DMITROV, Russia – Four players recorded two goals apiece as the U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team defeated Sweden, 9-3, to claim the gold medal at the 2018 International Ice Hockey Federation Under-18 Women’s World Championship here tonight at the Ice Palace.
“I’m really proud of the way we played tonight,” said Joel Johnson, head coach of the 2018 U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team. “It’s always special to throw your gloves off and celebrate together as a family. I’m very excited for this group to have a moment they will cherish forever.”
The win gives the United States an unprecedented fourth-straight gold medal at the IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship and marks its seventh title in the event’s 11-year history. The United States also claimed gold in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
For the complete game recap, click here.
2018 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship • Team USA Schedule
Jan. 6-13 – Ice Palace – Dmitrov, Russia
Date Opponent/Round Result U.S. Player of the Game
Sat., Jan. 6 Sweden
Preliminary Round
W(OT), 2-1
Makenna Webster
Sun., Jan. 7 Russia
Preliminary Round
W, 5-3
Britta Curl
Tues., Jan. 9
Canada
Preliminary Round
W, 6-2
Taylor Heise
Fri., Jan. 12 Canada
Semifinals
W (SO), 4-3
Casey O’Brien
Sat., Jan. 13 Sweden
Gold-Medal Game
W, 9-3
Dominique Petrie
NOTES: Dominique Petrie (Beverly Hills, Calif.) was named U.S. Player of the Game … Two of the three Directorate Awards were given to United States players, as Gracie Ostertag (Shakopee, Minn.) was named Best Defenseman and Taylor Heise (Lake City, Minn.) was named Best Forward … In addition, Heise and Makenna Webster (St. Louis, Mo.) were selected to the Tournament Media All-Star Team while Heise was also named Tournament MVP … Britta Curl (Bismarck, N.D.), Heise and Webster were named the Top 3 U.S. Players of the Tournament … Team USA outshot Sweden, 36-9, and went 3-for-4 on the power play. For full game statistics, click here … Team USA, which has reached the gold-medal game in all 11 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championships, holds an all-time record of 44-5-3-2 (W-OTW-OTL-L) in 54 games at the IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship … Reagan Carey (Colorado Springs, Colo.), USA Hockey’s director of women’s hockey, is the general manager of the 2018 U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team … Joining Johnson as an associate coach is Maura Crowell (Mansfield, Mass.), head women’s ice hockey coach at the University of Minnesota Duluth, while Courtney Kennedy (Woburn, Mass.), associate head women’s ice hockey coach at Boston College, is serving as an assistant coach … USA Hockey’s international council, chaired by Gavin Regan (Potsdam, N.Y.), vice president of USA Hockey, has oversight responsibilities for all U.S. teams that compete internationally.
