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 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 with a silver medal.
== Top Division ==
=== Preliminary Round ===
    	1st place: Team qualifies to Semifinals
    	2nd-3rd place: Teams qualify to Quarterfinals
    	4th-5th place: Teams play in Relegation Round
==== Group A ====
Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Diff	PTS
 	4 	4	0 	0 	0	26	8 	18 	12
 	4 	3	0 	0 	1	19	6 	13 	9
 	4 	2	0 	0 	2	9 	18	-9 	6
 	4 	1	0 	0 	3	16	16	0 	3
 	4 	0	0 	0 	4	6 	28	-22 	0
=====Fixtures=====
The Group A games will take place in Bobruisk, Belarus, between April 13 and April 18.
All times local.
==== Group B ====
Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Diff	PTS
 	4 	3	1 	0 	0	21	11	10 	11
 	4 	3	0 	0 	1	20	7 	13 	9
 	4 	2	0 	1 	1	13	15	-2 	7
 	4 	1	0 	0 	3	10	15	-5 	3
 	4 	0	0 	0 	4	9 	25	-16 	0
=====Fixtures=====
The Group B games will take place in Minsk, Belarus, between April 13 and April 18.
All times local.
===Relegation round===
    	Team qualified for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championship
    	Team relegated to 2011 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I
Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Diff	PTS
 	3 	3	0 	0 	0	20	6 	14 	9
 	3 	2	0 	0 	1	11	8 	3 	6
 	3 	0	1 	0 	2	9 	13	-4 	2
 	3 	0	0 	1 	2	8 	21	-13 	1
====Results====
Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:
*April 15, 2010: 11–3 
*April 17, 2010: 4-3 
===Final round===
====Quarterfinals====
====Semifinals====
====Fifth place game====
====Bronze medal game====
====Gold medal game====
===Final standings===
Rk. 	Team
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9 	
10 	
 and are relegated to Division I for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.
== Division I ==
Group A was played in Herning, Denmark, between April 12 and April 18, 2010. Group B was played in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland, between April 11 and April 17, 2010.
=== Group A ===
Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
* 	5 	4	0 	0 	1	33	15	18 	12
 	5 	4	0 	0 	1	34	14	20 	12
 	5 	3	0 	0 	2	27	25	2 	9
 	5 	3	0 	0 	2	21	21	0 	9
 	5 	0	1 	0 	4	18	45	-27	2
 	5 	0	0 	1 	4	12	25	-13	1
 is promoted to the Top Division for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships. is relegated to Division II for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.
=== Group B ===
Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
 	5 	5	0 	0 	0	51	2 	49 	15
 	5 	3	0 	1 	1	19	17	2 	10
 	5 	3	0 	0 	2	21	21	0 	9
 	5 	2	0 	0 	3	9 	16	-7 	6
 	5 	1	1 	0 	3	13	24	-11	5
 	5 	0	0 	0 	5	6 	39	-33	0
 is promoted to the Top Division for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships. is relegated to Division II for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.
== Division II ==
Group A was played in Narva, Estonia, between March 13 and March 19, 2010. Group B was played in Kiev, Ukraine, between March 22 and March 28, 2010.
=== Group A ===
Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
 	5 	5	0 	0 	0	55	3 	52 	15
 	5 	3	0 	1 	1	22	23	-1 	10
 	5 	1	3 	0 	1	20	16	4 	9
 	5 	1	0 	1 	3	11	19	-8 	4
 	5 	1	0 	1 	3	17	32	-15	4
 	5 	1	0 	0 	4	12	44	-32	3
 is promoted to Division I for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships. is relegated to Division III for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.
=== Group B ===
Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
 	5 	5	0 	0 	0	63	4 	59 	15
 	5 	4	0 	0 	1	26	3 	23 	12
 	5 	2	1 	0 	2	17	22	-5 	8
 	5 	2	0 	1 	2	14	27	-13	7
 	5 	0	1 	0 	4	7 	41	-34	2
 	5 	0	0 	1 	4	7 	37	-30	1
 is promoted to Division I for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships. is relegated to Division III for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.
== Division III ==
Group A was played in Erzurum, Turkey, between March 8 and March 14, 2010. Group B was played in Monterrey, Mexico, between March 14 and March 20, 2010.
=== Group A ===
Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
 	4 	4	0 	0 	0	53	11	42 	12
 	4 	2	1 	0 	1	33	13	20 	8
 	4 	2	0 	0 	2	30	18	12 	6
 	4 	1	0 	1 	2	24	22	2 	4
 	4 	0	0 	0 	4	2 	78	-76	0
 is promoted to Division II for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.
=== Group B ===
Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
 	4 	4	0 	0 	0	26	16	10 	12
 	4 	3	0 	0 	1	15	11	4 	9
 	4 	1	1 	0 	2	15	14	1 	5
 	4 	1	0 	1 	2	21	16	5 	4
 	4 	0	0 	0 	4	6 	26	-20	0
 is promoted to Division II for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.
==See also==
* 2010 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
* 2010 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II
* 2010 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
* 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
* 2010 World U-17 Hockey Challenge
==References==
==External links==
*IIHF
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