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2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

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Host country
  
Germany

Teams
  
8

Runner-up
  
Canada

Dates
  
5–10 January 2009

Venue(s)
  
2 (in 1 host city)

Champions
  
United States (2nd title)

The 2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship was the second junior female world ice hockey championships. It was held from January 5 through January 10, 2009, in Füssen, Germany. The championship is the Under-18 junior ice hockey edition of the women worlds, organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

Contents

Eight teams played in the top division, and five teams played in the newly formed Division I.

Teams

The following teams participated in the championship:

  •  Canada
  •  Czech Republic
  •  Finland
  •  Germany
  •  Russia
  •   Switzerland
  •  Sweden
  •  United States
  • Group A

    Standings

    Results
    All times are local (CET – UTC+01).

    Group B

    Standings

    Results
    All times are local (CET – UTC+01).

    7th/8th Place Game

      Switzerland is relegated to the 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I.

    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.

    GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position

    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.

    TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts

    Tournament awards

    Best players selected by the directorate:

  • Best Goaltender: Alex Rigsby
  • Best Defenceman: Alev Kelter
  • Best Forward: Amanda Kessel
  • Division I

    The tournament was held in Chambéry, France, from December 28, 2008 to January 2, 2009.

     Japan is promoted to the Top Division for the 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.

    References

    2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Wikipedia