# 2017 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2017 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 19th IIHF World U18 Championship and was hosted by Poprad and Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia. The tournament was played from 13 to 23 April 2017. Finland entered the tournament as the defending champions and once again advanced to the final, but this time they lost to the United States.

## Top Division

All times are local. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+02:00)

### Preliminary round

The four best ranked teams from each group of the preliminary round advance to the quarterfinals, while the last placed team from both groups plays a relegation round in a best of three format to determine the relegated team.

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Finland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 12 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Canada | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 8 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Slovakia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 7 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Latvia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 0 | Advance to Relegation round |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 12 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Russia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 8 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Sweden | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 4 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Belarus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 0 | Advance to Relegation round |

### Relegation round

* Latvia is relegated to the 2018 Division I A.

### Playoff round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1A | Finland | 6 | | | | | | |
| 4B | Czech Republic | 5 | | | | | | |
| 4B | Czech Republic | 5 | 1A | Finland | 2 | | | |
| | | | 2B | Russia | 1 | | | |
| 2B | Russia | 3 | 2B | Russia | 1 | | | |
| 3A | Slovakia | 2 | | | | | | |
| 3A | Slovakia | 2 | | | | 1A | Finland | 2 |
| | | | | | | 1B | United States | 4 |
| 1B | United States | 4 | | | | | | | 1B | United States | 4 |
| 4A | Switzerland | 2 | | | |
| 4A | Switzerland | 2 | 1B | United States | 4 | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| | | | 3B | Sweden | 3 |
| 2A | Canada | 3 | 3B | Sweden | 3 | 2B | Russia | 3 |
| 3B | Sweden | 7 | | | | 3B | Sweden | 0 |

#### Final
### Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Kristian Vesalainen | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +5 | 8 |
| Miro Heiskanen | 7 | 2 | 10 | 12 | +8 | 0 |
| Ivan Chekhovich | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +3 | 4 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +3 | 10 |
| Jesse Ylönen | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +6 | 0 |
| Sean Dhooghe | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 2 |
| Joni Ikonen | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +4 | 8 |
| Grant Mismash | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +4 | 10 |
| MacKenzie Entwistle | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
| Aarne Talvitie | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com

### Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| Maxim Zhukov | 319:19 | 189 | 14 | 2.63 | 92.59 | 0 |
| Dylan St. Cyr | 429:39 | 177 | 14 | 1.96 | 92.09 | 1 |
| Niklavs Rauza | 316:49 | 193 | 17 | 3.22 | 91.19 | 0 |
| Andrei Grischenko | 416:38 | 243 | 23 | 3.31 | 90.53 | 1 |
| Akira Schmid | 153:16 | 92 | 9 | 3.52 | 90.22 | 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

Most Valuable Player
* Forward: Kristian Vesalainen
All-star team
* Goaltender: Dylan St. Cyr
* Defencemen: Miro Heiskanen, Max Gildon
* Forwards: Kristian Vesalainen, Sean Dhooghe, Ivan Chekhovich
Source: IIHF.com
IIHF best player awards
* Goaltender: Maxim Zhukov
* Defenceman: Miro Heiskanen
* Forward: Kristian Vesalainen
Source: IIHF.com

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | United States |
| | Finland |
| | Russia |
| 4th | Sweden |
| 5th | Canada |
| 6th | Slovakia |
| 7th | Czech Republic |
| 8th | Switzerland |
| 9th | Belarus |
| 10th | Latvia |
* Relegated to the 2018 Division I A

## Division I
### Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 7 to 13 April 2017.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 12 | Promoted to the 2018 Top Division |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 11 | |
| 3 | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 10 | |
| 4 | Norway | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 8 | |
| 5 | Germany | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 4 | |
| 6 | Hungary | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 32 | −26 | 0 | Relegated to the 2018 Division I B |

### Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 15 to 21 April 2017.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Slovenia (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 12 | Promoted to the 2018 Division I A |
| 2 | Austria | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 10 | |
| 3 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 8 | |
| 4 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 7 | |
| 5 | Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | Poland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 2 | Relegated to the 2018 Division II A |

## Division II
### Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Gangneung, South Korea, from 2 to 8 April 2017.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Romania | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 13 | Promoted to the 2018 Division I B |
| 2 | Estonia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 9 | |
| 3 | Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 8 | |
| 4 | South Korea (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 7 | |
| 5 | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 7 | |
| 6 | Croatia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 26 | −17 | 1 | Relegated to the 2018 Division II B |
* 1 2 South Korea 3–2 Great Britain

### Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 13 to 19 March 2017.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 12 | Promoted to the 2018 Division II A |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 12 | |
| 3 | Serbia (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 9 | |
| 4 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 9 | |
| 5 | Iceland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 3 | |
| 6 | Belgium | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 0 | Relegated to the 2018 Division III A |
* 1 2 Spain 1–4 Australia
* 1 2 Serbia 3–2 Netherlands

## Division III
### Division III A

The Division III A tournament was played in Taipei, Taiwan, from 21 to 27 March 2017.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | China | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | +35 | 15 | Promoted to the 2018 Division II B |
| 2 | Israel | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 12 | |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei (H) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 8 | |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | Turkey | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 3 | |
| 6 | New Zealand | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 42 | −31 | 1 | Relegated to the 2018 Division III B |

### Division III B

The Division III B tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 17 to 19 March 2017.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Mexico (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 6 | Promoted to the 2018 Division III A |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | |
| 3 | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 | |