The 2023 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 24th such event hosted by the

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. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2024 competition.

Top Division

The tournament was held in

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and Porrentruy, Switzerland, from 20 to 30 April 2023.

Preliminary round

Group A

The Group A matches were played in Porrentruy, Switzerland, from 20 to 25 April 2023. ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Group B

The Group B matches were played in

, Switzerland, from 20 to 25 April 2023. ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Relegation round

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Playoff round

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Bracket

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Final standings

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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Goaltending leaders

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; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO =

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Awards

*Best players selected by the directorate: **Best

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: Noah Erliden **Best

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: Axel Sandin Pellikka **Best

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**Goaltender: Noah Erliden **Defencemen: Axel Sandin Pellikka / Cole Hutson **Forwards:

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Division I

Group A

The tournament was played in Angers, France, from 23 to 29 April 2023.

Group B

The tournament was played in

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, Slovenia, from 10 to 16 April 2023.

Division II

Group A

The tournament was played in

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, Serbia, from 9 to 15 April 2023.

Group B

The tournament was played in

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, Bulgaria, from 27 March to 2 April 2023.

Division III

Group A

The tournament was played in Akureyri, Iceland, from 12 to 18 March 2023.

Group B

The tournament was played in

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, South Africa, from 13 to 16 March 2023.2023 Division III B statistics
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References

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