2024 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2024 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 25th such event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition.2024 IIHF U18 World Championship divisions These tournaments served as qualifications for the 2025 competition.
==Top Division==
The Top Division tournament was played in Espoo and Vantaa, Finland, from 25 April to 5 May 2024.2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Top Division official website, www.iihf.com2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Top Division statistics, stats.iihf.com
===Preliminary round===
All times are local (UTC+3)
====Group A====
Schedule:Schedule
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====Group B====
Schedule:Schedule
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===Relegation round===
===Playoff round===
Winning teams in the quarterfinals will be reseeded according to their ranking:
#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 2023 IIHF World U18 Championships).
Rank	Team	Group	Pos	Pts	GD 	GF	Seed
1 	 	A 	1 	12 	+26	33	1
2 	 	B 	1 	12 	+24	31	3
3 	 	A 	2 	9 	+8 	18	5
4 	 	B 	2 	6 	−3 	9 	7
5 	 	B 	3 	6 	+3 	15	2
6 	 	A 	3 	3 	−5 	14	4
7 	 	B 	4 	4 	−8 	8 	6
8 	 	A 	4 	3 	−8 	10	8
====Bracket====
====Quarterfinals====
====Semifinals====
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====Bronze medal game====
====Gold medal game====
===Final standings===
===Awards and statistics===
====Awards====
*Best players selected by the directorate:
**Best Goaltender: Carter George
**Best Defenceman: Cole Hutson
**Best Forward: James Hagens
*Media All-Stars:
**MVP: James Hagens
**Goaltender: Carter George
**Defencemen: Luka Radivojevic / Cole Hutson
**Forwards: James Hagens / Gavin McKenna / Porter Martone
Source:
==== Scoring leaders ====
Pos	Player 	Country 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
1 	James Hagens 	 	7 	9 	13	22 	+14	4
2 	Gavin McKenna 	 	7 	10	10	20 	+9 	0
3 	Porter Martone 	 	7 	5 	12	17 	+12	6
4 	Cole Hutson 	 	7 	4 	9 	13 	+14	6
5 	Tij Iginla 	 	7 	6 	6 	12 	+4 	0
6 	Brodie Ziemer 	 	7 	3 	9 	12 	+15	0
7 	Cole Eiserman 	 	7 	9 	2 	11 	+0 	2
8 	Teddy Stiga 	align=left	7 	6 	5 	11 	+15	6
9 	Max Plante 	 	7 	2 	9 	11 	+1 	2
10 	Trevor Connelly	 	7 	4 	5 	9 	+7 	31
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource: IIHF
==== Goaltending leaders ====
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
Pos	Player 	Country	TOI 	GA	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO
1 	Nicholas Kempf 	 	318:09	10	1.89	123	91.87	2
2 	Carter George 	 	360:00	14	2.33	164	91.46	2
3 	Love Härenstam 	 	424:47	16	2.26	178	91.01	1
4 	Mikus Vecvanags	 	187:32	12	3.84	113	89.38	0
5 	Jakub Milota 	 	255:28	13	3.05	110	88.18	1
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource: IIHF
==Division I==
===Group A===
The Division I Group A tournament was played in Frederikshavn, Denmark from 14 to 20 April 2024.
===Group B===
The Division I Group B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 14 to 20 April 2024.2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I B official website
==Division II==
===Group A===
The Division II Group A tournament was played in Sosnowiec, Poland, from 17 to 23 April 2024.2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II A official website
===Group B===
The Division II Group B tournament was played in Puigcerdà, Spain, from 17 to 23 March 2024.
==Division III==
===Group A===
The Division III Group A tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey, from 4 to 10 March 2024.2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III A official website
===Group B===
The Division III Group B tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 4 to 7 March 2024.
== References ==
==External links==
*Official website of IIHF
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Category:2023–24 in Finnish ice hockey
Category:IIHF World U18 Championships
 
Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by Finland