# 2019 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship

The 2019 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship was the 12th IIHF U18 Women's World Championship in ice hockey. It was played at the Obihiro Arena in Obihiro, Japan from 6 to 13 January.

## Top Division
### Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+9).

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 0 | Quarterfinals |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Finland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | Relegation round |
| 4 | Japan (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 | Relegation round |

### Relegation round

The third and fourth placed team from Group B will play a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.

### Final round
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | A1 | United States | 7 | | | |
| A4 | Sweden | 2 | B1 | Finland | 1 | | | |
| B1 | Finland (OT) | 3 | | | | A1 | United States | 2 |
| | | | | | | A2 | Canada (OT) | 3 |
| | | | A2 | Canada (OT) | 4 |
| A3 | Russia (GWS) | 2 | A3 | Russia | 3 |
| B2 | Switzerland | 1 | | | | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | A3 | Russia | 0 |
| | | | | | | B1 | Finland | 3 |

#### Gold medal game
### Final ranking

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | A | Canada | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 10 | Champions |
| 2 | A | United States | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 13 | Runners-up |
| 3 | B | Finland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 14 | Third place |
| 4 | A | Russia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 6 | Fourth place |
| 5 | A | Sweden | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 4 | Fifth place game |
| 6 | B | Switzerland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | Fifth place game |
| 7 | B | Czech Republic | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 9 | Advance in Relegation |
| 8 | B | Japan (H) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 3 | Relegation to Division I A |

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | Elisa Holopainen | Finland | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 | Makenna Webster | United States | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +4 | 0 |
| 3 | Alexie Guay | Canada | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 8 |
| 4 | Ilona Markova | Russia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Viivi Vainikka | Finland | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 2 |
| 6 | Maddi Wheeler | Canada | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +4 | 2 |
| 7 | Kristýna Kaltounková | Czech Republic | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | +6 | 8 |
| 8 | Natálie Mlýnková | Czech Republic | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | +6 | 10 |
| 9 | Abbey Murphy | United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +5 | 8 |
| 10 | Yelizaveta Shkalyova | Russia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF

#### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Saskia Maurer | Switzerland | 308:58 | 8 | 1.55 | 154 | 94.81 | 1 |
| 2 | Julie Pejšová | Czech Republic | 358:42 | 7 | 1.17 | 110 | 93.64 | 1 |
| 3 | Skylar Vetter | United States | 301:34 | 8 | 1.59 | 103 | 92.23 | 1 |
| 4 | Erica Jaskari | Finland | 313:29 | 9 | 1.72 | 111 | 91.89 | 1 |
| 5 | Tindra Holm | Sweden | 185:34 | 10 | 3.23 | 96 | 89.58 | 0 |
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF

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

* Best Goaltender: Saskia Maurer
* Best Defenceman: Alexie Guay
* Best Forward: Elisa Holopainen
Source:

#### Media All-Stars

* MVP: Raygan Kirk
* Goaltender: Saskia Maurer
* Defencemen: Alexie Guay / Nelli Laitinen
* Forwards: Elisa Holopainen / Katy Knoll / Ilona Markova
Source:

## Division I
### Group A

The Division I Group A tournament was held in Radenthein, Austria from 7 to 13 January 2019.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Slovakia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 12 | Promoted to the 2020 Top Division |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 11 | |
| 3 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 10 | |
| 4 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 6 | |
| 5 | Denmark | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 4 | |
| 6 | Austria (H) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 2 | Relegated to the 2020 Division I B |

### Group B

The Division I Group B tournament was held in Dumfries, Great Britain from 6 to 12 January 2019.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 13 | Promoted to the 2020 Division I A |
| 2 | Norway | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 12 | |
| 3 | Great Britain (H) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | |
| 4 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 8 | |
| 5 | China | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 3 | |
| 6 | Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 0 | Relegated to the 2020 Division II A |

### Group B Qualification

The Division I Group B Qualification tournament was held in Jaca, Spain from 12 to 18 January 2019. For 2020 it was decided to create a Division II and split the teams into two groups. The teams that did not make the semifinals were essentially relegated to Division II B.

#### 5th–7th place playoffs

| 5th−7th place semifinal | 5th−7th place semifinal | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 16 January | 16 January |
| Turkey | 1 |
| Turkey | 1 | 18 January | 18 January |
| Mexico | 0 | 18 January | 18 January |
| Mexico | 0 | Turkey | 0 |
| | | Spain | 7 |

#### Championship playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 16 January | 16 January |
| Kazakhstan | 3 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 18 January | 18 January |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 18 January | 18 January |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | Kazakhstan | 3 |
| 16 January | 16 January | | Kazakhstan | 3 |
| 16 January | 16 January | South Korea (GWS) | 4 |
| South Korea | 5 | South Korea (GWS) | 4 |
| Australia | 2 | | |
| Australia | 2 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 18 January | 18 January |
| | | Chinese Taipei | 6 |
| | | Australia | 2 |

#### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | South Korea |
| | Kazakhstan |
| | Chinese Taipei |
| 4 | Australia |
| 5 | Spain |
| 6 | Turkey |
| 7 | Mexico |
* Promoted to the 2020 Division I B