2025 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

2025 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Finland
City	Vantaa
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	4–12 January 2025
Teams	8
Tournament statistics
Games played	12
Goals scored	71 (5.92 per game)
Attendance	5,816 (485 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Nela Lopušanová (8 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The 2025 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship is the ongoing 17th Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey.

Top Division

The Top Division tournament is being played in Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa, Finland, from 4 to 12 January 2025.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	0	14	0	+14	9	Quarterfinals
2	Sweden	3	0	2	0	1	7	8	−1	4
3	Finland (H)	3	1	0	1	1	5	9	−4	4
4	Japan	3	0	0	1	2	6	15	−9	1

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament
(H) Host
Notes:

4 January 2025 10:00

United States

6–0 (2–0, 3–0, 1–0)

Japan

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 288

Game reference
	Morgan Stickney	Goalies	Haruka Kuromaru Rio Suzuki	Referees: Martina Volkánová Karin Williner Linesmen: Lara Fischer Jennifer Vicha
	Box (Doyle, Healy) – 04:16 1–0 Scalese (Biotti, C. Averill) – 17:09 2–0 M. Averill (Lovell, Derrenbacher) – 26:14 3–0 Fanale (Stoughton, Scalese) – 32:09 4–0 Biotti (Derrenbacher, Box) – 38:04 5–0 Derrenbacher (Fischer, Box) – 52:04 6–0
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	67	Shots	4

4 January 2025 13:30

Finland

1–2 OT (0–0, 0–1, 1–0) (OT: 0–1)

Sweden

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 1,592

Game reference
	Kerttu Kuja-Halkola	Goalies	Maja Helge	Referees: Vanessa Anselm Syndey Harris Linesmen: Stephanie Gagnon Abigail Torres
	0–1 31:35 – Danielsson (Hesselvall, Johannesson) Siivonen (Pohjanaho, Tapani) (PP) – 47:11 1–1 1–2 62:30 – Westerlind (Grillfors)
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	17	Shots	34

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5 January 2025 10:00

Sweden

0–3 (0–0, 0–1, 0–2)

United States

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 332

Game reference
	Maja Helge	Goalies	Morgan Stickney	Referees: Amy Martin Hollie Neenan Linesmen: Zóra Gottlibet Anina Schüpbach
	0–1 31:45 – Scalese (C. Averill, Johnson) 0–2 42:31 – Doyle (Fanale, Healy) (PP) 0–3 59:38 – Amelkovich (EN)
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	21	Shots	31

5 January 2025 13:30

Finland

4–2 (1–1, 0–1, 3–0)

Japan

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 911

Game reference
	Kerttu Kuja-Halkola	Goalies	Haruka Kuromaru	Referees: Sabina Küller Anneke Orlandini Linesmen: Brooke Branson Stephanie Gagnon
	0–1 17:50 – Odaira Kuhta (Byskata, Pohjanaho) (PP) – 19:21 1–1 1–2 31:45 – Akimoto (Odaira, Kakuta) (PP) Lamberg (Kolmonen, Ketola) (PP) – 45:23 2–2 Kolmonen (Ruonakoski) – 56:42 3–2 Nurmisto (Tapani) (EN) – 58:56 4–2
	4 min	Penalties	12 min
	28	Shots	14

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7 January 2025 13:30

Japan

4–5 OT (1–1, 3–2, 0–1) (OT: 0–1)

Sweden

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 211

Game reference
	Haruka Kuromaru	Goalies	Jorinde Heller	Referees: Reetta-Kaisa Lusi Amy Martin Linesmen: Otillia Classon Lara Fischer
	0–1 12:30 – Danielsson (Engström, Lindgren) Ruike (Kiyokawa, Yamaguchi) (PP) – 18:20 1–1 Kakuta (Terauchi) – 20:29 2–1 Yamaguchi (Kiyokawa, Ruike) (PP) – 24:30 3–1 3–2 28:45 – Österman (Hesselvall, Arvidsson) (PP) 3–3 29:57 – Mattsson (Edsman, Westerlind) Akimoto (Odaira) – 33:53 4–3 4–4 52:01 – Danielsson (PP) 4–5 64:49 – Hesselvall (Westerlind, Engström)
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	27	Shots	27

7 January 2025 17:00

United States

5–0 (1–0, 3–0, 1–0)

Finland

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 828

Game reference
	Morgan Stickney	Goalies	Kerttu Kuja-Halkola	Referees: Anneke Orlandini Martina Volkánová Linesmen: Zóra Gottlibet Jennifer Vicha
	Doyle (Fanale, Derrenbacher) (PP) – 08:52 1–0 Johnson (Scalese) – 26:11 2–0 Hartmetz (Dunn, Stoughton) – 31:03 3–0 Amelkovich (Daley, Fanale) – 39:52 4–0 Fanale (Healy, Amelkovich) – 52:45 5–0
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	59	Shots	7

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	0	16	3	+13	9	Quarterfinals
2	Czechia	3	1	1	0	1	8	9	−1	5
3	Switzerland	3	1	0	1	1	7	10	−3	4
4	Slovakia	3	0	0	0	3	8	17	−9	0

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament

4 January 2025 17:00

Czechia

2–1 OT (0–0, 0–0, 1–1) (OT: 1–0)

Switzerland

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 233

Game reference
	Daniela Nováková	Goalies	Amaya Iseli	Referees: Sabina Küller Amy Martin Linesmen: Maren Frøhaug Zóra Gottlibet
	0–1 47:11 – Inkamp (Meriguet, Herzig) Jílková (Vocetková, Hujová) (PP, EA) – 57:52 1–1 Jebousková (Pánková) – 61:33 2–1
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	38	Shots	24

4 January 2025 20:30

Canada

6–2 (2–1, 0–1, 4–0)

Slovakia

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 268

Game reference
	Marilou Grenier	Goalies	Marianna Sumegová Zuzana Tomečková	Referees: Anna Hammar Reetta-Kaisa Lusi Linesmen: Otillia Classon Anja Klemm
	McDonald (S. Manness, Cimoroni) – 07:05 1–0 1–1 14:32 – Tóthová (Lopušanová) (PP) Cimoroni (S. Manness) – 15:22 2–1 2–2 24:59 – Lopušanová (Komloš) Maynard – 43:02 3–2 Primerano (Bertelsen, Wood) – 45:13 4–2 Zablocki (Tiller) – 46:41 5–2 Viel (Tiller) (PP) – 53:54 6–2
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	60	Shots	7

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5 January 2025 17:00

Slovakia

3–6 (1–2, 2–2, 0–2)

Czechia

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 259

Game reference
	Marianna Sumegová	Goalies	Daniela Nováková	Referees: Syndey Harris Karin Williner Linesmen: Anja Klemm Jennifer Vicha
	Lopušanová (Lačná) – 03:46 1–0 1–1 06:49 – Vocetková (Prošková, Jarabková) 1–2 19:04 – Vocetková (Prošková, Paroubková) Lopušanová (Tóthová, Masláková) (PP) – 24:13 2–2 Lopušanová (Tóthová, Tischlerová) – 29:38 3–2 3–3 38:02 – Felcmanová (Březinová) 3–4 39:04 – Prošková (Fromová, Tischler) 3–5 45:31 – Březinová (Jebousková, Fromová) 3–6 58:43 – Jebousková (Stýblová, Pánková)
	10 min	Penalties	14 min
	25	Shots	52

5 January 2025 20:30

Canada

5–1 (0–0, 4–1, 1–0)

Switzerland

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 307

Game reference
	Amelia Wilkinson	Goalies	Amaya Iseli	Referees: Reetta-Kaisa Lusi Martina Volkánová Linesmen: Lara Fischer Abigail Torres
	Primerano – 23:51 1–0 Copetti (Leprohon, Sorokan) – 26:03 2–0 S. Manness (Cimoroni, Zablocki) (PP) – 30:00 3–0 3–1 31:01 – Manetsch (Huwyler) Copetti (Wood, K. Manness) – 35:38 4–1 McDonald (S. Manness, Cimoroni) (PP) – 44:25 5–1
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	60	Shots	11

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7 January 2025 10:00

Switzerland

5–3 (0–0, 3–1, 2–2)

Slovakia

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 291

Game reference
	Amaya Iseli	Goalies	Marianna Sumegová	Referees: Anna Hammar Hollie Neenan Linesmen: Maren Frøhaug Anja Klemm
	0–1 21:31 – Lačná (Tóthová, Lopušanová) (PP2) Müller (Manetsch) – 22:12 1–1 Müller – 23:15 2–1 Mériguet (Inkamp, Herzig) – 34:32 3–1 3–2 41:22 – Lačná (Lopušanová) Estermann (Dalessi) (PP) – 43:49 4–2 Tschannen (Leibundgut, Manetsch) (PP) – 54:55 5–2 5–3 59:52 – Lačná (Lopušanová) (EA)
	18 min	Penalties	8 min
	27	Shots	25

7 January 2025 20:30

Czechia

0–5 (0–1, 0–1, 0–3)

Canada

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 296

Game reference
	Daniela Nováková	Goalies	Marilou Grenier	Referees: Vanessa Anselm Karin Williner Linesmen: Brooke Branson Anina Schüpbach
	0–1 01:20 – Zablocki (Sawyer, Viel) 0–2 34:21 – Therien (Sorokan, Tremblay) 0–3 43:00 – Zablocki (Primerano, Korte) 0–4 43:19 – Sawyer (Copetti, Viel) 0–5 54:55 – Leprohon (McDonald, Cimoroni)
	12 min	Penalties	14 min
	20	Shots	44

Playoff round

Winning teams will be reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking:

1. Higher position in their group
2. Higher number of points in preliminary pool play
3. Better goal differential
4. Higher number of goals scored
5. Better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship).

Rank	Team	Group	Pos	Pts	GD	GF	Seed
1	United States	A	1	9	+14	14	1
2	Canada	B	1	9	+13	16	3
3	Czechia	B	2	5	–1	8	2
4	Sweden	A	2	4	–1	7	5
5	Switzerland	B	3	4	–3	7	7
6	Finland	A	3	4	–4	5	4
7	Japan	A	4	1	–9	6	8
8	Slovakia	B	4	0	−9	8	6

Bracket

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	9 January
	1A United States
					11 January
	4B Slovakia
	9 January
	1B Canada
									12 January
	4A Japan
	9 January
	2A Sweden
					11 January
	3B Switzerland
	9 January
									Third place
	2B Czechia
									12 January
	3A Finland

Quarterfinals

9 January 2025 10:00

Sweden

v

Switzerland

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

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9 January 2025 13:30

United States

v

Slovakia

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

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9 January 2025 17:00

Czechia

v

Finland

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

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9 January 2025 20:30

Canada

v

Japan

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

Semifinals

11 January 2025 15:00

v

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

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11 January 2025 18:30

v

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

Relegation game

11 January 2025 11:30

v

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

Bronze medal game

12 January 2025 15:00

v

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

Gold medal game

12 January 2025 19:00

v

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Rank	Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
1	Nela Lopušanová	3	4	4	8	–3	0	F
2	Anabella Fanale	3	2	3	5	+3	2	F
3	Maxine Cimoroni	3	1	4	5	+4	6	F
4	Gabriela Lačná	3	3	1	4	0	0	F
4	Stryker Zablocki	3	3	1	4	+2	6	F
6	Christina Scalese	3	2	2	4	+4	0	F
7	Mary Derrenbacher	3	1	3	4	+4	2	F
7	Sara Manness	3	1	3	4	+4	0	F
7	Ema Tóthová	3	1	3	4	–2	2	F
10	Edit Danielsson	3	3	0	3	0	2	F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Rank	Player	TOI	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO
1	Morgan Stickney	180:00	0	0.00	32	100.00	3
2	Maja Helge	120:36	3	1.49	47	93.62	0
3	Marilou Grenier	120:00	2	1.00	27	92.59	1
4	Amaya Iseli	181:33	10	3.30	123	91.87	0
5	Kerttu Kuja-Halkola	182:30	9	2.96	107	91.59	0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Division I

Main article: 2025 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I

Group A

The tournament is being held in Budapest, Hungary, from 5 to 11 January 2025.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Germany	2	2	0	0	0	8	3	+5	6	Promotion to the 2026 Top Division
2	Hungary (H)	2	2	0	0	0	6	1	+5	6
3	Italy	2	2	0	0	0	7	4	+3	6
4	Austria (E)	2	0	0	0	2	4	8	−4	0
5	France (E)	2	0	0	0	2	2	6	−4	0
6	Norway (E)	2	0	0	0	2	2	7	−5	0	Relegation to the 2026 Division I B

Updated to match(es) played on 6 January 2025. Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(E) Eliminated; (H) Host

Group B

The tournament is being held in Katowice, Poland from 7 to 13 January 2025.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Denmark	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	+4	3	Promotion to the 2026 Division I A
2	Poland (H)	1	1	0	0	0	4	1	+3	3
3	Spain	1	1	0	0	0	3	2	+1	3
4	Australia	1	0	0	0	1	2	3	−1	0
5	South Korea	1	0	0	0	1	1	4	−3	0
6	China	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	−4	0	Relegation to the 2026 Division II A

Updated to match(es) played on 7 January 2025. Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Division II

Group A

The tournament will be held in Riga, Latvia from 20 to 26 January 2025.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the 2026 Division I B
2	Great Britain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Latvia (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Kazakhstan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to the 2026 Division II B

First match(es) will be played: 20 January 2025. Source:
(H) Host

Group B

The tournament will be held in Istanbul, Turkey from 18 to 23 January 2025.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Turkey (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the 2026 Division II A
2	Iceland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 18 January 2025. Source:
(H) Host

Division III

The tournament will be held in Zagreb, Croatia from 23 to 26 January 2025.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Lithuania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the 2026 Division II B
2	Romania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Thailand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Croatia (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 23 January 2025. Source:
(H) Host

External links

• Official website of IIHF