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2025 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship
2025 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Finland Finland
City Vantaa
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 4–12 January 2025
Teams 8
Final positions
Champions Flag of Canada Canada (8th title)
Runner-up Flag of the United States United States of America
Third place Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
Fourth place Flag of Sweden Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played 21
Goals scored 130 (6.19 per game)
Attendance 10,292 (490 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Canada Stryker Zablocki (12 points)
MVP Flag of Slovakia Nela Lopušanová
Website www.iihf.com
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The 2025 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was the 17th Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey.[1][2]

Top Division[]

The Top Division tournament was held in Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa, Finland, from 4 to 12 January 2025.[3]

Preliminary round[]

All times are local (UTC+2).

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 14 0 +14 9 Quarterfinals
2 Flag of Sweden Sweden 3 0 2 0 1 7 8 −1 4[lower-alpha 1]
3 Flag of Finland Finland (H) 3 1 0 1 1 5 9 −4 4[lower-alpha 1]
4 Flag of Japan Japan 3 0 0 1 2 6 15 −9 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.
Notes:
4 January 2025
10:00
United States of America Flag of the United States 6–0
(2–0, 3–0, 1–0)
Flag of Japan Japan Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 288
4 January 2025
13:30
Finland Flag of Finland 1–2 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–1)
Flag of Sweden Sweden Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 1,592

5 January 2025
10:00
Sweden Flag of Sweden 0–3
(0–0, 0–1, 0–2)
Flag of the United States United States of America Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 332
5 January 2025
13:30
Finland Flag of Finland 4–2
(1–1, 0–1, 3–0)
Flag of Japan Japan Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 911

7 January 2025
13:30
Japan Flag of Japan 4–5 OT
(1–1, 3–2, 0–1)
(OT: 0–1)
Flag of Sweden Sweden Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 211
7 January 2025
17:00
United States of America Flag of the United States 5–0
(1–0, 3–0, 1–0)
Flag of Finland Finland Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 828

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flag of Canada Canada 3 3 0 0 0 16 3 +13 9 Quarterfinals
2 Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia 3 1 1 0 1 8 9 −1 5
3 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 3 1 0 1 1 7 10 −3 4
4 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 3 0 0 0 3 8 17 −9 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
4 January 2025
17:00
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 2–1 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 1–1)
(OT: 1–0)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 233
4 January 2025
20:30
Canada Flag of Canada 6–2
(2–1, 0–1, 4–0)
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 268

5 January 2025
17:00
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 3–6
(1–2, 2–2, 0–2)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 259
5 January 2025
20:30
Canada Flag of Canada 5–1
(0–0, 4–1, 1–0)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 307

7 January 2025
10:00
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 5–3
(0–0, 3–1, 2–2)
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 291
7 January 2025
20:30
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 0–5
(0–1, 0–1, 0–3)
Flag of Canada Canada Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 296

Playoff round[]

Winning teams will be reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking:[1]

  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 the United States United States of America A 1 9 +14 14 1
2 Flag of Canada Canada B 1 9 +13 16 3
3 Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia B 2 5 –1 8 2
4 Flag of Sweden Sweden A 2 4 –1 7 5
5 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland B 3 4 –3 7 7
6 Flag of Finland Finland A 3 4 –4 5 4
7 Flag of Japan Japan A 4 1 –9 6 8
8 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia B 4 0 −9 8 6

Bracket[]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
9 January
 
 
1A
Flag of the United States United States of America
9
 
11 January
 
4B
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
1
 
1
Flag of the United States United States of America
2
 
9 January
 
4
Flag of Sweden Sweden
1
 
1B
Flag of Canada Canada
17
 
12 January
 
4A
Flag of Japan Japan
0
 
1
Flag of the United States United States of America
0
 
9 January
 
2
Flag of Canada Canada
3
 
2A
Flag of Sweden Sweden
4
 
11 January
 
3B
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
1
 
2
Flag of Canada Canada
4
 
9 January
 
3
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
2 Third place
 
2B
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
6
 
12 January
 
3A
Flag of Finland Finland
0
 
3
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
2
 
 
4
Flag of Sweden Sweden
1
 

Quarterfinals[]

9 January 2025
10:00
Sweden Flag of Sweden 4–1
(0–0, 3–0, 1–1)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 404

9 January 2025
13:30
United States of America Flag of the United States 9–1
(2–1, 2–0, 5–0)
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 263

9 January 2025
17:00
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 6–0
(1–0, 2–0, 3–0)
Flag of Finland Finland Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 802

9 January 2025
20:30
Canada Flag of Canada 17–0
(7–0, 7–0, 3–0)
Flag of Japan Japan Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 227

Semifinals[]

11 January 2025
15:00
United States of America Flag of the United States 2–1
(0–0, 2–1, 0–0)
Flag of Sweden Sweden Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 523

11 January 2025
18:30
Canada Flag of Canada 4–2
(0–1, 3–1, 1–0)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 507

Relegation game[]

11 January 2025
11:30
Japan Flag of Japan 1–5
(0–1, 0–3, 1–1)
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 206

Bronze medal game[]

12 January 2025
15:00
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 2–1
(0–0, 0–1, 2–0)
Flag of Sweden Sweden Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 512

Gold medal game[]

12 January 2025
19:00
United States of America Flag of the United States 0–3
(0–0, 0–1, 0–2)
Flag of Canada Canada Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa
Attendance: 1,032

Awards and statistics[]

Awards[]

Best players selected by the Directorate

Position Player
Goaltender Flag of the Czech Republic Daniela Nováková
Defender Flag of Canada Chloe Primerano
Forward Flag of the United States Anabella Fanale

Source:IIHF.com

All-Star team

Position Player
Goaltender Flag of the United States Morgan Stickney
Defender Flag of Canada Chloe Primerano
Flag of the United States Megan Healy
Forward Flag of Slovakia Nela Lopušanová
Flag of Canada Stryker Zablocki
Flag of the United States Anabella Fanale
MVP Flag of Slovakia Nela Lopušanová

Scoring leaders[]

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

Rank Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1 Flag of Canada Stryker Zablocki 6 8 4 12 +9 8 F
2 Flag of Slovakia Nela Lopušanová 5 5 6 11 0 2 F
3 Flag of Canada Caileigh Tiller 5 4 6 10 +9 0 F
4 Flag of Canada Maxine Cimoroni 6 4 6 10 +9 10 F
4 Flag of Canada Chloe Primerano 6 4 6 10 +10 0 D
6 Flag of the United States Anabella Fanale 6 5 4 9 +5 4 F
7 Flag of Canada Sara Manness 6 2 7 9 +9 0 F
8 Flag of the United States Mary Derrenbacher 6 2 6 8 +5 4 F
8 Flag of Canada Sydney Sawyer 6 2 6 8 +8 4 D
10 Flag of the Czech Republic Linda Vocetková 6 5 2 7 +1 4 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 the United States Morgan Stickney 359:52 4 0.67 93 95.70 3
2 Flag of Sweden Maja Helge 296:44 8 1.62 133 93.98 0
3 Flag of Canada Marilou Grenier 240:00 4 1.00 62 93.55 2
4 Flag of the Czech Republic Daniela Nováková 358:23 14 2.34 195 92.82 1
5 Flag of Switzerland Amaya Iseli 240:46 14 3.49 152 90.79 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 Canada Canada 6 6 0 0 0 40 5 +35 18 Champions
2 A Flag of the United States United States of America 6 5 0 0 1 25 5 +20 15 Runners-up
3 B Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia 6 3 1 0 2 18 14 +4 11 Third place
4 A Flag of Sweden Sweden 6 1 2 0 3 13 13 0 7 Fourth place
5 B Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 4 1 0 1 2 8 14 −6 4 Fifth place
6 A Flag of Finland Finland (H) 4 1 0 1 2 5 15 −10 4 Sixth place
7 B Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 5 1 0 0 4 14 27 −13 3 Avoided Relegation
8 A Flag of Japan Japan 5 0 0 1 4 7 37 −30 1 Relegated to the Division I A
Source: IIHF
(H) Host.

Division I[]

Group A[]

The tournament was held in Budapest, Hungary, from 5 to 11 January 2025.[2][3]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of Hungary Hungary (H) 5 5 0 0 0 13 2 +11 15 Promotion to the 2026 Top Division
2 Flag of Italy Italy 5 4 0 0 1 12 9 +3 12
3 Flag of Germany Germany 5 2 0 0 3 12 12 0 6
4 Flag of Norway Norway 5 1 1 0 3 12 15 −3 5
5 Flag of France France 5 1 0 1 3 10 16 −6 4
6 Flag of Austria Austria 5 0 1 1 3 9 14 −5 3 Relegation to the 2026 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 is being held in Katowice, Poland from 7 to 13 January 2025.[4][5]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of Denmark Denmark 5 5 0 0 0 27 2 +25 15 Promotion to the 2026 Division I A
2 Flag of Poland Poland (H) 5 4 0 0 1 19 12 +7 12
3 Flag of Spain Spain 5 2 1 0 2 12 15 −3 8
4 Flag of China China 5 2 0 1 2 15 11 +4 7
5 Flag of Australia Australia 5 0 1 0 4 6 21 −15 2
6 Flag of Korea South Korea 5 0 0 1 4 5 23 −18 1 Relegation to the 2026 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.

Division II[]

Group A[]

The tournament will be held in Riga, Latvia from 20 to 26 January 2025.[6]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the 2026 Division I B
2 Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Flag of Latvia Latvia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the 2026 Division II B
First match(es) will be played on 20 January 2025. Source: [citation needed]
(H) Host.

Group B[]

The tournament will be held in Istanbul, Turkey from 18 to 23 January 2025.[6]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Flag of Turkey Turkey (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the 2026 Division II A
2 Flag of Iceland Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Flag of Belgium Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Flag of Mexico Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Flag of South Africa South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 18 January 2025. Source: [citation needed]
(H) Host.

Division III[]

The tournament will be held in Zagreb, Croatia from 23 to 26 January 2025.[6]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the 2026 Division II B
2 Flag of Romania Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Flag of Thailand Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Flag of Croatia Croatia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 23 January 2025. Source: [citation needed]
(H) Host.

References[]

Game references[]

External links[]

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