| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Canada |
| Dates | January 7 - January 12 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 United States of America (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 168 (8.4 per match) |
| Attendance | 9,872 (494 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Marie-Philip Poulin (14 points) |
The 2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship were the inaugural junior female world ice hockey championships. They were held from January 7 through January 12 of 2008, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The championship is the Under-18 junior ice hockey edition of the women worlds, held under the auspices of the IIHF.
The inaugural competition featured two groups of nations in round robin play, followed by playoffs. There were eight national teams.
Teams[]
The following teams are participating in the championship:
Format[]
The eight participating teams are divided up into two seeded groups as below. The teams will play each other once in a single round robin format. The top two teams from the group will proceed to the medal round, while the remaining teams will play in the placing games.
Preliminary round[]
| Teams proceed to Medal round | |
| Teams sent to Placing round |
Group A[]
Standings[]
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Canada
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | +35 | 9 |
| 2. |  Czech Republic
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 6 |
| 3. |  Germany
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 3 |
| 4. |  Finland
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 26 | -21 | 0 |
Results[]
All times local (UTC-7)
| January 7, 2008 19:30 |
Finland
|
2–4 (1-1, 1-2, 0-1) |
Germany
|
Norma Bush Arena, Calgary Attendance: 102 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Mary-Anne Gage | ||||
| January 7, 2008 19:45 |
Canada
|
11–2 (4-0, 4-1, 3-1) |
Czech Republic
|
Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary Attendance: 976 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee:  Marie Picavet | ||||
| January 8, 2008 7:30pm |
Finland
|
3–5 (2-2, 1-2, 0-1) |
Czech Republic
|
Norma Bush Arena, Calgary Attendance: 106 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee:  Joy Tottman | ||||
| January 8, 2008 7:45pm |
Germany
|
1–10 (0-2, 1-4, 0-4) |
Canada
|
Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary Attendance: 1,024 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee:  Utsumi Mamiko | ||||
| January 9, 2008 19:30 |
Czech Republic
|
3–2 (0-0, 1-0, 2-2) |
Germany
|
Norma Bush Arena, Calgary Attendance: 121 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee:  Anu Hirvonen | ||||
| January 9, 2008 19:45 |
Canada
|
17–0 (6-0, 8-0, 3-0) |
Finland
|
Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary Attendance: 1,052 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee:  Danyel Howard | ||||
Group B[]
Standings[]
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States of America
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | +26 | 9 |
| 2. |  Sweden
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 6 |
| 3. |  Switzerland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 3 |
| 4. |  Russia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 31 | -29 | 0 |
Results[]
All times local (UTC-7)
| January 7, 2008 16:00 |
Sweden
|
4–1 (3-0, 1-0, 0-1) |
Switzerland
|
Norma Bush Arena, Calgary Attendance: 98 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Utsumi Mamiko | ||||
| January 7, 2008 16:15 |
United States of America
|
11–0 (3-0, 4-0, 4-0) |
Russia
|
Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary Attendance: 452 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Anu Hirvonen | ||||
| January 8, 2008 4:00pm |
Sweden
|
14–0 (4-0, 5-0, 5-0) |
Russia
|
Norma Bush Arena, Calgary Attendance: 52 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Danyel Howard | ||||
| January 8, 2008 4:15pm |
Switzerland
|
0–11 (0-5, 0-1, 0-5) |
United States of America
|
Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary Attendance: 401 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee:  Katerina Ivicicova | ||||
| January 9, 2008 16:00 |
Russia
|
2–6 (0-1, 1-3, 1-2) |
Switzerland
|
Norma Bush Arena, Calgary Attendance: 57 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Marie Picavet | ||||
| January 9, 2008 16:15 |
United States of America
|
6–2 (1-1, 2-1, 3-0) |
Sweden
|
Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary Attendance: 397 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Mary-Anne Gage | ||||
Placement Round[]
| January 11, 2008 4:00pm |
Germany
|
2–1 (0-1, 2-0, 0-0) |
Russia
|
Norma Bush Arena, Calgary Attendance: 64 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Utsumi Mamiko | ||||
| January 11, 2008 7:30pm |
Switzerland
|
2–7 (1-2, 0-3, 1-2) |
Finland
|
Norma Bush Arena, Calgary Attendance: 61 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Katerina Ivicicova | ||||
7th/8th Place Game[]
| January 12, 2008 9:00am |
Russia
|
1–4 (1-1, 0-2, 0-1) |
Switzerland
|
Norma Bush Arena, Calgary Attendance: 54 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Anu Hirvonen | ||||
5th/6th Place Game[]
| January 12, 2008 12:30pm |
Germany
|
4–1 (3-0, 0-1, 1-0) |
Finland
|
Norma Bush Arena, Calgary Attendance: 76 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Danyel Howard | ||||
Playoff round[]
Draw[]
| Semi finals | Finals | |||||||||
| 11 January 2008 | 12 January 2008 | |||||||||
| Group A | 2nd | Czech Republic
|
0 | |||||||
| Group B | 1st | United States of America
|
8 | Gold medal game | ||||||
| United States of America
|
5 | |||||||||
| Canada
|
2 | |||||||||
| Group B | 2nd | Sweden
|
1 | |||||||
| Group A | 1st | Canada
|
7 | |||||||
| Bronze medal game | ||||||||||
| Czech Republic
|
4 | |||||||||
| Sweden
|
2 | |||||||||
Semifinals[]
| January 11, 2008 4:15pm |
United States of America
|
8–0 (2-0, 4-0, 2-0) |
Czech Republic
|
Father David Bauer Olympic Arena. Calgary Attendance: 483 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Marie Picavet | ||||
| January 11, 2008 7:45pm |
Canada
|
7–1 (2-0, 4-0, 1-1) |
Sweden
|
Father David Bauer Olympic Arena. Calgary Attendance: 1,628 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Joy Tottman | ||||
Bronze medal game[]
| January 12, 2008 4:00pm |
Czech Republic
|
4–2 (0-0, 1-0, 3-2) |
Sweden
|
Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary Attendance: 512 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Mary-Anne Gage | ||||
Gold medal game[]
| January 12, 2008 7:30pm |
United States of America
|
5–2 (2-0, 2-1, 1-1) |
Canada
|
Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary Attendance: 2,156 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Joy Tottman | ||||
| 2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Champions |
|---|
 United States of America First title |
Final standings[]
| Team | |
|---|---|
 |
United States of America
|
 |
Canada
|
 |
Czech Republic
|
| 4th | Sweden
|
| 5th | Germany
|
| 6th | Finland
|
| 7th | Switzerland
|
| 8th | Russia
|
External links[]
- Official site
- TSN.ca 2008 World Women's U-18 Championship
- Hockey Canada 2008 World Women's Under-18 Championship
See also[]
References[]
- TSN.ca (Canadian Press) Hockey Canada names women's U-18 roster
- USA Hockey Women’s Under-18 Team Announced
| IIHF Women's Ice Hockey championships | |
|---|---|
| World Championships | 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1997 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2011 |
| Olympic tournaments | 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 |
| European Championships | 1989 • 1991 • 1993 • 1995 • 1996 |
| Women's Pacific Rim Championships | 1995 • 1996 |
| World Under 18's | 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 |
| European Club Championships | 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 |
| See also | Women's ice hockey • IIHF • 4 Nations Cup • '87 World Tournament |
| Preceded by new tournament |
IIHF World Women's U18 Championships See also: 2008 |
Succeeded by 2009 Women's U18 Championships |