# 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships was the 12th edition of the IIHF World U18 Championship. The tournament was held in Minsk and Babruysk, Belarus, between April 13 and April 23, 2010. Tournament games were played at the Minsk Sports Palace in Minsk and the Babruysk Arena in Babruysk. The Final was played at the newly opened Minsk-Arena. The United States won the gold medal for the second consecutive year with a 3–1 victory over Sweden in the championship game. The gold medal was the fifth for the United States since the tournament began in 1999; Sweden matched their best ever performance up to this point with a silver medal.

## Top Division
### Preliminary Round
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sweden | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 12 | Semifinals |
| 2 | United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Canada | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | Relegation Round |
| 5 | Belarus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 28 | −22 | 0 | Relegation Round |

##### Fixtures

The Group A games took place in Bobruisk, Belarus, between April 13 and April 18.
All times local.

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Finland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 11 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Russia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Slovakia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 3 | Relegation Round |
| 5 | Latvia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 0 | Relegation Round |

##### Fixtures

The Group B games took place in Minsk, Belarus, between April 13 and April 18.
All times local.

### Relegation round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 9 | Qualified for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championship |
| 2 | Slovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 6 | Qualified for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championship |
| 3 | Latvia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 2 | Relegated to 2011 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I |
| 4 | Belarus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 1 | Relegated to 2011 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I |

#### Results

Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:
* April 15, 2010: Canada 11–3 Belarus
* April 17, 2010: Slovakia 4–3 Latvia

### Final round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | B1 | Finland | 0 | | | |
| A2 | United States | 6 | A2 | United States | 5 | | | |
| B3 | Czech Republic | 0 | | | | A2 | United States | 3 |
| | | | | | | A1 | Sweden | 1 |
| | | | A1 | Sweden | 3 |
| B2 | Russia | 4 | B2 | Russia | 1 |
| A3 | Switzerland | 3 | | | | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
| | | | | | | B1 | Finland | 5 |
| | | | | | | B2 | Russia | 1 |

#### Gold medal game
### Tournament awards
#### Best players selected by the directorate

* Best Goalkeeper: Jack Campbell United States
* Best Forward: Teemu Pulkkinen Finland
* Best Defenseman: Adam Larsson Sweden

### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Teemu Pulkkinen | 6 | 10 | 5 | 15 | −2 | 10 |
| Johan Larsson | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +8 | 0 |
| Mikael Granlund | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| Ludvig Rensfeldt | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +7 | 4 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +8 | 6 |
| Adam Clendening | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +9 | 4 |
| Nick Shore | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +7 | 0 |
| Rocco Grimaldi | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +6 | 6 |
| Jordan Weal | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 30 |
| Sergei Barbashev | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +5 | 6 |
| Joonas Donskoi | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 0 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position 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 |
| Jack Campbell | 359:39 | 143 | 5 | 0.83 | 96.50 | 3 |
| Johan Gustafsson | 238:10 | 98 | 8 | 2.02 | 91.84 | 0 |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | 272:03 | 116 | 12 | 2.65 | 89.66 | 1 |
| Dominik Riecicky | 359:38 | 190 | 20 | 3.34 | 89.47 | 0 |
| Calvin Pickard | 313:50 | 141 | 15 | 2.87 | 89.36 | 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

### Final standings

| Rk. | Team |
| | United States |
| | Sweden |
| | Finland |
| 4 | Russia |
| 5 | Switzerland |
| 6 | Czech Republic |
| 7 | Canada |
| 8 | Slovakia |
| 9 | Latvia |
| 10 | Belarus |
Belarus and Latvia were relegated to Division I for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.

## Division I
### Group A

The tournament was played in Herning, Denmark, between April 12 and April 18, 2010.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Norway | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 12 | Promoted to the 2011 Top Division |
| 2 | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 12 | |
| 3 | Japan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 9 | |
| 4 | France | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 9 | |
| 5 | South Korea | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 45 | −27 | 2 | |
| 6 | Austria | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 1 | Relegated to the 2011 Division II |

### Group B

The tournament was played in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland, between April 11 and April 17, 2010.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Germany | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2 | +49 | 15 | Promoted to the 2011 Top Division |
| 2 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 10 | |
| 3 | Poland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 9 | |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 6 | |
| 5 | Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 5 | |
| 6 | Lithuania | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 39 | −33 | 0 | Relegated to the 2011 Division II |

## Division II
### Group A

The tournament was played in Narva, Estonia, between March 13 and March 19, 2010.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 3 | +52 | 15 | Promoted to the 2011 Division I |
| 2 | Romania | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 10 | |
| 3 | Croatia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 9 | |
| 4 | Serbia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 4 | |
| 5 | Estonia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 4 | |
| 6 | Iceland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 44 | −32 | 3 | Relegated to the 2011 Division III |

### Group B

The tournament was played in Kyiv, Ukraine, between March 22 and March 28, 2010.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Slovenia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 4 | +59 | 15 | Promoted to the 2011 Division I |
| 2 | Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 3 | +23 | 12 | |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 8 | |
| 4 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 7 | |
| 5 | Belgium | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 41 | −34 | 2 | |
| 6 | Australia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 37 | −30 | 1 | Relegated to the 2011 Division III |

## Division III
### Group A

The tournament was played in Erzurum, Turkey, between March 8 and March 14, 2010.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 11 | +42 | 12 | Promoted to the 2011 Division II |
| 2 | Turkey | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 13 | +20 | 8 | |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 6 | |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 4 | |
| 5 | Mongolia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 78 | −76 | 0 | |

### Group B

The tournament was played in Monterrey, Mexico, between March 14 and March 20, 2010.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 12 | Promoted to the 2011 Division II |
| 2 | Mexico | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 9 | |
| 3 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Israel | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 4 | |
| 5 | Ireland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 0 | |