2021 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2021 IIHF World U18 Championship was the 22nd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams would have participated at several levels of competition. The competition also would have served as qualifications for the 2022 competition. All tournaments other than the top division tournament were cancelled by the IIHF on November 18, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The United States finished without a medal for the first time since 2003.

2021 IIHF U18 World Championship
Tournament details
Host country United States
DatesApril 26 – May 6
Teams10
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Canada (4th title)
Runner-up  Russia
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored221 (7.89 per match)
Attendance21,038 (751 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Matvei Michkov
(16 points)
MVP Matvei Michkov
2020 (cancelled)
2022

Top Division

The tournament was held from April 26 to May 6, 2021, in Frisco and Plano, United States.[2]

Officials

The following officials were assigned by the International Ice Hockey Federation to officiate the 2021 World U18 Championships.[3]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC–5).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 4 4 0 0 0 28 5 +23 12 Advance to Quarterfinals
2  Sweden 4 3 0 0 1 16 14 +2 9
3  Belarus 4 2 0 0 2 16 13 +3 6
4   Switzerland 4 1 0 0 3 6 19 13 3
5  Latvia 4 0 0 0 4 6 21 15 0
Source: IIHF
April 26, 2021
16:00
Belarus 1–5
(0–1, 1–2, 0–2)
 SwedenChildren's Health StarCenter, Plano
Attendance: 150
April 26, 2021
20:00
Latvia 2–4
(0–2, 2–2, 0–0)
  SwitzerlandChildren's Health StarCenter, Plano
Attendance: 150

April 27, 2021
16:00
Switzerland  1–7
(0–1, 1–3, 0–3)
 BelarusChildren's Health StarCenter, Plano
Attendance: 150
April 27, 2021
20:00
Sweden 1–12
(0–4, 0–4, 1–4)
 CanadaChildren's Health StarCenter, Plano
Attendance: 150

April 28, 2021
20:00
Canada 4–2
(0–0, 2–1, 2–1)
 LatviaChildren's Health StarCenter, Plano
Attendance: 150

April 29, 2021
16:00
Sweden 3–1
(0–0, 3–1, 0–0)
  SwitzerlandChildren's Health StarCenter, Plano
Attendance: 150
April 29, 2021
20:00
Belarus 6–2
(1–0, 3–1, 2–1)
 LatviaChildren's Health StarCenter, Plano
Attendance: 150

April 30, 2021
20:00
Switzerland  0–7
(0–2, 0–2, 0–3)
 CanadaChildren's Health StarCenter, Plano
Attendance: 150

May 1, 2021
16:00
Latvia 0–7
(0–1, 0–1, 0–5)
 SwedenChildren's Health StarCenter, Plano
Attendance: 150
May 1, 2021
20:00
Canada 5–2
(2–0, 2–1, 1–1)
 BelarusChildren's Health StarCenter, Plano
Attendance: 150

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Finland 4 2 1 1 0 24 13 +11 9[lower-alpha 1] Advance to Quarterfinals
2  Russia 4 2 1 1 0 27 12 +15 9[lower-alpha 1]
3  United States (H) 4 1 2 1 0 18 15 +3 8
4  Czech Republic 4 1 0 1 2 10 20 10 4
5  Germany 4 0 0 0 4 5 24 19 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. Finland 4–3 (GWS) Russia
April 26, 2021
16:00
Czech Republic 3–1
(0–0, 2–0, 1–1)
 GermanyComerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 1,400
April 26, 2021
20:00
Russia 7–6 OT
(1–3, 4–3, 1–0)
OT: (1–0)
 United StatesComerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 1,400

April 27, 2021
16:00
Finland 4–3 GWS
(0–1, 1–2, 2–0)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)
 RussiaComerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 806
April 27, 2021
20:00
Germany 3–5
(1–2, 1–1, 1–2)
 United StatesComerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 826

April 28, 2021
20:00
Czech Republic 5–6
(2–1, 1–2, 2–3)
 FinlandComerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 402

April 29, 2021
16:00
Germany 1–6
(0–1, 0–3, 1–2)
 RussiaComerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 1,663
April 29, 2021
20:00
United States 2–1 GWS
(0–1, 0–0, 1–0)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)
 Czech RepublicComerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 1,740

April 30, 2021
20:00
Finland 10–0
(5–0, 3–0, 2–0)
 GermanyComerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 772

May 1, 2021
16:00
Russia 11–1
(3–0, 3–1, 5–0)
 Czech RepublicComerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 1,989
May 1, 2021
20:00
United States 5–4 OT
(1–2, 2–0, 1–2)
OT: (1–0)
 FinlandComerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 2,057

Playoff round

Winning teams were reseeded for the semifinals in accordance with the following ranking:[4]

  1. higher position in the group
  2. higher number of points
  3. better goal difference
  4. higher number of goals scored for
  5. better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2019 IIHF World U18 Championships).
RankTeamGroupPosPtsGDGFSeed
1 CanadaA112+23284
2 FinlandB19+11247
3 RussiaB29+15272
4 SwedenA29+2161
5 United StatesB38+3183
6 BelarusA36+3165
7 Czech RepublicB44–10106
8  SwitzerlandA43−1369

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold Medal Game
          
May 3 – Plano
2B
 Russia
5
May 5 – Frisco
3A
 Belarus
2
1
 Canada
8
May 3 – Frisco
4
 Sweden
1
1A
 Canada
10
May 6 – Frisco
4B
 Czech Republic
3
1
 Canada
5
May 3 – Plano
3
 Russia
3
1B
 Finland
2
May 5 – Frisco
4A
  Switzerland
0
2
 Finland
5
May 3 – Frisco
3
 Russia
6 Bronze Medal Game
2A
 Sweden
5
May 6 – Frisco
3B
 United States
2
2
 Finland
0
4
 Sweden
8

Quarterfinals

May 3, 2021
12:30
Russia 5–2
(2–0, 1–2, 2–0)
 BelarusChildren's Health StarCenter, Plano
Attendance: 150

May 3, 2021
15:00
Canada 10–3
(4–1, 2–1, 4–1)
 Czech RepublicComerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 724

May 3, 2021
17:30
Finland 2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
  SwitzerlandChildren's Health StarCenter, Plano
Attendance: 150

May 3, 2021
20:00
Sweden 5–2
(1–0, 1–1, 3–1)
 United StatesComerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 1,042

Semifinals

May 5, 2021
16:00
Canada 8–1
(0–0, 2–1, 6–0)
 SwedenComerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 574

May 5, 2021
20:00
Finland 5–6
(2–2, 0–2, 3–2)
 RussiaComerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 819

Bronze medal game

May 6, 2021
16:00
Finland 0–8
(0–2, 0–2, 0–4)
 SwedenComerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 902

Gold medal game

May 6, 2021
20:00
Canada 5–3
(2–2, 2–0, 1–1)
 RussiaComerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 2,122

Final standings

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A  Canada 7 7 0 0 0 51 12 +39 21 Champions
2 B  Russia 7 4 1 1 1 41 24 +17 15 Runners-up
3 A  Sweden 7 5 0 0 2 30 24 +6 15 Third place
4 B  Finland 7 3 1 1 2 31 27 +4 12 Fourth place
5 B  United States (H) 5 1 2 1 1 20 20 0 8 Eliminated in
Quarterfinals
6 A  Belarus 5 2 0 0 3 18 18 0 6
7 B  Czech Republic 5 1 0 1 3 13 30 17 4
8 A   Switzerland 5 1 0 0 4 6 21 15 3
9 A  Latvia 4 0 0 0 4 6 21 15 0 Eliminated in
Preliminary round
10 B  Germany 4 0 0 0 4 5 24 19 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1Matvei Michkov Russia712416+74
2Shane Wright Canada59514+122
3Connor Bedard Canada77714+122
4Nikita Chibrikov Russia74913+714
5Mason McTavish Canada75611+1010
5Samu Tuomaala Finland7561100
7Francesco Pinelli Canada74711+80
7Danila Yurov Russia74711+42
9Ville Koivunen Finland74610−20
9Fyodor Svechkov Russia74610+44

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

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
1Benjamin Gaudreau Canada300:00112.2013691.910
2Carl Lindbom Sweden313:29163.0619491.751
3Kaidan Mbereko United States147:2972.858291.460
4Sergei Ivanov Russia364:23162.6318391.260
5Tikhon Chaika Belarus180:0082.679091.110

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SA = Shots Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Awards

Source: IIHF

Source: IIHF

Division I

All division group tournaments were cancelled by the IIHF.[1]

Group A

The tournament was to be held in Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia, from April 5 to 11, 2021.[5]

Group B

The tournament was to be held in Asiago, Italy, from April 18 to 25, 2021.[5]

Division II

Group A

The tournament was to be held in Tallinn, Estonia, from April 4 to 10, 2021.[5]

Group B

The tournament was to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria, from March 21 to 27, 2021,[5]

Division III

Group A

The tournament was to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, from March 29 to April 4, 2021.[5]

Group B

The tournament was to be held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg, from March 28 to April 3, 2021.[5]

References

  1. "IIHF Council announces more cancellations". IIHF. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  2. "U18 Worlds in Texas". IIHF. February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  3. "Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. April 26, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  4. "Tournament Format". IIHF. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  5. "Tournaments for 2021 assigned". IIHF. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
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