2005 IIHF World U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Czech Republic
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
DatesApril 14–24, 2005
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  United States (2nd title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Games played31
Goals scored180 (5.81 per game)
Attendance71,936 (2,321 per game)
Scoring leader(s)United States Phil Kessel (16 points)

The 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in České Budějovice and Plzeň, Czech Republic. The championships began on April 14, 2005, and finished on April 24, 2005. Games were played at Budvar Arena in České Budějovice and ČEZ Aréna in Plzeň. The United States of America defeated Canada 5–1 in the final to claim the gold medal, while the Sweden defeated Czech Republic 4–2 to capture the bronze medal.

Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1  Canada 4 3 1 0 24 7 +17 6
2  Sweden 4 3 1 0 9 6 +3 6
3  Russia 4 3 1 0 19 12 +7 6
4  Germany 4 1 3 0 10 18 −8 2
5  Denmark 4 0 4 0 4 23 −19 0
Source:

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1  United States 4 4 0 0 17 5 +12 8
2  Czech Republic 4 3 1 0 16 6 +10 6
3  Slovakia 4 2 2 0 6 9 −3 4
4  Finland 4 1 3 0 6 13 −7 2
5   Switzerland 4 0 4 0 4 16 −12 0
Source:

Relegation round

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1  Finland 3 3 0 0 10 5 +5 6
2  Germany 3 2 1 0 7 5 +2 4
3   Switzerland 3 1 2 0 5 7 −2 2
4  Denmark 3 0 3 0 5 10 −5 0
Source:

Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:

Final round

Quarter finals Semi finals Final
B1  United States 6
A2  Sweden 5 QF1  Sweden 2
B3  Slovakia 3 SF1  United States 5
SF2  Canada 1
A1  Canada 3
B2  Czech Republic 5 QF2  Czech Republic 2
A3  Russia 1

 Sweden beat  Czech Republic for the bronze medal 4–2.
 Russia beat  Slovakia for 5th place 5–2.

Final standings

Rk. Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sweden
4 Czech Republic
5 Russia
6 Slovakia
7 Finland
8 Germany
9  Switzerland
10 Denmark

  Switzerland and  Denmark are relegated to Division I for the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Scoring leaders

Player Country GP G APts PIM
Phil Kessel United States697162
Nathan Gerbe United States644814
Ilya Zubov Russia63586
Alexey Sopin Russia66172
Peter Mueller United States643720
Vyacheslav Buravchikov Russia63474
Juraj Mikus Slovakia607712
Martin Hanzal Czech Republic743710
Nicklas Bergfors Sweden76060
Devin Setoguchi Canada64266
David Kveton Czech Republic74264
Tomáš Káňa Czech Republic72468

Goaltending leaders

(Minimum 60 minutes played)

Player Country MINS GA Sv% GAA SO
Pier-Olivier Pelletier Canada120:002.9591.000
Jeff Frazee United States360:008.9591.331
Jhonas Enroth Sweden141:084.9421.700
Ondřej Pavelec Czech Republic380:5113.9322.051
Juha Toivonen Finland79:593.8752.250

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. Belarus and Norway won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Great Britain finished last in Group A and Italy last in Group B and were both relegated to Division II for 2006.[1][2]

Final standings

Division II

Division II consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 14 and 20 March 2005 in Kohtla-Järve, Estonia and the Group B tournament was held between 21 and 27 March 2005 in Bucharest, Romania. South Korea and Hungary won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division I for the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships. While South Africa finished last in Group A and Romania last in Group B and were both relegated to Division III for 2006.[3][4]

Final standings

Division III

The Division III tournament was held between 7 and 13 March 2005 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Australia and Belgium finished first and second respectively and both gained promotion to Division II for the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships.[5]

Final standings
  1.  Australia — promoted to Division II for 2006
  2.  Belgium — promoted to Division II for 2006
  3.  Israel
  4.  New Zealand
  5.  Turkey
  6.  Bulgaria

Division III Qualification

The Division III Qualification tournament was held between 18 and 20 February 2005 in Ankara, Turkey. Turkey won the tournament and qualified for the Division III tournament after winning both of their games against Armenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.[6]

Final standings
  1.  Turkey — qualified for the 2005 Division III tournament
  2.  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  3.  Armenia

References

  1. ↑ "2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  2. ↑ "2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  3. ↑ "2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
  4. ↑ "2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
  5. ↑ "2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
  6. ↑ "2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Div IIIQ". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
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