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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Czech Republic |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Dates | 12–22 April 2012 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  United States (7th title) |
Runner-up  |  Sweden |
Third place  |  Canada |
| Fourth place |  Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 209 (6.74 per game) |
| Attendance | 26,228 (846 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Mathew Dumba (12 points) |
The 2012 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 14th IIHF World U18 Championship and was hosted in Brno, Znojmo and Břeclav, Czech Republic.[1] It began on 12 April 2012 with the gold medal game played on 22 April 2012.[2]
Brno and Znojmo were originally to co-host, but a schedule change became necessary when Kometa Brno unexpectedly advanced to the Czech Extraliga finals, making their home ice unavailable to the tournament on three days.
The United States defeated Sweden 7–0 in the final to win their seventh title.[3] Canada captured the bronze medal by beating Finland 5–4 in overtime.[4]
- ^ 2012 Top Division statistics
- ^ "27 events in IIHF program". IIHF. 2011-05-14. Archived from the original on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ "Seven for seventh". IIHF. 2012-04-22. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04.
- ^ "Canada wins bronze in OT". IIHF. 2012-04-22. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04.