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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  United States |
| Venue | HarborCenter (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 5–12 January 2015 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | United States(4th title) |
Runners-up  |  Canada |
Third place  |  Russia |
| Fourth place |  Czech Republic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 101 (4.81 per game) |
| Attendance | 13,788 (657 per game) |
| Scoring leader | Sarah Potomak (9 points) |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Sarah Potomak |
The2015 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship was the eighthIIHF U18 Women's World Championship. The top division tournament was played inBuffalo,United States, from 5 to 12 January 2015. Twenty nations played in three levels, with promotion and relegation for the top and bottom teams at each level.
The United States won their fourth title, after defeating Canada in overtime in the gold medal game, with Jincy Roese scoring on the power play. This was the eighth consecutive final between the two nations, evening their all-time records. The bronze medal game was also a rematch from the previous year, this time the Russians defeated the Czechs earning their first ever medal at this level.
The preliminary round is divided into two pools that placed the top four seeds into Group A, and the bottom four in Group B. The top two finishers in Group A advances directly to the semifinals, while the two remaining teams and the top two in Group B will play a quarterfinal round. The bottom two teams from Group B will play a relegation series to determine the one team that gets relegated.[1]
All times are local (UTC–5).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States(H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 8 | Advance tosemifinals |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 7 | |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 | Advance toquarterfinals |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
| 5 January 2015 15:30 | Russia | 3–1 (2–0, 1–0, 0–1) | Czech Republic | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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| 5 January 2015 19:00 | Canada | 1–2GWS (0–1, 0–0, 1–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–2) | United States | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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| 6 January 2015 15:30 | Canada | 3–2 (2–0, 1–1, 0–1) | Russia | HarborCenter Rink 1 Attendance: 522 |
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| Kristen Campbell | Goalies | Valeria Tarakanova | Referee: Ramona WeissLinesmen: Jacqueline Spresser Johanna Tauriainen | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 January 2015 19:00 | United States | 3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0) | Czech Republic | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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| 8 January 2015 15:30 | Czech Republic | 1–7 (1–1, 0–4, 0–2) | Canada | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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| 8 January 2015 19:00 | United States | 7–1 (2–0, 3–1, 2–0) | Russia | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | Advance toquarterfinals |
| 2 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Advance torelegation round |
| 4 |  Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 |
| 5 January 2015 12:00 | Sweden | 3–2 (1–0, 0–1, 2–1) | Japan | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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| 5 January 2015 16:00 | Finland | 0–2 (0–0, 0–2, 0–0) | Switzerland | HarborCenter Rink 2 |
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| 6 January 2015 12:00 | Sweden | 4–0 (3–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Switzerland | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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| 6 January 2015 16:00 | Japan | 2–4 (2–0, 0–2, 0–2) | Finland | HarborCenter Rink 2 |
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| 8 January 2015 12:00 | Japan | 1–3 (0–0, 0–1, 1–2) | Switzerland | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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| 8 January 2015 16:00 | Finland | 3–1 (0–1, 3–0, 0–0) | Sweden | HarborCenter Rink 2 |
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The third and fourth placed team from Group B will play abest-of-three series to determine the relegated team.
| 9 January 2015 12:00 | Switzerland | 2–1 (1–1, 1–0, 0–0) | Japan | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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| 11 January 2015 12:00 | Japan | 2–3GWS (0–1, 2–1, 0–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | Switzerland | HarborCenter Rink 2 |
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| A1 | United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | Czech Republic | 4 | A4 | Czech Republic | 0 | |||||||||
| B1 | Sweden | 3 | A1 | United States | 3OT | |||||||||
| A2 | Canada | 2 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Canada | 3 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Russia | 4 | A3 | Russia | 1 | |||||||||
| B2 | Finland | 3 | Third place | |||||||||||
| A4 | Czech Republic | 1 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Russia | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 9 January 2015 15:30 | Russia | 4–3 (0–3, 1–0, 3–0) | Finland | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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| 9 January 2015 19:00 | Czech Republic | 4–3 (1–0, 2–1, 1–2) | Sweden | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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| 11 January 2015 15:00 | Canada | 3–1 (1–1, 1–0, 1–0) | Russia | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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| 11 January 2015 19:00 | United States | 5–0 (2–0, 2–0, 1–0) | Czech Republic | HarborCenter Rink 1 |
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| 11 January 2015 15:30 | Sweden | 0–3 (0–2, 0–0, 0–1) | Finland | HarborCenter Rink 2 |
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| 12 January 2015 15:00 | Russia | 5–1 (1–0, 2–1, 2–0) | Czech Republic | HarborCenter Rink 1 Attendance: 515 |
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| Valeria Tarakanova | Goalies | Blanka Škodová | Referee: Jerilyn Glenn Linesmen: Jacqueline Spresser Vanessa Stratton | |||||||||||||||||
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| 12 January 2015 19:00 | United States | 3–2OT (1–1, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 1–0) | Canada | HarborCenter Rink 1 Attendance: 1,800 |
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| Kaitlin Burt | Goalies | Marlène Boissonnault | Referee: Ramona Weiss Linesmen:  Nataša Pagon Johanna Tauriainen | ||||||||||||||
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| 41 | Shots | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 1 | A | United States(H) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 13 | Champions |
| 2 | A | Canada | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 11 | Runners-up |
| 3 | A | Russia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 9 | Third place |
| 4 | A | Czech Republic | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 26 | −19 | 3 | Fourth place |
| 5 | B | Finland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 9 | Fifth place game |
| 6 | B | Sweden | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 6 | |
| 7 | B | Switzerland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | Win Relegation game |
| 8 | B | Japan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 1 | Relegation toDivision I A |
| Best Goalkeeper | Valeria Tarakanova |
| Best Defenseman | Jincy Roese |
| Best Forward | Sarah Potomak |
Source:[2]
| Goalkeeper | Valeria Tarakanova |
| Defenceman | Jincy Roese |
| Defenceman | Micah Hart |
| Forward | Fanuza Kadirova |
| Forward | Sarah Potomak |
| Forward | Melissa Samoskevich |
| Most Valuable Player | Sarah Potomak |
Source:[3]
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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| 1 | Sarah Potomak | Canada | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +8 | 4 |
| 2 | Rebecca Gilmore | United States | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | Melissa Samoskevich | United States | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +6 | 6 |
| 4 | Fanuza Kadirova | Russia | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +5 | 0 |
| 5 | Jincy Roese | United States | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +4 | 0 |
| 6 | Élizabeth Giguère | Canada | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +7 | 6 |
| 6 | Anna Shokhina | Russia | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +7 | 0 |
| 8 | Anniina Kaitala | Finland | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +3 | 0 |
| 9 | Sanni Hakala | Finland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
| 9 | Alina Müller | Switzerland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – | 4 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = PPlus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source:IIHF.com
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
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| 1 | Andrea Brändli | Switzerland | 310:00 | 8 | 1.55 | 94.94 | 1 |
| 2 | Anni Keisala | Finland | 240:00 | 5 | 1.25 | 94.74 | 1 |
| 3 | Kaitlin Burt | United States | 225:51 | 4 | 1.06 | 92.31 | 0 |
| 4 | Marlène Boissonnault | Canada | 245:51 | 7 | 1.71 | 91.95 | 0 |
| 5 | Valeria Tarakanova | Russia | 328:02 | 15 | 2.74 | 91.85 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO =Shutouts
Source:IIHF.com
The Division I 'A' tournament was played inVaujany,France, from 4 to 10 January 2015.[4]
In Division I play the French earned their first ever promotion to the top level. They opened the tournament with a shootout win over Norway and won the rest of their games earning a trip to St. Catherines for 2016.[5]
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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 France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 14 | Promoted to the 2016 Top Division |
 Norway | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 12 | |
 Slovakia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 7 | |
| Germany | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 6 | |
 Hungary | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 6 | |
 Austria | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 0 | Relegated to the 2016 Division I Qualification |
The Division I Qualification tournament was played inKatowice,Poland, from 19 to 25 January 2015.[6] Denmark won all five games in their debut, earning promotion to the Division I 'A' tournament for 2016.
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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 Denmark | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | +27 | 15 | Promoted to the 2016 Division I |
 Italy | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 12 | |
 Poland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 9 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 5 | |
 China | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 4 | |
 Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 |
Current champions (2026):  United States | |
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