Axel Jonsson-Fjällby is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Washington Capitals in the fifth round, 147th overall, of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

The 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship was the 42nd edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, and was hosted by the city of Buffalo, New York at KeyBank Center and HarborCenter. It opened on December 26, 2017 and closed with the gold medal game on January 5, 2018. It was the sixth time that the United States has hosted the WJIHC, and the second time that Buffalo has done so, previously hosting in 2011.