COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Tickets are on sale now for the 2015 International Ice Hockey Federation Under-18 Women's World Championship, set for Jan. 5-12 at HARBORCENTER in Buffalo, New York. The event, which will feature the best women's hockey players in the world, 18 years of age and younger, includes teams from the U.S., as well Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Japan, Russia, Switzerland and Sweden.

Each team will play three preliminary-round contests and the tournament culminates with the bronze and gold medal games on Monday, Jan. 12. For a complete tournament schedule, click here.

Individual tickets start at $5 and are also available as day passes (four games) and tournament passes (all-inclusive). For more information on the IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championship, including all ticket information, click here, or call the First Niagara Center box office at 716.855.4444.

NOTES: Team USA has played in the gold medal game in seven of previous IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championships, capturing the event’s top prize three times (2008, 2009, 2011).

For more information, contact Rob Koch (robk@usahockey.org)