2017 World Under 18 Championship

The 2017 World Under 18 Championship gets underway in Slovakia on Thursday April 13. This is the final chance to see the many of the top prospects eligible for the 2017 NHL Draft.

The tournament gets underway with Latvia playing Canada and Belarus playing USA. Later on in the day, the host Slovakia team takes on Finland and Sweden will face Russia.

Group A

FIN – Finland
CAN – Canada
SVK – Slovakia
SUI – Switzerland
LAT – Latvia

Group B

SWE – Sweden
USA – USA
RUS – Russia
CZE – Czech Republic
BLR – Belarus

With more teams being eliminated in league playoffs every week, we are now beginning work on our 2017 NHL Draft Black Book. As in previous seasons, you can expect the book to be available for purchase shortly after we attend the NHL Combine.

The tournament final will take place on Sunday, April 23rd. The full schedule is below.

Full 2017 World U18 Schedule