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2014 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2014 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 16th IIHF World U18 Championship, and was hosted by Lappeenranta and Imatra, Finland. The tournament began on 17 April 2014, with the gold medal game played on 27 April 2014.

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Finland
2 (in 2 host cities)
17 – 27 April 2014
10
United States (8th title)
Czech Republic
Canada
William Nylander (16 points)

The 2014 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 16th IIHF World U18 Championship, and was hosted by Lappeenranta and Imatra, Finland. The tournament began on 17 April 2014, with the gold medal game played on 27 April 2014.

The IIHF selected 12 referees and 10 linesmen to work the 2014 IIHF U18 World Championship.

They were the following:

All times are local. (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+03)

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17 April 201416:00	Slovakia	2–3 OT(1–1, 1–1, 0–0)(OT 0–1)	Russia	Arena, ImatraAttendance: 786

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17 April 201419:30	Sweden	1–3(0–1, 1–1, 0–1)	Canada	Arena, ImatraAttendance: 967

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18 April 201416:00	Germany	1–4(1–1, 0–1, 0–2)	Slovakia	Arena, ImatraAttendance: 968

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19 April 201416:00	Canada	5–2(1–0, 1–2, 3–0)	Germany	Arena, ImatraAttendance: 1,200

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19 April 201419:30	Russia	3–4 GWS(0–2, 0–1, 3–0)(OT 0–0)(SO: 0–1)	Sweden	Arena, ImatraAttendance: 1,200

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20 April 201416:00	Slovakia	1–2(1–0, 0–1, 0–1)	Canada	Arena, ImatraAttendance: 1,083

Game reference
	Adam Húska	Goalies	Mason McDonald	Referees: Michael Hicks Gordon SchukiesLinesmen: René Jensen Nikolaj Ponomarjow
J. Milý (SH) – 12:241–01–139:53 – B. Perlini (H. Fleury, T. Sanheim) (PP)1–253:23 – B. Perlini	J. Milý (SH) – 12:24	1–0			1–1	39:53 – B. Perlini (H. Fleury, T. Sanheim) (PP)	1–2	53:23 – B. Perlini
J. Milý (SH) – 12:24	1–0
	1–1	39:53 – B. Perlini (H. Fleury, T. Sanheim) (PP)
	1–2	53:23 – B. Perlini
18 min	Penalties	12 min
22	Shots	25

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21 April 201416:00	Russia	5–2(3–2, 0–0, 2–0)	Germany	Arena, ImatraAttendance: 1,183

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21 April 201419:30	Sweden	6–2(1–0, 3–1, 2–1)	Slovakia	Arena, ImatraAttendance: 1,200

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22 April 201416:00	Canada	2–3 GWS(0–0, 1–0, 1–2)(OT 0–0)(SO: 0–1)	Russia	Arena, ImatraAttendance: 1200

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22 April 201419:30	Germany	3–9(0–3, 1–4, 2–2)	Sweden	Arena, ImatraAttendance: 1200

All times are local. (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+03)

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17 April 201415:00	Switzerland	4–2(1–2, 0–0, 3–0)	United States	Kisapuisto, LappeenrantaAttendance: 726

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17 April 201418:30	Denmark	1–6(0–3, 1–2, 0–1)	Finland	Kisapuisto, LappeenrantaAttendance: 1,942

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18 April 201418:30	Czech Republic	9–2(4–0, 3–0, 2–2)	Denmark	Kisapuisto, LappeenrantaAttendance: 204

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19 April 201415:00	United States	3–0(2–0, 1–0, 0–0)	Czech Republic	Kisapuisto, LappeenrantaAttendance: 2,523

Game reference
	Alexander Nedeljkovic	Goalies	Vítek Vaněček	Referees: Andris Ansons Linus ÖhlundLinesmen: Jordan Browne Gleb Lazarev
A. Matthews (J. Dougherty, B. Fortunato) – 08:171–0S. Milano (J. Eichel, A. Tuch) – 20:582–0K. Connor (J. Wegwerth, J. Glover) – 24:273–0	A. Matthews (J. Dougherty, B. Fortunato) – 08:17	1–0		S. Milano (J. Eichel, A. Tuch) – 20:58	2–0	K. Connor (J. Wegwerth, J. Glover) – 24:27	3–0
A. Matthews (J. Dougherty, B. Fortunato) – 08:17	1–0
S. Milano (J. Eichel, A. Tuch) – 20:58	2–0
K. Connor (J. Wegwerth, J. Glover) – 24:27	3–0
10 min	Penalties	6 min
35	Shots	24

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19 April 201418:30	Finland	2–1(1–1, 0–0, 1–0)	Switzerland	Kisapuisto, LappeenrantaAttendance: 4,133

Game reference
	Kaapo Kahkonen	Goalies	Gauthier Descloux	Referees: Daniel Konc Alexander SergeyevLinesmen: Rene Jensen Miroslav Lhotsky
J. Lammikko (M. Rantanen) – 04:481–01–110:01 – D. Malgin (K. Fiala, N. Rod)S. Aho (W. Hopponen, J. Rouhiainen) – 49:042–1	J. Lammikko (M. Rantanen) – 04:48	1–0			1–1	10:01 – D. Malgin (K. Fiala, N. Rod)	S. Aho (W. Hopponen, J. Rouhiainen) – 49:04	2–1
J. Lammikko (M. Rantanen) – 04:48	1–0
	1–1	10:01 – D. Malgin (K. Fiala, N. Rod)
S. Aho (W. Hopponen, J. Rouhiainen) – 49:04	2–1
14 min	Penalties	6 min
27	Shots	25

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20 April 201418:30	Denmark	0–7(0–1, 0–2, 0–4)	United States	Kisapuisto, LappeenrantaAttendance: 384

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21 April 201415:00	Finland	3–4 GWS(0–0, 1–2, 2–1)(OT 0–0)(SO: 0–1)	Czech Republic	Kisapuisto, LappeenrantaAttendance: 3,575

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21 April 201418:30	Switzerland	3–2(0–0, 2–1, 1–1)	Denmark	Kisapuisto, LappeenrantaAttendance: 593

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22 April 201415:00	Czech Republic	4–2(0–0, 1–0, 3–2)	Switzerland	Kisapuisto, LappeenrantaAttendance: 587

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22 April 201418:30	United States	4–3(1–1, 2–2, 1–0)	Finland	Kisapuisto, LappeenrantaAttendance: 4,047

The last-placed teams played a best-of-three series.

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24 April 201411:00	Germany	3–2(1–1, 1–1, 1–0)	Denmark	Arena, ImatraAttendance: 988

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25 April 201416:00	Denmark	2–3 OT(2–0, 0–0, 0–2)(OT 0–1)	Germany	Arena, ImatraAttendance: 746

Denmark is relegated to next year's Division I A; the third game was not played because the result of the relegation series had been decided.

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24 April 201413:00	United States	6–2(3–0, 1–0, 2–2)	Slovakia	Kisapuisto, LappeenrantaAttendance: 503

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24 April 201415:00	Czech Republic	3–2 OT(1–0, 0–1, 1–1)(OT 1–0)	Russia	Arena, ImatraAttendance: 1,116

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24 April 201417:00	Sweden	10–0(3–0, 2–0, 5–0)	Finland	Kisapuisto, LappeenrantaAttendance: 3,075

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24 April 201419:00	Canada	3–2(1–1, 1–0, 1–1)	Switzerland	Arena, ImatraAttendance: 1,116

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26 April 201415:00	United States	4–1(1–1, 1–0, 2–0)	Sweden	Kisapuisto, LappeenrantaAttendance: 2,038

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26 April 201419:00	Canada	3–4 OT(0–1, 1–2, 2–0)(OT 0–1)	Czech Republic	Kisapuisto, LappeenrantaAttendance: 1,603

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27 April 201415:00	Canada	3–1(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)	Sweden	Kisapuisto, LappeenrantaAttendance: 3,251

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27 April 201419:00	United States	5–2(3–1, 2–1, 0–0)	Czech Republic	Kisapuisto, LappeenrantaAttendance: 3,338

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
William Nylander	7	6	10	16	+8	0
Axel Holmström	7	3	8	11	+8	4
Jakub Vrána	7	8	2	10	+3	4
Jack Eichel	7	5	5	10	+6	2
Sonny Milano	7	3	7	10	+6	4
Kevin Fiala	5	4	5	9	+4	8
Kirill Pilipenko	5	5	2	7	0	0
Auston Matthews	7	5	2	7	+7	4
Kyle Connor	7	4	3	7	+8	0
Denis Malgin	5	3	4	7	+4	2

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Source: IIHF.com

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Player	TOI	SA	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
Mason McDonald	371:17	171	12	1.94	92.98	0
Gauthier Descloux	238:28	101	9	2.26	91.09	0
Adam Húska	159:52	84	8	3.00	90.48	0
Alex Nedeljkovic	359:05	112	11	1.84	90.18	1
Maxim Tretiak	183:55	80	8	2.61	90.00	0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: IIHF.com

Best players selected by the directorate:

Best Goalkeeper: Mason McDonald (CAN)
Best Defenseman: Haydn Fleury (CAN)
Best Forward: William Nylander (SWE)

Source: IIHF.com

The Division I A tournament was played in Nice, France, from 13 to 19 April 2014.

The Division I B tournament was played in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, from 13 to 19 April 2014.

The Division II A tournament was played in Dumfries, Great Britain, from 24 to 30 March 2014.

The Division II B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 14 to 20 April 2014.

The Division III A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 24 to 30 March 2014.

The Division III B tournament was played in İzmit, Turkey, from 13 to 15 February 2014.

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