The IIHF Women's World Championship is the premier international women's tournament in ice hockey. It is governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
The IIHF U18 World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-18 ice hockey teams from around the world. The tournament is usually played in April and is organized according to a system similar to the Ice Hockey World Championships and the IIHF World Junior Championship. The tournament was first held in 1999.
The 2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship was the inaugural junior female world ice hockey championship. It was held from 7 to 12 January 2008, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The championship is the junior ice hockey version of the women worlds, held under the auspices of the IIHF.
The 2009 IIHF World Championship took place from 24 April to 10 May 2009 in Switzerland. The games were played in the PostFinance Arena in Bern and Schluefweg in Kloten.
The Czech Republic women's national under-18 ice hockey team is the national women's junior ice hockey team of the Czech Republic, which represents Czechia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's U18 Women's World Championship and other international U18 competitions.
The Finnish women's national under-18 ice hockey team is the national women's junior ice hockey team of Finland, which represents Finland at the International Ice Hockey Federation's Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship and other international U18 tournaments. The team is officially nicknamed the Tyttöleijonat and the nickname is regularly used in Finnish-language media.
The Swedish women's national under-18 ice hockey team is the national women's junior ice hockey team of Sweden. The team represents Sweden at the International Ice Hockey Federation's Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship and other international ice hockey tournaments and events.
The Slovak women's national under 18 ice hockey team is the national under-18 ice hockey team of Slovakia. The team represents Slovakia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship.
The Swiss women's national under-18 ice hockey team is one of two national under-18 ice hockey teams of Switzerland. The team is organized by the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (SIHF) and represents Switzerland at the International Ice Hockey Federation's U18 Women's World Championship and other international tournaments and events.
The 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship was the third junior female world ice hockey championships. It was held from March 27 through April 3, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. The championship is the Under-18 junior ice hockey edition of the women worlds, organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
The United States women's national under-18 ice hockey team represents the United States at the IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.
The 2017 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I Group A, Group B and Group B Qualification were three international under-18 women's ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournaments made up the second, third and fourth levels of competition at the 2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championships respectively. The Division I Group A tournament took place between 8 January and 14 January 2017 in Budapest, Hungary. The tournament was won by Germany who gained promotion to the Championship Division for 2018 while France finished last and was relegated to the Division I Group B competition. The Division I Group B tournament took place between 8 January and 14 January 2017 in Katowice, Poland. Italy won the tournament and gained promotion to Division I Group A while Kazakhstan was relegated to Division I Group B Qualification after finishing in last place. The Division I Group B Qualification tournament was held in San Sebastián, Spain from 26 January to 29 January 2017. The tournament was won by Australia who gained promotion to Division I Group B for 2018.
The 2018 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship was the 11th IIHF U18 Women's World Championship in ice hockey. It was played at the Ice Palace in Dmitrov, Russia from 6 to 13 January 2018. The USA won for the seventh time, for the first time defeating someone other than Canada in the gold medal game. Sweden took silver, while Canada took bronze beating host Russia. The Russians beat Canada in the preliminary round, marking another first.
The 2019 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship was the 12th IIHF U18 Women's World Championship in ice hockey. It was played at the Obihiro Arena in Obihiro, Japan from 6 to 13 January.
Alexie Guay is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for the Boston College Eagles in the Hockey East (HEA) conference of the NCAA Division I.
Chloe Primerano is a Canadian college ice hockey defenceman for the University of Minnesota. She was the first female skater to be selected in a Canadian Hockey League draft.
The South Korea women's national under-18 ice hockey team is the women's national under-18 ice hockey team of South Korea. The team is controlled by the Korea Ice Hockey Association, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The team made its international debut in January 2019 and currently plays in Division I Group B of the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships.
Stryker Zablocki is a Canadian junior ice hockey player for the Regina Rebels of the SFMAAAHL. She is also a track and field sprinter.
Morgan Stickney is an American ice hockey goaltender for Shattuck-Saint Mary's. She was the first female American player to be selected in a Canadian Hockey League draft.
Canada 11 – 2 Czech Republic 
United States 6 – 2 Canada 
Gold: 8 (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025)
