2015 IIHF World U18 Championships

2015 IIHF U18 World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Switzerland
Dates	16 – 26 April 2015
Teams	10
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions	United States (9 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played	30
Goals scored	211  (7.03 per game)
Attendance	48,622  (1,621 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Auston Matthews
MVP	Auston Matthews

The 2015 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 17th IIHF World U18 Championship, and was hosted by Zug and Lucerne, Switzerland. The tournament began on 16 April 2015, with the gold medal game played on 26 April 2015.

Top Division

Preliminary round

	Team qualified to Quarterfinals
	Team will play in Relegation round

Group A

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Russia	4	4	0	0	0	20	7	+13	12
United States	4	3	0	0	1	30	8	+22	9
Slovakia	4	1	1	0	2	9	18	−9	5
Sweden	4	1	0	0	3	16	17	−1	3
Germany	4	0	0	1	3	5	30	−25	1

All times are local. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+02:00)

16 April 2015 14:45

Sweden

1–3 (0–0, 0–1, 1–2)

Slovakia

Ice Center Lucerne Attendance: 460

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	37	Shots	25

16 April 2015 18:45

Russia

3–1 (0–1, 2–0, 1–0)

United States

Ice Center Lucerne Attendance: 925

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	16	Shots	50

17 April 2015 14:45

Slovakia

0–10 (0–4, 0–6, 0–0)

United States

Ice Center Lucerne Attendance: 290

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	15	Shots	44

17 April 2015 18:45

Russia

6–0 (2–0, 3–0, 1–0)

Germany

Ice Center Lucerne Attendance: 362

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	38	Shots	33

18 April 2015 17:00

Germany

1–7 (0–1, 0–5, 1–1)

Sweden

Ice Center Lucerne Attendance: 532

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	4 min
	32	Shots	48

19 April 2015 13:00

Slovakia

2–4 (1–2, 0–1, 1–1)

Russia

Ice Center Lucerne Attendance: 660

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	36	Shots	35

19 April 2015 17:00

United States

6–4 (1–1, 2–2, 3–1)

Sweden

Ice Center Lucerne Attendance: 1,222

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	20 min
	53	Shots	18

20 April 2015 18:45

Germany

3–4 SO (1–0, 1–1, 1–2) (OT (0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Slovakia

Ice Center Lucerne Attendance: 332

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	42	Shots	23

21 April 2015 14:45

United States

13–1 (4–0, 5–1, 3–0)

Germany

Ice Center Lucerne Attendance: 317

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	49	Shots	15

21 April 2015 18:45

Sweden

4–7 (2–1, 1–2, 1–3)

Russia

Ice Center Lucerne Attendance: 732

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	20 min
	52	Shots	36

Group B

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	4	4	0	0	0	21	11	+10	12
Finland	4	3	0	0	1	14	6	+8	9
Czech Republic	4	2	0	0	2	12	10	+2	6
Switzerland	4	0	1	0	3	5	14	−9	2
Latvia	4	0	0	1	3	10	21	−11	1

16 April 2015 15:45

Canada

11–6 (2–3, 6–0, 3–3)

Latvia

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 170

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	10 min
	44	Shots	22

16 April 2015 19:45

Finland

6–1 (1–1, 3–0, 2–0)

Czech Republic

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 315

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	30 min
	43	Shots	27

17 April 2015 15:45

Latvia

1–4 (0–1, 1–1, 0–2)

Czech Republic

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 721

Game reference
	37 min	Penalties	14 min
	33	Shots	47

17 April 2015 19:45

Finland

3–1 (1–1, 1–0, 1–0)

Switzerland

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 3,370

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	20 min
	26	Shots	23

18 April 2015 18:45

Switzerland

1–4 (0–1, 1–2, 0–1)

Canada

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 5,277

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	20 min
	20	Shots	29

19 April 2015 14:45

Latvia

1–3 (1–0, 0–2, 0–1)

Finland

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 363

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	16 min
	32	Shots	29

19 April 2015 18:45

Czech Republic

2–3 (1–1, 1–1, 0–1)

Canada

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 749

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	45	Shots	39

20 April 2015 19:45

Switzerland

3–2 OT (0–0, 1–1, 1–1) (OT 1–0)

Latvia

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 2,561

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	20 min
	45	Shots	25

21 April 2015 15:45

Canada

3–2 (0–2, 3–0, 0–0)

Finland

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 1133

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	35	Shots	33

21 April 2015 19:45

Czech Republic

5–0 (2–0, 2–0, 1–0)

Switzerland

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 2,468

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	10 min
	32	Shots	20

Relegation round

The last-placed teams played a best-of-three series.

23 April 2015 12:15

Latvia

5–3 (3–1, 1–0, 1–2)

Germany

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 276

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	16 min
	25	Shots	36

24 April 2015 18:00

Germany

3–5 (1–0, 1–2, 1–3)

Latvia

Ice Center Lucerne, Lucerne Attendance: 387

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	12 min
	40	Shots	27

• Germany is relegated to next year's Division I A; the third game was not played because the result of the relegation series had been decided.

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

23 April 2015 14:45

United States

7–2 (4–0, 0–1, 3–1)

Czech Republic

Ice Center Lucerne, Lucerne Attendance: 542

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	43	Shots	14

23 April 2015 16:00

Canada

5–3 (3–1, 1–1, 1–1)

Sweden

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 1,248

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	13 min
	34	Shots	38

23 April 2015 18:45

Finland

3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Slovakia

Ice Center Lucerne, Lucerne Attendance: 469

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	23	Shots	21

23 April 2015 20:00

Russia

0–5 (0–1, 0–2, 0–2)

Switzerland

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 2,381

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	10 min
	29	Shots	35

Semifinals

25 April 2015 15:00

Canada

2–7 (0–0, 1–2, 1–5)

United States

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 4,170

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	18	Shots	38

25 April 2015 19:00

Finland

5–4 OT (2–2 0–0, 2–2) (OT 1–0)

Switzerland

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 7,015

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	28	Shots	33

Bronze medal game

26 April 2015 15:00

Canada

5–2 (3–2, 2–0, 0–0)

Switzerland

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 4,718

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	2 min
	33	Shots	30

Gold medal game

26 April 2015 19:00

United States

2–1 OT (0–1, 0–0, 1–0) (OT 1–0)

Finland

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 4,457

Game reference
	2 min	Penalties	4 min
	62	Shots	20

Final standings

Team 1 ! United States 1 ! Finland 1 ! Canada 4th Switzerland 5th Russia 6th Czech Republic 7th Slovakia 8th Sweden 9th Latvia 10th Germany Relegated to the 2016 Division I A

2014 IIHF U18 World Champions  United States 9th title

Division I

Main article: 2015 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Debrecen, Hungary, from 12 to 18 April 2015.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Denmark	5	4	1	0	0	28	8	+20	14
Belarus	5	3	1	1	0	19	11	+8	12
France	5	2	1	0	2	16	13	+3	8
Norway	5	2	0	2	1	14	12	+2	8
Kazakhstan	5	1	0	0	4	15	28	−13	3
Hungary	5	0	0	0	5	11	31	−20	0

Promoted to the 2016 Top Division

Relegated to the 2016 Division I B

Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia, from 12 to 18 April 2015.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Austria	5	5	0	0	0	26	6	+20	15
Slovenia	5	3	0	1	1	27	21	+6	10
Japan	5	2	1	0	2	16	16	0	8
Ukraine	5	2	0	0	3	13	14	−1	6
Italy	5	1	0	0	4	16	24	−8	3
Lithuania	5	1	0	0	4	8	25	−17	3

Promoted to the 2016 Division I A

Relegated to the 2016 Division II A

Division II

Main article: 2015 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 22 to 28 March 2015.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	5	5	0	0	0	28	7	+21	15
Poland	5	4	0	0	1	18	10	+8	12
Great Britain	5	2	1	0	2	18	13	+5	8
Netherlands	5	1	1	1	2	18	22	−4	6
Croatia	5	1	0	0	4	9	24	−15	3
Estonia	5	0	0	1	4	11	26	−15	1

Promoted to the 2016 Division I B

Relegated to the 2016 Division II B

Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in Novi Sad, Serbia, from 16 to 22 March 2015.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Romania	5	4	1	0	0	46	12	+34	14
Spain	5	4	0	1	0	28	13	+15	13
Serbia	5	3	0	0	2	21	13	+8	9
Belgium	5	1	1	0	3	20	26	−6	5
China	5	1	0	0	4	14	27	−13	3
Australia	5	0	0	1	4	11	49	−38	1

Promoted to the 2016 Division II A

Relegated to the 2016 Division III A

Division III

Main article: 2015 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

Division III A

The Division III A tournament was played in Taipei City, Taiwan, from 22 to 28 March 2015.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iceland	5	3	2	0	0	19	13	+6	13
Mexico	5	1	2	2	0	17	10	+7	9
Bulgaria	5	2	0	2	1	14	12	+2	8
Chinese Taipei	5	2	1	0	2	28	16	+12	8
Israel	5	2	0	1	2	16	15	+1	7
South Africa	5	0	0	0	5	7	35	−28	0

Promoted to the 2016 Division II B

Relegated to the 2016 Division III B

Division III B

The Division III B tournament was played in Auckland, New Zealand, from 17 to 19 March 2015.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Turkey	2	2	0	0	0	14	5	+9	6
New Zealand	2	1	0	0	1	12	10	+2	3
Hong Kong	2	0	0	0	2	6	17	−11	0

Promoted to the 2016 Division III A

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