IIHF World U18 Championship

The IIHF U18 World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-18 ice hockey teams from around the world. The tournament is usually played in April and is organized according to a system similar to the Ice Hockey World Championships and the IIHF World Junior Championship. The tournament was first held in 1999.

History

The United States leads the tournament with eleven championships followed by Finland and Canada with four championships, and Russia with three and Sweden with two. Players who do not participate in the World Championship due to their respective league postseasons have the alternative of representing their country in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in August.

Results

• (#) Number of tournaments (or 2nd placed/3rd places) won at the time.

Medal table

Hosting countries

See also

• IIHF World Ranking
• Ice Hockey World Championships
• IIHF World Junior Championship
• World Junior A Challenge
• World U-17 Hockey Challenge

Notes

External links

• All Medalists - U18 - Full results for men's, women's and junior championships since 1999 and medalists for all tournaments.
• 2015 official site
• IIHF World U18 all-time scoring leaders