2023 IIHF Women's World Championship

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2023 IIHF Women's World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates5–16 April
Opened byMary Simon
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  United States (10th title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Czechia
Fourth place  Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Games played31
Goals scored194 (6.26 per game)
Attendance59,372 (1,915 per game)
Scoring leader(s)United States Caroline Harvey (14 points)
MVPCanada Sarah Fillier
WebsiteWebsite
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The 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 22nd edition of the IIHF World Women's Championship, an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), contested in Brampton, Canada from 5 to 16 April 2023 at the CAA Centre.[1][2]

The United States won their tenth title after defeating Canada in the final, while Czechia captured bronze over Switzerland.[3][4]

Format[edit]

The top five teams from the previous tournament were placed in Group A and the teams that finished sixth through ninth in the 2022 tournament, plus France, which was promoted after the 2022 tournament, were placed in Group B. All of the teams in Group A and the top three teams from Group B continued to the knockout phase, while the bottom two teams from Group B were relegated. During the knockout stage, there was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.[5]

Venue[edit]

Brampton
CAA Centre
Capacity: 5,000

Participants[edit]

Rosters[edit]

Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards and defencemen) and two goaltenders and at most 20 skaters and three goaltenders. All ten participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a "Long List" roster no later than two weeks before the tournament.

Match officials[edit]

Twelve referees and twelve linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]

Referees Linesmen
  • Austria Julia Kainberger
  • Canada Brandy Dewar
  • Canada Cianna Lieffers
  • Canada Elizabeth Mantha
  • Canada Shauna Neary
  • Finland Anniina Nurmi
  • Germany Tijana Haack
  • Latvia Agnese Kārkliņa
  • United States Kelly Cooke
  • United States Samantha Hiller
  • United States Chelsea Rapin
  • United States Amanda Tassoni
  • Canada Jessica Chartrand
  • Canada Justine Todd
  • Canada Erin Zach
  • Czech Republic Kamila Smetková
  • Finland Tiina Saarimäki
  • United Kingdom Amy Lack
  • Hungary Zóra Gottlibet
  • Slovakia Magdalena Jonáková
  • Sweden Anna Hammar
  • United States Sarah Buckner
  • United States Jennifer Cameron
  • United States Erika Greenen

Preliminary round[edit]

The groups were based on the final rankings from the previous tournament.[7]

All times are local (UTC−4).[8]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada (H) 4 3 1 0 0 18 4 +14 11 Quarterfinals
2  United States 4 3 0 1 0 25 8 +17 10
3  Czechia 4 1 1 0 2 10 14 −4 5
4   Switzerland 4 1 0 0 3 7 21 −14 3
5  Japan 4 0 0 1 3 5 18 −13 1
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
5 April 2023
15:00
United States 7–1
(2–1, 2–0, 3–0)
 JapanCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 894
Game reference
Aerin FrankelGoaliesMiyuu Masuhara
Riko Kawaguchi
Referees:
Latvia Agnese Kārkliņa
Canada Cianna Lieffers
Linesmen:
Finland Tiina Saarimäki
Canada Justine Todd
0–108:14 – Toko (Koyama)
Keller (Heise, Janecke) – 09:291–1
Carpenter (Barnes, Knight) (PP) – 14:442–1
Carpenter (Kessel, Knight) – 21:523–1
Heise (Guilday, Harvey) – 22:434–1
Bilka (Harvey, Winn) – 45:075–1
Murphy – 54:166–1
Knight (Winn, Carpenter) – 57:097–1
4 minPenalties4 min
58Shots13
5 April 2023
19:00
Canada 4–0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)
  SwitzerlandCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 3,510
Game reference
Ann-Renée DesbiensGoaliesAndrea BrändliReferees:
Finland Anniina Nurmi
United States Amanda Tassoni
Linesmen:
Hungary Zóra Gottlibet
United States Erika Greenen
Spooner – 11:421–0
Nurse (Ambrose, Fillier) (PP) – 14:272–0
Johnston (Rattray, Spooner) (PP) – 21:443–0
Fillier (Nurse) – 54:074–0
12 minPenalties14 min
49Shots12

6 April 2023
15:00
Japan 1–2 OT
(0–1, 0–0, 1–0)
(OT: 0–1)
 CzechiaCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 568
Game reference
Miyuu MasuharaGoaliesBlanka ŠkodováReferees:
United States Kelly Cooke
United States Chelsea Rapin
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Kamila Smetková
Canada Erin Zach
0–119:23 – Pejšová (Přibylová, Neubauerová)
Ukita (Toko) – 43:141–1
1–263:16 – Mrázová (Neubauerová, Lásková) (EA)
2 minPenalties2 min
17Shots28

7 April 2023
11:00
Switzerland 1–9
(0–4, 0–2, 1–3)
 United StatesCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 2,227
Game reference
Saskia MaurerGoaliesNicole HensleyReferees:
United States Samantha Hiller
Austria Julia Kainberger
Linesmen:
United States Jennifer Cameron
Canada Jessica Chartrand
0–100:07 – Murphy (Roque)
0–215:19 – Harvey (Heise) (PP)
0–315:42 – Bilka (Heise)
0–416:56 – Gilmore (Hughes, Murphy)
0–528:23 – Roque (Murphy)
0–638:04 – Kessel (Heise, Barnes)
0–747:45 – Harvey (Roque, Janecke) (PP)
Enzler (Müller, Stalder) (PP) – 50:271–7
1–855:00 – Barnes (Carpenter, Knight) (PP)
1–959:31 – Hughes (Barnes, Roque)
10 minPenalties27 min
13Shots54
7 April 2023
19:00
Czechia 1–5
(1–2, 0–1, 0–2)
 CanadaCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 4,036
Game reference
Blanka ŠkodováGoaliesAnn-Renée DesbiensReferees:
Canada Brandy Dewar
Canada Shauna Neary
Linesmen:
Sweden Anna Hammar
United Kingdom Amy Lack
0–108:03 – Poulin (Turnbull, Jenner)
Mlýnková – 18:271–1
1–218:52 – Fast (Larocque, Turnbull)
1–338:57 – Turnbull (Larocque, Clark)
1–442:16 – Poulin (Jenner)
1–554:40 – Stacey (Turnbull, Shelton)
12 minPenalties10 min
15Shots42

8 April 2023
19:00
Japan 0–5
(0–2, 0–2, 0–1)
 CanadaCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 3,755
Game reference
Miyuu Masuhara
Riko Kawaguchi
GoaliesEmerance MaschmeyerReferees:
Germany Tijana Haack
Canada Elizabeth Mantha
Linesmen:
United States Sarah Buckner
Slovakia Magdalena Jonáková
0–103:56 – Jenner (Poulin, Ambrose)
0–208:03 – Fillier (Fast, Nurse)
0–323:34 – Nurse (Ambrose, Poulin) (PP)
0–438:35 – Spooner (Rattray, Fillier)
0–556:41 – Fillier (Serdachny, Turnbull)
4 minPenalties8 min
11Shots60

9 April 2023
15:00
United States 6–2
(2–2, 2–0, 2–0)
 CzechiaCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 2,149
Game reference
Aerin FrankelGoaliesBlanka ŠkodováReferees:
Canada Elizabeth Mantha
Finland Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
United States Jennifer Cameron
United Kingdom Amy Lack
Keller (Murphy) – 06:271–0
1–107:59 – Křížová (Pejzlová, Vanišová) (PP)
1–213:06 – Čajanová
Scamurra (Pannek, Harvey) – 16:112–2
Eden – 20:453–2
Janecke (Heise, Bilka) – 30:424–2
Knight (Carpenter, Harvey) – 41:225–2
Roque (SH) – 48:516–2
49 minPenalties8 min
29Shots24

10 April 2023
15:00
Switzerland 4–3
(0–2, 2–1, 2–0)
 JapanCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 1,101
Game reference
Andrea BrändliGoaliesRiko KawaguchiReferees:
Austria Julia Kainberger
United States Amanda Tassoni
Linesmen:
Sweden Anna Hammar
Finland Tiina Saarimäki
0–106:08 – Koyama (Toko, Hitosato)
0–211:21 – Enomoto (Ito, Ukita) (PP)
Christen (Müller, Stalder) (PP) – 26:321–2
Vallario – 26:532–2
2–334:26 – Ao. Shiga (Ak. Shiga, Noro)
Müller (Enzler, Baechler) – 47:573–3
Stalder (Müller, Vallario) – 50:544–3
6 minPenalties4 min
28Shots22
10 April 2023
19:00
Canada 4–3 GWS
(1–1, 1–0, 1–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 United StatesCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 4,322
Game reference
Ann-Renée DesbiensGoaliesAerin FrankelReferees:
United States Samantha Hiller
Canada Cianna Lieffers
Linesmen:
United States Sarah Buckner
Canada Justine Todd
0–108:45 – Bilka (Roque, Janecke) (PP)
Fillier (Nurse, Zandee-Hart) – 12:381–1
Poulin (Ambrose, Fillier) (PP2) – 23:082–1
Stacey (Clark, Thompson) (ENG) – 57:333–1
3–259:21 – Knight (Harvey, Heise) (EA)
3–359:56 – Kessel (Bilka, Heise) (EA)
Jenner GOAL
Fillier MISS
Poulin MISS
Spooner MISS
Nurse MISS
Poulin MISS
Jenner MISS
Fillier MISS
Rattray GOAL
ShootoutGOAL Knight
MISS Harvey
MISS Heise
MISS Carpenter
MISS Kessel
MISS Knight
MISS Heise
MISS Bilka
MISS Knight
14 minPenalties10 min
37Shots29

11 April 2023
19:00
Czechia 5–2
(3–0, 1–0, 1–2)
  SwitzerlandCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 1,119
Game reference
Blanka ŠkodováGoaliesSaskia Maurer
Caroline Spies
Referees:
United States Kelly Cooke
Germany Tijana Haack
Linesmen:
Canada Jessica Chartrand
Canada Erin Zach
Šapovalivová (Mlýnková) – 00:521–0
Pejzlová (Čajanová, Vanišová) – 13:262–0
Mills (Pejšová, Lásková) – 19:003–0
Hymlarová (Neubauerová, Lásková) (PP) – 39:084–0
4–140:29 – Stalder (Enzler, Christen)
Pištěková (Plosová, Mills) – 42:045–1
5–250:08 – Müller (Stalder, Enzler)
4 minPenalties8 min
35Shots15

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Finland 4 4 0 0 0 26 3 +23 12 Quarterfinals
2  Germany 4 3 0 0 1 11 6 +5 9
3  Sweden 4 2 0 0 2 18 14 +4 6
4  Hungary 4 1 0 0 3 7 15 −8 3 Relegation to 2024 Division IA
5  France 4 0 0 0 4 5 29 −24 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
5 April 2023
11:00
France 1–14
(0–6, 1–3, 0–5)
 FinlandCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 705
Game reference
Margaux Mameri
Caroline Lambert
GoaliesSanni AholaReferees:
Austria Julia Kainberger
Canada Shauna Neary
Linesmen:
United States Jennifer Cameron
United Kingdom Amy Lack
0–105:19 – Nieminen (Liikala) (SH)
0–206:03 – Nylund (Sundelin, Rantala) (SH)
0–308:27 – Vesa (Sundelin, Karjalainen)
0–415:37 – Vesa (Laitinen, Hiirikoski)
0–516:33 – Tulus (Savolainen, Rantala)
0–618:04 – Liikala (Vanhanen, Nieminen)
Duvin (Aurard) – 20:361–6
1–721:53 – Nylund (Parkkonen, Karjalainen)
1–823:51 – Lindstedt (Parkkonen, Yrjänen)
1–930:41 – Laitinen (Hiirikoski, Nieminen)
1–1042:34 – Vainikka (Liikala, Vanhanen)
1–1148:32 – Vainikka (Savolainen, Tulus)
1–1251:57 – Nieminen (Laitinen, Vainikka)
1–1356:08 – Nylund (Laitinen, Vanhanen) (PP)
1–1458:38 – Savolainen (Vainikka, Tulus)
6 minPenalties4 min
12Shots53

6 April 2023
11:00
Germany 6–2
(1–1, 3–1, 2–0)
 SwedenCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 1,021
Game reference
Sandra AbstreiterGoaliesEmma SöderbergReferees:
Germany Tijana Haack
United States Samantha Hiller
Linesmen:
Canada Jessica Chartrand
Slovakia Magdalena Jonáková
0–100:10 – Svensson
Feldmeier (Strobel, Haider) (PP) – 18:151–1
Kluge (Welcke, Weidenfelder) – 24:472–1
Haider (Wagner, Karpf) – 25:313–1
3–225:50 – Svensson
Voigt (Jobst-Smith, Haider) – 33:054–2
Haider (Wagner, Karpf) – 47:215–2
Feldmeier (Strobel, Botthof) (EN) – 55:076–2
2 minPenalties6 min
28Shots33
6 April 2023
19:00
France 2–4
(0–2, 0–1, 2–1)
 HungaryCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 1,072
Game reference
Caroline LambertGoaliesAnikó NémethReferees:
Canada Brandy Dewar
Canada Elizabeth Mantha
Linesmen:
United States Sarah Buckner
Sweden Anna Hammar
0–105:46 – Huszák (Metzler, Kiss-Simon)
0–211:41 – Metzler (Kiss-Simon, Mayer) (PP)
0–337:50 – Huszák (Dabasi)
Duvin (Rozier, Väänänen) – 42:591–3
Locatelli (Duvin, Baudrit) (PP) – 48:072–3
2–452:40 – Dabasi (Huszák, Kiss-Simon) (PP)
31 minPenalties6 min
34Shots32

7 April 2023
15:00
Finland 3–0
(2–0, 1–0, 0–0)
 GermanyCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 1,532
Game reference
Anni KeisalaGoaliesJohanna MayReferees:
Latvia Agnese Kārkliņa
United States Amanda Tassoni
Linesmen:
Hungary Zóra Gottlibet
Canada Justine Todd
Lindstedt (Nieminen, Hiirikoski) (PP) – 13:181–0
Vesa (Sundelin, Nylund) – 15:592–0
Vainikka (Laitinen, Hiirikoski) – 28:393–0
4 minPenalties4 min
43Shots16

8 April 2023
11:00
Sweden 6–2
(4–2, 1–0, 1–0)
 HungaryCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 1,337
Game reference
Sara GrahnGoaliesAnikó Németh
Zsuzsa Révész
Referees:
Canada Cianna Lieffers
Finland Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
United States Erika Greenen
Finland Tiina Saarimäki
Ljungblom (Svensson, Kjellbin) – 03:001–0
Ljungblom (Svensson, Olsson) – 06:132–0
2–107:27 – Seregély (Gasparics)
2–208:57 – Dabasi (Huszák, Mayer) (PP)
Ljungblom (Svensson, Nylén Persson) (PP) – 13:083–2
Andersson (Thuvik, Jungåker) – 14:584–2
Ljungblom (Olsson) – 24:445–2
Svensson (Nylén Persson, Olsson) (PP) – 51:546–2
14 minPenalties6 min
28Shots29

9 April 2023
11:00
Finland 4–2
(0–0, 0–2, 4–0)
 SwedenCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 1,919
Game reference
Anni KeisalaGoaliesSara GrahnReferees:
Canada Brandy Dewar
United States Chelsea Rapin
Linesmen:
United States Erika Greenen
Czech Republic Kamila Smetková
0–121:08 – Thuvik (Hjalmarsson)
0–238:59 – Jungåker (Kjellbin, Johansson) (PP)
Vainikka (Rantala, Tulus) – 43:421–2
Savolainen (Nieminen, Tulus) (PP) – 46:062–2
Nieminen (Liikala, Vanhanen) – 47:513–2
Savolainen (Tulus, Hiirikoski) (PP) – 58:344–2
4 minPenalties11 min
38Shots15
9 April 2023
19:00
Germany 3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 FranceCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 1,020
Game reference
Sandra AbstreiterGoaliesMargaux MameriReferees:
United States Kelly Cooke
Canada Shauna Neary
Linesmen:
Hungary Zóra Gottlibet
Canada Erin Zach
Haider (Strobel, Feldmeier) (PP) – 15:491–0
Eisenschmid – 20:282–0
Jobst-Smith (Kluge, Eisenschmid) (PP) – 50:393–0
10 minPenalties10 min
26Shots28

10 April 2023
11:00
Hungary 0–5
(0–1, 0–3, 0–1)
 FinlandCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 1,073
Game reference
Anikó Németh
Zsuzsa Révész
GoaliesSanni AholaReferees:
Germany Tijana Haack
Latvia Agnese Kārkliņa
Linesmen:
United States Jennifer Cameron
Slovakia Magdalena Jonáková
0–111:36 – Laitinen (Nieminen, Vanhanen)
0–222:12 – Hiirikoski (Tulus, Lindstedt) (PP)
0–336:15 – Nylund (Vanhanen, Vainikka) (PP)
0–436:21 – Vesa (Sundelin)
0–559:47 – Savolainen (Rantala, Yrjänen)
8 minPenalties2 min
15Shots36

11 April 2023
11:00
Hungary 1–2
(0–2, 1–0, 0–0)
 GermanyCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 1,232
Game reference
Anikó NémethGoaliesSandra AbstreiterReferees:
Canada Shauna Neary
United States Chelsea Rapin
Linesmen:
United States Erika Greenen
Czech Republic Kamila Smetková
0–110:34 – Hark (Delarbre, Jobst-Smith)
0–219:25 – Eisenschmid (Feldmeier)
Dabasi (Odnoga) – 20:491–2
2 minPenalties6 min
37Shots26
11 April 2023
15:00
Sweden 8–2
(3–0, 4–0, 1–2)
 FranceCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 702
Game reference
Emma SöderbergGoaliesCaroline Lambert
Margaux Mameri
Referees:
Latvia Agnese Kārkliņa
Finland Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Slovakia Magdalena Jonáková
United Kingdom Amy Lack
Olsson (Ljungblom, Holmgren) – 06:491–0
Lundin (Olsson, Nylén Persson) (PP) – 09:222–0
Olsson (Ljungblom) – 18:273–0
Olsson (Svensson, Nylén Persson) (PP) – 26:024–0
Ljungblom (Lundin, Nylén Persson) (PP) – 29:125–0
Olsson (Ljungblom, Jungåker) – 33:176–0
Ljungblom (Svensson, Olsson) – 35:537–0
Svensson (Olsson, Lundin) (PP) – 45:388–0
8–148:43 – Barbirati (Le Scodan, Desvignes)
8–250:05 – Baudrit (Duvin, Rozier) (PP)
10 minPenalties14 min
48Shots24

Knockout stage[edit]

There was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.

Ranking[edit]

Rank Team Grp Pos Pts GD GF Seed
1  Canada A 1 11 +14 18 2
2  United States A 2 10 +17 25 1
3  Czechia A 3 5 −4 10 6
4   Switzerland A 4 3 −14 7 4
5  Japan A 5 1 −13 5 7
6  Finland B 1 12 +23 26 3
7  Germany B 2 9 +5 11 10
8  Sweden B 3 6 +4 18 8

Bracket[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
13 April
 
 
A1
 Canada (OT)
3
 
15 April
 
B3
 Sweden
2
 
1
 Canada
5
 
13 April
 
4
  Switzerland
1
 
A2
 United States
3
 
16 April
 
B2
 Germany
0
 
1
 Canada
3
 
13 April
 
2
 United States
6
 
A3
 Czechia
2
 
15 April
 
B1
 Finland
1
 
2
 United States
9
 
13 April
 
3
 Czechia
1 Third place
 
A4
  Switzerland
5
 
16 April
 
A5
 Japan
1
 
3
 Czechia
3
 
 
4
  Switzerland
2
 

Quarterfinals[edit]

13 April 2023
10:00
Czechia 2–1
(0–1, 2–0, 0–0)
 FinlandCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 1,034
Game reference
Blanka ŠkodováGoaliesAnni KeisalaReferees:
Canada Cianna Lieffers
United States Chelsea Rapin
Linesmen:
Sweden Anna Hammar
Canada Justine Todd
0–115:18 – Vainikka (Tulus, Laitinen)
Mlýnková (Křížová, Mrázová) (PP) – 26:461–1
Mrázová (Tejralová, Čajanová) – 27:352–1
10 minPenalties8 min
22Shots42

13 April 2023
13:30
United States 3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 GermanyCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 1,375
Game reference
Aerin FrankelGoaliesSandra AbstreiterReferees:
Canada Elizabeth Mantha
Canada Shauna Neary
Linesmen:
Canada Jessica Chartrand
Hungary Zóra Gottlibet
Kessel (Harvey, Carpenter) (PP) – 19:051–0
Bilka (Winn, Roque) (PP) – 32:392–0
Murphy (Scamurra, Stecklein) (SH) – 47:563–0
10 minPenalties6 min
52Shots18

13 April 2023
17:00
Canada 3–2 OT
(1–0, 1–1, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)
 SwedenCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 4,019
Game reference
Emerance MaschmeyerGoaliesEmma SöderbergReferees:
Germany Tijana Haack
United States Amanda Tassoni
Linesmen:
United States Erika Greenen
Czech Republic Kamila Smetková
Turnbull (Fast) – 08:201–0
Nurse (Ambrose, Jenner) (PP) – 33:012–0
2–138:37 – Ljungblom (Svensson, Nylén Persson) (PP)
2–259:50 – Svensson (Nylén Persson, Jungåker) (EA)
Nurse (Fillier, Larocque) – 64:263–2
8 minPenalties8 min
54Shots14

13 April 2023
20:30
Switzerland 5–1
(1–1, 3–0, 1–0)
 JapanCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 1,344
Game reference
Andrea BrändliGoaliesMiyuu Masuhara
Riko Kawaguchi
Referees:
Austria Julia Kainberger
Finland Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
United States Jennifer Cameron
Canada Erin Zach
0–108:17 – Toko (Ukita, Seki)
Christen (Müller, Stalder) (PP) – 18:221–1
Müller (Stalder) – 20:292–1
Stalder (Enzler) – 24:263–1
Enzler (Stalder, Christen) – 26:104–1
Enzler (Müller, Stalder) (PP) – 48:295–1
4 minPenalties10 min
35Shots28

5–8th place semifinals[edit]

14 April 2023
15:00
Finland 8–2
(1–1, 3–1, 4–0)
 GermanyCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 679
Game reference
Anni KeisalaGoaliesSandra Abstreiter
Johanna May
Referees:
United States Kelly Cooke
Canada Brandy Dewar
Linesmen:
Slovakia Magdalena Jonáková
Finland Tiina Saarimäki
0–110:17 – Weidenfelder (Feldmeier, Haider) (PP)
Nylund (Vesa, Sundelin) – 10:331–1
Nieminen (Hiirikoski, Savolainen) (PP) – 20:352–1
2–221:49 – Wagner (Karpf, Hark)
Nieminen (Tulus) (PP) – 25:313–2
Nieminen (Hiirikoski, Laitinen) (EA) – 28:504–2
Liikala (Parkkonen, Nieminen) – 45:115–2
Hiirikoski (Laitinen) – 48:176–2
Vesa (Nylund, Rantala) – 49:197–2
Laitinen (Vainikka, Liikala) (PP) – 59:458–2
6 minPenalties8 min
41Shots22

14 April 2023
19:00
Japan 0–1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0)
 SwedenCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 976
Game reference
Riko KawaguchiGoaliesEmma SöderbergReferees:
United States Samantha Hiller
Latvia Agnese Kārkliņa
Linesmen:
United States Sarah Buckner
Czech Republic Kamila Smetková
0–109:06 – Bouveng (Lundin, Olsson)
6 minPenalties12 min
23Shots24

Semifinals[edit]

15 April 2023
12:00
United States 9–1
(1–0, 5–1, 3–0)
 CzechiaCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 2,663
Game reference
Aerin FrankelGoaliesBlanka Škodová
Kateřina Zechovská
Referees:
United States Kelly Cooke
Canada Cianna Lieffers
Linesmen:
Sweden Anna Hammar
Finland Tiina Saarimäki
Kessel (Barnes, Harvey) (PP) – 11:301–0
Knight (Barnes, Roque) – 24:222–0
Knight (Harvey, Barnes (PP) – 25:573–0
Murphy (Harvey, Carpenter) – 28:134–0
4–131:31 – Šapovalivová (Mrázová, Čajanová)
Roque (Heise, Winn) (PP) – 35:005–1
Kessel (Knight) – 38:196–1
Janecke (Heise, Bilka) – 42:507–1
Janecke (Heise, Winn) (PP) – 47:118–1
Harvey (Kessel) – 54:089–1
6 minPenalties10 min
45Shots15

15 April 2023
16:00
Canada 5–1
(0–0, 2–0, 3–1)
  SwitzerlandCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 4,235
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Ann-Renée DesbiensGoaliesAndrea BrändliReferees:
United States Samantha Hiller
United States Chelsea Rapin
Linesmen:
United States Jennifer Cameron
Canada Jessica Chartrand
Fillier (Nurse, Spooner) – 31:061–0
Fillier (Spooner) – 37:042–0
Rattray (Spooner, Thompson) (PP) – 43:483–0
Fillier (Ambrose, Maltais) – 55:044–0
4–157:56 – Müller (Christen, Quennec) (PP2)
Johnston (Bourbonnais, Poulin) – 59:595–1
10 minPenalties27 min
59Shots9

Fifth place game[edit]

16 April 2023
10:00
Finland 3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)
 SwedenCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 956
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Sanni AholaGoaliesEmma SöderbergReferees:
United States Kelly Cooke
Canada Cianna Lieffers
Linesmen:
Sweden Anna Hammar
Finland Tiina Saarimäki
0–100:48 – Kjellbin (Johansson, Hjalmarsson)
Hiirikoski (PP) – 10:121–1
Yrjänen (Savolainen, Vainikka) – 26:482–1
Tulus (Nieminen, Hiirikoski) (PP) – 57:103–1
4 minPenalties14 min
42Shots19

Third place game[edit]

16 April 2023
15:00
Czechia 3–2
(2–1, 1–1, 0–0)
  SwitzerlandCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 2,162
Game reference
Blanka ŠkodováGoaliesAndrea BrändliReferees:
United States Samantha Hiller
United States Chelsea Rapin
Linesmen:
United States Jennifer Cameron
Canada Jessica Chartrand
0–111:15 – Stalder (Quennec, Müller) (PP)
Křížová (Vanišová, Tejralová) – 11:461–1
Pejzlová (Vanišová, Křížová) – 14:312–1
2–228:09 – Lutz
Křížová (Tejralová, Jandušíková) – 37:163–2
12 minPenalties16 min
33Shots13

Final[edit]

16 April 2023
19:00
Canada 3–6
(1–1, 2–1, 0–4)
 United StatesCAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 4,635
Game reference
Ann-Renée DesbiensGoaliesAerin FrankelReferees:
Canada Elizabeth Mantha
United States Amanda Tassoni
Linesmen:
United States Sarah Buckner
Canada Justine Todd
Poulin (Ambrose, Jenner) (PP2) – 06:231–0
1–118:01 – Murphy (Carpenter)
Jenner (Fast, Rattray) – 25:032–1
2–228:30 – Knight (Kessel)
Jenner (Fast, Poulin) – 29:393–2
3–345:40 – Harvey
3–456:50 – Knight (Heise, Carpenter) (PP2)
3–557:17 – Knight (Harvey, Kessel) (PP)
3–658:02 – Barnes (ENG)
8 minPenalties10 min
27Shots22

Awards and statistics[edit]

The awards were announced on 16 April 2023.[9]

Awards[edit]

Scoring leaders[edit]

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
United States Caroline Harvey 7 4 10 14 +14 6 D
Finland Petra Nieminen 7 6 7 13 +7 2 F
United States Hilary Knight 7 8 4 12 +7 6 F
United States Taylor Heise 7 1 11 12 +9 2 F
Canada Sarah Fillier 7 7 4 11 +9 2 F
Sweden Hilda Svensson 7 5 6 11 +8 2 F
Sweden Hanna Olsson 7 4 7 11 +9 4 F
Switzerland Lara Stalder 7 4 7 11 +1 35 F
Finland Jenni Hiirikoski 7 3 8 11 +6 2 D
Sweden Lina Ljungblom 7 7 3 10 +6 6 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF

Leading goaltenders[edit]

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Finland Sanni Ahola 179:39 2 0.67 46 95.65 1
United States Aerin Frankel 364:01 9 1.48 132 93.18 1
Germany Sandra Abstreiter 288:39 13 2.70 182 92.86 1
Sweden Emma Söderberg 301:47 13 2.58 170 92.35 1
Finland Anni Keisala 237:01 6 1.52 75 92.00 1

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Final standings[edit]

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A  United States 7 6 0 1 0 43 12 +31 19 Champions
2 A  Canada (H) 7 4 2 0 1 29 13 +16 16 Runners-up
3 A  Czechia 7 3 1 0 3 16 26 −10 11 Third place
4 A   Switzerland 7 2 0 0 5 15 30 −15 6 Fourth place
5 B  Finland 7 6 0 0 1 38 8 +30 18 Fifth place game
6 B  Sweden 7 3 0 1 3 22 20 +2 10
7 A  Japan 6 0 0 1 5 6 24 −18 1
8 B  Germany 6 3 0 0 3 13 17 −4 9
9 B  Hungary 4 1 0 0 3 7 15 −8 3 Eliminated in Preliminary round
and relegated to the 2024 Division I A
10 B  France 4 0 0 0 4 5 29 −24 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) tier of the group; 2) position in the group; 3) number of points; 4) goal difference; 5) goals scored; 6) seeding before tournament.[5]
(H) Host

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2023 World Championships". IIHF. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. ^ Merk, Martin (15 December 2022). "Women's Worlds in Brampton". IIHF. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Knight's 100th point good as gold". IIHF. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Czechia wins back-to-back bronze". IIHF. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Tournament Info". IIHF. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  7. ^ Merk, Martin (4 September 2022). "Canada remains first in World Ranking". IIHF. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  8. ^ Merk, Martin (24 January 2023). "Canada opens Women's Worlds vs. Swiss". IIHF. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  9. ^ Podnieks, Andrew (16 April 2023). "Fillier named MVP". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

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