2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Venue(s)Meridian Centre, Seymour-Hannah Sports and Entertainment Centre (in 1 host city)
Dates8–15 January 2016
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  United States (5th title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place Russia
Tournament statistics
Games played21
Goals scored113 (5.38 per game)
Attendance34,520 (1,644 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Switzerland Alina Müller (9 points)
MVPRussia Valeria Tarakanova

The 2016 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was the ninth Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey. The tournament was played in St. Catharines, Canada.[1]

Meridian Centre the venue for the tournament

Top Division

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 0 16 1 +15 9 Advance to semifinals
2  Canada (H) 3 2 0 0 1 17 6 +11 6
3  Russia 3 1 0 0 2 5 13 −8 3 Advance to quarterfinals
4  Czech Republic 3 0 0 0 3 2 20 −18 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
8 January 2016
16:00		United States 6–0
(2–0, 1–0, 3–0)		 Czech RepublicMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 584
Game reference
14 minPenalties2 min
35Shots7
8 January 2016
19:30		Canada 5–2
(2–0, 3–2, 0–0)		 RussiaMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 3,564
Game reference
8 minPenalties6 min
20Shots18
9 January 2016
16:00		Russia 0–6
(0–0, 0–4, 0–2)		 United StatesMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 1,707
Game reference
18 minPenalties2 min
11Shots46
9 January 2016
19:30		Canada 11–0
(3–0, 7–0, 1–0)		 Czech RepublicMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 3,389
Game reference
10 minPenalties8 min
44Shots13
11 January 2016
16:00		Czech Republic 2–3
(0–1, 0–2, 2–0)		 RussiaMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 797
Game reference
8 minPenalties14 min
18Shots20
11 January 2016
19:30		United States 4–1
(2–0, 1–0, 1–1)		 CanadaMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 4,016
Game reference
10 minPenalties10 min
32Shots34

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 2 0 0 1 13 4 +9 6[lower-alpha 1] Advance to quarterfinals
2  Finland 3 2 0 0 1 14 4 +10 6[lower-alpha 1]
3   Switzerland 3 2 0 0 1 9 5 +4 6[lower-alpha 1] Advance to relegation round
4  France 3 0 0 0 3 1 24 −23 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.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Sweden 3 Pts, +2 GD; Finland 3 Pts, 0 GD; Switzerland 3 Pts, −2 GD
8 January 2016
12:00		Finland 11–1
(2–0, 5–0, 4–1)		 FranceMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 3,521
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
55Shots7
8 January 2016
14:00		Sweden 5–1
(3–0, 1–0, 1–1)		  SwitzerlandSeymour-Hannah Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 471
Game reference
4 minPenalties10 min
31Shots20
9 January 2016
12:00		Switzerland 2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)		 FinlandMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 578
Game reference
12 minPenalties2 min
17Shots19
9 January 2016
14:00		Sweden 7–0
(2–0, 3–0, 2–0)		 FranceSeymour-Hannah Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 406
Game reference
10 minPenalties4 min
49Shots13
11 January 2016
12:00		Finland 3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)		 SwedenMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 2,635
Game reference
8 minPenalties6 min
18Shots22
11 January 2016
14:00		Switzerland 6–0
(1–0, 3–0, 2–0)		 FranceSeymour-Hannah Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 211
Game reference
4 minPenalties14 min
49Shots7

Relegation series

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

12 January 2016
12:00		Switzerland 5–1
(2–1, 0–0, 3–0)		 FranceMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 224
Game reference
8 minPenalties12 min
30Shots5
14 January 2016
12:00		France 0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)		  SwitzerlandMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 537
Game reference
8 minPenalties10 min
9Shots42

Final round

Bracket

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

Quarterfinals

12 January 2016
16:00		Czech Republic 2–3
(0–0, 2–1, 0–2)		 SwedenMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 444
Game reference
6 minPenalties16 min
39Shots17
12 January 2016
19:30		Russia 3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)		 FinlandMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 1011
Game reference
6 minPenalties12 min
33Shots17

Semifinals

14 January 2016
16:00		United States 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 SwedenMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 711
Game reference
4 minPenalties10 min
43Shots9
14 January 2016
19:30		Canada 4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 RussiaMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 2,819
Game reference
4 minPenalties8 min
43Shots12

Fifth place game

14 January 2016
12:00		Czech Republic 3–1
(1–0, 1–0, 1–1)		 FinlandSeymour-Hannah Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 187
Game reference
4 minPenalties2 min
24Shots29

Bronze medal game

15 January 2016
16:00		Russia 1–2
(0–2, 0–0, 1–0)		 SwedenMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 1,192
Game reference
Valeria TarakanovaGoaliesEmma SöderbergReferee:
United States Melissa Szkola
Linesmen:
United States Jessica Leclerc
Canada Justine Todd
0–105:01 – Tedenby (PP)
0–213:03 – Hjalmarsson
Beloglazova (Kadirova) – 55:331–2
10 minPenalties4 min
27Shots32

Gold medal game

15 January 2016
19:30		United States 3–2 OT
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)		 CanadaMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 5,516
Game reference
Alex GulsteneGoaliesStephanie NeatbyReferee:
France Marie Picavet
Linesmen:
Austria Bettina Angerer
Germany Lisa Linnek
0–117:55 – Bourbonnais
0–225:58 – Watts
Woken – 35:001–2
Snodgrass – 48:032–2
Snodgrass (Barnes, Wethington) – 61:473–2
2 minPenalties8 min
29Shots23

Final standings

1st place, gold medalist(s) United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sweden
4 Russia
5 Czech Republic
6 Finland
7   Switzerland
8 France
 2016 IIHF Women's U-18 World champions 

United States
Fifth title
Relegated to the 2017 Division I

Tournament awards

Best players selected by the directorate
Best GoalkeeperSweden Emma Söderberg
Best DefensemanUnited States Cayla Barnes
Best ForwardSwitzerland Alina Müller

Source: IIHF.com

Media All Stars
GoalkeeperSweden Emma Söderberg
DefencemanUnited States Cayla Barnes
DefencemanSweden Jessica Adolfsson
ForwardRussia Fanuza Kadirova
ForwardCanada Ashton Bell
ForwardSwitzerland Alina Müller
Most Valuable PlayerRussia Valeria Tarakanova

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1Alina Müller  Switzerland5729+510
2Natalie Snodgrass United States5617+86
3Fanuza Kadirova Russia6527+10
4Rahel Enzler  Switzerland5167+40
5Jessica Adolfsson Sweden6167+26
6Rebecca Gilmore United States5426+60
6Petra Nieminen Finland5426+42
8Celine Tedenby Sweden6426+26
9Ashton Bell Canada5336+60
10Jenniina Nylund Finland5246+24

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1Alex Gulstene United States181:4730.9995.451
2Tiia Pajarinen Finland179:3641.3493.330
3Emma Söderberg Sweden240:0071.7593.270
4Vanessa Bolinger  Switzerland279:3661.2991.042
5Valeria Tarakanova Russia288:40142.9190.071

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Division I

Division I "A"

Was played in Miskolc, Hungary 10–16 January 2016.

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
 Japan 5 5 0 0 0 18 2 +16 15 Promoted to the 2017 Top Division
 Germany 5 3 1 0 1 19 8 +11 11
 Slovakia 5 3 0 1 1 18 9 +9 10
 Norway 5 2 0 0 3 14 12 +2 6
 Hungary 5 1 0 0 4 4 24 −20 3
 Denmark 5 0 0 0 5 2 20 −18 0 Relegated to the 2017 Division I Qualification
Source:

Division I Qualification

Was played in Spittal an der Drau and Radenthein, Austria, January 7 to 11, 2016.[2] The teams were divided into two groups of four where the winners played off against each other for promotion to the 2017 Division I tournament. The top six teams remain in the newly titled Division 1 B, Romania and Australia were relegated to the new Division I B Qualification tournament.

Seventh place game

11 January 2016
11:45		Romania 6–7 GWS
(3–1, 2–2, 1–3)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 AustraliaNockhalle, Radenthein
12 minPenalties12 min
29Shots48

Fifth place game

11 January 2016
15:15		China 5–2
(1–0, 4–0, 0–2)		 PolandNockhalle, Radenthein
12 minPenalties16 min
15Shots35

Bronze medal game

11 January 2016
12:00		Kazakhstan 2–0
(1–0, 1–0, 0–0)		 Great BritainEis Sport Arena, Spittal an der Drau
20 minPenalties16 min
24Shots27

Gold medal (promotion) game

11 January 2016
15:30		Austria 3–2
(1–2, 1–0, 1–0)		 ItalyEis Sport Arena, Spittal an der Drau
6 minPenalties6 min
38Shots9

References

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