The IIHF U18 World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-18 ice hockey teams from around the world. The tournament is usually played in April and is organized according to a system similar to the Ice Hockey World Championships and the IIHF World Junior Championship. The tournament was first held in 1999.
Current season, competition or edition: 2024 IIHF World U18 Championships | |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| First season | 1999 |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Most recent champion(s) |  United States (11th title) |
| Most titles | United States (11 titles) |
| Relegation to | Division I |
| Official website | IIHF.com |
History edit
The United States leads the tournament with eleven championships followed by Finland and Canada with four championships, and Russia with three and Sweden with two.[1] Players who do not participate in the World Championship due to their respective league postseasons have the alternative of representing their country in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in August.[1]
Results edit
- (#) Number of tournaments (or 2nd placed/3rd places) won at the time.
Medal table edit
| Country |  Gold
|
 Silver
|
 Bronze
|
Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
11 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
 Finland |
4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
 Canada |
4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
 Russia |
3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
 Sweden |
2 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
 Czech Republic |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Slovakia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Switzerland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 |
Hosting countries edit
| Host country | Tournaments |
|---|---|
| Russia
|
4 |
| Finland
|
3 |
 Germany
|
3 |
 Switzerland
|
3 |
 United States
|
3 |
 Belarus
|
2 |
| Czechia
|
2 |
| Slovakia
|
2 |
| Sweden
|
2 |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b Canadian Press (12 August 2006). "Canada blanks U.S. to win under-18 gold". tsn.ca. Archived from the original on 26 August 2006. Retrieved 12 August 2006.
- ^ a b c "2016 IIHF Calendar of Events" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ Adam Steiss (13 March 2020). "IIHF cancels U18 Worlds" (Press release). Plymouth Charter Township, Michigan & Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States: International Ice Hockey Federation.
- ^ a b Potts, Andy. "Recap: 2023 IIHF – Semi-Annual Congress". IIHF. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
External links edit
- All Medalists - U18 - Full results for men's, women's and junior championships since 1999 and medalists for all tournaments.
- 2015 official site
- IIHF World U18 all-time scoring leaders