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2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championships
2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Flag of the United States United States
Dates 5 – 12 January 2015
Teams 8
Venue(s) HarborCenter (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank Flag of the United States United States of America (4th title)
Runner-up Silver medal blank Flag of Canada Canada
Third place Bronze medal blank Flag of Russia Russia
Fourth place Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played 21
Goals scored 101 (4.81 per match)
Attendance 13,788 (657 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Canada Sarah Potomak
(9 points)
MVP Flag of Canada Sarah Potomak
2014
2016

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 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

Preliminary round[]

All times are local (UTC–5).

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

Group A[]

5 January 2015
15:30
Flag of Russia Russia 3–1
(2–0, 1–0, 0–1)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic HarborCenter Rink 1
5 January 2015
19:00
Flag of Canada Canada 1–2 GWS
(0–1, 0–0, 1–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–2)
Flag of the United States United States of America HarborCenter Rink 1
6 January 2015
15:30
Flag of Canada Canada 3–2
(2–0, 1–1, 0–1)
Flag of Russia Russia HarborCenter Rink 1
6 January 2015
19:00
Flag of the United States United States of America 3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic HarborCenter Rink 1
8 January 2015
15:30
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 1–7
(1–1, 0–4, 0–2)
Flag of Canada Canada HarborCenter Rink 1
8 January 2015
19:00
Flag of the United States United States of America 7–1
(2–0, 3–1, 2–0)
Flag of Russia Russia HarborCenter Rink 1

Group B[]

5 January 2015
12:00
Flag of Sweden Sweden 3–2
(1–0, 0–1, 2–1)
Flag of Japan Japan HarborCenter Rink 1
5 January 2015
16:00
Flag of Finland Finland 0–2
(0–0, 0–2, 0–0)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland HarborCenter Rink 2
6 January 2015
12:00
Flag of Sweden Sweden 4–0
(3–0, 0–0, 1–0)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland HarborCenter Rink 1
6 January 2015
16:00
Flag of Japan Japan 2–4
(2–0, 0–2, 0–2)
Flag of Finland Finland HarborCenter Rink 2
8 January 2015
12:00
Flag of Japan Japan 1–3
(0–0, 0–1, 1–2)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland HarborCenter Rink 1
8 January 2015
16:00
Flag of Finland Finland 3–1
(0–1, 3–0, 0–0)
Flag of Sweden Sweden HarborCenter 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
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 2–1
(1–1, 1–0, 0–0)
Flag of Japan Japan HarborCenter Rink 1
11 January 2015
12:00
Flag of Japan Japan 2–3 GWS
(0–1, 2–1, 0–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland HarborCenter Rink 2

Final round[]

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

Quarterfinals[]

9 January 2015
15:30
Flag of Russia Russia 4–3
(0–3, 1–0, 3–0)
Flag of Finland Finland HarborCenter Rink 1
9 January 2015
19:00
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 4–3
(1–0, 2–1, 1–2)
Flag of Sweden Sweden HarborCenter Rink 1

Semifinals[]

11 January 2015
15:00
Flag of Canada Canada 3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)
Flag of Russia Russia HarborCenter Rink 1
11 January 2015
19:00
Flag of the United States United States of America 5–0
(2–0, 2–0, 1–0)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic HarborCenter Rink 1

Fifth place game[]

11 January 2015
15:30
Flag of Sweden Sweden 0–3
(0–2, 0–0, 0–1)
Flag of Finland Finland HarborCenter Rink 2

Bronze medal game[]

12 January 2015
15:00
Flag of Russia Russia 5–1
(1–0, 2–1, 2–0)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic HarborCenter Rink 1

Gold medal game[]

12 January 2015
19:00
Flag of the United States United States of America 3–2 OT
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0)
OT: 1–0
Flag of Canada Canada HarborCenter Rink 1

Final standings[]

Gold medal icon Flag of the United States United States of America
Silver medal icon Flag of Canada Canada
Bronze medal icon Flag of Russia Russia
4 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
5 Flag of Finland Finland
6 Flag of Sweden Sweden
7  Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
8 Flag of Japan Japan

 2015 IIHF Women's U-18 World Champions 
Flag of the United States
United States of America
Fourth title

Relegated to the 2016 Division I

Tournament awards[]

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

Source: IIHF.com

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

Source: IIHF.com

Statistics[]

Scoring leaders[]

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1 Sarah Potomak Flag of Canada Canada 5 5 4 9 +8 4
2 Rebecca Gilmore Flag of the United States United States of America 5 2 7 9 +4 6
3 Melissa Samoskevich Flag of the United States United States of America 5 6 2 8 +6 6
4 Fanuza Kadirova Flag of Russia Russia 6 5 3 8 +5 0
5 Jincy Dunne Flag of the United States United States of America 5 3 5 8 +4 0
6 Elizabeth Giguere Flag of Canada Canada 5 3 4 7 +7 6
6 Anna Shokhina Flag of Russia Russia 5 3 4 7 +7 0
8 Annilina Kaitala Flag of Finland Finland 5 2 4 6 +3 0
9 Sanni Hakala Flag of Finland Finland 5 5 0 5 +1 4
9 Alina Müller Flag of Switzerland 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 Brandli Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 310:00 8 1.55 94.94 1
2 Anni Keisala Flag of Finland Finland 240:00 5 1.25 94.74 1
3 Kaitlin Burt Flag of the United States United States of America 225:51 4 1.06 92.31 0
4 Marlene Boissonnault Flag of Canada Canada 245:51 7 1.71 91.95 0
5 Valeria Tarakanova Flag of Russia 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[]

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
Flag of France France 5 4 1 0 0 21 9 +12 14
Flag of Norway Norway 5 3 1 1 0 14 9 +5 12
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 5 2 0 1 2 18 24 −6 7
Flag of Germany Germany 5 2 0 0 3 20 15 +5 6
Flag of Hungary Hungary 5 2 0 0 3 10 13 −3 6
Flag of Austria 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
Flag of Denmark Denmark 5 5 0 0 0 29 2 +27 15
Flag of Italy Italy 5 4 0 0 1 11 8 +3 12
Flag of Poland Poland 5 3 0 0 2 21 12 +9 9
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 5 1 1 0 3 6 14 −8 5
Flag of China China 5 1 0 1 3 3 19 −16 4
Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom 5 0 0 0 5 3 18 −15 0
Promoted to the 2016 Division I

References[]

External links[]


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