Hosts and defending gold medallists Canada will play Finland in the quarter-finals.
The IIHF Directorate has decided on the quarter-finals schedule for the U18 Women’s World Championship. The tournament started in Membertou and now shifts to Centre 200 for the playoff round.
All games will be played on Thursday, 15 January in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
QF 1---10.00/SWE-SVK
QF 2---13.30/CZE-SUI
QF 3---17.00/USA-HUN
QF 4---20.30/CAN-FIN
Sweden has won all four meetings with Slovakia, most recently 4-1 in 2024.
Czechia and the Swiss played just last year in the preliminary round, the Czechs previaling 2-1 in overtime on a Julie Jebouskova goal.
The Americans and Hungarians have played only once before, back in 2014, a 7-0 U.S. win.
Canada and Finland have a long history. Although Canada has won 14 of 15 games, the Finns did score a major upset in 2022, winning 2-0 in the summer edition of the WW18.
All games will be played on Thursday, 15 January in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
QF 1---10.00/SWE-SVK
QF 2---13.30/CZE-SUI
QF 3---17.00/USA-HUN
QF 4---20.30/CAN-FIN
Sweden has won all four meetings with Slovakia, most recently 4-1 in 2024.
Czechia and the Swiss played just last year in the preliminary round, the Czechs previaling 2-1 in overtime on a Julie Jebouskova goal.
The Americans and Hungarians have played only once before, back in 2014, a 7-0 U.S. win.
Canada and Finland have a long history. Although Canada has won 14 of 15 games, the Finns did score a major upset in 2022, winning 2-0 in the summer edition of the WW18.