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.
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Host country | United States |
Venue(s) | HarborCenter (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 5 – 12 January 2015 |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (4th title) |
Runner-up | Canada |
Third place | Russia |
Fourth place | Czech Republic |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 21 |
Goals scored | 101 (4.81 per game) |
Attendance | 13,788 (657 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Sarah Potomak (9 points) |
MVP | Sarah Potomak |
The United States won their fourth title defeating Canada in overtime in the gold medal game, with Jincy Roese 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 edit
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]
Preliminary round edit
All times are local (UTC–5).
Group A edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 8 | Advance to semifinals |
2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 7 | |
3 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 | Advance to quarterfinals |
4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
(H) Host
5 January 2015 15:30 | Russia | 3–1 (2–0, 1–0, 0–1) | Czech Republic | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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5 January 2015 19:00 | Canada | 1–2 GWS (0–1, 0–0, 1–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–2) | United States | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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6 January 2015 15:30 | Canada | 3–2 (2–0, 1–1, 0–1) | Russia | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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6 January 2015 19:00 | United States | 3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0) | Czech Republic | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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8 January 2015 15:30 | Czech Republic | 1–7 (1–1, 0–4, 0–2) | Canada | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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8 January 2015 19:00 | United States | 7–1 (2–0, 3–1, 2–0) | Russia | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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Group B edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | Advance to quarterfinals |
2 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Advance to relegation round |
4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 |
5 January 2015 12:00 | Sweden | 3–2 (1–0, 0–1, 2–1) | Japan | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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5 January 2015 16:00 | Finland | 0–2 (0–0, 0–2, 0–0) | Switzerland | HarborCenter Rink 2 |
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6 January 2015 12:00 | Sweden | 4–0 (3–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Switzerland | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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6 January 2015 16:00 | Japan | 2–4 (2–0, 0–2, 0–2) | Finland | HarborCenter Rink 2 |
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8 January 2015 12:00 | Japan | 1–3 (0–0, 0–1, 1–2) | Switzerland | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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8 January 2015 16:00 | Finland | 3–1 (0–1, 3–0, 0–0) | Sweden | HarborCenter Rink 2 |
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Relegation series edit
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 | Switzerland | 2–1 (1–1, 1–0, 0–0) | Japan | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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11 January 2015 12:00 | Japan | 2–3 GWS (0–1, 2–1, 0–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | Switzerland | HarborCenter Rink 2 |
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Final round edit
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
A1 | United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
A4 | Czech Republic | 4 | A4 | Czech Republic | 0 | |||||||||
B1 | Sweden | 3 | A1 | United States | 3OT | |||||||||
A2 | Canada | 2 | ||||||||||||
A2 | Canada | 3 | ||||||||||||
A3 | Russia | 4 | A3 | Russia | 1 | |||||||||
B2 | Finland | 3 | Third place | |||||||||||
A4 | Czech Republic | 1 | ||||||||||||
A3 | Russia | 5 |
Quarterfinals edit
9 January 2015 15:30 | Russia | 4–3 (0–3, 1–0, 3–0) | Finland | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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9 January 2015 19:00 | Czech Republic | 4–3 (1–0, 2–1, 1–2) | Sweden | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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Semifinals edit
11 January 2015 15:00 | Canada | 3–1 (1–1, 1–0, 1–0) | Russia | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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11 January 2015 19:00 | United States | 5–0 (2–0, 2–0, 1–0) | Czech Republic | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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Fifth place game edit
11 January 2015 15:30 | Sweden | 0–3 (0–2, 0–0, 0–1) | Finland | HarborCenter Rink 2 |
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Bronze medal game edit
12 January 2015 15:00 | Russia | 5–1 (1–0, 2–1, 2–0) | Czech Republic | HarborCenter Rink 1 Attendance: 515 |
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Valeria Tarakanova | Goalies | Blanka Škodová | Referee: Jerilyn Glenn Linesmen: Jacqueline Spresser Vanessa Stratton | |||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | Shots | 24 |
Gold medal game edit
12 January 2015 19:00 | United States | 3–2 OT (1–1, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 1–0) | Canada | HarborCenter Rink 1 Attendance: 1,800 |
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Kaitlin Burt | Goalies | Marlène Boissonnault | Referee: Ramona Weiss Linesmen: Nataša Pagon Johanna Tauriainen | ||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||
41 | Shots | 18 |
Final standings edit
United States | |
Canada | |
Russia | |
4 | Czech Republic |
5 | Finland |
6 | Sweden |
7 | Switzerland |
8 | Japan |
2015 IIHF Women's U-18 World champions |
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United States Fourth title |
Relegated to the 2016 Division I |
Tournament awards edit
- Best players selected by the directorate
Best Goalkeeper | Valeria Tarakanova |
Best Defenseman | Jincy Roese |
Best Forward | Sarah Potomak |
Source: IIHF.com
- Media All Stars
Goalkeeper | Valeria Tarakanova |
Defenceman | Jincy Roese |
Defenceman | Micah Hart |
Forward | Fanuza Kadirova |
Forward | Sarah Potomak |
Forward | Melissa Samoskevich |
Most Valuable Player | Sarah Potomak |
Source: IIHF.com
Statistics edit
Scoring leaders edit
Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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1 | Sarah Potomak | Canada | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +8 | 4 |
2 | Rebecca Gilmore | United States | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +4 | 6 |
3 | Melissa Samoskevich | United States | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +6 | 6 |
4 | Fanuza Kadirova | Russia | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +5 | 0 |
5 | Jincy Roese | United States | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +4 | 0 |
6 | Élizabeth Giguère | Canada | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +7 | 6 |
6 | Anna Shokhina | Russia | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +7 | 0 |
8 | Anniina Kaitala | Finland | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +3 | 0 |
9 | Sanni Hakala | Finland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
9 | Alina Müller | Switzerland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – | 4 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders edit
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
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1 | Andrea Brändli | Switzerland | 310:00 | 8 | 1.55 | 94.94 | 1 |
2 | Anni Keisala | Finland | 240:00 | 5 | 1.25 | 94.74 | 1 |
3 | Kaitlin Burt | United States | 225:51 | 4 | 1.06 | 92.31 | 0 |
4 | Marlène Boissonnault | Canada | 245:51 | 7 | 1.71 | 91.95 | 0 |
5 | Valeria Tarakanova | 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 edit
Division I 'A' edit
The Division I 'A' tournament was played in Vaujany, France, from 4 to 10 January 2015.[3]
Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 14 | Promoted to the 2016 Top Division |
Norway | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 12 | |
Slovakia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 7 | |
Germany | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 6 | |
Hungary | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 6 | |
Austria | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 0 | Relegated to the 2016 Division I Qualification |
Division I Qualification edit
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 | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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Denmark | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | +27 | 15 | Promoted to the 2016 Division I |
Italy | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 12 | |
Poland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 9 | |
Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 5 | |
China | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 4 | |
Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 |