2023_IIHF_World_Women's_U18_Championship Knowpia

2023 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Sweden
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	8–15 January 2023
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Canada (7th title)
Runner-up	Sweden
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played	21
Goals scored	130 (6.19 per game)
Attendance	11,604 (553 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Nela Lopušanová (12 points)
MVP	Nela Lopušanová
	← 2022 2024 →

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]

Referees

Jennifer Berezowski
Zuzana Svobodová
Vanessa Anselm
Hollie Neenan
Anna Kuroda
Sintija Čamane
Ida Henriksson
Veronica Lovensnö
Taylor Hanvelt
Jenna Janshen

Linesmen

Wang Hui
Kristina Hájková
Caroline Butt
Leonie Ernst
Alexia Cheyroux
Britt Kösters
Natalia Witkowska
Anina Egli
Melanie Gotsdiner
Breana Kraut

Preliminary round edit

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	3	3	0	15	3	+12	9	Semifinals
2	United States	3	2	1	15	7	+8	6	Semifinals
3	Sweden (H)	3	1	2	11	11	0	3	Quarterfinals
4	Finland	3	0	3	2	22	−20	0	Quarterfinals

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)

Sweden

Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 760

Game reference

Annelies Bergmann

Goalies

Ida Henriksson

Referees:

Jennifer Berezowski

Jenna Janshen
Linesmen:

Krityna Hájková

Breana Kraut

Lindsay (Jordan, Scannell) (PP) – 06:28	1–0
	1–1	15:38 – Rehn (Hallbeck) (SH)
Taber (St. Martin, Healy) (PP) – 28:03	2–1
	2–2	34:47 – Hallin (Jungåker) (PP)
Compton (Lalonde) – 36:31	3–2
DiGirolamo (Avar, Lalonde) – 45:11	4–2
Scannell (Klepinger, Healy) (PP) – 50:33	5–2
	5–3	51:54 – Natt och Dag (Svensson, Hallin)
McCarthy (ENG) – 59:04	6–3

16 min

Penalties

12 min

43

Shots

32

8 January 2023
20:00

Canada

8–0
(2–0, 3–0, 3–0)

Finland

Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 338

Game reference

Arianne Leblanc

Goalies

Kerttu Kuja-Halkola

Referees:

Taylor Hanvelt

Anna Kuroda
Linesmen:

Caroline Butt

Melanie Gotsdiner

Kraemer (Pais) – 03:59	1–0
Kraemer (Law, Venusio) – 12:13	2–0
Lunney (Alexander) – 28:32	3–0
Hurry (Murphy, Kraemer) (EA) – 39:01	4–0
Grober (Law) – 39:34	5–0
Stonehouse (Law, Graham) – 44:00	6–0
Graham (Stonehouse) – 51:48	7–0
Caron (Grober, Baxter) (PP) – 56:26	8–0

8 min

Penalties

6 min

48

Shots

9

9 January 2023
16:00

United States

8–1
(2–0, 3–1, 3–0)

Finland

Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 182

Game reference

Layla Hemp

Goalies

Suvi Saarinen
Kerttu Kuja-Halkola

Referees:

Sintija Čamane

Veronica Lovensnö
Linesmen:

Alexia Cheyroux

Britt Kösters

Scannell – 02:56	1–0
Taber (Dunne, Kim) – 14:13	2–0
	2–1	23:02 – Pelkonen (Salonen)
Scannell – 24:11	3–1
Scannell – 24:48	4–1
Dunne (Scannell, Hall) (PP) – 30:58	5–1
Kim (St. Martin) (PP) – 46:56	6–1
Hall (Lindsay, Dunne) (PP) – 54:55	7–1
McCarthy (DiGirolamo, Scannell) – 58:19	8–1

8 min

Penalties

8 min

40

Shots

20

9 January 2023
20:00

Sweden

2–4
(1–1, 1–1, 0–2)

Canada

Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 972

Game reference

Felicia Frank

Goalies

Hannah Clark

Referees:

Vanessa Anselm

Ida Henriksson
Linesmen:

Anina Egli

Leonie Ernst

Svensson – 02:50	1–0
	1–1	07:36 – Pais
	1–2	34:07 – Law (Venusio, Stonehouse) (PP)
Jungåker) (Raunio) (PP2) – 39:33	2–2
	2–3	44:58 – Kraemer (Aubin) (PP)
	2–4	59:45 – Kraemer (ENG)

12 min

Penalties

28 min

45

Shots

31

11 January 2023
16:00

Finland

1–6
(0–1, 1–3, 0–2)

Sweden

Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 1,125

Game reference

Kerttu Kuja-Halkola
Suvi Saarinen

Goalies

Felicia Frank

Referees:

Jenna Janshen

Zuzana Svobodová
Linesmen:

Wang Hui

Natalia Witkowska

	0–1	13:17 – Hellman (Rehn, Bergeby Hallbeck)
Vanhanen (Berg) – 26:32	1–1
	1–2	27:54 – Andersson (Utbult, Lindeberg)
	1–3	33:20 – Svensson (Lindqvist, Sohrner)
	1–4	39:21 – Jungåker (Ålenius)
	1–5	40:59 – Svensson (Markström, Lindeberg) (PP)
	1–6	43:11 – Lindqvist (Markström, Svensson)

6 min

Penalties

6 min

16

Shots

36

11 January 2023
20:00

Canada

3–1
(0–0, 2–1, 1–0)

United States

Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 337

Game reference

Hannah Clark

Goalies

Annelies Bergmann

Referees:

Jennifer Berezowski

Hollie Neenan
Linesmen:

Melanie Gotsdiner

Kristina Hájková

	0–1	31:15 – Dunne
Kraemer (Pieckenhagen, Pais) – 32:43	1–1
Pais (Pieckenhagen, Lunney) – 34:57	2–1
Kraemer – 43:12	3–1

8 min

Penalties

10 min

35

Shots

11

Group B edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Czechia	3	3	0	12	6	+6	9	Quarterfinals
2	Slovakia	3	2	1	13	8	+5	6	Quarterfinals
3	Switzerland	3	1	2	5	8	−3	3	Relegation round
4	Japan	3	0	3	5	13	−8	0	Relegation round

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)

Switzerland

Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 179

Game reference

Michaela Hesová

Goalies

Talina Benderer

Referees:

Vanessa Anselm

Veronica Lovensnö
Linesmen:

Alexia Cheyroux

Anina Egli

	0–1	05:36 – Eggli (Herzig)
	0–2	06:44 – Gaberell (Wey, Baechler) (PP)
Narovcová (Malicka, Slavíčková) – 44:04	1–2
Hujová (Velinská, Vocetková) – 47:02	2–2
Mazancová (Vaníčková) – 58:42	3–2

4 min

Penalties

6 min

30

Shots

11

8 January 2023
14:00

Slovakia

6–3
(2–1, 1–1, 3–1)

Japan

Östersund Arena B, Östersund
Attendance: 143

Game reference

Lívia Debnárová

Goalies

Ririna Takenaka

Referees:

Sintija Čamane

Ida Henriksson
Linesmen:

Leonie Ernst

Britt Kösters

Lopušanová (Tóthová) – 09:08	1–0
	1–1	14:17 – Numabe (Chujo, Murakami)
Karkošková (Lopušanová) – 19:57	2–1
Dobiášová (Tóthová, Krákorová) – 20:16	3–1
	3–2	29:51 – Murakami (Umemori, Chujo) (EA)
Dobiášová (Lacková, Krákorová) – 48:22	4–2
Dobiášová (Tóthová, Krákorová) – 50:37	5–2
	5–3	55:55 – Ito (Murakami) (EA)
Lopušanová (PS) – 58:11	6–3

4 min

Penalties

6 min

29

Shots

25

9 January 2023
12:00

Japan

1–5
(0–1, 0–2, 1–2)

Czechia

Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 126

Game reference

Madoka Sekiguchi

Goalies

Michaela Hesová
Barbora Dalecká

Referees:

Hollie Neenan

Zuzana Svobodová
Linesmen:

Wang Hui

Natalia Witkowska

	0–1	18:06 – Pištěková (Plosová, Vaníčková) (PP)
	0–2	24:28 – Plosová (Šapovalivová)
	0–3	39:33 – Vocetková
A. Tada (Umemori) – 43:22	1–3
	1–4	44:23 – Velinská (Hujová)
	1–5	59:34 – Šapovalivová (Plosová, Pištěková)

8 min

Penalties

6 min

18

Shots

35

9 January 2023
18:00

Slovakia

4–1
(0–1, 3–0, 1–0)

Switzerland

Östersund Arena B, Östersund
Attendance: 137

Game reference

Lívia Debnárová

Goalies

Talina Benderer
Margaux Favre

Referees:

Jenna Janshen

Anna Kuroda
Linesmen:

Caroline Butt

Breana Kraut

	0–1	08:56 – Rossel (Capezzali)
Lopušanová (SH) – 21:53	1–1
Dobiášová (Lopušanová, Macková) – 24:17	2–1
Lopušanová – 27:57	3–1
Lopušanová (Tóthová) – 44:11	4–1

4 min

Penalties

31 min

28

Shots

19

11 January 2023
12:00

Czechia

4–3
(2–1, 1–0, 1–2)

Slovakia

Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 186

Game reference

Michaela Hesová

Goalies

Lívia Debnárová

Referees:

Sintija Čamane

Taylor Hanvelt
Linesmen:

Anina Egli

Britt Kösters

Šapovalivová (Hujová) (PP) – 03:17	1–0
	1–1	12:28 – Lopušanová (SH)
Juříčková (Vocetková) (PP) – 12:43	2–1
Hotová (Čabelová, Vaníčková) – 35:37	3–1
	3–2	45:38 – Blichová (Stern) (PP)
Plosová (Brichová, Čabelová) (PP) – 51:25	4–2
	4–3	58:34 – Dobiášová (Lopušanová)

6 min

Penalties

14 min

23

Shots

20

11 January 2023
18:00

Switzerland

2–1
(1–0, 0–0, 1–1)

Japan

Östersund Arena B, Östersund
Attendance: 132

Game reference

Talina Benderer
Margaux Favre

Goalies

Ririna Takenaka
Madoka Sekiguchi

Referees:

Vanessa Anselm

Anna Kuroda
Linesmen:

Caroline Butt

Leonie Ernst

Baechler (Inkamp, Wey) – 04:07	1–0
Rossel – 46:39	2–0
	2–1	59:54 – Umemori (Tanabe)

6 min

Penalties

6 min

17

Shots

15

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)

Japan

Östersund Arena B, Östersund
Attendance: 171

Game reference

Talina Benderer

Goalies

Madoka Sekiguchi

Referees:

Jennifer Berezowski

Hollie Neenan
Linesmen:

Alexia Cheyroux

Breana Kraut

Herzig – 19:06	1–0
Gaberell (Balzer, Inkamp) – 41:03	2–0
Meriguet (Gaberell) (EA) – 44:52	3–0
Balzer (Wey, Langenegger) (ENG) – 57:47	4–0
Aymon (ENG) – 58:50	5–0

8 min

Penalties

6 min

19

Shots

21

14 January 2023
18:00

Japan

1–2
(0–1, 1–0, 0–1)

Switzerland

Östersund Arena B, Östersund
Attendance: 103

Game reference

Ririna Takenaka

Goalies

Talina Benderer

Referees:

Sintija Čamane

Jenna Janshen
Linesmen:

Alexia Cheyroux

Leonie Ernst

	0–1	12:31 – Baechler (Wey, Rossel) (PP)
Odermatt – 31:32	1–1
	1–2	51:33 – Baechler

8 min

Penalties

8 min

19

Shots

20

Final round edit

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

tier of the group;
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

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final




		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)

Slovakia

Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 528

Game reference

Felicia Frank

Goalies

Lívia Debnárová

Referees:

Taylor Hanvelt

Zuzana Svobodová
Linesmen:

Kristina Hájková

Wang Hui

Andersson (Lindeberg, Gustafsson) (PP) – 07:09	1–0
	1–1	09:27 – Lopušanová (Donovalová) (PP)
Raunio (Jungåker, Hedqvist) (PP) – 12:50	2–1
Leijonhielm (Natt och Dag, Hallin) – 23:32	3–1
Natt och Dag (Markström, Raunio) – 30:40	4–1
Hedqvist (Hallin) – 40:29	5–1
Svensson (Markström) – 47:50	6–1

6 min

Penalties

6 min

49

Shots

12

12 January 2023
20:00

Finland

3–2
(1–0, 0–0, 2–2)

Czechia

Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 228

Game reference

Kerttu Kuja-Halkola

Goalies

Michaela Hesová

Referees:

Ida Henriksson

Veronica Lovensnö
Linesmen:

Melanie Gotsdiner

Natalia Witkowska

Salonen (Varjonen, Keränen) (PP) – 08:26	1–0
	1–1	40:44 – Plosová (Šapovalivová)
	1–2	46:07 – Vocetková (PP)
Vanhanen – 52:27	2–2
Salonen (Varjonen, Vanhanen) (PP) – 54:27	3–2

12 min

Penalties

8 min

36

Shots

29

Semifinals edit

14 January 2023
16:00

United States

1–2
(1–0, 0–2, 0–0)

Sweden

Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 2,122

Game reference

Annelies Bergmann

Goalies

Felicia Frank

Referees:

Vanessa Anselm

Hollie Neenan
Linesmen:

Breana Kraut

Natalia Witkowska

DiGirolamo (McCarthy) – 17:16	1–0
	1–1	24:12 – Jungåker (Raunio, Hedqvist) (PP2)
	1–2	26:44 – Lindeberg (Markström) (PP)

18 min

Penalties

12 min

38

Shots

27

14 January 2023
20:00

Canada

3–2 OT
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1)
(OT:1–0)

Finland

Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 311

Game reference

Hannah Clark

Goalies

Kerttu Kuja-Halkola

Referees:

Veronica Lovensnö

Zuzana Svobodová
Linesmen:

Anina Egli

Melanie Gotsdiner

Stonehouse (Pais) – 09:47	1–0
	1–1	31:56 – Vanhanen (Schalin)
	1–2	40:08 – Salonen (Vanhanen) (PP)
Law (Pais) – 52:38	2–2
Law – 67:32	3–2

18 min

Penalties

2 min

41

Shots

26

Fifth place game edit

14 January 2023
12:00

Czechia

6–3
(4–0, 1–1, 1–2)

Slovakia

Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 146

Game reference

Barbora Dalecká

Goalies

Lívia Debnárová
Soňa Kubániová

Referees:

Ida Henriksson

Anna Kuroda
Linesmen:

Caroline Butt

Britt Kösters

Šapovalivová (Vaníčková, Hotová) – 00:10	1–0
Brichová – 00:31	2–0
Prošková (Wojnarová) – 01:07	3–0
Vocetková (Čabelová, Narovcová) – 08:47	4–0
Prošková (Čabelová) – 33:01	5–0
	5–1	37:34 – Lopušanová (Tóthová)
Šapovalivová (Plosová, Slavíčková) (PP) – 51:51	6–1
	6–2	54:03 – Lopušanová (Tóthová)
	6–3	54:23 – Blichová (Lacková)

8 min

Penalties

2 min

29

Shots

19

Bronze medal game edit

15 January 2023
16:00

United States

5–0
(1–0, 2–0, 2–0)

Finland

Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 678

Game reference

Annelies Bergmann

Goalies

Kerttu Kuja-Halkola

Referees:

Sintija Čamane

Veronica Lovensnö
Linesmen:

Melanie Gotsdiner

Breana Kraut

Dunne (Klepinger, Fanale) – 17:05	1–0
Taber (Scannell) – 34:31	2–0
Distad (Avar) – 36:24	3–0
Lalonde (Lindsay) – 50:29	4–0
Fanale (Dunne, Klepinger) (ENG) – 57:58	5–0

4 min

Penalties

2 min

40

Shots

23

Gold medal game edit

15 January 2023
20:00

Canada

10–0
(5–0, 3–0, 2–0)

Sweden

Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 2,700

Game reference

Hannah Clark

Goalies

Felicia Frank
Ida Henriksson

Referees:

Jennifer Berezowski

Zuzana Svobodová
Linesmen:

Kristina Hájková

Natalia Witkowska

Kraemer (Law) – 5:16	1–0
Kraemer (Murphy) – 5:41	2–0
Aubin (Murphy, Pickering) – 9:14	3–0
Grober (Baxter, Murphy) (PP) – 10:01	4–0
Kraemer (Pais) – 12:00	5–0
Aubin (Pieckenhagen) – 23:54	6–0
Lunney (Graham) – 25:11	7–0
Alexander (Lunney) – 28:29	8–0
Pieckenhagen (Hurry) – 40:52	9–0
Kraemer (Venusio, Hurry) (PP) – 49:17	10–0

4 min

Penalties

8 min

40

Shots

21

Awards and statistics edit

Awards edit

Best players selected by the Directorate

Position	Player
Goaltender	Felicia Frank
Defenceman	Mira Jungåker
Forward	Nela Lopušanová

Source: IIHF^[4]

All-Star team

Position	Player
Goaltender	Felicia Frank
Defenceman	Mira Jungåker
Defenceman	Molly Jordan
Forward	Nela Lopušanová
	Pauliina Salonen
	Caitlin Kraemer
MVP	Nela Lopušanová

Source: IIHF^[5]

Scoring leaders edit

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

Rank	Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
1	Nela Lopušanová	5	9	3	12	+5	2	F
2	Caitlin Kraemer	5	10	1	11	+10	6	F
3	Margaret Scannell	5	4	4	8	+4	4	F
4	Alex Law	4	3	4	7	+8	2	F
5	Emma Pais	5	2	5	7	+13	0	F
6	Adéla Šapovalivová	5	4	2	6	+2	2	F
7	Hilda Svensson	6	4	2	6	+2	2	F
8	Joy Dunne	5	3	3	6	+2	6	F
8	Tereza Plosová	5	3	3	6	0	2	F
10	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	Hannah Clark	247:32	5	1.21	103	95.15	1
2	Talina Benderer	240:38	5	1.25	90	94.44	1
3	Annelies Bergmann	236:54	8	2.03	117	93.16	1
4	Michaela Hesová	212:17	8	2.26	78	89.74	0
5	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	Fifth place game
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

Group A edit

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

Pos	Team v t e	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:

^ ^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 v t e	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

Group A edit

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

Pos	Team v t e	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:

^ ^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 v t e	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

^ "U18 Women's Worlds in Ostersund". IIHF. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
^ "Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ "Tournament Format". IIHF. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
^ "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.
^ "2023 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Media All Stars". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "World Championships – World Women U18". IIHF. Retrieved 21 December 2022.

External links edit

Official website of IIHF

[table_hth_ITA0.92481652969719-7] France 0–2 Italy

[table_hth_GBR0.039055809396811-8] Latvia 4 Pts, Netherlands 4 Pts, Great Britain 1 Pt. Latvia defeated Netherlands 2–1 in overtime.

[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.

[IIHF_BestPlayers-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.

[IIHF_All-Stars-5] "2023 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Media All Stars". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2023-01-15.

[WC2023-6] "World Championships – World Women U18". IIHF. Retrieved 21 December 2022.

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Top Division edit

Match officials edit

Preliminary round edit

Group A edit

Group B edit

Relegation round edit

Final round edit

Bracket edit

Quarterfinals edit

Semifinals edit

Fifth place game edit

Bronze medal game edit

Gold medal game edit

Awards and statistics edit

Awards edit

Scoring leaders edit

Leading goaltenders edit

Final standings edit

Division I edit

Group A edit

Group B edit

Division II edit

Group A edit

Group B edit

References edit

External links edit