The
2007 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in
RaumaRauma is a town and municipality of ca. inhabitants on the west coast of Finland, north of Turku, and south of Pori. Granted town privileges on May 17, 1442 , Rauma is known of its high quality lace , and of the old wooden architecture of its centre , which is a Unesco world heritage...
and
TampereTampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
,
FinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. The championships began on April 11, 2007 and finished on April 22, 2007. Games were played at
Äijänsuo ArenaÄijänsuo Arena is an arena in Rauma, Finland. It is primarily used for ice hockey, and is the home arena of Lukko. It opened in 1970 and holds 5400 people. The name of the arena was changed to "Lännen Puhelin Areena" in autumn 2006....
in Rauma and
Hakametsän jäähalliTampereen jäähalli is a sports arena in Tampere, Finland. It is primarily used for ice hockey, and is the home arena of Ilves and Tappara of the SM-liiga...
in Tampere.
RussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
defeated the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
6-5 in the final to claim the gold medal, while
SwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
defeated
CanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
8-3 to capture the bronze medal.
Group A
| Team |
GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
PTS |
|
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
8 |
11 |
|
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
12 |
9 |
|
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
22 |
9 |
7 |
|
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
21 |
3 |
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
26 |
0 |
Results
Group B
| Team |
GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
PTS |
|
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
7 |
8 |
|
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
|
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
7 |
6 |
|
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
11 |
5 |
|
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
4 |
Results
Relegation round
| Team |
GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
PTS |
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
8 |
9 |
|
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
9 |
6 |
|
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
11 |
3 |
|
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: 4–2
- April 16, 2007: 2–3
Final round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Fifth place game
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Scoring leaders
| Player |
Country |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
| James van Riemsdyk |
|
7 |
5 |
7 |
12 |
4 |
| Colin Wilson Colin Wilson is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey player currently with the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...
|
|
7 |
5 |
7 |
12 |
4 |
| Jordan Schroeder Jordan Schroeder is an American professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League within the Vancouver Canucks organization of the National Hockey League . Born and raised in Minnesota, Schroeder spent two seasons with the U.S...
|
|
7 |
4 |
7 |
11 |
0 |
Steven StamkosSteven Stamkos is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, an alternate captain for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League . Stamkos was the first overall pick in the 2006 OHL Entry Draft, from the Markham Waxers of the OMHA. Playing with the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey...
|
|
6 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
| Adam Bezak |
|
6 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
6 |
| Simon Hjalmarsson Mats Simon Hjalmarsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He plays as a forward and shoots left. In 2006–2007, he plays for the Västra Frölunda HC in the J20 SuperElit league and Gislaveds SK in the Division I. He was among the very best players in the Swedish U20 league this season,...
|
|
6 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
4 |
| Nikita Filatov Nikita Vasilyevich Filatov is a Russian professional ice hockey winger in the Ottawa Senators organization. He was the top-ranked European skater by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau and was selected sixth overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to being drafted, he...
|
|
7 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
6 |
| Alexei Cherepanov Alexei Andreyevich Cherepanov was a Russian professional ice hockey winger who played for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League . The New York Rangers of the National Hockey League drafted Cherepanov with their first selection, seventeenth overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft...
|
|
7 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
| Jamie Arniel Jamie Gregory Arniel is a Canadian ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League...
|
|
6 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
10 |
Goaltending leaders
(Minimum 60 minutes played)
| Player |
Country |
MINS |
GA |
Sv% |
GAA |
SO |
| Juha Metsola Juha Metsola is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for Tappara of the SM-liiga.- External links:...
|
|
198:38 |
7 |
.919 |
2.11 |
0 |
| Robert Mayer Robert Mayer is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Hamilton Bulldogs in the American Hockey League. He signed a three-year entry-level contract by the Montreal Canadiens in 2008-External links:...
|
|
304:15 |
11 |
.924 |
2.17 |
1 |
| Mark Owuya |
|
345:00 |
13 |
.909 |
2.26 |
2 |
| Josh Unice Josh Unice is an American ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Western Ontario Mustangs ice hockey team which competes in Canadian Interuniversity Sport...
|
|
373:49 |
15 |
.907 |
2.41 |
1 |
| Zdenko Kotvan |
|
97:23 |
4 |
.918 |
2.46 |
0 |
All-Star team
- Goaltender:
Josh UniceJosh Unice is an American ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Western Ontario Mustangs ice hockey team which competes in Canadian Interuniversity Sport...
- Defensemen:
Victor HedmanVictor Erik Olof Hedman is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League . He was drafted second overall by the Lightning in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft...
, Kevin ShattenkirkKevin Shattenkirk is an American ice hockey player currently with the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League.-Amateur:...
- Forwards:
Alexei CherepanovAlexei Andreyevich Cherepanov was a Russian professional ice hockey winger who played for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League . The New York Rangers of the National Hockey League drafted Cherepanov with their first selection, seventeenth overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft...
, 
Steven StamkosSteven Stamkos is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, an alternate captain for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League . Stamkos was the first overall pick in the 2006 OHL Entry Draft, from the Markham Waxers of the OMHA. Playing with the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey...
, James van Riemsdyk
Best players
- Top Goaltender: Josh Unice
Josh Unice is an American ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Western Ontario Mustangs ice hockey team which competes in Canadian Interuniversity Sport...
- Top Defenseman: Kevin Shattenkirk
Kevin Shattenkirk is an American ice hockey player currently with the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League.-Amateur:...
- Top Forward: James van Riemsdyk
Final standings
and are relegated to Division I for the 2008 IIHF World U18 ChampionshipsThe 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Kazan, Russia. The championships began on April 13, 2008 and finished on April 24, 2008. Games were played at TatNeft Arena and Arena Kazan in Kazan...
.
Group A
The following teams took part in Group A of the Division I tournament, which was played in
MariborMaribor is the second largest city in Slovenia with 157,947 inhabitants . Maribor is also the largest and the capital city of Slovenian region Lower Styria and the seat of the Municipality of Maribor....
,
SloveniaSlovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
at Ledna dvorana TABOR from April 6 through April 12, 2007.
| Team |
GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
PTS |
|
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
10 |
14 |
|
5 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
22 |
20 |
10 |
|
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
24 |
18 |
8 |
|
5 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
19 |
20 |
7 |
|
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
21 |
4 |
|
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
13 |
40 |
2 |
is promoted to the Championship tournament and is relegated to Division II for the 2008 IIHF World U18 ChampionshipsThe 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Kazan, Russia. The championships began on April 13, 2008 and finished on April 24, 2008. Games were played at TatNeft Arena and Arena Kazan in Kazan...
.
Results
| Team |
 AUT |
 BLR |
 FRA |
 ITA |
 KAZ |
 SLO |
| AUT |
|
0 - 4 |
4 - 5 (OT) |
3 - 4 |
4 - 3 |
3 - 5 |
| BLR |
4 - 0 |
|
15 - 1 |
5 - 4 (OT) |
6 - 2 |
7 - 3 |
| FRA |
5 - 4 (OT) |
1 - 15 |
|
2 - 7 |
3 - 8 |
2 - 6 |
| ITA |
4 - 3 |
4 - 5 (OT) |
7 - 2 |
|
1 - 6 |
3 - 4 |
| KAZ |
3 - 4 |
2 - 6 |
8 - 3 |
6 - 1 |
|
5 - 4 (OT) |
| SLO |
5 - 3 |
3 - 7 |
6 - 2 |
4 - 3 |
4 - 5 (OT) |
|
Group B
The following teams took part in Group A of the Division I tournament, which was played in
SanokSanok is a town in south-eastern Poland with 39,110 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009. It's the capital of Sanok County in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship. Previously, it was in the Krosno Voivodeship and in the Ruthenian Voivodeship , which was part of the Lesser Poland province...
,
PolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
at Sanok Arena from April 4 through April 10, 2007.
| Team |
GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
PTS |
|
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
6 |
15 |
|
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
22 |
13 |
11 |
|
5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
22 |
19 |
8 |
|
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
16 |
26 |
6 |
|
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
15 |
17 |
5 |
|
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
10 |
26 |
0 |
is promoted to the Championship tournament and will is relegated to Division II for the 2008 IIHF World U18 ChampionshipsThe 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Kazan, Russia. The championships began on April 13, 2008 and finished on April 24, 2008. Games were played at TatNeft Arena and Arena Kazan in Kazan...
.
Results
| Team |
 DEN |
 GBR |
 JPN |
 NOR |
 POL |
 UKR |
| DEN |
|
3 - 1 |
2 - 1 |
4 - 2 |
9 - 1 |
4 - 1 |
| GBR |
1 - 3 |
|
1 - 6 |
2 - 7 |
3 - 5 |
3 - 5 |
| JPN |
1 - 2 |
6 - 1 |
|
4 - 3 (OT) |
7 - 4 |
4 - 3 |
| NOR |
2 - 4 |
7 - 2 |
3 - 4 (OT) |
|
6 - 4 |
4 - 5 (OT) |
| POL |
1 - 9 |
5 - 3 |
4 - 7 |
4 - 6 |
|
2 - 1 |
| UKR |
1 - 4 |
5 - 3 |
3 - 4 |
5 - 4 (OT) |
1 - 2 |
|
Group A
The following teams took part in Group A of the Division II tournament, which was played in
MiskolcMiskolc is a city in northeastern Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. With a population close to 170,000 Miskolc is the fourth largest city of Hungary It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary.- Geography :Miskolc is located...
,
HungaryHungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
at Miskolc Arena from April 15 through April 21, 2007.
| Team |
GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
PTS |
|
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
39 |
9 |
15 |
|
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
48 |
7 |
12 |
|
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
21 |
23 |
8 |
|
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
17 |
37 |
6 |
|
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
11 |
36 |
3 |
|
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
33 |
1 |
is promoted to Division I and will is relegated to Division III for the 2008 IIHF World U18 ChampionshipsThe 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Kazan, Russia. The championships began on April 13, 2008 and finished on April 24, 2008. Games were played at TatNeft Arena and Arena Kazan in Kazan...
.
Results
| Team |
 BEL |
 EST |
 HUN |
 ISR |
 MEX |
 NED |
| BEL |
|
3 - 8 |
0 - 16 |
5 - 2 |
5 - 4 |
4 - 7 |
| EST |
8 - 3 |
|
0 - 7 |
9 - 0 |
3 - 2 (SO) |
1 - 11 |
| HUN |
16 - 0 |
7 - 0 |
|
12 - 3 |
10 - 0 |
3 - 4 |
| ISR |
2 - 5 |
0 - 9 |
3 - 12 |
|
5 - 3 |
1 - 7 |
| MEX |
4 - 5 |
2 - 3 (SO) |
0 - 10 |
3 - 5 |
|
1 - 10 |
| NED |
7 - 4 |
11 - 1 |
4 - 3 |
7 - 1 |
10 - 1 |
|
Group B
The following teams took part in Group A of the Division I tournament, which was played in
Miercurea-CiucMiercurea-Ciuc is the county seat of Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, and is situated in the Olt River valley.The city administers three villages:* Ciba / Csiba...
,
RomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
at Vakar Lajos Icerink from March 12 through March 18, 2007.
| Team |
GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
PTS |
|
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
9 |
15 |
|
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
27 |
14 |
11 |
|
5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
24 |
19 |
8 |
|
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
15 |
25 |
6 |
|
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
13 |
25 |
4 |
|
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
29 |
1 |
is promoted to Division I and will is relegated to Division III for the 2008 IIHF World U18 ChampionshipsThe 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Kazan, Russia. The championships began on April 13, 2008 and finished on April 24, 2008. Games were played at TatNeft Arena and Arena Kazan in Kazan...
.
Results
Division III
The following teams took part in the Division III tournament, which was played in
BeijingBeijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
,
ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
at the Hosa Skating Center from March 5 through March 11, 2007.
| Team |
GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
PTS |
|
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
9 |
15 |
|
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
46 |
16 |
12 |
|
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
41 |
17 |
9 |
|
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
30 |
25 |
6 |
|
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
11 |
53 |
3 |
|
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
68 |
0 |
and are promoted to Division II for the 2008 IIHF World U18 ChampionshipsThe 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Kazan, Russia. The championships began on April 13, 2008 and finished on April 24, 2008. Games were played at TatNeft Arena and Arena Kazan in Kazan...
.
Results
| Team |
 CHN |
 ESP |
 ISL |
 NZL |
 RSA |
 TUR |
| CHN |
|
4 - 9 |
6 - 3 |
11 - 2 |
10 - 2 |
15 - 0 |
| ESP |
9 - 4 |
|
6 - 3 |
5 - 1 |
18 - 1 |
16 - 0 |
| ISL |
3 - 6 |
3 - 6 |
|
5 - 2 |
14 - 2 |
16 - 1 |
| NZL |
11 - 2 |
1 - 5 |
2 - 5 |
|
9 - 1 |
16 - 3 |
| RSA |
2 - 10 |
1 - 18 |
2 - 14 |
1 - 9 |
|
5 - 2 |
| TUR |
0 - 15 |
0 - 16 |
1 - 16 |
3 - 16 |
2 - 5 |
|
External links
- Official results and statistics from the International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...