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

United States
NicknameTeam USA
AssociationUSA Hockey
Head coachCourtney Kennedy
AssistantsChris Bailey
Greg May
Shelly Picard
CaptainBella Fanale
Top scorerKendall Coyne (22)
Most pointsKendall Coyne (33)
Team colors     
IIHF codeUSA
First international
 United States 11–0 Russia 
(Calgary, Canada; January 7, 2008)
Biggest win
 United States 18–0 Czech Republic 
(Füssen, Germany; January 9, 2009)
Biggest defeat
 Canada 5–1 United States 
(Budapest, Hungary; March 30, 2014)
IIHF U18 Women's World Championship
Appearances18 (first in 2008)
Best result Gold: (2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2024, 2026)
Medal record
U18 Women's World Championship
2008 Canada Team
2009 Germany Team
2011 Sweden Team
2015 United States Team
2016 Canada Team
2017 Czech Republic Team
2018 Russia Team
2020 Slovakia Team
2024 Switzerland Team
2026 Canada Team
2010 United States Team
2012 Czech Republic Team
2013 Finland Team
2014 Hungary Team
2019 Japan Team
2022 United States Team
2025 Finland Team
2023 Sweden Team

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

Competitive record

IIHF U18 Women's World Championship

The United States has won a medal in every IIHF U18 Women's World Championship they have participated in since 2008, including a record ten gold medals,[1][2] currently in 2026.[3]

Year Result Rank GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts
2008 Champions 5 5 0 0 0 41 4 15
2009 Champions 5 4 1 0 0 58 4 14
2010 Runner-up 5 4 0 1 0 40 6 13
2011 Champions 5 5 0 0 0 47 4 15
2012 Runner-up 5 4 0 0 1 35 5 12
2013 Runner-up 5 4 0 1 0 36 2 13
2014 Runner-up 5 4 0 0 1 24 7 12
2015 Champions 5 3 2 0 0 20 4 13
2016 Champions 5 4 1 0 0 23 3 14
2017 Champions 5 4 0 1 0 19 3 13
2018 Champions 5 4 1 0 0 26 12 14
2019 Runner-up 5 4 0 1 0 17 8 13
2020 Champions 5 3 1 0 1 11 4 11
2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
2022 Runner-up 5 4 0 0 1 23 6 12
2023 Third place 5 3 0 0 2 21 9 9
2024 Champions 6 6 0 0 0 32 5 18
2025 Runner-up 6 5 0 0 1 25 5 15
2026 Champions 6 6 0 0 0 56 2 18
Total 10 Titles 18/19 93 76 6 4 7 554 93 244

Awards and honors

Year Player Award Ref
2008 Alyssa Grogan Directorate Award, Best Goaltender [5]
2009 Alex Rigsby Directorate Award, Best Goaltender [6]
Alev Kelter Directorate Award, Best Defenseman
Amanda Kessel Directorate Award, Best Forward
2010 Alex Rigsby Directorate Award, Best Goaltender [7]
Kendall Coyne Directorate Award, Best Forward
2011 Milica McMillen Directorate Award, Best Defenseman [8]
Alex Carpenter Directorate Award, Best Forward
2012 Alex Carpenter Directorate Award, Best Forward [9]
2013 Katherine Schipper Directorate Award, Best Forward [10]
2014 Jincy Dunne Directorate Award, Best Defenseman [11]
Taylar Cianfarano Directorate Award, Best Forward
2015 Jincy Dunne Directorate Award, Best Defenseman [12]
Media All-Star Team [13]
Melissa Samoskevich [13]
2016 Cayla Barnes Directorate Award, Best Defenseman [14]
Media All-Star Team [15]
2017 Cayla Barnes Directorate Award, Best Defenseman [16]
2018 Taylor Heise Directorate Award, Best Forward [17]
Media All-Star Team [18]
Media Award, Most Valuable Player
Makenna Webster Media All-Star Team
Gracie Ostertag Directorate Award, Best Defenseman [17]
2019 Katy Knoll Media All-Star Team [19]
2020 Lacey Eden Media All-Star Team [20]
2022 Sydney Morrow Media All-Star Team [21]
Laila Edwards Media All-Star Team
Tournament MVP
Directorate Award, Best Forward [22]
2023 Molly Jordan Media All-Star Team [23]
2024 Josie St. Martin Media All-Star Team [24]
2025 Anabella Fanale Directorate Award, Best Forward [25]
Media All-Star Team
Megan Healy Media All-Star Team
Morgan Stickney
2026 Margaret Averill Media All-Star Team [26]
Directorate Award, Best Defenseman
Jane Daley Media All-Star Team
Tournament MVP
Directorate Award, Best Forward

Current roster

Roster for the 2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.[27]

Head coach: Courtney Kennedy

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
2 D Maggie Averill — C 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (2008-09-09) September 9, 2008 Phillips Academy
3 D Mia Miller 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 63 kg (139 lb) (2008-04-03) April 3, 2008 Northfield High School
4 D Ava Decourcey 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (2008-07-24) July 24, 2008 Noble and Greenough School
5 D Kateryna Sander 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 73 kg (161 lb) (2008-03-04) March 4, 2008 Holy Family Catholic High School
6 D Sloane Hartmetz 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) 58 kg (128 lb) (2008-02-08) February 8, 2008 Shattuck-Saint Mary's
7 F Emily Pohl 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) 68 kg (150 lb) (2008-06-07) June 7, 2008 Hill-Murray School
9 D Chyna Taylor 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 59 kg (130 lb) (2009-07-10) July 10, 2009 Lovell Academy
10 F Jane Daley 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) 58 kg (128 lb) (2009-03-09) March 9, 2009 Shattuck-Saint Mary's
11 F Kylie Amelkovich — A 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 77 kg (170 lb) (2008-04-29) April 29, 2008 Shattuck-Saint Mary's
14 F Talla Hansen 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 62 kg (137 lb) (2008-11-22) November 22, 2008 Benilde-St. Margaret's
17 F Maddy Kimbrel — A 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 64 kg (141 lb) (2008-05-05) May 5, 2008 Holy Family Catholic High School
18 F Lily Bromley 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (2008-02-02) February 2, 2008 Noble & Greenough School
20 F Alaina Gnetz 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 62 kg (137 lb) (2008-01-25) January 25, 2008 Centennial/Spring Lake Park High School
22 F Christina Scalese 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) 59 kg (130 lb) (2008-01-17) January 17, 2008 Groton School
24 F Catherine McCool 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 73 kg (161 lb) (2009-10-02) October 2, 2009 Noble and Greenough School
25 F Annabelle Lovell 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) 50 kg (110 lb) (2009-02-25) February 25, 2009 Lovell Academy
27 F Haley Box 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 66 kg (146 lb) (2008-03-10) March 10, 2008 Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins
28 D Taylee Manion 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 62 kg (137 lb) (2009-11-12) November 12, 2009 Proctor/Hermantown Mirage
29 F Lindsay Stepnowski 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (2008-01-28) January 28, 2008 Loomis Chaffee School
30 G Morgan Stickney 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 66 kg (146 lb) (2008-01-18) January 18, 2008 Shattuck-Saint Mary's
31 G Bianca Birrittieri 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 62 kg (137 lb) (2008-03-25) March 25, 2008 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
35 G Cecilia Wielenberg 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 61 kg (134 lb) (2009-03-06) March 6, 2009 Team Illinois
37 D Addison McLay 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 57 kg (126 lb) (2008-06-09) June 9, 2008 Hill-Murray School
38 F Bailey Rupp 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 71 kg (157 lb) (2008-08-22) August 22, 2008 Bemidji High School
78 F Jillian McLaughlin 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 64 kg (141 lb) (2008-03-02) March 2, 2008 Rink Hockey Academy Kelowna

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