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'{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition | tourney_name = IIHF World U20 Championships | year = 2018 | other_titles = | image = 2018 WJHC logo.svg | size = | caption = | country = United States | dates = December 26, 2017 – January 5, 2018 | num_teams = 10 | venues = [[KeyBank Center]], [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] <br> [[HarborCenter]], Buffalo <br>[[New Era Field]], [[Orchard Park (town), New York|Orchard Park]]<ref name=tsnralph>https://www.tsn.ca/sources-outdoor-game-planned-for-2018-world-juniors-in-buffalo-1.403558</ref> | cities = 2 | winners =CAN | count = 17 | second =SWE | third =USA | fourth =CZE | games = 30 | goals = 216 | attendance = 211210 | scoring_leader = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Casey Mittelstadt]] | points = 11 | mvp = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Casey Mittelstadt]] | website = {{URL|http://2018.worldjunior.hockey}} | prevseason = [[2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2017]] | nextseason = [[2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2019]] }} The '''2018 IIHF World Junior Championship''' was the 42nd [[IIHF World U20 Championship|Ice Hockey World Junior Championship]], and was hosted by the city of [[Buffalo, New York]]<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://sabres.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=791054|title = USA Hockey Selects Buffalo Sabres as Host of 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship|date = December 4, 2015|accessdate = January 3, 2016|website = Sabres.com|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> at the [[KeyBank Center]] and [[HarborCenter]]. It opened on December 26, 2017 and closed with the gold medal game on January 5, 2018. It was the sixth time that the United States has hosted the IHWJC, and the second time that Buffalo has done so, previously hosting in [[2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2011]]. A preliminary round game between Canada and the United States was played outdoors at [[New Era Field]] in nearby [[Orchard Park (town), New York|Orchard Park, New York]] on December 29, 2017. It was the first ever "[[List of outdoor ice hockey games|outdoor game]] held at any top-level IIHF world championship." <ref>{{cite web|title=Canada faces U.S. outdoors at 2018 WJC|url=https://www.tsn.ca/canada-to-face-u-s-in-outdoor-game-at-wjc-1.594972|website=[[The Sports Network|TSN.ca]]|publisher=Bell Media|accessdate=28 October 2016}}</ref> ==Top Division== ===Venues=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! [[KeyBank Center]]<br/>Capacity: 19,070 ! [[HarborCenter|KeyBank Rink at HarborCenter]]<br/>Capacity: 1,800 ! [[New Era Field]]<br/>Capacity: 71,870 |- | [[File:First Niagara Center front.jpg|150px]] | [[File:HarborCenter Dec2015.JPG|150px]] | [[File:NHL Winter Classic 2008.jpg|150px]] |- ! {{flagu|United States}} – [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] ! {{flagu|United States}} – [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] ! {{flagu|United States}} – [[Orchard Park (town), New York|Orchard Park]] |} ===Host selection=== On July 28, 2015, [[USA Hockey]] named the five initial finalists for hosting the event:<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.usahockey.com/news_article/show/538080?referrer_id=1093254|title = Finalists Named for Hosting 2018 IIHF World Juniors|date = July 28, 2015|accessdate = July 28, 2015|website = USA Hockey|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> *[[Buffalo, New York]] *[[Pittsburgh]] *[[St. Louis]] *[[Chicago]] *[[Tampa, Florida]] Chicago and Tampa were eliminated on September 15.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://worldjuniors.usahockey.com/news_article/show/554053?referrer_id=701370|title = Host Finalists Announced for 2018 World Juniors|date = September 15, 2015|accessdate = September 15, 2015|website = USA Hockey|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> Buffalo was chosen as the host site on December 3, with a formal announcement on December 4.<ref>http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/14c4e4c9ee6a44589225bc1863c6b30e/HKO--World-Junior-Championship-Buffalo</ref> ===Officials=== The following officials were assigned by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] to officiate the 2018 World Junior Championships.<ref>http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/sport/officials/assignments/#c34618</ref> {{col-begin}} {{col-3}} '''Referees''' * {{flagicon|LAT}} Andris Ansons * {{flagicon|CAN}} Alexandre Garon * {{flagicon|DEN}} Jacob Grumsen * {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Kaukokari * {{flagicon|RUS}} Artur Kulev * {{flagicon|AUT}} Manuel Nikolic * {{flagicon|GER}} Gordon Schukies * {{flagicon|CZE}} Robin Šír * {{flagicon|SWE}} Mikael Sjöqvist * {{flagicon|USA}} Stephen Thomson * {{flagicon|USA}} Jeremy Tufts * {{flagicon|SUI}} Marc Wiegand {{col-3}} '''Linesmen''' * {{flagicon|SUI}} Franco Castelli * {{flagicon|FIN}} Markus Hägerström * {{flagicon|USA}} William Hancock II * {{flagicon|DEN}} Rene Jensen * {{flagicon|NOR}} Jon Kilian * {{flagicon|CAN}} Dustin McCrank * {{flagicon|CZE}} Jiří Ondráček * {{flagicon|SVK}} Peter Šefčík * {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Sysuev * {{flagicon|SWE}} Emil Yletyinen {{col-3}} {{col-end}} ===Rosters=== {{Main article|2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters}} ===Format=== The preliminary round was a two group of five teams each internal [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]] format, followed by a three-round playoff. In the [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]], two points were allotted for a win, one additional point for a regulation win, and one point for an [[overtime (ice hockey)|overtime]] or [[shootout (ice hockey)|game winning shots]] loss. The four highest-ranked teams from each group of the preliminary round advanced to quarterfinals while the last-placed team from each group played a [[Playoff format#Best-of-three playoff|best-of-three]] series, the loser relegated to Division IA for 2019. All other teams will retain their Top Division status.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/recap/7006.html |title=New format for U18, U20 Worlds |date=2012-05-29 |work=[[IIHF]].com |accessdate=2011-05-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702204030/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/recap/7006.html |archivedate=July 2, 2012 }}</ref> === Preliminary round === <small>''All times are local. ([[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Standard Time]] – [[UTC−05:00|UTC-5]])''</small> ====Group A==== {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL OT |update=complete |source=[http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/420/IHM420300_76_20_0.pdf IIHF.com] |team1=CAN |team2=USA |team3=FIN |team4=SVK |team5=DEN |win_CAN=3 |OTwin_CAN=0 |OTloss_CAN=1 |loss_CAN=0 |gf_CAN=21 |ga_CAN=6 |win_USA=2 |OTwin_USA=1 |OTloss_USA=0 |loss_USA=1 |gf_USA=20 |ga_USA=10 |win_FIN=2 |OTwin_FIN=0 |OTloss_FIN=0 |loss_FIN=2 |gf_FIN=15 |ga_FIN=12 |win_SVK=2 |OTwin_SVK=0 |OTloss_SVK=0 |loss_SVK=2 |gf_SVK=10 |ga_SVK=14 |win_DEN=0 |OTwin_DEN=0 |OTloss_DEN=0 |loss_DEN=4 |gf_DEN=2 |ga_DEN=26 |name_USA={{ihj|USA}} |name_DEN={{ihj|DEN}} |name_FIN={{ihj|FIN}} |name_CAN={{ihj|CAN}} |name_SVK={{ihj|SVK}} <!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)--> |result1=S |result2=S |result3=S |result4=S |result5=Q |res_col_header=Q |col_S=green1 |text_S=Advance to [[#Quarterfinals|Quarterfinals]] |col_Q=red1 |text_Q=Advance to [[#Relegation|Relegation]] }} {{IceHockeybox | date = December 26, 2017 | time = 16:00 | team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CAN}}''' | score = 4–2 | team2 = {{ihj|FIN}} | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 4–2 | periods = (3–1, 1–1, 0–0) | goalie1 = [[Carter Hart]] | goalie2 = [[Ukko–Pekka Luukkonen]] | goals1 = [[Boris Katchouk|Katchouk]] ([[Robert Thomas (ice hockey)|Thomas]]) – 05:34 / [[Sam Steel|Steel]] ([[Taylor Raddysh|Raddysh]], [[Jordan Kyrou|Kyrou]]) (PP) – 06:01 / [[Drake Batherson|Batherson]] ([[Jonah Gadjovich|Gadjovich]], [[Victor Mete|Mete]]) – 12:52 / Raddysh (Katchouk) – 32:47 | goals2 = 12:19 – [[Aleksi Heponiemi|Heponiemi]] ([[Juuso Välimäki|Välimäki]]) / 27:31 – [[Henri Jokiharju|Jokiharju]] ([[Eeli Tolvanen|Tolvanen]], [[Otto Koivula|Koivula]]) (PP) | attendance = 9,552 | stadium = [[KeyBank Center]] | official = {{flagicon|RUS}} Artur Kulev | official2 = {{flagicon|AUT}} Manuel Nikolic | linesman = {{flagicon|NOR}} Jon Kilian | linesman2 = {{flagicon|CZE}} Jiří Ondráček | reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/420/IHM420A03_74_4_0.pdf | penalties1 = 12 | penalties2 = 6 | shots1 = 32 | shots2 = 31 }} {{IceHockeybox | bg = #eeffff | date = December 26, 2017 | time = 20:00 | team1 = {{ihj-rt|DEN}} | score = 0–9 | team2 = '''{{ihj|USA}}''' | progression = 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 0–6 / 0–7 / 0–8 / 0–9 | periods = (0–5, 0–2, 0–2) | goalie1 = [[Kasper Krog]]<br/>[[Emil Gransøe]] | goalie2 = [[Joseph Woll]] | goals1 = | goals2 = 02:27 – [[Max Jones (ice hockey)|Jones]] ([[Andrew Peeke|Peeke]], [[Josh Norris|Norris]]) / 05:04 – [[Kieffer Bellows|Bellows]] ([[Logan Brown|Brown]]) (PP) / 08:26 – [[Casey Mittelstadt|Mittelstadt]] ([[Quinn Hughes|Hughes]], [[Mikey Anderson|M. Anderson]]) / 11:35 – [[Kailer Yamamoto|Yamamoto]] ([[Brady Tkachuk|Tkachuk]], Hughes) / 18:48 – Mittelstadt ([[Patrick Harper (ice hockey)|Harper]], [[Riley Tufte|Tufte]]) / 24:08 – Bellows (PS) / 39:31 – Harper ([[Adam Fox (ice hockey)|Fox]]) / 52:30 – Peeke (Jones) (PP) / 53:23 – [[Dylan Samberg|Samberg]] ([[Scott Perunovich|Perunovich]], Norris) | attendance = 7,207 | stadium = [[KeyBank Center]] | official = {{flagicon|GER}} Gordon Schukies | official2 = {{flagicon|CZE}} Robin Šír | linesman = {{flagicon|SVK}} Peter Šefčík | linesman2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Sysuev | reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/420/IHM420A04_74_4_0.pdf | penalties1 = 10 | penalties2 = 6 | shots1 = 17 | shots2 = 36 }} {{IceHockeybox | date = December 27, 2017 | time = 19:00 | team1 = {{ihj-rt|SVK}} | score = 0–6 | team2 = '''{{ihj|CAN}}''' | progression = 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 0–6 | periods = (0–1, 0–3, 0–2) | goalie1 = [[Dávid Hrenák]] | goalie2 = [[Colton Point]] | goals1 = | goals2 = 03:39 – [[Sam Steel|Steel]] ([[Cale Makar|Makar]], [[Jordan Kyrou|Kyrou]]) / 21:24 – Kyrou ([[Victor Mete|Mete]], [[Dillon Dubé|Dubé]]) (PP) / 25:43 – [[Jonah Gadjovich|Gadjovich]] (Makar) / 30:33 – [[Taylor Raddysh|Raddysh]] (Kyrou, Steel) (PP) / 55:58 – [[Maxime Comtois|Comtois]] / 58:30 – Gadjovich ([[Michael McLeod (ice hockey)|McLeod]], [[Conor Timmins|Timmins]]) (PP) | attendance = 7,834 | stadium = [[KeyBank Center]] | official = {{flagicon|USA}} Jeremy Tufts | official2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Marc Wiegand | linesman = {{flagicon|USA}} William Hancock II | linesman2 = {{flagicon|DEN}} Rene Jensen | reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/420/IHM420A06_74_3_0.pdf | penalties1 = 12 | penalties2 = 4 | shots1 = 20 | shots2 = 52 }} {{IceHockeybox | bg = #eeffff | date = December 28, 2017 | time = 12:00 | team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|FIN}}''' | score = 4–1 | team2 = {{ihj|DEN}} | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 | periods = (2–0, 2–1, 0–0) | goalie1 = [[Ukka–Pekka Luukkonen]] | goalie2 = [[Kasper Krog]] | goals1 = [[Joona Koppanen|Koppanen]] ([[Juuso Välimäki|Välimäki]], [[Miro Heiskanen|Heiskanen]]) – 02:49 / [[Aapeli Räsänen|Räsänen]] ([[Eeli Tolvanen|Tolvanen]], [[Henri Jokiharju|Jokiharju]]) – 06:56 / Välimäki (Heiskanen, [[Urho Vaakanainen|Vaakanainen]]) – 35:38 / Jokiharju ([[Otto Koivula|Koivula]]) – 37:44 | goals2 = 21:38 – [[Nikolaj Krag Christensen|Krag]] ([[Jonas Røndbjerg|Røndbjerg]], [[Malte Setkov|Setkov]]) (PP) | attendance = 5,026 | stadium = [[KeyBank Center]] | official = {{flagicon|LAT}} Andris Ansons | official2 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Alexandre Garon | linesman = {{flagicon|SUI}} Franco Castelli | linesman2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Jon Kilian | reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/420/IHM420A07_74_4_0.pdf | penalties1 = 2 | penalties2 = 14 | shots1 = 62 | shots2 = 7 }} {{IceHockeybox | date = December 28, 2017 | time = 20:00 | team1 = {{ihj-rt|USA}} | score = 2–3 | team2 = '''{{ihj|SVK}}''' | progression = 0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 | periods = (0–0, 1–1, 1–2) | goalie1 = [[Joseph Woll]] | goalie2 = [[Roman Durný]] | goals1 = [[Brady Tkachuk|Tkachuk]] ([[Ryan Poehling|Poehling]], [[Joey Anderson|J. Anderson]]) – 31:07 / [[Casey Mittelstadt|Mittelstadt]] – 56:49 | goals2 = 24:52 – [[Filip Krivošík|Krivošík]] ([[Samuel Buček|Buček]]) / 55:15 – Krivošík (Buček) / 57:52 – Buček | attendance = 8,188 | stadium = [[KeyBank Center]] | official = {{flagicon|RUS}} Artur Kulev | official2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Mikael Sjöqvist | linesman = {{flagicon|FIN}} Markus Hägerström | linesman2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Emil Yletyinen | reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/420/IHM420A10_74_4_0.pdf | penalties1 = 2 | penalties2 = 4 | shots1 = 45 | shots2 = 25 }} {{IceHockeybox | bg = #eeffff | date = December 29, 2017 | time = 15:00 | team1 = {{ihj-rt|CAN}} | score = 3–4 <small>[[Shootout (ice hockey)|GWS]]</small> | team2 = '''{{ihj|USA}}''' | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 3–3 | periods = (2–0, 1–1, 0–2)<br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]]: 0–0)<br>([[Shootout (ice hockey)|SO]]: 0–2) | goalie1 = [[Carter Hart]] | goalie2 = [[Jake Oettinger]] | goals1 = [[Cale Makar|Makar]] ([[Robert Thomas (ice hockey)|Thomas]]) (PP) – 04:13 / [[Dillon Dubé|Dubé]] ([[Sam Steel|Steel]]) (PP) – 15:17 / [[Boris Katchouk|Katchouk]] ([[Jake Bean|Bean]]) – 37:39 | soshots1 = Steel {{SOmiss}} / Thomas {{SOmiss}} / [[Taylor Raddysh|Raddysh]] {{SOmiss}} / [[Drake Batheson|Batheson]] {{SOmiss}} | goals2 = 36:27 – [[Kieffer Bellows|Bellows]] ([[Casey Mittelstadt|Mittelstadt]], Oettinger) (PP2) / 46:09 – [[Scott Perunovich|Perunovich]] (Mittelstadt) (PP) / 46:43 – [[Brady Tkachuk|Tkachuk]] (Mittelstadt) | soshots2 = {{SOgoal}} Bellows / {{SOgoal}} Tkachuk / {{SOmiss}} Mittelstadt | attendance = 44,592 | stadium = [[New Era Field]] | official = {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Kaukokari | official2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Marc Wiegand | linesman = {{flagicon|CZE}} Jiří Ondráček | linesman2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Sysuev | reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/420/IHM420A12_74_5_0.pdf | penalties1 = 12 | penalties2 = 6 | shots1 = 22 | shots2 = 36 }} {{IceHockeybox | date = December 30, 2017 | time = 16:00 | team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|FIN}}''' | score = 5–2 | team2 = {{ihj|SVK}} | progression = 1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2 | periods = (0–0, 2–1, 3–1) | goalie1 = [[Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen]] | goalie2 = [[Roman Durný]] | goals1 = [[Joona Koppanen|Koppanen]] ([[Markus Nurmi|Nurmi]], [[Juha Jääskä|Jääskä]]) – 27:02 / [[Aapeli Räsänen|Räsänen]] ([[Olli Juolevi|Juolevi]], [[Eeli Tolvanen|Tolvanen]]) (PP) – 39:02 / [[Aleksi Heponiemi|Heponiemi]] ([[Janne Kuokkanen|Kuokkanen]]) – 46:23 / [[Joni Ikonen|Ikonen]] – 52:36 / Nurmi (Koppanen) – 54:01 | goals2 = 34:14 – [[Martin Bodák|Bodák]] ([[Alex Tamáši|Tamáši]], [[Michal Ivan|Ivan]]) / 49:03 – [[Samuel Buček|Buček]] ([[Filip Krivošík|Krivošík]], [[Adam Ružička|Ružička]]) | attendance = 6,229 | stadium = [[KeyBank Center]] | official = {{flagicon|GER}} Gordon Schukies | official2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Stephen Thomson | linesman = {{flagicon|CAN}} Dustin McCrank | linesman2 = {{flagicon|CZE}} Jiří Ondráček | reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/420/IHM420A15_74_3_1.pdf | penalties1 = 8 | penalties2 = 8 | shots1 = 39 | shots2 = 26 }} {{IceHockeybox | bg = #eeffff | date = December 30, 2017 | time = 20:00 | team1 = {{ihj-rt|DEN}} | score = 0–8 | team2 = '''{{ihj|CAN}}''' | progression = 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 0–6 / 0–7 / 0–8 | periods = (0–3, 0–2, 0–3) | goalie1 = [[Emil Gransøe]] | goalie2 = [[Carter Hart]] | goals1 = | goals2 = 03:52 – [[Robert Thomas (ice hockey)|Thomas]] ([[Taylor Raddysh|Raddysh]], [[Boris Katchouk|Katchouk]]) / 17:21 – [[Brett Howden|Howden]] ([[Maxime Comtois|Comtois]], [[Callan Foote|Foote]]) / 19:39 – [[Sam Steel|Steel]] ([[Kale Clague|Clague]], [[Jordan Kyrou|Kyrou]]) / 27:52 – [[Cale Makar|Makar]] ([[Jake Bean|Bean]]) (PP) / 29:20 – Howden (Foote, [[Alex Formenton|Formenton]]) / 43:30 – Formenton ([[Conor Timmins|Timmins]]) / 49:03 – [[Michael McLeod (ice hockey)|McLeod]] / 52:26 – [[Drake Batherson|Batherson]] (Foote, McLeod) (PP) | attendance = 8,671 | stadium = [[KeyBank Center]] | official = {{flagicon|AUT}} Manuel Nikolic | official2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Mikael Sjöqvist | linesman = {{flagicon|SVK}} Peter Šefčík | linesman2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Emil Yletyinen | reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/420/IHM420A16_74_3_0.pdf | penalties1 = 8 | penalties2 = 4 | shots1 = 18 | shots2 = 44 }} {{IceHockeybox | date = December 31, 2017 | time = 16:00 | team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|USA}}''' | score = 5–4 | team2 = {{ihj|FIN}} | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 4–3 / 4–4 / 5–4 | periods = (2–0, 2–2, 1–2) | goalie1 = [[Joseph Woll]] | goalie2 = [[Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen]] | goals1 = [[Trent Frederic|Frederic]] ([[Riley Tufte|Tufte]], [[Kailer Yamamoto|Yamamoto]]) – 03:59 / [[Casey Mittelstadt|Mittelstadt]] ([[Brady Tkachuk|Tkachuk]]) – 14:33 / [[Joey Anderson|J. Anderson]] (Tkachuk, [[Adam Fox (ice hockey)|Fox]]) (PP2) – 26:56 / J. Anderson (Fox, Mittelstadt) (PP) – 39:26 / Fox (Mittelstadt, Tkachuk) – 58:23 | goals2 = 29:01 – [[Aapeli Räsänen|Räsänen]] ([[Eeli Tolvanen|Tolvanen]]) / 38:44 – Tolvanen ([[Henri Jokiharju|Jokiharju]], [[Kristian Vesalainen|Vesalainen]]) (PP) / 48:25 – [[Joona Koppanen|Koppanen]] ([[Markus Nurmi|Nurmi]], [[Urho Vaakanainen|Vaakanainen]]) (SH) / 49:31 – Vesalainen ([[Olli Juolevi|Juolevi]], [[Juuso Välimäki|Välimäki]]) | attendance = 7,884 | stadium = [[KeyBank Center]] | official = {{flagicon|CAN}} Alexandre Garon | official2 = {{flagicon|CZE}} Robin Šír | linesman = {{flagicon|DEN}} Rene Jensen | linesman2 = {{flagicon|SVK}} Peter Šefčík | reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/420/IHM420A18_74_3_1.pdf | penalties1 = 8 | penalties2 = 10 | shots1 = 37 | shots2 = 24 }} {{IceHockeybox | bg = #eeffff | date = December 31, 2017 | time = 18:00 | team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SVK}}''' | score = 5–1 | team2 = {{ihj|DEN}} | progression = 0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 | periods = (1–1, 2–0, 2–0) | goalie1 = [[Roman Durný]] | goalie2 = [[Kasper Krog]] | goals2 = 04:46 – [[Joachim Blichfield|Blichfield]] ([[Nikolaj Krag Christensen|Krag]], [[Jonas Røndbjerg|Røndbjerg]]) (PP) | goals1 = [[Miloš Roman|Roman]] ([[Alex Tamáši|Tamáši]]) – 11:42 / [[Martin Fehérváry|Fehérváry]] ([[Adam Ružička|Ružička]], [[Samuel Buček|Buček]]) – 29:38 / Roman (SH) – 34:38 / Buček (Fehérváry) – 44:06 / [[Adam Liška|Liška]] ([[Peter Kundrík|Kundrík]], [[Samuel Solenský|Solenský]]) – 45:22 | attendance = 1,419 | stadium = [[HarborCenter]] | official = {{flagicon|LAT}} Andris Ansons | official2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Jeremy Tufts | linesman = {{flagicon|SUI}} Franco Castelli | linesman2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Sysuev | reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/420/IHM420A19_74_3_0.pdf | penalties1 = 12 | penalties2 = 10 | shots1 = 40 | shots2 = 31 }} ====Group B==== {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL OT |update=complete |source=[http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/420/IHM420300_76_21_0.pdf IIHF.com] |team1=SWE |team2=CZE |team3=RUS|team4=SUI|team5=BLR |win_RUS=2 |OTwin_RUS=0 |OTloss_RUS=1 |loss_RUS=1 |gf_RUS=17 |ga_RUS=13 |win_BLR=0 |OTwin_BLR=0 |OTloss_BLR=0 |loss_BLR=4 |gf_BLR=10 |ga_BLR=20 |win_SWE=3 |OTwin_SWE=1 |OTloss_SWE=0 |loss_SWE=0 |gf_SWE=20 |ga_SWE=7 |win_SUI=1 |OTwin_SUI=0 |OTloss_SUI=0 |loss_SUI=3 |gf_SUI=10 |ga_SUI=20 |win_CZE=3 |OTwin_CZE=0 |OTloss_CZE=0 |loss_CZE=1 |gf_CZE=18 |ga_CZE=15 |name_CZE={{ihj|CZE}} |name_BLR={{ihj|BLR}} |name_RUS={{ihj|RUS}} |name_SUI={{ihj|SUI}} |name_SWE={{ihj|SWE}} <!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)--> |result1=S |result2=S |result3=S |result4=S |result5=Q |res_col_header=Q |col_S=green1 |text_S=Advance to [[#Quarterfinals|Quarterfinals]] |col_Q=red1 |text_Q=Advance to [[#Relegation|Relegation]] }} {{IceHockeybox | date = December 26, 2017 | time = 12:00 | team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CZE}}''' | score = 5–4 | team2 = {{ihj|RUS}} | progression = 1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2 / 5–3 / 5–4 | periods = (2–2, 2–0, 1–2) | goalie1 = [[Josef Kořenář]] | goalie2 = [[Alexei Melnichuk]]<br/>[[Vladislav Sukhachyov]] | goals1 = [[Martin Nečas|Nečas]] ([[Martin Kaut|Kaut]], [[Filip Zadina|Zadina]]) (PP) – 04:42 / [[Ostap Safin|Safin]] ([[Filip Chytil|Chytil]], [[Libor Hájek|Hájek]]) – 07:28 / Zadina (Kaut, Nečas) (PP) – 25:34 / Chytil (Safin, [[Marek Zachar|Zachar]]) – 37:26 / [[Filip Král|Král]] (Kaut, [[Jakub Galvas|Galvas]]) – 46:16 | goals2 = 05:21 – [[Alexei Polodyan|Polodyan]] ([[Andrei Altybarmakyan|Altybarmakyan]], [[Yegor Zaitsev|Zaitsev]]) / 09:16 – [[Marsel Sholokhov|Sholokhov]] ([[Klim Kostin|Kostin]], [[Vladislav Syomin|Syomin]]) / 57:48 – [[Artur Kayumov|Kayumov]] ([[Artyom Manukyan|Maunkyan]], [[German Rubstov|Rubstov]]) / 59:02 – Syomin (Kayumov, Rubstov) (EA) | attendance = 4,998 | stadium = [[KeyBank Center]] | official = {{flagicon|LAT}} Andris Ansons | official2 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Alexandre Garon | linesman = {{flagicon|SUI}} Franco Castelli | linesman2 = {{flagicon|FIN}} Markus Hägerström | reference = https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/420/IHM420B01_74_4_0.pdf | penalties1 = 14 | penalties2 = 6 | shots1 = 24 | shots2 = 38 }} {{IceHockeybox | bg = #eeffff | date = December 26, 2017 | time = 14:00 | team1 = {{ihj-rt|BLR}} | score = 1–6 | team2 = '''{{ihj|SWE}}''' | progression = 0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 1–6 | periods = (1–1, 0–3, 0–2) | goalie1 = [[Andrei Grishenko]] | goalie2 = [[Filip Gustavsson]] | goals1 = [[Yegor Sharangovich|Sharangovich]] (SH) – 14:56 | goals2 = 08:44 – [[Elias Pettersson|Pettersson]] ([[Rasmus Dahlin|Dahlin]]) (PP) / 30:57 – [[Erik Brännström|Brännström]] ([[Alexander Nylander|Nylander]], [[Oskar Steen|Steen]]) / 32:33 – [[Glenn Gustafsson|Gustafsson]] ([[Gustav Lindström|G. Lindström]], [[Jesper Sellgren|Sellgren]]) / 34:18 – [[Jesper Boqvist|Boqvist]] (Brännström, [[Fredrik Karlström|Karlström]]) / 42:17 – [[Lias Andersson|Andersson]] (Nylander, Pettersson) (PP) / 51:07 – Andersson (Dahlin, Karlström) | attendance = 1,754 | stadium = [[HarborCenter]] | official = {{flagicon|DEN}} Jacob Grumsen | official2 = {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Kaukokari | linesman = {{flagicon|USA}} William Hancock II | linesman2 = {{flagicon|DEN}} Rene Jensen | reference = https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/420/IHM420B02_74_3_0.pdf | penalties1 = 16 | penalties2 = 8 | shots1 = 9 | shots2 = 36 }} {{IceHockeybox | date = December 27, 2017 | time = 15:00 | team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SUI}}''' | score = 3–2 | team2 = {{ihj|BLR}} | progression = 1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2 | periods = (1–1, 0–0, 2–1) | goalie1 = [[Philip Wüthrich]] | goalie2 = [[Andrei Grishenko]] | goals1 = [[Nicolas Müller (ice hockey)|Müller]] – 08:07 / [[Valentin Nussbaumer|Nussbaumer]] ([[Sven Leuenberger (ice hockey, born 1999)|Luenberger]]) – 48:12 / [[Philipp Kurashev|Kurashev]] ([[Guillaume Maillard|Maillard]], [[Marco Miranda|Miranda]]) – 51:16 | goals2 = 18:34 – [[Maxim Sushko|Sushko]] ([[Vladislav Martynyuk|Martynyuk]], [[Vladislav Gabrus|Gabrus]]) / 44:25 – [[Viktor Bovbel|Bovbel]] ([[Ilya Litvinov|Litvinov]], Sushko) (PP) | attendance = 5,224 | stadium = [[KeyBank Center]] | official = {{flagicon|SWE}} Mikael Sjöqvist | official2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Stephen Thomson | linesman = {{flagicon|CAN}} Dustin McCrank | linesman2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Emil Yletyinen | reference = https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/420/IHM420B05_74_3_0.pdf | penalties1 = 4 | penalties2 = 2 | shots1 = 39 | shots2 = 29 }} {{IceHockeybox | bg = #eeffff | date = December 28, 2017 | time = 14:00 | team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|RUS}}''' | score = 5–2 | team2 = {{ihj|SUI}} | progression = 1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2 | periods = (1–0, 1–1, 3–1) | goalie1 = [[Vladislav Sukhachyov]] | goalie2 = [[Philip Wüthrich]] | goals1 = [[Vladislav Syomin|Syomin]] ([[Dmitri Sokolov (ice hockey)|Sokolov]]) (PP) – 10:21 / [[Klim Kostin|Kostin]] ([[Andrei Svechnikov|Svechnikov]], Syomin) – 38:16 / [[Artur Kayumov|Kayumov]] (Kostin) – 51:02 / [[Georgi Ivanov (ice hockey)|Ivanov]] (Svechnikov) – 58:18 / [[Vitalii Abramov|Abramov]] (Sokolov) (ENG) – 58:31 | goals2 = 20:09 – [[Marco Miranda|Miranda]] ([[Philipp Kurashev|Kurashev]], [[Guillaume Maillard|Maillard]]) / 42:10 – [[Ken Jäger|Jäger]] ([[André Heim|Heim]], [[Justin Sigrist|Sigrist]]) | attendance = 1,895 | stadium = [[HarborCenter]] | official = {{flagicon|DEN}} Jacob Grumsen | official2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Jeremy Tufts | linesman = {{flagicon|CZE}} Jiří Ondráček | linesman2 = {{flagicon|SVK}} Peter Šefčík | reference = https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/420/IHM420B08_74_3_0.pdf | penalties1 = 6 | penalties2 = 8 | shots1 = 37 | shots2 = 13 }} {{IceHockeybox | date = December 28, 2017 | time = 16:00 | team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SWE}}''' | score = 3–1 | team2 = {{ihj|CZE}} | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 | periods = (2–0, 0–1, 1–0) | goalie1 = [[Filip Gustavsson]] | goalie2 = [[Jakub Škarek]] | goals1 = [[Marcus Davidsson|Davidsson]] ([[Axel Jonsson Fjällby|Fjällby]], [[Glenn Gustafsson|Gustafsson]]) – 05:56 / [[Elias Pettersson|Pettersson]] ([[Alexander Nylander|Nylander]], [[Rasmus Dahlin|Dahlin]]) (PP) – 19:04 / Nylander (Dahlin) (PP) – 44:25 | goals2 = 39:02 – [[Filip Zadina|Zadina]] ([[Martin Nečas|Nečas]], [[Libor Hájek|Hájek]]) (PP) | attendance = 6,890 | stadium = [[KeyBank Center]] | official = {{flagicon|USA}} Filip Larsson | official2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Marc Wiegand | linesman = {{flagicon|CAN}} Dustin McCrank | linesman2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Sysuev | reference = https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/420/IHM420B09_74_3_0.pdf | penalties1 = 10 | penalties2 = 8 | shots1 = 35 | shots2 = 25 }} {{IceHockeybox | bg = #eeffff | date = December 29, 2017 | time = 12:00 | team1 = {{ihj-rt|BLR}} | score = 2–5 | team2 = '''{{ihj|RUS}}''' | progression = 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 2–5 | periods = (0–2, 0–1, 2–2) | goalie1 = [[Andrei Grishenko]] | goalie2 = [[Vladislav Sukhachyov]] | goals1 = [[Dmitri Deryabin|Deryabin]] ([[Sergei Pishuk|Pishuk]]) – 42:03 / Pishuk ([[Igor Martynov (ice hockey, born 1999)|Martynov]]) – 50:43 | goals2 = 10:14 – [[Alexei Polodyan|Polodyan]] ([[Nikita Makeyev (ice hockey)|Makeyev]], [[Mikhail Maltsev|Maltsev]]) / 12:44 – [[German Rubtsov|Rubtsov]] ([[Artyom Manukyan|Manukyan]], [[Artyom Minulin|Minulin]]) / 23:33 – [[Klim Kostin|Kostin]] ([[Andrei Svechnikov|Svechnikov]]) / 44:21 – [[Artur Kayumov|Kayumov]] (Rubtsov, Manukyan) / 48:12 – Kostin (Svechnikov, [[Georgi Ivanov (ice hockey)|Ivanov]]) | attendance = 1,841 | stadium = [[HarborCenter]] | official = {{flagicon|AUT}} Manuel Nikolic | official2 = {{flagicon|GER}} Gordon Schukies | linesman = {{flagicon|USA}} William Hancock II | linesman2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Jon Kilian | reference = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/420/IHM420B11_74_3_0.pdf | penalties1 = 6 | penalties2 = 10 | shots1 = 19 | shots2 = 40 }} {{IceHockeybox | date = December 30, 2017 | time = 12:00 | team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CZE}}''' | score = 6–5 | team2 = {{ihj|BLR}} | progression = 0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2 / 5–3 / 5–4 / 6–4 / 6–5 | periods = (0–1, 5–2, 1–2) | goalie1 = [[Josef Kořenář]]<br/>[[Jakub Škarek]] | goalie2 = [[Andrei Grishenko]]<br/>[[Dmitri Rodik]] | goals1 = [[Radovan Pavlík|Pavlík]] ([[Ostap Safin|Safin]], [[Kristian Reichel|Reichel]]) – 21:29 / [[Libor Hájek|Hájek]] ([[Martin Nečas|Nečas]], [[Vojtěch Budík|Budík]]) – 21:53 / [[Filip Zadina|Zadina]] ([[Albert Michnáč|Michnáč]], [[Martin Kaut|Kaut]]) (PP) – 25:58 / [[Filip Chytil|Chytil]] ([[Marek Zachar|Zachar]], Hájek) – 32:45 / Pavlík (Chytil) – 35:26 / Zachar (Budík) – 53:23 | goals2 = 08:31 – [[Yegor Sharangovich|Sharangovich]] ([[Vladislav Yeryomenko|Yeryomenko]], [[Ilya Litvinov|Litvinov]]) (PP) / 20:48 – [[Ivan Drozdov|Drozdov]] ([[Maxim Sushko|Sushko]], [[Viktor Bovbel|Bovbel]]) / 38:45 – Sharangovich (Sushko, Bovbel) (PP) / 50:27 – [[Igor Martynov (ice hockey, born 1999)|Martynov]] (Drozdov, Yeryomenko) (PP) / 54:52 – [[Vladislav Gabrus|Gabrus]] | attendance = 5,222 | stadium = [[KeyBank Center]] | official = {{flagicon|DEN}} Jacob Grumsen | official2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Artur Kulev | linesman = {{flagicon|SUI}} Franco Castelli | linesman2 = {{flagicon|DEN}} Rene Jensen | reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/420/IHM420B13_74_3_0.pdf | penalties1 = 41 | penalties2 = 4 | shots1 = 39 | shots2 = 21 }} {{IceHockeybox | bg = #eeffff | date = December 30, 2017 | time = 14:00 | team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SWE}}''' | score = 7–2 | team2 = {{ihj|SUI}} | progression = 1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2 / 6–2 / 7–2 | periods = (1–1, 2–1, 4–0) | goalie1 = [[Filip Larsson]] | goalie2 = [[Matteo Ritz]] | goals1 = [[Lias Andersson|Andersson]] ([[Alexander Nylander|Nylander]], [[Elias Pettersson|Pettersson]]) (PP) – 05:25 / Andersson – 26:07 / [[Axel Jonsson Fjällby|Fjällby]] (SH) – 32:27 / Pettersson – 44:55 / [[Tim Söderlund|Söderlund]] ([[Rasmus Dahlin|Dahlin]], [[Erik Brännström|Brännström]]) – 50:01 / [[Fabian Zetterlund|Zetterlund]] – 51:43 / Pettersson (Andersson, Dahlin) – 52:17 | goals2 = 10:13 – [[Nicolas Müller (ice hockey)|Müller]] / 39:14 – [[Marco Miranda|Miranda]] (PP) | attendance = 2,115 | stadium = [[HarborCenter]] | official = {{flagicon|LAT}} Andris Ansons | official2 = {{flagicon|CZE}} Robin Šír | linesman = {{flagicon|FIN}} Markus Hägerström | linesman2 = {{flagicon|USA}} William Hancock II | reference = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/420/IHM420B14_74_4_0.pdf | penalties1 = 6 | penalties2 = 8 | shots1 = 42 | shots2 = 22 }} {{IceHockeybox | date = December 31, 2017 | time = 12:00 | team1 = {{ihj-rt|SUI}} | score = 3–6 | team2 = '''{{ihj|CZE}}''' | progression = 0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 2–3 / 3–3 / 3–4 / 3–5 / 3–6 | periods = (1–2, 2–2, 0–2) | goalie1 = [[Philip Wüthrich]] | goalie2 = [[Jakub Škarek]]<br/>[[Josef Kořenář]] | goals1 = [[Ken Jäger|Jäger]] ([[Marco Miranda|Miranda]], [[Philipp Kurashev|Kurashev]]) – 02:51 / [[Dario Rohrbach|Rohrbach]] – 22:20 / [[Elia Riva|Riva]] ([[Simon le Coultre|le Coultre]], [[Andre Heim|Heim]]) (PP) – 23:55 | goals2 = 02:38 – [[Jakub Lauko|Lauko]] ([[Libor Hájek|Hájek]], [[Vojtěch Budík|Budík]]) / 11:07 – [[Martin Nečas|Nečas]] ([[Martin Kaut|Kaut]], Hájek) (PP) / 22:11 – [[Kristian Reichel|Reichel]] ([[Radovan Pavlík|Pavlík]]) / 28:38 – Kaut ([[Albert Michnáč|Michnáč]], Nečas) (PP) / 47:46 – [[Daniel Kurovský|Kurovský]] ([[Peter Kodýtek|Kodýtek]]) / 57:40 – Reichel (Kurovský) | attendance = 5,548 | stadium = [[KeyBank Center]] | official = {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Kaukokari | official2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Mikael Sjöqvist | linesman = {{flagicon|NOR}} Jon Kilian | linesman2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Emil Yletyinen | reference = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/420/IHM420B17_74_3_0.pdf | penalties1 = 4 | penalties2 = 8 | shots1 = 31 | shots2 = 60 }} {{IceHockeybox | bg = #eeffff | date = December 31, 2017 | time = 20:00 | team1 = {{ihj-rt|RUS}} | score = 3–4 <small>[[Shootout (ice hockey)|GWS]]</small> | team2 = '''{{ihj|SWE}}''' | progression = 0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 3–3 | periods = (2–2, 0–0, 1–1)<br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]]: 0–0)<br>([[Shootout (ice hockey)|SO]]: 1–2) | goalie1 = [[Vladislav Sukhachyov]] | goalie2 = [[Filip Gustavsson]] | goals1 = [[Dmitri Sokolov (ice hockey)|Sokolov]] ([[Mikhail Maltsev|Maltsev]], [[Alexei Polodyan|Polodyan]]) – 15:09 / [[Klim Kostin|Kostin]] ([[Georgi Ivanov (ice hockey)|Ivanov]], [[Andrei Svechnikov|Svechnikov]]) – 18:18 / Polodyan ([[Alexander Shepelev|Shepelev]], Ivanov) – 56:15 | goals2 = 07:18 – [[Lias Andersson|Andersson]] ([[Timothy Liljegren|Liljegren]], [[Alexander Nylander|Nylander]]) / 17:32 – Liljegren ([[Tim Söderlund|Söderlund]], [[Linus Lindström|L. Lindström]]) / 54:21 – [[Glenn Gustafsson|Gustafsson]] ([[Axel Jonsson Fjällby|Fjällby]], [[Marcus Davidsson|Davidsson]]) | soshots1 = [[Anatoli Yelizarov|Yelizarov]] {{SOmiss}} / [[Vitalii Abramov|Abramov]] {{SOgoal}} / Maltsev {{SOmiss}} / Kostin {{SOmiss}} / [[Artur Kayumov|Kayumov]] {{SOmiss}} | soshots2 = {{SOmiss}} [[Elias Pettersson|Pettersson]] / {{SOmiss}} Nylander / {{SOgoal}} L. Lindström / {{SOgoal}} [[Oskar Steen|Steen]] | attendance = 6,121 | stadium = [[KeyBank Center]] | official = {{flagicon|GER}} Gordon Schukies | official2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Stephen Thomson | linesman = {{flagicon|FIN}} Markus Hägerström | linesman2 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Dustin McCrank | reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/420/IHM420B20_74_4_0.pdf | penalties1 = 12 | penalties2 = 8 | shots1 = 31 | shots2 = 43 }} ===Relegation=== {{IceHockeybox | date = January 2, 2018 | time = 14:00 | team1 = {{ihj-rt|BLR}} | score = 4–5 | team2 = '''{{ihj|DEN}}''' | progression = 0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 4–3 / 4–4 / 4–5 | periods = (0–2, 2–0, 2–3) | goalie1 = [[Andrei Grishenko]] | goalie2 = [[Kasper Krog]] | goals1 = [[Ilya Litvinov|Litvinov]] (SH) – 21:01 / [[Vladislav Yeryomenko|Yeryomenko]] ([[Maxim Sushko|Sushko]], [[Yegor Sharangovich|Sharangovich]]) (PP) – 29:13 / [[Ivan Drozdov|Drozdov]] (SH) – 41:44 / [[Igor Martynov (ice hockey, born 1999)|Martynov]] (Sushko, Sharangovich) (PP) – 48:30 | goals2 = 15:56 – [[Jonas Røndbjerg|Røndbjerg]] ([[Joachim Blichfeld|Blichfeld]]) / 16:48 – [[Philip Schultz (ice hockey)|Schultz]] ([[David Madsen|Madsen]], [[Andreas Grundtvig|Grundtvig]]) / 49:04 – Blichfeld (Røndbjerg, [[Jakob Jessen|Jessen]]) / 59:26 – Blichfeld ([[Malte Setkov|Setkov]]) (EA) / 59:45 – Grundtvig (Røndbjerg, [[Jeppe Mogensen|Mogensen]]) | attendance = 1,245 | stadium = [[HarborCenter]] | official = {{flagicon|GER}} Gordon Schukies | official2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Marc Wiegand | linesman = {{flagicon|SUI}} Franco Castelli | linesman2 = {{flagicon|FIN}} Markus Hägerström | reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/420/IHM420522_74_3_0.pdf | penalties1 = 20 | penalties2 = 14 | shots1 = 28 | shots2 = 29 }} {{IceHockeybox | bg = #eeffff | date = January 4, 2018 | time = 12:00 | team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|DEN}}''' | score = 3–2 <small>[[Shootout (ice hockey)|GWS]]</small> | team2 = {{ihj|BLR}} | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 2–2 | periods = (2–0, 0–0, 0–2)<br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]]: 0–0)<br>([[Shootout (ice hockey)|SO]]: 4–2) | goalie1 = [[Kasper Krog]] | goalie2 = [[Andrei Grishenko]]<br>[[Dmitri Rodik]] | goals1 = [[Daniel Nielsen (ice hockey, born 1998)|Nielsen]] ([[Joachim Blichfeld|Blichfeld]], [[Jonas Røndbjerg|Røndbjerg]]) – 10:47 / Røndbjerg (Blichfeld, [[Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup|Schmidt-Svestrup]]) – 12:23 | soshots1 = [[Magnus Molge|Molge]] {{SOmiss}} / [[Andreas Grundtvig|Grundtvig]] {{SOgoal}} / [[Lucas Andersen (ice hockey)|Andersen]] {{SOgoal}} / Schmidt-Svejstrup {{SOgoal}} / Røndbjerg {{SOgoal}} | goals2 = 48:54 – [[Maxim Sushko|Sushko]] ([[Vladislav Yeryomenko|Yeryomenko]]) (PP2) / 49:40 – [[Ilya Litvinov|Litvinov]] ([[Viktor Bovbel|Bovbel]], Sushko) (PP) | soshots2 = {{SOgoal}} [[Ivan Drozdov|Drozdov]] / {{SOmiss}} [[Yegor Sharangovich|Sharangovich]] / {{SOgoal}} [[Vladislav Mikhalchuk|Mikhalchuk]] / {{SOmiss}} [[Igor Martynov (ice hockey, born 1999)|Martynov]] | attendance = 4,295 | stadium = [[KeyBank Center]] | official = {{flagicon|LAT}} Andris Ansons | official2 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Alexandre Garon | linesman = {{flagicon|USA}} William Hancock II | linesman2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Emil Yletyinen | reference = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/420/IHM420526_74_5_0.pdf | penalties1 = 10 | penalties2 = 33 | shots1 = 28 | shots2 = 30 }} ===Playoff round=== {{8TeamBracket World Championship | RD1-seed1=1B | RD1-team1='''{{ihj|SWE}}''' | RD1-score1='''3''' | RD1-seed2=4A | RD1-team2={{ihj|SVK}} | RD1-score2=2 | RD1-seed3=2A | RD1-team3='''{{ihj|USA}}''' | RD1-score3='''4''' | RD1-seed4=3B | RD1-team4={{ihj|RUS}} | RD1-score4=2 | RD1-seed5=1A | RD1-team5='''{{ihj|CAN}}''' | RD1-score5='''8''' | RD1-seed6=4B | RD1-team6={{ihj|SUI}} | RD1-score6=2 | RD1-seed7=2B | RD1-team7='''{{Nowrap|{{ihj|CZE}} ([[Overtime (ice hockey)#Shootout|GWS]])}}''' | RD1-score7='''4''' | RD1-seed8=3A | RD1-team8={{ihj|FIN}} | RD1-score8=3 | RD2-seed1=1B | RD2-team1='''{{ihj|SWE}}''' | RD2-score1='''4''' | RD2-seed2=2A | RD2-team2={{ihj|USA}} | RD2-score2=2 | RD2-seed3=1A | RD2-team3='''{{ihj|CAN}}''' | RD2-score3='''7''' | RD2-seed4=2B | RD2-team4={{ihj|CZE}} | RD2-score4=2 | RD3-seed1=2B | RD3-team1={{ihj|CZE}} | RD3-score1=3 | RD3-seed2=2A | RD3-team2='''{{ihj|USA}}''' | RD3-score2='''9''' | RD4-seed1=1B | RD4-team1={{ihj|SWE}} | RD4-score1=1 | RD4-seed2=1A | RD4-team2='''{{ihj|CAN}}''' | RD4-score2='''3''' }} ====Quarterfinals==== {{Hockeybox2 | bg = #eeeeee | date = January 2, 2018 | time = 12:00 | team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CZE}}''' | score = 4–3 <small>[[Shootout (ice hockey)|GWS]]</small> | team2 = {{ihj|FIN}} | progression = 1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 3–3 | periods = (1–0, 1–2, 1–1)<br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]]: 0–0)<br>([[Shootout (ice hockey)|SO]]: 2–1) | goalie1 = [[Josef Kořenář]] | goalie2 = [[Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen]] | goals1 = [[Filip Zadina|Zadina]] ([[Martin Nečas|Nečas]], [[Libor Hájek|Hájek]]) (PP) – 06:20 / [[Kristian Reichel|Reichel]] ([[Radovan Pavlík|Pavlík]], [[Vojtěch Budík|Budík]]) – 34:17 / Zadina ([[Jakub Galvas|Galvas]], Nečas) (EA) – 57:34 | soshots1 = Reichel {{SOgoal}} / Zadina {{SOmiss}} / Nečas {{SOgoal}} / [[Martin Kaut|Kaut]] {{SOmiss}} / [[Marek Zachar|Zachar]] {{SOmiss}} | goals2 = 23:04 – [[Aapeli Räsänen|Räsänen]] ([[Kristian Vesalainen|Vesalainen]], [[Olli Juolevi|Juolevi]]) (PP) / 29:53 – Juolevi (Vesalainen, [[Janne Kuokkanen|Kuokkanen]]) / 46:30 – Vesalainen ([[Eeli Tolvanen|Tolvanen]]) | soshots2 = {{SOmiss}} Räsänen / {{SOmiss}} Tolvanen / {{SOmiss}} Kuokkanen / {{SOgoal}} Vesalainen / {{SOmiss}} Juolevi | attendance = 5,109 | stadium = [[KeyBank Center]] | official = {{flagicon|USA}} Stephen Thomson | official2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Jeremy Tufts | linesman = {{flagicon|NOR}} Jon Kilian | linesman2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Emil Yletyinen | reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/420/IHM420321_74_5_0.pdf | penalties1 = 8 | penalties2 = 4 | shots1 = 30 | shots2 = 54 }} {{Hockeybox2 | bg = #eeffff | date = January 2, 2018 | time = 16:00 | team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CAN}}''' | score = 8–2 | team2 = {{ihj|SUI}} | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 6–2 / 7–2 / 8–2 | periods = (3–0, 3–1, 2–1) | goalie1 = [[Carter Hart]] | goalie2 = [[Philip Wüthrich]]<br/>[[Matteo Ritz]] | goals1 = [[Brett Howden|Howden]] ([[Maxime Comtois|Comtois]], [[Cale Makar|Makar]]) – 00:48 / Makar ([[Conor Timmins|Timmins]], Comtois) – 08:29 / [[Drake Batherson|Batherson]] ([[Boris Katchouk|Katchouk]], [[Robert Thomas (ice hockey)|Thomas]]) (PP) – 12:06 / Batherson (Howden) – 26:12 / [[Jordan Kyrou|Kyrou]] ([[Sam Steel|Steel]]) – 27:24 / Timmins ([[Tyler Steenbergen|Steenbergen]], Howden) – 32:19 / [[Dillon Dubé|Dubé]] (Kyrou, [[Taylor Raddysh|Raddysh]]) (PP) – 51:12 / [[Maxime Comtois|Comtois]] (Howden) – 59:09 | goals2 = 28:46 – [[Dario Rohrbach|Rohrbach]] ([[Simon Le Coultre|Le Coultre]], [[Guillaume Maillard|Maillard]]) / 50:26 – [[Axel Simic|Simic]] ([[Guillaume Maillard|Maillard]]) (SH) | attendance = 5,533 | stadium = [[KeyBank Center]] | official = {{flagicon|DEN}} Jacob Grumsen | official2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Mikael Sjöqvist | linesman = {{flagicon|DEN}} Rene Jensen | linesman2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Sysuev | reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/420/IHM420323_74_3_0.pdf | penalties1 = 6 | penalties2 = 8 | shots1 = 60 | shots2 = 15 }} {{Hockeybox2 | bg = #eeeeee | date = January 2, 2018 | time = 18:00 | team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SWE}}''' | score = 3–2 | team2 = {{ihj|SVK}} | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 | periods = (0–0, 2–1, 1–1) | goalie1 = [[Philip Larsson]] | goalie2 = [[Roman Durný]] | goals1 = [[Isac Lundeström|Lundeström]] ([[Tim Söderlund|Söderlund]]) – 20:09 / [[Fabian Zetterlund|Zetterlund]] – 26:55 / Lundeström (Söderlund, [[Oskar Steen|Steen]]) – 50:17 | goals2 = 37:41 – [[Martin Bodák|Bodák]] ([[Viliam Čacho|Čacho]], [[Samuel Buček|Buček]]) (PP) / 51:58 – Bodák ([[Miloš Kelemen|Kelemen]], [[Erik Smolka|Smolka]]) | attendance = 1,445 | stadium = [[HarborCenter]] | official = {{flagicon|CAN}} Alexandre Garon | official2 = {{flagicon|AUT}} Manuel Nkolic | linesman = {{flagicon|USA}} William Hancock II | linesman2 = {{flagicon|CZE}} Jiří Ondráček | reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/420/IHM420324_74_3_0.pdf | penalties1 = 10 | penalties2 = 4 | shots1 = 39 | shots2 = 22 }} {{Hockeybox2 | bg = #eeffff | date = January 2, 2018 | time = 20:00 | team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|USA}}''' | score = 4–2 | team2 = {{ihj|RUS}} | progression = 1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2 | periods =(2–1, 0–0, 2–1) | goalie1 = [[Joseph Woll]] | goalie2 = [[Vladislav Sukhachyov]] | goals1 = [[Kieffer Bellows|Bellows]] ([[Brady Tkachuk|Tkachuk]], [[Adam Fox (ice hockey)|Fox]]) (PP) – 02:18 / [[Kailer Yamamoto|Yamamoto]] ([[Casey Mittelstadt|Mittelstadt]], [[Dylan Samberg|Samberg]]) – 14:34 / Bellows (Samberg) – 52:31 / [[Joey Anderson|J. Anderson]] ([[Ryan Poehling|Poehling]], [[Ryan Lindgren|Lindgren]]) (ENG) – 59:18 | goals2 = 10:32 – [[Marsel Sholokhov|Sholokhov]] ([[Klim Kostin|Kostin]], [[Anatoli Yelizarov|Yelizarov]]) / 43:39 – [[Andrei Altybarmakyan|Altybarmakyan]] ([[Dmiti Samorukov|Samorukov]]) | attendance = 6,242 | stadium = [[KeyBank Center]] | official = {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Kaukokari | official2 = {{flagicon|CZE}} Robin Šír | linesman = {{flagicon|CAN}} Dustin McCrank | linesman2 = {{flagicon|SVK}} Peter Šefčík | reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/420/IHM420325_74_3_0.pdf | penalties1 = 8 | penalties2 = 33 | shots1 = 43 | shots2 = 29 }} ====Semifinals==== {{Hockeybox2 | bg = #eeeeee | date = January 4, 2018 | time = 16:00 | team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SWE}}''' | score = 4–2 | team2 = {{ihj|USA}} | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 4–1 / 4–2 | periods = (0–0, 1–0, 3–2) | goalie1 = [[Filip Gustavsson]] | goalie2 = [[Joseph Woll]]<br>[[Jake Oettinger]] | goals1 = [[Elias Pettersson|Pettersson]] ([[Alexander Nylander|Nylander]], [[Linus Lindström|L. Lindström]]) (PP) – 33:30 / [[Lias Andersson|Andersson]] ([[Fredrik Karlström|Karlström]]) – 46:17 / [[Oskar Steen|Steen]] (SH) – 47:47 / [[Axel Jonsson Fjällby|Fjällby]] ([[Marcus Davidsson|Davidsson]]) (SH) – 48:25 | goals2 = 52:24 – [[Kieffer Bellows|Bellows]] ([[Kailer Yamamoto|Yamamoto]]) (PP) / 56:59 – [[Brady Tkachuk|Tkachuk]] ([[Joey Anderson|J. Anderson]]) (EA) | attendance = 7,524 | stadium = [[KeyBank Center]] | official = {{flagicon|AUT}} Manuel Nikolic | official2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Marc Wiegand | linesman = {{flagicon|DEN}} Rene Jensen | linesman2 = {{flagicon|SVK}} Peter Šefčík | reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/420/IHM420227_74_3_0.pdf | penalties1 = 16 | penalties2 = 8 | shots1 = 20 | shots2 = 31 }} {{Hockeybox2 | bg = #eeffff | date = January 4, 2018 | time = 20:00 | team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CAN}}''' | score = 7–2 | team2 = {{ihj|CZE}} | progression = 0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 7–1 / 7–2 | periods = (2–1, 4–0, 1–1) | goalie1 = [[Carter Hart]] | goalie2 = [[Josef Kořenář]]<br>[[Jakub Škarek]] | goals1 = [[Sam Steel|Steel]] ([[Kale Clague|Clague]], [[Jordan Kyrou|Kyrou]]) (PP) – 15:05 / [[Drake Batherson|Batherson]] ([[Cale Makar|Makar]], [[Robert Thomas (ice hockey)|Thomas]]) (PP) – 18:08 / Batherson (Makar, [[Jake Bean|Bean]]) (PP) – 27:48 / [[Maxime Comtois|Comtois]] ([[Brett Howden|Howden]], [[Alex Formenton|Formenton]]) – 29:43 / Kyrou (Steel, [[Dillon Dubé|Dubé]]) – 32:15 / Batherson ([[Michael McLeod (ice hockey)|McLeod]]) – 36:58 / [[Boris Katchouk|Katchouk]] (Thomas) – 45:15 | goals2 = 05:55 – [[Filip Zadina|Zadina]] ([[Martin Nečas|Nečas]], [[Albert Michnáč|Michnáč]]) / 50:11 – Zadina ([[Vojtěch Budík|Budík]]) | attendance = 6,941 | stadium = [[KeyBank Center]] | official = {{flagicon|GER}} Gordon Schukies | official2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Jeremy Tufts | linesman = {{flagicon|FIN}} Markus Hägerström | linesman2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Jon Kilian | reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/420/IHM420228_74_3_0.pdf | penalties1 = 10 | penalties2 = 8 | shots1 = 39 | shots2 = 20 }} ====Bronze medal game==== {{Hockeybox2 | bg = #ffdab9 | date = January 5, 2018 | time = 16:00 | team1 = {{ihj-rt|CZE}} | score = 3–9 | team2 = '''{{ihj|USA}}''' | progression = 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 0–6 / 0–7 / 1–7 / 2–7 / 2–8 / 3–8 / 3–9 | periods = (0–1, 0–6, 3–2) | goalie1 = [[Josef Kořenář]]<br>[[Jakub Škarek]] | goalie2 = [[Jake Oettinger]]<br>[[Jeremy Swayman]] | goals1 = [[Martin Kaut|Kaut]] – ([[Libor Hájek|Hájek]], [[Martin Nečas|Nečas]]) (PP) – 40:43 / [[Radovan Pavlík|Pavlík]] ([[Petr Kodýtek|Kodýtek]], [[Ondřej Vála|Vála]]) – 42:11 / [[Daniel Kurovský|Kurovský]] (Kodýtek, Pavlík) – 47:45 | goals2 = 19:56 – [[Trent Frederic|Frederic]] (SH) / 20:09 – [[Ryan Poehling|Poehling]] ([[Joey Anderson|J. Anderson]], [[Scott Perunovich|Perunovich]]) (SH) / 24:18 – J. Anderson ([[Brady Tkachuk|Tkachuk]], [[Casey Mittelstadt|Mittelstadt]]) / 25:52 – Frederic ([[Quinn Hughes|Hughes]], [[Riley Tufte|Tufte]]) / 27:23 – [[Kieffer Bellows|Bellows]] (PS) / 32:55 – Frederic / 39:01 – Bellows ([[Josh Norris|Norris]]) / 45:41 – Frederic (Bellows, [[Patrick Harper (ice hockey)|Harper]]) (PP) / 57:10 – Harper ([[Dylan Samberg|Samberg]]) | attendance = 7,122 | stadium = [[KeyBank Center]] | official = {{flagicon|GER}} Gordon Schukies | official2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Mikael Sjöqvist | linesman = {{flagicon|NOR}} Jon Kilian | linesman2 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Dustin McCrank | reference = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/420/IHM420130_74_3_0.pdf | penalties1 = 4 | penalties2 = 8 | shots1 = 35 | shots2 = 39 }} ====Gold medal game==== {{Hockeybox2 | bg = #F7F6A8 | date = January 5, 2018 | time = 20:00 | team1 = {{ihj-rt|SWE}} | score = 1–3 | team2 = '''{{ihj|CAN}}''' | progression = 0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 | periods = (0–0, 1–1, 0–2) | goalie1 = [[Filip Gustavsson]] | goalie2 = [[Carter Hart]] | goals1 = [[Tim Söderlund|Söderlund]] ([[Linus Lindström|Lindström]], [[Erik Brännström|Brännström]]) (SH) – 33:07 | goals2 = 21:49 – [[Dillon Dubé|Dubé]] ([[Jordan Kyrou|Kyrou]], [[Sam Steel|Steel]]) / 58:20 – [[Tyler Steenbergen|Steenbergen]] ([[Conor Timmins|Timmins]]) / 58:46 – [[Alex Formenton|Formenton]] ([[Victor Mete|Mete]]) (ENG) | attendance = 17,544 | stadium = [[KeyBank Center]] | official = {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Kaukokari | official2 = {{flagicon|CZE}} Robin Šir | linesman = {{flagicon|CZE}} Jiří Ondráček | linesman2 = {{flagicon|SVK}} Peter Šefčík | reference = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/420/IHM420131_74_3_0.pdf | penalties1 = 22 | penalties2 = 2 | shots1 = 36 | shots2 = 28 }} ===Statistics=== ==== Scoring leaders ==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width=30|Pos !width=150|Player !width=120|Country !width=20|GP !width=20|G !width=20|A !width=30|Pts !width=30|+/− !width=30|PIM |- | 1 || align=left|[[Casey Mittelstadt]] || align=left|{{ihj|USA}} || 7 || 4 || 7 || '''11''' || +8 || 2 |- | 2 || align=left|[[Martin Nečas]] || align=left|{{ihj|CZE}} || 7 || 3 || 8 || '''11''' || −5 || 0 |- | 3 || align=left|[[Kieffer Bellows]] || align=left|{{ihj|USA}} || 7 || 9 || 1 || '''10''' || +2 || 4 |- | 4 || align=left|[[Jordan Kyrou]] || align=left|{{ihj|CAN}} || 7 || 3 || 7 || '''10''' || +2 || 0 |- | 5 || align=left|[[Sam Steel]] || align=left|{{ihj|CAN}} || 7 || 4 || 5 || '''9''' || +3 || 0 |- | 6 || align=left|[[Brady Tkachuk]] || align=left|{{ihj|USA}} || 7 || 3 || 6 || '''9''' || +6 || 2 |- | 7 || align=left|[[Filip Zadina]] || align=left|{{ihj|CZE}} || 7 || 7 || 1 || '''8''' || -4 || 2 |- | 8 || align=left|[[Klim Kostin]] || align=left|{{ihj|RUS}} || 5 || 5 || 3 || '''8''' || +7 || 2 |- | 9 || align=left|[[Cale Makar]] || align=left|{{ihj|CAN}} || 7 || 3 || 5 || '''8''' || +5 || 0 |- | 10 || align=left|[[Maxim Sushko]] || align=left|{{ihj|BLR}} || 6 || 2 || 6 || '''8''' || −1 || 4 |}<small>''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = [[Plus-minus]]; PIM = Penalties In Minutes'' Source: IIHF <ref>{{cite web |url=http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/420/IHM420000_85B_30_0.pdf |type=PDF |title=Scoring Leaders |publisher=IIHF |date=5 January 2018}}</ref></small> ==== Goaltending leaders ==== (minimum 40% team's total ice time) {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width=30|Pos !width=150|Player !width=120|Country !width=20|TOI !width=20|GA !width=20|GAA !width=20|Sv% !width=20|SO |- | 1 || align=left|[[Carter Hart]] || align=left|{{ihj|CAN}} || 365:00 || 11 || 1.81 || '''92.95''' || 1 |- | 2 || align=left|[[Roman Durný]] || align=left|{{ihj|SVK}} || 240:00 || 11 || 2.75 || '''92.86''' || 0 |- | 3 || align=left|[[Filip Gustavsson]] || align=left|{{ihj|SWE}} || 364:36 || 11 || 1.81 || '''92.41''' || 0 |- | 4 || align=left|[[Vladislav Sukhachyov]] || align=left|{{ihj|RUS}} || 262:30 || 12 || 2.74 || '''90.40''' || 0 |- | 5 || align=left|[[Philip Wüthrich]] || align=left|{{ihj|SUI}} || 207:22 || 17 || 4.92 || '''88.74''' || 0 |}<small>''TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = [[Shutout]]s'' Source: IIHF<ref>{{cite web |url=http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/420/IHM420000_85A_30_0.pdf |title=Goalkeepers |date=January 5, 2018 |publisher=IIHF.com}}</ref></small> ===Tournament awards=== '''Most Valuable Player''' {{flagicon|USA}} [[Casey Mittelstadt]] '''All-star team''' * Goaltender: {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Filip Gustavsson]] * Defencemen: {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Rasmus Dahlin]], {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Cale Makar]] * Forwards: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Casey Mittelstadt]], {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Filip Zadina]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kieffer Bellows]] '''IIHF best player awards''' * Goaltender: {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Filip Gustavsson]] * Defenceman: {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Rasmus Dahlin]] * Forward: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Casey Mittelstadt]] ===Final standings=== {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL OT |update=complete |source=IIHF |show_groups=yes |team1=CAN |team2=SWE |team3=USA |team4=CZE |team5=RUS |team6=FIN |team7=SVK |team8=SUI |team9=DEN |team10=BLR |name_BLR={{ihj|BLR}} |group_BLR=[[#Group B|B]] |win_BLR=0 |OTwin_BLR=0 |OTloss_BLR=1 |loss_BLR=5 |gf_BLR=16|ga_BLR=28 |name_CAN={{ihj|CAN}} |group_CAN=[[#Group A|A]] |win_CAN=6 |OTwin_CAN=0 |OTloss_CAN=1 |loss_CAN=0 |gf_CAN=39|ga_CAN=11 |name_CZE={{ihj|CZE}} |group_CZE=[[#Group B|B]] |win_CZE=3 |OTwin_CZE=1 |OTloss_CZE=0 |loss_CZE=3 |gf_CZE=27|ga_CZE=34 |name_DEN={{ihj|DEN}} |group_DEN=[[#Group A|A]] |win_DEN=1 |OTwin_DEN=1 |OTloss_DEN=0 |loss_DEN=4 |gf_DEN=10|ga_DEN=32 |name_FIN={{ihj|FIN}} |group_FIN=[[#Group A|A]] |win_FIN=2 |OTwin_FIN=0 |OTloss_FIN=1 |loss_FIN=2 |gf_FIN=18|ga_FIN=16 |name_RUS={{ihj|RUS}} |group_RUS=[[#Group B|B]] |win_RUS=2 |OTwin_RUS=0 |OTloss_RUS=1 |loss_RUS=2 |gf_RUS=19|ga_RUS=17 |name_SVK={{ihj|SVK}} |group_SVK=[[#Group A|A]] |win_SVK=2 |OTwin_SVK=0 |OTloss_SVK=0 |loss_SVK=3 |gf_SVK=12|ga_SVK=17 |name_SWE={{ihj|SWE}} |group_SWE=[[#Group B|B]] |win_SWE=5 |OTwin_SWE=1 |OTloss_SWE=0 |loss_SWE=1 |gf_SWE=28|ga_SWE=14 |name_SUI={{ihj|SUI}} |group_SUI=[[#Group B|B]] |win_SUI=1 |OTwin_SUI=0 |OTloss_SUI=0 |loss_SUI=4 |gf_SUI=12|ga_SUI=28 |name_USA={{ihj|USA}} |group_USA=[[#Group A|A]] |win_USA=4 |OTwin_USA=1 |OTloss_USA=0 |loss_USA=2 |gf_USA=35|ga_USA=19|status_USA=H |result1=1st |result2=2nd |result3=3rd |result4=4th |result5=QF |result6=QF |result7=QF |result8=QF |result9=WR |result10=REL |split4=yes |split8=yes |res_col_header=Final result |col_1st=#FFD700 |text_1st=Champions |col_2nd=#C0C0C0 |text_2nd=Runners-up |col_3rd=#CD7F32 |text_3rd=Third place |text_4th=Fourth place |text_QF=Eliminated in<br>[[#Playoff round|Quarter-finals]] |text_WR=Avoided [[#Relegation|Relegation]] |col_REL=red1 |text_REL= [[2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships#Division I|Relegated to 2019 Division I]] }} ==Division I== {{Main article|2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I}} The Division IA tournament was held in [[Courchevel]] and [[Méribel|Meribel]], [[France]] from December 10-16, 2017. The Division IB tournament was held in [[Bled]], [[Slovenia]] from December 9-15, 2017. As a result of the Division IA tournament, Kazakhstan was promoted to the Top Division, and Hungary was relegated to Division IB. As a result of the Division IB tournament, Norway was promoted to Division IA, and Lithuania was relegated to Division IIA. ===Division IA=== {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL OT |update=complete |source=[http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/644/IHM644000_FINAL_RANKING_1_0.pdf IIHF] <!--Update team positions here--> |team1=KAZ |team2=LAT |team3=GER |team4=FRA |team5=AUT |team6=HUN <!--Update team results here and then (if needed positions above). Don't forget to update the date above (update parameter)--> |win_FRA=1 |OTwin_FRA=1 |OTloss_FRA=1 |loss_FRA=2 |gf_FRA=11|ga_FRA=15 |status_FRA=H, |win_LAT=3 |OTwin_LAT=1 |OTloss_LAT=1 |loss_LAT=0 |gf_LAT=13|ga_LAT=5 |win_KAZ=3 |OTwin_KAZ=2 |OTloss_KAZ=0 |loss_KAZ=0 |gf_KAZ=20|ga_KAZ=10 |win_GER=3 |OTwin_GER=0 |OTloss_GER=1 |loss_GER=1 |gf_GER=17|ga_GER=7 |win_HUN=0 |OTwin_HUN=0 |OTloss_HUN=1 |loss_HUN=4 |gf_HUN=11 |ga_HUN=25 |win_AUT=1 |OTwin_AUT=0 |OTloss_AUT=0 |loss_AUT=4 |gf_AUT=10 |ga_AUT=20 |name_GER={{ihj|GER}} |name_HUN={{ihj|HUN}} |name_LAT={{ihj|LAT}} |name_FRA={{ihj|FRA}} |name_AUT={{ihj|AUT}} |name_KAZ={{ihj|KAZ}} <!--Table settings and rules--> |class_rules = 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. <!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)--> |result1=PR |result6=REL |res_col_header=QR |col_PR=green1 |text_PR=Promoted to Top Division |col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegated to Division I B }} ===Division IB=== {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL OT |update=complete |source=[http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/645/IHM645000_FINAL_RANKING_1_0.pdf IIHF] <!--Update team positions here--> |team1=NOR |team2=POL |team3=SLO |team4=UKR |team5=ITA |team6=LTU <!--Update team results here and then (if needed positions above). Don't forget to update the date above (update parameter)--> |win_POL=3 |OTwin_POL=1 |OTloss_POL=1 |loss_POL=0 |gf_POL=23|ga_POL=14 |win_NOR=3 |OTwin_NOR=2 |OTloss_NOR=0 |loss_NOR=0 |gf_NOR=18|ga_NOR=5 |win_SLO=3 |OTwin_SLO=0 |OTloss_SLO=1 |loss_SLO=1 |gf_SLO=18|ga_SLO=15|status_SLO=H |win_UKR=1 |OTwin_UKR=1 |OTloss_UKR=1 |loss_UKR=2 |gf_UKR=9 |ga_UKR=11 |win_LTU=0 |OTwin_LTU=0 |OTloss_LTU=2 |loss_LTU=3 |gf_LTU=7 |ga_LTU=16 |win_ITA=0 |OTwin_ITA=1 |OTloss_ITA=0 |loss_ITA=4 |gf_ITA=9 |ga_ITA=23 |name_SLO={{ihj|SLO}} |name_LTU={{ihj|LTU}} |name_UKR={{ihj|UKR}} |name_POL={{ihj|POL}} |name_NOR={{ihj|NOR}} |name_ITA={{ihj|ITA}} |hth_ITA=Italy defeated Lithuania 2–1 |hth_LTU=ITA <!--Table settings and rules--> |class_rules = 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. <!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)--> |result1=PR |result6=REL |res_col_header=QR |col_PR=green1 |text_PR=Promoted to Division I A |col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegated to Division II A }} ==Division II== {{Main article|2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II}} The Division IIA tournament was held in [[Dumfries]], [[Great Britain]] from December 10-16, 2017. The Division IIB tournament will be held in [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]] from January 10-16, 2018. As a result of the Division IIA tournament, Japan was promoted to Division IB, and Netherlands was relegated to Division IIB. ===Division IIA=== {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL OT |update=complete |source=[http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/646/IHM646000_FINAL_RANKING_1_0.pdf IIHF] <!--Update team positions here--> |team1=JPN |team2=KOR |team3=GBR |team4=EST |team5=ROU |team6=NED <!--Update team results here and then (if needed positions above). Don't forget to update the date above (update parameter)--> |win_JPN=4 |OTwin_JPN=1 |OTloss_JPN=0 |loss_JPN=0 |gf_JPN=23 |ga_JPN=7 |win_GBR=3 |OTwin_GBR=0 |OTloss_GBR=1 |loss_GBR=1 |gf_GBR=23 |ga_GBR=15|status_GBR=H |win_KOR=2 |OTwin_KOR=2 |OTloss_KOR=0 |loss_KOR=1 |gf_KOR=21 |ga_KOR=19 |win_EST=1 |OTwin_EST=0 |OTloss_EST=1 |loss_EST=3 |gf_EST=20 |ga_EST=25 |win_ROU=1 |OTwin_ROU=0 |OTloss_ROU=1 |loss_ROU=3 |gf_ROU=17 |ga_ROU=20 |win_NED=1 |OTwin_NED=0 |OTloss_NED=0 |loss_NED=4 |gf_NED=13 |ga_NED=31 |name_JPN={{ihj|JPN}} |name_GBR={{ihj|GBR}} |name_ROU={{ihj|ROU}} |name_NED={{ihj|NED}} |name_EST={{ihj|EST}} |name_KOR={{ihj|KOR}} |hth_KOR=South Korea defeated Great Britain 5–4 |hth_GBR=KOR |hth_EST=Estonia defeated Romania 8–4 |hth_ROU=EST <!--Table settings and rules--> |class_rules = 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. <!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)--> |result1=PR |result6=REL |res_col_header=QR |col_PR=green1 |text_PR=Promotion to Division I B |col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to Division II B }} ===Division II B=== The Division II B tournament will be played in [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]], from January 10-16, 2018. ===Standings=== Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Spain 2 1 1 0 0 7 2 +5 5 Promoted to Division II A 2 Serbia (H) 2 1 0 1 0 5 5 0 4 3 Belgium 2 1 0 0 1 10 7 +3 3 4 Croatia 2 1 0 0 1 6 5 +1 3 5 Turkey 2 1 0 0 1 9 12 −3 3 6 Mexico 2 0 0 0 2 4 10 −6 0 Relegation to Division III Updated to match(es) played on 11 January 2018. 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. ===Participants=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Team ! Qualification |- |{{ihj|CRO}} |Relegated from 2017 Division II A |- |{{ihj|ESP}} |Placed 2nd in 2017 Division II B |- |{{ihj|SRB}} |Placed 3rd in 2017 Division II B |- |{{ihj|BEL}} |Placed 4th in 2017 Division II B |- |{{ihj|MEX}} |Placed 5th in 2017 Division II B |- |{{ihj|TUR}} |Promoted from 2017 Division III |} ==Division III== {{Main article|2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III}} The Division III tournament will be held in [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]] from January 22-28, 2018. The Division III qualification tournament will be held in [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]] from February 5-7, 2018. *{{ihj|AUS}} (relegated from Division II B) *{{ihj|BUL}} *{{ihj|CHN}} *{{ihj|ISL}} *{{ihj|ISR}} *{{ihj|NZL}} ===Division III qualification=== *{{ihj|TPE}} *{{ihj|RSA}} *{{ihj|TKM}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{Official website|http://2018.worldjunior.hockey}} {{World Junior Ice Hockey Championships}} {{2017–18 in men's ice hockey}} [[Category:2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships| ]] [[Category:2017 in ice hockey|2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]] [[Category:2018 in ice hockey|2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]] [[Category:World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2018]] [[Category:Scheduled sports events|World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, 2018]] [[Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by the United States|2018]] [[Category:Sports competitions in Buffalo, New York]] [[Category:Outdoor ice hockey games]] [[Category:2017–18 in American ice hockey]] [[Category:2017 in sports in New York (state)]] [[Category:2018 in sports in New York (state)]] [[Category:December 2017 sports events in the United States|World Junior Ice Hockey]] [[Category:January 2018 sports events in the United States|World Junior Ice Hockey]] [[Category:21st century in Buffalo, New York]]'