The 2017 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 19th IIHF World U18 Championship and was hosted by Poprad and Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia. The tournament was played from 13 to 23 April 2017. Finland entered the tournament as the defending champions and once again advanced to the final, but this time they lost to the United States.
Top Division
All times are local. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+02:00)
Preliminary round
The four best ranked teams from each group of the preliminary round advance to the quarterfinals, while the last placed team from both groups plays a relegation round in a best of three format to determine the relegated team.
Group A
Group B
Relegation round
Latvia is relegated to the 2018 Division I A.
Playoff round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Final
Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource: 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.
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource: IIHF.com
Tournament awards
Most Valuable Player
Forward: Kristian Vesalainen
All-star team
Goaltender: Dylan St. Cyr
Defencemen: Miro Heiskanen, Max Gildon
Forwards: Kristian Vesalainen, Sean Dhooghe, Ivan Chekhovich
Source: IIHF.com
IIHF best player awards
Goaltender: Maxim Zhukov
Defenceman: Miro Heiskanen
Forward: Kristian Vesalainen
Source: IIHF.com
Final standings
Division I
Division I A
The Division I A tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 7 to 13 April 2017.
Division I B
The Division I B tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 15 to 21 April 2017.
Division II
Division II A
The Division II A tournament was played in Gangneung, South Korea, from 2 to 8 April 2017.
Division II B
The Division II B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 13 to 19 March 2017.
Division III
Division III A
The Division III A tournament was played in Taipei, Taiwan, from 21 to 27 March 2017.
Division III B
The Division III B tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 17 to 19 March 2017.