IIHF World U18 Championship
The IIHF U18 World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-18 ice hockey teams from around the world. The tournament is usually played in April and is organized according to a system similar to Ice Hockey World Championships and World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Current season, competition or edition: | |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
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| Inaugural season | 1999 |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Most recent champion(s) |  |
| Most titles |  |
| Relegation to | Division I |
| Official website | IIHF.com |
History
The United States leads the tournament with ten championships followed by Finland with four championships, and Canada and Russia with three. [1] Players who do not participate in the World Championship due to their respective league postseasons have the alternative of representing their country in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in August.[1]
Results
- (#) Number of tournaments (or 2nd placed/3rd places) won at the time.
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Medal table
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| 10 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
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| 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |
Hosting countries
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See also
- IIHF World Ranking
- Ice Hockey World Championships
- World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
- World Junior A Challenge
- World U-17 Hockey Challenge
Notes
- Canadian Press (12 August 2006). "Canada blanks U.S. to win under-18 gold". tsn.ca. Archived from the original on 26 August 2006. Retrieved 12 August 2006.
- "2016 IIHF Calendar of Events" (PDF). IIHF.com. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- Adam Steiss (13 March 2020). "IIHF cancels U18 Worlds" (Press release). Plymouth Charter Township, Michigan & Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States: International Ice Hockey Federation.
External links
- All Medalists - U18 - Full results for men's, women's and junior championships since 1999 and medalists for all tournaments.
- 2015 official site
- IIHF World U18 all-time scoring leaders
Current champions (2019): | |
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| Division III | |
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| World Championships |
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