2004 IIHF World U18 Championships

International ice hockey competition

2004 IIHF World U18 Championship

Tournament details
Host country|  Belarus
Venue(s)| 2 (in 1 host city)
Dates| 8–18 April 2004
Teams| 10
Final positions
Champions |  Russia (2nd title)
Runner-up |  United States
Third place |  Czech Republic
Fourth place|  Canada
Tournament statistics
Games played| 31
Goals scored| 186 (6 per game)
Scoring leader(s)|  Lauri Korpikoski
Petteri Nokelainen
Lauri Tukonen
Roman Voloshenko
(11 points)

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The 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Minsk, Belarus. The championships began on April 8, 2004, and finished on April 18, 2004. Games were played at the Ice Palace and Palace sport in Minsk. Russia defeated the United States 3–2 in the final to claim the gold medal, while the Czech Republic defeated Canada 3–2 to capture the bronze medal.

## Championship results

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### Preliminary round

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#### Group A

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  United States | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 22  | 5  | +17  | 8  | Semifinals
2  |  Canada | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 15  | 5  | +10  | 6  | Quarterfinals
3  |  Sweden | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 8  | 12  | −4  | 4
4  |  Denmark | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 8  | 10  | −2  | 2  | Relegation round
5  |  Belarus (H) | 4  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 3  | 24  | −21  | 0

Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

8 April 2004
15:00| Denmark | 2–5
(0–0, 1–3, 1–2)|  United States| Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,200

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8 April 2004
19:00| Sweden | 0–5
(0–1, 0–1, 0–3)|  Canada| Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,400

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9 April 2004
19:00| Belarus | 1–4
(0–1, 1–2, 0–1)|  Denmark| Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,500

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10 April 2004
15:00| United States | 6–2
(3–0, 3–1, 0–1)|  Sweden| Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,000

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10 April 2004
19:00| Canada | 7–2
(3–1, 2–1, 2–0)|  Belarus| Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,500

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11 April 2004
17:00| Denmark | 1–2
(1–1, 0–1, 0–0)|  Canada| Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,150

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12 April 2004
15:00| Sweden | 2–1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)|  Denmark| Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 2,800

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12 April 2004
15:00| United States | 9–0
(2–0, 4–0, 3–0)|  Belarus| Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,500

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13 April 2004
15:00| Canada | 1–2
(0–0, 1–0, 0–2)|  United States| Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,200

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13 April 2004
19:00| Belarus | 0–4
(0–2, 0–0, 0–2)|  Sweden| Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,500

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#### Group B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Russia | 4  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 16  | 9  | +7  | 6  | Semifinals
2  |  Czech Republic | 4  | 1  | 3  | 0  | 10  | 3  | +7  | 5[a] | Quarterfinals
3  |  Slovakia | 4  | 1  | 3  | 0  | 13  | 7  | +6  | 5[a]
4  |  Finland | 4  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 14  | 8  | +6  | 4  | Relegation round
5  |  Norway | 4  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 6  | 32  | −26  | 0

Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

1. ^ a b Czech Republic 1–1 Slovakia

8 April 2004
15:00| Norway | 4–8
(1–2, 1–3, 2–3)|  Russia| Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,400

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8 April 2004
19:00| Czech Republic | 1–1
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)|  Slovakia| Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,400

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9 April 2004
15:00| Finland | 9–0
(1–0, 4–0, 4–0)|  Norway| Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,750

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10 April 2004
15:00| Russia | 1–1
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)|  Czech Republic| Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,800

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10 April 2004
19:00| Slovakia | 2–2
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)|  Finland| Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,100

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11 April 2004
15:00| Norway | 2–8
(0–2, 1–2, 1–4)|  Slovakia| Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,800

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12 April 2004
15:00| Czech Republic | 7–0
(4–0, 1–0, 2–0)|  Norway| Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,600

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12 April 2004
19:00| Russia | 5–2
(2–0, 0–1, 3–1)|  Finland| Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 2,000

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13 April 2004
15:00| Finland | 1–1
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)|  Czech Republic| Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,700

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13 April 2004
19:00| Slovakia | 2–2
(2–0, 0–1, 0–1)|  Russia| Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,750

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### Relegation round

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation

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7  |  Finland | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 18  | 3  | +15  | 6  |
8  |  Denmark | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 12  | 9  | +3  | 4
9  |  Belarus (H) | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 7  | 12  | −5  | 2  | 2005 Division I
10  |  Norway | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 20  | −13  | 0

Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

15 April 2004
15:00| Denmark | 7–4
(3–1, 0–1, 4–2)|  Norway| Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,500

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15 April 2004
19:00| Finland | 5–2
(2–1, 2–0, 1–1)|  Belarus| Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,600

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16 April 2004
15:00| Denmark | 1–4
(1–2, 0–1, 0–1)|  Finland| Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,600

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16 April 2004
19:00| Belarus | 4–3
(0–1, 1–1, 3–1)|  Norway| Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,500

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### Final round

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#### Bracket

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| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Final |

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| | | | A1 |  United States | 3 | |
| B2 |  Czech Republic | 5 | | | B2 |  Czech Republic | 2 |
| A3 |  Sweden | 1 | | | | | | A1 |  United States | 2 |
| | | | | | B1 |  Russia | 3 |
| | | | B1 |  Russia | 5 |
| A2 |  Canada | 3 | | | A2 |  Canada | 2 |
| B3 |  Slovakia | 1 | | | | Third place

| | | B2 |  Czech Republic | 3
| | | A2 |  Canada | 2

#### Quarterfinals

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15 April 2004
15:00| Canada | 3–1
(2–0, 0–1, 1–0)|  Slovakia| Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,200

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| Devan Dubnyk| Goalies| Michal Valent| Referee:
Milan Minář
Linesmen:
Joseph Ross
Anders Karlberg
| Chipchura (McGrath, Garlock) (PP2) – 08:44| 1–0|

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Chipchura (Sigalet) (PP) – 16:21| 2–0|
| 2–1| 31:22 – Tománek (Zagrapan)
McGrath (Byers) – 44:44| 3–1|
18 min| Penalties| 28 min
21| Shots| 34
15 April 2004
19:00| Czech Republic | 5–1
(1–1, 2–0, 2–0)|  Sweden| Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,300

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| Marek Schwarz| Goalies| Magnus Åkerlund| Referee:
Terry Hobor
Linesmen:
Chris De Haan
Miroslav Valach
| Birner (Krejčí) – 12:30| 1–0|

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Birner (Bahenský) – 20:34| 2–1|
Krejčí (Šmíd) – 21:29| 3–1|
M. Pšurný – 44:28| 4–1|
M. Pšurný (R. Pšurný, Šindel)– 49:56| 5–1|
6 min| Penalties| 6 min
36| Shots| 20

#### Semifinals

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16 April 2004
15:00| United States | 3–2
(1–0, 2–2, 0–0)|  Czech Republic| Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,400

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| Cory Schneider| Goalies| Marek Schwarz| Referee:
Anatoli Zakharov
Linesmen:
Miroslav Valach
Chris De Haan
| Lerg (Gerbe) (PP) – 10:25| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 21:09 – Gulasi (Krejčí, Šindel)
Fritsche (Porter, Scero) (PP) – 28:25| 2–1|
Kessel (Skille, Auffrey) – 33:42| 3–1|
| 3–2| 36:35 – Daneček (Balán) (PP)
24 min| Penalties| 12 min
21| Shots| 36

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16 April 2004
19:00| Russia | 5–2
(1–0, 2–2, 0–0)|  Canada| Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,500

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| Anton Khudobin| Goalies| Devan Dubnyk| Referee:
David Hansen
Linesmen:
Anders Karlberg
Joseph Ross
| Shitikov (Malkin) (PP) – 10:48| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 12:23 – Lammers (Sigalet) (PP)
Belov (Dzhugelia, Voloshenko) (PP) – 14:36| 2–1|
Shirokov (Malkin, Radulov) – 18:36| 3–1|
Voloshenko (Yunkov, Radulov) – 29:30| 4–1|
Malkin (Radulov, Voloshenko) – 41:02| 5–1|
| 5–2| 47:15 – Berti (Garlock) (PP)
53 min| Penalties| 28 min
21| Shots| 29

#### Fifth place game

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17 April 2004
15:00| Slovakia | 4–5
(2–2, 1–2, 1–1)|  Sweden| Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,000

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| Michal Valent| Goalies| Daniel Larsson| Referee:
David Hansen
Linesmen:
Jaromír Bláha
Valeri Gotsoulia
| Zagrapan (Handlovský) – 05:54| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 08:23 – Karlsson (Wikner)
Tománek (Zagrapan) – 14:15| 2–1|
| 2–2| 18:20 – Enström (Bergfors) (PP)
| 2–3| 26:30 – Hedman (Enström, Hellström) (PP)
| 2–4| 30:36 – J. Andersson (Näslund)
Sekera (Valábik) (PP) – 32:14| 3–4|
| 3–5| 49:33 – Enström (Hellström, Demén-Willaume)
Handlovský (Ščurko) – 50:46| 4–5|
8 min| Penalties| 8 min
30| Shots| 22

#### Bronze medal game

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18 April 2004
13:00| Czech Republic | 3–2
(1–0, 1–2, 1–0)|  Canada| Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,500

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| Marek Schwarz| Goalies| Devan Dubnyk| Referee:
Anatoli Zakharov
Linesmen:
Tobias Wehrli
Andrei Vasko
| Šindel (Šmíd, Birner) (PP) – 08:33| 1–0|

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| 2–1| 34:57 – Garlock (Rogers) (PP)
| 2–2| 35:29 – Reddox (Cabana)
R. Pšurný (Balán) – 46:13| 3–2|
20 min| Penalties| 20 min
24| Shots| 29

#### Final

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18 April 2004
17:00| United States | 2–3
(1–0, 0–1, 1–2)|  Russia| Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,500

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| Cory Schneider| Goalies| Anton Khudobin| Referee:
Milan Minář
Linesmen:
Chris De Haan
Miroslav Valach
| Hagemo (Porter) (PP) – 15:57| 1–0|

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| 1–2| 44:54 – Voloshenko (Yunkov)
| 1–3| 46:00 – Shitikov (Malkin)
Kessel (Hagemo) (PP) – 58:22| 2–3|
30 min| Penalties| 28 min
25| Shots| 26

### Final standings

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4 |  Canada
5 |  Sweden
6 |  Slovakia
7 |  Finland
8 |  Denmark
9 |  Belarus
10 |  Norway

Belarus and  Norway are relegated to Division I for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships.

### Statistics

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#### Scoring leaders

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Pos  | Player  | Country  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | +/−  | PIM

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1 | Lauri Korpikoski |  Finland | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +7 | 2
1 | Lauri Tukonen |  Finland | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +7 | 10
1 | Petteri Nokelainen |  Finland | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +5 | 16
1 | Roman Voloshenko |  Russia | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +6 | 18
5 | Phil Kessel |  United States | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +3 | 6
6 | Peter Regin |  Denmark | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +6 | 0
7 | Roman Tománek |  Slovakia | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | +6 | 6
8 | Marek Zagrapan |  Slovakia | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +9 | 8
8 | Evgeni Malkin |  Russia | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +4 | 31
10 | Morten Madsen |  Denmark | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +5 | 2

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

#### Goaltending leaders

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(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos  | Player  | Country  | TOI  | GA  | GAA  | SA  | Sv%  | SO

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1 | Marek Schwarz |  Czech Republic | 419:21 | 9 | 1.29 | 148 | 93.92 | 1
2 | Cory Schneider |  United States | 350:31 | 10 | 1.71 | 141 | 92.91 | 1
3 | Tuukka Rask |  Finland | 298:42 | 8 | 1.61 | 110 | 92.73 | 1
4 | Devan Dubnyk |  Canada | 356:50 | 12 | 2.02 | 145 | 91.72 | 1
5 | Anton Khudobin |  Russia | 360:00 | 13 | 2.17 | 152 | 91.45 | 0

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

### Awards

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* Best players selected by the Directorate:
* Best Goaltender:  Marek Schwarz
* Best Defenceman:  Zach Jones
* Best Forward:  Evgeni Malkin

Source: IIHF

* Media All-Stars:
* Goaltender:  Anton Khudobin
* Defencemen:  Andy Rogers /  Ladislav Šmíd
* Forwards:  Liam Reddox /  Evgeni Malkin /  Phil Kessel

## Division I

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Main article: 2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

Division I consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 27 March and 2 April 2004 in Amstetten, Austria and the Group B tournament was held between 29 March and 4 April 2004 in Asiago, Italy. Switzerland and Germany won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Romania finished last in Group A and South Korea last in Group B and were both relegated to Division II for 2005.[1][2]

Final standings

Group A

1. Switzerland — promoted to the Championship Division for 2005
2. Slovenia
3. Austria
4. Latvia
5. Poland
6. Romania — relegated to Division II for 2004

Group B

1. Germany — promoted to the Championship Division for 2004
2. Japan
3. Italy
4. Kazakhstan
5. France
6. South Korea — relegated to Division II for 2004

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## Division II

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Main article: 2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

Division II consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 28 March and 3 April 2004 in Debrecen, Hungary and the Group B tournament was held between 1 and 7 March 2004 in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania. Ukraine and Great Britain won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division I for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Belgium finished last in Group A and Australia last in Group B and were both relegated to Division III for 2005.[3][4]

Final standings

Group A

1. Ukraine — promoted to Division I for 2005
2. Hungary
3. Netherlands
4. Spain
5. Iceland
6. Belgium — relegated to Division III for 2005

Group B

1. Great Britain — promoted to Division I for 2005
2. Estonia
3. Croatia
4. Lithuania
5. Serbia and Montenegro
6. Australia — relegated to Division III for 2005

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## Division III

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Main article: 2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

The Division III tournament was held between 6 and 14 March 2004 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Mexico and South Africa finished first and second respectively and both gained promotion to Division II for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina finished sixth and seventh respectively and were relegated to the Division III Qualification tournament for 2005.[5]

Final standings

1. Mexico — promoted to Division II for 2005
2. South Africa — promoted to Division II for 2005
3. New Zealand
4. Bulgaria
5. Israel
6. Turkey — relegated to Division III Qualification for 2005
7. Bosnia and Herzegovina — relegated to Division III Qualification for 2005

## References

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1. ^ "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
2. ^ "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
3. ^ "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
4. ^ "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
5. ^ "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-03-31.

## External links

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* Official Championship results and statistics

* v
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IIHF World U18 Championships

Current champions (2024):  Canada

2023 Championship teams|

* Canada
* Czechia
* Finland
* Germany
* Latvia
* Norway
* 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
* ~~United States 2020~~
* United States 2021
* Germany 2022
* Switzerland 2023
* Finland 2024
* United States 2025

Division I|

* 1999
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* 2014
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* ~~2020~~
* ~~2021~~
* 2022
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* 2024
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* 1999
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* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
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* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* ~~2021~~
* 2022
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* 2024
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Division III|

* 1999
* 2000
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* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* ~~2021~~
* 2022
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* 2024
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* Predecessor: IIHF European Junior Championships (1967–1998)

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