2025 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 26th such event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams are participating at several levels of competition. These tournaments serve as qualifications for the 2026 competition.

2025 IIHF U18 World Championship
Tournament details

Host country	United States
City	Frisco Allen
Venues	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	April 23 – May 3, 2025
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Canada (6th title)
Runners-up	Sweden
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Slovakia
Tournament statistics
Games played	29
Goals scored	226 (7.79 per game)
Attendance	23,291 (803 per game)
Scoring leader	Filip Ekberg (18 points)
Awards
MVP	Filip Ekberg
Official website
www.iihf.com
← 2024 2026 →

Top Division

The Top Division tournament was played in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in the state of Texas, specifically in Frisco and Allen, United States, from April 23 to May 3, 2025.

Preliminary round

All times are local (Central Daylight Time – UTC-5).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	4	4	0	0	0	29	5	+24	12	Quarterfinals
2	Slovakia	4	2	1	0	1	17	10	+7	8
3	Finland	4	2	0	1	1	18	9	+9	7
4	Latvia	4	0	1	0	3	5	23	−18	2
5	Norway	4	0	0	1	3	4	26	−22	1	Relegation round

Source: IIHF

April 23, 2025
12:00

Slovakia

1–0 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)

Finland

Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen
Attendance: 500


Michal Prádel	Goalies	Patrik Kerkola	Referees: Emīls Druseiks Jiří Ondráček Linesmen: Lukáš Rampír Aurélien Urfer

Svrček Chovan Tomík Mišiak	Shootout	Westergård Vanhanen Boelius Somervuori
4 min	Penalties	6 min
26	Shots	34

April 23, 2025
16:00

Norway

1–2 GWS
(1–1, 0–0, 0–0)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (0–1)

Latvia

Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen
Attendance: 435

Game reference

Felix Timraz-Westin

Goalies

Ivans Kufterins

Referees:
Cedric Borga
Seedo Janssen
Linesmen:
Nicholas Albinati
Bryan Gorcoff

	0–1	01:43 – Klaucāns (Naudiņš) (SH)
Kihl (Kionig, J. Pettersen) (PP) – 11:46	1–1

Aaram-Olsen
Eriksen
Koblar
Hyldmo

Shootout

Saperins
Mūrnieks
Serkins

2 min

Penalties

8 min

22

Shots

41

April 24, 2025
12:00

Finland

7–1
(1–0, 3–1, 3–0)

Norway

Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen
Attendance: 502

Game reference

Patrik Kerkola

Goalies

Olivers Freimanis
Maximillian Aas

Referees:
Tanner Doiron
Marek Žák
Linesmen:
Brian Birkhoff
Mathias Naperotti

Vanhanen (Vanninen, Somervuori) – 08:15	1–0
Pakarinen (Orpana) – 25:52	2–0
Westergård (Kotajarvi, Saari) – 29:08	3–0
	3–1	29:51 – Määttänen (A. Pettersen)
Orpana (Pakarinen, Somervuori) – 34:59	4–1
Pakarinen (Westergård) – 42:47	5–1
Piiparinen – 51:28	6–1
Boelius (Vanhanen, Somervuori) (PP) – 54:27	7–1

8 min

Penalties

6 min

36

Shots

18

April 24, 2025
16:00

Canada

9–2
(5–0, 1–1, 3–1)

Slovakia

Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen
Attendance: 525

Game reference

Jack Ivankovic

Goalies

Michal Prádel
Samuel Hrenák

Referees:
Cedric Borga
Janne Wuorenheimo
Linesmen:
Luka Mäkinen
Njaal Søstumoen

Schmidt (Katzin, Cootes) (PP) – 12:34	1–0
Katzin (Cootes, Martin) (PP) – 16:15	2–0
Smith (Schmidt, Roobroeck) – 17:11	3–0
Gard (Huang, Czata) (PP) – 18:12	4–0
Lin (Cootes, Martin) – 19:46	5–0
Schmidt (Huang, Czata) (PP) – 37:06	6–0
	6–1	38:10 – Chrenko (Nemec, Straka)
	6–2	44:48 – Chrenko (Kalman)
Beauchesne (Villeneuve, Sawchyn) – 45:31	7–2
Cootes (Martin) – 46:01	8–2
Cootes – 47:26	9–2

2 min

Penalties

8 min

40

Shots

24

April 25, 2025
19:00

Latvia

1–7
(0–2, 0–3, 1–2)

Canada

Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen
Attendance: 1,237

Game reference

Ivans Kufterins
Regnārs Capars

Goalies

Lucas Beckman

Referees:
Logan Gruhl
Richard Magnusson
Linesmen:
Mathias Naperotti
Rasmus Strömberg

	0–1	09:03 – Smith (Martin, Nesbitt)
	0–2	16:04 – Villeneuve (Gard, Di Iorio)
	0–3	25:04 – Roobroeck (Beauchesne)
	0–4	34:42 – Carels (Cootes, Lin)
	0–5	37:05 – Di Iorio (SH)
Serkins (Šmits, Mūrnieks) (PP2) – 44:55	1–5
	1–6	48:56 – Katzin (Gard)
	1–7	50:44 – Roobroeck (Katzin, Villeneuve) (PP)

31 min

Penalties

10 min

17

Shots

28

April 26, 2025
12:00

Norway

1–9
(0–2, 1–4, 0–3)

Slovakia

Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen
Attendance: 548

Game reference

Felix Timraz-Westin
Maximillian Aas

Goalies

Michal Prádel

Referees:
Andreas Huber
Janne Wuorenheimo
Linesmen:
Tobias Schwenk
Rasmus Strömberg

	0–1	02:07 – Chovan (Radivojevič, Tomík) (PP)
	0–2	19:28 – Chrenko (Radivojevič) (PP)
	0–3	21:53 – Chrenko (Lisý) (PP)
	0–4	26:24 – Tomík (Kalis, Dúbravík)
	0–5	31:34 – Chrenko (Mišiak, Radivojevič) (PP2)
	0–6	39:12 – Chovan (Mišiak, Svrček)
Aaram-Olsen – 39:52	1–6
	1–7	54:26 – Straka (Chrenko, Nemec)
	1–8	56:11 – Chovan (Straka, Tomík) (PP)
	1–9	57:27 – Kalis

37 min

Penalties

8 min

23

Shots

37

April 26, 2025
16:00

Latvia

2–10
(2–6, 0–2, 0–2)

Finland

Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen
Attendance: 482

Game reference

Regnārs Capars
Ivars Kufterins

Goalies

Patrik Kerkola

Referees:
Logan Gruhl
Marek Zak
Linesmen:
David Thuma
Aurelien Urfer

	0–1	02:53 — Orpana (Westergard, Sippola)
Klaucans (Gasuns, Auziņš — 04:57	1–1
	1–2	05:40 — Pakarinen (Westergard, Saari)
Auziņš (Polis, Serkins) — 06:44	2–2
	2–3	08:16 — Westergard (Orpana)
	2–4	08:33 — Pakarinen (Orpana, Piiparinen)
	2–5	11:53 — Vanninen (Boelius, Vanhanen) (PP)
	2–6	14:33 — Mensonen (Orpana, Boelius)
	2–7	34:22 — Somervuori (Vanninen, Saari)
	2–8	39:22 — Kamarainen (Sippola, Ruotsalainen)
	2–9	56:18 — Kotajarvi (Mensonen, Boelius)
	2–10	59:41 — Parssinen (Westergard)

4 min

Penalties

6 min

14

Shots

44

April 27, 2025
16:00

Finland

1–5
(0–1, 0–3, 1–1)

Canada

Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen
Attendance: 842

Game reference

Patrik Kerkola

Goalies

Jack Ivankovic

Referees:
Cedric Borga
Logan Gruhl
Linesmen:
Bryan Gorcoff
Tobias Schwenk

	0–1	03:19 — Kindel (Roobroeck, Katzin) (PP)
	0–2	26:04 — Cootes (Katzin, Martin)
	0–3	26:31 — Villeneuve (Czata)
	0–4	29:39 — Reschny (Kindel, Villeneuve) (PP)
Somervuori (Boelius, Vanninen) (PP) — 44:40	1–4
	1–5	59:49 — Martin (EN)

3 min

Penalties

6 min

40

Shots

20

April 28, 2025
12:00

Slovakia

5–0
(1–0, 1–0, 3–0)

Latvia

Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen
Attendance: 429

Game reference

Michal Prádel

Goalies

Ivans Kufterins
Patriks Plūmiņš

Referees:
Taylor Burzminski
Andreas Huber
Linesmen:
Brian Birkhoff
Tobias Schwenk

Nemec (Chrenko, Straka) – 03:53	1–0
Kalis (Kalman, Dúbravík) – 38:09	2–0
Nemec (Chrenko) – 40:58	3–0
Čapoš (Dúbravík, Murín) – 52:19	4–0
Tomík (EN) – 52:57	5–0

2 min

Penalties

4 min

30

Shots

18

April 28, 2025
16:00

Canada

8–1
(2–1, 3–0, 3–0)

Norway

Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen
Attendance: 641

Game reference

Jack Ivankovic
Lucas Beckman

Goalies

Felix Timrad-Westin
Olivers Freimanis

Referees:
Richard Magnusson
Jack Young
Linesmen:
Mathias Naperotti
David Thuma

Roobroeck (Nesbitt Gard) — 00:39	1–0
Cootes (Roobroeck, Martin) — 04:24	2–0
	2–1	15:35 — Eriksen (Trygg)
Di Iorio (Cootes, Roobroeck) — 36:53	3–1
Katzin (Smith) — 37:36	4–1
Cootes (Roobroeck) — 39:45	5–1
Katzin (Martin, Reschny — 40:36	6–1
Reschny (Kindel, Beauchesne (SH) — 50:14	7–1
Verhoeff (Reschny, Kindel) (PP) — 55:20	8–1

10 min

Penalties

10 min

64

Shots

18

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States (H)	4	4	0	0	0	25	8	+17	12	Quarterfinals
2	Sweden	4	3	0	0	1	29	16	+13	9
3	Germany	4	1	1	0	2	16	21	−5	5
4	Czechia	4	1	0	1	2	12	17	−5	4
5	Switzerland	4	0	0	0	4	9	29	−20	0	Relegation round

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

April 23, 2025
14:00

Sweden

10–3
(2–0, 4–1, 4–2)

Switzerland

Comerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 850

Game reference

Love Härenstam

Goalies

Matia Birchler

Referees:
Taylor Burzminski
Jack Young
Linesmen:
Brian Birkhoff
Tobias Schwenk

Ekberg (Gästrin, Boumedienne) – 11:21	1–0
Nilson (Genborg, Wahlund) – 11:30	2–0
	2–1	24:08 – Schenk (Aeschlimann, Neuenschwander) (PP)
Ekberg (Klingsell, Boumedienne) (PP) – 30:33	3–1
Boumedienne (Ihs-Wozniak, Ekberg) – 32:14	4–1
Gästrin (Boumedienne, Klingsell) (PP) – 33:15	5–1
Ihs-Wozniak (Björck) (PP) – 37:08	6–1
	6–2	40:47 – Schenk (Van der Kaaij, Neuenschwander) (PP2)
Gästrin (Novotny, Boumedienne) – 42:07	7–2
Ekberg (Boumedienne) – 47:41	8–2
	8–3	52:24 – Troxler
Stenberg (Klingsell) – 53:25	9–3
Ekberg (Ihs-Wozniak) – 57:56	10–3

12 min

Penalties

20 min

47

Shots

26

April 23, 2025
19:00

Czechia

2–4
(0–1, 1–0, 1–3)

United States

Comerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 2,367

Game reference

Michal Oršulák

Goalies

Patrick Quinlan

Referees:
Richard Magnusson
Janne Wuorenheimo
Linesmen:
Luka Mäkinen
Rasmus Strömberg

	0–1	08:03 – Berchild (Mooney, Schock)
Mrtka (Oršulák) (PP) – 20:26	1–1
Záhejský (Černý) (SH) – 43:33	2–1
	2–2	55:47 – Fiddler (Mooney, Berchild)
	2–3	57:43 – Horcoff (Moore, Fiddler)
	2–4	59:53 – Kvasnicka (Murtagh) (EN)

10 min

Penalties

10 min

22

Shots

36

April 24, 2025
14:00

Czechia

3–4 OT
(2–1, 1–2, 0–0)
OT: (0–1)

Germany

Comerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 500

Game reference

Tobias Trejbal

Goalies

Lukas Stuhrmann

Referees:
Logan Gruhl
Andreas Huber
Linesmen:
Bryan Gorcoff
Aurélien Urfer

	0–1	05:22 – Schäfer (Schneider, Lewandowski)
Novotný (Benák, Malinek) – 09:31	1–1
Záhejský (Benák, Novotný) (PP2) – 16:03	2–1
	2–2	22:40 – Späth Mariscal (Ziergiebel, Zwickl)
	2–3	26:24 – Penkin (Ziergiebel) (SH)
Poletín (Benák, Novotný) (PP) – 32:47	3–3
	3–4	62:16 – Schäfer (Schneider)

8 min

Penalties

10 min

39

Shots

29

April 24, 2025
19:00

Switzerland

0–10
(0–3, 0–6, 0–1)

United States

Comerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 1,000

Game reference

Matia Birchler
Jovin Trachsel

Goalies

Joey Slavick

Referees:
Seedo Janssen
Jiří Ondráček
Linesmen:
Lukáš Rampír
David Thuma

	0–1	01:13 – Murtagh (Mooney, Barnett) (EA)
	0–2	04:23 – Berchild (Mooney)
	0–3	08:53 – McKinney (Gallant, Murtagh)
	0–4	21:48 – Moore (McKinney, Bracco)
	0–5	22:25 – Kevan
	0–6	24:46 – Gallant (Horcoff, Potter) (PP)
	0–7	26:19 – Mooney (Trethewey, Kuehne)
	0–8	33:14 – McKinney (Murtagh, Barnett)
	0–9	37:59 – Moore (Schock)
	0–10	48:23 – Gallant (SH)

10 min

Penalties

8 min

26

Shots

50

April 25, 2025
16:00

Germany

4–9
(0–2, 2–6, 2–1)

Sweden

Comerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 700

Game reference

Bartholomäus Oswald
Aaron Kaiser

Goalies

Måns Goos

Referees:
Tanner Doiron
Jack Young
Linesmen:
Nicholas Albinati
David Thuma

	0–1	05:23 – Ihs-Wozniak (Stockselius, Wahlund)
	0–2	13:35 – Stenberg (Klingsell, Wahlund) (PP)
	0–3	22:10 – Ihs-Wozniak (Ekberg, Stockselius)
	0–4	22:38 – Gästrin (Stenberg, Boumedienne) (PP)
	0–5	23:41 – Björck (Genborg, Sjöström)
Schäfer (Schneider, T. Kose) (PP, EA) – 24:37	1–5
Willhoft (G. Griva, Späth Mariscal) (PP2) – 25:48	2–5
	2–6	31:38 – Stockselius (Ekberg)
	2–7	31:55 – Anderberg (Jennersjö, Novotny)
	2–8	37:10 – Klingsell (Ekberg, Gästrin) (PP)
	2–9	40:16 – Björck (Nilson, Genborg)
Warnecke (Willhoft) – 48:12	3–9
Schneider (Lewandowski, Händel) (PP) – 58:35	4–9

8 min

Penalties

12 min

24

Shots

57

April 26, 2025
14:00

Switzerland

2–4
(0–0, 1–2, 1–2)

Czechia

Comerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 750

Game reference

Jovin Trachsel

Goalies

Michal Oršulák

Referees:
Tanner Doiron
Emils Druseiks
Linesmen:
Mathias Naperotti
Njaal Sostumoen

	0–1	20:55 — Čihař (Pekar, Malinek)
	0–2	30:34 — Benák (Mrtka, Záhejský) (PP)
Aeschlimann — 38:41	1–2
Mundy (Aebli, Bichsel) — 40:54	2–2
	2–3	43:45 — Záhejský (Čihař, Pekar)
	2–4	59:35 — Novotný (Benák, Mrtka)

8 min

Penalties

4 min

10

Shots

38

April 26, 2025
19:00

United States

6–3
(1–2, 3–1, 2–0)

Sweden

Comerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 2,671

Game reference

Patrick Quinlan

Goalies

Love Härenstam

Referees:
Taylor Burzminski
Jiří Ondráček
Linesmen:
Nicholas Albinati
Lukáš Rampír

	0–1	07:47 — Ekberg (Nilson)
	0–2	12:15 — Stenberg (Boumedienne, Sjostrom)
Moore (Bracco, Horcoff) — 15:35	1–2
Kvasnicka (Mikey Berchild, Schock) — 22:04	2–2
	2–3	27:22 — Stenberg
Berchild (Kvasnicka, Mooney) — 38:23	3–3
Potter (Moore) — 39:06	4–3
Schock (Kvasnicka, Mooney) — 47:28	5–3
Mutryn (Mooney) (EN) — 59:58	6–3

4 min

Penalties

4 min

42

Shots

28

April 27, 2025
12:00

Germany

5–4
(2–1, 2–1, 1–2)

Switzerland

Comerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 572

Game reference

Lukas Stuhrmann

Goalies

Jovin Trachsel

Referees:
Richard Magnusson
Marek Zak
Linesmen:
Luka Mäkinen
Njaal Sostumoen

	0–1	12:13 — Nappiot (van der Kaaij, Mundy) (PP)
Handel (G. Griva) — 17:36	1–1
Handel (PP) — 17:55	2–1
Lewandowski (Schneider, Handel) (PP) — 28:42	3–1
	3–2	30:00 — Aeschlimann (Neuenschwander)
Willhoft (PS) — 35:51	4–2
	4–3	46:37 — Franzina (Mundy, Pedrotti)
	4–4	51:14 — Schenk (Pedrotti, Neuenschwander) (PP)
Späth-Mariscal (Penkin, Ziergiebel) — 56:43	5–4

4 min

Penalties

4 min

32

Shots

42

April 28, 2025
14:00

Sweden

7–3
(3–1, 2–1, 2–1)

Czechia

Comerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 537

Game reference

Måns Goos

Goalies

Michal Oršulák
František Poletín

Referees:
Seedo Janssen
Janne Wuorenheimo
Linesmen:
Bryan Gorcoff
Luka Mäkinen

Ekberg (Björck, Gästrin) — 04:05	1–0
Klingsell (Ekberg, Boumedienne) (PP) — 06:39	2–0
Ekberg (Klingsell, Boumedienne) (PP) — 08:45	3–0
	3–1	16:03 — Matejovský (Mikeš, Rozsíval)
	3–2	29:28 — Záhejský (Benák, Novotný) (PP)
Nilson (Stockselius, Hallquisth) — 31:59	4–2
Ihs-Wozniak (Frondell, Stenberg) — 38:10	5–2
Frondell (Stenberg, Boumedienne) — 40:30	6–2
	6–3	43:28 — T. Poletín (Pekar, Čihař)
Stenberg (Ekberg, Boumedienne) (PP) — 52:45	7–3

18 min

Penalties

36 min

38

Shots

37

April 28, 2025
19:00

United States

5–3
(1–1, 3–2, 1–0)

Germany

Comerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 825

Game reference

Patrick Quinlan

Goalies

Aaron Kaiser

Referees:
Cedric Borga
Emils Druseiks
Linesmen:
Nicholas Albinati
Aurélein Urfer

	0–1	08:22 — Willhoft (G. Griva, Bleicher)
Barnett (Mutryn, Kevan) — 11:03	1–1
	1–2	23:16 — Schneider (Kruger, Brandt
Berchild (Schock, Potter) (PP) — 25:23	2–2
	2–3	28:42 — G. Griva (Willhoft, R. Griva)
Horcoff (Moore, Potter) — 35:22	3–3
Gallant (SH) — 36:32	4–3
Gallant (EN) — 59:58	5–3

4 min

Penalties

4 min

37

Shots

25

Relegation round

April 30, 2025
20:00

Norway

5–4 GWS
(2–1, 1–2, 1–1)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)

Switzerland

Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen
Attendance: 301

Game reference

Felix Timraz-Westin

Goalies

Matia Birchler

Referees:
Logan Gruhl
Janne Wuorenheimo
Linesmen:
Luka Mäkinen
Mathias Naperotti

Eriksen (Aaram-Olsen, Määttänen) (PP) – 04:46	1–0
Aaram-Olsen (Eriksen, Trygg) – 15:37	2–0
	2–1	17:44 – Franzina (Aebli, Mundy)
Aaram-Olsen (Hjelmås, Koblar) (PP) – 23:43	3–1
	3–2	27:25 – Schenk (Peter, Aeschlimann)
	3–3	32:04 – Peter (Schenk, N. Lehmann)
	3–4	43:08 – Aeschlimann (Moret, Troxler)
Kionig (Eriksen, Aaram-Olsen) – 51:16	4–4

Aaram-Olsen
Eriksen
J. Pettersen
Koblar
Trygg
Trygg

Shootout

Schenk
Franzina
Mundy
Peter
Aeschlimann
Peter

4 min

Penalties

6 min

39

Shots

38

Playoff round

Winning teams in the quarterfinals will be reseeded according to their ranking:

higher position in the group
higher number of points
better goal difference
higher number of goals scored for
better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2024 IIHF World U18 Championships).


Rank	Team	Group	Pos	Pts	GD	GF	Seed
1	Canada	A	1	12	+24	29	1
2	United States	B	1	12	+17	25	2
3	Sweden	B	2	9	+13	29	3
4	Slovakia	A	2	8	+7	17	4
5	Finland	A	3	6	+9	18	5
6	Germany	B	3	5	−5	16	10
7	Czechia	B	4	4	−5	12	6
8	Latvia	A	4	2	−18	5	8

Bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

April 30 – Frisco

1B United States	6
		May 2 – Frisco
4A Latvia	3
		1 Canada	4
April 30 – Allen
		4 Slovakia	0
2A Slovakia	3
				May 3 – Frisco
3B Germany	2
				1 Canada	7
April 30 – Allen
				3 Sweden	0
1A Canada (OT)	3
		May 2 – Frisco
4B Czechia	2
		2 United States	3
April 30 – Frisco
		3 Sweden	4	Third place
2B Sweden	7
				May 3 – Frisco
3A Finland	2
				2 United States (OT)	4

				4 Slovakia	3

Quarterfinals

April 30, 2025
12:00

Slovakia

3–2
(0–0, 1–0, 2–2)

Germany

Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen
Attendance: 641

Game reference

Michal Prádel

Goalies

Lukas Stuhrmann

Referees:
Cedric Borga
Emīls Druseiks
Linesmen:
Nicholas Albinati
Aurélien Urfer

Chovan (Mišiak, Radivojevič) – 36:19	1–0
Tomka (Tomík, Rusznyák) – 46:12	2–0
Radivojevič (Svrček, Chovan) (PP) – 47:00	3–0
	3–1	53:29 – Bleicher (Späth Mariscal, Grin)
	3–2	59:22 – Penkin (G. Griva, Späth Mariscal) (EA)

4 min

Penalties

4 min

36

Shots

23

April 30, 2025
14:00

Sweden

7–2
(2–1, 2–0, 3–1)

Finland

Comerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 521

Game reference

Love Härenstam

Goalies

Patrik Kerkola
Jooa Sammalniemi

Referees:
Taylor Burzminski
Jiří Ondráček
Linesmen:
Brian Birkhoff
Lukáš Rampír

Ihs-Wozniak (Stenberg, Frondell) – 00:26	1–0
Björck (Ekberg, Boumedienne) – 04:31	2–0
	2–1	07:13 – Vanhanen (Somervuori)
Ekberg (Stenberg, Boumedienne) (PP) – 24:51	3–1
Stenberg – 35:44	4–1
Brøngel-Larsson (Stockselius, Klingsell) – 43:00	5–1
Ekberg (Gästrin) – 49:31	6–1
	6–2	54:12 – Vanninen (Vanhanen, Boelius) (PP, EA)
Stenberg (Jennersjö) (EN) – 58:24	7–2

22 min

Penalties

4 min

30

Shots

30

April 30, 2025
16:00

Canada

3–2 OT
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0)
OT: (1–0)

Czechia

Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen
Attendance: 482

Game reference

Jack Ivankovic

Goalies

František Poletín

Referees:
Andreas Huber
Richard Magnusson
Linesmen:
Bryan Gorcoff
Rasmus Strömberg

	0–1	06:06 – Rozsíval (Mrtka, Kucharčík)
Smith – 19:40	1–1
	1–2	35:07 – Benák (Novotný)
Reschny (Martin, Huang) – 35:52	2–2
Reschny (Verhoeff) – 62:41	3–2

8 min

Penalties

6 min

40

Shots

24

April 30, 2025
19:00

United States

6–3
(2–0, 2–2, 2–1)

Latvia

Comerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 711

Game reference

Joey Slavick

Goalies

Ivans Kufterins

Referees:
Tanner Doiron
Marek Žák
Linesmen:
Njaal Søstumoen
David Thuma

Potter (Lindberg, Barnett) – 05:37	1–0
Gallant (McKinney, Murtagh) – 08:19	2–0
Murtagh (Mooney) – 27:23	3–0
	3–1	32:15 – Serkins (Šmits, Flugins) (PP)
	3–2	33:04 – Šmits (Serkins, Mūrnieks) (PP)
Barnett (Moore) – 35:53	4–2
Mooney (Berchild) – 52:25	5–2
	5–3	55:41 – Flugins (Laugalis, Serkins)
Potter (Mooney) (EN) – 58:41	6–3

8 min

Penalties

6 min

39

Shots

22

Semifinals

May 2, 2025
15:00

Canada

4–0
(0–0, 1–0, 3–0)

Slovakia

Comerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 617

Game reference

Jack Ivankovic

Goalies

Michal Prádel

Referees:
Richard Magnusson
Janne Wuorenheimo
Linesmen:
Luka Mäkinen
Rasmus Strömberg

Villeneuve (Czata) – 21:52	1–0
Reschny (Cootes, Verhoeff) (PP) – 41:34	2–0
Nesbitt (Kindel, Katzin) (PP) – 46:19	3–0
Roobroeck (Verhoeff, Villeneuve) (PP) – 58:00	4–0

31 min

Penalties

26 min

39

Shots

24

May 2, 2025
19:00

United States

3–4
(0–0, 2–2, 1–2)

Sweden

Comerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 1,103

Game reference

Patrick Quinlan

Goalies

Love Härenstam

Referees:
Taylor Burzminski
Jiří Ondráček
Linesmen:
Brian Birkhoff
Lukáš Rampír

Lindberg (Schock, Potter) – 25:14	1–0
	1–1	28:25 – Ekberg (Björck, Gästrin)
	1–2	30:13 – Stenberg
Schock – 34:53	2–2
	2–3	47:27 – Björck (Ekberg, Gästrin)
	2–4	53:22 – Jennersjö (Björck, Nilson)
Potter (Lindberg, Moore) – 55:36	3–4

0 min

Penalties

4 min

41

Shots

23

Bronze medal game

May 3, 2025
14:30

United States

4–3 OT
(1–0, 0–2, 2–1)
OT: (1–0)

Slovakia

Comerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 671

Game reference

Patrick Quinlan

Goalies

Michal Prádel

Referees:
Richard Magnusson
Janne Wuorenheimo
Linesmen:
Luka Mäkinen
Rasmus Strömberg

Fiddler (Barnett, Moore) – 11:53	1–0
	1–1	35:38 – Svrček (Chovan, Radivojevič)
	1–2	37:29 – Svrček (Kazda, Chovan)
Kvasnicka (Moore) – 41:13	2–2
McKinney (Moore, Bracco) (PP) – 52:34	3–2
	3–3	53:13 – Chovan (Lisý, Kazda)
Kevan (Mikey Berchild, Lindberg) – 65:37	4–3

6 min

Penalties

4 min

33

Shots

26

Gold medal game

May 3, 2025
19:00

Canada

7–0
(2–0, 3–0, 2–0)

Sweden

Comerica Center, Frisco
Attendance: 1,331

Game reference

Jack Ivankovic

Goalies

Love Härenstam
Måns Goos

Referees:
Taylor Burzminski
Jiří Ondráček
Linesmen:
Brian Birkhoff
Lukáš Rampír

Villeneuve – 04:06	1–0
Martin (Reschny, Beauchesne) – 12:31	2–0
Smith (Katzin) – 24:56	3–0
Czata (Kindel) – 29:35	4–0
Martin (Nesbitt, Verhoeff) – 32:54	5–0
Cootes (Hopkins, Schmidt) – 41:12	6–0
Nesbitt (Kindel, Huang) (PP) – 52:33	7–0

8 min

Penalties

14 min

42

Shots

28

Final standings

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final Result
1	A	Canada	7	6	1	0	0	43	7	+36	20	Champions
2	B	Sweden	7	4	1	0	2	40	28	+12	14	Runners-up
3	B	United States (H)	7	5	1	0	1	38	18	+20	17	Third place
4	A	Slovakia	7	3	1	1	2	23	20	+3	12	Fourth place

5	A	Finland	5	2	0	1	2	20	16	+4	7	Eliminated in Quarterfinals
6	B	Germany	5	1	1	0	3	18	24	−6	5
7	B	Czechia	5	1	0	2	2	14	20	−6	5
8	A	Latvia	5	0	1	0	4	8	29	−21	2

9	A	Norway	5	0	1	1	3	9	30	−21	3	Avoided relegation
10	B	Switzerland	5	0	0	1	4	13	34	−21	1	Relegated to the 2026 Division I A

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Awards and statistics

Awards

Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Jack Ivankovic
- Best Defenceman: Sascha Boumedienne
- Best Forward: Filip Ekberg

Media All-Stars:
- MVP: Filip Ekberg
- Goaltender: Jack Ivankovic
- Defencemen: Sascha Boumedienne / Drew Schock
- Forwards: Filip Ekberg / Ivar Stenberg / Brady Martin

Source:

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
1	Filip Ekberg	Sweden	7	10	8	18	+6	6
2	Sascha Boumedienne	Sweden	7	1	13	14	+5	2
3	Ivar Stenberg	Sweden	7	8	5	13	+0	4
4	Braeden Cootes	Canada	7	6	6	12	+7	0
5	Brady Martin	Canada	7	3	8	11	+15	29
5	Will Moore	United States	7	3	8	11	+9	2
7	L.J. Mooney	United States	7	2	9	11	+10	4
8	Lev Katzin	Canada	7	4	6	10	+13	2
9	Milton Gästrin	Sweden	7	3	7	10	-1	2
10	Ryan Roobroeck	Canada	7	4	5	9	+7	0

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO
1	Jack Ivankovic	Canada	342:41	6	1.05	153	96.08	2
2	Michal Prádel	Slovakia	390:03	16	2.46	186	91.40	2
3	Lukas Stuhrmann	Germany	180:55	10	3.32	116	91.38	0
4	Love Härenstam	Sweden	277:52	18	3.89	150	89.29	0
5	Felix Timraz-Westin	Norway	215:00	16	4.47	149	89.26	0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Division I

Group A

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Székesfehérvár, Hungary from 20 to 26 April 2025.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Denmark	5	5	0	0	0	24	10	+14	15	Promoted to the 2026 Top Division
2	Ukraine	5	4	0	0	1	24	12	+12	12
3	Kazakhstan	5	2	0	1	2	14	13	+1	7
4	Slovenia	5	1	1	0	3	8	17	−9	5
5	Hungary (H)	5	1	0	0	4	8	21	−13	3
6	Austria	5	1	0	0	4	15	20	−5	3	Relegated to the 2026 Division I B

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:

Austria 3–4 Hungary

Group B

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Kaunas, Lithuania from 13 to 19 April 2025.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Poland	5	3	1	0	1	19	12	+7	11	Promoted to the 2026 Division I A
2	Lithuania (H)	5	3	0	0	2	21	14	+7	9
3	South Korea	5	3	0	0	2	21	16	+5	9
4	France	5	2	0	1	2	12	12	0	7
5	Estonia	5	1	1	0	3	8	20	−12	5
6	Japan	5	1	0	1	3	11	18	−7	4	Relegated to the 2026 Division II A

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:

Lithuania 7–4 South Korea

Division II

Group A

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Asiago, Italy from 13 to 19 April 2025 as a test event of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Italy (H)	5	5	0	0	0	23	7	+16	15	Promoted to the 2026 Division I B
2	Great Britain	5	4	0	0	1	12	4	+8	12
3	China	5	2	0	1	2	13	14	−1	7
4	Croatia	5	1	1	1	2	14	14	0	6
5	Romania	5	1	1	0	3	10	17	−7	5
6	Netherlands	5	0	0	0	5	7	23	−16	0	Relegated to the 2026 Division II B

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Group B

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria from 17 to 23 March 2025.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Spain	5	4	1	0	0	21	7	+14	14	Promoted to the 2026 Division II A
2	Australia	5	2	1	1	1	21	19	+2	9
3	Chinese Taipei	5	1	1	2	1	16	19	−3	7
4	Belgium	5	2	0	1	2	25	18	+7	7
5	Serbia	5	2	0	0	3	15	16	−1	6
6	Bulgaria (H)	5	0	1	0	4	8	27	−19	2	Relegated to the 2026 Division III A

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:

Chinese Taipei 6–5 (OT) Belgium

Division III

Group A

The Division III Group A tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico from 2 to 8 March 2025.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Mexico (H)	5	5	0	0	0	33	12	+21	15	Promoted to the 2026 Division II B
2	Turkey	5	3	0	0	2	25	24	+1	9
3	Israel	5	2	1	0	2	31	27	+4	8
4	Hong Kong	5	2	0	1	2	34	18	+16	7
5	New Zealand	5	1	0	0	4	18	41	−23	3
6	Iceland	5	1	0	0	4	13	32	−19	3	Relegated to the 2026 Division III B

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:

Iceland 2–6 New Zealand

Group B

The Division III Group B tournament was played in Bangkok, Thailand from 28 February to 6 March 2025.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Uzbekistan	5	5	0	0	0	46	8	+38	15	Promoted to the 2026 Division III A
2	Thailand (H)	5	4	0	0	1	40	6	+34	12
3	Turkmenistan	5	3	0	0	2	36	23	+13	9
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	1	1	0	3	14	39	−25	5
5	South Africa	5	1	0	0	4	18	47	−29	3
6	Luxembourg	5	0	0	1	4	12	43	−31	1

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

[table_hth_HUN0.72492964040718-10] Austria 3–4 Hungary

[table_hth_LTU0.11358621628656-12] Lithuania 7–4 South Korea

[table_hth_TPE0.87711337156459-15] Chinese Taipei 6–5 (OT) Belgium

[table_hth_NZL0.34180808688598-17] Iceland 2–6 New Zealand