United States women's national under-18 ice hockey team explained

United States
Badge:USA hockey logo.gif
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Nickname:Team USA
Association:USA Hockey
Coach:Liz Keady Norton
Asst Coach:Amber Fryklund
Courtney Kennedy
Captain:Maggie Scannell
Top Scorer:Kendall Coyne (22)
Most Points:Kendall Coyne (33)
Iihf Code:USA
First Game: 11–0
(Calgary, Canada; January 7, 2008)
Largest Win: 18–0
(Füssen, Germany; January 9, 2009)
Largest Loss: 5–1
(Budapest, Hungary; March 30, 2014)
World Champ2 Name:IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
World Champ2 Apps:16
World Champ2 First:2008
World Champ2 Best: Gold: (2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2024)

The United States women's national under-18 ice hockey team represents the United States at the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships.

Competitive record

IIHF U18 Women's World Championship

The United States has won a medal in every IIHF World Women's U18 Championship they have participated in since 2008, including a record nine gold medals.[1] [2]

Year Result Rank
Champions5 5 0 0 0 41 4 15
Champions5 4 1 0 0 58 4 14
Runner-up5 4 0 1 0 40 6 13
Champions5 5 0 0 0 47 4 15
Runner-up5 4 0 0 1 35 5 12
Runner-up5 4 0 1 0 36 2 13
Runner-up5 4 0 0 1 24 7 12
Champions5 3 2 0 0 20 4 13
Champions5 4 1 0 0 23 3 14
Champions5 4 0 1 0 19 3 13
Champions5 4 1 0 0 26 12 14
Runner-up5 4 0 1 0 17 8 13
Champions5 3 1 0 1 11 4 11
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
Runner-up5 4 0 0 1 23 6 12
Third place5 3 0 0 2 21 9 9
Champions6 6 0 0 0 32 5 18
To be determined
Total9 Titles 16/18 81 65 6 4 6 473 86 211

Awards and honors

Year Player Award Ref
2008Alyssa GroganDirectorate Award, Best Goaltender[4]
2009Alex RigsbyDirectorate Award, Best Goaltender[5]
Alev KelterDirectorate Award, Best Defenseman
Amanda KesselDirectorate Award, Best Forward
2010Alex RigsbyDirectorate Award, Best Goaltender[6]
Kendall CoyneDirectorate Award, Best Forward
2011Milica McMillenDirectorate Award, Best Defenseman[7]
Alex CarpenterDirectorate Award, Best Forward
2012Alex CarpenterDirectorate Award, Best Forward[8]
2013Katherine SchipperDirectorate Award, Best Forward[9]
2014Jincy DunneDirectorate Award, Best Defenseman[10]
Taylar CianfaranoDirectorate Award, Best Forward
2015Jincy DunneDirectorate Award, Best Defenseman[11]
Media All-Star Team[12]
Melissa Samoskevich
2016Cayla BarnesDirectorate Award, Best Defenseman[13]
Media All-Star Team[14]
2017Cayla BarnesDirectorate Award, Best Defenseman[15]
2018Taylor HeiseDirectorate Award, Best Forward[16]
Media All-Star Team[17]
Media Award, Most Valuable Player
Makenna WebsterMedia All-Star Team
Gracie OstertagDirectorate Award, Best Defenseman
2019Katy KnollMedia All-Star Team[18]
2020Lacey EdenMedia All-Star Team[19]
2022Sydney MorrowMedia All-Star Team[20]
Laila EdwardsMedia All-Star Team
Tournament MVP
Directorate Award, Best Forward[21]
2023Molly JordanMedia All-Star Team[22]
2024Josie St. MartinMedia All-Star Team[23]

Current roster

Roster for the 2024 U18 Series.[24]

Head coach: Liz Keady Norton

No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam
2 D Maggie Averill 1.8m (05.9feet) 85abbr=onNaNabbr=on 9 September 2008 Phillips Academy
3 D Faith Baratta 1.55m (05.09feet) 59abbr=onNaNabbr=on 18 June 2008 Lovell Academy
4 D Megan Healy – A 1.63m (05.35feet) 61abbr=onNaNabbr=on 16 January 2007 Bishop Kearney Selects
5 D Sydney Lamb 1.7m (05.6feet) 65abbr=onNaNabbr=on 9 June 2007 Windy City Storm
6 D Emma Cerruti 1.73m (05.68feet) 68abbr=onNaNabbr=on 11 February 2008 Shattuck-Saint Mary's
7 F Adrianna Milani 1.63m (05.35feet) 54abbr=onNaNabbr=on 19 March 2009 Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins
8 D Kenleigh Fischer 1.7m (05.6feet) 66abbr=onNaNabbr=on 3 November 2007 Fargo North High School
9 D Emilia Biotti 1.78m (05.84feet) 73abbr=onNaNabbr=on 4 January 2007 Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
10 F Lorelai Nelson 1.73m (05.68feet) 64abbr=onNaNabbr=on 25 August 2007 Edina High School
11 F Kylie Amelkovich 1.73m (05.68feet) 70abbr=onNaNabbr=on 29 April 2008 Shattuck-Saint Mary's
12 F Addison Tremel 1.63m (05.35feet) 59abbr=onNaNabbr=on 14 November 2007 Bishop Kearney Selects
13 D Chyna Taylor 1.68m (05.51feet) 59abbr=onNaNabbr=on 10 July 2009 Lovell Academy
14 F Annabelle Lovell 1.6m (05.2feet) 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on 25 February 2009 Lovell Academy
15 F Jane Daley 1.65m (05.41feet) 58abbr=onNaNabbr=on 9 March 2009 Shattuck-Saint Mary's
16 F Rhianna Mayer 1.73m (05.68feet) 75abbr=onNaNabbr=on 13 June 2007 Bishop Kearney Selects
18 D Alaina Dunn 1.7m (05.6feet) 61abbr=onNaNabbr=on 20 April 2007 Dexter Southfield School
24 F Evelyn Doyle 1.68m (05.51feet) 69abbr=onNaNabbr=on 14 August 2007 Dexter Southfield School
25 F Haley Box 1.63m (05.35feet) 64abbr=onNaNabbr=on 10 March 2008 Shattuck-Saint Mary's
26 D Sloane Hartmetz 1.6m (05.2feet) 55abbr=onNaNabbr=on 8 February 2008 Shattuck-Saint Mary's
27 F Bella Fanale – C 1.65m (05.41feet) 75abbr=onNaNabbr=on 19 May 2007 Bishop Kearney Selects
29 G Natalia Dilbone 1.73m (05.68feet) 73abbr=onNaNabbr=on 3 January 2008 Little Caesars
30 G Ashlyn Hazlett 1.7m (05.6feet) 57abbr=onNaNabbr=on 19 July 2007 Minnetonka High School
31 G Morgan Stickney 1.73m (05.68feet) 61abbr=onNaNabbr=on 18 January 2008 Shattuck-Saint Mary's
36 F Lindsay Stepnowski 1.65m (05.41feet) 61abbr=onNaNabbr=on 28 January 2008 Loomis Chaffee School
45 F Sydney Stoughton 1.75m (05.74feet) 73abbr=onNaNabbr=on 14 April 2009 Lovell Academy

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Under-18 Women's World Championship . . January 15, 2023.
  2. Web site: Not without a medal . . Risto . Pakarinen . January 15, 2023 . January 15, 2023.
  3. Web site: 2020-11-18. IIHF Season 2021 – Calendar of Events. 2020-11-25. stats.iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation.
  4. Web site: Hockey Canada – IIHF Directorate Awards and Most Valuable Player – IIHF World Women's Under-18 Championship . Hockeycanada.ca . 2011-01-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706182926/http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/70515/la_id/1.htm%20majd%20reggel%20meg%20kell%20n%E8%84%9B%E9%88%A5%E6%AF%AD%E5%81%AE%EF%B9%9Dni%2C%20mennyivel%20nyert . 2011-07-06 .
  5. Web site: Best players selected by the directorate . 2017-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180116073014/https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/181/IHW181000_85I_1_0.pdf . 2018-01-16 . . live .
  6. Web site: Best Players Selected by the Directorate . . IIHF.com . . April 3, 2024.
  7. Web site: Best Players Selected by the Directorate . . IIHF.com . . April 3, 2024.
  8. Web site: Best Players Selected by the Directorate . . IIHF.com . . April 3, 2024.
  9. Web site: Best Players Selected by the Directorate . . IIHF.com . . April 3, 2024.
  10. Web site: Best Players Selected by the Directorate . . IIHF.com . . April 3, 2024.
  11. Web site: Best Players Selected by the Directorate . . IIHF.com . . April 3, 2024.
  12. Web site: Media All Stars . . January 12, 2015 . IIHF.com . . April 3, 2024.
  13. Web site: Best Players Selected by the Directorate . . April 3, 2024 . en . January 15, 2016.
  14. Web site: 2016 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship – Media All Stars . . April 3, 2024 . January 15, 2016.
  15. Web site: Best Players Selected by the Directorate . . IIHF.com . . April 3, 2024.
  16. Web site: Best Players Selected by the Directorate . . IIHF.com . . April 3, 2024.
  17. Web site: Media All Stars . . IIHF.com . . January 13, 2018 . April 3, 2024.
  18. Web site: Media All Stars . . IIHF.com . . January 13, 2019 . April 3, 2024.
  19. Web site: Media All Stars . . April 3, 2024 . January 2, 2020.
  20. Web site: Media All Stars . . April 3, 2024 . June 13, 2022.
  21. Web site: Best Players Selected by the Directorate . . IIHF.com . . June 13, 2022 . April 3, 2024.
  22. Web site: 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Media All Stars . . April 3, 2024 . January 15, 2023.
  23. Web site: 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Media All Stars . . April 3, 2024 . January 14, 2024.
  24. Web site: 2024 U18 Series Roster . . August 12, 2024.

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