2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country United States
Venue(s)HarborCenter (in 1 host city)
Dates5 – 12 January 2015
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  United States (4th title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Russia
Fourth place Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Games played21
Goals scored101 (4.81 per game)
Attendance13,788 (657 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Canada Sarah Potomak (9 points)
MVPCanada Sarah Potomak
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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 Roese 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]

HarborCenter the venue for the tournament

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC–5).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 3 2 1 0 0 12 2 +10 8 Advance to semifinals
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 0 11 5 +6 7
3  Russia 3 1 0 0 2 6 11 −5 3 Advance to quarterfinals
4  Czech Republic 3 0 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
5 January 2015
15:30		Russia 3–1
(2–0, 1–0, 0–1)		 Czech RepublicHarborCenter Rink 1
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5 January 2015
19:00		Canada 1–2 GWS
(0–1, 0–0, 1–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–2)		 United StatesHarborCenter Rink 1
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6 January 2015
15:30		Canada 3–2
(2–0, 1–1, 0–1)		 RussiaHarborCenter Rink 1
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6 January 2015
19:00		United States 3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)		 Czech RepublicHarborCenter Rink 1
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8 January 2015
15:30		Czech Republic 1–7
(1–1, 0–4, 0–2)		 CanadaHarborCenter Rink 1
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8 January 2015
19:00		United States 7–1
(2–0, 3–1, 2–0)		 RussiaHarborCenter Rink 1
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Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 2 0 0 1 8 5 +3 6 Advance to quarterfinals
2  Finland 3 2 0 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3   Switzerland 3 2 0 0 1 5 5 0 6 Advance to relegation round
4  Japan 3 0 0 0 3 5 10 −5 0
Source: IIHF
5 January 2015
12:00		Sweden 3–2
(1–0, 0–1, 2–1)		 JapanHarborCenter Rink 1
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5 January 2015
16:00		Finland 0–2
(0–0, 0–2, 0–0)		  SwitzerlandHarborCenter Rink 2
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6 January 2015
12:00		Sweden 4–0
(3–0, 0–0, 1–0)		  SwitzerlandHarborCenter Rink 1
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6 January 2015
16:00		Japan 2–4
(2–0, 0–2, 0–2)		 FinlandHarborCenter Rink 2
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8 January 2015
12:00		Japan 1–3
(0–0, 0–1, 1–2)		  SwitzerlandHarborCenter Rink 1
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8 January 2015
16:00		Finland 3–1
(0–1, 3–0, 0–0)		 SwedenHarborCenter Rink 2
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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)		 JapanHarborCenter Rink 1
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11 January 2015
12:00		Japan 2–3 GWS
(0–1, 2–1, 0–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		  SwitzerlandHarborCenter Rink 2
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Final round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
A1  United States 5
A4  Czech Republic 4 A4  Czech Republic 0
B1  Sweden 3 A1  United States 3OT
A2  Canada 2   
A2  Canada 3
A3  Russia 4 A3  Russia 1
B2  Finland 3 Third place
A4  Czech Republic 1
A3  Russia 5

Quarterfinals

9 January 2015
15:30		Russia 4–3
(0–3, 1–0, 3–0)		 FinlandHarborCenter Rink 1
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9 January 2015
19:00		Czech Republic 4–3
(1–0, 2–1, 1–2)		 SwedenHarborCenter Rink 1
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Semifinals

11 January 2015
15:00		Canada 3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)		 RussiaHarborCenter Rink 1
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11 January 2015
19:00		United States 5–0
(2–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 Czech RepublicHarborCenter Rink 1
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Fifth place game

11 January 2015
15:30		Sweden 0–3
(0–2, 0–0, 0–1)		 FinlandHarborCenter Rink 2
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Bronze medal game

12 January 2015
15:00		Russia 5–1
(1–0, 2–1, 2–0)		 Czech RepublicHarborCenter Rink 1
Attendance: 515
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Valeria TarakanovaGoaliesBlanka ŠkodováReferee:
United States Jerilyn Glenn
Linesmen:
United States Jacqueline Spresser
Canada Vanessa Stratton
Shtaryova (Shokhina, Kadirova) – 00:401–0
Kadirova (Shtaryova, Shokhina) – 22:272–0
2–122:50 – Bukolská (Neubauerová)
Likhachyova (Falyakhova) – 30:183–1
Korotkikh – 41:524–1
Shokhina (Pirogova) – 50:185–1
6 minPenalties4 min
34Shots24

Gold medal game

12 January 2015
19:00		United States 3–2 OT
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)		 CanadaHarborCenter Rink 1
Attendance: 1,800
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Kaitlin BurtGoaliesMarlène BoissonnaultReferee:
Germany Ramona Weiss
Linesmen:
Slovenia Nataša Pagon
Finland Johanna Tauriainen
0–103:14 – Labbe (Giguère, McGill)
Dunne – 19:271–1
Gorecki (Norby, Woken) – 25:002–1
2–228:23 – Cogan (Agnew, Gebhard)
Dunne (Gilmore) (PP) – 60:513–2
6 minPenalties16 min
41Shots18

Final standings

1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Russia
4  Czech Republic
5  Finland
6  Sweden
7    Switzerland
8  Japan
 2015 IIHF Women's U-18 World champions 

United States
Fourth title
Relegated to the 2016 Division I

Tournament awards

Best players selected by the directorate
Best Goalkeeper Russia Valeria Tarakanova
Best Defenseman United States Jincy Roese
Best Forward Canada Sarah Potomak

Source: IIHF.com

Media All Stars
Goalkeeper Russia Valeria Tarakanova
Defenceman United States Jincy Roese
Defenceman Canada Micah Hart
Forward Russia Fanuza Kadirova
Forward Canada Sarah Potomak
Forward United States Melissa Samoskevich
Most Valuable Player Canada Sarah Potomak

Source: IIHF.com

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1 Sarah Potomak  Canada 5 5 4 9 +8 4
2 Rebecca Gilmore  United States 5 2 7 9 +4 6
3 Melissa Samoskevich  United States 5 6 2 8 +6 6
4 Fanuza Kadirova  Russia 6 5 3 8 +5 0
5 Jincy Roese  United States 5 3 5 8 +4 0
6 Élizabeth Giguère  Canada 5 3 4 7 +7 6
6 Anna Shokhina  Russia 5 3 4 7 +7 0
8 Anniina Kaitala  Finland 5 2 4 6 +3 0
9 Sanni Hakala  Finland 5 5 0 5 +1 4
9 Alina Müller   Switzerland 5 5 0 5 – 4

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
1 Andrea Brändli   Switzerland 310:00 8 1.55 94.94 1
2 Anni Keisala  Finland 240:00 5 1.25 94.74 1
3 Kaitlin Burt  United States 225:51 4 1.06 92.31 0
4 Marlène Boissonnault  Canada 245:51 7 1.71 91.95 0
5 Valeria Tarakanova  Russia 328:02 15 2.74 91.85 0

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

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 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
 France 5 4 1 0 0 21 9 +12 14 Promoted to the 2016 Top Division
 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 Relegated to the 2016 Division I Qualification
Source:[citation needed]

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 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
 Denmark 5 5 0 0 0 29 2 +27 15 Promoted to the 2016 Division I
 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
Source:[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ French fly to Canada
  2. ^ detailed format and tie-breaking procedure
  3. ^ Division I statistics
  4. ^ Division I Qual. statistics

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