2025 IIHF World U18 Championships
2025 edition of the IIHF World U18 Championships
The 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 26th such event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. These tournaments also served as qualifications for the 2026 competition.
Top Division
The Top Division tournament was played in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in the state of Texas, specifically in Frisco and Allen, United States, from April 23 to May 3, 2025.
Preliminary round
All times are local (Central Daylight Time; UTC-5).
Group A
Group B
Relegation round
Playoff round
Winning teams in the quarterfinals will be reseeded according to their 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 (final placement at the 2024 IIHF World U18 Championships).
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final standings
Awards and statistics
Awards
Best players selected by the directorate:
Best Goaltender: Jack Ivankovic
Best Defenceman: Sascha Boumedienne
Best Forward: Filip Ekberg
Media All-Stars:
MVP: Filip Ekberg
Goaltender: Jack Ivankovic
Defencemen: Sascha Boumedienne / Drew Schock
Forwards: Filip Ekberg / Ivar Stenberg / Brady Martin
Source:
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource: IIHF
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource: IIHF
Division I
Group A
The Division I Group A tournament was played in Székesfehérvár, Hungary from 20 to 26 April 2025.
Group B
The Division I Group B tournament was played in Kaunas, Lithuania from 13 to 19 April 2025.
Division II
Group A
The Division II Group A tournament was played in Asiago, Italy from 13 to 19 April 2025 as a test event of the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Group B
The Division II Group B tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria from 17 to 23 March 2025.
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