WJC18

2022 U18 groups

After the end of the 2021 World U18 Championship the groups for next year's championship are known.

Group A: Canada, Finland, USA, Switzerland, Latvia
Group B: Russia, Sweden, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany

(07 May 2021)

Individual awards from the U18 Worlds

Media All Stars: Sergei Ivanov (G), Aleksi Heimosalmi (D), Brandt Clarke (D), Connor Bedard (F), Matvei Michkov (F), Samu Tuomala (F)

MVP: Matvei Michkov

Best Goalkeeper: Benjamin Gaudreau
Best Defenceman: Aleksi Heimosalmi
Best Forward: Matvei Michkov

(07 May 2021)

New coaches for Switzerland juniors

After coach Christian Wohlwend signed for HC Davos, Swiss Federation named Thierry Paterlini as new head coach of U20 National Team. Former player, Paterlini coached the U18 Team since 2015. He will be replaced by former U17 coach Martin Höhener

(13 Jun 2019)

Slovakia U18 relegated

Slovakia lost the third game of the relegation round at the World U18 Champonship in Sweden. Switzerland won the game 6-3 to avoid relegation.

Germany are promoted from Division 1A.

(28 Apr 2019)

Preliminary Round of World U18 championship comes to an end

Results of the last day of the Preliminary Round of the World U18 Championship in Sweden: USA - Latvia 7-1, Finland - Switzerland 12-0, Russia - Sweden 0-3 and Czech Republic - Canada 2-6.

This gives the following quarter final pairings: Canada - Latvia, Belarus - Russia, Sweden - Czech Republic and USA - Finland.

Switzerland and Slovakia will play games to avoid relegation.

(23 Apr 2019)

Latvia sends Slovakia to the relegation round

At the U18 World Championship in Sweden Latvia beat Slovakia 2-0 to secure a spot in the quarter finals. Ernests Osenieks and Ralfs Jevdokimovs scored the goals in the second period. Arturs Silovs made 24 saves for the shutout.

Slovakia will play the fifth place team of the other group to avoid relegation.

(22 Apr 2019)

Swedish U18 roster

Sweden named today its roster for the upcoming World U18 Championship in Switzerland. Find it here with player profiles.

(31 Mar 2015)

Luca Cereda named in Switzerland U20 coaching staff

Luca Cereda is the new assistant of coach John Fust at Swizerland U20 team. Cereda replaces Gerd Zenhäusern, who was recently appointed head coach of HC Fribourg-Gotteron. After his retirement, Cereda works as assistant coach at Switzerland U18 and as head coach of Ambri Piotta Elite Junior A team

(23 Oct 2014)

U18 schedule announced

Today the game schedule of the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship in Zug and Luzern was announced. You can find it here or on the tournament's website.

(10 Oct 2014)

New Swedish U18 coach

Jim Brithén will be new coach of the Swedish U18 national team.

He will be assisted by Stefan Bergkvist. Maciej Szwoch will be goalie coach.

(12 May 2014)