The 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship was the third junior female world ice hockey championships. It was held from 27 March through 3 April 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. The championship is the Under-18 junior ice hockey edition of the women worlds, organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
Eight teams played in the top division, and six teams played in Division I.
Teams The following teams will participate in the championship:
Preliminary round Group A Japan's 3–1 victory over Finland is the first time in IIHF history that any Japanese national team had ever beaten a Finnish national team.
Standings
Results All times local (UTC−5)
Group B
Standings
Results All times local (UTC−5)
Relegation Round The relegation round was played as a best-of-three playoff. The Czech Republic sweep hence rendered the last game unnecessary.
This is the first time any Russian national team has ever been officially relegated since the country began international competition in 1954 as part of the Soviet Union. (The senior Russian women's team finished the 2005 World Championships in a relegation position, but an expansion of the 2007 tournament to nine teams in 2007 granted them a reprieve.)
is relegated to Division I for the 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.
Final round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
5th place playoff
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Ranking and statistics
Final rankings
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 Jessica Campbell 5 7 8 15 +12 4 FW Brigette Lacquette 5 2 11 13 +15 6 DF Kendall Coyne 5 10 2 12 +10 2 FW Jillian Saulnier 5 4 6 10 +9 2 FW Alexandra Carpenter 5 8 1 9 +7 0 FW Haley Skarupa 5 3 6 9 +9 0 FW Erin Ambrose 5 0 9 9 +14 0 DF Brittany Ammerman 5 5 3 8 +6 4 FW Melodie Daoust 5 4 4 8 +7 4 FW Christine Bestland 5 3 5 8 +9 8 FWGP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = PositionSource: 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. Player TOI SA GA GAA Sv% SO Carmen MacDonald 213:02 72 4 1.13 94.74 2 Shizuka Takahashi 236:38 140 10 2.54 93.33 0 Alex Rigsby 183:10 69 5 1.64 93.24 2 Susanna Airaksinen 180:00 54 5 1.67 91.53 0 Isabella Portnoj 126:21 74 7 3.32 91.36 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: Brigette Lacquette Best Forward: Kendall Coyne MVP: Jessica Campbell Source: IIHF
Division I
The tournament was held in Piešťany, Slovakia, from 3 to 9 April 2010.
is promoted to Top Division for the 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
See also 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships (Men) 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (Men)
References
External links Official site of the IIHF