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2016 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship
Championnat du monde moins de 18 ans de hockey sur glace féminin 2016 (French)
2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Canada Canada
Dates 8–15 January 2016
Teams 8
Venue(s) Meridian Centre, Seymour-Hannah Sports and Entertainment Centre (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank Flag of the United States United States of America (5th title)
Runner-up Silver medal blank Flag of Canada Canada
Third place Bronze medal blank Flag of Sweden Sweden
Fourth place Flag of Russia Russia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 21
Goals scored 113 (5.38 per match)
Attendance 34,520 (1,644 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Switzerland Alina Müller
(9 points)
MVP Flag of Russia Valeria Tarakanova
2015
2017

The 2016 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was the ninth Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey. The tournament was played in St. Catharines, Canada.[1]

Meridian Centre - Interior

Meridian Centre the venue for the tournament

Top Division[]

Preliminary round[]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flag of the United States United States of America 3 3 0 0 0 16 1 +15 9 Advance to semifinals
2 Flag of Canada Canada (H) 3 2 0 0 1 17 6 +11 6
3 Flag of Russia Russia 3 1 0 0 2 5 13 −8 3 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 3 0 0 0 3 2 20 −18 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host.
8 January 2016
16:00
Flag of the United States United States of America 6–0
(2–0, 1–0, 3–0)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 584
8 January 2016
19:30
Flag of Canada Canada 5–2
(2–0, 3–2, 0–0)
Flag of Russia Russia Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 3,564
9 January 2016
16:00
Flag of Russia Russia 0–6
(0–0, 0–4, 0–2)
Flag of the United States United States of America Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 1,707
9 January 2016
19:30
Flag of Canada Canada 11–0
(3–0, 7–0, 1–0)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 3,389
11 January 2016
16:00
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 2–3
(0–1, 0–2, 2–0)
Flag of Russia Russia Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 797
11 January 2016
19:30
Flag of the United States United States of America 4–1
(2–0, 1–0, 1–1)
Flag of Canada Canada Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 4,016

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flag of Sweden Sweden 3 2 0 0 1 13 4 +9 6 Advance to quarterfinals
2 Flag of Finland Finland 3 2 0 0 1 14 4 +10 6
3 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 3 2 0 0 1 9 5 +4 6 Advance to relegation round
4 Flag of France France 3 0 0 0 3 1 24 −23 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
8 January 2016
12:00
Flag of Finland Finland 11–1
(2–0, 5–0, 4–1)
Flag of France France Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 3,521
8 January 2016
14:00
Flag of Sweden Sweden 5–1
(3–0, 1–0, 1–1)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Seymour-Hannah Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 471
9 January 2016
12:00
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
Flag of Finland Finland Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 578
9 January 2016
14:00
Flag of Sweden Sweden 7–0
(2–0, 3–0, 2–0)
Flag of France France Seymour-Hannah Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 406
11 January 2016
12:00
Flag of Finland Finland 3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)
Flag of Sweden Sweden Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 2,635
11 January 2016
14:00
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 6–0
(1–0, 3–0, 2–0)
Flag of France France Seymour-Hannah Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 211

Relegation series[]

The third and fourth placed team from Group B will play a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.

12 January 2016
12:00
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 5–1
(2–1, 0–0, 3–0)
Flag of France France Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 224
14 January 2016
12:00
Flag of France France 0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 537

Final round[]

Bracket[]

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

Quarterfinals[]

12 January 2016
16:00
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 2–3
(0–0, 2–1, 0–2)
Flag of Sweden Sweden Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 444
12 January 2016
19:30
Flag of Russia Russia 3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)
Flag of Finland Finland Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 1011

Semifinals[]

14 January 2016
16:00
Flag of the United States United States of America 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)
Flag of Sweden Sweden Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 711
14 January 2016
19:30
Flag of Canada Canada 4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)
Flag of Russia Russia Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 2,819

Fifth place game[]

14 January 2016
12:00
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 3–1
(1–0, 1–0, 1–1)
Flag of Finland Finland Seymour-Hannah Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 187

Bronze medal game[]

15 January 2016
16:00
Flag of Russia Russia 1–2
(0–2, 0–0, 1–0)
Flag of Sweden Sweden Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 1,192

Gold medal game[]

15 January 2016
19:30
Flag of the United States United States of America 3–2 OT
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT 1–0)
Flag of Canada Canada Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 5,516

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 Sweden Sweden
4 Flag of Russia Russia
5 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
6 Flag of Finland Finland
7  Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
8 Flag of France France

 2016 IIHF Women's U-18 World Champions 
Flag of the United States
United States of America
Fifth title

Relegated to the 2017 Division I

Tournament awards[]

Best players selected by the directorate
Best Goalkeeper Flag of Sweden Emma Söderberg
Best Defenseman Flag of the United States Cayla Barnes
Best Forward Flag of Switzerland Alina Müller

Source: IIHF.com

Media All Stars
Goalkeeper Flag of Sweden Emma Söderberg
Defenceman Flag of the United States Cayla Barnes
Defenceman Flag of Sweden Jessica Adolfsson
Forward Flag of Russia Fanuza Kadirova
Forward Flag of Canada Ashton Bell
Forward Flag of Switzerland Alina Müller
Most Valuable Player Flag of Russia Valeria Tarakanova

Statistics[]

Scoring leaders[]

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1 Alina Müller Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 5 7 2 9 +5 10
2 Natalie Snodgrass Flag of the United States United States of America 5 6 1 7 +8 6
3 Fanuza Kadirova Flag of Russia Russia 6 5 2 7 +1 0
4 Rahel Enzler Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 5 1 6 7 +4 0
5 Jessica Adolfsson Flag of Sweden Sweden 6 1 6 7 +2 6
6 Rebecca Gilmore Flag of the United States United States of America 5 4 2 6 +6 0
6 Petra Nieminen Flag of Finland Finland 5 4 2 6 +4 2
8 Celine Tedenby Flag of Sweden Sweden 6 4 2 6 +2 6
9 Ashton Bell Flag of Canada Canada 5 3 3 6 +6 0
10 Jenniina Nylund Flag of Finland Finland 5 2 4 6 +2 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 Alex Gulstene Flag of the United States United States of America 181:47 3 0.99 95.45 1
2 Tila Pajarinen Flag of Finland Finland 179:36 4 1.34 93.33 0
3 Emma Söderberg Flag of Sweden Sweden 240:00 7 1.75 93.27 0
4 Vanessa Bolinger Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 279:36 6 1.29 91.04 2
5 Valeria Tarakanova Flag of Russia Russia 288:40 14 2.91 90.07 1

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"[]

Was played in Miskolc, Hungary 10–16 January 2016.

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Flag of Japan Japan 5 5 0 0 0 18 2 +16 15
Flag of Germany Germany 5 3 1 0 1 19 8 +11 11
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 5 3 0 1 1 18 9 +9 10
Flag of Norway Norway 5 2 0 0 3 14 12 +2 6
Flag of Hungary Hungary 5 1 0 0 4 4 24 −20 3
Flag of Denmark Denmark 5 0 0 0 5 2 20 −18 0
Promoted to the 2017 Top Division Relegated to the 2017 Division I Qualification

Division I Qualification[]

Was played in Spittal an der Drau and Radenthein, Austria, January 7 to 11, 2016.[2] The teams were divided into two groups of four where the winners played off against each other for promotion to the 2017 Division I tournament. The top six teams remain in the newly titled Division 1 B, Romania and Australia were relegated to the new Division I B Qualification tournament.

Group A
Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Flag of Austria Austria 3 3 0 0 0 20 1 +19 9
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 3 2 0 0 1 20 7 +13 6
Flag of China China 3 1 0 0 2 12 11 +1 3
Flag of Romania Romania 3 0 0 0 3 3 36 −33 0

Group B
Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Flag of Italy Italy 3 3 0 0 0 15 3 +12 9
Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom 3 2 0 0 1 7 6 +1 6
Flag of Poland Poland 3 1 0 0 2 14 7 +7 3
Flag of Australia Australia 3 0 0 0 3 2 22 −20 0

Seventh place game[]

11 January 2016
11:45
Flag of Romania Romania 6–7 GWS
(3–1, 2–2, 1–3)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
Flag of Australia Australia Nockhalle, Radenthein

Fifth place game[]

11 January 2016
15:15
Flag of China China 5–2
(1–0, 4–0, 0–2)
Flag of Poland Poland Nockhalle, Radenthein

Bronze medal game[]

11 January 2016
12:00
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 2–0
(1–0, 1–0, 0–0)
Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom Eis Sport Arena, Spittal an der Drau

Gold medal (promotion) game[]

11 January 2016
15:30
Flag of Austria Austria 3–2
(1–2, 1–0, 1–0)
Flag of Italy Italy Eis Sport Arena, Spittal an der Drau

References[]

External links[]


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