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2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

The 2019 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was the 12th 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 World Women's U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates6–13 January 2019
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Canada (5th title)
Runner-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)Finland Elisa Holopainen (8 points)
MVPCanada Raygan Kirk
Websiteiihf.com/en/events/2019/ww18
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Top Division edit

Preliminary round edit

All times are local (UTC+9).

Group A edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Bracket edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Scoring leaders edit

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 edit

(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 edit

Best players selected by the directorate edit

Source: [2]

Media All-Stars edit

Source: [3]

Division I edit

Main article: 2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I

Group A edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Championship playoffs edit

 
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 edit

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

References edit

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