2012 IIHF U18 World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Czech Republic
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates	12–22 April 2012
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	United States (7th title)
Runner-up	Sweden
Third place	Canada
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played	31
Goals scored	209 (6.74 per game)
Attendance	26,228 (846 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Mathew Dumba (12 points)
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The 2012 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 14th IIHF World U18 Championship and was hosted in Brno, Znojmo and Břeclav, Czech Republic. ^[1] It began on 12 April 2012 with the gold medal game played on 22 April 2012. ^[2]

Brno and Znojmo were originally to co-host, but a schedule change became necessary when Kometa Brno unexpectedly advanced to the Czech Extraliga finals, making their home ice unavailable to the tournament on three days.

The United States defeated Sweden 7–0 in the final to win their seventh title. ^[3] Canada captured the bronze medal by beating Finland 5–4 in overtime. ^[4]

Top Division

All times are local. ( Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	4	4	0	0	0	18	3	+15	12	Semifinals
2	Finland	4	3	0	0	1	15	9	+6	9	Quarterfinals
3	Canada	4	2	0	0	2	17	12	+5	6
4	Czech Republic	4	1	0	0	3	12	21	−9	3	Relegation round
5	Denmark	4	0	0	0	4	6	23	−17	0

12 April 2012 16:00

Denmark

1–6 (1–3, 0–2, 0–1)

Canada

Kajot Arena, Brno Attendance: 1,236

Game reference
	Matthias Hansen	Goalies	Matt Murray	Referees: Peter Gebei Jan Hribik Linesmen: Scott Dalgleish Nikolaj Ponomarjow
	0–1 00:55 – S. Laughton ( K. Rychel) O. Björkstrand ( Y. Vedel) (PP) – 11:57 1–1 1–2 13:52 – G. Smith 1–3 17:27 – M. Winther ( B. Troock) 1–4 33:22 – A. Mantha ( T. Bourke, J. Morrissey) (PP) 1–5 38:32– K. Rychel ( M. Dumba, D. Severson) (PP) 1–6 40:55 – M. Dumba (T. Bourke)
	20 min	Penalties	16 min
	16	Shots	48

12 April 2012 20:00

Finland

0–4 (0–0, 0–0, 0–4)

United States

Kajot Arena, Brno Attendance: 1,509

Game reference
	Joonas Korpisalo	Goalies	Collin Olson	Referees: Daniel Konc Pascal St. Jacques Linesmen: Roman Shikhanov Emil Yletyinen
	0–1 40:54 – N. Kerdiles ( D. O'Regan, R. Hartman) (PP) 0–2 43:04 – M. Lane ( J. Compher, F. Vatrano) 0–3 44:24 – Q. Shore ( R. Barber, K. Osterberg) 0–4 48:35 – C. Carrick (M. Lane, F. Vatrano) (PP)
	43 min	Penalties	14 min
	21	Shots	37

13 April 2012 15:00

Czech Republic

8–4 (1–1, 6–2, 1–1)

Denmark

Hostan Arena, Znojmo Attendance: 1,694

Game reference
	Marek Langhammer	Goalies	George Sorensen Matthias Hansen	Referees: Anssi Salonen Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen: Scott Dalgleish Andreas Kohler
	D. Volek ( V. Tomeček, A. Chlapík) (PP) – 05:37 1–0 1–1 13:03 – O. Björkstrand ( M. Eller, K. Lauridsen E. Soumelidis ( P. Šidlík, V. Tomeček) (PP) – 22:51 2–1 M. Procházka ( M. Matějček) – 24:36 3–1 J. Štencel ( M. Zadrazil) – 26:02 4–1 J. Vrána (E. Soumelidids, V. Tomeček) – 26:20 5–1 5–2 28:05 – O. Björkstrand (K. Lauridsen) 5–3 31:18 – K. Lauridsen ( M. Brodersen, N. Gade) D. Simon (E. Soumelidis, J. Vrána) – 31:46 6–3 O. Slováček (PP) – 35:29 7–3 7–4 52:48 – M. Illemann ( S. Mortensen) J. Vrána (D. Simon) – 55:56 8–4
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	47	Shots	28

14 April 2012 13:00

United States

5–0 (1–0, 3–0, 1–0)

Czech Republic

Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav Attendance: 1,857

Game reference
	Colin Olson	Goalies	Marek Langhammer Patrick Polivka	Referees: Roman Gofman Mikael Sjoqvist Linesmen: Nikolaj Ponomarjow Roman Shikhanov
	N. Kerdiles ( D. O'Regan) – 13:16 1–0 J. Trouba ( S. Jones, N. Kerdiles) (PP) – 29:18 2–0 S. Jones ( R. Hartman, J. Trouba) (PP) – 32:33 3–0 Q. Shore ( R. Barber, A. Louis) – 38:31 4–0 R. Hartman (S. Jones) – 49:58 5–0
	2 min	Penalties	31 min
	37	Shots	17

14 April 2012 18:00

Canada

2–4 (1–0, 1–3, 0–1)

Finland

Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav Attendance: 825

Game reference
	Matt Murray	Goalies	Joonas Korpisalo	Referees: Andreas Koch Florian Zehetleitner Linesmen: Andreas Kohler Emil Yletyinen
	M. Dumba ( H. Shinkaruk) – 19:59 1–0 1–1 25:07 – A. Makinen ( A. Mustonen, R. Ristolainen K. Rychel ( S. Laughton, M. Dumba) – 25:34 2–1 2–2 32:48 – B. Pokka ( T. Teräväinen, N. Tikkinen) 2–3 39:04 – A. Lehkonen (N. Tikkinen, T. Teräväinen) (PP2) 2–4 58:24 – R. Kulmala ( S. Salminen, M. Vainonen)
	28 min	Penalties	4 min
	26	Shots	39

15 April 2012 18:00

Denmark

0–4 (0–1, 0–2, 0–1)

United States

Kajot Arena, Brno Attendance: 435

Game reference
	George Sörensen	Goalies	Jared Rutledge	Referees: Igor Dremelj Andreas Koch Linesmen: Scott Dalgleish Emil Yletyinen
	0–1 01:53 – M. Lane ( B. Skjei, J. Compher) 0–2 20:45 – S. Jones ( N. Kerdiles, D. O'Regan) (PP) 0–3 26:07 – F. Vatrano (J. Compher, M. Lane) 0–4 54:28 – Q. Shore ( C. Carrick)
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	17	Shots	57

16 April 2012 16:00

Canada

6–2 (4–1, 0–1, 2–0)

Czech Republic

Kajot Arena, Brno Attendance: 2,093

Game reference
	Matt Murray	Goalies	Patrik Polivka	Referees: Harry Dumas Daniel Konc Linesmen: Scott Dalgleish Roman Shikhanov
	B. Gaunce ( G. Smith, S. Reinhart) – 09:26 1–0 1–1 12:12– J. Houfek ( P. Sedláček) B. Gaunce (S. Reinhart, G. Smith) – 12:41 2–1 S. Laughton ( K. Rychel, M. Dumba) – 13:26 3–1 S. Reinhart (K. Rychel) (PP) – 16:23 4–1 4–2 25:46 – D. Volek ( P. Machač, P. Šidlík) M. Dumba ( R. Pulock) (PP) – 44:47 5–2 K. Rychel (B. Gaunce) – 50:36 6–2
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	41	Shots	25

16 April 2012 20:00

Finland

5–1 (1–0, 2–1, 2–0)

Denmark

Kajot Arena, Brno Attendance: 383

Game reference
	Jean Auren	Goalies	George Sorensen	Referees: Roman Gofman Mikael Sjöqvist Linesmen: Andreas Kohler Nikolaj Ponomarjow
	S. Markkula – 16:35 1–0 A. Lehkonen ( T. Teräväinen, M. Lehtonen) – 23:13 2–0 A. Lehkonen (T. Teräväinen) (PP) – 24:44 3–0 3–1 33:25 – M. Apserup ( Y. Vedel) R. Kulmala ( V. Pokka) (PP) – 47:42 4–1 H. Ikonen ( M. Vainonen) – 51:26 5–1
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	42	Shots	19

17 April 2012 16:00

Czech Republic

2–6 (0–2, 1–1, 1–3)

Finland

Kajot Arena, Brno Attendance: 1,450

Game reference
	Patrik Polivka	Goalies	Joonas Korpisalo	Referees: Andreas Koch Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen: Andreas Kohler Nikolaj Ponomarjow
	0–1 05:54 – M. Vainonen ( H. Haapala, A. Mustonen) 0–2 10:25 – R. Kulmala (H. Haapala, A. Mustonen) 0–3 25:31 – A. Mustonen (H. Haapala) D. Simon ( J. Vrána) – 28:35 1–3 1–4 40:52 – R. Kulmala ( E. Lindell, V. Pokka) J. Hudeček ( D. Volek) – 48:29 2–4 2–5 55:39 – S. Markkula ( A. Barkov) 2–6 56:23 – A. Barkov (V. Pokka, S. Markkula) (PP)
	22 min	Penalties	6 min
	28	Shots	46

17 April 2012 20:00

United States

5–3 (0–0, 2–2, 3–1)

Canada

Kajot Arena, Brno Attendance: 1,920

Game reference
	Collin Olson	Goalies	Matt Murray	Referees: Jan Hribik Mikael Sjöqvist Linesmen: Roman Shikhanov Emil Yletyinen
	0–1 22:45 – H. Shinkaruk ( T. Bourke, M. Dumba) (PP) M. Grzelcyk ( C. Carrick, Q. Shore) (PP) – 24:50 1–1 1–2 30:00 – M. Dumba ( J. Morrissey, H. Shinkaruk) (PP) R. Barber (Q. Shore) (PP) – 38:50 2–2 S. Jones ( R. Hartman) (PP) – 45:10 3–2 F. Vatrano ( M. Lane) – 46:39 4–2 4–3 55:06 – R. Pulock (T. Bourke, S. Laughton) M. Lane (EA) – 59:27 5–3
	12 min	Penalties	22 min
	40	Shots	29

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	4	4	0	0	0	20	4	+16	12	Semifinals
2	Russia	4	2	0	0	2	14	7	+7	6	Quarterfinals
3	Germany	4	2	0	0	2	15	17	−2	6
4	Latvia	4	2	0	0	2	11	15	−4	6	Relegation round
5	Switzerland	4	0	0	0	4	6	23	−17	0

12 April 2012 16:00

Latvia

1–6 (0–2, 0–2, 1–2)

Russia

Hostan Arena, Znojmo Attendance: 652

Game reference
	Elvis Merzļikins	Goalies	Andrei Vasilevski	Referees: Andreas Koch Florian Zehetleitner Linesmen: Vit Lederer Kristian Vikman
	0–1 07:33 – B. Yakimov ( K. Maslov) 0–2 16:30 – A. Khatsei ( A. Filippov, Y. Malenkikh) 0–3 21:12 – D. Zharkov ( V. Osnovin) (PP) 0–4 25:21 – N. Zadorov (D. Zharkov) (SH) 0–5 41:50 – V. Osnovin (D. Zharkov) 0–6 47:44 – A. Slepyshev (B. Yakimov, A. Bereglazov) (PP) G. Golovkovs ( E. Kulda) – 52:08 1–6
	24 min	Penalties	14 min
	18	Shots	40

12 April 2012 20:00

Germany

1–8 (1–1, 0–2, 0–5)

Sweden

Hostan Arena, Znojmo Attendance: 723

Game reference
	Patrick Klein	Goalies	Oscar Dansk	Referees: Igor Dremelj Anssi Salonen Linesmen: Justin Hull Tomáš Pešek
	D. Shevyrin ( T. Bender, J. Moser) – 05:48 1–0 1–1 14:59 – M. Kalin ( J. Pettersson, C. Djoos) (PP) 1–2 21:18 – A. Wennberg ( S. Collberg) 1–3 29:37 – M. Kalin ( T. Törnkvist) 1–4 40:35 – A. Wennberg (S. Collberg, C. Andersson) (PP) 1–5 50:03 – S. Collberg (A. Wennberg, C. Andersson) (PP) 1–6 53:07 – A. Wennberg (S. Collberg, L. Byström) 1–7 57:49 – F. Forsberg ( A. Burakovsky, H. Lindholm) (PP) 1–8 58:55 – C. Djoos ( G. Possler, F. Sandberg)
	18 min	Penalties	8 min
	30	Shots	42

13 April 2012 19:00

Switzerland

2–4 (1–2, 1–2, 0–0)

Latvia

Hostan Arena, Znojmo Attendance: 147

Game reference
	Melvin Nyffleler	Goalies	Elvis Merzļikins	Referees: Roman Gofman Mikael Sjöqvist Linesmen: Tommy George Tomáš Pešek
	0–1 01:56 – Ņ. Jevpalovs ( M. Lavrovs) J. Schmutz – 06:22 1–1 1–2 11:49 – M. Lavrovs 1–3 28:43 – E. Kulda ( E. Augstkalns) (PP) L. Balmelli ( D. Simion) (PP) – 34:31 2–3 2–4 39:18 – G. Golovkovs ( K. Ozoliņš)
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	44	Shots	22

14 April 2012 14:00

Russia

2–4 (1–2, 1–1, 0–1)

Germany

Hostan Arena, Znojmo Attendance: 231

Game reference
	Andrei Vasilevski	Goalies	Marvin Cupper	Referees: Harry Dumas Jan Hribik Linesmen: Tommy George Justin Hull
	V. Nichushkin ( B. Yakimov, A. Slepyshev) – 09:13 1–0 1–1 17:45 – F. Tiffels ( L. Palausch) 1–2 19:48 – M. Kurth ( L. Draisaitl) (PP) 1–3 28:31 – M. Kurth (L. Draisaitl) (PP) B. Yakimov ( A. Bereglazov, D. Kamayev) – 33:15 2–3 2–4 54:03 – T. Bender (L. Palausch) (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	42	Shots	29

14 April 2012 18:00

Sweden

7–2 (3–0, 1–1, 3–1)

Switzerland

Hostan Arena, Znojmo Attendance: 353

Game reference
	Oscar Dansk	Goalies	Niklas Schlegel	Referees: Daniel Konc Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen: Vit Lederer Kristian Vikman
	G. Possler ( S. Collberg) – 06:42 1–0 M. Kalin ( F. Sandberg, E. Karlsson) – 08:17 2–0 F. Forsberg ( J. de la Rose, A. Burakovsky) – 14:35 3–0 G. Possler ( A. Wennberg) – 21:26 4–0 4–1 34:31 – F. Herzog ( T. Studer) S. Collberg (A. Wennberg) – 44:19 5–1 F. Sandberg ( H. Lindholm, L. Byström) (PP) – 46:04 6–1 6–2 50:33 – M. Müller ( X. Busser) (EA) G. Possler ( M. Nilsson) – 59:40 7–2
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	39	Shots	20

15 April 2012 18:00

Latvia

1–3 (0–0, 0–1, 1–2)

Sweden

Hostan Arena, Znojmo Attendance: 395

Game reference
	Ivars Punnenovs	Goalies	Marcus Hogberg	Referees: Peter Gebei Jan Hribik Linesmen: Justin Hull Tomáš Pešek
	0–1 25:46 – M. Kalin ( C. Andersson, F. Sandberg) R. Kondrāts – 42:53 1–1 1–2 44:34 – F. Forsberg ( J. de la Rose) (PP) 1–3 59:25 – E. Lindholm ( H. Lindholm) (ENG)
	29 min	Penalties	8 min
	21	Shots	41

16 April 2012 16:00

Germany

4–5 (1–1, 2–2, 1–2)

Latvia

Hostan Arena, Znojmo Attendance: 230

Game reference
	Marvin Cupper	Goalies	Elvis Merzļikins Ivars Punnenovs	Referees: Igor Dremelj Pascal St. Jacques Linesmen: Tommy George Kristian Vikman
	D. Kahun ( L. Draisaitl, E. Stephan) – 04:35 1–0 1–1 08:23 – T. Bļugers ( R. Bukarts, M. Lavrovs) (PP) S. Ziegler ( D. Tiffels) – 25:00 2–1 2–2 31:36 – R. Lipsbergs ( Ņ. Jevpalovs) 2–3 38:36 – R. Lipsbergs ( A. Ševčenko, R. Kondrāts) J. Moser (L. Draisaitl, T. Bender) – 39:34 3–3 3–4 40:48 – G. Golovkovs ( P. Škuratovs) M. Kurth (E. Stephan) – 49:42 4–4 4–5 51:56 – R. Lipsbergs (A. Ševčenko, R. Kondrāts)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	39	Shots	33

16 April 2012 20:00

Russia

6–0 (1–0, 2–0, 3–0)

Switzerland

Hostan Arena, Znojmo Attendance: 752

Game reference
	Andrei Vasilevski	Goalies	Melvin Nyffeler	Referees: Peter Gebei Anssi Salonen Linesmen: Vit Lederer Tomáš Pešek
	N. Zadorov ( V. Osnovin) – 03:37 1–0 A. Slepyshev ( B. Yakimov) – 20:13 2–0 B. Yakimov (A. Slepyshev, A. Barabanov) – 38:28 3–0 A. Delinov ( D. Kamayev, D. Zharkov) – 48:07 4–0 D. Zharkov (D. Kamayev, A. Delinov) – 51:20 5–0 A. Barabanov ( A. Bereglazov, A. Slepyshev) (PP) – 53:29 6–0
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	40	Shots	24

17 April 2012 16:00

Sweden

2–0 (2–0, 0–0, 0–0)

Russia

Hostan Arena, Znojmo Attendance: 1,485

Game reference
	Oscar Dansk	Goalies	Andrei Vasilevski	Referees: Pascal St. Jacques Florian Zehetleitner Linesmen: Tommy George Justin Hull
	F. Forsberg ( E. Lindholm, A. Burakovsky) – 06:05 1–0 F. Forsberg (O. Dansk) (PP) – 08:52 2–0
	20 min	Penalties	47 min
	42	Shots	28

17 April 2012 20:00

Switzerland

2–6 (0–4, 0–1, 2–1)

Germany

Hostan Arena, Znojmo Attendance: 342

Game reference
	Melvin Nyffeler Niklas Schlegel	Goalies	Patrick Klein	Referees: Harry Dumas Roman Gofman Linesmen: Vit Lederer Kristian Vikman
	0–1 10:52 – M. Eisenschmid ( D. Kahun) 0–2 14:11 – L. Draisaitl (M. Eisenschmid) 0–3 17:56 – L. Draisaitl (D. Kahun) (PP) 0–4 18:37 – B. Zientek (E. Stephan) 0–5 38:23 – S. Ziegler (L. Draisaitl) 0–6 50:29 – T. Bender ( M. Kurth, L. Palausch) (PP) F. Herzog ( L. Balmelli, T. Studer) – 53:22 1–6 D. Simion ( A. Lanzarotti, X. Busser) (PP) – 59:16 2–6
	16 min	Penalties	14 min
	39	Shots	30

Relegation round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Switzerland	3	2	0	0	1	8	7	+1	6
2	Czech Republic	3	2	0	0	1	17	12	+5	6
3	Latvia	3	1	0	1	1	11	13	−2	4
4	Denmark	3	0	1	0	2	9	13	−4	2	Relegated to the 2013 Division I A

19 April 2012 15:00

Czech Republic

2–4 (0–1, 1–1, 1–2)

Switzerland

Hostan Arena, Znojmo Attendance: 473

Game reference
	Patrik Polivka	Goalies	Melvin Nyffeler	Referees: Peter Gebei Mikael Sjöqvist Linesmen: Justin Hull Emil Yletyinen
	0–1 11:05 – F. Schmutz ( X. Busser, A. Rouiller) (PP) 0–2 21:31 – S. Zangger ( N. Brandi) O. Slováček – 26:46 1–2 1–3 40:41 – N. Brandi (PP) 1–4 51:42 – F. Schmutz ( P. Baltisberger) (SH) J. Hudeček ( P. Šidlík) (PP) – 59:33 2–4
	14 min	Penalties	16 min
	27	Shots	36

19 April 2012 19:00

Latvia

3–4 OT (0–1, 2–0, 1–2) ( OT: 0–1)

Denmark

Hostan Arena, Znojmo Attendance: 202

Game reference
	Ivars Punnenovs	Goalies	George Sørensen	Referees: Igor Dremelj Daniel Konc Linesmen: Scott Dalgleish Kristian Vikman
	0–1 17:47 – B. Uldall ( K. Lauridsen) (PP) T. Bļugers ( M. Gelazis, M. Freimanis) (PP) – 21:55 1–1 E. Kulda ( E. Augstkalns, G. Golovkovs) (PP) – 34:30 2–1 E. Augstkalns (T. Bļugers, R. Bukarts) (PP) – 44:15 3–1 3–2 44:24 – K. Lauridsen ( M. Eller, O. Bjorkstrand) 3–3 59:36 – K. Lauridsen (M. Eller, O. Bjorkstrand) (EA) 3–4 64:04 – K. Lauridsen (O. Bjorkstrand)
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	28	Shots	28

20 April 2012 15:00

Czech Republic

7–4 (2–1, 4–1, 1–2)

Latvia

Hostan Arena, Znojmo Attendance: 847

Game reference
	Patrik Polivka	Goalies	Elvis Merzlikiņš	Referees: Andreas Koch Anssi Salonen Linesmen: Nikolaj Ponomarjow Kristian Vikman
	M. Zadrazil ( D. Simon, P. Šidlík) (SH) – 09:11 1–0 1–1 09:55 – R. Kalvītis ( Ņ. Jevpalovs, T. Bļugers) (PP) M. Procházka ( D. Volek) – 10:23 2–1 J. Vrána (D. Simon, E. Soumelidis) – 22:35 3–1 V. Tomeček ( J. Košťálek, P. Machač) – 24:22 4–1 4–2 25:42 – N. Jeļisejevs ( R. Bukarts) J. Vrána (D. Simon, L. Šulák) – 31:03 5–2 D. Simon (J. Vrána, L. Sulak) – 32:59 6–2 6–3 42:04 – R. Lipsbergs (R. Kalvītis, R. Bukarts) (PP2) 6–4 47:15 – E. Kulda ( A. Ševčenko, G. Golovkovs) D. Simon (J. Vrána, L. Sulak) (PP) – 58:52 7–4
	10 min	Penalties	20 min
	35	Shots	29

20 April 2012 19:00

Switzerland

2–1 (1–0, 1–0, 0–1)

Denmark

Hostan Arena, Znojmo Attendance: 351

Game reference
	Melvin Nyffeler	Goalies	George Sørensen	Referees: Maxim Sidorenko Florian Zehetleitner Linesmen: Tommy George Tomas Pesek
	D. Kummer ( R. Diem, T. Studer) – 12:43 1–0 X. Busser ( A. Rouiller, S. Zangger) (PP) – 23:45 2–0 2–1 59:23 – O. Bjorkstrand ( K. Lauridsen)
	131 min	Penalties	141 min
	37	Shots	23

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

B1

Sweden

7

A2

Finland

8

A2

Finland

3

B3

Germany

0

B1

Sweden

0

A1

United States

7

A1

United States

2

B2

Russia

2

A3

Canada

1

A3

Canada

4

Third place

A2

Finland

4

A3

Canada

5

Quarterfinals

19 April 2012 15:00

Finland

8–0 (2–0, 4–0, 2–0)

Germany

Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav Attendance: 353

Game reference
	Joonas Korpisalo	Goalies	Patrick Klein Marvin Cupper	Referees: Roman Gofman Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen: Vit Lederer Roman Shikhanov
	A. Mustonen ( H. Haapala) – 03:26 1–0 T. Teräväinen ( J. Ikonen, A. Lehkonen) – 10:28 2–0 H. Ikonen ( M. Vainonen, A. Barkov) – 24:58 3–0 H. Haapala ( R. Kulmala, E. Lindell) (PP) – 30:43 4–0 J. Antonen ( S. Salminen) – 34:53 5–0 A. Lehkonen (T. Teräväinen, V. Pokka) – 39:18 6–0 T. Teräväinen (A. Lehkonen) – 40:24 7–0 H. Haapala (R. Kulmala, E. Lindell) – 55:04 8–0
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	36	Shots	18

19 April 2012 19:00

Russia

2–4 (0–2, 1–1, 1–1)

Canada

Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav Attendance: 525

Game reference
	Andrei Vasilevski	Goalies	Matt Murray	Referees: Harry Dumas Jan Hribík Linesmen: Tommy George Andreas Kohler
	0–1 09:05 – M. Dumba ( S. Reinhart, S. Laughton) 0–2 17:07 – K. Rychel ( T. Bourke, H. Shinkaruk) A. Filippov ( A. Bereglazov) – 23:36 1–2 1–3 37:03 – K. Rychel (T. Bourke, H. Shinkaruk) 1–4 51:50 – F. Girard ( M. Winther, G. Smith) A. Slepyshev (A. Bereglazov, B. Yakimov) – 55:54 2–4
	6 min	Penalties	18 min
	30	Shots	28

Semifinals

20 April 2012 15:00

Sweden

7–3 (1–1, 2–2, 4–0)

Finland

Kajot Arena, Brno Attendance: 520

Game reference
	Oscar Dansk	Goalies	Joonas Korpisalo Jean Auren	Referees: Daniel Konc Pascal St. Jacques Linesmen: Justin Hull Roman Shikhanov
	0–1 03:18 – A. Lehkonen ( T. Teräväinen) (PP) J. de la Rose ( G. Possler, A. Wennberg) – 16:41 1–1 G. Possler ( F. Forsberg) – 21:12 2–1 E. Karlsson (J. de la Rose) – 26:52 3–1 3–2 29:50 – A. Lehkonen ( R. Kulmala) 3–3 31:50 – R. Ristolainen ( E. Lindell, H. Haapala) (PP) J. Pettersson ( T. Törnkvist) – 45:46 4–3 F. Forsberg ( S. Collberg, A. Wennberg) (PP2) – 52:33 5–3 S. Collberg (A. Wennberg, G. Possler) – 57:18 6–3 S. Collberg (G. Possler) (PP) – 59:13 7–3
	18 min	Penalties	14 min
	41	Shots	44

20 April 2012 19:00

United States

2–1 (1–1, 0–0, 1–0)

Canada

Kajot Arena, Brno Attendance: 640

Game reference
	Collin Olson	Goalies	Matt Murray	Referees: Roman Gofman Mikael Sjöqvist Linesmen: Andreas Kohler Vit Lederer
	J. Compher ( M. Lane, S. Jones) – 10:36 1–0 1–1 15:23 – G. Smith ( D. Severson) K. Osterberg (S. Jones) – 46:26 2–1
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	27	Shots	22

Fifth place game

21 April 2012 14:00

Russia

4–1 (0–1, 2–0, 2–0)

Germany

Kajot Arena, Brno Attendance: 310

Game reference
	Ivan Nalimov	Goalies	Marvin Cupper	Referees: Daniel Konc Mikael Sjöqvist Linesmen: Scott Dalgleish Emil Yletyinen
	0–1 15:49 – F. Tiffels (SH) A. Khatsei ( S. Kuptsov) – 24:15 1–1 A. Khatsei – 36:20 2–1 V. Nichushkin ( A. Filippov, A. Delnov) – 47:50 3–1 A. Mironov ( A. Bereglazov, A. Slepyshev) – 48:03 4–1
	8 min	Penalties	33 min
	36	Shots	23

Bronze medal game

22 April 2012 12:00

Finland

4–5 OT (0–2, 3–2, 1–0) ( OT: 0–1)

Canada

Kajot Arena, Brno Attendance: 1,150

Game reference
	Joonas Korpisalo	Goalies	Matt Murray	Referees: Harry Dumas Jan Hribík Linesmen: Tommy George Andreas Kohler
	0–1 10:30 – H. Shinkaruk ( M. Dumba) (PP) 0–2 15:21 – S. Reinhart ( J. Morrissey, M. Dumba) (PP) H. Haapala ( E. Lindell, V. Pokka) – 20:47 1–2 1–3 24:00 – H. Shinkaruk ( T. Bourke) 1–4 30:34 – B. Gaunce ( S. Laughton) (SH) A. Lehkonen (H. Haapala, R. Ristolainen) (PP) – 31:23 2–4 H. Haapala (A. Lehkonen) (PP) – 39:15 3–4 R. Ristolainen (H. Haapala, R. Kulmala) (PP) – 49:30 4–4 4–5 62:05 – H. Shinkaruk (S. Laughton, M. Dumba)
	4 min	Penalties	33 min
	33	Shots	38

Final

22 April 2012 16:00

Sweden

0–7 (0–1, 0–3, 0–3)

United States

Kajot Arena, Brno Attendance: 2,145

Game reference
	Oscar Dansk Marcus Hogberg	Goalies	Collin Olson	Referees: Roman Gofman Pascal St. Jacques Linesmen: Justin Hull Vit Lederer
	0–1 18:45 – T. Dipauli ( A. Copp, R. Hartman) 0–2 28:26 – D. O'Regan 0–3 32:47 – J. Compher ( N. Kerdiles, S. Jones) 0–4 37:48 – N. Kerdiles 0–5 40:18 – R. Hartman (N. Kerdiles, D. O'Regan) 0–6 47:53 – C. Carrick (N. Kerdiles) 0–7 59:44 – N. Kerdiles ( K. Osterberg)
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	27	Shots	45

Final standings

	Team
	United States
	Sweden
	Canada
4th	Finland
5th	Russia
6th	Germany
7th	Switzerland
8th	Czech Republic
9th	Latvia
10th	Denmark

2012 IIHF U18 World champions
United States 7th title

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Mathew Dumba	7	5	7	12	+2	20
Artturi Lehkonen	7	7	3	10	+3	6
Henrik Haapala	7	4	6	10	+4	2
Rasmus Kulmala	7	5	4	9	+4	2
Sebastian Collberg	6	4	5	9	+1	14
Nicolas Kerdiles	6	4	5	9	+8	2
Alexander Wennberg	6	3	6	9	+2	0
Kerby Rychel	7	5	3	8	+4	12
Kristoffer Lauridsen	5	4	4	8	+4	4
Gustav Possler	6	4	4	8	+5	0
Hunter Shinkaruk	6	4	4	8	+3	6
Dominik Simon	6	4	4	8	+2	4

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

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Player	TOI	SA	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
Collin Olson	300:00	116	4	0.80	96.55	3
Oscar Dansk	272:47	143	9	1.98	93.71	1
Andrei Vasilevski	299:20	141	11	2.20	92.20	1
Matt Murray	419:51	210	19	2.72	90.95	0
George Sørensen	276:12	193	18	3.91	90.67	0

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

Tournament Awards

Best players selected by the directorate: ^[5]

• Best Goalkeeper:   Collin Olson ( USA)
• Best Defenseman:   Mathew Dumba ( CAN)
• Best Forward:   Filip Forsberg ( SWE)

Best players of each team
Best players of each team selected by the coaches. ^[6]

Team	Players
Canada	Mathew Dumba Matt Murray Adam Pelech
Czech Republic	Petr Šidlík Jakub Vrána Dominik Simon
Denmark	Oliver Bjorkstrand Kristoffer Lauridsen Bjørn Uldall
Finland	Henrik Happala Rasmus Kulmala Artturi Lehkonen
Germany	Marcel Kurth Lennart Palausch Sven Ziegler
Latvia	Georgs Golovkovs Teodors Bļugers Rūdolfs Kalvītis
Russia	Anton Slepyshev Alexander Barabanov Bogdan Yakimov
Switzerland	Lucas Balmelli Samuel Kreis Nico Dunner
Sweden	Oscar Dansk Hampus Lindholm Sebastian Collberg
United States	Seth Jones Matt Lane Collin Olson

Division I

Division I A

The tournament was played in Piešťany, Slovakia, from 11 to 17 April 2012. ^[7]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Slovakia	5	5	0	0	0	30	6	+24	15	Promoted to the 2013 Top Division
2	Norway	5	3	0	0	2	22	20	+2	9
3	Italy	5	1	1	2	1	17	20	−3	7
4	France	5	1	1	0	3	12	19	−7	5
5	Slovenia	5	1	1	0	3	12	21	−9	5
6	Japan	5	1	0	1	3	14	21	−7	4	Relegated to the 2013 Division I B

Division I B

The tournament was played in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, from 11 to 17 April 2012. ^[8]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Belarus	5	5	0	0	0	28	9	+19	15	Promoted to the 2013 Division I A
2	Kazakhstan	5	3	1	0	1	27	16	+11	11
3	Austria	5	2	1	0	2	21	21	0	8
4	Ukraine	5	1	1	1	2	20	26	−6	6
5	Poland	5	0	1	1	3	13	30	−17	3
6	Hungary	5	0	0	2	3	13	20	−7	2	Relegated to the 2013 Division II A

Division II

Division II A

The tournament was played in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, from 31 March to 6 April 2012. ^[9]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	South Korea	5	3	1	1	0	17	14	+3	12	Promoted to the 2013 Division I B
2	Romania	5	4	0	0	1	25	15	+10	12
3	Lithuania	5	3	1	0	1	22	11	+11	11
4	Great Britain	5	1	1	0	3	18	17	+1	5
5	Croatia	5	1	0	1	3	8	23	−15	4
6	Netherlands	5	0	0	1	4	16	26	−10	1	Relegated to the 2013 Division II B

Division II B

The tournament was played in Novi Sad, Serbia, from 20 to 26 March 2012. ^[10]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Estonia	5	4	1	0	0	32	17	+15	14	Promoted to the 2013 Division II A
2	Serbia	5	3	0	0	2	22	16	+6	9
3	Spain	5	2	1	0	2	21	18	+3	8
4	Iceland	5	2	0	1	2	23	23	0	7
5	Australia	5	1	0	1	3	8	20	−12	4
6	China	5	0	1	1	3	18	30	−12	3	Relegated to the 2013 Division III A

Division III

The tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 12 to 18 March 2012. ^[11]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Belgium	5	5	0	0	0	48	12	+36	15	Promoted to the 2013 Division II B
2	New Zealand	5	4	0	0	1	33	13	+20	12
3	Mexico	5	3	0	0	2	24	15	+9	9
4	Bulgaria	5	2	0	0	3	27	23	+4	6
5	Chinese Taipei	5	1	0	0	4	19	26	−7	3
6	South Africa	5	0	0	0	5	6	68	−62	0	Relegated to the 2013 Division III B

References