2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Germany
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Dates5–10 January 2009
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  United States (2nd title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played20
Goals scored172 (8.6 per game)
Attendance4,810 (241 per game)
Scoring leader(s)United States Amanda Kessel (19 points)
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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.[1] Team USA won the tournament for the second time and the Swiss national U18 team was relegated to Division I.