The 2022 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship was the 14th IIHF U18 Women's World Championship in ice hockey.
On December 24, 2021, the tournament was cancelled for the second year in a row by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, on March 21, 2022, the IIHF announced it had reconsidered and rescheduled the Top Division tournament for June 6âÂÂ13, 2022 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
The venues which hosted the event in Dane County, Wisconsin were LaBahn Arena, located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison and Bob Suter's Capitol Ice Arena in Middleton, home of the USHL's Madison Capitols.
All times are local (UTCâÂÂ5).
The third and fourth placed team from Group B played a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.
Teams were reseeded for the semifinals in accordance with the following ranking:
Best player selected by the Directorate
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All-Star team
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List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
<small>GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/â = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position<br> Source: IIHF</small>
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
<small>TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts<br> Source: IIHF</small>
The tournament would have been held in Gyà Âr, Hungary from 9 to 15 January 2022. It was rescheduled and played from 3 to 8 April 2022.
The tournament would have been held in Radenthein, Austria from 10 to 16 January 2022. It was rescheduled to 6âÂÂ11 September.
The tournament would have been held in Istanbul, Turkey from 21 to 27 January 2022. It was rescheduled and played from 27 June to 5 July.