2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

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.[1] 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.

2017 Women's U18 IIHF World Championship
Mistrovství světa v ledním hokeji žen do 18 let 2017 (Czech)
Tournament details
Host country Czech Republic
Dates7–14 January 2017
Teams8
Venue(s)PSG Aréna Zlín, Zimní stadion Přerov (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  United States (6th title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Russia
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored88 (4.19 per match)
Attendance11,919 (568 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Lisa Rüedi
(6 points)
Website
2016
2018

Top Division

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 2 1 0 0 10 3 +7 8 Advance to semifinals
2  United States 3 2 0 1 0 10 2 +8 7
3  Russia 3 0 1 0 2 5 11 6 2 Advance to quarterfinals
4  Sweden 3 0 0 1 2 2 11 9 1
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
7 January 2017
15:30
United States 6–1
(2–0, 2–0, 2–1)
 RussiaPSG Arena, Zlin
Attendance: 264
7 January 2017
19:30
Canada 5–1
(0–1, 3–0, 2–0)
 SwedenPSG arena, Zlin
Attendance: 239
8 January 2017
15:30
Canada 4–2
(1–0, 1–2, 2–0)
 RussiaPSG arena, Zlin
Attendance: 233
8 January 2017
19:30
Sweden 0–4
(0–1, 0–3, 0–0)
 United StatesPSG arena, Zlin
Attendance: 176
10 January 2016
15:30
United States 0–1 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–1)
 CanadaPSG arena, Zlin
Attendance: 486
10 January 2017
19:30
Russia 2–1 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 SwedenPSG arena, Zlin
Attendance: 191

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Finland 3 2 0 1 0 7 4 +3 7 Advance to quarterfinals
2  Czech Republic (H) 3 1 1 1 0 8 7 +1 6
3   Switzerland 3 1 1 0 1 6 6 0 5 Advance to relegation round
4  Japan 3 0 0 0 3 3 7 4 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host.
7 January 2017
16:15
Czech Republic 3–2
(1–0, 0–2, 2–0)
 JapanZimní stadion Přerov, Prerov
Attendance: 1,825
7 January 2017
20:15
Finland 3–1
(2–0, 1–1, 0–0)
  SwitzerlandZimní stadion Přerov, Prerov
Attendance: 148
8 January 2017
16:15
Switzerland  3–2 GWS
(2–0, 0–1, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 Czech RepublicZimní stadion Přerov, Prerov
Attendance: 2,230
8 January 2017
20:15
Finland 2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 JapanZimní stadion Přerov, Prerov
Attendance: 115
10 January 2017
16:15
Czech Republic 3–2 OT
(0–0, 1–0, 1–2)
(OT: 1–0)
 FinlandZimní stadion Přerov, Prerov
Attendance: 1,584
10 January, 2017
20:15
Japan 1–2
(0–0, 1–1, 0–1)
  SwitzerlandZimní stadion Přerov, Prerov
Attendance: 103

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

11 January 2017
20:15
Switzerland  5–2
(1–1, 2–0, 2–1)
 JapanZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 98
13 January 2017
12:00
Japan 1–2 GWS
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–2)
  SwitzerlandZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 112

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   Third place
  B2  Czech Republic 0   A3  Russia 2
  A4  Sweden 0

Quarterfinals

11 January 2017
16:15
Russia 2–0
(0–0, 2–0, 0–0)
 Czech RepublicZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 1,496
11 January 2017
20:15
Sweden 2–1
(1–0, 1–0, 0–1)
 FinlandPSG Aréna Zlín
Attendance: 186

Semifinals

13 January 2017
16:00
United States 6–0
(2–0, 4–0, 0–0)
 RussiaZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 406
13 January 2017
16:00
Canada 6–2
(1–0, 2–2, 3–0)
 SwedenPSG Aréna Zlín
Attendance: 266

Fifth place game

13 January 2017
20:00
Finland 2–0
(1–0, 1–0, 0–0)
 Czech RepublicZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 892

Bronze medal game

14 January 2017
16:00
Russia 2–0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0)
 SwedenZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 369

Gold medal game

14 January 2017
19:00
Canada 1–3
(0–0, 0–1, 1–2)
 United StatesPSG Aréna Zlín
Attendance: 500

Final ranking

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A  United States 5 4 0 1 0 19 3 +16 13 Champions
2 A  Canada 5 3 1 0 1 17 8 +9 11 Runners-up
3 A  Russia 6 2 1 0 3 9 17 8 8 Third place
4 A  Sweden 6 1 0 1 4 6 20 14 4 Fourth place
5 B  Finland 5 3 0 1 1 10 6 +4 10 Fifth place game
6 B  Czech Republic (H) 5 1 1 1 2 8 11 3 6
7 B   Switzerland 5 2 2 0 1 13 9 +4 10 Advance in Relegation
8 B  Japan 5 0 0 1 4 6 14 8 1 2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I
Updated to match(es) played on January 14, 2017. Source: IIHF
(H) Host.

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
1Lisa Rüedi  Switzerland5516+40
2Grace Zumwinkle United States5426+62
3Cayla Barnes United States5336+54
4Sophie Shirley Canada5246+12
5Natalie Heising United States5325+42
6Petra Nieminen Finland5235+44
6Brette Pettet Canada5235+22
6Noemi Ryhner  Switzerland5235+52
9Clair Degeorge United States5055+34
10Oxana Bratisheva Russia5314–331
10Magdalena Erbenová Czech Republic5314+20

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
1Jenna Silvonen Finland240:0030.7596.972
2Alex Gulstene United States181:5730.9995.890
3Danika Ranger Canada180:4131.0095.081
4Saskia Maurer  Switzerland315:0091.7194.920
5Valeria Merkusheva Russia288:56112.2893.412

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Division I

Division I A

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

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Germany 5 4 0 0 1 18 5 +13 12 Promoted to Top Division
2  Slovakia 5 4 0 0 1 17 6 +11 12
3  Norway 5 2 1 0 2 14 14 0 8
4  Hungary 5 2 0 0 3 9 13 4 6
5  Austria 5 2 0 0 3 7 16 9 6
6  France 5 0 0 1 4 7 18 11 1 Relegation to Division I B
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.

Division I B

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

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Italy 5 5 0 0 0 17 3 +14 15 Promoted to Division I A
2  Denmark 5 4 0 0 1 15 6 +9 12
3  Poland 5 2 1 0 2 7 6 +1 8
4  Great Britain 5 1 1 0 3 8 13 5 5
5  China 5 1 0 2 2 7 9 2 5
6  Kazakhstan 5 0 0 0 5 6 23 17 0 Relegation to Division I B Qualification
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.

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.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 0 18 1 +17 9 Promoted to Division I B
2  Spain 3 2 0 0 1 13 9 +4 6
3  Mexico 3 1 0 0 2 10 9 +1 3
4  Romania 3 0 0 0 3 5 27 22 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.

References

  1. "Tournaments assigned". iihfworlds2016.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
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