The U.S. National Junior Team went 4-1-0-2 (W-OTW-OTL-L) and earned a bronze medal on home ice to give the United States a World Junior Championship in three-straight years for the first time ever.
The 2018 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship took place Dec. 26, 2017 - Jan. 5, 2018, at the KeyBank Center and HarborCenter in Buffalo, New York. This was the sixth World Junior Championship to be played in the United States and the second time Buffalo served as host (2011). The U.S. and Canada made history on Dec. 29, 2017, when the two teams played its preliminary round game outdoors at New Era Field, home of the NFL's Buffalo Bills, in front of a record crowd of 44,592 fans. Never before had an outdoor game been held in IIHF world championship play.
Date | Opponent | Location | Result | U.S. Player of Game |
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Wed., Dec. 20 | Belarus Pre-Tournament Game |
Northwest Arena Jamestown, N.Y. |
W, 14-0 | NA |
Fri., Dec. 22 | Sweden Pre-Tournament Game |
Erie Insurance Arena Erie, Pa. |
W, 3-1 | NA |
Tues., Dec. 26 | Denmark Preliminary Round |
KeyBank Center Buffalo, N.Y. |
W, 9-0 | Casey Mittelstadt |
Thurs., Dec. 28 | Slovakia Preliminary Round |
KeyBank Center Buffalo, N.Y. |
L, 2-3 | Brady Tkachuk |
Fri., Dec. 29 | Canada Preliminary Round |
New Era Field* Orchard Park, N.Y. |
W (SO) 4-3 | Casey Mittelstadt |
Sun., Dec. 31 | Finland Preliminary Round |
KeyBank Center Buffalo, N.Y. |
W, 5-4 | Joey Anderson |
Tues., Jan. 2 | Russia Quarterfinals |
KeyBank Center Buffalo, N.Y. |
W, 4-2 | Kieffer Bellows |
Thurs., Jan. 4 | Sweden Semifinals |
KeyBank Center Buffalo, N.Y. |
L, 2-4 | Josh Norris |
Fri., Jan. 5 | Czech Republic Bronze-Medal Game |
KeyBank Center Buffalo, N.Y. |
W, 9-3 | Trent Frederic |
*Outdoor Game
Award(s) | Player(s) |
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Best Forward | Casey Mittelstadt |
Tournament MVP | Casey Mittelstadt |
Media All-Star Team | Kieffer Bellows (Forward) Casey Mittelstadt (Forward) |
Top 3 U.S. Players | Kieffer Bellows (Forward) Adam Fox (Defense) Casey Mittelstadt (Forward) |
Rank | Country |
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1. | Canada |
2. | Sweden |
3. | United States |
4. | Czech Republic |
5. | Russia |
6. | Finland |
7. | Slovakia |
8. | Switzerland |
9. | Denmark |
10. | Belarus |