2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
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.

Top Division

Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

Group B

Relegation round
The third and fourth placed team from Group B will play a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.

Final round

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Final ranking

Tournament awards
Most Valuable Player

 Taylor Heise

All-star team
 Goaltender:  Anna Amholt
 Defencemen:  Maja Nylén Persson,  Alexie Guay
 Forwards:  Taylor Heise,  Ilona Markova,  Markenna Webster
Source: IIHF.com

Best players selected by the directorate
 Best Goalkeeper  Anna Amholt
 Best Defenseman  Gracie Ostertag
 Best Forward  Taylor Heise
Source: IIHF.com

Statistics

Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource: IIHF.com

Division I

Division I A
The Group A tournament was held in Asiago, Italy from 8 to 14 January 2018.

Division I B
The Group B tournament was held in Katowice, Poland from 6 to 12 January 2018.

Division I B Qualification
The Group B Qualification tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico from 30 January to 4 February 2018.

References

IIHF World Women's U18 Championships
2017–18 in Russian ice hockey
2017–18 in women's ice hockey
2018 in Russian women's sport
International ice hockey competitions hosted by Russia
Ice hockey in Moscow Oblast
IIHF World Women's U18