2010 IIHF World U18 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Belarus
Venue(s)	3 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	April 13–23, 2010
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	United States (5th title)
Runner-up	Sweden
Third place	Finland
Fourth place	Russia
Tournament statistics
Games played	30
Goals scored	207 (6.9 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Teemu Pulkkinen (10 goals, 5 assists)
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The 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships was the 12th edition of the IIHF World U18 Championship. The tournament was held in Minsk and Babruysk, Belarus, between April 13 and April 23, 2010.^[1][2] Tournament games were played at the Minsk Sports Palace in Minsk and the Babruysk Arena in Babruysk.^[2] The Final was played at the newly opened Minsk-Arena. The United States won the gold medal for the second consecutive year with a 3–1 victory over Sweden in the championship game.^[3] The gold medal was the fifth for the United States since the tournament began in 1999; Sweden matched their best ever performance up to this point with a silver medal.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	4	4	0	0	0	26	8	+18	12	Semifinals
2	United States	4	3	0	0	1	19	6	+13	9	Quarterfinals
3	Switzerland	4	2	0	0	2	9	18	−9	6
4	Canada	4	1	0	0	3	16	16	0	3	Relegation Round
5	Belarus	4	0	0	0	4	6	28	−22	0

The Group A games took place in Bobruisk, Belarus, between April 13 and April 18.

All times local.

April 13 15:00

Canada

1–3 (0–2, 1–0, 0–1)

Switzerland

Bobruisk Arena Attendance: 2100

Game reference
	Calvin Pickard	Goalies	Lukas Meili	Referees: Antti Boman Viktor Gashilov
	0 – 1 9:38 – G. Hofmann (D. Trutmann) 0 – 2 17:33 – S. Guerra (Trutmann) (PP) 29:41 – Q. Howden (J. Weal) 1 – 2 1 – 3 59:55 – J. Vermin (D. Kukan, Haas) (EN)
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	34	Shots	33

April 13 19:00

Sweden

4–2 (0–1, 1–1, 3–0)

United States

Bobruisk Arena Attendance: 4100

Game reference
	Johan Gustafsson	Goalies	Jack Campbell	Referees: Martin Frano Sami Partanen
	0 – 1 3:36 – C. Balisy (M. Nieto, J. Faulk) (PP) 0 – 2 22:24 – B. Saad (S. Johns) 33:32 – J. Larsson (V. Berglind (PP) 1 – 2 46:29 – H. Snall (M. Friberg) 2 – 2 49:14 – J. Larsson (P. Granberg) 3 – 2 59:41 – V. Rask (J. Larsson, L. Rensfeldt) (EN) 4 – 2
	16 min	Penalties	12 min
	31	Shots	28

April 14 15:30

Switzerland

1–5 (1–1, 0–2, 0–2)

United States

Bobruisk Arena Attendance: 2700

Game reference
	Dennis Saikkonen	Goalies	Jack Campbell	Referees: Josef Kubus Eduards Odins
	11:58 – G. Hofmann (D. Sutter) 1 – 0 1 – 1 12:25 – A. Czarnik (R. Grimaldi, L. Moffatt) 1 – 2 24:01 – A. Czarnik (A. Clendening, J. Campbell) 1 – 3 39:46 – B. Arnold (J. Faulk, B. Rust) 1 – 4 48:41 – A. Clendening (R. Grimaldi) 1 – 5 52:03 – J. Zucker (N. Shore, A. Clendening)
	8 min	Penalties	18 min
	23	Shots	29

April 14 19:00

Sweden

7–0 (0–0, 5–0, 2–0)

Belarus

Bobruisk Arena Attendance: 6200

Game reference
	Jonas Gunnarsson	Goalies	Yan Shelepnev	Referees: Antti Boman Viktor Gashilov
	20:56 – L. Rensfeldt (M. Friberg, J. Larsson) (PP) 1 – 0 23:59 – L. Rensfeldt (D. Mannberg, J. Larsson) 2 – 0 31:08 – A. Larsson (L. Rensfeldt, Berglind) (PP) 3 – 0 33:49 – M. Friberg (V. Berglind, L. Rensfeldt) (PP) 4 – 0 35:29 – J. Larsson 5 – 0 40:52 – J. Larsson (V. Berglind, A. Larsson) (PP) 6 – 0 44:36 – Thorell (S. Ottosson, A. Pettersson) 7 – 0
	16 min	Penalties	26 min
	46	Shots	8

April 15 19:00

Belarus

3–11 (1–4, 2–2, 0–5)

Canada

Bobruisk Arena Attendance: 7000

Game reference
	Sergei Stepanov Yan Shelepnev	Goalies	Calvin Pickard Kent Simpson	Referees: Martin Frano Jozef Kubus
	0 – 1 3:31 – B. Connolly 0 – 2 5:00 – J. McFarland (J. Weal, G. McKegg) 0 – 3 5:24 – R. O'Connor (G. Desjardins, M. Reinhart) 13:02 – Levsha 1 – 3 1 – 4 14:26 – Q. Howden (B. Beukeboom) (SH) 20:24 – Kardashev (Lemachko, Lopachuk) (PP2) 2 – 4 24:22 – Zhevlochenko (Leonov) (PP) 3 – 4 3 – 5 28:12 – J. McFarland (R. O'Connor) (PP) 3 – 6 34:39 – R. O'Connor (G. McKegg) (PP) 3 – 7 42:55 – M. Bournival (S. Silas) 3 – 8 44:39 – G. McKegg (PP) 3 – 9 45:01 – R. Spooner (G. Schemtisch, F. Hamilton) 3 – 10 52:08 – J. Weal (SH) 3 – 11 56:24 – J. McFarland (J. Weal, G. McKegg)
	16 min	Penalties	45 min
	26	Shots	42

April 16 15:30

Switzerland

2–10 (0–2, 1–4, 1–4)

Sweden

Bobruisk Arena Attendance: 2000

Game reference
	Lukas Meili, Dennis Saikkonen	Goalies	Johan Gustafsson	Referees: Martin Frano Eduards Odins
	0 – 1 10:22 – J. Vestin (H. Snall) 0 – 2 13:58 – J. Larsson (D. Mannberg, V. Berglind) 22:40 – D. Lammer (R. Kuonen, M. Leu) 1 – 2 1 – 3 23:21 – M. Friberg (J. Larsson) 1 – 4 29:33 – J. Vestin (J. Larsson) 1 – 5 30:11 – L. Rensfeldt (D. Mannberg) 1 – 6 35:39 – V. Rask (J. Nermark) 1 – 7 44:13 – J. Larsson (L. Rensfeldt, J. Brodin) (PP) 44:59 – L. Martschini (D. Sutter, S. Bärtschi) 2 – 7 2 – 8 48:06 – E. Thorell (J. Nordström, D. Mannberg) 2 – 9 53:51 – Thorell (J. Nordström, F. Claesson) 2 – 10 54:11 – H. Snall (L. Rensfeldt, J. Larsson)
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	16	Shots	43

April 16 19:00

United States

5–0 (3–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Canada

Bobruisk Arena Attendance: 4500

Game reference
	Jack Campbell	Goalies	Calvin Pickard	Referees: Antti Boman Sami Partanen
	5:35 – J. Zucker (B. Saad, N. Shore) 1 – 0 6:58 – B. Rust (C. Balisy, J. Merrill) (PP) 2 – 0 17:09 – J. Zucker (A. Clendening) (PP) 3 – 0 37:08 – A. Watson (C. Brickley) 4 – 0 46:02 – B. Rust (B. Arnold, M. Nieto) 5 – 0
	20 min	Penalties	16 min
	38	Shots	30

April 17 19:00

Belarus

2–3 (0–2, 1–0, 1–1)

Switzerland

Bobruisk Arena Attendance: 6500

Game reference
	Yan Shelepnev	Goalies	Lukas Meili	Referees: Viktor Gashilov Jozef Kubus
	0 – 1 10:41 – S. Guerra (D. Trutmann, S. Andrighetto) 0 – 2 19:01 – S. Bärtschi (D. Trutmann) (PP) 23:34 – Gavrus (Lopachuk, Leonov) (PP) 1 – 2 42:56 – Lopachuk (Parfeyevets) <PP) 2 – 2 2 – 3 58:28 – C. Hächler (J. Vermin, S. Andrighetto)
	16 min	Penalties	24 min
	27	Shots	30

April 18 15:30

Canada

4–5 (0–2, 0–2, 4–1)

Sweden

Bobruisk Arena Attendance: 3500

Game reference
	Kent Simpson Calvin Pickard	Goalies	Jonas Gunnarsson	Referees: Martin Frano Eduards Odins
	0 – 1 4:07 – V. Rask (J. Nermark) 0 – 2 10:54 – Vestin (V. Berglind, M. Friberg) (PP) 0 – 3 29:11 – L. Rensfeldt (P. Nemeth) 0 – 4 39:45 – M. Granlund (P. Nemeth, V. Rask) (PP) 42:02 – R. O'Connor (S. Silas, G. McKegg) 1 – 4 44:58 – C. Thomas (G. McKegg, S. Shipley) 2 – 4 2 – 5 46:15 – M. Granlund (V. Rask, J. Nermark) 54:37 – F. Hamilton (Q. Howden) 3 – 5 58:13 – Q. Howden (F. Hamilton, J. Weal) 4 – 5
	32 min	Penalties	18 min
	19	Shots	30

April 18 19:00

United States

7–1 (2–0, 3–1, 2–0)

Belarus

Bobruisk Arena Attendance: 7000

Game reference
	Andy Iles	Goalies	Anton Ahres	Referees: Antti Boman Sami Partanen
	17:50 – B. Saad (J. Zucker, N. Shore) 1 – 0 19:46 – A. Watson (C. Brickley, S. Johns) 2 – 0 24:31 – R. Grimaldi (S. Johns) 3 – 0 27:54 – A. Clendening (B. Saad) 4 – 0 34:29 – L. Moffatt (J. Tinordi, R. Grimaldi) 5 – 0 5 – 1 35:32 – Abmiotka (Zhevlochenko, Lopachuk) (PP) 40:52 – B. Rust (N. Shore) (PP) 6 – 1 44:39 – J. Zucker (R. Grimaldi, A. Clendening) (PP) 7 – 1
	12 min	Penalties	35 min
	46	Shots	18

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Finland	4	3	1	0	0	21	11	+10	11	Semifinals
2	Russia	4	3	0	0	1	20	7	+13	9	Quarterfinals
3	Czech Republic	4	2	0	1	1	13	15	−2	7
4	Slovakia	4	1	0	0	3	10	15	−5	3	Relegation Round
5	Latvia	4	0	0	0	4	9	25	−16	0

The Group B games took place in Minsk, Belarus, between April 13 and April 18.

All times local.

April 13 15:00

Finland

7–2 (2–1, 4–1, 1–0)

Latvia

Minsk Palace Attendance: 450

Game reference
	Jonathan Iilahti	Goalies	Kristers Gudļevskis	Referees: Maxim Sidorenko Pat Smith
	6:25 – T. Pulkkinen (J. Donskoi, Mi. Granlund) 1 – 0 1 – 1 13:51 – N. Kolesnikovs (Nimanis) (PP2) 15:46 – M. Salmivirta (T. Rautianinen, M. Partanen) 2 – 1 24:02 – T. Pulkkinen (Mi. Granlund) (PP) 3 – 1 35:13 – T. Rautiainen (Mi. Granlund, M. Partanen) 4 – 1 36:36 – J. Hakanpää (T. Pulkkinen, R. Väkiparta) (PP) 5 – 1 5 – 2 38:47 – M. Diļevka (A. Kuzmenkovs) (SH) 39:53 – M. Hovinen (T. Pulkkinen, Mi. Granlund) (PP2) 6 – 2 57:27 – M. Teppo (M. Partanen, M. Granlund) (PP2) 7 – 2
	30 min	Penalties	20 min
	35	Shots	29

April 13 19:00

Czech Republic

1–4 (0–1, 1–1, 0–2)

Russia

Minsk Palace Attendance: 2300

Game reference
	Libor Kašík	Goalies	Sergei Kostenko	Referees: Stephan Bauer Pehr Claesson
	0 – 1 7:01 – S. Barbashev (R. Berdnikov) 0 – 2 29:45 – M. Shalunov (V. Kartayev, R. Berdnikov) 39:10 – M. Vachovec (B. Jank, M. Frk) (PP) 1 – 2 1 – 3 48:49 – V. Antipin (M. Shalunov, S. Stepanov) (PP2) 1 – 4 57:00 – V. Namestnikov (E. Kuznetsov, S. Barbashev)
	14 min	Penalties	16 min
	15	Shots	40

April 14 15:30

Latvia

0–9 (0–2, 0–4, 0–3)

Russia

Minsk Palace Attendance: 2000

Game reference
	Vadims Miščuks Kristers Gudļevskis	Goalies	Andrei Vasilevski	Referees: Scott Bokal Richard Schuetz
	0 – 1 5:09 – N. Nesterov (Z. Arzamastsev) (PP) 0 – 2 7:32 – V. Namestnikov (S. Barbarshev) 0 – 3 20:29 – E. Kuznetsov (E. Gurkin, S. Barbashev) 0 – 4 22:23 – V. Namestnikov (Z. Arzamastsev, S. Barbashev) 0 – 5 25:51 – V. Namestnikov (E. Galimov) 0 – 6 33:17 – G. Zheldakov (V. Namestnikov) (PP) 0 – 7 40:23 – E. Kuznetsov (S. Barbashev) 0 – 8 43:42 – E. Kuznetsov (S. Stepanov) 0 – 9 57:49 – M. Shalunov
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	18	Shots	50

April 14 19:00

Czech Republic

4–3 (1–0, 2–0, 1–3)

Slovakia

Minsk Palace Attendance: 2600

Game reference
	Libor Kašík	Goalies	Dominik Riečický	Referees: Maxim Sidorenko Pat Smith
	19:46 – M. Vachovec (P. Holík, Frk) (PP2) 1 – 0 21:37 – P. Zámorský (M. Frk, B. Jank) 2 – 0 27:46 – M. Frk 3 – 0 3 – 1 54:05 – B. Mráz (J. Rožnik, M. Tvrdoň) (PP) 55:49 – D. Uher (P. Zámorský, D. Dvořáček) 4 – 1 4 – 2 56:15 –D. Šimčák (M. Toman) 4 – 3 59:55 – D. Šimčák (B. Mráz, D. Bondra) (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	24	Shots	22

April 15 19:00

Slovakia

2–5 (0–1, 2–1, 0–3)

Finland

Minsk Palace Attendance: 2500

Game reference
	Dominik Riečický	Goalies	Jonathan Iilahti	Referees: Pehr Claesson Richard Schuetz
	0 – 1 9:46 – Mi. Granlund (J. Donskoi, T. Pulkkinen) 32:47 – L. Cingeľ (Šimčák, M. Toman) 1 – 1 37:46 – M. Murček (V. Daras, J. Rožnik) 2 – 1 2 – 2 39:17 – T. Pulkkinen (K. Mäkinen, J. Donskoi) (PP) 2 – 3 47:23 – T. Pulkkinen (Mi. Granlund) 2 – 4 56:41 – O. Paajanen (M. Åsten, R. Hämäläinen) 2 – 5 59:46 – Mi. Granlund (J. Donskoi, T. Pulkkinen)
	14 min	Penalties	6 min
	19	Shots	35

April 16 15:30

Latvia

4–5 (0–1, 1–2, 3–2)

Czech Republic

Minsk Palace Attendance: 2500

Game reference
	Kristers Gudļevskis	Goalies	Roman Will	Referees: Stephan Bauer Richard Schuetz
	0 – 1 15:56 – P. Holík (T. Filippi, M. Frk) 0 – 2 22:17 – P. Holík (M. Frk, D. Žovinec) 25:20 – K. Pelšs (M. Diļevka, K. Freibergs) 1 – 2 1 – 3 32:01 – P. Holík (M. Vachovec) (PP) 1 – 4 41:08 – J. Sekáč (P. Lenoch) 45:45 – M. Diļevka (Dasutins, A. Kuzmenkovs) (PP) 2 – 4 52:58 – M. Diļevka (A. Kuzmenkovs, E. Siksna) 3 – 4 3 – 5 54:14 – F. Hantak (D. Uher, D. Dvořáček) 57:53 – Straupe (N. Kolesnikovs) 4 – 5
	20 min	Penalties	12 min
	25	Shots	26

April 16 19:00

Russia

4–5 (1–1, 0–2, 3–2)

Finland

Minsk Palace Attendance: 3000

Game reference
	Sergei Kostenko Andrei Vasilevski	Goalies	Jonathan Iilahti	Referees: Maxim Sidorenko Pat Smith
	0 – 1 1:55 – Ma. Granlund (M. Salomaki) 7:47 – E. Galimov (R. Lyubimov, Z. Arzamastsev) 1 – 1 1 – 2 22:29 – T. Pulkkinen (Mi. Granlund, J. Donskoi) (PP) 1 – 3 26:16 – T. Pulkkinen (J. Donskoi) 50:09 – E. Kuznetsov 2 – 3 52:13 – V. Namestnikov (E. Kuznetsov, S. Barbashev) 3 – 3 3 – 4 53:14 – K. Makinen (Ma. Granlund) 3 – 5 57:48 – M. Åsten (Teppo) (EN) 59:11 – S. Barbashev (V. Antipin, E. Kuznetsov) 4 – 5
	14 min	Penalties	14 min
	37	Shots	23

April 17 19:00

Slovakia

4–3 (1–0, 2–2, 1–1)

Latvia

Minsk Palace Attendance: 3100

Game reference
	Dominik Riečický	Goalies	Kristers Gudļevskis	Referees: Scott Bokal Pehr Claesson
	13:50 – D. Šimčák (M. Toman) (PP) 1 – 0 21:48 – T. Matoušek (Krempaský) 2 – 0 34:32 – M. Toman (L. Cingeľ) 3 – 0 3 – 1 39:36 – Z. Girgensons (Straupe) 3 – 2 39:52 – A. Kuzmenkovs (M. Diļevka) 3 – 3 51:36 – K. Freibergs (A. Kuzmenkovs) (PP) 59:20 – M. Tvrdoň (M. Marinčin) 4 – 3
	22 min	Penalties	12 min
	39	Shots	34

April 18 15:30

Russia

3–1 (3–1, 0–0, 0–0)

Slovakia

Minsk Palace Attendance: 3100

Game reference
	Sergei Kostenko	Goalies	Dominik Riečický	Referees: Stephan Bauer Richard Schuetz
	00:39 – N. Nesterov (V. Namestnikov) 1–0 05:54 – E. Gurkin (R. Berdnikov, G. Zheldakov) 2–0 2–1 15:08 – T. Matoušek (B. Krempaský) 17:53 – E. Gurkin (R. Berdnikov, E. Kuznetsov) 3–1
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	32	Shots	20

April 18 19:00

Finland

4 – 3 GWS (0–1, 1–2, 2–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Czech Republic

Minsk Palace Attendance: 3000

Game reference
	Jonathan Iilahti	Goalies	Libor Kašík	Referees: Scott Bokal Pehr Claesson
	0 – 1 1:19 – P. Holík 22:35 – P. Halinen (Ma. Granlund) 1 – 1 1 – 2 24:53 – B. Jank (M. Vachovec) (PP) 1 – 3 33:21 – J. Sekáč 45:57 – Mi. Granlund (J. Donskoi, T. Pulkkinen (PP) 2 – 3 56:02 – M. Partanen (M. Salmivirta) 3 – 3 65:00 – J. Donskoi (GWG) 4 – 3
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	36	Shots	26

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	0	20	6	+14	9	Qualified for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championship
2	Slovakia	3	2	0	0	1	11	8	+3	6
3	Latvia	3	0	1	0	2	9	13	−4	2	Relegated to 2011 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I
4	Belarus	3	0	0	1	2	8	21	−13	1

Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:

• April 15, 2010:  Canada 11–3  Belarus
• April 17, 2010:  Slovakia 4–3  Latvia

April 20 19:00

Slovakia

5–1 (1–0, 2–1, 2–0)

Belarus

Bobruisk Arena Attendance: 6000

Game reference
	Dominik Riečický	Goalies	Yan Shelepnev Anton Ahres	Referees: Stephan Bauer Scott Bokal
	0:19 – P. Trška (D. Šimčák, M. Toman) 1–0 20:40 – L. Cingeľ (D. Šimčák) 2–0 33:30 – M. Marinčin (M. Murček) 3–0 3–1 38:48 – Ageyenko (Dalidovich, Skabelka) (PP) 56:07 – M. Tvrdoň (D. Bondra) 4–1 59:44 – M. Tvrdoň (D. Bondra, P. Trška) (PP) 5–1
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	30	Shots	23

April 21 19:00

Canada

5–1 (2–0, 1–1, 2–0)

Latvia

Bobruisk Arena Attendance: 3200

Game reference
	Calvin Pickard	Goalies	Kristers Gudļevskis	Referees: Antti Boman Sami Partanen
	12:36 – J. Weal (F. Hamilton) 1–0 13:27 – M. Sgarbossa (M. Bournival, G. Desjardins) 2–0 26:11 – M. Bournival (G. Desjardins, M. Sgarbossa) 3–0 3–1 39:42 – E. Siksna (A. Kuzmenkovs, K. Pelšs) (PP) 48:47 – J. McFarland (J. Weal, R. O'Connor) (PP2) 4–1 55:28 – J. Weal (F. Hamilton, Q. Howden) 5–1
	14 min	Penalties	30 min
	39	Shots	16

April 22 15:30

Canada

4–2 (4–0, 0–1, 0–1)

Slovakia

Bobruisk Arena Attendance: 2000

Game reference
	Calvin Pickard	Goalies	Dominik Riečický	Referees: Pehr Claesson Viktor Gashilov
	1:01 – S. Shipley (C. Thomas, G. McKegg) 1–0 14:24 – Q. Howden (E. Gudbranson, F. Hamilton) 2–0 18:58 – R. Spooner (J. Weal, J. McFarland) (PP2) 3–0 19:09 – C. Thomas (S. Shipley) (PP) 4–0 4–1 26:51 – M. Marinčin (L. Cingeľ) (PP2) 4–2 46:13 – M. Kalináč (B. Krempaský, P. Trška)
	22 min	Penalties	22 min
	42	Shots	19

April 22 19:00

Belarus

4–5 GWS (1–1, 1–2, 2–1, 0–0, 0–1)

Latvia

Bobruisk Arena Attendance: 6000

Game reference
	Anton Ahres	Goalies	Kristers Gudļevskis	Referees: Martin Frano Richard Schuetz
	12:50 – Zhevlochenko (Leonov, Lopachuk) (PP) 1–0 1–1 13:21 – Kurmis (Z. Girgensons, Straupe) 1–2 27:12 – Daustins (Upenieks, Lavins) 1–3 33:57 – Dudins (Ziemins, Upenieks) 35:31 – Lopachuk (Levsha) 2–3 40:40 – Leonov (Zhevlochenko) 3–3 46:13 – Levsha (Lopachuk, Abimotka) 4–3 4–4 55:53 – K. Pelšs 4–5 65:00 – Z. Girgensons (GWG)
	12 min	Penalties	14 min
	37	Shots	30

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

B1

Finland

0

A2

United States

6

A2

United States

5

B3

Czech Republic

0

A2

United States

3

A1

Sweden

1

A1

Sweden

3

B2

Russia

4

B2

Russia

1

A3

Switzerland

3

Third place match

B1

Finland

5

B2

Russia

1

April 20, 2010 15:30

United States

6–0 (2–0, 3–0, 1–0)

Czech Republic

Minsk Palace Attendance: 3000

Game reference
	Jack Campbell	Goalies	Libor Kašík, Roman Will	Referees: Viktor Gashilov Jozef Kubus
	13:34 – B. Saad (J. Zucker, D. Forbort) 1 – 0 15:56 – A. Czarnik (R. Grimaldi) 2 – 0 31:44 – A. Czarnik (A. Clendening, A. Watson) 3 – 0 36:53 – N. Shore (C. Balisy, A. Clendening) 4 – 0 37:13 – A. Czarnik (C. Brickley, R. Grimaldi) 5 – 0 43:36 – B. Rust (A. Watson, N. Shore) 6 – 0
	18 min	Penalties	18 min
	36	Shots	11

April 20, 2010 19:00

Russia

4–3 (2–0, 1–0, 1–3)

Switzerland

Minsk Palace Attendance: 3200

Game reference
	Andrei Vasilevski	Goalies	Lukas Meili	Referees: Maxim Sidorenko Pat Smith
	05:45 – E. Kuznetsov 1 – 0 08:16 – M. Shalunov (E. Gurkin) 2 – 0 30:15 – R. Berdnikov (Stepanov, E. Kuznetsov) 3 – 0 42:16 – R. Berdnikov (E. Kuznetsov, V. Kartayev) 4 – 0 4 – 1 55:07 – Schmutz (Kukan) 4 – 2 55:42 – Leuenberger (Martschini, Trutmann) 4 – 3 58:56 – Hofmann (Bartschi)
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	33	Shots	29

April 21, 2010 15:30

Finland

0–5 (0–1, 0–2, 0–2)

United States

Minsk Palace Attendance: 1200

Game reference
	Jonathan Iilahti	Goalies	Jack Campbell	Referees: Maxim Sidorenko Pat Smith
	0 – 1 05:44 – N. Shore (B. Saad) 0 – 2 26:19 – M. Nieto (B. Rust, J. Campbell) 0 – 3 39:59 – A. Clendening (N. Shore, C. Brickley) 0 – 4 49:22 – N. Shore (J. Faulk) 0 – 5 50:56 – J. Tinordi (B. Arnold, M. Nieto)
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	14	Shots	27

April 21, 2010 19:00

Sweden

3–1 (1–1, 0–0, 2–0)

Russia

Minsk Palace Attendance: 3150

Game reference
	Johan Gustafsson	Goalies	Andrei Vasilevski	Referees: Jozef Kubus Eduards Odins
	0 – 1 8:07 – V. Kartayev (E. Kuznetsov) (PP) 12:58 – L. Rensfeldt (V. Berglind, J. Larsson) (PP) 1 – 1 48:32 – A. Larsson (J. Larsson, L. Rensfeldt) (PP) 2 – 1 49:52 – M. Granlund (J. Vestin) 3 – 1
	22 min	Penalties	22 min
	35	Shots	21

April 22, 2010 19:00

Czech Republic

5–6 (0–1, 4–4, 1–1)

Switzerland

Minsk Palace Attendance: 2200

Game reference
	Roman Will Libor Kašík	Goalies	Lukas Meili	Referees: Scott Bokal Eduards Odins
	0 – 1 18:00 – Lammer (Rexha) 20:44 – P. Holík (M. Vachovec) (SH) 1 – 1 1 – 2 21:01 – Hofmann (Schmutz, Andrighetto) 1 – 3 26:24 – Hofmann (Kukan, Martschini) (PP) 27:55 – T. Filippi (J. Klimíček) 2 – 3 2 – 4 28:40 – Lammer (Vermin) 32:25 – M. Frk (P. Holík) 3 – 4 33:25 – J. Sekáč (B. Jank, D. Koudela) 4 – 4 4 – 5 39:25 – Vermin (Lammer) 4 – 6 43:08 – Vermin (Haas, Lammer) 59:26 – J. Sekáč (B. Jank, J. Klimíček) (SH) 5 – 6
	18 min	Penalties	4 min
	35	Shots	36

April 23, 2010 15:00

Finland

5–1 (0–0, 1–0, 4–1)

Russia

Minsk Palace Attendance: 2220

Game reference
	Jonathan Iilahti	Goalies	Andrei Vasilevski	Referees: Pehr Claesson Martin Frano
	35:17 – T. Pulkkinen (J. Hakanpää) (PP) 1 – 0 42:33 – Mi. Granlund (Ma. Granlund) (PP) 2 – 0 47:52 – J. Donskoi (Mi. Granlund, R. Väkiparta) 3 – 0 49:39 – T. Pulkkinen (Ma. Granlund, Mi. Granlund) (PP) 4 – 0 55:00 – T. Pulkkinen (Mi. Granlund) 5 – 0 5 – 1 58:41 – E. Galimov (P. Kulikov) (SH)
	87 min	Penalties	95 min
	27	Shots	19

April 23, 2010 19:00

Sweden

1–3 (0–1, 0–2, 1–0)

United States

Minsk-Arena Attendance: 12820

Game reference
	Johan Gustafsson	Goalies	Jack Campbell	Referees: Stephan Bauer Sami Partanen
	0 – 1 2:10 – L. Moffatt (D. Forbort, R. Grimaldi) 0 – 2 27:31 – J. Faulk (N. Shore, A. Czarnik) 0 – 3 33:47 – R. Grimaldi (J. Zucker, A. Clendening) (PP) 46:54 – L. Rensfeldt (J. Brodin, S. Ottosson) 1 – 3
	8 min	Penalties	29 min
	34	Shots	33

Best players selected by the directorate

• Best Goalkeeper: Jack Campbell  United States
• Best Forward: Teemu Pulkkinen  Finland
• Best Defenseman: Adam Larsson  Sweden

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Teemu Pulkkinen	6	10	5	15	−2	10
Johan Larsson	5	6	8	14	+8	0
Mikael Granlund	6	4	9	13	0	4
Ludvig Rensfeldt	6	6	6	12	+7	4
Evgeny Kuznetsov	7	5	7	12	+8	6
Adam Clendening	7	3	7	10	+9	4
Nick Shore	7	3	7	10	+7	0
Rocco Grimaldi	7	2	8	10	+6	6
Jordan Weal	6	3	6	9	+8	30
Sergei Barbashev	7	2	6	8	+5	6
Joonas Donskoi	6	1	7	8	−1	0

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

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
Jack Campbell	359:39	143	5	0.83	96.50	3
Johan Gustafsson	238:10	98	8	2.02	91.84	0
Andrei Vasilevskiy	272:03	116	12	2.65	89.66	1
Dominik Riecicky	359:38	190	20	3.34	89.47	0
Calvin Pickard	313:50	141	15	2.87	89.36	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

Rk.	Team
	United States
	Sweden
	Finland
4	Russia
5	Switzerland
6	Czech Republic
7	Canada
8	Slovakia
9	Latvia
10	Belarus

 Belarus and  Latvia were relegated to Division I for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.

The tournament was played in Herning, Denmark, between April 12 and April 18, 2010.^[4]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Norway	5	4	0	0	1	33	15	+18	12	Promoted to the 2011 Top Division
2	Denmark	5	4	0	0	1	34	14	+20	12
3	Japan	5	3	0	0	2	27	25	+2	9
4	France	5	3	0	0	2	21	21	0	9
5	South Korea	5	0	1	0	4	18	45	−27	2
6	Austria	5	0	0	1	4	12	25	−13	1	Relegated to the 2011 Division II

The tournament was played in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland, between April 11 and April 17, 2010.^[5]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Germany	5	5	0	0	0	51	2	+49	15	Promoted to the 2011 Top Division
2	Hungary	5	3	0	1	1	19	17	+2	10
3	Poland	5	3	0	0	2	21	21	0	9
4	Kazakhstan	5	2	0	0	3	9	16	−7	6
5	Great Britain	5	1	1	0	3	13	24	−11	5
6	Lithuania	5	0	0	0	5	6	39	−33	0	Relegated to the 2011 Division II

The tournament was played in Narva, Estonia, between March 13 and March 19, 2010.^[6]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Italy	5	5	0	0	0	55	3	+52	15	Promoted to the 2011 Division I
2	Romania	5	3	0	1	1	22	23	−1	10
3	Croatia	5	1	3	0	1	20	16	+4	9
4	Serbia	5	1	0	1	3	11	19	−8	4
5	Estonia	5	1	0	1	3	17	32	−15	4
6	Iceland	5	1	0	0	4	12	44	−32	3	Relegated to the 2011 Division III

The tournament was played in Kyiv, Ukraine, between March 22 and March 28, 2010.^[7]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Slovenia	5	5	0	0	0	63	4	+59	15	Promoted to the 2011 Division I
2	Ukraine	5	4	0	0	1	26	3	+23	12
3	Spain	5	2	1	0	2	17	22	−5	8
4	Netherlands	5	2	0	1	2	14	27	−13	7
5	Belgium	5	0	1	0	4	7	41	−34	2
6	Australia	5	0	0	1	4	7	37	−30	1	Relegated to the 2011 Division III

The tournament was played in Erzurum, Turkey, between March 8 and March 14, 2010.^[8]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	China	4	4	0	0	0	53	11	+42	12	Promoted to the 2011 Division II
2	Turkey	4	2	1	0	1	33	13	+20	8
3	Chinese Taipei	4	2	0	0	2	30	18	+12	6
4	Bulgaria	4	1	0	1	2	24	22	+2	4
5	Mongolia	4	0	0	0	4	2	78	−76	0

The tournament was played in Monterrey, Mexico, between March 14 and March 20, 2010.^[9]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	New Zealand	4	4	0	0	0	26	16	+10	12	Promoted to the 2011 Division II
2	Mexico	4	3	0	0	1	15	11	+4	9
3	South Africa	4	1	1	0	2	15	14	+1	5
4	Israel	4	1	0	1	2	21	16	+5	4
5	Ireland	4	0	0	0	4	6	26	−20	0

• 2010 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
• 2010 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II
• 2010 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
• 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
• 2010 World U-17 Hockey Challenge