2024_IIHF_World_Women's_U18_Championship

2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

Ice hockey tournament in Zug, Switzerland


The 2024 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was the 16th Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey.

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Top Division

The Top Division tournament was played in Zug, Switzerland, from 6 to 14 January 2024.[1]

Match officials

Ten referees and ten linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

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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
6 January 2024
12:00
Finland 3–2
(0–1, 1–1, 2–0)
 CzechiaBossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 214
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6 January 2024
20:00
Canada 11–0
(3–0, 6–0, 2–0)
 GermanyBossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 473
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7 January 2024
16:00
Finland 6–0
(2–0, 0–0, 4–0)
 GermanyBossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 312
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7 January 2024
20:00
Czechia 1–8
(0–1, 1–4, 0–3)
 CanadaBossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 346
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9 January 2024
16:00
Germany 1–6
(0–3, 1–0, 0–3)
 CzechiaBossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 123
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9 January 2024
20:00
Canada 10–0
(2–0, 3–0, 5–0)
 FinlandBossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 346
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Group B

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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
6 January 2024
16:00
Sweden 6–1
(3–0, 1–0, 2–1)
  SwitzerlandBossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 1,128
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7 January 2024
12:00
United States 7–1
(0–1, 1–0, 6–0)
 SlovakiaBossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 378
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8 January 2024
16:00
Slovakia 3–6
(1–2, 2–1, 0–3)
 SwedenBossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 193
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8 January 2024
20:00
United States 8–1
(2–0, 4–0, 2–1)
  SwitzerlandBossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 914
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10 January 2024
12:00
Sweden 0–4
(0–1, 0–3, 0–0)
 United StatesBossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 572
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10 January 2024
16:00
Switzerland 1–2 OT
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–1)
 SlovakiaBossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 1,011
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Playoff round

Winning teams will be reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking:[3]

  1. Higher position in their group
  2. Higher number of points in preliminary pool play
  3. Better goal differential
  4. Higher number of goals scored
  5. Better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship).
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Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
11 January
 
 
1A
 Canada
6
 
13 January
 
4B
  Switzerland
0
 
1
 Canada
2
 
11 January
 
5
 Czechia
4
 
1B
 United States
4
 
14 January
 
4A
 Germany
0
 
2
 United States
5
 
11 January
 
5
 Czechia
1
 
2A
 Finland
2
 
13 January
 
3B
 Slovakia
0
 
2
 United States
4
 
11 January
 
4
 Finland
2 Third place
 
2B
 Sweden
2
 
14 January
 
3A
 Czechia
4
 
1
 Canada
8
 
 
4
 Finland
1
 

Quarterfinals

11 January 2024
10:00
Sweden 2–4
(1–2, 0–0, 1–2)
 CzechiaBossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 308
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11 January 2024
13:30
Finland 2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 SlovakiaBossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 265
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11 January 2024
17:00
Canada 6–0
(2–0, 1–0, 3–0)
  SwitzerlandBossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 477
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11 January 2024
20:30
United States 4–0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 GermanyBossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 189
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Semifinals

13 January 2024
15:00
Canada 2–4
(0–1, 1–1, 1–2)
 CzechiaBossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 523
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13 January 2024
19:00
United States 4–2
(1–0, 2–2, 1–0)
 FinlandBossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 481
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Relegation game

13 January 2024
11:00
Switzerland 2–1
(0–0, 1–1, 1–0)
 GermanyBossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 412
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Fifth place game

14 January 2024
11:00
Sweden 4–1
(1–0, 3–0, 0–1)
 SlovakiaBossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 121
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Bronze medal game

14 January 2024
15:00
Canada 8–1
(3–0, 4–0, 1–1)
 FinlandBossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 616
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Gold medal game

14 January 2024
19:00
United States 5–1
(2–0, 0–1, 3–0)
 CzechiaBossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 1456
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Awards and statistics

Awards

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Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF

Leading goaltenders

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

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TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Final standings

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Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division I

Group A

The tournament was held in Egna, Italy from 6 to 12 January 2024.[4]

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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

Group B

The tournament was held in Jaca, Spain from 8 to 14 January 2024.[4]

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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
Notes:
  1. In head-to-head games Australia 3 pts and +2 GD, South Korea 3 pts and +2 GD, Chinese Taipei 3 pts and –4 GD, Australia defeated South Korea 3–0.

Division II

Group A

The tournament was held in Heerenveen, Netherlands from 15 to 21 January 2024.[4]

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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

Group B

The tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 8 to 14 January 2024.[4]

More information Pos, Pld ...
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
Notes:
  1. New Zealand defeated Iceland 2–0

References

  1. "Competition schedule for the 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship published". IIHF. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  2. "Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  3. "Tournament Format". IIHF. Retrieved 4 January 2024.

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