See main article: 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships.
| Tourney Name: | IIHF U18 World Championship Division I |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Size: | 220 |
| Country: | Latvia |
| Country2: | Ukraine |
| Dates: | 2–8 April (Group A) 14–20 April (Group B) |
| Num Teams: | 12 |
| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I were two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I A and Division I B tournaments represent the second and the third tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.
| Tourney Name: | IIHF World U18 Championship Division I A |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Country: | Latvia |
| Dates: | 2–8 April |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Games: | 15 |
| Goals: | 86 |
| Scoring Leader: | Taro Jentzsch |
| Points: | 7 |
| Website: | IIHF.com |
The Division I A tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, from 2 to 8 April 2018.[1]
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| placed 10th in 2017 Top Division and were relegated | ||
| placed 2nd in 2017 Division I A | ||
| placed 3rd in 2017 Division I A | ||
| placed 4th in 2017 Division I A | ||
| placed 5th in 2017 Division I A | ||
| placed 1st in 2017 Division I B and were promoted |
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]
Patric Bjälkander
Aaro Brännare
Andrew Bruggeman
Andrei Shrubok Henri Neva
David Nothegger
Michal Orolin
Sotaro Yamaguchi
All times are local (UTC+3).----------------
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +7 | 6 | F | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +6 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 8 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +7 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +5 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +2 | 6 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | F |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180:00 | 65 | 2 | 0.67 | 96.92 | 1 | ||
| 120:00 | 50 | 2 | 1.00 | 96.00 | 1 | ||
| 120:00 | 42 | 3 | 1.50 | 92.86 | 0 | ||
| 140:15 | 58 | 5 | 2.14 | 91.38 | 1 | ||
| 179:19 | 78 | 7 | 2.34 | 91.03 | 0 |
Source: IIHF.com
| Tourney Name: | IIHF World U18 Championship Division I B |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Country: | Ukraine |
| Dates: | 14–20 April |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Games: | 15 |
| Goals: | 80 |
| Scoring Leader: |  Dmytro Danylenko |
| Points: | 8 |
| Website: | IIHF.com |
The Division I B tournament was played in Kyiv, Ukraine, from 14 to 20 April 2018.[3]
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| placed 6th in 2017 Division I A and were relegated | ||
| placed 2nd in 2017 Division I B | ||
| placed 3rd in 2017 Division I B | ||
| placed 4th in 2017 Division I B | ||
| placed 5th in 2017 Division I B | ||
| placed 1st in 2017 Division II A and were promoted |
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[4]
Roman Mrkva
Christian Persson Riley Bowles Håvar Dahl
James Kavanagh Artem Korepanov Anton Peretyatko
Wiktor Zień
All times are local (UTC+3).----------------
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +3 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +4 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | −2 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +4 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +2 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +4 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 14 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +1 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +3 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +5 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +5 | 4 | F |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180:00 | 43 | 1 | 0.33 | 97.67 | 2 | ||
| 167:22 | 88 | 5 | 1.79 | 94.32 | 0 | ||
| 266:48 | 126 | 8 | 1.80 | 93.65 | 1 | ||
| 132:15 | 43 | 3 | 1.36 | 93.02 | 1 | ||
| 241:49 | 82 | 7 | 1.74 | 91.46 | 2 |
Eiki Sato David Maier Oleksandr PeresunkoSource: IIHF.com