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===Division II A===
=== A===
The tournament was played in [[Heerenveen]], the Netherlands, from 31 March to 6 April 2012.<ref>[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/286/ 2012 Division II A statistics]</ref>
The tournament was played in [[Heerenveen]], the Netherlands, from 31 March to 6 April 2012.<ref>[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/286/ 2012 Division II A statistics]</ref>
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International ice hockey competition
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 to win their seventh title, after defeated Sweden 7–0 in the final.[3] Canada captured the bronze medal by beating Finland 5–4 in overtime.[4]
Top Division
All times are local. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Relegation round
Final round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Fifth place game
Bronze medal game
Final
Final standings
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 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.
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
Best players selected by the directorate:[5]
Best players of each team
Best players of each team selected by the coaches.[6]
Division I
Group A
The tournament was played in Piešťany, Slovakia, from 11 to 17 April 2012.[7]
Group B
The tournament was played in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, from 11 to 17 April 2012.[8]
Division II
Group A
The tournament was played in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, from 31 March to 6 April 2012.[9]
Division II B
The tournament was played in Novi Sad, Serbia, from 20 to 26 March 2012.[10]
Division III
The tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 12 to 18 March 2012.[11]
