The 2012 U18 IIHF Women's World Championship was the fifth IIHF U18 Women's World Championship and was hosted in ZlÃÂn and PÃ Âerov, Czech Republic. It began on 31 December 2011 with the gold medal game played on 7 January 2012.
Canada won the title for the second time after defeating United States 3âÂÂ0 in the final. Sweden captured the bronze medal with a 4âÂÂ1 victory over Germany.
With an attendance of 17,480, the tournament set a record for most-attended IIHF U18 Women's World Championship. The previous record holder was the inaugural championship.
All times are local (UTC+1).
All games are being played at ZlÃÂn.
All games are being played at PÃ Âerov.
The teams played a best-of-three series.
All times are local (UTC+1).
is relegated to Division I for the 2013 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.
All times are local (UTC+1).
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. <small>GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/â = P PlusâÂÂminus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position</small> <small>Source: IIHF.com Jan. 7, 2012 (21:15 GMT+1)</small>
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list. <small>TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts</small> <small>Source: IIHF.com Jan. 7, 2012 (21:15 GMT+1)</small>
Best players selected by the directorate:
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The qualification tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 29 November to 4 December 2011. The final tournament was played in Tromsø, Norway, from 29 December 2011 to 4 January 2012.