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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) | 
| Dates | 16–26 April 2015 | 
| Teams | 10 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions  |  United States (9th title) | 
| Runner-up  |  Finland | 
| Third place  | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 30 | 
| Goals scored | 211 (7.03 per game) | 
| Attendance | 48,622 (1,621 per game) | 
| Scoring leader(s) |  Auston Matthews (14 points) | 
| MVP |  Auston Matthews | 
| Website | http://u18worlds2015.iihf.com/ | 
The 2015 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 17th IIHF World U18 Championship, and was hosted by Zug and Lucerne, Switzerland. The tournament began on 16 April 2015, with the gold medal game played on 26 April 2015.[1][2]
Top Division
Officials
The IIHF selected 12 referees and 10 linesmen to work the 2015 IIHF U18 World Championship.
They were the following:[3]
Referees
 Jimmy Bergamelli Jimmy Bergamelli
 Andreas Harnebring Andreas Harnebring
.svg.png.webp) Brett Iverson Brett Iverson
.svg.png.webp) Andreas Koch Andreas Koch
 Petri Lindqvist Petri Lindqvist
 Robert Mullner Robert Mullner
 Yuri Oskirko Yuri Oskirko
 Vladimír Pešina Vladimír Pešina
 Christopher Pitoscia Christopher Pitoscia
 Marian Rohatsch Marian Rohatsch
 Ladislav Smetana Ladislav Smetana
 Per Gustav Solem Per Gustav Solem
Linesmen
 Markku Buese Markku Buese
.svg.png.webp) Franco Espinoza Franco Espinoza
 Jiří Gebauer Jiří Gebauer
 Martin Korba Martin Korba
 Ludvig Lundgren Ludvig Lundgren
 Brian Oliver Brian Oliver
 Alexander Otmakhov Alexander Otmakhov
.svg.png.webp) Nicolas Piche Nicolas Piche
 Hannu Sormunen Hannu Sormunen
.svg.png.webp) Michael Tscherrig Michael Tscherrig
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 12 | Quarterfinals | 
| 2 |  United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Slovakia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Sweden | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Germany | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 30 | −25 | 1 | Relegation round | 
All times are local. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+02:00)
| 16 April 2015 14:45 | Sweden  | 1–3 (0–0, 0–1, 1–2) |  Slovakia | Ice Center Lucerne Attendance: 460 | 
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| Felix Sandström | Goalies | Adam Húska | Referees:  Jimmy Bergamelli  Yuriy Oskirko Linesmen: .svg.png.webp) Franco Espinoza  Jiří Gebauer | |||||||||||
| 
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
| 37 | Shots | 25 | ||||||||||||
| 16 April 2015 18:45 | Russia  | 3–1 (0–1, 2–0, 1–0) |  United States | Ice Center Lucerne Attendance: 925 | 
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| Ilya Samsonov | Goalies | Luke Opilka | Referees: .svg.png.webp) Andreas Koch  Robert Mullner Linesmen:  Ludvig Lundgren  Hannu Sormunen | |||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
| 16 | Shots | 50 | ||||||||||||
| 17 April 2015 14:45 | Slovakia  | 0–10 (0–4, 0–6, 0–0) |  United States | Ice Center Lucerne Attendance: 290 | 
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| Adam Húska Vladimír Cibulka | Goalies | Evan Sarthou | Referees:  Andreas Harnebring  Petri Lindqvist Linesmen:  Alexander Otmakhov .svg.png.webp) Michael Tscherrig | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
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| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Shots | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 April 2015 18:45 | Russia  | 6–0 (2–0, 3–0, 1–0) |  Germany | Ice Center Lucerne Attendance: 362 | 
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| Anton Krasotkin | Goalies | Mirko Pantkowski Patrick Berger | Referees: .svg.png.webp) Brett Iverson  Vladimír Pešina Linesmen: .svg.png.webp) Franco Espinoza  Martin Korba | |||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 18 April 2015 17:00 | Germany  | 1–7 (0–1, 0–5, 1–1) |  Sweden | Ice Center Lucerne Attendance: 532 | 
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| Mirko Pantkowski Patrick Berger | Goalies | Felix Sandström | Referees: .svg.png.webp) Andreas Koch  Petri Lindqvist Linesmen:  Brian Oliver .svg.png.webp) Nicolas Piche | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
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| 14 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 April 2015 13:00 | Slovakia  | 2–4 (1–2, 0–1, 1–1) |  Russia | Ice Center Lucerne Attendance: 660 | 
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| Adam Húska | Goalies | Ilya Samsonov | Referees:  Vladimír Pešina  Per Gustav Solem Linesmen:  Markku Buese .svg.png.webp) Franco Espinoza | |||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19 April 2015 17:00 | United States  | 6–4 (1–1, 2–2, 3–1) |  Sweden | Ice Center Lucerne Attendance: 1,222 | 
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| Luke Opilka | Goalies | Felix Sandström | Referees: .svg.png.webp) Brett Iverson  Marian Rohatsch Linesmen: .svg.png.webp) Nicolas Piche .svg.png.webp) Michael Tscherrig | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
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| 8 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 53 | Shots | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 April 2015 18:45 | Germany  | 3–4 GWS (1–0, 1–1, 1–2) (OT (0–0) (SO: 0–1) |  Slovakia | Ice Center Lucerne Attendance: 332 | 
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| Patrick Berger | Goalies | Adam Húska | Referees:  Christopher Pitoscia  Per Gustav Solem Linesmen:  Brian Oliver .svg.png.webp) Michael Tscherrig | |||||||||||||||||
| 
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| Napravnik  Eder  Drews  | Shootout |  Žitný  Solenský  Murin | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Shots | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 21 April 2015 14:45 | United States  | 13–1 (4–0, 5–1, 3–0) |  Germany | Ice Center Lucerne Attendance: 317 | 
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| Evan Sarthou | Goalies | Mirko Pantkowski Patrick Berger | Referees:  Robert Mullner  Yuriy Oskirko Linesmen: .svg.png.webp) Franco Espinoza  Hannu Sormunen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 49 | Shots | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 April 2015 18:45 | Sweden  | 4–7 (2–1, 1–2, 1–3) |  Russia | Ice Center Lucerne Attendance: 732 | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Marmenlind | Goalies | Anton Krasotkin | Referees:  Petri Lindqvist  Christopher Pitoscia Linesmen:  Martin Korba  Brian Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
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| 12 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 52 | Shots | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 12 | Quarterfinals | 
| 2 |  Finland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Latvia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 1 | Relegation round | 
All times are local. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+02:00)
| 16 April 2015 15:45 | Canada .svg.png.webp) | 11–6 (2–3, 6–0, 3–3) |  Latvia | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 170 | 
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| Zach Sawchenko | Goalies | Denijs Romanovskis Marek Mitens | Referees:  Vladimír Pešina  Per Gustav Solem Linesmen:  Brian Oliver  Alexander Otmakhov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Shots | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 April 2015 19:45 | Finland  | 6–1 (1–1, 3–0, 2–0) |  Czech Republic | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 315 | 
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| Veini Vehvilainen | Goalies | Daniel Vladař | Referees:  Marian Rohatsch  Ladislav Smetana Linesmen:  Martin Korba .svg.png.webp) Michael Tscherrig | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 30 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 April 2015 15:45 | Latvia  | 1–4 (0–1, 1–1, 0–2) |  Czech Republic | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 721 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mareks Mitens | Goalies | Daniel Vladař | Referees: .svg.png.webp) Andreas Koch  Marian Rohatsch Linesmen:  Markku Buese  Hannu Sormunen | ||||||||||||||
| 
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| 37 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 47 | |||||||||||||||
| 17 April 2015 19:45 | Finland  | 3–1 (1–1, 1–0, 1–0) | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 3,370 | 
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veini Vehvilainen | Goalies | Joren van Pottelberghe | Referees:  Robert Mullner  Christopher Pitoscia Linesmen:  Jiří Gebauer .svg.png.webp) Nicolas Piche | |||||||||||
| 
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| 8 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 23 | ||||||||||||
| 18 April 2015 18:45 | Switzerland .svg.png.webp) | 1–4 (0–1, 1–2, 0–1) | .svg.png.webp) Canada | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 5,277 | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joren van Pottelberghe | Goalies | Evan Cormier | Referees:  Jimmy Bergamelli  Yuriy Oskirko Linesmen:  Markku Buese  Ludvig Lundgren | ||||||||||||||
| 
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| 16 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | Shots | 29 | |||||||||||||||
| 19 April 2015 14:45 | Latvia  | 1–3 (1–0, 0–2, 0–1) |  Finland | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 363 | 
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavs Grigals Denis Romanovskis | Goalies | Veini Vehvilainen | Referees:  Jimmy Bergamelli  Andreas Harnebring Linesmen:  Jiří Gebauer  Martin Korba | |||||||||||
| 
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| 14 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 29 | ||||||||||||
| 19 April 2015 18:45 | Czech Republic  | 2–3 (1–1, 1–1, 0–1) | .svg.png.webp) Canada | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 749 | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ales Stezka | Goalies | Zach Sawchenko | Referees:  Christopher Pitoscia  Ladislav Smetana Linesmen:  Alexander Otmakhov  Hannu Sormunen | ||||||||||||||
| 
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 45 | Shots | 39 | |||||||||||||||
| 20 April 2015 19:45 | Switzerland .svg.png.webp) | 3–2 OT (0–0, 1–1, 1–1) (OT 1–0) |  Latvia | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 2,561 | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joren van Pottelberghe | Goalies | Denijs Romanovskis | Referees: .svg.png.webp) Brett Iverson  Ladislav Smetana Linesmen:  Jiří Gebauer  Ludvig Lundgren | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||||||||
| 45 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| 21 April 2015 15:45 | Canada .svg.png.webp) | 3–2 (0–2, 3–0, 0–0) |  Finland | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 1133 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Cormier | Goalies | Veini Vehvilainen | Referees:  Andreas Harnebring  Vladimír Pešina Linesmen:  Ludvig Lundgren  Alexander Otmakhov | ||||||||||||||
| 
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| 12 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||||||||
| 21 April 2015 19:45 | Czech Republic  | 5–0 (2–0, 2–0, 1–0) | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 2,468 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Vladař | Goalies | Joren van Pottelberghe | Referees: .svg.png.webp) Brett Iverson  Per Gustav Solem Linesmen:  Markku Buese .svg.png.webp) Nicolas Piche | ||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 20 | |||||||||||||||
Relegation round
The last-placed teams played a best-of-three series.
| 23 April 2015 12:15 | Latvia  | 5–3 (3–1, 1–0, 1–2) |  Germany | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 276 | 
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| Mareks Mitens | Goalies | Patrick Berger Mirko Pantkowski | Referees: .svg.png.webp) Brett Iverson  Christopher Pitoscia Linesmen:  Ludvig Lundgren  Hannu Sormunen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
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| 16 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 April 2015 18:00 | Germany  | 3–5 (1–0, 1–2, 1–3) |  Latvia | Ice Center Lucerne, Lucerne Attendance: 387 | 
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| Patrick Berger | Goalies | Mareks Mitens | Referees:  Jimmy Bergamelli  Petri Lindqvist Linesmen:  Brian Oliver .svg.png.webp) Michael Tscherrig | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Germany is relegated to next year's Division I A; the third game was not played because the result of the relegation series had been decided.
Knockout stage
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold Medal | ||||||||||||
| A1 |  Russia | 0 | ||||||||||||
| B4 | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 5 | ||||||||||||
| B4 | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 4 | ||||||||||||
| B2 |  Finland | 5 | ||||||||||||
| B2 |  Finland | 3 | ||||||||||||
| A3 |  Slovakia | 0 | ||||||||||||
| A2 |  United States | 2 | ||||||||||||
| B2 |  Finland | 1 | ||||||||||||
| A2 |  United States | 7 | ||||||||||||
| B3 |  Czech Republic | 2 | ||||||||||||
| A2 |  United States | 7 | Bronze Medal | |||||||||||
| B1 | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 2 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 5 | B1 | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| A4 |  Sweden | 3 | B4 | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 2 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| 23 April 2015 14:45 | United States  | 7–2 (4–0, 0–1, 3–1) |  Czech Republic | Ice Center Lucerne, Lucerne Attendance: 542 | 
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| Evan Sarthou | Goalies | Ales Stezka Daniel Vladař | Referees: .svg.png.webp) Andreas Koch  Per Gustav Solem Linesmen:  Markku Buese .svg.png.webp) Michael Tscherrig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 April 2015 16:00 | Canada .svg.png.webp) | 5–3 (3–1, 1–1, 1–1) |  Sweden | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 1,248 | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Sawchenko | Goalies | Felix Sandström | Referees:  Vladimír Pešina  Marian Rohatsch Linesmen:  Brian Oliver  Alexander Otmakhov | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grundström was credited for the goal at 55:34, being the last Swede to touch the puck, when Canada scored in their own net on a delayed penalty. The penalty was in fact a roughing minor to Grundström himself. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 13 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 April 2015 18:45 | Finland  | 3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0) |  Slovakia | Ice Center Lucerne, Lucerne Attendance: 469 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veini Vehvilainen | Goalies | Adam Húska | Referees:  Andreas Harnebring  Yuriy Oskirko Linesmen: .svg.png.webp) Franco Espinoza .svg.png.webp) Nicolas Piche | ||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||
| 23 April 2015 20:00 | Russia  | 0–5 (0–1, 0–2, 0–2) | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 2,381 | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya Samsonov | Goalies | Joren van Pottleberghe | Referees:  Petri Lindqvist  Robert Mullner Linesmen:  Jiří Gebauer  Martin Korba | ||||||||||||||
| 
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| 18 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 35 | |||||||||||||||
Semifinals
| 25 April 2015 15:00 | Canada .svg.png.webp) | 2–7 (0–0, 1–2, 1–5) |  United States | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 4,170 | 
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| Zach Sawchenko Evan Cormier | Goalies | Evan Sarthou | Referees:  Andreas Harnebring  Petri Lindqvist Linesmen:  Markku Buese  Hannu Sormunen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Shots | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 April 2015 19:00 | Finland  | 5–4 OT (2–2 0–0, 2–2) (OT 1–0) | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 7,015 | 
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| Veini Vehvilainen | Goalies | Joren van Pottelberghe | Referees: .svg.png.webp) Brett Iverson  Marian Rohatsch Linesmen:  Martin Korba .svg.png.webp) Nicolas Piche | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bronze medal game
| 26 April 2015 15:00 | Canada .svg.png.webp) | 5–2 (3–2, 2–0, 0–0) | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 4,718 | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Sawchenko | Goalies | Joren van Pottelberghe | Referees:  Vladimír Pešina  Christopher Pitoscia Linesmen:  Brian Oliver  Hannu Sormunen | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gold medal game
| 26 April 2015 19:00 | United States  | 2–1 OT (0–1, 0–0, 1–0) (OT 1–0) |  Finland | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 4,457 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Sarthou | Goalies | Veini Vehvilainen | Referees: .svg.png.webp) Brett Iverson  Marian Rohatsch Linesmen:  Alexander Otmakhov .svg.png.webp) Nicolas Piche | ||||||||
| 
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| 2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
| 62 | Shots | 20 | |||||||||
Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Auston Matthews | 7 | 8 | 7 | 15 | +11 | 0 | 
|  Jeremy Bracco | 7 | 3 | 10 | 13 | +10 | 2 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Mathew Barzal | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +2 | 0 | 
|  Matthew Tkachuk | 7 | 2 | 10 | 12 | +10 | 2 | 
|  Patrik Laine | 7 | 8 | 3 | 11 | +6 | 0 | 
|  Jack Roslovic | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +11 | 4 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Mitchell Stephens | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +1 | 10 | 
|  Colin White | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +8 | 0 | 
|  Clayton Keller | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +7 | 0 | 
|  Mārtiņš Dzierkals | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +2 | 10 | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Anton Krasotkin | 120:00 | 85 | 4 | 2.00 | 95.29 | 1 | 
|  Veini Vehviläinen | 437:12 | 233 | 12 | 1.65 | 94.85 | 1 | 
|  Ilya Samsonov | 180:00 | 121 | 8 | 2.67 | 93.39 | 0 | 
|  Evan Sarthou | 312:44 | 82 | 6 | 1.15 | 92.68 | 1 | 
|  Adam Húska | 278:39 | 160 | 14 | 3.01 | 91.25 | 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
Most Valuable Player
- Forward:  Auston Matthews Auston Matthews
All-star team
- Goaltender:  Veini Vehviläinen Veini Vehviläinen
- Defencemen:  Vili Saarijärvi, Vili Saarijärvi,.svg.png.webp) Jonas Siegenthaler Jonas Siegenthaler
- Forwards:  Patrik Laine, Patrik Laine,.svg.png.webp) Denis Malgin, Denis Malgin, Auston Matthews Auston Matthews
IIHF best player awards
- Goaltender:  Ilya Samsonov Ilya Samsonov
- Defenceman:  Vili Saarijärvi Vili Saarijärvi
- Forward:  Auston Matthews Auston Matthews
Final standings
| Team | |
|---|---|
|  |  United States | 
|  |  Finland | 
|  | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 
| 4th | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 
| 5th |  Russia | 
| 6th |  Czech Republic | 
| 7th |  Slovakia | 
| 8th |  Sweden | 
| 9th |  Latvia | 
| 10th |  Germany | 
| Relegated to the 2016 Division I A | 
| 2014 IIHF U18 World champions | 
|---|
|  United States 9th title | 
Division I
Division I A
The Division I A tournament was played in Debrecen, Hungary, from 12 to 18 April 2015.[4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Denmark | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 | +20 | 14 | Promoted to the 2016 Top Division | 
| 2 |  Belarus | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 12 | |
| 3 |  France | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Norway | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 8 | |
| 5 |  Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Hungary | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 31 | −20 | 0 | Relegated to the 2016 Division I B | 
Division I B
The Division I B tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia, from 12 to 18 April 2015.[5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austria | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 15 | Promoted to the 2016 Division I A | 
| 2 |  Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Japan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Ukraine | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Lithuania | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 3 | Relegated to the 2016 Division II A | 
Division II
Division II A
The Division II A tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 22 to 28 March 2015.[6]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | +21 | 15 | Promoted to the 2016 Division I B | 
| 2 |  Poland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 12 | |
| 3 |  Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Croatia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Estonia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 1 | Relegated to the 2016 Division II B | 
Division II B
The Division II B tournament was played in Novi Sad, Serbia, from 16 to 22 March 2015.[7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Romania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 12 | +34 | 14 | Promoted to the 2016 Division II A | 
| 2 |  Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 13 | |
| 3 |  Serbia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 9 | |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp) Belgium | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 5 | |
| 5 |  China | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 3 | |
| 6 | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 49 | −38 | 1 | Relegated to the 2016 Division III A | 
Division III
Division III A
The Division III A tournament was played in Taipei City, Taiwan, from 22 to 28 March 2015.[8]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iceland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 13 | Promoted to the 2016 Division II B | 
| 2 |  Mexico | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 8 | |
| 5 |  Israel | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 7 | |
| 6 |  South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 35 | −28 | 0 | Relegated to the 2016 Division III B | 
Division III B
The Division III B tournament was played in Auckland, New Zealand, from 17 to 19 March 2015.[9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Turkey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 6 | Promoted to the 2016 Division III A | 
| 2 |  New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 0 | 
References
- ↑ "28 tournaments confirmed – 2014 WM – International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". iihfworlds2014.com. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ↑ 2015 Top Division statistics
- ↑ "22 Officials Named". IIHF.com. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ 2015 Division I A statistics
- ↑ 2015 Division I B statistics
- ↑ 2015 Division II A statistics
- ↑ 2015 Division II B statistics
- ↑ 2015 Division III A statistics
- ↑ 2015 Division III B statistics