2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

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]

2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	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	United States (5th title)
Runner-up	Canada
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Russia
Tournament statistics
Games played	21
Goals scored	113 (5.38 per game)
Attendance	34,520 (1,644 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Alina Müller (9 points)
MVP	Valeria Tarakanova
← 2015 2017 →

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	United States	3	3	0	0	0	16	1	+15	9	Advance to semifinals
2	Canada (H)	3	2	0	0	1	17	6	+11	6
3	Russia	3	1	0	0	2	5	13	−8	3	Advance to quarterfinals
4	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

United States

6–0 (2–0, 1–0, 3–0)

Czech Republic

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 584

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	2 min
	35	Shots	7

8 January 2016 19:30

Canada

5–2 (2–0, 3–2, 0–0)

Russia

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 3,564

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	20	Shots	18

9 January 2016 16:00

Russia

0–6 (0–0, 0–4, 0–2)

United States

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 1,707

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	2 min
	11	Shots	46

9 January 2016 19:30

Canada

11–0 (3–0, 7–0, 1–0)

Czech Republic

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 3,389

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	44	Shots	13

11 January 2016 16:00

Czech Republic

2–3 (0–1, 0–2, 2–0)

Russia

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 797

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	18	Shots	20

11 January 2016 19:30

United States

4–1 (2–0, 1–0, 1–1)

Canada

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 4,016

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	32	Shots	34

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	2	0	0	1	13	4	+9	6^[a]	Advance to quarterfinals
2	Finland	3	2	0	0	1	14	4	+10	6^[a]
3	Switzerland	3	2	0	0	1	9	5	+4	6^[a]	Advance to relegation round
4	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.
Notes:

1. Sweden 3 Pts, +2 GD; Finland 3 Pts, 0 GD; Switzerland 3 Pts, −2 GD

8 January 2016 12:00

Finland

11–1 (2–0, 5–0, 4–1)

France

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 3,521

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	55	Shots	7

8 January 2016 14:00

Sweden

5–1 (3–0, 1–0, 1–1)

Switzerland

Seymour-Hannah Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 471

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	31	Shots	20

9 January 2016 12:00

Switzerland

2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Finland

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 578

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	2 min
	17	Shots	19

9 January 2016 14:00

Sweden

7–0 (2–0, 3–0, 2–0)

France

Seymour-Hannah Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 406

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	49	Shots	13

11 January 2016 12:00

Finland

3–1 (1–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Sweden

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 2,635

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	18	Shots	22

11 January 2016 14:00

Switzerland

6–0 (1–0, 3–0, 2–0)

France

Seymour-Hannah Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 211

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	14 min
	49	Shots	7

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

Switzerland

5–1 (2–1, 0–0, 3–0)

France

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 224

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	30	Shots	5

14 January 2016 12:00

France

0–2 (0–1, 0–0, 0–1)

Switzerland

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 537

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	9	Shots	42

Final round

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

A1

United States

4

A4

Czech Republic

2

B1

Sweden

0

B1

Sweden

3

A1

United States

3

A2

Canada

2

A2

Canada

4

A3

Russia

3

A3

Russia

0

B2

Finland

0

Third place

B1

Sweden

2

A3

Russia

1

Quarterfinals

12 January 2016 16:00

Czech Republic

2–3 (0–0, 2–1, 0–2)

Sweden

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 444

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	16 min
	39	Shots	17

12 January 2016 19:30

Russia

3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Finland

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 1011

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	33	Shots	17

Semifinals

14 January 2016 16:00

United States

4–0 (1–0, 2–0, 1–0)

Sweden

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 711

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	43	Shots	9

14 January 2016 19:30

Canada

4–0 (1–0, 1–0, 2–0)

Russia

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 2,819

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	43	Shots	12

Fifth place game

14 January 2016 12:00

Czech Republic

3–1 (1–0, 1–0, 1–1)

Finland

Seymour-Hannah Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 187

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	2 min
	24	Shots	29

Bronze medal game

15 January 2016 16:00

Russia

1–2 (0–2, 0–0, 1–0)

Sweden

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 1,192

Game reference
	Valeria Tarakanova	Goalies	Emma Söderberg	Referee:   Melissa Szkola Linesmen:   Jessica Leclerc   Justine Todd
	0–1 05:01 – Tedenby (PP) 0–2 13:03 – Hjalmarsson Beloglazova (Kadirova) – 55:33 1–2
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	27	Shots	32

Gold medal game

15 January 2016 19:30

United States

3–2 OT (0–1, 1–1, 1–0) (OT: 1–0)

Canada

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 5,516

Game reference
	Alex Gulstene	Goalies	Stephanie Neatby	Referee:   Marie Picavet Linesmen:   Bettina Angerer   Lisa Linnek
	0–1 17:55 – Bourbonnais 0–2 25:58 – Watts Woken – 35:00 1–2 Snodgrass – 48:03 2–2 Snodgrass (Barnes, Wethington) – 61:47 3–2
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	29	Shots	23

Final standings

	United States
	Canada
	Sweden
4	Russia
5	Czech Republic
6	Finland
7	Switzerland
8	France

2016 IIHF Women's U-18 World champions
United States Fifth title

Relegated to the 2017 Division I

Tournament awards

Best players selected by the directorate

Best Goalkeeper	Emma Söderberg
Best Defenseman	Cayla Barnes
Best Forward	Alina Müller

Source: IIHF.com

Media All Stars

Goalkeeper	Emma Söderberg
Defenceman	Cayla Barnes
Defenceman	Jessica Adolfsson
Forward	Fanuza Kadirova
Forward	Ashton Bell
Forward	Alina Müller
Most Valuable Player	Valeria Tarakanova

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Main article: 2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I

Division I "A"

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

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

Source:^{[citation needed]}

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 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts   Austria 3 3 0 0 0 20 1 +19 9   Kazakhstan 3 2 0 0 1 20 7 +13 6   China 3 1 0 0 2 12 11 +1 3   Romania 3 0 0 0 3 3 36 −33 0 Source:^[citation needed]

Group B Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts   Italy 3 3 0 0 0 15 3 +12 9   Great Britain 3 2 0 0 1 7 6 +1 6   Poland 3 1 0 0 2 14 7 +7 3   Australia 3 0 0 0 3 2 22 −20 0 Source:^[citation needed]

Seventh place game

11 January 2016 11:45

Romania

6–7 GWS (3–1, 2–2, 1–3) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Australia

Nockhalle, Radenthein

	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	29	Shots	48

Fifth place game

11 January 2016 15:15

China

5–2 (1–0, 4–0, 0–2)

Poland

Nockhalle, Radenthein

	12 min	Penalties	16 min
	15	Shots	35

Bronze medal game

11 January 2016 12:00

Kazakhstan

2–0 (1–0, 1–0, 0–0)

Great Britain

Eis Sport Arena, Spittal an der Drau

	20 min	Penalties	16 min
	24	Shots	27

Gold medal (promotion) game

11 January 2016 15:30

Austria

3–2 (1–2, 1–0, 1–0)

Italy

Eis Sport Arena, Spittal an der Drau

	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	38	Shots	9

References

1. Women's U18 host named
2. New format for Women's under 18 qualification

External links

• AllSportDB.com Event page
• IIHF.com 2016 events index
• Hockey Canada page
• Eurohockey page