# 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships was an ice hockey tournament held in Rauma and Tampere, Finland. The championships began on April 11, 2007, and finished on April 22, 2007. Games were played at Äijänsuo Arena in Rauma and Tampere Ice Stadium in Tampere. Russia defeated the United States 6–5 in the final to claim the gold medal, while Sweden defeated Canada 8–3 to capture the bronze medal.

## Top Division
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 11 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Russia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | United States | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Germany | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 3 | Relegation round |
| 5 | Latvia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 0 | Relegation round |
Game reference :
| S. Stamkos (ES) 00:59 Y. Bastien (SH) 02:14 J. Arniel (PP) 06:39 C. Gillies (ES) 33:06 L. Schenn (PP) 37:32 D. Doughty (PP) 50:22 B. Sutter (ES) 53:30 | Goals | 13:12 (ES) M. Buchwieser 29:32 (ES) P. Geiger 46:56 (ES) J. Flaake |
Game reference :
| N. Filatov (ES) 17:35 S. Korostin (PP) 23:44 D. Kugryshev (ES) 48:00 D. Kagarlitskiy (ES) 52:42 N. Lukyanchikov (EN) 59:33 | Goals | 03:00 (PP) J. O'Brien 37:40 (PP) J. Schroeder 54:38 (ES) J. O'Brien |
Game reference :
| A. Oblinger (ES) 25:54 | Goals | 03:26 (ES) M. Rust 06:40 (PP) J. Schroeder 17:28 (ES) I. Cole 17:41 (ES) M. Rust 18:26 (ES) C. Fairchild 27:23 (PP) J. Schroeder 29:06 (ES) J. Albert 49:14 (PP) I. Cole 50:21 (PP) J. Hayes |
Game reference :
| A. Loktionov (ES) 06:37 N. Filatov (ES) 13:18 A. Cherepanov (PP) 26:34 M. Chudinov (PP) 37:55 S. Korostin (ES) 47:14 E. Averin (ES) 52:25 | Goals | 28:04 (ES) E. Lipsbergs 29:06 (PP) J. Straupe 44:41 (ES) S. Daņilovs |
Game reference :
| J. Straupe (ES) 54:29 | Goals | 01:13 (ES) K. Turris 07:15 (ES) L. Schenn 11:51 (ES) J. Arniel 12:20 (ES) D. Knelsen 29:17 (ES) L. Couture 37:57 (ES) D. Knelsen 43:42 (ES) Y. Bastien 58:44 (ES) L. Couture 59:07 (ES) K. Turris |
Game reference :
| J. Flaake (ES) 51:26 | Goals | 24:43 (ES) M. Chudinov 52:10 (ES) A. Cherepanov 59:19 (ES) N. Klyukin |
Game reference :
| J. van Riemsdyk (ES) 25:00 J. Vaive (ES) 53:35 | Goals | 08:45 (ES) L. Schenn 56:13 (ES) C. Gillies 65:00 (SO) Z. Boychuk |
Game reference :
| J. Ozolins (PP) 34:20 L. Bajaruns (ES) 34:37 | Goals | 03:03 (ES) J. Flaake 14:14 (PP) D. Reul 50:19 (ES) S. Rupprich |
Game reference :
| P. White (ES) 05:28 J. van Riemsdyk (ES) 10:27 J. Vaive (ES) 11:40 C. Severyn (ES) 14:53 P. White (PP) 30:43 J. Vaive (ES) 41:54 C. Wilson (ES) 49:13 R. Hayes (ES) 52:07 | Goals |
Game reference :
| J. Arniel (ES) 16:45 Z. Boychuk (ES) 20:59 A. Esposito (ES) 28:36 Y. Bastien (ES) 29:40 S. Stamkos (PP) 40:51 | Goals | 12:05 (ES) E. Dadonov 38:37 (ES) S. Korostin |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sweden | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Slovakia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 5 | Relegation round |
| 5 | Finland (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 | Relegation round |
Game reference :
| J. Andersson (SH) 15:23 M. Backlund (SO) 65:00 | Goals | 03:34 (PP) O. Vauhkonen |
Game reference :
| T. Knotek (ES) 17:27 V. Roth (SH) 27:00 Š. Novotný (PP) 30:40 T. Kubalík (PP) 35:44 | Goals | 08:25 (PP) L. Cunti 52:16 (PP) Y. Blaser |
Game reference :
| E. Bejmo (ES) 17:22 V. Hedman (PP) 40:26 M. Backlund (PP) 58:57 | Goals | 08:17 (PP) B. Horvath 21:39 (PP) M. Daloga 31:16 (PP) B. Horvath 38:07 (PP) M. Kytnár 52:20 (ES) M. Štěpán 55:18 (EN) M. Mišura |
Game reference :
| R. Josi (ES) 11:47 E. Froidevaux (PP) 17:02 G. Sciaroni (PP) 27:20 G. Sciaroni (ES) 35:52 P. Berger (ES) 51:26 | Goals | 00:55 (PP) J. Liljeblad |
Game reference :
| J. Molnár (PP) 32:49 A. Bezak (ES) 35:46 | Goals | 29:10 (ES) V. Růžička 49:13 (ES) O. Roman 65:00 (SO) R. Szturc |
Game reference :
| Goals | 22:47 (ES) O. Möller 28:07 (PP) C. Gustafsson |
Game reference :
| T. Sallinen (ES) 03:45 T. Sallinen (ES) 12:18 N. Kluuskeri (ES) 12:56 N. Lucenius (PP) 16:28 | Goals | 03:11 (ES) V. Růžička 35:06 (ES) D. Stich |
Game reference :
| Goals | 02:04 (PP) L. Cunti 33:38 (PP) G. Donati 49:08 (PP) L. Cunti 52:32 (ES) R. Schlagenhauf |
Game reference :
| Goals | 12:41 (ES) M. Tedenby 46:29 (PP) C. Gustafsson 58:15 (ES) M. Tedenby |
Game reference :
| Goals | 24:21 (ES) O. Rusnák |

### Relegation round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 7 | Finland (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | |
| 8 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 6 | |
| 9 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 3 | 2008 Division I |
| 10 | Latvia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0 | 2008 Division I |
Game reference :
| J. Voráček (ES) 08:41 R. Valchař (ES) 26:04 R. Ostrčil (SH) 36:30 O. Roman (ES) 48:32 | Goals | 52:38 (ES) J. Straupe |
Game reference :
| G. Fauser (ES) 07:50 P. Geiger (PP) 27:27 D. Weiss (ES) 32:38 | Goals | 01:02 (ES) E. Pöysti 15:16 (ES) O. Vauhkonen 21:58 (PP) E. Pöysti 55:50 (ES) A. Kokkonen |
Game reference :
| J. Flaake (ES) 13:10 A. Uuebscher (ES) 35:12 R. Schopf (ES) 35:49 P. Geiger (SH) 44:30 S. Fischhaber (PP) 51:44 S. Rupprich (EN) 59:28 | Goals | 08:41 (ES) R. Valchař 16:24 (ES) R. Szturc 39:07 (ES) R. Valchař |
Game reference :
| R. Bukarts (ES) 28:29 J. Ozoliņš (ES) 31:16 S. Daņilovs (PP) 47:41 | Goals | 12:28 (PP) J. Liljeblad 30:25 (ES) J. Jyrkkiö 37:28 (ES) A. Kokkonen 40:50 (ES) L. Kokkala 48:45 (ES) T. Pallassalo 52:39 (ES) E. Pöysti |

### Final round
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | A1 | Canada | 3 | | | |
| B2 | Slovakia | 2 | A3 | United States (GWS) | 4 | | | |
| A3 | United States | 7 | | | | A3 | United States | 5 |
| | | | | | | A2 | Russia | 6 |
| | | | B1 | Sweden | 4 |
| A2 | Russia (OT) | 4 | A2 | Russia | 5 |
| B3 | Switzerland | 3 | | | | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | A1 | Canada | 3 |
| | | | | | | B1 | Sweden | 8 |

#### Final
### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | James van Riemsdyk | United States | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +2 | 4 |
| 1 | Colin Wilson | United States | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +3 | 4 |
| 3 | Jordan Schroeder | United States | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +3 | 0 |
| 4 | Steven Stamkos | Canada | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +2 | 8 |
| 5 | Adam Bezák | Slovakia | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +4 | 6 |
| 5 | Nikita Filatov | Russia | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +4 | 6 |
| 5 | Simon Hjalmarsson | Sweden | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +8 | 4 |
| 8 | Alexei Cherepanov | Russia | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Jamie Arniel | Canada | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +3 | 10 |
| 10 | Mikael Backlund | Sweden | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF Archived 2020-10-08 at the Wayback Machine

#### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Robert Mayer | Switzerland | 304:15 | 11 | 2.17 | 145 | 92.41 | 1 |
| 2 | Jaroslav Janus | Slovakia | 267:37 | 14 | 3.14 | 177 | 92.09 | 0 |
| 3 | Juha Metsola | Finland | 198:38 | 7 | 2.11 | 86 | 91.86 | 0 |
| 4 | Trevor Cann | Canada | 366:10 | 18 | 2.95 | 219 | 91.78 | 0 |
| 5 | Mark Owuya | Sweden | 345:00 | 13 | 2.26 | 143 | 90.91 | 2 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF Archived 2020-10-08 at the Wayback Machine

### Awards

* Best players selected by the Directorate:
** Best Goaltender: Josh Unice
** Best Defenceman: Kevin Shattenkirk
** Best Forward: James van Riemsdyk
Source: IIHF Archived 2020-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
* Media All-Stars:
** Goaltender: Josh Unice
** Defensemen: Victor Hedman / Kevin Shattenkirk
** Forwards: Alexei Cherepanov / Steven Stamkos / James van Riemsdyk
** MVP: James van Riemsdyk
Source: IIHF Archived 2020-10-08 at the Wayback Machine

### Final standings

| Rk. | Team |
| | Russia |
| | United States |
| | Sweden |
| 4 | Canada |
| 5 | Slovakia |
| 6 | Switzerland |
| 7 | Finland |
| 8 | Germany |
| 9 | Czech Republic |
| 10 | Latvia |
Czech Republic and Latvia are relegated to Division I for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships.

## Division I

Division I consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 6 April and 12 April 2007 in Maribor, Slovenia and the Group B tournament was held between 4 April and 10 April 2007 in Sanok, Poland. Belarus and Denmark won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships. While France finished last in Group A and Great Britain last in Group B and were both relegated to Division II for 2007.

### Final standings
## Division II

Division II consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 15 and 21 April 2007 in Miskolc, Hungary and the Group B tournament was held between 12 and 18 March 2006 in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania. Netherlands and Lithuania won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division I for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Mexico finished last in Group A and Serbia last in Group B and were both relegated to Division III for 2008.

### Final standings
## Division III

The Division III tournament was held between 5 and 11 March 2007 in Beijing, China. Spain and China finished first and second respectively and both gained promotion to Division II for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships.

### Final standings

* Spain — promoted to Division II for 2008
* China — promoted to Division II for 2008
* Iceland
* New Zealand
* South Africa
* Turkey

### Division III Qualification

The Division III Qualification tournament was held on 28 January 2007 in İzmit, Turkey. Turkey won the tournament and qualified for the Division III tournament after winning the game against Bulgaria 3–2 in a shootout.

#### Final standings

* Turkey — qualified for the 2007 Division III tournament
* Bulgaria