IIHF World Women's U18 Championships

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 IIHF, and is the female counterpart of both the WJHC and the IIHF World U18 Championships.

The inaugural championship was held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in January 2008.

List of championships

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Venue
2008	United States	Canada	Czech Republic	Calgary, Canada
2009	United States	Canada	Sweden	Füssen, Germany
2010	Canada	United States	Sweden	Chicago, United States
2011	United States	Canada	Finland	Stockholm, Sweden
2012	Canada	United States	Sweden	Zlín / Přerov, Czech Republic
2013	Canada	United States	Sweden	Heinola / Vierumäki, Finland
2014	Canada	United States	Czech Republic	Budapest, Hungary
2015	United States	Canada	Russia	Buffalo, United States[1]
2016	United States	Canada	Sweden	St. Catharines, Canada
2017	United States	Canada	Russia	Přerov / Zlín, Czech Republic
2018	United States	Sweden	Canada	Dmitrov, Russia
2019				Obihiro, Japan

Participation and medals

Nation	Years	First	Last	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Best finish (first/last)
United States	11	2008	2018	7	4	0	11	1st (2008/2018)
Canada	11	2008	2018	4	6	1	11	1st (2010/2014)
Sweden	11	2008	2018	0	1	5	6	2nd (2018)
Czech Republic	11	2008	2018	0	0	2	2	3rd (2008/2014)
Russia	10	2008	2018	0	0	2	2	3rd (2015/2017)
Finland	11	2008	2018	0	0	1	1	3rd (2011)
Germany	7	2008	2018	0	0	0	0	4th (2010/2012)
Japan	5	2010	2017	0	0	0	0	6th (2010)
Hungary	2	2013	2014	0	0	0	0	6th (2013)
Switzerland	8	2008	2018	0	0	0	0	7th (2008/2018)
France	1	2016		0	0	0	0	8th (2016)

External links

• Hockey Canada: 2008 World Women's Under-18 Championship
• IIHF: IIHF World Women's U18 Championships
• Eurohockey: IIHF World Women's U18 Championships

References