2023 IIHF Women's World Championship

2023 IIHF Women's World Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Canada
Dates	5–16 April
Teams	10
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	United States of America (10th title)
Runner-up	Canada
Third place	{{country data Czechia \| country flaglink \| variant = \| size = \| name = \| altlink = men's national ice hockey team \| altvar = ice hockey \| mw = men's }}
Fourth place	Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	194 (6.26 per match)
Attendance	59,372 (1,915 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Caroline Harvey; (14 points)
MVP	Sarah Fillier
Website	Website
	← 2022 2024 →

See also: 2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

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 Sweden.^[3]^[4]

Format[]

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]

Participants[]

Canada
Czechia
Finland
France – Promoted from the 2022 Division IA
Germany
Hungary
Japan
Sweden
Switzerland
United States of America

Rosters[]

Main article: 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship rosters

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[]

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

Referees	Linesmen
Julia Kainberger Brandy Dewar Cianna Lieffers Elizabeth Mantha Shauna Neary Anniina Nurmi Tijana Haack Agnese Kārkliņa Kelly Cooke Samantha Hiller Chelsea Rapin Amanda Tassoni	Jessica Chartrand Justine Todd Erin Zach Kamila Smetková Tiina Saarimäki Amy Lack Zóra Gottlibet Magdalena Jonáková Anna Hammar Sarah Buckner Jennifer Cameron Erika Greenen

Preliminary round[]

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

All times are local (UTC−4).^[8]

Group A[]

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 of America	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 of America

7–1
(2–1, 2–0, 3–0)

Japan

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 894


Aerin Frankel	Goalies	Miyuu Masuhara Riko Kawaguchi	Referees: Agnese Kārkliņa Cianna Lieffers
Keller (Heise, Janecke) – 09:29 / Carpenter (Barnes, Knight) (PP) – 14:44 / Carpenter (Kessel, Knight) – 21:52 / Heise (Guilday, Harvey) – 22:43 / Bilka (Harvey, Winn) – 45:07 / Murphy – 54:16 / Knight (Winn, Carpenter) – 57:09	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 7–1	08:14 – Toko (Koyama)
4 min	Penalties	4 min
58	Shots	13

5 April 2023
19:00

Canada

4–0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Switzerland

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 3,510


Ann-Renée Desbiens	Goalies	Andrea Brändli	Referees: Anniina Nurmi Amanda Tassoni
Spooner – 11:42 / Nurse (Ambrose, Fillier) (PP) – 14:27 / Johnston (Rattray, Spooner) (PP) – 21:44 / Fillier (Nurse) – 54:07	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0
12 min	Penalties	14 min
49	Shots	12

6 April 2023
15:00

Japan

1–2 OT
(0–1, 0–0, 1–0)
(OT: 0–1)

Czechia

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 568


Miyuu Masuhara	Goalies	Blanka Škodová	Referees: Kelly Cooke Chelsea Rapin
Ukita (Toko) – 43:14	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2	19:23 – Pejšová (Přibylová, Neubauerová) / 63:16 – Mrázová (Neubauerová, Lásková) (EA)
2 min	Penalties	2 min
17	Shots	28

7 April 2023
11:00

Switzerland

1–9
(0–4, 0–2, 1–3)

United States of America

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 2,227


Saskia Maurer	Goalies	Nicole Hensley	Referees: Samantha Hiller Julia Kainberger
Enzler (Müller, Stalder) (PP) – 50:27	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 0–6 / 0–7 / 1–7 / 1–8 / 1–9	00:07 – Murphy (Roque) / 15:19 – Harvey (Heise) (PP) / 15:42 – Bilka (Heise) / 16:56 – Gilmore (Hughes, Murphy) / 28:23 – Roque (Murphy) / 38:04 – Kessel (Heise, Barnes) / 47:45 – Harvey (Roque, Janecke) (PP) / 55:00 – Barnes (Carpenter, Knight) (PP) / 59:31 – Hughes (Barnes, Roque)
10 min	Penalties	27 min
13	Shots	54

7 April 2023
19:00

Czechia

1–5
(1–2, 0–1, 0–2)

Canada

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 4,036


Blanka Škodová	Goalies	Ann-Renée Desbiens	Referees: Brandy Dewar Shauna Neary
Mlýnková – 18:27	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5	08:03 – Poulin (Turnbull, Jenner) / 18:52 – Fast (Larocque, Turnbull) / 38:57 – Turnbull (Larocque, Clark) / 42:16 – Poulin (Jenner) / 54:40 – Stacey (Turnbull, Shelton)
12 min	Penalties	10 min
15	Shots	42

8 April 2023
19:00

Japan

0–5
(0–2, 0–2, 0–1)

Canada

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 3,755


Miyuu Masuhara Riko Kawaguchi	Goalies	Emerance Maschmeyer	Referees: Tijana Haack Elizabeth Mantha
	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5	03:56 – Jenner (Poulin, Ambrose) / 08:03 – Fillier (Fast, Nurse) / 23:34 – Nurse (Ambrose, Poulin) (PP) / 38:35 – Spooner (Rattray, Fillier) / 56:41 – Fillier (Serdachny, Turnbull)
4 min	Penalties	8 min
11	Shots	60

9 April 2023
15:00

United States of America

6–2
(2–2, 2–0, 2–0)

Czechia

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 2,149


Aerin Frankel	Goalies	Blanka Škodová	Referees: Elizabeth Mantha Anniina Nurmi
Keller (Murphy) – 06:27 / Scamurra (Pannek, Harvey) – 16:11 / Eden – 20:45 / Janecke (Heise, Bilka) – 30:42 / Knight (Carpenter, Harvey) – 41:22 / Roque (SH) – 48:51	1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2 / 6–2	07:59 – Křížová (Pejzlová, Vanišová) (PP) / 13:06 – Čajanová
49 min	Penalties	8 min
29	Shots	24

10 April 2023
15:00

Switzerland

4–3
(0–2, 2–1, 2–0)

Japan

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 1,101


Andrea Brändli	Goalies	Riko Kawaguchi	Referees: Julia Kainberger Amanda Tassoni
Christen (Müller, Stalder) (PP) – 26:32 / Vallario – 26:53 / Müller (Enzler, Baechler) – 47:57 / Stalder (Müller, Vallario) – 50:54	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 3–3 / 4–3	06:08 – Koyama (Toko, Hitosato) / 11:21 – Enomoto (Ito, Ukita) (PP) / 34:26 – Ao. Shiga (Ak. Shiga, Noro)
6 min	Penalties	4 min
28	Shots	22

10 April 2023
19:00

Canada

4–3 GWS
(1–1, 1–0, 1–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)

United States of America

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 4,322


Ann-Renée Desbiens	Goalies	Aerin Frankel	Referees: Samantha Hiller Cianna Lieffers
Fillier (Nurse, Zandee-Hart) – 12:38 / Poulin (Ambrose, Fillier) (PP2) – 23:08 / Stacey (Clark, Thompson) (ENG) – 57:33	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 3–3	08:45 – Bilka (Roque, Janecke) (PP) / 59:21 – Knight (Harvey, Heise) (EA) / 59:56 – Kessel (Bilka, Heise) (EA)
14 min	Penalties	10 min
37	Shots	29

11 April 2023
19:00

Czechia

5–2
(3–0, 1–0, 1–2)

Switzerland

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 1,119


Blanka Škodová	Goalies	Saskia Maurer Caroline Spies	Referees: Kelly Cooke Tijana Haack
Šapovalivová (Mlýnková) – 00:52 / Pejzlová (Čajanová, Vanišová) – 13:26 / Mills (Pejšová, Lásková) – 19:00 / Hymlarová (Neubauerová, Lásková) (PP) – 39:08 / Pištěková (Plosová, Mills) – 42:04	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 5–2	40:29 – Stalder (Enzler, Christen) / 50:08 – Müller (Stalder, Enzler)
4 min	Penalties	8 min
35	Shots	15

Group B[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Finland	4	4	0	26	3	+23	12	Quarterfinals
2	Germany	4	3	1	11	6	+5	9
3	Sweden	4	2	2	18	14	+4	6
4	Hungary	4	1	3	7	15	−8	3	Relegation to 2024 Division IA
5	France	4	0	4	5	29	−24	0	Relegation to 2024 Division IA

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)

Finland

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 705


Margaux Mameri Caroline Lambert	Goalies	Sanni Ahola	Referees: Julia Kainberger Shauna Neary
Duvin (Aurard) – 20:36	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 0–6 / 1–6 / 1–7 / 1–8 / 1–9 / 1–10 / 1–11 / 1–12 / 1–13 / 1–14	05:19 – Nieminen (Liikala) (SH) / 06:03 – Nylund (Sundelin, Rantala) (SH) / 08:27 – Vesa (Sundelin, Karjalainen) / 15:37 – Vesa (Laitinen, Hiirikoski) / 16:33 – Tulus (Savolainen, Rantala) / 18:04 – Liikala (Vanhanen, Nieminen) / 21:53 – Nylund (Parkkonen, Karjalainen) / 23:51 – Lindstedt (Parkkonen, Yrjänen) / 30:41 – Laitinen (Hiirikoski, Nieminen) / 42:34 – Vainikka (Liikala, Vanhanen) / 48:32 – Vainikka (Savolainen, Tulus) / 51:57 – Nieminen (Laitinen, Vainikka) / 56:08 – Nylund (Laitinen, Vanhanen) (PP) / 58:38 – Savolainen (Vainikka, Tulus)
6 min	Penalties	4 min
12	Shots	53

6 April 2023
11:00

Germany

6–2
(1–1, 3–1, 2–0)

Sweden

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 1,021


Sandra Abstreiter	Goalies	Emma Söderberg	Referees: Tijana Haack Samantha Hiller
Feldmeier (Strobel, Haider) (PP) – 18:15 / Kluge (Welcke, Weidenfelder) – 24:47 / Haider (Wagner, Karpf) – 25:31 / Voigt (Jobst-Smith, Haider) – 33:05 / Haider (Wagner, Karpf) – 47:21 / Feldmeier (Strobel, Botthof) (EN) – 55:07	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2 / 6–2	00:10 – Svensson / 25:50 – Svensson
2 min	Penalties	6 min
28	Shots	33

6 April 2023
19:00

France

2–4
(0–2, 0–1, 2–1)

Hungary

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 1,072


Caroline Lambert	Goalies	Anikó Németh	Referees: Brandy Dewar Elizabeth Mantha
Duvin (Rozier, Väänänen) – 42:59 / Locatelli (Duvin, Baudrit) (PP) – 48:07	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 1–3 / 2–3 / 2–4	05:46 – Huszák (Metzler, Kiss-Simon) / 11:41 – Metzler (Kiss-Simon, Mayer) (PP) / 37:50 – Huszák (Dabasi) / 52:40 – Dabasi (Huszák, Kiss-Simon) (PP)
31 min	Penalties	6 min
34	Shots	32

7 April 2023
15:00

Finland

3–0
(2–0, 1–0, 0–0)

Germany

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 1,532


Anni Keisala	Goalies	Johanna May	Referees: Agnese Kārkliņa Amanda Tassoni
Lindstedt (Nieminen, Hiirikoski) (PP) – 13:18 / Vesa (Sundelin, Nylund) – 15:59 / Vainikka (Laitinen, Hiirikoski) – 28:39	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0
4 min	Penalties	4 min
43	Shots	16

8 April 2023
11:00

Sweden

6–2
(4–2, 1–0, 1–0)

Hungary

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 1,337


Sara Grahn	Goalies	Anikó Németh Zsuzsa Révész	Referees: Cianna Lieffers Anniina Nurmi
Ljungblom (Svensson, Kjellbin) – 03:00 / Ljungblom (Svensson, Olsson) – 06:13 / Ljungblom (Svensson, Nylén Persson) (PP) – 13:08 / Andersson (Thuvik, Jungåker) – 14:58 / Ljungblom (Olsson) – 24:44 / Svensson (Nylén Persson, Olsson) (PP) – 51:54	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2 / 6–2	07:27 – Seregély (Gasparics) / 08:57 – Dabasi (Huszák, Mayer) (PP)
14 min	Penalties	6 min
28	Shots	29

9 April 2023
11:00

Finland

4–2
(0–0, 0–2, 4–0)

Sweden

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 1,919


Anni Keisala	Goalies	Sara Grahn	Referees: Brandy Dewar Chelsea Rapin
Vainikka (Rantala, Tulus) – 43:42 / Savolainen (Nieminen, Tulus) (PP) – 46:06 / Nieminen (Liikala, Vanhanen) – 47:51 / Savolainen (Tulus, Hiirikoski) (PP) – 58:34	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2	21:08 – Thuvik (Hjalmarsson) / 38:59 – Jungåker (Kjellbin, Johansson) (PP)
4 min	Penalties	11 min
38	Shots	15

9 April 2023
19:00

Germany

3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)

France

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 1,020


Sandra Abstreiter	Goalies	Margaux Mameri	Referees: Kelly Cooke Shauna Neary
Haider (Strobel, Feldmeier) (PP) – 15:49 / Eisenschmid – 20:28 / Jobst-Smith (Kluge, Eisenschmid) (PP) – 50:39	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0
10 min	Penalties	10 min
26	Shots	28

10 April 2023
11:00

Hungary

0–5
(0–1, 0–3, 0–1)

Finland

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 1,073


Anikó Németh Zsuzsa Révész	Goalies	Sanni Ahola	Referees: Tijana Haack Agnese Kārkliņa
	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5	11:36 – Laitinen (Nieminen, Vanhanen) / 22:12 – Hiirikoski (Tulus, Lindstedt) (PP) / 36:15 – Nylund (Vanhanen, Vainikka) (PP) / 36:21 – Vesa (Sundelin) / 59:47 – Savolainen (Rantala, Yrjänen)
8 min	Penalties	2 min
15	Shots	36

11 April 2023
11:00

Hungary

1–2
(0–2, 1–0, 0–0)

Germany

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 1,232


Anikó Németh	Goalies	Sandra Abstreiter	Referees: Shauna Neary Chelsea Rapin
Dabasi (Odnoga) – 20:49	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2	10:34 – Hark (Delarbre, Jobst-Smith) / 19:25 – Eisenschmid (Feldmeier)
2 min	Penalties	6 min
37	Shots	26

11 April 2023
15:00

Sweden

8–2
(3–0, 4–0, 1–2)

France

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 702


Emma Söderberg	Goalies	Caroline Lambert Margaux Mameri	Referees: Agnese Kārkliņa Anniina Nurmi
Olsson (Ljungblom, Holmgren) – 06:49 / Lundin (Olsson, Nylén Persson) (PP) – 09:22 / Olsson (Ljungblom) – 18:27 / Olsson (Svensson, Nylén Persson) (PP) – 26:02 / Ljungblom (Lundin, Nylén Persson) (PP) – 29:12 / Olsson (Ljungblom, Jungåker) – 33:17 / Ljungblom (Svensson, Olsson) – 35:53 / Svensson (Olsson, Lundin) (PP) – 45:38	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0 / 6–0 / 7–0 / 8–0 / 8–1 / 8–2	48:43 – Barbirati (Le Scodan, Desvignes) / 50:05 – Baudrit (Duvin, Rozier) (PP)
10 min	Penalties	14 min
48	Shots	24

Knockout stage[]

There was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.

Ranking[]

Rank	Team	Grp	Pos	Pts	GD	GF	Seed
1	Canada	A	1	11	+14	18	2
2	United States of America	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[]

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

13 April

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

				4 Switzerland	2

Quarterfinals[]

13 April 2023
10:00

Czechia

2–1
(0–1, 2–0, 0–0)

Finland

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 1,034


Blanka Škodová	Goalies	Anni Keisala	Referees: Cianna Lieffers Chelsea Rapin
Mlýnková (Křížová, Mrázová) (PP) – 26:46 / Mrázová (Tejralová, Čajanová) – 27:35	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1	15:18 – Vainikka (Tulus, Laitinen)
10 min	Penalties	8 min
22	Shots	42

13 April 2023
13:30

United States of America

3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Germany

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 1,375


Aerin Frankel	Goalies	Sandra Abstreiter	Referees: Elizabeth Mantha Shauna Neary
Kessel (Harvey, Carpenter) (PP) – 19:05 / Bilka (Winn, Roque) (PP) – 32:39 / Murphy (Scamurra, Stecklein) (SH) – 47:56	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0
10 min	Penalties	6 min
52	Shots	18

13 April 2023
17:00

Canada

3–2 OT
(1–0, 1–1, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)

Sweden

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 4,019


Emerance Maschmeyer	Goalies	Emma Söderberg	Referees: Tijana Haack Amanda Tassoni
Turnbull (Fast) – 08:20 / Nurse (Ambrose, Jenner) (PP) – 33:01 / Nurse (Fillier, Larocque) – 64:26	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2	38:37 – Ljungblom (Svensson, Nylén Persson) (PP) / 59:50 – Svensson (Nylén Persson, Jungåker) (EA)
8 min	Penalties	8 min
54	Shots	14

13 April 2023
20:30

Switzerland

5–1
(1–1, 3–0, 1–0)

Japan

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 1,344


Andrea Brändli	Goalies	Miyuu Masuhara Riko Kawaguchi	Referees: Julia Kainberger Anniina Nurmi
Christen (Müller, Stalder) (PP) – 18:22 / Müller (Stalder) – 20:29 / Stalder (Enzler) – 24:26 / Enzler (Stalder, Christen) – 26:10 / Enzler (Müller, Stalder) (PP) – 48:29	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1	08:17 – Toko (Ukita, Seki)
4 min	Penalties	10 min
35	Shots	28

5–8th place semifinals[]

14 April 2023
15:00

Finland

8–2
(1–1, 3–1, 4–0)

Germany

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 679


Anni Keisala	Goalies	Sandra Abstreiter Johanna May	Referees: Kelly Cooke Brandy Dewar
Nylund (Vesa, Sundelin) – 10:33 / Nieminen (Hiirikoski, Savolainen) (PP) – 20:35 / Nieminen (Tulus) (PP) – 25:31 / Nieminen (Hiirikoski, Laitinen) (EA) – 28:50 / Liikala (Parkkonen, Nieminen) – 45:11 / Hiirikoski (Laitinen) – 48:17 / Vesa (Nylund, Rantala) – 49:19 / Laitinen (Vainikka, Liikala) (PP) – 59:45	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2 / 6–2 / 7–2 / 8–2	10:17 – Weidenfelder (Feldmeier, Haider) (PP) / 21:49 – Wagner (Karpf, Hark)
6 min	Penalties	8 min
41	Shots	22

14 April 2023
19:00

Japan

0–1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0)

Sweden

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 976


Riko Kawaguchi	Goalies	Emma Söderberg	Referees: Samantha Hiller Agnese Kārkliņa
	0–1	09:06 – Bouveng (Lundin, Olsson)
6 min	Penalties	12 min
23	Shots	24

Semifinals[]

15 April 2023
12:00

United States of America

9–1
(1–0, 5–1, 3–0)

Czechia

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 2,663


Aerin Frankel	Goalies	Blanka Škodová Kateřina Zechovská	Referees: Kelly Cooke Cianna Lieffers
Kessel (Barnes, Harvey) (PP) – 11:30 / Knight (Barnes, Roque) – 24:22 / Knight (Harvey, Barnes (PP) – 25:57 / Murphy (Harvey, Carpenter) – 28:13 / Roque (Heise, Winn) (PP) – 35:00 / Kessel (Knight) – 38:19 / Janecke (Heise, Bilka) – 42:50 / Janecke (Heise, Winn) (PP) – 47:11 / Harvey (Kessel) – 54:08	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 7–1 / 8–1 / 9–1	31:31 – Šapovalivová (Mrázová, Čajanová)
6 min	Penalties	10 min
45	Shots	15

15 April 2023
16:00

Canada

5–1
(0–0, 2–0, 3–1)

Switzerland

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 4,235


Ann-Renée Desbiens	Goalies	Andrea Brändli	Referees: Samantha Hiller Chelsea Rapin
Fillier (Nurse, Spooner) – 31:06 / Fillier (Spooner) – 37:04 / Rattray (Spooner, Thompson) (PP) – 43:48 / Fillier (Ambrose, Maltais) – 55:04 / Johnston (Bourbonnais, Poulin) – 59:59	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 4–1 / 5–1	57:56 – Müller (Christen, Quennec) (PP2)
10 min	Penalties	27 min
59	Shots	9

Fifth place game[]

16 April 2023
10:00

Finland

3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)

Sweden

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 956


Sanni Ahola	Goalies	Emma Söderberg	Referees: Kelly Cooke Cianna Lieffers
Hiirikoski (PP) – 10:12 / Yrjänen (Savolainen, Vainikka) – 26:48 / Tulus (Nieminen, Hiirikoski) (PP) – 57:10	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1	00:48 – Kjellbin (Johansson, Hjalmarsson)
4 min	Penalties	14 min
42	Shots	19

Third place game[]

16 April 2023
15:00

Czechia

3–2
(2–1, 1–1, 0–0)

Switzerland

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 2,162


Blanka Škodová	Goalies	Andrea Brändli	Referees: Samantha Hiller Chelsea Rapin
Křížová (Vanišová, Tejralová) – 11:46 / Pejzlová (Vanišová, Křížová) – 14:31 / Křížová (Tejralová, Jandušíková) – 37:16	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2	11:15 – Stalder (Quennec, Müller) (PP) / 28:09 – Lutz
12 min	Penalties	16 min
33	Shots	13

Final[]

16 April 2023
19:00

Canada

3–6
(1–1, 2–1, 0–4)

United States of America

CAA Centre, Brampton
Attendance: 4,635


Ann-Renée Desbiens	Goalies	Aerin Frankel	Referees: Elizabeth Mantha Amanda Tassoni
Poulin (Ambrose, Jenner) (PP2) – 06:23 / Jenner (Fast, Rattray) – 25:03 / Jenner (Fast, Poulin) – 29:39	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 3–3 / 3–4 / 3–5 / 3–6	18:01 – Murphy (Carpenter) / 28:30 – Knight (Kessel) / 45:40 – Harvey / 56:50 – Knight (Heise, Carpenter) (PP2) / 57:17 – Knight (Harvey, Kessel) (PP) / 58:02 – Barnes (ENG)
8 min	Penalties	10 min
27	Shots	22

Awards and statistics[]

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

Awards[]

Directorate Awards

Position	Player
Goaltender	Ann-Renée Desbiens
Defenceman	Caroline Harvey
Forward	Sarah Fillier
MVP	Sarah Fillier

All-Star team

Position	Player
Goaltender	Emma Söderberg
Defenceman	Renata Fast
Defenceman	Caroline Harvey
Forward	Sarah Fillier
	Petra Nieminen
	Marie-Philip Poulin

Scoring leaders[]

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

As of 16 April 2023

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Harvey, CarolineCaroline Harvey	7	4	10	14	+14	6	D
Nieminen, PetraPetra Nieminen	7	6	7	13	+7	2	F
Knight, HilaryHilary Knight	7	8	4	12	+7	6	F
Heise, TaylorTaylor Heise	7	1	11	12	+9	2	F
Fillier, SarahSarah Fillier	7	7	4	11	+9	2	F
Svensson, HildaHilda Svensson	7	5	6	11	+8	2	F
Olsson, HannaHanna Olsson	7	4	7	11	+9	4	F
Stalder, LaraLara Stalder	7	4	7	11	+1	35	F
Hiirikoski, JenniJenni Hiirikoski	7	3	8	11	+6	2	D
Ljungblom, LinaLina 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[]

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.

As of 16 April 2023

Player	TOI	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO
Sanni Ahola	179:39	2	0.67	46	95.65	1
Aerin Frankel	364:01	9	1.48	132	93.18	1
Sandra Abstreiter	288:39	13	2.70	182	92.86	1
Emma Söderberg	301:47	13	2.58	170	92.35	1
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[]

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	A	United States of America	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	Fifth place game

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
10	B	France	4	0	0	0	4	5	29	−24	0	Eliminated in Preliminary round and relegated

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[]

↑ 2023 World Championships.
↑ Merk, Martin (15 December 2022). Women’s Worlds in Brampton.
↑ Knight's 100th point good as gold (16 April 2023).
↑ Czechia wins back-to-back bronze (16 April 2023).
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Tournament Info.
↑ Competition officials. IIHF (7 April 2023).
↑ Merk, Martin (4 September 2022). Canada remains first in World Ranking. Retrieved on 4 September 2022.
↑ Merk, Martin (24 January 2023). Canada opens Women’s Worlds vs. Swiss. IIHF.
↑ Podnieks, Andrew (16 April 2023). Fillier named MVP.

External links[]

Official website

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[1] 2023 World Championships.

[2] Merk, Martin (15 December 2022). Women’s Worlds in Brampton.

[3] Knight's 100th point good as gold (16 April 2023).

[4] Czechia wins back-to-back bronze (16 April 2023).

[Info-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Tournament Info.

[6] Competition officials. IIHF (7 April 2023).

[7] Merk, Martin (4 September 2022). Canada remains first in World Ranking. Retrieved on 4 September 2022.

[8] Merk, Martin (24 January 2023). Canada opens Women’s Worlds vs. Swiss. IIHF.

[9] Podnieks, Andrew (16 April 2023). Fillier named MVP.

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