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championship. It was held from 7 to 12 January 2008, in

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. The championship is the

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version of the women worlds, held under the auspices of the

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. The inaugural competition featured two groups of nations in round robin play, followed by playoffs. There were eight national teams.

Teams

The following teams participated in the championship: * * * * * * * *

Format

The eight participating teams are divided up into two seeded groups as below. The teams will play each other once in a single round robin format. The top two teams from the group will proceed to the medal round, while the remaining teams will play in the placing games.

Preliminary round

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Group A

Group B

Placement round

Bracket

5–8th place semifinals

7th place game

5th place game

Final round

Bracket

Semifinals

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

Scoring leaders

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Leading goaltenders

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Tournament awards

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Notes

References

2010 IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championship Team Canada Notes
* TSN.ca (Canadian Press
Hockey Canada names women's U-18 roster
* USA Hocke
Women’s Under-18 Team Announced

External links

* TSN.c
2008 World Women's U-18 Championship
* Hockey Canad

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Teams

Format

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Placement round

Bracket

5–8th place semifinals

7th place game

5th place game

Final round

Bracket

Semifinals

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

Tournament awards

See also

Notes

References

External links