2005 IIHF World U18 Championships
The 7th World Ice Hockey Championships U18 Juniors of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships were in 2005 in the age group of under- eighteen year olds ( U18). In total, between March 7 and April 24, 2005 40 teams in the six tournaments in the top division and the divisions I to III part. In addition, a qualification to Division III with three participants for the last free place in the tournament was played between the 18th and 20th February 2005.
The world champion was the second time the crew of the United States, which could defeat the final arch-rivals Canada 5-1. The German team was able to prevent the eighth rank in the top division relegation to Division I, Switzerland finished ninth in the top division, an increase from the Division I. Austria was fifth, second from bottom in Group A of Division I and was thus able to avert the slide into Division II.
- 2.5.1 quarterfinals
- 2.5.2 game for 5th place
- 2.5.3 Semi-finals
- 2.5.4 3rd place match
- 2.5.5 final
- 3.1 Group A in Maribor, Slovenia
- 3.2 Group B in Sosnowiec, Poland
- 3.3 and losers
- 4.1 Group A in Kohtla- Jarve, Estonia
- 4.2 Group B in Bucharest, Romania
- 4.3 and losers
- 5.1 Qualification
- 5.2 Tournament
- 5.3 and losers
Participants, venues and periods
- Top Division: April 14 to 24, 2005 in Plzeň and České Budějovice, Czech Republic Participants: Russia, United States, USA, Czech Republic Czech Republic, Canada Canada, Sweden, Sweden, Slovakia, Slovakia, Finland Finland, Danemark Denmark, Germany Germany, Switzerland Switzerland
- Division I Group A: April 3 to 9, 2005 in Maribor, Slovenia Participants: Belarus Belarus, Slovenia, Kazakhstan, France, Austria Austria, United Kingdom United Kingdom
- Group B: April 2 to 8, 2005 in Sosnowiec, Poland Participants: Norway Norway, Latvia Latvia, Ukraine, Poland, Poland, Japan, Japan, Italy Italy
- Division II Group A: 14 to 20 March 2005 Kohtla- Jarve, Estonia Participants: Flag of South Korea South Korea, Estonia, Netherlands Netherlands, Spain, Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro, South Africa South Africa
- Group B: 21 to 27 March, 2005 in Bucharest, Romania Participants: Hungary Hungary, Lithuania, Lithuania, Croatia, Mexico, Iceland Iceland, Romania, Romania
- Division III: March 7 to 13, 2005 in Sofia, Bulgaria Participants: Australia, Belgium, Israel, Israel, New Zealand New Zealand, Turkey Turkey, Bulgaria Bulgaria
- Qualification for Division III: 18 to 20 February 2005 Ankara, Turkey Participants: Turkey Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia - Herzegovina, Armenia Armenia
Top Division
The U18 World Championship was held in the Czech cities of Plzeň and České Budějovice from 14 to 24 April 2005. It was played in the Plzeň Arena ( 8,420 seats) in Plzeň and České Budějovice Budvar Aréna in with 6,421 seats.
At the tournament was attended ten national teams who played in two groups of five teams. The world champion secured the United States, which clearly won in the final 5-1 against Canada. It was the second title for the Americans.
Mode
After the group matches of the preliminary round, the two group winners qualify directly for the semi-finals. The runners-up and third - ever deny a qualifier for the semi-finals. The Fourth and Fifth of the group will contest - if you bring the result of the direct encounter of the first round - the relegation round and thereby determine two relegated to Division I.
Venues
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Relegation round
Note: The Preliminaries Denmark Denmark - Germany Germany (1:3 ) and Finland Finland - Switzerland Switzerland ( 3-1 ) are included in the table.
Final round
Quarterfinals
Match for 5th place
Semifinal
3rd Place Match
Final
Best Scorer
Note: GP = Games, B = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, / - = Plus / Minus, PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: Turnierbestwert
Best Goalkeeper
Note: GP = Games, TOI = Ice Age ( in minutes), GA = Goals against, SO = shutouts, Sv % = held shots (in%), GAA = Gegentorschnitt; Fat: Turnierbestwert
Final placements
Title, ascent and descent
Awards
Division I
Group A in Maribor, Slovenia
The World Cup matches in Group A of Division I were held in the Slovenian city of Maribor from 3 to 9 April 2005. It was played in the Dvorana Tabor, provides places for 3,000 spectators.
Counted on green table 5-0 for Belarus
Top scorer of Division I, Group A, was Slovenia Anže Kopitar with six goals and five assists.
Group B in Sosnowiec, Poland
The World Cup Group B of Division I was held until April 8, 2005 in Sosnowiec Poland of 2. Venue was the stadium Zimowy with 2,500 seats.
Top scorer of Division I, Group B, was Poland's Grzegorz Pasiut with six goals and an Assist
And losers
Division II
Group A in Kohtla- Jarve, Estonia
From 14 to 20 March 2005, the World Cup matches in group A were discharged in Division II in Kohtla -Järve in Estonia. Venue was the Kohtla -Järve jäähall that offers 2,000 spectators.
Top scorer of the Division II, Group A, was South Korea's Min Ho Cho with twelve gates and eight assists.
Group B in Bucharest, Romania
The Romanian capital Bucharest was from 21 to 27 March, 2005 venue for the World Cup in Group B of the Second Division games were in the hall Mihai Flamaropol (8,000 places) discharged.
Top scorer of the Division II, Group B, was Lithuania's Donatas Kumeliauskas with eight goals and eight assists.
And losers
Division III
The Tournament Division III held from March 7 to 13, 2005 in Bulgaria's capital Sofia instead. All matches were played in the 4600 -seat Winter Sports Palace.
Qualification
To determine the sixth and final participant in the World Championship Division III qualification was held in the Turkish capital Ankara from 18 to 20 February 2005. All games were held with 1,150 seats in the hall GSGM Buz Pateni sarayi.
Tournament
Division III scorer was Israel Oren Zamir with ten goals and seven assists.