2023 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2023 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 24th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2024 competition.

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Top Division

The tournament was held in Basel 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.
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Group B

The Group B matches were played in Basel, Switzerland, from 20 to 25 April 2023.
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Relegation round

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Playoff round

Winning teams will be reseeded in accordance with the following ranking:

higher position in the group
higher number of points
better goal difference
higher number of goals scored for
better seeding coming into the tournament.

Rank

Team

Group

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
1	Will Smith		7	9	11	20	+15	2
2	Gabe Perreault		7	5	13	18	+15	0
3	Ryan Leonard		7	8	9	17	+16	4
4	Otto Stenberg		7	7	9	16	+13	4
5	Macklin Celebrini		7	6	9	15	+11	6
6	Dalibor Dvorský		7	8	5	13	−1	6
7	Matthew Wood		7	7	6	13	+12	6
8	Cole Hutson		7	1	11	12	+14	8
9	Cole Eiserman		7	9	2	11	+3	8
10	Axel Sandin Pellikka		7	2	9	11	+8	0

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
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Goaltending leaders

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO
1	Noah Erliden		362:20	9	1.49	163	94.48	2
2	Trey Augustine		335:32	9	1.61	136	93.38	0
3	Michael Hrabal		289:09	15	3.11	188	92.02	0
4	Samuel Urban		336:30	21	3.74	227	90.75	0
5	Ewan Huet		215:37	9	2.50	90	90.00	1

TOI = Time on ice ; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
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Awards

Best players selected by the directorate:
*Best Goaltender: Noah Erliden
*Best Defenceman: Axel Sandin Pellikka
*Best Forward: Will Smith

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Media All-Stars:
*MVP: Will Smith
*Goaltender: Noah Erliden
*Defencemen: Axel Sandin Pellikka / Cole Hutson
*Forwards: Will Smith / Otto Stenberg / Dalibor Dvorský

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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 Bled, Slovenia, from 10 to 16 April 2023.

Division II

Group A

The tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 9 to 15 April 2023.

Group B

The tournament was played in Sofia, 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 Cape Town, South Africa, from 13 to 16 March 2023.