2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
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Tournament details
Host nation	Japan
Dates	6–13 January 2019
Teams	8
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Canada (5 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played	22
Goals scored	98  (4.45 per game)
Attendance	9,031  (411 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Elisa Holopainen
MVP	Raygan Kirk

The 2019 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was the 12th Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey. It was played at the Obihiro Arena in Obihiro, Japan from 6 to 13 January.

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	8	4	4	9	Semifinals
2	Canada	3	2	0	0	1	9	5	4	6
3	Russia	3	1	0	0	2	8	11	−3	3	Quarterfinals
4	Sweden	3	0	0	0	3	4	9	−5	0

6 January 2019 13:00

Sweden

1–2 (0–1, 1–1, 0–0)

Canada

Obihiro Arena 1 Attendance: 350

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				Referees: Gabriela Malá Ramona Weiß Linesmen: Kristin Moore Linnea Sainio
	16 min	Penalties	12 min
	10	Shots	34

6 January 2019 17:00

United States

3–2 (1–1, 2–1, 0–0)

Russia

Obihiro Arena 1 Attendance: 300

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				Referees: Anniina Nurmi Radka Růžičková Linesmen: Stephanie Cole Zita Gebora
	14 min	Penalties	14 min
	38	Shots	21

7 January 2019 13:00

Sweden

3–5 (0–1, 1–1, 2–3)

Russia

Obihiro Arena 1 Attendance: 170

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				Referees: Kaylen Erchul Élizabeth Mantha Linesmen: Marie-Pierre Jalbert Svenja Strohmenger
	16 min	Penalties	14 min
	28	Shots	32

7 January 2019 17:00

Canada

2–3 (1–0, 1–2, 0–1)

United States

Obihiro Arena 1 Attendance: 490

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				Referees: Daria Ermak Tijana Haack Linesmen: Anna Hammar Linnea Sainio
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	20	Shots	23

9 January 2019 13:00

Russia

1–5 (0–3, 0–1, 1–1)

Canada

Obihiro Arena 1 Attendance: 240

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				Referees: Anna Kuroda Jestina Vichorek Linesmen: Amy Lack Kristin Moore
	28 min	Penalties	14 min
	11	Shots	42

9 January 2019 17:00

United States

2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Sweden

Obihiro Arena 1 Attendance: 280

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				Referees: Élizabeth Mantha Radka Růžičková Linesmen: Zita Gebora Diana Mokhova
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	40	Shots	17

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Finland	3	3	0	0	0	8	4	4	9	Quarterfinals
2	Switzerland	3	2	0	0	1	5	5	0	6
3	Czech Republic	3	1	0	0	2	5	5	0	3	Relegation round
4	Japan (H)	3	0	0	0	3	4	8	−4	0

6 January 2019 14:30

Finland

2–1 (1–1, 1–0, 0–0)

Japan

Obihiro Arena 2 Attendance: 1,064

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				Referees: Kaylen Erchul Tijana Haack Linesmen: Marie-Pierre Jalbert Amy Lack
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	19	Shots	19

6 January 2019 18:30

Czech Republic

0–1 (0–1, 0–0, 0–0)

Switzerland

Obihiro Arena 2 Attendance: 117

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				Referees: Daria Ermak Jestina Vichorek Linesmen: Anna Hammar Diana Mokhova
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	36	Shots	9

7 January 2019 14:30

Czech Republic

4–2 (1–0, 2–1, 1–1)

Japan

Obihiro Arena 2 Attendance: 586

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				Referees: Anniina Nurmi Ramona Weiß Linesmen: Zita Gebora Kristin Moore
	16 min	Penalties	4 min
	26	Shots	31

7 January 2019 18:30

Switzerland

2–4 (0–0, 0–2, 2–2)

Finland

Obihiro Arena 2 Attendance: 147

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				Referees: Anna Kuroda Radka Růžičková Linesmen: Stephanie Cole Diana Mokhova
	2 min	Penalties	12 min
	9	Shots	28

9 January 2019 14:30

Japan

1–2 (0–1, 1–1, 0–0)

Switzerland

Obihiro Arena 2 Attendance: 702

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				Referees: Tijana Haack Gabriela Malá Linesmen: Anna Hammar Linnea Sainio
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	29	Shots	15

9 January 2019 18:30

Finland

2–1 (0–0, 1–0, 1–1)

Czech Republic

Obihiro Arena 2 Attendance: 109

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				Referees: Kaylen Erchul Daria Ermak Linesmen: Stephanie Cole Svenja Strohmenger
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	20	Shots	25

Relegation round

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

10 January 2019 14:30

Czech Republic

6–0 (2–0, 2–0, 2–0)

Japan

Obihiro Arena 2 Attendance: 238

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				Referees: Anniina Nurmi Ramona Weiß Linesmen: Marie-Pierre Jalbert Svenja Strohmenger
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	26	Shots	9

12 January 2019 14:30

Japan

2–1 (0–1, 1–0, 1–0)

Czech Republic

Obihiro Arena 2 Attendance: 783

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				Referees: Tijana Haack Anniina Nurmi Linesmen: Zita Gebora Diana Mokhova
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	24	Shots	15

13 January 2019 13:00

Czech Republic

3–1 (0–0, 1–0, 2–1)

Japan

Obihiro Arena 2 Attendance: 746

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				Referees: Kaylen Erchul Daria Ermak Linesmen: Marie-Pierre Jalbert Amy Lack
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	20	Shots	18

Final round

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

A1

United States

7

A4

Sweden

2

B1

Finland

1

B1

Finland (OT)

3

A1

United States

2

A2

Canada (OT)

3

A2

Canada (OT)

4

A3

Russia (GWS)

2

A3

Russia

3

B2

Switzerland

1

Quarterfinals

10 January 2019 14:30

Sweden

2–3 OT (0–0, 1–1, 1–1) (OT: 0–1)

Finland

Obihiro Arena 1 Attendance: 140

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				Referees: Anna Kuroda Élizabeth Mantha Linesmen: Zita Gebora Amy Lack
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	26	Shots	30

10 January 2019 18:30

Russia

2–1 GWS (1–0, 0–0, 0–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Switzerland

Obihiro Arena 1 Attendance: 120

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				Referees: Gabriela Malá Jestina Vichorek Linesmen: Stephanie Cole Anna Hammar
		1–0 / 1–1
	16 min	Penalties	8 min
	31	Shots	18

Semifinals

12 January 2019 13:00

United States

7–1 (4–0, 0–0, 3–1)

Finland

Obihiro Arena 1 Attendance: 300

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				Referees: Daria Ermak Gabriela Malá Linesmen: Stephanie Cole Marie-Pierre Jalbert
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	36	Shots	18

12 January 2019 17:00

Canada

4–3 OT (1–1, 2–1, 0–1) (OT: 1–0)

Russia

Obihiro Arena 1 Attendance: 330

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				Referees: Kaylen Erchul Ramona Weiß Linesmen: Amy Lack Svenja Strohmenger
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	30	Shots	13

Fifth place game

12 January 2019 18:30

Sweden

2–1 (1–1, 1–0, 0–0)

Switzerland

Obihiro Arena 2 Attendance: 152

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				Referees: Anna Kuroda Radka Růžičková Linesmen: Kristin Moore Linnea Sainio
		0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1
	6 min	Penalties	2 min
	31	Shots	12

Bronze medal game

13 January 2019 13:00

Russia

0–3 (0–0, 0–2, 0–1)

Finland

Obihiro Arena 1 Attendance: 140

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				Referees: Élizabeth Mantha Jestina Vichorek Linesmen: Anna Hammar Kristin Moore
	6 min	Penalties	16 min
	25	Shots	19

Gold medal game

13 January 2019 17:00

United States

2–3 OT (0–1, 1–0, 1–1) (OT: 0–1)

Canada

Obihiro Arena 1 Attendance: 1,527

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				Referees: Tijana Haack Anniina Nurmi Linesmen: Diana Mokhova Linnea Sainio
		0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 2–3
	16 min	Penalties	18 min
	27	Shots	27

Division I

Group A

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The Group A tournament was held in Radenthein, Austria from 7 to 13 January 2019.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Slovakia	5	4	0	0	1	14	9	5	12	Promotion to Top Division
2	Germany	5	3	1	0	1	21	8	13	11
3	Hungary	5	3	0	1	1	13	9	4	10
4	Italy	5	1	1	1	2	9	16	−7	6
5	Denmark	5	1	0	1	3	9	15	−6	4
6	Austria (H)	5	0	1	0	4	3	12	−9	2	Relegation to Division I B

• Hungary - Italy 4:1 (1:1, 1:0, 2:0)
• Denmark - Germany 1:5 (0:4, 1:1, 0:0)
• Austria - Slovakia 0:0 (0:1, 0:0, 0:0)
• Italy - Denmark 3:2 OT (1:0, 1:2, 0:0, 1:0)
• Slovakia - Hungary 3:2 (0:1, 0:1, 3:0)
• Germany - Austria 5:0 (0:0, 2:0, 3:0)
• Germany - Hungary 3:2 OT (0:0, 1:1, 1:1, 1:0)
• Slovakia - Italy 2:5 (0:1, 0:1, 2:3)
• Denmark - Austria 4:1 (2:0, 1:1, 1:0)
• Slovakia - Denmark 3:1 (1:0, 1:1, 1:0)
• Italy - Germany 0:7 (0:2, 0:3, 0:2)
• Austria - Hungary 1:2 (1:1, 0:1, 0:0)
• Germany - Slovakia 1:5 (1:2, 0:0, 0:3)
• Hungary - Denmark 3:1 (1:0, 2:1, 0:0)
• Italy - Austria 0:1 OT (0:0, 0:0, 0:0, 0:1)

Group B

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The Group B tournament was held in Dumfries, Great Britain from 6 to 12 January 2019.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	France	5	4	0	1	0	18	2	16	13	Promotion to Division I A
2	Norway	5	3	1	1	0	14	4	10	12
3	Great Britain (H)	5	2	1	1	1	7	7	0	9
4	Poland	5	2	1	0	2	12	14	−2	8
5	China	5	1	0	0	4	6	16	−10	3
6	Netherlands	5	0	0	0	5	5	19	−14	0	Relegation to Division II A

• China - France 0:7 (0:5, 0:1, 0:1)
• Netherlands - Norway 0:4 (0:1, 0:2, 0:1)
• Great Britain - Poland 1:2 OT (0:0, 1:1, 0:0, 0:1)
• Norway - China 3:0 (1:0, 2:0, 0:0)
• Poland - Netherlands 4:2 (0:1, 1:0, 3:1)
• France - Great Britain 3:0 (2:0, 1:0, 0:0)
• France - Poland 4:0 (1:0, 2:0, 1:0)
• Netherlands - China 1:4 (0:1, 0:2, 1:1)
• Norway - Great Britain 0:1 SO (0:0, 0:0, 0:0, 0:0, 0:1)
• Poland - Norway 2:5 (0:2, 2:1, 0:2)
• France - Netherlands 3:0 (0:0, 1:0, 2:0)
• China - Great Britain 0:1 (0:0, 0:1, 0:0)
• Norway - France 2:1 SO (0:1, 0:0, 1:0, 0:0, 1:0)
• Poland - China 4:2 (2:2, 0:0, 2:0)
• Great Britain - Netherlands 4:2 (0:0, 1:0, 3:2)

Group B qualification

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Official logo

The Group B Qualification tournament is being held in Jaca, Spain from 12 to 18 January 2019. For 2020 it was decided to create a Division II and split the teams into two groups. The teams that did not make the semifinals were essentially relegated to Division IIB.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kazakhstan	2	2	0	0	0	20	1	19	6	Semifinals
2	Australia	2	1	0	0	1	7	5	2	3
3	Turkey	2	0	0	0	2	0	21	−21	0

• Kazakhstan - Turkey 15:0 (8:0, 2:0, 5:0)
• Turkey - Australia 0:6 (0:2, 0:1, 0:3)
• Australia - Kazakhstan 1:5 (1:1, 0:2, 0:2)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	3	0	0	0	12	2	10	9	Semifinals
2	Chinese Taipei	3	1	1	0	1	10	11	−1	5
3	Spain (H)	3	1	0	1	1	6	5	1	4
4	Mexico	3	0	0	0	3	2	12	−10	0

• Mexico - Chinese Taipei 2:4 (0:1, 1:3, 1:0)
• Spain - South Korea 0:1 (0:1, 0:0, 0:0)
• South Korea - Mexico 5:0 (3:0, 1:0, 1:0)
• Spain - Chinese Taipei 3:4 OT (1:2, 2:0, 0:1, 0:1)
• Chinese Taipei - South Korea 2:6 (0:2, 1:3, 1:1)
• Mexico - Spain 0:3 (0:2, 0:1, 0:0)

Classifier

• Turkey - Mexico 1:0 (0:0, 1:0, 0:0)

Semifinals

• South Korea - Australia 5:2 (2:0, 2:1, 1:1)
• Kazakhstan - Chinese Taipei 3:1 (1:0, 0:0, 2:1)

5th place

• Turkey - Spain 0:7 (0:2, 0:2, 0:3)

3rd place

• Chinese Taipei - Australia 6:2 (4:0, 0:2, 2:0)

Final

• Kazakhstan - South Korea 3:4 SO (1:1, 0:0, 2:2, 0:0, 0:1)

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