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

Top Division

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, Zlín
Attendance: 264
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Alex GuksteneGoaliesDiana Farkhutdinova
Valeria Merkusheva		Referee:
Henna Aberg
Linesmen:
Magali Anex
Stephanie Gagnon
Murphy (DeGeorge, Drake) – 08:141–0
Heising (Linser) – 08:482–0
Barnes (Wente) – 20:553–0
Wente (Skaja) – 31:434–0
Barnes (Heising, Wethington) (PP) – 47:215–0
Linser (Ostertag) – 51:066–0
6–159:34 – Beloglazova (Shirokova)
4 minPenalties10 min
39Shots15
7 January 2017
19:30		Canada 5–1
(0–1, 3–0, 2–0)		 SwedenPSG arena, Zlín
Attendance: 239
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Danika RangerGoaliesAnna AmholtReferee:
Radka Ruzickova
Linesmen:
Jamie Fenstermacher
Zuzana Svobodova
0–103:18 – Olsson (Ljungblom)
Bell (Vasko) – 25:121–1
Buckles (Shirley) – 29:592–1
Maltais (Knowles, Buckles) (PP) – 37:463–1
Knowles (James-Mitchell) – 40:174–1
Watts (Maltais) – 51:425–1
6 minPenalties10 min
33Shots17
8 January 2017
15:30		Canada 4–2
(1–0, 1–2, 2–0)		 RussiaPSG arena, Zlín
Attendance: 233
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Edith D'Astous-MoreauGoaliesValeria MerkushevaReferee:
Samantha Hiller
Linesmen:
Liv Andersson
Jenni Heikkinen
Vasko (Beres) – 08:251–0
1–124:19 – Bratisheva (Orlova)
1–228:10 – Starovoitova (Shatalova)
Veillette, (David) – 28:482–2
Potomak (Shirley) (PP) – 45:443–2
Pettet (Shirley, Potomak) – 52:294–2
4 minPenalties4 min
45Shots14
8 January 2017
19:30		Sweden 0–4
(0–1, 0–3, 0–0)		 United StatesPSG arena, Zlín
Attendance: 176
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Sofia ReidebornGoaliesLindsay ReedReferee:
Lacey Senuk
Linesmen:
Magali Anex
Charlotte Girard
0–113:12 – Drake (Petrie)
0–229:51 – Linser (Compher, Heising)
0–330:44 – Barnes (Zumwinkle, Oden) (PP)
0–437:23 – Heising (Barnes)
8 minPenalties4 min
23Shots61
10 January 2016
15:30		United States 0–1 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–1)		 CanadaPSG arena, Zlín
Attendance: 486
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Alex GulsteneGoaliesDanika RangerReferee:
Katerina Timglas
Linesmen:
Charlotte Girard
Zuzanna Svobodova
0–161:57 – Bell
8 minPenalties8 min
23Shots30
10 January 2017
19:30		Russia 2–1 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 SwedenPSG arena, Zlín
Attendance: 191
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Valeria MerkushevaGoaliesSofia ReidebornReferee:
Samantha Hiller
Linesmen:
Magali Anex
Jamie Fenstermacher
0–157:15 – Lundin (Bouveng, Bergstrom)
Pirogova (Starovoitova) – 58:101–1
Bolgareva
Starovoitova
Pirogova
Bratisheva 		Shootout Olsson
Ljungblom
Tedenby
Wikner-Zienkiewicz
14 minPenalties10 min
41Shots30

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, Přerov
Attendance: 1,825
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Kristýna BláhováGoaliesAyu TonosakiReferee:
Lacey Senuk
Linesmen:
Liv Andersson
Magdalena Cerhitova
Erbenová (Vozdecká, Mlýnková) – 19:501–0
1–131:02 – A. Sato (Koyama)
1–239:19 – Yamashita (Suzuki, Tsutsumi) (PP2)
Kaltounková (Lerchová, Exnerová) – 42:092–2
Mlýnková (Machalová) – 50:223–2
4 minPenalties2 min
22Shots25
7 January 2017
20:15		Finland 3–1
(2–0, 1–1, 0–0)		  SwitzerlandZimní stadion Přerov, Přerov
Attendance: 148
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Jenna SilvonenGoaliesSaskia MaurerReferee:
Katarina Timglas
Linesmen:
Charlotte Girard
Jessica Lundgren
Nylund (Aro) (PP) – 07:341–0
Nylund (Vesa, Melotindos) – 18:192–0
2–124:29 – Enzler
Melotindos (Vesa) – 26:593–1
4 minPenalties8 min
43Shots17
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, Přerov
Attendance: 2,230
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Saskia MaurerGoaliesKristýna BláhováReferee:
Yana Zueva
Linesmen:
Magdalena Cerhitova
Jessica Lundgren
Ryhner (Sigrist) – 02:321–0
Rüedi (Ryhner, Vallario) – 15:382–0
2–138:58 – Cornová (Škrdlová, Neubauerová) (PP)
2–251:37 – Erbanová
Christen
Rüedi 		Shootout Mlýnková
Hymlárová
Neubauerová
10 minPenalties4 min
15Shots46
8 January 2017
20:15		Finland 2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)		 JapanZimní stadion Přerov, Přerov
Attendance: 115
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Jenna SilvonenGoaliesAyu TonosakiReferee:
Radka Ruzickova
Linesmen:
Stephanie Gagnon
Zuzana Svobodova
Nieminen (Kahra, Nousiainen) – 20:311–0
Nieminen – 46:362–0
6 minPenalties6 min
27Shots21
10 January 2017
16:15		Czech Republic 3–2 OT
(0–0, 1–0, 1–2)
(OT: 1–0)		 FinlandZimní stadion Přerov, Přerov
Attendance: 1,584
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Kristýna BláhováGoaliesSanni AholaReferee:
Yana Zueva
Linesmen:
Liv Andersson
Stephanie Gagnon
Mlýnková (Hymlárová, Erbanová) (PP2) – 23:041–0
1–146:22 – Nousiainen (Nieminen)
1–250:17 – Nylund (Allinen, Laitinen) (PP)
Kaltounková (Neubauerová) – 57:162–2
Erbanová (PP2) – 61:023–2
18 minPenalties24 min
33Shots26
10 January, 2017
20:15		Japan 1–2
(0–0, 1–1, 0–1)		  SwitzerlandZimní stadion Přerov, Přerov
Attendance: 103
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Mei SatoGoaliesSaskia MaurerReferee:
Henna Aberg
Linesmen:
Magdalena Cerhitova
Jenni Heikkinen
0–121:44 – Zimmermann
Tsutsumi (A. Sato, Yamamoto) – 25:351–1
1–240:26 – Ryhner (Rüedi, Sigrist) (PP)
2 minPenalties8 min
25Shots18

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
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Saskia MaurerGoaliesAyu Tonosaki
Mei Sato		Referee:
Radka Ruzickova
Linesmen:
Jenni Heikkinen
Jessica Lundgren
Rüedi (Ryhner) – 11:001–0
1–114:17 – Koyama (A. Sato)
Rüedi (Enzler) – 24:152–1
Rüedi (Ryhner, Enzler) – 25:403–1
Sigrist (Berta) – 45:594–1
Berta (Vallario) (PP) – 52:045–1
5–254:05 – Ogawa (Tsutsumi)
2 minPenalties4 min
20Shots34
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
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Mei SatoGoaliesSaskia MaurerReferee:
Samantha Hiller
Linesmen:
Liv Andersson
Magdalena Cerhitova
0–103:14 – Christen
Ito (Koyama) – 36:561–1
Ito
Koyama
Tsutsumi
A. Sato
Suzuki
Tsutsumi
A. Sato
Koyama
A. Sato 		Shootout Rüedi
Enzler
Ryhner
Wetli
Zimmerman
Berta
Enzler
Schlegel
Enzler
8 minPenalties2 min
30Shots20

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
B2  Czech Republic 0 Third place
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
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Valeria MerkushevaGoaliesKristýna BláhováReferee:
Katarina Timglas
Linesmen:
Magdalena Cerhitova
Stephanie Gagnon
Braitisheva – 31:201–0
Provorova (Pirogova, Starovoitova) (PP2) – 39:102–0
70 minPenalties43 min
22Shots33
11 January 2017
20:15		Sweden 2–1
(1–0, 1–0, 0–1)		 FinlandPSG Aréna Zlín
Attendance: 186
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Anna AmholtGoaliesJenna SilvonenReferee:
Lacey Senuk
Linesmen:
Magali Anex
Jamie Fenstermacher
Olsson (Tedenby, Neunzert) (PP) – 13:391–0
Afbjur (Olsson) – 30:532–0
2–143:38 – Parkkonen (Nieminen, Holopainen) (PP)
10 minPenalties10 min
36Shots16

Semifinals
13 January 2017
16:00		United States 6–0
(2–0, 4–0, 0–0)		 RussiaZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 406
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Lindsay ReedGoaliesValeria Merkushev
Diana Farkhutdinova		Referee:
Radka Ruzickova
Linesmen:
Jessica Lundgren
Zuzana Svobodova
Zumwinkle (DeGeorge) – 03:391–0
Zumwinkle – 10:052–0
Wente (Heise) – 21:013–0
Skaja (Wente) – 23:564–0
Zumwinkle (Barnes) (PP) – 33:055–0
Heising (DeGeorge, Barnes) (PP) – 37:176–0
10 minPenalties10 min
51Shots6
13 January 2017
16:00		Canada 6–2
(1–0, 2–2, 3–0)		 SwedenPSG Aréna Zlín
Attendance: 266
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Edith D'Astous-MoreauGoaliesSofia ReidebornReferee:
Yana Zueva
Linesmen:
Jamie Fenstermacher
Jenni Heikkinen
Hobson (Vorster) (PP) – 04:111–0
Fillier (Maltais) – 26:132–0
Shirley – 28:393–0
3–129:59 – Bouveng (Olsson)
3–237:01 – Bergstrom (Lundin, Bouveng) (PP)
Shirley (Elia, Pettet) (PP) – 45:584–2
Fillier (ENG) – 56:415–2
Beres (Shirley, Pettet) – 59:086–2
35 minPenalties14 min
39Shots15

Fifth place game
13 January 2017
20:00		Finland 2–0
(1–0, 1–0, 0–0)		 Czech RepublicZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 892
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Jenna SilvonenGoaliesDenisa JandováReferee:
Lacey Senuk
Linesmen:
Magali Anex
Charlotte Girard
Kahra (Vesa, Nieminen) – 00:251–0
Melotindos (Seikkula, Nousiainen) – 31:492–0
8 minPenalties16 min
21Shots25

Bronze medal game
14 January 2017
16:00		Russia 2–0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0)		 SwedenZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 369
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Valeria MerkushevaGoaliesAnna AmholtReferee:
Lacey Senuk
Linesmen:
Jamie Fenstermacher
Jenni Heikkinen
Provorova (Shatalova, Starovoitova) – 41:451–0
Beloglazova (Bolgareva, Bratisheva) (PP2) – 59:202–0
12 minPenalties14 min
32Shots32

Gold medal game
14 January 2017
19:00		Canada 1–3
(0–0, 0–1, 1–2)		 United StatesPSG Aréna Zlín
Attendance: 500
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Danika RangerGoaliesAlex GulsteneReferee:
Katarina Timglas
Linesmen:
Charlotte Girard
Zuzana Svobodova
0–125:56 – Drake (DeGeorge) (PP)
Watts (Maltais) (PP) – 53:431–1
1–257:28 – Zumwinkle (Degeorge)
1–359:55 – Oden (Zumwinkle) (ENG)
6 minPenalties10 min
28Shots22

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: [2]

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; +/− = P 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
Main article: 2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – 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.
  2. "Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
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