2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

The 2016 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was the ninth Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey. The tournament was played in St. Catharines, Canada.[1]

Meridian Centre the venue for the tournament
2016 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship
Championnat du monde moins de 18 ans de hockey sur glace féminin 2016 (French)
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Dates8–15 January 2016
Teams8
Venue(s)Meridian Centre, Seymour-Hannah Sports and Entertainment Centre (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  United States (5th title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place Russia
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored113 (5.38 per match)
Attendance34,520 (1,644 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Alina Müller
(9 points)
MVP Valeria Tarakanova
← 2015
2017 →

Top Division

Group A
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 0 16 1 +15 9 Advance to semifinals
2  Canada (H) 3 2 0 0 1 17 6 +11 6
3  Russia 3 1 0 0 2 5 13 −8 3 Advance to quarterfinals
4  Czech Republic 3 0 0 0 3 2 20 −18 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.
8 January 2016
16:00		United States 6–0
(2–0, 1–0, 3–0)		 Czech RepublicMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 584
8 January 2016
19:30		Canada 5–2
(2–0, 3–2, 0–0)		 RussiaMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 3,564
9 January 2016
16:00		Russia 0–6
(0–0, 0–4, 0–2)		 United StatesMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 1,707
9 January 2016
19:30		Canada 11–0
(3–0, 7–0, 1–0)		 Czech RepublicMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 3,389
11 January 2016
16:00		Czech Republic 2–3
(0–1, 0–2, 2–0)		 RussiaMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 797
11 January 2016
19:30		United States 4–1
(2–0, 1–0, 1–1)		 CanadaMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 4,016

Group B
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 2 0 0 1 13 4 +9 6[lower-alpha 1] Advance to quarterfinals
2  Finland 3 2 0 0 1 14 4 +10 6[lower-alpha 1]
3   Switzerland 3 2 0 0 1 9 5 +4 6[lower-alpha 1] Advance to relegation round
4  France 3 0 0 0 3 1 24 −23 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.
Notes:
  1. Sweden 3 Pts, +2 GD; Finland 3 Pts, 0 GD; Switzerland 3 Pts, −2 GD
8 January 2016
12:00		Finland 11–1
(2–0, 5–0, 4–1)		 FranceMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 3,521
8 January 2016
14:00		Sweden 5–1
(3–0, 1–0, 1–1)		  SwitzerlandSeymour-Hannah Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 471
9 January 2016
12:00		Switzerland  2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)		 FinlandMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 578
9 January 2016
14:00		Sweden 7–0
(2–0, 3–0, 2–0)		 FranceSeymour-Hannah Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 406
11 January 2016
12:00		Finland 3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)		 SwedenMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 2,635
11 January 2016
14:00		Switzerland  6–0
(1–0, 3–0, 2–0)		 FranceSeymour-Hannah Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 211

Relegation series

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

12 January 2016
12:00		Switzerland  5–1
(2–1, 0–0, 3–0)		 FranceMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 224
14 January 2016
12:00		France 0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)		  SwitzerlandMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 537

Final round

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

Quarterfinals
12 January 2016
16:00		Czech Republic 2–3
(0–0, 2–1, 0–2)		 SwedenMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 444
12 January 2016
19:30		Russia 3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)		 FinlandMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 1011

Semifinals
14 January 2016
16:00		United States 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 SwedenMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 711
14 January 2016
19:30		Canada 4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 RussiaMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 2,819

Fifth place game
14 January 2016
12:00		Czech Republic 3–1
(1–0, 1–0, 1–1)		 FinlandSeymour-Hannah Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 187

Bronze medal game
15 January 2016
16:00		Russia 1–2
(0–2, 0–0, 1–0)		 SwedenMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 1,192

Gold medal game
15 January 2016
19:30		United States 3–2 OT
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)		 CanadaMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 5,516

Final standings
Relegated to the 2017 Division I

Tournament awards
Best players selected by the directorate
Best Goalkeeper Emma Söderberg
Best Defenseman Cayla Barnes
Best Forward Alina Müller

Source: IIHF.com

Media All Stars
Goalkeeper Emma Söderberg
Defenceman Cayla Barnes
Defenceman Jessica Adolfsson
Forward Fanuza Kadirova
Forward Ashton Bell
Forward Alina Müller
Most Valuable Player Valeria Tarakanova

Statistics

Scoring leaders
Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1Alina Müller  Switzerland5729+510
2Natalie Snodgrass United States5617+86
3Fanuza Kadirova Russia6527+10
4Rahel Enzler  Switzerland5167+40
5Jessica Adolfsson Sweden6167+26
6Rebecca Gilmore United States5426+60
6Petra Nieminen Finland5426+42
8Celine Tedenby Sweden6426+26
9Ashton Bell Canada5336+60
10Jenniina Nylund Finland5246+24

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
1Alex Gulstene United States181:4730.9995.451
2Tiia Pajarinen Finland179:3641.3493.330
3Emma Söderberg Sweden240:0071.7593.270
4Vanessa Bolinger  Switzerland279:3661.2991.042
5Valeria Tarakanova Russia288:40142.9190.071

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

Division I
Main article: 2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I

Division I "A"

Was played in Miskolc, Hungary 10–16 January 2016.

Team GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Japan 5 5 0 0 0 18 2 +16 15
 Germany 5 3 1 0 1 19 8 +11 11
 Slovakia 5 3 0 1 1 18 9 +9 10
 Norway 5 2 0 0 3 14 12 +2 6
 Hungary 5 1 0 0 4 4 24 −20 3
 Denmark 5 0 0 0 5 2 20 −18 0
Promoted to the 2017 Top Division Relegated to the 2017 Division I Qualification

Division I Qualification

Was played in Spittal an der Drau and Radenthein, Austria, January 7 to 11, 2016.[2] The teams were divided into two groups of four where the winners played off against each other for promotion to the 2017 Division I tournament. The top six teams remain in the newly titled Division 1 B, Romania and Australia were relegated to the new Division I B Qualification tournament.

Seventh place game
11 January 2016
11:45		Romania 6–7 GWS
(3–1, 2–2, 1–3)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 AustraliaNockhalle, Radenthein

Fifth place game
11 January 2016
15:15		China 5–2
(1–0, 4–0, 0–2)		 PolandNockhalle, Radenthein

Bronze medal game
11 January 2016
12:00		Kazakhstan 2–0
(1–0, 1–0, 0–0)		 Great BritainEis Sport Arena, Spittal an der Drau

Gold medal (promotion) game
11 January 2016
15:30		Austria 3–2
(1–2, 1–0, 1–0)		 ItalyEis Sport Arena, Spittal an der Drau

References
  1. Women's U18 host named
  2. New format for Women's under 18 qualification
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