2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

The 2020 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was the thirteenth Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey.

2020 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Slovakia
Dates26 December 2019 – 2 January 2020
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  United States (8th title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Russia
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored86 (4.1 per match)
Attendance7,538 (359 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Kristi Shashkina
(8 points)
MVP Kristi Shashkina
Websiteiihf.com/en/events/2020/ww18
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Top Division

Match officials

9 referees and 9 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[1]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 2 1 0 0 9 4 +5 8 Semifinals
2  United States 3 2 0 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Russia 3 1 0 1 1 6 6 0 4 Quarterfinals
4  Finland 3 0 0 0 3 4 12 −8 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.
26 December 2019
12:30		Canada 3–2 OT
(1–0, 1–0, 0–2)
(OT: 1–0)		 RussiaVladimír Dzurilla Ice Rink – Hall 1
Attendance: 298
26 December 2019
16:30		United States 4–1
(1–1, 2–0, 1–0)		 FinlandVladimír Dzurilla Ice Rink – Hall 1
Attendance: 311
27 December 2019
12:30		Finland 1–4
(1–1, 0–0, 0–3)		 CanadaVladimír Dzurilla Ice Rink – Hall 1
Attendance: 378
27 December 2019
16:30		United States 1–0
(0–0, 0–0, 1–0)		 RussiaVladimír Dzurilla Ice Rink – Hall 1
Attendance: 292
29 December 2019
12:30		Canada 2–1
(1–0, 0–0, 1–1)		 United StatesVladimír Dzurilla Ice Rink – Hall 1
Attendance: 719
29 December 2019
16:30		Russia 4–2
(1–1, 3–1, 0–0)		 FinlandVladimír Dzurilla Ice Rink – Hall 1
Attendance: 320

Group B
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 0 9 4 +5 7 Quarterfinals
2  Sweden 3 2 0 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3   Switzerland 3 0 1 1 1 4 6 −2 3 Relegation round
4  Slovakia (H) 3 0 1 0 2 6 11 −5 2
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.
26 December 2019
16:30		Switzerland  2–1 OT
(0–1, 0–0, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)		 Czech RepublicVladimír Dzurilla Ice Rink – Hall 2
Attendance: 99
26 December 2019
20:30		Sweden 4–2
(0–0, 3–0, 1–2)		 SlovakiaVladimír Dzurilla Ice Rink – Hall 1
Attendance: 543
27 December 2019
16:30		Czech Republic 3–1
(1–0, 0–1, 2–0)		 SwedenVladimír Dzurilla Ice Rink – Hall 2
Attendance: 100
27 December 2019
20:30		Switzerland  2–3 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 2–1)
(OT: 0–1)		 SlovakiaVladimír Dzurilla Ice Rink – Hall 1
Attendance: 527
29 December 2019
16:30		Sweden 2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)		  SwitzerlandVladimír Dzurilla Ice Rink – Hall 2
Attendance: 99
29 December 2019
20:30		Slovakia 1–5
(0–1, 0–2, 1–2)		 Czech RepublicVladimír Dzurilla Ice Rink – Hall 1
Attendance: 1,248

Relegation round

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

30 December 2019
20:30		Switzerland  4–1
(4–0, 0–0, 0–1)		 SlovakiaVladimír Dzurilla Ice Rink – Hall 2
Attendance: 100
1 January 2020
16:30		Slovakia 1–2
(1–0, 0–2, 0–0)		  SwitzerlandVladimír Dzurilla Ice Rink – Hall 2
Attendance: 100

Bracket
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                           
        A1  Canada 4  
  A4  Finland 3     A4  Finland 1    
  B1  Czech Republic 1         A1  Canada 1
      A2  United States (OT) 2
        A2  United States 3    
  A3  Russia 4     A3  Russia 0   Third place
  B2  Sweden 0   A3  Russia 6
  A4  Finland 1

Quarterfinals
30 December 2019
16:30		Finland 3–1
(2–0, 1–0, 0–1)		 Czech RepublicVladimír Dzurilla Ice Rink – Hall 1
Attendance: 213
30 December 2019
20:30		Russia 4–0
(2–0, 0–0, 2–0)		 SwedenVladimír Dzurilla Ice Rink – Hall 1
Attendance: 193

Semifinals
1 January 2020
12:30		Canada 4–1
(3–0, 0–0, 1–1)		 FinlandVladimír Dzurilla Ice Rink – Hall 1
Attendance: 316
1 January 2020
16:30		United States 3–0
(2–0, 1–0, 0–0)		 RussiaVladimír Dzurilla Ice Rink – Hall 1
Attendance: 456

Fifth place game
1 January 2020
20:30		Czech Republic 0–1
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1)		 SwedenVladimír Dzurilla Ice Rink – Hall 1
Attendance: 152

Bronze medal game
2 January 2020
12:30		Russia 6–1
(2–0, 1–0, 3–1)		 FinlandVladimír Dzurilla Ice Rink – Hall 1
Attendance: 137

Gold medal game
2 January 2020
20:30		Canada 1–2 OT
(0–1, 0–0, 1–0)
(OT: 0–1)		 United StatesVladimír Dzurilla Ice Rink – Hall 1
Attendance: 937

Final ranking
Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A  United States 5 3 1 0 1 11 4 +7 11 Champions
2 A  Canada 5 3 1 1 0 14 7 +7 12 Runners-up
3 A  Russia 6 3 0 1 2 16 10 +6 10 Third place
4 A  Finland 6 1 0 0 5 9 23 −14 3 Fourth place
5 B  Sweden 5 3 0 0 2 8 9 −1 9 Fifth place game
6 B  Czech Republic 5 2 0 1 2 10 8 +2 7
7 B   Switzerland 5 2 1 1 1 10 8 +2 9 Advance in Relegation
8 B  Slovakia (H) 5 0 1 0 4 8 17 −9 2 Relegation to Division I A
Source: IIHF
(H) Host.

Scoring leaders
Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1Kristi Shashkina Russia6448+64
2Sanni Rantala Finland6257–52
3Polina Luchnikova Russia6167+46
4Hana Haasová Czech Republic5415+62
4Laura Zimmermann  Switzerland6415+46
6Kristina Glukhareva Russia6415+30
7Lacey Eden United States5235+54
8Sinja Leemann  Switzerland5145–12
9Romana Halušková Slovakia5314–30
10Nelli Laitinen Finland6314–42

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
1Viktorie Švejdová Czech Republic151:4620.797597.330
2Skylar Vetter United States195:2741.238095.000
3Anna Alpatova Russia243:1261.4811194.591
4Ève Gascon Canada258:4661.399693.740
5Ida Boman Sweden298:5691.8112993.022

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

  • Media All-Stars:
    • MVP: Kristi Shashkina
    • Goaltender: Anna Alpatova
    • Defencemen: Sanni Rantala / Kendall Cooper
    • Forwards: Lacey Eden / Laura Zimmermann / Jenna Buglioni

Source: IIHF

Division I

Group A

The tournament was held in Füssen, Germany from 3 to 9 January 2020.[2]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Germany (H) 5 4 1 0 0 18 2 +16 14 Promotion to Top Division
2  Japan 5 4 0 0 1 20 3 +17 12
3  Hungary 5 1 1 2 1 10 9 +1 7
4  France 5 2 0 0 3 5 16 −11 6
5  Italy 5 1 1 0 3 10 18 −8 5
6  Denmark 5 0 0 1 4 5 20 −15 1 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

The tournament was held in Katowice, Poland from 2 to 8 January 2020.[2]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Norway 5 3 0 2 0 13 7 +6 11[lower-alpha 1] Promotion to Division I A
2  Austria 5 3 1 0 1 14 3 +11 11[lower-alpha 1]
3  China 5 2 2 0 1 12 10 +2 10
4  South Korea 5 1 1 0 3 7 12 −5 5
5  Poland (H) 5 1 0 1 3 8 9 −1 4[lower-alpha 2]
6  Great Britain 5 1 0 1 3 5 18 −13 4[lower-alpha 2] 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.
Notes:
  1. Austria 1–2 Norway
  2. Great Britain 1–5 Poland

Division II

Group A

The tournament was held in Eindhoven, Netherlands from 25 to 28 January 2020.[2]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 0 0 10 7 +3 8 Promotion to Division I B
2  Netherlands (H) 3 2 0 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3  Australia 3 0 1 0 2 6 8 −2 2[lower-alpha 1]
4  Kazakhstan 3 0 0 2 1 6 11 −5 2[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to Division II 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.
Notes:
  1. Kazakhstan 2–3 (OT) Australia

Group B

The tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico from 28 January to 2 February 2020.[2]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 0 18 3 +15 9
2  Turkey 3 2 0 0 1 5 11 −6 6
3  Mexico (H) 3 1 0 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4  New Zealand 3 0 0 0 3 4 11 −7 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.
Finals Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
1 February
 
 
 Spain (OT)2
 
2 February
 
 New Zealand1
 
 Spain7
 
1 February
 
 Turkey0
 
 Turkey4
 
 
 Mexico2
 
Third place
 
 
2 February
 
 
 New Zealand3
 
 
 Mexico6

References
  1. "Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  2. "World Championships – World Women U18". IIHF. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
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