2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

The 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship was the fifth IIHF World Women's U18 Championships and was hosted in Zlín and Přerov, Czech Republic. It began on December 31, 2011 with the gold medal game played on January 7, 2012.[1]

2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championships
Mistrovství světa v ledním hokeji žen do 18 let 2012 (Czech)
Tournament details
Host country Czech Republic
DatesDecember 31 – January 7
Teams8
Venue(s)Zimní stadion Luďka Čajky, Zimní stadion Přerov (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Canada (2nd title)
Runner-up  United States
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored145 (6.59 per match)
Attendance17,480 (795 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Haley Skarupa
(11 points)
Websitehttp://u18wwc2012.com/eng/index.asp
2011
2013

Canada won the title for the second time after defeating United States 3–0 in the final.[2] Sweden captured the bronze medal with a 4–1 victory over Germany.[3]

With an attendance of 17,480, the tournament set a record for most-attended IIHF U18 World Women's Championship. The previous record holder was the inaugural championship.[4]

Top Division

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

     Teams advanced to Semifinals
     Teams advanced to Quarterfinals
     Teams played in the Relegation round

Group A

All games are being played at Zlín.

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts
 United States 330002819
 Sweden 3200110106
 Czech Republic 310024173
 Russia 300032160
31 December 2011
13:00
Czech Republic 1–4
(0–2, 1–1, 0–1)
 SwedenPSG Arena
Attendance: 860
31 December 2011
17:00
United States 8–0
(2–0, 2–0, 4–0)
 RussiaPSG Arena
Attendance: 200
1 January 2012
15:00
Czech Republic 2–0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0)
 RussiaPSG Arena
Attendance: 690
1 January 2012
19:00
Sweden 0–7
(0–3, 0–0, 0–4)
 United StatesPSG Arena
Attendance: 210
3 January 2012
15:00
Russia 2–6
(0–2, 1–2, 1–2)
 SwedenPSG Arena
Attendance: 290
3 January 2012
19:00
United States 13–1
(3–0, 5–1, 5–0)
 Czech RepublicPSG Arena
Attendance: 850

Group B

All games are being played at Přerov.

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts
 Canada 330002619
 Germany 310026103
 Finland 310026123
  Switzerland 310027223
31 December 2011
13:00
Canada 13–1
(2–1, 5–0, 6–0)
  SwitzerlandZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 1,400
31 December 2011
17:00
Finland 3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 GermanyZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 700
1 January 2012
15:00
Finland 3–5
(2–1, 1–4, 0–0)
  SwitzerlandZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 850
1 January 2012
19:00
Germany 0–6
(0–1, 0–1, 0–4)
 CanadaZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 1,150
3 January 2012
15:00
Switzerland  1–6
(1–1, 0–1, 0–4)
 GermanyZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 600
3 January 2012
19:00
Canada 7–0
(3–0, 2–0, 2–0)
 FinlandZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 2,300

Relegation round

The teams played a best-of-three series.

All times are local (UTC+1).

4 January 2012
17:00
Switzerland  4–2
(1–1, 1–0, 2–1)
 RussiaZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 750
6 January 2012
15:00
Russia 5–3
(2–1, 1–1, 2–1)
  SwitzerlandZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 350
7 January 2012
17:00
Switzerland  2–3
(1–2, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–1)
 RussiaZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 350

  Switzerland is relegated to Division I for the 2013 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.

Final round

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                           
      B1  Canada 7  
  A2  Sweden 2     A2  Sweden 0    
  B3  Finland 1         B1  Canada 3
      A1  United States 0
      A1  United States 7    
  B2  Germany 2     B2  Germany 1   Third place
  A3  Czech Republic 1   A2  Sweden 4
  B2  Germany 1

All times are local (UTC+1).

Quarterfinals

4 January 2012
15:00
Sweden 2–1 OT
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)
 FinlandZimní stadion Luďka Čajky
Attendance: 170
4 January 2012
19:00
Germany 2–1
(1–0, 0–0, 1–1)
 Czech RepublicZimní stadion Luďka Čajky
Attendance: 680

Semifinals

6 January 2012
15:00
United States 7–1
(3–1, 1–0, 3–0)
 GermanyZimní stadion Luďka Čajky
Attendance: 260
6 January 2012
19:00
Canada 7–0
(3–0, 2–0, 2–0)
 SwedenZimní stadion Luďka Čajky
Attendance: 310

Fifth place game

6 January 2012
19:00
Finland 5–3
(1–1, 1–1, 3–1)
 Czech RepublicZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 3,250

Bronze medal game

7 January 2012
15:00
Sweden 4–1
(0–1, 1–0, 3–0)
 GermanyZimní stadion Luďka Čajky
Attendance: 310

Final

7 January 2012
19:00
United States 0–3
(0–2, 0–0, 0–1)
 CanadaZimní stadion Luďka Čajky
Attendance: 950

Final standings

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Haley Skarupa511011+110FW
Anne Pankowski54610+132FW
Phoebe Stänz6639-912FW
Alexandra Carpenter5459+142FW
Isabel Waidacher6369+14FW
Maryanne Kennedy-Menefee5279+122FW
Kerstin Spielberger680804FW
Paige Savage5268+102FW
Marie Delarbre6268-110FW
Liudmila Belyakova6617-26FW
Cayley Mercer5437+80FW
Laura Stacey5437+94FW
Sarah Lefort5347+74FW

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position

Source: IIHF.com Jan. 7, 2012 (21:15 GMT+1)

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Player TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
Elaine Chuli120:0000.00100.002
Emerance Maschmeyer180:0010.3398.442
Franziska Albl238:41112.7794.550
Isabella Portnoj247:27102.4293.461
Margarita Monakhova341:45244.2191.140

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

Source: IIHF.com Jan. 7, 2012 (21:15 GMT+1)

Tournament awards

Best players selected by the directorate:

Source: IIHF.com Jan. 7, 2012 (21:17 GMT+1)

Division I

The qualification tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 29 November to 4 December 2011.[5] The final tournament was played in Tromsø, Norway, from 29 December 2011 to 4 January 2012.[6]

Qualification tournament

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts
 Hungary 5500037415
 Great Britain 5211119169
 China 5210215198
 Italy 5201221147
 France 520031096
 Kazakhstan 500054440
Qualified for the final tournament

Final tournament

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts
 Hungary 54100241014
 Austria 5310116911
 Japan 5302014711
 Norway 5200313136
 Great Britain 5100410143
 Slovakia 500055290
Promoted to the 2013 Top Division Relegated to the 2013 Division I Qualification

References

  1. "27 events in IIHF program". IIHF.com. 2011-05-14. Archived from the original on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  2. "Gold medal heads north". iihf.com. 2012-01-07.
  3. "Two medals for Sweden in 2012". iihf.com. 2012-01-07.
  4. "Canada wins women's U18 tournament that gets record attendance". Eurohockey.com. 2012-01-11.
  5. Division I Qualification Statistics
  6. Division I Statistics
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