2016 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship

The 2016 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship was the ninth IIHF U18 Women's World Championship in ice hockey organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

Meridian Centre the venue for the tournament

2016 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Canada
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Dates	8–15 January 2016
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	United States (5th title)
Runners-up	Canada
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Russia
Tournament statistics
Games played	21
Goals scored	113 (5.38 per game)
Attendance	34,520 (1,644 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Alina Müller (9 points)
Awards
MVP	Valeria Tarakanova
Official website
u18worldwomen2016.iihf.com
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Top Division

The Top Division tournament was played during 8 to 15 January 2016 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.^[1]

Match officials

Six referees and nine linesmen were selected for the tournament. Christer Englund [sv] of Sweden was the tournament chairperson.^[2]

Referees Brandy Dewar Lisa Grison Kaisa Ketonen Michaela Kiefer Marie Picavet Melissa Szkola

Linesmen Bettina Angerer Daniela Kiefer Jessica Leclerc Lisa Linnek Danielle McGurry Stina Nilsson Anna Nygård Justine Todd Sueva Torribio Rousselin

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	0	16	1	+15	9	Advance to semifinals
2	Canada (H)	3	2	0	0	1	17	6	+11	6
3	Russia	3	1	0	0	2	5	13	−8	3	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Czech Republic	3	0	0	0	3	2	20	−18	0

Source: IIHF^[3]
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

8 January 2016 16:00

United States

6–0 (2–0, 1–0, 3–0)

Czech Republic

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 584

Game reference
	Beth Larcom	Goalies	Kateřina Zechovská	Referee: Lisa Grison Linesmen: Danielle McGurry Stina Nilsson
	Zumwinkle (Langei) – 04:31 1–0 Heise (Zumwinkle) – 18:25 2–0 Oden (SH) – 26:49 3–0 Snodgrass (Wente, Gilmore) – 56:24 4–0 Snodgrass (Ostertag) – 56:47 5–0 Skaja (Heise, Bowlby) – 57:21 6–0
	14 min	Penalties	2 min
	35	Shots	7

8 January 2016 19:30

Canada

5–2 (2–0, 3–2, 0–0)

Russia

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 3,564

Game reference
	Stephanie Neatby	Goalies	Valeria Tarakanova Valeria Merkusheva	Referee: Melissa Szkola Linesmen: Anna Nygård Sueva Torribio Rousselin
	Shirley (Knowles) – 10:27 1–0 Bell (O'Neill) – 13:04 2–0 2–1 23:21 – Kadirova (Beloglazova) Houston (Potomak) (PP) – 26:39 3–1 Maltais – 29:14 4–1 Watts (Shirley) – 35:01 5–1 5–2 37:29 – Zenchenko (Likhachyova)
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	20	Shots	18

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9 January 2016 16:00

Russia

0–6 (0–0, 0–4, 0–2)

United States

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 1,707

Game reference
	Valeria Tarakanova	Goalies	Alex Gulstene	Referee: Brandy Dewar Linesmen: Bettina Angerer Daniela Kiefer
	0–1 24:49 – Snodgrass (Wente, Barnes) 0–2 30:18 – Woken (Bowlby, Barnes) 0–3 35:26 – Gilmore (Wente, Snodgrass) 0–4 36:30 – Brodt (Norby, Woken) 0–5 45:26 – Woken (Norby, Brodt) (PP) 0–6 46:10 – Gilmore (Wente)
	18 min	Penalties	2 min
	11	Shots	46

9 January 2016 19:30

Canada

11–0 (3–0, 7–0, 1–0)

Czech Republic

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 3,389

Game reference
	Édith D'Astous Moreau	Goalies	Denisa Jandova Kateřina Zechovská	Referee: Marie-Tjana Picavet Linesmen: Jessica Leclerc Lisa Linnek
	Agnew (O'Neill, Maltais) (PP) – 18:07 1–0 Oswald (Bell) – 19:35 2–0 Potomak – 19:57 3–0 O'Neill (Bell) – 20:41 4–0 Potomak (Watts, Shirley) – 21:01 5–0 Shirley (Maltais, Potomak) 6–0 Bourbonnais (Agnew) – 32:00 7–0 Berg (Maltais) – 34:45 8–0 Agnew (Howran, Knowles) – 39:40 9–0 O'Neill (Bell, Elmes) – 39:55 10–0 Schneider (Friesen) – 49:39 11–0
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	44	Shots	13

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11 January 2016 16:00

Czech Republic

2–3 (0–1, 0–2, 2–0)

Russia

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 797

Game reference
	Kateřina Zechovská	Goalies	Valeria Merkusheva	Referee: Melissa Szkola Linesmen: Jessica Leclerc Justine Todd
	0–1 06:54 – Kadirova (Beloglazova) 0–2 24:51 – Vodopyanova (Kadirova) (PP) 0–3 29:10 – Kadirova (Vodopyanova) Hymlarová (Patočková) – 47:39 1–3 Patočková (Martinů) – 52:23 2–3
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	18	Shots	20

11 January 2016 19:30

United States

4–1 (2–0, 1–0, 1–1)

Canada

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 4,016

Game reference
	Alex Gulstene	Goalies	Stephanie Neatby	Referee: Michaela Kiefer Linesmen: Stina Nilsson Sueva Torribio Rousselin
	Brodt (Wethington, Barnes) (PP) – 05:52 1–0 Gilmore (Barnes) (PP) – 09:34 2–0 Snodgrass (Wente, Gilmore) (PP) – 26:06 3–0 3–1 56:24 – Edgar (Watts) Gilmore (Wente) (ENG) – 58:34 4–1
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	32	Shots	34

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	2	0	0	1	13	4	+9	6[a]	Advance to quarterfinals
2	Finland	3	2	0	0	1	14	4	+10	6[a]
3	Switzerland	3	2	0	0	1	9	5	+4	6[a]	Advance to relegation round
4	France	3	0	0	0	3	1	24	−23	0

Source: IIHF^[3]
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.
Notes:

1. Sweden 3 Pts, +2 GD; Finland 3 Pts, 0 GD; Switzerland 3 Pts, −2 GD

8 January 2016 12:00

Finland

11–1 (2–0, 5–0, 4–1)

France

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 3,521

Game reference
	Tiia Pajarinen	Goalies	Anaïs Aurard Victoire Masure	Referee: Brandy Dewar Linesmen: Lisa Linnek Justine Todd
	Melotindos (Nousiainen) – 13:41 1–0 Lehtopelto (Melotindos, Karppinen) – 17:15 2–0 Reinikainen (Melotindos, Karppinen) – 21:02 3–0 Savander (Säkkinen, Nieminen) – 25:18 4–0 Nylund (Säkkinen) – 28:50 5–0 Nieminen (Säkkinen, Nylund) – 32:02 6–0 Karjalainen (Säkkinen, Nylund) – 38:57 7–0 Nieminen (Nylund) – 40:40 8–0 Nousiainen – 40:56 9–0 9–1 46:00 – C. Aurard (Huguet) Reinikainen (Lehtopelto) (SH) – 47:34 10–1 Nylund (Nieminen) (PP) – 59:15 11–1
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	55	Shots	7

8 January 2016 14:00

Sweden

5–1 (3–0, 1–0, 1–1)

Switzerland

Seymour-Hannah Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 471

Game reference
	Emma Söderberg	Goalies	Vanessa Bolinger	Referee: Marie Picavet Linesmen: Daniela Kiefer Jessica Leclerc
	Hjalmarsson (Wernblom) – 12:11 1–0 Lundin (Adolfsson, Nikula) – 14:07 2–0 af Bjur (Neunzert, Nylén Persson) (PP) – 18:27 3–0 af Bjur (Tedenby, Johansson) – 31:52 4–0 4–1 53:59 – Müller (Rüedi) Lundin (Nylén Persson, Tedenby) – 56:29 5–1
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	31	Shots	20

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9 January 2016 12:00

Switzerland

2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Finland

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 578

Game reference
	Vanessa Bolinger	Goalies	Johanna Oksman	Referee: Michaela Kiefer Linesmen: Stina Nilsson Justine Todd
	Quennec (Enzler) – 35:42 1–0 Müller (Zimmermann) – 53:57 2–0
	12 min	Penalties	2 min
	17	Shots	19

9 January 2016 14:00

Sweden

7–0 (2–0, 3–0, 2–0)

France

Seymour-Hannah Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 406

Game reference
	Ellen Jonsson	Goalies	Victoire Masure	Referee: Kaisa Ketonen Linesmen: Danielle McGurry Anne Nygård
	Armborg (Hjalmarsson, Berglund) – 00:51 1–0 Tedenby (El-Mahmadi) – 16:49 2–0 Murén (Lundin, Nylén Persson) – 30:29 3–0 Hjalmarsson (Adolfsson) – 32:28 4–0 Lundin (Muren, Johansson) – 36:11 5–0 Muren (Lundin) – 41:04 6–0 Johansson (Adolfsson) – 43:33 7–0
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	49	Shots	13

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11 January 2016 12:00

Finland

3–1 (1–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Sweden

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 2,635

Game reference
	Tiia Pajarinen	Goalies	Emma Söderberg	Referee: Lisa Grison Linesmen: Bettina Angerer Anna Nygård
	Nieminen (Nylund, Karppinen) – 18:45 Karppinen (Klemola) – 37:47 Nieminen (Melotindos) – 52:06 Goals 27:44 – Adolfsson (Hjalmarsson, Johansson)
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	18	Shots	21

11 January 2016 14:00

Switzerland

6–0 (1–0, 3–0, 2–0)

France

Seymour-Hannah Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 211

Game reference
	Vanessa Bolinger Chiara Pfosi	Goalies	Anaïs Aurard Victoire Masure	Referee: Kaisa Ketonen Linesmen: Daniela Kiefer Lisa Linnek
	Sigrist (Rüedi, Müller) (PP) – 12:13 1–0 Ryhner (Zimmermann) – 21:48 2–0 Müller (Berta, Quennec) – 22:27 3–0 Müller (Sigrist, Rüedi) (PP) – 31:13 4–0 Bachmann (Enzler, Weiss) – 45:50 5–0 Müller (Gremaud) – 54:12 6–0
	4 min	Penalties	14 min
	49	Shots	7

Relegation round

The third and fourth placed team from Group B played a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.

12 January 2016 12:00

Switzerland

5–1 (2–1, 0–0, 3–0)

France

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 224

Game reference
	Vanessa Bolinger	Goalies	Anaïs Aurard	Referee: Michaela Kiefer Linesmen: Daniela Kiefer Stina Nilsson
	Berta (Enzler) – 10:02 1–0 Rüedi (Müller, Berta) (PP) – 16:53 2–0 2–1 18:02 – Verney (C. Aurard) Müller (Allemann) – 45:57 3–1 Müller (Bachmann, Enzler) – 47:58 4–1 Schlegel (Enzler, Quennec) (PP) – 57:19 5–1
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	30	Shots	5

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14 January 2016 12:00

France

0–2 (0–1, 0–0, 0–1)

Switzerland

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 537

Game reference
	Anaïs Aurard	Goalies	Vanessa Bolinger	Referee: Lisa Grison Linesmen: Stina Nilsson Anna Nygård
	0–1 10:16 – Schlegel (Enzler, Quennec) (PP) 0–2 42:42 – Enzler (Rüedi) (SH)
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	9	Shots	40

Final round

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

A1

United States

4

A4

Czech Republic

2

B1

Sweden

0

B1

Sweden

3

A1

United States

3

A2

Canada

2

A2

Canada

4

A3

Russia

3

A3

Russia

0

B2

Finland

0

Third place

B1

Sweden

2

A3

Russia

1

Quarterfinals

12 January 2016 16:00

Czech Republic

2–3 (0–0, 2–1, 0–2)

Sweden

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 444

Game reference
	Kateřina Zechovská	Goalies	Emma Söderberg	Referee: Kaisa Ketonen Linesmen: Bettina Angerer Lisa Linnek
	Hymlárová (Bucifalová, Volkánová) (PP) – 29:48 1–0 1–1 32:19 – Tedenby (Andersson) Bucifalová (Hymlárová) – 35:02 2–1 2–2 41:26 – Murén (Adolfsson) 2–3 49:03 – Tedenby (Olsson, Adolfsson)
	6 min	Penalties	16 min
	39	Shots	17

12 January 2016 19:30

Russia

3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Finland

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 1011

Game reference
	Valeria Tarakanova	Goalies	Tiia Pajarinen	Referee: Lisa Grison Linesmen: Danielle McGurry Sueva Torribio Rousselin
	Beloglazova (Pirogova, Vodopyanova) (PP) – 7:50 1–0 Kadirova (Beloglazova) (ENG) – 57:58 2–0 Beloglazova – 58:10 3–0
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	33	Shots	17

Semifinals

14 January 2016 16:00

United States

4–0 (1–0, 2–0, 1–0)

Sweden

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 711

Game reference
	Beth Larcom	Goalies	Ellen Jonsson	Referee: Brandy Dewar Linesmen: Daniela Kiefer Justine Todd
	Heising – 6:24 Brodt (SH) – 33:10 Oden (Compher, Heising) – 39:50 Heise (Zumwinkle, Barnes) – 46:30 Goals
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	43	Shots	9

14 January 2016 19:30

Canada

4–0 (1–0, 1–0, 2–0)

Russia

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 2,819

Game reference
	Édith D'Astous Moreau	Goalies	Valeria Tarakanova Valeria Merkusheva	Referee: Melissa Szkola Linesmen: Bettina Angerer Jessica Leclerc
	Bell (Maltais, Cross) – 9:55 1–0 Houston (Maltais, Agnew) (PP) – 21:46 2–0 Bell (O'Neill) – 42:31 3–0 Friesen (Frappier) – 42:56 4–0
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	43	Shots	12

Fifth place game

14 January 2016 12:00

Czech Republic

3–1 (1–0, 1–0, 1–1)

Finland

Seymour-Hannah Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 187

Game reference
	Kateřina Zechovská	Goalies	Johanna Oksman	Referee: Marie Picavet Linesmen: Danielle McGurry Sueva Torribio Rousselin
	Smetková (Zedníková, Erbenová) (PP) – 09:09 1–0 Smetková (Neubauerová) – 34:26 2–0 Jůzková (Topolská) – 47:30 3–0 3–1 54:27 – Sahlstrom (Klemola, Melotindos)
	4 min	Penalties	2 min
	24	Shots	29

Bronze medal game

15 January 2016 16:00

Russia

1–2 (0–2, 0–0, 1–0)

Sweden

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 1,192

Game reference
	Valeria Tarakanova	Goalies	Emma Söderberg	Referee: Melissa Szkola Linesmen: Jessica Leclerc Justine Todd
	0–1 05:01 – Tedenby (PP) 0–2 13:03 – Hjalmarsson Beloglazova (Kadirova) – 55:33 1–2
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	27	Shots	32

Gold medal game

15 January 2016 19:30

United States

3–2 OT (0–1, 1–1, 1–0) (OT: 1–0)

Canada

Meridian Centre, St. Catharines Attendance: 5,516

Game reference
	Alex Gulstene	Goalies	Stephanie Neatby	Referee: Marie Picavet Linesmen: Bettina Angerer Lisa Linnek
	0–1 17:55 – Bourbonnais 0–2 25:58 – Watts Woken – 35:00 1–2 Snodgrass – 48:03 2–2 Snodgrass (Barnes, Wethington) – 61:47 3–2
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	29	Shots	23

Final rankings

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	A	United States	5	4	1	0	0	23	3	+20	14	Champions
2	A	Canada (H)	5	3	0	1	1	23	9	+14	10	Runners-up
3	B	Sweden	6	4	0	0	2	18	11	+7	12	Third place
4	A	Russia	6	2	0	0	4	9	19	−10	6	Fourth place
5	A	Czech Republic	5	1	0	0	4	7	24	−17	3	Fifth place game
6	B	Finland	5	2	0	0	3	15	10	+5	6
7	B	Switzerland	5	4	0	0	1	16	6	+10	12	Win Relegation game
8	B	France	5	0	0	0	5	2	31	−29	0	Relegation to Division I A

Source: https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2016/ww18/standings/playoffs
(H) Host

Tournament awards

Best players selected by the directorate

Best Goalkeeper	Emma Söderberg
Best Defenseman	Cayla Barnes
Best Forward	Alina Müller

Source: IIHF^[4]

Media All Stars

Goalkeeper	Emma Söderberg
Defenceman	Cayla Barnes
Defenceman	Jessica Adolfsson
Forward	Fanuza Kadirova
Forward	Ashton Bell
Forward	Alina Müller
Most Valuable Player	Valeria Tarakanova

Source: IIHF^[5]

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
1	Alina Müller	Switzerland	5	7	2	9	+5	10
2	Natalie Snodgrass	United States	5	6	1	7	+8	6
3	Fanuza Kadirova	Russia	6	5	2	7	+1	0
4	Rahel Enzler	Switzerland	5	1	6	7	+4	0
5	Jessica Adolfsson	Sweden	6	1	6	7	+2	6
6	Rebecca Gilmore	United States	5	4	2	6	+6	0
6	Petra Nieminen	Finland	5	4	2	6	+4	2
8	Celine Tedenby	Sweden	6	4	2	6	+2	6
9	Ashton Bell	Canada	5	3	3	6	+6	0
10	Jenniina Nylund	Finland	5	2	4	6	+2	4

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF^[6]

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
1	Alex Gulstene	United States	181:47	3	0.99	95.45	1
2	Tiia Pajarinen	Finland	179:36	4	1.34	93.33	0
3	Emma Söderberg	Sweden	240:00	7	1.75	93.27	0
4	Vanessa Bolinger	Switzerland	279:36	6	1.29	91.04	2
5	Valeria Tarakanova	Russia	288:40	14	2.91	90.07	1

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF^[7]

Division I

Main article: 2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I

Division I

The Division I tournament was played in Miskolc, Hungary during 10 to 16 January 2016.^[8]

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
Japan	5	5	0	0	0	18	2	+16	15	Promoted to 2017 Top Division
Germany	5	3	1	0	1	19	8	+11	11
Slovakia	5	3	0	1	1	18	9	+9	10
Norway	5	2	0	0	3	14	12	+2	6
Hungary (H)	5	1	0	0	4	4	24	−20	3
Denmark	5	0	0	0	5	2	20	−18	0	Relegated to 2017 Division I Group B

Source: IIHF^[9]
(H) Host

Division I Qualification

The Division I Qualification tournament was played in Spittal an der Drau and Radenthein, Austria during 7 to 11 January 2016.^[10] The teams were divided into two groups of four where the winners played off against each other for promotion to the 2017 Division I Group A tournament. The teams ranking second through sixth remained in the newly titled Division I Group B and were joined by the relegated team from the 2016 Division I tournament. As the lowest ranking teams, Romania and Australia were relegated to the new Division I Group B Qualification tournament.

Austria won the tournament and gained promotion to the 2017 Division I Group A tournament.^[11]

Group A Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts  Austria 3 3 0 0 0 20 1 +19 9  Kazakhstan 3 2 0 0 1 20 7 +13 6  China 3 1 0 0 2 12 11 +1 3  Romania 3 0 0 0 3 3 36 −33 0 Source: IIHF[12]

Group B Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts  Italy 3 3 0 0 0 15 3 +12 9  Great Britain 3 2 0 0 1 7 6 +1 6  Poland 3 1 0 0 2 14 7 +7 3  Australia 3 0 0 0 3 2 22 −20 0 Source: IIHF[12]

Seventh place game

11 January 2016 11:45

Romania

6–7 GWS (3–1, 2–2, 1–3) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Australia

Nockhalle, Radenthein

	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	29	Shots	48

Fifth place game

11 January 2016 15:15

China

5–2 (1–0, 4–0, 0–2)

Poland

Nockhalle, Radenthein

	12 min	Penalties	16 min
	15	Shots	35

Third place game

11 January 2016 12:00

Kazakhstan

2–0 (1–0, 1–0, 0–0)

Great Britain

Eis Sport Arena, Spittal an der Drau

	20 min	Penalties	16 min
	24	Shots	27

First place game

11 January 2016 15:30

Austria

3–2 (1–2, 1–0, 1–0)

Italy

Eis Sport Arena, Spittal an der Drau

	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	38	Shots	9