The IIHF U18 World Championship is an annual event organized by the
International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-18
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...
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.
History
The United States leads the tournament with ten 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
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IIHF World Ranking
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Ice Hockey World Championships
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World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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World Junior A Challenge
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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
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International Ice Hockey Federation tournaments
International ice hockey competitions for junior teams
Under-18 ice hockey
April sporting events
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