The 2024 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 25th such event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. These tournaments served as qualifications for the 2025 competition.
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Finland 2 (in 2 host cities) 25 April – 5 May 2024 10 Canada (5th title) United States Sweden Slovakia 29 215 (7.41 per game) 52,958 (1,826 per game) James Hagens (22 points) James Hagens www.iihf.com
The 2024 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 25th such event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . Teams participated at several levels of competition. These tournaments served as qualifications for the 2025 competition .
The Top Division tournament was played in Espoo and Vantaa , Finland, from 25 April to 5 May 2024.
All times are local (UTC+3 )
Schedule:
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25 April 202414:00 United States 9–0(3–0, 3–0, 3–0) Slovakia Metro Arena, EspooAttendance: 789
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25 April 202418:00 Latvia 1–3(0–1, 0–1, 1–1) Finland Metro Arena, EspooAttendance: 4,029
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26 April 202414:00 Slovakia 3–5(1–3, 2–1, 0–1) Latvia Metro Arena, EspooAttendance: 583
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26 April 202418:00 Finland 7–0(3–0, 4–0, 0–0) Norway Metro Arena, EspooAttendance: 4,618
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27 April 202417:30 Norway 2–8(0–4, 0–2, 2–2) United States Metro Arena, EspooAttendance: 1,006
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28 April 202414:00 Slovakia 0–4(0–4, 0–0, 0–0) Finland Metro Arena, EspooAttendance: 5,500
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28 April 202418:00 United States 7–1(3–0, 2–1, 2–0) Latvia Metro Arena, EspooAttendance: 825
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29 April 202417:30 Latvia 3–5(0–3, 1–2, 2–0) Norway Metro Arena, EspooAttendance: 509
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30 April 202414:00 Norway 1–11(1–5, 0–3, 0–3) Slovakia Metro Arena, EspooAttendance: 508
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30 April 202418:00 Finland 4–9(0–1, 3–5, 1–3) United States Metro Arena, EspooAttendance: 5,600
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25 April 202415:00 Czechia 3–0(1–0, 0–0, 2–0) Switzerland Trio Arena, VantaaAttendance: 442
Game reference
Jakub Milota Goalies Christian Kirsch Curran (Daníček, Drančák) – 04:441–0Poletín (Kubiesa, Jecho) (PP) – 43:322–0Daníček (Curran, Drančák) – 49:033–0 Curran (Daníček, Drančák) – 04:44 1–0 Poletín (Kubiesa, Jecho) (PP) – 43:32 2–0 Daníček (Curran, Drančák) – 49:03 3–0 Curran (Daníček, Drančák) – 04:44 1–0 Poletín (Kubiesa, Jecho) (PP) – 43:32 2–0 Daníček (Curran, Drančák) – 49:03 3–0 2 min Penalties 33 min 33 Shots 17
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25 April 202419:00 Sweden 3–6(1–4, 2–1, 0–1) Canada Trio Arena, VantaaAttendance: 1,319
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26 April 202415:00 Switzerland 5–2(0–2, 2–0, 3–0) Kazakhstan Trio Arena, VantaaAttendance: 363
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26 April 202419:00 Canada 6–0(4–0, 0–0, 2–0) Czechia Trio Arena, VantaaAttendance: 954
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27 April 202415:00 Kazakhstan 1–7(1–2, 0–2, 0–3) Sweden Trio Arena, VantaaAttendance: 698
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28 April 202415:00 Sweden 2–3 GWS(0–0, 1–2, 1–0)OT: (0–0)SO: (0–1) Czechia Trio Arena, VantaaAttendance: 904
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28 April 202419:00 Canada 8–1(0–0, 7–1, 1–0) Switzerland Trio Arena, VantaaAttendance: 1,251
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29 April 202415:00 Czechia 3–4 OT(2–1, 1–1, 0–1)OT: (0–1) Kazakhstan Trio Arena, VantaaAttendance: 407
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30 April 202415:00 Switzerland 2–3 OT(1–1, 1–1, 0–0)OT: (0–1) Sweden Trio Arena, VantaaAttendance: 626
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30 April 202419:00 Kazakhstan 3–11(1–3, 0–5, 2–3) Canada Trio Arena, VantaaAttendance: 488
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2 May 202411:00 Norway 6–5 GWS(2–1, 2–2, 1–2)OT: (0–0)SO: (1–0) Kazakhstan Trio Arena, VantaaAttendance: 295
Winning teams in the quarterfinals will be reseeded according to their ranking:
higher position in the group
higher number of points
better goal difference
higher number of goals scored for
better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2023 IIHF World U18 Championships).
Rank Team Group Pos Pts GD GF Seed
1 United States A 1 12 +26 33 1 2 Canada B 1 12 +24 31 3 3 Finland A 2 9 +8 18 5 4 Czechia B 2 6 −3 9 7 5 Sweden B 3 6 +3 15 2 6 Slovakia A 3 3 −5 14 4 7 Switzerland B 4 4 −8 8 6 8 Latvia A 4 3 −8 10 8
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2 May 202412:00 United States 4–0(0–0, 3–0, 1–0) Switzerland Metro Arena, EspooAttendance: 1,249
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2 May 202414:45 Czechia 2–3(1–1, 0–1, 1–1) Slovakia Trio Arena, VantaaAttendance: 380
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2 May 202417:00 Finland 1–2(0–1, 1–1, 0–0) Sweden Metro Arena, EspooAttendance: 5,053
Game reference
Petteri Rimpinen Goalies Love Härenstam 0–102:40 – Freij (Sterner, Orrsten)Ruohonen (Suoniemi, Loponen) – 29:091–11–236:34 – Berglund (Fernström, Pettersson) 0–1 02:40 – Freij (Sterner, Orrsten) Ruohonen (Suoniemi, Loponen) – 29:09 1–1 1–2 36:34 – Berglund (Fernström, Pettersson) 0–1 02:40 – Freij (Sterner, Orrsten) Ruohonen (Suoniemi, Loponen) – 29:09 1–1 1–2 36:34 – Berglund (Fernström, Pettersson) 8 min Penalties 12 min 22 Shots 24
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2 May 202419:45 Canada 4–0(2–0, 0–0, 2–0) Latvia Trio Arena, VantaaAttendance: 788
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4 May 202414:00 United States 7–2(2–1, 3–0, 2–1) Slovakia Metro Arena, EspooAttendance: 2,665
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4 May 202418:00 Canada 5–4(4–0, 1–2, 0–2) Sweden Metro Arena, EspooAttendance: 2,808
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5 May 202414:00 Sweden 4–0(0–0, 0–0, 4–0) Slovakia Metro Arena, EspooAttendance: 2,501
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5 May 202418:00 United States 4–6(1–0, 2–2, 1–4) Canada Metro Arena, EspooAttendance: 5,800
Source:
Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1 James Hagens United States 7 9 13 22 +14 4 2 Gavin McKenna Canada 7 10 10 20 +9 0 3 Porter Martone Canada 7 5 12 17 +12 6 4 Cole Hutson United States 7 4 9 13 +14 6 5 Tij Iginla Canada 7 6 6 12 +4 0 6 Brodie Ziemer United States 7 3 9 12 +15 0 7 Cole Eiserman United States 7 9 2 11 +0 2 8 Teddy Stiga United States 7 6 5 11 +15 6 9 Max Plante United States 7 2 9 11 +1 2 10 Trevor Connelly United States 7 4 5 9 +7 31
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus ; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
1 Nicholas Kempf United States 318:09 10 1.89 123 91.87 2 2 Carter George Canada 360:00 14 2.33 164 91.46 2 3 Love Härenstam Sweden 424:47 16 2.26 178 91.01 1 4 Mikus Vecvanags Latvia 187:32 12 3.84 113 89.38 0 5 Jakub Milota Czechia 255:28 13 3.05 110 88.18 1
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average ; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF
The Division I Group A tournament was played in Frederikshavn , Denmark from 14 to 20 April 2024.
The Division I Group B tournament was played in Tallinn , Estonia, from 14 to 20 April 2024.
The Division II Group A tournament was played in Sosnowiec , Poland, from 17 to 23 April 2024.
The Division II Group B tournament was played in Puigcerdà , Spain, from 17 to 23 March 2024.
The Division III Group A tournament was played in Istanbul , Turkey, from 4 to 10 March 2024.
The Division III Group B tournament was played in Cape Town , South Africa, from 4 to 7 March 2024.
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