2017 IIHF World U18 Championships
The 2017 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 19th IIHF World U18 Championship and was hosted by Poprad and Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia. The tournament was played from 13 to 23 April 2017. Finland entered the tournament as the defending champions and once again advanced to the final, but this time they lost to the United States.
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Host country | |
Dates | 13 – 23 April 2017 |
Teams | 10 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runner-up | |
Third place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 31 |
Goals scored | 196 (6.32 per match) |
Attendance | 73,690 (2,377 per match) |
Scoring leader(s) | (13 points) |
MVP | |
← 2016 2018 → |
Top Division
All times are local. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+02:00)
Preliminary round
The four best ranked teams from each group of the preliminary round advance to the quarterfinals, while the last placed team from both groups plays a relegation round in a best of three format to determine the relegated team.[1]
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 12 | Advance to Quarterfinals | |
2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 8 | ||
3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 7 | ||
4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 | ||
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 0 | Advance to Relegation |
13 April 2017 15:30 | Latvia | 1–4 (1–1, 0–2, 0–1) | Poprad Ice Stadium, Poprad Attendance: 1,435 |
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Niklavs Rauza | Goalies | Ian Scott | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 32 min | |||||||||||||||
19 | Shots | 54 |
13 April 2017 19:30 | Slovakia | 4–5 (0–1, 4–3, 0–1) | Poprad Ice Stadium, Poprad Attendance: 3,935 |
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Juraj Sklenár | Goalies | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Shots | 29 |
14 April 2017 19:30 | Switzerland | 4–0 (2–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Poprad Ice Stadium, Poprad Attendance: 1,210 |
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Gianluca Zaetta | Goalies | Jānis Voris Niklavs Rauza | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||
44 | Shots | 27 |
15 April 2017 15:30 | Finland | 5–1 (2–0, 2–0, 1–1) | Poprad Ice Stadium, Poprad Attendance: 1,962 |
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Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | Goalies | Gianluca Zaetta Beat Trudel | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | Shots | 26 |
15 April 2017 19:30 | Canada | 4–3 OT (3–1, 0–1, 0–1) OT: (1–0) | Poprad Ice Stadium, Poprad Attendance: 4,318 |
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Ian Scott | Goalies | Juraj Sklenár Jakub Kostelný | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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28 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Shots | 29 |
16 April 2017 19:30 | Latvia | 2–7 (1–2, 1–3, 0–2) | Poprad Ice Stadium, Poprad Attendance: 1,116 |
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Niklavs Rauza Jānis Voris | Goalies | Lassi Lehtinen | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Shots | 44 |
17 April 2017 15:30 | Canada | 7–3 (2–0, 1–2, 4–1) | Poprad Ice Stadium, Poprad Attendance: 1,562 |
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Jake McGrath | Goalies | Gianluca Zaetta Akira Schmid | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Shots | 30 |
17 April 2017 19:30 | Slovakia | 4–0 (1–0, 2–0, 1–0) | Poprad Ice Stadium, Poprad Attendance: 4,496 |
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Jakub Kostelný | Goalies | Jānis Voris | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 43 min | ||||||||||||
36 | Shots | 15 |
18 April 2017 15:30 | Finland | 6–3 (1–1, 3–1, 2–0) | Poprad Ice Stadium, Poprad Attendance: 2,201 |
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Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | Goalies | Ian Scott Jake McGrath | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Shots | 20 |
18 April 2017 19:30 | Switzerland | 1–2 (0–0, 1–1, 0–1) | Poprad Ice Stadium, Poprad Attendance: 4,496 |
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Akira Schmid | Goalies | Juraj Sklenár | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||
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26 | Shots | 23 |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 12 | Advance to Quarterfinals | |
2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 8 | ||
3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | ||
4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 4 | ||
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 0 | Advance to Relegation |
13 April 2017 15:30 | Belarus | 0–7 (0–0, 0–5, 0–2) | Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves Attendance: 567 |
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Andrei Grischenko | Goalies | Dylan St. Cyr | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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17 | Shots | 51 |
13 April 2017 19:30 | Russia | 3–1 (0–1, 0–0, 3–0) | Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves Attendance: 2,350 |
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Maxim Zhukov | Goalies | Olle Eriksson Ek | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
23 | Shots | 44 |
14 April 2017 19:30 | Czech Republic | 7–4 (2–1, 4–1, 1–2) | Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves Attendance: 2,231 |
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Jakub Škarek | Goalies | Andrei Grischenko Nikita Tolopilo | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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28 min | Penalties | 32 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Shots | 33 |
15 April 2017 15:30 | United States | 5–4 (0–1, 3–0, 2–3) | Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves Attendance: 3,503 |
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Dylan St. Cyr | Goalies | Maxim Zhukov | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Shots | 28 |
15 April 2017 19:30 | Sweden | 3–2 (1–0, 1–1, 1–1) | Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves Attendance: 3,126 |
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Adam Åhman | Goalies | Jakub Škarek | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 24 min | |||||||||||||||
38 | Shots | 34 |
16 April 2017 19:30 | Belarus | 2–3 (1–2, 1–0, 0–1) | Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves Attendance: 1,503 |
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14 | Shots | 52 |
17 April 2017 15:30 | United States | 5–2 (2–1, 2–1, 1–0) | Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves Attendance: 3,856 |
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Dylan St. Cyr | Goalies | Jakub Škarek Jiři Patera | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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20 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Shots | 26 |
17 April 2017 19:30 | Russia | 4–1 (0–0, 2–1, 2–0) | Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves Attendance: 1,123 |
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Kirill Ustimenko | Goalies | Andrei Grischenko | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
34 | Shots | 32 |
18 April 2017 15:30 | Sweden | 1–5 (0–2, 1–1, 0–2) | Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves Attendance: 2,354 |
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Adam Åhman | Goalies | Dylan St. Cyr | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | Shots | 29 |
18 April 2017 19:30 | Czech Republic | 4–5 OT (1–1, 1–1, 2–2) OT: (0–1) | Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves Attendance: 2,764 |
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Jiři Patera | Goalies | Maxim Zhukov | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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18 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Shots | 32 |
Relegation round
20 April 2017 11:30 | Belarus | 2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves Attendance: 356 |
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Andrei Grischenko | Goalies | Niklavs Rauza | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||
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31 | Shots | 17 |
21 April 2017 17:30 | Latvia | 3–2 (1–0, 1–1, 1–1) | Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves Attendance: 309 |
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Niklavs Rauza | Goalies | Andrei Grischenko | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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25 | Shots | 33 |
23 April 2017 13:30 | Belarus | 3–1 (2–0, 0–0, 1–1) | Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves Attendance: 131 |
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25 | Shots | 24 |
Playoff round
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
1A | 6 | ||||||||||||
4B | 5 | ||||||||||||
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2B | 1 | ||||||||||||
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1B | 4 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
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3B | 7 | 3B | 0 |
Quarterfinals
20 April 2017 13:30 | Finland | 6–5 OT (4–1, 1–3, 0–1) OT: (1–0) | Poprad Ice Stadium Poprad Attendance: 1,194 |
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Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | Goalies | Jakub Škarek Jiři Patera | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Shots | 47 |
20 April 2017 15:30 | Canada | 3–7 (0–1, 2–3, 1–3) | Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves Attendance: 2,259 |
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Ian Scott | Goalies | Adam Åhman | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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28 | Shots | 34 |
20 April 2017 17:30 | Russia | 3–2 OT (1–0, 0–2, 1–0) OT: (1–0) | Poprad Ice Stadium Poprad Attendance: 4,496 |
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Maxim Zhukov | Goalies | Juraj Sklenár | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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42 | Shots | 41 |
20 April 2017 19:30 | United States | 4–2 (1–0, 1–2, 2–0) | Spiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves Attendance: 2,342 |
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47 | Shots | 17 |
Semifinals
22 April 2017 15:30 | Finland | 2–1 OT (0–0, 1–0, 0–1) OT: (1–0) | Poprad Ice Stadium Poprad Attendance: 2,936 |
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Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | Goalies | Maxim Zhukov | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||
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34 | Shots | 29 |
22 April 2017 19:30 | United States | 4–3 OT (1–0, 1–1, 1–2) OT: (1–0) | Poprad Ice Stadium Poprad Attendance: 2,732 |
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44 | Shots | 29 |
Bronze medal game
23 April 2017 15:30 | Russia | 3–0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Poprad Ice Stadium Poprad Attendance: 2,923 |
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Kirill Ustimenko | Goalies | Adam Åhman | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||
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24 | Shots | 30 |
Final
23 April 2017 19:30 | United States | 4–2 (2–0, 2–1, 0–1) | Poprad Ice Stadium Poprad Attendance: 3,904 |
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25 | Shots | 24 |
Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +5 | 8 | |
7 | 2 | 10 | 12 | +8 | 0 | |
7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +3 | 4 | |
7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +3 | 10 | |
7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +6 | 0 | |
7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 2 | |
7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +4 | 8 | |
7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +4 | 10 | |
5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
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.
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Tournament awards
Most Valuable Player
- Forward:
Kristian Vesalainen
All-star team
- Goaltender:
Dylan St. Cyr - Defencemen:
Miro Heiskanen, Max Gildon - Forwards:
Kristian Vesalainen, Sean Dhooghe, Ivan Chekhovich
Source: IIHF.com
IIHF best player awards
- Goaltender:
Maxim Zhukov - Defenceman:
Miro Heiskanen - Forward:
Kristian Vesalainen
Source: IIHF.com
Final standings
Division IDivision I AThe Division I A tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 7 to 13 April 2017.
Division I BThe Division I B tournament will be played in Bled, Slovenia, from 15 to 21 April 2017.
Division IIDivision II AThe Division II A tournament was played in Gangneung, South Korea, from 2 to 8 April 2017.
Division II BThe Division II B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 13 to 19 March 2017. Australia achieved the unusual distinction of being promoted in consecutive years.
Division IIIDivision III AThe Division III A tournament was played in Taipei, Taiwan, from 21 to 27 March 2017.
Division III BThe Division III B tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 17 to 19 March 2017.
References
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