The 2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship was the second holding of the World Women's U18 Championships, the premier International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) tournament for top division national women's junior ice hockey teams. It was held from 5 January through 10 January 2009, in Füssen, Germany. Eight teams competed in the Top Division tournament. Team USA won the tournament for the second time. The Swiss national U18 team was relegated to Division I.
Top Division
The 2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I was the first holding of an IIHF World Women's U18 Championship for the newly formed Division I. It was held from 28 December 2008 through 2 January 2009, in Chambéry, France. Five teams competed in the Division I tournament. The Japanese national U18 team won the tournament and gained promotion to the Top Division.
Teams The following teams participated in the championship:
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+1).
Group A
Group B
Placement Round
5–8th place semifinals
7th place game
is relegated to the 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I.
5th place game
Playoff round
Bracket
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Final
Final rankings
Statistics
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. Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS Amanda Kessel 5 6 13 19 +17 2 FW Kendall Coyne 5 8 7 15 +14 2 FW Mélodie Daoust 5 6 6 12 +11 4 FW Cecilia Östberg 5 6 6 12 +8 4 FW Marie-Philip Poulin 5 5 7 12 +10 2 FW Jessica Wong 5 4 8 12 +10 0 FW Madison Packer 5 6 5 11 +13 14 FW Brittany Ammerman 5 5 5 10 +16 2 FW Klara Myrén 5 2 8 10 +4 14 FW Brianna Decker 5 8 1 9 +15 4 FWGP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = PositionSource: IIHF
Goaltending leaders Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list. Player TOI SA GA GAA Sv% SO Alex Rigsby 186:47 72 4 1.28 94.74 1 Anna Prugova 255:25 207 17 3.99 92.41 0 Roxanne Douville 186:47 44 4 1.28 91.67 1 Susanna Airaksinen 307:12 130 13 2.54 90.91 0 Jule Flotgen 266:31 183 21 4.73 89.71 0TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource: IIHF
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 28 December 2008 to 2 January 2009.
is promoted to the Top Division for the 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.
See also 2009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships (Men) 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (Men)
References
External links Official site of the IIHF