2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

The 2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship was the inaugural junior female world ice hockey championship. It was held from 7 to 12 January 2008, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The championship is the junior ice hockey version of the women worlds, held under the auspices of the IIHF. The inaugural competition featured two groups of nations in round robin play, followed by playoffs. There were eight national teams. == Teams == The following teams participated in the championship: Canada Czech Republic Finland Germany Russia Switzerland Sweden United States == Format == The eight participating teams are divided up into two seeded groups as below. The teams will play each other once in a single round robin format. The top two teams from the group will proceed to the medal round, while the remaining teams will play in the placing games. == Preliminary round == All times are local (UTC–7). === Group A === === Group B === == Placement round == === Bracket === === 5–8th place semifinals === === 7th place game === === 5th place game === == Final round == === Bracket === === Semifinals === === Bronze medal game === === Gold medal game === == Ranking and statistics == === Final ranking === === 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. Source: IIHF === 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. Source: IIHF === Tournament awards === Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goaltender: Alyssa Grogan Best Defenceman: Lauriane Rougeau Best Forward: Marie-Philip Poulin == See also == 2007 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Qualification 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships (Men) 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (Men) == Notes == == References == 2010 IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championship Team Canada Notes TSN.ca (Canadian Press) Hockey Canada names women's U-18 roster USA Hockey Women’s Under-18 Team Announced == External links == Official site TSN.ca 2008 World Women's U-18 Championship Hockey Canada 2008 World Women's Under-18 Championship