2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Russia
Venue(s)Ice Palace Dmitrov (in 1 host city)
Dates6–13 January 2018
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  United States (7th title)
Runner-up  Sweden
Third place  Canada
Fourth place Russia
Tournament statistics
Games played21
Goals scored108 (5.14 per game)
Attendance22,653 (1,079 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Switzerland Lisa Rüedi (11 points)
MVPUnited States Taylor Heise
Official website
u18worldwomen2018.iihf.hockey
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The 2018 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was the 11th Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey. It was played at the Ice Palace in Dmitrov, Russia from 6 to 13 January 2018. The USA won for the seventh time, for the first time defeating someone other than Canada in the gold medal game. Sweden took silver, while Canada took bronze beating host Russia. The Russians beat Canada in the preliminary round, marking another first.

On 4 January 2018, the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia announced that all entry tickets would be free as part of their program.[1]

  1. ^ "Билеты на женский молодежный ЧМ по хоккею в Дмитрове будут бесплатными".