The 2024 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 25th such event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition.2024 IIHF U18 World Championship divisions These tournaments served as qualifications for the 2025 competition.
Top Division The Top Division tournament was played in Espoo and Vantaa, Finland, from 25 April to 5 May 2024.2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Top Division official website, www.iihf.com2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Top Division statistics, stats.iihf.com
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+3)
Group A
Schedule:Schedule
Group B
Schedule:Schedule
Relegation round
Playoff round Winning teams in the quarterfinals will be reseeded according to their ranking:
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 2023 IIHF World U18 Championships). + Rank Team Group Pos Pts GD GF Seed 1 A 1 12 +26 33 1 2 B 1 12 +24 31 3 3 A 2 9 +8 18 5 4 B 2 6 −3 9 7 5 B 3 6 +3 15 2 6 A 3 3 −5 14 4 7 B 4 4 −8 8 6 8 A 4 3 −8 10 8
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final standings
Awards and statistics Awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goaltender: Carter George Best Defenceman: Cole Hutson Best Forward: James Hagens
Media All-Stars: MVP: James Hagens Goaltender: Carter George Defencemen: Luka Radivojevic / Cole Hutson Forwards: James Hagens / Gavin McKenna / Porter Martone Source:
Scoring leaders PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/−PIM 1 James Hagens 7 9 13 22 +14 4 2 Gavin McKenna 7 10 10 20 +9 0 3 Porter Martone 7 5 12 17 +12 6 4 Cole Hutson 7 4 9 13 +14 6 5 Tij Iginla 7 6 6 12 +4 0 6 Brodie Ziemer 7 3 9 12 +15 0 7 Cole Eiserman 7 9 2 11 +0 2 8 Teddy Stiga 7 6 5 11 +15 6 9 Max Plante 7 2 9 11 +1 2 10 Trevor Connelly 7 4 5 9 +7 31 GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource: IIHF
Goaltending leaders (minimum 40% team's total ice time)
PosPlayerCountryTOIGAGAASASv%SO 1 Nicholas Kempf 318:09 10 1.89 123 91.87 2 2 Carter George 360:00 14 2.33 164 91.46 2 3 Love Härenstam 424:47 16 2.26 178 91.01 1 4 Mikus Vecvanags 187:32 12 3.84 113 89.38 0 5 Jakub Milota 255:28 13 3.05 110 88.18 1 TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource: IIHF
Division I
Group A The Division I Group A tournament was played in Frederikshavn, Denmark from 14 to 20 April 2024.
Group B The Division I Group B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 14 to 20 April 2024.2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I B official website
Division II
Group A The Division II Group A tournament was played in Sosnowiec, Poland, from 17 to 23 April 2024.2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II A official website
Group B The Division II Group B tournament was played in Puigcerdà, Spain, from 17 to 23 March 2024.
Division III
Group A The Division III Group A tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey, from 4 to 10 March 2024.2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III A official website
Group B The Division III Group B tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 4 to 7 March 2024.
References
External links Official website of IIHF