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2018 Gulf Cooperation Council Tournament

The 2018 Gulf Cooperation Council Tournament was played in Kuwait City, Kuwait, from December 18-22, 2018. Five teams participated in the tournament, which was won by the Abu Dhabi Storms.
==Teams==
*Abu Dhabi Storms
*Kuwait Stars
*Jeddah Ice Sports
*Bahrain Ice Hockey Club
*Oman Rocks
==Results==
*12/18: Kuwait Stars - Bahrain IHC 5:0
*12/18: Abu Dhabi Storms - Oman Rocks 5:0
*12/19: Kuwait Stars - Oman Rocks 5:0
*12/19: Jeddah Ice Sports - Bahrain IHC 12:8
*12/20: Abu Dhabi Storms - Bahrain IHC 5:0
*12/20: Kuwait Stars - Jeddah Ice Sports 8:1
*12/21: Bahrain IHC - Oman Rocks 12:8
*12/21: Abu Dhabi Storms - Jeddah Ice Sports 8:3
*12/22: Abu Dhabi Storms - Kuwait Stars 11:7
*12/22: Jeddah Ice Sports - Oman Rocks 11:3
==External links==
*Eurohockey.com
Category:2018 in ice hockey
2018 Gyilkosto Cup

The 2018 Gyilkosto Cup was played in Gheorgheni, Romania, from August 31- September 2 2018.
==Results==
Nemzeti Sport, 2018-09-01
*DEAC Debrecen - HSC Csikszereda 5:1 (1:0, 4:0, 0:1)
*Gyergyoi HK - Steaua Rangers 6:3 (0:0, 2:2, 4:1)
Nemzeti Sport, 2018-09-02
*HSC Csikszereda - Steaua Rangers 6:3 (1:1, 0:2, 5:0)
*DEAC Debrecen - Gyergyoi HK 3:2 OT (0:0, 1:1, 1:1, 1:0)
Nemzeti Sport, 2018-09-03
*DEAC Debrecen - Steaua Rangers 8:1 (0:0, 4:0, 4:1)
*HSC Csikszereda - Gyergyoi HK 2:0 (0:0, 1:0, 1:0)
# DEAC Debrecen
# HSC Csikszereda
# Gyergyoi HK
# Steaua Rangers
==References==
Category:2018 in ice hockey
2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup

The 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup (branded as the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup presented by Ram for sponsorship reasons) was an under-18 international ice hockey tournament held in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta, Canada from August 6–11, 2018 at Rogers Place in Edmonton and Servus Arena in Red Deer.
==Preliminary round==
===Group A===
Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD 	Pts	Qualification
1 	(H) 	3 	3	0 	0 	0	18	5 	+13	9 	Semifinals
2 	 	3 	2	0 	0 	1	12	6 	+6 	6 	Semifinals
3 	 	3 	1	0 	0 	2	9 	11	−2 	3 	Fifth place game
4 	 	3 	0	0 	0 	3	3 	20	−17	0 	Seventh place game
===Group B===
Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD 	Pts	Qualification
1 	 	3 	3	0 	0 	0	18	5 	+13	9 	Semifinals
2 	 	3 	2	0 	0 	1	15	10	+5 	6 	Semifinals
3 	 	3 	0	1 	0 	2	4 	12	−8 	2 	Fifth place game
4 	 	3 	0	0 	1 	2	7 	17	−10	1 	Seventh place game
==Final round==
===Seventh place game===
===Fifth place game===
===Semifinals===
Canada's game-tying goal was considered controversial, as video footage suggested that the goal had been scored after time officially expired. However, as the tournament did not officially use video review, referees allowed the goal to stand.
===Bronze medal game===
===Final===
==Final standings==
Rank	Team
 	
 	
 	
4 	
5 	
6 	
7 	
8 	
== References ==
Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Category:Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

The 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia was the 11th edition of the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The Top Division of the tournament will take place from 3 to 8 April 2018 at the SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines.
==Top Division==
===Participants===
Team	2017 Results
 	Host, no previous participation.
 	Won silver medal last year.
 	Won bronze medal last year.
 	Finished 4th place last year.
 	Winner of Division I last year and were promoted.
====Match officials====
3 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.Challenge Cup of Asia officials
;Referees
* Ryan Cairns
* Volker Westhaus
* Vladimir Yefremov
;Linesmen
* Helan Salem Al Ameri
* Chi Hongda
* Huang Jen-hung
* Martin Jobbágy
* Edmond Ng
* Edvardas Valickas
* Heru Wardana
===Standings===
Pl.		GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	Goals	Pts
1. 		4 	3	0 	0 	1	26:12	9
2. 		4 	3	0 	0 	1	31:10	9
3. 		4 	3	0 	0 	1	38:12	9
4. 		4 	0	1 	0 	3	6:33 	2
5. 		4 	0	0 	1 	3	5:39 	1
===Schedules===
All times are in Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8).
==Division I==
The Division I competition was played from 24 to 29 March 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
;Participants
Team	2017 Results
 	Host, finished 5th place in Top Division last year and were relegated.
 	Runner-up of Division I last year.
 	Finished 4th place in Division I last year.
 	No previous participation.
;Final ranking
    	Promoted to 2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Rank	Team
1 	(H, P)
2 	
3 	
4 	
(H) Host; (P) Promoted.Source: IIHF
==References==
Category:2018 in ice hockey
Category:IIHF Challenge Cups of Asia
2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I

The 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I was the 5th IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I competition, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The Division I competition took place from 24 to 29 March 2018 at the Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Four teams competed in the tournament. Originally, six teams were scheduled to compete. However, Oman and Qatar were scheduled to compete, but cancelled. Indonesia made its debut in the Challenge Cup of Asia. The host nation Malaysia won its first Division I tournament, winning all five of its games, defeating Macau in the final and promoted to Top Division for the 2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia.
==Participants==
Team	2017 Results
 	Host, finished 5th place in Top Division last year and were relegated.
 	Runner-up of Division I last year.
 	Finished 4th place in Division I last year.
 	No previous participation.
===Match officials===
4 referees and 6 linesmen were selected for the tournament.Challenge Cup of Asia Division I officials
;Referees
* Yu Jin Ang
* Feng Lei
* Francois Emmanuel Gautier
* Ryan Hissong
;Linesmen
* Raedeni Atmaja
* Anton Boryayev
* Yong Elbert Cheah
* Qiwei Benjamin Huang
* Tam Weng Leong
* Chun Wong
==Schedules==
All times are in Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+8).
===Preliminary round===
===Bracket===
===Semifinals===
===Third place game===
===Final===
==Final ranking==
    	Promoted to 2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Rank	Team
1 	(H, P)
2 	
3 	
4 	
(H) Host; (P) Promoted.Source: IIHF
==References==
Category:IIHF Challenge Cups of Asia
Category:2018 in ice hockey
2018 IIHF Development Cup

The 2018 IIHF Development Cup was the second edition of the tournament. It was played in Füssen, Germany, from November 19-21, 2018.
==First round==
Pl.		GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	Goals	Pts
1. 		3 	3	0 	0 	0	23:14	9
2. 		3 	2	0 	0 	1	27:11	6
3. 		3 	1	0 	0 	2	16:25	3
4. 		3 	0	0 	0 	3	10:26	0
== Final round ==
;Semifinals
;3rd place game
;Final
Category:2018 in ice hockey
2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia

The 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia was an international men's under-20 ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament took place between 12 and 17 December 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and was the fourth edition held since its formation in 2012 under the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia series of tournaments. To be eligible as a "junior", a player cannot be born earlier than 1998. Malaysia won the tournament after winning all five of their round-robin games and finishing first in the standings. Kyrgyzstan finished in second place and the United Arab Emirates finished third.
==Overview==
The 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia began on 12 December 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with games played at the Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium (MyNISS). The tournament is the first U20 Challenge Cup of Asia to be held since 2014. All four teams from the 2014 edition, Japan, Kazakhstan, MHL Red Stars and South Korea, did not return due to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) restructuring the tournament for countries which do not participate in the IIHF World U20 Championships. In August 2017 the IIHF announced the participants for the tournament. India, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia and the Philippines all made their debut in under-20 international competition. The United Arab Emirates returned having last played a series of exhibition games in 2013 during the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championships.
The tournament consisted of a single round-robin with each team competing in four games. Malaysia won the tournament after winning all five of their games and finished first in the standings. Kyrgyzstan finished second after losing only to Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates finished in third. Malaysia's Mohammad Hariz Mohammad Oryza Ananda led the tournament in scoring with 18 points and was named the most valuable player. Shahrul Ilyas Abdul Shukor of Malaysia finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 97.56. The IIHF Directorate however awarded best goalkeeper to Abdulrahman Al Hosani of the United Arab Emirates. Malaysia's Chee Ming Bryan Lim was named the best forward and Benjamin Jorge Imperial of the Philippines was named the best defenceman.
==Standings==
The final standings of the tournament.
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==Fixtures==
All times are local. (MST – UTC+8)
==References==
==External links==
*Tournament page at IIHF.com
Category:2018 in ice hockey
Category:IIHF Challenge Cups of Asia
2018 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia

The 2018 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia was an international women's ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament took place between 8 March and 11 March 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and was the sixth edition held since its formation in 2010 under the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia series of tournaments. Chinese Taipei's under-18 team won the tournament after winning all three of their round-robin games and finishing first in the standings. The New Zealand under-18 team finished in second place and Thailand finished third.
==Overview==
The 2018 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia began on 8 March 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with games played at the Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium (MyNISS). The Women's competition was split into two tournaments for 2018 due to the increase from seven to eight teams. The defending champions New Zealand's under-18 team (New Zealand U18), Thailand and Singapore returned after finishing in the top three of the 2017 tournament. Chinese Taipei's under-18 team (Chinese Taipei U18) was included as the fourth team in the competition, making their debut in women's under-18 international competition. India, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates and Malaysia, who finished fourth through to seventh in 2017, were placed into the newly created Division I tournament. Both 2018 tournaments ran alongside each other with all games being held at the Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium.
The tournament consisted of a single round-robin with each team competing in three games. Chinese Taipei U18 won the tournament after winning all three of their games and finished first in the standings. New Zealand U18 finished second after losing only to Chinese Taipei U18 and Thailand finished in third. Thailand's Nuchanat Ponglerkdee and New Zealand's Harriet Fuller led the tournament in scoring with eight points each with Ponglerkdee also being named the most valuable player. Wasunun Angkulpattanasuk of Thailand finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 94.12 and was awarded best goaltender by the IIHF Directorate. Chinese Taipei's Hsuan Wang was named best forward and Sirikarn Jittresin of Thailand was named best defenceman.
==Standings==
The final standings of the tournament.
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==Fixtures==
All times are local. (MST – UTC+8)
==See also==
*2018 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I
==References==
==External links==
*Tournament page at IIHF.com
Category:2018 in ice hockey
Category:IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia
2018 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I

The 2018 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I was an international women's ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament took place between 6 and 9 March 2018 at the Empire City Ice Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition marks the return of the Division I tournament after no division tournament was held in 2017.
The tournament was participated by four nations. Host Malaysia won the tournament after winning over the United Arab Emirates in their last round robin match.
==Round robin==
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==Final standings==
Rank	Team 	 	 	
 	 	3	3	0
 	 	3	2	1
 	align=left	3	1	2
4 	 	3	0	3
==References==
==External links==
*Tournament page at IIHF.com
Category:2018 in ice hockey
Category:IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia
2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

The 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I was two international ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I Group A tournament was played in Vaujany, France,Division I A statistics and the Division I Group B tournament was played in Asiago, Italy,Division I B statistics both from 8 to 14 April 2018.
France won the Division I Group A tournament and moved up to the Top Division, while Italy became the champions of Division I Group B and will play in the Division I Group A tournament next year.
==Division I Group A==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 2nd in Division I A last year.
 	Placed 3rd in Division I A last year.
 	Placed 4th in Division I A last year.
 	Placed 5th in Division I A last year.
 	Host, placed 6th in Division I A last year.
 	Placed 1st in Division I B last year and was promoted.
===Final standings===
Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD 	Pts	Promotion
1 	(H) 	5 	4	0 	0 	1	16	8 	8 	12 	Promoted to the 2019 Top Division
2 	 	5 	3	0 	0 	2	19	15	4 	9 	
3 	 	5 	3	0 	0 	2	21	13	8 	9 	
4 	 	5 	2	0 	0 	3	14	15	−1 	6 	
5 	 	5 	2	0 	0 	3	7 	10	−3 	6 	
6 	 	5 	1	0 	0 	4	8 	24	−16	3 	
===Results===
==Division I Group B==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 2nd in Division I B last year.
 	Placed 3rd in Division I B last year.
 	Placed 4th in Division I B last year.
 	Host, placed 5th in Division I B last year.
 	Placed 6th in Division I B last year.
 	Placed 1st in Division II A last year and was promoted.
===Final standings===
Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD 	Pts	Promotion
1 	(H) 	5 	4	0 	0 	1	14	6 	8 	12 	Promoted to the 2019 Division I A
2 	 	5 	3	1 	0 	1	20	8 	12 	11 	
3 	 	5 	3	0 	0 	2	7 	12	−5 	9 	
4 	 	5 	2	0 	1 	2	9 	10	−1 	7 	
5 	 	5 	2	0 	0 	3	7 	7 	0 	6 	
6 	 	5 	0	0 	0 	5	7 	21	−14	0 	
===Results===
==References==
==External links==
*Official website of IIHF
World Ice Hockey Championships - Women's
Category:IIHF Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

The 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II was three international ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II Group A tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia, from 31 March to 6 April 2018,Division II A statistics the Division II Group B tournament was played in Valdemoro, Spain, from 17 to 23 March 2018,Division II B statistics and the Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 4 to 9 December 2017.Division II B Q statistics
The Netherlands won the Division II Group A tournament and will play in Division I next year. Spain took home the top spot in the Division II Group B tournament and were promoted to Division II Group A for next year, while Croatia won the Division II Group B Qualification tournament.
==Division II Group A==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 2nd in Division II A last year.
 	Placed 3rd in Division II A last year.
 	Placed 4th in Division II A last year.
 	Host, placed 5th in Division II A last year.
 	Placed 6th in Division II A last year.
 	Placed 1st in Division II B last year and was promoted.
===Final standings===
Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD 	Pts	Promotion
1 	 	5 	5	0 	0 	0	24	3 	21 	15 	Promoted to the 2019 Division I B
2 	 	5 	4	0 	0 	1	17	7 	10 	12 	
3 	 	5 	3	0 	0 	2	14	15	−1 	9 	
4 	 	5 	2	0 	0 	3	10	17	−7 	6 	
5 	(H) 	5 	1	0 	0 	4	14	15	−1 	3 	
6 	 	5 	0	0 	0 	5	3 	25	−22	0 	
===Results===
==Division II Group B==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Host, placed 2nd in Division II B last year.
 	Placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
 	Placed 4th in Division II B last year.
 	Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
 	Placed 6th in Division II B last year.
 	Placed 1st in Division II B Qualification last year and was promoted.
===Final standings===
Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD 	Pts	Promotion
1 	(H) 	5 	5	0 	0 	0	29	5 	24 	15 	Promoted to the 2019 Division II A
2 	 	5 	4	0 	0 	1	24	16	8 	12 	
3 	 	5 	2	1 	0 	2	25	11	14 	8 	
4 	 	5 	2	0 	1 	2	24	21	3 	7 	
5 	 	5 	1	0 	0 	4	17	31	−14	3 	
6 	 	5 	0	0 	0 	5	12	47	−35	0 	
===Results===
==Division II Group B Qualification==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 2nd in Division II B Qualification last year.
 	Placed 3rd in Division II B Qualification last year.
 	Host, placed 4th in Division II B Qualification last year.
 	Placed 5th in Division II B Qualification last year.
 	Did not participate last year.
===Final standings===
Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD 	Pts	Promotion
1 	 	4 	4	0 	0 	0	27	2 	25 	12 	Promoted to the 2019 Division II B
2 	 	4 	3	0 	0 	1	26	2 	24 	9 	
3 	 	4 	2	0 	0 	2	12	8 	4 	6 	
4 	 	4 	1	0 	0 	3	4 	33	−29	3 	
5 	(H) 	4 	0	0 	0 	4	3 	27	−24	0 	
===Results===
==References==
==External links==
*Official website of IIHF
World Ice Hockey Championships - Women's
Category:IIHF Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
2018 IIHF World Championship Division I

The 2018 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The Group A tournament was held in Budapest, Hungary and the Group B tournament was held in Kaunas, Lithuania from 22 to 28 April 2018. Warsaw, Poland planned on bidding for the tournament, but as Poland had hosted both the 2015 and 2016 tournaments, decided to apply for a later year.
Great Britain and Italy were promoted to the Top Division, while Poland was relegated to Division I B. The Group B tournament was won by Lithuania, who moved up to Group A and Croatia was relegated to Division II.
==Group A tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 15th in the Elite Division and was relegated.
 	Placed 16th in the Elite Division and was relegated.
 	Placed 3rd in Division I A last year.
 	Placed 4th in Division I A last year.
 	Host, placed 5th in Division I A last year.
 	Placed 1st in Division I B last year and was promoted.
===Match officials===
7 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.Group A Assignments
;Referees
* Alex Dipietro
* Lasse Heikkinen
* Oldřich Hejduk
* Jeff Ingram
* Marc Iwert
* Trpimir Piragić
* Ladislav Smetana
;Linesmen
* Thomas Caillot
* Michael Harrington
* Ludvig Lundgren
* Márton Németh
* Marc-Henri Progin
* Daniel Soós
* Josef Špůr
===Standings===
Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1 	(P) 	5 	3	1 	0 	1	16	15	1 	11 	2019 IIHF World Championship
2 	(P) 	5 	3	0 	0 	2	15	11	4 	 	2019 IIHF World Championship
3 	 	5 	3	0 	0 	2	18	10	8 	 	
4 	(H) 	5 	2	0 	1 	2	9 	14	−5	7 	
5 	 	5 	2	0 	0 	3	15	15	0 	6 	
6 	(R) 	5 	1	0 	0 	4	11	19	−8	3 	Relegation to 2019 Division I B
===Results===
==Group B tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 6th in Division I A and was relegated.
 	Placed 2nd in Division I B last year.
 	Host, placed 3rd in Division I B last year.
 	Placed 4th in Division I B last year.
 	Placed 5th in Division I B last year.
 	Placed 1st in Division II A last year and was promoted.
===Match officials===
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.Group B Assignments
;Referees
* Damien Bliek
* Miha Bulovec
* Stian Halm
* Liam Sewell
;Linesmen
* Karolis Janušauskas
* Andreas Kroyer
* Ivan Nedeljković
* Tommi Niittylä
* Elias Seewald
* Laurynas Stepankevičius
* Roman Výleta
===Standings===
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD 	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1 	(H, P)	5 	4	1 	0 	0	26	9 	17 	14 	Promoted to 2019 Division I A
2 	 	5 	2	2 	0 	1	17	13	4 	10 	
3 	 	5 	3	0 	1 	1	10	7 	3 	10 	
4 	 	5 	1	0 	1 	3	10	18	−8 	4 	
5 	 	5 	1	0 	1 	3	12	18	−6 	4 	
6 	(R) 	5 	1	0 	0 	4	11	21	−10	3 	Relegation to 2019 Division II A
===Results===
==References==
Category:2018 in ice hockey
Category:IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
2018 IIHF World Championship Division II

The 2018 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Tilburg, Netherlands from 23 to 29 April 2018 and Group B in Granada, Spain from 14 to 20 April 2018.
The Netherlands were promoted to Division I B and Iceland was relegated to Group B. Spain claimed the top position in the Group B tournament and returned to Group A after one year, while Luxembourg took the reverse route after being relegated to Division III.
==Group A tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Host, placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated.
 	Placed 2nd in Division II A last year.
 	Placed 3rd in Division II A last year.
 	Placed 4th in Division II A last year.
 	Placed 5th in Division II A last year.
 	Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted.
===Match officials===
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.Group A Assignments
;Referees
* Andrea Benvegnu
* Miklós Haszonits
* Sergey Morozov
* Tomasz Radzik
;Linesmen
* Knut Einar Bråten
* Tomislav Grozaj
* Raivis Jučers
* Kensuke Kanazawa
* Jos Korte
* Ian McCambridge
* Stef Oosterling
===Standings===
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD 	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1 	(H, P)	5 	5	0 	0 	0	42	5 	37 	15 	Promoted to Division I B
2 	 	5 	3	1 	0 	1	19	14	5 	11 	
3 	 	5 	3	0 	1 	1	16	14	2 	10 	
4 	 	5 	2	0 	0 	3	10	16	−6 	6 	
5 	 	5 	1	0 	0 	4	11	28	−17	3 	
6 	(R) 	5 	0	0 	0 	5	7 	28	−21	0 	Relegation to Division II B
===Results===
==Group B tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Host, placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated.
 	Placed 2nd in Division II B last year.
 	Placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
 	Placed 4th in Division II B last year.
 	Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
 	Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted.
===Match officials===
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.Group B Assignments
;Referees
* Jevgēņijs Griškevičs
* Milan Novák
* Rasmus Toppel
* Tim Tzirtziganis
;Linesmen
* Alejandro García
* Marcus Höfer
* Andrey Korovkin
* Jiří Svoboda
* Carlos Trobajo
* Chris van Grinsven
===Standings===
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD 	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1 	(H, P)	5 	5	0 	0 	0	49	6 	43 	15 	Promoted to Division II A
2 	 	5 	4	0 	0 	1	33	14	19 	12 	
3 	 	5 	3	0 	0 	2	24	14	10 	9 	
4 	 	5 	1	0 	0 	4	12	40	−28	3 	
5 	 	5 	1	0 	0 	4	9 	30	−21	3 	
6 	(R) 	5 	1	0 	0 	4	6 	29	−23	3 	Relegation to Division III
===Results===
==References==
Category:2018 in ice hockey
Category:IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships