2015 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship

May 2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship 2015 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.png 240px United States 5–12 January 2015 8 HarborCenter 1 ihw18 USA 4 CAN RUS CZE 21 101 13788 CAN Sarah Potomak 9 CAN Sarah Potomak 2014 2016 The 2015 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship was the eighth IIHF U18 Women's World Championship. The top division tournament was played in Buffalo, 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. Format 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.http://webarchive.iihf.com/competition/492/format/ detailed format and tie-breaking procedure 16 July 2022 14 February 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230214184252/http://webarchive.iihf.com/competition/492/format/ live thumb|HarborCenter the venue for the tournament Preliminary round All times are local (UTC–5). Group A main WL OT complete IIHF USA CAN RUS CZE 1 0 0 2 6 11 2 1 0 0 12 2 H 2 0 1 0 11 5 0 0 0 3 2 13 RUS CZE USA CAN S S Q Q Q green1 Advance to semifinals yellow1 Advance to quarterfinals #eeeeee 5 January 2015 15:30 RUS CZE 3–1 (2–0, 1–0, 0–1) HarborCenter Rink 1 https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/IHW492A02_74_3_0.pdf #eeffff 5 January 2015 19:00 CAN USA 1–2 GWS (0–1, 0–0, 1–0)(OT 0–0)(SO: 0–2) HarborCenter Rink 1 https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/IHW492A04_74_4_0.pdf #eeeeee 6 January 2015 15:30 CAN RUS 3–2 1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 (2–0, 1–1, 0–1) Kristen Campbell Valeria Tarakanova Giguère (Gebhard, Sucharda) – 1:42 / Potomak (Labbe, O'Neill) – 10:06 / Giguère (Gebhard, Potomak) – 39:18 38:25 – Kadirova (Teryoshkina, Korotkikh) / 57:56 – Pirogova (Kadirova, Ganeyeva (PP) HarborCenter Rink 1 522 GER Ramona Weiss USA Jacqueline Spresser FIN Johanna Tauriainen https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/IHW492A06_74_2_0.pdf 12 8 39 13 #eeffff 6 January 2015 19:00 USA CZE 3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0) HarborCenter Rink 1 https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/IHW492A08_74_4_0.pdf #eeeeee 8 January 2015 15:30 CZE CAN 1–7 (1–1, 0–4, 0–2) HarborCenter Rink 1 https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/IHW492A10_74_3_0.pdf #eeffff 8 January 2015 19:00 USA RUS 7–1 (2–0, 3–1, 2–0) HarborCenter Rink 1 https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/IHW492A12_74_3_0.pdf Group B main WL OT complete IIHF SWE FIN SUI JPN 2 0 0 1 8 5 2 0 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 3 5 10 2 0 0 1 7 5 SWE SUI JPN FIN Q Q R R Q red1 Advance to relegation round yellow1 Advance to quarterfinals #eeeeee 5 January 2015 12:00 SWE JPN 3–2 (1–0, 0–1, 2–1) HarborCenter Rink 1 https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/IHW492B01_74_4_0.pdf #eeffff 5 January 2015 16:00 FIN SUI 0–2 (0–0, 0–2, 0–0) HarborCenter Rink 2 https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/IHW492B03_74_5_0.pdf #eeeeee 6 January 2015 12:00 SWE SUI 4–0 (3–0, 0–0, 1–0) HarborCenter Rink 1 https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/IHW492B05_74_3_0.pdf #eeffff 6 January 2015 16:00 JPN FIN 2–4 (2–0, 0–2, 0–2) HarborCenter Rink 2 https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/IHW492B07_74_3_0.pdf #eeeeee 8 January 2015 12:00 JPN SUI 1–3 (0–0, 0–1, 1–2) HarborCenter Rink 1 https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/IHW492B09_74_3_0.pdf #eeffff 8 January 2015 16:00 FIN SWE 3–1 (0–1, 3–0, 0–0) HarborCenter Rink 2 https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/IHW492B11_74_4_0.pdf Relegation series The third and fourth placed team from Group B played a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team. #eeeeee 9 January 2015 12:00 SUI JPN 2–1 (1–1, 1–0, 0–0) HarborCenter Rink 1 https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/IHW492513_74_3_0.pdf #eeffff 11 January 2015 12:00 JPN SUI 2–3 GWS (0–1, 2–1, 0–0)(OT 0–0)(SO: 0–1) HarborCenter Rink 2 https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/IHW492516_74_3_0.pdf Final round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final A4 CZE 4 B1 SWE 3 A3 RUS 4 B2 FIN 3 A1 USA 5 A4 CZE 0 A2 CAN 3 A3 RUS 1 A1 USA 3OT A2 CAN 2    A4 CZE 1 A3 RUS 5 Quarterfinals #eeeeee 9 January 2015 15:30 RUS FIN 4–3 (0–3, 1–0, 3–0) HarborCenter Rink 1 https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/IHW492314_74_3_0.pdf #eeffff 9 January 2015 19:00 CZE SWE 4–3 (1–0, 2–1, 1–2) HarborCenter Rink 1 https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/IHW492315_74_3_0.pdf Semifinals #eeeeee 11 January 2015 15:00 CAN RUS 3–1 (1–1, 1–0, 1–0) HarborCenter Rink 1 https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/IHW492217_74_3_0.pdf #eeffff 11 January 2015 19:00 USA CZE 5–0 (2–0, 2–0, 1–0) HarborCenter Rink 1 https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/IHW492219_74_3_0.pdf Fifth place game #eeeeee 11 January 2015 15:30 SWE 0–3 FIN (0–2, 0–0, 0–1) HarborCenter Rink 2 https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/IHW492118_74_4_0.pdf Bronze medal game #FFDAB9 12 January 2015 15:00 RUS CZE 5–1 1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 (1–0, 2–1, 2–0) Valeria Tarakanova Blanka Škodová Shtaryova (Shokhina, Kadirova) – 00:40 / Kadirova (Shtaryova, Shokhina) – 22:27 / Likhachyova (Falyakhova) – 30:18 / Korotkikh – 41:52 / Shokhina (Pirogova) – 50:18 22:50 – Bukolská (Neubauerová) HarborCenter Rink 1 515 USA Jerilyn Glenn USA Jacqueline Spresser CAN Vanessa Stratton https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/IHW492121_74_3_0.pdf 6 4 34 24 Gold medal game #F7F6A8 12 January 2015 19:00 USA CAN 3–2 OT 0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 (1–1, 1–1, 0–0)(OT: 1–0) Kaitlin Burt Marlène Boissonnault Dunne – 19:27 / Gorecki (Norby, Woken) – 25:00 / Dunne (Gilmore) (PP) – 60:51 03:14 – Labbe (Giguère, McGill) / 28:23 – Cogan (Agnew, Gebhard) HarborCenter Rink 1 1,800 GER Ramona Weiss SLO Nataša Pagon FIN Johanna Tauriainen https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/IHW492122_74_4_0.pdf 6 16 41 18 Final rankings main WL OT complete https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/ yes USA CAN RUS CZE FIN SWE SUI JPN USA A 3 2 0 0 20 4 H CAN A 3 0 2 0 16 9 RUS A 3 0 0 3 16 18 CZE A 1 0 0 5 7 26 FIN B 3 0 0 2 13 9 SWE B 2 0 0 3 11 12 SUI B 3 1 0 1 10 8 JPN B 0 0 1 4 8 15 1st 2nd 3rd 4th FS FS WR REL yes yes Final result #FFD700 Champions #C0C0C0 Runners-up #CD7F32 Third place Fourth place Fifth place game Win Relegation game red1 Relegation to Division I A Tournament awards Best players selected by the directorate Best Goalkeeper RUS Valeria Tarakanova Best Defenseman USA Jincy Roese Best Forward CAN Sarah Potomak Source: https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/IHW492000_85I_1_0.pdf Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIHF.com International Ice Hockey Federation 3 April 2024 24 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220624153054/https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/IHW492000_85I_1_0.pdf live Media All Stars Goalkeeper RUS Valeria Tarakanova Defenceman USA Jincy Roese Defenceman CAN Micah Hart Forward RUS Fanuza Kadirova Forward CAN Sarah Potomak Forward USA Melissa Samoskevich Most Valuable Player CAN Sarah Potomak Source: https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/IHW492000_98_1_0.pdf Media All Stars 12 January 2015 IIHF.com International Ice Hockey Federation 3 April 2024 22 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220122203611/http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/492/IHW492000_98_1_0.pdf live Statistics Scoring leaders PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/−PIM 1 Sarah Potomak CAN 5 5 4 9 +8 4 2 Rebecca Gilmore USA 5 2 7 9 +4 6 3 Melissa Samoskevich USA 5 6 2 8 +6 6 4 Fanuza Kadirova RUS 6 5 3 8 +5 0 5 Jincy Roese USA 5 3 5 8 +4 0 6 Élizabeth Giguère CAN 5 3 4 7 +7 6 6 Anna Shokhina RUS 5 3 4 7 +7 0 8 Anniina Kaitala FIN 5 2 4 6 +3 0 9 Sanni Hakala FIN 5 5 0 5 +1 4 9 Alina Müller SUI 5 5 0 5 – 4GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource: IIHF.com Goaltending leaders (minimum 40% team's total ice time) PosPlayerCountryTOIGAGAASv%SO 1 Andrea Brändli SUI 310:00 8 1.55 94.94 1 2 Anni Keisala FIN 240:00 5 1.25 94.74 1 3 Kaitlin Burt USA 225:51 4 1.06 92.31 0 4 Marlène Boissonnault CAN 245:51 7 1.71 91.95 0 5 Valeria Tarakanova RUS 328:02 15 2.74 91.85 0TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource: IIHF.com Division I 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I Division I 'A' The Division I 'A' tournament was played in Vaujany, France, from 4 to 10 January 2015.http://webarchive.iihf.com/competition/512/statistics.html Division I statistics 16 July 2022 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304235105/http://www.iihf.com/competition/512/statistics.html live 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.French fly to Canada main WL OT PR n FRA FRA NOR NOR SVK SVK GER GER HUN HUN AUT AUT 4 1 0 0 21 9 3 1 1 0 14 9 2 0 1 2 18 24 2 0 0 3 20 15 2 0 0 3 10 13 0 0 0 5 6 19 green1 Promoted to the 2016 Top Division P red1 Relegated to the 2016 Division I Qualification R complete IIHF Division I Qualification The Division I Qualification tournament was played in Katowice, Poland, from 19 to 25 January 2015.http://webarchive.iihf.com/competition/494/statistics.html Division I Qual. statistics 16 July 2022 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062311/http://www.iihf.com/competition/494/statistics.html live Denmark won all five games in their debut, earning promotion to the Division I 'A' tournament for 2016. main WL OT P n DEN DEN ITA ITA POL POL KAZ KAZ CHN CHN GBR GBR 5 0 0 0 29 2 4 0 0 1 11 8 3 0 0 2 21 12 1 1 0 3 6 14 1 0 1 3 3 19 0 0 0 5 3 18 green1 Promoted to the 2016 Division I P complete IIHF References External links Official website AllSportDB.com Event page 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship at Eurohockey.com Category:IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship World Category:2010s in Buffalo, New York World 2015 Category:January 2015 sports events in the United States Category:Ice hockey competitions in Buffalo, New York Category:2015 in sports in New York (state) Category:International sports competitions in New York (state) Category:Youth sports competitions in the United States Category:Women's ice hockey competitions in the United States Category:2015 in youth sport Category:Women's sports in Buffalo, New York