Ice Hockey World Championship for U18 Juniors 2005

	U18 Junior World Championship
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	Winner: USA

The 7th ice hockey world championships of the U18 juniors of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF were the ice hockey world championships of the year 2005 in the age group of the under-eighteen year olds (U18). Between March 7 and April 24, 2005, a total of 40 national teams took part in the six tournaments of the top division and divisions I to III. In addition, a qualification for Division III with three participants for the last free place in the tournament was played between February 18 and 20, 2005.

The world champions became the United States ' team for the second time , defeating arch rivals Canada 5-1 in the final . The German team was able to prevent relegation to Division I with eighth place in the top division, while Switzerland took ninth place in the top division and was relegated to Division I. Austria was fifth and penultimate in Group A of Division I and was thus able to avert slipping into Division II.

Overview U18 Junior World Championships

competition	place	date	sub- contractor	viewers total	Games	O
Top division	Plzeň České Budějovice	Apr 14, 2005 - Apr 24, 2005	10	71,936	31	2,320
Division IA	Maribor	0Apr 3, 2005 - Apr 9, 2005 0	6th	7,705	15th	513
Division IB	Sosnowiec	0Apr 2, 2005 - Apr 8, 2005 0	6th	3,100	15th	206
Division II A	Kohtla-Järve	14 Mar 2005 - March 20 2005	6th	8.005	15th	533
Division II B	Bucharest	21 Mar 2005 - Mar 27 2005	6th	2,200	15th	146
Division III	Sofia	07th Mar 2005 - Mar 13 2005	6th	1,528	15th	101
Division III Qual	Ankara	Feb 18, 2005 - Feb 20, 2005	3	1,400	3	466

Participants, venues and periods

• Top division: April 14 to 24, 2005 in Plzeň and České Budějovice , Czech Republic

  Participants: Denmark, Germany (promoted) , Finland, Canada, Russia (defending champion) , Sweden, Switzerland (promoted) , Slovakia, Czech Republic, USA

• Division I.
  • Group A: April 3rd to 9th, 2005 in Maribor , Slovenia

    Participants: France, Great Britain (promoted) , Kazakhstan, Austria, Slovenia, Belarus (relegated)

  • Group B: April 2-8 , 2005 in Sosnowiec , Poland

    Participants: Italy, Japan, Latvia, Norway (relegated) , Poland, Ukraine (promoted)

• Division II
  • Group A: March 14-20 , 2005 in Kohtla-Järve , Estonia

    Participants: Estonia, Netherlands, Serbia and Montenegro, Spain, South Africa (promoted) , South Korea (relegated)

  • Group B: March 21-27, 2005 in Bucharest , Romania

    Participants: Iceland, Croatia, Lithuania, Mexico (promoted) , Romania (relegated) , Hungary

• Division III: March 7-13, 2005 in Sofia , Bulgaria

  Participants: Australia (relegated) , Belgium (relegated) , Bulgaria, Israel, New Zealand, Turkey (qualifier)

• Division III qualification: February 18-20, 2005 in Ankara , Turkey

  Participants: Armenia (newcomer) , Bosnia and Herzegovina (relegated) , Turkey (relegated)

Top division

2005 World Cup for U18 Juniors
Number of nations	10
World Champion	United States
silver	Canada
bronze	Sweden
Relegated	Denmark Switzerland
Venue (s)	Plzeň & České Budějovice , Czech Republic
opening	April 14, 2005
Endgame	April 24, 2005
spectator	71,936 (2,320 per game)
Gates	180 (5.81 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Ondřej Pavelec
Best defender	Luc Bourdon
Best striker	Phil Kessel
Top scorer	Phil Kessel (16 points)

The U18 World Championship was held from April 14 to 24, 2005 in the Czech cities of Plzeň and České Budějovice . The game was played in the Plzeň Arena (8,420 seats) in Plzeň and the Budvar Aréna in České Budějovice with 6,421 seats.

Ten national teams took part in the tournament, playing in two groups of five teams each. The United States secured the world title, which clearly won 5: 1 against Canada in the final. It was the second title for the Americans.

Group A	Group B
Russia	United States
Canada	Czech Republic
Sweden	Slovakia
Denmark	Finland
Germany	Switzerland

mode

After the group matches in the preliminary round, the two group winners qualify directly for the semi-finals. The runners-up and thirds in the group each play a qualifying game for participation in the semi-finals. The fourth and fifth of the group games contest - if the result of the direct encounter from the preliminary round is taken with them - the relegation round and determine two relegated to Division I.

Venues

Plzeň	Plzeň České Budějovice World Championship venues	České Budějovice
Plzeň Arena Capacity: 8,420		Budvar Aréna Capacity: 6,421

Preliminary round

Group A

April 14, 2005 3:00 p.m.	Germany	1: 2 (1: 1, 0: 1, 0: 0)	Canada	Budvar Aréna, České Budějovice Spectators: 1,591
April 14, 2005 7:00 p.m.	Sweden	1: 2 (0: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0)	Russia	Budvar Aréna, České Budějovice Spectators: 2,037
April 15, 2005 7:00 p.m.	Denmark	1: 3 (0: 0, 1: 2, 0: 1)	Germany	Budvar Aréna, České Budějovice Spectators: 1,077
April 16, 2005 3:00 p.m.	Canada	1: 2 (0: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0)	Sweden	Budvar Aréna, České Budějovice Spectators: 2,103
April 16, 2005 7:00 p.m.	Russia	2: 1 (0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0)	Denmark	Budvar Aréna, České Budějovice spectators: 1,253
April 17, 2005 7:00 p.m.	Germany	4:12 (0: 7, 0: 3, 4: 2)	Russia	Budvar Aréna, České Budějovice Spectators: 1,554
April 18, 2005 3:00 p.m.	Canada	15: 1 (2: 0, 5: 0, 8: 1)	Denmark	Budvar Aréna, České Budějovice Spectators: k. A.
April 18, 2005 7:00 p.m.	Sweden	3: 2 (0: 0, 3: 1, 0: 1)	Germany	Budvar Aréna, České Budějovice Spectators: 1,557
April 19, 2005 3:00 p.m.	Russia	3: 6 (1: 2, 1: 2, 1: 2)	Canada	Budvar Aréna, České Budějovice spectators: 2,643
April 19, 2005 7:00 p.m.	Denmark	1: 3 (0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 2)	Sweden	Budvar Aréna, České Budějovice Spectators: 975

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Canada	4th	3	0	1	24: 07	6th
2.	Sweden	4th	3	0	1	09: 06	6th
3.	Russia	4th	3	0	1	19:12	6th
4th	Germany	4th	1	0	3	10:18	2
5.	Denmark	4th	0	0	4th	04:23	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: semi-final qualifier , quarter-final qualifier , relegation round qualifier

Group B

April 14, 2005 3:00 p.m.	Slovakia	1: 3 (0: 1, 1: 2, 0: 0)	United States	Plzeň Arena, Plzeň spectators: 450
April 14, 2005 7:00 p.m.	Switzerland	1: 4 (0: 0, 1: 3, 0: 1)	Czech Republic	Plzeň Arena, Plzeň spectators: 2,760
April 15, 2005 7:00 p.m.	Finland	3: 1 (1: 0, 2: 1, 0: 0)	Switzerland	Plzeň Arena, Plzeň spectators: 769
April 16, 2005 3:00 p.m.	Czech Republic	3: 0 (0: 0, 2: 0, 1: 0)	Slovakia	Plzeň Arena, Plzeň Spectators: 4,094
April 16, 2005 7:00 p.m.	United States	3: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0)	Finland	Plzeň Arena, Plzeň Spectators: k. A.
April 17, 2005 7:00 p.m.	Switzerland	1: 7 (1: 1, 0: 3, 0: 3)	United States	Plzeň Arena, Plzeň Spectators: k. A.
April 18, 2005 3:00 p.m.	Slovakia	2: 1 (1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0)	Switzerland	Plzeň Arena, Plzeň spectators: 932
April 18, 2005 7:00 p.m.	Czech Republic	6: 1 (0: 1, 5: 0, 1: 0)	Finland	Plzeň Arena, Plzeň spectators: 5,283
April 19, 2005 3:00 p.m.	Finland	2: 3 (0: 0, 1: 2, 1: 1)	Slovakia	Plzeň Arena, Plzeň Spectators: k. A.
April 19, 2005 7:00 p.m.	United States	4: 3 (0: 1, 3: 2, 1: 0)	Czech Republic	Plzeň Arena, Plzeň spectators: 7,263

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	United States	4th	4th	0	0	17: 05	8th
2.	Czech Republic	4th	3	0	1	16: 06	6th
3.	Slovakia	4th	2	0	2	06: 09	4th
4th	Finland	4th	1	0	3	06:13	2
5.	Switzerland	4th	0	0	4th	04:16	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: semi-final qualifier , quarter-final qualifier , relegation round qualifier

Relegation round

April 21, 2005 3:00 p.m.	Germany	2: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)	Switzerland	Budvar Aréna, České Budějovice spectators: 530
April 21, 2005 7:00 p.m.	Finland	3: 2 (1: 1, 2: 0, 0: 1)	Denmark	Budvar Aréna, České Budějovice spectators: 1,473
April 22, 2005 3:00 p.m.	Germany	2: 4 (0: 2, 2: 1, 0: 1)	Finland	Budvar Aréna, České Budějovice Spectators: 1,306
April 22, 2005 7:00 p.m.	Denmark	2: 4 (1: 2, 1: 0, 0: 2)	Switzerland	Budvar Aréna, České Budějovice spectators: 1,421

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Finland	3	3	0	0	10: 05	6th
2.	Germany	3	2	0	1	07: 05	4th
3.	Switzerland	3	1	0	2	05: 07	2
4th	Denmark	3	0	0	3	05:10	0

Note: The preliminary round matches Denmark - Germany (1: 3) and Finland - Switzerland (3: 1) are included in the table.
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: Relegated to Division I.

Final round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

B1

United States

6th

A2

Sweden

5

A2

Sweden

2

B3

Slovakia

3

B1

United States

5

A1

Canada

1

A1

Canada

3

B2

Czech Republic

5

B2

Czech Republic

2

3rd place match

A3

Russia

1

A2

Sweden

4th

B2

Czech Republic

2

Play for 5th place

B3

Slovakia

2

A3

Russia

5

Quarter finals

April 21, 2005 3:00 p.m.	Sweden	5: 3 (3: 1, 1: 2, 1: 0)	Slovakia	Plzeň Arena, Plzeň Spectators: k. A.
April 21, 2005 7:00 p.m.	Czech Republic	5: 1 (2: 0, 2: 0, 1: 1)	Russia	Plzeň Arena, Plzeň spectators: 7,450

Play for 5th place

April 23, 2005 7:00 p.m.

Slovakia Martin Domian (45:50) Tomáš Marcinko (46:37)

2: 5 (0: 2, 0: 2, 2: 1) game report

Russia Igor Makarow (12:07) Andrei Subarew (18:26) Alexei Sopin (21:14) Alexei Sopin (28:30) Dmitri Sjusin (47:02)

Plzeň Arena, Plzeň Spectators: 421

Semifinals

April 22, 2005 3:00 p.m.	United States	6: 2 (1: 0, 4: 1, 1: 1)	Sweden	Plzeň Arena, Plzeň Spectators: k. A.
April 22, 2005 7:00 p.m.	Canada	3: 2 n.V. (1: 0, 0: 2, 1: 0, 1: 0)	Czech Republic	Plzeň Arena, Plzeň spectators: 7,183

3rd place match

April 24, 2005 1 p.m.

Sweden

4: 2 (3: 1, 0: 0, 1: 1)

Czech Republic

Plzeň Arena, Plzeň Spectators: 5,385

final

April 24, 2005 5:00 p.m.

USA P. Kessel (6:33) J. Lawrence (16:19) J. Lawrence (35:49) N. Gerbe (46:21) P. Kessel (59:18)

5: 1 (2: 1, 1: 0, 2: 0)

Canada R. O'Marra (11:41)

Plzeň Arena, Plzeň Spectators: 4,169

statistics

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/− = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best

player	team	GP	G	A.	Pts	+/-	PIM
Phil Kessel	United States	6th	9	7th	16	+10	2
Nathan Gerbe	United States	6th	4th	4th	8th	+7	14th
Ilya Zubov	Russia	6th	3	5	8th	± 0	6th
Alexei Sopin	Russia	6th	6th	1	7th	± 0	2
Peter Mueller	United States	6th	4th	3	7th	+6	20th
Martin Hanzal	Czech Republic	7th	4th	3	7th	+7	10
Vyacheslav Buravchikov	Russia	6th	3	4th	7th	+2	4th
Juraj Mikus	Slovakia	6th	0	7th	7th	+1	12
Niclas Bergfors	Sweden	7th	6th	0	6th	+5	0
Devin Setoguchi	Canada	6th	4th	2	6th	+7	6th
David Květoň	Czech Republic	7th	4th	2	6th	+3	4th
Tomáš Káňa	Czech Republic	7th	2	4th	6th	+3	8th

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: GP = games, TOI = ice time (in minutes), GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = goals conceded; Fat: tournament best

player	team	GP	TOI	GA	SO	Sv%	ATM
Jeff Frazee	United States	6th	360: 00	8th	1	95.88	1.33
Leonardo Genoni	Switzerland	4th	240: 00	11	0	93.71	2.75
Ondřej Pavelec	Czech Republic	7th	380: 51	13	1	93.19	2.05
Vladimír Kováč	Slovakia	6th	332: 06	17th	0	91.41	3.07
Sebastian Dahm	Denmark	6th	332: 19	21st	0	91.06	3.79
Tuukka Rask	Finland	5	278: 07	14th	0	90.97	3.02
Ilya Proskuryakov	Russia	4th	180: 06	9	1	90.53	3.00
Semyon Varlamov	Russia	4th	179: 52	10	1	90.38	3.34
Mattias Modig	Sweden	5	276: 48	13	0	89.92	2.82
Carey Price	Canada	4th	248: 36	11	0	89.42	2.65
Danijel Kovačič	Germany	6th	310: 01	15th	1	89.21	2.90

Final placements

Pl.	team
1	United States
2	Canada
3	Sweden
4th	Czech Republic
5	Russia
6th	Slovakia
7th	Finland
8th	Germany
9	Switzerland
10	Denmark

Title, promotion and relegation

World Champion USA

Jason Bailey , Taylor Chorney , Dan Collins , Jim Fraser , Benn Ferriero , Jeff Frazee , Brandon Gentile , Nathan Gerbe , Erik Johnson , Jack Johnson , Zach Jones , Phil Kessel , Jason Lawrence , Kyle Lawson , Justin Mercier , Mark Mitera , Peter Mueller , Joe Palmer , Chad Rau , Jack Skille , Ryan Stoa , Andreas Vlassopoulos Trainer: Ron Rolston

Silver Canada

Cody Bass , Dan Bertram , Luc Bourdon , Derick Brassard , Richard Clune , Cal Clutterbuck , Marc-André Gragnani , Adam Hobson , Paul Kurceba , Guillaume Latendresse , Christopher Lawrence , Kristopher Letang , Brendan Mikkelson , James Neal , Ryan O'Marra , Jean -Philippe Paquet , Ryan Parent , Pier-Olivier Pelletier , Carey Price , Tom Pyatt , Devin Setoguchi , Colton Yellow Horn Trainers: Shawn Camp

Bronze Sweden

Niclas Andersén , Johan Andersson , Nicklas Bäckström , Niclas Bergfors , Johan Dahlberg , Jhonas Enroth , Christopher From Björk , Alexander Hellström , Niklas Hjalmarsson , Patric Hörnqvist , Martin Johansson , Robin Lindqvist , Mattias Modig , Andreas Molinder , Linus Morin , Johan Nilsson , Niklas Öman , Fredrik Petterson , Alexander Ribbenstrand , Mattias Ritola , Kim Sunna , Patrik Zackrisson Trainer: Mikael Tisell

Relegated to Division I:	Denmark, Switzerland
Promoted to the top division:	Norway, Belarus

Awards

Player trophies

Award	player	team
Best goalkeeper	Ondřej Pavelec	Czech Republic
Best defender	Luc Bourdon	Canada
Best striker	Phil Kessel	United States

All-Star Team

Attack:	Niclas Bergfors - Martin Hanzal - Phil Kessel
Defense:	Kristopher Letang - Vyacheslav Buravchikov
Goal:	Ondřej Pavelec

Division I.

Group A in Maribor, Slovenia

The games of the world championship in Group A of Division I were played from April 3 to 9, 2005 in the Slovenian city ​​of Maribor . The game was played in the Dvorana Tabor , which has seating for 3,000 spectators.

Teams	BLR	SLO	KAZ	FRA	AUT	GBR	Gates	Points
1. Belarus		5: 3	3: 2	2: 3	8: 2	5: 0+	23:10	8: 2
2. Slovenia	3: 5		5: 3	4: 1	3: 4	7: 1	22:14	6: 4
3. Kazakhstan	2: 3	3: 5		4: 1	6: 3	4: 2	19:14	6: 4
4. France	3: 2	1: 4	1: 4		4: 1	2: 3	11:14	4: 6
5. Austria	2: 8	4: 3	3: 6	1: 4		5: 4	15:25	4: 6
6. Great Britain	0: 5+	1: 7	2: 4	3: 2	4: 5		10:23	2: 8

+ on the green table 5: 0 for Belarus

Top scorer in Division I, Group A, was Slovenia's Anže Kopitar with six goals and five assists .

Group B in Sosnowiec, Poland

The World Cup Group B of Division I took from 2 to 8 April 2005 at the Polish Sosnowiec instead. The venue was the Zimowy stadium with 2,500 seats.

Teams	NOR	LAT	UKR	POLE	JPN	ITA	Gates	Points
1. Norway		2: 1	1: 5	7-0	5: 2	3: 2	18:10	8: 2
2. Latvia	1: 2		3: 2	2: 3	3: 2	5: 4	14:13	6: 4
3. Ukraine	5: 1	2: 3		4: 3	1: 2	4: 3	16:12	6: 4
4. Poland	0: 7	3: 2	3: 4		6: 4	3: 3	15:20	5: 5
5. Japan	2: 5	2: 3	2: 1	4: 6		2: 2	12:17	3: 7
6. Italy	2: 3	4: 5	3: 4	3: 3	2: 2		14:17	2: 8

Top scorer in Division I, Group B, was Poland's Grzegorz Pasiut with six goals and one assist .

Moved up and down

Promoted to the top division:	Norway, Belarus
Relegated from the top division:	Switzerland, Denmark
Relegated from Division I:	Italy, UK
Promoted to Division I:	Hungary, South Korea

Division II

Group A in Kohtla-Järve, Estonia

From March 14 to 20, 2005, the games of the World Cup in Group A in Division II were played in Kohtla-Järve in Estonia . The venue was the Kohtla-Järve jäähall , which seats 2,000 spectators.

Teams	COR	EST	NED	ESP	SCG	RSA	Gates	Points
1. South Korea		7: 2	11: 2	8: 1	3: 2	22: 0	51: 7	10-0
2. Estonia	2: 7		3: 2	6: 3	3: 2	11: 3	25:17	8: 2
3. Netherlands	2:11	2: 3		7-0	8-0	11: 1	30:15	6: 4
4. Spain	1: 8	3: 6	0: 7		6: 5	6: 4	16:30	4: 6
5. Serbia and Montenegro	2: 3	2: 3	0: 8	5: 6		12: 0	21:20	2: 8
6. South Africa	0:22	3:11	1:11	4: 6	0:12		8:62	0:10

The top scorer in Division II, Group A, was South Korea's Cho Min-ho with twelve goals and eight assists .

Group B in Bucharest, Romania

The Romanian capital Bucharest hosted the World Cup in Group B of Division II from March 21 to 27, 2005. The games were played in the Mihai Flamaropol hall (8,000 seats).

Teams	HUN	LTU	CRO	MEX	ISL	ROU	Gates	Points
1. Hungary		8: 3	5: 1	13: 0	7: 2	7: 2	40: 8	10-0
2. Lithuania	3: 8		8: 3	5: 3	7: 2	8: 3	31:19	8: 2
3. Croatia	1: 5	3: 8		5: 1	6: 2	2: 2	17:18	5: 5
4. Mexico	0:13	3: 5	1: 5		8: 3	3-0	15:26	4: 6
5. Iceland	2: 7	2: 7	2: 6	3: 8		10: 1	19:29	2: 8
6. Romania	2: 7	3: 8	2: 2	0: 3	1:10		8:30	1: 9

The top scorer in Division II, Group B, was Lithuania's Donatas Kumeliauskas with eight goals and eight assists .

Moved up and down

Promoted to Division I:	South Korea, Hungary
Relegated from Division I:	UK, Italy
Relegated from Division II:	South Africa, Romania
Promoted to Division II:	Australia, Belgium

Division III

The Division III tournament took place from March 7th to 13th, 2005 in Bulgaria's capital Sofia . All games were played in the 4600-seat Winter Sports Palace.

qualification

To determine the sixth and last participant in the World Championship of Division III, a qualification was held from February 18 to 20, 2005 in the Turkish capital Ankara . All games took place in the hall GSGM Buz Pateni sarayi with 1,150 seats.

Teams	DOOR	BIH	POOR	Gates	Pt.
1. Turkey		6: 3	15: 1	21: 4	4-0
2. Bosnia and Herzegovina	3: 6		12: 3	15: 9	2: 2
3. Armenia	1:15	3:12		4:27	0: 4

qualified for Division III:

Turkey

competition

Teams	OUT	BEL	ISR	NZL	DOOR	BUL	Gates	Pt.
1. Australia		4: 1	7: 2	4: 1	18: 0	13: 2	46: 6	10-0
2. Belgium	1: 4		5: 2	6: 1	11: 0	11: 1	34: 8	8: 2
3. Israel	2: 7	2: 5		7: 2	9-0	16: 1	36:15	6: 4
4. New Zealand	1: 4	1: 6	2: 7		11: 0	7-0	22:17	4: 6
5. Turkey	0:18	0:11	0: 9	0:11		6: 2	6:51	2: 8
6. Bulgaria	2:13	1:11	1:16	0: 7	2: 6		6:53	0:10

Top scorer of Division III was Israel's Oren Zamir with ten goals and seven assists .

Moved up and down

Promoted to Division II:	Australia, Belgium
Relegated from Division II:	South Africa, Romania

Individual evidence

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Web links

• 2005 IIHF World U18 Championship on the website of the IIHF (International Ice Hockey Federation) (English)

See also

• Ice Hockey World Championship 2005
• Men's Ice Hockey World Championship 2005
• Women's Ice Hockey World Championship 2005
• Ice Hockey World Championship for U20 Juniors 2005