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2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

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.

2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country United States
Venue(s)HarborCenter (in 1 host city)
Dates5 – 12 January 2015
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  United States (4th title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Russia
Fourth place Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Games played21
Goals scored101 (4.81 per game)
Attendance13,788 (657 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Canada Sarah Potomak (9 points)
MVPCanada Sarah Potomak
← 2014
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The United States won their fourth title defeating Canada in overtime in the gold medal game, with Jincy Roese 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]

Format

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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]

 
HarborCenter the venue for the tournament

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC–5).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States (H) 3 2 1 0 0 12 2 +10 8 Advance to semifinals
2   Canada 3 2 0 1 0 11 5 +6 7
3   Russia 3 1 0 0 2 6 11 −5 3 Advance to quarterfinals
4   Czech Republic 3 0 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
5 January 2015
15:30		Russia  3–1
(2–0, 1–0, 0–1)		  Czech RepublicHarborCenter 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 StatesHarborCenter Rink 1
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6 January 2015
15:30		Canada  3–2
(2–0, 1–1, 0–1)		  RussiaHarborCenter Rink 1
Attendance: 522
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Kristen CampbellGoaliesValeria TarakanovaReferee:
  Ramona Weiss
Linesmen:
  Jacqueline Spresser
  Johanna Tauriainen
Giguère (Gebhard, Sucharda) – 1:421–0
Potomak (Labbe, O'Neill) – 10:062–0
2–138:25 – Kadirova (Teryoshkina, Korotkikh)
Giguère (Gebhard, Potomak) – 39:183–1
3–257:56 – Pirogova (Kadirova, Ganeyeva (PP)
12 minPenalties8 min
39Shots13
6 January 2015
19:00		United States  3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)		  Czech RepublicHarborCenter Rink 1
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8 January 2015
15:30		Czech Republic  1–7
(1–1, 0–4, 0–2)		  CanadaHarborCenter Rink 1
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8 January 2015
19:00		United States  7–1
(2–0, 3–1, 2–0)		  RussiaHarborCenter Rink 1
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 3 2 0 0 1 8 5 +3 6 Advance to quarterfinals
2   Finland 3 2 0 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3    Switzerland 3 2 0 0 1 5 5 0 6 Advance to relegation round
4   Japan 3 0 0 0 3 5 10 −5 0
Source: IIHF
5 January 2015
12:00		Sweden  3–2
(1–0, 0–1, 2–1)		  JapanHarborCenter Rink 1
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5 January 2015
16:00		Finland  0–2
(0–0, 0–2, 0–0)		   SwitzerlandHarborCenter Rink 2
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6 January 2015
12:00		Sweden  4–0
(3–0, 0–0, 1–0)		   SwitzerlandHarborCenter Rink 1
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6 January 2015
16:00		Japan  2–4
(2–0, 0–2, 0–2)		  FinlandHarborCenter Rink 2
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8 January 2015
12:00		Japan  1–3
(0–0, 0–1, 1–2)		   SwitzerlandHarborCenter Rink 1
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8 January 2015
16:00		Finland  3–1
(0–1, 3–0, 0–0)		  SwedenHarborCenter Rink 2
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Relegation series

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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)		  JapanHarborCenter 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)		   SwitzerlandHarborCenter Rink 2
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Final round

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
A1   United States 5
A4   Czech Republic 4 A4   Czech Republic 0
B1   Sweden 3 A1   United States 3OT
A2   Canada 2   
A2   Canada 3
A3   Russia 4 A3   Russia 1
B2   Finland 3 Third place
A4   Czech Republic 1
A3   Russia 5

Quarterfinals

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9 January 2015
15:30		Russia  4–3
(0–3, 1–0, 3–0)		  FinlandHarborCenter Rink 1
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9 January 2015
19:00		Czech Republic  4–3
(1–0, 2–1, 1–2)		  SwedenHarborCenter Rink 1
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Semifinals

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11 January 2015
15:00		Canada  3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)		  RussiaHarborCenter Rink 1
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11 January 2015
19:00		United States  5–0
(2–0, 2–0, 1–0)		  Czech RepublicHarborCenter Rink 1
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Fifth place game

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11 January 2015
15:30		Sweden  0–3
(0–2, 0–0, 0–1)		  FinlandHarborCenter Rink 2
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Bronze medal game

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12 January 2015
15:00		Russia  5–1
(1–0, 2–1, 2–0)		  Czech RepublicHarborCenter Rink 1
Attendance: 515
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Valeria TarakanovaGoaliesBlanka ŠkodováReferee:
  Jerilyn Glenn
Linesmen:
  Jacqueline Spresser
  Vanessa Stratton
Shtaryova (Shokhina, Kadirova) – 00:401–0
Kadirova (Shtaryova, Shokhina) – 22:272–0
2–122:50 – Bukolská (Neubauerová)
Likhachyova (Falyakhova) – 30:183–1
Korotkikh – 41:524–1
Shokhina (Pirogova) – 50:185–1
6 minPenalties4 min
34Shots24

Gold medal game

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12 January 2015
19:00		United States  3–2 OT
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)		  CanadaHarborCenter Rink 1
Attendance: 1,800
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Kaitlin BurtGoaliesMarlène BoissonnaultReferee:
  Ramona Weiss
Linesmen:
  Nataša Pagon
  Johanna Tauriainen
0–103:14 – Labbe (Giguère, McGill)
Dunne – 19:271–1
Gorecki (Norby, Woken) – 25:002–1
2–228:23 – Cogan (Agnew, Gebhard)
Dunne (Gilmore) (PP) – 60:513–2
6 minPenalties16 min
41Shots18

Final rankings

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Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A   United States (H) 5 3 2 0 0 20 4 +16 13 Champions
2 A   Canada 5 3 0 2 0 16 9 +7 11 Runners-up
3 A   Russia 6 3 0 0 3 16 18 −2 9 Third place
4 A   Czech Republic 6 1 0 0 5 7 26 −19 3 Fourth place
5 B   Finland 5 3 0 0 2 13 9 +4 9 Fifth place game
6 B   Sweden 5 2 0 0 3 11 12 −1 6
7 B    Switzerland 5 3 1 0 1 10 8 +2 11 Win Relegation game
8 B   Japan 5 0 0 1 4 8 15 −7 1 Relegation to Division I A
Source: https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/
(H) Host

Tournament awards

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Best players selected by the directorate

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Best Goalkeeper   Valeria Tarakanova
Best Defenseman   Jincy Roese
Best Forward   Sarah Potomak

Source: [3]

Media All Stars

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Goalkeeper   Valeria Tarakanova
Defenceman   Jincy Roese
Defenceman   Micah Hart
Forward   Fanuza Kadirova
Forward   Sarah Potomak
Forward   Melissa Samoskevich
Most Valuable Player   Sarah Potomak

Source: [4]

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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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 Roese   United States 5 3 5 8 +4 0
6 Élizabeth Giguère   Canada 5 3 4 7 +7 6
6 Anna Shokhina   Russia 5 3 4 7 +7 0
8 Anniina 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; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

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(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1 Andrea Brändli    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 Marlène 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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Main article: 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I

Division I 'A'

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The Division I 'A' tournament was played in Vaujany, France, from 4 to 10 January 2015.[5]

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
  France 5 4 1 0 0 21 9 +12 14 Promoted to the 2016 Top Division
  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 Relegated to the 2016 Division I Qualification
Source: IIHF

Division I Qualification

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The Division I Qualification tournament was played in Katowice, Poland, from 19 to 25 January 2015.[6] Denmark won all five games in their debut, earning promotion to the Division I 'A' tournament for 2016.

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
  Denmark 5 5 0 0 0 29 2 +27 15 Promoted to the 2016 Division I
  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
Source: IIHF

References

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  1. ^ French fly to Canada
  2. ^ detailed format and tie-breaking procedure
  3. ^ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "Media All Stars" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. January 12, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  5. ^ Division I statistics
  6. ^ Division I Qual. statistics
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