2012 IIHF World U18 Championships

Not to be confused with 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

International ice hockey competition

2012 IIHF U18 World Championship

Tournament details
Host country|  Czech Republic
Venue(s)| 3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates| 12–22 April 2012
Teams| 10
Final positions
Champions |  United States (7th title)
Runner-up |  Sweden
Third place |  Canada
Fourth place|  Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played| 31
Goals scored| 209 (6.74 per game)
Attendance| 26,228 (846 per game)
Scoring leader(s)|  Mathew Dumba (12 points)

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The 2012 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 14th IIHF World U18 Championship and was hosted in Brno, Znojmo and Břeclav, Czech Republic.[1] It began on 12 April 2012 with the gold medal game played on 22 April 2012.[2]

Brno and Znojmo were originally to co-host, but a schedule change became necessary when Kometa Brno unexpectedly advanced to the Czech Extraliga finals, making their home ice unavailable to the tournament on three days.

The United States defeated Sweden 7–0 in the final to win their seventh title.[3] Canada captured the bronze medal by beating Finland 5–4 in overtime.[4]

## Top Division

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All times are local. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)

### Preliminary round

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#### Group A

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  United States | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 18  | 3  | +15  | 12  | Semifinals
2  |  Finland | 4  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 15  | 9  | +6  | 9  | Quarterfinals
3  |  Canada | 4  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 17  | 12  | +5  | 6
4  |  Czech Republic | 4  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 12  | 21  | −9  | 3  | Relegation round
5  |  Denmark | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 6  | 23  | −17  | 0

Source: IIHF

12 April 2012
16:00| Denmark | 1–6
(1–3, 0–2, 0–1)|  Canada| Kajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 1,236

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| Matthias Hansen| Goalies| Matt Murray| Referees:
Peter Gebei
Jan Hribik
Linesmen:
Scott Dalgleish
Nikolaj Ponomarjow
| | 0–1| 00:55 – S. Laughton (K. Rychel)

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O. Björkstrand (Y. Vedel) (PP) – 11:57| 1–1|
| 1–2| 13:52 – G. Smith
| 1–3| 17:27 – M. Winther (B. Troock)
| 1–4| 33:22 – A. Mantha (T. Bourke, J. Morrissey) (PP)
| 1–5| 38:32– K. Rychel (M. Dumba, D. Severson) (PP)
| 1–6| 40:55 – M. Dumba (T. Bourke)
20 min| Penalties| 16 min
16| Shots| 48
12 April 2012
20:00| Finland | 0–4
(0–0, 0–0, 0–4)|  United States| Kajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 1,509

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| Joonas Korpisalo| Goalies| Collin Olson| Referees:
Daniel Konc
Pascal St. Jacques
Linesmen:
Roman Shikhanov
Emil Yletyinen
| | 0–1| 40:54 – N. Kerdiles (D. O'Regan, R. Hartman) (PP)

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| 0–2| 43:04 – M. Lane (J. Compher, F. Vatrano)
| 0–3| 44:24 – Q. Shore (R. Barber, K. Osterberg)
| 0–4| 48:35 – C. Carrick (M. Lane, F. Vatrano) (PP)
43 min| Penalties| 14 min
21| Shots| 37
13 April 2012
15:00| Czech Republic | 8–4
(1–1, 6–2, 1–1)|  Denmark| Hostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 1,694

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| Marek Langhammer| Goalies| George Sorensen
Matthias Hansen| Referees:
Anssi Salonen
Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
Scott Dalgleish
Andreas Kohler
| D. Volek (V. Tomeček, A. Chlapík) (PP) – 05:37| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 13:03 – O. Björkstrand (M. Eller, K. Lauridsen
E. Soumelidis (P. Šidlík, V. Tomeček) (PP) – 22:51| 2–1|
M. Procházka (M. Matějček) – 24:36| 3–1|
J. Štencel (M. Zadrazil) – 26:02| 4–1|
J. Vrána (E. Soumelidids, V. Tomeček) – 26:20| 5–1|
| 5–2| 28:05 – O. Björkstrand (K. Lauridsen)
| 5–3| 31:18 – K. Lauridsen (M. Brodersen, N. Gade)
D. Simon (E. Soumelidis, J. Vrána) – 31:46| 6–3|
O. Slováček (PP) – 35:29| 7–3|
| 7–4| 52:48 – M. Illemann (S. Mortensen)
J. Vrána (D. Simon) – 55:56| 8–4|
8 min| Penalties| 14 min
47| Shots| 28
14 April 2012
13:00| United States | 5–0
(1–0, 3–0, 1–0)|  Czech Republic| Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav
Attendance: 1,857

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| Colin Olson| Goalies| Marek Langhammer
Patrick Polivka| Referees:
Roman Gofman
Mikael Sjoqvist
Linesmen:
Nikolaj Ponomarjow
Roman Shikhanov
| N. Kerdiles (D. O'Regan) – 13:16| 1–0|

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J. Trouba (S. Jones, N. Kerdiles) (PP) – 29:18| 2–0|
S. Jones (R. Hartman, J. Trouba) (PP) – 32:33| 3–0|
Q. Shore (R. Barber, A. Louis) – 38:31| 4–0|
R. Hartman (S. Jones) – 49:58| 5–0|
2 min| Penalties| 31 min
37| Shots| 17
14 April 2012
18:00| Canada | 2–4
(1–0, 1–3, 0–1)|  Finland| Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav
Attendance: 825

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| Matt Murray| Goalies| Joonas Korpisalo| Referees:
Andreas Koch
Florian Zehetleitner
Linesmen:
Andreas Kohler
Emil Yletyinen
| M. Dumba (H. Shinkaruk) – 19:59| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 25:07 – A. Makinen (A. Mustonen, R. Ristolainen
K. Rychel (S. Laughton, M. Dumba) – 25:34| 2–1|
| 2–2| 32:48 – B. Pokka (T. Teräväinen, N. Tikkinen)
| 2–3| 39:04 – A. Lehkonen (N. Tikkinen, T. Teräväinen) (PP2)
| 2–4| 58:24 – R. Kulmala (S. Salminen, M. Vainonen)
28 min| Penalties| 4 min
26| Shots| 39
15 April 2012
18:00| Denmark | 0–4
(0–1, 0–2, 0–1)|  United States| Kajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 435

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| George Sörensen| Goalies| Jared Rutledge| Referees:
Igor Dremelj
Andreas Koch
Linesmen:
Scott Dalgleish
Emil Yletyinen
| | 0–1| 01:53 – M. Lane (B. Skjei, J. Compher)

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| 0–2| 20:45 – S. Jones (N. Kerdiles, D. O'Regan) (PP)
| 0–3| 26:07 – F. Vatrano (J. Compher, M. Lane)
| 0–4| 54:28 – Q. Shore (C. Carrick)
8 min| Penalties| 14 min
17| Shots| 57
16 April 2012
16:00| Canada | 6–2
(4–1, 0–1, 2–0)|  Czech Republic| Kajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 2,093

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| Matt Murray| Goalies| Patrik Polivka| Referees:
Harry Dumas
Daniel Konc
Linesmen:
Scott Dalgleish
Roman Shikhanov
| B. Gaunce (G. Smith, S. Reinhart) – 09:26| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 12:12– J. Houfek (P. Sedláček)
B. Gaunce (S. Reinhart, G. Smith) – 12:41| 2–1|
S. Laughton (K. Rychel, M. Dumba) – 13:26| 3–1|
S. Reinhart (K. Rychel) (PP) – 16:23| 4–1|
| 4–2| 25:46 – D. Volek (P. Machač, P. Šidlík)
M. Dumba (R. Pulock) (PP) – 44:47| 5–2|
K. Rychel (B. Gaunce) – 50:36| 6–2|
10 min| Penalties| 10 min
41| Shots| 25
16 April 2012
20:00| Finland | 5–1
(1–0, 2–1, 2–0)|  Denmark| Kajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 383

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| Jean Auren| Goalies| George Sorensen| Referees:
Roman Gofman
Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
Andreas Kohler
Nikolaj Ponomarjow
| S. Markkula – 16:35| 1–0|

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A. Lehkonen (T. Teräväinen, M. Lehtonen) – 23:13| 2–0|
A. Lehkonen (T. Teräväinen) (PP) – 24:44| 3–0|
| 3–1| 33:25 – M. Apserup (Y. Vedel)
R. Kulmala (V. Pokka) (PP) – 47:42| 4–1|
H. Ikonen (M. Vainonen) – 51:26| 5–1|
4 min| Penalties| 6 min
42| Shots| 19
17 April 2012
16:00| Czech Republic | 2–6
(0–2, 1–1, 1–3)|  Finland| Kajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 1,450

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| Patrik Polivka| Goalies| Joonas Korpisalo| Referees:
Andreas Koch
Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
Andreas Kohler
Nikolaj Ponomarjow
| | 0–1| 05:54 – M. Vainonen (H. Haapala, A. Mustonen)

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| 0–2| 10:25 – R. Kulmala (H. Haapala, A. Mustonen)
| 0–3| 25:31 – A. Mustonen (H. Haapala)
D. Simon (J. Vrána) – 28:35| 1–3|
| 1–4| 40:52 – R. Kulmala (E. Lindell, V. Pokka)
J. Hudeček (D. Volek) – 48:29| 2–4|
| 2–5| 55:39 – S. Markkula (A. Barkov)
| 2–6| 56:23 – A. Barkov (V. Pokka, S. Markkula) (PP)
22 min| Penalties| 6 min
28| Shots| 46
17 April 2012
20:00| United States | 5–3
(0–0, 2–2, 3–1)|  Canada| Kajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 1,920

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| Collin Olson| Goalies| Matt Murray| Referees:
Jan Hribik
Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
Roman Shikhanov
Emil Yletyinen
| | 0–1| 22:45 – H. Shinkaruk (T. Bourke, M. Dumba) (PP)

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M. Grzelcyk (C. Carrick, Q. Shore) (PP) – 24:50| 1–1|
| 1–2| 30:00 – M. Dumba (J. Morrissey, H. Shinkaruk) (PP)
R. Barber (Q. Shore) (PP) – 38:50| 2–2|
S. Jones (R. Hartman) (PP) – 45:10| 3–2|
F. Vatrano (M. Lane) – 46:39| 4–2|
| 4–3| 55:06 – R. Pulock (T. Bourke, S. Laughton)
M. Lane (EA) – 59:27| 5–3|
12 min| Penalties| 22 min
40| Shots| 29

#### Group B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Sweden | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 20  | 4  | +16  | 12  | Semifinals
2  |  Russia | 4  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 14  | 7  | +7  | 6  | Quarterfinals
3  |  Germany | 4  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 15  | 17  | −2  | 6
4  |  Latvia | 4  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 11  | 15  | −4  | 6  | Relegation round
5  |  Switzerland | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 6  | 23  | −17  | 0

Source: IIHF

12 April 2012
16:00| Latvia | 1–6
(0–2, 0–2, 1–2)|  Russia| Hostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 652

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Game reference

| Elvis Merzļikins| Goalies| Andrei Vasilevski| Referees:
Andreas Koch
Florian Zehetleitner
Linesmen:
Vit Lederer
Kristian Vikman
| | 0–1| 07:33 – B. Yakimov (K. Maslov)

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| 0–2| 16:30 – A. Khatsei (A. Filippov, Y. Malenkikh)
| 0–3| 21:12 – D. Zharkov (V. Osnovin) (PP)
| 0–4| 25:21 – N. Zadorov (D. Zharkov) (SH)
| 0–5| 41:50 – V. Osnovin (D. Zharkov)
| 0–6| 47:44 – A. Slepyshev (B. Yakimov, A. Bereglazov) (PP)
G. Golovkovs (E. Kulda) – 52:08| 1–6|
24 min| Penalties| 14 min
18| Shots| 40
12 April 2012
20:00| Germany | 1–8
(1–1, 0–2, 0–5)|  Sweden| Hostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 723

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| Patrick Klein| Goalies| Oscar Dansk| Referees:
Igor Dremelj
Anssi Salonen
Linesmen:
Justin Hull
Tomáš Pešek
| D. Shevyrin (T. Bender, J. Moser) – 05:48| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 14:59 – M. Kalin (J. Pettersson, C. Djoos) (PP)
| 1–2| 21:18 – A. Wennberg (S. Collberg)
| 1–3| 29:37 – M. Kalin (T. Törnkvist)
| 1–4| 40:35 – A. Wennberg (S. Collberg, C. Andersson) (PP)
| 1–5| 50:03 – S. Collberg (A. Wennberg, C. Andersson) (PP)
| 1–6| 53:07 – A. Wennberg (S. Collberg, L. Byström)
| 1–7| 57:49 – F. Forsberg (A. Burakovsky, H. Lindholm) (PP)
| 1–8| 58:55 – C. Djoos (G. Possler, F. Sandberg)
18 min| Penalties| 8 min
30| Shots| 42
13 April 2012
19:00| Switzerland | 2–4
(1–2, 1–2, 0–0)|  Latvia| Hostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 147

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| Melvin Nyffleler| Goalies| Elvis Merzļikins| Referees:
Roman Gofman
Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
Tommy George
Tomáš Pešek
| | 0–1| 01:56 – Ņ. Jevpalovs (M. Lavrovs)

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J. Schmutz – 06:22| 1–1|
| 1–2| 11:49 – M. Lavrovs
| 1–3| 28:43 – E. Kulda (E. Augstkalns) (PP)
L. Balmelli (D. Simion) (PP) – 34:31| 2–3|
| 2–4| 39:18 – G. Golovkovs (K. Ozoliņš)
12 min| Penalties| 8 min
44| Shots| 22
14 April 2012
14:00| Russia | 2–4
(1–2, 1–1, 0–1)|  Germany| Hostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 231

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| Andrei Vasilevski| Goalies| Marvin Cupper| Referees:
Harry Dumas
Jan Hribik
Linesmen:
Tommy George
Justin Hull
| V. Nichushkin (B. Yakimov, A. Slepyshev) – 09:13| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 17:45 – F. Tiffels (L. Palausch)
| 1–2| 19:48 – M. Kurth (L. Draisaitl) (PP)
| 1–3| 28:31 – M. Kurth (L. Draisaitl) (PP)
B. Yakimov (A. Bereglazov, D. Kamayev) – 33:15| 2–3|
| 2–4| 54:03 – T. Bender (L. Palausch) (PP)
10 min| Penalties| 4 min
42| Shots| 29
14 April 2012
18:00| Sweden | 7–2
(3–0, 1–1, 3–1)|  Switzerland| Hostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 353

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| Oscar Dansk| Goalies| Niklas Schlegel| Referees:
Daniel Konc
Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
Vit Lederer
Kristian Vikman
| G. Possler (S. Collberg) – 06:42| 1–0|

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M. Kalin (F. Sandberg, E. Karlsson) – 08:17| 2–0|
F. Forsberg (J. de la Rose, A. Burakovsky) – 14:35| 3–0|
G. Possler (A. Wennberg) – 21:26| 4–0|
| 4–1| 34:31 – F. Herzog (T. Studer)
S. Collberg (A. Wennberg) – 44:19| 5–1|
F. Sandberg (H. Lindholm, L. Byström) (PP) – 46:04| 6–1|
| 6–2| 50:33 – M. Müller (X. Busser) (EA)
G. Possler (M. Nilsson) – 59:40| 7–2|
8 min| Penalties| 8 min
39| Shots| 20
15 April 2012
18:00| Latvia | 1–3
(0–0, 0–1, 1–2)|  Sweden| Hostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 395

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Game reference

| Ivars Punnenovs| Goalies| Marcus Hogberg| Referees:
Peter Gebei
Jan Hribik
Linesmen:
Justin Hull
Tomáš Pešek
| | 0–1| 25:46 – M. Kalin (C. Andersson, F. Sandberg)

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R. Kondrāts – 42:53| 1–1|
| 1–2| 44:34 – F. Forsberg (J. de la Rose) (PP)
| 1–3| 59:25 – E. Lindholm (H. Lindholm) (ENG)
29 min| Penalties| 8 min
21| Shots| 41
16 April 2012
16:00| Germany | 4–5
(1–1, 2–2, 1–2)|  Latvia| Hostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 230

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| Marvin Cupper| Goalies| Elvis Merzļikins
Ivars Punnenovs| Referees:
Igor Dremelj
Pascal St. Jacques
Linesmen:
Tommy George
Kristian Vikman
| D. Kahun (L. Draisaitl, E. Stephan) – 04:35| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 08:23 – T. Bļugers (R. Bukarts, M. Lavrovs) (PP)
S. Ziegler (D. Tiffels) – 25:00| 2–1|
| 2–2| 31:36 – R. Lipsbergs (Ņ. Jevpalovs)
| 2–3| 38:36 – R. Lipsbergs (A. Ševčenko, R. Kondrāts)
J. Moser (L. Draisaitl, T. Bender) – 39:34| 3–3|
| 3–4| 40:48 – G. Golovkovs (P. Škuratovs)
M. Kurth (E. Stephan) – 49:42| 4–4|
| 4–5| 51:56 – R. Lipsbergs (A. Ševčenko, R. Kondrāts)
6 min| Penalties| 6 min
39| Shots| 33
16 April 2012
20:00| Russia | 6–0
(1–0, 2–0, 3–0)|  Switzerland| Hostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 752

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| Andrei Vasilevski| Goalies| Melvin Nyffeler| Referees:
Peter Gebei
Anssi Salonen
Linesmen:
Vit Lederer
Tomáš Pešek
| N. Zadorov (V. Osnovin) – 03:37| 1–0|

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A. Slepyshev (B. Yakimov) – 20:13| 2–0|
B. Yakimov (A. Slepyshev, A. Barabanov) – 38:28| 3–0|
A. Delinov (D. Kamayev, D. Zharkov) – 48:07| 4–0|
D. Zharkov (D. Kamayev, A. Delinov) – 51:20| 5–0|
A. Barabanov (A. Bereglazov, A. Slepyshev) (PP) – 53:29| 6–0|
12 min| Penalties| 10 min
40| Shots| 24
17 April 2012
16:00| Sweden | 2–0
(2–0, 0–0, 0–0)|  Russia| Hostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 1,485

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| Oscar Dansk| Goalies| Andrei Vasilevski| Referees:
Pascal St. Jacques
Florian Zehetleitner
Linesmen:
Tommy George
Justin Hull
| F. Forsberg (E. Lindholm, A. Burakovsky) – 06:05| 1–0|

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F. Forsberg (O. Dansk) (PP) – 08:52| 2–0|
20 min| Penalties| 47 min
42| Shots| 28
17 April 2012
20:00| Switzerland | 2–6
(0–4, 0–1, 2–1)|  Germany| Hostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 342

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| Melvin Nyffeler
Niklas Schlegel| Goalies| Patrick Klein| Referees:
Harry Dumas
Roman Gofman
Linesmen:
Vit Lederer
Kristian Vikman
| | 0–1| 10:52 – M. Eisenschmid (D. Kahun)

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| 0–2| 14:11 – L. Draisaitl (M. Eisenschmid)
| 0–3| 17:56 – L. Draisaitl (D. Kahun) (PP)
| 0–4| 18:37 – B. Zientek (E. Stephan)
| 0–5| 38:23 – S. Ziegler (L. Draisaitl)
| 0–6| 50:29 – T. Bender (M. Kurth, L. Palausch) (PP)
F. Herzog (L. Balmelli, T. Studer) – 53:22| 1–6|
D. Simion (A. Lanzarotti, X. Busser) (PP) – 59:16| 2–6|
16 min| Penalties| 14 min
39| Shots| 30

### Relegation round

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation

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1  |  Switzerland | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 8  | 7  | +1  | 6  |
2  |  Czech Republic | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 17  | 12  | +5  | 6
3  |  Latvia | 3  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 11  | 13  | −2  | 4
4  |  Denmark | 3  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 9  | 13  | −4  | 2  | Relegated to the 2013 Division I A

Source: IIHF

19 April 2012
15:00| Czech Republic | 2–4
(0–1, 1–1, 1–2)|  Switzerland| Hostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 473

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| Patrik Polivka| Goalies| Melvin Nyffeler| Referees:
Peter Gebei
Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
Justin Hull
Emil Yletyinen
| | 0–1| 11:05 – F. Schmutz (X. Busser, A. Rouiller) (PP)

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| 0–2| 21:31 – S. Zangger (N. Brandi)
O. Slováček – 26:46| 1–2|
| 1–3| 40:41 – N. Brandi (PP)
| 1–4| 51:42 – F. Schmutz (P. Baltisberger) (SH)
J. Hudeček (P. Šidlík) (PP) – 59:33| 2–4|
14 min| Penalties| 16 min
27| Shots| 36
19 April 2012
19:00| Latvia | 3–4 OT
(0–1, 2–0, 1–2)
(OT: 0–1)|  Denmark| Hostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 202

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| Ivars Punnenovs| Goalies| George Sørensen| Referees:
Igor Dremelj
Daniel Konc
Linesmen:
Scott Dalgleish
Kristian Vikman
| | 0–1| 17:47 – B. Uldall (K. Lauridsen) (PP)

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T. Bļugers (M. Gelazis, M. Freimanis) (PP) – 21:55| 1–1|
E. Kulda (E. Augstkalns, G. Golovkovs) (PP) – 34:30| 2–1|
E. Augstkalns (T. Bļugers, R. Bukarts) (PP) – 44:15| 3–1|
| 3–2| 44:24 – K. Lauridsen (M. Eller, O. Bjorkstrand)
| 3–3| 59:36 – K. Lauridsen (M. Eller, O. Bjorkstrand) (EA)
| 3–4| 64:04 – K. Lauridsen (O. Bjorkstrand)
14 min| Penalties| 10 min
28| Shots| 28
20 April 2012
15:00| Czech Republic | 7–4
(2–1, 4–1, 1–2)|  Latvia| Hostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 847

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Game reference

| Patrik Polivka| Goalies| Elvis Merzlikiņš| Referees:
Andreas Koch
Anssi Salonen
Linesmen:
Nikolaj Ponomarjow
Kristian Vikman
| M. Zadrazil (D. Simon, P. Šidlík) (SH) – 09:11| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 09:55 – R. Kalvītis (Ņ. Jevpalovs, T. Bļugers) (PP)
M. Procházka (D. Volek) – 10:23| 2–1|
J. Vrána (D. Simon, E. Soumelidis) – 22:35| 3–1|
V. Tomeček (J. Košťálek, P. Machač) – 24:22| 4–1|
| 4–2| 25:42 – N. Jeļisejevs (R. Bukarts)
J. Vrána (D. Simon, L. Šulák) – 31:03| 5–2|
D. Simon (J. Vrána, L. Sulak) – 32:59| 6–2|
| 6–3| 42:04 – R. Lipsbergs (R. Kalvītis, R. Bukarts) (PP2)
| 6–4| 47:15 – E. Kulda (A. Ševčenko, G. Golovkovs)
D. Simon (J. Vrána, L. Sulak) (PP) – 58:52| 7–4|
10 min| Penalties| 20 min
35| Shots| 29
20 April 2012
19:00| Switzerland | 2–1
(1–0, 1–0, 0–1)|  Denmark| Hostan Arena, Znojmo
Attendance: 351

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Game reference

| Melvin Nyffeler| Goalies| George Sørensen| Referees:
Maxim Sidorenko
Florian Zehetleitner
Linesmen:
Tommy George
Tomas Pesek
| D. Kummer (R. Diem, T. Studer) – 12:43| 1–0|

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X. Busser (A. Rouiller, S. Zangger) (PP) – 23:45| 2–0|
| 2–1| 59:23 – O. Bjorkstrand (K. Lauridsen)
131 min| Penalties| 141 min
37| Shots| 23

### Final round

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| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Final |

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| | | | B1 |  Sweden | 7 | |
| A2 |  Finland | 8 | | | A2 |  Finland | 3 |
| B3 |  Germany | 0 | | | | | | B1 |  Sweden | 0 |
| | | | | | A1 |  United States | 7 |
| | | | A1 |  United States | 2 |
| B2 |  Russia | 2 | | | A3 |  Canada | 1 |
| A3 |  Canada | 4 | | | | Third place

| | | A2 |  Finland | 4
| | | A3 |  Canada | 5

#### Quarterfinals

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19 April 2012
15:00| Finland | 8–0
(2–0, 4–0, 2–0)|  Germany| Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav
Attendance: 353

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Game reference

| Joonas Korpisalo| Goalies| Patrick Klein
Marvin Cupper| Referees:
Roman Gofman
Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
Vit Lederer
Roman Shikhanov
| A. Mustonen (H. Haapala) – 03:26| 1–0|

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T. Teräväinen (J. Ikonen, A. Lehkonen) – 10:28| 2–0|
H. Ikonen (M. Vainonen, A. Barkov) – 24:58| 3–0|
H. Haapala (R. Kulmala, E. Lindell) (PP) – 30:43| 4–0|
J. Antonen (S. Salminen) – 34:53| 5–0|
A. Lehkonen (T. Teräväinen, V. Pokka) – 39:18| 6–0|
T. Teräväinen (A. Lehkonen) – 40:24| 7–0|
H. Haapala (R. Kulmala, E. Lindell) – 55:04| 8–0|
2 min| Penalties| 6 min
36| Shots| 18
19 April 2012
19:00| Russia | 2–4
(0–2, 1–1, 1–1)|  Canada| Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav
Attendance: 525

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Game reference

| Andrei Vasilevski| Goalies| Matt Murray| Referees:
Harry Dumas
Jan Hribík
Linesmen:
Tommy George
Andreas Kohler
| | 0–1| 09:05 – M. Dumba (S. Reinhart, S. Laughton)

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| 0–2| 17:07 – K. Rychel (T. Bourke, H. Shinkaruk)
A. Filippov (A. Bereglazov) – 23:36| 1–2|
| 1–3| 37:03 – K. Rychel (T. Bourke, H. Shinkaruk)
| 1–4| 51:50 – F. Girard (M. Winther, G. Smith)
A. Slepyshev (A. Bereglazov, B. Yakimov) – 55:54| 2–4|
6 min| Penalties| 18 min
30| Shots| 28

#### Semifinals

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20 April 2012
15:00| Sweden | 7–3
(1–1, 2–2, 4–0)|  Finland| Kajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 520

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Game reference

| Oscar Dansk| Goalies| Joonas Korpisalo
Jean Auren| Referees:
Daniel Konc
Pascal St. Jacques
Linesmen:
Justin Hull
Roman Shikhanov
| | 0–1| 03:18 – A. Lehkonen (T. Teräväinen) (PP)

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J. de la Rose (G. Possler, A. Wennberg) – 16:41| 1–1|
G. Possler (F. Forsberg) – 21:12| 2–1|
E. Karlsson (J. de la Rose) – 26:52| 3–1|
| 3–2| 29:50 – A. Lehkonen (R. Kulmala)
| 3–3| 31:50 – R. Ristolainen (E. Lindell, H. Haapala) (PP)
J. Pettersson (T. Törnkvist) – 45:46| 4–3|
F. Forsberg (S. Collberg, A. Wennberg) (PP2) – 52:33| 5–3|
S. Collberg (A. Wennberg, G. Possler) – 57:18| 6–3|
S. Collberg (G. Possler) (PP) – 59:13| 7–3|
18 min| Penalties| 14 min
41| Shots| 44
20 April 2012
19:00| United States | 2–1
(1–1, 0–0, 1–0)|  Canada| Kajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 640

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Game reference

| Collin Olson| Goalies| Matt Murray| Referees:
Roman Gofman
Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
Andreas Kohler
Vit Lederer
| J. Compher (M. Lane, S. Jones) – 10:36| 1–0|

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K. Osterberg (S. Jones) – 46:26| 2–1|
6 min| Penalties| 10 min
27| Shots| 22

#### Fifth place game

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21 April 2012
14:00| Russia | 4–1
(0–1, 2–0, 2–0)|  Germany| Kajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 310

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| Ivan Nalimov| Goalies| Marvin Cupper| Referees:
Daniel Konc
Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
Scott Dalgleish
Emil Yletyinen
| | 0–1| 15:49 – F. Tiffels (SH)

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A. Khatsei (S. Kuptsov) – 24:15| 1–1|
A. Khatsei – 36:20| 2–1|
V. Nichushkin (A. Filippov, A. Delnov) – 47:50| 3–1|
A. Mironov (A. Bereglazov, A. Slepyshev) – 48:03| 4–1|
8 min| Penalties| 33 min
36| Shots| 23

#### Bronze medal game

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22 April 2012
12:00| Finland | 4–5 OT
(0–2, 3–2, 1–0)
(OT: 0–1)|  Canada| Kajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 1,150

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Game reference

| Joonas Korpisalo| Goalies| Matt Murray| Referees:
Harry Dumas
Jan Hribík
Linesmen:
Tommy George
Andreas Kohler
| | 0–1| 10:30 – H. Shinkaruk (M. Dumba) (PP)

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| 0–2| 15:21 – S. Reinhart (J. Morrissey, M. Dumba) (PP)
H. Haapala (E. Lindell, V. Pokka) – 20:47| 1–2|
| 1–3| 24:00 – H. Shinkaruk (T. Bourke)
| 1–4| 30:34 – B. Gaunce (S. Laughton) (SH)
A. Lehkonen (H. Haapala, R. Ristolainen) (PP) – 31:23| 2–4|
H. Haapala (A. Lehkonen) (PP) – 39:15| 3–4|
R. Ristolainen (H. Haapala, R. Kulmala) (PP) – 49:30| 4–4|
| 4–5| 62:05 – H. Shinkaruk (S. Laughton, M. Dumba)
4 min| Penalties| 33 min
33| Shots| 38

#### Final

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22 April 2012
16:00| Sweden | 0–7
(0–1, 0–3, 0–3)|  United States| Kajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 2,145

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Game reference

| Oscar Dansk
Marcus Hogberg| Goalies| Collin Olson| Referees:
Roman Gofman
Pascal St. Jacques
Linesmen:
Justin Hull
Vit Lederer
| | 0–1| 18:45 – T. Dipauli (A. Copp, R. Hartman)

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| 0–2| 28:26 – D. O'Regan
| 0–3| 32:47 – J. Compher (N. Kerdiles, S. Jones)
| 0–4| 37:48 – N. Kerdiles
| 0–5| 40:18 – R. Hartman (N. Kerdiles, D. O'Regan)
| 0–6| 47:53 – C. Carrick (N. Kerdiles)
| 0–7| 59:44 – N. Kerdiles (K. Osterberg)
2 min| Penalties| 8 min
27| Shots| 45

### Final standings

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| Team

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|  United States
|  Sweden
|  Canada
4th |  Finland
5th |  Russia
6th |  Germany
7th |  Switzerland
8th |  Czech Republic
9th |  Latvia
10th |  Denmark

2012 IIHF U18 World champions

United States
7th title

### Scoring leaders

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List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.

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Mathew Dumba | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +2 | 20
Artturi Lehkonen | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +3 | 6
Henrik Haapala | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +4 | 2
Rasmus Kulmala | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +4 | 2
Sebastian Collberg | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +1 | 14
Nicolas Kerdiles | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +8 | 2
Alexander Wennberg | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +2 | 0
Kerby Rychel | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +4 | 12
Kristoffer Lauridsen | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +4 | 4
Gustav Possler | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +5 | 0
Hunter Shinkaruk | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +3 | 6
Dominik Simon | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +2 | 4

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

### Leading goaltenders

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Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

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Collin Olson | 300:00 | 116 | 4 | 0.80 | 96.55 | 3
Oscar Dansk | 272:47 | 143 | 9 | 1.98 | 93.71 | 1
Andrei Vasilevski | 299:20 | 141 | 11 | 2.20 | 92.20 | 1
Matt Murray | 419:51 | 210 | 19 | 2.72 | 90.95 | 0
George Sørensen | 276:12 | 193 | 18 | 3.91 | 90.67 | 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

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Best players selected by the directorate:[5]

* Best Goalkeeper:  Collin Olson (USA)
* Best Defenseman:  Mathew Dumba (CAN)
* Best Forward:  Filip Forsberg (SWE)

Best players of each team
Best players of each team selected by the coaches.[6]

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Canada | Mathew Dumba
Matt Murray
Adam Pelech
Czech Republic | Petr Šidlík
Jakub Vrána
Dominik Simon
Denmark | Oliver Bjorkstrand
Kristoffer Lauridsen
Bjørn Uldall
Finland | Henrik Happala
Rasmus Kulmala
Artturi Lehkonen
Germany | Marcel Kurth
Lennart Palausch
Sven Ziegler
Latvia | Georgs Golovkovs
Teodors Bļugers
Rūdolfs Kalvītis
Russia | Anton Slepyshev
Alexander Barabanov
Bogdan Yakimov
Switzerland | Lucas Balmelli
Samuel Kreis
Nico Dunner
Sweden | Oscar Dansk
Hampus Lindholm
Sebastian Collberg
United States | Seth Jones
Matt Lane
Collin Olson

## Division I

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Further information: 2012 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

### Division I A

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The tournament was played in Piešťany, Slovakia, from 11 to 17 April 2012.[7]

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1  |  Slovakia | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 30  | 6  | +24  | 15  | Promoted to the 2013 Top Division
2  |  Norway | 5  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 22  | 20  | +2  | 9  |
3  |  Italy | 5  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 17  | 20  | −3  | 7
4  |  France | 5  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 12  | 19  | −7  | 5
5  |  Slovenia | 5  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 12  | 21  | −9  | 5
6  |  Japan | 5  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 14  | 21  | −7  | 4  | Relegated to the 2013 Division I B

Source: IIHF

### Division I B

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The tournament was played in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, from 11 to 17 April 2012.[8]

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1  |  Belarus | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 28  | 9  | +19  | 15  | Promoted to the 2013 Division I A
2  |  Kazakhstan | 5  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 27  | 16  | +11  | 11  |
3  |  Austria | 5  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 21  | 21  | 0  | 8
4  |  Ukraine | 5  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 20  | 26  | −6  | 6
5  |  Poland | 5  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 13  | 30  | −17  | 3
6  |  Hungary | 5  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 13  | 20  | −7  | 2  | Relegated to the 2013 Division II A

Source: IIHF

## Division II

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Further information: 2012 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

### Division II A

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The tournament was played in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, from 31 March to 6 April 2012.[9]

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1  |  South Korea | 5  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 17  | 14  | +3  | 12  | Promoted to the 2013 Division I B
2  |  Romania | 5  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 25  | 15  | +10  | 12  |
3  |  Lithuania | 5  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 22  | 11  | +11  | 11
4  |  Great Britain | 5  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 18  | 17  | +1  | 5
5  |  Croatia | 5  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 8  | 23  | −15  | 4
6  |  Netherlands | 5  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 16  | 26  | −10  | 1  | Relegated to the 2013 Division II B

Source: IIHF

### Division II B

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The tournament was played in Novi Sad, Serbia, from 20 to 26 March 2012.[10]

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1  |  Estonia | 5  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 32  | 17  | +15  | 14  | Promoted to the 2013 Division II A
2  |  Serbia | 5  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 22  | 16  | +6  | 9  |
3  |  Spain | 5  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 21  | 18  | +3  | 8
4  |  Iceland | 5  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 23  | 23  | 0  | 7
5  |  Australia | 5  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 8  | 20  | −12  | 4
6  |  China | 5  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 18  | 30  | −12  | 3  | Relegated to the 2013 Division III A

Source: IIHF

## Division III

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Further information: 2012 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

The tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 12 to 18 March 2012.[11]

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1  |  Belgium | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 48  | 12  | +36  | 15  | Promoted to the 2013 Division II B
2  |  New Zealand | 5  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 33  | 13  | +20  | 12  |
3  |  Mexico | 5  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 24  | 15  | +9  | 9
4  |  Bulgaria | 5  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 27  | 23  | +4  | 6
5  |  Chinese Taipei | 5  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 19  | 26  | −7  | 3
6  |  South Africa | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 6  | 68  | −62  | 0  | Relegated to the 2013 Division III B

Source: IIHF

## References

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1. ^ 2012 Top Division statistics
2. ^ "27 events in IIHF program". IIHF. 2011-05-14. Archived from the original on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
3. ^ "Seven for seventh". IIHF. 2012-04-22. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04.
4. ^ "Canada wins bronze in OT". IIHF. 2012-04-22. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04.
5. ^ Best players selected by the directorate
6. ^ Best players of each team selected by the coaches
7. ^ 2012 Division I A statistics
8. ^ 2012 Division I B statistics
9. ^ 2012 Division II A statistics
10. ^ 2012 Division II B statistics
11. ^ 2012 Division III statistics

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