2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

The 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship was the fourth junior female world ice hockey championships. It was held from 1 January through 8 January 2011, in Stockholm, Sweden. The championship was the Under-18 junior ice hockey edition of the women worlds, organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Sweden
Venue(s)	Stora Mossen, Husby Ishall (in 1 host city)
Dates	1–8 January 2011
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	United States (3rd title)
Runners-up	Canada
Third place	Finland
Fourth place	Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Games played	22
Goals scored	138 (6.27 per game)
Attendance	3,146 (143 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Alex Carpenter (10 points)
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Eight teams played in the top division, and six teams played in Division I.

Top Division

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Canada	3	3	0	0	0	23	2	+21	9	Semifinals
Germany	3	2	0	0	1	6	10	−4	6	Quarterfinals
Finland	3	1	0	0	2	4	8	−4	3
Switzerland	3	0	0	0	3	4	17	−13	0	Relegation Round

Source: IIHF

All times local (CET/UTC+1)

1 January 2011 15:00

Canada

9–1 (2–0, 3–1, 4–0)

Switzerland

Husby Ishall Attendance: 122

Game reference
	Amanda Makela	Goalies	Sandra Heim	Referee: Debby Hengst
	R. Kohler (S. Edney, C. Mercer) (PP) – 05:43 1–0 S. Bram (M. Dufault, N. Kosta) (PP) – 19:24 2–0 R. Kohler – 27:07 3–0 M. Dufault (N. Kosta) – 28:02 4–0 4–1 28:21 – P. Stänz (L. Stalder) C. Mercer (R. Kohler, E. Fulton) – 36:29 5–1 S. Robson (K. Josephs) – 44:08 6–1 M. Dufault (SH) – 47:19 7–1 K. Josephs – 53:27 8–1 E. Fulton (C. Mercer) – 55:29 9–1
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	59	Shots	25

1 January 2011 18:30

Germany

1–0 (0–0, 1–0, 0–0)

Finland

Husby Ishall Attendance: 61

Game reference
	Nadja Gruber	Goalies	Isabella Portnoj	Referee: Sylena Mutsaers
	E. Byszio (K-L Engel) – 39:52 1–0
	10 min	Penalties	33 min
	24	Shots	28

2 January 2011 15:00

Germany

4–2 (3–0, 0–0, 1–2)

Switzerland

Husby Ishall Attendance: 104

Game reference
	Nadja Gruber	Goalies	Sandra Heim	Referee: Kristine Langley
	J. Janzen – 02:35 1–0 K. Port (K-L. Engel, D. Gleissner) – 07:19 2–0 J. Janzen (T. Fritz) – 10:17 3–0 3–1 45:26 – L. Kamber (J. Bigler) 3–2 59:11 – L. Stadler (I. Waidacher) (PP) J. Janzen (ENG) – 59:38 4–2
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	22	Shots	32

2 January 2011 18:30

Finland

0–6 (0–2, 0–2, 0–2)

Canada

Husby Ishall Attendance: 166

Game reference
	Isabella Portnoj	Goalies	Ann-Renee Desbiens	Referee: Malin Axelsson
	0–1 05:34 – S. Robson (K. Josephs, J. Shields) 0–2 07:58 – L. Stacey (J. Shields, S. Edney) (PP2) 0–3 32:15 – K. Zgraja (G. Davidson) (PP) 0–4 34:52 – L. Stacey (S. MacDonnell) 0–5 49:10 – G. Davidson (L. Stacey) (PP) 0–6 58:28 – N. Kosta (M. Dufault) (PP)
	22 min	Penalties	6 min
	10	Shots	59

4 January 2011 15:00

Switzerland

1–4 (1–2, 0–0, 0–2)

Finland

Husby Ishall Attendance: 93

Game reference
	Sandra Heim Tamara Klossner	Goalies	Isabella Portnoj	Referee: Arina Ustinova
	0–1 00:18 – S. Valkama 0–2 02:18 – A. Rantanen (SH) P. Stanz (PS) – 17:09 1–2 1–3 43:29 – S. Tapani 1–4 54:06 – S. Tapani (SH)
	16 min	Penalties	22 min
	27	Shots	42

4 January 2011 18:30

Canada

8–1 (1–0, 4–0, 3–1)

Germany

Husby Ishall Attendance: 117

Game reference
	Amanda Makela	Goalies	Franziska Albi	Referee: Radka Ruzickova
	N. Kosta (M. Dufault, G. Repaci) – 00:54 1–0 S. MacDonnell (C. Roesler) (PP) – 21:22 2–0 R. Robson (G. Davidson) – 28:24 3–0 L. Stacey (C. Roesler, S. MacDonnell) (PP) – 31:05 4–0 N. Kosta (S. Bram, M. Dufault) – 34:15 5–0 S. Edney (C. Roesler) (PP) – 44:04 6–0 6–1 52:07 – J. Janzen (R. Graeve) (PP) N. Kosta – 57:28 7–1 S. MacDonnell (L. Stacey) (PP) – 58:19 8–1
	12 min	Penalties	22 min
	75	Shots	12

Group B

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
United States	3	3	0	0	0	28	1	+27	9	Semifinals
Sweden	3	2	0	0	1	5	13	−8	6	Quarterfinals
Czech Republic	3	1	0	0	2	6	15	−9	3
Japan	3	0	0	0	3	3	13	−10	0	Relegation Round

Source: IIHF

All times local (CET/UTC+1)

1 January 2011 16:00

United States

11–0 (2–0, 5–0, 4–0)

Czech Republic

Stora Mossen Attendance: 158

Game reference
	Megan Miller	Goalies	Veronika Hladíková Lenka Craigová	Referee: Malin Axelsson
	A. Pelkey – 06:12 1–0 A. Carpenter (P. Savage) (PP) – 18:03 2–0 A. Pelkey (E. Field) – 20:53 3–0 K. Sylvester – 22:00 4–0 H. Brandt A. Pelkey – 27:18 5–0 S. Daniels (D. Trivigno, A. Ness) – 27:47 6–0 A. Ness (S. Daniels, E. Pfalzer) – 32:11 7–0 A. Pelkey (H. Brandt) – 41:34 8–0 H. Brandt (M. Picard) (PP) – 46:24 9–0 S. Darkangelo (L. Marvin) – 53:04 10–0 E. Pfalzer (H. Skarupa, A. Carpenter) (PP) – 59:13 11–0
	8 min	Penalties	18 min
	75	Shots	8

1 January 2011 19:30

Sweden

2–1 (1–1, 1–0, 0–0)

Japan

Stora Mossen Attendance: 207

Game reference
	Sofia Carlström	Goalies	Shizuka Takahashi	Referee: Radka Ruzickova
	L. Peterson (M. Lind, L. Hedin) – 01:10 1–0 1–1 12:17 – R. Moritake (M. Morii) E. Martinssom (L. Bäcklin) – 27:17 2–1
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	41	Shots	19

2 January 2011 16:00

Japan

1–7 (1–2, 0–2, 0–3)

United States

Stora Mossen Attendance: 114

Game reference
	Shizuka Takahashi Ai Tokoro	Goalies	Shenae Lundberg	Referee: Arina Ustinova
	A. Toko (PP) – 06:18 1–0 1–1 07:15 – E. Field (C Burke, A. Boulier) 1–2 18:10 – E. Pflazer (L. Stecklein) 1–3 23:47 – S. Daniels (A. Boulier) 1–4 31:05 – A. Carpenter (H. Skarupa, P. Savage) (PP) 1–5 45:35 – S. Darkangelo 1–6 45:51 – L. Marvin (S. Darkangelo) 1–7 56:18 – M. McMillen (M. Picard) (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	7	Shots	76

2 January 2011 19:30

Sweden

3–2 (1–1, 1–1, 1–0)

Czech Republic

Stora Mossen Attendance: 227

Game reference
	Sofia Carlström	Goalies	Veronika Hladíková	Referee: Debby Hengst
	0–1 00:36 – K. Solničková (K. Chmelová, M. Vonková) L. Peterson (A. Kjellbin, C. Lillbäck) – 07:04 1–1 E. Martinsson (A. Borgfeldt, C. Markström) – 23:49 2–1 2–2 39:59 – K. Kaplanová (D. Křížová) L. Bäcklin (J. Holmgren, M. Lind) (PP) – 47:26 3–2
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	42	Shots	28

4 January 2011 16:00

Czech Republic

4–1 (1–1, 2–0, 1–0)

Japan

Stora Mossen Attendance: 53

Game reference
	Veronika Hladíková	Goalies	Shizuka Takahashi	Referee: Kristine Langley
	M. Vytiskova (K. Kaplanová) – 05:34 1–0 1–1 11:46 – R. Ukita (R. Yamaya, F. Ishiura) (PP) K. Solničková (M. Vonková, A. Kubátová) – 34:01 2–1 K. Kaplanová (J. Fialová, D. Křížová) – 39:54 3–1 M. Vytiskova (K. Vaňoučková) – 58:03 (ENG) 4–1
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	43	Shots	25

4 January 2011 19:30

United States

10–0 (4–0, 3–0, 3–0)

Sweden

Stora Mossen Attendance: 403

Game reference
	Megan Miller	Goalies	Sofia Carlström Elin Moberg	Referee: Sylena Mutsaers
	H. Brandt (E. Field, A. Pelkey) – 05:31 1–0 A. Carpenter (H. Skarupa) (PP) – 05:52 2–0 A. Carpenter (C. Burke) – 10:28 3–0 H. Brandt (A. Pelkey, E. Field) (PP) – 13:27 4–0 E. Field (L. Stecklein, C. Burke) (PP) – 22:58 5–0 S. Daniels (A. Boulier, A. Ness) – 36:57 6–0 P. Savage (A. Carpenter) – 38:20 7–0 M. McMillen (A. Carpenter, P. Savage) – 45:00 8–0 L. Marvin (K. Sylvester, C. Burke) – 51:43 9–0 E. Field (H. Brandt, A. Pelkey) – 57:14 10–0
	10 min	Penalties	14 min
	55	Shots	4

Relegation round

Best of three.

5 January 2011 12:00

Switzerland

4–0 (0–0, 2–0, 2–0)

Japan

Husby Ishall Attendance: 67

Game reference
	Tamara Klossner	Goalies	Shizuka Takahashi	Referee: Radka Ruzickova
	L. Stalder (S. Wuttka) (PP) – 37:41 1–0 S. Lehner (S. Forster) (PP) – 38:02 2–0 S. Zollinger (L. Altmann, S. Forster) – 48:33 3–0 L. Stalder (S. Zollinger, P. Stänz) (PP) – 53:28 4–0
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	35	Shots	28

7 January 2011 17:30

Japan

5–1 (0–1, 3–0, 2–0)

Switzerland

Husby Ishall Attendance: 68

Game reference
	Ai Tokoro	Goalies	Tamara Klossner	Referee: Malin Axelsson
	0–1 J. Bigler – 14:44 30:11 – M. Odaira 1–1 34:41 – R. Takeda 2–1 39:59 – R. Moritake 3–1 43:28 – N. Abe (F. Ishiura) 4–1 55:26 – M. Morii (R. Moritake) 5–1
	12 min	Penalties	4 min
	30	Shots	27

8 January 2011 12:00

Switzerland

5–1 (1–0, 3–1, 1–0)

Japan

Husby Ishall Attendance: 58

Game reference
	Tamara Klossner	Goalies	Shizuka Takahashi	Referee: Sylena Mutsaers
	S. Zollinger (P. Stänz, L. Stalder) (SH) – 17:27 1–0 P. Stänz (S. Kamber) – 21:01 2–0 S. Zollinger (L. Stalder, P. Stänz) (PP) – 25:50 3–0 S. Zollinger (P. Stänz, S. Forster) (PP) – 35:29 4–0 4–1 37:14 – N. Abe (F. Ishiura, M. Morii) S. Forster (L. Stalder, S. Zollinger) (PP) – 55:08 5–1
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	35	Shots	22

 Japan is relegated to Division I for the 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.

Final Round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold medal game

B1

United States

14

A2

Germany

1

B3

Czech Republic

1

B3

Czech Republic

3

B1

United States

5

A1

Canada

2

A1

Canada

6

B2

Sweden

2

A3

Finland

1

A3

Finland

3*

Bronze medal game

B3

Czech Republic

0

A3

Finland

3

* Decided in Overtime.

Quarterfinals

5 January 2011 15:30

Germany

1–3 (0–0, 0–1, 1–2)

Czech Republic

Stora Mossen Attendance: 81

Game reference
	Nadja Gruber	Goalies	Veronika Hladíková	Referee: Kristine Langley
	0–1 30:42 – K. Solničková 0–2 40:51 – K. Chmelová (K. Solničková, M. Vonková) K. Spielberger (R. Gräve) – 50:22 1–2 1–3 53:19 – A. Tejralová (K. Kaplanová) (PP)
	37 min	Penalties	10 min
	23	Shots	39

5 January 2011 19:00

Sweden

2–3 OT (0–0, 1–2, 1–0) (OT: 0–1)

Finland

Stora Mossen Attendance: 202

Game reference
	Sofia Carelstrom	Goalies	Isabella Portnoj	Referees: Debby Hengst Sylena Mutsaers
	0–1 20:50 – N. Tulus (A. Rantanen, S. Ollikainen) L. Bäcklin (A. Borgfeldt, A. Johansson) (PP) – 28:00 1–1 1–2 35:55 – V. Kotkaslahti (A. Kilponen) (PP) M. Löwenhielm (M. Hedin) – 47:54 2–2 2–3 61:46 – S. Valkama (A. Rantanen, E. Pietikäinen) (PP)
	14 min	Penalties	14 min
	31	Shots	37

Semifinals

7 January 2011 15:30

Canada

6–1 (2–0, 3–0, 1–1)

Finland

Stora Mossen Attendance: 157

Game reference
	Ann-Renee Desbiens	Goalies	Isabella Portnoj	Referee: Radka Ruzickova
	E. Fulton (E. Ambrose, R. Kohler) (PP) – 05:05 1–0 S. MacDonnell (L. Stacey) – 15:46 2–0 C. Mercer (E. Fulton, E. Ambrose) (PP) – 28:05 3–0 N. Kosta (M. Dufault) – 30:11 4–0 S. Bram (M. Dufault) – 36:28 5–0 C. Roesler (L. Stacey) (PP) – 49:01 6–0 6–1 S. Tapani (S. Valkama) – 58:01
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	64	Shots	11

7 January 2011 19:00

United States

14–1 (2–1, 5–0, 7–0)

Czech Republic

Stora Mossen Attendance: 152

Game reference
	Megan Miller	Goalies	Lenka Craigová	Referee: Arina Ustinova
	H. Skarupa – 06:52 1–0 1–1 06:59 – D. Křížová (K. Chmelová) L. Marvin (M. McMillen, K. Sylvester) – 18:47 2–1 L. Marvin (K. Sylvester) – 22:49 3–1 A. Boulier – 27:00 4–1 H. Skarupa (M. Picard) – 29:27 5–1 A. Carpenter (H. Skarupa) – 32:49 6–1 E. Field (E. Pfalzer) (PP) – 34:28 7–1 A. Ness – 43:50 8–1 M. McMillen (E. Field) – 44:54 9–1 H. Skarupa (M. McMillen) – 48:53 10–1 L. Marvin (K. Sylvester) – 50:40 11–1 P. Savage (A. Carpenter, H. Skarupa) – 55:57 12–1 A. Ness (S. Daniels) – 58:59 13–1 S. Daniels – 59:06 14–1
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	61	Shots	7

5th place game

7 January 2011 12:00

Germany

0–2 (0–2, 0–0, 0–0)

Sweden

Stora Mossen Attendance: 147

Game reference
	Nadja Gruber	Goalies	Elin Moberg	Referee: Sylena Mutsaers
	0–1 01:27 – M. Löwenhielm (T. Falkeborn) 0–2 19:59 – M. Löwenhielm (A. Kjellbin)
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	28	Shots	25

Bronze medal game

8 January 2011 15:30

Czech Republic

0–3 (0–1, 0–2, 0–3)

Finland

Stora Mossen Attendance: 180

Game reference
	Veronika Hladíková	Goalies	Isabella Portnoj	Referee: Kristine Langlex
	0–1 11:26 – S. Tapani (M. Heikkinen) 0–2 21:52 – J. Oinonen (S. Tapani) (PP) 0–3 25:40 – S. Valkama (S. Tapani, M. Heikkinen)
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	26	Shots	33

Gold medal game

8 January 2011 19:00

United States

5–2 (2–0, 2–2, 1–0)

Canada

Stora Mossen Attendance: 436

Game reference
	Megan Miller	Goalies	Ann-Renee Desbiens	Referee: Debby Hengst
	A. Carpenter (P. Savage) (PP) – 06:56 1–0 H. Brandt (E. Field, A. Pelkey) (PP) – 15:39 2–0 L. Marvin (H. Brandt, K. Sylvester) – 32:27 3–0 3–1 35:07 – E. Fulton (C. Mercer, R. Kohler) A. Pelkey (H. Brandt) – 35:29 4–1 4–2 37:33 – K. Josephs (K. Zgraja, N. Kosta) M. McMillan (M. Picard, H. Brandt) (ENG) – 59:25 5–2
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	30	Shots	16

Ranking and statistics

Final rankings

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	B	United States	5	5	0	0	0	47	4	+43	15	Champions
2	A	Canada	5	4	0	0	1	31	8	+23	12	Runners-up
3	A	Finland	6	2	1	0	3	11	16	−5	8	Third place
4	B	Czech Republic	6	2	0	0	4	10	33	−23	6	Fourth place
5	B	Sweden (H)	5	3	0	1	1	9	16	−7	10	Fifth place game
6	A	Germany	5	2	0	0	3	7	15	−8	6
7	A	Switzerland	6	2	0	0	4	14	23	−9	6	Win Relegation game
8	B	Japan	6	1	0	0	5	9	23	−14	3	Relegation to Division I A

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

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
Alex Carpenter	5	6	4	10	+4	0	FW
Hannah Brandt	5	5	5	10	+11	2	FW
Amanda Pelkey	5	4	6	10	+9	2	FW
Emily Field	5	4	5	9	+8	0	FW
Nicole Kosta	5	5	3	8	+5	6	FW
Haley Skarupa	5	3	5	8	+5	0	FW
Meghan Dufault	5	2	6	8	+6	2	FW
Layla Marvin	5	6	1	7	+9	2	FW
Laura Stacey	5	3	4	7	+1	2	FW
Phoebe Stänz	6	3	4	7	−4	14	FW
Lara Stalder	6	3	4	7	−3	6	DF

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

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	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
Amanda Makela	120:00	2	1.00	94.59	0
Nadja Gruber	239:27	7	1.75	94.35	1
Tamara Klossner	237:34	8	2.02	92.98	1
Isabella Portnoj	341:46	15	2.63	92.82	1
Veronika Hladíková	270:31	14	3.11	91.57	0

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

Tournament awards

Best players selected by the directorate:

• Best Goaltender: Isabella Portnoj
• Best Defenceman: Milica McMillen
• Best Forward: Alex Carpenter

Source: ^[1]

Division I

Main article: 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I

The tournament was held in Dmitrov, Russia, from 28 March to 3 April 2011.

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
Russia	5	5	0	0	0	44	2	+42	15	Promoted to the 2012 Top Division
Slovakia	5	4	0	0	1	19	11	+8	12
Austria	5	3	0	0	2	19	14	+5	9
Norway	5	2	0	0	3	16	11	+5	6
France	5	1	0	0	4	5	25	−20	3	Relegated to the 2012 Qualification Tournament
Kazakhstan	5	0	0	0	5	8	48	−40	0

Source: IIHF

See also

• 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships (Men)
• 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (Men)