2024 IIHF World U18 Championships

Under-18 men's ice hockey tournament

2024 IIHF U18 World Championship

Tournament details
Host country|  Finland
Venue(s)| 2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates| 25 April – 5 May 2024
Teams| 10
Final positions
Champions |  Canada (5th title)
Runner-up |  United States
Third place |  Sweden
Fourth place|  Slovakia
Tournament statistics
Games played| 29
Goals scored| 215 (7.41 per game)
Attendance| 52,958 (1,826 per game)
Scoring leader(s)|  James Hagens (22 points)
MVP|  James Hagens
Official website
www.iihf.com

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The 2024 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 25th such event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition.[1] These tournaments served as qualifications for the 2025 competition.

## Top Division

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The Top Division tournament was played in Espoo and Vantaa, Finland, from 25 April to 5 May 2024.[2][3]

### Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+3)

#### 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  | 33  | 7  | +26  | 12  | Quarterfinals
2  |  Finland (H) | 4  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 18  | 10  | +8  | 9
3  |  Slovakia | 4  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 14  | 19  | −5  | 3[a]
4  |  Latvia | 4  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 10  | 18  | −8  | 3[a]
5  |  Norway | 4  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 8  | 29  | −21  | 3[a] | Relegation round

Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Notes:

1. ^ a b c Slovakia 3 Pts, +8 GD; Latvia 3 Pts, 0 GD; Norway 3 Pts, –8 GD

Schedule:[4]

25 April 2024
14:00| United States | 9–0
(3–0, 3–0, 3–0)|  Slovakia| Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 789

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Game reference

| Nicholas Kempf| Goalies| Alan Lenďák|
| Hutson – 02:34| 1–0|

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Eiserman (Ziemer, Hagens) (PP) – 10:34| 2–0|
Hagens – 19:19| 3–0|
Stiga (Hagens, Ziemer) – 20:59| 4–0|
Whipple (Rheaume-Mullen, Eiserman) – 34:42| 5–0|
Hagens (Stiga, Ziemer) – 37:07| 6–0|
Humphreys (Connelly, Hutson) – 47:18| 7–0|
Eiserman (Bednarik, Plante) – 49:58| 8–0|
Eiserman (Bednarik, Plante) – 58:23| 9–0|
2 min| Penalties| 6 min
35| Shots| 24
25 April 2024
18:00| Latvia | 1–3
(0–1, 0–1, 1–1)|  Finland| Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 4,029

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| Nils Maurins| Goalies| Petteri Rimpinen|
| | 0–1| 11:18 – Hemming (Kiviharju, Helenius) (PP)

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| 0–2| 36:06 – Ruohonen (Suoniemi, Nykyri)
| 0–3| 52:11 – Suoniemi
Osmanis (Serkins, Mūrnieks) (PP) (EA) – 58:31| 1–3|
10 min| Penalties| 31 min
15| Shots| 34

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26 April 2024
14:00| Slovakia | 3–5
(1–3, 2–1, 0–1)|  Latvia| Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 583

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| Martin Haronik| Goalies| Mikus Vecvanags|
| | 0–1| 08:43 – Sieradzkis (Klaucāns, Sārts)

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Tomik (Radivojevič, Straka) – 09:24| 1–1|
| 1–2| 13:58 – Haritoncevs (Sieradzkis, Retenais)
| 1–3| 16:33 – Mūrnieks (Sieradzkis, Serkins) (PP)
Svrček (Radivojevič, Tomik) (PP2) – 28:28| 2–3|
Straka (Húževka) – 58:31| 3–3|
| 3–4| 36:33 – Macijevskis (Retenais, Haritoncevs) (PP)
| 3–5| 53:46 – Dilevka (Bērziņš, Naglis)
33 min| Penalties| 10 min
34| Shots| 28
26 April 2024
18:00| Finland | 7–0
(3–0, 4–0, 0–0)|  Norway| Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 4,618

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| Kim Saarinen| Goalies| Marcus Walberg|
| Vesterinen (Nykyri, Jokinen) – 07:48| 1–0|

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Hemming (Kiviharju, Helenius) (PP) – 09:24| 2–0|
Saarelainen (Helenius, Hemming) (PP) – 14:51| 3–0|
Vesterinen (Nieminen, Koivu) – 26:17| 4–0|
Sinivuori (Ruohonen, Vaisanen) – 31:52| 5–0|
Nykyri – 32:35| 6–0|
Hemming (Kiviharju, Helenius) (PP) – 39:46| 7–0|
6 min| Penalties| 8 min
54| Shots| 12

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27 April 2024
17:30| Norway | 2–8
(0–4, 0–2, 2–2)|  United States| Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 1,006

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| Amund Søndmør Martinsen| Goalies| Jack Parsons|
| | 0–1| 06:34 – Eiserman (Plante, Hagens) (PP)

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| 0–2| 07:03 – Bednarik (Stiga)
| 0–3| 13:28 – Eiserman (Hagens, Plante) (PP)
| 0–4| 16:28 – Connelly (Mooney, Hutson)
| 0–5| 22:09 – Mooney (Hensler)
| 0–6| 34:12 – Humphreys (PS)
Eriksen (Vatne, Koblar) – 22:09| 1–6|
| 1–7| 46:54 – Hensler (Rheaume-Mullen)
| 1–8| 51:33 – Hagens (Ziemer, Stiga)
Dehli (Vatne, Engerbraten Kopperstad) (PP) – 56:52| 2–8|
33 min| Penalties| 10 min
18| Shots| 38

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28 April 2024
14:00| Slovakia | 0–4
(0–4, 0–0, 0–0)|  Finland| Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 5,500

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| Martin Haronik| Goalies| Petteri Rimpinen|
| | 0–1| 06:27 – Hemming (Helenius, Saarelainen) (PP)

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| 0–2| 07:10 – Ruohonen (Suoniemi, Jokinen)
| 0–3| 17:17 – Pikkarainen (Suoniemi, Vaisanen) (PP)
| 0–4| 19:32 – Saarelainen (Helenius)
14 min| Penalties| 31 min
8| Shots| 41
28 April 2024
18:00| United States | 7–1
(3–0, 2–1, 2–0)|  Latvia| Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 825

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| Nicholas Kempf
Caleb Heil| Goalies| Mikus Vecvanags
Dilans Birkans|
| Hutson (Stiga, Hagens) – 00:26| 1–0|

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Connelly (Emery) – 05:34| 2–0|
Stiga (Connelly, Hutson) (PP) – 16:59| 3–0|
Mooney (Connelly, Emery) – 27:55| 4–0|
Eiserman (Stiga, Hensler) (PP) – 35:35| 5–0|
| 5–1| 38:53 – Serkins (Haritoncevs, Cjunskis)
Hagens (Plante, Eiserman) (PP) – 48:38| 6–1|
Connelly (Hagens, Ziemer) – 52:14| 7–1|
4 min| Penalties| 8 min
37| Shots| 25

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29 April 2024
17:30| Latvia | 3–5
(0–3, 1–2, 2–0)|  Norway| Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 509

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| Nils Maurins
Mikus Vecvanags| Goalies| Marcus Walberg|
| | 0–1| 07:44 – Finckenhagen (Olsen Brekke, Vatne) (PP)

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| 0–2| 08:53 – Dehli (Aaram Olsen, Myhre)
| 0–3| 18:08 – Aaram Olsen
Serkins (Mūrnieks, Osmanis) (PP) – 22:14| 1–3|
| 1–4| 34:33 – Dehli (Sletmoe-Kjærnet)
| 1–5| 39:21 – Lafton (Vatne, Olsen Brekke) (PP)
Klaucāns (Dilevka, Uļjanskis) – 40:59| 2–5|
Uļjanskis (PP) – 49:04| 3–5|
4 min| Penalties| 33 min
35| Shots| 29

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30 April 2024
14:00| Norway | 1–11
(1–5, 0–3, 0–3)|  Slovakia| Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 508

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Game reference

| Markus Walberg
Amund Martinsen| Goalies| Alan Lenďák|
| | 0–1| 01:01 – Nemec (Beluško, Chrenko)

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| 0–2| 01:59 – Liščinský (Radivojevič)
| 0–3| 03:44 – Pobežal
Eriksen (Myhre) (PP) – 06:52| 1–3|
| 1–4| 11:45 – Ličko (Vrtiel)
| 1–5| 13:10 – Chovan (Šatan)
| 1–6| 27:11 – Pobežal (Straka, Radivojevič)
| 1–7| 33:13 – Chrenko (Fabuš)
| 1–8| 34:56 – Pobežal (Tomík, Kupec)
| 1–9| 48:32 – Vrtiel (Ličko, Kupec)
| 1–10| 53:47 – Pobežal (Radivojevič, Tomík) (PP)
| 1–11| 56:39 – Chovan (Chrenko, Šatan) (PP)
8 min| Penalties| 2 min
13| Shots| 59
30 April 2024
18:00| Finland | 4–9
(0–1, 3–5, 1–3)|  United States| Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 5,600

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| Petteri Rimpinen
Kim Saarinen| Goalies| Nicholas Kempf
Jack Parsons|
| | 0–1| 15:53 – Stiga (Hagens, Ziemer)

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| 0–2| 20:08 – Stiga (Hagens, Hutson)
| 0–3| 21:49 – Stiga (Hagens)
Suoniemi (Jokinen, Ruohonen) – 24:35| 1–3|
| 1–4| 27:53 – Bednarik (Mooney) (PP)
Jokinen (Helenius) – 29:00| 2–4|
| 2–5| 38:05 Hagens (Emery)
| 2–6| 39:26 – Hagens (Ziemer, Plante) (PP)
Saarelainen (Hemming, Jokinen) – 39:54| 3–6|
| 3–7| 40:08 – Hagens (Hutson, Emery)
| 3–8| 42:03 – Connelly (Hensler, Kempf) (PP)
Suoniemi – 50:45| 4–8|
| 4–9| 54:28 – Ziemer (Plante, Hutson) (PP)
8 min| Penalties| 6 min
24| Shots| 51

#### Group B

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

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1  |  Canada | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 31  | 7  | +24  | 12  | Quarterfinals
2  |  Czechia | 4  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 9  | 12  | −3  | 6[a]
3  |  Sweden | 4  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 15  | 12  | +3  | 6[a]
4  |  Switzerland | 4  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 8  | 16  | −8  | 4
5  |  Kazakhstan | 4  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 10  | 26  | −16  | 2  | Relegation round

Source: IIHF
Notes:

1. ^ a b Sweden 2–3 (GWS) Czechia

Schedule:[5]

25 April 2024
15:00| Czechia | 3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)|  Switzerland| Trio Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 442

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| Jakub Milota| Goalies| Christian Kirsch|
| Curran (Daníček, Drančák) – 04:44| 1–0|

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Poletín (Kubiesa, Jecho) (PP) – 43:32| 2–0|
Daníček (Curran, Drančák) – 49:03| 3–0|
2 min| Penalties| 33 min
33| Shots| 17
25 April 2024
19:00| Sweden | 3–6
(1–4, 2–1, 0–1)|  Canada| Trio Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 1,319

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| Love Härenstam| Goalies| Carter George|
| | 0–1| 03:40 – Luchanko (Mews)

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| 0–2| 09:15 – Spence
Fernström (Zetterberg, Freij) (EA) – 11:33| 1–2|
| 1–3| 15:24 – McKenna (Martone, Massé) (PP)
| 1–4| 17:09 – McKenna (McQueen, Elick)
Zetterberg (Fernström) – 20:48| 2–4|
Zetterberg (Eriksson) (PP) – 34:58| 3–4|
| 3–5| 35:42 – Schaefer (Martone, Greentree) (EA)
| 3–6| 58:43 – Wetsch (Iginla, Luchanko) (EN)
10 min| Penalties| 51 min
29| Shots| 26

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26 April 2024
15:00| Switzerland | 5–2
(0–2, 2–0, 3–0)|  Kazakhstan| Trio Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 363

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| Phileas Lachat| Goalies| Tanirkhan Alpysbayev|
| | 0–1| 06:11 – Kireyev

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| 0–2| 09:36 – Alibek (Glukhikh, Britikov)
Meier (Cattin, Bosson) – 27:23| 1–2|
Körbler – 32:23| 2–2|
Tarchini (Meier, Cattin) – 43:28| 3–2|
Forget (Meier, Ustinkov) (PP) – 49:46| 4–2|
Muggli – 58:45| 5–2|
6 min| Penalties| 10 min
43| Shots| 17
26 April 2024
19:00| Canada | 6–0
(4–0, 0–0, 2–0)|  Czechia| Trio Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 954

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Game reference

| Carter George| Goalies| Jakub Milota|
| Spence – 00:05| 1–0|

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Iginla (Elick) (SH) – 01:51| 2–0|
Iginla (Martone, McKenna) (PP) – 07:18| 3–0|
Wetsch (Beaudoin, Aitcheson) – 07:42| 4–0|
Spence (McKenna, Martone) – 47:19| 5–0|
McKenna (Martone, Spence) – 59:19| 6–0|
45 min| Penalties| 58 min
33| Shots| 26

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27 April 2024
15:00| Kazakhstan | 1–7
(1–2, 0–2, 0–3)|  Sweden| Trio Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 698

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| Tanirkhan Alpysbayev| Goalies| Love Härenstam|
| Alibek (Shipilin, Kazhibekov) (PP) – 05:32| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 10:49 – Lindberg (Eklund, Annborn)
| 1–2| 15:21 – Eklund (Zetterberg, Eriksson) (PP)
| 1–3| 20:36 – Ihs Wozniak (Eklund, Eriksson) (PP)
| 1–4| 21:20 – Hesselvall (Nordlund, Berglund)
| 1–5| 44:15 – Berglund (Härenstam, Sahlin Wallenius)
| 1–6| 49:17 – Pettersson (Öhrqvist, Fernström)
| 1–7| 54:56 – Fernström (Pettersson, Eliasson)
37 min| Penalties| 10 min
14| Shots| 59

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28 April 2024
15:00| Sweden | 2–3 GWS
(0–0, 1–2, 1–0)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (0–1)|  Czechia| Trio Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 904

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| Love Härenstam| Goalies| Jakub Milota|
| | 0–1| 25:58 – Sikora (Curran) (PP)

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| 0–2| 32:38 – Jecho (Titlbach)
Eklund (Lindberg, Eriksson) – 39:32| 1–2|
Eriksson (Zetterberg, Sahlin Wallenius) (PP) – 53:47| 2–2|
Zetterberg
Fernström
Eklund | Shootout|  Sikora
Titlbach
Benák
20 min| Penalties| 8 min
28| Shots| 31
28 April 2024
19:00| Canada | 8–1
(0–0, 7–1, 1–0)|  Switzerland| Trio Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 1,251

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| Ryerson Leenders| Goalies| Christian Kirsch
Phileas Lachat|
| | 0–1| 22:47 – Körbler

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Aitcheson (Josephson, Massé) – 22:57| 1–1|
McKenna (Brunicke, Desnoyers) – 25:55| 2–1|
Vanacker (Beaudoin) – 26:24| 3–1|
Martone (McKenna, Massé) (PP) – 34:02| 4–1|
Ritchie (Luchanko, Schaefer) (PP) – 35:29| 5–1|
Iginla (Luchanko, Ritchie) – 36:39| 6–1|
Martone (McKenna) – 39:42| 7–1|
Martone (Spence) – 57:23| 8–1|
8 min| Penalties| 12 min
34| Shots| 27

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29 April 2024
15:00| Czechia | 3–4 OT
(2–1, 1–1, 0–1)
OT: (0–1)|  Kazakhstan| Trio Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 407

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| Jakub Milota| Goalies| Abylaikhan Toleubai|
| Kos (Sikora, Kubiesa) – 13:37| 1—0|

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Benák (Poletín) – 15:44| 2–0|
| 2–1| 19:26 – Bolshedvorsky (Sagymbayev, Simonov)
| 2–2| 23:15 – Korneyev (Al. Sarkenov, Bolshedvorsky) (PP)
Jecho (Titlbach) – 38:42| 3–2|
| 3–3| 52:45 – Perkin (Simonov)
| 3–4| 64:03 – Shipilin (Cherkassov)
8 min| Penalties| 8 min
31| Shots| 25

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30 April 2024
15:00| Switzerland | 2–3 OT
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0)
OT: (0–1)|  Sweden| Trio Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 626

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Game reference

| Christian Kirsch| Goalies| Love Härenstam|
| Forget (Geisser, Johnson) – 07:47| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 07:47 – Öhrqvist (Freij, Pettersson)
Meier (Bosson, Tarchini) (PP) – 28:57| 2–1|
| 2–2| 38:52 – Pettersson (Nordlund) (PP)
| 2–3| 61:05 – Lindberg (Pettersson, Fernström)
14 min| Penalties| 16 min
25| Shots| 24
30 April 2024
19:00| Kazakhstan | 3–11
(1–3, 0–5, 2–3)|  Canada| Trio Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 488

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| Tanirkhan Alpysbayev
Danil Lytkin| Goalies| Carter George|
| | 0–1| 05:01 – Greentree (Josephson)

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As. Sarkenov (Korneyev, Durglishvili) – 11:34| 1–1|
| 1–2| 15:42 – Iginla (Ritchie, Luchanko)
| 1–3| 17:12 – Massé (McKenna, Martone) (PP)
| 1–4| 23:02 – Beaudoin (Spence, Gill)
| 1–5| 24:40 – Mews (McKenna, Martone)
| 1–6| 27:40 – Desnoyers (Aitcheson, McKenna)
| 1–7| 30:26 – McKenna (Martone)
| 1–8| 36:18 – Martone (McKenna, Mews)
As. Sarkenov (Alibek, Shipilin) (PP) – 40:39| 2–8|
| 2–9| 43:45 – Marrelli (Greentree, Desnoyers)
| 2–10| 54:48 – McKenna (Elick, Martone) (PP)
As. Sarkenov (Alibek, Glukhikh) – 55:29| 3–10|
| 3–11| 56:37 – Brunicke (Spence, Wetsch)
6 min| Penalties| 8 min
16| Shots| 66

### Relegation round

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2 May 2024
11:00| Norway | 6–5 GWS
(2–1, 2–2, 1–2)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)|  Kazakhstan| Trio Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 295

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| Markus Walberg| Goalies| Abylaikhan Toleubay|
| Vatne (Molde, Eriksen) – 06:30| 1–0|

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Eriksen (Vatne, Solheim) – 13:46| 2–0|
| 2–1| 17:15 – Korneyev (Cherkassov, Kireyev)
Eriksen (Vatne, Dehli) – 21:22| 3–1|
| 3–2| 28:41 – Bozhko (Korneyev, Kireyev) (PP)
| 3–3| 35:06 – As. Sarkenov (Durglishvili)
Aaram Olsen (Dehli, Myhre) – 36:15| 4–3|
Myhre (Dehli, Sletmoe-Kjærnet) – 46:37| 5–3|
| 5–4| 51:04 – Glukhikh (Simonov, Kazhibekov)
| 5–5| 54:10 – Shipilin (As. Sarkenov, Alibek)
Myhre
Vatne
Eriksen
Aaram Olsen
Dehli
Finckenhagen
Vatne
Vatne
Finckenhagen
Aaram Olsen
Vatne | Shootout|  Alibek
Cherkassov
Kireyev
As. Sarkenov
Kazhibekov
Bozhko
Korneyev
Cherkassov
Korneyev
Al. Sarkenov
Kazhibekov
2 min| Penalties| 2 min
32| Shots| 28

### Playoff round

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Winning teams in the quarterfinals will be reseeded according to their ranking:[6]

1. higher position in the group
2. higher number of points
3. better goal difference
4. higher number of goals scored for
5. better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2023 IIHF World U18 Championships).

Rank | Team | Group | Pos | Pts | GD | GF | Seed

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1 |  United States | A | 1 | 12 | +26 | 33 | 1
2 |  Canada | B | 1 | 12 | +24 | 31 | 3
3 |  Finland | A | 2 | 9 | +8 | 18 | 5
4 |  Czechia | B | 2 | 6 | −3 | 9 | 7
5 |  Sweden | B | 3 | 6 | +3 | 15 | 2
6 |  Slovakia | A | 3 | 3 | −5 | 14 | 4
7 |  Switzerland | B | 4 | 4 | −8 | 8 | 6
8 |  Latvia | A | 4 | 3 | −8 | 10 | 8

#### Bracket

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| Quarterfinals| | Semifinals| | Gold Medal Game

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United States| 4

| 4 May

Switzerland| 0 |

United States| 7

| 2 May

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Slovakia| 2 |

Finland| 1

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Sweden| 2 |

United States| 4

| 2 May

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Canada| 6

Canada| 4

| 4 May|

Latvia| 0 |

Canada| 5

| 2 May

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Sweden| 4 | | Bronze Medal Game

Czechia| 2

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Slovakia| 3 |

Sweden| 4

Slovakia| 0

#### Quarterfinals

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2 May 2024
12:00| United States | 4–0
(0–0, 3–0, 1–0)|  Switzerland| Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 1,249

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Game reference

| Nicholas Kempf| Goalies| Christian Kirsch|
| Hagens (Ziemer) – 27:11| 1–0|

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Humphreys – 35:22| 2–0|
Ziemer (Hagens) – 38:03| 3–0|
Hagens – 50:27| 4–0|
12 min| Penalties| 12 min
35| Shots| 17
2 May 2024
14:45| Czechia | 2–3
(1–1, 0–1, 1–1)|  Slovakia| Trio Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 380

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| Jakub Milota| Goalies| Alan Lenďák|
| | 0–1| 01:36 – Tomík (Pobežal, Radivojevič) (PP)

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Titlbach (Zielinski, Benák) 07:23| 1–1|
| 1–2| 34:29 – Maruna (Chovan, Šatan)
| 1–3| 42:38 – Maruna
Fibigr (Galvas, Benák) – 51:02| 2–3|
29 min| Penalties| 6 min
29| Shots| 31
2 May 2024
17:00| Finland | 1–2
(0–1, 1–1, 0–0)|  Sweden| Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 5,053

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| Petteri Rimpinen| Goalies| Love Härenstam|
| | 0–1| 02:40 – Freij (Sterner, Orrsten)

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Ruohonen (Suoniemi, Loponen) – 29:09| 1–1|
| 1–2| 36:34 – Berglund (Fernström, Pettersson)
8 min| Penalties| 12 min
22| Shots| 24
2 May 2024
19:45| Canada | 4–0
(2–0, 0–0, 2–0)|  Latvia| Trio Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 788

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| Carter George| Goalies| Mikus Vecvanags|
| Massé (McKenna, Iginla) (PP) – 05:08| 1–0|

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Ritchie (Iginla, Brunicke) – 12:12| 2–0|
Martone (Desnoyers, Brunicke) – 52:47| 3–0|
Luchanko (EN) – 59:00| 4–0|
4 min| Penalties| 4 min
38| Shots| 23

#### Semifinals

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4 May 2024
14:00| United States | 7–2
(2–1, 3–0, 2–1)|  Slovakia| Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 2,665

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| Nicholas Kempf
Jack Parsons| Goalies| Martin Haronik
Alan Lenďák|
| Stiga (Hensler, Hagens) – 03:08| 1–0|

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Eiserman (Plante, Hagens) (PP) – 12:05| 2–0|
| 2–1| 12:45 – Nemec (Pitka, Chrenko)
Plante (Laurila, Bednarik) – 22:53| 3–1|
Hutson (Hagens, Ziemer) (PP) – 29:34| 4–1|
Skahan (Mooney, Humphreys) – 34:26| 5–1|
Eiserman (Plante, Hutson) (PP) – 40:33| 6–1|
Plante (Mooney, Emery) – 51:58| 7–1|
| 7–2| 59:18 – Chrenko (Maruna)
16 min| Penalties| 12 min
40| Shots| 22

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4 May 2024
18:00| Canada | 5–4
(4–0, 1–2, 0–2)|  Sweden| Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 2,808

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| Carter George| Goalies| Love Härenstam|
| Greentree (Gill, Josephson) – 02:18| 1–0|

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McKenna (Martone, Schaefer) – 07:07| 2–0|
Iginla (Schaefer, Ritchie) – 08:10| 3–0|
Ritchie (Marrelli, Iginla) – 18:25| 4–0|
| 4–1| 23:53 – Nordlund (Eriksson)
Mews (Desnoyers, Martone) – 27:07| 5–1|
| 5–2| 28:29 – Nordlund (Freij, Eriksson)
| 5–3| 47:58 – Eklund (Nordlund, Sahlin Wallenius)
| 5–4| 54:19 – Orrsten (Gustafsson, Hesselvall)
33 min| Penalties| 18 min
26| Shots| 35

#### Bronze medal game

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5 May 2024
14:00| Sweden | 4–0
(0–0, 0–0, 4–0)|  Slovakia| Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 2,501

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| Love Härenstam| Goalies| Alan Lenďák|
| Pettersson (Freij, Fernström) – 49:16| 1–0|

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Fernström (Berglund) – 56:24| 2–0|
Freij (Berglund, Pettersson) (PP) – 58:39| 3–0|
Eklund – 59:23| 4–0|
10 min| Penalties| 8 min
29| Shots| 36

#### Gold medal game

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5 May 2024
18:00| United States | 4–6
(1–0, 2–2, 1–4)|  Canada| Metro Arena, Espoo
Attendance: 5,800

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| Nicholas Kempf| Goalies| Carter George|
| Humphreys (Hensler, Connelly) – 19:08| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 25:31 – Ritchie (Schaefer, Mews)
Eiserman (Hutson) (PP) – 28:31| 2–1|
Hutson (Vansaghi) – 33:04| 3–1|
| 3–2| 35:40 – McKenna (Iginla, Mews) (PP)
| 3–3| 50:25 – McKenna (Iginla, Martone) (PP)
| 3–4| 53:40 – Beaudoin (Luchanko, Ritchie) (PP)
| 3–5| 54:19 – Iginla (McKenna, Mews) (PP)
Ziemer (Emery, Hutson) – 55:36| 4–5|
| 4–6| 58:42 – McKenna (George) (EN)
31 min| Penalties| 8 min
35| Shots| 25

### Final standings

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Pos | Grp | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result

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1  | B |  Canada | 7  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 46  | 15  | +31  | 21  | Champions
2  | A |  United States | 7  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 48  | 15  | +33  | 18  | Runners-up
3  | B |  Sweden | 7  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 25  | 18  | +7  | 12  | Third place
4  | A |  Slovakia | 7  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 19  | 32  | −13  | 6  | Fourth place
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
5  | A |  Finland (H) | 5  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 19  | 12  | +7  | 9  | Eliminated in
Quarterfinals
6  | B |  Czechia | 5  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 11  | 15  | −4  | 6
7  | B |  Switzerland | 5  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 8  | 20  | −12  | 4
8  | A |  Latvia | 5  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 10  | 22  | −12  | 3
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9  | A |  Norway | 5  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 14  | 34  | −20  | 5  | Avoided Relegation
10  | B |  Kazakhstan | 5  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 15  | 32  | −17  | 3  | Relegated to the 2025 Division I A

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: IIHF
(H) Host

### Awards and statistics

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#### Awards

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* Best players selected by the directorate:
* Best Goaltender:  Carter George
* Best Defenceman:  Cole Hutson
* Best Forward:  James Hagens

* Media All-Stars:
* MVP:  James Hagens
* Goaltender:  Carter George
* Defencemen:  Luka Radivojevic /  Cole Hutson
* Forwards:  James Hagens /  Gavin McKenna /  Porter Martone

Source:[7]

#### Scoring leaders

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

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1 | James Hagens |  United States | 7 | 9 | 13 | 22 | +14 | 4
2 | Gavin McKenna |  Canada | 7 | 10 | 10 | 20 | +9 | 0
3 | Porter Martone |  Canada | 7 | 5 | 12 | 17 | +12 | 6
4 | Cole Hutson |  United States | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +14 | 6
5 | Tij Iginla |  Canada | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +4 | 0
6 | Brodie Ziemer |  United States | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +15 | 0
7 | Cole Eiserman |  United States | 7 | 9 | 2 | 11 | +0 | 2
8 | Teddy Stiga |  United States | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +15 | 6
9 | Max Plante |  United States | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 | +1 | 2
10 | Trevor Connelly |  United States | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +7 | 31

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 | Nicholas Kempf |  United States | 318:09 | 10 | 1.89 | 123 | 91.87 | 2
2 | Carter George |  Canada | 360:00 | 14 | 2.33 | 164 | 91.46 | 2
3 | Love Härenstam |  Sweden | 424:47 | 16 | 2.26 | 178 | 91.01 | 1
4 | Mikus Vecvanags |  Latvia | 187:32 | 12 | 3.84 | 113 | 89.38 | 0
5 | Jakub Milota |  Czechia | 255:28 | 13 | 3.05 | 110 | 88.18 | 1

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

## Division I

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Main article: 2024 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

### Group A

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The Division I Group A tournament was played in Frederikshavn, Denmark from 14 to 20 April 2024.

Pos | Team

* v
* t
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1  |  Germany | 5  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 25  | 11  | +14  | 14  | Promoted to the 2025 Top Division
2  |  Ukraine | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 18  | 10  | +8  | 13  |
3  |  Austria | 5  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 21  | 14  | +7  | 8
4  |  Hungary | 5  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 21  | 25  | −4  | 7
5  |  Denmark (H) | 5  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 10  | 20  | −10  | 3
6  |  Japan | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 11  | 26  | −15  | 0  | Relegated to the 2025 Division I B

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

### Group B

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The Division I Group B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 14 to 20 April 2024.[8]

Pos | Team

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1  |  Slovenia | 5  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 29  | 14  | +15  | 12  | Promoted to the 2025 Division I A
2  |  Lithuania | 5  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 16  | 12  | +4  | 11  |
3  |  Estonia (H) | 5  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 13  | 20  | −7  | 6[a]
4  |  France | 5  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 15  | 19  | −4  | 6[a]
5  |  South Korea | 5  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 15  | 17  | −2  | 6[a]
6  |  Italy | 5  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 10  | 16  | −6  | 4  | Relegated to the 2025 Division II A

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:

1. ^ a b c Estonia 6 Pts, France 3 Pts, South Korea 0 Pts

## Division II

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Main article: 2024 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

### Group A

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The Division II Group A tournament was played in Sosnowiec, Poland, from 17 to 23 April 2024.[9]

Pos | Team

* v
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* e

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1  |  Poland (H) | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 34  | 5  | +29  | 15  | Promoted to the 2025 Division I B
2  |  Great Britain | 5  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 30  | 11  | +19  | 12  |
3  |  Netherlands | 5  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 18  | 19  | −1  | 9
4  |  Romania | 5  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 8  | 25  | −17  | 4
5  |  Croatia | 5  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 11  | 21  | −10  | 3
6  |  Serbia | 5  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 6  | 26  | −20  | 2  | Relegated to the 2025 Division II B

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

### Group B

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The Division II Group B tournament was played in Puigcerdà, Spain, from 17 to 23 March 2024.

Pos | Team

* v
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| Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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1  |  China | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 30  | 15  | +15  | 15  | Promoted to the 2025 Division II A
2  |  Spain (H) | 5  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 33  | 14  | +19  | 10  |
3  |  Bulgaria | 5  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 23  | 22  | +1  | 8
4  |  Australia | 5  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 23  | 23  | 0  | 7
5  |  Chinese Taipei | 5  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 15  | 26  | −11  | 5
6  |  Israel | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 18  | 42  | −24  | 0  | Relegated to the 2025 Division III A

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

## Division III

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Main article: 2024 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

### Group A

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The Division III Group A tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey, from 4 to 10 March 2024.[10]

Pos | Team

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* e

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1  |  Belgium | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 33  | 11  | +22  | 15  | Promoted to the 2025 Division II B
2  |  Mexico | 5  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 24  | 15  | +9  | 12  |
3  |  Turkey (H) | 5  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 38  | 19  | +19  | 9
4  |  Iceland | 5  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 26  | 19  | +7  | 6
5  |  New Zealand | 5  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 21  | 31  | −10  | 3
6  |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 7  | 54  | −47  | 0  | Relegated to the 2025 Division III B

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

### Group B

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The Division III Group B tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 4 to 7 March 2024.

Pos | Team

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1  |  Hong Kong | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 20  | 7  | +13  | 6[a] | Promoted to the 2025 Division III A
2  |  Turkmenistan | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 16  | 12  | +4  | 6[a] |
3  |  Thailand | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 17  | 10  | +7  | 6[a]
4  |  South Africa (H) | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 5  | 29  | −24  | 0

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:

1. ^ a b c Hong Kong 3 Pts, +3 GD; Turkmenistan 3 Pts, 0 GD; Thailand 3 Pts, –3 GD

## References

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1. ^ 2024 IIHF U18 World Championship divisions
2. ^ 2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Top Division official website, www.iihf.com
3. ^ 2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Top Division statistics, stats.iihf.com
4. ^ Schedule
5. ^ Schedule
6. ^ "Tournament Format". IIHF. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
7. ^ Jurewicz, Chris (May 5, 2024). "Hagens named tournament MVP". IIHF.com. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
8. ^ 2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I B official website
9. ^ 2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II A official website
10. ^ 2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III A official website

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