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2024 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countries Flag of Croatia Croatia
Flag of Estonia Estonia
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates 11–17 March
24–29 March
Teams 11
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The 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III comprised two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).[1]

The Group A tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia from 11 to 17 March and Group B in Kohtla-Järve, Estonia, from 24 to 29 March 2024.[2] The IIHF has indicated that they will meet in February to discuss Israel's participation in the Group B tournament.[3]

Ukraine won the Group A tournament and was promoted to Division II, while Bulgaria was relegated to Group B.[4] In Group B, Thailand was promoted after winning the tournament.[5]

Group A tournament[]

2024 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III A
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Croatia Croatia
City Zagreb
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 11–17 March
Teams 6
Tournament statistics
Games played 15
Goals scored 90 (6 per game)
Attendance 1,935 (129 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Ukraine Valeria Manchak (18 points)
Website IIHF

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 Croatia Host, placed 6th in 2023 Division II B and was relegated.
 Ukraine Placed 2nd in 2023 Division III A.
 Lithuania Placed 3rd in 2023 Division III A.
 Romania Placed 4th in 2023 Division III A.
 Bulgaria Placed 5th in 2023 Division III A.
 Serbia Placed 1st in 2023 Division III B and was promoted.

Match officials[]

Five referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]

Referees Linesmen
  • Flag of China Bai Meichen
  • Flag of Finland Sini Kauhanen
  • Flag of Norway Rite Rygh
  • Flag of Switzerland Melissa Boverio
  • Flag of Switzerland Reica Staiger
  • Flag of China Yan Aiping
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Natalie Pavlačková
  • Flag of France Gaëlle Bourdon
  • Flag of Germany Natalie Bertl
  • Flag of Germany Harriet Weegh
  • Flag of Japan Kumiko Okuda
  • Flag of the United States Calley Brandon-Laux

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Ukraine 5 4 1 0 0 28 8 +20 14 Promoted to the 2025 Division II B
2  Romania 5 4 0 0 1 20 11 +9 12
3  Lithuania 5 2 1 0 2 15 11 +4 8
4  Serbia 5 2 0 1 2 12 19 −7 7
5  Croatia (H) 5 1 0 1 3 10 16 −6 4
6  Bulgaria 5 0 0 0 5 5 25 −20 0 Relegated to the 2025 Division III 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.

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+1)

11 March 2024
12:30
Ukraine  9–1
(3–1, 5–0, 1–0)
 Bulgaria Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 68
11 March 2024
16:00
Serbia  0–7
(0–3, 0–2, 0–2)
 Romania Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 83
11 March 2024
19:30
Lithuania  2–1 GWS
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 Croatia Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 310

12 March 2024
12:30
Bulgaria  1–3
(0–2, 1–1, 0–0)
 Serbia Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 25
12 March 2024
16:00
Ukraine  3–1
(0–0, 1–0, 2–1)
 Lithuania Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 27
12 March 2024
19:30
Croatia  2–4
(1–2, 0–1, 1–1)
 Romania Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 280

14 March 2024
12:30
Lithuania  3–4
(1–1, 1–0, 1–3)
 Romania Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 15
14 March 2024
16:00
Ukraine  5–4 OT
(0–2, 1–1, 3–1)
(OT: 1–0)
 Serbia Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 65
14 March 2024
19:30
Croatia  5–1
(0–0, 2–0, 3–1)
 Bulgaria Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 193

15 March 2024
12:30
Romania  1–5
(0–2, 0–1, 1–2)
 Ukraine Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 53
15 March 2024
16:00
Bulgaria  1–4
(1–2, 0–2, 0–0)
 Lithuania Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 63
15 March 2024
19:30
Serbia  3–1
(0–0, 1–1, 2–0)
 Croatia Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb

17 March 2024
12:30
Lithuania  5–2
(1–1, 1–1, 3–0)
 Serbia Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 51
17 March 2024
16:00
Romania  4–1
(3–0, 1–0, 0–1)
 Bulgaria Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 62
17 March 2024
19:30
Croatia  1–6
(1–0. 0–4, 0–2)
 Ukraine Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 320

Statistics[]

Scoring leaders[]

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Ukraine Valeria Manchak 5 8 10 18 +14 4 F
Ukraine Daria Tsymyrenko 5 6 7 13 +12 0 F
Ukraine Polina Telehina 5 5 8 13 +17 0 F
Romania Edet Szekeres 5 8 2 10 +9 0 F
Romania Julia Bende 5 5 5 10 +10 10 F
Lithuania Viltautė Jasinevičiūtė 5 5 5 10 +8 4 F
Lithuania Klara Miuller 5 5 5 10 +8 0 F
Serbia Milica Velček 5 4 3 7 +1 4 F
Serbia Valentina Vrhoci 5 2 4 6 –1 0 F
Croatia Ana Bauman 5 3 1 4 +2 4 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
Croatia Julija Baždar 241:00 7 1.74 119 94.12 0
Romania Andrea Kurkó 120:00 4 2.00 60 93.33 1
Lithuania Viltė Beličenkaitė 303:26 11 2.18 162 93.21 0
Bulgaria Angelina Dimova 148:31 8 3.23 106 92.45 0
Ukraine Viktoria Tkachenko 283:27 6 1.27 76 92.11 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[7]
Goaltender Lithuania Viltė Beličenkaitė
Defenceman Croatia Diana Stolar
Forward Ukraine Valeria Manchak

Group B tournament[]

2024 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III B
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Estonia Estonia
City Kohtla-Järve
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 24–29 March
Teams 5
Tournament statistics
Games played 10
Goals scored 53 (5.3 per game)
Attendance 3,674 (367 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Thailand Wirasinee Rattananai (6 points)
Website IIHF

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 Estonia Host, placed 6th in 2023 Division III A and was relegated.
 Israel Placed 2nd in 2023 Division III B.
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Placed 3rd in 2023 Division III B.
First time participating.
 Thailand First time participating.

Match officials[]

Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.[8]

Referees Linesmen
  • Flag of Germany Caroline Butt
  • Flag of South Korea Choi Bo-young
  • Flag of Turkey Elif Bağlar
  • Flag of Estonia Kaire Leet
  • Flag of United Kingdom Eva Harrison
  • Flag of Japan Rinka Kubota
  • Flag of South Africa Jessica Stanton
  • Flag of Turkey Ceren Alkan

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Thailand 4 4 0 0 0 20 1 +19 12 Promotion to the 2025 Division III A
2  Estonia (H) 4 2 1 0 1 10 4 +6 8
3  Israel 4 2 0 0 2 7 11 −4 6
4 4 1 0 1 2 8 11 −3 4
5  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 0 0 0 4 8 26 −18 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[]

24 March 2024
15:00
Thailand  4–0
(3–0, 0–0, 1–0)
 Israel Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 150
24 March 2024
18:30
Estonia  5–2
(2–0, 1–2, 2–0)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 450

25 March 2024
18:30
0–4
(0–1, 0–1, 0–2)
 Thailand Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 135

26 March 2024
15:00
Israel  4–3
(0–1, 2–2, 2–0)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 178
26 March 2024
18:30
1–2 OT
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–1)
 Estonia Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 534

27 March 2024
18:30
Thailand  1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)
 Estonia Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 789

28 March 2024
15:00
Israel  3–1
(0–0, 1–1, 2–0)
Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 234
28 March 2024
18:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–11
(0–3, 0–5, 1–3)
 Thailand Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 123

29 March 2024
15:00
Estonia  3–0
(1–0, 2–0, 0–0)
 Israel Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 956
29 March 2024
18:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina  2–6
(1–4, 0–1, 1–1)
Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 125

Statistics[]

Scoring leaders[]

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Thailand Wirasinee Rattananai 4 0 6 6 +4 0 F
Israel lior Leshem 4 5 0 5 +3 8 D
Thailand Apichaya Kosanunt 4 4 1 5 +6 4 F
Thailand Nuchanat Ponglerkdee 4 4 1 5 +5 2 F
Tiffany Ong || 4 || 3 || 2 || 5 || –5 || 10 || F
Thailand Supitsara Thamma 4 3 2 5 +6 2 F
Thailand Thipwarintorn Yannakornthanapunt 4 3 2 5 +6 2 F
Thailand Pacharamon Vorawat 4 3 1 4 +5 8 F
Israel Pnina Basov 4 2 2 4 –1 4 F
Estonia Merlin Griffin 4 1 3 4 +5 0 F
Estonia Diana Kaareste 4 1 3 4 +1 5 F
Bosnia and Herzegovina Hana Mulazimović 4 1 3 4 –9 0 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
Thailand Thamida Kunthadapakorn 120:00 0 0.00 39 100.00 2
Estonia Uljana Jeggi 120:22 1 0.50 35 97.14 1
Estonia Sofia Salamatina 12:00 3 1.50 64 95.31 0
Thailand Wilaksaya Watthanakulcharoenchai 120:00 1 0.50 20 95.00 1
Israel Yael Fatiev 240:00 11 2.75 157 92.99 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[9]
Goaltender Estonia Sofia Salamatina
Defenceman Israel lior Leshem
Forward Thailand Apichaya Kosanunt

References[]

External links[]

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