Ice Hockey World Championship for U18 Juniors 2010

	U18 Junior World Championship
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	Winner: USA

The 12th ice hockey world championships of the U18 juniors of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF were the ice hockey world championships of 2010 in the age group of under eighteen year olds (U18). Between March 18 and April 23, 2010, a total of 44 national teams took part in the seven tournaments of the top division and divisions I to III.

The world champions became the United States ' team for the fifth time , defeating Sweden 3-1 in the final . The German team was able to secure a direct return to the top division with the sovereign victory in Group B of Division I, while Switzerland took fifth place in the top division. Austria finished sixth and last in Group A of Division I and was relegated to Division II for the first time since the U18 Junior World Championship was introduced in 1999 .

Overview U18 Junior World Championships

competition	place	date	sub- contractor	viewers total	Games	O
Top division	Minsk Babruysk	Apr 13, 2010 - Apr 23, 2010	10	115.140	31	3.714
Division IA	Herning	Apr 12, 2010 - Apr 18, 2010	6th	6,576	15th	438
Division IB	Krynica-Zdrój	Apr 11, 2010 - Apr 17, 2010	6th	-	15th	-
Division II A	Narva	13 Mar 2010 - March 19 2010	6th	4,554	15th	303
Division II B	Kiev	22 Mar 2010 - March 28 2010	6th	6,560	15th	437
Division III A	Erzurum	0March 8 2010 - Mar 14 2010	5	7,400	10	740
Division III B	Monterrey	14 Mar 2010 - March 20 2010	5	2,475	10	247

Participants, venues and periods

• Top division: April 13-23 , 2010 in Minsk and Babrujsk , Belarus

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

• Division I.
  • Group A: April 12-18, 2010 in Herning , Denmark

    Participants: Denmark, France, Japan, Norway (relegated) , Austria, South Korea (promoted)

  • Group B: April 11-17, 2010 in Krynica-Zdrój , Poland

    Participants: Germany (relegated) , Great Britain (promoted) , Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary

• Division II
  • Group A: March 13-19, 2010 in Narva , Estonia

    Participants: Estonia, Iceland (promoted) , Italy (relegated) , Croatia, Romania, Serbia

  • Group B: March 22-28, 2010 in Kiev , Ukraine

    Participants: Australia (promoted) , Belgium, Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine (relegated)

• Division III
  • Group A: March 8-14, 2010 in Erzurum , Turkey

    Participants: Bulgaria, Republic of China (Taiwan), People's Republic of China (relegated) , Mongolia, Turkey

  • Group B: March 14-20 , 2010 in Monterrey , Mexico

    Participants: Ireland, Israel (first participation since 2008) , Mexico (relegated) , New Zealand, South Africa

Top division

2010 World Cup for U18 Juniors
Number of nations	10
World Champion	United States
silver	Sweden
bronze	Finland
Relegated	Latvia Belarus
Venue (s)	Minsk & Babrujsk , Belarus
opening	April 13, 2010
Endgame	April 23, 2010
spectator	115,140 (3,714 per game)
Gates	207 (6.74 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Jack Campbell
Best defender	Adam Larsson
Best striker	Teemu Pulkkinen
MVP	Jack Campbell
Top scorer	Teemu Pulkkinen (15 points)

The U18 World Cup was held from 13 to 23 April 2010 in Minsk in the Sports Palace Minsk and in Bobruisk in Bobruisk Arena in Belarus instead. The final was played in the Minsk Arena , which only served as the venue for this one game.

Ten national teams took part, playing in two groups of five teams each. The United States secured the world title, winning just 3-1 in the final against Sweden. It was the fifth title for the Americans.

Group A	Group B
United States	Russia
Canada	Finland
Sweden	Czech Republic
Switzerland	Slovakia
Belarus	Latvia

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

Minsk		Minsk Babruysk World Championship venues	Babruysk
Minsk Arena Capacity: 15,000	Minsk Sports Palace Capacity: 4,842		Babruysk Arena Capacity: 7,151

Preliminary round

Group A

April 13, 2010 3:00 p.m.	Canada	1: 3 (0: 2, 1: 0, 0: 1)	Switzerland	Babrujsk-Arena, Babrujsk spectators: 2,100
April 13, 2010 7:00 p.m.	Sweden	4: 2 (0: 1, 1: 1, 3: 0)	United States	Babrujsk-Arena, Babrujsk spectators: 4,100
April 14, 2010 3:30 p.m.	Switzerland	1: 5 (1: 1, 0: 2, 0: 2)	United States	Babrujsk-Arena, Babrujsk spectators: 2,700
April 14, 2010 7:00 p.m.	Sweden	7: 0 (0: 0, 5: 0, 2: 0)	Belarus	Babrujsk-Arena, Babrujsk spectators: 6,200
April 15, 2010 7:00 p.m.	Belarus	3:11 (1: 4, 2: 2, 0: 5)	Canada	Babrujsk-Arena, Babrujsk spectators: 7,000
April 16, 2010 3:30 p.m.	Switzerland	2:10 (0: 2, 1: 4, 1: 4)	Sweden	Babrujsk-Arena, Babrujsk spectators: 2,000
April 16, 2010 7:00 p.m.	United States	5: 0 (3: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0)	Canada	Babrujsk-Arena, Babrujsk spectators: 4,500
April 17, 2010 7:00 p.m.	Belarus	2: 3 (0: 2, 1: 0, 1: 1)	Switzerland	Babrujsk-Arena, Babrujsk spectators: 6,500
April 18, 2010 3:30 p.m.	Canada	4: 5 (0: 2, 0: 2, 4: 1)	Sweden	Babrujsk-Arena, Babrujsk spectators: 3,500
April 18, 2010 7:00 p.m.	United States	7: 1 (2: 0, 3: 1, 2: 0)	Belarus	Babrujsk-Arena, Babrujsk spectators: 7,000

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Sweden	4th	4th	0	0	0	26: 08	12
2.	United States	4th	3	0	0	1	19: 06	9
3.	Switzerland	4th	2	0	0	2	09:18	6th
4th	Canada	4th	1	0	0	3	16:16	3
5.	Belarus	4th	0	0	0	4th	06:28	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: semi-final qualifier , quarter-final qualifier , relegation round qualifier

Group B

April 13, 2010 3:00 p.m.	Finland	7: 2 (2: 1, 4: 1, 1: 0)	Latvia	Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Spectators: 450
April 13, 2010 7:00 p.m.	Czech Republic	1: 4 (0: 1, 1: 1, 0: 2)	Russia	Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Spectators: 2,300
April 14, 2010 3:30 p.m.	Latvia	0: 9 (0: 2, 0: 4, 0: 3)	Russia	Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Spectators: 2,000
April 14, 2010 7:00 p.m.	Czech Republic	4: 3 (1: 0, 2: 0, 1: 3)	Slovakia	Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Spectators: 2,600
April 15, 2010 7:00 p.m.	Slovakia	2: 5 (0: 1, 2: 1, 0: 3)	Finland	Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Spectators: 2,500
April 16, 2010 3:30 p.m.	Latvia	4: 5 (0: 1, 1: 2, 3: 2)	Czech Republic	Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Spectators: 2,500
April 16, 2010 7:00 p.m.	Russia	4: 5 (1: 1, 0: 2, 3: 2)	Finland	Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Spectators: 3,000
April 17, 2010 7:00 p.m.	Slovakia	4: 3 (1: 0, 2: 2, 1: 1)	Latvia	Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Spectators: 3,100
April 18, 2010 3:30 p.m.	Russia	3: 1 (3: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0)	Slovakia	Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Spectators: 3,100
April 18, 2010 7:00 p.m.	Finland	4: 3 n.P. (0: 1, 1: 2, 2: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)	Czech Republic	Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Spectators: 3,000

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Finland	4th	3	1	0	0	21:11	11
2.	Russia	4th	3	0	0	1	20: 07	9
3.	Czech Republic	4th	2	0	1	1	13:15	7th
4th	Slovakia	4th	1	0	0	3	10:15	3
5.	Latvia	4th	0	0	0	4th	09:27	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: semi-final qualifier , quarter-final qualifier , relegation round qualifier

Relegation round

April 20, 2010 7:00 p.m.	Slovakia	5: 1 (1: 0, 2: 1, 2: 0)	Belarus	Babrujsk-Arena, Babrujsk spectators: 6,000
April 21, 2010 7:00 p.m.	Canada	5: 1 (2: 0, 1: 1, 2: 0)	Latvia	Babrujsk-Arena, Babrujsk spectators: 3,200
April 22, 2010 3:30 p.m.	Canada	4: 2 (4: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1)	Slovakia	Babrujsk-Arena, Babrujsk spectators: 2,000
April 22, 2010 7:00 p.m.	Belarus	4: 5 n.P. (1: 1, 1: 2, 2: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1)	Latvia	Babrujsk-Arena, Babrujsk spectators: 6,000

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Canada	3	3	0	0	0	20: 06	9
2.	Slovakia	3	2	0	0	1	11: 08	6th
3.	Latvia	3	0	1	0	2	09:13	2
4th	Belarus	3	0	0	1	2	08:21	1

Note: The preliminary round matches Belarus - Canada (3:11) and Slovakia - Latvia (4: 3) are included in the table.
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Relegated to Division I.

Final round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

A1

Sweden

3

B2

Russia

4th

B2

Russia

1

A3

Switzerland

3

A1

Sweden

1

A2

United States

3

B1

Finland

0

A2

United States

6th

A2

United States

5

3rd place match

B3

Czech Republic

0

B1

Finland

5

B2

Russia

1

Play for 5th place

B3

Czech Republic

5

A3

Switzerland

6th

Quarter finals

April 20, 2010 3:30 p.m. (local time)

USA B. Saad (13:34) A. Czarnik (15:56) A. Czarnik (31:44) N. Shore (36:53) A. Czarnik (37:13) B. Rust (43:36)

6: 0 (2: 0, 3: 0, 1: 0) game report

Czech Republic

Sports Palace, Minsk Spectators: 3,000

April 20, 2010 7:00 p.m.

Russia J. Kuznetsov (5:45) M. Schalunow (8:16) R. Berdnikow (30:15) R. Berdnikow (42:16)

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

Switzerland R. Schmutz (55:07) K. Leuenberger (55:42) G. Hofmann (58:56)

Sports Palace, Minsk Spectators: 3,200

Semifinals

April 21, 2010 3:30 p.m.

Finland

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

USA N. Shore (5:44) M. Nieto (26:19) A. Clendening (39:59) J. Tinordi (49:22) N. Shore (50:56)

Sports Palace, Minsk Spectators: 1,200

April 21, 2010 7:00 p.m.

Sweden L. Rensfeldt (12:58) A. Larsson (48:32) M. Granlund (49:52)

3: 1 (1: 1, 0: 0, 2: 0) game report

Russia W. Kartayev (8:07)

Sports Palace, Minsk Spectators: 3,150

Play for 5th place

April 22, 2010 7:00 p.m.

Czech Republic P. Holík (20:44) T. Filippi (27:55) M. Frk (32:25) J. Sekáč (33:25) J. Sekáč (59:26)

5: 6 (0: 1, 4: 4, 1: 1) game report

Switzerland D. Lammer (18:00) G. Hofmann (21:01) G. Hofmann (26:24) D. Lammer (28:40) J. Vermin (39:25) J. Vermin (43:08)

Sports Palace, Minsk Spectators: 2.220

3rd place match

April 23, 2010 3:00 p.m.

Finland T. Pulkkinen (35:17) M. Granlund (42:33) J. Donskoi (47:52) T. Pulkkinen (49:39) T. Pulkkinen (55:00)

5: 1 (0: 0, 1: 0, 4: 1) game report

Russia E. Galimow (58:41)

Minsk-Arena, Minsk spectators: 2.220

final

April 23, 2010 7:00 p.m.

Sweden L. Rensfeldt (46:54)

1: 3 (0: 1, 0: 2, 1: 0) game report

USA L. Moffatt (2:10) J. Faulk (27:31) R. Grimaldi (33:47)

Minsk-Arena, Minsk spectators: 12,820

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
Teemu Pulkkinen	Finland	6th	10	5	15th	-2	10
Johan Larsson	Sweden	5	6th	8th	14th	+8	0
Mikael Granlund	Finland	6th	4th	9	13	± 0	4th
Ludvig Rensfeldt	Sweden	6th	6th	6th	12	+7	4th
Yevgeny Kuznetsov	Russia	7th	5	7th	12	+8	6th
Adam Clendening	United States	7th	3	7th	10	+9	4th
Nick Shore	United States	7th	3	7th	10	+7	0
Rocco Grimaldi	United States	7th	2	8th	10	+6	6th
Jordan Weal	Canada	6th	3	6th	9	+8	30th
Sergei Barbashev	Russia	7th	2	6th	8th	+5	6th

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
Jack Campbell	United States	6th	359: 39	5	3	96.50	0.83
Johan Gustafsson	Sweden	4th	238: 10	8th	0	91.84	2.02
Andrei Wassilewski	Russia	5	272: 03	12	1	89.66	2.65
Dominik Riečický	Slovakia	6th	359: 38	20th	0	89.47	3.34
Calvin Pickard	Canada	6th	313: 50	15th	0	89.36	2.87

Final placements

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

Title, promotion and relegation

World Champion USA

Bill Arnold , Chase Balisy , Tyler Biggs , Connor Brickley , Adam Clendening , Jack Campbell , Austin Czarnik , Justin Faulk , Derek Forbort , Rocco Grimaldi , Andy Iles , Stephen Johns , Jon Merrill , Luke Moffatt , Matt Nieto , Bryan Rust , Brandon Saad , Nick Shore , Frankie Simonelli , Jarred Tinordi , Austin Watson , Jason Zucker Trainers: Kurt Kleinendorst

Silver Sweden

Johan Alm , Victor Berglind , Jonas Brodin , Fredrik Claesson , Max Friberg , Petter Granberg , Mattias Granlund , Jonas Gunnarsson , Johan Gustafsson , Adam Larsson , Johan Larsson , Daniel Mannberg , Patrik Nemeth , Joachim Nermark , Joakim Nordström , Sebastian Ottosson , Adam Pettersson , Victor Rask , Ludvig Rensfeldt , Henri Snall , Erik Thorell , John Vestin Trainer: Stephan Lundh

Bronze Finland

Sami Aittokallio , Micke-Max buttons , Joonas Donskoi , Christopher Gibson , Markus Granlund , Mikael Granlund , Jani Hakanpää , Petteri Halinen , Roope Hamalainen , Miro Hovinen , Jonathan Iilahti , Konsta Mäkinen , Patrik Moisio , Julius Nyqvist , Otto Paajanen , Mika Partanen , Teemu Pulkkinen , Teemu Rautiainen , Simo-Pekka Riikola , Mikael Salmivirta , Miikka Salomäki , Miihkali Teppo , Riku Väkiparta Trainer: Sakari Pietilä

Relegated to Division I:	Latvia, Belarus
Promoted to the top division:	Germany, Norway

Awards

Player trophies

Award	player	team
Most valuable player	Jack Campbell	United States
Best goalkeeper	Jack Campbell	United States
Best defender	Adam Larsson	Sweden
Best striker	Teemu Pulkkinen	Finland

All-Star Team

Attack:	Johan Larsson - Yevgeny Kuznetsov - Teemu Pulkkinen
Defense:	Adam Clendening - Adam Larsson
Goal:	Jack Campbell

Division I.

Group A in Herning, Denmark

2010 World Cup for the U18 juniors of Division I, Group A.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Norway
Relegated	Austria
Venue (s)	Herning , Denmark
opening	April 12, 2010
Final day	April 18, 2010
spectator	6,576 (438 per game)
Gates	145 (9.67 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Lars Volden
Best defender	Jannik Christensen
Best striker	Nicklas Jensen
Top scorer	Sondre Olden (22 points)

The group A tournament in Division I took place from April 12th to 18th 2010 in Herning , Denmark . The games were played in the KVIK Hockey Arena , which has 4,105 seats.

venue

Herning , Denmark

Herning World championship venue

Venue

KVIK Hockey Arena Capacity: 4,105

Exterior view of the KVIK Hockey Arena

April 12, 2010 1:15 p.m.	South Korea	2:10 (0: 3, 0: 4, 2: 3)	Norway	KVIK Hockey Arena, Herning Spectators: 82
April 12, 2010 4:45 p.m.	Japan	7: 5 (2: 1, 4: 3, 1: 1)	Austria	KVIK Hockey Arena, Herning Spectators: 103
April 12, 2010 8:15 pm	France	4: 7 (0: 2, 2: 2, 2: 3)	Denmark	KVIK Hockey Arena, Herning Spectators: 502
April 13, 2010 1:15 p.m.	Austria	3: 4 n.P. (2: 0, 1: 2, 0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1)	South Korea	KVIK Hockey Arena, Herning Spectators: 45
April 13, 2010 4:45 p.m.	Norway	4: 5 (1: 1, 1: 1, 2: 3)	France	KVIK Hockey Arena, Herning spectators: 127
April 13, 2010 8:15 pm	Denmark	7: 1 (2: 1, 3: 0, 2: 0)	Japan	KVIK Hockey Arena, Herning Spectators: 763
April 15, 2010 1:15 p.m.	Norway	8: 3 (3: 1, 2: 0, 3: 2)	Japan	KVIK Hockey Arena, Herning Spectators: 78
April 15, 2010 4:45 p.m.	South Korea	4: 7 (0: 3, 4: 2, 0: 2)	France	KVIK Hockey Arena, Herning spectators: 92
April 15, 2010 8:15 pm	Denmark	3: 1 (1: 0, 2: 0, 0: 1)	Austria	KVIK Hockey Arena, Herning spectators: 1,412
April 16, 2010 1:15 p.m.	France	0: 4 (0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 2)	Japan	KVIK Hockey Arena, Herning Spectators: 48
April 16, 2010 4:45 p.m.	Austria	1: 6 (0: 3, 1: 3, 0: 0)	Norway	KVIK Hockey Arena, Herning spectators: 127
April 16, 2010 8:15 pm	Denmark	13: 3 (5: 1, 4: 1, 4: 1)	South Korea	KVIK Hockey Arena, Herning Spectators: 926
April 18, 2010 1:15 p.m.	Austria	2: 5 (1: 0, 1: 2, 0: 3)	France	KVIK Hockey Arena, Herning spectators: 125
April 18, 2010 4:45 p.m.	Japan	12: 5 (3: 2, 5: 2, 4: 1)	South Korea	KVIK Hockey Arena, Herning Spectators: 65
April 18, 2010 8:15 pm	Norway	5: 4 (1: 1, 0: 2, 4: 1)	Denmark	KVIK Hockey Arena, Herning spectators: 2.081

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Norway	5	4th	0	0	1	33:15	12
2.	Denmark	5	4th	0	0	1	34:14	12
3.	Japan	5	3	0	0	2	27:25	9
4th	France	5	3	0	0	2	21:21	9
5.	South Korea	5	0	1	0	4th	18:45	2
6th	Austria	5	0	0	1	4th	12:25	1

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: promoted to the top division , relegated to the division II

Group B in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland

2010 World Cup for the U18 Juniors in Division I, Group B
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Germany
Relegated	Lithuania
Venue (s)	Krynica-Zdrój , Poland
opening	April 11, 2010
Final day	April 17, 2010
spectator	0 (in camera)
Gates	118 (7.87 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Sebastian Mrugała
Best defender	Tamás Erdélyi
Best striker	Mirko Höfflin
Top scorer	Marcel Noebels (19 points)

In Polish Krynica the tournament Group B took place from 11 to 17 April 2010 in Division I. All games were played in the Hala widowiskowo-sportowa w Krynicy-Zdroju , which can accommodate 3,000 spectators.

Due to the plane crash near Smolensk , in which a total of 96 people were killed, including the Polish President Lech Kaczyński and other high-ranking Polish politicians, the Polish Ice Hockey Federation decided that all games would take place without spectators.

venue

Krynica-Zdrój , Poland

Krynica-Zdrój World championship venue

Venue

Hala widowiskowo-sportowa w Krynicy-Zdroju Capacity: 3,000

Exterior view of the Hala widowiskowo-sportowa

April 11, 2010 1:00 p.m.	Lithuania	2: 7 (0: 5, 1: 2, 1: 0)	Hungary	Hala widowiskowo-sportowa, Krynica-Zdrój Spectators: none
April 11, 2010 4:30 p.m.	Great Britain	0: 9 (0: 1, 0: 4, 0: 4)	Germany	Hala widowiskowo-sportowa, Krynica-Zdrój Spectators: none
April 11, 2010 8:00 p.m.	Kazakhstan	0: 2 (0: 2, 0: 0, 0: 0)	Poland	Hala widowiskowo-sportowa, Krynica-Zdrój Spectators: none
April 12, 2010 1:00 p.m.	Hungary	4: 5 n.P. (2: 1, 0: 1, 2: 2, 0: 0, 0: 1)	Great Britain	Hala widowiskowo-sportowa, Krynica-Zdrój Spectators: none
April 12, 2010 4:30 p.m.	Germany	11: 1 (3: 1, 5: 0, 3: 0)	Kazakhstan	Hala widowiskowo-sportowa, Krynica-Zdrój Spectators: none
April 12, 2010 8:00 p.m.	Poland	8: 1 (6: 1, 0: 0, 2: 0)	Lithuania	Hala widowiskowo-sportowa, Krynica-Zdrój Spectators: none
April 14, 2010 1 p.m.	Germany	15: 0 (6: 0, 5: 0, 4: 0)	Lithuania	Hala widowiskowo-sportowa, Krynica-Zdrój Spectators: none
April 14, 2010 4:30 p.m.	Great Britain	0: 1 (0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0)	Kazakhstan	Hala widowiskowo-sportowa, Krynica-Zdrój Spectators: none
April 14, 2010 8:00 p.m.	Poland	3: 5 (1: 1, 2: 1, 0: 3)	Hungary	Hala widowiskowo-sportowa, Krynica-Zdrój Spectators: none
April 15, 2010 1:00 p.m.	Kazakhstan	6: 1 (0: 0, 1: 0, 5: 1)	Lithuania	Hala widowiskowo-sportowa, Krynica-Zdrój Spectators: none
April 15, 2010 4:30 p.m.	Hungary	1: 6 (0: 2, 0: 2, 1: 2)	Germany	Hala widowiskowo-sportowa, Krynica-Zdrój Spectators: none
April 15, 2010 8:00 p.m.	Poland	8: 5 (0: 1, 2: 3, 6: 1)	Great Britain	Hala widowiskowo-sportowa, Krynica-Zdrój Spectators: none
April 17, 2010 1 p.m.	Hungary	2: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0)	Kazakhstan	Hala widowiskowo-sportowa, Krynica-Zdrój Spectators: none
April 17, 2010 4:30 p.m.	Lithuania	2: 3 (1: 1, 1: 2, 0: 0)	Great Britain	Hala widowiskowo-sportowa, Krynica-Zdrój Spectators: none
April 17, 2010 8:00 p.m.	Germany	10: 0 (5: 0, 3: 0, 2: 0)	Poland	Hala widowiskowo-sportowa, Krynica-Zdrój Spectators: none

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Germany	5	5	0	0	0	51: 02	15th
2.	Hungary	5	3	0	1	1	19:17	10
3.	Poland	5	3	0	0	2	21:21	9
4th	Kazakhstan	5	2	0	0	3	09:16	6th
5.	Great Britain	5	1	1	0	3	13:23	5
6th	Lithuania	5	0	0	0	5	05:39	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: promoted to the top division , relegated to the division II

Division I winning team: Germany

Division I promoted Germany

Konrad Abeltshauser , Maik Blankart , Yasin Ehliz , David Elsner , Mirko Höfflin , Bernhard Keil , Sebastian Kinader , Nicolas Krämmer , Stephan Kronthaler , Tom Kühnhackl , Corey Mapes , Max Meirandres , Thomas Merl , Achim Moosberger , Mathias Niederberger , Marcel Noebels , Nico Oprée , Tobias Rieder , Maximilian Schäffler , Vincent Schlenker , Thomas Supis , Pascal Zerressen Trainer: Jim Setters

Ascent and descent

Relegated to Division I:	Latvia, Belarus
Promoted to the top division:	Germany, Norway
Relegated to Division II:	Lithuania, Austria
Promoted to Division I:	Italy, Slovenia

Division II

Group A in Narva, Estonia

2010 World Cup for the U18 juniors of Division II, Group A.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Italy
Relegated	Iceland
Venue (s)	Narva , Estonia
opening	March 13, 2010
Final day	March 19, 2010
spectator	4,554 (303 per game)
Gates	137 (9.13 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Filip Ćurković
Best defender	Gabriel Lang
Best striker	Roberto Gliga
Top scorer	Roberto Gliga (15 points)

Group A of Division II was held from March 13-19, 2010 in Narva , Estonia . The games took place in the Narva jäähall with 1,500 seats.

venue

Narva , Estonia

Narva World championship venue

Venue

Narva jäähall Capacity: 1,500

March 13, 2010 1:00 p.m.	Iceland	2: 9 (1: 2, 0: 6, 1: 1)	Croatia	Narva jäähall, Narva viewers: 84
March 13, 2010 4:30 p.m.	Romania	0:11 (0: 6, 0: 3, 0: 2)	Italy	Narva jäähall, Narva viewers: 132
March 13, 2010 8:00 p.m.	Estonia	0: 3 (0: 2, 0: 0, 0: 1)	Serbia	Narva jäähall, Narva viewers: 691
March 14, 2010 1:00 p.m.	Italy	6: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 3: 0)	Croatia	Narva jäähall, Narva viewers: 108
March 14, 2010 4:30 p.m.	Serbia	2: 4 (1: 0, 1: 3, 0: 1)	Iceland	Narva jäähall, Narva viewers: 121
March 14, 2010 8:00 p.m.	Estonia	4:10 (2: 4, 1: 4, 1: 2)	Romania	Narva jäähall, Narva viewers: 467
March 16, 2010 1:00 p.m.	Italy	9: 2 (6: 0, 1: 0, 2: 2)	Serbia	Narva jäähall, Narva viewers: 127
March 16, 2010 4:30 p.m.	Romania	3: 4 n.P. (0: 0, 2: 1, 1: 2, 0: 0, 0: 1)	Croatia	Narva jäähall, Narva viewers: 158
March 16, 2010 8:00 p.m.	Estonia	10: 3 (4: 2, 3: 1, 3: 0)	Iceland	Narva jäähall, Narva viewers: 628
March 17, 2010 1:00 p.m.	Serbia	1: 2 (0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 1)	Romania	Narva jäähall, Narva viewers: 118
March 17, 2010 4:30 p.m.	Iceland	0:16 (0: 4, 0: 7, 0: 5)	Italy	Narva jäähall, Narva viewers: 109
March 17, 2010 8:00 p.m.	Croatia	3: 2 n.P. (1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)	Estonia	Narva jäähall, Narva viewers: 712
March 19, 2010 1:00 p.m.	Romania	7: 3 (2: 1, 2: 1, 3: 1)	Iceland	Narva jäähall, Narva viewers: 95
March 19, 2010 4:30 p.m.	Croatia	4: 3 n.P. (1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 2, 0: 0, 1: 0)	Serbia	Narva jäähall, Narva viewers: 147
March 19, 2010 8:00 p.m.	Italy	13: 1 (6: 1, 7: 0, 0: 0)	Estonia	Narva jäähall, Narva viewers: 857

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Italy	5	5	0	0	0	55: 03	15th
2.	Romania	5	3	0	1	1	22:23	10
3.	Croatia	5	1	3	0	1	20:16	9
4th	Serbia	5	1	0	1	3	11:19	4th
5.	Estonia	5	1	0	1	3	17:32	4th
6th	Iceland	5	1	0	0	4th	12:44	3

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division I , relegated to Division III

Group B in Kiev, Ukraine

2010 World Cup of the U18 Juniors Division II, Group B
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Slovenia
Relegated	Australia
Venue (s)	Brovary , Ukraine
opening	March 22, 2010
Final day	March 28, 2010
spectator	6,560 (437 per game)
Gates	134 (8.93 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Dmytro Beresin
Best defender	Gašper Cerkovnik
Best striker	Gal Koren
Top scorer	Rok Leber Žiga Pešut (23 points each)

The Group B tournament in Division II took place from March 22-28, 2010 in the Kiev region of Ukraine . The venue for all games was the Arena Terminal in Brovary with around 2,000 seats.

venue

Brovary , Ukraine

Brovary World championship venue

Venue

Arena Terminal Capacity: 2,000

March 22, 2010 1:00 p.m.	Australia	1: 5 (1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 4)	Netherlands	Arena Terminal, Brovary Spectators: 110
March 22, 2010 4:30 p.m.	Slovenia	9: 2 (2: 0, 4: 1, 3: 1)	Spain	Arena Terminal, Brovary Spectators: 95
March 22, 2010 8:00 p.m.	Belgium	0: 8 (0: 3, 0: 2, 0: 3)	Ukraine	Arena Terminal, Brovary Spectators: 624
March 23, 2010 3:00 p.m.	Spain	6: 3 (1: 1, 3: 1, 2: 1)	Australia	Arena Terminal, Brovary Spectators: 63
March 23, 2010 6:30 p.m.	Slovenia	19: 0 (6: 0, 7: 0, 6: 0)	Belgium	Arena Terminal, Brovary Spectators: 81
March 24, 2010 6:30 p.m.	Ukraine	7: 0 (1: 0, 3: 0, 3: 0)	Netherlands	Arena Terminal, Brovary Spectators: 835
March 25, 2010 1:00 p.m.	Slovenia	19: 0 (9: 0, 5: 0, 5: 0)	Australia	Arena Terminal, Brovary Spectators: 120
March 25, 2010 4:30 p.m.	Belgium	2: 6 (2: 2, 0: 3, 0: 1)	Netherlands	Arena Terminal, Brovary Spectators: 279
March 25, 2010 8:00 p.m.	Ukraine	7: 1 (2: 0, 2: 0, 3: 1)	Spain	Arena Terminal, Brovary Spectators: 905
March 26, 2010 6:30 p.m.	Spain	5: 1 (1: 1, 2: 0, 2: 0)	Belgium	Arena Terminal, Brovary Spectators: 278
March 27, 2010 3:00 p.m.	Netherlands	1:14 (0: 5, 1: 4, 0: 5)	Slovenia	Arena Terminal, Brovary Spectators: 136
March 27, 2010 6:30 p.m.	Australia	0: 3 (0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 2)	Ukraine	Arena Terminal, Brovary Spectators: 658
March 28, 2010 12:00 p.m.	Netherlands	2: 3 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1)	Spain	Arena Terminal, Brovary Spectators: 153
March 28, 2010 3:30 p.m.	Belgium	4: 3 n.V. (0: 1, 1: 2, 2: 0, 1: 0)	Australia	Arena Terminal, Brovary Spectators: 211
March 28, 2010 7:00 p.m.	Ukraine	1: 2 (0: 2, 0: 0, 1: 0)	Slovenia	Arena Terminal, Brovary Spectators: 2,012

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Slovenia	5	5	0	0	0	63: 04	15th
2.	Ukraine	5	4th	0	0	1	26: 03	12
3.	Spain	5	2	1	0	2	17:22	8th
4th	Netherlands	5	2	0	1	2	14:27	7th
5.	Belgium	5	0	1	0	4th	07:41	2
6th	Australia	5	0	0	1	4th	07:37	1

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division I , relegated to Division III

Ascent and descent

Relegated to Division II:	Lithuania, Austria
Promoted to Division I:	Italy, Slovenia
Relegated to Division III:	Australia, Iceland
Promoted to Division II:	People's Republic of China, New Zealand

Division III

Group A in Erzurum, Turkey

2010 World Cup for the U18 Juniors in Division III, Group A.
Number of nations	5
Climbers	People's Republic of China
Venue (s)	Erzurum , Turkey
opening	March 8, 2010
Final day	March 14, 2010
spectator	7,400 (740 per game)
Gates	142 (14.20 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Fikri Atalı
Best defender	Lee Yun-Pu
Best striker	Serkan Gümüş
Top scorer	Serkan Gümüş (23 points)

From March 8 to 14, 2010, the Group A tournament in Division III took place in Erzurum , Turkey . The games were played in Erzurum Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü with a capacity of 3,000 .

venue

Erzurum , Turkey

Erzurum World championship venue

Venue

Erzurum Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü Capacity: 3,000

March 8, 2010 3:30 p.m.	People's Republic of China	12: 3 (3: 1, 3: 1, 6: 1)	Bulgaria	Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü, Erzurum Spectators: 200
March 8, 2010 7:00 p.m.	Turkey	5: 3 (1: 1, 3: 1, 1: 1)	Republic of China (Taiwan)	Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü, Erzurum Spectators: 1,200
March 9, 2010 3:30 p.m.	Mongolia	1:18 (0: 6, 1: 7, 0: 5)	Republic of China (Taiwan)	Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü, Erzurum Spectators: 500
March 9, 2010 7:00 p.m.	Bulgaria	4: 5 n.V. (0: 1, 2: 3, 2: 0, 0: 1)	Turkey	Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü, Erzurum Spectators: 850
March 10, 2010 7:00 p.m.	People's Republic of China	27: 0 (8: 0, 14: 0, 5: 0)	Mongolia	Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü, Erzurum Spectators: 550
March 11, 2010 7:00 p.m.	Turkey	19: 1 (7: 0, 7: 1, 5: 0)	Mongolia	Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü, Erzurum Spectators: 1,200
March 12, 2010 3:30 p.m.	Republic of China (Taiwan)	4: 9 (2: 4, 2: 2, 0: 3)	People's Republic of China	Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü, Erzurum Spectators: 300
March 12, 2010 7:00 p.m.	Bulgaria	14: 0 (4: 0, 4: 0, 6: 0)	Mongolia	Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü, Erzurum Spectators: 500
March 14, 2010 1:30 p.m.	Republic of China (Taiwan)	5: 3 (1: 1, 3: 2, 1: 0)	Bulgaria	Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü, Erzurum Spectators: 300
March 14, 2010 5:00 p.m.	Turkey	4: 5 (0: 0, 2: 1, 2: 4)	People's Republic of China	Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü, Erzurum Spectators: 1,800

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	People's Republic of China	4th	4th	0	0	0	53:11	12
2.	Turkey	4th	2	1	0	1	33:12	8th
3.	Republic of China (Taiwan)	4th	2	0	0	2	30:18	6th
4th	Bulgaria	4th	1	0	1	2	24:22	4th
5.	Mongolia	4th	0	0	0	4th	02:78	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division II

Group B in Monterrey, Mexico

2010 World Cup for the U18 Juniors in Division III, Group B
Number of nations	5
Climbers	New Zealand
Venue (s)	Monterrey , Mexico
opening	March 14, 2010
Final day	March 20, 2010
spectator	2,475 (247 per game)
Gates	83 (8.30 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Jack Nebe
Best defender	Francisco Padilla
Best striker	Connor Harrison
Top scorer	Gareth Lloyd (14 points)

In the Mexican city ​​of Monterrey from March 14 to 20, 2010, the group B tournament in Division III was held. All games took place in the Ice Complex , which has space for 1,500 spectators.

venue

Monterrey , Mexico

Monterrey World championship venue

Venue

Ice Complex Capacity: 1,500

March 14, 2010 4:00 p.m.	New Zealand	9: 8 (5: 2, 0: 3, 4: 3)	Israel	Ice Complex, Monterrey Spectators: 125
March 14, 2010 7:30 p.m.	Ireland	2: 4 (1: 3, 1: 1, 0: 0)	Mexico	Ice Complex, Monterrey Spectators: 450
March 15, 2010 4:00 p.m.	New Zealand	7: 2 (2: 0, 1: 2, 4: 0)	Ireland	Ice Complex, Monterrey Spectators: 150
March 15, 2010 7:30 p.m.	Mexico	4: 2 (1: 0, 2: 0, 1: 2)	South Africa	Ice Complex, Monterrey Spectators: 350
March 17, 2010 4:00 p.m.	Ireland	2: 7 (1: 1, 0: 3, 1: 3)	South Africa	Ice Complex, Monterrey Spectators: 100
March 17, 2010 7:30 p.m.	Israel	2: 3 (0: 3, 0: 0, 2: 0)	Mexico	Ice Complex, Monterrey Spectators: 400
March 19, 2010 4:00 p.m.	Israel	8: 0 (1: 0, 4: 0, 3: 0)	Ireland	Ice Complex, Monterrey Spectators: 100
March 19, 2010 7:30 p.m.	South Africa	2: 5 (1: 0, 1: 4, 0: 1)	New Zealand	Ice Complex, Monterrey Spectators: 150
March 20, 2010 4:00 p.m.	South Africa	4: 3 n.P. (2: 1, 1: 0, 0: 2, 0: 0, 1: 0)	Israel	Ice Complex, Monterrey Spectators: 150
March 20, 2010 7:30 p.m.	Mexico	4: 5 (3: 0, 1: 2, 0: 3)	New Zealand	Ice Complex, Monterrey Spectators: 500

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	New Zealand	4th	4th	0	0	0	26:16	12
2.	Mexico	4th	3	0	0	1	15:11	9
3.	South Africa	4th	1	1	0	2	15:14	5
4th	Israel	4th	1	0	1	2	21:16	4th
5.	Ireland	4th	0	0	0	4th	06:26	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division II

Ascent and descent

Relegated to Division III:	Australia, Iceland
Promoted to Division II:	People's Republic of China, New Zealand

See also

• Ice Hockey World Championship
• Ice Hockey World Championship 2010 (overview)
• Men's Ice Hockey World Championship 2010
• Ice Hockey World Cup 2010 for the U20 Juniors
• Ice Hockey World Cup 2010 for the U18 women

Individual evidence

1. ↑ hokej.net, Decyzje Zarządu PZHL ws. MŚ U18 (Polish)

Web links

• IIHF Championships 2010 at iihf.com
• 2010 IIHF World U18 Championship at iihf.com
• 2010 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I - Group A at iihf.com
• 2010 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I - Group B at iihf.com