2007 IIHF World U18 Championships

2007 IIHF World U18 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Finland
Dates	April 11–22, 2007
Teams	10
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Russia (3rd title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	210 (6.77 per match)
Attendance	53,312 (1,720 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	James van Riemsdyk (12 points) Colin Wilson (12 points)
MVP	James van Riemsdyk
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The 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships was an ice hockey tournament held in Rauma and Tampere, Finland. The championships began on April 11, 2007 and finished on April 22, 2007. Games were played at Äijänsuo Arena in Rauma and Hakametsän jäähalli in Tampere. Russia defeated the United States 6–5 in the final to claim the gold medal, while Sweden defeated Canada 8–3 to capture the bronze medal.

Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
Canada	4	3	1	0	0	24	8	11
Russia	4	3	0	0	1	16	12	9
United States	4	2	0	1	1	22	9	7
Germany	4	1	0	0	3	8	21	3
Latvia	4	0	0	0	4	6	26	0

Results

April 12, 2007

Canada

7–3

Germany

Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 1,490

	S. Stamkos (ES) 00:59 Y. Bastien (SH) 02:14 J. Arniel (PP) 06:39 C. Gillies (ES) 33:06 L. Schenn (PP) 37:32 D. Doughty (PP) 50:22 B. Sutter (ES) 53:30 Goals 13:12 (ES) M. Buchwieser 29:32 (ES) P. Geiger 46:56 (ES) J. Flaake

April 12, 2007

Russia

5–3

United States

Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 1,639

	N. Filatov (ES) 17:35 S. Korostin (PP) 23:44 D. Kugryshev (ES) 48:00 D. Kagarlitskiy (ES) 52:42 N. Lukyanchikov (EN) 59:33 Goals 03:00 (PP) J. O'Brien 37:40 (PP) J. Schroeder 54:38 (ES) J. O'Brien

April 13, 2007

Germany

1–9

United States

Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 1,244

	A. Oblinger (ES) 25:54 Goals 03:26 (ES) M. Rust 06:40 (PP) J. Schroeder 17:28 (ES) I. Cole 17:41 (ES) M. Rust 18:26 (ES) C. Fairchild 27:23 (PP) J. Schroeder 29:06 (ES) J. Albert 49:14 (PP) I. Cole 50:21 (PP) J. Hayes

April 13, 2007

Russia

6–3

Latvia

Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 1,370

	A. Loktionov (ES) 06:37 N. Filatov (ES) 13:18 A. Cherepanov (PP) 26:34 M. Chudinov (PP) 37:55 S. Korostin (ES) 47:14 E. Averin (ES) 52:25 Goals 28:04 (ES) E. Lipsbergs 29:06 (PP) J. Straupe 44:41 (ES) S. Daņilovs

April 14, 2007

Latvia

1–9

Canada

Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 1,156

	J. Straupe (ES) 54:29 Goals 01:13 (ES) K. Turris 07:15 (ES) L. Schenn 11:51 (ES) J. Arniel 12:20 (ES) D. Knelsen 29:17 (ES) L. Couture 37:57 (ES) D. Knelsen 43:42 (ES) Y. Bastien 58:44 (ES) L. Couture 59:07 (ES) K. Turris

April 15, 2007

Germany

1–3

Russia

Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 2,031

	J. Flaake (ES) 51:26 Goals 24:43 (ES) M. Chudinov 52:10 (ES) A. Cherepanov 59:19 (ES) N. Klyukin

April 15, 2007

United States

2–3 (SO)

Canada

Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 2,631

	J. van Riemsdyk (ES) 25:00 J. Vaive (ES) 53:35 Goals 08:45 (ES) L. Schenn 56:13 (ES) C. Gillies 65:00 (SO) Z. Boychuk

April 16, 2007

Latvia

2–3

Germany

Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 1,008

	J. Ozolins (PP) 34:20 L. Bajarūns (ES) 34:37 Goals 03:03 (ES) J. Flaake 14:14 (PP) D. Reul 50:19 (ES) S. Rupprich

April 17, 2007

United States

8–0

Latvia

Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 2,032

	P. White (ES) 05:28 J. van Riemsdyk (ES) 10:27 J. Vaive (ES) 11:40 C. Severyn (ES) 14:53 P. White (PP) 30:43 J. Vaive (ES) 41:54 C. Wilson (ES) 49:13 R. Hayes (ES) 52:07 Goals

April 17, 2007

Canada

5–2

Russia

Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 2,568

	J. Arniel (ES) 16:45 Z. Boychuk (ES) 20:59 A. Esposito (ES) 28:36 Y. Bastien (ES) 29:40 S. Stamkos (PP) 40:51 Goals 12:05 (ES) E. Dadonov 38:37 (ES) S. Korostin

Group B

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
Sweden	4	2	1	0	1	10	7	8
Slovakia	4	2	0	1	1	9	10	7
Switzerland	4	2	0	0	2	11	7	6
Czech Republic	4	1	1	0	2	9	11	5
Finland	4	1	0	1	2	6	10	4

Results

April 11, 2007

Sweden

2–1 (SO)

Finland

Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 4,323

	J. Andersson (SH) 15:23 M. Backlund (SO) 65:00 Goals 03:34 (PP) O. Vauhkonen

April 12, 2007

Czech Republic

4–2

Switzerland

Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere Attendance: 1,535

	T. Knotek (ES) 17:27 V. Roth (SH) 27:00 Š. Novotný (PP) 30:40 T. Kubalík (PP) 35:44 Goals 08:25 (PP) L. Cunti 52:16 (PP) Y. Blaser

April 13, 2007

Sweden

3–6

Slovakia

Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere Attendance: 1,298

	E. Bejmo (ES) 17:22 V. Hedman (PP) 40:26 M. Backlund (PP) 58:57 Goals 08:17 (PP) B. Horvath 21:39 (PP) M. Daloga 31:16 (PP) B. Horvath 38:07 (PP) M. Kytnár 52:20 (ES) M. Štěpán 55:18 (EN) M. Mišura

April 13, 2007

Switzerland

5–1

Finland

Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere Attendance: 2,702

	R. Josi (ES) 11:47 E. Froidevaux (PP) 17:02 G. Sciaroni (PP) 27:20 G. Sciaroni (ES) 35:52 P. Berger (ES) 51:26 Goals 00:55 (PP) J. Liljeblad

April 14, 2007

Slovakia

2–3 (SO)

Czech Republic

Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere Attendance: 1,648

	J. Molnar (PP) 32:49 A. Bezak (ES) 35:46 Goals 29:10 (ES) V. Růžička 49:13 (ES) O. Roman 65:00 (SO) R. Szturc

April 15, 2007

Switzerland

0–2

Sweden

Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere Attendance: 1,890

	Goals 22:47 (ES) O. Möller 28:07 (PP) C. Gustafsson

April 15, 2007

Finland

4–2

Czech Republic

Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere Attendance: 4,220

	T. Sallinen (ES) 03:45 T. Sallinen (ES) 12:18 N. Kluuskeri (ES) 12:56 N. Lucenius (PP) 16:28 Goals 03:11 (ES) V. Ruzicka 35:06 (ES) D. Stich

April 16, 2007

Slovakia

0–4

Switzerland

Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere Attendance: 1,401

	Goals 02:04 (PP) L. Cunti 33:38 (PP) G. Donati 49:08 (PP) L. Cunti 52:32 (ES) R. Schlagenhauf

April 17, 2007

Czech Republic

0–3

Sweden

Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere Attendance: 918

	Goals 12:41 (ES) M. Tedenby 46:29 (PP) C. Gustafsson 58:15 (ES) M. Tedenby

April 17, 2007

Finland

0–1

Slovakia

Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere Attendance: 2,590

	Goals 24:21 (ES) O. Rusnák

Relegation round

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
Finland	3	3	0	0	0	14	8	9
Germany	3	2	0	0	1	12	9	6
Czech Republic	3	1	0	0	2	9	11	3
Latvia	3	0	0	0	3	6	13	0

Results

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

• April 15, 2007:  Finland 4–2  Czech Republic
• April 16, 2007:  Latvia 2–3  Germany

April 19, 2007

Czech Republic

4–1

Latvia

Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 979

	J. Voráček (ES) 08:41 R. Valchar (ES) 26:04 R. Ostrčil (SH) 36:30 O. Roman (ES) 48:32 Goals 52:38 (ES) J. Straupe

April 19, 2007

Germany

3–4

Finland

Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 1,405

	G. Fauser (ES) 07:50 P. Geiger (PP) 27:27 D. Weiss (ES) 32:38 Goals 01:02 (ES) E. Poysti 15:16 (ES) O. Vauhkonen 21:58 (PP) E. Poysti 55:50 (ES) A. Kokkonen

April 20, 2007

Germany

6–3

Czech Republic

Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 731

	J. Flaake (ES) 13:10 A. Uuebscher (ES) 35:12 R. Schopf (ES) 35:49 P. Geiger (SH) 44:30 S. Fischhaber (PP) 51:44 S. Rupprich (EN) 59:28 Goals 08:41 (ES) R. Valchar 16:24 (ES) R. Szturc 39:07 (ES) R. Valchar

April 20, 2007

Latvia

3–6

Finland

Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 1,238

	R. Bukarts (ES) 28:29 J. Ozoliņš (ES) 31:16 S. Daņilovs (PP) 47:41 Goals 12:28 (PP) J. Liljeblad 30:25 (ES) J. Jyrkkio 37:28 (ES) A. Kokkonen 40:50 (ES) L. Kokkala 48:45 (ES) T. Pallassalo 52:39 (ES) E. Poysti

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

B1

Sweden

4

A2

Russia

4

QF1

Russia

5

B3

Switzerland

3

SF1

Russia

6

SF2

United States

5

A1

Canada

3

B2

Slovakia

2

QF2

United States

4

A3

United States

7

Quarterfinals

April 19, 2007

Russia

4–3 (OT)

Switzerland

Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere Attendance: 724

	E. Averin (ES) 00:31 V. Voinov (ES) 04:48 N. Klyukin (ES) 55:48 N. Filatov (ES) 66:37 Goals 06:31 (ES) D. Hollenstein 42:53 (PP) D. Hollenstein 49:45 (ES) P. Berger

April 19, 2007

Slovakia

2–7

United States

Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere Attendance: 1,204

	A. Bezák (ES) 19:08 A. Bezák (ES) 34:06 Goals 05:25 (ES) P. White 07:07 (ES) I. Cole 29:25 (PP) J. Schroeder 29:47 (ES) J. O'Brien 36:47 (PP) C. Wilson 43:03 (PP) C. Wilson 49:46 (ES) I. Cole

Semifinals

April 20, 2007

Sweden

4–5

Russia

Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere Attendance: 955

	S. Hjalmarsson (ES) 21:10 S. Hjalmarsson (ES) 21:33 E. Bejmo (PP) 42:22 M. Backlund (PS) 55:02 Goals 24:08 (ES) E. Dadonov 27:59 (ES) S. Korostin 39:14 (PP) N. Filatov 42:44 (ES) A. Cherepanov 59:59 (PP) A. Cherepanov

April 20, 2007

Canada

3–4 (SO)

United States

Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere Attendance: 1,505

	Z. Boychuk (PP) 20:52 Z. Boychuk (ES) 24:35 K. Turris (ES) 31:14 Goals 19:45 (ES) V. Saponari 29:55 (PP) K. Shattenkirk 41:36 (PP) J. van Riemsdyk 70:00 (SO) J. van Riemsdyk

Fifth place game

April 21, 2007

Switzerland

1–4

Slovakia

Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere Attendance: 416

	R. Suri (ES) 59:14 Goals 24:22 (ES) J. Molnar 40:20 (ES) M. Kytnár 54:20 (ES) M. Štěpán 59:22 (EN) A. Bezák

Bronze medal game

April 22, 2007

Canada

3–8

Sweden

Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere Attendance: 2,182

	A. Esposito (ES) 26:15 D. Doughty (ES) 36:52 A. Esposito (ES) 52:24 Goals 06:38 (ES) R. Olsson 16:11 (ES) S. Hjalmarsson 39:59 (ES) M. Backlund 41:55 (PP) M. Backlund 46:35 (ES) S. Hjalmarsson 48:43 (ES) E. Bejmo 51:22 (ES) E. Bejmo 52:14 (ES) M. Backlund

Gold medal game

April 22, 2007

United States

5–6

Russia

Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere Attendance: 2,279

	C. Severyn (ES) 01:31 V. Saponari (SH) 06:13 C. Wilson (ES) 18:27 J. van Riemsdyk (ES) 30:37 C. Wilson (ES) 59:54 Goals 07:44 (ES) A. Loktionov 11:33 (ES) S. Korostin 23:59 (ES) D. Kugryshev 28:00 (ES) N. Klyukin 51:52 (ES) A. Cherepanov 57:45 (ES) E. Averin

Scoring leaders

Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
James van Riemsdyk	United States	7	5	7	12	4
Colin Wilson	United States	7	5	7	12	4
Jordan Schroeder	United States	7	4	7	11	0
Steven Stamkos	Canada	6	2	8	10	8
Adam Bezák	Slovakia	6	4	5	9	6
Simon Hjalmarsson	Sweden	6	4	5	9	4
Nikita Filatov	Russia	7	4	5	9	6
Alexei Cherepanov	Russia	7	5	3	8	6
Jamie Arniel	Canada	6	3	5	8	10

Goaltending leaders

(Minimum 60 minutes played)

Player	Country	MINS	GA	Sv%	GAA	SO
Juha Metsola	Finland	198:38	7	.919	2.11	0
Robert Mayer	Switzerland	304:15	11	.924	2.17	1
Mark Owuya	Sweden	345:00	13	.909	2.26	2
Josh Unice	United States	373:49	15	.907	2.41	1
Zdenko Kotvan	Slovakia	97:23	4	.918	2.46	0

Tournament awards

All-Star team

• Goaltender: Josh Unice
• Defensemen: Victor Hedman, Kevin Shattenkirk
• Forwards: Alexei Cherepanov, Steven Stamkos, James van Riemsdyk

Best players

• Top Goaltender: Josh Unice
• Top Defenseman: Kevin Shattenkirk
• Top Forward: James van Riemsdyk

MVP

• James van Riemsdyk

Final standings

Rk.	Team
01 !	Russia
02 !	United States
03 !	Sweden
4	Canada
5	Slovakia
6	Switzerland
7	Finland
8	Germany
9	Czech Republic
10	Latvia

 Czech Republic and  Latvia are relegated to Division I for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Division I

Division I consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 6 April and 12 April 2007 in Maribor, Slovenia and the Group B tournament was held between 4 April and 10 April 2007 in Sanok, Poland. Belarus and Denmark won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships. While France finished last in Group A and Great Britain last in Group B and were both relegated to Division II for 2007.^[1][2]

Final standings

Division II

Division II consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 15 and 21 April 2007 in Miskolc, Hungary and the Group B tournament was held between 12 and 18 March 2006 in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania. Netherlands and Lithuania won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division I for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Mexico finished last in Group A and Serbia last in Group B and were both relegated to Division III for 2008.^[3][4]

Final standings

Division III

The Division III tournament was held between 5 and 11 March 2007 in Beijing, China. Spain and China finished first and second respectively and both gained promotion to Division II for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships.^[5]

Final standings

1.  Spain — promoted to Division II for 2008
2.  China — promoted to Division II for 2008
3.  Iceland
4.  New Zealand
5.  South Africa
6.  Turkey

Division III Qualification

The Division III Qualification tournament was held on 28 January 2007 in İzmit, Turkey. Turkey won the tournament and qualified for the Division III tournament after winning the game against Bulgaria 3–2 in a shootout.^[6]

Final standings

1.  Turkey — qualified for the 2007 Division III tournament
2.  Bulgaria

References

External links

• Official results and statistics from the International Ice Hockey Federation
  • Championship
  • Division I - Group A
  • Division I - Group B
  • Division II - Group A
  • Division II - Group B
  • Division III
  • Division IIIQ