2018 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Malaysia |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 8–11 March 2018 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Chinese Taipei U18 (1st title) |
Runner-up  |  New Zealand U18 |
Third place  |  Thailand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 55 (9.17 per game) |
| Attendance | 1,009 (168 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Nuchanat Ponglerkdee[1] (8 points) |
| MVP | Nuchanat Ponglerkdee[2] |
The 2018 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia is an international women's ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament took place from 8 to 11 March 2018 at the Empire City Ice Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A round robin format was used. It was the sixth edition held since its formation in 2010 under the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia series of tournament.
Two of the four competing nations fielded under-18 teams[3]: New Zealand[4] and Chinese Taipei.[3]
The New Zealand youth team were the defending champions but the Chinese Taipei youth won the 2018 edition.[3]
Round robin
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| 8 March 2018 15:30 | Singapore  | 3 – 14 (1–4, 1–3, 1–7) | New Zealand U18 | Empire City Ice Arena Attendance: 139 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 min | Penalties | 0 min | ||
| 9 | Shots | 54 | ||
| 8 March 2018 19:00 | Thailand | 3 – 5 (1–2, 1–2, 1–1) | Chinese Taipei U18 | Empire City Ice Arena Attendance: 207 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 12 | Shots | 64 | ||
| 10 March 2018 15:30 | Thailand | 10 – 1 (3–1, 0–0, 7–0) | Singapore | Empire City Ice Arena Attendance: 114 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||
| 45 | Shots | 34 | ||
| 10 March 2018 19:00 | New Zealand U18 | 1 – 4 (0–2, 0–0, 1–2) | Chinese Taipei U18 | Empire City Ice Arena Attendance: 182 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 15 | Shots | 51 | ||
| 11 March 2018 15:30 | New Zealand U18 | 1 – 0 (0–0, 1–0, 0–0) | Thailand | Empire City Ice Arena Attendance: 175 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 38 | Shots | 25 | ||
| 10 March 2018 19:00 | Chinese Taipei U18 | 12 – 1 (5–0, 4–1, 3–0) | Singapore | Empire City Ice Arena Attendance: 192 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 46 | Shots | 20 | ||
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Chinese Taipei U18 |
3 | 3 | 0 |
|
New Zealand U18 |
3 | 2 | 1 |
|
Thailand |
3 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Singapore |
3 | 0 | 3 |
References
- ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey Womens's Challenge Cup of Asia Scoring leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey Womens's Challenge Cup of Asia Media All Stars" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ a b c Merk, Martin (12 March 2018). "Taipei's U18 girls win gold". National Teams of Ice Hockey. IIHF. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Swinkles, Logan (5 March 2018). "New Zealand's Under-18s look to defend their Challenge Cup title". Puck Yeah. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
External links
- Tournament page at IIHF.com