United States women's national under-18 ice hockey team

The United States women's national under-18 ice hockey team represents the United States at the IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.

United States

Nickname(s)	Team USA
Association	USA Hockey
Head coach	Courtney Kennedy
Assistants	Chris Bailey Greg May Shelly Picard
Captain	Bella Fanale
Top scorer	Kendall Coyne (22)
Most points	Kendall Coyne (33)
Team colors
IIHF code	USA
First international
United States 11–0 Russia  (Calgary, Canada; January 7, 2008)
Biggest win
United States 18–0 Czech Republic  (Füssen, Germany; January 9, 2009)
Biggest defeat
Canada 5–1 United States  (Budapest, Hungary; March 30, 2014)
IIHF U18 Women's World Championship
Appearances	17 (first in 2008)
Best result	Gold: (2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2024)

Medal record
U18 Women's World Championship
	2008 Canada	Team
	2009 Germany	Team
	2011 Sweden	Team
	2015 United States	Team
	2016 Canada	Team
	2017 Czech Republic	Team
	2018 Russia	Team
	2020 Slovakia	Team
	2024 Switzerland	Team
	2010 United States	Team
	2012 Czech Republic	Team
	2013 Finland	Team
	2014 Hungary	Team
	2019 Japan	Team
	2022 United States	Team
	2025 Finland	Team
	2023 Sweden	Team

Competitive record

IIHF U18 Women's World Championship

The United States has won a medal in every IIHF U18 Women's World Championship they have participated in since 2008, including a record nine gold medals.^[1][2]

Year	Result	Rank	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts
2008	Champions		5	5	0	0	0	41	4	15
2009	Champions		5	4	1	0	0	58	4	14
2010	Runner-up		5	4	0	1	0	40	6	13
2011	Champions		5	5	0	0	0	47	4	15
2012	Runner-up		5	4	0	0	1	35	5	12
2013	Runner-up		5	4	0	1	0	36	2	13
2014	Runner-up		5	4	0	0	1	24	7	12
2015	Champions		5	3	2	0	0	20	4	13
2016	Champions		5	4	1	0	0	23	3	14
2017	Champions		5	4	0	1	0	19	3	13
2018	Champions		5	4	1	0	0	26	12	14
2019	Runner-up		5	4	0	1	0	17	8	13
2020	Champions		5	3	1	0	1	11	4	11
2021	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2022	Runner-up		5	4	0	0	1	23	6	12
2023	Third place		5	3	0	0	2	21	9	9
2024	Champions		6	6	0	0	0	32	5	18
2025	Runner-up		6	5	0	0	1	25	5	15
Total	9 Titles	17/18	87	70	6	4	7	498	91	226

Awards and honors

Year	Player	Award	Ref
2008	Alyssa Grogan	Directorate Award, Best Goaltender	[4]
2009	Alex Rigsby	Directorate Award, Best Goaltender	[5]
	Alev Kelter	Directorate Award, Best Defenseman
	Amanda Kessel	Directorate Award, Best Forward
2010	Alex Rigsby	Directorate Award, Best Goaltender	[6]
	Kendall Coyne	Directorate Award, Best Forward
2011	Milica McMillen	Directorate Award, Best Defenseman	[7]
	Alex Carpenter	Directorate Award, Best Forward
2012	Alex Carpenter	Directorate Award, Best Forward	[8]
2013	Katherine Schipper	Directorate Award, Best Forward	[9]
2014	Jincy Dunne	Directorate Award, Best Defenseman	[10]
	Taylar Cianfarano	Directorate Award, Best Forward
2015	Jincy Dunne	Directorate Award, Best Defenseman	[11]
		Media All-Star Team	[12]
	Melissa Samoskevich		[12]
2016	Cayla Barnes	Directorate Award, Best Defenseman	[13]
		Media All-Star Team	[14]
2017	Cayla Barnes	Directorate Award, Best Defenseman	[15]
2018	Taylor Heise	Directorate Award, Best Forward	[16]
		Media All-Star Team	[17]
		Media Award, Most Valuable Player
	Makenna Webster	Media All-Star Team
	Gracie Ostertag	Directorate Award, Best Defenseman	[16]
2019	Katy Knoll	Media All-Star Team	[18]
2020	Lacey Eden	Media All-Star Team	[19]
2022	Sydney Morrow	Media All-Star Team	[20]
	Laila Edwards	Media All-Star Team
		Tournament MVP
		Directorate Award, Best Forward	[21]
2023	Molly Jordan	Media All-Star Team	[22]
2024	Josie St. Martin	Media All-Star Team	[23]
2025	Anabella Fanale	Directorate Award, Best Forward	[24]
		Media All-Star Team
	Megan Healy	Media All-Star Team
	Morgan Stickney

Current roster

Roster for the 2025 Under-18 Series.^[25]

Head coach: Courtney Kennedy

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
2	D	Maggie Averill — C	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(2008-09-09) September 9, 2008 (age 16)	Phillips Academy
3	D	Mia Miller	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	(2008-04-03) April 3, 2008 (age 17)	Northfield High School
4	F	Christina Scalese	1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)	59 kg (130 lb)	(2008-01-17) January 17, 2008 (age 17)	Groton School
5	D	Ava Decourcey	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	(2008-07-24) July 24, 2008 (age 17)	Noble and Greenough School
7	F	Emily Pohl	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	(2008-06-07) June 7, 2008 (age 17)	Hill-Murray School
8	D	Kateryna Sander	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	(2008-03-04) March 4, 2008 (age 17)	Holy Family Catholic High School
11	F	Kylie Amelkovich — A	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(2008-04-29) April 29, 2008 (age 17)	Shattuck-Saint Mary's
12	F	Catherine McCool	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	(2009-10-02) October 2, 2009 (age 15)	Noble and Greenough School
13	D	Chyna Taylor	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	59 kg (130 lb)	(2009-07-10) July 10, 2009 (age 16)	Lovell Academy
14	F	Talla Hansen	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	(2008-11-22) November 22, 2008 (age 16)	Benilde-St. Margaret's
18	F	Jane Daley	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	(2009-03-09) March 9, 2009 (age 16)	Shattuck-Saint Mary's
19	F	Lily Bromley	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	(2008-02-02) February 2, 2008 (age 17)	Noble & Greenough School
20	F	Alaina Gnetz	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	(2008-01-25) January 25, 2008 (age 17)	Woodbury High School
22	F	Jillian McLaughlin	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	(2008-03-02) March 2, 2008 (age 17)	Rink Hockey Academy Kelowna
23	F	Lindsay Stepnowski	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(2008-01-28) January 28, 2008 (age 17)	Loomis Chaffee School
25	F	Maddy Kimbrel — A	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	57 kg (126 lb)	(2008-05-05) May 5, 2008 (age 17)	Orono High School
26	D	Sloane Hartmetz	1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)	55 kg (121 lb)	(2008-02-08) February 8, 2008 (age 17)	Shattuck-Saint Mary's
28	D	Taylee Manion	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	(2009-11-12) November 12, 2009 (age 15)	Proctor/Hermantown Mirage
30	G	Bianca Birrittieri	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	(2008-03-25) March 25, 2008 (age 17)	Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
31	G	Morgan Stickney	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	(2008-01-18) January 18, 2008 (age 17)	Shattuck-Saint Mary's
35	G	Cecilia Wielenberg	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	(2009-03-06) March 6, 2009 (age 16)	Team Illinois
37	D	Addison McLay	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	57 kg (126 lb)	(2008-06-09) June 9, 2008 (age 17)	Hill-Murray School
38	F	Bailey Rupp	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(2008-08-22) August 22, 2008 (age 16)	Bemidji High School
39	F	Bria Schilling	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	(2009-10-16) October 16, 2009 (age 15)	Shattuck–Saint Mary's
40	F	Annabelle Lovell	1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)	50 kg (110 lb)	(2009-02-25) February 25, 2009 (age 16)	Lovell Academy