2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
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The 2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship were the inaugural junior female world ice hockey
championships. They were held from January 7 through January 12 of 2008, in Calgary
, Alberta
, Canada
. The championship is the Under-18 junior ice hockey
edition 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.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutout
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Ice hockey
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championships. They were held from January 7 through January 12 of 2008, in Calgary
Calgary
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, Alberta
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, Canada
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. The championship is the Under-18 junior ice hockey
Junior ice hockey
Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...
edition 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.
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
| Teams proceed to Medal round | |
| Teams sent to Placing round |
Standings
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 2. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 16 | |||
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| 3. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | |||
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| 4. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 26 | |||
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Results
All times local (UTC-7)Standings
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 2. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 3. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 17 | |||
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| 4. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 31 | |||
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Results
All times local (UTC-7)Placement round
7th/8th place game
5th/6th place game
Draw
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Ranking and statistics
Tournament awards
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Final standings
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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 |
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 Marie-Philip PoulinMarie-Philip Poulin Marie-Philip Poulin is a Canadian ice hockey forward, now playing for the Boston University Terriers. Poulin was a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team that won the gold medal at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, and had previously played for the Dawson College Blues... |
5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | +15 | 4 | FW |
| Camille Dumais |
5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +8 | 0 | FW |
 Amanda KesselAmanda Kessel Amanda Kessel is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She also plays for the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey program.-Playing career:... |
5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +10 | 2 | FW |
| Natalie Spooner Natalie Spooner Natalie Spooner played for the Canadian National women's ice hockey team from 2007 to 2008, and rejoined the program in 2010. Currently, she competes for the Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey program... |
5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +8 | 0 | FW |
| Brooke Ammerman |
5 | 6 | 4 | 11 | +8 | 4 | FW |
| Ashley Cottrell |
5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +10 | 0 | FW |
| Tara Watchorn Tara Watchorn Tara Watchorn competed for the Canadian national women’s ice hockey team. She made her debut for Team Canada in the 2010 Four Nations Cup.-Playing career:... |
5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +9 | 0 | DF |
| Brianne Jenner Brianne Jenner Brianne Jenner is a member of Canada's national women's hockey team. She made her debut for the team at the 2010 Four Nations Cup and won a gold medal. She is also a member of the Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey program.... |
5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +7 | 2 | FW |
 Alena PolenskaAlena Polenska Alena Polenska is a women's ice hockey player that competes for the Brown Bears of the ECAC. In addition, Polenska is the captain of the Czech Republic women's national ice hockey team.-Playing career:... |
5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -2 | 0 | FW |
| Carolyne Prevost |
5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +8 | 0 | FW |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyssa Grogan |
240:17 | 53 | 4 | 1.00 | 92.98 | 1 |
 Sophie Anthamatten |
299:30 | 218 | 24 | 4.81 | 90.08 | 0 |
 Valentina Lizana |
180:15 | 72 | 8 | 2.66 | 90.00 | 1 |
 Julia Zorn |
275:31 | 100 | 12 | 2.61 | 89.29 | 0 |
| Delayne Brian |
210:05 | 53 | 8 | 2.28 | 86.89 | 0 |
Shutout
In team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball....
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See also
- 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships2008 IIHF World U18 ChampionshipsThe 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Kazan, Russia. The championships began on April 13, 2008 and finished on April 24, 2008. Games were played at TatNeft Arena and Arena Kazan in Kazan...
(Men) - 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships2008 World Junior Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2008 IIHF World U20 Championship, or, as it is commonly referred to in Canada as the 2008 World Juniors and the United States, the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships is the 2008 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships...
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Reference
- 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