2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
The 2018 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was the eleventh Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey. It was played at the Ice Palace in Dmitrov, Russia from January 6th to 13th. The USA won for the seventh time, for the first time defeating someone else other that Canada in the Gold medal game. Sweden took silver, while Canada took bronze beating host Russia. The Russians beat Canada in the preliminary round, marking another first.
On 4 January 2018, the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia announced that all entry tickets would be free as part of their program.Top Division
Preliminary round
All times are local.Group A
Group B
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
Semifinals
Fifth place game
Final ranking
Tournament awards
Most Valuable Player
Taylor Heise
All-star team
Source:
Best players selected by the directorate
- Best Goalkeeper Anna Amholt
- Best Defenseman Gracie Ostertag
- Best Forward Taylor Heise
Source: Statistics
Scoring leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | Lisa Rüedi | | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Rahel Enzler | | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +2 | 0 |
| 3 | Makenna Webster | | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +8 | 0 |
| 4 | Britta Curl | | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +6 | 2 |
| 4 | Taylor Heise | | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +7 | 12 |
| 6 | Dominique Petrie | | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +7 | 8 |
| 7 | Kristýna Kaltounková | | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +6 | 10 |
| 8 | Elisa Holopainen | | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +7 | 0 |
| 9 | Alexie Guay | | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +2 | 10 |
| 10 | Abigail Murphy | | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +6 | 2 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Sanni Ahola | | 299:07 | 9 | 1.81 | 92.91 | 0 |
| 2 | Diana Farkhutdinova | | 343:23 | 12 | 2.10 | 92.45 | 1 |
| 3 | Anna Amholt | | 208:25 | 11 | 3.17 | 91.85 | 1 |
| 4 | Saskia Maurer | | 297:52 | 12 | 2.42 | 91.37 | 1 |
| 5 | Kristýna Bláhová | | 301:36 | 12 | 2.39 | 90.98 | 0 |
TOI = Time On Ice ; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: The Group A tournament was held in Asiago, Italy from 8 to 14 January 2018. The Group B tournament was held in Katowice, Poland from 6 to 12 January 2018. The Group B Qualification tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico from 30 January to 4 February 2018.Division I A
Division I B
Division I B qualification
