2006 IIHF World U18 Championships
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |
 Sweden
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| Dates | April 12 – April 22, 2006 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions 
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 United States (3rd title)
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 190 (6.13 per match) |
| Attendance | 11,798 (381 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
Patrick Kane (12 points) |
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The 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Ängelholm and Halmstad, Sweden. The championships began on April 12, 2006 and finished on April 22, 2006. Games were played at Ängelholms Ishall in Ängelholm and Sannarps Isstadion in Halmstad. The United States of America defeated Finland 3–1 in the final to claim the gold medal, while the Czech Republic defeated Canada 4–1 to capture the bronze medal.
Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:
Belarus and 
Norway are relegated to Division I for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships.
(Minimum 60 minutes played)
Division I consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 3 and 9 April 2006 in Miskolc, Hungary and the Group B tournament was held between 2 and 8 April 2006 in Riga, Latvia. Switzerland and Latvia won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Hungary finished last in Group A and South Korea last in Group B and were both relegated to Division II for 2007.
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