# 2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

The 2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship was the second holding of the World Women's U18 Championships, the premier International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) tournament for top division national women's junior ice hockey teams. It was held from 5 January through 10 January 2009, in Füssen, Germany. Eight teams competed in the Top Division tournament. Team USA won the tournament for the second time and the Swiss national U18 team was relegated to Division I.

## Top Division

The 2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I was the first holding of an IIHF World Women's U18 Championship for the newly formed Division I. It was held from 28 December 2008 through 2 January 2009, in Chambéry, France. Five teams competed in the Division I tournament. The Japanese national U18 team won the tournament and gained promotion to the Top Division.

### Teams

The following teams participated in the championship:
* Canada
* Czech Republic
* Finland
* Germany
* Russia
* Switzerland
* Sweden
* United States

### Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | +35 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25 | −19 | 3 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 0 | 5–8th place semifinals |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | +34 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 26 | −18 | 3 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Finland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |

### Placement Round
#### 7th place game

Switzerland is relegated to the 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I.

#### 5th place game
### Playoff round
#### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A1 | United States | 18 | | | |
| B2 | Czech Republic | 0 | | | |
| B2 | Czech Republic | 0 | A1 | United States | 3 |
| | | | B1 | Canada | 2 |
| B1 | Canada | 6 | B1 | Canada | 2 |
| A2 | Sweden | 1 | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| | | | A2 | Sweden | 9 |
| | | | B2 | Czech Republic | 1 |

#### Final
### Final rankings

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | A | United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 4 | +54 | 14 | Champions |
| 2 | B | Canada | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 5 | +38 | 13 | Runners-up |
| 3 | A | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 9 | Third place |
| 4 | B | Czech Republic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 45 | −36 | 4 | Fourth place |
| 5 | B | Finland | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 7 | Fifth place game |
| 6 | A | Germany (H) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 2 | Fifth place game |
| 7 | A | Russia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 29 | −19 | 6 | Win Relegation game |
| 8 | B | Switzerland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 31 | −20 | 5 | Relegation to Division I A |

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Amanda Kessel | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | +17 | 2 | FW |
| Kendall Coyne | 5 | 8 | 7 | 15 | +14 | 2 | FW |
| Mélodie Daoust | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +11 | 4 | FW |
| Cecilia Östberg | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +8 | 4 | FW |
| Marie-Philip Poulin | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +10 | 2 | FW |
| Jessica Wong | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +10 | 0 | FW |
| Madison Packer | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +13 | 14 | FW |
| Brittany Ammerman | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +16 | 2 | FW |
| Klara Myrén | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +4 | 14 | FW |
| Brianna Decker | 5 | 8 | 1 | 9 | +15 | 4 | FW |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF

#### Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| Alex Rigsby | 186:47 | 72 | 4 | 1.28 | 94.74 | 1 |
| Anna Prugova | 255:25 | 207 | 17 | 3.99 | 92.41 | 0 |
| Roxanne Douville | 186:47 | 44 | 4 | 1.28 | 91.67 | 1 |
| Susanna Airaksinen | 307:12 | 130 | 13 | 2.54 | 90.91 | 0 |
| Jule Flotgen | 266:31 | 183 | 21 | 4.73 | 89.71 | 0 |
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF

### Tournament awards

Best players selected by the directorate:
* Best Goaltender: Alex Rigsby
* Best Defenceman: Alev Kelter
* Best Forward: Amanda Kessel

## Division I

The tournament was held in Chambéry, France, from December 28, 2008 to January 2, 2009.
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 12 |
| France | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 8 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 7 |
| Austria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 3 |
| Norway | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 0 |
Japan is promoted to the Top Division for the 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.