2019 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship

The 2019 IIHF U18 World Championship will be held in Obihiro, Japan from January 6-19, 2019.
==Qualifying Teams==
===Group A===
*Canada
*Russia
*Sweden
*United States
===Group B===
*Czech Republic
*Finland
*Japan
*Switzerland
==Schedule/Results==
===Group A===
*Canada defeated Sweden 2-1
*United States defeated Russia 3-2
*Russia defeated Sweden 5-3
*United States defeated Canada 3-2
*Canada defeated Russia 5-1
===Group B===
*Finland defeated Japan 2-1
*Switzerland defeated Czech Republic 1-0
*Czech Republic defeated Japan 4-2
*Finland defeated Switzerland 4-2
==Group Standings==
===Group A===
Team 	GP	W	OW	OL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
United States	3 	3	0 	0 	0	8 	4 	+4	9 	Semifinals
Canada 	3 	2	0 	0 	1	9 	5 	+4	6 	Semfina
Russia 	3 	1	0 	0 	2	8 	11	-3	3 	Quarterfinals
Sweden 	3 	0	0 	0 	3	4 	9 	-5	0 	Quarterfinals
===Group B===
Team 	GP	W	OW	OL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Finland 	3 	3	0 	0 	0	8 	4 	+4	9 	Quarterfinals
Switzerland 	3 	2	0 	0 	1	5 	5 	0 	6 	Quarterfinals
Czech Republic	3 	1	0 	0 	2	5 	5 	0 	3 	Relegation Round
Japan 	3 	0	0 	0 	3	4 	8 	-4	0 	Relegation Round
==Relegation Round==
===Format===
Best-of-three series between 3rd and 4th place teams in Pool B with the losing team being relegated to Division I A for 2020 tournament.
*Czech Republic defeated Japan 2 games to 1
==Elimination Rounds==
===Format===
The top two teams in Pool A earn a bye to the semifinals. The third and fourth place teams from Pool A plays the second and first place teams respectively in the quarterfinals.
===Quarterfinals===
*Finland defeated Sweden 3-2 (ot)
*Russia defeated Switzerland 2-1 (so)
===Semifinals===
*United States defeated Finland 7-1
*Canada defeated Russia 4-3 (ot)
===Fifth Place Game===
*Sweden defeated Switzerland 2-1
===Bronze Medal Game===
*Finland defeated Russia 3-0
===Gold Medal Game===
*Canada defeated United States 3-2 (ot)
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