Ice Hockey World Championship for U18 Juniors 2014

	U18 Junior World Championship
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	Winner: USA

The 16th ice hockey world championships of the U18 juniors of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF were the ice hockey world championships of 2014 in the age group of under-eighteen year olds (U18). Between February 13 and April 27, 2014, a total of 43 national teams took part in the seven tournaments of the top division and divisions I to III.

For the eighth time, the US team won the world championship, defeating the Czech Republic 5-2 in the final. It was the best placement of a Czech selection at a U18 World Cup. Last year's world champion Canada took third place. The German team was able to prevent the move to Group A of Division I with two narrow wins in the relegation round over Denmark and took ninth place, while the Swiss U18 selection finished the tournament in seventh place. Austria reached second place in Group B of Division I and ended up in 18th place in the World Cup tournament.

Overview U18 Junior World Championships

competition	place	date	sub- contractor	viewers total	Games	O
Top division	Lappeenranta Imatra	Apr 17, 2014 - Apr 27, 2014	10	47,475	30th	1,582
Division IA	Nice	Apr 13, 2014 - Apr 19, 2014	6th	7,451	15th	496
Division IB	Székesfehérvár	Apr 13, 2014 - Apr 19, 2014	6th	9,975	15th	665
Division II A	Dumfries	24 Mar 2014 - Mar 30 2014	6th	4.030	15th	268
Division II B	Tallinn	Apr 14, 2014 - Apr 20, 2014	6th	2,561	15th	170
Division III A	Sofia	24 Mar 2014 - Mar 30 2014	6th	5,177	15th	345
Division III B	İzmit	Feb 13, 2014 - Feb 15, 2014	3	689	3	229

Participants, venues and periods

• Top division: April 17-27 , 2014 in Lappeenranta and Imatra , Finland

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

• Division I.
  • Group A: April 13-19, 2014 in Nice , France

    Participants: France, Italy, Kazakhstan (promoted) , Latvia (relegated) , Norway, Belarus

  • Group B: April 13-19, 2014 in Székesfehérvár , Hungary

    Participants: Japan, Austria, Poland, Slovenia (relegated) , Ukraine, Hungary (promoted)

• Division II
  • Group A: March 24-30, 2014 in Dumfries , Scotland , UK

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

  • Group B: April 14-20, 2014 in Tallinn , Estonia

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

• Division III:
  • Group A: March 24-30, 2014 in Sofia , Bulgaria

    Participants: Australia (relegated) , Bulgaria, Republic of China (Taiwan), Israel (promoted) , Mexico, New Zealand

  • Group B: February 13-15 , 2014 in İzmit , Turkey

    Participants: Hong Kong (newcomer) , South Africa, Turkey

Ireland, as last year's participant in Division IIIB, decided not to participate in this year's event.

Top division

2014 U18 Junior World Cup
Number of nations	10
World Champion	United States
silver	Czech Republic
bronze	Canada
Relegated	Denmark
Venue (s)	Lappeenranta & Imatra , Finland
opening	17th April 2014
Endgame	April 27, 2014
spectator	47,475 (1,582 per game)
Gates	186 (6.20 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Mason McDonald
Best defender	Haydn Fleury
Best striker	William Nylander
Top scorer	William Nylander (16 points)

The U18 World Cup was held from April 17 to 27, 2014 in the Finnish cities of Lappeenranta and Imatra . The games were played in the Kisapuisto (4,847 places) in Lappeenranta and in the Imatran jäähalli with 1,200 places in Imatra.

Ten national teams took part in the tournament, playing in two groups of five teams each. According to the positions of the national teams at the 2013 World Cup , the two groups were composed according to the following key:

Group A (Imatra)	Group B (Lappeenranta)
Canada (1)	USA (2)
Russia (4)	Finland (3)
Sweden (5)	Switzerland (6)
Germany (8)	Czech Republic (7)
Slovakia (9)	Denmark (11)

mode

A new game mode was decided for the 2013 World Cup. After the group games in the preliminary round, the four best in the group qualified for the quarter-finals. The two fifths of the group games contested the relegation round in the mode " best-of-three " and determined thereby a relegated in the Division IA. The placement games for seventh and fifth place continued to be omitted.

Venues

Lappeenranta	Lappeenranta Imatra World Championship venues
Kisapuisto Capacity: 4,847
Imatra
Imatran jäähalli Capacity: 1,200

Preliminary round

Group A

April 17, 2014 4:00 p.m. (local time)

Slovakia P. Maier (19:08) K. Pospíšil (36:02)

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

Russia J. Svetschnikow (15:44) K. Pilipenko (37:20) K. Pilipenko (60:22)

Imatran jäähalli, Imatra audience: 786

April 17, 2014 7:30 p.m.

Sweden G. Forsling (30:57)

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

Canada J. Virtanen (6:45) J. Virtanen (21:03) M. Barzal (43:07)

Imatran jäähalli, Imatra audience: 967

April 18, 2014 4:00 p.m.

Germany M. Wiederer (0:32)

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

Slovakia J. Milý (17:50) R. Bondra (34:22) K. Ferleťák (44:38) M. Paločko (59:50)

Imatran jäähalli, Imatra audience: 968

April 19, 2014 4:00 p.m.

Canada D. Audette (6:37) C. Bleackley (34:29) R. Gropp (54:24) T. Konecny (56:18) J. McCann (59:25)

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

Germany A. Eder (33:09) M. Kammerer (37:49)

Imatran jäähalli, Imatra spectators: 1,200

April 19, 2014 7:30 p.m.

Russia D. Vovchenko (42:48) A. Slepzow (49:02) W. Kamenew (52:05)

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

Sweden O. Lindblom (11:19) G. Forsling (14:46) O. Lindblom (27:25) A. Kempe (PS)

Imatran jäähalli, Imatra spectators: 1,200

April 20, 2014 4:00 p.m.

Slovakia J. Milý (12:24)

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

Canada B. Perlini (39:53) B. Perlini (53:23)

Imatran jäähalli, Imatra spectators: 1,083

April 21, 2014 4:00 p.m.

Russia J. Svetschnikow (8:14) A. Protapowitsch (9:22) K. Pilipenko (15:59) I. Nikolischin (45:44) J. Svetschnikow (48:32)

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

Germany S. Loibl (13:29) M. Kammerer (14:17)

Imatran jäähalli, Imatra audience: 1,183

April 21, 2014 7:30 p.m.

Sweden G. Forsling (8:14) W. Nylander (25:44) W. Nylander (28:57) A. Holmström (36:12) H. Törnqvist (41:13) W. Nylander (54:29)

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

Slovakia C. Jaroš (26:57) J. Milý (45:27)

Imatran jäähalli, Imatra spectators: 1,200

April 22, 2014 4:00 p.m.

Canada T. Konecny (21:49) M. Barzal (47:40)

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

Russia I. Nikolischin (40:27) W. Kamenew (59:25) K. Pilipenko (PS)

Imatran jäähalli, Imatra spectators: 1,200

April 22, 2014 7:30 p.m.

Germany M. Wiederer (31:01) M. Kammerer (41:30) M. Wiederer (44:33)

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

Sweden A. Holmström (7:06) S. Aho (11:21) O. Lindblom (14:52) W. Lagesson (25:05) H. Törnqvist (25:14) S. Aho (32:58) R Andersson (33:53) G. Forsling (45:23) W. Nylander (50:30)

Imatran jäähalli, Imatra spectators: 1,200

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Canada	4th	3	0	0	1	12: 07	10
2.	Sweden	4th	2	1	0	1	20:11	08th
3.	Russia	4th	1	2	1	0	14:10	08th
4th	Slovakia	4th	1	0	1	2	09:12	04th
5.	Germany	4th	0	0	0	4th	08:23	00

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: quarter-final qualifier , relegation round qualifier

Group B

April 17, 2014 3:00 p.m. (local time)

Switzerland D. Riat (11:55) K. Fiala (40:46) D. Malgin (56:30) D. Malgin (59:49)

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

USA J. Dougherty (5:13) K. Connor (15:42)

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Spectators: 726

April 17, 2014 6:30 p.m.

Denmark J. Korsgaard (21:36)

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

Finland S. Aho (4:21) M. Rantanen (7:24) M. Rantanen (8:26) S. Moberg (24:32) M. Rantanen (29:23) K. Kapanen (51:35)

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta spectators: 1,942

April 18, 2014 6:30 p.m.

Czech Republic J. Vrána (6:51) M. Špaček (10:44) P. Zacha (13:00) L. Vopelka (15:11) F. Pyrochta (22:14) A. Rašner (31:34) V. . Karabáček (35:15) J. Vrána (46:45) V. Karabáček (50:10)

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

Denmark A. True (42:34) J. Korsgaard (59:28)

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Spectators: 204

April 19, 2014 3 p.m.

USA A. Matthews (8:17) S. Milano (20:58) K. Connor (24:27)

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

Czech Republic

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta spectators: 2,523

April 19, 2014 6:30 p.m.

Finland J. Lammikko (4:48) S. Aho (49:04)

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

Switzerland D. Malgin (10:01)

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Spectators: 4,133

April 20, 2014 6:30 p.m.

Denmark

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

USA S. Milano (10:24) J. Fiegl (31:47) J. Eichel (36:34) J. Glover (42:21) R. Hitchcock (45:38) J. Eichel (52:49) K . Connor (53:05)

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Spectators: 384

April 21, 2014 3 p.m.

Finland A. Kalapudas (23:59) J. Lammikko (48:20) S. Niku (58:48)

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

Czech Republic J. Vrána (32:14) J. Smejkal (32:51) V. Karabáček (56:39) J. Vrána (PS)

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta spectators: 3,575

April 21, 2014 6:30 p.m.

Switzerland R. Karrer (30:34) K. Fiala (34:23) N. Rod (57:50)

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

Denmark T. Olsen (37:41) C. Mieritz (55:46)

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Spectators: 593

April 22, 2014 3 p.m.

Czech Republic J. Vrána (26:16) P. Zacha (41:37) P. Zacha (45:33) J. Smejkal (59:57)

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

Switzerland N. Rod (44:28) K. Fiala (52:12)

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Spectators: 587

April 22, 2014 6:30 p.m.

USA N. Hanifin (19:56) A. Bjork (20:19) K. Connor (39:59) J. Eichel (58:56)

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

Finland M. Keskitalo (9:54) A. Saarela (25:42) J. Kiviranta (33:53)

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Spectators: 4,047

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	United States	4th	3	0	0	1	16: 07	9
2.	Czech Republic	4th	2	1	0	1	17:10	8th
3.	Finland	4th	2	0	1	1	14:10	7th
4th	Switzerland	4th	2	0	0	2	10:10	6th
5.	Denmark	4th	0	0	0	4th	05:25	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: quarter-final qualifier , relegation round qualifier

Relegation round

The relegation round was held in the best-of-three mode. Here the fifth placed in group A and the fifth in group B met. The team that won two out of a maximum of three games stayed in the World Cup group, the loser was relegated to Division IA.

April 24, 2014 11:00 a.m. (local time)

Germany D. Kolb (12:21) A. Eder (37:43) S. Loibl (51:20)

3: 2 (1: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0

Denmark M. Eskildsen (12:04) M. Jensen (31:19)

Imatran jäähalli, Imatra audience: 988

April 25, 2014 4:00 p.m.

Denmark C. Mieritz (4:41) A. Krogsgaard (12:57)

2: 3 n.V. (2: 0, 0: 0, 0: 2, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 2

Germany A. Eder (49:56) L. Koziol (55:40) J. Mayenschein (63:55)

Imatran jäähalli, Imatra audience: 746

Final round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

B1

United States

6th

A4

Slovakia

2

B1

United States

4th

A2

Sweden

1

A2

Sweden

10

B3

Finland

0

B1

United States

5

B2

Czech Republic

2

A1

Canada

3

B4

Switzerland

2

A1

Canada

3

3rd place match

B2

Czech Republic

4th

B2

Czech Republic

3

A1

Canada

3

A3

Russia

2

A2

Sweden

1

Quarter finals

April 24, 2014 1:00 p.m. (local time)

USA J. Eichel (0:54) J. MacLeod (3:28) A. Bjork (17:08) A. Matthews (24:00) J. MacLeod (48:30) N. Stevens (52:37)

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

Slovakia K. Ferleťák (46:17) M. Halama (55:30)

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Spectators: 503

April 24, 2014 3 p.m.

Czech Republic J. Vrána (18:53) D. Kaše (41:17) J. Vrána (65:55)

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

Russia J. Korschkow (32:35) K. Pilipenko (49:02)

Imatran jäähalli, Imatra spectators: 1,116

April 24, 2014 5:00 p.m.

Sweden W. Nylander (0:52) K. Rosdahl (7:36) W. Lagesson (10:43) W. Lagesson (20:54) M. Pettersson (22:16) R. Andersson (41:43) K . Elgestål (45:43) W. Nylander (45:49) A. Holmström (52:22) A. Holmström (54:25)

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

Finland

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta spectators: 3,075

April 24, 2014 7:00 p.m.

Canada J. Virtanen (17:28) J. Quenneville (31:58) T. Konecny (59:30)

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

Switzerland D. Diem (7:50) K. Fiala (55:43)

Imatran jäähalli, Imatra spectators: 1,116

Semifinals

April 26, 2014 3 p.m.

USA A. Matthews (3:11) R. Hitchcock (27:47) D. Larkin (48:38) J. Eichel (59:14)

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

Sweden G. Franzén (2:39)

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta spectators: 2,038

April 26, 2014 7:00 p.m.

Canada M. Barzal (34:51) J. Hicketts (45:02) D. Audette (52:21)

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

Czech Republic M. Špaček (1:15) J. Vrána (27:37) J. Smejkal (32:57) D. Kaše (66:17)

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta spectators: 1,603

3rd place match

April 27, 2014 3 p.m.

Canada B. Perlini (17:02) L. Crouse (31:57) T. Konecny (55:22)

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

Sweden H. Törnqvist (10:07)

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta spectators: 3,251

final

April 27, 2014 7:00 p.m.

USA J. Dougherty (0:33) A. Matthews (6:55) S. Milano (7:41) D. Larkin (21:13) A. Matthews (26:57)

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

Czech Republic J. Smejkal (19:26) D. Kaše (33:20)

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta spectators: 3,338

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
William Nylander	Sweden	7th	6th	10	16	+8	0
Axel Holmström	Sweden	7th	3	8th	11	+8	4th
Jakub Vrána	Czech Republic	7th	8th	2	10	+3	4th
Jack acorn	United States	7th	5	5	10	+6	2
Sonny Milano	United States	7th	3	7th	10	+6	4th
Kevin Fiala	Switzerland	5	4th	5	9	+4	8th
Kirill Pilipenko	Russia	5	5	2	7th	± 0	0
Auston Matthews	United States	7th	5	2	7th	+7	4th
Kyle Connor	United States	7th	4th	3	7th	+8	0
Denis Malgin	Switzerland	5	3	4th	7th	+4	2
Yevgeny Svetschnikov	Russia	5	3	4th	7th	+2	4th

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
Mason McDonald	Canada	6th	371: 17	12	0	92.98	1.94
Gauthier Descloux	Switzerland	4th	238: 28	9	0	91.09	2.26
Adam Húska	Slovakia	3	159: 52	8th	0	90.48	3.00
Alex Nedeljkovic	Czech Republic	6th	359: 05	11	1	90.18	1.84
Maxim Tretyak	Russia	4th	183: 55	8th	0	90.00	2.61

Final placements

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

Title, promotion and relegation

World Champion USA

Louie Belpedio , Anders Bjork , Ryan Collins , Kyle Connor , Jack Dougherty , Jack Eichel , Jared Fiegl , Brandon Fortunato , Shane Gersich , Jack Glover , Noah Hanifin , Ryan Hitchcock , Dylan Larkin , Johnathan MacLeod , Auston Matthews , Sonny Milano , Edwin Minney , Alex Nedeljkovic , Dylan Pavelek , Nolan Stevens , Alex Tuch , Joe Wegwerth , Blake Weyrick Coaching staff: Danton Cole , John Gruden

Silver Czech Republic

Jiří Černoch , Filip Chlapík , Tomáš Havlín , Václav Karabacek , David Kaše , Filip Kutak , Dominik Mašín , Ondřej Miklis , January Ordoš , David Pastrňák , Filip Pyrochta , Alex Rasner , January Ščotka , Jiří Smejkal , Michael Špaček , Vítek Vaněček , Karel Vejmelka , Radek Veselý , Daniel Vladař , Lukáš Vopelka , Jakub Vrána , Pavel Zacha , Jakub Zbořil Trainers: Jakub Petr , Petr Svoboda

Bronze Canada

Daniel Audette , Matt Barzal , Julio Billia , Clark Bishop , Conner Bleackley , Alexandre Carrier , Lawson Crouse , Haydn Fleury , Ryan Gropp , Jayce Hawryluk , Joe Hicketts , Travis Konecny , Jared McCann , Mason McDonald , Roland McKeown , Brent Moran , Brendan Perlini , Ryan Pilon , Brayden Point , John Quenneville , Travis Sanheim , Ben Thomas , Jake Virtanen Coaching staff: Kevin Dineen , Gordon Murphy , Trevor Letowski

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

Awards

Player trophies

Award	player	team
Best goalkeeper	Mason McDonald	Canada
Best defender	Haydn Fleury	Canada
Best striker	William Nylander	Sweden

Division I.

Group A in Nice, France

2014 World Cup for the U18 Juniors Division I, Group A.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Latvia
Relegated	Italy
Venue (s)	Nice , France
opening	April 13, 2014
Final day	April 19, 2014
spectator	7,451 (496 per game)
Gates	95 (6.33 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Fredrik Grønstrand
Best defender	Uladsislau Hantscharou
Best striker	Semyon Koshelev
Top scorer	Martin Gran Semjon Koschelew (8 points each)

The Group A tournament was held from April 13-19, 2014 in the French coastal city of Nice . The games took place in the Palais des sports Jean-Bouin with a capacity of 1,200 . A total of 7,451 spectators attended the 15 tournament games.

venue

Nice , France

Nice World championship venue

Venue

Palais des sports Jean-Bouin Capacity: 1,200

April 13, 2014 12:30 p.m. (local time)

Kazakhstan

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

Latvia

Palais des sports Jean-Bouin, Nice Spectators: 120

April 13, 2014 4:00 p.m.

Belarus

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

Norway

Palais des sports Jean-Bouin, Nice Spectators: 272

April 13, 2014 7:30 p.m.

France

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

Italy

Palais des sports Jean-Bouin, Nice Spectators: 1,055

April 14, 2014 12:30 p.m.

Latvia

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

Belarus

Palais des sports Jean-Bouin, Nice Spectators: 482

April 14, 2014 4:00 p.m.

Italy

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

Kazakhstan

Palais des sports Jean-Bouin, Nice Spectators: 75

April 14, 2014 7:30 p.m.

Norway

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

France

Palais des sports Jean-Bouin, Nice Spectators: 916

April 16, 2014 12:30 p.m.

Norway

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

Italy

Palais des sports Jean-Bouin, Nice Spectators: 83

April 16, 2014 4:00 p.m.

Kazakhstan

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

Belarus

Palais des sports Jean-Bouin, Nice Spectators: 118

April 16, 2014 7:30 p.m.

Latvia

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

France

Palais des sports Jean-Bouin, Nice Spectators: 857

April 17, 2014 12:30 p.m.

Norway

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

Kazakhstan

Palais des sports Jean-Bouin, Nice Spectators: 1,022

April 17, 2014 4:00 p.m.

Italy

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

Latvia

Palais des sports Jean-Bouin, Nice Spectators: 64

April 17, 2014 7:30 p.m.

Belarus

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

France

Palais des sports Jean-Bouin, Nice Spectators: 603

April 19, 2014 12:30 p.m.

Italy

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

Belarus

Palais des sports Jean-Bouin, Nice Spectators: 78

April 19, 2014 4:00 p.m.

Latvia

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

Norway

Palais des sports Jean-Bouin, Nice Spectators: 595

April 19, 2014 7:30 p.m.

France

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

Kazakhstan

Palais des sports Jean-Bouin, Nice Spectators: 1,111

Best scorer
player	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Martin Gran	5	4th	4th	8th	+3	4th
Semyon Koshelev	5	4th	4th	8th	+4	0
Ludvig Hoff	5	3	5	8th	+2	4th
Colin Olsen	5	1	7th	8th	+2	0
Vetle Lindstad	5	1	6th	7th	+4	4th
Best goalkeeper
player	Sp	Min	GT	SO	Sv%	GTS
Aljaksandr Assipkou	3	184: 15	6th	0	93.18	1.95
Fredrik Grønstrand	4th	238: 51	7th	1	91.57	1.76
Matīss Kivlenieks	4th	202: 33	8th	0	89.87	2.37

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Latvia	5	4th	0	0	1	20:11	12
2.	Norway	5	3	1	0	1	26:12	11
3.	Kazakhstan	5	3	0	1	1	17:11	10
4th	Belarus	5	2	1	1	1	15:12	09
5.	France	5	1	0	0	4th	09:22	03
6th	Italy	5	0	0	0	5	08:27	00

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

2014 World Cup for the U18 Juniors Division I, Group B
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Hungary
Relegated	Poland
Venue (s)	Székesfehérvár , Hungary
opening	April 13, 2014
Final day	April 19, 2014
spectator	9,975 (665 per game)
Gates	107 (7.13 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Shōtaro Kaneko
Best defender	Tamás Láday
Best striker	Csanád Erdély
Top scorer	Vilmos Galló (11 points)

The group B tournament was held from April 13-19, 2014 in Székesfehérvár , Hungary . The games took place in the Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok , which has a capacity of 3,500 . A total of 9,975 spectators attended the 15 tournament games.

venue

Székesfehérvár , Hungary

Székesfehérvár World championship venue

Venue

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok Capacity: 3,500

April 13, 2014 1:00 p.m. (local time)

Poland

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

Japan

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 145

April 13, 2014 4:30 p.m.

Hungary

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

Slovenia

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 1,050

April 13, 2014 8:00 p.m.

Ukraine

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

Austria

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 156

April 14, 2014 1:00 p.m.

Slovenia

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

Poland

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár Spectators: 197

April 14, 2014 4:30 p.m.

Austria

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

Hungary

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 1,500

April 14, 2014 8:00 p.m.

Japan

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

Ukraine

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 120

April 16, 2014 1 p.m.

Slovenia

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

Ukraine

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 90

April 16, 2014 4:30 p.m.

Hungary

11: 0 (3: 0, 4: 0, 4: 0) game report

Poland

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 1,650

April 16, 2014 8:00 p.m.

Japan

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

Austria

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 126

April 17, 2014 1 p.m.

Poland

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

Ukraine

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 90

April 17, 2014 4:30 p.m.

Japan

4: 8 (2: 2, 0: 3, 2: 3) game report

Hungary

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 2,100

April 17, 2014 8:00 p.m.

Austria

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

Slovenia

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 116

April 19, 2014 1 p.m.

Slovenia

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

Japan

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 370

April 19, 2014 4:30 p.m.

Ukraine

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

Hungary

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 2,150

April 19, 2014 8:00 p.m.

Austria

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

Poland

Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Jégcsarnok, Székesfehérvár spectators: 115

Best scorer
player	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Vilmos Galló	5	6th	5	11	+5	16
Zsombor Kiss	5	2	9	11	+6	2
Csanád Erdély	5	7th	2	9	+4	16
Shoma Izumi	5	5	3	8th	± 0	2
Erik Keresztury	5	3	5	8th	+6	6th
Best goalkeeper
player	Sp	Min	GT	SO	Sv%	GTS
Thomas Stroj	3	178: 50	2	1	96.15	0.67
Daniel Kornakker	3	149: 41	3	1	94.44	1.20
Žan Us	4th	230: 56	12	1	90.77	3.12

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Hungary	5	5	0	0	0	35:10	15th
2.	Austria	5	3	0	0	2	15:10	09
3.	Slovenia	5	3	0	0	2	15:16	09
4th	Japan	5	3	0	0	2	22:20	09
5.	Ukraine	5	1	0	0	4th	15:16	03
6th	Poland	5	0	0	0	5	05:35	00

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:	Latvia
Relegated to Division IB:	Italy
Promoted to Division IA:	Hungary
Relegated to Division IIA:	Poland
Promoted to Division IB:	Lithuania

Division II

Group A in Dumfries, Scotland, UK

2014 World Cup for the U18 Juniors Division II, Group A.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Lithuania
Relegated	Romania
Venue (s)	Dumfries , Scotland , UK
opening	March 24, 2014
Final day	March 30, 2014
spectator	4,030 (268 per game)
Gates	108 (7.20 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Vilim Rosandic
Best defender	Edgaras Protčenko
Best striker	Cho Seong-sik
Top scorer	Lee Chong-hyun (11 points)

The Group A tournament was held from March 24th to 30th, 2014 in Dumfries , UK . The games took place in the 1,000-seat Dumfries Ice Bowl .

venue

Dumfries , Scotland , UK

Dumfries World championship venue

Venue

Dumfries Ice Bowl Capacity: 1,000

March 24, 2014 1:00 p.m. (local time)

Romania

5: 6 n.P. (2: 3, 1: 1, 2: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report

South Korea

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 280

March 24, 2014 4:30 p.m.

Croatia

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

Lithuania

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 135

March 24, 2014 8:00 p.m.

Netherlands

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

Great Britain

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 450

March 25, 2014 1 p.m.

Croatia

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

Romania

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 310

March 25, 2014 4:30 p.m.

Lithuania

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

Netherlands

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 175

March 25, 2014 8:00 p.m.

South Korea

6: 5 (0: 1, 4: 2, 2: 2) game report

Great Britain

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 370

March 27, 2014 1 p.m.

Croatia

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

Netherlands

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 360

March 27, 2014 4:30 p.m.

South Korea

6: 5 n.P. (2: 2, 3: 2, 0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Lithuania

Ice Bowl, Dumfries spectators: 120

March 27, 2014 8:00 p.m.

Romania

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

Great Britain

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 408

March 29, 2014 1:00 p.m.

Netherlands

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

South Korea

Ice Bowl, Dumfries spectators: 120

March 29, 2014 4:30 p.m.

Lithuania

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

Romania

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 105

March 29, 2014 8:00 p.m.

Great Britain

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

Croatia

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 437

March 30, 2014 1:00 p.m.

Romania

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

Netherlands

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 111

March 30, 2014 4:30 p.m.

South Korea

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

Croatia

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 106

March 30, 2014 8:00 p.m.

Great Britain

4: 5 n.P. (0: 2, 3: 2, 1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report

Lithuania

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 543

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Lithuania	5	3	1	1	0	23:12	12
2.	South Korea	5	2	2	0	1	24:21	10
3.	Croatia	5	3	0	0	2	18:14	09
4th	Netherlands	5	2	0	0	3	12:17	06th
5.	Great Britain	5	1	0	1	3	16:25	04th
6th	Romania	5	1	0	1	3	15:19	04th

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 Tallinn, Estonia

2014 World Cup for the U18 Juniors Division II, Group B
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Estonia
Relegated	Iceland
Venue (s)	Tallinn , Estonia
opening	April 14, 2014
Final day	April 20, 2014
spectator	2,561 (170 per game)
Gates	127 (8.47 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Ignacio García
Best defender	Pavle Podunavac
Best striker	Nikita Kozorev
Top scorer	Uroš Bjelogrlić (12 points)

The group B tournament was held from April 14-20, 2014 in the Estonian capital Tallinn . The games took place in the 750-seat Škoda Jäähall . A total of 2,561 spectators attended the 15 tournament games.

venue

Tallinn , Estonia

Tallinn World championship venue

Venue

Škoda Jäähall Capacity: 750

Exterior view of the Škoda Jäähall

April 14, 2014 1:00 p.m. (local time)

People's Republic of China

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

Belgium

Škoda Jäähall, Tallinn Spectators: 55

April 14, 2014 4:30 p.m.

Spain

10: 1 (2: 1, 6: 0, 2: 0) game report

Iceland

Škoda Jäähall, Tallinn Spectators: 72

April 14, 2014 8:00 p.m.

Estonia

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

Serbia

Škoda Jäähall, Tallinn Spectators: 185

April 15, 2014 1 p.m.

Iceland

3:10 (0: 6, 1: 1, 2: 3) game report

People's Republic of China

Škoda Jäähall, Tallinn Spectators: 50

April 15, 2014 4:30 p.m.

Spain

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

Serbia

Škoda Jäähall, Tallinn Spectators: 235

April 15, 2014 8:00 p.m.

Estonia

11: 4 (2: 0, 5: 2, 4: 2) game report

Belgium

Škoda Jäähall, Tallinn Spectators: 275

April 17, 2014 1 p.m.

Spain

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

People's Republic of China

Škoda Jäähall, Tallinn Spectators: 57

April 17, 2014 4:30 p.m.

Serbia

11: 2 (2: 1, 6: 1, 3: 0) match report

Belgium

Škoda Jäähall, Tallinn Spectators: 75

April 17, 2014 8:00 p.m.

Estonia

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

Iceland

Škoda Jäähall, Tallinn Spectators: 257

April 19, 2014 1 p.m.

Belgium

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

Spain

Škoda Jäähall, Tallinn Spectators: 75

April 19, 2014 4:30 p.m.

Iceland

0:11 (0: 2, 0: 4, 0: 5) game report

Serbia

Škoda Jäähall, Tallinn Spectators: 81

April 19, 2014 8:00 p.m.

People's Republic of China

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

Estonia

Škoda Jäähall, Tallinn spectators: 350

April 20, 2014 1 p.m.

Belgium

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

Iceland

Škoda Jäähall, Tallinn spectators: 120

April 20, 2014 4:30 p.m.

Serbia

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

People's Republic of China

Škoda Jäähall, Tallinn Spectators: 147

April 20, 2014 8:00 p.m.

Estonia

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

Spain

Škoda Jäähall, Tallinn spectators: 527

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Estonia	5	4th	0	0	1	30:13	12
2.	Spain	5	4th	0	0	1	25:11	12
3.	Serbia	5	4th	0	0	1	31: 09	12
4th	Belgium	5	1	1	0	3	17:31	05
5.	People's Republic of China	5	1	0	1	3	16:21	04th
6th	Iceland	5	0	0	0	5	08:42	00

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:	Poland
Promoted to Division IB:	Lithuania
Relegated to Division IIB:	Romania
Promoted to Division IIA:	Estonia
Relegated to Division IIIA:	Iceland
Promoted to Division IIB:	Australia

Division III

Group A in Sofia, Bulgaria

2014 World Cup for the U18 juniors in Division III, Group A.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Australia
Relegated	New Zealand
Venue (s)	Sofia , Bulgaria
opening	March 24, 2014
Final day	March 30, 2014
spectator	5,177 (345 per game)
Gates	84 (5.60 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Dimitar Widenow
Best defender	Daniel Pataky
Best striker	Ilya Spector
Top scorer	Ilya Spektor (17 points)

The group A tournament was held from March 24th to 30th, 2014 in the Bulgarian capital Sofia . The games took place in the 4600-seat Winter Sports Palace.

venue

Sofia , Bulgaria

Sofia World championship venue

Venue

Sofia Winter Sports Palace Capacity: 4,600

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

March 24, 2014 1:00 p.m. (local time)

New Zealand

2: 7 (0: 0, 1: 6, 1: 1) game report

Israel

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 117

March 24, 2014 4:30 p.m.

Republic of China (Taiwan)

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

Australia

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 157

March 24, 2014 8:00 p.m.

Mexico

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

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 620

March 25, 2014 1 p.m.

New Zealand

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

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 57

March 25, 2014 4:30 p.m.

Israel

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

Mexico

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 157

March 25, 2014 8:00 p.m.

Australia

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

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 752

March 27, 2014 1 p.m.

Australia

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

Israel

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 67

March 27, 2014 4:30 p.m.

New Zealand

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

Mexico

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 87

March 27, 2014 8:00 p.m.

Republic of China (Taiwan)

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

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 820

March 28, 2014 1 p.m.

Mexico

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

Australia

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 98

March 28, 2014 4:30 p.m.

Israel

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

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 137

March 28, 2014 8:00 p.m.

Bulgaria

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

New Zealand

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 979

March 30, 2014 1:00 p.m.

Republic of China (Taiwan)

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

Mexico

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 37

March 30, 2014 4:30 p.m.

Bulgaria

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

Israel

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 872

March 30, 2014 8:00 p.m.

Australia

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

New Zealand

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 220

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Australia	5	4th	0	0	1	14: 06	12
2.	Israel	5	3	0	0	2	25:15	09
3.	Republic of China (Taiwan)	5	2	1	0	2	12:13	08th
4th	Bulgaria	5	2	0	0	3	11:17	06th
5.	Mexico	5	2	0	0	3	13:10	06th
6th	New Zealand	5	1	0	1	3	09:23	04th

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 İzmit, Turkey

2014 World Cup for the U18 Juniors Division III, Group B
Number of nations	3
Climbers	South Africa
Venue (s)	İzmit , Turkey
opening	February 13, 2014
Final day	15th February 2014
spectator	689 (229 per game)
Gates	21 (7.00 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Charl Pretorius
Best defender	Jonas Hanley Mak
Best striker	Ahmet Hars
Top scorer	Keegan Thornton (7 points)

The group B tournament was held from February 13-15, 2014 in İzmit , Turkey . The games took place in Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Olimpik Buz Sporları Salonu with a capacity of 3,600 .

venue

İzmit , Turkey

İzmit World championship venue

Venue

Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Olimpik Buz Sporları Salonu Capacity: 3,600

Exterior view of the competition venue

February 13, 2014 7:00 p.m. (local time)

Turkey

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

Hong Kong

Kocaeli BB Olimpik Buz Sporları Salonu, İzmit Spectators: 304

February 14, 2014 3:00 p.m.

Hong Kong

3: 8 (1: 1, 2: 3, 0: 4) game report

South Africa

Kocaeli BB Olimpik Buz Sporları Salonu, İzmit Spectators: 71

February 15, 2014 3:00 p.m.

South Africa

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

Turkey

Kocaeli BB Olimpik Buz Sporları Salonu, İzmit Spectators: 314

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	South Africa	2	2	0	0	0	10: 04	6th
2.	Turkey	2	1	0	0	1	06: 04	3
3.	Hong Kong	2	0	0	0	2	05:13	0

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

Ascent and descent

Relegated to Division IIIA:	Iceland
Promoted to Division IIB:	Australia
Relegated to Division IIIB:	New Zealand
Promoted to Division IIIA:	South Africa

See also

• Men's Ice Hockey World Championship 2014
• 2014 U20 Junior Ice Hockey World Cup
• 2014 Women's Ice Hockey World Cup
• 2014 U18 Women's Ice Hockey World Cup

Web links

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