2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II explained

Tourney Name:IIHF U18 World Championship Division II
Year:2018
Country:Estonia
Country2:Croatia
Dates:1–7 April 2018
24–30 March 2018
Num Teams:12
Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2019

See main article: 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships.

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.

Division II A

Tourney Name:IIHF World U18 Championship Division II A
Year:2018
Size:x240px
Country:Estonia
Dates:1–7 April
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Games:15
Goals:113
Scoring Leader: Damian Tyczyński
Points:12
Attendance:5655

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

Participants

TeamQualification
placed 6th in 2017 Division I B and were relegated
hosts; placed 2nd in 2017 Division II A
placed 3rd in 2017 Division II A
placed 4th in 2017 Division II A
placed 5th in 2017 Division II A
placed 1st in 2017 Division II B and were promoted

Final standings

Results

All times are local. (Eastern European Summer TimeUTC+3)

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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

Tourney Name:IIHF World U18 Championship Division II B
Year:2018
Size:x240px
Country:Croatia
Dates:24–30 March
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Games:15
Goals:99
Scoring Leader: Pablo Zaballa
Points:10
Attendance:6816

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

Participants

TeamQualification
hosts; placed 6th in 2017 Division II A and were relegated
placed 2nd in 2017 Division II B
placed 3rd in 2017 Division II B
placed 4th in 2017 Division II B
placed 5th in 2017 Division II B
placed 1st in 2017 Division III A and were promoted

Final standings

Results

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

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Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate
  • Goaltender: Domagoj Troha
  • Defenceman: Aron Sarmiento
  • Forward: Wang Jing

Source: IIHF

Notes and References

  1. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/653/ Division II A statistics
  2. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/654/ Division II B statistics