2012 U18 Junior Ice Hockey World Championship

	U18 Junior World Championship
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	Winner: USA

The 14th ice hockey world championships of the U18 juniors of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF were the ice hockey world championships of 2012 in the age group of under eighteen year olds (U18). Between March 11th and April 22nd 2012, a total of 40 national teams took part in the six tournaments of the top division and divisions I to III.

For the seventh time in total and for the fourth time in a row, the world champions became the United States' team, which, as in 2010 and 2011, clearly defeated Sweden 7-0 in the final. Canada took third place. The German team confirmed the good result of the previous year and again finished sixth, Switzerland - also like last year - finished the tournament in seventh place in the top division. As a climber in Group B of Division I, Austria took a good third place and ended up in 19th place in the World Cup.

Overview U18 Junior World Championships

competition	place	date	sub- contractor	viewers total	Games	O
Top division	Brno Znojmo Břeclav	Apr 12, 2012 - Apr 22, 2012	10	26,228	31	846
Division IA	Piešťany	Apr 11, 2012 - Apr 17, 2012	6th	13,836	15th	922
Division IB	Székesfehérvár	Apr 11, 2012 - Apr 17, 2012	6th	11,225	15th	748
Division II A	Heerenveen	31 Mar 2012 - Apr 6, 2012 0	6th	4,438	15th	295
Division II B	Novi Sad	20 Mar 2012 - March 26th 2012	6th	2,272	15th	151
Division III A	Sofia	March 12 2012 - March 18 2012	6th	7,497	15th	499

Participants, venues and periods

• Top division: April 12-22, 2012 in Brno , Znojmo and Břeclav , Czech Republic

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

• Division I.
  • Group A: April 11-17 , 2012 in Piešťany , Slovakia

    Participants: France, Italy, Japan (first participation since 2010) , Norway (relegated) , Slovakia (relegated) , Slovenia

  • Group B: April 11-17, 2012 in Székesfehérvár , Hungary

    Participants: Kazakhstan, Austria (promoted) , Poland, Ukraine (promoted) , Hungary, Belarus

• Division II
  • Group A: March 31 to April 6, 2012 in Heerenveen , the Netherlands

    Participants: Great Britain (relegated) , Croatia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Romania, South Korea (relegated)

  • Group B: March 20-26, 2012 in Novi Sad , Serbia

    Participants: Australia (promoted) , People's Republic of China, Estonia, Iceland (promoted) , Serbia, Spain

• Division III:
  • Group A: March 12-18, 2012 in Sofia , Bulgaria

    Participants: Belgium (relegated) , Bulgaria, Republic of China (Taiwan), Mexico, New Zealand (relegated) , South Africa

Last year's participants Israel and Ireland subsequently withdrew their registered teams for Group B of Division III, which was to be played in Erzurum , Turkey . The teams of the teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Hong Kong, which were registered for the first time for Group B of Division III, were not allowed to start or also withdrew. Since there were only two participants left with Turkey and Mongolia and the participation of the Mongols in December 2011 was not considered guaranteed, the world association canceled the tournament without replacement.

Mode changes

Comparison of the previous format (left) with the new regulation (right) based on the tournaments of the Men's World Cup

For the first time since the men's world championships in 2001 , the competitions were subjected to a far-reaching reform. The respective divisions retain their number of participants - the top division continues to play with 16 teams, divisions I and II continue to have twelve and division III with six - but the competition formats are changing fundamentally. The reason for the reform, which is also being introduced in the area of ​​U20 and U18 juniors, is that, according to a study by the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF, between 49 and 68 percent of all games in the 2010/11 season with five or more goals Difference ended.

In Divisions I and II, the twelve teams will continue to be divided into two groups of six teams. However, this no longer takes place on the basis of the world rankings, so that both groups are positioned as evenly as possible, but once on the basis of the final placements of the World Championships in 2011 . The six better-placed teams play in group A of the divisions in the first year, while group B contains the worse-placed teams. In the following years, the group composition is self-explanatory due to the promotion and relegation regulations.

Division III will continue to play in a group of six teams, with an optional qualification depending on the number of registered participants.

The mode changes also affect the promotion and relegation regulations of the individual divisions. From the top division only the last placed in the relegation round descends into division IA. For this reason, only the first placed rider will be promoted to the top division next year, while the sixth placed will be relegated to the IB division. In return, the winner of Division IB moves up to Division IA. The last one from Division IB is also relegated to Division II A. The promotion regulation of Division IB with a promoted and relegated team also applies to Division II A, and a team is promoted from Division II B. In contrast, two teams descend from Division II B and thus two teams from Division III. There is no direct relegation from Division III in this sense. Depending on a possible qualification for Division III, the last two teams placed in Division III of the previous year must compete with the newly registered national teams in the qualification in order to play the two free places.

Top division

World Cup 2012 of the U18 juniors
Number of nations	10
World Champion	United States
silver	Sweden
bronze	Canada
Relegated	Denmark
Venue (s)	Brno , Znojmo & Břeclav , Czech Republic
opening	April 12, 2012
Endgame	April 22, 2012
spectator	26,228 (846 per game)
Gates	209 (6.74 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Collin Olson
Best defender	Mathew Dumba
Best striker	Filip Forsberg
Top scorer	Mathew Dumba (12 points)

The U18 World Cup was held from April 12 to 22, 2012 in the Czech cities of Brno , Znojmo and Břeclav . The games were played in the Kajot Arena (7,200 seats) in Brno and in the Zimní stadium in Znojmo with 5,500 seats. Due to the success of HC Kometa Brno in the play-offs of the Czech Extraliga , the Kajot Arena was not available for all scheduled matches. On April 5, the Alcaplast aréna in Břeclav, which can hold 4,200 spectators, was added as the third venue.

Ten national teams took part in the tournament, playing in two groups of five teams each. The two groups were composed according to the positions of the national teams at the 2011 World Cup according to the following key:

Group A (Brno & Břeclav)	Group B (Znojmo)
USA (1)	Sweden (2)
Canada (4)	Russia (3)
Finland (5)	Germany (6)
Czech Republic (8)	Switzerland (7)
Denmark (11)	Latvia (12)

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

Brno	Brno Znojmo Břeclav World Championship venues	Znojmo	Břeclav
Kajot Arena Capacity: 7,200		Zimní stadium Capacity: 5,500	Alcaplast aréna Capacity: 4,200

Preliminary round

Group A

April 12, 2012 4:00 p.m.

Denmark O. Bjorkstrand (11:57)

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

Canada S. Laughton (0:55) G. Smith (13:52) M. Winther (17:27) A. Mantha (33:22) K. Rychel (38:32) M. Dumba (40:55)

Kajot Arena, Brno spectators: 1,236

April 12, 2012 8:00 p.m.

Finland

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

USA N. Kerdiles (40:54) M. Lane (43:04) Q. Shore (44:24) C. Carrick (48:35)

Kajot Arena, Brno Spectators: 1,509

April 13, 2012 3:00 p.m.

Czech Republic D. Volek (5:37) E. Soumelidis (22:51) M. Procházka (24:36) J. Štencel (26:02) J. Vrána (26:20) D. Simon (31:46) O . Slováček (35:29) J. Vrána (55:56)

8: 4 (1: 1, 6: 2, 1: 1) game report

Denmark O. Bjorkstrand (13:03) O. Bjorkstrand (28:05) K. Lauridsen (31:18) M. Illemann (52:48)

Zimní stadium, Znojmo spectators: 1,694

April 14, 2012 2:00 p.m.

USA N. Kerdiles (13:16) J. Trouba (29:18) S. Jones (32:33) Q. Shore (38:31) R. Hartman (49:58)

5: 0 (1: 0, 3: 0, 1: 0) game report

Czech Republic

Alcaplast aréna, Břeclav spectators: 1,857

April 14, 2012 6:00 p.m.

Canada M. Dumba (19:59) K. Rychel (25:34)

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

Finland A. Mäkinen (25:07) V. Pokka (32:48) A. Lehkonen (39:04) R. Kulmala (58:24)

Alcaplast aréna, Břeclav spectators: 825

April 15, 2012 2:00 p.m.

Denmark

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

USA M. Lane (1:53) S. Jones (20:45) F. Vatrano (26:07) Q. Shore (54:28)

Kajot Arena, Brno Spectators: 435

April 16, 2012 4:00 p.m.

Canada B. Gaunce (9:26) B. Gaunce (12:41) S. Laughton (13:26) S. Reinhart (16:23) M. Dumba (44:47) K. Rychel (50:36)

6: 2 (4: 1, 0: 1, 2: 0) game report

Czech Republic J. Houfek (12:12) D. Volek (25:46)

Kajot Arena, Brno Spectators: 2,093

April 16, 2012 8:00 p.m.

Finland S. Markkula (16:35) A. Lehkonen (23:13) A. Lehkonen (24:44) R. Kulmala (47:42) H. Ikonen (51:26)

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

Denmark M. Asperup (33:25)

Kajot Arena, Brno Spectators: 383

April 17, 2012 4:00 p.m.

Czech Republic D. Simon (28:35) J. Hudeček (48:29)

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

Finland R. Kulmala (5:54) R. Kulmala (10:25) A. Mustonen (25:31) R. Kulmala (40:52) S. Markkula (55:39) A. Barkov (56:23)

Kajot Arena, Brno spectators: 1,450

April 17, 2012 8:00 p.m.

USA M. Grzelcyk (24:50) R. Barber (38:50) S. Jones (45:10) F. Vatrano (46:39) M. Lane (59:27)

5: 3 (0: 0, 2: 2, 3: 1) game report

Canada H. Shinkaruk (22:45) M. Dumba (30:00) R. Pulock (55:06)

Kajot Arena, Brno

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	United States	4th	4th	0	0	0	18: 03	12
2.	Finland	4th	3	0	0	1	15: 09	9
3.	Canada	4th	2	0	0	2	17:12	6th
4th	Czech Republic	4th	1	0	0	3	12:21	3
5.	Denmark	4th	0	0	0	4th	06:23	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 12, 2012 4:00 p.m.

Latvia G. Golovkovs (52:08)

1: 6 (0: 2, 0: 2, 1: 2) match report

Russia B. Jakimow (7:33) A. Chazei (16:30) D. Sharkow (21:12) N. Sadorow (25:21) W. Osnovin (41:50) A. Slepyschew (47:44)

Zimní stadium, Znojmo spectators: 652

April 12, 2012 8:00 p.m.

Germany D. Schevyrin (5:48)

1: 8 (1: 1, 1: 2, 0: 5) game report

Sweden M. Kalin (14:59) A. Wennberg (21:18) M. Kalin (29:37) A. Wennberg (40:35) S. Collberg (50:03) A. Wennberg (53:07) F Forsberg (57:49) C. Djoos (58:55)

Zimní stadium, Znojmo spectators: 723

April 13, 2012 7:00 p.m.

Switzerland F. Schmutz (6:22) L. Balmelli (34:31)

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

Latvia Ņ. Jevpalovs (1:56) M. Lavrovs (11:49) E. Kulda (28:43) G. Golovkovs (39:18)

Zimní stadium, Znojmo spectators: 147

April 14, 2012 2:00 p.m.

Russia W. Nichushkin (9:13) B. Jakimow (33:15)

2: 4 (1: 2, 1: 1, 0: 1) match report

Germany F. Tiffels (17:45) M. Kurth (19:48) M. Kurth (28:31) T. Bender (54:03)

Zimní stadium, Znojmo spectators: 231

April 14, 2012 6:00 p.m.

Sweden G. Possler (6:42) M. Kalin (8:17) F. Forsberg (14:35) G. Possler (21:26) F. Sandberg (46:04) S. Collberg (49:19) G. . Possler (59:40)

7: 2 (3: 0, 1: 1, 3: 1) game report

Switzerland F. Herzog (34:31) M. Müller (50:33)

Zimní stadium, Znojmo spectators: 353

April 15, 2012 6:00 p.m.

Latvia R. Kondrats (42:53)

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

Sweden M. Kalin (25:46) F. Forsberg (44:34) E. Lindholm (59:25)

Zimní stadium, Znojmo spectators: 395

April 16, 2012 4:00 p.m.

Germany D. Kahun (4:35) S. Ziegler (25:00) J. Moser (39:34) M. Kurth (49:42)

4: 5 (1: 1, 2: 2, 1: 2) game report

Latvia T. Bļugers (8:23) R. Lipsbergs (31:36) R. Lipsbergs (38:36) G. Golovkovs (40:48) R. Lipsbergs (51:56)

Zimní stadium, Znojmo spectators: 230

April 16, 2012 8:00 p.m.

Russia N. Sadorow (3:37) A. Slepyschew (20:13) B. Jakimow (38:28) A. Delnow (48:07) D. Kamajew (51:20) A. Barabanow (53:29)

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

Switzerland

Zimní stadium, Znojmo spectators: 752

April 17, 2012 4:00 p.m.

Sweden F. Forsberg (6:05) F. Forsberg (8:52)

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

Russia

Zimní stadium, Znojmo spectators: 1,485

April 17, 2012 8:00 p.m.

Switzerland F. Herzog (53:22) D. Simon (58:16)

2: 6 (0: 4, 0: 1, 2: 1) game report

Germany M. Eisenschmid (10:52) L. Draisaitl (14:11) L. Draisaitl (17:56) B. Zientek (18:37) S. Ziegler (38:23) T. Bender (50:29)

Zimní stadium, Znojmo spectators: 342

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Sweden	4th	4th	0	0	0	20: 04	12
2.	Russia	4th	2	0	0	2	14: 07	6th
3.	Germany	4th	2	0	0	2	15:17	6th
4th	Latvia	4th	2	0	0	2	11:15	6th
5.	Switzerland	4th	0	0	0	4th	06:23	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 19, 2012 3:00 p.m.

Czech Republic O. Slováček (26:46) J. Hudeček (59:33)

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

Switzerland F. Schmutz (11:05) S. Zangger (21:31) N. Brandi (40:41) F. Schmutz (51:42)

Zimní stadium, Znojmo spectators: 473

April 19, 2012 7:00 p.m.

Latvia T. Bļugers (21:55) E. Kulda (34:30) E. Augstkalns (44:15)

3: 4 a.d. (0: 1, 2: 0, 1: 2, 0: 1) game report

Denmark B. Uldall (17:47) K. Lauridsen (44:24) K. Lauridsen (59:36) K. Lauridsen (64:04)

Zimní stadium, Znojmo spectators: 202

April 20, 2012 3:00 p.m.

Czech Republic M. Zadražil (9:11) M. Procházka (10:23) J. Vrána (22:35) V. Tomeček (24:22) J. Vrána (31:03) D. Simon (32:59) D. . Simon (58:52)

7: 4 (2: 1, 4: 1, 1: 2) game report

Latvia R. Kalvītis (9:55) N. Jeļisejevs (25:42) R. Lipsbergs (42:04) E. Kulda (47:15)

Zimní stadium, Znojmo spectators: 847

April 20, 2012 7:00 p.m.

Switzerland D. Kummer (12:43) X. Büsser (23:45)

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

Denmark O. Bjorkstrand (59:23)

Zimní stadium, Znojmo spectators: 351

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Switzerland	3	2	0	0	1	08: 07	6th
2.	Czech Republic	3	2	0	0	1	17:12	6th
3.	Latvia	3	1	0	1	1	11:13	4th
4th	Denmark	3	0	1	0	2	09:13	2

Note: The preliminary round games Czech Republic - Denmark (8: 4) and Switzerland - Latvia (2: 4) 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 IA

Final round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

B1

Sweden

7th

A2

Finland

8th

A2

Finland

3

B3

Germany

0

B1

Sweden

0

A1

United States

7th

A1

United States

2

B2

Russia

2

A3

Canada

1

3rd place match

A3

Canada

4th

A2

Finland

4th

A3

Canada

5

Play for 5th place

B2

Russia

4th

B3

Germany

1

Quarter finals

April 19, 2012 3:00 p.m.

Finland A. Mustonen (3:26) T. Teräväinen (10:28) H. Ikonen (24:58) H. Haapala (30:43) J. Antonen (34:53) A. Lehkonen (39:18) T Teräväinen (40:24) H. Haapala (55:04)

8: 0 (2: 0, 4: 0, 2: 0) game report

Germany

Alcaplast aréna, Břeclav spectators: 353

April 19, 2012 7:00 p.m.

Russia A. Filippow (23:36) A. Slepyschew (55:54)

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

Canada M. Dumba (9:05) K. Rychel (17:07) K. Rychel (37:03) F. Girard (51:50)

Alcaplast aréna, Břeclav spectators: 525

Play for 5th place

April 21, 2012 2:00 p.m.

Russia A. Chazei (24:15) A. Chazei (36:20) W. Nitschuschkin (47:50) A. Mironow (48:03)

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

Germany F. Tiffels (15:49)

Kajot Arena, Brno Spectators: 310

Semifinals

April 20, 2012 3:00 p.m.

Sweden J. de la Rose (16:41) G. Possler (21:12) E. Karlsson (26:52) J. Pettersson (45:46) F. Forsberg (52:33) S. Collberg (57:18 ) S. Collberg (59:13)

7: 3 (1: 1, 2: 2, 4: 0) game report

Finland A. Lehkonen (3:18) A. Lehkonen (29:50) R. Ristolainen (31:50)

Kajot Arena, Brno Spectators: 520

April 20, 2012 7:00 p.m.

USA J. T. Compher (10:36) K. Osterberg (46:26)

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

Canada G. Smith (15:23)

Kajot Arena, Brno Spectators: 640

3rd place match

April 22, 2012 12:00 p.m.

Finland H. Haapala (20:47) A. Lehkonen (31:23) H. Haapala (39:15) R. Ristolainen (49:30)

4: 5 a.d. (0: 2, 3: 2, 1: 0, 0: 1) game report

Canada H. Shinkaruk (10:30) S. Reinhart (15:21) H. Shinkaruk (24:00) B. Gaunce (30:34) H. Shinkaruk (62:05)

Kajot Arena, Brno spectators: 1,150

final

April 22, 2012 4:00 p.m.

Sweden

0: 7 (0: 1, 0: 3, 0: 3) game report

USA T. DiPauli (18:45) D. O'Regan (28:26) JT Compher (32:47) N. Kerdiles (37:48) R. Hartman (40:18) C. Carrick (47:53) N. Kerdiles (59:44)

Kajot Arena, Brno Spectators: 2,145

statistics

Best scorer

Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best

player	team	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Mathew Dumba	Canada	7th	5	7th	12	+2	20th
Artturi Lehkonen	Finland	7th	7th	3	10	+3	6th
Henrik Haapala	Finland	7th	4th	6th	10	+4	2
Rasmus Kulmala	Finland	7th	5	4th	9	+4	2
Sebastian Collberg	Sweden	6th	4th	5	9	+1	14th
Nic Kerdiles	United States	6th	4th	5	9	+8	2
Alexander Wennberg	Sweden	6th	3	6th	9	+2	0
Kerby Rychel	Canada	7th	5	3	8th	+4	12
Kristoffer Lauridsen	Denmark	5	4th	4th	8th	+4	4th
Gustav Possler	Sweden	6th	4th	4th	8th	+6	0

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), GT = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%) , GTS = goals conceded ; Fat: tournament best

player	team	Sp	Min	GT	SO	Sv%	GTS
Collin Olson	United States	5	300: 00	4th	3	96.55	0.80
Oscar Dansk	Sweden	5	272: 47	9	1	93.71	1.98
Andrei Wassilewski	Russia	5	299: 20	11	1	92.20	2.20
Matt Murray	Canada	7th	419: 51	19th	0	90.95	2.72
George Sørensen	Denmark	5	276: 12	18th	0	90.67	3.91

Final placements

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

Title, promotion and relegation

World Champion USA

Riley Barber , Will Butcher , Connor Carrick , JT Compher , Andrew Copp , Cameron Darcy , Thomas DiPauli , Matt Grzelcyk , Ryan Hartman , Seth Jones , Nic Kerdiles , Matthew Lane , Anthony Louis , Collin Olson , Danny O'Regan , Kyle Osterberg , Jared Rutledge , Quentin Shore , Patrick Sieloff , Brady Skjei , Jacob Trouba , Frank Vatrano Trainers: Danton Cole

Silver Sweden

Calle Andersson , Linus Arnesson , Anton Brehmer , André Burakovsky , Ludvig Byström , Sebastian Collberg , Oscar Dansk , Jacob de la Rose , Christian Djoos , Filip Forsberg , Marcus Högberg , Mattias Kalin , Erik Karlsson , Elias Lindholm , Hampus Lindholm , Ludvig Nilsson , Mattias Nilsson , Jesper Pettersson , Gustav Possler , Filip Sandberg , Ebbe Siönäs , Tobias Törnkvist , Alexander Wennberg Trainer: Rikard Grönborg

Bronze Canada

Troy Bourke , William Carrier , Mathew Dumba , Brendan Gaunce , Félix Girard , Scott Kosmachuk , Scott Laughton , Anthony Mantha , Spencer Martin , Josh Morrissey , Matt Murray , Darnell Nurse , Adam Pelech , Ryan Pulock , Sam Reinhart , Kerby Rychel , Damon Severson , Hunter Shinkaruk , Gemel Smith , Warren Steele , Branden Troock , Brandon Whitney , Mike Winther Trainers: Jesse Wallin

Relegated to Division IA:	Denmark
Promoted to the top division:	Slovakia

Awards

Player trophies

Award	player	team
Best goalkeeper	Collin Olson	United States
Best defender	Mathew Dumba	Canada
Best striker	Filip Forsberg	Sweden

Division I.

Group A in Piešťany, Slovakia

World Cup 2012 of the U18 juniors of Division I, Group A.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Slovakia
Relegated	Japan
Venue (s)	Piešťany , Slovakia
opening	April 11, 2012
Final day	April 17, 2012
spectator	13,836 (922 per game)
Gates	107 (7.13 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Patrik Romančík
Best defender	Tomáš Rusina
Best striker	Marko Daňo
Top scorer	Marko Daňo (13 points)

The group A tournament was held from April 11th to 17th, 2012 in Piešťany , Slovakia . The games took place in the 3,500-seat Zimný štadión Piešany .

venue

Piešťany , Slovakia

Piešťany World championship venue

Venue

Zimný štadión Piešťany Capacity: 3,500

April 11, 2012 12:00 p.m.

Japan

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

Slovenia

Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 168

April 11, 2012 3:30 p.m.

France

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

Norway

Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 139

April 11, 2012 7:00 p.m.

Italy

0: 5 (0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 3) game report

Slovakia

Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 1,594

April 12, 2012 12:00 p.m.

Slovenia

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

France

Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 123

April 12, 2012 3:30 p.m.

Norway

3: 6 (1: 1, 1: 1, 1: 4) game report

Italy

Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 136

April 12, 2012 7:00 p.m.

Slovakia

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

Japan

Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 1,803

April 14, 2012 12:00 p.m.

France

4: 3 n.P. (1: 1, 0: 2, 2: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Italy

Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 230

April 14, 2012 3:30 p.m.

Norway

7: 3 (5: 0, 0: 1, 2: 2) game report

Japan

Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 116

April 14, 2012 7:00 p.m.

Slovakia

8: 2 (1: 1, 2: 1, 5: 0) match report

Slovenia

Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 2,317

April 15, 2012 12:00 p.m.

Italy

5: 4 n.V. (1: 2, 2: 0, 1: 2, 1: 0) game report

Japan

Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 203

April 15, 2012 3:30 p.m.

Slovenia

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

Norway

Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 382

April 15, 2012 7:00 p.m.

Slovakia

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

France

Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 1,764

April 17, 2012 11:30 am

Japan

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

France

Zimný štadión, Piešťany Spectators: 829

April 17, 2012 2:45 p.m.

Slovenia

4: 3 n.P. (0: 2, 0: 1, 3: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Italy

Zimný štadión, Piešťany Spectators: 682

April 17, 2012 6:15 pm

Norway

2: 9 (1: 3, 1: 2, 0: 4) match report

Slovakia

Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 3,350

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Slovakia	5	5	0	0	0	30: 06	15th
2.	Norway	5	3	0	0	2	22:20	9
3.	Italy	5	1	1	2	1	17:20	7th
4th	France	5	1	1	0	3	12:19	5
5.	Slovenia	5	1	1	0	3	12:21	5
6th	Japan	5	1	0	1	3	14:21	4th

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 IB

Group B in Székesfehérvár, Hungary

World Cup 2012 of the U18 juniors of Division I, Group B
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Belarus
Relegated	Hungary
Venue (s)	Székesfehérvár , Hungary
opening	April 11, 2012
Final day	April 17, 2012
spectator	11,225 (748 per game)
Gates	122 (8.13 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Olivér Agoston
Best defender	Jauhen Lissawez
Best striker	Johannes Bischofberger
Top scorer	Aljaksandr Karakulka (11 points)

The group B tournament was held from April 11th to 17th, 2012 in Székesfehérvár , Hungary . The games took place in the Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok , which has a capacity of 3,500 .

venue

Székesfehérvár , Hungary

Székesfehérvár World championship venue

Venue

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok Capacity: 3,500

April 11, 2012 12:30 p.m.

Poland

0: 7 (0: 2, 0: 4, 0: 1) game report

Belarus

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 200

April 11, 2012 4:00 p.m.

Ukraine

4: 5 n.V. (1: 0, 1: 3, 2: 1, 0: 1) game report

Kazakhstan

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 300

April 11, 2012 7:30 p.m.

Austria

5: 4 n.P. (1: 1, 1: 2, 2: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Hungary

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 1,525

April 12, 2012 12:30 p.m.

Kazakhstan

7: 1 (4: 1, 0: 0, 3: 0) game report

Poland

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 150

April 12, 2012 4:00 p.m.

Belarus

5: 1 (2: 0, 3: 0, 0: 1) game report

Austria

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 250

April 12, 2012 7:30 p.m.

Hungary

3: 5 (0: 2, 1: 2, 2: 1) game report

Ukraine

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 1,200

April 14, 2012 12:30 p.m.

Kazakhstan

7: 4 (2: 0, 3: 0, 2: 4) game report

Austria

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 200

April 14, 2012 4:00 p.m.

Ukraine

7: 6 n.P. (3: 2, 2: 2, 1: 2, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Poland

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 400

April 14, 2012 7:30 p.m.

Belarus

3: 2 (0: 0, 0: 2, 3: 0) match report

Hungary

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 2,200

April 15, 2012 12:30 p.m.

Poland

2: 6 (0: 0, 2: 1, 0: 5) game report

Austria

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 250

April 15, 2012 4:00 p.m.

Belarus

7: 1 (0: 0, 2: 0, 5: 1) game report

Ukraine

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 250

April 15, 2012 7:30 p.m.

Hungary

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

Kazakhstan

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 1,500

April 17, 2012 12:30 p.m.

Austria

5: 3 (0: 1, 0: 1, 5: 1) game report

Ukraine

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 250

April 17, 2012 4:00 p.m.

Kazakhstan

5: 6 (4: 3, 0: 3, 1: 0) game report

Belarus

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 550

April 17, 2012 7:30 p.m.

Hungary

3: 4 n.P. (1: 2, 1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report

Poland

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 2,000

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Belarus	5	5	0	0	0	28: 09	15th
2.	Kazakhstan	5	3	1	0	1	27:16	11
3.	Austria	5	2	1	0	2	21:21	8th
4th	Ukraine	5	1	1	1	2	20:26	6th
5.	Poland	5	0	1	1	3	13:30	3
6th	Hungary	5	0	0	2	3	13:20	2

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 IA , relegated to Division IIA

Ascent and descent

Relegated to Division IA:	Denmark
Promoted to the top division:	Slovakia
Relegated to Division IB:	Japan
Promoted to Division IA:	Belarus
Relegated to Division IIA:	Hungary
Promoted to Division IB:	South Korea

Division II

Group A in Heerenveen, the Netherlands

2012 World Cup for the U18 Juniors Division II, Group A.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	South Korea
Relegated	Netherlands
Venue (s)	Heerenveen , Netherlands
opening	March 31, 2012
Final day	April 6, 2012
spectator	4,438 (295 per game)
Gates	106 (7.07 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Zoltán Tőke
Best defender	Kim Geon-woo
Best striker	Daniel Bogdziul
Top scorer	Daniel Bogdziul (14 points)

The group A tournament was held from March 31 to April 6, 2012 in Heerenveen , the Netherlands . The games took place in the Thialf IJsstadion with a capacity of 3,500 .

venue

Heerenveen , Netherlands

Heerenveen World championship venue

Venue

Thialf IJsstadion Capacity: 1,000

Exterior view of the Thialf IJsstadion

March 31, 2012 1:30 p.m.

Croatia

3: 6 (1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 5) game report

Romania

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen spectators: 177

March 31, 2012 5:00 p.m.

Lithuania

7: 3 (2: 2, 2: 0, 3: 1) game report

Great Britain

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen spectators: 248

March 31, 2012 8:30 p.m.

Netherlands

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

South Korea

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen spectators: 839

April 1, 2012 1:30 p.m.

Romania

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

Lithuania

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen spectators: 154

April 1, 2012 5:00 p.m.

Great Britain

4: 3 n.V. (1: 2, 1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0) game report

Netherlands

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen spectators: 621

April 1, 2012 8:30 p.m.

South Korea

3: 2 n.P. (0: 1, 0: 0, 2: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Croatia

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen spectators: 111

April 3, 2012 1:30 p.m.

South Korea

2: 3 n.P. (0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report

Lithuania

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen spectators: 119

April 3, 2012 5:00 p.m.

Romania

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

Great Britain

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen spectators: 123

April 3, 2012 8:30 p.m.

Netherlands

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

Croatia

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen spectators: 411

April 4, 2012 1:30 p.m.

South Korea

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

Romania

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen spectators: 191

April 4, 2012 5:00 p.m.

Great Britain

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

Croatia

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen spectators: 101

April 4, 2012 8:30 p.m.

Lithuania

5: 3 (1: 0, 1: 3, 3: 0) game report

Netherlands

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen spectators: 341

April 6, 2012 1:30 p.m.

Croatia

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

Lithuania

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen spectators: 86

April 6, 2012 5:00 p.m.

Great Britain

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

South Korea

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen spectators: 228

April 6, 2012 8:30 p.m.

Romania

10: 5 (3: 0, 3: 2, 4: 3) game report

Netherlands

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen spectators: 688

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	South Korea	5	3	1	1	0	17:14	12
2.	Romania	5	4th	0	0	1	25:15	12
3.	Lithuania	5	3	1	0	1	22:11	11
4th	Great Britain	5	1	1	0	3	18:17	5
5.	Croatia	5	1	0	1	3	08:23	4th
6th	Netherlands	5	0	0	1	4th	16:26	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 IB , relegated to Division IIB

Group B in Novi Sad, Serbia

World Cup 2012 of the U18 Juniors of Division II, Group B
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Estonia
Relegated	People's Republic of China
Venue (s)	Novi Sad , Serbia
opening	March 20, 2012
Final day	March 26, 2012
spectator	2,272 (151 per game)
Gates	124 (8.27 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Aleksei Arno
Best defender	Ilija Uzelac
Best striker	Pavel Kulakov
Top scorer	Pavel Kulakov (15 points)

The tournament Group B was from 20 to 26 March 2012 at the Serbian Novi Sad held. The games took place in the Ledena dvorana SPENS , which can hold 1,623 spectators .

venue

Novi Sad , Serbia

Novi Sad World championship venue

Venue

Ledena dvorana SPENS Capacity: 1,623

Exterior view of the SPENS

March 20, 2012 1:00 p.m.

Estonia

7: 4 (0: 1, 2: 1, 5: 2) game report

Australia

Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad audience: 20

March 20, 2012 4:30 p.m.

People's Republic of China

4: 9 (0: 3, 1: 1, 3: 5) game report

Spain

Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad spectators: 130

March 20, 2012 8:00 p.m.

Iceland

4: 5 (1: 0, 1: 1, 2: 4) game report

Serbia

Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad audience: 450

March 21, 2012 1:00 p.m.

Estonia

7: 6 n.V. (3: 1, 1: 2, 2: 3, 1: 0) game report

People's Republic of China

Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad audience: 15

March 21, 2012 4:30 p.m.

Australia

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

Iceland

Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad audience: 35

March 21, 2012 8:00 p.m.

Spain

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

Serbia

Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad audience: 150

March 23, 2012 1:00 p.m.

Spain

2: 1 n.V. (0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0) game report

Australia

Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad audience: 100

March 23, 2012 4:30 p.m.

Estonia

7: 3 (2: 0, 4: 2, 1: 1) game report

Iceland

Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad audience: 30

March 23, 2012 8:00 p.m.

People's Republic of China

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

Serbia

Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad audience: 400

March 24, 2012 1:00 p.m.

Iceland

5: 4 (1: 1, 3: 2, 1: 1) game report

Spain

Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad audience: 30

March 24, 2012 4:30 p.m.

Australia

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

People's Republic of China

Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad audience: 40

March 24, 2012 8:00 p.m.

Serbia

2: 6 (1: 1, 0: 4, 1: 1) game report

Estonia

Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad spectators: 200

March 26, 2012 1:00 p.m.

People's Republic of China

7: 6 a.d. (1: 2, 2: 2, 3: 2, 1: 0) game report

Iceland

Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad audience: 20

March 26, 2012 4:30 p.m.

Spain

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

Estonia

Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad audience: 50

March 26, 2012 8:00 p.m.

Serbia

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

Australia

Ledena dvorana SPENS, Novi Sad Spectators: 672

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Estonia	5	4th	1	0	0	32:17	14th
2.	Serbia	5	3	0	0	2	22:16	9
3.	Spain	5	2	1	0	2	21:18	8th
4th	Iceland	5	2	0	1	2	23:23	7th
5.	Australia	5	1	0	1	3	08:20	4th
6th	People's Republic of China	5	0	1	1	3	18:30	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 IIA , relegated to Division IIIA

Ascent and descent

Relegated to Division IIA:	Hungary
Promoted to Division IB:	South Korea
Relegated to Division IIB:	Netherlands
Promoted to Division IIA:	Estonia
Relegated to Division IIIA:	People's Republic of China
Promoted to Division IIB:	Belgium

Division III

Group A in Sofia, Bulgaria

World Cup 2012 of the U18 juniors of Division III, Group A.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Belgium
Relegated	South Africa
Venue (s)	Sofia , Bulgaria
opening	March 12, 2012
Final day	March 18, 2012
spectator	7,497 (499 per game)
Gates	157 (10.47 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Michael Albrecht
Best defender	Kahu Joyce
Best striker	Michael van Egdom
Top scorer	Yoren de Smet (16 points)

The Group A tournament of Division III was held from March 12 to 18, 2012 in the Bulgarian capital Sofia . The games took place in the 4600-seat Winter Sports Palace.

venue

Sofia , Bulgaria

Sofia World championship venue

Venue

Winter Sports Palace Capacity: 4,600

Exterior view of the Winter Sports Palace (on the right in the picture)

March 12, 2012 11:00 a.m.

Mexico

2: 5 (1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 4) game report

Belgium

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 235

March 12, 2012 2:30 p.m.

South Africa

0:11 (0: 6, 0: 2, 0: 3) game report

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 260

March 12, 2012 6:00 p.m.

New Zealand

5: 2 (1: 0, 1: 1, 3: 1) game report

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 1,250

March 13, 2012 11:00 a.m.

Belgium

9: 1 (1: 0, 5: 0, 3: 1) game report

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 115

March 13, 2012 2:30 p.m.

New Zealand

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

Mexico

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 265

March 13, 2012 6:00 p.m.

Bulgaria

13: 1 (6: 0, 5: 0, 2: 1) game report

South Africa

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 1.120

March 15, 2012 11:00 a.m.

New Zealand

18: 0 (6: 0, 6: 0, 6: 0) game report

South Africa

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 115

March 15, 2012 2:30 p.m.

Mexico

7: 2 (5: 0, 0: 1, 2: 1) game report

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 110

March 15, 2012 6:00 p.m.

Belgium

9: 5 (2: 3, 3: 2, 4: 0) game report

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 1,050

March 16, 2012 11:00 a.m.

Republic of China (Taiwan)

1: 4 (0: 1, 1: 3, 0: 0) match report

New Zealand

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 52

March 16, 2012 2:30 p.m.

South Africa

1:17 (0: 5, 1: 4, 0: 8) game report

Belgium

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 43

March 16, 2012 6:00 p.m.

Bulgaria

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

Mexico

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 974

March 18, 2012 11:00 a.m.

Mexico

9: 4 (1: 1, 5: 1, 3: 2) game report

South Africa

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 58

March 18, 2012 2:30 p.m.

Republic of China (Taiwan)

4: 6 (0: 1, 2: 3, 2: 2) game report

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 975

March 18, 2012 6:00 p.m.

Belgium

8: 3 (2: 1, 5: 0, 1: 2) game report

New Zealand

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 875

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Belgium	5	5	0	0	0	48:12	15th
2.	New Zealand	5	4th	0	0	1	33:13	12
3.	Mexico	5	3	0	0	2	24:15	9
4th	Bulgaria	5	2	0	0	3	27:23	6th
5.	Republic of China (Taiwan)	5	1	0	0	4th	19:26	3
6th	South Africa	5	0	0	0	5	06:68	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 IIB , relegated to Division IIIB

Group B in Erzurum, Turkey

The competition of Group B of Division III was to be held from March 11th to 17th, 2012 in Erzurum , Turkey . The games were to take place in Erzurum Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü with a capacity of 3,000 .

Last year's participants Israel and Ireland retrospectively withdrew their registered teams for Group B of Division III. The teams of the teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Hong Kong, which were registered for the first time for Group B of Division III, were not allowed to start or also withdrew. Since there were only two participants left with Turkey and Mongolia and the participation of the Mongols in December 2011 was not considered guaranteed, the world association canceled the tournament without replacement.

Ascent and descent

Relegated to Division IIIA:	People's Republic of China
Promoted to Division IIB:	Belgium
Relegated to Division IIIB:	South Africa

See also

• Men's Ice Hockey World Championship 2012
• 2012 U20 Junior Ice Hockey World Championship
• 2012 Women's Ice Hockey World Cup
• 2012 U18 women's ice hockey world championship

Web links

• Website of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Changes in Worlds structure - Congress approves new format in IIHF Championship program. In: iihf.com. May 12, 2011, accessed February 1, 2017 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} 27 events in IIHF program. In: iihf.com. May 14, 2011, accessed February 1, 2017 . 
3. ↑ 2012 IIHF ICE HOCKEY U18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division III Group A