2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

The 2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II A and Division II B tournaments represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II

Tournament details
Host countries	Estonia Croatia
Dates	1–7 April 2018 24–30 March 2018
Teams	12
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Division II A

2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II A

Tournament details
Host country	Estonia
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	1–7 April
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	113 (7.53 per game)
Attendance	5,655 (377 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Damian Tyczyński (12 points)

The Division II A tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 1 to 7 April 2018.^[1]

Participants

Team	Qualification
Poland	placed 6th in 2017 Division I B and were relegated
Estonia	hosts; placed 2nd in 2017 Division II A
Lithuania	placed 3rd in 2017 Division II A
South Korea	placed 4th in 2017 Division II A
Great Britain	placed 5th in 2017 Division II A
Australia	placed 1st in 2017 Division II B and were promoted

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Great Britain	5	4	0	0	1	26	15	+11	12[a]	Promoted to the 2019 Division I B
2	Lithuania	5	4	0	0	1	22	8	+14	12[a]
3	Poland	5	3	1	0	1	32	11	+21	11
4	South Korea	5	2	0	0	3	12	14	−2	6
5	Estonia (H)	5	1	0	1	3	17	21	−4	4
6	Australia	5	0	0	0	5	4	44	−40	0	Relegated to the 2019 Division II B

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
Notes:

1. Great Britain 3−2 Lithuania

Results

All times are local. (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3)

1 April 2018 13:00

Australia

1–4 (1–1, 0–2, 0–1)

South Korea

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

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1 April 2018 16:30

Lithuania

4–3 (1–1, 1–0, 2–2)

Poland

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

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1 April 2018 20:00

Estonia

3–6 (0–4, 3–2, 0–0)

Great Britain

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

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2 April 2018 13:00

Poland

4–0 (1–0, 1–0, 2–0)

South Korea

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

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2 April 2018 16:30

Great Britain

9–2 (2–1, 5–1, 2–0)

Australia

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

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2 April 2018 20:00

Estonia

0–7 (0–2, 0–2, 0–3)

Lithuania

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

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4 April 2018 13:00

Poland

5–4 (3–2, 0–2, 2–0)

Great Britain

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

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4 April 2018 16:30

Lithuania

2–1 (0–0, 1–1, 1–0)

South Korea

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

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4 April 2018 20:00

Estonia

8–0 (3–0, 0–0, 5–0)

Australia

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

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6 April 2018 13:00

Great Britain

3–2 (1–0, 2–2, 0–0)

Lithuania

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

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6 April 2018 16:30

Australia

0–16 (0–7, 0–5, 0–4)

Poland

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

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6 April 2018 20:00

South Korea

4–3 (3–1, 0–1, 1–1)

Estonia

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

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7 April 2018 13:00

Lithuania

7–1 (3–1, 1–0, 3–0)

Australia

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

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7 April 2018 16:30

South Korea

3–4 (0–2, 3–1, 0–1)

Great Britain

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

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7 April 2018 20:00

Poland

4–3 OT (1–0, 2–2, 0–1) OT: (1–0)

Estonia

Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn

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Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

• Goaltender: Sebastian Lipiński
• Defenceman: Dominykas Motiejūnas
• Forward: Mason Alderson

Source: IIHF

Division II B

2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II B

Tournament details
Host country	Croatia
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	24–30 March
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	99 (6.6 per game)
Attendance	6,816 (454 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Pablo Zaballa (10 points)

The Division II B tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia, from 24 to 30 March 2018.^[2]

Participants

Team	Qualification
Croatia	hosts; placed 6th in 2017 Division II A and were relegated
Spain	placed 2nd in 2017 Division II B
Serbia	placed 3rd in 2017 Division II B
Netherlands	placed 4th in 2017 Division II B
Iceland	placed 5th in 2017 Division II B
China	placed 1st in 2017 Division III A and were promoted

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Spain	5	4	1	0	0	27	13	+14	14	Promoted to the 2019 Division II A
2	Croatia (H)	5	2	1	0	2	13	12	+1	8[a]
3	Serbia	5	2	0	2	1	16	11	+5	8[a]
4	Netherlands	5	1	2	0	2	18	18	0	7[b]
5	China	5	2	0	1	2	16	19	−3	7[b]
6	Iceland	5	0	0	1	4	9	26	−17	1	Relegated to the 2019 Division III A

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
Notes:

1. Serbia 1–2 Croatia
2. China 5–6 (GWS) Netherlands

Results

All times are local. (24 March: Central European Time – UTC+1, from 25 March: Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)

24 March 2018 13:00

Spain

8–3 (6–0, 1–2, 1–1)

Iceland

Dom Sportova, Zagreb

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24 March 2018 16:30

China

5–6 GWS (1–2, 3–1, 1–2) OT: (0–0) SO: (0–1)

Netherlands

Dom Sportova, Zagreb

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24 March 2018 20:00

Serbia

1–2 (0–0, 0–1, 1–1)

Croatia

Dom Sportova, Zagreb

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25 March 2018 13:00

Iceland

0–5 (0–2, 0–1, 0–2)

China

Dom Sportova, Zagreb

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25 March 2018 16:30

Spain

3–2 GWS (1–1, 0–1, 1–0) OT: (0–0) SO: (1–0)

Serbia

Dom Sportova, Zagreb

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25 March 2018 20:00

Croatia

3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Netherlands

Dom Sportova, Zagreb

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27 March 2018 13:00

Serbia

4–5 OT (1–2, 2–1, 1–1) OT: (0–1)

Netherlands

Dom Sportova, Zagreb

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27 March 2018 16:30

Spain

7–3 (2–0, 2–1, 3–2)

China

Dom Sportova, Zagreb

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27 March 2018 20:00

Croatia

5–4 GWS (1–2, 2–0, 1–2) OT: (0–0) SO: (1–0)

Iceland

Dom Sportova, Zagreb

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28 March 2018 13:00

Netherlands

4–5 (0–2, 2–1, 2–2)

Spain

Dom Sportova, Zagreb

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28 March 2018 16:30

Iceland

1–5 (0–3, 1–2, 0–0)

Serbia

Dom Sportova, Zagreb

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28 March 2018 20:00

China

3–2 (0–2, 1–0, 2–0)

Croatia

Dom Sportova, Zagreb

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30 March 2018 13:00

Serbia

4–0 (1–0, 2–0, 1–0)

China

Dom Sportova, Zagreb

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30 March 2018 16:30

Netherlands

3–1 (1–0, 0–0, 2–1)

Iceland

Dom Sportova, Zagreb

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30 March 2018 20:00

Croatia

1–4 (0–1, 0–2, 1–1)

Spain

Dom Sportova, Zagreb

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Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

• Goaltender: Domagoj Troha
• Defenceman: Aron Sarmiento
• Forward: Wang Jing

Source: IIHF