2021 IIHF World U18 Championships
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Dates | April 26 – May 6 |
Teams | 10 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions ![]() |
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Runner-up ![]() |
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Third place ![]() |
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Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 28 |
Goals scored | 221 (7.89 per match) |
Attendance | 21,038 (751 per match) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() (16 points) |
MVP | ![]() |
← 2020 (cancelled)
2022 →
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The 2021 IIHF World U18 Championship was the 22nd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams would have participated at several levels of competition. The competition also would have served as qualifications for the 2022 competition. All tournaments other than the top division tournament were cancelled by the IIHF on November 18, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The United States finished without a medal for the first time since 2003.
Top Division
The tournament was held from April 26 to May 6, 2021, in Frisco and Plano, United States.[2]
Officials
The following officials were assigned by the International Ice Hockey Federation to officiate the 2021 World U18 Championships.[3]
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Referees
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Linesmen
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC–5).
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Group B
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Playoff round
Winning teams were reseeded for the semifinals in accordance with the following ranking:[4]
- higher position in the group
- higher number of points
- better goal difference
- higher number of goals scored for
- better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2019 IIHF World U18 Championships).
Rank | Team | Group | Pos | Pts | GD | GF | Seed |
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1 | ![]() |
A | 1 | 12 | +23 | 28 | 4 |
2 | ![]() |
B | 1 | 9 | +11 | 24 | 7 |
3 | ![]() |
B | 2 | 9 | +15 | 27 | 2 |
4 | ![]() |
A | 2 | 9 | +2 | 16 | 1 |
5 | ![]() |
B | 3 | 8 | +3 | 18 | 3 |
6 | ![]() |
A | 3 | 6 | +3 | 16 | 5 |
7 | ![]() |
B | 4 | 4 | –10 | 10 | 6 |
8 | ![]() |
A | 4 | 3 | −13 | 6 | 9 |
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold Medal Game | ||||||||
May 3 – Plano | ||||||||||
2B
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May 5 – Frisco | ||||||||||
3A
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2 | |||||||||
1
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8 | |||||||||
May 3 – Frisco | ||||||||||
4
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1 | |||||||||
1A
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10 | |||||||||
May 6 – Frisco | ||||||||||
4B
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3 | |||||||||
1
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5 | |||||||||
May 3 – Plano | ||||||||||
3
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3 | |||||||||
1B
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2 | |||||||||
May 5 – Frisco | ||||||||||
4A
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0 | |||||||||
2
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5 | |||||||||
May 3 – Frisco | ||||||||||
3
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6 | Bronze Medal Game | ||||||||
2A
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5 | |||||||||
May 6 – Frisco | ||||||||||
3B
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2 | |||||||||
2
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0 | |||||||||
4
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8 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Bronze medal game
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Gold medal game
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Final standings
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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1 | A | ![]() |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 12 | +39 | 21 | Champions |
2 | B | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 15 | Runners-up |
3 | A | ![]() |
7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 15 | Third place |
4 | B | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 12 | Fourth place |
5 | B | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 8 | Eliminated in Quarterfinals |
6 | A | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 6 | |
7 | B | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 4 | |
8 | A | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 3 | |
9 | A | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 0 | Eliminated in Preliminary round |
10 | B | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 24 | −19 | 0 |
Statistics
Scoring leaders
Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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1 | Matvei Michkov | ![]() |
7 | 12 | 4 | 16 | +7 | 4 |
2 | Shane Wright | ![]() |
5 | 9 | 5 | 14 | +12 | 2 |
3 | Connor Bedard | ![]() |
7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +12 | 2 |
4 | Nikita Chibrikov | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +7 | 14 |
5 | Mason McTavish | ![]() |
7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +10 | 10 |
5 | Samu Tuomaala | ![]() |
7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Francesco Pinelli | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +8 | 0 |
7 | Danila Yurov | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +4 | 2 |
9 | Ville Koivunen | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −2 | 0 |
9 | Fyodor Svechkov | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +4 | 4 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
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1 | Benjamin Gaudreau | ![]() |
300:00 | 11 | 2.20 | 136 | 91.91 | 0 |
2 | Carl Lindbom | ![]() |
313:29 | 16 | 3.06 | 194 | 91.75 | 1 |
3 | Kaidan Mbereko | ![]() |
147:29 | 7 | 2.85 | 82 | 91.46 | 0 |
4 | Sergei Ivanov | ![]() |
364:23 | 16 | 2.63 | 183 | 91.26 | 0 |
5 | Tikhon Chaika | ![]() |
180:00 | 8 | 2.67 | 90 | 91.11 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF
Awards
- Best players selected by the Directorate:
- Best Goaltender:
Benjamin Gaudreau
- Best Defenceman:
Aleksi Heimosalmi
- Best Forward:
Matvei Michkov
- Best Goaltender:
Source: IIHF
- Media All-Stars:
- MVP:
Matvei Michkov
- Goaltender:
Sergei Ivanov
- Defencemen:
Aleksi Heimosalmi /
Brandt Clarke
- Forwards:
Connor Bedard /
Matvei Michkov /
Samu Tuomaala
- MVP:
Source: IIHF
Division I
All division group tournaments were cancelled by the IIHF.[1]
Group A
The tournament was to be held in Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia, from April 5 to 11, 2021.[5]
Group B
The tournament was to be held in Asiago, Italy, from April 18 to 25, 2021.[5]
Division II
Group A
The tournament was to be held in Tallinn, Estonia, from April 4 to 10, 2021.[5]
Group B
The tournament was to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria, from March 21 to 27, 2021,[5]
Division III
Group A
The tournament was to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, from March 29 to April 4, 2021.[5]
Group B
The tournament was to be held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg, from March 28 to April 3, 2021.[5]
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