# 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I

The 2010 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I tournament was the second Division I tournament of the U18 Women's World Championship in ice hockey. Division I was played as a single tournament of six teams and it represented the second tier of competition at the 2010 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.
The Division I tournament was played at the Piešťany Ice Rink (Slovak: Zimný štadión Piešťany) in Piešťany, Slovakia during 3 to 9 April 2010. Switzerland was the tournament champion and earned promotion to the Top Division of the 2011 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.

## Teams

| Team | Previous result |
| Switzerland | 8th place in 2009 World Championship Top Division and were relegated |
| France | 2nd place in 2009 World Championship Division I |
| Slovakia | Host; 3rd place in 2009 World Championship Division I |
| Austria | 4th place in 2009 World Championship Division I |
| Norway | 5th place in 2009 World Championship Division I |
| Kazakhstan | World Championship debut |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Switzerland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 5 | +39 | 15 |
| 2 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 12 |
| 3 | Slovakia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 9 |
| 4 | Austria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 6 |
| 5 | Norway | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 3 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 46 | −37 | 0 |
Switzerland was promoted to the Top Division of the 2011 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship

## Results

All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1). Note: PP1 = Power play goal (+1 advantage); PP2 = Power play goal (+2 advantage); SH1 = Short handed goal (–1 advantage); EN = Empty net goal; EA = Extra attacker; PS = Penalty shot

## Awards and statistics
### Awards

Best players selected by the Directorate
| Position | Player |
| Goaltender | Jana Budajová |
| Defender | Lara Stalder |
| Forward | Sara Benz |
| MVP | Nicol Čupková |
Source:

### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Rank | Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| 1 | Sara Benz | 5 | 9 | 9 | 18 | +17 | 8 | F |
| 2 | Nina Waidacher | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +16 | 2 | F |
| 3 | Isabel Waidacher | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +9 | 0 | F |
| 4 | Andrea Dalen | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | +4 | 6 | F |
| 5 | Evelina Raselli | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +6 | 20 | F |
| 6 | Nicol Čupková | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +2 | 6 | F |
| 7 | Phoebe Stänz | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +9 | 0 | F |
| 8 | Lara Stalder | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +18 | 2 | D |
| 9 | Betty Jouanny | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +4 | 2 | F |
| 9 | Anna Meixner | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +1 | 10 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position

### Leading goaltenders

Goaltenders playing at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list, sorted by save percentage.
| Rank | Player | TOI | GA | Svs | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| 1 | Sarah Kung | 141:18 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 95.65 | 0.42 |
| 2 | Jana Budajová | 240:00 | 7 | 146 | 1 | 95.42 | 1.75 |
| 3 | Caroline Baldin | 290:11 | 11 | 169 | 0 | 93.89 | 2.27 |
| 4 | Paula Marchhart | 238:14 | 10 | 131 | 0 | 92.91 | 2.52 |
| 5 | Larissa Friant | 158:42 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 89.74 | 1.51 |
| 6 | Christine Berger | 239:43 | 14 | 105 | 0 | 88.24 | 3.50 |
| 7 | Alexandra Kalmukanova | 137:33 | 23 | 105 | 0 | 82.03 | 10.03 |
| 8 | Anastassiya Ogay | 162:27 | 23 | 98 | 0 | 80.99 | 8.49 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; Svs = Saves; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

## Rosters

| Austria | Goaltenders: Nicole Arnberger, Paula Marchhart Defensemen: Julia Kainberger, Martina Kneß, Daniela Lackner, Paulina Polczik, Anna Schneider (C), Roxanne Schwinghammer Forwards: Carina Arneitz, Martina Bacher (A), Marlene Brunner, Tamara Grascher, Victoria Hummel (A), Anja List, Alessandra Lopez, Anna Meixner, Nadine Ullrich, Monika Vlcek, Julia Willenshofer, Theresa Wolf Head coach: Christian Dolinar Assistant coaches: Marcel Sakáč, Franz Sturm |
| France | Goaltenders: Caroline Baldin, Nathalie Bore Defensemen: Anaëlle Champdoizeau, Chantal Cleret, Mylène Goncalves (A), Emma Houle, Cindy Imbert, Marine Mathieu, Pauline Duprat Forwards: Joanne Allemand, Jessy Castegnaro, Mathilde Durozelle, Lara Escudero, Soline Fohrer, Camille Gandit, Betty Jouanny (C), Emmanuelle Lahouratate Passard (A), Lou Pierrot, Morgane Rihet, Anaïs Sablayrolles Head coach: Nolwenn Rousselle Assistant coach: Jennifer Laloi |
| Kazakhstan | Goaltenders: Alexandra Kalmukanova, Anastassiya Ogay Defensemen: Anna Belyanova, Natalya Karpeyeva (C), Viktoriya Kuzmina, Yelizaveta Larina, Dariya Moldabay (A), Anastassiya Orlova Forwards: Dilyara Akramova, Nargiz Azanova, Yelena Azanova, Darya Dolgashova, Anel Karimzhanova, Azhar Khamimuldinova, Bulbul Kartanbayeva, Anastassiya Matussevich, Meruyert Ryspek (A), Kristina Shanshina, Inna Shutova, Saltanat Urpekbayeva Head coach: Alexandr Sidorenko Assistant coaches: Mariya Topkayeva, Viktor Fedorchenko |
| Norway | Goaltenders: Christine Berger, Ingrid Sandven Defensemen: Hedda Gjerde, Marthe Holm, Silje Holøs (A), Emma Kvello, Lise Otnes Forwards: Guro Nordli Bauck, Andrea Dalen (C), Anniken Edstrøm, Anette Fjeldstad, Kanutte Fladeby, Runa Græsdal, Madelen Hansen, Martine Henriksen, Emilie Solhaug Jensen, Victoria Løvdal, Ingrid Morset (A), Heidi Helena Soudská Head coach: Birger Aaserud Assistant coaches: Kjersti Malo Dyb, Line Kuvås |
| Slovakia | Goaltenders: Jana Budajová, Romana Kiapešová Defensemen: Nikola Balášová (A), Katarína Luptáková, Nikola Michalcová, Petronela Novotná, Klaudia Olosová Forwards: Rebeka Bondorová, Petra Časnochová, Nicol Čupková (C), Viktória Ihnaťová, Lívia Lúčová (A), Alica Miháliková, Zuzana Sabolčinová, Alexandra Sakalíková, Martina Staroňová, Miroslava Stašová, Ľubica Štofanková, Monika Vulganová, Alena Želonková Head coach: Igor Andrejkovič Assistant coach: Peter Gápa |
| Switzerland | Goaltenders: Larissa Friant, Sarah Kung Defensemen: Livia Altmann, Laura Benz (A), Sarah Forster (C), Nadine Hofstetter, Lara Stalder, Karin Williner, Selina Wuttke Forwards: Sara Benz, Mariko Dale, Kaitlyn McGregor, Laura Müller, Evelina Raselli, Nicole Schneider, Phoebe Stänz, Simona Teggi (A), Isabel Waidacher, Nina Waidacher, Sabrina Zollinger Head coach: Dominik Schär Assistant coach: Martin Inniger |