2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

The 2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship was the inaugural junior female world ice hockey championship. It was held from 7 to 12 January 2008, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The championship is the junior ice hockey version of the women worlds, held under the auspices of the IIHF.

2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Canada
DatesJanuary 7–12
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  United States (1st title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Games played20
Goals scored168 (8.4 per game)
Attendance9,872 (494 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Marie-Philip Poulin
(14 points)

The inaugural competition featured two groups of nations in round robin play, followed by playoffs. There were eight national teams.

Teams
See also: 2007 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Qualification

The following teams participated in the championship:

Format

The eight participating teams are divided up into two seeded groups as below. The teams will play each other once in a single round robin format. The top two teams from the group will proceed to the medal round, while the remaining teams will play in the placing games.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC–7).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada (H) 3 3 0 0 0 38 3 +35 9 Semifinals
2  Czech Republic 3 2 0 0 1 10 16 −6 6
3  Germany 3 1 0 0 2 7 15 −8 3 5–8th place semifinals
4  Finland 3 0 0 0 3 5 26 −21 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
January 7, 2008
19:30		Finland 2–4
(1–1, 1–2, 0-1)		 GermanyNorma Bush Arena, Calgary
Attendance: 102
Game reference
Referee:
Mary Anne Gage
January 7, 2008
19:45		Canada 11–2
(4–0, 4–1, 3–1)		 Czech RepublicFather David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary
Attendance: 976
Game reference
Referee:
Marie Picavet
January 8, 2008
19:30		Finland 3–5
(2–2, 1–2, 0–1)		 Czech RepublicNorma Bush Arena, Calgary
Attendance: 106
Game reference
Referee:
Joy Tottman
January 8, 2008
19:45		Germany 1–10
(0–2, 1–4, 0–4)		 CanadaFather David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary
Attendance: 1,024
Game reference
Referee:
Utsumi Mamiko
January 9, 2008
19:30		Czech Republic 3–2
(0–0, 1–0, 2–2)		 GermanyNorma Bush Arena, Calgary
Attendance: 121
Game reference
Referee:
Anu Hirvonen
January 9, 2008
19:45		Canada 17–0
(6–0, 8–0, 3–0)		 FinlandFather David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary
Attendance: 1,052
Game reference
Referee:
Danyel Howard

Group B
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 0 28 2 +26 9 Semifinals
2  Sweden 3 2 0 0 1 20 7 +13 6
3  Switzerland 3 1 0 0 2 7 17 −10 3 5–8th place semifinals
4  Russia 3 0 0 0 3 2 31 −29 0
Source: IIHF
January 7, 2008
16:00		Sweden 4–1
(3–0, 1–0, 0–1)		 SwitzerlandNorma Bush Arena, Calgary
Attendance: 98
Game reference
Referee:
Utsumi Mamiko
January 7, 2008
16:15		United States 11–0
(3–0, 4–0, 4–0)		 RussiaFather David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary
Attendance: 452
Game reference
Referee:
Anu Hirvonen
January 8, 2008
16:00		Sweden 14–0
(4–0, 5–0, 5–0)		 RussiaNorma Bush Arena, Calgary
Attendance: 52
Game reference
Referee:
Danyel Howard
January 8, 2008
16:15		Switzerland 0–11
(0–5, 0–1, 0–5)		 United StatesFather David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary
Attendance: 401
Game reference
Referee:
Kateřina Ivičičová
January 9, 2008
16:00		Russia 2–6
(0–1, 1–3, 1–2)		 SwitzerlandNorma Bush Arena, Calgary
Attendance: 57
Game reference
Referee:
Marie Picavet
January 9, 2008
16:15		United States 6–2
(1–1, 2–1, 3–0)		 SwedenFather David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary
Attendance: 397
Game reference
Referee:
Mary Anne Gage

Placement round

Bracket
5–8th place semifinals 5th place
      
A3  Germany 2
B4  Russia 1
A3  Germany 4
A4  Finland 1
B3  Switzerland 2
A4  Finland 7 7th place
B3  Switzerland 4
B4  Russia 1

5–8th place semifinals
January 11, 2008
16:00		Germany 2–1
(0–1, 2–0, 0–0)		 RussiaNorma Bush Arena, Calgary
Attendance: 64
Game reference
Referee:
Utsumi Mamiko
January 11, 2008
19:30		Switzerland 2–7
(1–2, 0–3, 1–2)		 FinlandNorma Bush Arena, Calgary
Attendance: 61
Game reference
Referee:
Kateřina Ivičičová

7th place game
January 12, 2008
9:30		Switzerland 4–1
(1–1, 2–0, 1–0)		 RussiaNorma Bush Arena, Calgary
Attendance: 54
Game reference
Referee:
Anu Hirvonen

5th place game
January 12, 2008
13:30		Germany 4–1
(3–0, 0–1, 1–0)		 FinlandNorma Bush Arena, Calgary
Attendance: 76
Game reference
Referee:
Danyel Howard

Final round

Bracket
Semifinals Finals
      
A1  Canada 7
B2  Sweden 1
A1  Canada 2
B1  United States 5
B1  United States 8
A2  Czech Republic 0 Third place
B2  Sweden 2
A2  Czech Republic 4

Semifinals
January 11, 2008
16:15		United States 8–0
(2–0, 4–0, 2–0)		 Czech RepublicFather David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary
Attendance: 483
Game reference
Referee:
Marie Picavet
January 11, 2008
19:45		Canada 7–1
(2–0, 4–0, 1–1)		 SwedenFather David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary
Attendance: 1,628
Game reference
Referee:
Joy Tottman

Bronze medal game
January 12, 2008
16:00		Sweden 2–4
(0–0, 0–1, 2–3)		 Czech RepublicFather David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary
Attendance: 512
Game reference
Hanna Emanuelsson
Valentina Lizana		GoaliesKateřina BečevováReferee:
Mary Anne Gage
Linesmen:
Kelli O'Brian
Kerri Rumble
0–125:26 – Polenská (Povová, Dvořáková) (PP)
Myrén (Östberg, Holmbom) (SH) – 42:051–1
Jordansson (Enström) – 47:542–1
2–249:38 – Manhartová (Tomigová, Horáková)
2–356:47 – Manhartová (Tomigová)
2–459:44 – Polenská (PP, ENG)
12 minPenalties12 min
23Shots23

Gold medal game
January 12, 2008
19:30		Canada 2–5
(0–2, 1–2, 1–1)		 United StatesFather David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary
Attendance: 2,156
Game reference
Delayne BrianGoaliesAlyssa GroganReferee:
Joy Tottman
Linesmen:
Marina Konstantinova
Alice Stanley
0–112:12 – Mangene (Ammerman)
0–218:48 – Ammerman (Decker)
0–322:29 – Coyne (Erickson)
0–428:14 – Decker
Prevost (Rougeau) (PP) – 38:171–4
Jones (Prevost) – 42:202–4
2–552:16 – Kessel (PP)
12 minPenalties10 min
28Shots27

Ranking and statistics

Final standings
 United States
 Canada
 Czech Republic
4 Sweden
5 Germany
6 Finland
7 Switzerland
8 Russia
 2008 IIHF World Women's U18 champions 

United States
First title

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Marie-Philip Poulin58614+154FW
Camille Dumais55914+80FW
Amanda Kessel54711+102FW
Natalie Spooner53811+80FW
Brooke Ammerman56410+84FW
Ashley Cottrell55510+100FW
Tara Watchorn54610+90DF
Brianne Jenner5639+72FW
Alena Polenská5639−20FW
Carolyne Prevost5639+80FW

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Player TOI SA GA GAA Sv% SO
Alyssa Grogan240:175341.0092.981
Sophie Anthamatten299:30218244.8190.080
Valentina Lizana180:157282.6690.001
Julia Zorn275:31100122.6189.290
Delayne Brian210:055382.2886.890

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

Tournament awards

Best players selected by the directorate:

See also

Notes
  1. "Hockey Canada - IIHF DIRECTORATE AWARDS AND MOST VALUABLE PLAYER - IIHF WORLD WOMEN'S UNDER-18 CHAMPIONSHIP". Hockeycanada.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-01-13.

References
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