2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

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.

2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championships
Tournament details
Host country United States
Dates5 – 12 January 2015
Teams8
Venue(s)HarborCenter (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  United States (4th title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Russia
Fourth place Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored101 (4.81 per match)
Attendance13,788 (657 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Sarah Potomak
(9 points)
MVP Sarah Potomak
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The United States won their fourth title defeating Canada in overtime in the Gold medal game, with Jincy Dunne 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).

Legend
Advances to the Semifinals
Advances to the Quarterfinals
Play in the Relegation Round

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
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
6 January 2015
15:30		Canada 3–2
(2–0, 1–1, 0–1)		 RussiaHarborCenter Rink 1
6 January 2015
19:00		United States 3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)		 Czech RepublicHarborCenter Rink 1
8 January 2015
15:30		Czech Republic 1–7
(1–1, 0–4, 0–2)		 CanadaHarborCenter Rink 1
8 January 2015
19:00		United States 7–1
(2–0, 3–1, 2–0)		 RussiaHarborCenter Rink 1

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
5 January 2015
16:00		Finland 0–2
(0–0, 0–2, 0–0)		  SwitzerlandHarborCenter Rink 2
6 January 2015
12:00		Sweden 4–0
(3–0, 0–0, 1–0)		  SwitzerlandHarborCenter Rink 1
6 January 2015
16:00		Japan 2–4
(2–0, 0–2, 0–2)		 FinlandHarborCenter Rink 2
8 January 2015
12:00		Japan 1–3
(0–0, 0–1, 1–2)		  SwitzerlandHarborCenter Rink 1
8 January 2015
16:00		Finland 3–1
(0–1, 3–0, 0–0)		 SwedenHarborCenter Rink 2

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
11 January 2015
12:00		Japan 2–3 GWS
(0–1, 2–1, 0–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		  SwitzerlandHarborCenter Rink 2

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   Third place
  B2  Finland 3   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
9 January 2015
19:00		Czech Republic 4–3
(1–0, 2–1, 1–2)		 SwedenHarborCenter Rink 1

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

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

Bronze medal game
12 January 2015
15:00		Russia 5–1
(1–0, 2–1, 2–0)		 Czech RepublicHarborCenter Rink 1
Attendance: 515

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

Final standings
Relegated to the 2016 Division I

Tournament awards
Best players selected by the directorate
Best Goalkeeper Valeria Tarakanova
Best Defenseman Jincy Dunne
Best Forward Sarah Potomak

Source: IIHF.com

Media All Stars
Goalkeeper Valeria Tarakanova
Defenceman Jincy Dunne
Defenceman Micah Hart
Forward Fanuza Kadirova
Forward Sarah Potomak
Forward Melissa Samoskevich
Most Valuable Player Sarah Potomak

Source: IIHF.com

Statistics

Scoring leaders
Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1Sarah Potomak Canada5549+84
2Rebecca Gilmore United States5279+46
3Melissa Samoskevich United States5628+66
4Fanuza Kadirova Russia6538+50
5Jincy Dunne United States5358+40
6Élizabeth Giguère Canada5347+76
6Anna Shokhina Russia5347+70
8Anniina Kaitala Finland5246+30
9Sanni Hakala Finland5505+14
9Alina Müller  Switzerland5505–4

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
1Andrea Brändli  Switzerland310:0081.5594.941
2Anni Keisala Finland240:0051.2594.741
3Kaitlin Burt United States225:5141.0692.310
4Marlène Boissonnault Canada245:5171.7191.950
5Valeria Tarakanova Russia328:02152.7491.850

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 GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 France 5 4 1 0 0 21 9 +12 14
 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
Promoted to the 2016 Top Division Relegated to the 2016 Division I Qualification

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 GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Denmark 5 5 0 0 0 29 2 +27 15
 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
Promoted to the 2016 Division I
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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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