2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

The 2018 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was the eleventh Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey. It was played at the Ice Palace in Dmitrov, Russia from January 6th to 13th. The USA won for the seventh time, for the first time defeating someone else other that Canada in the Gold medal game. Sweden took silver, while Canada took bronze beating host Russia. The Russians beat Canada in the preliminary round, marking another first.

2018 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Russia
Dates6–13 January 2018
Teams8
Venue(s)Ice Palace Dmitrov (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  United States (7th title)
Runner-up  Sweden
Third place  Canada
Fourth place Russia
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored108 (5.14 per match)
Attendance22,653 (1,079 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Lisa Rüedi
(11 points)
MVP Taylor Heise
Websiteu18worldwomen2018.iihf.hockey
2017
2019

On 4 January 2018, the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia announced that all entry tickets would be free as part of their program.[1]

Top Division

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 2 1 0 0 13 6 +7 8 Advance to semifinals
2  Sweden 3 1 0 1 1 3 6 3 4
3  Russia 3 1 0 0 2 6 9 3 3[lower-alpha 1] Advance to quarterfinals
4  Canada 3 1 0 0 2 8 9 1 3[lower-alpha 1]
Source: IIHF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
Notes:
  1. Canada 2–3 Russia
6 January 2018
15:30
Canada 2–3
(0–1, 0–1, 2–1)
 RussiaA Arena
Attendance: 2,281
6 January 2018
19:30
United States 2–1 OT
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)
 SwedenA Arena
Attendance: 475
7 January 2018
15:30
Russia 3–5
(0–4, 1–1, 2–0)
 United StatesA Arena
Attendance: 2,557
7 January 2018
19:30
Canada 4–0
(2–0, 0–0, 2–0)
 SwedenA Arena
Attendance: 1,205
9 January 2018
15:30
United States 6–2
(1–1, 4–0, 1–1)
 CanadaA Arena
Attendance: 1,013
9 January 2018
19:30
Sweden 2–0
(2–0, 0–0, 0–0)
 RussiaA Arena
Attendance: 2,518

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 0 8 7 +1 7 Advance to quarterfinals
2  Finland 3 2 0 0 1 9 6 +3 6
3  Germany 3 1 1 0 1 5 6 1 5 Advance to relegation round
4   Switzerland 3 0 0 0 3 6 9 3 0
Source: IIHF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
6 January 2018
15:30
Czech Republic 4–3
(0–1, 3–1, 1–1)
  SwitzerlandB Arena
Attendance: 118
6 January 2017
19:30
Finland 4–1
(2–0, 2–1, 0–0)
 GermanyB Arena
Attendance: 102
7 January 2018
15:30
Czech Republic 1–2 OT
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–1)
 GermanyB Arena
Attendance: 116
7 January 2018
19:30
Switzerland  2–3
(1–1, 1–0, 0–2)
 FinlandB Arena
Attendance: 112
9 January 2018
15:30
Germany 2–1
(1–1, 1–0, 0–0)
  SwitzerlandB Arena
Attendance: 92
9 January, 2018
19:30
Finland 2–3
(1–1, 1–1, 0–1)
 Czech RepublicB Arena
Attendance: 105

Relegation round

The third and fourth placed team from Group B will play a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.

10 January 2018
15:30
Germany 3–7
(0–3, 0–3, 3–1)
  SwitzerlandB Arena
Attendance: 84
12 January 2018
15:30
Switzerland  3–0
(1–0, 2–0, 0–0)
 GermanyB Arena
Attendance: 74

Bracket

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                           
        A1  United States (GWS) 4  
  A4  Canada 3     A4  Canada 3    
  B1  Czech Republic 1         A1  United States 9
      A2  Sweden 3
        A2  Sweden 2    
  A3  Russia 2     A3  Russia 1   Third place
  B2  Finland 0   A3  Russia 1
  A4  Canada 5

Quarterfinals

10 January 2018
15:30
Canada 3–1
(0–0, 3–0, 0–1)
 Czech RepublicA Arena
Attendance: 715
10 January 2018
19:30
Russia 2–0
(0–0, 2–0, 0–0)
 FinlandA Arena
Attendance: 2,418

Semifinals

12 January 2018
15:30
United States 4–3 GWS
(1–1, 0–2, 2–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–1)
 CanadaA Arena
Attendance: 1,295
12 January 2018
19:30
Sweden 2–1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)
 RussiaA Arena
Attendance: 2,718

Fifth place game

12 January 2018
19:30
Czech Republic 1–2
(0–0, 0–1, 1–1)
 FinlandB Arena
Attendance: 99

Bronze medal game

13 January 2018
15:30
Russia 1–5
(0–1, 0–2, 1–2)
 CanadaA Arena
Attendance: 2,503

Gold medal game

13 January 2018
19:30
United States 9–3
(3–1, 6–0, 0–2)
 SwedenA Arena
Attendance: 2,053

Final ranking

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A  United States 5 4 1 0 0 26 12 +14 14 Champions
2 A  Sweden 5 2 0 1 2 8 16 8 7 Runners-up
3 A  Canada 6 3 0 1 2 19 15 +4 10 Third place
4 A  Russia (H) 6 2 0 0 4 10 16 6 6 Fourth place
5 B  Finland 5 3 0 0 2 11 9 +2 9 Fifth place game
6 B  Czech Republic 5 2 0 1 2 10 12 2 7
7 B   Switzerland 5 2 0 0 3 16 12 +4 6 Advance in Relegation
8 B  Germany 5 1 1 0 3 8 16 8 5 Relegation to Division I A
Source: IIHF
(H) Host.

Tournament awards

Most Valuable Player

Taylor Heise

All-star team

Source: IIHF.com

Best players selected by the directorate

  • Best Goalkeeper Anna Amholt
  • Best Defenseman Gracie Ostertag
  • Best Forward Taylor Heise

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1Lisa Rüedi  Switzerland5651100
2Rahel Enzler  Switzerland5369+20
3Makenna Webster United States5279+80
4Britta Curl United States5448+62
4Taylor Heise United States5448+712
6Dominique Petrie United States5358+78
7Kristýna Kaltounková Czech Republic5347+610
8Elisa Holopainen Finland5167+70
9Alexie Guay Canada6167+210
10Abigail Murphy United States5426+62

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1Sanni Ahola Finland299:0791.8192.910
2Diana Farkhutdinova Russia343:23122.1092.451
3Anna Amholt Sweden208:25113.1791.851
4Saskia Maurer  Switzerland297:52122.4291.371
5Kristýna Bláhová Czech Republic301:36122.3990.980

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Division I

The Group A tournament was held in Asiago, Italy from 8 to 14 January 2018. The Group B tournament was held in Katowice, Poland from 6 to 12 January 2018. The Group B Qualification tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico from 30 January to 4 February 2018.

Division I A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Japan 5 5 0 0 0 21 1 +20 15 Promoted to Top Division
2  Slovakia 5 3 1 0 1 18 11 +7 11
3  Italy 5 2 0 1 2 13 14 1 7
4  Austria 5 2 0 0 3 10 17 7 6
5  Hungary 5 1 0 1 3 8 18 10 4
6  Norway 5 0 1 0 4 4 13 9 2 Relegation to Division I B
Source: IIHF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.

Division I B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Denmark 5 5 0 0 0 30 3 +27 15 Promoted to Division I A
2  France 5 4 0 0 1 16 6 +10 12
3  Poland 5 3 0 0 2 17 9 +8 9
4  China 5 1 1 0 3 9 22 13 5
5  Great Britain 5 1 0 0 4 7 15 8 3
6  Australia 5 0 0 1 4 6 30 24 1 Relegation to Division I B Qualification
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.

Division I B qualification

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Netherlands 4 4 0 0 0 25 5 +20 12 Promoted to Division I B
2  Mexico (H) 4 3 0 0 1 11 9 +2 9
3  Spain 4 2 0 0 2 16 9 +7 6
4  Kazakhstan 4 1 0 0 3 20 13 +7 3
5  Turkey 4 0 0 0 4 3 39 36 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host.

References

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