png
Tournament details
Host country United States
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
DatesApril 26 – May 6
Teams10
← 2020 (cancelled)
2022 →

The 2021 IIHF World U18 Championship will be the 23rd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams will participate at several levels of competition. The competition also will serve as qualifications for the 2022 competition. All tournaments other than the top division tournament were cancelled by IIHF on 18 November 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Top Division

The tournament will be held from April 26 to May 6, 2021 in Frisco and Plano, United States.[2]

Officials

The following officials were assigned by the International Ice Hockey Federation to officiate the 2021 World U18 Championships.[3]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC–5).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Quarterfinals
2  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: April 26, 2021. Source: [4]
April 26, 2021
16:00		Belarus v SwedenChildren's Health StarCenter, Plano
April 26, 2021
20:00		Latvia v  SwitzerlandChildren's Health StarCenter, Plano
April 27, 2021
16:00		Switzerland v BelarusChildren's Health StarCenter, Plano
April 27, 2021
20:00		Sweden v CanadaChildren's Health StarCenter, Plano
April 28, 2021
20:00		Canada v LatviaChildren's Health StarCenter, Plano
April 29, 2021
16:00		Sweden v  SwitzerlandChildren's Health StarCenter, Plano
April 29, 2021
20:00		Belarus v LatviaChildren's Health StarCenter, Plano
April 30, 2021
20:00		Switzerland v CanadaChildren's Health StarCenter, Plano
May 1, 2021
16:00		Latvia v SwedenChildren's Health StarCenter, Plano
May 1, 2021
20:00		Canada v BelarusChildren's Health StarCenter, Plano

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Quarterfinals
2  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  United States (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: April 26, 2021. Source: [5]
(H) Host
April 26, 2021
16:00		Czech Republic v GermanyComerica Center, Frisco
April 26, 2021
20:00		Russia v United StatesComerica Center, Frisco
April 27, 2021
16:00		Finland v RussiaComerica Center, Frisco
April 27, 2021
20:00		Germany v United StatesComerica Center, Frisco
April 28, 2021
20:00		Czech Republic v FinlandComerica Center, Frisco
April 29, 2021
16:00		Germany v RussiaComerica Center, Frisco
April 29, 2021
20:00		United States v Czech RepublicComerica Center, Frisco
April 30, 2021
20:00		Finland v GermanyComerica Center, Frisco
May 1, 2021
16:00		Russia v Czech RepublicComerica Center, Frisco
May 1, 2021
20:00		United States v FinlandComerica Center, Frisco

Playoff round

Winning teams will be reseeded for the semifinals in accordance with the following ranking:[6]

  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 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships).
Rank Team Group Pos Pts GD GF Seed
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold Medal Game
          
May 3 – Plano
 
May 5 – Frisco
 
 
May 3 – Frisco
 
 
May 6 – Frisco
 
 
May 3 – Plano
 
 
May 5 – Frisco
 
 
May 3 – Frisco
 Bronze Medal Game
 
May 6 – Frisco
 
 
 

Quarterfinals

May 3, 2021
12:30		vChildren's Health StarCenter, Plano
May 3, 2021
15:00		vComerica Center, Frisco
May 3, 2021
17:30		vChildren's Health StarCenter, Plano
May 3, 2021
20:00		vComerica Center, Frisco

Semifinals

May 5, 2021
16:00		vComerica Center, Frisco
May 5, 2021
20:00		vComerica Center, Frisco

Bronze medal game

May 6, 2021
16:00		vComerica Center, Frisco

Gold medal game

May 6, 2021
20:00		vComerica Center, Frisco

Division I

Group A

The tournament was to be held in Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia from 5 to 11 April 2021,[7] but was cancelled by the IIHF.[1]

Group B

The tournament was to be held in Asiago, Italy from 18 to 25 April 2021,[7] but was cancelled by the IIHF.[1]

Division II

Group A

The tournament was to be held in Tallinn, Estonia from 4 to 10 April 2021,[7] but was cancelled by the IIHF.[1]

Group B

The tournament was to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 21 to 27 March 2021,[7] but was cancelled by the IIHF.[1]

Division III

Group A

The tournament was to be held in Istanbul, Turkey from 29 March to 4 April 2021,[7] but was cancelled by the IIHF.[1]

Group B

The tournament was to be held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg from 28 March to 3 April 2021,[7] but was cancelled by the IIHF.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "IIHF Council announces more cancellations". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  2. ^ "U18 Worlds in Texas". IIHF. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Assignments 2020/2021". IIHF. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  4. ^ Merk, Martin. "IIHF - U18 Worlds in Texas". iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. ^ Merk, Martin. "IIHF - U18 Worlds in Texas". iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Tournament Format". IIHF. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Tournaments for 2021 assigned". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
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