Tournament details | |
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Host country | United States |
Venue(s) | LaBahn Arena (Madison) Bob Suter's Capitol Ice Arena (Middleton) |
Dates | 6–13 June 2022 |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Canada (6th title) |
Runner-up | United States |
Third place | Finland |
Fourth place | Sweden |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 21 |
Goals scored | 105 (5 per game) |
Attendance | 22,481 (1,071 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Tereza Plosová (10 points) |
MVP | Laila Edwards |
The 2022 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship was the 14th IIHF U18 Women's World Championship in ice hockey.
On December 24, 2021, the tournament was cancelled for the second year in a row by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] However, on March 21, 2022, the IIHF announced it had reconsidered and rescheduled the Top Division tournament for June 6–13, 2022 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. [2]
The venues which hosted the event in Dane County, Wisconsin were LaBahn Arena, located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison and Bob Suter's Capitol Ice Arena in Middleton, home of the USHL's Madison Capitols.
All times are local (UTC−5).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 9 | Semifinals |
2 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 [a] | |
3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 [a] | Quarterfinals |
4 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 [a] | |
− | Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Expelled |
6 June 2022 16:00 | Canada | 0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1) | Finland | LaBahn Arena, Madison Attendance: 1,035 |
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Hailey MacLeod | Goalies | Emilia Kyrkkö | Referees: Charlotte Hurley Amy Martin Linesmen: Magali Anex dit Chenaud Eva Mária Moleková | |||||
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12 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||
40 | Shots | 17 |
6 June 2022 20:00 | Sweden | 1–6 (0–4, 0–1, 1–1) | United States | LaBahn Arena, Madison Attendance: 1,071 |
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Ebba Svensson Träff | Goalies | Annelies Bergmann | Referees: Gabriela Malá Michelle Stapleton Linesmen: Laura Gutauskas Adrienn Paulheim | ||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Shots | 47 |
7 June 2022 16:00 | Canada | 3–1 (2–0, 1–1, 0–0) | Sweden | LaBahn Arena, Madison Attendance: 896 |
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Mari Pietersen | Goalies | Lisa Jönsson | Referees: Jenna Janshen Svenja Strohmenger Linesmen: Magali Anex dit Chenaud Johanna Oksanen | |||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||
56 | Shots | 34 |
7 June 2022 20:00 | United States | 5–0 (2–0, 0–0, 3–0) | Finland | LaBahn Arena, Madison Attendance: 944 |
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Ava McNaughton | Goalies | Hannele Tarkiainen | Referees: Amy Martin Michelle Stapleton Linesmen: Sarah Buckner Erin Zach | ||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
47 | Shots | 11 |
9 June 2022 16:00 | Finland | 3–4 (1–2, 1–0, 1–2) | Sweden | LaBahn Arena, Madison Attendance: 2,121 |
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Emilia Kyrkkö | Goalies | Lisa Jönsson | Referees: Anna Kuroda Sara Strong Linesmen: Sarah Buckner Julia Mannlein | ||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Shots | 25 |
9 June 2022 20:00 | United States | 7–0 (3–0, 2–0, 2–0) | Canada | LaBahn Arena, Madison Attendance: 2,180 |
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Annelies Bergmann | Goalies | Hailey MacLeod Mari Pietersen | Referees: Svenja Strohmenger Amanda Tassoni Linesmen: Johanna Oksanen Erin Zach | ||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Shots | 25 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Czechia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 [a] | |
3 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 [a] | Relegation round |
4 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 [a] |
6 June 2022 16:00 | Slovakia | 0–4 (0–0, 0–2, 0–2) | Czechia | Bob Suter's Capitol Ice Arena, Middleton Attendance: 233 |
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Laura Medviďová | Goalies | Michaela Hesová | Referees: Jenna Janshen Anna Kuroda Linesmen: Julia Mannlein Erin Zach | |||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
16 | Shots | 41 |
6 June 2022 20:00 | Switzerland | 0–1 (0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Germany | Bob Suter's Capitol Ice Arena, Middleton Attendance: 250 |
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Margaux Favre | Goalies | Felicity Luby | Referees: Ilona Novotná Sara Strong Linesmen: Johanna Oksanen Kamila Smetková | ||
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4 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||
27 | Shots | 20 |
7 June 2022 16:00 | Czechia | 6–2 (1–0, 2–1, 3–1) | Germany | Bob Suter's Capitol Ice Arena, Middleton Attendance: 307 |
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Michaela Hesová Barbora Dalecká | Goalies | Sara Brammen | Referees: Anna Kuroda Amanda Tassoni Linesmen: Julia Mannlein Eva Mária Moleková | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Shots | 14 |
7 June 2022 20:00 | Switzerland | 3–1 (0–0, 1–1, 2–0) | Slovakia | Bob Suter's Capitol Ice Arena, Middleton Attendance: 336 |
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Margaux Favre | Goalies | Laura Medviďová | Referees: Charlotte Hurley Gabriela Malá Linesmen: Laura Gutauskas Adrienn Paulheim | |||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
33 | Shots | 18 |
9 June 2022 16:00 | Czechia | 2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Switzerland | Bob Suter's Capitol Ice Arena, Middleton Attendance: 509 |
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Michaela Hesová | Goalies | Margaux Favre | Referees: Charlotte Hurley Amy Martin Linesmen: Laura Gutauskas Eva Mária Moleková | |||||
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10 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||
26 | Shots | 21 |
9 June 2022 20:00 | Germany | 2–6 (1–2, 0–1, 1–3) | Slovakia | Bob Suter's Capitol Ice Arena, Middleton Attendance: 213 |
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Felicity Luby Sara Brammen | Goalies | Lívia Debnárová | Referees: Ilona Novotná Michelle Stapleton Linesmen: Magali Anex dit Chenaud Kamila Smetková | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Shots | 30 |
The third and fourth placed team from Group B played a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.
10 June 2022 16:00 | Switzerland | 1–0 (0–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Germany | Bob Suter's Capitol Ice Arena, Middleton Attendance: 256 |
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Nadia Häner | Goalies | Sara Brammen | Referees: Charlotte Hurley Amanda Tassoni Linesmen: Sarah Buckner Laura Gutauskas | ||
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4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||
30 | Shots | 12 |
12 June 2022 14:30 | Germany | 3–7 (0–3, 0–3, 3–1) | Switzerland | Bob Suter's Capitol Ice Arena, Middleton Attendance: 305 |
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Chiara Schultes | Goalies | Margaux Favre | Referees: Charlotte Hurley Anna Kuroda Linesmen: Julia Mannlein Johanna Oksanen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Shots | 26 |
Teams were reseeded for the semifinals in accordance with the following ranking: [3]
Rank | Team | Group | Pos |
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1 | United States | A | 1 |
2 | Finland | A | 2 |
3 | Canada | A | 3 |
4 | Sweden | A | 4 |
5 | Czechia | B | 1 |
6 | Slovakia | B | 2 |
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1 United States | 3 | |||||||||
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3A Canada | 7 | |||||||||
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3 Canada | 3 | |||||||||
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4A Sweden | 2 | |||||||||
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1B Czechia | 1 | |||||||||
2 Finland | 3 | |||||||||
4 Sweden | 0 | |||||||||
10 June 2022 16:00 | Canada | 7–0 (2–0, 2–0, 3–0) | Slovakia | LaBahn Arena, Madison Attendance: 1,433 |
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Mari Pietersen | Goalies | Lívia Debnárová | Referees: Anna Kuroda Amy Martin Linesmen: Julia Mannlein Adrienn Paulheim | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
65 | Shots | 5 |
10 June 2022 20:00 | Sweden | 2–1 (1–1, 1–0, 0–0) | Czechia | LaBahn Arena, Madison Attendance: 1,448 |
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Lisa Jönsson | Goalies | Michaela Hesová | Referees: Svenja Strohmenger Sara Strong Linesmen: Johanna Oksanen Kamila Smetková | ||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
27 | Shots | 31 |
12 June 2022 14:30 | Finland | 1–2 (0–1, 1–0, 0–1) | Canada | LaBahn Arena, Madison Attendance: 2,006 |
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Emilia Kyrkkö | Goalies | Mari Pietersen | Referees: Sara Strong Amanda Tassoni Linesmen: Sarah Buckner Kamila Smetková | ||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
10 | Shots | 45 |
12 June 2022 18:30 | United States | 3–2 (1–0, 0–2, 2–0) | Sweden | LaBahn Arena, Madison Attendance: 2,051 |
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Annelies Bergmann | Goalies | Lisa Jönsson | Referees: Amy Martin Michelle Stapleton Linesmen: Laura Gutauskas Erin Zach | ||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
53 | Shots | 24 |
12 June 2022 18:30 | Czechia | 7–2 (0–1, 6–0, 1–1) | Slovakia | Bob Suter's Capitol Ice Arena, Middleton Attendance: 326 |
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Michaela Hesová | Goalies | Laura Medviďová | Referees: Gabriela Malá Ilona Novotná Linesmen: Magali Anex dit Chenaud Eva Mária Moleková | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Shots | 14 |
13 June 2022 15:30 | Finland | 3–0 (0–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Sweden | LaBahn Arena, Madison Attendance: 2,273 |
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Emilia Kyrkkö | Goalies | Lisa Jönsson | Referees: Amy Martin Sara Strong Linesmen: Laura Gutauskas Kamila Smetková | ||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
24 | Shots | 35 |
13 June 2022 19:30 | United States | 2–3 (0–1, 2–2, 0–0) | Canada | LaBahn Arena, Madison Attendance: 2,288 |
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Annelies Bergmann | Goalies | Mari Pietersen | Referees: Michelle Stapleton Amanda Tassoni Linesmen: Sarah Buckner Erin Zach | ||||||||||||||
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31 | Shots | 21 |
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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1 | A | Canada | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 12 | Champions |
2 | A | United States (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 12 | Runners-up |
3 | A | Finland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 6 | Third place |
4 | A | Sweden | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 6 | Fourth place |
5 | B | Czechia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 12 | Fifth place game |
6 | B | Slovakia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 3 | |
7 | B | Switzerland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 | Advance in Relegation |
8 | B | Germany | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 3 | Relegation to Division I A |
Best player selected by the Directorate
Source: [4] | All-Star team
Source: [5] |
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Rank | Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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1 | Tereza Plosová | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +8 | 0 | F |
2 | Adéla Šapovalivová | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +10 | 2 | F |
3 | Laila Edwards | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +4 | 2 | F |
3 | Tereza Pištěková | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +9 | 0 | F |
5 | Sydney Morrow | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +7 | 4 | D |
6 | Alina Marti | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | F |
7 | Tessa Janecke | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 2 | F |
7 | Sanni Vanhanen | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 2 | F |
9 | Tuva Kandell | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –4 | 6 | D |
10 | Ava Murphy | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | +1 | 4 | D |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
Rank | Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
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1 | Emilia Kyrkkö | 238:44 | 6 | 1.51 | 145 | 95.86 | 2 |
2 | Michaela Hesová | 286:34 | 5 | 1.05 | 89 | 94.38 | 2 |
3 | Mari Pietersen | 273:17 | 6 | 1.32 | 96 | 93.75 | 1 |
4 | Annelies Bergmann | 238:29 | 6 | 1.51 | 91 | 93.41 | 1 |
5 | Lisa Jönsson | 292:03 | 13 | 2.67 | 191 | 93.19 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF
The tournament would have been held in Győr, Hungary from 9 to 15 January 2022. [6] It was rescheduled and played from 3 to 8 April 2022. [2] [7] [8]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | +26 | 12 | Promoted to the 2023 Top Division |
2 | France | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | |
3 | Italy | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | |
4 | Hungary (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 4 | |
5 | Norway | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 1 |
The tournament would have been held in Radenthein, Austria from 10 to 16 January 2022. [6] It was rescheduled to 6–11 September. [2] [9]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Austria (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 10 | Promoted to the 2023 Division I A |
2 | Poland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 | |
3 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 5 [a] | |
4 | South Korea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 5 [a] | |
5 | Denmark | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
6 | China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
The tournament would have been held in Istanbul, Turkey from 21 to 27 January 2022. [6] It was rescheduled and played from 27 June to 5 July. [2] [10] [11]
Spain | |
Great Britain | |
Australia | |
4 | Netherlands |
5 | Latvia |
6 | Turkey |
7 | Mexico |
8 | Kazakhstan |
9 | Iceland |
Promoted to the 2023 Division I B | Relegated to the 2023 Division II B |
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