2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Canada
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Dates	January 7–12
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	United States (1st title)
Runner-up	Canada
Third place	Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Games played	20
Goals scored	168 (8.4 per game)
Attendance	9,872 (494 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Marie-Philip Poulin (14 points)
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The 2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship was the inaugural junior female world ice hockey championship. It was held from 7 to 12 January 2008, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The championship is the junior ice hockey version of the women worlds, held under the auspices of the IIHF.

The inaugural competition featured two groups of nations in round robin play, followed by playoffs. There were eight national teams.

The following teams participated in the championship:

•  Canada
•  Czech Republic
•  Finland
•  Germany
•  Russia
•   Switzerland
•  Sweden
•  United States

The eight participating teams are divided up into two seeded groups as below. The teams will play each other once in a single round robin format. The top two teams from the group will proceed to the medal round, while the remaining teams will play in the placing games.

All times are local (UTC–7).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada (H)	3	3	0	0	0	38	3	+35	9	Semifinals
2	Czech Republic	3	2	0	0	1	10	16	−6	6
3	Germany	3	1	0	0	2	7	15	−8	3	5–8th place semifinals
4	Finland	3	0	0	0	3	5	26	−21	0

January 7, 2008 19:30

Finland

2–4 (1–1, 1–2, 0-1)

Germany

Norma Bush Arena, Calgary Attendance: 102

Game reference
				Referee: Mary Anne Gage

January 7, 2008 19:45

Canada

11–2 (4–0, 4–1, 3–1)

Czech Republic

Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary Attendance: 976

Game reference
	Delayne Brian	Goalies	Kateřina Bečevová	Referee: Marie Picavet Linesmen: Marina Konstantinova Kelli O'Brian
	Poulin (Dumais) – 7:00 1–0 Prevost (Watt, Dumais) – 9:00 2–0 Spooner (Bram, Watchorn) (PP) – 10:36 3–0 Spooner (PP) – 13:24 4–0 Prevost (Poulin) – 21:14 5–0 5–1 22:39 – Tomigova (Mrázová) White (Spooner) – 25:27 6–1 Spooner (Jenner) – 30:08 7–1 Poulin (PP) – 37:45 8–1 Dumais (Poulin, Haverstock) – 43:59 9–1 Poulin (Dumais, Prevost) – 55:01 10–1 10–2 57:52 – Povavá (Polenská) Jenner (Jones) – 58:18 11–2
	12 min	Penalties	20 min
	49	Shots	12

January 8, 2008 19:30

Finland

3–5 (2–2, 1–2, 0–1)

Czech Republic

Norma Bush Arena, Calgary Attendance: 106

Game reference
				Referee: Joy Tottman

January 8, 2008 19:45

Germany

1–10 (0–2, 1–4, 0–4)

Canada

Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary Attendance: 1,024

Game reference
				Referee: Utsumi Mamiko

January 9, 2008 19:30

Czech Republic

3–2 (0–0, 1–0, 2–2)

Germany

Norma Bush Arena, Calgary Attendance: 121

Game reference
				Referee: Anu Hirvonen

January 9, 2008 19:45

Canada

17–0 (6–0, 8–0, 3–0)

Finland

Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary Attendance: 1,052

Game reference
				Referee: Danyel Howard

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	0	28	2	+26	9	Semifinals
2	Sweden	3	2	0	0	1	20	7	+13	6
3	Switzerland	3	1	0	0	2	7	17	−10	3	5–8th place semifinals
4	Russia	3	0	0	0	3	2	31	−29	0

January 7, 2008 16:00

Sweden

4–1 (3–0, 1–0, 0–1)

Switzerland

Norma Bush Arena, Calgary Attendance: 98

Game reference
				Referee: Utsumi Mamiko

January 7, 2008 16:15

United States

11–0 (3–0, 4–0, 4–0)

Russia

Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary Attendance: 452

Game reference
				Referee: Anu Hirvonen

January 8, 2008 16:00

Sweden

14–0 (4–0, 5–0, 5–0)

Russia

Norma Bush Arena, Calgary Attendance: 52

Game reference
				Referee: Danyel Howard

January 8, 2008 16:15

Switzerland

0–11 (0–5, 0–1, 0–5)

United States

Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary Attendance: 401

Game reference
				Referee: Kateřina Ivičičová

January 9, 2008 16:00

Russia

2–6 (0–1, 1–3, 1–2)

Switzerland

Norma Bush Arena, Calgary Attendance: 57

Game reference
				Referee: Marie Picavet

January 9, 2008 16:15

United States

6–2 (1–1, 2–1, 3–0)

Sweden

Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary Attendance: 397

Game reference
				Referee: Mary Anne Gage

	5–8th place semifinals					5th place
	A3	Germany	2
	B4	Russia	1
						A3	Germany	4
						A4	Finland	1
	B3	Switzerland	2
	A4	Finland	7			7th place
						B3	Switzerland	4
						B4	Russia	1

January 11, 2008 16:00

Germany

2–1 (0–1, 2–0, 0–0)

Russia

Norma Bush Arena, Calgary Attendance: 64

Game reference
				Referee: Utsumi Mamiko

January 11, 2008 19:30

Switzerland

2–7 (1–2, 0–3, 1–2)

Finland

Norma Bush Arena, Calgary Attendance: 61

Game reference
				Referee: Kateřina Ivičičová

January 12, 2008 9:30

Switzerland

4–1 (1–1, 2–0, 1–0)

Russia

Norma Bush Arena, Calgary Attendance: 54

Game reference
				Referee: Anu Hirvonen

January 12, 2008 13:30

Germany

4–1 (3–0, 0–1, 1–0)

Finland

Norma Bush Arena, Calgary Attendance: 76

Game reference
				Referee: Danyel Howard

	Semifinals					Finals
	A1	Canada	7
	B2	Sweden	1
						A1	Canada	2
						B1	United States	5
	B1	United States	8
	A2	Czech Republic	0			Third place
						B2	Sweden	2
						A2	Czech Republic	4

January 11, 2008 16:15

United States

8–0 (2–0, 4–0, 2–0)

Czech Republic

Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary Attendance: 483

Game reference
				Referee: Marie Picavet

January 11, 2008 19:45

Canada

7–1 (2–0, 4–0, 1–1)

Sweden

Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary Attendance: 1,628

Game reference
				Referee: Joy Tottman

January 12, 2008 16:00

Sweden

2–4 (0–0, 0–1, 2–3)

Czech Republic

Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary Attendance: 512

Game reference
	Hanna Emanuelsson Valentina Lizana	Goalies	Kateřina Bečevová	Referee: Mary Anne Gage Linesmen: Kelli O'Brian Kerri Rumble
	0–1 25:26 – Polenská (Povová, Dvořáková) (PP) Myrén (Östberg, Holmbom) (SH) – 42:05 1–1 Jordansson (Enström) – 47:54 2–1 2–2 49:38 – Manhartová (Tomigová, Horáková) 2–3 56:47 – Manhartová (Tomigová) 2–4 59:44 – Polenská (PP, ENG)
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	23	Shots	23

January 12, 2008 19:30

Canada

2–5 (0–2, 1–2, 1–1)

United States

Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary Attendance: 2,156

Game reference
	Delayne Brian	Goalies	Alyssa Grogan	Referee: Joy Tottman Linesmen: Marina Konstantinova Alice Stanley
	0–1 12:12 – Mangene (Ammerman) 0–2 18:48 – Ammerman (Decker) 0–3 22:29 – Coyne (Erickson) 0–4 28:14 – Decker Prevost (Rougeau) (PP) – 38:17 1–4 Jones (Prevost) – 42:20 2–4 2–5 52:16 – Kessel (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	28	Shots	27

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	B	United States	5	5	0	0	0	41	4	+37	15	Champions
2	A	Canada (H)	5	4	0	0	1	47	9	+38	12	Runners-up
3	A	Czech Republic	5	3	0	0	2	14	26	−12	9	Third place
4	B	Sweden	5	2	0	0	3	23	18	+5	6	Fourth place
5	A	Germany	5	3	0	0	2	13	17	−4	9	Fifth place game
6	A	Finland	5	1	0	0	4	13	32	−19	3
7	B	Switzerland	5	2	0	0	3	13	25	−12	6	Seventh place game
8	B	Russia	5	0	0	0	5	4	37	−33	0

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Marie-Philip Poulin	5	8	6	14	+15	4	FW
Camille Dumais	5	5	9	14	+8	0	FW
Amanda Kessel	5	4	7	11	+10	2	FW
Natalie Spooner	5	3	8	11	+8	0	FW
Brooke Ammerman	5	6	4	10	+8	4	FW
Ashley Cottrell	5	5	5	10	+10	0	FW
Tara Watchorn	5	4	6	10	+9	0	DF
Brianne Jenner	5	6	3	9	+7	2	FW
Alena Polenská	5	6	3	9	−2	0	FW
Carolyne Prevost	5	6	3	9	+8	0	FW

Source: IIHF

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Player	TOI	SA	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
Alyssa Grogan	240:17	53	4	1.00	92.98	1
Sophie Anthamatten	299:30	218	24	4.81	90.08	0
Valentina Lizana	180:15	72	8	2.66	90.00	1
Julia Zorn	275:31	100	12	2.61	89.29	0
Delayne Brian	210:05	53	8	2.28	86.89	0

Source: IIHF

Best players selected by the directorate:

• Best Goaltender: Alyssa Grogan
• Best Defenceman: Lauriane Rougeau
• Best Forward: Marie-Philip Poulin^[1]

• 2007 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Qualification
• 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships (Men)
• 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (Men)

• 2010 IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championship Team Canada Notes
• TSN.ca (Canadian Press) Hockey Canada names women's U-18 roster
• USA Hockey Women’s Under-18 Team Announced

• Official site
• TSN.ca 2008 World Women's U-18 Championship
• Hockey Canada 2008 World Women's Under-18 Championship