2014 IIHF World U18 Championships
# 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.

## Top Division

### Officials

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

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

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Canada | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sweden | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Russia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Slovakia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Germany | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 0 | Relegation round |

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

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Finland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Denmark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 25 | −20 | 0 | Relegation round |

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

### Relegation round

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

* 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B1 | United States | 6 | | | | | | |
| A4 | Slovakia | 2 | | | | | | |
| A4 | Slovakia | 2 | B1 | United States | 4 | | | |
| | | | A2 | Sweden | 1 | | | |
| A2 | Sweden | 10 | A2 | Sweden | 1 | | | |
| B3 | Finland | 0 | | | | | | |
| B3 | Finland | 0 | | | | B1 | United States | 5 |
| | | | | | | B2 | Czech Republic | 2 |
| A1 | Canada | 3 | | | | | | | B2 | Czech Republic | 2 |
| B4 | Switzerland | 2 | | | |
| B4 | Switzerland | 2 | A1 | Canada | 3 | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| | | | B2 | Czech Republic | 4 |
| B2 | Czech Republic | 3 | B2 | Czech Republic | 4 | A1 | Canada | 3 |
| A3 | Russia | 2 | | | | A2 | Sweden | 1 |

### 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.

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Latvia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 12 | Promoted to the 2015 Top Division |
| 2 | Norway | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 11 | |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 10 | |
| 4 | Belarus | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 9 | |
| 5 | France | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 3 | |
| 6 | Italy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 27 | −19 | 0 | 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.

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hungary | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 15 | Promoted to the 2015 Division I A |
| 2 | Austria | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 9 | |
| 3 | Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 9 | |
| 4 | Japan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 9 | |
| 5 | Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 3 | |
| 6 | Poland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 35 | −30 | 0 | 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.

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 12 | Promoted to the 2015 Division I B |
| 2 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 10 | |
| 3 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 9 | |
| 4 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 6 | |
| 5 | Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 4 | |
| 6 | Romania | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 4 | 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.

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Estonia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 12 | Promoted to the 2015 Division II A |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 12 | |
| 3 | Serbia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 12 | |
| 4 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 5 | |
| 5 | China | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 4 | |
| 6 | Iceland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 42 | −34 | 0 | 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.

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 12 | Promoted to the 2015 Division II B |
| 2 | Israel | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 9 | |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 8 | |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 6 | |
| 5 | Mexico | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 6 | |
| 6 | New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 4 | 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.

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | Promoted to the 2015 Division III A |
| 2 | Turkey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 0 | |
