2007 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships was an ice hockey tournament held in Rauma and Tampere, Finland. The championships began on April 11, 2007 and finished on April 22, 2007. Games were played at Äijänsuo Arena in Rauma and Hakametsän jäähalli in Tampere. Russia defeated the United States 6–5 in the final to claim the gold medal, while Sweden defeated Canada 8–3 to capture the bronze medal.

2007 IIHF World U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Finland
DatesApril 11–22, 2007
Teams10
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Russia (3rd title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored210 (6.77 per match)
Attendance53,312 (1,720 per match)
Scoring leader(s) James van Riemsdyk (12 points)
Colin Wilson (12 points)
MVP James van Riemsdyk
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Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 Canada 4310024811
 Russia 4300116129
 United States 420112297
 Germany 410038213
 Latvia 400046260
Results
April 12, 2007Canada 7–3 GermanyÄijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 1,490
April 12, 2007Russia 5–3 United StatesÄijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 1,639
April 13, 2007Germany 1–9 United StatesÄijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 1,244
April 13, 2007Russia 6–3 LatviaÄijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 1,370
April 14, 2007Latvia 1–9 CanadaÄijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 1,156
April 15, 2007Germany 1–3 RussiaÄijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 2,031
April 15, 2007United States 2–3 (SO) CanadaÄijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 2,631
April 16, 2007Latvia 2–3 GermanyÄijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 1,008
April 17, 2007United States 8–0 LatviaÄijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 2,032
April 17, 2007Canada 5–2 RussiaÄijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 2,568

Group B
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 Sweden 421011078
 Slovakia 420119107
  Switzerland 420021176
 Czech Republic 411029115
 Finland 410126104
Results
April 11, 2007Sweden 2–1 (SO) FinlandÄijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 4,323
April 12, 2007Czech Republic 4–2  SwitzerlandHakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 1,535
April 13, 2007Sweden 3–6 SlovakiaHakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 1,298
April 13, 2007Switzerland  5–1 FinlandHakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 2,702
April 14, 2007Slovakia 2–3 (SO) Czech RepublicHakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 1,648
April 15, 2007Switzerland  0–2 SwedenHakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 1,890
April 15, 2007Finland 4–2 Czech RepublicHakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 4,220
April 16, 2007Slovakia 0–4  SwitzerlandHakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 1,401
April 17, 2007Czech Republic 0–3 SwedenHakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 918
April 17, 2007Finland 0–1 SlovakiaHakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 2,590

Relegation round
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 Finland 330001489
 Germany 320011296
 Czech Republic 310029113
 Latvia 300036130

Results

Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:

April 19, 2007Czech Republic 4–1 LatviaÄijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 979
April 19, 2007Germany 3–4 FinlandÄijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 1,405
April 20, 2007Germany 6–3 Czech RepublicÄijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 731
April 20, 2007Latvia 3–6 FinlandÄijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 1,238

Final round
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                           
      B1  Sweden 4  
  A2  Russia 4     QF1  Russia 5    
  B3   Switzerland 3         SF1  Russia 6
      SF2  United States 5
      A1  Canada 3    
  B2  Slovakia 2     QF2  United States 4  
  A3  United States 7  

Quarterfinals
April 19, 2007Russia 4–3 (OT)  SwitzerlandHakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 724
April 19, 2007Slovakia 2–7 United StatesHakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 1,204

Semifinals
April 20, 2007Sweden 4–5 RussiaHakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 955
April 20, 2007Canada 3–4 (SO) United StatesHakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 1,505

Fifth place game
April 21, 2007Switzerland  1–4 SlovakiaHakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 416

Bronze medal game
April 22, 2007Canada 3–8 SwedenHakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 2,182

Gold medal game
April 22, 2007United States 5–6 RussiaHakametsän jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 2,279

Scoring leaders
Player Country GP G A Pts PIM
James van Riemsdyk United States757124
Colin Wilson United States757124
Jordan Schroeder United States747110
Steven Stamkos Canada628108
Adam Bezák Slovakia64596
Simon Hjalmarsson Sweden64594
Nikita Filatov Russia74596
Alexei Cherepanov Russia75386
Jamie Arniel Canada635810

Goaltending leaders

(Minimum 60 minutes played)

Player Country MINS GA Sv% GAA SO
Juha Metsola Finland198:387.9192.110
Robert Mayer  Switzerland304:1511.9242.171
Mark Owuya Sweden345:0013.9092.262
Josh Unice United States373:4915.9072.411
Zdenko Kotvan Slovakia97:234.9182.460

Tournament awards

All-Star team

Best players

MVP

Final standings
Rk. Team
 Russia
 United States
 Sweden
4 Canada
5 Slovakia
6  Switzerland
7 Finland
8 Germany
9 Czech Republic
10 Latvia

 Czech Republic and  Latvia are relegated to Division I for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Division I
Main article: 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

Division I consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 6 April and 12 April 2007 in Maribor, Slovenia and the Group B tournament was held between 4 April and 10 April 2007 in Sanok, Poland. Belarus and Denmark won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships. While France finished last in Group A and Great Britain last in Group B and were both relegated to Division II for 2007.[1][2]

Final standings

Division II
Main article: 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

Division II consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 15 and 21 April 2007 in Miskolc, Hungary and the Group B tournament was held between 12 and 18 March 2006 in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania. Netherlands and Lithuania won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division I for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Mexico finished last in Group A and Serbia last in Group B and were both relegated to Division III for 2008.[3][4]

Final standings

Division III
Main article: 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

The Division III tournament was held between 5 and 11 March 2007 in Beijing, China. Spain and China finished first and second respectively and both gained promotion to Division II for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships.[5]

Final standings
  1.  Spain — promoted to Division II for 2008
  2.  China — promoted to Division II for 2008
  3.  Iceland
  4.  New Zealand
  5.  South Africa
  6.  Turkey

Division III Qualification

The Division III Qualification tournament was held on 28 January 2007 in İzmit, Turkey. Turkey won the tournament and qualified for the Division III tournament after winning the game against Bulgaria 3–2 in a shootout.[6]

Final standings
  1.  Turkey — qualified for the 2007 Division III tournament
  2.  Bulgaria
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References
  1. "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
  2. "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
  3. "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  4. "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  5. "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
  6. "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div IIIQ". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
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