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2010 IIHF World U18 Championships

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2010 IIHF World U18 Championships
Tournament details
Host nation  Belarus
Dates April 13–23, 2010
Teams 10
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions  United States (5 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played 30
Goals scored 207  (6.9 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Teemu Pulkkinen
(10 goals, 5 assists)

The 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships was the 12th edition of the IIHF World U18 Championship. The tournament was held in Minsk and Babruysk, Belarus, between April 13 and April 23, 2010.[1] Tournament games were played at the Minsk Sports Palace in Minsk and the Babruysk Arena in Babruysk.[1] The United States won the gold medal for the second consecutive year with a 3-1 victory over Sweden in the championship game.[2] The gold medal was the fifth for the United States since the tournament began in 1999; Sweden matched their best ever performance with a silver medal.

Top Division[]

Preliminary Round[]

     1st place: Team qualifies to Semifinals
     2nd-3rd place: Teams qualify to Quarterfinals
     4th-5th place: Teams play in Relegation Round

Group A[]

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Diff PTS
 Sweden 4 4 0 0 0 26 8 18 12
 United States 4 3 0 0 1 19 6 13 9
 Switzerland 4 2 0 0 2 9 18 -9 6
 Canada 4 1 0 0 3 16 16 0 3
 Belarus 4 0 0 0 4 6 28 -22 0
Fixtures[]

The Group A games will take place in Bobruisk, Belarus, between April 13 and April 18.

All times local.

April 13
15:00 		Canada  1 – 3
(0–2, 1–0, 0–1) 		 Switzerland Bobruisk Arena
Attendance: 2100
April 13
19:00 		Sweden  4 – 2
(0–1, 1–1, 3–0) 		 United States Bobruisk Arena
Attendance: 4100
April 14
15:30 		Switzerland  1 – 5
(1–1, 0–2, 0–2) 		 United States Bobruisk Arena
Attendance: 2700
April 14
19:00 		Sweden  7 – 0
(0–0, 5–0, 2–0) 		 Belarus Bobruisk Arena
Attendance: 6200
April 15
19:00 		Belarus  3 – 11
(1–4, 2–2, 0–5) 		 Canada Bobruisk Arena
Attendance: 7000
April 16
15:30 		Switzerland  2 – 10
(0–2, 1–4, 1–4) 		 Sweden Bobruisk Arena
Attendance: 2000
April 16
19:00 		United States  5 – 0
(3–0, 1–0, 1–0) 		 Canada Bobruisk Arena
Attendance: 4500
April 17
19:00 		Belarus  2 – 3
(0–2, 1–0, 1–1) 		 Switzerland Bobruisk Arena
Attendance: 6500
April 18
15:30 		Canada  4 – 5
(0–2, 0–2, 4–1) 		 Sweden Bobruisk Arena
Attendance: 3500
April 18
19:00 		United States  7 – 1
(2–0, 3–1, 2–0) 		 Belarus Bobruisk Arena
Attendance: 7000

Group B[]

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Diff PTS
 Finland 4 3 1 0 0 21 11 10 11
 Russia 4 3 0 0 1 20 7 13 9
 Czech Republic 4 2 0 1 1 13 15 -2 7
 Slovakia 4 1 0 0 3 10 15 -5 3
 Latvia 4 0 0 0 4 9 25 -16 0
Fixtures[]

The Group B games will take place in Minsk, Belarus, between April 13 and April 18.

All times local.

April 13
15:00 		Finland  7 – 2
(2–1, 4–1, 1–0) 		 Latvia Minsk Palace
Attendance: 450
April 13
19:00 		Czech Republic  1 – 4
(0–1, 1–1, 0–2) 		 Russia Minsk Palace
Attendance: 2300
April 14
15:30 		Latvia  0 – 9
(0–2, 0–4, 0–3) 		 Russia Minsk Palace
Attendance: 2000
April 14
19:00 		Czech Republic  4 – 3
(1–0, 2–0, 1–3) 		 Slovakia Minsk Palace
Attendance: 2600
April 15
19:00 		Slovakia  2 – 5
(0–1, 2–1, 0–3) 		 Finland Minsk Palace
Attendance: 2500
April 16
15:30 		Latvia  4 – 5
(0–1, 1–2, 3–2) 		 Czech Republic Minsk Palace
Attendance: 2500
April 17
19:00 		Russia  4 – 5
(1–1, 0–2, 3–2) 		 Finland Minsk Palace
Attendance: 3000
April 17
19:00 		Slovakia  4 – 3
(1–0, 2–2, 1–1) 		 Latvia Minsk Palace
Attendance: 3100
April 18
15:30 		Russia  3 – 1
(3–1, 0–0, 0–0) 		 Slovakia Minsk Palace
Attendance: 3100
April 18
19:00 		Finland  4 – 3 GWS
(0–1, 1–2, 2–0, 0–0, 1–0) 		 Czech Republic Minsk Palace
Attendance: 3000

Relegation round[]

     Team qualified for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championship
     Team relegated to 2011 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Diff PTS
 Canada 3 3 0 0 0 20 6 14 9
 Slovakia 3 2 0 0 1 11 8 3 6
 Latvia 3 0 1 0 2 9 13 -4 2
 Belarus 3 0 0 1 2 8 21 -13 1

Results[]

Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:

April 20
19:00 		Slovakia  5 – 1
(1–0, 2–1, 2–0) 		 Belarus Bobruisk Arena
Attendance: 6000
April 21
19:00 		Canada  5 – 1
(2–0, 1–1, 2–0) 		 Latvia Bobruisk Arena
Attendance: 3200
April 22
15:30 		Canada  4 – 2
(4–0, 0–1, 0–1) 		 Slovakia Bobruisk Arena
Attendance: 2000
April 22
19:00 		Belarus  4 – 5 GWS
(1–1, 1–2, 2–1, 0–0, 0–1) 		 Latvia Bobruisk Arena
Attendance: 6000

Final round[]

Quarterfinals[]

April 20, 2010
15:30 		United States  6 – 0
(2–0, 3–0, 1–0) 		 Czech Republic Minsk Palace
Attendance: 3000
April 20, 2010
19:00 		Russia  4 – 3
(2–0, 1–0, 1–3) 		 Switzerland Minsk Palace
Attendance: 3200

Semifinals[]

April 21, 2010
15:30 		Finland  0 – 5
(0–1, 0–2, 0–2) 		 United States Minsk Palace
Attendance: 1200
April 21, 2010
19:00 		Sweden  3 – 1
(1–1, 0–0, 2–0) 		 Russia Minsk Palace
Attendance: 3150

Fifth place game[]

April 22, 2010
19:00 		Czech Republic  5 – 6
(0–1, 4–4, 1–1) 		 Switzerland Minsk Palace
Attendance: 2200

Bronze medal game[]

April 23, 2010
15:00 		 Finland 5 – 1
(0–0, 1–0, 4–1) 		 Russia Minsk Palace
Attendance: 2220

Gold medal game[]

April 23, 2010
19:00 		 United States 3 – 1
(1–0, 2–0, 0–1) 		 Sweden Minsk Palace
Attendance: 12820

Final standings[]

Rk. Team
 United States
 Sweden
 Finland
4  Russia
5  Switzerland
6  Czech Republic
7  Canada
8  Slovakia
9  Latvia
10  Belarus

 Belarus and  Latvia are relegated to Division I for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Division I[]

Main article: 2010 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

Group A was played in Herning, Denmark, between April 12 and April 18, 2010.[3] Group B was played in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland, between April 11 and April 17, 2010.[4]

Group A[]

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
 Norway* 5 4 0 0 1 33 15 18 12
 Denmark 5 4 0 0 1 34 14 20 12
 Japan 5 3 0 0 2 27 25 2 9
 France 5 3 0 0 2 21 21 0 9
 South Korea 5 0 1 0 4 18 45 -27 2
 Austria 5 0 0 1 4 12 25 -13 1

 Norway is promoted to the Top Division for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.
 Austria is relegated to Division II for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Group B[]

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
 Germany 5 5 0 0 0 51 2 49 15
 Hungary 5 3 0 1 1 19 17 2 10
 Poland 5 3 0 0 2 21 21 0 9
 Kazakhstan 5 2 0 0 3 9 16 -7 6
 Great Britain 5 1 1 0 3 13 24 -11 5
 Lithuania 5 0 0 0 5 6 39 -33 0

 Germany is promoted to the Top Division for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.
 Lithuania is relegated to Division II for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Division II[]

Main article: 2010 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

Group A was played in Narva, Estonia, between March 13 and March 19, 2010.[5] Group B was played in Kiev, Ukraine, between March 22 and March 28, 2010.[6]

Group A[]

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
 Italy 5 5 0 0 0 55 3 52 15
 Romania 5 3 0 1 1 22 23 -1 10
 Croatia 5 1 3 0 1 20 16 4 9
 Serbia 5 1 0 1 3 11 19 -8 4
 Estonia 5 1 0 1 3 17 32 -15 4
 Iceland 5 1 0 0 4 12 44 -32 3

 Italy is promoted to Division I for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.
 Iceland is relegated to Division III for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Group B[]

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
 Slovenia 5 5 0 0 0 63 4 59 15
 Ukraine 5 4 0 0 1 26 3 23 12
 Spain 5 2 1 0 2 17 22 -5 8
 Netherlands 5 2 0 1 2 14 27 -13 7
 Belgium 5 0 1 0 4 7 41 -34 2
 Australia 5 0 0 1 4 7 37 -30 1

 Slovenia is promoted to Division I for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.
 Australia is relegated to Division III for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Division III[]

Main article: 2010 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

Group A was played in Erzurum, Turkey, between March 8 and March 14, 2010.[7] Group B was played in Monterrey, Mexico, between March 14 and March 20, 2010.[8]

Group A[]

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
 China 4 4 0 0 0 53 11 42 12
 Turkey 4 2 1 0 1 33 13 20 8
 Chinese Taipei 4 2 0 0 2 30 18 12 6
 Bulgaria 4 1 0 1 2 24 22 2 4
 Mongolia 4 0 0 0 4 2 78 -76 0

 China is promoted to Division II for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Group B[]

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
 New Zealand 4 4 0 0 0 26 16 10 12
 Mexico 4 3 0 0 1 15 11 4 9
 South Africa 4 1 1 0 2 15 14 1 5
 Israel 4 1 0 1 2 21 16 5 4
 Ireland 4 0 0 0 4 6 26 -20 0

 New Zealand is promoted to Division II for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "World U18 Championship Div. I in Minsk". BIHA. April 6, 2009. http://www.en.hockey.by/news-35.html. Retrieved 2009-10-20. 
  2. ↑ "U18: Gold again for USA". IIHF. http://www.iihf.com/channels0910/wm18/home.html. Retrieved 2011-06-29. 
  3. ↑ "2010 IIHF World Championship U18 Div. I Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/212/IHM212200_76_16_0.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-18. 
  4. ↑ "2010 IIHF World Championship U18 Div. I Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/213/IHM213200_76_16_0.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-18. 
  5. ↑ "2010 IIHF World Championship U18 Div. II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/214/IHM214200_76_15_0.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-18. 
  6. ↑ "2010 IIHF World Championship U18 Div. II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/216/IHM216200_76_16_0.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-18. 
  7. ↑ "2010 IIHF World Championship U18 Div. III Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/218/IHM218200_76_11_0.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-18. 
  8. ↑ "2010 IIHF World Championship U18 Div. III Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/219/IHM219200_76_11_0.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-18. 

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