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(IIHF) due to the

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. However, on March 21, 2022, the IIHF announced it had reconsidered and rescheduled the Top Division tournament for June 6–13, 2022 in

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, United States. The venues which hosted the event in

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were

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, located on the campus of the

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in Madison and

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's Capitol Ice Arena in Middleton, home of the

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Top Division

Preliminary round

''All times are local ( UTC−5).''

Group A

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Group B

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Relegation round

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Final round

Teams were reseeded for the semifinals in accordance with the following ranking: #tier of the group; #position in the group.

Bracket

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Final ranking

Awards and statistics

Awards

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Scoring leaders

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Leading goaltenders

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Division I

Group A

The tournament would have been held in

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from 9 to 15 January 2022. It was rescheduled and played from 3 to 8 April 2022.

Group B

The tournament would have been held in

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from 10 to 16 January 2022. It was rescheduled to 6–11 September.

Division II

The tournament would have been held in

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from 21 to 27 January 2022. It was rescheduled and played from 27 June to 5 July.

References

External links

Official website of IIHF
{{Women's ice hockey tournaments IIHF World Women's U18 Championships 2022 IIHF U18 Women's World Championships 2021–22 in women's ice hockey

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