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.

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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Playoff round

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

1. higher position in the group
2. higher number of points
3. better goal difference
4. higher number of goals scored for
5. better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2022 IIHF World U18 Championships).

Rank	Team	Group	Pos	Pts	GD	GF	Seed
1	United States	B	1	12	+31	37	2
2	Sweden	A	1	12	+15	18	1
3	Finland	B	2	9	+9	23	3
4	Canada	A	2	9	+6	20	5
5	Switzerland	B	3	6	−3	12	6
6	Slovakia	A	3	5	0	15	9
7	Czechia	A	4	4	−2	12	4
8	Latvia	B	4	3	−12	5	7

Bracket

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Gold Medal Game
	27 April – Porrentruy
	1A Sweden	6
					29 April – Basel
	4B Latvia	1
					1 United States	7
	27 April – Basel
					6 Slovakia	1
	2A Canada	7
									30 April – Basel
	3B Switzerland	3
									1 United States (OT)	3
	27 April – Basel
									2 Sweden	2
	1B United States	4
					29 April – Basel
	4A Czechia	1
					2 Sweden	7
	27 April – Porrentruy
					4 Canada	2			Bronze Medal Game
	2B Finland	2
									30 April – Basel
	3A Slovakia	3
									4 Canada (OT)	4
									6 Slovakia	3

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Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

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

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

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

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Awards

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

Source: IIHF

• 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

Further information: 2023 IIHF World U18 Championship 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

Further information: 2023 IIHF World U18 Championship 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

Further information: 2023 IIHF World U18 Championship 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.