2018 IIHF World U18 Championships

2018 IIHF World U18 Championships

Tournament details
Host country	Russia
Dates	19 – 29 April 2018
Teams	10
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
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The 2018 IIHF U18 World Championship will be the 20th IIHF World U18 Championship, and will be hosted by Chelyabinsk and Magnitogorsk, Russia. The tournament will played 19 to 29 April 2018.

Qualified Teams

Top Division

•  Belarus
•  Canada
•  Czech Republic
•  Finland
•  France – Promoted from Division I A
•  Russia
•  Slovakia
•  Sweden
•   Switzerland
•  United States

Division I

The Group A tournament will be held in Riga, Latvia, from 2 to 8 April 2018. The Group B tournament will be held in Odessa, Ukraine, from 14 to 20 April 2018.

Group A

•  Latvia – Relegated from Top Division
•  Kazakhstan
•  Denmark
•  Norway
•  Germany
•  Slovenia – Promoted from Division I B

Group B

•  Hungary – Relegated from Division I A
•  Austria
•  Japan
•  Ukraine
•  Italy
•  Romania – Promoted from Division II A

Division II

The Group A tournament will be held in Tallinn, Estonia, from 1 to 7 April 2018. The Group B tournament will be held in Zagreb, Croatia, from 24 to 30 March 2018.

Group A

•  Poland – Relegated from Division I B
•  Estonia
•  Lithuania
•  South Korea
•  Great Britain
•  Australia – Promoted from Division II B

Group B

•  Croatia – Relegated from Division II A
•  Spain
•  Serbia
•  Netherlands
•  Iceland
•  China – Promoted from Division III A

Division III

The Group A tournament will be held in Erzurum, Turkey, from 26 March to 1 April 2018. The Group B tournament will be held in Queenstown, New Zealand, in March 2018.

Group A

•  Belgium – Relegated from Division II B
•  Israel
•  Chinese Taipei
•  Bulgaria
•  Turkey
•  Mexico – Promoted from Division III B

Group B

•  New Zealand – Relegated from Division III A
•  Hong Kong
•  South Africa

References

External links

• IIHF.com
• IIHF calendar of events

IIHF World U18 Championships
Current champions (2017):  United States
2018 Championship teams	Belarus  Canada  Czech Republic  Finland  France  Russia  Slovakia  Sweden  Switzerland  United States
Championships	Germany 1999 Switzerland 2000 Finland 2001 Slovakia 2002 Russia 2003 Belarus 2004 Czech Republic 2005 Sweden 2006 Finland 2007 Russia 2008 United States 2009 Belarus 2010 Germany 2011 Czech Republic 2012 Russia 2013 Finland 2014 Switzerland 2015 United States 2016 Slovakia 2017 Russia 2018 Sweden 2019
Division I	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Division II	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Division III	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Predecessor: IIHF European Junior Championships (1967–1998)