2017 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2017 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 19th IIHF World U18 Championship and was hosted by Poprad and Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia. The tournament was played from 13 to 23 April 2017. Finland entered the tournament as the defending champions and once again advanced to the final, but this time they lost to the United States.

Top Division

''All times are local. ''

Preliminary round

The four best ranked teams from each group of the preliminary round advance to the quarterfinals, while the last placed team from both groups plays a relegation round in a best of three format to determine the relegated team.

Relegation round

Latvia is relegated to the 2018 Division I A.

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player

Pts

+/−

PIM

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.

Player

TOI

GAA

Sv%

Tournament awards

Most Valuable Player

Forward: Kristian Vesalainen

All-star team

Goaltender: Dylan St. Cyr
Defencemen: Miro Heiskanen, Max Gildon
Forwards: Kristian Vesalainen, Sean Dhooghe, Ivan Chekhovich

Source:
IIHF best player awards

Goaltender: Maxim Zhukov
Defenceman: Miro Heiskanen
Forward: Kristian Vesalainen

Source:

Final standings

Rank	Team



4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th

Division I

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 7 to 13 April 2017.

Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 15 to 21 April 2017.

Division II

Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Gangneung, South Korea, from 2 to 8 April 2017.

Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 13 to 19 March 2017.

Division III

Division III A

The Division III A tournament was played in Taipei, Taiwan, from 21 to 27 March 2017.

Division III B

The Division III B tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 17 to 19 March 2017.