# 2020 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship

The 2020 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship was the 13th IIHF U18 Women's World Championship in ice hockey.

## Top Division
### Match officials

9 referees and 9 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

### Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Finland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 0 | Quarterfinals |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | Relegation round |
| 4 | Slovakia (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 | Relegation round |

### Relegation round

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

### Final round

Teams were reseeded for the semifinals in accordance with the following ranking:
* tier of the group;
* position in the group.
| Rank | Team | Group | Pos |
| 1 | Canada | A | 1 |
| 2 | United States | A | 2 |
| 3 | Russia | A | 3 |
| 4 | Finland | A | 4 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | B | 1 |
| 6 | Sweden | B | 2 |

#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| | | 1 January | 1 January | | |
| | | 1 Canada | 4 | |
| 30 December | 30 December | | 1 Canada | 4 | |
| 30 December | 30 December | 4 Finland | 1 | |
| 4A Finland | 3 | 4 Finland | 1 | |
| 4A Finland | 3 | | | | 2 January | 2 January |
| 1B Czech Republic | 1 | | | | 2 January | 2 January |
| 1B Czech Republic | 1 | | | | 1 Canada | 1 |
| | | | | | 2 United States (OT) | 2 |
| | | 1 January | 1 January | | | |
| | | 2 United States | 3 | | | |
| 30 December | 30 December | | 2 United States | 3 | | |
| 30 December | 30 December | 3 Russia | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| 3A Russia | 4 | 3 Russia | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| 3A Russia | 4 | | | | 2 January | 2 January |
| 2B Sweden | 0 | | | | 2 January | 2 January |
| 2B Sweden | 0 | | | | 3 Russia | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 Finland | 1 |

#### Gold medal game
### Final ranking

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

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | Kristi Shashkina | Russia | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +6 | 4 |
| 2 | Sanni Rantala | Finland | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –5 | 2 |
| 3 | Polina Luchnikova | Russia | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +4 | 6 |
| 4 | Hana Haasová | Czech Republic | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +6 | 2 |
| 4 | Laura Zimmermann | Switzerland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +4 | 6 |
| 6 | Kristina Glukhareva | Russia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +3 | 0 |
| 7 | Lacey Eden | United States | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +5 | 4 |
| 8 | Sinja Leemann | Switzerland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 2 |
| 9 | Romana Halušková | Slovakia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 0 |
| 10 | Nelli Laitinen | Finland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | –4 | 2 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF

#### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Viktorie Švejdová | Czech Republic | 151:46 | 2 | 0.79 | 75 | 97.33 | 0 |
| 2 | Skylar Vetter | United States | 195:27 | 4 | 1.23 | 80 | 95.00 | 0 |
| 3 | Anna Alpatova | Russia | 243:12 | 6 | 1.48 | 111 | 94.59 | 1 |
| 4 | Ève Gascon | Canada | 258:46 | 6 | 1.39 | 96 | 93.74 | 0 |
| 5 | Ida Boman | Sweden | 298:56 | 9 | 1.81 | 129 | 93.02 | 2 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF

### Awards
#### Best players selected by the Directorate

* Best Goaltender: Anna Alpatova
* Best Defenceman: Nelli Laitinen
* Best Forward: Kristi Shashkina
Source: IIHF

#### Media All-Stars

* MVP: Kristi Shashkina
* Goaltender: Anna Alpatova
* Defencemen: Sanni Rantala / Kendall Cooper
* Forwards: Lacey Eden / Laura Zimmermann / Jenna Buglioni
Source:

## Division I
### Group A

The tournament was held in Füssen, Germany from 3 to 9 January 2020.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Germany (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 14 | Promotion to Top Division |
| 2 | Japan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 12 | |
| 3 | Hungary | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | France | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 6 | |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 5 | |
| 6 | Denmark | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 1 | Relegation to Division I B |

### Group B

The tournament was held in Katowice, Poland from 2 to 8 January 2020.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Norway | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 11 | Promotion to Division I A |
| 2 | Austria | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 11 | |
| 3 | China | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 10 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 5 | |
| 5 | Poland (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 4 | |
| 6 | Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 4 | Relegation to Division II |
* 1 2 Austria 1–2 Norway
* 1 2 Great Britain 1–5 Poland

## Division II
### Group A

The tournament was held in Eindhoven, Netherlands from 25 to 28 January 2020.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8 | Promotion to Division I B |
| 2 | Netherlands (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 | |
* 1 2 Kazakhstan 2–3 (OT) Australia

### Group B

The tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico from 28 January to 2 February 2020.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 9 |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 6 |
| 3 | Mexico (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 |

#### Finals Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 1 February | 1 February |
| Spain (OT) | 2 |
| Spain (OT) | 2 | 2 February | 2 February |
| New Zealand | 1 | 2 February | 2 February |
| New Zealand | 1 | Spain | 7 |
| 1 February | 1 February | | Spain | 7 |
| 1 February | 1 February | Turkey | 0 |
| Turkey | 4 | Turkey | 0 |
| Mexico | 2 | | |
| Mexico | 2 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 2 February | 2 February |
| | | New Zealand | 3 |
| | | Mexico | 6 |