The 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 26th such event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition.2025 IIHF U18 World Championship divisions These tournaments also served as qualifications for the 2026 competition.
Top Division The Top Division tournament was played in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in the state of Texas, specifically in Frisco and Allen, United States, from April 23 to May 3, 2025.2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Top Division official website, www.iihf.com2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Top Division statistics, stats.iihf.com
Preliminary round All times are local (Central Daylight Time; UTC-5).Schedule Announced for 2025 IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship, www.iihf.com
Group A
Group B
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 2024 IIHF World U18 Championships). + Rank Team Group Pos Pts GD GF Seed 1 A 1 12 +24 29 1 2 B 1 12 +17 25 2 3 B 2 9 +13 29 3 4 A 2 8 +7 17 4 5 A 3 6 +9 18 5 6 B 3 5 −5 16 10 7 B 4 4 −5 12 6 8 A 4 2 −18 5 8
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final standings
Awards and statistics Awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goaltender: Jack Ivankovic Best Defenceman: Sascha Boumedienne Best Forward: Filip Ekberg
Media All-Stars: MVP: Filip Ekberg Goaltender: Jack Ivankovic Defencemen: Sascha Boumedienne / Drew Schock Forwards: Filip Ekberg / Ivar Stenberg / Brady Martin Source:
Scoring leaders PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/−PIM 1 Filip Ekberg 7 10 8 18 +6 6 2 Sascha Boumedienne 7 1 13 14 +5 2 3 Ivar Stenberg 7 8 5 13 +0 4 4 Braeden Cootes 7 6 6 12 +7 0 5 Brady Martin 7 3 8 11 +15 29 5 Will Moore 7 3 8 11 +9 2 7 L.J. Mooney 7 2 9 11 +10 4 8 Lev Katzin 7 4 6 10 +13 2 9 Milton Gästrin 7 3 7 10 -1 2 10 Ryan Roobroeck 7 4 5 9 +7 0 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 Jack Ivankovic 342:41 6 1.05 153 96.08 2 2 Michal Prádel 390:03 16 2.46 186 91.40 2 3 Lukas Stuhrmann 180:55 10 3.32 116 91.38 0 4 Love Härenstam 277:52 18 3.89 150 89.29 0 5 Felix Timraz-Westin 215:00 16 4.47 149 89.26 0 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 Székesfehérvár, Hungary from 20 to 26 April 2025.2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I A official website
Group B The Division I Group B tournament was played in Kaunas, Lithuania from 13 to 19 April 2025.2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I B official website
Division II
Group A The Division II Group A tournament was played in Asiago, Italy from 13 to 19 April 2025 as a test event of the 2026 Winter Olympics.2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II A official website
Group B The Division II Group B tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria from 17 to 23 March 2025.2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II B official website
Division III
Group A The Division III Group A tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico from 2 to 8 March 2025.2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III A official website
Group B The Division III Group B tournament was played in Bangkok, Thailand from 28 February to 6 March 2025.2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III B official website
References
External links Official website of IIHF