# 2018 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2018 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 82nd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2019 competition.

## Championship (Top Division)

The tournament was held in Copenhagen and Herning, Denmark, from 4 to 20 May 2018.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | A | Sweden | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 13 | +30 | 28 | Champions |
| 2 | A | Switzerland | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 19 | Runners-up |
| 3 | B | United States | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 22 | Third place |
| 4 | B | Canada | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 17 | Fourth place |
| 5 | B | Finland | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 14 | +26 | 16 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 | A | Russia | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 17 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 7 | A | Czech Republic | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 15 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 8 | B | Latvia | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 13 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 9 | A | Slovakia | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 11 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 10 | B | Denmark (H) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 11 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 11 | B | Germany | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 7 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 12 | A | France | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 6 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 13 | B | Norway | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 6 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 14 | A | Austria | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 4 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 15 | A | Belarus | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 36 | −28 | 0 | 2019 IIHF World Championship Division I |
| 16 | B | South Korea | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 48 | −44 | 0 | 2019 IIHF World Championship Division I |

## Division I
### Group A

The Group A tournament was held in Budapest, Hungary, from 22 to 28 April 2018.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Great Britain (P) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 11 | 2019 IIHF World Championship |
| 2 | Italy (P) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 9 | 2019 IIHF World Championship |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 9 | |
| 4 | Hungary (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 7 | |
| 5 | Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | Poland (R) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 3 | Relegation to 2019 Division I B |
* 1 2 Italy 3–0 Kazakhstan

### Group B

The Group B tournament was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, from 22 to 28 April 2018.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lithuania (H, P) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 14 | Promoted to 2019 Division I A |
| 2 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 10 | |
| 3 | Estonia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | |
| 4 | Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 4 | |
| 5 | Romania | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 4 | |
| 6 | Croatia (R) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 3 | Relegation to 2019 Division II A |
* 1 2 Estonia 1–2 Japan
* 1 2 Romania 0–3 Ukraine

## Division II
### Group A

The Group A tournament was held in Tilburg, Netherlands, from 23 to 29 April 2018.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Netherlands (H, P) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | +37 | 15 | Promoted to 2019 Division I B |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 11 | |
| 3 | Serbia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 10 | |
| 4 | China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 6 | |
| 5 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 3 | |
| 6 | Iceland (R) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 28 | −21 | 0 | Relegation to 2019 Division II B |

### Group B

The Group B tournament was held in Granada, Spain, from 14 to 20 April 2018.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Spain (H, P) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 6 | +43 | 15 | Promoted to Division II A |
| 2 | New Zealand | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 12 | |
| 3 | Israel | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 9 | |
| 4 | North Korea | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 40 | −28 | 3 | |
| 5 | Mexico | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 30 | −21 | 3 | |
| 6 | Luxembourg (R) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 29 | −23 | 3 | Relegation to Division III |
* 1 2 3 North Korea 3 Pts, +2 GD; Mexico 3 Pts, −1 GD, Luxembourg 3 Pts, −1 GD. Mexico defeated Luxembourg three to one.

## Division III

The tournament was held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 16 to 22 April 2018.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Georgia (P) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 12 | Promoted to 2019 Division II B |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 11 | |
| 3 | Turkey | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 10 | |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 6 | |
| 5 | South Africa (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 6 | |
| 6 | Hong Kong (R) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 38 | −35 | 0 | Relegation to 2019 Division III qualification |
* 1 2 Chinese Taipei 5–2 South Africa

### Division III qualification tournament

The qualification tournament was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 25 to 28 February 2018 after the original hosts, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, withdrew their application to host.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 5 | +36 | 9 | Promoted to 2019 Division III |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 36 | −31 | 0 | |