# 2017 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship

The 2017 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship was the tenth IIHF U18 Women's World Championship in ice hockey. The tournament was played in Přerov and Zlín, Czech Republic. For the third straight year the United States defeated Canada for the gold, winning their sixth title overall. Russia defeated Sweden for the bronze, reversing the outcome of the previous year.

## Top Division
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 8 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 | Advance to quarterfinals |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 2 | Czech Republic (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 3 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | Advance to relegation round |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 | Advance to relegation round |

## Relegation series

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

## Final round
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | A1 | Canada | 6 | | | |
| A4 | Sweden | 2 | A4 | Sweden | 2 | | | |
| B1 | Finland | 1 | | | | A1 | Canada | 1 |
| | | | | | | A2 | United States | 3 |
| | | | A2 | United States | 6 |
| A3 | Russia | 2 | A3 | Russia | 0 |
| B2 | Czech Republic | 0 | | | | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | A3 | Russia | 2 |
| | | | | | | A4 | Sweden | 0 |

#### Gold medal game
## Final ranking

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | A | United States | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 13 | Champions |
| 2 | A | Canada | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 11 | Runners-up |
| 3 | A | Russia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 8 | Third place |
| 4 | A | Sweden | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 4 | Fourth place |
| 5 | B | Finland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10 | Fifth place game |
| 6 | B | Czech Republic (H) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | Fifth place game |
| 7 | B | Switzerland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 10 | Advance in Relegation |
| 8 | B | Japan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 1 | 2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I |

## Tournament awards
### Best players selected by the directorate

| Best Goalkeeper | Valeria Merkusheva |
| Best Defenseman | Cayla Barnes |
| Best Forward | Sophie Shirley |
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## Statistics
### Scoring leaders

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | Lisa Rüedi | Switzerland | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +4 | 0 |
| 2 | Grace Zumwinkle | United States | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +6 | 2 |
| 3 | Cayla Barnes | United States | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 4 |
| 4 | Sophie Shirley | Canada | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +1 | 2 |
| 5 | Natalie Heising | United States | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 2 |
| 6 | Petra Nieminen | Finland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
| 6 | Brette Pettet | Canada | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 2 |
| 6 | Noemi Ryhner | Switzerland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +5 | 2 |
| 9 | Clair DeGeorge | United States | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +3 | 4 |
| 10 | Oxana Bratisheva | Russia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 31 |
| 10 | Magdalena Erbenová | Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 0 |
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 | Jenna Silvonen | Finland | 240:00 | 3 | 0.75 | 96.97 | 2 |
| 2 | Alex Gulstene | United States | 181:57 | 3 | 0.99 | 95.89 | 0 |
| 3 | Danika Ranger | Canada | 180:41 | 3 | 1.00 | 95.08 | 1 |
| 4 | Saskia Maurer | Switzerland | 315:00 | 9 | 1.71 | 94.92 | 0 |
| 5 | Valeria Merkusheva | Russia | 288:56 | 11 | 2.28 | 93.41 | 2 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com

## Division I
### Division I A

Was played in Budapest, Hungary 8–14 January 2017.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 12 | Promoted to Top Division |
| 2 | Slovakia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 12 | |
| 3 | Norway | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 6 | |
| 5 | Austria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 6 | |
| 6 | France | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 1 | Relegation to Division I B |

### Division I B

Was played in Katowice Poland, 8–14 January 2017.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 15 | Promoted to Division I A |
| 2 | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 12 | |
| 3 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 5 | |
| 5 | China | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 23 | −17 | 0 | Relegation to Division I B Qualification |

### Division I B qualification

Was played in San Sebastián Spain, 26–29 January 2017. This was the inaugural competition for this level, featuring the debuts of both Spain and Mexico.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 9 | Promoted to Division I B |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 27 | −22 | 0 | |