2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |
 United States
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| Dates | 5 – 12 January 2015 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | HarborCenter (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions 
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United States (4th title)
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Runner-up 
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 Canada
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Third place 
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 Russia
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| Fourth place |
 Czech Republic
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 101 (4.81 per match) |
| Attendance | 13,788 (657 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
Sarah Potomak (9 points) |
| MVP |
Sarah Potomak |
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The 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championships was the eighth World Women's U18 Championship. The top division tournament was played in Buffalo, United States, from 5 to 12 January 2015. Twenty nations played in three levels, with promotion and relegation for the top and bottom teams at each level.
The United States won their fourth title defeating Canada in overtime in the Gold medal game, with Jincy Dunne scoring on the power play. This was the eighth consecutive final between the two nations, evening their all-time records. The Bronze medal game was also a rematch from the previous year, this time the Russians defeated the Czechs earning their first ever medal at this level.
In Division I play the French earned their first ever promotion to the top level. They opened the tournament with a shootout win over Norway and won the rest of their games earning a trip to St. Catherines for 2016.
The preliminary round is divided into two pools that placed the top four seeds into Group A, and the bottom four in Group B. The top two finishers in Group A advances directly to the semifinals, while the two remaining teams and the top two in Group B will play a quarterfinal round. The bottom two teams from Group B will play a relegation series to determine the one team that gets relegated.
All times are local (UTC–5).
The third and fourth placed team from Group B will play a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.
Source: IIHF.com
Source: IIHF.com
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
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