WJC18 d2A

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Youth league: yes, U18
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League

standings stage:

#	Club	G	W	L	Score	P
1	Italy	0	0	0	0:0	0

2	Netherlands	0	0	0	0:0	0
3	Croatia	0	0	0	0:0	0
4	Great Britain	0	0	0	0:0	0
5	Romania	0	0	0	0:0	0

6	China	0	0	0	0:0	0

Last updated: 20 Feb 2025, 22:11

The teams play a single round-robin series. Each team plays each opponent once.

The winner of the event will be promoted to Division I Group B. The last-ranked team will be relegated to Division II Group B.

from 1988 to 2011: WJC18 d2
from 2011 to present: WJC18 d2A

2023-2024: Poland
2022-2023: Lithuania
2021-2022: South Korea
2018-2019: Poland
2017-2018: Great Britain
2016-2017: Romania
2015-2016: Poland
2014-2015: South Korea
2013-2014: Lithuania
2012-2013: Hungary
2011-2012: South Korea
2010-2011: Austria
2010-2011: Ukraine
2009-2010: Italy
2009-2010: Slovenia
2008-2009: South Korea
2008-2009: Great Britain
2007-2008: Hungary
2007-2008: France
2006-2007: Lithuania
2006-2007: Netherlands
2005-2006: Italy
2005-2006: Great Britain
2004-2005: South Korea
2004-2005: Hungary
2003-2004: Ukraine
2003-2004: Great Britain
2002-2003: Romania
2002-2003: South Korea
2001-2002: France
2000-2001: Slovenia

Until 2011 Division 2A and 2B were at the same level.

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The Polish U18 team won all five games to win the World U18 Championship Division 2A before the host Lithuania, Estonia, Romania, South Korea and relegated Spain.

(14 Apr 2019)

Lithuania Federation announced the coaching staff for U18 and U20 national teams.
American/Irish James Tibbetts, 62, will lead U18 national team at Division 2a championship in Brasov, Romania in April 2016. Tibbets coached in France and Ireland in the past. He will be assisted by American Damian DiGiulian, 45, last year on St. Michael's College bench in Northeast-10 Conference. Both signed a 1+1 contract

Latvian Aigars Cipruss was confirmed as U20 headcoach; he was assisted by former player Arunas Aleinikovas and current Hockey Punks Vilnius captain Mindaugas Kieras. Cipruss will coach Lithuania next december at U20 WJC Division 2a held on home ice of Elektrenai Arena

(28 Oct 2015)

Hungary won all five games and won the IIHF U18 World Championship Division 2 A and promoted to Division 1 B. See results and stats on our Tournament page.

(08 Apr 2013)

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