2021 IIHF World U18 Championships
The 2021 IIHF World U18 Championship was the 22nd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams would have participated at several levels of competition. The competition also would have served as qualifications for the 2022 competition. All tournaments other than the top division tournament were cancelled by the IIHF on November 18, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The United States finished without a medal for the first time since 2003.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  United States |
| Dates | April 26 – May 6 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada (4th title) |
Runner-up  |  Russia |
Third place  |  Sweden |
| Fourth place |  Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 221 (7.89 per game) |
| Attendance | 21,038 (751 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Matvei Michkov (16 points) |
| MVP | Matvei Michkov |
| Website | |
| IIHF.com | |
Top Division
The tournament was held from April 26 to May 6, 2021, in Frisco and Plano, United States.[2][3][4]
Officials
The following officials were assigned by the International Ice Hockey Federation to officiate the 2021 World U18 Championships.[5]
Referees
Adam Kika- Riku Brander
Lukas Kohlmüller- Sergey Yudakov
- Christoffer Holm
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Micha Hebeisen- Sean Fernandez
- Sean MacFarlane
- Jacob Rekucki
- Stephen Reneau
- Peter Schlittenhardt
- Andrew Wilk
Linesmen
Nikita Polyakov- David Klouček
- Tommi Niittylä
Dāvis Zunde- Roman Slavikovskii
- Kevin Briganti
- Nick Briganti
- Jake Davis
- William Hancock
- Patrick Richardson
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC–5).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Canada |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 12 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sweden |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 9 | |
| 3 | Belarus |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Switzerland |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 3 | |
| 5 | Latvia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 0 |
Source: IIHF
| April 26, 2021 16:00 | Belarus | 1–5 (0–1, 1–2, 0–2) | Sweden | Children's Health StarCenter, Plano Attendance: 150 |
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| Ivan Zhigalov | Goalies | Carl Lindbom | Referees: Lukas Kohlmüller Sean MacFarlane Linesmen: David Klouček Patrick Richardson | |||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||
| April 26, 2021 20:00 | Latvia | 2–4 (0–2, 2–2, 0–0) | Switzerland | Children's Health StarCenter, Plano Attendance: 150 |
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| Kārlis Mežsargs Marks Slavinskis | Goalies | Kevin Pasche | Referees: Stephen Reneau Andrew Wilk Linesmen: Tommi Niittylä Roman Slavikovskii | |||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Shots | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
| April 27, 2021 16:00 | Switzerland | 1–7 (0–1, 1–3, 0–3) | Belarus | Children's Health StarCenter, Plano Attendance: 150 |
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| Kevin Pasche Matthieu Croce | Goalies | Tikhon Chayka | Referees: Christoffer Holm Sergei Yudakov Linesmen: Jake Davis Dāvis Zunde | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 27, 2021 20:00 | Sweden | 1–12 (0–4, 0–4, 1–4) | Canada | Children's Health StarCenter, Plano Attendance: 150 |
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| Carl Lindbom Viggo Andrén | Goalies | Thomas Milic | Referees: Riku Brander Sean Fernandez Linesmen: Nick Briganti Nikita Polyakov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 28, 2021 20:00 | Canada | 4–2 (0–0, 2–1, 2–1) | Latvia | Children's Health StarCenter, Plano Attendance: 150 |
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| Benjamin Gaudreau | Goalies | Kārlis Mežsargs | Referees: Sean MacFarlane Jake Rekucki Linesmen: David Klouček Patrick Richardson | |||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 26 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 52 | Shots | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| April 29, 2021 16:00 | Sweden | 3–1 (0–0, 3–1, 0–0) | Switzerland | Children's Health StarCenter, Plano Attendance: 150 |
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| Carl Lindbom | Goalies | Kevin Pasche | Referees: Stephen Reneau Andrew Wilk Linesmen: William Hancock Tommi Niittylä | |||||||||||
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| 35 min | Penalties | 58 min | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 26 | ||||||||||||
| April 29, 2021 20:00 | Belarus | 6–2 (1–0, 3–1, 2–1) | Latvia | Children's Health StarCenter, Plano Attendance: 150 |
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| Tikhon Chayka | Goalies | Marks Slavinskis Linards Lipskis | Referees: Lukas Kohlmüller Jake Rekucki Linesmen: David Klouček Patrick Richardson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Shots | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 30, 2021 20:00 | Switzerland | 0–7 (0–2, 0–2, 0–3) | Canada | Children's Health StarCenter, Plano Attendance: 150 |
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| Mathieu Croce | Goalies | Thomas Milic | Referees: Riku Brander Adam Kika Linesmen: Nick Briganti Nikita Polyakov | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Shots | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| May 1, 2021 16:00 | Latvia | 0–7 (0–1, 0–1, 0–5) | Sweden | Children's Health StarCenter, Plano Attendance: 150 |
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| Linards Lipskis | Goalies | Hugo Hävelid | Referees: Micha Hebeisen Andrew Wilk Linesmen: Tommi Niittylä Roman Slavikovskii | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 33 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| May 1, 2021 20:00 | Canada | 5–2 (2–0, 2–1, 1–1) | Belarus | Children's Health StarCenter, Plano Attendance: 150 |
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| Benjamin Gaudreau | Goalies | Ivan Zhigalov Yan Shostak | Referees: Christoffer Holm Peter Schlittenhardt Linesmen: Nick Briganti Dāvis Zunde | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 45 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Finland |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Russia |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | United States (H) |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 8 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 4 | |
| 5 | Germany |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 24 | −19 | 0 |
- Finland 4–3 (GWS) Russia
| April 26, 2021 16:00 | Czech Republic | 3–1 (0–0, 2–0, 1–1) | Germany | Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 1,400 |
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| Tomáš Suchánek | Goalies | Nikita Quapp | Referees: Peter Schlittenhardt Sergei Yudakov Linesmen: Nick Briganti Dāvis Zunde | |||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 19 | ||||||||||||
| April 26, 2021 20:00 | Russia | 7–6 OT (1–3, 4–3, 1–0) OT: (1–0) | United States | Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 1,400 |
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| Kirill Gerasimyuk Valeri Brinkman | Goalies | Gibson Homer | Referees: Riku Brander Adam Kika Linesmen: Kevin Briganti Nikita Polyakov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 30 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 27, 2021 16:00 | Finland | 4–3 GWS (0–1, 1–2, 2–0) OT: (0–0) SO: (1–0) | Russia | Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 806 |
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| Aku Koskenvuo | Goalies | Sergei Ivanov | Referees: Lukas Kohlmüller Jake Rekucki Linesmen: William Hancock David Klouček | |||||||||||||||||
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Miettinen  Lambert  Koivunen Kemell | Shootout | Petrov Michkov Buchelnikov Yurov | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 56 | Shots | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| April 27, 2021 20:00 | Germany | 3–5 (1–2, 1–1, 1–2) | United States | Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 826 |
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| Simon Wolf | Goalies | Gibson Homer | Referees: Micha Hebeisen Andrew Wilk Linesmen: Tommi Niittylä Roman Slavikovskii | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 34 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 28, 2021 20:00 | Czech Republic | 5–6 (2–1, 1–2, 2–3) | Finland | Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 402 |
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| Tomáš Suchánek | Goalies | Aku Koskenvuo | Referees: Christoffer Holm Peter Schlittenhardt Linesmen: Nick Briganti Jake Davis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 24 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 29, 2021 16:00 | Germany | 1–6 (0–1, 0–3, 1–2) | Russia | Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 1,663 |
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| Nikita Quapp | Goalies | Sergei Ivanov | Referees: Sean Fernandez Adam Kika Linesmen: Jake Davis Nikita Polyakov | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 27 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Shots | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| April 29, 2021 20:00 | United States | 2–1 GWS (0–1, 0–0, 1–0) OT: (0–0) SO: (1–0) | Czech Republic | Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 1,740 |
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| Kaidan Mbereko Gibson Homer | Goalies | Oliver Šatný | Referees: Christoffer Holm Sergei Yudakov Linesmen: Nick Briganti Dāvis Zunde | |||||
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| Schmidt Hutson St. Louis Cooley Pastujov | Shootout | Altrichter Szturc Brabenec Skuhrovec Šapovaliv | ||||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||
| 31 | Shots | 33 | ||||||
| April 30, 2021 20:00 | Finland | 10–0 (5–0, 3–0, 2–0) | Germany | Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 772 |
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| Juuso Helomaa | Goalies | Luca Ganz | Referees: Micha Hebeisen Stephen Reneau Linesmen: William Hancock Roman Slavikovskii | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 36 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May 1, 2021 16:00 | Russia | 11–1 (3–0, 3–1, 5–0) | Czech Republic | Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 1,989 |
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| Sergei Ivanov | Goalies | Tomáš Suchánek Oliver Šatný | Referees: Lukas Kohlmüller Sean MacFarlane Linesmen: William Hancock Patrick Richardson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 37 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May 1, 2021 20:00 | United States | 5–4 OT (1–2, 2–0, 1–2) OT: (1–0) | Finland | Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 2,057 |
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| Kaidan Mbereko | Goalies | Aku Koskenvuo | Referees: Riku Brander Sean Fernandez Linesmen: Nick Briganti Jake Davis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playoff round
Winning teams were reseeded for the semifinals in accordance with the following ranking:[6]
- higher position in the group
- higher number of points
- better goal difference
- higher number of goals scored for
- better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2019 IIHF World U18 Championships).
| Rank | Team | Group | Pos | Pts | GD | GF | Seed |
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| 1 | Canada | A | 1 | 12 | +23 | 28 | 4 |
| 2 | Finland | B | 1 | 9 | +11 | 24 | 7 |
| 3 | Russia | B | 2 | 9 | +15 | 27 | 2 |
| 4 | Sweden | A | 2 | 9 | +2 | 16 | 1 |
| 5 | United States | B | 3 | 8 | +3 | 18 | 3 |
| 6 | Belarus | A | 3 | 6 | +3 | 16 | 5 |
| 7 | Czech Republic | B | 4 | 4 | –10 | 10 | 6 |
| 8 | Switzerland | A | 4 | 3 | −13 | 6 | 9 |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold Medal Game | ||||||||
| May 3 – Plano | ||||||||||
2B Russia | 5 | |||||||||
| May 5 – Frisco | ||||||||||
3A Belarus | 2 | |||||||||
1 Canada | 8 | |||||||||
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4 Sweden | 1 | |||||||||
1A Canada | 10 | |||||||||
| May 6 – Frisco | ||||||||||
4B Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||
1 Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| May 3 – Plano | ||||||||||
3 Russia | 3 | |||||||||
1B Finland | 2 | |||||||||
| May 5 – Frisco | ||||||||||
4A Switzerland | 0 | |||||||||
2 Finland | 5 | |||||||||
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3 Russia | 6 | Bronze Medal Game | ||||||||
2A Sweden | 5 | |||||||||
| May 6 – Frisco | ||||||||||
3B United States | 2 | |||||||||
2 Finland | 0 | |||||||||
4 Sweden | 8 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| May 3, 2021 12:30 | Russia | 5–2 (2–0, 1–2, 2–0) | Belarus | Children's Health StarCenter, Plano Attendance: 150 |
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| Sergei Ivanov | Goalies | Tikhon Chayka | Referees: Micha Hebeisen Andrew Wilk Linesmen: Nick Briganti Dāvis Zunde | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| May 3, 2021 15:00 | Canada | 10–3 (4–1, 2–1, 4–1) | Czech Republic | Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 724 |
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| Benjamin Gaudreau | Goalies | Tomáš Suchánek Oliver Šatný | Referees: Sean Fernandez Jake Rekucki Linesmen: Jake Davis Nikita Polyakov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May 3, 2021 17:30 | Finland | 2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Switzerland | Children's Health StarCenter, Plano Attendance: 150 |
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| Aku Koskenvuo | Goalies | Kevin Pasche | Referees: Christoffer Holm Peter Schlittenhardt Linesmen: Tommi Niittyla Roman Slavikovski | |||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||||||
| 25 | Shots | 23 | ||||||
| May 3, 2021 20:00 | Sweden | 5–2 (1–0, 1–1, 3–1) | United States | Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 1,042 |
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| Carl Lindbom | Goalies | Kaidan Mbereko Gibson Homer | Referees: Lukas Kohlmüller Sergei Yudakov Linesmen: David Klouček Patrick Richardson | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Semifinals
| May 5, 2021 16:00 | Canada | 8–1 (0–0, 2–1, 6–0) | Sweden | Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 574 |
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| Benjamin Gaudreau | Goalies | Carl Lindbom | Referees: Sean Macfarlane Jake Rekucki Linesmen: David Klouček Patrick Richardson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 56 | Shots | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May 5, 2021 20:00 | Finland | 5–6 (2–2, 0–2, 3–2) | Russia | Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 819 |
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| Aku Koskenvuo | Goalies | Sergei Ivanov | Referees: Christoffer Holm Stephen Briganti Linesmen: Kevin Briganti William Hancock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bronze medal game
| May 6, 2021 16:00 | Finland | 0–8 (0–2, 0–2, 0–4) | Sweden | Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 902 |
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| Juuso Helomaa Aku Koskenvuo | Goalies | Carl Lindbom | Referees: Sean Fernandez Sergey Yudakov Linesmen: Nick Briganti Roman Slavikovskii | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold medal game
| May 6, 2021 20:00 | Canada | 5–3 (2–2, 2–0, 1–1) | Russia | Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 2,122 |
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| Benjamin Gaudreau | Goalies | Sergei Ivanov | Referees: Christoffer Holm Stephen Reneau Linesmen: Jake Davis William Hancock | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Final standings
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 1 | A | Canada |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 12 | +39 | 21 | Champions |
| 2 | B | Russia |
7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 15 | Runners-up |
| 3 | A | Sweden |
7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 15 | Third place |
| 4 | B | Finland |
7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 12 | Fourth place |
| 5 | B | United States (H) |
5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 8 | Eliminated in Quarterfinals |
| 6 | A | Belarus |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 6 | |
| 7 | B | Czech Republic |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 4 | |
| 8 | A | Switzerland |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 3 | |
| 9 | A | Latvia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 0 | Eliminated in Preliminary round |
| 10 | B | Germany |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 24 | −19 | 0 |
Scoring leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matvei Michkov | Russia | 7 | 12 | 4 | 16 | +7 | 4 |
| 2 | Shane Wright | Canada | 5 | 9 | 5 | 14 | +12 | 2 |
| 3 | Connor Bedard | Canada | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +12 | 2 |
| 4 | Nikita Chibrikov | Russia | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +7 | 14 |
| 5 | Mason McTavish | Canada | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +10 | 10 |
| 5 | Samu Tuomaala | Finland | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Francesco Pinelli | Canada | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +8 | 0 |
| 7 | Danila Yurov | Russia | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +4 | 2 |
| 9 | Ville Koivunen | Finland | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −2 | 0 |
| 9 | Fedor Svechkov | Russia | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +4 | 4 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Gaudreau | Canada | 300:00 | 11 | 2.20 | 136 | 91.91 | 0 |
| 2 | Carl Lindbom | Sweden | 313:29 | 16 | 3.06 | 194 | 91.75 | 1 |
| 3 | Kaidan Mbereko | United States | 147:29 | 7 | 2.85 | 82 | 91.46 | 0 |
| 4 | Sergei Ivanov | Russia | 364:23 | 16 | 2.63 | 183 | 91.26 | 0 |
| 5 | Tikhon Chaika | Belarus | 180:00 | 8 | 2.67 | 90 | 91.11 | 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
- Best players selected by the Directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Benjamin Gaudreau
- Best Defenceman: Aleksi Heimosalmi
- Best Forward: Matvei Michkov
- Best Goaltender:
Source: IIHF
- Media All-Stars:
- MVP: Matvei Michkov
- Goaltender: Sergei Ivanov
- Defencemen: Aleksi Heimosalmi / Brandt Clarke
- Forwards: Connor Bedard / Matvei Michkov / Samu Tuomaala
- MVP:
Source: IIHF
Division I
All lower division tournaments were cancelled by the IIHF.[1]
Group A
The tournament was to be held in Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia, from April 5 to 11, 2021.[7]
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Division III
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Group B
The tournament was to be held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg, from March 28 to April 3, 2021.[7]
References
- "IIHF Council announces more cancellations". IIHF. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- "U18 Worlds in Texas". IIHF. February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- 2021 Top Division official website
- 2021 Top Division statistics
- "Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. April 26, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- "Tournament Format". IIHF. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- "Tournaments for 2021 assigned". IIHF. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
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