2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

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Tournament details
Host country	Czech Republic
Dates	7–14 January 2017
Teams	8
Venue(s)	PSG Aréna Zlín, Zimní stadion Přerov (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	{{country data United States | flaglink/core | variant = | size = | name = | altlink = men's national ice hockey team | altvar = ice hockey | mw = men's }} (6th title)
Runner-up	{{country data Canada | flaglink/core | variant = | size = | name = | altlink = men's national ice hockey team | altvar = ice hockey | mw = men's }}
Third place	{{country data Russia | flaglink/core | variant = | size = | name = | altlink = men's national ice hockey team | altvar = ice hockey | mw = men's }}
Fourth place	{{country data Sweden | flaglink/core | variant = | size = | name = | altlink = men's national ice hockey team | altvar = ice hockey | mw = men's }}
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Goals scored	88 (4.19 per match)
Attendance	11,919 (568 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Lisa Rüedi (6 points)
Website	[1]
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The 2017 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was the tenth Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey. The tournament was played in Přerov and Zlín, Czech Republic. For the third straight year the United States defeated Canada for the gold, winning their sixth title overall. Russia defeated Sweden for the bronze, reversing the outcome of the previous year.

Relegation series

The third and fourth placed team from Group B played a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team, Japan was relegated

Final round

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

A1

Canada

6

A4

Sweden

2

A4

Sweden

2

B1

Finland

1

A1

Canada

1

A2

United States

3

A2

United States

6

A3

Russia

2

A3

Russia

0

B2

Czech Republic

0

Tournament awards

Best players selected by the directorate

Best Goalkeeper	Valeria Merkusheva
Best Defenseman	Cayla Barnes
Best Forward	Sophie Shirley

Source: IIHF.com

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
1	Lisa Rüedi	Switzerland	5	5	1	6	+4	0
2	Grace Zumwinkle	United States	5	4	2	6	+6	2
3	Cayla Barnes	United States	5	3	3	6	+5	4
4	Sophie Shirley	Canada	5	2	4	6	+1	2
5	Natalie Heising	United States	5	3	2	5	+4	2
6	Petra Nieminen	Finland	5	2	3	5	+4	4
6	Brette Pettet	Canada	5	2	3	5	+2	2
6	Noemi Ryhner	Switzerland	5	2	3	5	+5	2
9	Clair Degeorge	United States	5	0	5	5	+3	4
10	Oxana Bratisheva	Russia	5	3	1	4	–3	31
10	Magdalena Erbenová	Czech Republic	5	3	1	4	+2	0

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	Jenna Silvonen	Finland	240:00	3	0.75	96.97	2
2	Alex Gulstene	United States	181:57	3	0.99	95.89	0
3	Danika Ranger	Canada	180:41	3	1.00	95.08	1
4	Saskia Maurer	Switzerland	315:00	9	1.71	94.92	0
5	Valeria Merkusheva	Russia	288:56	11	2.28	93.41	2

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: 2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I

Division I A

Was played in Budapest, Hungary 8–14 January 2017.

Division I B

Was played in Katowice Poland, 8–14 January 2017.

Division I B qualification

Was played in San Sebastián Spain, 26–29 January 2017. This was the inaugural competition for this level, featuring the debuts of both Spain and Mexico.

External links

• IIHF.com 2017 events index