2014 IIHF World U18 Championships

2014 IIHF U18 World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Finland
Dates	17 – 27 April 2014
Teams	10
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	United States (8th title)
Runner-up	Czech Republic
Third place	Canada
Scoring leader(s)	William Nylander (16 points)
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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.^[1][2]

Top Division

Officials

The IIHF selected 12 referees and 10 linesmen to work the 2014 IIHF U18 World Championship.
They were the following:^[3]

Referees Andris Ansons Michael Hicks Pavel Hodek Mikko Kaukokari Daniel Konc Geoffrey Miller Kendrick Nicholson Linus Öhlund Anssi Salonen Gordon Schukies Alexander Sergeyev Tobias Wehrli

Linesmen Jordan Browne René Jensen Gleb Lazarev Miroslav Lhotský Andreas Malmqvist Dana Penkivech Jani Pesonen Nikolaj Ponomarjow Alexander Waldejer Sotaro Yamaguchi

Preliminary round

	Team qualified to Quarterfinals
	Team will play in Relegation round

Group A

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	4	3	0	1	0	12	7	+5	10
Sweden	4	2	1	0	1	20	11	+9	8
Russia	4	1	2	1	0	14	10	+4	8
Slovakia	4	1	0	1	2	9	12	−3	4
Germany	4	0	0	0	4	8	23	−15	0

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

17 April 2014 16:00

Slovakia

2–3 OT (1–1, 1–1, 0–0) (OT 0–1)

Russia

Arena, Imatra Attendance: 786

Game reference
	Adam Húska	Goalies	Alexander Trushkov	Referees: Andris Ansons Anssi Salonen Linesmen: René Jensen Alexander Waldejer
	0–1 15:44 – Y. Svechnikov (I. Nikolishin, N. Lyamkin) P. Maier (M. Paločko) (PP) – 19:08 1–1 K. Pospisil (SH) – 36:02 2–1 2–2 37:20 – K. Pilipenko (V. Kamenev, D. Vovchenko) (PP) 2–3 60:22 – K. Pilipenko (D. Vovchenko, N. Lyamkin) (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	4 min
	17	Shots	36

17 April 2014 19:30

Sweden

1–3 (0–1, 1–1, 0–1)

Canada

Arena, Imatra Attendance: 967

Game reference
	Linus Söderström	Goalies	Mason McDonald	Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Geoffrey Miller Linesmen: Dana Penkivech Jani Pesonen
	0–1 06:45 – J. Virtanen (R. McKeown) 0–2 21:03 – J. Virtanen (PP) D. Muzito Bagenda (A. Holmström) (PP) – 30:57 1–2 1–3 43:07 – M. Barzal
	26 min	Penalties	22 min
	25	Shots	18

18 April 2014 16:00

Germany

1–4 (1–1, 0–1, 0–2)

Slovakia

Arena, Imatra Attendance: 968

Game reference
	Florian Proske	Goalies	Matej Tomek	Referees: Alexander Sergeyev Tobian Wehrli Linesmen: Gleb Lazarev Sotaro Yamaguchi
	M. Wiederer (M. Kammerer) – 00:32 1–0 1–1 17:50 – J. Milý 1–2 34:22 – R. Bondra (J. Melisko) 1–3 44:38 – K. Ferleťák (K. Pospisil) 1–4 59:50 – M. Paločko (J. Mily)
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	24	Shots	18

19 April 2014 16:00

Canada

5–2 (1–0, 1–2, 3–0)

Germany

Arena, Imatra Attendance: 1,200

Game reference
	Julio Billia	Goalies	Daniel Fiessinger	Referees: Pavel Hodek Anssi Salonen Linesmen: Andreas Malmqvist Alexander Waldejer
	D. Audette (J. Hawryluk, B. Thomas) – 06:37 1–0 1–1 33:09 – A. Eder (M. Daubner, J. Mayenschein) C. Bleakley (C. Bishop) – 34:29 2–1 2–2 37:49 – M. Kammerer (S. Loibl, M. Wiederer) R. Gropp (J. Virtanen) – 54:24 3–2 T. Konecny (B. Point, B. Perlini) – 56:18 4–2 J. McCann (J. Virtanen) – 59:25 5–2
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	42	Shots	23

19 April 2014 19:30

Russia

3–4 GWS (0–2, 0–1, 3–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Sweden

Arena, Imatra Attendance: 1,200

Game reference
	Alexander Trushkov Maxim Tretiak	Goalies	Linus Söderström	Referees: Kendrick Nicholson Tobias Wehrli Linesmen: Dana Penkivech Nikolaj Ponomarjow
	0–1 11:19 – O. Lindblom (W. Nylander) 0–2 14:46 – G. Forsling (W. Nylander) (PP) 0–3 27:25 – G. Forsling (O. Lindblom) (PP) D. Vovchenko (I. Dervuk) – 42:48 1–3 S. Afonasievski – 49:02 2–3 V. Kamenev (N. Lyamkin, D. Vovchenko) (PP) – 52:05 3–3
	Ivan Nikolishin D. Vovchenko	Shootout	Adrian Kempe W. Nylander
	16 min	Penalties	12 min
	18	Shots	30

20 April 2014 16:00

Slovakia

1–2 (1–0, 0–1, 0–1)

Canada

Arena, Imatra Attendance: 1,083

Game reference
	Adam Húska	Goalies	Mason McDonald	Referees: Michael Hicks Gordon Schukies Linesmen: René Jensen Nikolaj Ponomarjow
	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

21 April 2014 16:00

Russia

5–2 (3–2, 0–0, 2–0)

Germany

Arena, Imatra Attendance: 1,183

Game reference
	Maxim Tretiak Alexander Trushkov	Goalies	Florian Proske	Referees: Mikko Kaukorai Daniel Konc Linesmen: Andreas Malmqvist Dana Penkivech
	Y. Svechnikov (V. Kamenev, N. Lyamkin) (PP) – 08:14 1–0 A. Protapovich (I. Nikolishin) – 09:22 2–0 2–1 13:29 – S. Loibl (PP2) 2–2 14:17 – M. Kammerer (K. Wissmann, A. Eder) (PP) K. Pilipenko (N. Lyamkin, V. Kamenev) (PP) – 15:59 3–2 I. Nikolishin (A. Protapovich, Y. Svechnikov) – 45:44 4–2 Y. Svechnikov (I. Nikolishin, A. Sleptsov) (PP) – 48:32 5–2
	22 min	Penalties	14 min
	35	Shots	29

21 April 2014 19:30

Sweden

6–2 (1–0, 3–1, 2–1)

Slovakia

Arena, Imatra Attendance: 1,200

Game reference
	Linus Söderström	Goalies	Matej Tomek	Referees: Pavel Hodek Anssi Salonen Linesmen: Jani Pesonen Sotaro Yamaguchi
	G. Forsberg (W. Nylander, A. Kempe) (PP) – 08:14 1–0 W. Nylander (A. Holmström) – 25:44 2–0 2–1 26:57 – C. Jaros (M. Halama) W. Nylander (A. Kempe) (PP2) – 28:57 3–1 A. Holmström (A. Ollas-Mattsson, W. Nylander) – 36:12 4–1 H. Törnqvist (R. Andersson) (SH) – 41:13 5–1 5–2 45:27 – J. Milý W. Nylander (A. Kempe, A. Holmström) (PP2) – 54:29 6–2
	12 min	Penalties	43 min
	33	Shots	19

22 April 2014 16:00

Canada

2–3 GWS (0–0, 1–0, 1–2) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Russia

Arena, Imatra Attendance: 1200

Game reference
	Mason McDonald	Goalies	Maxim Tretiak	Referees: Andris Ansons Geoffrey Miller Linesmen: Miroslav Lhotsky Jani Pesonen
	T. Konecny (T. Sanheim) – 21:49 1–0 1–1 40:27 – I. Nikolishin (R. Fazleyev) M. Barzal (J. McCann, T. Sanheim) – 47:40 2–1 2–2 59:25 – V. Kamenev (I. Nikolishin, A. Sleptsov) (PP)(EA)
	Connor Bleackley J. McCann Jake Virtanen	Shootout	Kirill Pilipenko V. Kamenev
	10 min	Penalties	25 min
	25	Shots	31

22 April 2014 19:30

Germany

3–9 (0–3, 1–4, 2–2)

Sweden

Arena, Imatra Attendance: 1200

Game reference
	Florian Proske Daniel Fiessinger	Goalies	Markus Olsson	Referees: Michael Hicks Tobias Wehrli Linesmen: Jordan Browne Dana Penkivech
	0–1 07:06 – A. Holmström (O. Lindblom, A. Ollas-Mattsson) 0–2 11:21 – S. Aho (G. Franzén, K. Rosdahl) (PP2) 0–3 14:52 – O. Lindblom (W. Nylander, A. Holmström) 0–4 25:05 – W. Lagesson (W. Nylander, A. Holmström) 0–5 25:14 – H. Törnqvist (J. Forsbacka-Karlsson, K. Rosdahl) M. Wiederer (M. Kammerer, K. Wissmann) (PP) – 31:01 1–5 1–6 32:58 – S. Aho (G. Franzén) (PP) 1–7 33:53 – R. Andersson (C. Ehn, K. Elgestål) M. Kammerer (S. Loibl, C. Konopatzki) – 41:30 2–7 M. Wiederer (M. Todam, K. Wissmann) (PP) – 44:33 3–7 3–8 45:23 – G. Forsling (W. Nylander, A. Kempe) (PP) 3–9 50:30 – W. Nylander (A. Holmström, O. Lindblom)
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	21	Shots	45

Group B

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	4	3	0	0	1	16	7	+9	9
Czech Republic	4	2	1	0	1	17	10	+7	8
Finland	4	2	0	1	1	14	10	+4	7
Switzerland	4	2	0	0	2	10	10	0	6
Denmark	4	0	0	0	4	5	25	−20	0

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

17 April 2014 15:00

Switzerland

4–2 (1–2, 0–0, 3–0)

United States

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 726

Game reference
	Gauthier Descloux	Goalies	Alexander Nedeljkovic	Referees: Michael Hicks Kendrick Nicholson Linesmen: Jordan Browne Miroslav Lhotský
	0–1 05:13 – J. Dougherty (B. Fortunato, F. Milano) (PP) D. Riat (J. Privet) – 11:55 1–1 1–2 15:42 – K. Connor (N. Hanifin) K. Fiala (D. Malgin, J. Siegenthaler) – 40:46 2–2 D. Malgin (K. Fiala) – 56:30 3–2 D. Malgin (ENG) – 59:49 4–2
	16 min	Penalties	2 min
	37	Shots	33

17 April 2014 18:30

Denmark

1–6 (0–3, 1–2, 0–1)

Finland

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 1,942

Game reference
	Thomas Lilie	Goalies	Kaapo Kahkonen	Referees: Pavel Hodek Linus Ohlund Linesmen: Nikolaj Ponomarjow Sotaro Yamaguchi
	0–1 04:21 – S. Aho (A. Kalapudas) 0–2 07:24 – M. Rantanen (Rouhiainen, J. Lammikko) 0–3 08:26 – M. Rantanen (J. Lammikko, S. Moberg) (PP) J. Korsgaard (S. Nielsen) – 21:36 1–3 1–4 24:32 – S. Moberg (J. Lammikko) 1–5 29:23 – M. Rantanen (SH) 1–6 51:35 – K. Kapanen (M. Honkanen) (PP)
	33 min	Penalties	10 min
	11	Shots	41

18 April 2014 18:30

Czech Republic

9–2 (4–0, 3–0, 2–2)

Denmark

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 204

Game reference
	Vítek Vaněček	Goalies	Mathias Seldrup Thomas Lilie	Referees: Daniel Konc Gordon Schukies Linesmen: Andreas Malmqvist Jani Pesonen
	J. Vrána (D. Pastrňák, V. Karabáček) (PP) – 06:51 1–0 M. Špaček (J. Zboril, P. Zacha) – 10:44 2–0 P. Zacha (V. Karabáček, M. Špaček) – 13:00 3–0 L. Vopelka (D. Mašín) – 15:11 4–0 F. Pyrochta (J. Ordoš, J. Černoch) – 22:14 5–0 A. Rasner (L. Vopelka, J. Vrána) – 31:34 6–0 V. Karabáček (M. Špaček, J. Zboril) – 35:15 7–0 7–1 42:34 – A. True (M. Klussmann, F. Hoeg) J. Vrána (D. Pastrňák) – 46:45 8–1 V. Karabáček (P. Zacha, V. Vaněček) – 50:10 9–1 9–2 59:28 – J. Korsgaard (M. Eskildsen)
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	52	Shots	11

19 April 2014 15:00

United States

3–0 (2–0, 1–0, 0–0)

Czech Republic

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 2,523

Game reference
	Alexander Nedeljkovic	Goalies	Vítek Vaněček	Referees: Andris Ansons Linus Öhlund Linesmen: Jordan Browne Gleb Lazarev
	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

19 April 2014 18:30

Finland

2–1 (1–1, 0–0, 1–0)

Switzerland

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 4,133

Game reference
	Kaapo Kahkonen	Goalies	Gauthier Descloux	Referees: Daniel Konc Alexander Sergeyev Linesmen: Rene Jensen Miroslav Lhotsky
	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

20 April 2014 18:30

Denmark

0–7 (0–1, 0–2, 0–4)

United States

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 384

Game reference
	Mathias Seldrup	Goalies	Edwin Minney	Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Tobias Wehrli Linesmen: Miroslav Lhotský Sotaro Yamaguchi
	0–1 10:24 – S. Milano (J. Eichel) 0–2 31:47 – J. Fiegl (J. Wegwerth) 0–3 36:34 – J. Eichel (S. Milano, J. Glover) 0–4 42:41 – J. Glover (L. Belpedio, S. Milano) 0–5 45:28 – R. Hitchcock (A. Matthews) 0–6 52:49 – J. Eichel (B. Fortunato, J. Dougherty 0–7 53:05 – K. Connor (R. Hitchcock, N. Hanifin)
	14 min	Penalties	6 min
	8	Shots	59

21 April 2014 15:00

Finland

3–4 GWS (0–0, 1–2, 2–1) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Czech Republic

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 3,575

Game reference
	Kaapo Kahkonen	Goalies	Vítek Vaněček	Referees: Geoffrey Miller Kendrick Nicholson Linesmen: Gleb lazarev Nikolaj Ponomarjow
	A. Kalapudas (W. Hopponen, J. Parikka) – 23:59 1–0 1–1 32:14 – J. Vrána (D. Kaše) 1–2 32:51 – J. Šmejkal (F. Chlapak, R. Veselý) J. Lammikko (M. Rantanen) – 48:20 2–2 2–3 56:39 – V. Karabáček S. Niku (A. Kalapudas, S. Aho) – 58:48 3–3
	A. Kalapudas Kasperi Kapanen	Shootout	J. Vrána David Pastrňák
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	32	Shots	37

21 April 2014 18:30

Switzerland

3–2 (0–0, 2–1, 1–1)

Denmark

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 593

Game reference
	Gauthier Descloux	Goalies	Thomas Lilie	Referees: Andris Ansons Linus Öhlund Linesmen: Jordan Browne Alexander Waldejer
	R. Karrer (K. Fiala, D. Malgin) (PP) – 30:34 1–0 K. Fiala (J. Siegenthaler, R. Karrer) – 34:23 2–0 2–1 37:41 – T. Olsen (E. Christensen) 2–2 55:46 – C. Mieritz (s. Nielsen) (PP) N. Rod (K. Fiala, D. Malgin) – 57:50 3–2
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	46	Shots	24

22 April 2014 15:00

Czech Republic

4–2 (0–0, 1–0, 3–2)

Switzerland

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 587

Game reference
	Vítek Vaněček	Goalies	Kevin Fehr	Referees: Daniel Konc Gordon Schukies Linesmen: Dana Penkivech Alexander Waldejer
	J. Vrána (D. Mašín, F. Pyrochta) – 23:16 1–0 P. Zacha (V. Karabáček, D. Pastrňák) – 41:37 2–0 2–1 44:28 – N. Rod (K. Fiala, R. Karrer) P. Zacha (D. Pastrňák) – 45:33 3–1 3–2 52:12 – K. Fiala (R. Karrer, N. Rod) J. Šmejkal (D. Pastrňák) (ENG) – 59:57 4–2
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	27	Shots	18

22 April 2014 18:30

United States

4–3 (1–1, 2–2, 1–0)

Finland

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 4,047

Game reference
	Alexander Nedeljkovic	Goalies	Kaapo Kahkonen	Referees: Linus Ohlund Alexander Sergeyev Linesmen: Gleb Lazarev Andreas Malmqvist
	0–1 09:54 – M. Keskitalo (J. Lammikko, M. Honkanen) N. Hanifin (PP) – 19:56 1–1 A. Bjork (D. Larkin) – 20:19 2–1 2–2 25:42 – A. Saarela (M. Keskitalo) 2–3 33:53 – J. Kiviranta (K. Kapanen) K. Connor (A. Matthews, N. Hanifin) – 39:59 3–3 J. Eichel (S. Milano) – 58:56 4–3
	2 min	Penalties	10 min
	46	Shots	20

Relegation round

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

24 April 2014 11:00

Germany

3–2 (1–1, 1–1, 1–0)

Denmark

Arena, Imatra Attendance: 988

Game reference
	Florian Proske	Goalies	Thomas Lillie	Referees: Michael Hicks Pavel Hodek Linesmen: Jordan Browne Alexander Waldejer
	0–1 12:04 – M. Eskildsen (E. Christensen, M. Jensen) D. Kolb (A. Eder, T. Kircher) – 12:21 1–1 1–2 31:19 – M. Jensen (T. Olsen, E. Grandal) (PP) A. Eder (D. Kolb, T. Kircher) (PP)– 37:43 2–2 S. Loibl (M. Wiederer, E. Quaas) – 51:20 3–2
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	24	Shots	24

25 April 2014 16:00

Denmark

2–3 OT (2–0, 0–0, 0–2) (OT 0–1)

Germany

Arena, Imatra Attendance: 746

Game reference
	Thomas Lillie	Goalies	Florian Proske	Referees: Andris Ansons Daniel Konc Linesmen: Gleb Lazarev Miroslav Lhotský
	C. Mieritz (K. Jensen, M. Jensen) – 04:41 1–0 A. Krogsgaard (J. Holmberg, E. Grandal) (PP) – 12:57 2–0 2–1 49:56 – A. Eder (T. Kircher, D. Trinkberger) 2–2 55:40 – L. Koziol (T. Kircher, A. Eder) 2–3 63:55 – J. Mayenschein (D. Trinkberger)
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	10	Shots	33

• 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.

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

B1

United States

6

A4

Slovakia

2

Semifinals

B1

United States

4

Quarterfinals

A2

Sweden

1

A2

Sweden

10

B3

Finland

0

Final

B1

United States

5

Quarterfinals

B2

Czech Republic

2

A1

Canada

3

B4

Switzerland

2

Semifinals

Bronze medal game

A1

Canada

3

A1

Canada

3

Quarterfinals

B2

Czech Republic

4

A2

Sweden

1

B2

Czech Republic

3

A3

Russia

2

Quarterfinals

24 April 2014 13:00

United States

6–2 (3–0, 1–0, 2–2)

Slovakia

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 503

Game reference
	Alexander Nedeljkovic	Goalies	Matej Tomek Adam Húska	Referees: Gordon Schukies Alexander Sergeyev Linesmen: Gleb Lazarev Nikolaj Ponomarjow
	J. Eichel (A. Tuch) – 00:54 1–0 J. MacLeod (J. Eichel) (PP2) – 03:28 2–0 A. Bjork (J. Eichel, S. Milano) – 17:08 3–0 A. Matthews (K. Connor, J. Glover) – 24:00 4–0 4–1 46:17 – K. Ferleťák (C. Jaroš) J. MacLeod (A. Tuch) (PP) – 48:30 5–1 N. Stevens (R. Collins) (PP) – 52:37 6–1 6–2 55:30 – M. Halama (L. Hrusik, K. Ferleťák) (PP2)
	14 min	Penalties	16 min
	43	Shots	12

24 April 2014 15:00

Czech Republic

3–2 OT (1–0, 0–1, 1–1) (OT 1–0)

Russia

Arena, Imatra Attendance: 1,116

Game reference
	Vítek Vaněček	Goalies	Maxim Tretiak	Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Tobias Wehrli Linesmen: Dana Penkivech Jani Pesonen
	J. Vrána (O. Mikliš, D. Kaše) – 18:53 1–0 1–1 32:35 – Y. Korshkov (K. Pilipenko, V. Kamenev) (PP) D. Kaše (A. Rasner, M. Špaček) – 41:17 2–1 2–2 49:02 – K. Pilipenko (E. Svechnikov, V. Kamenev) J. Vrána (F. Pyrochta, D. Mašín) – 65:55 3–2
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	28	Shots	27

24 April 2014 17:00

Sweden

10–0 (3–0, 2–0, 5–0)

Finland

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 3,075

Game reference
	Linus Söderström	Goalies	Kaapo Kähkönen Joona Voutilainen	Referees: Geoffrey Miller Kendrick Nicholson Linesmen: Miroslav Lhotský Sotaro Yamaguchi
	W. Nylander (A. Holmström) – 00:52 1–0 K. Rosdahl (H. Törnqvist, J. Forsbacka-Karlsson) – 07:36 2–0 W. Lagesson (C. Ehn, K. Elgestål) – 10:43 3–0 W. Lagesson (PP) – 20:54 4–0 M. Pettersson (C. Ehn, A. Ottosson) – 22:16 5–0 R. Andersson (H. Törnqvist) – 41:43 6–0 K. Elgestål – 45:43 7–0 W. Nylander – 45:49 8–0 A. Holmström (O. Lindblom, W. Nylander) (PP) – 52:22 9–0 A. Holmström (W. Nylander, A. Ollas-Mattsson) – 54:25 10–0
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	32	Shots	24

24 April 2014 19:00

Canada

3–2 (1–1, 1–0, 1–1)

Switzerland

Arena, Imatra Attendance: 1,116

Game reference
	Mason McDonald	Goalies	Gauthier Descloux	Referees: Linus Öhlund Anssi Salonen Linesmen: René Jensen Andreas Malmqvist
	0–1 07:50 – D. Diem (R. Frick, D. Riat) J. Virtanen (T. Sanheim, J. McCann) (PP) – 17:28 1–1 J. Quenneville (J. Hawryluk, R. Gropp) – 31:58 2–1 2–2 55:43 – K. Fiala (D. Malgin, R. Karrer) (PP) T. Konecny (T. Sanheim) – 59:30 3–2
	16 min	Penalties	18 min
	17	Shots	21

Semifinals

26 April 2014 15:00

United States

4–1 (1–1, 1–0, 2–0)

Sweden

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 2,038

Game reference
	Alexander Nedeljkovic	Goalies	Linus Söderström	Referees: Kendrick Nicholson Alexander Sergeyev Linesmen: Jordan Browne Gleb Lazarev
	0–1 02:39 – G. Franzén (W. Nylander, A. Kempe) A. Matthews (K. Connor) – 03:11 1–1 R. Hitchcock (N. Hanifin) – 27:47 2–1 D. Larkin (R. Hitchcock) – 48:38 3–1 J. Eichel (D. Larkin) (ENG) – 59:14 4–1
	14 min	Penalties	6 min
	34	Shots	20

26 April 2014 19:00

Canada

3–4 OT (0–1, 1–2, 2–0) (OT 0–1)

Czech Republic

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 1,603

Game reference
	Mason McDonald	Goalies	Vitek Vanecek	Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Tobias Wehrli Linesmen: Andreas Malmqvist Dana Penkivech
	0–1 01:15 – M. Špaček (J. Vrána) 0–2 27:37 – J. Vrána (M. Špaček, J. Zboril) 0–3 32:57 – J. Šmejkal (R. Veselý) M. Barzal (D. Audette, J. Quenneville) (PP) – 34:51 1–3 J. Hicketts (C. Bleackley) – 45:02 2–3 D. Audette (M. Barzal) – 52:21 3–3 3–4 66:17 – D. Kaše
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	30	Shots	33

Bronze medal game

27 April 2014 15:00

Canada

3–1 (1–1, 1–0, 1–0)

Sweden

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 3,251

Game reference
	Mason McDonald	Goalies	Linus Söderström	Referees: Geoffrey Miller Anssi Salonen Linesmen: Miroslav Lhotský Sotaro Yamaguchi
	0–1 10:07 – H. Törnqvist (SH) B. Perlini (J. Virtanen) (PP) – 17:02 1–1 L. Crouse (T. Konecny, J. Hicketts) – 31:57 2–1 T. Konecny (T. Sanheim, J. Hicketts) – 55:22 3–1
	30 min	Penalties	45 min
	26	Shots	39

Final

27 April 2014 19:00

United States

5–2 (3–1, 2–1, 0–0)

Czech Republic

Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 3,338

Game reference
	Alexander Nedeljkovic	Goalies	Vítek Vaněček	Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Tobias Wehrli Linesmen: Andreas Malmqvist Jani Pesonen
	J. Dougherty (S. Milano, J. Eichel) – 00:33 1–0 A. Matthews (K. Connor, R. Collins) – 06:55 2–0 S. Milano (L. Belpedio, J. MacLeod) – 07:41 3–0 3–1 19:26 – J. Šmejkal (R. Veselý, F. Chlapík) D. Larkin (S. Milano) – 21:13 4–1 A. Matthews (B. Fortunato) – 26:57 5–1 5–2 33:20 – D. Kaše (A. Rasner, M. Špaček) (PP)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	41	Shots	17

Scoring leaders

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

Leading goaltenders

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

Tournament Awards

Best players selected by the directorate:

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

Source: IIHF.com

Final standings

Team  United States  Czech Republic  Canada 4th  Sweden 5th  Russia 6th  Finland 7th   Switzerland 8th  Slovakia 9th  Germany 10th  Denmark Relegated to the 2015 Division I A

2014 IIHF U18 World Champions  United States 8th title

Division I

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Nice, France, from 13 to 19 April 2014.^[4]

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Latvia	5	4	0	0	1	20	11	+9	12
Norway	5	3	1	0	1	26	12	+14	11
Kazakhstan	5	3	0	1	1	17	11	+6	10
Belarus	5	2	1	1	1	15	12	+3	9
France	5	1	0	0	4	9	22	−13	3
Italy	5	0	0	0	5	8	27	−19	0

Promoted to the 2015 Top Division

Relegated to the 2015 Division I B

Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, from 13 to 19 April 2014.^[5]

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hungary	5	5	0	0	0	35	11	+24	15
Austria	5	3	0	0	2	15	10	+5	9
Slovenia	5	3	0	0	2	15	16	−1	9
Japan	5	3	0	0	2	22	20	+2	9
Ukraine	5	1	0	0	4	15	16	−1	3
Poland	5	0	0	0	5	5	35	−30	0

Promoted to the 2015 Division I A

Relegated to the 2015 Division II A

Division II

Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Dumfries, Great Britain, from 24 to 30 March 2014.^[6]

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Lithuania	5	3	1	1	0	23	12	+11	12
South Korea	5	2	2	0	1	24	21	+3	10
Croatia	5	3	0	0	2	18	14	+4	9
Netherlands	5	2	0	0	3	12	17	−5	6
Great Britain	5	1	0	1	3	16	25	−9	4
Romania	5	1	0	1	3	15	19	−4	4

Promoted to the 2015 Division I B

Relegated to the 2015 Division II B

Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 14 to 20 April 2014.^[7]

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Estonia	5	4	0	0	1	30	13	+17	12
Spain	5	4	0	0	1	25	11	+14	12
Serbia	5	4	0	0	1	31	9	+22	12
Belgium	5	1	1	0	3	17	31	−14	5
China	5	1	0	1	3	16	21	−5	4
Iceland	5	0	0	0	5	8	42	−34	0

Promoted to the 2015 Division II A

Relegated to the 2015 Division III A

Division III

Division III A

The Division III A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 24 to 30 March 2014.^[8]

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Australia	5	4	0	0	1	14	6	+8	12
Israel	5	3	0	0	2	25	15	+10	9
Chinese Taipei	5	2	1	0	2	12	13	−1	8
Bulgaria	5	2	0	0	3	11	17	−6	6
Mexico	5	2	0	0	3	13	10	+3	6
New Zealand	5	1	0	1	3	9	23	−14	4

Promoted to the 2015 Division II B

Relegated to the 2015 Division III B

Division III B

The Division III B tournament was played in İzmit, Turkey, from 13 to 15 February 2014.^[9]

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Africa	2	2	0	0	0	10	4	+6	6
Turkey	2	1	0	0	1	6	4	+2	3
Hong Kong	2	0	0	0	2	5	13	−8	0

Promoted to the 2015 Division III A

References

1. "2014 World Championships". Iihf.com. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
2. Top Division statistics
3. "IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship" (PDF). IIHF.com. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
4. Division I A statistics
5. Division I B statistics
6. Division II A statistics
7. Division II B statistics
8. Division III A statistics
9. Division III B statistics

External links

• Website