| Tourney Name: | IIHF U18 World Championship |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Size: | 170px |
| Country: | Finland |
| Dates: | 17 – 27 April 2014 |
| Num Teams: | 10 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Type: | ih18 |
| Winners: | USA |
| Count: | 8 |
| Second: | CZE |
| Third: | CAN |
| Scoring Leader: |  William Nylander |
| Points: | 16 |
| Prevseason: | 2013 |
| Nextseason: | 2015 |
The 2014 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 16th IIHF World U18 Championship, and was hosted by Lappeenranta and Imatra, Finland. The tournament began on 17 April 2014, with the gold medal game played on 27 April 2014.[1] [2]
The IIHF selected 12 referees and 10 linesmen to work the 2014 IIHF U18 World Championship.
They were the following:[3]
Referees
Michael Hicks
Pavel Hodek
Mikko Kaukokari
Daniel Konc
Geoffrey Miller
Kendrick Nicholson Linus Öhlund Anssi Salonen
Alexander SergeyevLinesmen
Jordan Browne Gleb Lazarev Miroslav Lhotský Andreas Malmqvist Dana Penkivech Jani Pesonen
Alexander Waldejer
Sotaro YamaguchiAll times are local. (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+03)
All times are local. (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+03)
The last-placed teams played a best-of-three series.
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 6 | 10 | 16 | +8 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +8 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 8 | 2 | 10 | +3 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +6 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +6 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +4 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +7 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +8 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +4 | 2 |
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371:17 | 171 | 12 | 1.94 | 92.98 | 0 | ||
| 238:28 | 101 | 9 | 2.26 | 91.09 | 0 | ||
| 159:52 | 84 | 8 | 3.00 | 90.48 | 0 | ||
| 359:05 | 112 | 11 | 1.84 | 90.18 | 1 | ||
| 183:55 | 80 | 8 | 2.61 | 90.00 | 0 |
Best players selected by the directorate:
Source: IIHF.com
| width=15 | ! | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | ||
| 5th | ||
| 6th | ||
| 7th | ||
| 8th | ||
| 9th | ||
| 10th |
| Relegated to the 2015 Division I A |
The Division I A tournament was played in Nice, France, from 13 to 19 April 2014.[4]
The Division I B tournament was played in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, from 13 to 19 April 2014.[5]
The Division II A tournament was played in Dumfries, Great Britain, from 24 to 30 March 2014.[6]
The Division II B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 14 to 20 April 2014.[7]
The Division III A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 24 to 30 March 2014.[8]
The Division III B tournament was played in İzmit, Turkey, from 13 to 15 February 2014.[9]