The 2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II A and Division II B tournaments represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.
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| Host countries |  Estonia Croatia |
| Dates | 1–7 April 2018 24–30 March 2018 |
| Teams | 12 |
Division II A
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| Host country | Estonia |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 1–7 April |
| Teams | 6 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 113 (7.53 per game) |
| Attendance | 5,655 (377 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Damian Tyczyński (12 points) |
The Division II A tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 1 to 7 April 2018.[1]
Participants
edit| Team | Qualification |
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| Poland
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placed 6th in 2017 Division I B and were relegated |
| Estonia
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hosts; placed 2nd in 2017 Division II A |
 Lithuania
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placed 3rd in 2017 Division II A |
 South Korea
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placed 4th in 2017 Division II A |
 Great Britain
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placed 5th in 2017 Division II A |
 Australia
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placed 1st in 2017 Division II B and were promoted |
Final standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Great Britain
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5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 12[a] | Promoted to the 2019 Division I B |
| 2 | Lithuania
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5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 12[a] | |
| 3 | Poland
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5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 11 | +21 | 11 | |
| 4 | South Korea
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5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Estonia (H)
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5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 4 | |
| 6 | Australia
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 44 | −40 | 0 | Relegated to the 2019 Division II B |
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
Results
editAll times are local. (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3)
| 1 April 2018 13:00 | Australia | 1–4 (1–1, 0–2, 0–1) | South Korea | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 1 April 2018 16:30 | Lithuania | 4–3 (1–1, 1–0, 2–2) | Poland | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 1 April 2018 20:00 | Estonia | 3–6 (0–4, 3–2, 0–0) | Great Britain | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 2 April 2018 13:00 | Poland | 4–0 (1–0, 1–0, 2–0) | South Korea | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 2 April 2018 16:30 | Great Britain | 9–2 (2–1, 5–1, 2–0) | Australia | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 2 April 2018 20:00 | Estonia | 0–7 (0–2, 0–2, 0–3) | Lithuania | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 4 April 2018 13:00 | Poland | 5–4 (3–2, 0–2, 2–0) | Great Britain | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 4 April 2018 16:30 | Lithuania | 2–1 (0–0, 1–1, 1–0) | South Korea | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 4 April 2018 20:00 | Estonia | 8–0 (3–0, 0–0, 5–0) | Australia | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 6 April 2018 13:00 | Great Britain | 3–2 (1–0, 2–2, 0–0) | Lithuania | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 6 April 2018 16:30 | Australia | 0–16 (0–7, 0–5, 0–4) | Poland | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 6 April 2018 20:00 | South Korea | 4–3 (3–1, 0–1, 1–1) | Estonia | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 7 April 2018 13:00 | Lithuania | 7–1 (3–1, 1–0, 3–0) | Australia | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 7 April 2018 16:30 | South Korea | 3–4 (0–2, 3–1, 0–1) | Great Britain | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| 7 April 2018 20:00 | Poland | 4–3 OT (1–0, 2–2, 0–1) OT: (1–0) | Estonia | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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Awards
edit- Best Players Selected by the Directorate
- Goaltender:
Sebastian Lipiński - Defenceman:
Dominykas Motiejūnas - Forward:
Mason Alderson
Source: IIHF
Division II B
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Croatia |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 24–30 March |
| Teams | 6 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 99 (6.6 per game) |
| Attendance | 6,816 (454 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Pablo Zaballa (10 points) |
The Division II B tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia, from 24 to 30 March 2018.[2]
Participants
edit| Team | Qualification |
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| Croatia
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hosts; placed 6th in 2017 Division II A and were relegated |
| Spain
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placed 2nd in 2017 Division II B |
 Serbia
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placed 3rd in 2017 Division II B |
 Netherlands
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placed 4th in 2017 Division II B |
 Iceland
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placed 5th in 2017 Division II B |
 China
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placed 1st in 2017 Division III A and were promoted |
Final standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Spain
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 14 | Promoted to the 2019 Division II A |
| 2 | Croatia (H)
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5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 8[a] | |
| 3 | Serbia
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5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 8[a] | |
| 4 | Netherlands
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5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 7[b] | |
| 5 | China
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5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 7[b] | |
| 6 | Iceland
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5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 26 | −17 | 1 | Relegated to the 2019 Division III A |
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
Results
editAll times are local. (24 March: Central European Time – UTC+1, from 25 March: Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)
| 24 March 2018 13:00 | Spain | 8–3 (6–0, 1–2, 1–1) | Iceland | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 24 March 2018 16:30 | China | 5–6 GWS (1–2, 3–1, 1–2) OT: (0–0) SO: (0–1) | Netherlands | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 24 March 2018 20:00 | Serbia | 1–2 (0–0, 0–1, 1–1) | Croatia | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 25 March 2018 13:00 | Iceland | 0–5 (0–2, 0–1, 0–2) | China | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 25 March 2018 16:30 | Spain | 3–2 GWS (1–1, 0–1, 1–0) OT: (0–0) SO: (1–0) | Serbia | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 25 March 2018 20:00 | Croatia | 3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0) | Netherlands | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 27 March 2018 13:00 | Serbia | 4–5 OT (1–2, 2–1, 1–1) OT: (0–1) | Netherlands | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 27 March 2018 16:30 | Spain | 7–3 (2–0, 2–1, 3–2) | China | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 27 March 2018 20:00 | Croatia | 5–4 GWS (1–2, 2–0, 1–2) OT: (0–0) SO: (1–0) | Iceland | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 28 March 2018 13:00 | Netherlands | 4–5 (0–2, 2–1, 2–2) | Spain | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 28 March 2018 16:30 | Iceland | 1–5 (0–3, 1–2, 0–0) | Serbia | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 28 March 2018 20:00 | China | 3–2 (0–2, 1–0, 2–0) | Croatia | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 30 March 2018 13:00 | Serbia | 4–0 (1–0, 2–0, 1–0) | China | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 30 March 2018 16:30 | Netherlands | 3–1 (1–0, 0–0, 2–1) | Iceland | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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| 30 March 2018 20:00 | Croatia | 1–4 (0–1, 0–2, 1–1) | Spain | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
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Awards
edit- Best Players Selected by the Directorate
- Goaltender:
Domagoj Troha - Defenceman:
Aron Sarmiento - Forward:
Wang Jing
Source: IIHF