2019 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship

The 2019 IIHF U18 World Championship will be held in Obihiro, Japan from January 6-19, 2019.

Group A

 * Canada
 * Russia
 * Sweden
 * United States

Group B

 * Czech Republic
 * Finland
 * Japan
 * Switzerland

Group A

 * Canada defeated Sweden 2-1
 * United States defeated Russia 3-2
 * Russia defeated Sweden 5-3
 * United States defeated Canada 3-2
 * Canada defeated Russia 5-1

Group B

 * Finland defeated Japan 2-1
 * Switzerland defeated Czech Republic 1-0
 * Czech Republic defeated Japan 4-2
 * Finland defeated Switzerland 4-2

Format
Best-of-three series between 3rd and 4th place teams in Pool B with the losing team being relegated to Division I A for 2020 tournament.
 * Czech Republic defeated Japan 2 games to 1

Format
The top two teams in Pool A earn a bye to the semifinals. The third and fourth place teams from Pool A plays the second and first place teams respectively in the quarterfinals.

Quarterfinals

 * Finland defeated Sweden 3-2 (ot)
 * Russia defeated Switzerland 2-1 (so)

Semifinals

 * United States defeated Finland 7-1
 * Canada defeated Russia 4-3 (ot)

Fifth Place Game

 * Sweden defeated Switzerland 2-1

Bronze Medal Game

 * Finland defeated Russia 3-0

Gold Medal Game

 * Canada defeated United States 3-2 (ot)