2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
Introduction The '''2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship''' was the third junior female world ice hockey championships. It was held from March 27 through April 3, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. The championship is the Under-18 junior ice hockey edition of the women worlds, organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).Eight teams played in the top division, and six teams played in Division I.
Teams The following teams will participate in the championship:********
Preliminary round ===Group A===Japan's 3–1 victory over Finland is the first time in IIHF history that any Japanese national team had ever beaten a Finnish national team.====Standings========Results====All times local (UTC−5)===Group B=======Standings========Results====All times local (UTC−5)
Relegation Round The relegation round was played as a best-of-three playoff. The Czech Republic sweep hence rendered the last game unnecessary.This is the first time any Russian national team has ever been officially relegated since the country began international competition in 1954 as part of the Soviet Union. (The senior Russian women's team finished the 2005 World Championships in a relegation position, but an expansion of the 2007 tournament to nine teams in 2007 granted them a reprieve.)'' is relegated to Division I for the 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.''
Final round ===Quarterfinals======Semifinals======5th place playoff======Bronze medal game======Gold medal game===
Ranking and statistics ===Final standings===   4 5 6 7 8 ===Scoring leaders===List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown. Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS Jessica Campbell  5  7  8  '''15'''  +12  4  FW Brigette Lacquette  5  2  11  '''13'''  +15  6  DF Kendall Coyne  5  10  2  '''12'''  +10  2  FW Jillian Saulnier  5  4  6  '''10'''  +9  2  FW Alexandra Carpenter  5  8  1  '''9'''  +7  0  FW Haley Skarupa  5  3  6  '''9'''  +9  0  FW Erin Ambrose  5  0  9  '''9'''  +14  0  DF Brittany Ammerman  5  5  3  '''8'''  +6  4  FW Melodie Daoust  5  4  4  '''8'''  +7  4  FW Christine Bestland  5  3  5  '''8'''  +9  8  FW===Leading goaltenders===Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list. Player TOI SA GA GAA Sv% SO Carmen MacDonald  213:02  72  4  1.13  '''94.74'''  2 Shizuka Takahashi  236:38  140  10  2.54  '''93.33'''  0 Alex Rigsby  183:10  69  5  1.64  '''93.24'''  2 Susanna Airaksinen  180:00  54  5  1.67  '''91.53'''  0 Isabella Portnoj  126:21  74  7  3.32  '''91.36'''  0===Tournament awards===Best players selected by the Directorate:*Best Goaltender:  Alex Rigsby*Best Defenceman:  Brigette Lacquette*Best Forward:  Kendall Coyne*MVP:  Jessica CampbellSource:  IIHF
Division I The tournament was held in Piešťany, Slovakia, from April 3 to April 9, 2010.'' is promoted to Top Division for the 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship''
See also *2010 IIHF World U18 Championships (Men)*2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (Men)
References
External links *  Official site of the IIHF