2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  United States |
| Dates | 5 – 12 January 2015 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | HarborCenter (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
United States (4th title) |
Runner-up  |
 Canada |
Third place  |
 Russia |
| Fourth place |  Czech Republic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 101 (4.81 per match) |
| Attendance | 13,788 (657 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Sarah Potomak (9 points) |
| MVP | Sarah Potomak |
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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.
The United States won their fourth title defeating Canada in overtime in the Gold medal game, with Jincy Dunne 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]
Contents
Format
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
All times are local (UTC–5).
| Legend |
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| Advances to the Semifinals |
| Advances to the Quarterfinals |
| Play in the Relegation Round |
Group A
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| 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
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| 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
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
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| A1 | United States |
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| A4 | Czech Republic |
4 | A4 | Czech Republic |
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| B1 | Sweden |
3 | A1 | United States |
3OT | ||||||||
| A2 | Canada |
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| A2 | Canada |
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| A3 | Russia |
4 | A3 | Russia |
1 | Third place | |||||||
| B2 | Finland |
3 | A4 | Czech Republic |
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| A3 | Russia |
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Quarterfinals
| 9 January 2015 15:30 |
Russia |
4–3 (0–3, 1–0, 3–0) |
Finland |
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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
| 11 January 2015 15:00 |
Canada |
3–1 (1–1, 1–0, 1–0) |
Russia |
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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
| 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
| 12 January 2015 15:00 |
Russia |
5–1 (1–0, 2–1, 2–0) |
Czech Republic |
HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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Gold medal game
| 12 January 2015 19:00 |
United States |
3–2 OT (1–1, 1–1, 0–0) OT: 1–0 |
Canada |
HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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Final standings
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| Relegated to the 2016 Division I |
Tournament awards
- Best players selected by the directorate
| Best Goalkeeper | Valeria Tarakanova |
| Best Defenseman | Jincy Dunne |
| Best Forward | Sarah Potomak |
Source: IIHF.com
- Media All Stars
| Goalkeeper | Valeria Tarakanova |
| Defenceman | Jincy Dunne |
| Defenceman | Micah Hart |
| Forward | Fanuza Kadirova |
| Forward | Sarah Potomak |
| Forward | Melissa Samoskevich |
| Most Valuable Player | Sarah Potomak |
Source: IIHF.com
Statistics
Scoring leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Dunne | United States |
5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +4 | 0 |
| 6 | Elizabeth Giguere | Canada |
5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +7 | 6 |
| 6 | Anna Shokhina | Russia |
5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +7 | 0 |
| 8 | Annilina 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; +/− = 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 | Andrea Brandli | 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 | Marlene 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
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Division I 'A'
The Division I 'A' tournament was played in Vaujany, France, from 4 to 10 January 2015.[3]
| Team | GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 14 |
 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 |
| Promoted to the 2016 Top Division | Relegated to the 2016 Division I Qualification |
Division I Qualification
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 | GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denmark |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | +27 | 15 |
 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 |
| Promoted to the 2016 Division I |
