2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I

2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I

Tournament details
Host country	France
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	28 December 2008 – 2 January 2009
Teams	5
Final positions
Champions	Japan (1st title)
Runners-up	France
Third place	Slovakia
Tournament statistics
Games played	10
Goals scored	55 (5.5 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Nicol Čupková (6 points)

The 2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I tournament was held in Chambéry, France, from 28 December 2008 to 2 January 2009.^[1] This was the first junior female Division I ice hockey world championship in history.

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	4	4	0	0	0	18	5	+13	12
France	4	2	1	0	1	9	7	+2	8
Slovakia	4	2	0	1	1	11	14	−3	7
Austria	4	1	0	0	3	8	13	−5	3
Norway	4	0	0	0	4	9	16	−7	0

 Japan is promoted to the Top Division of the 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.

All times are local (CET – UTC+01:00).

28 December 2008 17:30

Austria

2–1 (1-0, 0-1, 1-0)

Norway

Buisson Rond Ice Rink, Chambéry

28 December 2008 21:00

France

2–1 GWS (1-0, 0-1, 0-0) (0-0, 1-0)

Slovakia

Buisson Rond Ice Rink, Chambéry

29 December 2008 21:00

Japan

3–1 (0-0, 1-1, 2-0)

Austria

Buisson Rond Ice Rink, Chambéry

30 December 2008 17:30

Slovakia

1–6 (1-0, 0-2, 0-4)

Japan

Buisson Rond Ice Rink, Chambéry

30 December 2008 21:00

France

3–2 (3-1, 0-0, 0-1)

Norway

Buisson Rond Ice Rink, Chambéry

31 December 2008 15:00

Slovakia

5–3 (0-1, 3-1, 2-1)

Austria

Buisson Rond Ice Rink, Chambéry

01 January 2009 14:30

Japan

7–3 (4-1, 2-1, 1-1)

Norway

Buisson Rond Ice Rink, Chambéry

01 January 2009 18:00

France

4–2 (2-1, 0-1, 2-0)

Austria

Buisson Rond Ice Rink, Chambéry

02 January 2009 17:30

Norway

3–4 (0-1, 3-1, 0-2)

Slovakia

Buisson Rond Ice Rink, Chambéry

02 January 2009 21:00

Japan

2–0 (0-0, 1-0, 1-0)

France

Buisson Rond Ice Rink, Chambéry