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

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]

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 RepublicMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 584
Game reference
Beth LarcomGoaliesKateřina ZechovskáReferee:
Canada Lisa Grison
Linesmen:
Canada Danielle McGurry
Sweden Stina Nilsson
Zumwinkle (Langei) – 04:311–0
Heise (Zumwinkle) – 18:252–0
Oden (SH) – 26:493–0
Snodgrass (Wente, Gilmore) – 56:244–0
Snodgrass (Ostertag) – 56:475–0
Skaja (Heise, Bowlby) – 57:216–0
14 minPenalties2 min
35Shots7
8 January 2016
19:30		Canada 5–2
(2–0, 3–2, 0–0)		 RussiaMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 3,564
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Stephanie NeatbyGoaliesValeria Tarakanova
Valeria Merkusheva		Referee:
United States Melissa Szkola
Linesmen:
Norway Anna Nygård
France Sueva Torribio Rousselin
Shirley (Knowles) – 10:271–0
Bell (O'Neill) – 13:042–0
2–123:21 – Kadirova (Beloglazova)
Houston (Potomak) (PP) – 26:393–1
Maltais – 29:144–1
Watts (Shirley) – 35:015–1
5–237:29 – Zenchenko (Likhachyova)
8 minPenalties6 min
20Shots18
9 January 2016
16:00		Russia 0–6
(0–0, 0–4, 0–2)		 United StatesMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 1,707
Game reference
Valeria TarakanovaGoaliesAlex GulsteneReferee:
Canada Brandy Dewar
Linesmen:
Austria Bettina Angerer
Germany Daniela Kiefer
0–124:49 – Snodgrass (Wente, Barnes)
0–230:18 – Woken (Bowlby, Barnes)
0–335:26 – Gilmore (Wente, Snodgrass)
0–436:30 – Brodt (Norby, Woken)
0–545:26 – Woken (Norby, Brodt) (PP)
0–646:10 – Gilmore (Wente)
18 minPenalties2 min
11Shots46
9 January 2016
19:30		Canada 11–0
(3–0, 7–0, 1–0)		 Czech RepublicMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 3,389
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Édith D'Astous MoreauGoaliesDenisa Jandova
Kateřina Zechovská		Referee:
France Marie-Tjana Picavet
Linesmen:
United States Jessica Leclerc
Germany Lisa Linnek
Agnew (O'Neill, Maltais) (PP) – 18:071–0
Oswald (Bell) – 19:352–0
Potomak – 19:573–0
O'Neill (Bell) – 20:414–0
Potomak (Watts, Shirley) – 21:015–0
Shirley (Maltais, Potomak)6–0
Bourbonnais (Agnew) – 32:007–0
Berg (Maltais) – 34:458–0
Agnew (Howran, Knowles) – 39:409–0
O'Neill (Bell, Elmes) – 39:5510–0
Schneider (Friesen) – 49:3911–0
10 minPenalties8 min
44Shots13
11 January 2016
16:00		Czech Republic 2–3
(0–1, 0–2, 2–0)		 RussiaMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 797
Game reference
Kateřina ZechovskáGoaliesValeria MerkushevaReferee:
United States Melissa Szkola
Linesmen:
United States Jessica Leclerc
Canada Justine Todd
0–106:54 – Kadirova (Beloglazova)
0–224:51 – Vodopyanova (Kadirova) (PP)
0–329:10 – Kadirova (Vodopyanova)
Hymlarová (Patočková) – 47:391–3
Patočková (Martinů) – 52:232–3
8 minPenalties14 min
18Shots20
11 January 2016
19:30		United States 4–1
(2–0, 1–0, 1–1)		 CanadaMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 4,016
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Alex GulsteneGoaliesStephanie NeatbyReferee:
Germany Michaela Kiefer
Linesmen:
Sweden Stina Nilsson
France Sueva Torribio Rousselin
Brodt (Wethington, Barnes) (PP) – 05:521–0
Gilmore (Barnes) (PP) – 09:342–0
Snodgrass (Wente, Gilmore) (PP) – 26:063–0
3–156:24 – Edgar (Watts)
Gilmore (Wente) (ENG) – 58:344–1
10 minPenalties10 min
32Shots34

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. ^ a b c 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)		 FranceMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 3,521
Game reference
Tiia PajarinenGoaliesAnaïs Aurard
Victoire Masure		Referee:
Canada Brandy Dewar
Linesmen:
Germany Lisa Linnek
Canada Justine Todd
Melotindos (Nousiainen) – 13:411–0
Lehtopelto (Melotindos, Karppinen) – 17:152–0
Reinikainen (Melotindos, Karppinen) – 21:023–0
Savander (Säkkinen, Nieminen) – 25:184–0
Nylund (Säkkinen) – 28:505–0
Nieminen (Säkkinen, Nylund) – 32:026–0
Karjalainen (Säkkinen, Nylund) – 38:577–0
Nieminen (Nylund) – 40:408–0
Nousiainen – 40:569–0
9–146:00 – C. Aurard (Huguet)
Reinikainen (Lehtopelto) (SH) – 47:3410–1
Nylund (Nieminen) (PP) – 59:1511–1
8 minPenalties8 min
55Shots7
8 January 2016
14:00		Sweden 5–1
(3–0, 1–0, 1–1)		  SwitzerlandSeymour-Hannah Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 471
Game reference
Emma SöderbergGoaliesVanessa BolingerReferee:
France Marie Picavet
Linesmen:
Germany Daniela Kiefer
United States Jessica Leclerc
Hjalmarsson (Wernblom) – 12:111–0
Lundin (Adolfsson, Nikula) – 14:072–0
af Bjur (Neunzert, Nylén Persson) (PP) – 18:273–0
af Bjur (Tedenby, Johansson) – 31:524–0
4–153:59 – Müller (Rüedi)
Lundin (Nylén Persson, Tedenby) – 56:295–1
4 minPenalties10 min
31Shots20
9 January 2016
12:00		Switzerland 2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)		 FinlandMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 578
Game reference
Vanessa BolingerGoaliesJohanna OksmanReferee:
Germany Michaela Kiefer
Linesmen:
Sweden Stina Nilsson
Canada Justine Todd
Quennec (Enzler) – 35:421–0
Müller (Zimmermann) – 53:572–0
12 minPenalties2 min
17Shots19
9 January 2016
14:00		Sweden 7–0
(2–0, 3–0, 2–0)		 FranceSeymour-Hannah Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 406
Game reference
Ellen JonssonGoaliesVictoire MasureReferee:
Finland Kaisa Ketonen
Linesmen:
Canada Danielle McGurry
Norway Anne Nygård
Armborg (Hjalmarsson, Berglund) – 00:511–0
Tedenby (El-Mahmadi) – 16:492–0
Murén (Lundin, Nylén Persson) – 30:293–0
Hjalmarsson (Adolfsson) – 32:284–0
Lundin (Muren, Johansson) – 36:115–0
Muren (Lundin) – 41:046–0
Johansson (Adolfsson) – 43:337–0
10 minPenalties4 min
49Shots13
11 January 2016
12:00		Finland 3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)		 SwedenMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 2,635
Game reference
Tiia PajarinenGoaliesEmma SöderbergReferee:
Canada Lisa Grison
Linesmen:
Austria Bettina Angerer
Norway Anna Nygård
Nieminen (Nylund, Karppinen) – 18:45
Karppinen (Klemola) – 37:47
Nieminen (Melotindos) – 52:06		Goals27:44 – Adolfsson (Hjalmarsson, Johansson)
8 minPenalties6 min
18Shots21
11 January 2016
14:00		Switzerland 6–0
(1–0, 3–0, 2–0)		 FranceSeymour-Hannah Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 211
Game reference
Vanessa Bolinger
Chiara Pfosi		GoaliesAnaïs Aurard
Victoire Masure		Referee:
Finland Kaisa Ketonen
Linesmen:
Germany Daniela Kiefer
Germany Lisa Linnek
Sigrist (Rüedi, Müller) (PP) – 12:131–0
Ryhner (Zimmermann) – 21:482–0
Müller (Berta, Quennec) – 22:273–0
Müller (Sigrist, Rüedi) (PP) – 31:134–0
Bachmann (Enzler, Weiss) – 45:505–0
Müller (Gremaud) – 54:126–0
4 minPenalties14 min
49Shots7

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)		 FranceMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 224
Game reference
Vanessa BolingerGoaliesAnaïs AurardReferee:
Germany Michaela Kiefer
Linesmen:
Germany Daniela Kiefer
Sweden Stina Nilsson
Berta (Enzler) – 10:021–0
Rüedi (Müller, Berta) (PP) – 16:532–0
2–118:02 – Verney (C. Aurard)
Müller (Allemann) – 45:573–1
Müller (Bachmann, Enzler) – 47:584–1
Schlegel (Enzler, Quennec) (PP) – 57:195–1
8 minPenalties12 min
30Shots5
14 January 2016
12:00		France 0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)		  SwitzerlandMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 537
Game reference
Anaïs AurardGoaliesVanessa BolingerReferee:
Canada Lisa Grison
Linesmen:
Sweden Stina Nilsson
Norway Anna Nygård
0–110:16 – Schlegel (Enzler, Quennec) (PP)
0–242:42 – Enzler (Rüedi) (SH)
8 minPenalties10 min
9Shots40

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)		 SwedenMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 444
Game reference
Kateřina ZechovskáGoaliesEmma SöderbergReferee:
Finland Kaisa Ketonen
Linesmen:
Austria Bettina Angerer
Germany Lisa Linnek
Hymlárová (Bucifalová, Volkánová) (PP) – 29:481–0
1–132:19 – Tedenby (Andersson)
Bucifalová (Hymlárová) – 35:022–1
2–241:26 – Murén (Adolfsson)
2–349:03 – Tedenby (Olsson, Adolfsson)
6 minPenalties16 min
39Shots17
12 January 2016
19:30		Russia 3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)		 FinlandMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 1011
Game reference
Valeria TarakanovaGoaliesTiia PajarinenReferee:
Canada Lisa Grison
Linesmen:
Canada Danielle McGurry
France Sueva Torribio Rousselin
Beloglazova (Pirogova, Vodopyanova) (PP) – 7:501–0
Kadirova (Beloglazova) (ENG) – 57:582–0
Beloglazova – 58:103–0
6 minPenalties12 min
33Shots17

Semifinals

14 January 2016
16:00		United States 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 SwedenMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 711
Game reference
Beth LarcomGoaliesEllen JonssonReferee:
Canada Brandy Dewar
Linesmen:
Germany Daniela Kiefer
Canada Justine Todd
Heising – 6:24
Brodt (SH) – 33:10
Oden (Compher, Heising) – 39:50
Heise (Zumwinkle, Barnes) – 46:30		Goals
4 minPenalties10 min
43Shots9
14 January 2016
19:30		Canada 4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 RussiaMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 2,819
Game reference
Édith D'Astous MoreauGoaliesValeria Tarakanova
Valeria Merkusheva		Referee:
United States Melissa Szkola
Linesmen:
Austria Bettina Angerer
United States Jessica Leclerc
Bell (Maltais, Cross) – 9:551–0
Houston (Maltais, Agnew) (PP) – 21:462–0
Bell (O'Neill) – 42:313–0
Friesen (Frappier) – 42:564–0
4 minPenalties8 min
43Shots12

Fifth place game

14 January 2016
12:00		Czech Republic 3–1
(1–0, 1–0, 1–1)		 FinlandSeymour-Hannah Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 187
Game reference
Kateřina ZechovskáGoaliesJohanna OksmanReferee:
France Marie Picavet
Linesmen:
Canada Danielle McGurry
France Sueva Torribio Rousselin
Smetková (Zedníková, Erbenová) (PP) – 09:091–0
Smetková (Neubauerová) – 34:262–0
Jůzková (Topolská) – 47:303–0
3–154:27 – Sahlstrom (Klemola, Melotindos)
4 minPenalties2 min
24Shots29

Bronze medal game

15 January 2016
16:00		Russia 1–2
(0–2, 0–0, 1–0)		 SwedenMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 1,192
Game reference
Valeria TarakanovaGoaliesEmma SöderbergReferee:
United States Melissa Szkola
Linesmen:
United States Jessica Leclerc
Canada Justine Todd
0–105:01 – Tedenby (PP)
0–213:03 – Hjalmarsson
Beloglazova (Kadirova) – 55:331–2
10 minPenalties4 min
27Shots32

Gold medal game

15 January 2016
19:30		United States 3–2 OT
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)		 CanadaMeridian Centre, St. Catharines
Attendance: 5,516
Game reference
Alex GulsteneGoaliesStephanie NeatbyReferee:
France Marie Picavet
Linesmen:
Austria Bettina Angerer
Germany Lisa Linnek
0–117:55 – Bourbonnais
0–225:58 – Watts
Woken – 35:001–2
Snodgrass – 48:032–2
Snodgrass (Barnes, Wethington) – 61:473–2
2 minPenalties8 min
29Shots23

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 Sweden Emma Söderberg
Best Defenseman United States Cayla Barnes
Best Forward Switzerland Alina Müller

Source: IIHF[4]

Media All Stars

Goalkeeper Sweden Emma Söderberg
Defenceman United States Cayla Barnes
Defenceman Sweden Jessica Adolfsson
Forward Russia Fanuza Kadirova
Forward Canada Ashton Bell
Forward Switzerland Alina Müller
Most Valuable Player Russia 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]

Seventh place game

11 January 2016
11:45		Romania 6–7 GWS
(3–1, 2–2, 1–3)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 AustraliaNockhalle, Radenthein
12 minPenalties12 min
29Shots48

Fifth place game

11 January 2016
15:15		China 5–2
(1–0, 4–0, 0–2)		 PolandNockhalle, Radenthein
12 minPenalties16 min
15Shots35

Third place game

11 January 2016
12:00		Kazakhstan 2–0
(1–0, 1–0, 0–0)		 Great BritainEis Sport Arena, Spittal an der Drau
20 minPenalties16 min
24Shots27

First place game

11 January 2016
15:30		Austria 3–2
(1–2, 1–0, 1–0)		 ItalyEis Sport Arena, Spittal an der Drau
6 minPenalties6 min
38Shots9

References

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Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_IIHF_World_Women%27s_U18_Championship
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