Saturday’s IIHF Referees and Linespersons for the Medal Round at the 2026 Men’s Under-18 World Championship: 

 

Bronze Medal Game
Czechia vs. Latvia – 9:00 AM ET

Referees: Toni Hyvarinen #6 (FIN), Johan Wedin #25 (SWE)
Linespersons: Quinn Schafer #60 (USA), Teodor Sorholm #61 (SWE)
Standby: Jeroen Klijberg #17 (NED), Vincent Brueggemann #62 (GER)

 

Gold Medal Game
Slovakia vs. Sweden – 1:00 PM ET

Referees: Sam Heidemann #14 (USA), Chad Ingalls #15 (CAN)
Linespersons: Spencer Knox #59 (CAN), Aurelien Urfer #55 (SUI)
Standby: Ludek Pilny #20 (CZE), Stanislav Hnat #64 (CZE)

 

 

The officials for the 2026 Men’s Under-18 World Championship:

2026 IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championships Referees & Linesmen