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2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | IIHF World Women's U18 Championship |
| year | 2008 |
| image | 2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.png |
| size | 200px |
| country | Canada |
| dates | 7–12 January 2008 |
| num_teams | 8 |
| venues | 2 |
| cities | 1 |
| type | ihw18 |
| winners | USA |
| second | CAN |
| third | CZE |
| count | 1 |
| games | 20 |
| goals | 168 |
| attendance | 9872 |
| scoring_leader | CAN Marie-Philip Poulin |
| points | 14 |
| nextseason | [2009](2009-iihf-world-women-s-u18-championship) |
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.
Teams
The following teams participated in the championship:
Format
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.
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC–7).
Group A
Group B
Placement round
Bracket
| RD1-seed1=A3 | RD1-team1=**** | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2=B4 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=1
| RD1-seed3=B3 | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4=A4 | RD1-team4=**** | RD1-score4=7
| RD2-seed1=A3 | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2=A4 | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=1
| RD2b-seed1=B3 | RD2b-team1=**** | RD2b-score1=4 | RD2b-seed2=B4 | RD2b-team2= | RD2b-score2=1
5–8th place semifinals
7th place game
5th place game
Final round
Bracket
| RD1-seed1=A1 | RD1-team1=**** | RD1-score1=7 | RD1-seed2=B2 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=1
| RD1-seed3=B1 | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=8 | RD1-seed4=A2 | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=0
| RD2-seed1=A1 | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2=B1 | RD2-team2=**** | RD2-score2=5
| RD2b-seed1=B2 | RD2b-team1= | RD2b-score1=2 | RD2b-seed2=A2 | RD2b-team2=**** | RD2b-score2=4
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Valentina Lizana
Gold medal game
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
Scoring leaders
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Marie-Philip Poulin | 5 | 8 | 6 | **14** | +15 | 4 | FW |
| CAN Camille Dumais | 5 | 5 | 9 | **14** | +8 | 0 | FW |
| USA Amanda Kessel | 5 | 4 | 7 | **11** | +10 | 2 | FW |
| CAN Natalie Spooner | 5 | 3 | 8 | **11** | +8 | 0 | FW |
| USA Brooke Ammerman | 5 | 6 | 4 | **10** | +8 | 4 | FW |
| USA Ashley Cottrell | 5 | 5 | 5 | **10** | +10 | 0 | FW |
| CAN Tara Watchorn | 5 | 4 | 6 | **10** | +9 | 0 | DF |
| CAN Brianne Jenner | 5 | 6 | 3 | **9** | +7 | 2 | FW |
| CZE Alena Polenská | 5 | 6 | 3 | **9** | −2 | 0 | FW |
| CAN Carolyne Prevost | 5 | 6 | 3 | **9** | +8 | 0 | FW |
Leading goaltenders
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Alyssa Grogan | 240:17 | 53 | 4 | 1.00 | **92.98** | 1 |
| SUI Sophie Anthamatten | 299:30 | 218 | 24 | 4.81 | **90.08** | 0 |
| SWE Valentina Lizana | 180:15 | 72 | 8 | 2.66 | **90.00** | 1 |
| GER Julia Zorn | 275:31 | 100 | 12 | 2.61 | **89.29** | 0 |
| CAN Delayne Brian | 210:05 | 53 | 8 | 2.28 | **86.89** | 0 |
Source: IIHF
Tournament awards
Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: USA Alyssa Grogan
- Best Defenceman: CAN Lauriane Rougeau
- Best Forward: CAN Marie-Philip Poulin
Notes
References
- 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
References
- "Hockey Canada - IIHF Directorate Awards and Most Valuable Player - IIHF World Women's Under-18 Championship". Hockeycanada.ca.
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