2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
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The 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship is the third junior female world ice hockey
championships. It was held held from March 27 through April 3, 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 will play in the top division, and six teams play in Division I.
Canada
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
.
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
s
, Slovakia
, from April 3 to April 9, 2010.
is promoted to Top Division for the 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
championships. It was held held from March 27 through April 3, 2010, in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
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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, organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation
International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...
(IIHF).
Eight teams will play in the top division, and six teams play in Division I.
Teams
The following teams will participate in the championship:Canada
Canada women's national U-18 ice hockey team
The Canadian women's national under 18 ice hockey team is the national under-18 ice hockey team in Canada. The team represents Canada at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's U18 Championships....
Preliminary round
| Teams advance to Semifinals | |
| Teams advance to Quarterfinals | |
| Teams sent to Relegation 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
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 3 |
Results
All times local (UTC-5)Standings
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
Results
All times local (UTC-5)Relegation Round
The relegationPromotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
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
2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2005 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 2–9, 2005, in Linköping, at Cloetta Center, and Norrköping, at Himmelstalundshallen, in Sweden. USA won their first ever gold medal at the World Championships, defeating the defending champions Canada in a penalty shootout...
in a relegation position, but an expansion of the 2007 tournament
2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 3, 2007 and April 10, 2007 in Winnipeg and Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada. There were no championships in 2006 due to the Torino Olympic tournament...
to nine teams in 2007 granted them a reprieve.)
is relegated to Division I for the 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
The 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship was the fourth junior female world ice hockey championships. It was held from January 1 through January 8, 2011, in Stockholm, Sweden...
.
Final round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
5th place playoff
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Ranking and statistics
Tournament awards
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jessica CampbellJessica Campbell (ice hockey) Jessica Campbell is a women's ice hockey player for the Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey program.-Playing career:... |
5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +12 | 4 | FW |
| Brigette Lacquette |
5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | +15 | 6 | DF |
 Kendall CoyneKendall Coyne Kendall Coyne is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team.-Playing career:During the 2009-10 season, Coyne scored 53 goals and registered 34 assists in 46 games with the Chicago Mission Under 19 girls team. With the Mission, Coyne participated in three seasons and managed 254... |
5 | 10 | 2 | 12 | +10 | 2 | FW |
| Jillian Saulnier Jillian Saulnier Jillian Saulnier was part of Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team to a gold medal at the 2010 IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championship in Chicago. As a member of the gold medal winning squad, a hockey card of her was featured in the Upper Deck 2010 World of Sports card series... |
5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +9 | 2 | FW |
| Alexandra Carpenter Alexandra Carpenter Alexandra Carpenter is the daughter of former NHL player Bobby Carpenter who is from Peabody, played at St Johns Prep in Danvers, Ma, he was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated while in high school and became the first NHL player to 50 goals in a season.-Playing career:In fall 2007, she... |
5 | 8 | 1 | 9 | +7 | 0 | FW |
| Haley Skarupa |
5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +9 | 0 | FW |
| Erin Ambrose Erin Ambrose Erin Ambrose is a women's ice hockey player that has competed for the Canadian National Women's Under 18 team.-Playing career:... |
5 | 0 | 9 | 9 | +14 | 0 | DF |
| Brittany Ammerman |
5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +6 | 4 | FW |
| Melodie Daoust Melodie Daoust Melodie Daoust has competed for Hockey Canada in numerous international tournaments.-Playing career:In 2008-09, she played with the Lac St. Louis Selects, and helped them accumulate a 62-0-2 record. Daoust was a Montreal Canadiens scholarship holder in 2010 from the Quebec Foundation for Athletic... |
5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +7 | 4 | FW |
| Christine Bestland Christine Bestland Christine Bestland is an ice hockey player for the Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey program. Prior to Mercyurst, Bestland was involved with Hockey Canada's Program of Excellence.-Playing career:... |
5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +9 | 8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen Macdonald |
213:02 | 72 | 4 | 1.13 | 94.74 | 2 |
 Takahashi Shizuka |
236:38 | 140 | 10 | 2.54 | 93.33 | 0 |
| Alex Rigsby Alex Rigsby Alex Rigsby has competed for the United States National women's ice hockey team in numerous tournaments. Currently she competes for the Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey program.-Playing career:... |
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 | 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....
s
Division I
The tournament was held in PiešťanyPieštany
Piešťany is a town in Slovakia. It is located in the western part of the country within the Trnava Region and is the seat of its own district. It is the biggest and best known spa town in Slovakia and has around 30,000 inhabitants.-History:...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, from April 3 to April 9, 2010.
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 15 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 12 | |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 9 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 6 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 0 |
is promoted to Top Division for the 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
The 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship was the fourth junior female world ice hockey championships. It was held from January 1 through January 8, 2011, in Stockholm, Sweden...
See also
- 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships2010 IIHF World U18 ChampionshipsThe 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships was the 12th edition of the IIHF World U18 Championship. The tournament was held in Minsk and Babruysk, Belarus between April 13 and April 23, 2010. Tournament games were played at the Minsk Sports Palace in Minsk and the Babruysk Arena in Babruysk...
(Men) - 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships2010 World Junior Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2010 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred to as the 2010 World Junior Hockey Championships , was the 34th edition of World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The tournament was hosted in Saskatoon and Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, from December 26, 2009 to January 5, 2010...
(Men)