IIHF World U18 Championship

Recurring ice hockey tournament for men's U-18 junior national teams

For the women's senior tournament, see IIHF World Women's Championship.

For the women's under-18 tournament, see IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.

IIHF World U18 ChampionshipsMost recent season or competition:
2024 IIHF World U18 Championships

Sport| Ice hockey
First season| 1999
No. of teams| 10
Most recent
champion(s)|  Canada
(5th title)
Most titles|  United States
(11 titles)
Relegation to| Division I
Official website| IIHF.com

The IIHF U18 World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-18 ice hockey teams from around the world. The tournament is usually played in April and is organized according to a system similar to the Ice Hockey World Championships and the IIHF World Junior Championship. The tournament was first held in 1999.

## History

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The United States leads the tournament with eleven championships followed by Canada with five championships, Finland with four, Russia with three, and Sweden with two.[1] Players who do not participate in the World Championship due to their respective league postseasons have the alternative of representing their country in the non-IIHF Hlinka Gretzky Cup in August.[1]

## Results

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* (#) Number of tournaments (or 2nd placed/3rd places) won at the time.

Year  |  Gold  |  Silver  |  Bronze  | Host city (cities)  | Host country

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1999 |  Finland (1) |  Sweden (1) |  Slovakia (1) | Füssen and Kaufbeuren |  Germany
2000 |  Finland (2) |  Russia (1) |  Sweden (1) | Kloten and Weinfelden |  Switzerland
2001 |  Russia (1) |  Switzerland (1) |  Finland (1) | Helsinki, Lahti and Heinola |  Finland
2002 |  United States (1) |  Russia (2) |  Czech Republic (1) | Piešťany and Trnava |  Slovakia
2003 |  Canada (1) |  Slovakia (1) |  Russia (1) | Yaroslavl |  Russia
2004 |  Russia (2) |  United States (1) |  Czech Republic (2) | Minsk |  Belarus
2005 |  United States (2) |  Canada (1) |  Sweden (2) | Plzeň and České Budějovice |  Czech Republic
2006 |  United States (3) |  Finland (1) |  Czech Republic (3) | Ängelholm and Halmstad |  Sweden
2007 |  Russia (3) |  United States (2) |  Sweden (3) | Tampere and Rauma |  Finland
2008 |  Canada (2) |  Russia (3) |  United States (1) | Kazan |  Russia
2009 |  United States (4) |  Russia (4) |  Finland (2) | Fargo and Moorhead |  United States
2010 |  United States (5) |  Sweden (2) |  Finland (3) | Minsk and Babruysk |  Belarus
2011 |  United States (6) |  Sweden (3) |  Russia (2) | Crimmitschau and Dresden |  Germany
2012 |  United States (7) |  Sweden (4) |  Canada (1) | Brno, Znojmo and Břeclav |  Czech Republic
2013 |  Canada (3) |  United States (3) |  Finland (4) | Sochi |  Russia
2014 |  United States (8) |  Czech Republic (1) |  Canada (2) | Lappeenranta and Imatra |  Finland
2015 |  United States (9) |  Finland (2) |  Canada (3) | Zug and Lucerne |  Switzerland
2016 |  Finland (3) |  Sweden (5) |  United States (2) | Grand Forks |  United States
2017 |  United States (10) |  Finland (3) |  Russia (3) | Poprad and Spišská Nová Ves[2] |  Slovakia
2018 |  Finland (4) |  United States (4) |  Sweden (4) | Chelyabinsk and Magnitogorsk[2] |  Russia
2019 |  Sweden (1) |  Russia (5) |  United States (3) | Örnsköldsvik and Umeå |  Sweden[2]
2020 | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] |
2021 |  Canada (4) |  Russia (6) |  Sweden (5) | Frisco and Plano |  United States
2022 |  Sweden (2) |  United States (5) |  Finland (5) | Landshut and Kaufbeuren |  Germany
2023 |  United States (11) |  Sweden (6) |  Canada (4) | Basel and Porrentruy |  Switzerland
2024 |  Canada (5) |  United States (6) |  Sweden (6) | Espoo and Vantaa |  Finland
2025 |  |  |  | Frisco and Allen |  United States[4]
2026 |  |  |  | TBD |  Slovakia[4]

### Medal table

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Country  |  Gold  |  Silver  |  Bronze  | Medals

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United States | 11 | 6 | 3 | 20
Canada | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10
Finland | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12
Russia | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12
Sweden | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14
Czechia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4
Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2
Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1
Total | 25 | 25 | 25 | 75

## Hosting countries

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Host country  | Tournaments

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Finland | 4
Russia | 4
Germany | 3
Switzerland | 3
United States | 3
Belarus | 2
Czechia | 2
Slovakia | 2
Sweden | 2

## See also

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* IIHF World Ranking
* Ice Hockey World Championships
* IIHF World Junior Championship
* World Junior A Challenge
* World U-17 Hockey Challenge

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Canadian Press (12 August 2006). "Canada blanks U.S. to win under-18 gold". tsn.ca. Archived from the original on 26 August 2006. Retrieved 12 August 2006.
2. ^ a b c "2016 IIHF Calendar of Events" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
3. ^ Adam Steiss (13 March 2020). "IIHF cancels U18 Worlds" (Press release). Plymouth Charter Township, Michigan & Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States: International Ice Hockey Federation.
4. ^ a b Potts, Andy. "Recap: 2023 IIHF – Semi-Annual Congress". IIHF. Retrieved 10 October 2023.

## External links

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* All Medalists - U18 \- Full results for men's, women's and junior championships since 1999 and medalists for all tournaments.
* 2015 official site Archived 28 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine
* IIHF World U18 all-time scoring leaders

* v
* t
* e

IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship winners

* 1999: Finland
* 2000: Finland
* 2001: Russia
* 2002: United States
* 2003: Canada
* 2004: Russia
* 2005: United States
* 2006: United States
* 2007: Russia
* 2008: Canada
* 2009: United States
* 2010: United States
* 2011: United States
* 2012: United States
* 2013: Canada
* 2014: United States
* 2015: United States
* 2016: Finland
* 2017: United States
* 2018: Finland
* 2019: Sweden
* 2021: Canada
* 2022: Sweden
* 2023: United States
* 2024: Canada

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* t
* e

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
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* ~~2021~~
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Division II|

* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* ~~2021~~
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Division III|

* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* ~~2021~~
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

* Predecessor: IIHF European Junior Championships (1967–1998)

* v
* t
* e

IIHF European Junior Championships

Unofficial championships|

* 1967

U19 championships|

* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976

U18 championships|

* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998

* Successor: IIHF World U18 Championship (since 1999)

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* t
* e

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)

World Championships|

| Current|

* Ice Hockey World Championships
* U20
* U18
* World Women's Championship
* U18

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Former|

* Inline Hockey World Championship

Other competitions|

| Current|

* Olympic Games
* Champions Hockey League
* Continental Cup
* Asia Championship
* Asia and Oceania Championship
* Development Cup

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Former|

* European Trophy
* Champions Hockey League (2008–09)
* Victoria Cup
* European Champions Cup
* European Cup
* Super Cup
* European Championships
* European Women Championships
* European Junior Championships
* European Women's Champions Cup
* Asian Oceanic U18 Championships
* World Women's Challenge
* Pan American Tournament

Awards and honors|

* Hall of Fame
* Paul Loicq Award
* Torriani Award
* Centennial All-Star Team
* Player of the Year (Female, Male)

Related articles|

* World Ranking
* Past
* Members
* Teams
* Triple Gold Club
* International Ice Hockey Association

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