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The '''IIHF World Women's U18 Championships''' are the junior edition of the [[IIHF World Women's Championships]]. The championships are limited to female [[ice hockey]] players under 18 years of age. The junior ice hockey tournament is held under the auspices of the [[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]], and is the female counterpart of both the [[IIHF World U20 Championship|WJHC]] and the [[IIHF World U18 Championship]]s.
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The '''IIHF Women's World U18 Championship''', officially the '''IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship''', is an annual [[ice hockey]] tournament for national women's under-18 (U18) ice hockey teams, administered by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF). It is the junior edition of the [[IIHF World Women's Championships]] and participation is limited to female ice hockey players under 18 years of age.
 
==History==
A [[2007 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Qualification|qualification tournament]] was held in 2007 to finalize divisional placement and the [[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|inaugural championship]] was held in Calgary, [[Alberta]], Canada, in January 2008. The [[United States women's national under-18 ice hockey team|United States' national team]] were the first champions and have remained the dominant force in the tournament, winning gold at eight of fifteen championships and never ranking lower than third place. The [[Canada women's national under-18 ice hockey team|Canadian national team]] is the only team to have defeated the United States to claim the title, winning seven gold medals in addition to seven silver medals and one bronze. The third most successful team in championship history is the [[Sweden women's national under-18 ice hockey team|Swedish national team]], the only nation to unseat either of the top North American teams to claim silver ([[2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2018]], [[2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2023]]) and winners of five bronze medals. The other national teams to have won bronze are the [[Czech Republic women's national under-18 ice hockey team|Czech Republic]] (2), [[Finland women's national under-18 ice hockey team|Finland]] (2), and [[Russia women's national under-18 ice hockey team|Russia]] (3).
 
Thirty-two countries participated in the most recent championship ([[2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2023]]) across three divisions: Top Division, Division I, and Division II. As with other IIHF tournaments, there is an active system of promotion and relegation between the groups and divisions, the winner of each group gains promotion to the group or division directly above for the following tournament and the lowest ranking team in relegated to the group or division below. Through this system, no two consecutive championships feature the same teams in each group or division and it is possible for a team to rise from Division IIB to the Top Division or fall from the Top Division to Division IIB in the span of five tournaments – though no team has ever accomplished such a meteoric rise or fall. The Top Division is the only division to confer the title of World Champion and comprises the teams ranked first through eighth in the world. Division I comprises twelve teams organized into two groups of six teams each, classified as Group IA and IB. Division II comprises eight teams organized into two groups of four teams each, classified as Groups IIA and IIB. Winning a gold medal in a divisional tournament below the Top Division corresponds with the numeric placement from first, i.e. the Division IA gold medal team ranks 9th in the world, the Division IB gold medal team ranks 15th in the world, and so on. 
 
The tournament can be interpreted as the women's counterpart of both the IIHF World Junior Championship and the IIHF World U18 Championship, though it is afforded significantly less in terms of resources or promotion than either of the junior men's tournaments.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jay|first=Michelle|date=2020-09-17|title=The IIHF's U18 World decisions show a lack of care about the women's game|url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2020/9/17/21443649/the-iihfs-u18-womens-world-championship-cancellation-show-a-lack-of-care-about-the-womens-game|access-date=2020-11-25|website=The Ice Garden|language=en}}</ref> Media coverage of the women's tournament is similarly lacking in comparison.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Szto|first=Courtney|author-link=Courtney Szto|date=2020-01-01|title=If the "future of hockey lives on TSN" then where does the future of women's hockey live?|url=https://hockeyinsociety.com/2020/01/01/if-the-future-of-hockey-lives-on-tsn-then-where-does-the-future-of-womens-hockey-live/|access-date=2020-11-25|website=Hockey in Society|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-02|title=Where Was The Women's U18 Canada Versus USA Gold Medal Game On TV? Hidden Behind The Boys Game|url=http://www.cksn.ca/2020/01/come-womens-u18-canada-versus-usa-gold-medal-game-tv/|access-date=2020-11-25|website=Chatham-Kent Sports Network|language=en-CA}}</ref>


==List of championships==
==List of championships==
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|[[2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2023]] || {{ihw18|CAN}} || {{ihw18|SWE}} || {{ihw18|USA}} || {{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Östersund]], Sweden
|[[2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2023]] || {{ihw18|CAN}} || {{ihw18|SWE}} || {{ihw18|USA}} || {{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Östersund]], Sweden
|-
|[[2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2024]] || {{ihw18|USA}} || {{ihw18|CZE|name=Czechia}} || {{ihw18|CAN}} || {{Flagicon|SUI}} [[Zug]], Switzerland
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! Nation !! Years !! First !! Last !! style="background:gold"|Gold !! style="background:silver"|Silver !! style="background:#c96"|Bronze !! Total !! Best finish (first/last)
! Nation !! Years !! First !! Last !! style="background:gold"|Gold !! style="background:silver"|Silver !! style="background:#c96"|Bronze !! Total !! Best finish (first/last)
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|-
| align=left|{{ihw18|USA}} || 15 || [[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008]] || [[2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2023]] || 8 || 6 || 1 || 15 || 1st ([[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008]]/[[2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2020]])
| align=left|{{ihw18|USA}} || 16 || [[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008]] || [[2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2024]]|| 9 || 6 || 1 || 16 || 1st ([[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008]]/[[2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2024]])
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ihw18|CAN}} || 15 || [[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008]] || [[2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2023]] || 7 || 7 || 1 || 15 || 1st ([[2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2010]]/[[2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2023]])
| align=left|{{ihw18|CAN}} || 16 || [[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008]] || [[2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2024]] || 7 || 7 || 2 || 16 || 1st ([[2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2010]]/[[2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2023]])
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ihw18|SWE}} || 15 || [[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008]] || [[2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2023]] || 0 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 2nd ([[2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2018]]/[[2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2023]])
| align=left|{{ihw18|SWE}} || 16 || [[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008]] || [[2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2024]]|| 0 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 2nd ([[2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2018]]/[[2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2023]])
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ihw18|FIN}} || 15 || [[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008]] || [[2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2023]] || 0 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 3rd ([[2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2011]]/[[2022 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2022]])
| align=left|{{ihw18|CZE|name=Czechia}} || 16 || [[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008]] || [[2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2024]] || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2nd ([[2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2024]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw18|FIN}} || 16 || [[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008]] || [[2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2024]] || 0 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 3rd ([[2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2011]]/[[2022 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2022]])
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ihw18|RUS}} || 12 || [[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008]] || [[2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2020]] || 0 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 3rd ([[2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2015]]/[[2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2020]])
| align=left|{{ihw18|RUS}} || 12 || [[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008]] || [[2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2020]] || 0 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 3rd ([[2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2015]]/[[2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2020]])
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ihw18|CZE}} || 15 || [[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008]] || [[2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2023]] || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 3rd ([[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008]]/[[2014 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2014]])
| align=left|{{ihw18|GER}} || 9 || [[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008]] || [[2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2024]]|| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4th ([[2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2010]]/[[2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2012]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw18|GER}} || 8 || [[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008]] || [[2022 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2022]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4th ([[2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2010]]/[[2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2012]])
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ihw18|SUI}} || 12 || [[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008]] || [[2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2023]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6th ([[2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2019]])
| align=left|{{ihw18|SUI}} || 13 || [[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008]] || [[2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2024]]|| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6th ([[2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2019]])
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ihw18|JPN}} || 7 || [[2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2010]] || [[2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2023]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6th ([[2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2010]])
| align=left|{{ihw18|JPN}} || 7 || [[2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2010]] || [[2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2023]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6th ([[2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2010]])
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ihw18|SVK}} || 3 || [[2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2020]] || [[2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2023]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6th ([[2022 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2022]]/[[2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2023]])
| align=left|{{ihw18|SVK}} || 4 || [[2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2020]] || [[2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2024]]|| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6th ([[2022 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2022]]/[[2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2024]])
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ihw18|HUN}} || 2 || [[2013 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2013]] || [[2014 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2014]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6th ([[2013 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2013]])
| align=left|{{ihw18|HUN}} || 2 || [[2013 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2013]] || [[2014 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2014]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6th ([[2013 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2013]])

Latest revision as of 17:03, 24 July 2024

IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship
Sport Ice hockey
Founded 2008 (2008)
Inaugural season 2008
No. of teams
  • 8 in Top Division
  • 12 in Division I
  • 12 in Division II
Most recent champion(s)  United States
Most championship(s)  United States
(9 titles)

The IIHF Women's World U18 Championship, officially the IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship, is an annual ice hockey tournament for national women's under-18 (U18) ice hockey teams, administered by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It is the junior edition of the IIHF World Women's Championships and participation is limited to female ice hockey players under 18 years of age.

History

A qualification tournament was held in 2007 to finalize divisional placement and the inaugural championship was held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in January 2008. The United States' national team were the first champions and have remained the dominant force in the tournament, winning gold at eight of fifteen championships and never ranking lower than third place. The Canadian national team is the only team to have defeated the United States to claim the title, winning seven gold medals in addition to seven silver medals and one bronze. The third most successful team in championship history is the Swedish national team, the only nation to unseat either of the top North American teams to claim silver (2018, 2023) and winners of five bronze medals. The other national teams to have won bronze are the Czech Republic (2), Finland (2), and Russia (3).

Thirty-two countries participated in the most recent championship (2023) across three divisions: Top Division, Division I, and Division II. As with other IIHF tournaments, there is an active system of promotion and relegation between the groups and divisions, the winner of each group gains promotion to the group or division directly above for the following tournament and the lowest ranking team in relegated to the group or division below. Through this system, no two consecutive championships feature the same teams in each group or division and it is possible for a team to rise from Division IIB to the Top Division or fall from the Top Division to Division IIB in the span of five tournaments – though no team has ever accomplished such a meteoric rise or fall. The Top Division is the only division to confer the title of World Champion and comprises the teams ranked first through eighth in the world. Division I comprises twelve teams organized into two groups of six teams each, classified as Group IA and IB. Division II comprises eight teams organized into two groups of four teams each, classified as Groups IIA and IIB. Winning a gold medal in a divisional tournament below the Top Division corresponds with the numeric placement from first, i.e. the Division IA gold medal team ranks 9th in the world, the Division IB gold medal team ranks 15th in the world, and so on.

The tournament can be interpreted as the women's counterpart of both the IIHF World Junior Championship and the IIHF World U18 Championship, though it is afforded significantly less in terms of resources or promotion than either of the junior men's tournaments.[1] Media coverage of the women's tournament is similarly lacking in comparison.[2][3]

List of championships

Year Gold Silver Bronze Venue
2008  United States  Canada  Czech Republic Flag of Canada Calgary, Canada
2009  United States  Canada  Sweden  Germany Füssen, Germany
2010  Canada  United States  Sweden  United States Chicago, United States
2011  United States  Canada  Finland Flag of Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
2012  Canada  United States  Sweden Flag of the Czech Republic Zlín / Přerov, Czech Republic
2013  Canada  United States  Sweden  Finland Heinola / Vierumäki, Finland
2014  Canada  United States  Czech Republic Flag of Hungary Budapest, Hungary
2015  United States  Canada  Russia Flag of United States Buffalo, United States[4]
2016  United States  Canada  Sweden Flag of Canada St. Catharines, Canada
2017  United States  Canada  Russia Flag of the Czech Republic Přerov / Zlín, Czech Republic
2018  United States  Sweden  Canada Flag of Russia Dmitrov, Russia
2019  Canada  United States  Finland Flag of Japan Obihiro, Japan
2020  United States  Canada  Russia Flag of Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
2022  Canada  United States  Finland Flag of United States Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
2023  Canada  Sweden  United States Flag of Sweden Östersund, Sweden
2024  United States  Czechia  Canada Flag of Switzerland Zug, Switzerland

Participation and medals

Nation Years First Last Gold Silver Bronze Total Best finish (first/last)
 United States 16 2008 2024 9 6 1 16 1st (2008/2024)
 Canada 16 2008 2024 7 7 2 16 1st (2010/2023)
 Sweden 16 2008 2024 0 2 5 7 2nd (2018/2023)
 Czechia 16 2008 2024 0 1 2 3 2nd (2024)
 Finland 16 2008 2024 0 0 3 3 3rd (2011/2022)
 Russia 12 2008 2020 0 0 3 3 3rd (2015/2020)
 Germany 9 2008 2024 0 0 0 0 4th (2010/2012)
 Switzerland 13 2008 2024 0 0 0 0 6th (2019)
 Japan 7 2010 2023 0 0 0 0 6th (2010)
 Slovakia 4 2020 2024 0 0 0 0 6th (2022/2024)
 Hungary 2 2013 2014 0 0 0 0 6th (2013)
 France 1 2016 2016 0 0 0 0 8th (2016)

External links

References

  1. ↑ Jay, Michelle (2020-09-17). "The IIHF's U18 World decisions show a lack of care about the women's game" (in en). https://www.theicegarden.com/2020/9/17/21443649/the-iihfs-u18-womens-world-championship-cancellation-show-a-lack-of-care-about-the-womens-game. 
  2. ↑ Szto, Courtney (2020-01-01). "If the "future of hockey lives on TSN" then where does the future of women's hockey live?" (in en). https://hockeyinsociety.com/2020/01/01/if-the-future-of-hockey-lives-on-tsn-then-where-does-the-future-of-womens-hockey-live/. 
  3. ↑ "Where Was The Women's U18 Canada Versus USA Gold Medal Game On TV? Hidden Behind The Boys Game" (in en-CA). 2020-01-02. http://www.cksn.ca/2020/01/come-womens-u18-canada-versus-usa-gold-medal-game-tv/. 
  4. ↑ http://www.wgrz.com/story/sports/2014/05/28/buffalo-to-host-2-world-hockey-championships-in-2015/9669547/
  5. ↑ "IIHF Season 2021 – Calendar of Events". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2020-11-18. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/IIHF_Calendar_of_Events.pdf. 


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