Back Mistrovství světa v ledním hokeji žen do 18 let 2012 Czech Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft der U18-Frauen 2012 German Jääkiekon nuorten naisten maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 2012 Finnish Championnat du monde féminin moins de 18 ans de hockey sur glace 2012 French Campionato mondiale di hockey su ghiaccio femminile Under-18 2012 Italian U18-VM i ishockey for kvinner 2012 NB Mistrzostwa Świata Juniorek w Hokeju na Lodzie 2012 Polish Чемпионат мира по хоккею с шайбой среди юниорских команд 2012 (женщины) Russian Majstrovstvá sveta v ľadovom hokeji žien do 18 rokov 2012 Slovak U18-Världsmästerskapet i ishockey för damer 2012 Swedish
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Czech Republic |
| Venue(s) | PSG Arena, Zimní stadion Přerov (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | December 31 – January 7 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Canada (2nd title) |
Runner-up  |  United States |
Third place  |  Sweden |
| Fourth place |  Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 145 (6.59 per game) |
| Attendance | 17,480 (795 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Haley Skarupa (11 points) |
The 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship was the fifth IIHF World Women's U18 Championships and was hosted in Zlín and Přerov, Czech Republic. It began on December 31, 2011 with the gold medal game played on January 7, 2012.[1]
Canada won the title for the second time after defeating United States 3–0 in the final.[2] Sweden captured the bronze medal with a 4–1 victory over Germany.[3]
With an attendance of 17,480, the tournament set a record for most-attended IIHF U18 World Women's Championship. The previous record holder was the inaugural championship.[4]
- ^ "27 events in IIHF program". IIHF. 2011-05-14. Archived from the original on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ "Gold medal heads north". IIHF. 2012-01-07.
- ^ "Two medals for Sweden in 2012". IIHF. 2012-01-07.
- ^ "Canada wins women's U18 tournament that gets record attendance". Eurohockey.com. 2012-01-11.