| 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championships | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation |  United States
|
| Dates | 5 – 12 January 2015 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | HarborCenter (in 1 host city) |
| Champions | United States (4 titles)
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 101 (4.81 per game) |
| Attendance | 13,788 (657 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Sarah Potomak
|
| MVP | Sarah Potomak
|
The 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championships was the eighth World Women's U18 Championship. The top division tournament was played in Buffalo, United States, from 5 to 12 January 2015. Twenty nations played in three levels, with promotion and relegation for the top and bottom teams at each level.
The United States won their fourth title defeating Canada in overtime in the Gold medal game, with Jincy Dunne scoring on the power play. This was the eighth consecutive final between the two nations, evening their all-time records. The Bronze medal game was also a rematch from the previous year, this time the Russians defeated the Czechs earning their first ever medal at this level.
In Division I play the French earned their first ever promotion to the top level. They opened the tournament with a shootout win over Norway and won the rest of their games earning a trip to St. Catherines for 2016.[1]
Format[]
The preliminary round is divided into two pools that placed the top four seeds into Group A, and the bottom four in Group B. The top two finishers in Group A advances directly to the semifinals, while the two remaining teams and the top two in Group B will play a quarterfinal round. The bottom two teams from Group B will play a relegation series to determine the one team that gets relegated.[2]
Preliminary round[]
All times are local (UTC–5).
Group A[]
| Pl. | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | Goals | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:2 | 8 |
| 2. |  Canada
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:5 | 7 |
| 3. |  Russia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6:11 | 3 |
| 4. |  Czech Republic
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:13 | 0 |
| 5 January 2015 15:30 |
Russia 
|
3–1 (2–0, 1–0, 0–1) |
Czech Republic
|
HarborCenter Rink 1 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January 2015 19:00 |
Canada 
|
1–2 SO (0–1, 0–0, 1–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–2) |
United States
|
HarborCenter Rink 1 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 January 2015 15:30 |
Canada
|
3–2 (2–0, 1–1, 0–1) |
Russia
|
HarborCenter Rink 1 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 January 2015 19:00 |
United States 
|
3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0) |
Czech Republic
|
HarborCenter Rink 1 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 January 2015 15:30 |
Czech Republic 
|
1–7 (1–1, 0–4, 0–2) |
Canada
|
HarborCenter Rink 1 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 January 2015 19:00 |
United States
|
7–1 (2–0, 3–1, 2–0) |
Russia
|
HarborCenter Rink 1 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Group B[]
| Pl. | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | Goals | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Sweden
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:5 | 6 |
| 2. |  Finland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:5 | 6 |
| 3. |  Switzerland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:5 | 6 |
| 4. |  Japan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5:10 | 0 |
| 5 January 2015 12:00 |
Sweden 
|
3–2 (1–0, 0–1, 2–1) |
Japan
|
HarborCenter Rink 1 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January 2015 16:00 |
Finland 
|
0–2 (0–0, 0–2, 0–0) |
Switzerland
|
HarborCenter Rink 2 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 January 2015 12:00 |
Sweden
|
4–0 (3–0, 0–0, 1–0) |
Switzerland
|
HarborCenter Rink 1 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 January 2015 16:00 |
Japan 
|
2–4 (2–0, 0–2, 0–2) |
Finland
|
HarborCenter Rink 2 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 January 2015 12:00 |
Japan
|
1–3 (0–0, 0–1, 1–2) |
Switzerland
|
HarborCenter Rink 1 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 January 2015 16:00 |
Finland
|
3–1 (0–1, 3–0, 0–0) |
Sweden
|
HarborCenter Rink 2 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Relegation series[]
The third and fourth placed team from Group B will play a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.
| 9 January 2015 12:00 |
Switzerland 
|
2–1 (1–1, 1–0, 0–0) |
Japan
|
HarborCenter Rink 1 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 January 2015 12:00 |
Japan
|
2–3 SO (0–1, 2–1, 0–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1) |
Switzerland
|
HarborCenter Rink 2 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Final round[]
Quarterfinals[]
| 9 January 2015 15:30 |
Russia
|
4–3 (0–3, 1–0, 3–0) |
Finland
|
HarborCenter Rink 1 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 January 2015 19:00 |
Czech Republic
|
4–3 (1–0, 2–1, 1–2) |
Sweden
|
HarborCenter Rink 1 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semifinals[]
| 11 January 2015 15:00 |
Canada
|
3–1 (1–1, 1–0, 1–0) |
Russia
|
HarborCenter Rink 1 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 January 2015 19:00 |
United States
|
5–0 (2–0, 2–0, 1–0) |
Czech Republic
|
HarborCenter Rink 1 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fifth place game[]
| 11 January 2015 15:30 |
Sweden
|
0–3 (0–2, 0–0, 0–1) |
Finland
|
HarborCenter Rink 2 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bronze medal game[]
| 12 January 2015 15:00 |
Russia
|
5–1 (1–0, 2–1, 2–0) |
Czech Republic
|
HarborCenter Rink 1 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gold medal game[]
| 12 January 2015 19:00 |
United States
|
3–2 OT (1–1, 1–1, 0–0) OT: 1–0 |
Canada
|
HarborCenter Rink 1 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Final standings[]
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| Relegated to the 2016 Division I |
Division I[]
- Main article: 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I
Division I 'A'[]
The Division I 'A' tournament was played in Vaujany, France, from 4 to 10 January 2015.[3]
| Team | GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 14 |
 Norway
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 12 |
 Slovakia
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 7 |
 Germany
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 6 |
 Hungary
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 6 |
 Austria
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 0 |
| Promoted to the 2016 Top Division | Relegated to the 2016 Division I Qualification |
Division I Qualification[]
The Division I Qualification tournament was played in Katowice, Poland, from 19 to 25 January 2015.[4] Denmark won all five games in their debut, earning promotion to the Division I 'A' tournament for 2016.
| Team | GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denmark
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | +27 | 15 |
 Italy
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 12 |
 Poland
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 9 |
 Kazakhstan
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 5 |
 China
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 4 |
 Great Britain
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 |
| Promoted to the 2016 Division I |
References[]
External links[]
- Official website
- AllSportDB.com Event page
- 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship at Eurohockey.com
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