# 2018 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I

The 2018 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I was three international under-18 women's ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Divisions I A, I B and I B Q represented the second, third and fourth tier of competition at the 2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.

## Division I Group A

The Group A tournament was held in Asiago, Italy from 8 to 14 January 2018. Having just been relegated to Division I in 2017, Japan entered the tournament with something to prove, handily winning all five matches in regulation and reclaiming their place in the Top Division. Despite eking out a shootout win against Hungary, Norway amassed the fewest points and were relegated to Division I Group B.

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 15 | Promoted to the 2019 Top Division |
| 2 | Slovakia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 11 | |
| 3 | Italy (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Austria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 6 | |
| 5 | Hungary | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 4 | |
| 6 | Norway | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 | Relegated to the 2019 Division I B |

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | Diana Vargová | Slovakia | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +4 | 0 |
| 2 | Nadia Mattivi | Italy | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +7 | 16 |
| 3 | Moeka Tsutsumi | Japan | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +4 | 0 |
| 4 | Theresa Schafzahl | Austria | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +3 | 4 |
| 5 | Remi Koyama | Japan | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 2 |
| 6 | Patrícia Ágoštonová | Slovakia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +3 | 4 |
| 6 | Kaho Suzuki | Japan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +4 | 2 |
| 8 | Lívia Kúbeková | Slovakia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +5 | 6 |
| 9 | Anna Caumo | Italy | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
| 9 | Nikola Nemčeková | Slovakia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 4 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes Source: IIHF.com

#### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Reika Sasaki | Japan | 263:04 | 1 | 0.23 | 97.87 | 2 |
| 2 | Ena Nystrøm | Norway | 242:26 | 7 | 1.73 | 93.14 | 0 |
| 3 | Sara Belli | Italy | 300:57 | 14 | 2.79 | 91.72 | 1 |
| 4 | Anja Adamitsch | Austria | 220:36 | 11 | 2.99 | 91.06 | 1 |
| 5 | Andrea Rišianová | Slovakia | 272:56 | 11 | 2.42 | 89.42 | 1 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com

### Awards
#### Best players selected by the directorate

* Best Goalkeeper: Ena Nystrøm
* Best Defenseman: Nadia Mattivi
* Best Forward: Theresa Schafzahl
Source: IIHF.com

#### Best players of each team selected by the coaches

* Leoni Geifes (D)
* Míra Seregély (F)
* Nadia Mattivi (D)
* Remi Koyama (F)
* Ena Nystrøm (G)
* Lívia Kúbeková (F)
Source: IIHF.com

## Division I Group B

The Group B tournament was held in Katowice, Poland from 6 to 12 January 2018. Denmark won the tournament with a +27 goal difference and were promoted to Division I Group A. With only one point earned in five games, Australia was relegated to Division I Group B Qualification.
Danish defenceman Amanda Refsgaard was the highest scoring player of the tournament, notching 4 goals and 6 assists. Seven of the highest scoring players were Danish, including all five of the top ranked players. The leading scorer from a team other than Denmark was forward Elise Lombard of France, who ranked sixth overall with 4 goals and 2 assists.
Denmark also topped the charts on the goaltending front, with goaltenders Martine Terrida and Emma-Sofie Nordström ranking first and second in both goals against average (GAA) and save percentage (Sv%). Goaltender Martyna Sass of Poland recorded the highest time on ice at 258 minutes, nearly fifteen minutes more than any other goaltender at the tournament.

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Denmark | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | +27 | 15 | Promoted to the 2019 Division I A |
| 2 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 12 | |
| 3 | Poland (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 9 | |
| 4 | China | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 5 | |
| 5 | Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 | |
| 6 | Australia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 30 | −24 | 1 | Relegated to the 2019 Division I B Qualification |

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | Amanda Refsgaard | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 2 | Julie Oksbjerg | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Sofie Damgaard | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | Lilli Friis-Hansen | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 10 |
| 4 | Julie Henriksen | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | Elise Lombard | France | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Mille Sørensen | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | Signe Jensen | Denmark | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| 8 | Alicja Siejka | Poland | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Alicja Wcislo | Poland | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes Source: IIHF.com

#### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Martine Terrida | Denmark | 180:00 | 2 | 0.67 | 95.74 | 1 |
| 2 | Emma-Sofie Nordström | Denmark | 120:00 | 1 | 0.50 | 95.45 | 1 |
| 3 | Justine Crousy Theode | France | 238:35 | 6 | 1.51 | 94.44 | 0 |
| 4 | Martyna Sass | Poland | 258:00 | 5 | 1.16 | 92.86 | 1 |
| 5 | Maisie Gilbert | Great Britain | 180:00 | 7 | 2.33 | 91.36 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com

### Awards
#### Best players selected by the directorate

* Best Goalkeeper: Martyna Sass
* Best Defenseman: Amanda Refsgaard
* Best Forward Elise Lombard
Source: IIHF.com

#### Best players of each team selected by the coaches

* Emily Davis-Tope (F)
* Fu Chunyang (D)
* Julie Oksbjerg (F)
* Justine Crousy Theode (G)
* Jemma Wallis (D)
* Alicja Wcislo (D)
Source: IIHF.com

## Division I Group B Qualification

The Group B Qualification tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico from 30 January to 4 February 2018. The Netherlands won promotion to Division I Group B.

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Netherlands | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 12 | Promoted to the 2019 Division I B |
| 2 | Mexico (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 9 | |
| 3 | Spain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 6 | |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 3 | |
| 5 | Turkey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 39 | −36 | 0 | |

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | Maree Dijkema | Netherlands | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +10 | 2 |
| 2 | Isabelle Schollaardt | Netherlands | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +8 | 16 |
| 3 | Larissa Haverkorn | Netherlands | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +10 | 2 |
| 4 | Yekaterina Kutsenko | Kazakhstan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +7 | 8 |
| 5 | Alexandra Golotvina | Kazakhstan | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +6 | 0 |
| 5 | Joanna Rojas | Mexico | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
| 7 | Tomiris Ospanova | Kazakhstan | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +7 | 6 |
| 8 | Romy Brouwers | Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +10 | 0 |
| 9 | Andrea Merino | Spain | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
| 10 | Sara Molina | Spain | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 2 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes Source: IIHF.com

#### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Emma Fondse | Netherlands | 120:00 | 1 | 0.50 | 98.04 | 1 |
| 2 | Eline Gabriele | Netherlands | 120:00 | 4 | 2.00 | 94.29 | 0 |
| 3 | Polina Govtva | Kazakhstan | 114:28 | 6 | 3.15 | 88.46 | 0 |
| 4 | Paola Garcia | Mexico | 177:00 | 8 | 2.71 | 88.41 | 0 |
| 5 | Lucía Insenser | Spain | 180:00 | 5 | 1.67 | 87.50 | 1 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com

### Awards
#### Best players selected by the directorate

* Best Goalkeeper: Emma Fondse
* Best Defenseman: Romy Brouwers
* Best Forward: Joanna Rojas
Source: IIHF.com

#### Best players of each team selected by the coaches

* Marta Martín (D)
* Zhanel Kozgulova (D)
* Joanna Rojas (F)
* Maree Dijkema (F)
* Melisa Figenli (F)
Source: IIHF.com