2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II

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2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Netherlands
 Bulgaria
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates15–21 January 2024
8–14 January 2024
Teams12
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See also: 2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

The 2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II was a pair of international under-18 women's ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Divisions II A and II B represent the fourth and the fifth tier of competition at the 2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.

Group A tournament[edit]

2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Netherlands
CityHeerenveen
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates15–21 January 2024
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored110 (7.33 per game)
Attendance4,370 (291 per game)
Scoring leader(s)China Wang Yifan (12 points)
Websitewww.iihf.com

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Heerenveen, Netherlands, from 15 to 21 January 2024.[1][2]

Participating teams[edit]

Team Qualification
 China 6th place in 2023 World Championship Division I B and were relegated
 Latvia 2nd place in 2023 World Championship Division II A
 Netherlands Hosts; 3rd place in 2023 World Championship Division II A
 Great Britain 4th place in 2023 World Championship Division II A
 Turkey 5th place in 2023 World Championship Division II A
 Kazakhstan 1st place in 2023 World Championship Division II B and were promoted

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  China 5 5 0 0 0 48 3 +45 15 Promoted to the 2025 Division I B
2  Great Britain 5 4 0 0 1 22 7 +15 12
3  Netherlands (H) 5 2 1 0 2 19 29 −10 8
4  Latvia 5 2 0 1 2 10 13 −3 7
5  Kazakhstan 5 1 0 0 4 11 20 −9 3
6  Turkey 5 0 0 0 5 0 38 −38 0 Relegated to the 2025 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

Results[edit]

All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).

15 January 2024
13:00		Latvia 3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)		 TurkeyThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 100
Game reference
12 minPenalties14 min
32Shots16
15 January 2024
16:30		Kazakhstan 0–4
(0–3, 0–0, 0–1)		 Great BritainThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 100
Game reference
8 minPenalties14 min
15Shots29
15 January 2024
20:00		Netherlands 0–18
(0–6, 0–6, 0–6)		 ChinaThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 200
Game reference
4 minPenalties2 min
10Shots56
16 January 2024
13:00		Turkey 0–6
(0–3, 0–3, 0–0)		 KazakhstanThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Game reference
4 minPenalties2 min
8Shots28
16 January 2024
16:30		China 6–2
(3–2, 1–0, 2–0)		 Great BritainThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 120
Game reference
8 minPenalties10 min
31Shots20
16 January 2024
20:00		Latvia 3–4 GWS
(1–1, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 NetherlandsThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 450
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
34Shots24
18 January 2024
13:00		China 11–0
(2–0, 6–0, 3–0)		 TurkeyThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 100
Game reference
2 minPenalties2 min
65Shots1
18 January 2024
16:30		Latvia 2–1
(1–0, 1–0, 0–1)		 KazakhstanThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 100
Game reference
27 minPenalties2 min
24Shots25
18 January 2024
20:00		Netherlands 0–4
(0–2, 0–1, 0–1)		 Great BritainThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 450
Game reference
10 minPenalties4 min
4Shots51
20 January 2024
13:00		Great Britain 3–1
(1–0, 2–1, 0–0)		 LatviaThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 100
Game reference
4 minPenalties2 min
13Shots10
20 January 2024
16:30		Turkey 0–9
(0–6, 0–2, 0–1)		 NetherlandsThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 450
Game reference
6 minPenalties8 min
10Shots25
20 January 2024
20:00		Kazakhstan 0–8
(0–3, 0–2, 0–3)		 ChinaThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 100
Game reference
0 minPenalties4 min
11Shots52
21 January 2024
13:00		Great Britain 9–0
(4–0, 2–0, 3–0)		 TurkeyThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 150
Game reference
0 minPenalties4 min
55Shots3
21 January 2024
16:30		Netherlands 6–4
(3–0, 1–2, 2–2)		 KazakhstanThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 500
Game reference
6 minPenalties12 min
35Shots27
21 January 2024
20:00		China 5–1
(0–0, 2–1, 3–0)		 LatviaThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 250
Game reference
14 minPenalties8 min
21Shots13

Awards and statistics[edit]

Scoring leaders[edit]

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

Rank Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1 China Wang Yifan 5 10 2 12 +12 2 F
2 China Meng Fancong 5 1 11 12 +15 8 F
3 Netherlands Emily Olsthoorn 5 7 4 11 +6 4 F
4 China Zhao Ziyu 5 4 6 10 +15 0 F
5 China Hu Jiayi 5 3 6 9 +8 0 F
6 Netherlands Danique Koghee 5 3 5 8 +4 2 F
7 China Wang Jiaxin 5 4 3 7 +8 4 F
7 China Yu Xinlu 5 4 3 7 +12 4 F
9 United Kingdom Ruby Newlands 5 5 1 6 +3 4 F
9 United Kingdom Ellie Patrick 5 5 1 6 +6 4 F
9 China Zhang Biyang 5 5 1 6 +9 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 China Peng Yiyi 240:00 2 0.50 42 95.24 3
2 United Kingdom Evelyn Brown 260:00 7 1.62 60 88.33 2
3 Latvia Nikola Seleviča 302:28 12 2.38 98 87.76 1
4 Kazakhstan Veronika Ageyeva 252:47 16 3.80 119 86.55 1
5 Netherlands Robyn Verkaik 265:00 29 6.57 170 82.94 0

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

Awards[edit]

Source: IIHF.com

Group B tournament[edit]

2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Bulgaria
CitySofia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates8–14 January 2024
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored130 (8.67 per game)
Attendance1,863 (124 per game)
Scoring leader(s)New Zealand Nerhys Gordon (12 points)
Websitewww.iihf.com

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 8 to 14 January 2024.[3][4] New Zealand won, clinching promotion by scoring with their goalie pulled in their final game. South Africa replaced Estonia as the final entrant and lost all their games in their debut.

Participating teams[edit]

Team Qualification
 Mexico 6th place in 2023 World Championship Division II A and were relegated
 Belgium 2nd place in 2023 World Championship Division II B
 Iceland 3rd place in 2023 World Championship Division II B
 New Zealand 4th place in 2023 World Championship Division II B
 Bulgaria Hosts; 5th place in 2023 World Championship Division II B
 South Africa First participation in World Championship

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  New Zealand 5 4 0 0 1 33 9 +24 12[a] Promoted to the 2025 Division II A
2  Iceland 5 4 0 0 1 33 6 +27 12[a]
3  Belgium 5 3 1 0 1 23 5 +18 11
4  Mexico 5 2 0 0 3 21 10 +11 6
5  Bulgaria (H) 5 1 0 1 3 19 15 +4 4
6  South Africa 5 0 0 0 5 1 85 −84 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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b New Zealand defeated Iceland 2–0

Results[edit]

All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).

8 January 2024
13:00		Iceland 3–1
(0–0, 0–0, 3–1)		 MexicoWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference
8 January 2024
20:00		Belgium 1–0 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
OT: (1–0)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference
9 January 2024
13:00		Mexico 1–3
(0–2, 0–0, 1–1)		 New ZealandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference
9 January 2024
16:30		Belgium 0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)		 IcelandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference
9 January 2024
20:00		Bulgaria 13–1
(5–1, 3–0, 5–0)		 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference
10 January 2024
16:30		South Africa 0–22
(0–5, 0–5, 0–12)		 New ZealandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference
11 January 2024
13:00		Belgium 13–0
(3–0, 6–0, 4–0)		 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference
11 January 2024
16:30		Iceland 0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)		 New ZealandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference
11 January 2024
20:00		Mexico 4–0
(2–0, 0–0, 2–0)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference
13 January 2024
13:00		South Africa 0–13
(0–3, 0–7, 0–3)		 MexicoWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference
13 January 2024
16:30		Bulgaria 3–5
(0–1, 1–1, 2–3)		 IcelandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference
13 January 2024
20:00		New Zealand 2–5
(1–3, 1–1, 0–1)		 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference
14 January 2024
13:00		Iceland 24–0
(10–0, 7–0, 7–0)		 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference
14 January 2024
16:30		New Zealand 4–3
(2–1, 0–1, 2–1)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference
14 January 2024
20:00		Mexico 2–4
(1–0, 0–2, 1–2)		 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference

Awards and statistics[edit]

Scoring leaders[edit]

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

Rank Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1 New Zealand Nerhys Gordon 5 9 3 12 +14 4 F
2 New Zealand Polly Bennetts 5 7 5 12 +12 0 F
3 Belgium Camille Sommerschuh 5 7 3 10 +10 2 F
4 Iceland Sólrún Arnarsdóttir 5 3 6 9 +6 4 F
5 Mexico Regina Labastida 5 8 0 8 +10 2 D
6 Belgium Louise Paulissen 5 3 5 8 +9 0 F
7 Iceland Friðrika Magnúsdóttir 5 4 3 7 +5 0 F
8 Mexico Rebecca Andrade Castro 5 3 4 7 +11 27 F
9 New Zealand Camryn Linton 5 2 5 7 +4 2 F
10 Mexico Daniela Cuena 5 5 1 6 0 2 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 Belgium Anouk Belmans 243:55 5 1.23 98 94.90 1
2 New Zealand Zadia Paulse 239:44 9 2.25 119 92.44 1
3 Bulgaria Monika Nedyalkova 241:42 13 3.23 153 91.50 0
4 Mexico Nicole Duenas 263:22 8 1.82 77 89.61 1
5 Iceland Andrea Bachmann 258:14 6 1.39 53 88.68 1

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

Awards[edit]

Source: IIHF.com

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2024 World Championship Division II A official website, www.iihf.com
  2. ^ 2024 World Championship Division II A statistics, stats.iihf.com
  3. ^ 2024 World Championship Division II B official website, www.iihf.com
  4. ^ 2024 World Championship Division II B statistics, stats.iihf.com

External links[edit]

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