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{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
 | tourney_name = IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
 | year = 2008
 | other_titles = Championnat du monde moins de 18 ans de hockey sur glace féminin 2008 (French)
 | image = 
 | size = 
 | caption = 
 | country = Canada
 | dates = January 7–12
 | num_teams = 8
 | venues = 2
 | cities = 1
 | winners_other = {{ihw18|USA}}
 | second_other = {{ihw18|CAN}}
 | third_other = {{ihw18|CZE}}
 | count = 1
 | games = 20
 | goals = 168
 | attendance = 9872
 | scoring_leader = {{flagicon|CAN}} Marie-Philip Poulin
 | points = 14
 | mvp = 
 | nextseason = [[2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2009]]
}}

The '''2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship''' was the inaugural junior female world [[ice hockey]] championship. It was held from 7 to 12 January 2008, in Calgary, Alberta, [[Canada]]. The championship is the junior ice hockey version of the [[IIHF World Women's Championships|women worlds]], held under the auspices of the [[IIHF]].

The inaugural competition featured two groups of nations in round robin play, followed by playoffs. There were eight national teams.

==Teams==
The following teams participated in the championship:

*{{ihw18|CAN}}
*{{ihw18|CZE}}
*{{ihw18|FIN}}
*{{ihw18|GER}}
*{{ihw18|RUS}}
*{{ihw18|SUI}}
*{{ihw18|SWE}}
*{{ihw18|USA}}

==Format==
The eight participating teams are divided up into two seeded groups as below. The teams will play each other once in a single round robin format. The top two teams from the group will proceed to the medal round, while the remaining teams will play in the placing games.

==Preliminary round==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#cfc;width:22px"|
|Teams proceed to Medal round
|-
| style="background:#fcf;"|
|Teams sent to Placing round
|}

===Group A===

====Standings====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=20|Rk.
!width=165|Team
!width=40|GP
!width=40|W
!width=40|OTW
!width=40|OTL
!width=40|L
!width=40|GF
!width=40|GA
!width=40|DIF
!width=40|PTS
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|1.
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|CAN}}
|3||3||0||0||0||38||3||+35||'''9'''
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|2.
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|CZE}}
|3||1||0||1||1||10||16||-6||'''4'''
|- style="background:#fcf;"
|3.
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|GER}}
|3||1||0||0||2||7||15||-8||'''3'''
|- style="background:#fcf;"
|4.
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|FIN}}
|3||0||1||0||2||5||26||-21||'''2'''
|}

====Results====
<small>All times local (UTC−7)</small>
{{Hockeybox2
|bg = #eeeeee
|date = January 7, 2008
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{ihw18-rt|FIN}}
|score = 2&ndash;3
|periods = (1-1, 1-1, 0-1)
|team2 = '''{{ihw18|GER}}'''
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Norma Bush Arena]], [[Calgary]]
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/156/IHW156A03_74_5_0.pdf
|attendance = 102
}}
{{Hockeybox2
|bg = #eeffff
|date = January 7, 2008
|time = 19:45
|team1 = '''{{ihw18-rt|CAN}}'''
|score = 11&ndash;1
|periods = (4-0, 4-1, 3-0)
|team2 = {{ihw18|CZE}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Father David Bauer Olympic Arena]], [[Calgary]]
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/156/IHW156A04_74_4_0.pdf
|attendance = 976
}}
{{Hockeybox2
|bg = #eeeeee
|date = January 8, 2008
|time = 7:30pm
|team1 = '''{{ihw18-rt|FIN}}'''
|score = 5&ndash;4 GWS
|periods = (2-1, 1-2, 1-1, 1-0)
|team2 = {{ihw18|CZE}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Norma Bush Arena]], [[Calgary]]
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/156/IHW156A07_74_4_0.pdf
|attendance = 106
}}
{{Hockeybox2
|bg = #eeffff
|date = January 8, 2008
|time = 7:45pm
|team1 = {{ihw18-rt|GER}}
|score = 1&ndash;12
|periods = (0-4, 1-4, 0-4)
|team2 = '''{{ihw18|CAN}}'''
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Father David Bauer Olympic Arena]], [[Calgary]]
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/156/IHW156A08_74_4_0.pdf
|attendance = 1,024
}}
{{Hockeybox2
|bg = #eeeeee
|date = January 9, 2008
|time = 19:30
|team1 = '''{{ihw18-rt|CZE}}'''
|score = 3&ndash;2
|periods = (0-0, 1-0, 2-2)
|team2 = {{ihw18|GER}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Norma Bush Arena]], [[Calgary]]
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/156/IHW156A11_74_5_0.pdf
|attendance = 121
}}
{{Hockeybox2
|bg = #eeffff
|date = January 9, 2008
|time = 19:45
|team1 = '''{{ihw18-rt|CAN}}'''
|score = 8&ndash;3
|periods = (2-2, 3-0, 3-1)
|team2 = {{ihw18|FIN}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Father David Bauer Olympic Arena]], [[Calgary]]
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/156/IHW156A12_74_6_0.pdf
|attendance = 1,052
}}

===Group B===

====Standings====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=20|Rk.
!width=165|Team
!width=40|GP
!width=40|W
!width=40|OTW
!width=40|OTL
!width=40|L
!width=40|GF
!width=40|GA
!width=40|DIF
!width=40|PTS
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|1.
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|USA}}
|3||3||0||0||0||28||2||+26||'''9'''
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|2.
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|SWE}}
|3||2||0||0||1||20||7||+13||'''6'''
|- style="background:#fcf;"
|3.
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|RUS}}
|3||1||0||0||2||7||17||-10||'''3'''
|- style="background:#fcf;"
|4.
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|SUI}}
|3||0||0||0||3||2||31||-29||'''0'''
|}

====Results====
<small>All times local (UTC−7)</small>
{{Hockeybox2
|bg = #eeeeee
|date = January 7, 2008
|time = 16:00
|team1 = '''{{ihw18-rt|SWE}}'''
|score = 9&ndash;1
|periods = (3-0, 4-0, 2-1)
|team2 = {{ihw18|SUI}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Norma Bush Arena]], [[Calgary]]
|attendance = 98
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/156/IHW156B01_74_6_0.pdf
}}
{{Hockeybox2
|bg = #eeffff
|date = January 7, 2008
|time = 16:15
|team1 = '''{{ihw18-rt|USA}}'''
|score = 9&ndash;0
|periods = (1-0, 4-0, 4-0)
|team2 = {{ihw18|RUS}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Father David Bauer Olympic Arena]], [[Calgary]]
|attendance = 452
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/156/IHW156B02_74_6_0.pdf
}}
{{Hockeybox2
|bg = #eeeeee
|date = January 8, 2008
|time = 4:00pm
|team1 = '''{{ihw18-rt|SWE}}'''
|score = 7&ndash;0
|periods = (4-0, 2-0, 1-0)
|team2 = {{ihw18|RUS}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Norma Bush Arena]], [[Calgary]]
|attendance = 52
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/156/IHW156B05_74_6_0.pdf
}}
{{Hockeybox2
|bg = #eeffff
|date = January 8, 2008
|time = 4:15pm
|team1 = {{ihw18-rt|SUI}}
|score = 0&ndash;13
|periods = (0-5, 0-3, 0-5)
|team2 = '''{{ihw18|USA}}'''
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Father David Bauer Olympic Arena]], [[Calgary]]
|attendance = 401
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/156/IHW156B06_74_6_0.pdf
}}
{{Hockeybox2
|bg = #eeeeee
|date = January 9, 2008
|time = 16:00
|team1 = '''{{ihw18-rt|RUS}}'''
|score = 4&ndash;2
|periods = (0-0, 3-0, 1-2)
|team2 = {{ihw18|SUI}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Norma Bush Arena]], [[Calgary]]
|attendance = 57
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/156/IHW156B09_74_6_0.pdf
}}
{{Hockeybox2
|bg = #eeffff
|date = January 9, 2008
|time = 16:15
|team1 = '''{{ihw18-rt|USA}}'''
|score = 6&ndash;2
|periods = (1-1, 2-1, 3-0)
|team2 = {{ihw18|SWE}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Father David Bauer Olympic Arena]], [[Calgary]]
|attendance = 397
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/156/IHW156B10_74_5_0.pdf
}}

==Placement round==
{{Hockeybox2
|bg = #eeeeee
|date = January 11, 2008
|time = 4:00pm
|team1 = {{ihw18-rt|GER}}
|score = 1&ndash;6
|periods = (0-1, 1-2, 0-3)
|team2 = '''{{ihw18|RUS}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Norma Bush Arena]], [[Calgary]]
|attendance = 64
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/156/IHW156313_74_5_0.pdf
}}
{{Hockeybox2
|bg = #eeffff
|date = January 11, 2008
|time = 7:30pm
|team1 = {{ihw18-rt|SUI}}
|score = 2&ndash;7
|periods = (1-2, 0-3, 1-2)
|team2 = '''{{ihw18|FIN}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Norma Bush Arena]], [[Calgary]]
|attendance = 61
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/156/IHW156315_74_4_0.pdf
}}

===7th/8th place game===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg = #eeeeee
|date = January 12, 2008
|time = 9:00am
|team1 = {{ihw18-rt|GER}}
|score = 1&ndash;4
|periods = (1-1, 0-2, 0-1)
|team2 = '''{{ihw18|SUI}}'''
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Norma Bush Arena]], [[Calgary]]
|attendance = 54
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/156/IHW156217_74_5_0.pdf
}}

===5th/6th place game===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg = #eeffff
|date = January 12, 2008
|time = 12:30pm
|team1 = '''{{ihw18-rt|RUS}}'''
|score = 4&ndash;3 PS
|periods = (3-0, 0-3, 0-0, 0-0,1-0)
|team2 = {{ihw18|FIN}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Norma Bush Arena]], [[Calgary]]
|attendance = 76
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/156/IHW156218_74_4_0.pdf
}}

==Playoff round==

===Semifinals===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg = #eeeeee
|date = January 11, 2008
|time = 4:15pm
|team1 = '''{{ihw18-rt|USA}}
|score = 13&ndash;0
|periods = (4-0, 4-0, 5-0)
|team2 = {{ihw18|CZE}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Father David Bauer Olympic Arena]]. [[Calgary]]
|attendance = 483
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/156/IHW156214_74_4_0.pdf
}}
{{Hockeybox2
|bg = #eeffff
|date = January 11, 2008
|time = 7:45pm
|team1 = '''{{ihw18-rt|CAN}}
|score = 7&ndash;3
|periods = (2-0, 4-2, 1-1)
|team2 = {{ihw18|SWE}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Father David Bauer Olympic Arena]]. [[Calgary]]
|attendance = 1,628
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/156/IHW156216_74_3_0.pdf
}}

===Bronze medal game===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg = #FFDAB9
|date = January 12, 2008
|time = 4:00pm
|team1 = '''{{ihw18-rt|CZE}}'''
|score = 4&ndash;3 GWS
|periods = (0-1, 1-0, 2-2, 1-0)
|team2 = {{ihw18|SWE}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Father David Bauer Olympic Arena]], [[Calgary]]
|attendance = 512
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/156/IHW156119_74_5_0.pdf
}}

===Gold medal game===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg = #F7F6A8
|date = January 12, 2008
|time = 7:30pm
|team1 = '''{{ihw18-rt|USA}}'''
|score = 5&ndash;4
|periods = (2-2, 2-1, 1-1)
|team2 = {{ihw18|CAN}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Father David Bauer Olympic Arena]], [[Calgary]]
|attendance = 2,156
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/156/IHW156120_74_4_0.pdf
}}

==Ranking and statistics==

===Final Standings===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:200px;"
|- style="background:gold;"
| align=center|[[Image:gold medal icon.png]]|| {{ihw18|USA}}
|- style="background:silver;"
| align=center|[[Image:silver medal icon.png]]|| {{ihw18|CAN}}
|- style="background:peru;"
| align=center|[[Image:bronze medal icon.png]]|| {{ihw18|CZE}}
|-
| align=center|4|| {{ihw18|SWE}}
|-
| align=center|5|| {{ihw18|RUS}}
|- 
| align=center|6|| {{ihw18|FIN}}
|-
| align=center|7|| {{ihw18|SUI}}
|- 
| align=center|8|| {{ihw18|GER}}
|}
{{col-3}}
{{winners|ih|2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Champions|USA|First}}
{{col-3}}
{{col-end}}

==See also==
* [[2008 IIHF World U18 Championships]] (Men)
* [[2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]] (Men)

==References==
*[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/72211/la_id/1.htm  2010 IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championship Team Canada Notes]
* TSN.ca (Canadian Press) [http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/news_story/?ID=224612&hubname= Hockey Canada names women's U-18 roster] 
* USA Hockey [http://www.usahockey.com/Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=TU_02_07&id=214068 Women’s Under-18 Team Announced]

==External links==
* [http://www.iihf.com/channels/iihf-world-womens-u18-championship/home.html Official site]
* TSN.ca [http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/feature/?fid=11268 2008 World Women's U-18 Championship]
* Hockey Canada [http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/26945/la_id/1.htm 2008 World Women's Under-18 Championship]

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