# 2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

The 2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship was the inaugural junior female world ice hockey championship. It was held from 7 to 12 January 2008, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The championship is the junior ice hockey version of the women worlds, held under the auspices of the IIHF.
The inaugural competition featured two groups of nations in round robin play, followed by playoffs. There were eight national teams.

## Teams

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

## Format

The eight participating teams are divided up into two seeded groups as below. The teams will play each other once in a single round robin format. The top two teams from the group will proceed to the medal round, while the remaining teams will play in the placing games.

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC–7).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | +35 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Finland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 0 | 5–8th place semifinals |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | +26 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 3 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 31 | −29 | 0 | 5–8th place semifinals |

## Placement round
### Bracket

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | 5th place | 5th place | 5th place |
| A3 | Germany | 2 | | | |
| B4 | Russia | 1 | | | |
| B4 | Russia | 1 | A3 | Germany | 4 |
| | | | A4 | Finland | 1 |
| B3 | Switzerland | 2 | A4 | Finland | 1 |
| A4 | Finland | 7 | 7th place | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | | B3 | Switzerland | 4 |
| | | | B4 | Russia | 1 |

### 5th place game
## Final round
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A1 | Canada | 7 | | | |
| B2 | Sweden | 1 | | | |
| B2 | Sweden | 1 | A1 | Canada | 2 |
| | | | B1 | United States | 5 |
| B1 | United States | 8 | B1 | United States | 5 |
| A2 | Czech Republic | 0 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | B2 | Sweden | 2 |
| | | | A2 | Czech Republic | 4 |

### Gold medal game
## Ranking and statistics
### Final ranking

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | B | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | +37 | 15 | Champions |
| 2 | A | Canada (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 9 | +38 | 12 | Runners-up |
| 3 | A | Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 9 | Third place |
| 4 | B | Sweden | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 6 | Fourth place |
| 5 | A | Germany | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 9 | Fifth place game |
| 6 | A | Finland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 32 | −19 | 3 | Fifth place game |
| 7 | B | Switzerland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 6 | Seventh place game |
| 8 | B | Russia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 37 | −33 | 0 | Seventh place game |

### 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 |
| Marie-Philip Poulin | 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | +15 | 4 | FW |
| Camille Dumais | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +8 | 0 | FW |
| Amanda Kessel | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +10 | 2 | FW |
| Natalie Spooner | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +8 | 0 | FW |
| Brooke Ammerman | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +8 | 4 | FW |
| Ashley Cottrell | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +10 | 0 | FW |
| Tara Watchorn | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +9 | 0 | DF |
| Brianne Jenner | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +7 | 2 | FW |
| Alena Polenská | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | −2 | 0 | FW |
| Carolyne Prevost | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +8 | 0 | FW |
Source: IIHF

### Leading goaltenders

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 |
| Alyssa Grogan | 240:17 | 53 | 4 | 1.00 | 92.98 | 1 |
| Sophie Anthamatten | 299:30 | 218 | 24 | 4.81 | 90.08 | 0 |
| Valentina Lizana | 180:15 | 72 | 8 | 2.66 | 90.00 | 1 |
| Julia Zorn | 275:31 | 100 | 12 | 2.61 | 89.29 | 0 |
| Delayne Brian | 210:05 | 53 | 8 | 2.28 | 86.89 | 0 |
Source: IIHF

### Tournament awards

Best players selected by the directorate:
* Best Goaltender: Alyssa Grogan
* Best Defenceman: Lauriane Rougeau
* Best Forward: Marie-Philip Poulin