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2024 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship
2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 6–14 January 2024
Teams 8
Final positions
Champions Flag of the United States United States of America (9th title)
Runner-up Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
Third place Flag of Canada Canada
Fourth place Flag of Finland Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played 22
Goals scored 141 (6.41 per game)
Attendance 10,858 (494 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Canada Chloe Primerano (16 points)
MVP Chloe Primerano
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The 2024 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was the 16th Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey.

Top Division[]

The Top Division tournament was played in Zug, Switzerland, from 6 to 14 January 2024.[1]

Match officials[]

Ten referees and ten linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]

Referees
  • Flag of Austria Julia Kainberger
  • Flag of Canada Brandy Dewar
  • Flag of Canada Elizabeth Mantha
  • Flag of Finland Kaisa Ketonen
  • Flag of Germany Tijana Haack
  • Flag of United Kingdom Hollie Neenan
  • Flag of Sweden Ida Henriksson
  • Flag of Switzerland Mariko Dale
  • Flag of Switzerland Karin Williner
  • Flag of the United States Laura White

Linesmen
  • Flag of Belgium Marine Dinant
  • Flag of Finland Johanna Oksanen
  • Flag of Hungary Zóra Gottlibet
  • Flag of Hungary Adrienn Paulheim
  • Flag of Netherlands Britt Kösters
  • Flag of Norway Maren Frøhaug
  • Flag of Slovakia Eva Mária Moleková
  • Flag of Switzerland Jamie Monard
  • Flag of Switzerland Jennifer Vicha
  • Flag of the United States Erika Greenen

Preliminary round[]

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flag of Canada Canada 3 3 0 0 0 29 1 +28 9 Quarterfinals
2 Flag of Finland Finland 3 2 0 0 1 9 12 −3 6
3 Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia 3 1 0 0 2 9 12 −3 3
4 Flag of Germany Germany 3 0 0 0 3 1 23 −22 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
6 January 2024
12:00
Finland Flag of Finland 3–2
(0–1, 1–1, 2–0)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 214
6 January 2024
20:00
Canada Flag of Canada 11–0
(3–0, 6–0, 2–0)
Flag of Germany Germany Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 473

7 January 2024
16:00
Finland Flag of Finland 6–0
(2–0, 0–0, 4–0)
Flag of Germany Germany Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 312
7 January 2024
20:00
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 1–8
(0–1, 1–4, 0–3)
Flag of Canada Canada Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 346

9 January 2024
16:00
Germany Flag of Germany 1–6
(0–3, 1–0, 0–3)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 123
9 January 2024
20:00
Canada Flag of Canada 10–0
(2–0, 3–0, 5–0)
Flag of Finland Finland Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 346

Group B[]

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 19 2 +17 9 Quarterfinals
2 Flag of Sweden Sweden 3 2 0 0 1 12 8 +4 6
3 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 3 0 1 0 2 6 14 −8 2
4 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland (H) 3 0 0 1 2 3 16 −13 1
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.
6 January 2024
16:00
Sweden Flag of Sweden 6–1
(3–0, 1–0, 2–1)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 1,128

7 January 2024
12:00
United States of America Flag of the United States 7–1
(0–1, 1–0, 6–0)
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 378

8 January 2024
16:00
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 3–6
(1–2, 2–1, 0–3)
Flag of Sweden Sweden Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 193
8 January 2024
20:00
United States of America Flag of the United States 8–1
(2–0, 4–0, 2–1)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 914

10 January 2024
12:00
Sweden Flag of Sweden 0–4
(0–1, 0–3, 0–0)
Flag of the United States United States of America Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 572
10 January 2024
16:00
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 1–2 OT
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–1)
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 1,011

Playoff round[]

Winning teams will be reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking:[3]

  1. Higher position in their group
  2. Higher number of points in preliminary pool play
  3. Better goal differential
  4. Higher number of goals scored
  5. Better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship).
Rank Team Group Pos Pts GD GF Seed
1 Flag of Canada Canada A 1 9 +28 29 1
2 Flag of the United States United States of America B 1 9 +17 19 3
3 Flag of Sweden Sweden B 2 6 +4 12 2
4 Flag of Finland Finland A 2 6 −3 9 4
5 Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia A 3 3 −3 9 5
6 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia B 3 2 −8 6 6
7 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland B 4 1 −13 3 7
8 Flag of Germany Germany A 4 0 −22 1 8

Bracket[]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
11 January
 
 
1A
Flag of Canada Canada
6
 
13 January
 
4B
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
0
 
1
Flag of Canada Canada
2
 
11 January
 
5
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
4
 
1B
Flag of the United States United States of America
4
 
14 January
 
4A
Flag of Germany Germany
0
 
2
Flag of the United States United States of America
5
 
11 January
 
5
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
1
 
2A
Flag of Finland Finland
2
 
13 January
 
3B
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
0
 
2
Flag of the United States United States of America
4
 
11 January
 
4
Flag of Finland Finland
2 Third place
 
2B
Flag of Sweden Sweden
2
 
14 January
 
3A
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
4
 
1
Flag of Canada Canada
8
 
 
4
Flag of Finland Finland
1
 

Quarterfinals[]

11 January 2024
10:00
Sweden Flag of Sweden 2–4
(1–2, 0–0, 1–2)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 308

11 January 2024
13:30
Finland Flag of Finland 2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 265

11 January 2024
17:00
Canada Flag of Canada 6–0
(2–0, 1–0, 3–0)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 477

11 January 2024
20:30
United States of America Flag of the United States 4–0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)
Flag of Germany Germany Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 189

Semifinals[]

13 January 2024
15:00
Canada Flag of Canada 2–4
(0–1, 1–1, 1–2)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 523

13 January 2024
19:00
United States of America Flag of the United States 4–2
(1–0, 2–2, 1–0)
Flag of Finland Finland Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 481

Relegation game[]

13 January 2024
11:00
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 2–1
(0–0, 1–1, 1–0)
Flag of Germany Germany Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 412

Fifth place game[]

14 January 2024
11:00
Sweden Flag of Sweden 4–1
(1–0, 3–0, 0–1)
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 121

Bronze medal game[]

14 January 2024
15:00
Canada Flag of Canada 8–1
(3–0, 4–0, 1–1)
Flag of Finland Finland Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 616

Gold medal game[]

14 January 2024
19:00
United States of America Flag of the United States 5–1
(2–0, 0–1, 3–0)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 1456

Awards and statistics[]

Awards[]

Best players selected by the Directorate

Position Player
Goaltender Flag of the Czech Republic Aneta Šenková
Defender Flag of Canada Chloe Primerano
Forward Flag of the Czech Republic Adéla Šapovalivová

IIHF.com

All-Star team

Position Player
Goaltender Flag of the Czech Republic Aneta Šenková
Defender Flag of Canada Chloe Primerano
Flag of Finland Tuuli Tallinen
Forward Flag of the Czech Republic Adéla Šapovalivová
Flag of Finland Emma Ekoluoma
Flag of the United States Josie St. Martin
MVP Flag of Canada Chloe Primerano

Source:IIHF.com

Scoring leaders[]

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Rank Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1 Flag of Canada Chloe Primerano 6 8 8 16 +18 2 D
2 Flag of the Czech Republic Adéla Šapovalivová 6 9 2 11 +4 2 F
3 Flag of Finland Emma Ekoluoma 6 8 3 11 −1 4 F
4 Flag of Canada Abby Stonehouse 6 4 7 11 +7 4 F
5 Flag of Canada Caitlin Kraemer 6 10 0 10 +7 2 F
6 Flag of Sweden Ebba Hedqvist 5 1 9 10 +1 6 F
7 Flag of the United States Josie St. Martin 6 6 3 9 +7 2 F
8 Flag of Canada Morgan Jackson 6 5 4 9 +12 2 F
8 Flag of the United States Margare Scannell 6 5 4 9 +10 2 F
10 Flag of the United States Ava Thomas 6 3 6 9 +8 2 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF

Leading goaltenders[]

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Rank Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
1 Flag of Canada Rhyah Stewart 192:00 2 0.63 40 95.00 1
2 Flag of the United States Layla Hemp 300:00 5 1.00 89 94.38 1
4 Flag of Sweden Lovisa Lundström 120:00 4 2.00 48 91.67 0
5 Flag of Slovakia Lívia Debnárová 281:41 17 3.62 201 91.54 0
5 Flag of the Czech Republic Aneta Šenková 297:02 12 2.42 139 91.37 0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Final standings[]

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 B Flag of the United States United States of America 6 6 0 0 0 32 5 +27 18 Champions
2 A Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia 6 3 0 0 3 18 21 −3 9 Runners-up
3 A Flag of Canada Canada 6 5 0 0 1 45 6 +39 15 Third place
4 A Flag of Finland Finland 6 3 0 0 3 14 24 −10 9 Fourth place
5 B Flag of Sweden Sweden 5 3 0 0 2 18 13 +5 9 Fifth place
6 B Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 5 0 1 0 4 7 20 −13 2 Sixth place
7 B Flag of Switzerland Switzerland (H) 5 1 0 1 3 5 23 −18 4 Avoided Relegation
8 A Flag of Germany Germany 5 0 0 0 5 2 29 −27 0 Relegated to the Division I A
Source: IIHF
(H) Host.

Division I[]

Group A[]

The tournament was held in Egna, Italy from 6 to 12 January 2024.[4]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of Japan Japan 5 5 0 0 0 21 4 +17 15 Promoted to the 2025 Top Division
2 Flag of Italy Italy (H) 5 3 0 1 1 15 13 +2 10
3 Flag of Hungary Hungary 5 2 1 0 2 8 8 0 8
4 Flag of Austria Austria 5 1 2 1 1 10 11 −1 8
5 Flag of France France 5 1 0 0 4 8 14 −6 3
6 Flag of Denmark Denmark 5 0 0 1 4 6 18 −12 1 Relegated to the 2025 Division I B
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.

Group B[]

The tournament was held in Jaca, Spain from 8 to 14 January 2024.[4]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of Norway Norway 5 5 0 0 0 37 4 +33 15 Promoted to the 2025 Division I A
2 Flag of Spain Spain (H) 5 4 0 0 1 33 4 +29 12
3 Flag of Poland Poland 5 3 0 0 2 21 13 +8 9
4 Flag of Australia Australia 5 1 0 0 4 5 32 −27 3[lower-alpha 1]
5 Flag of Korea South Korea 5 1 0 0 4 10 17 −7 3[lower-alpha 1]
6 Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 5 1 0 0 4 6 42 −36 3[lower-alpha 1] Relegated to the 2025 Division II A
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.
Notes:

Division II[]

Group A[]

The tournament was held in Heerenveen, Netherlands from 15 to 21 January 2024.[1]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of China China 5 5 0 0 0 48 3 +45 15 Promoted to the 2025 Division I B
2 Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom 5 4 0 0 1 22 7 +15 12
3 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands (H) 5 2 1 0 2 19 29 −10 8
4 Flag of Latvia Latvia 5 2 0 1 2 10 13 −3 7
5 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 5 1 0 0 4 11 20 −9 3
6 Flag of Turkey Turkey 5 0 0 0 5 0 38 −38 0 Relegated to the 2025 Division II B
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.

Group B[]

The tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 8 to 14 January 2024.[1]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 5 4 0 0 1 33 9 +24 12[lower-alpha 2] Promoted to the 2025 Division II A
2 Flag of Iceland Iceland 5 4 0 0 1 33 6 +27 12[lower-alpha 2]
3 Flag of Belgium Belgium 5 3 1 0 1 23 5 +18 11
4 Flag of Mexico Mexico 5 2 0 0 3 21 10 +11 6
5 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria (H) 5 1 0 1 3 19 15 +4 4
6 Flag of South Africa South Africa 5 0 0 0 5 1 85 −84 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.
Notes:
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References[]

External links[]

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