2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

2023 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship
	Tournament details
Host nation	Sweden
Dates	8–15 January 2023
Teams	8
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Canada (7 titles)
	Tournament statistics
Games played	21
Goals scored	130 (6.19 per game)
Attendance	11,604 (553 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Nela Lopušanová
MVP	Nela Lopušanová

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

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

Preliminary round

Group A

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	Semifinals
3	Sweden (H)	3	1	0	0	2	11	11	0	3	Quarterfinals
4	Finland	3	0	0	0	3	2	22	−20	0	Quarterfinals

8 January 2023
16:00

United States

6–3
(1–1, 2–1, 3–1)

Sweden

Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 760


			Referees: Jennifer Berezowski Jenna Janshen Linesmen: Krityna Hájková Breana Kraut

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


			Referees: Taylor Hanvelt Anna Kuroda Linesmen: Caroline Butt Melanie Gotsdiner

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


			Referees: Sintija Čamane Veronica Lovensnö Linesmen: Alexia Cheyroux Britt Kösters

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


			Referees: Vanessa Anselm Ida Henriksson Linesmen: Anina Egli Leonie Ernst

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


			Referees: Jenna Janshen Zuzana Svobodová Linesmen: Wang Hui Natalia Witkowska

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


			Referees: Jennifer Berezowski Hollie Neenan Linesmen: Melanie Gotsdiner Kristina Hájková

8 min	Penalties	10 min
35	Shots	11

Group B

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

8 January 2023
12:00

Czech Republic

3–2
(0–2, 0–0, 3–0)

Switzerland

Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 179


			Referees: Vanessa Anselm Veronica Lovensnö Linesmen: Alexia Cheyroux Anina Egli

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


			Referees: Sintija Čamane Ida Henriksson Linesmen: Leonie Ernst Britt Kösters

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


			Referees: Hollie Neenan Zuzana Svobodová Linesmen: Wang Hui Natalia Witkowska

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


			Referees: Jenna Janshen Anna Kuroda Linesmen: Caroline Butt Breana Kraut

4 min	Penalties	31 min
28	Shots	19

11 January 2023
12:00

Czech Republic

4–3
(2–1, 1–0, 1–2)

Slovakia

Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 186


			Referees: Sintija Čamane Taylor Hanvelt Linesmen: Anina Egli Britt Kösters

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


			Referees: Vanessa Anselm Anna Kuroda Linesmen: Caroline Butt Leonie Ernst

6 min	Penalties	6 min
17	Shots	15

Relegation round

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


			Referees: Jennifer Berezowski Hollie Neenan Linesmen: Alexia Cheyroux Breana Kraut

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


			Referees: Sintija Čamane Jenna Janshen Linesmen: Alexia Cheyroux Leonie Ernst

8 min	Penalties	8 min
19	Shots	20

Final round

Teams will be reseeded for the semifinals in accordance with the following ranking:^[2]

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

Quarterfinals

12 January 2023
16:00

Sweden

6–1
(2–1, 2–0, 2–0)

Slovakia

Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 528


			Referees: Taylor Hanvelt Zuzana Svobodová Linesmen: Kristina Hájková Wang Hui

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


			Referees: Ida Henriksson Veronica Lovensnö Linesmen: Melanie Gotsdiner Natalia Witkowska

12 min	Penalties	8 min
36	Shots	29

Semifinals

14 January 2023
16:00

United States

1–2
(1–0, 0–2, 0–0)

Sweden

Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 2,122


			Referees: Vanessa Anselm Hollie Neenan Linesmen: Breana Kraut Natalia Witkowska

18 min	Penalties	12 min
38	Shots	27

14 January 2023
20:00

Canada

3–2OT
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1)
(OT: 1–0)

Finland

Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 311


			Referees: Veronica Lovensnö Zuzana Svobodová Linesmen: Anina Egli Melanie Gotsdiner

18 min	Penalties	2 min
41	Shots	26

Fifth place game

14 January 2023
12:00

Czech Republic

6–3
(4–0, 1–1, 1–2)

Slovakia

Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 146


			Referees: Ida Henriksson Anna Kuroda Linesmen: Caroline Butt Britt Kösters

8 min	Penalties	2 min
29	Shots	19

Bronze medal game

15 January 2023
16:00

United States

5–0
(1–0, 2–0, 2–0)

Finland

Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 678


			Referees: Sintija Čamane Veronica Lovensnö Linesmen: Melanie Gotsdiner Breana Kraut

4 min	Penalties	2 min
40	Shots	23

Gold medal game

15 January 2023
20:00

Canada

10–0
(5–0, 3–0, 2–0)

Sweden

Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 2,700


			Referees: Jennifer Berezowski Zuzana Svobodová Linesmen: Kristina Hájková Natalia Witkowska

4 min	Penalties	8 min
40	Shots	21

Division I

Group A

The tournament was held in Ritten, Italy from 9 to 15 January 2023.^[3]

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
3	France	5	2	1	1	1	11	8	3	9
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

Norway - Germany 1:3 (0:1, 1:2, 0:0)
Hungary - France 1:2 (0:0, 1:0, 0:2)
Austria - Italy 0:1 OT (0:0, 0:0, 0:0, 0:1)
Germany - Hungary 3:1 (1:1, 2:0, 0:0)
France - Austria 2:3 SO (1:1, 1:0, 0:1, 0:0, 0:1)
Italy - Norway 4:1 (2:0, 1:0, 1:1)
Germany - Austria 2:0 (0:0, 1:0, 1:0)
France - Italy 0:2 (0:1, 0:1, 0:0)
Norway - Hungary 2:3 (1:1, 0:0, 1:2)
Italy - Germany 0:1 SO (0:0, 0:0, 0:0, 0:0, 0:1)
France - Norway 5:1 (2:0, 3:0, 0:1)
Hungary - Austria 3:2 OT (1:0, 1:2, 0:0, 1:0)
Austria - Norway 1:3 (0:1, 0:2, 1:0)
Italy - Hungary 1:3 (1:1, 0:2, 0:0)
Germany - France 1:2 SO (0:0, 0:0, 1:1, 0:0, 0:1)

Group B

The tournament was held in Katowice, Poland from 10 to 15 January 2023.^[3]

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
6	China	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrawn; relegated to the 2024 Division II A

Poland - South Korea 6:0 (1:0, 2:0, 3:0)
Spain - Chinese Taipei 4:1 (1:1, 2:0, 1:0)
Denmark - Spain 3:0 (2:0, 0:0, 1:0)
Denmark - Poland 3:1 (1:0, 2:0, 0:1)
Chinese Taipei - South Korea 0:3 (0:1, 0:1, 0:1)
Spain - Poland 0:4 (0:2, 0:0, 0:2)
Chinese Taipei - Denmark 1:9 (0:3, 1:1, 0:5)
South Korea - Spain 1:2 OT (0:0, 0:0, 1:1, 0:1)
Poland - Chinese Taipei 4:0 (0:0, 2:0, 2:0)
South Korea - Denmark 1:4 (0:2, 0:1, 1:1)

Division II

Group A

The tournament was held in Dumfries, Great Britain from 21 to 27 January 2023.^[3]

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
3	Netherlands	5	3	0	1	1	9	9	0	10
4	Great Britain (H)	5	3	0	1	1	11	8	3	10
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

Australia - Turkey 3:1 (0:1, 1:0, 2:0)
Mexico - Latvia 1:6 (1:2, 0:2, 0:2)
Netherlands - Great Britain 3:1 (0:1, 0:0, 3:0)
Turkey - Mexico 3:2 SO (0:0, 1:0, 1:2, 0:0, 1:0)
Australia - Netherlands 4:0 (3:0, 1:0, 0:0)
Great Britain - Latvia 2:3 SO (0:0, 0:0, 2:2, 0:0, 0:1)
Netherlands - Latvia 1:2 OT (0:0, 0:0, 1:1, 0:1)
Australia - Mexico 5:2 (2:1, 1:1, 2:0)
Great Britain - Turkey 3:1 (0:1, 3:0, 0:0)
Turkey - Netherlands 1:2 (0:0, 1:2, 0:0)
Latvia - Australia 2:3 (0:1, 2:2, 0:0)
Mexico - Great Britain 0:3 (0:0, 0:1, 0:2)
Latvia - Turkey 1:0 (1:0, 0:0, 0:0)
Netherlands - Mexico 3:1 (1:0, 1:1, 1:0)
Great Britain - Australia 2:1 (0:1, 2:0, 0:0)

Group B

The tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 26 January to 1 February 2023.^[3]

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

Iceland - Belgium 2:3 OT (0:1, 2:1, 0:0, 0:1)
Estonia - Bulgaria 0:6 (0:4, 0:2, 0:0)
Iceland - New Zealand 2:1 (1:0, 1:0, 0:1)
Belgium - Estonia 7:0 (0:0, 6:0, 1:0)
Kazakhstan - Bulgaria 8:1 (5:0, 2:1, 1:0)
New Zealand - Kazakhstan 1:7 (0:2, 0:2, 1:3)
Iceland - Estonia 8:1 (1:0, 3:0, 4;1)
Kazakhstan - Belgium 5:3 (2:1, 0:2, 3:0)
New Zealand - Bulgaria 4:2 (2:1, 0:1, 2:0)
Estonia - Kazakhstan 0:8 (0:3, 0:4, 0:1)
Belgium - New Zealand 3:2 (1:1, 2:1, 0:0)
Bulgaria - Iceland 2:3 SO (0:1, 1:1, 1:0, 0:0, 0:1)
New Zealand - Estonia 11:0 (3:0, 1:0, 7:0)
Bulgaria - Belgium 4:6 (1:1, 2:4, 1:1)
Kazakhstan - Iceland 7:0 (2:0, 4:0, 1:0)

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2023 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Sweden
Dates	8–15 January 2023
Teams	8
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Canada (7 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played	21
Goals scored	130 (6.19 per game)
Attendance	11,604 (553 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Nela Lopušanová
MVP	Nela Lopušanová

2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

Contents

Top Division

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Relegation round

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Division I

Group A

Group B

Division II

Group A

Group B

References

External links

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2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

Top Division

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Relegation round

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Division I

Group A

Group B

Division II

Group A

Group B

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