The 2018 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship was the 11th IIHF U18 Women's World Championship in ice hockey. It was played at the Ice Palace in Dmitrov, Russia from 6 to 13 January 2018. The USA won for the seventh time, for the first time defeating someone other than Canada in the gold medal game. Sweden took silver, while Canada took bronze beating host Russia. The Russians beat Canada in the preliminary round, marking another first.
On 4 January 2018, the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia announced that all entry tickets would be free as part of their program.
All times are local (UTC+3).
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The third and fourth placed team from Group B will play a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.
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<small>GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/â = P PlusâÂÂminus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes<br>Source: IIHF.com</small>
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
<small>TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts<br>Source: IIHF.com</small>
The Group A tournament was held in Asiago, Italy from 8 to 14 January 2018.
The Group B tournament was held in Katowice, Poland from 6 to 12 January 2018.
The Group B Qualification tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico from 30 January to 4 February 2018.