2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

The 2019 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was the twelfth Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey. It was played at the Obihiro Arena in Obihiro, Japan from 6 to 13 January.[1]

2019 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Dates6–13 January 2019
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Canada (5th title)
Runner-up  United States
Third place  Finland
Fourth place Russia
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored98 (4.45 per match)
Attendance9,031 (411 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Elisa Holopainen
(8 points)
MVP Raygan Kirk
Websiteiihf.com/en/events/2019/ww18
2018
2020

Top Division

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+9).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 0 8 4 +4 9 Semifinals
2  Canada 3 2 0 0 1 9 5 +4 6
3  Russia 3 1 0 0 2 8 11 3 3 Quarterfinals
4  Sweden 3 0 0 0 3 4 9 5 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.
6 January 2019
13:00
Sweden 1–2
(0–1, 1–1, 0–0)
 CanadaObihiro Arena 1
Attendance: 350
6 January 2019
17:00
United States 3–2
(1–1, 2–1, 0–0)
 RussiaObihiro Arena 1
Attendance: 300
7 January 2019
13:00
Sweden 3–5
(0–1, 1–1, 2–3)
 RussiaObihiro Arena 1
Attendance: 170
7 January 2019
17:00
Canada 2–3
(1–0, 1–2, 0–1)
 United StatesObihiro Arena 1
Attendance: 490
9 January 2019
13:00
Russia 1–5
(0–3, 0–1, 1–1)
 CanadaObihiro Arena 1
Attendance: 240
9 January 2019
17:00
United States 2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 SwedenObihiro Arena 1
Attendance: 280

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Finland 3 3 0 0 0 8 4 +4 9 Quarterfinals
2   Switzerland 3 2 0 0 1 5 5 0 6
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 0 2 5 5 0 3 Relegation round
4  Japan (H) 3 0 0 0 3 4 8 4 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.
6 January 2019
14:30
Finland 2–1
(1–1, 1–0, 0–0)
 JapanObihiro Arena 2
Attendance: 1,064
6 January 2019
18:30
Czech Republic 0–1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0)
  SwitzerlandObihiro Arena 2
Attendance: 117
7 January 2019
14:30
Czech Republic 4–2
(1–0, 2–1, 1–1)
 JapanObihiro Arena 2
Attendance: 586
7 January 2019
18:30
Switzerland  2–4
(0–0, 0–2, 2–2)
 FinlandObihiro Arena 2
Attendance: 147
9 January 2019
14:30
Japan 1–2
(0–1, 1–1, 0–0)
  SwitzerlandObihiro Arena 2
Attendance: 702
9 January 2019
18:30
Finland 2–1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)
 Czech RepublicObihiro Arena 2
Attendance: 109

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 2019
14:30
Czech Republic 6–0
(2–0, 2–0, 2–0)
 JapanObihiro Arena 2
Attendance: 238
12 January 2019
14:30
Japan 2–1
(0–1, 1–0, 1–0)
 Czech RepublicObihiro Arena 2
Attendance: 783
13 January 2019
13:00
Czech Republic 3–1
(0–0, 1–0, 2–1)
 JapanObihiro Arena 2
Attendance: 746

Bracket

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                           
        A1  United States 7  
  A4  Sweden 2     B1  Finland 1    
  B1  Finland (OT) 3         A1  United States 2
      A2  Canada (OT) 3
        A2  Canada (OT) 4    
  A3  Russia (GWS) 2     A3  Russia 3   Third place
  B2   Switzerland 1   A3  Russia 0
  B1  Finland 3

Quarterfinals

10 January 2019
14:30
Sweden 2–3 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1)
 FinlandObihiro Arena 1
Attendance: 140
10 January 2019
18:30
Russia 2–1 GWS
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
  SwitzerlandObihiro Arena 1
Attendance: 120

Semifinals

12 January 2019
13:00
United States 7–1
(4–0, 0–0, 3–1)
 FinlandObihiro Arena 1
Attendance: 300
12 January 2019
17:00
Canada 4–3 OT
(1–1, 2–1, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)
 RussiaObihiro Arena 1
Attendance: 330

Fifth place game

12 January 2019
18:30
Sweden 2–1
(1–1, 1–0, 0–0)
  SwitzerlandObihiro Arena 2
Attendance: 152

Bronze medal game

13 January 2019
13:00
Russia 0–3
(0–0, 0–2, 0–1)
 FinlandObihiro Arena 1
Attendance: 140

Gold medal game

13 January 2019
17:00
United States 2–3 OT
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1)
 CanadaObihiro Arena 1
Attendance: 1,527

Final ranking

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A  Canada 5 2 2 0 1 16 10 +6 10 Champions
2 A  United States 5 4 0 1 0 17 8 +9 13 Runners-up
3 B  Finland 6 4 1 0 1 15 13 +2 14 Third place
4 A  Russia 6 1 1 1 3 13 19 6 6 Fourth place
5 A  Sweden 5 1 0 1 3 8 13 5 4 Fifth place game
6 B   Switzerland 5 2 0 1 2 7 9 2 7
7 B  Czech Republic 6 3 0 0 3 15 8 +7 9 Advance in Relegation
8 B  Japan (H) 6 1 0 0 5 7 18 11 3 Relegation to Division I A
Source: IIHF
(H) Host.

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1Elisa Holopainen Finland6538+26
2Makenna Webster United States5336+40
3Alexie Guay Canada5246+28
4Ilona Markova Russia624600
4Viivi Vainikka Finland6246+22
6Maddi Wheeler Canada5156+42
7Kristýna Kaltounková Czech Republic6066+68
8Natálie Mlýnková Czech Republic6505+610
9Abbey Murphy United States5415+58
10Yelizaveta Shkalyova Russia641502

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

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
1Saskia Maurer  Switzerland308:5881.5515494.811
2Julie Pejšová Czech Republic358:4271.1711093.641
3Skylar Vetter United States301:3481.5910392.231
4Erica Jaskari Finland313:2991.7211191.891
5Tindra Holm Sweden185:34103.239689.580

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

Awards

Source: IIHF

Source: IIHF

Division I

Group A

Official logo

The Group A tournament was held in Radenthein, Austria from 7 to 13 January 2019.[2]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Slovakia 5 4 0 0 1 14 9 +5 12 Promotion to Top Division
2  Germany 5 3 1 0 1 21 8 +13 11
3  Hungary 5 3 0 1 1 13 9 +4 10
4  Italy 5 1 1 1 2 9 16 7 6
5  Denmark 5 1 0 1 3 9 15 6 4
6  Austria (H) 5 0 1 0 4 3 12 9 2 Relegation to Division I B
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.

Group B

Official logo

The Group B tournament was held in Dumfries, Great Britain from 6 to 12 January 2019.[3]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  France 5 4 0 1 0 18 2 +16 13 Promotion to Division I A
2  Norway 5 3 1 1 0 14 4 +10 12
3  Great Britain (H) 5 2 1 1 1 7 7 0 9
4  Poland 5 2 1 0 2 12 14 2 8
5  China 5 1 0 0 4 6 16 10 3
6  Netherlands 5 0 0 0 5 5 19 14 0 Relegation to Division II A
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.

Group B qualification

Official logo

The Group B Qualification tournament is being held in Jaca, Spain from 12 to 18 January 2019.[4] For 2020 it was decided to create a Division II and split the teams into two groups. The teams that did not make the semifinals were essentially relegated to Division IIB.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 0 20 1 +19 6 Semifinals
2  Australia 2 1 0 0 1 7 5 +2 3
3  Turkey 2 0 0 0 2 0 21 21 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.
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 0 12 2 +10 9 Semifinals
2  Chinese Taipei 3 1 1 0 1 10 11 1 5
3  Spain (H) 3 1 0 1 1 6 5 +1 4
4  Mexico 3 0 0 0 3 2 12 10 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.
 
5−7th place semifinalFifth place
 
      
 
16 January
 
 
 Turkey1
 
18 January
 
 Mexico0
 
 Turkey0
 
 
 Spain7
 
 
 
 
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
16 January
 
 
 Kazakhstan3
 
18 January
 
 Chinese Taipei1
 
 Kazakhstan3
 
16 January
 
 South Korea (GWS)4
 
 South Korea5
 
 
 Australia2
 
Third place
 
 
18 January
 
 
 Chinese Taipei6
 
 
 Australia2

References

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