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2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates 21–27 January 2023
26 January – 1 February 2023
Teams 12
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See also: 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

The 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II was two international under-18 women's ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Divisions II A and II B represent the fourth and the fifth tier of competition at the 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.

Group A tournament[]

2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom
City Dumfries
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 21–27 January 2023
Teams 6
Final positions
Champions  Australia
Runner-up  Latvia
Third place  Netherlands
Website www.iihf.com

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Dumfries, United Kingdom, from 21 to 27 January 2023.[1][2]

Participating teams[]

Team Qualification
 United Kingdom Hosts; 2nd place in 2022 World Championship Division II
 Australia 3rd place in 2022 World Championship Division II
 Netherlands 4th place in 2022 World Championship Division II
 Latvia 5th place in 2022 World Championship Division II
 Turkey 6th place in 2022 World Championship Division II
 Mexico 7th place in 2022 World Championship Division II

Final standings[]

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[lower-alpha 1]
3  Netherlands 5 3 0 1 1 9 9 0 10[lower-alpha 1]
4  United Kingdom (H) 5 3 0 1 1 11 8 +3 10[lower-alpha 1]
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:

Results[]

All times are local (UTC±0).

21 January 2023
13:00
Australia  3–1
(0–1, 1–0, 2–0)
 Turkey Ice Bowl, Dumfries
21 January 2023
16:30
Mexico  1–6
(1–2, 0–2, 0–2)
 Latvia Ice Bowl, Dumfries
21 January 2023
20:00
Netherlands  3–1
(0–1, 0–0, 3–0)
 United Kingdom Ice Bowl, Dumfries

22 January 2023
13:00
Turkey  3–2 GWS
(0–0, 1–0, 1–2)
(0–0, 1–0)
 Mexico Ice Bowl, Dumfries
22 January 2023
16:30
Australia  4–0
(3–0, 1–0, 0–0)
 Netherlands Ice Bowl, Dumfries
22 January 2023
20:00
United Kingdom  2–3 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 2–2)
(0–0, 0–1)
 Latvia Ice Bowl, Dumfries

24 January 2023
13:00
Netherlands  1–2 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 1–1)
(0–1)
 Latvia Ice Bowl, Dumfries
24 January 2023
16:30
Australia  5–2
(2–1, 1–1, 2–0)
 Mexico Ice Bowl, Dumfries
24 January 2023
20:00
United Kingdom  3–1
(0–1, 3–0, 0–0)
 Turkey Ice Bowl, Dumfries

26 January 2023
13:00
Turkey  1–2
(0–0, 1–2, 0–0)
 Netherlands Ice Bowl, Dumfries
26 January 2023
16:30
Latvia  2–3
(0–1, 2–2, 0–0)
 Australia Ice Bowl, Dumfries
26 January 2023
20:00
Mexico  0–3
(0–0, 0–1, 0–2)
 United Kingdom Ice Bowl, Dumfries

27 January 2023
13:00
Latvia  1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)
 Turkey Ice Bowl, Dumfries
27 January 2023
16:30
Netherlands  3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)
 Mexico Ice Bowl, Dumfries
27 January 2023
20:00
United Kingdom  2–1
(0–1, 2–0, 0–0)
 Australia Ice Bowl, Dumfries

Group B tournament[]

2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
City Sofia
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 26 January –
1 February 2023
Teams 6
Final positions
Champions  Kazakhstan
Runner-up  Belgium
Third place  Iceland
Website www.iihf.com

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 26 January to 1 February 2023.[1][2]

Participating teams[]

Team Qualification
 Kazakhstan 8th place in 2022 World Championship Division II and were relegated
 Iceland 9th place in 2022 World Championship Division II and were relegated
 New Zealand Didn't participate in 2022
 Belgium First participation in World Championship
 Bulgaria Hosts; First participation in World Championship
 Estonia First participation in World Championship

Final standings[]

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
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+2).

26 January 2023
16:30
Iceland  2–3 OT
(0–1, 2–1, 0–0)
(0–1)
 Belgium Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
26 January 2023
20:00
Estonia  0–6
(0–4, 0–2, 0–0)
 Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

27 January 2023
13:00
Iceland  2–1
(1–0, 1–0, 0–1)
 New Zealand Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
27 January 2023
16:30
Belgium  7–0
(0–0, 6–0, 1–0)
 Estonia Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
27 January 2023
20:00
Kazakhstan  8–1
(5–0, 2–1, 1–0)
 Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

28 January 2023
16:30
New Zealand  1–7
(0–2, 0–2, 1–3)
 Kazakhstan Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

29 January 2023
13:00
Iceland  8–1
(1–0, 3–0, 4–1)
 Estonia Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
29 January 2023
16:30
Kazakhstan  5–3
(2–1, 0–2, 3–0)
 Belgium Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
29 January 2023
20:00
New Zealand  4–2
(2–1, 0–1, 2–0)
 Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

31 January 2023
13:00
Estonia  0–8
(0–3, 0–4, 0–1)
 Kazakhstan Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
31 January 2023
16:30
Belgium  3–2
(1–1, 2–1, 0–0)
 New Zealand Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
31 January 2023
20:00
Bulgaria  2–3 GWS
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
(0–0, 0–1)
 Iceland Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

1 February 2023
13:00
New Zealand  11–0
(3–0, 1–0, 7–0)
 Estonia Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
1 February 2023
16:30
Bulgaria  4–6
(1–1, 2–4, 1–1)
 Belgium Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
1 February 2023
20:00
Kazakhstan  7–0
(2–0, 4–0, 1–0)
 Iceland Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

References[]

External links[]

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