2025 IIHF World U18 Championships
![]() | |
Tournament details | |
---|---|
Host country | ![]() |
City | Frisco Allen |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | April 23 – May 3, 2025 |
Teams | 10 |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 4 |
Goals scored | 23 (5.75 per game) |
Attendance | 4,152 (1,038 per game) |
Official website | |
www.iihf.com | |
The 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship will be the 26th such event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams will participate at several levels of competition.[1] These tournaments serve as qualifications for the 2026 competition.
Top Division
[edit]The Top Division tournament will be played in Frisco and Allen, Texas, United States, from April 23 to May 3, 2025.[2][3][4][5]
Preliminary round
[edit]All times are local (Central Daylight Time – UTC-5).[6]
Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation round |
April 23, 2025 12:00 | Slovakia ![]() | 1–0 GWS (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) OT: (0–0) SO: (1–0) | ![]() | Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen Attendance: 500 |
Game reference | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Michal Prádel | Goalies | Patrik Kerkola | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |
Svrček ![]() Chovan ![]() Tomík ![]() Mišiak ![]() | Shootout | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
26 | Shots | 34 |
April 23, 2025 16:00 | Norway ![]() | 1–2 GWS (1–1, 0–0, 0–0) OT: (0–0) SO: (0–1) | ![]() | Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen Attendance: 435 |
Game reference | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Felix Timraz-Westin | Goalies | Ivans Kufterins | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||
| ||||||||
Aaram-Olsen ![]() Eriksen ![]() Koblar ![]() Hyldmo ![]() | Shootout | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
2 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||
22 | Shots | 41 |
April 24, 2025 12:00 | Finland ![]() | v | ![]() | Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen |
April 24, 2025 16:00 | Canada ![]() | v | ![]() | Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen |
April 25, 2025 19:00 | Latvia ![]() | v | ![]() | Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen |
April 26, 2025 12:00 | Norway ![]() | v | ![]() | Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen |
April 26, 2025 16:00 | Latvia ![]() | v | ![]() | Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen |
April 27, 2025 16:00 | Finland ![]() | v | ![]() | Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen |
April 28, 2025 12:00 | Slovakia ![]() | v | ![]() | Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen |
April 28, 2025 16:00 | Canada ![]() | v | ![]() | Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen |
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 | Relegation round |
April 23, 2025 14:00 | Sweden ![]() | 10–3 (2–0, 4–1, 4–2) | ![]() | Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 850 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Love Härenstam | Goalies | Matia Birchler | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Shots | 26 |
April 23, 2025 19:00 | Czechia ![]() | 2–4 (0–1, 1–0, 1–3) | ![]() | Comerica Center, Frisco Attendance: 2,367 |
Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michal Oršulák | Goalies | Patrick Quinlan | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||
10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | Shots | 36 |
April 24, 2025 14:00 | Czechia ![]() | v | ![]() | Comerica Center, Frisco |
April 24, 2025 19:00 | Switzerland ![]() | v | ![]() | Comerica Center, Frisco |
April 25, 2025 16:00 | Germany ![]() | v | ![]() | Comerica Center, Frisco |
April 26, 2025 14:00 | Switzerland ![]() | v | ![]() | Comerica Center, Frisco |
April 26, 2025 19:00 | United States ![]() | v | ![]() | Comerica Center, Frisco |
April 27, 2025 12:00 | Germany ![]() | v | ![]() | Comerica Center, Frisco |
April 28, 2025 14:00 | Sweden ![]() | v | ![]() | Comerica Center, Frisco |
April 28, 2025 19:00 | United States ![]() | v | ![]() | Comerica Center, Frisco |
Division I
[edit]Group A
[edit]The Division I Group A tournament is being played in Székesfehérvár, Hungary from 20 to 26 April 2025.[7]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 9 | Promotion to the 2026 Top Division |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 3 | |
6 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 | Relegation to the 2026 Division I B |
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
Group B
[edit]The Division I Group B tournament was played in Kaunas, Lithuania from 13 to 19 April 2025.[8]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 11 | Promoted to the 2026 Division I A |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 9 | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 5 | |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 4 | Relegated to the 2026 Division II A |
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
Division II
[edit]Group A
[edit]The Division II Group A tournament was played in Asiago, Italy from 13 to 19 April 2025 as a test event of the 2026 Winter Olympics.[9]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 15 | Promoted to the 2026 Division I B |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 12 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 7 | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 5 | |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 0 | Relegated to the 2026 Division II B |
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
Group B
[edit]The Division II Group B tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria from 17 to 23 March 2025.[10]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 14 | Promoted to the 2026 Division II A |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 7[a] | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 7[a] | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 6 | |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 27 | −19 | 2 | Relegated to the 2026 Division III A |
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:
Division III
[edit]Group A
[edit]The Division III Group A tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico from 2 to 8 March 2025.[11]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 15 | Promoted to the 2026 Division II B |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 8 | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 7 | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 41 | −23 | 3[a] | |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 32 | −19 | 3[a] | Relegated to the 2026 Division III B |
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:
Group B
[edit]The Division III Group B tournament was played in Bangkok, Thailand from 28 February to 6 March 2025.[12]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 8 | +38 | 15 | Promoted to the 2026 Division III A |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 6 | +34 | 12 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 9 | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 39 | −25 | 5 | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 47 | −29 | 3 | |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 43 | −31 | 1 |
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
References
[edit]- ^ 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship divisions
- ^ 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Top Division official website, www.iihf.com
- ^ 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Top Division statistics, stats.iihf.com
- ^ "2025 IIHF Under-18 Men's World Championship". teamusa.usahockey.com.
- ^ "IIHF U-18 Men's World Championship". www.cutxeventcenter.com.
- ^ Schedule Announced for 2025 IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship, www.iihf.com
- ^ 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I A official website
- ^ 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I B official website
- ^ 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II A official website
- ^ 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II B official website
- ^ 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III A official website
- ^ 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III B official website
External links
[edit]- 2025 in ice hockey
- 2024–25 in American ice hockey
- IIHF World U18 Championships
- 2025 IIHF World U18 Championships
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by the United States
- Sports competitions in Frisco, Texas
- Sports in Allen, Texas
- April 2025 sports events in the United States
- May 2025 sports events in the United States
- 2025 in youth sport
- Scheduled ice hockey competitions
- Ice hockey competitions in Texas
- Current sports events
- Ice hockey competition stubs