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

Top Division[]

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

Match officials[]

Ten referees and ten linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]

Referees
  • Flag of Canada Jennifer Berezowski
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Zuzana Svobodová
  • Flag of Germany Vanessa Anselm
  • Flag of United Kingdom Holly Neenan
  • Flag of Japan Anna Kuroda
  • Flag of Latvia Sintija Čamane
  • Flag of Sweden Ida Henriksson
  • Flag of Sweden Veronica Lovensnö
  • Flag of the United States Taylor Hanvelt
  • Flag of the United States Jenna Janshen

Linesmen
  • Flag of China Wang Hui
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Kristina Hájková
  • Flag of Germany Caroline Butt
  • Flag of Germany Leonie Ernst
  • Flag of France Alexia Cheyroux
  • Flag of Netherlands Britt Kösters
  • Flag of Poland Natalia Witkowska
  • Flag of Switzerland Anina Egli
  • Flag of the United States Melanie Gotsdiner
  • Flag of the United States Breana Kraut

Preliminary round[]

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flag of Canada Canada 3 3 0 0 0 15 3 +12 9 Semifinals
2 Flag of the United States United States of America 3 2 0 0 1 15 7 +8 6
3 Flag of Sweden Sweden (H) 3 1 0 0 2 11 11 0 3 Quarterfinals
4 Flag of Finland Finland 3 0 0 0 3 2 22 −20 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.
8 January 2023
16:00
United States of America Flag of the United States 6–3
(1–1, 2–1, 3–1)
Flag of Sweden Sweden Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 760
8 January 2023
20:00
Canada Flag of Canada 8–0
(2–0, 3–0, 3–0)
Flag of Finland Finland Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 338

9 January 2023
16:00
United States of America Flag of the United States 8–1
(2–0, 3–1, 3–0)
Flag of Finland Finland Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 182
9 January 2023
20:00
Sweden Flag of Sweden 2–4
(1–1, 1–1, 0–2)
Flag of Canada Canada Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 972

11 January 2023
16:00
Finland Flag of Finland 1–6
(0–1, 1–3, 0–2)
Flag of Sweden Sweden Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 1,125
11 January 2023
20:00
Canada Flag of Canada 3–1
(0–0, 2–1, 1–0)
Flag of the United States United States of America Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 337

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia 3 3 0 0 0 12 6 +6 9 Quarterfinals
2 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 3 2 0 0 1 13 8 +5 6
3 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 3 1 0 0 2 5 8 −3 3 Relegation round
4 Flag of Japan Japan 3 0 0 0 3 5 13 −8 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.
8 January 2023
12:00
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 3–2
(0–2, 0–0, 3–0)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 179
8 January 2023
14:00
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 6–3
(2–1, 1–1, 3–1)
Flag of Japan Japan Östersund Arena B, Östersund
Attendance: 143

9 January 2023
12:00
Japan Flag of Japan 1–5
(0–1, 0–2, 1–2)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 126
9 January 2023
18:00
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 4–1
(0–1, 3–0, 1–0)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Östersund Arena B, Östersund
Attendance: 137

11 January 2023
12:00
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 4–3
(2–1, 1–0, 1–2)
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 186
11 January 2023
18:00
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 2–1
(1–0, 0–0, 1–1)
Flag of Japan Japan Östersund Arena B, Östersund
Attendance: 132

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 Flag of Switzerland 5–0
(1–0, 0–0, 4–0)
Flag of Japan Japan Östersund Arena B, Östersund
Attendance: 171

14 January 2023
18:00
Japan Flag of Japan 1–2
(0–1, 1–0, 0–1)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Östersund Arena B, Östersund
Attendance: 103

Final round[]

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

  1. tier of the group;
  2. position in the group.
Rank Team Group Pos
1 Flag of Canada Canada A 1
2 Flag of the United States United States of America A 2
3 Flag of Sweden Sweden A 3
4 Flag of Finland Finland A 4
5 Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia B 1
6 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia B 2

Bracket[]

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
          
14 January
1
Flag of Canada Canada (OT)
3
12 January
4
Flag of Finland Finland
2
3A
Flag of Sweden Sweden
6
15 January
2B
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
1
1
Flag of Canada Canada
10
3
Flag of Sweden Sweden
0
14 January
2
Flag of the United States United States of America
1
12 January
3
Flag of Sweden Sweden
2 Third place
4A
Flag of Finland Finland
3
15 January
1B
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
2
2
Flag of the United States United States of America
5
4
Flag of Finland Finland
0

Quarterfinals[]

12 January 2023
16:00
Sweden Flag of Sweden 6–1
(2–1, 2–0, 2–0)
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 528

12 January 2023
20:00
Finland Flag of Finland 3–2
(1–0, 0–0, 2–2)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 228

Semifinals[]

14 January 2023
16:00
United States of America Flag of the United States 1–2
(1–0, 0–2, 0–0)
Flag of Sweden Sweden Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 2,122

14 January 2023
20:00
Canada Flag of Canada 3–2 OT
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1)
(OT:1–0)
Flag of Finland Finland Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 311

Fifth place game[]

14 January 2023
12:00
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 6–3
(4–0, 1–1, 1–2)
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 146

Bronze medal game[]

15 January 2023
16:00
United States of America Flag of the United States 5–0
(1–0, 2–0, 2–0)
Flag of Finland Finland Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 678

Gold medal game[]

15 January 2023
20:00
Canada Flag of Canada 10–0
(5–0, 3–0, 2–0)
Flag of Sweden Sweden Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Attendance: 2,700

Awards and statistics[]

Awards[]

Best player selected by the Directorate

Position Player
Goaltender Flag of Sweden Felicia Frank
Defenceman Flag of Sweden Mira Jungåker
Forward Flag of Slovakia Nela Lopušanová

Source: IIHF[4]

All-Star team

Position Player
Goaltender Flag of Sweden Felicia Frank
Defenceman Flag of Sweden Mira Jungåker
Flag of the United States Molly Jordan
Forward Flag of Slovakia Nela Lopušanová
Flag of Finland Paulina Salonen
Flag of Canada Caitlin Kraemer
MVP Flag of Slovakia Nela Lopušanová

Source: IIHF[5]

Scoring leaders[]

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

Rank Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1 Flag of Slovakia Nela Lopušanová 5 9 3 12 +5 2 F
2 Flag of Canada Caitlin Kraemer 5 10 1 11 +10 6 F
3 Flag of the United States Margaret Scannell 5 4 4 8 +4 4 F
4 Flag of Canada Alex Law 4 3 4 7 +8 2 F
5 Flag of Canada Emma Pais 5 2 5 7 +13 0 F
6 Flag of the Czech Republic Adéla Šapovalivová 5 4 2 6 +2 2 F
7 Flag of Sweden Hilda Svensson 6 4 2 6 +2 2 F
8 Flag of the United States Joy Dunne 5 3 3 6 +2 6 F
8 Flag of the Czech Republic Tereza Plosová 5 3 3 6 0 2 F
10 Flag of Slovakia 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[]

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 Flag of Canada Hannah Clark 247:32 5 1.21 103 95.15 1
2 Flag of Switzerland Talina Benderer 240:38 5 1.25 90 94.44 1
3 Flag of the United States Annelies Bergmann 236:54 8 2.03 117 93.16 1
4 Flag of the Czech Republic Michaela Hesová 212:17 8 2.26 78 89.74 0
5 Flag of Sweden 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[]

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A Flag of Canada Canada 5 4 1 0 0 28 5 +23 14 Champions
2 A Flag of Sweden Sweden (H) 6 3 0 0 3 19 23 −4 9 Runners-up
3 A Flag of the United States United States of America 5 3 0 0 2 21 9 +12 9 Third place
4 A Flag of Finland Finland 6 1 0 1 4 7 32 −25 4 Fourth place
5 B Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia 5 4 0 0 1 20 12 +8 12 Fifth place game
6 B Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 5 2 0 0 3 17 20 −3 6
7 B Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 5 3 0 0 2 12 9 +3 9 Advanced in Relegation
8 B Flag of Japan Japan 5 0 0 0 5 6 20 −14 0 Relegated to Division I A
Source: IIHF
(H) Host.

Division I[]

Group A[]

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

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of Germany Germany (P) 5 3 1 1 0 10 4 +6 12 Promotion to the 2024 Top Division
2 Flag of Italy Italy (H) 5 2 1 1 1 8 5 +3 9[lower-alpha 1]
3 Flag of France France 5 2 1 1 1 11 8 +3 9[lower-alpha 1]
4 Flag of Hungary Hungary 5 2 1 0 2 11 10 +1 8
5 Flag of Austria Austria 5 0 1 2 2 6 11 −5 4
6 Flag of Norway Norway (R) 5 1 0 0 4 8 16 −8 3 Relegation to the 2024 Division I B
Source: IIHF
(H) Host; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

Group B[]

The tournament was held in Katowice, Poland from 10 to 15 January 2023.[1]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of Denmark Denmark (P) 4 4 0 0 0 19 3 +16 12 Promotion to the 2024 Division I A
2 Flag of Poland Poland (H) 4 3 0 0 1 15 3 +12 9
3 Flag of Spain Spain 4 1 1 0 2 6 9 −3 5
4 Flag of Korea South Korea 4 1 0 1 2 5 12 −7 4
5 Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 4 0 0 0 4 2 20 −18 0
6 Flag of China China (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn; relegated to the 2024 Division II A
Source: IIHF
(H) Host; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Division II[]

Group A[]

The tournament is being held in Dumfries, Great Britain from 21 to 27 January 2023.[1]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of Australia Australia 2 2 0 0 0 7 1 +6 6 Promotion to the 2024 Division I B
2 Flag of Latvia Latvia 2 1 1 0 0 9 3 +6 5
3 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 2 1 0 0 1 3 5 −2 3
4 Flag of Turkey Turkey 2 0 1 0 1 4 5 −1 2
5 Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom (H) 2 0 0 1 1 3 6 −3 1
6 Flag of Mexico Mexico 2 0 0 1 1 3 9 −6 1 Relegation to the 2024 Division II B
Updated to match(es) played on 22 January 2023. Source: IIHF
(H) Host.

Group B[]

The tournament will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 26 January to 1 February 2023.[1]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Flag of Belgium Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the 2024 Division II A
2 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Flag of Iceland Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Flag of Estonia Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 26 January 2023. Source: [citation needed]
(H) Host.

References[]

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External links[]

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