2019 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship

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

The 2019 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship was the 12th IIHF U18 Women's World Championship in ice hockey. It was played at the Obihiro Arena in Obihiro, Japan from 6 to 13 January.[1]

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
Game reference
Tindra HolmGoaliesMahika SarrazinReferees:
Gabriela Malá
Ramona Weiß
Linesmen:
Kristin Moore
Linnea Sainio
0–111:36 – Calabrese (Wheeler, Markowski)
0–228:51 – Serdachny (J. Gosling, Markowski) (PP)
G. Johansson (Mogren, Forsberg) – 31:571–2
16 minPenalties12 min
10Shots34
6 January 2019
17:00
United States 3–2
(1–1, 2–1, 0–0)
 RussiaObihiro Arena 1
Attendance: 300
Game reference
Skylar VetterGoaliesDaria GredzenReferees:
Anniina Nurmi
Radka Růžičková
Linesmen:
Stephanie Cole
Zita Gebora
Webster (Bilka, Winn) (PP) – 04:551–0
1–105:58 – Markova (Mezentseva)
O'Brien (Webster) – 22:512–1
Shearen (Eden, Nicholson) – 25:333–1
3–236:59 – Mezentseva (Markova) (PP)
14 minPenalties14 min
38Shots21
7 January 2019
13:00
Sweden 3–5
(0–1, 1–1, 2–3)
 RussiaObihiro Arena 1
Attendance: 170
Game reference
Tindra HolmGoaliesAnna AlpatovaReferees:
Kaylen Erchul
Élizabeth Mantha
Linesmen:
Marie-Pierre Jalbert
Svenja Strohmenger
0–105:47 – Shkalyova (Mezentseva, Markova)
Olsson (Bouveng) – 27:341–1
1–230:02 – Shkalyova (Markova, Golovkina)
Ljungblom (Bouveng) (PP) – 40:342–2
2–344:06 – Shkalyova (Lopukhova, Savonina)
Bouveng – 51:023–3
3–456:38 – Akhmetova (Luchnikova, Shashkina)
3–558:37 – Ponyatovskaya (Savonina)
16 minPenalties14 min
28Shots32
7 January 2019
17:00
Canada 2–3
(1–0, 1–2, 0–1)
 United StatesObihiro Arena 1
Attendance: 490
Game reference
Raygan KirkGoaliesSkylar VetterReferees:
Daria Ermak
Tijana Haack
Linesmen:
Anna Hammar
Linnea Sainio
J. Gosling (Wheeler) – 17:541–0
Cote (N. Gosling) – 21:262–0
2–124:08 – Petrie
2–224:22 – Murphy (Winn)
2–343:41 – Murphy (O'Brien)
10 minPenalties10 min
20Shots23
9 January 2019
13:00
Russia 1–5
(0–3, 0–1, 1–1)
 CanadaObihiro Arena 1
Attendance: 240
Game reference
Daria Gredzen
Anna Alpatova
GoaliesRaygan KirkReferees:
Anna Kuroda
Jestina Vichorek
Linesmen:
Amy Lack
Kristin Moore
0–116:07 – Guay (Cooper) (PP)
0–216:43 – Cherkowski (Weiss)
0–317:32 – Shirley (Cooper, Guay) (PP)
0–421:32 – Grant (Wheeler, Guay)
Shkalyova (Mezentseva) (PP) – 43:211–4
1–544:45 – Markowski (Cherkowski, Wheeler) (PP2)
28 minPenalties14 min
11Shots42
9 January 2019
17:00
United States 2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 SwedenObihiro Arena 1
Attendance: 280
Game reference
Skylar VetterGoaliesAmanda JohanssonReferees:
Élizabeth Mantha
Radka Růžičková
Linesmen:
Zita Gebora
Diana Mokhova
Eden (Zanon, Hartmetz) (EA) – 32:371–0
Knoll (Murphy, Bernard) (PP) – 41:482–0
8 minPenalties10 min
40Shots17

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
Game reference
Erica JaskariGoaliesReika SasakiReferees:
Kaylen Erchul
Tijana Haack
Linesmen:
Marie-Pierre Jalbert
Amy Lack
Holopainen (Vainikka, Laitinen) (PP) – 17:441–0
1–118:56 – A. Sasaki (Wajima, M. Tsutsumi)
Holopainen (Vainikka) – 36:132–1
6 minPenalties8 min
19Shots19
6 January 2019
18:30
Czech Republic 0–1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0)
  SwitzerlandObihiro Arena 2
Attendance: 117
Game reference
Julie PejšováGoaliesSaskia MaurerReferees:
Daria Ermak
Jestina Vichorek
Linesmen:
Anna Hammar
Diana Mokhova
0–109:50 – Zimmermann (Pagnamenta, Leemann) (PP)
10 minPenalties8 min
36Shots9
7 January 2019
14:30
Czech Republic 4–2
(1–0, 2–1, 1–1)
 JapanObihiro Arena 2
Attendance: 586
Game reference
Julie PejšováGoaliesReika SasakiReferees:
Anniina Nurmi
Ramona Weiß
Linesmen:
Zita Gebora
Kristin Moore
Mlýnková – 08:431–0
1–130:58 – Suzuki (Shiga, Nomura) (PP)
Haasová (Exnerová, Kaltounková) – 32:202–1
Mlýnková (D. Pejšová, Kotounová) – 38:553–1
3–256:38 – A. Sasaki (M. Tsutsumi)
Čajanová – 58:314–2
16 minPenalties4 min
26Shots31
7 January 2019
18:30
Switzerland 2–4
(0–0, 0–2, 2–2)
 FinlandObihiro Arena 2
Attendance: 147
Game reference
Saskia MaurerGoaliesErica JaskariReferees:
Anna Kuroda
Radka Růžičková
Linesmen:
Stephanie Cole
Diana Mokhova
0–124:51 – Liikala (Kaila, Seikkula)
0–238:46 – Holopainen (Vainikka)
Neuenschwander – 42:161–2
Christen (Zimmermann) (PP) – 43:162–2
2–353:07 – Vainikka (Holopainen)
2–454:54 – Timonen (Seikkula)
2 minPenalties12 min
9Shots28
9 January 2019
14:30
Japan 1–2
(0–1, 1–1, 0–0)
  SwitzerlandObihiro Arena 2
Attendance: 702
Game reference
Rei Halloran
Reika Sasaki
GoaliesSaskia MaurerReferees:
Tijana Haack
Gabriela Malá
Linesmen:
Anna Hammar
Linnea Sainio
0–111:54 – Pagnamenta (Zimmermann)
Shiga (Ito, Sato) (PP2) – 24:301–1
1–230:52 – Ingold (Pagnamenta) (SH)
12 minPenalties12 min
29Shots15
9 January 2019
18:30
Finland 2–1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)
 Czech RepublicObihiro Arena 2
Attendance: 109
Game reference
Erica JaskariGoaliesJulie PejšováReferees:
Kaylen Erchul
Daria Ermak
Linesmen:
Stephanie Cole
Svenja Strohmenger
Holopainen (Laitinen, Rantala) (PP) – 24:071–0
1–157:04 – Haasová (Kaltounková)
Yrjänen (Seikkula) (ENG) – 59:262–1
10 minPenalties6 min
20Shots25

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
Game reference
Julie PejšováGoaliesReika Sasaki
Rei Halloran
Referees:
Anniina Nurmi
Ramona Weiß
Linesmen:
Marie-Pierre Jalbert
Svenja Strohmenger
D. Pejšová (Kaltounková) – 03:071–0
Škrdlová (Seroiszková, Dýcková) – 04:062–0
Mazancová (Kaltounková) – 35:253–0
Mazancová (Haasová, Kaltounková) – 36:584–0
Mlýnková (Dýcková, Čajanová) – 46:495–0
Hanzlíková (Seroiszková) (PP) – 54:526–0
2 minPenalties8 min
26Shots9
12 January 2019
14:30
Japan 2–1
(0–1, 1–0, 1–0)
 Czech RepublicObihiro Arena 2
Attendance: 783
Game reference
Reika SasakiGoaliesJulie PejšováReferees:
Tijana Haack
Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Zita Gebora
Diana Mokhova
0–104:54 – Haasová (Mazancová, Kaltounková)
Sonoya (Sato) – 22:571–1
Ito (Wajima) – 45:122–1
2 minPenalties8 min
24Shots15
13 January 2019
13:00
Czech Republic 3–1
(0–0, 1–0, 2–1)
 JapanObihiro Arena 2
Attendance: 746
Game reference
Julie PejšováGoaliesReika SasakiReferees:
Kaylen Erchul
Daria Ermak
Linesmen:
Marie-Pierre Jalbert
Amy Lack
Mlýnková (Seroiszková) – 23:131–0
Jandušíková (Sýkorová, Škrdlová) – 46:392–0
Mlýnková – 58:423–0
3–159:28 – Ito (Suzuki) (EA)
8 minPenalties4 min
20Shots18

Final round

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
B2   Switzerland 1 Third place
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
Game reference
Tindra HolmGoaliesErica JaskariReferees:
Anna Kuroda
Élizabeth Mantha
Linesmen:
Zita Gebora
Amy Lack
0–122:54 – Rantala (Holopainen, Vainikka) (PP)
Thuvik (Forsgren) – 38:441–1
T. Johansson (Waxin, Antonsson) (PP) – 57:322–1
2–258:08 – Laitinen (EA)
2–365:34 – Holopainen (Yrjänen)
8 minPenalties8 min
26Shots30
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
Game reference
Daria GredzenGoaliesSaskia MaurerReferees:
Gabriela Malá
Jestina Vichorek
Linesmen:
Stephanie Cole
Anna Hammar
Shashkina (Namestnikova) (PP) – 10:171–0
1–156:08 – Christen (PP)
Shkalyova
Markova
Pushkar
Tsatsyna
Mezentseva
Pushkar
Ponyatovskaya
Pushkar
Mezentseva
Provorova
Shootout Ingold
Christen
Vallario
Leemann
Zimmermann
Ingold
Pagnamenta
Leemann
Zimmermann
Christen
16 minPenalties8 min
31Shots18

Semifinals

12 January 2019
13:00
United States 7–1
(4–0, 0–0, 3–1)
 FinlandObihiro Arena 1
Attendance: 300
Game reference
Skylar VetterGoaliesErica Jaskari
Aino Laitinen
Referees:
Daria Ermak
Gabriela Malá
Linesmen:
Stephanie Cole
Marie-Pierre Jalbert
Knoll (Bilka, Samoskevich) – 02:431–0
Bilka (Knoll) – 05:512–0
Murphy (Webster) – 08:093–0
Petrie (Knoll) (PP) – 19:364–0
Knoll (Petrie) – 43:475–0
Samoskevich (Bard, Hartmetz) (PP) – 48:156–0
Webster (Monihan) – 50:097–0
7–156:08 – Liikala (Yrjänen, Nuutinen)
4 minPenalties10 min
36Shots18
12 January 2019
17:00
Canada 4–3 OT
(1–1, 2–1, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)
 RussiaObihiro Arena 1
Attendance: 330
Game reference
Raygan KirkGoaliesDaria GredzenReferees:
Kaylen Erchul
Ramona Weiß
Linesmen:
Amy Lack
Svenja Strohmenger
0–109:03 – Savonina (Luchnikova) (PP)
Kelly (Trevors, MacEachern) – 11:491–1
Guay (Wheeler, Calabrese) – 21:282–1
2–227:46 – Markova (Savonina, Volf) (PP)
J. Gosling (Guay) (PP) – 39:363–2
3–351:51 – Provorova (Shkalyova, Markova) (PP)
Serdachny (PP) – 60:444–3
14 minPenalties12 min
30Shots13

Fifth place game

12 January 2019
18:30
Sweden 2–1
(1–1, 1–0, 0–0)
  SwitzerlandObihiro Arena 2
Attendance: 152
Game reference
Amanda JohanssonGoaliesSaskia MaurerReferees:
Anna Kuroda
Radka Růžičková
Linesmen:
Kristin Moore
Linnea Sainio
0–102:18 – Ingold (Zimmermann, Surdez)
Ljungblom (Waxin, Olsson) – 02:561–1
Blom (Ljungblom, Thuvik) (PP) – 25:252–1
6 minPenalties2 min
31Shots12

Bronze medal game

13 January 2019
13:00
Russia 0–3
(0–0, 0–2, 0–1)
 FinlandObihiro Arena 1
Attendance: 140
Game reference
Daria Gredzen
Anna Alpatova
GoaliesErica JaskariReferees:
Élizabeth Mantha
Jestina Vichorek
Linesmen:
Anna Hammar
Kristin Moore
0–122:59 – Vainikka (Laitinen, Holopainen)
0–223:32 – Suoranta (Ahlskog, Seikkula)
0–359:56 – Liikala (Seikkula) (PP, EN)
6 minPenalties16 min
25Shots19

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
Game reference
Skylar VetterGoaliesRaygan KirkReferees:
Tijana Haack
Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Diana Mokhova
Linnea Sainio
0–107:44 – Serdachny (J. Gosling, Guay) (PP)
Webster (Winn, Nicholson) (PP) – 37:101–1
Murphy (O'Brien, Webster) – 46:072–1
2–251:11 – Cherkowski (Serdachny, J. Gosling) (PP)
2–361:34 – Wheeler (PP)
16 minPenalties18 min
27Shots27

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

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1 Elisa Holopainen  Finland 6 5 3 8 +2 6
2 Makenna Webster  United States 5 3 3 6 +4 0
3 Alexie Guay  Canada 5 2 4 6 +2 8
4 Ilona Markova  Russia 6 2 4 6 0 0
4 Viivi Vainikka  Finland 6 2 4 6 +2 2
6 Maddi Wheeler  Canada 5 1 5 6 +4 2
7 Kristýna Kaltounková  Czech Republic 6 0 6 6 +6 8
8 Natálie Mlýnková  Czech Republic 6 5 0 5 +6 10
9 Abbey Murphy  United States 5 4 1 5 +5 8
10 Yelizaveta Shkalyova  Russia 6 4 1 5 0 2

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P 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
1 Saskia Maurer   Switzerland 308:58 8 1.55 154 94.81 1
2 Julie Pejšová  Czech Republic 358:42 7 1.17 110 93.64 1
3 Skylar Vetter  United States 301:34 8 1.59 103 92.23 1
4 Erica Jaskari  Finland 313:29 9 1.72 111 91.89 1
5 Tindra Holm  Sweden 185:34 10 3.23 96 89.58 0

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Awards

Best players selected by the directorate

Source: [2]

Media All-Stars

Source: [3]

Division I

Group A

The Division I Group A tournament was held in Radenthein, Austria from 7 to 13 January 2019.[4]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Slovakia 5 4 0 0 1 14 9 +5 12 Promoted to the 2020 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 Relegated to the 2020 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 Division I Group B tournament was held in Dumfries, Great Britain from 6 to 12 January 2019.[5]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  France 5 4 0 1 0 18 2 +16 13 Promoted to the 2020 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 Relegated to the 2020 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

The Division I Group B Qualification tournament was held in Jaca, Spain from 12 to 18 January 2019.[6] 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 II B.

5th–7th place playoffs

 
5th−7th place semifinal5th place match
 
      
 
16 January
 
 
 Turkey1
 
18 January
 
 Mexico0
 
 Turkey0
 
 
 Spain7
 
 
 
 

Championship playoffs

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
16 January
 
 
 Kazakhstan3
 
18 January
 
 Chinese Taipei1
 
 Kazakhstan3
 
16 January
 
 South Korea (GWS)4
 
 South Korea5
 
 
 Australia2
 
3rd place match
 
 
18 January
 
 
 Chinese Taipei6
 
 
 Australia2

Final standings

Rank Team
 South Korea
 Kazakhstan
 Chinese Taipei
4  Australia
5  Spain
6  Turkey
7  Mexico
Promoted to the 2020 Division I B

References

  1. ^ "IIHF Ice hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Competition schedule" (PDF). IIHF. 28 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 December 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Media All Stars" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 13 January 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  4. ^ "IIHF Ice hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Div I Group A – Competition schedule" (PDF). IIHF. 27 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  5. ^ "IIHF Ice hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Div I Group B – Competition schedule" (PDF). IIHF. 22 October 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  6. ^ "IIHF Ice hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Div IBQ – Competition schedule" (PDF). IIHF. 28 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.