The 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships was the 12th edition of the
IIHF World U18 Championship
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 sy ...
. The tournament was held in
Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...
and
Babruysk
Babruysk, Babrujsk or Bobruisk ( be, Бабруйск , Łacinka: , rus, Бобруйск, Bobrujsk, bɐˈbruɪ̯s̪k, yi, באָברויסק ) is a city in the Mogilev Region of eastern Belarus on the Berezina River. , its population was 209 ...
,
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
, between April 13 and April 23, 2010.
Tournament games were played at the
Minsk Sports Palace
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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
Group A
=Fixtures
=
The Group A games took place in
Bobruisk
Babruysk, Babrujsk or Bobruisk ( be, Бабруйск , Łacinka: , rus, Бобруйск, Bobrujsk, bɐˈbruɪ̯s̪k, yi, באָברויסק ) is a city in the Mogilev Region of eastern Belarus on the Berezina River. , its population was 2 ...
,
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
, between April 13 and April 18.
All times local.
Group B
=Fixtures
=
The Group B games took place in
Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...
,
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
, between April 13 and April 18.
All times local.
Relegation round
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
Tournament awards
; Best players selected by the directorate:
*Best Goalkeeper:
Jack Campbell
*Best Forward:
Teemu Pulkkinen
Teemu Pulkkinen (born 2 January 1992) is a Finland, Finnish professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), left winger who is currently playing for Traktor Chelyabinsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Pulkkinen was drafted 111th overall by ...
*Best Defenseman:
Adam Larsson
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Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position''
Source
IIHF.com
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Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
''TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutout
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Shutouts are usuall ...
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Source
IIHF.com
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Final standings
and were relegated to Division I for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.
Division I
Group A was played in
Herning
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, between April 12 and April 18, 2010.
Group B was played in
Krynica-Zdrój
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,
Poland
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, between April 11 and April 17, 2010.
Group A
'' was promoted to the Top Division for the
2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.
was relegated to Division II for the
2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.''
Group B
'' was promoted to the Top Division for the
2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.
was relegated to Division II for the
2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.''
Division II
Group A was played in
Narva
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,
Estonia
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, between March 13 and March 19, 2010.
Group B was played in
Kyiv
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,
Ukraine
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, between March 22 and March 28, 2010.
Group A
'' was promoted to Division I for the
2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.
was relegated to Division III for the
2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.''
Group B
'' was 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
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The city uses the double-headed eagle as ...
,
Turkey
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, between March 8 and March 14, 2010.
Group B was played in
Monterrey
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,
Mexico
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, between March 14 and March 20, 2010.
Group A
'' was promoted to Division II for the
2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.''
Group B
'' was promoted to Division II for the
2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.''
See also
*
2010 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
The 2010 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I was an international under-18 ice hockey competition organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Both Division I tournaments made up the second level of the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championsh ...
*
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
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