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2007 IIHF World U18 Championships


FieldValue
tourney_nameIIHF World U18 Championship
year2007
image2007 IIHF World U18 Championships.png
size140px
countryFinland
dates11–22 April 2007
num_teams10
venues2
cities2
typeih18
winnersRUS
count3
secondUSA
thirdSWE
fourthCAN
games31
goals210
attendance53312
scoring_leaderUSA James van Riemsdyk
USA Colin Wilson
(12 points)
mvpUSA James van Riemsdyk
prevseason2006
nextseason2008

USA Colin Wilson (12 points)

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 Tampere Ice Stadium 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.

Top Division

Preliminary round

Group A

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 29:32 (ES) P. Geiger 46:56 (ES) J. Flaake S. Korostin (PP) 23:44 D. Kugryshev (ES) 48:00 D. Kagarlitskiy (ES) 52:42 N. Lukyanchikov (EN) 59:33 37:40 (PP) J. Schroeder 54:38 (ES) J. O'Brien

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 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 29:06 (PP) J. Straupe 44:41 (ES) S. Daņilovs

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

52:10 (ES) A. Cherepanov 59:19 (ES) N. Klyukin OT: (0–0) SO: (0–1) J. Vaive (ES) 53:35 56:13 (ES) C. Gillies 65:00 (SO) Z. Boychuk

L. Bajaruns (ES) 34:37 14:14 (PP) D. Reul 50:19 (ES) S. Rupprich

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 Z. Boychuk (ES) 20:59 A. Esposito (ES) 28:36 Y. Bastien (ES) 29:40 S. Stamkos (PP) 40:51 38:37 (ES) S. Korostin

Group B

M. Backlund (SO) 65:00

V. Roth (SH) 27:00 Š. Novotný (PP) 30:40 T. Kubalík (PP) 35:44 52:16 (PP) Y. Blaser

V. Hedman (PP) 40:26 M. Backlund (PP) 58:57 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 E. Froidevaux (PP) 17:02 G. Sciaroni (PP) 27:20 G. Sciaroni (ES) 35:52 P. Berger (ES) 51:26

A. Bezak (ES) 35:46 49:13 (ES) O. Roman 65:00 (SO) R. Szturc

28:07 (PP) C. Gustafsson T. Sallinen (ES) 12:18 N. Kluuskeri (ES) 12:56 N. Lucenius (PP) 16:28 35:06 (ES) D. Stich

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

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

Relegation round

R. Valchař (ES) 26:04 R. Ostrčil (SH) 36:30 O. Roman (ES) 48:32 P. Geiger (PP) 27:27 D. Weiss (ES) 32:38 15:16 (ES) O. Vauhkonen 21:58 (PP) E. Pöysti 55:50 (ES) A. Kokkonen

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 16:24 (ES) R. Szturc 39:07 (ES) R. Valchař J. Ozoliņš (ES) 31:16 S. Daņilovs (PP) 47:41 30:25 (ES) J. Jyrkkiö 37:28 (ES) A. Kokkonen 40:50 (ES) L. Kokkala 48:45 (ES) T. Pallassalo 52:39 (ES) E. Pöysti

Final round

Bracket

| team-width = 170

| RD1-seed1=B2 | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2=A3 | RD1-team2=**** | RD1-score2=7 | RD1-seed3=A2 | RD1-team3=** (OT)** | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4=B3 | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=3

| RD2-seed1=A1 | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2=A3 | RD2-team2=** (GWS)** | RD2-score2=4 | RD2-seed3=B1 | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=4 | RD2-seed4=A2 | RD2-team4=**** | RD2-score4=5

| RD3-seed1=A3 | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=5 | RD3-seed2=A2 | RD3-team2=**** | RD3-score2=6

| RD3-seed3=A1 | RD3-team3= | RD3-score3=3 | RD3-seed4=B1 | RD3-team4=**** | RD3-score4=8

Quarterfinals

OT: (1–0)

A. Bezák (ES) 34:06 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

Alexander Pechursky

OT: (0–0) SO: (0–1) Z. Boychuk (ES) 24:35 K. Turris (ES) 31:14 29:55 (PP) K. Shattenkirk 41:36 (PP) J. van Riemsdyk 70:00 (SO) J. van Riemsdyk

Fifth place game

40:20 (ES) M. Kytnár 54:20 (ES) M. Štěpán 59:22 (EN) A. Bezák

Bronze medal game

Braden Holtby

Final

Vadim Zhelobnyuk

Statistics

Scoring leaders

PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/−PIM
1James van Riemsdyk75712+24
1Colin Wilson75712+34
3Jordan Schroeder74711+30
4Steven Stamkos62810+28
5Adam Bezák6459+46
5Nikita Filatov7459+46
5Simon Hjalmarsson6459+84
8Alexei Cherepanov753806
8Jamie Arniel6358+310
10Mikael Backlund661706

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

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

PosPlayerCountryTOIGAGAASASv%SO
1Robert Mayer304:15112.1714592.411
2Jaroslav Janus267:37143.1417792.090
3Juha Metsola198:3872.118691.860
4Trevor Cann366:10182.9521991.780
5Mark Owuya345:00132.2614390.912

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: USA Josh Unice
    • Best Defenceman: USA Kevin Shattenkirk
    • Best Forward: USA James van Riemsdyk Source: IIHF
  • Media All-Stars:

    • Goaltender: USA Josh Unice
    • Defensemen: SWE Victor Hedman / USA Kevin Shattenkirk
    • Forwards: RUS Alexei Cherepanov / CAN Steven Stamkos / USA James van Riemsdyk
    • MVP: USA James van Riemsdyk Source: IIHF

Final standings

Rk.Team
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

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

Division I

Main article: 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship 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.

;Final standings Group A

  1. promoted to Championship Division for 2008
  2. relegated to Division II for 2008 Group B
  3. promoted to Championship Division for 2008
  4. relegated to Division II for 2008

Division II

Main article: 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship 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.

;Final standings Group A

  1. promoted to Division I for 2008
  2. relegated to Division III for 2008 Group B
  3. promoted to Division I for 2008
  4. relegated to Division III for 2008

Division III

Main article: 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship 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.

;Final standings

  1. promoted to Division II for 2008
  2. promoted to Division II for 2008

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.

;Final standings

  1. qualified for the 2007 Division III tournament

References

References

  1. "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation.
  2. "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation.
  3. "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation.
  4. "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation.
  5. "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation.
  6. "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div IIIQ". International Ice Hockey Federation.
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