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See also: 2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships
2023 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Flag of China China
Flag of South Korea South Korea
Dates 20–26 August
17–23 April
Teams 12
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
2022
2024

The 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I comprised two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

The Group A tournament was scheduled to be played in Shenzhen, China from 11 to 17 April, but in March 2023 it was postponed.[1] On 22 March, it was rescheduled between 20 and 26 August 2023.[2] Group B played in Suwon, South Korea, from 17 to 23 April 2023.[3]

China and Denmark gained promotion to the top division, while Slovakia was relegated from the Group A tournament.[4][5] South Korea won the Group B tournament and got promoted, while Kazakhstan were relegated.[6]

Group A tournament[]

2023 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I A
Tournament details
Host country Flag of China China
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 20–26 August
Teams 6
Tournament statistics
Games played 15
Goals scored 64 (4.27 per game)
Attendance 65,408 (4,361 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Norway Millie Sirum (7 points)
Website Website

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 Denmark Placed 10th in 2022 Top Division and was relegated.
 Norway Placed 2nd in 2022 Division I A.
 Slovakia Placed 3rd in 2022 Division I A.
 Austria Placed 4th in 2022 Division I A.
 Netherlands Placed 5th in 2022 Division I A.
 China Host, placed 1st in 2022 Division I B and was promoted.

Match officials[]

Eight referees and linesmen were selected for the tournament.[7]

Referees Linesmen
  • Flag of Canada Amy Martin
  • Flag of Canada Michelle Stapleton
  • Flag of Finland Kaisa Ketonen
  • Flag of Japan Miyuki Nakayama
  • Flag of Sweden Ida Henriksson
  • Flag of the United States Jestina Vichorek
  • Flag of the United States Mackenzie Welter
  • Flag of the United States Laura White
  • Flag of Belgium Marine Dinant
  • Flag of Canada Laura Gutasukas
  • Flag of Canada Kirsten Welsh
  • Flag of Finland Johanna Oksanen
  • Flag of Hungary Adrienn Paulheim
  • Flag of Poland Natalia Suchanek
  • Flag of Slovakia Eva Mária Moleková
  • Flag of Switzerland Jennifer Vicha

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  China (H) 5 5 0 0 0 14 6 +8 15 Promotion to the 2024 Top Division
2  Denmark 5 3 0 0 2 14 8 +6 9[lower-alpha 1]
3  Austria 5 3 0 0 2 8 5 +3 9[lower-alpha 1]
4  Netherlands 5 3 0 0 2 13 12 +1 9[lower-alpha 1]
5  Norway 5 1 0 0 4 11 21 −10 3
6  Slovakia 5 0 0 0 5 4 12 −8 0 Relegation 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:

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+8)

20 August 2023
13:00
Netherlands  1–6
(0–2, 1–1, 0–3)
 Denmark Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen
Attendance: 3,100
20 August 2023
16:30
Austria  4–0
(2–0, 2–0, 0–0)
 Norway Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen
Attendance: 2,800
20 August 2023
20:00
China  1–0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0)
 Slovakia Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen
Attendance: 6,673

21 August 2023
13:00
Denmark  0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)
 Austria Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen
Attendance: 2,355
21 August 2023
16:30
Slovakia  0–3
(0–0, 0–2, 0–1)
 Netherlands Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen
Attendance: 2,670
21 August 2023
20:00
Norway  3–5
(1–0, 1–3, 1–2)
 China Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen
Attendance: 7,132

23 August 2023
13:00
Norway  4–2
(1–0, 0–2, 3–0)
 Slovakia Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen
Attendance: 2,350
23 August 2023
16:30
Netherlands  2–1
(0–0, 1–1, 1–0)
 Austria Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen
Attendance: 2,730
23 August 2023
20:00
Denmark  2–4
(0–3, 1–0, 1–1)
 China Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen
Attendance: 7,631

24 August 2023
13:00
Norway  3–6
(1–1, 2–3, 0–2)
 Netherlands Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen
Attendance: 2,415
24 August 2023
16:30
Slovakia  1–2
(1–1, 0–0, 0–1)
 Denmark Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen
Attendance: 2,530
24 August 2023
20:00
Austria  0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)
 China Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen
Attendance: 7,920

26 August 2023
13:00
Slovakia  1–2
(0–0, 0–1, 1–1)
 Austria Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen
Attendance: 2,057
26 August 2023
16:30
Denmark  4–1
(2–0, 0–1, 2–0)
 Norway Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen
Attendance: 2,957
26 August 2023
20:00
China  2–1
(1–0, 0–1, 1–0)
 Netherlands Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen
Attendance: 10,088

Statistics[]

Scoring leaders[]

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Norway Millie Sirum 5 5 2 7 +1 6 F
Netherlands Bieke van Nes 5 4 3 7 +1 6 F
Netherlands Savine Wielenga 5 3 4 7 +3 4 F
Denmark Josefine Jakobsen 5 3 3 6 +2 0 F
Norway Emilie Kruse 5 2 4 6 0 8 F
Norway Mathea Fischer 5 1 5 6 0 0 F
China Kong Minghui 5 4 1 5 +5 0 F
Austria Anna Meixner 5 3 2 5 +3 0 F
Denmark Nicoline Jensen 5 3 1 4 +2 2 F
China Fang Xin 5 2 2 4 +4 0 F
Denmark Silke Lave Glud 5 2 2 4 +2 4 F
China Kang Mulan 5 2 2 4 +1 0 F
China Zhang Xifang 5 2 2 4 +3 8 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders[]

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.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Austria Selma Luggin 297:49 4 0.81 154 97.40 2
China Chen Tiya 300:00 6 1.20 147 95.92 2
Denmark Emma-Sofie Nordström 237:47 7 1.77 93 92.47 0
Netherlands Eline Gabriele 299:04 12 2.41 159 92.45 1
Norway Linnea Holterud Olsson 259:48 14 3.23 167 91.62 0

TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards[]

Position Player[1]
Goaltender Austria Selma Luggin
Defenceman China Lin Qiqi
Forward Netherlands Savine Wielenga

Group B tournament[]

2023 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I B
Tournament details
Host country Flag of South Korea South Korea
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 17–23 April
Teams 6
Tournament statistics
Games played 15
Goals scored 54 (3.6 per game)
Attendance 8,093 (540 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Slovenia Sara Confidenti (7 points)
Website Website

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 Poland Placed 2nd in 2022 Division I B.
 Italy Placed 3rd in 2022 Division I B.
 Kazakhstan Placed 4th in 2022 Division I B.
 South Korea Host, placed 5th in 2022 Division I B.
 Slovenia Placed 6th in 2022 Division I B.
 United Kingdom Placed 1st in 2022 Division II A and was promoted.

Match officials[]

Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]

Referees Linesmen
  • Flag of Australia Bethany Bowshall
  • Flag of Canada Melissa Brunn
  • Flag of South Korea Ma Sang-hee
  • Flag of Switzerland Magali Anex dit Chenaud
  • Flag of Switzerland Jamie Monard
  • Flag of Sweden Alexandra Kohl
  • Flag of the United States Brooke Branson

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  South Korea (H) 5 4 1 0 0 15 6 +9 14 Promoted to the 2024 Division I A
2  Poland 5 4 0 0 1 8 7 +1 12
3  Italy 5 3 0 1 1 10 5 +5 10
4  Slovenia 5 1 1 0 3 10 14 −4 5
5  United Kingdom 5 1 0 1 3 7 11 −4 4
6  Kazakhstan 5 0 0 0 5 4 11 −7 0 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.

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+9)

17 April 2023
12:15
United Kingdom  1–0
(0–0, 0–0, 1–0)
 Kazakhstan Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon
Attendance: 35
17 April 2023
15:45
Slovenia  0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)
 Poland Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon
Attendance: 50
17 April 2023
19:15
South Korea  2–1 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)
 Italy Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon
Attendance: 650

18 April 2023
12:15
Kazakhstan  1–2
(0–1, 0–0, 1–1)
 Slovenia Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon
Attendance: 30
18 April 2023
15:45
Italy  2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 United Kingdom Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon
Attendance: 60
18 April 2023
19:15
Poland  0–4
(0–1, 0–2, 0–1)
 South Korea Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon
Attendance: 1,000

20 April 2023
12:15
Poland  2–1
(0–0, 0–1, 2–0)
 United Kingdom Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon
Attendance: 23
20 April 2023
15:45
Italy  3–0
(1–0, 2–0, 0–0)
 Kazakhstan Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon
Attendance: 295
20 April 2023
19:15
Slovenia  2–4
(1–1, 0–1, 1–2)
 South Korea Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon
Attendance: 1,250

22 April 2023
12:15
Italy  4–2
(3–1, 1–1, 0–0)
 Slovenia Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon
Attendance: 200
22 April 2023
15:45
South Korea  3–2
(1–0, 2–2, 0–0)
 United Kingdom Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon
Attendance: 1,700
22 April 2023
19:15
Kazakhstan  2–3
(1–1, 0–0, 1–2)
 Poland Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon
Attendance: 200

23 April 2023
12:15
United Kingdom  3–4 GWS
(1–0, 1–2, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 Slovenia Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon
Attendance: 100
23 April 2023
15:45
Kazakhstan  1–2
(1–1, 0–0, 0–1)
 South Korea Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon
Attendance: 2,300
23 April 2023
19:15
Poland  1–0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0)
 Italy Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon
Attendance: 200

Statistics[]

Scoring leaders[]

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Slovenia Sara Confidenti 5 5 2 7 +1 2 F
South Korea Han Soo-jin 5 4 2 6 +2 2 F
South Korea Kim Hee-won 5 4 2 6 +5 8 F
South Korea Park Jong-ah 5 2 4 6 +3 2 F
Slovenia Pia Pren 5 2 3 5 0 10 F
South Korea Lee Eun-ji 5 2 2 4 +2 0 F
Slovenia Arwen Nylaander 5 2 2 4 +2 4 F
Poland Karolina Późniewska 5 2 2 4 +1 6 F
Poland Tetiana Onyshchenko 5 1 3 4 +2 6 F
Poland Klaudia Chrapek 5 3 0 3 −1 0 D

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders[]

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.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Italy Elisa Biondi 179:10 1 0.33 59 98.31 2
Poland Martyna Sass 300:00 7 1.40 157 95.54 2
South Korea Hun Eun-bee 301:16 6 1.19 119 95.20 1
Slovenia Pia Dukarič 303:16 14 2.77 253 94.76 0
United Kingdom Nicole Jackson 245:00 7 1.71 117 94.34 1

TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards[]

Position Player[3]
Goaltender Slovenia Pia Dukarič
Defenceman Italy Nadia Mattivi
Forward South Korea Park Jong-ah

References[]

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