2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

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2023 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates8–15 January 2023
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Canada (7th title)
Runner-up  Sweden
Third place  United States
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played21
Goals scored130 (6.19 per game)
Attendance11,604 (553 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Slovakia Nela Lopušanová (12 points)
MVPSlovakia Nela Lopušanová
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The 2023 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was the 15th Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey which took place in Östersund, Sweden, January 8–15, 2023.

Top Division[edit]

The Top Division tournament is played in Östersund, Sweden from 8 to 15 January 2023.[1]

Match officials[edit]

Ten referees and ten linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]

Preliminary round[edit]

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 0 15 3 +12 9 Semifinals
2  United States 3 2 0 0 1 15 7 +8 6
3  Sweden (H) 3 1 0 0 2 11 11 0 3 Quarterfinals
4  Finland 3 0 0 0 3 2 22 −20 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.
(H) Host
8 January 2023
16:00		United States 6–3
(1–1, 2–1, 3–1)		 SwedenÖstersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 760
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Annelies BergmannGoaliesIda HenrikssonReferees:
Canada Jennifer Berezowski
United States Jenna Janshen
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Krityna Hájková
United States Breana Kraut
Lindsay (Jordan, Scannell) (PP) – 06:281–0
1–115:38 – Rehn (Hallbeck) (SH)
Taber (St. Martin, Healy) (PP) – 28:032–1
2–234:47 – Hallin (Jungåker) (PP)
Compton (Lalonde) – 36:313–2
DiGirolamo (Avar, Lalonde) – 45:114–2
Scannell (Klepinger, Healy) (PP) – 50:335–2
5–351:54 – Natt och Dag (Svensson, Hallin)
McCarthy (ENG) – 59:046–3
16 minPenalties12 min
43Shots32
8 January 2023
20:00		Canada 8–0
(2–0, 3–0, 3–0)		 FinlandÖstersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 338
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Arianne LeblancGoaliesKerttu Kuja-HalkolaReferees:
United States Taylor Hanvelt
Japan Anna Kuroda
Linesmen:
Germany Caroline Butt
United States Melanie Gotsdiner
Kraemer (Pais) – 03:591–0
Kraemer (Law, Venusio) – 12:132–0
Lunney (Alexander) – 28:323–0
Hurry (Murphy, Kraemer) (EA) – 39:014–0
Grober (Law) – 39:345–0
Stonehouse (Law, Graham) – 44:006–0
Graham (Stonehouse) – 51:487–0
Caron (Grober, Baxter) (PP) – 56:268–0
8 minPenalties6 min
48Shots9
9 January 2023
16:00		United States 8–1
(2–0, 3–1, 3–0)		 FinlandÖstersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 182
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Layla HempGoaliesSuvi Saarinen
Kerttu Kuja-Halkola		Referees:
Latvia Sintija Čamane
Sweden Veronica Lovensnö
Linesmen:
France Alexia Cheyroux
Netherlands Britt Kösters
Scannell – 02:561–0
Taber (Dunne, Kim) – 14:132–0
2–123:02 – Pelkonen (Salonen)
Scannell – 24:113–1
Scannell – 24:484–1
Dunne (Scannell, Hall) (PP) – 30:585–1
Kim (St. Martin) (PP) – 46:566–1
Hall (Lindsay, Dunne) (PP) – 54:557–1
McCarthy (DiGirolamo, Scannell) – 58:198–1
8 minPenalties8 min
40Shots20
9 January 2023
20:00		Sweden 2–4
(1–1, 1–1, 0–2)		 CanadaÖstersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 972
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Felicia FrankGoaliesHannah ClarkReferees:
Germany Vanessa Anselm
Sweden Ida Henriksson
Linesmen:
Switzerland Anina Egli
Germany Leonie Ernst
Svensson – 02:501–0
1–107:36 – Pais
1–234:07 – Law (Venusio, Stonehouse) (PP)
Jungåker) (Raunio) (PP2) – 39:332–2
2–344:58 – Kraemer (Aubin) (PP)
2–459:45 – Kraemer (ENG)
12 minPenalties28 min
45Shots31
11 January 2023
16:00		Finland 1–6
(0–1, 1–3, 0–2)		 SwedenÖstersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 1,125
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Kerttu Kuja-Halkola
Suvi Saarinen		GoaliesFelicia FrankReferees:
United States Jenna Janshen
Czech Republic Zuzana Svobodová
Linesmen:
China Wang Hui
Poland Natalia Witkowska
0–113:17 – Hellman (Rehn, Bergeby Hallbeck)
Vanhanen (Berg) – 26:321–1
1–227:54 – Andersson (Utbult, Lindeberg)
1–333:20 – Svensson (Lindqvist, Sohrner)
1–439:21 – Jungåker (Ålenius)
1–540:59 – Svensson (Markström, Lindeberg) (PP)
1–643:11 – Lindqvist (Markström, Svensson)
6 minPenalties6 min
16Shots36
11 January 2023
20:00		Canada 3–1
(0–0, 2–1, 1–0)		 United StatesÖstersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 337
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Hannah ClarkGoaliesAnnelies BergmannReferees:
Canada Jennifer Berezowski
United Kingdom Hollie Neenan
Linesmen:
United States Melanie Gotsdiner
Czech Republic Kristina Hájková
0–131:15 – Dunne
Kraemer (Pieckenhagen, Pais) – 32:431–1
Pais (Pieckenhagen, Lunney) – 34:572–1
Kraemer – 43:123–1
8 minPenalties10 min
35Shots11

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czechia 3 3 0 0 0 12 6 +6 9 Quarterfinals
2  Slovakia 3 2 0 0 1 13 8 +5 6
3   Switzerland 3 1 0 0 2 5 8 −3 3 Relegation round
4  Japan 3 0 0 0 3 5 13 −8 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.
8 January 2023
12:00		Czechia 3–2
(0–2, 0–0, 3–0)		  SwitzerlandÖstersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 179
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Michaela HesováGoaliesTalina BendererReferees:
Germany Vanessa Anselm
Sweden Veronica Lovensnö
Linesmen:
France Alexia Cheyroux
Switzerland Anina Egli
0–105:36 – Eggli (Herzig)
0–206:44 – Gaberell (Wey, Baechler) (PP)
Narovcová (Malicka, Slavíčková) – 44:041–2
Hujová (Velinská, Vocetková) – 47:022–2
Mazancová (Vaníčková) – 58:423–2
4 minPenalties6 min
30Shots11
8 January 2023
14:00		Slovakia 6–3
(2–1, 1–1, 3–1)		 JapanÖstersund Arena B, Östersund
Attendance: 143
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Lívia DebnárováGoaliesRirina TakenakaReferees:
Latvia Sintija Čamane
Sweden Ida Henriksson
Linesmen:
Germany Leonie Ernst
Netherlands Britt Kösters
Lopušanová (Tóthová) – 09:081–0
1–114:17 – Numabe (Chujo, Murakami)
Karkošková (Lopušanová) – 19:572–1
Dobiášová (Tóthová, Krákorová) – 20:163–1
3–229:51 – Murakami (Umemori, Chujo) (EA)
Dobiášová (Lacková, Krákorová) – 48:224–2
Dobiášová (Tóthová, Krákorová) – 50:375–2
5–355:55 – Ito (Murakami) (EA)
Lopušanová (PS) – 58:116–3
4 minPenalties6 min
29Shots25
9 January 2023
12:00		Japan 1–5
(0–1, 0–2, 1–2)		 CzechiaÖstersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 126
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Madoka SekiguchiGoaliesMichaela Hesová
Barbora Dalecká		Referees:
United Kingdom Hollie Neenan
Czech Republic Zuzana Svobodová
Linesmen:
China Wang Hui
Poland Natalia Witkowska
0–118:06 – Pištěková (Plosová, Vaníčková) (PP)
0–224:28 – Plosová (Šapovalivová)
0–339:33 – Vocetková
A. Tada (Umemori) – 43:221–3
1–444:23 – Velinská (Hujová)
1–559:34 – Šapovalivová (Plosová, Pištěková)
8 minPenalties6 min
18Shots35
9 January 2023
18:00		Slovakia 4–1
(0–1, 3–0, 1–0)		  SwitzerlandÖstersund Arena B, Östersund
Attendance: 137
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Lívia DebnárováGoaliesTalina Benderer
Margaux Favre		Referees:
United States Jenna Janshen
Japan Anna Kuroda
Linesmen:
Germany Caroline Butt
United States Breana Kraut
0–108:56 – Rossel (Capezzali)
Lopušanová (SH) – 21:531–1
Dobiášová (Lopušanová, Macková) – 24:172–1
Lopušanová – 27:573–1
Lopušanová (Tóthová) – 44:114–1
4 minPenalties31 min
28Shots19
11 January 2023
12:00		Czechia 4–3
(2–1, 1–0, 1–2)		 SlovakiaÖstersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 186
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Michaela HesováGoaliesLívia DebnárováReferees:
Latvia Sintija Čamane
United States Taylor Hanvelt
Linesmen:
Switzerland Anina Egli
Netherlands Britt Kösters
Šapovalivová (Hujová) (PP) – 03:171–0
1–112:28 – Lopušanová (SH)
Juříčková (Vocetková) (PP) – 12:432–1
Hotová (Čabelová, Vaníčková) – 35:373–1
3–245:38 – Blichová (Stern) (PP)
Plosová (Brichová, Čabelová) (PP) – 51:254–2
4–358:34 – Dobiášová (Lopušanová)
6 minPenalties14 min
23Shots20
11 January 2023
18:00		Switzerland 2–1
(1–0, 0–0, 1–1)		 JapanÖstersund Arena B, Östersund
Attendance: 132
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Talina Benderer
Margaux Favre		GoaliesRirina Takenaka
Madoka Sekiguchi		Referees:
Germany Vanessa Anselm
Japan Anna Kuroda
Linesmen:
Germany Caroline Butt
Germany Leonie Ernst
Baechler (Inkamp, Wey) – 04:071–0
Rossel – 46:392–0
2–159:54 – Umemori (Tanabe)
6 minPenalties6 min
17Shots15

Relegation round[edit]

The third and fourth placed team from Group B played a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.

12 January 2023
16:00		Switzerland 5–0
(1–0, 0–0, 4–0)		 JapanÖstersund Arena B, Östersund
Attendance: 171
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Talina BendererGoaliesMadoka SekiguchiReferees:
Canada Jennifer Berezowski
United Kingdom Hollie Neenan
Linesmen:
France Alexia Cheyroux
United States Breana Kraut
Herzig – 19:061–0
Gaberell (Balzer, Inkamp) – 41:032–0
Meriguet (Gaberell) (EA) – 44:523–0
Balzer (Wey, Langenegger) (ENG) – 57:474–0
Aymon (ENG) – 58:505–0
8 minPenalties6 min
19Shots21
14 January 2023
18:00		Japan 1–2
(0–1, 1–0, 0–1)		  SwitzerlandÖstersund Arena B, Östersund
Attendance: 103
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Ririna TakenakaGoaliesTalina BendererReferees:
Latvia Sintija Čamane
United States Jenna Janshen
Linesmen:
France Alexia Cheyroux
Germany Leonie Ernst
0–112:31 – Baechler (Wey, Rossel) (PP)
Odermatt – 31:321–1
1–251:33 – Baechler
8 minPenalties8 min
19Shots20

Final round[edit]

Teams will be reseeded for the semifinals in accordance with the following ranking:[3]

  1. tier of the group;
  2. position in the group.
Rank Team Group Pos
1  Canada A 1
2  United States A 2
3  Sweden A 3
4  Finland A 4
5  Czechia B 1
6  Slovakia B 2

Bracket[edit]

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
          
14 January
1
 Canada (OT)		3
12 January
4
 Finland		2
3A
 Sweden		6
15 January
2B
 Slovakia		1
1
 Canada		10
3
 Sweden		0
14 January
2
 United States		1
12 January
3
 Sweden		2 Third place
4A
 Finland		3
15 January
1B
 Czechia		2
2
 United States		5
4
 Finland		0

Quarterfinals[edit]

12 January 2023
16:00		Sweden 6–1
(2–1, 2–0, 2–0)		 SlovakiaÖstersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 528
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Felicia FrankGoaliesLívia DebnárováReferees:
United States Taylor Hanvelt
Czech Republic Zuzana Svobodová
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Kristina Hájková
China Wang Hui
Andersson (Lindeberg, Gustafsson) (PP) – 07:091–0
1–109:27 – Lopušanová (Donovalová) (PP)
Raunio (Jungåker, Hedqvist) (PP) – 12:502–1
Leijonhielm (Natt och Dag, Hallin) – 23:323–1
Natt och Dag (Markström, Raunio) – 30:404–1
Hedqvist (Hallin) – 40:295–1
Svensson (Markström) – 47:506–1
6 minPenalties6 min
49Shots12
12 January 2023
20:00		Finland 3–2
(1–0, 0–0, 2–2)		 CzechiaÖstersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 228
Game reference
Kerttu Kuja-HalkolaGoaliesMichaela HesováReferees:
Sweden Ida Henriksson
Sweden Veronica Lovensnö
Linesmen:
United States Melanie Gotsdiner
Poland Natalia Witkowska
Salonen (Varjonen, Keränen) (PP) – 08:261–0
1–140:44 – Plosová (Šapovalivová)
1–246:07 – Vocetková (PP)
Vanhanen – 52:272–2
Salonen (Varjonen, Vanhanen) (PP) – 54:273–2
12 minPenalties8 min
36Shots29

Semifinals[edit]

14 January 2023
16:00		United States 1–2
(1–0, 0–2, 0–0)		 SwedenÖstersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 2,122
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Annelies BergmannGoaliesFelicia FrankReferees:
Germany Vanessa Anselm
United Kingdom Hollie Neenan
Linesmen:
United States Breana Kraut
Poland Natalia Witkowska
DiGirolamo (McCarthy) – 17:161–0
1–124:12 – Jungåker (Raunio, Hedqvist) (PP2)
1–226:44 – Lindeberg (Markström) (PP)
18 minPenalties12 min
38Shots27
14 January 2023
20:00		Canada 3–2 OT
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1)
(OT:1–0)		 FinlandÖstersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 311
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Hannah ClarkGoaliesKerttu Kuja-HalkolaReferees:
Sweden Veronica Lovensnö
Czech Republic Zuzana Svobodová
Linesmen:
Switzerland Anina Egli
United States Melanie Gotsdiner
Stonehouse (Pais) – 09:471–0
1–131:56 – Vanhanen (Schalin)
1–240:08 – Salonen (Vanhanen) (PP)
Law (Pais) – 52:382–2
Law – 67:323–2
18 minPenalties2 min
41Shots26

Fifth place game[edit]

14 January 2023
12:00		Czechia 6–3
(4–0, 1–1, 1–2)		 SlovakiaÖstersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 146
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Barbora DaleckáGoaliesLívia Debnárová
Soňa Kubániová		Referees:
Sweden Ida Henriksson
Japan Anna Kuroda
Linesmen:
Germany Caroline Butt
Netherlands Britt Kösters
Šapovalivová (Vaníčková, Hotová) – 00:101–0
Brichová – 00:312–0
Prošková (Wojnarová) – 01:073–0
Vocetková (Čabelová, Narovcová) – 08:474–0
Prošková (Čabelová) – 33:015–0
5–137:34 – Lopušanová (Tóthová)
Šapovalivová (Plosová, Slavíčková) (PP) – 51:516–1
6–254:03 – Lopušanová (Tóthová)
6–354:23 – Blichová (Lacková)
8 minPenalties2 min
29Shots19

Bronze medal game[edit]

15 January 2023
16:00		United States 5–0
(1–0, 2–0, 2–0)		 FinlandÖstersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 678
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Annelies BergmannGoaliesKerttu Kuja-HalkolaReferees:
Latvia Sintija Čamane
Sweden Veronica Lovensnö
Linesmen:
United States Melanie Gotsdiner
United States Breana Kraut
Dunne (Klepinger, Fanale) – 17:051–0
Taber (Scannell) – 34:312–0
Distad (Avar) – 36:243–0
Lalonde (Lindsay) – 50:294–0
Fanale (Dunne, Klepinger) (ENG) – 57:585–0
4 minPenalties2 min
40Shots23

Gold medal game[edit]

15 January 2023
20:00		Canada 10–0
(5–0, 3–0, 2–0)		 SwedenÖstersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 2,700
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Hannah ClarkGoaliesFelicia Frank
Ida Henriksson		Referees:
Canada Jennifer Berezowski
Czech Republic Zuzana Svobodová
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Kristina Hájková
Poland Natalia Witkowska
Kraemer (Law) – 5:161–0
Kraemer (Murphy) – 5:412–0
Aubin (Murphy, Pickering) – 9:143–0
Grober (Baxter, Murphy) (PP) – 10:014–0
Kraemer (Pais) – 12:005–0
Aubin (Pieckenhagen) – 23:546–0
Lunney (Graham) – 25:117–0
Alexander (Lunney) – 28:298–0
Pieckenhagen (Hurry) – 40:529–0
Kraemer (Venusio, Hurry) (PP) – 49:1710–0
4 minPenalties8 min
40Shots21

Awards and statistics[edit]

Awards[edit]

Scoring leaders[edit]

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

Rank Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1 Slovakia Nela Lopušanová 5 9 3 12 +5 2 F
2 Canada Caitlin Kraemer 5 10 1 11 +10 6 F
3 United States Margaret Scannell 5 4 4 8 +4 4 F
4 Canada Alex Law 4 3 4 7 +8 2 F
5 Canada Emma Pais 5 2 5 7 +13 0 F
6 Czech Republic Adéla Šapovalivová 5 4 2 6 +2 2 F
7 Sweden Hilda Svensson 6 4 2 6 +2 2 F
8 United States Joy Dunne 5 3 3 6 +2 6 F
8 Czech Republic Tereza Plosová 5 3 3 6 0 2 F
10 Slovakia Ema Tóthová 5 0 6 6 +5 0 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.

Rank Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
1 Canada Hannah Clark 247:32 5 1.21 103 95.15 1
2 Switzerland Talina Benderer 240:38 5 1.25 90 94.44 1
3 United States Annelies Bergmann 236:54 8 2.03 117 93.16 1
4 Czech Republic Michaela Hesová 212:17 8 2.26 78 89.74 0
5 Sweden Felicia Frank 251:26 11 2.62 105 89.52 0

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  Canada 5 4 1 0 0 28 5 +23 14 Champions
2 A  Sweden (H) 6 3 0 0 3 19 23 −4 9 Runners-up
3 A  United States 5 3 0 0 2 21 9 +12 9 Third place
4 A  Finland 6 1 0 1 4 7 32 −25 4 Fourth place
5 B  Czechia 5 4 0 0 1 20 12 +8 12 Fifth place game
6 B  Slovakia 5 2 0 0 3 17 20 −3 6
7 B   Switzerland 5 3 0 0 2 12 9 +3 9 Avoided Relegation
8 B  Japan 5 0 0 0 5 6 20 −14 0 Relegated to the Division I A
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division I[edit]

Main article: 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I

Group A[edit]

The tournament was held in Ritten, Italy from 9 to 15 January 2023.[6]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Germany 5 3 1 1 0 10 4 +6 12 Promoted to the 2024 Top Division
2  Italy (H) 5 2 1 1 1 8 5 +3 9[a]
3  France 5 2 1 1 1 11 8 +3 9[a]
4  Hungary 5 2 1 0 2 11 10 +1 8
5  Austria 5 0 1 2 2 6 11 −5 4
6  Norway 5 1 0 0 4 8 16 −8 3 Relegated to the 2024 Division I B
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b France 0–2 Italy

Group B[edit]

The tournament was held in Katowice, Poland from 10 to 15 January 2023.[6]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Denmark 4 4 0 0 0 19 3 +16 12 Promoted to the 2024 Division I A
2  Poland (H) 4 3 0 0 1 15 3 +12 9
3  Spain 4 1 1 0 2 6 9 −3 5
4  South Korea 4 1 0 1 2 5 12 −7 4
5  Chinese Taipei 4 0 0 0 4 2 20 −18 0
–  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn; relegated to the 2024 Division II A
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

Division II[edit]

Main article: 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II

Group A[edit]

The tournament was held in Dumfries, Great Britain from 21 to 27 January 2023.[6]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Australia 5 4 0 0 1 16 7 +9 12 Promoted to the 2024 Division I B
2  Latvia 5 2 2 0 1 14 7 +7 10[a]
3  Netherlands 5 3 0 1 1 9 9 0 10[a]
4  Great Britain (H) 5 3 0 1 1 11 8 +3 10[a]
5  Turkey 5 0 1 0 4 6 11 −5 2
6  Mexico 5 0 0 1 4 6 20 −14 1 Relegated to the 2024 Division II B
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Latvia 4 Pts, Netherlands 4 Pts, Great Britain 1 Pt. Latvia defeated Netherlands 2–1 in overtime.

Group B[edit]

The tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 26 January to 1 February 2023.[6]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Kazakhstan 5 5 0 0 0 35 5 +30 15 Promoted to the 2024 Division II A
2  Belgium 5 3 1 0 1 22 13 +9 11
3  Iceland 5 2 1 1 1 15 14 +1 9
4  New Zealand 5 2 0 0 3 19 14 +5 6
5  Bulgaria (H) 5 1 0 1 3 15 21 −6 4
6  Estonia 5 0 0 0 5 1 40 −39 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.
(H) Host

References[edit]

  1. ^ "U18 Women's Worlds in Ostersund". IIHF. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Tournament Format". IIHF. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  4. ^ "2023 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Best Players Selected by the Directorate". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  5. ^ "2023 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Media All Stars". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  6. ^ a b c d "World Championships – World Women U18". IIHF. Retrieved 21 December 2022.

External links[edit]

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