The 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in

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and

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. The championships began on April 14, 2005 and finished on April 24, 2005. Games were played at

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in České Budějovice and ČEZ Aréna in Plzeň. The

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defeated

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5–1 in the final to claim the gold medal, while the

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defeated

4–2 to capture the bronze medal.

Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Relegation round

Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round: *April 15, 2005: 1–3 *April 15, 2005: 3–1

Final round

beat for the bronze medal 4–2.
beat for 5th place 5–2.

Final standings

and are relegated to Division I for the

2006 IIHF World U18 Championships The 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Ängelholm and Halmstad, Sweden. The championships began on April 12, 2006 and finished on April 22, 2006. Games were played at Ängelholms Ishall in Ängelholm and Sannarps Isstadion in Halmstad ...

Scoring leaders

Goaltending leaders

(Minimum 60 minutes played)

Division I

Division I consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 3 and 9 April 2005 in Maribor, Slovenia and the Group B tournament was held between 2 and 8 April 2005 in Sosnowiec, Poland.

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and

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won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships. While

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finished last in Group A and

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last in Group B and were both relegated to Division II for 2006. ;Final standings Group A # — ''promoted to Championship Division for 2006'' # # # # # — ''relegated to Division II for 2006'' # Group B # — ''promoted to Championship Division for 2006'' # # # # # — ''relegated to Division II for 2006''

Division II

Division II consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 14 and 20 March 2005 in

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, Estonia and the Group B tournament was held between 21 and 27 March 2005 in

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, Romania.

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and

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won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division I for the

. While

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finished last in Group A and

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last in Group B and were both relegated to Division III for 2006. ;Final standings Group A # — ''promoted to Division I for 2006'' # # # #

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# — ''relegated to Division III for 2006'' # Group B # — ''promoted to Division I for 2006'' # # # # # — ''relegated to Division III for 2006''

Division III

The Division III tournament was held between 7 and 13 March 2005 in

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, Bulgaria.

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and

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finished first and second respectively and both gained promotion to Division II for the

. ;Final standings # — ''promoted to Division II for 2006'' # — ''promoted to Division II for 2006'' # # # #

Division III Qualification

The Division III Qualification tournament was held between 18 and 20 February 2005 in

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, Turkey.

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won the tournament and qualified for the Division III tournament after winning both of their games against

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and

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. ;Final standings # — ''qualified for the 2005 Division III tournament'' # #

References

External links

*Official results and statistics from the

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Championship

Division I – Group A

Division I – Group B

Division II – Group A

Division II – Group B

Division III
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