2010 IIHF World U18 Championships
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. Tournament games were played at the Minsk Sports Palace in Minsk and the Babruysk Arena in Babruysk. The United States won the gold medal for the second consecutive year with a 3–1 victory over Sweden in the championship game. The gold medal was the fifth for the United States since the tournament began in 1999; Sweden matched their best ever performance with a silver medal.Top Division
Preliminary Round
Group A
Fixtures
The Group A games took place in Bobruisk, Belarus, between April 13 and April 18.
All times local.Group B
Fixtures
The Group B games took place in Minsk, Belarus, between April 13 and April 18.
All times local.Relegation round
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Diff | PTS |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 1 |
Results
Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:
- April 15, 2010: 11–3
- April 17, 2010: 4–3
Final round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Fifth place game
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Tournament awards
; Best players selected by the directorate:
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: 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.
| 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 ; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: Final standings
and were relegated to Division I for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.Division I
Group A was played in Herning, Denmark, between April 12 and April 18, 2010. Group B was played in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland, between April 11 and April 17, 2010.Group A
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
| * | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 18 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 20 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 45 | −27 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 1 |
was promoted to the Top Division for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.
was relegated to Division II for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.Group B
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 49 | 15 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 5 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 39 | −33 | 0 |
was promoted to the Top Division for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.
was relegated to Division II for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.Division II
Group A was played in Narva, Estonia, between March 13 and March 19, 2010. Group B was played in Kiev, Ukraine, between March 22 and March 28, 2010.Group A
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 3 | 52 | 15 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 10 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 44 | −32 | 3 |
was promoted to Division I for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.
was relegated to Division III for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.Group B
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 4 | 59 | 15 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 7 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 41 | −34 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 37 | −30 | 1 |
was promoted to Division I for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.
is relegated to Division III for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.Division III
Group A was played in Erzurum, Turkey, between March 8 and March 14, 2010. Group B was played in Monterrey, Mexico, between March 14 and March 20, 2010.Group A
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 11 | 42 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 20 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 78 | −76 | 0 |
was promoted to Division II for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.Group B
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 12 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 0 |
was promoted to Division II for the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.
