2012 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Czech Republic
Venue(s)	PSG Arena,Zimní stadion Přerov (in 2 host cities)
Dates	31 December 2011 – 7 January 2012
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Canada(2nd title)
Runners-up	United States
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Germany
Tournament statistics
Games played	22
Goals scored	145 (6.59 per game)
Attendance	17,480 (795 per game)
Scoring leader	Haley Skarupa (11 points)
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The2012 U18 IIHF Women's World Championship was the fifthIIHF U18 Women's World Championship and was hosted inZlín andPřerov,Czech Republic. It began on 31 December 2011 with the gold medal game played on 7 January 2012.^[1]

Canada won the title for the second time after defeatingUnited States 3–0 in the final.^[2]Sweden captured the bronze medal with a 4–1 victory overGermany.^[3]

With an attendance of 17,480, the tournament set a record for most-attended IIHF U18 Women's World Championship. The previous record holder was theinaugural championship.^[4]

All times are local (UTC+1).

All games are being played atZlín.

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
United States	3	3	0	0	0	28	1	+27	9	Semifinals
Sweden	3	2	0	0	1	10	10	0	6	Quarterfinals
Czech Republic	3	1	0	0	2	4	17	−13	3
Russia	3	0	0	0	3	2	16	−14	0	Relegation round

31 December 2011 13:00

Czech Republic

1–4 (0–2, 1–1, 0–1)

Sweden

PSG Arena Attendance: 860

Game reference
	Veronika Hladíková	Goalies	Sara Besseling	Referee: Kyoko Ugajin Linesmen: Chieko Inoue Anna Majapuro
	0–1 M. Lowenheilm (L. Hedin) (PP) – 07:53 0–2 S. Küller (E. Johansson) (PP) – 16:43 0–3 J. Lennartsson – 30:27 K. Mazánková (D. Křížová) (PP) – 34:40 1–3 1–4 L. Peterson (E. Johansson M. Lowenheilm) – 48:52
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	22	Shots	28

31 December 2011 17:00

United States

8–0 (2–0, 2–0, 4–0)

Russia

PSG Arena Attendance: 200

Game reference
	Sidney Peters	Goalies	Margarita Monakhova	Referee: Mary Anne Gage Linesmen: Magdaléna Čerhitová Bianca Schipper-Poeteray
	H. Skarupa (L. Stecklein,P. Savage) – 09:48 1–0 H. Skarupa (D. Trivigno,J. Hampton) (PP) – 17:53 2–0 M. D'Oench (S. Daniels) – 32:51 3–0 D. Trivigno (S. Daniels, L. Stecklein) (PP) – 37:17 4–0 D. Trivigno (M. Kennedy-Menefee) – 45:55 5–0 P. Savage (A. Carpenter) – 52:48 6–0 H. Skarupa (A. Carpenter, P. Savage) – 53:18 7–0 S. Daniels (D. Cameranesi) – 59:46 8–0
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	71	Shots	13

1 January 2012 15:00

Czech Republic

2–0 (0–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Russia

PSG Arena Attendance: 690

Game reference
	Veronika Hladíková	Goalies	Margarita Monakhova	Referee: Anu Hirvonen Linesmen: Kate Connolly Anna Majapuro
	T. Vanišová (A. Lédlová) – 42:21 1–0 K. Chmelová (D. Křížová) (SH) – 57:30 2–0
	35 min	Penalties	10 min
	35	Shots	25

1 January 2012 19:00

Sweden

0–7 (0–3, 0–0, 0–4)

United States

PSG Arena Attendance: 210

Game reference
	Jessica Hjorth	Goalies	Brianna Laing	Referee: Ludmila Nelibova Linesmen: Stephanie Gagnon Chieko Inoue
	0–1 A. Carpenter (M. Kennedy-Menefee,A. Pankowski) – 09:38 0–2 D. Trivigno (L. Stecklein, M. Kennedy-Menefee) (PP) – 11:54 0–3 H. Skarupa (P. Savage, D. Trivigno) – 18:26 0–4 H. Skarupa (P. Savage, D. Trivigno) – 41:41 0–5 A. Pankowski (C. Burke) (PP) – 49:34 0–6 A. Pankowski (A. Carpenter) – 56:04 0–7 H. Skarupa (P. Savage) – 56:13
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	10	Shots	56

3 January 2012 15:00

Russia

2–6 (0–2, 1–2, 1–2)

Sweden

PSG Arena Attendance: 290

Game reference
	Margarita Monakhova	Goalies	Jessica Hjorth	Referee: Dina Allen Linesmen: Maria Raabye Füchsel Bianca Schipper-Poeteray
	0–1 1:18 –L. Peterson 0–2 18:37 –A. Kjellbin (M. Löwenhielm) (PP2) L. Belyakova (Y. Dergacheva,Y. Dyupina) (PP) – 36:00 1–2 1–3 37:30 –M. Andersson (J. Lennartsson) 1–4 39:42 – A. Kjellbin (M. Löwenhielm) L. Belyakova (SH) – 46:58 2–4 2–5 47:36 – A. Kjellbin (PS) 2–6 51:23 –L. Bäcklin
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	21	Shots	23

3 January 2012 19:00

United States

13–1 (3–0, 5–1, 5–0)

Czech Republic

PSG Arena Attendance: 850

Game reference
	Sidney Peters	Goalies	Veronika Hladíková (23:54) Lenka Craigová (36:06)	Referee: Malin Axelsson Linesmen: Stephanie Gagnon Anna Majapuro
	A. Carpenter (C. Burke,A. Pankowski) – 0:22 1–0 M. Illikainen (D. Cameranesi, A. Carpenter) – 8:36 2–0 H. Skarupa (M. Kennedy-Menefee) – 13:25 3–0 H. Skarupa (P. Savage) – 21:10 4–0 4–1 22:22 –T. Vanišová A. Carpenter (A. Pankowski) – 23:54 5–1 B. Mastel – 29:05 6–1 M. D'Oench (S. Daniels) (PP) – 35:53 7–1 K. Schipper (M. Illikainen) – 36:09 8–1 C. Burke (D. Crossman) – 44:25 9–1 H. Skarupa (M. Illikainen) – 45:34 10–1 A. Pankowski (A. Carpenter, M. Kennedy-Menefee) – 48:21 11–1 A. Pankowski (M. Kennedy-Menefee) – 52:03 12–1 P. Savage (S. Daniels, B. Mastel) – 59:01 13–1
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	47	Shots	9

All games are being played atPřerov.

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Canada	3	3	0	0	0	26	1	+25	9	Semifinals
Germany	3	1	0	0	2	6	10	−4	3	Quarterfinals
Finland	3	1	0	0	2	6	12	−6	3
Switzerland	3	1	0	0	2	7	22	−15	3	Relegation round

31 December 2011 13:00

Canada

13–1 (2–1, 5–0, 6–0)

Switzerland

Zimní stadion Přerov Attendance: 1,400

Game reference
	Emerance Maschmeyer	Goalies	Janine Alder	Referee: Malin Axelsson Linesmen: Kate Connolly Michaela Štefková
	T. Woods (K. Capizzano) – 04:40 1–0 1–1 05:12 –I. Waidacher (P. Stanz) (PP) C. Dubois (N. Connery) – 09:34 2–1 T. Woods (E. Sowchuk) (SH) – 20:47 3–1 A. Crossley (E. Ambrose) – 22:58 4–1 C. Dubois (S. Lefort) – 31:04 5–1 E. Clark – 31:56 6–1 C. Mercer (L. Stacey) – 33:01 7–1 C. Roesler (M. Richardson) (PP) – 40:29 8–1 C. Mercer (L. Stacey) – 44:55 9–1 L. Stacey – 52:03 10–1 N. Connery (S. Lefort) (PP) – 54:28 11–1 R. Kohler (S. MacAulay) – 57:26 12–1 C. Dubois (N. Connery) – 58:17 13–1
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	72	Shots	26

31 December 2011 17:00

Finland

3–0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Germany

Zimní stadion Přerov Attendance: 700

Game reference
	Isabella Portnoj	Goalies	Janina Fuchs	Referee: Dina Allen Linesmen: Barbora Bednářová Maria Raabye Füchsel
	J. Suokko (A. Rantanen,C. Alanko) – 16:01 1–0 A. Kilponen (C. Alanko, J. Suokko) – 32:53 2–0 S. Ollikainen (R. Lindholm,J. Koivisto) (PP) – 47:05 3–0
	14 min	Penalties	8 min
	26	Shots	45

1 January 2012 15:00

Finland

3–5 (2–1, 1–4, 0–0)

Switzerland

Zimní stadion Přerov Attendance: 850

Game reference
	Isabella Portnoj	Goalies	Janine Alder	Referee: Mary Anne Gage Linesmen: Barbora Bednářová Bianca Schipper-Poeteray
	E. Ritari (V. Kotkaslahti) – 08:25 1–0 1–1 12:14 –P. Stanz (R. Eggimann,M. Dale) A. Rantanen (C. Alanko,J. Koivisto) – 13:06 2–1 2–2 21:04 –I. Waidacher (L. Stalder,D. Ruegg) 2–3 24:52 – P. Stanz (I. Waidacher,D. Scheurer) V. Kotkaslahti (A. Kilponen,N. Tulus) (PP2) – 26:49 3–3 3–4 37:52 – P. Stanz (D. Scheurer, L. Stalder) (PP) 3–5 39:59 –S. Wuttke (I. Waidacher)
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	33	Shots	50

1 January 2012 19:00

Germany

0–6 (0–1, 0–1, 0–4)

Canada

Zimní stadion Přerov Attendance: 1,150

Game reference
	Franziska Albl	Goalies	Elaine Chuli	Referee: Kyoko Ugajin Linesmen: Magdaléna Čerhitová Michaela Štefková
	0–1 09:55 –T. Woods (E. Clark) 0–2 34:45 –L. Stacey (E. Ambrose) (PP) 0–3 44:25 – E. Ambrose (M. Dufault) 0–4 45:16 –C. Roesler (SH) 0–5 50:04 –C. Dubois (S. MacAulay, T. Woods) 0–6 54:41 –R. Kohler (C. Mercer)
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	18	Shots	80

3 January 2012 15:00

Switzerland

1–6 (1–1, 0–1, 0–4)

Germany

Zimní stadion Přerov Attendance: 600

Game reference
	Janine Adler	Goalies	Franziska Albl	Referee: Anu Hirvonen Linesmen: Chieko Inoue Michaela Štefková
	L. Stalder (I. Waidacher,M. Dale) (PP) – 12:40 1–0 1–1 18:13 –M. Delarbre (J. Ujcik) (PP) 1–2 26:38 –K. Spielberger (M. Delarbre) (PP2) 1–3 40:26 – K. Spielberger (L. Kluge) 1–4 47:18 – M. Delarbre 1–5 52:17 – K. Spielberger (M. Delarbre) 1–6 59:36 – K. Spielberger (M. Delarbre) (EN)
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	61	Shots	47

3 January 2012 19:00

Canada

7–0 (3–0, 2–0, 2–0)

Finland

Zimní stadion Přerov Attendance: 2,300

Game reference
	Emerance Maschmeyer	Goalies	Tiina Ranne	Referee: Ludmila Nelibova Linesmen: Barbora Bednářová Kate Connolly
	N. Connery (M. Dufault,L. Stacey) – 5:30 1–0 E. Clark (T. Woods) – 9:29 2–0 L. Stacey (M. Dufault) – 10:41 3–0 R. Kohler (A. Crossley,C. Mercer) (PP) – 31:52 4–0 M. Dufault (N. Connery,H. Krzyzaniak) – 39:10 5–0 S. Lefort (A. Crossley, C. Mercer) (PP) – 43:06 6–0 C. Roesler (M. Dufault) – 48:14 7–0
	4 min	Penalties	18 min
	95	Shots	10

The teams played a best-of-three series.

All times are local (UTC+1).

4 January 2012 17:00

Switzerland

4–2 (1–1, 1–0, 2–1)

Russia

Zimní stadion Přerov Attendance: 750

Game reference
	Janine Adler	Goalies	Margarita Monakhova	Referee: Ludmila Nelibova Linesmen: Magdaléna Čerhitová Bianca Schipper-Poeteray
	P. Stanz (I. Waidacher,M. Dale) (PP) – 10:51 1–0 1–1 18:54 –L. Belyakova P. Stanz – 20:42 2–1 L. Stalder (I. Waidacher) – 45:13 3–1 3–2 50:13 – L. Belyakova (Y. Dergacheva) R. Eggimann (I. Waidacher) (PP) – 57:00 4–2
	20 min	Penalties	14 min
	51	Shots	54

6 January 2012 15:00

Russia

5–3 (2–1, 1–1, 2–1)

Switzerland

Zimní stadion Přerov Attendance: 350

Game reference
	Margarita Monakhova	Goalies	Janine Adler	Referee: Malin Axelsson Linesmen: Magdaléna Čerhitová Chieko Inoue
	0–1 1:33 -R. Eggimann (P. Stanz) L. Belyakova (Y. Dergacheva) (PP) - 9:47 1–1 X. Baibakova - 15:38 2–1 L. Belyakova (Y. Dyupina) - 31:34 3–1 3–2 38:16 - (PP)L. Stalder (R. Eggimann) Y. Dyupina (A. Goncharenko)- 51:45 4–2 Y. Dyupina (SH) - 54:15 5–2 5–3 55:09 - P. Stanz
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	43	Shots	38

7 January 2012 17:00

Switzerland

2–3 (1–2, 1–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–1)

Russia

Zimní stadion Přerov Attendance: 350

Game reference
	Janine Adler	Goalies	Margarita Monakhova	Referee: Dina Allen Linesmen: Kate Connolly Stephanie Gagnon
	0–1 01:32 –V. Pavlova (M. Batalova) 0–2 13:25 –R. Isanbayeva (V. PavlovaL. Belyakova) I. Waidacher (P. Stanz) – 19:50 1–2 L. Stalder – 32:04 2–2 2–3 61:44 – V. Pavlova
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	59	Shots	46

  Switzerland is relegated to Division I for the2013 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

B1

Canada

7

A2

Sweden

2

A2

Sweden

0

B3

Finland

1

B1

Canada

3

A1

United States

0

A1

United States

7

B2

Germany

2

B2

Germany

1

A3

Czech Republic

1

Third place

A2

Sweden

4

B2

Germany

1

All times are local (UTC+1).

4 January 2012 15:00

Sweden

2–1OT (0–0, 1–0, 0–1) (OT: 1–0)

Finland

PSG Arena Attendance: 170

Game reference
	Sara Besseling	Goalies	Isabella Portnoj	Referee: Dina Allen Linesmen: Kate Connolly Maria Raabye Füchsel
	L. Peterson (A. Lindberg) – 21:31 1–0 1–1 43:18 –E. Nuutinen (A. Rantanen) M. Andersson (L. Hedin, L. Peterson) (OT) – 67:27 2–1
	12 min	Penalties	4 min
	32	Shots	27

4 January 2012 19:00

Germany

2–1 (1–0, 0–0, 1–1)

Czech Republic

PSG Arena Attendance: 680

Game reference
	Franziska Albl	Goalies	Veronika Hladíková	Referee: Mary Anne Gage Linesmen: Stephanie Gagnon Chieko Inoue
	K. Spielberger (A-M. Fiegert) – 12:02 1–0 K. Spielberger (L. Kluge,M. Delarbre) (PP) – 40:34 2–0 2–1 48:02 –K. Chmelová (A. Lédlová) (SH)
	16 min	Penalties	24 min
	21	Shots	29

6 January 2012 15:00

United States

7–1 (3–1, 1–0, 3–0)

Germany

PSG Arena Attendance: 260

Game reference
	Brianna Laing	Goalies	Janina Fuchs	Referee: Anu Hirvonen Linesmen: Anna Majapuro Bianca Schipper-Poeteray
	K. Flug (C. Burke) – 4:03 1–0 1–1 11:24 –K. Spielberger (M. Delarbre) A. Carpenter (A. Pankowski,M. Kennedy-Menefee) – 12:52 2–1 H. Skarupa (C. Burke) – 18:46 3–1 M. Kennedy-Menefee (A. Pankowski, A. Carpenter) – 24:22 4–1 M. Kennedy-Menefee (A. Pankowski) – 50:45 5–1 H. Skarupa – 51:03 6–1 K. Flug (M. Illikainen) – 54:45 7–1
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	86	Shots	6

6 January 2012 19:00

Canada

7–0 (3–0, 2–0, 2–0)

Sweden

PSG Arena Attendance: 310

Game reference
	Elaine Chuli	Goalies	Sara Besseling	Referee: Kyoko Ugajin Linesmen: Barbora Bednářová Michaela Štefková
	C. Mercer (R. Kohler,S. Lefort) – 6:09 1–0 E. Sowchuk (E. Clark) – 8:15 2–0 E. Ambrose – 17:07 3–0 C. Mercer (E. Ambrose,C. Dubois) (PP) – 25:11 4–0 L. Stacey (N. Connery) – 25:55 5–0 S. Lefort (R. Kohler,C. Roesler) (PP) – 49:26 6–0 K. Capizzano (A. Brykaliuk) – 53:59 7–0
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	33	Shots	6

6 January 2012 19:00

Finland

5–3 (1–1, 1–1, 3–1)

Czech Republic

Zimní stadion Přerov Attendance: 3,250

Game reference
	Isabella Portnoj	Goalies	Veronika Hladíková	Referee: Mary Ann Gage Linesmen: Maria Raabye Füchsel Stephanie Gagnon
	0–1 8:24 –S. Kolowratová (D. Křížová) V. Kotkaslahti (J. Suokko,S. Ollikainen) – 15:51 1–1 1–2 22:18 –T. Vanišová S. Valkama (A. Kilponen) (PP) – 25:54 2–2 J. Suokko (E. Nuutinen, S. Ollikainen) – 41:43 3–2 3–3 44:07 –K. Chmelová V. Tanskanen (R. Valkjarvi) – 44:53 4–3 N. Tulus (PP) – 58:29 5–3
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	40	Shots	26

7 January 2012 15:00

Sweden

4–1 (0–1, 1–0, 3–0)

Germany

PSG Arena Attendance: 310

Game reference
	Jessica Hjorth	Goalies	Franziska Albl	Referee: Mary Ann Gage Linesmen: Magdalena Cerhitova Michaela Stefkova
	0–1 04:40 –K. Spielberger (M. Delarbre,J. Ujcik) E. Johansson – 30:38 1–1 M. Löwenhielm (O. Carlsson,M. Wong) – 46:51 2–1 M. Andersson (O. Carlsson,A. Kjellbin) – 52:11 3–1 I. Palm – 59:39 4–1
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	33	Shots	18

7 January 2012 19:00

United States

0–3 (0–2, 0–0, 0–1)

Canada

PSG Arena Attendance: 950

Game reference
	Brianna Laing	Goalies	Emerance Maschmeyer	Referee: Kyoko Ugajin Linesmen: Chieko Inoue Anna Majapuro
	0–1 09:04 –A. Crossley (T. Woods) 0–2 14:03 –S. Lefort (S. MacAulay, A. Crossley) (PP) 0–3 55:42 –C. Roesler (S. Lefort) (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	16 min
	28	Shots	16

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	B	Canada	5	5	0	0	0	36	1	+35	15	Champions
2	A	United States	5	4	0	0	1	35	5	+30	12	Runners-up
3	A	Sweden	6	3	1	0	2	16	19	−3	11	Third place
4	B	Germany	6	2	0	0	4	10	22	−12	6	Fourth place
5	B	Finland	5	2	0	1	2	12	17	−5	7	Fifth place game
6	A	Czech Republic(H)	5	1	0	0	4	8	24	−16	3
7	A	Russia	6	1	1	0	4	12	25	−13	5	Win Relegation game
8	B	Switzerland	6	2	0	1	3	16	32	−16	7	Relegation toDivision I A

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
Haley Skarupa	5	11	0	11	+11	0	FW
Anne Pankowski	5	4	6	10	+13	2	FW
Phoebe Stänz	6	6	3	9	-9	12	FW
Alexandra Carpenter	5	4	5	9	+14	2	FW
Isabel Waidacher	6	3	6	9	+1	4	FW
Maryanne Kennedy-Menefee	5	2	7	9	+12	2	FW
Kerstin Spielberger	6	8	0	8	0	4	FW
Paige Savage	5	2	6	8	+10	2	FW
Marie Delarbre	6	2	6	8	-1	10	FW
Liudmila Belyakova	6	6	1	7	-2	6	FW
Cayley Mercer	5	4	3	7	+8	0	FW
Laura Stacey	5	4	3	7	+9	4	FW
Sarah Lefort	5	3	4	7	+7	4	FW

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = PPlus–minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position

Source:IIHF.com Jan. 7, 2012 (21:15 GMT+1)

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	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
Elaine Chuli	120:00	0	0.00	100.00	2
Emerance Maschmeyer	180:00	1	0.33	98.44	2
Franziska Albl	238:41	11	2.77	94.55	0
Isabella Portnoj	247:27	10	2.42	93.46	1
Margarita Monakhova	341:45	24	4.21	91.14	0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO =Shutouts

Source:IIHF.com Jan. 7, 2012 (21:15 GMT+1)

Best players selected by the directorate:

• BestGoaltender:Franziska Albl
• BestDefenceman:Erin Ambrose
• BestForward:Alex Carpenter

Source:^[5]

The qualification tournament was played inAsiago,Italy, from 29 November to 4 December 2011.^[6] The final tournament was played inTromsø,Norway, from 29 December 2011 to 4 January 2012.^[7]

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Hungary	5	5	0	0	0	37	4	+33	15	Final tournament
Great Britain	5	2	1	1	1	19	16	+3	9
China	5	2	1	0	2	15	19	−4	8
Italy	5	2	0	1	2	21	14	+7	7
France	5	2	0	0	3	10	9	+1	6
Kazakhstan	5	0	0	0	5	4	44	−40	0

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
Hungary	5	4	1	0	0	24	10	+14	14	Promoted to the 2013 Top Division
Austria	5	3	1	0	1	16	9	+7	11
Japan	5	3	0	2	0	14	7	+7	11
Norway	5	2	0	0	3	13	13	0	6
Great Britain	5	1	0	0	4	10	14	−4	3	Relegated to the 2013 Division I Qualification
Slovakia	5	0	0	0	5	5	29	−24	0

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