2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II

2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countries United Kingdom
 Bulgaria
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates21–27 January 2023
26 January – 1 February 2023
Teams12
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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 United Kingdom
CityDumfries
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates21–27 January 2023
Teams6
Final positions
Champions  Australia
Runner-up  Latvia
Third place  Netherlands
Official 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
 Great Britain 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[a]
3  Netherlands 5 3 0 1 1 9 9 0 10[a]
4  Great Britain (H) 5 3 0 1 1 11 8 +3 10[a]
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:
  1. ^ a b c Latvia 4 Pts, Netherlands 4 Pts, Great Britain 1 Pt. Latvia defeated Netherlands 2–1 in overtime.

Results

All times are local (UTC±0).

21 January 2023
13:00		Australia 3–1
(0–1, 1–0, 2–0)		 TurkeyIce Bowl, Dumfries
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21 January 2023
16:30		Mexico 1–6
(1–2, 0–2, 0–2)		 LatviaIce Bowl, Dumfries
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21 January 2023
20:00		Netherlands 3–1
(0–1, 0–0, 3–0)		 Great BritainIce Bowl, Dumfries
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22 January 2023
13:00		Turkey 3–2 GWS
(0–0, 1–0, 1–2)
(0–0, 1–0)		 MexicoIce Bowl, Dumfries
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22 January 2023
16:30		Australia 4–0
(3–0, 1–0, 0–0)		 NetherlandsIce Bowl, Dumfries
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22 January 2023
20:00		Great Britain 2–3 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 2–2)
(0–0, 0–1)		 LatviaIce Bowl, Dumfries
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24 January 2023
13:00		Netherlands 1–2 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 1–1)
(0–1)		 LatviaIce Bowl, Dumfries
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24 January 2023
16:30		Australia 5–2
(2–1, 1–1, 2–0)		 MexicoIce Bowl, Dumfries
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24 January 2023
20:00		Great Britain 3–1
(0–1, 3–0, 0–0)		 TurkeyIce Bowl, Dumfries
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26 January 2023
13:00		Turkey 1–2
(0–0, 1–2, 0–0)		 NetherlandsIce Bowl, Dumfries
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26 January 2023
16:30		Latvia 2–3
(0–1, 2–2, 0–0)		 AustraliaIce Bowl, Dumfries
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26 January 2023
20:00		Mexico 0–3
(0–0, 0–1, 0–2)		 Great BritainIce Bowl, Dumfries
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27 January 2023
13:00		Latvia 1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)		 TurkeyIce Bowl, Dumfries
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27 January 2023
16:30		Netherlands 3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)		 MexicoIce Bowl, Dumfries
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27 January 2023
20:00		Great Britain 2–1
(0–1, 2–0, 0–0)		 AustraliaIce Bowl, Dumfries
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Group B tournament

2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Bulgaria
CitySofia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates26 January –
1 February 2023
Teams6
Final positions
Champions  Kazakhstan
Runner-up  Belgium
Third place  Iceland
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 26 January to 1 February 2023.[3][4]

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)		 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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26 January 2023
20:00		Estonia 0–6
(0–4, 0–2, 0–0)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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27 January 2023
13:00		Iceland 2–1
(1–0, 1–0, 0–1)		 New ZealandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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27 January 2023
16:30		Belgium 7–0
(0–0, 6–0, 1–0)		 EstoniaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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27 January 2023
20:00		Kazakhstan 8–1
(5–0, 2–1, 1–0)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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28 January 2023
16:30		New Zealand 1–7
(0–2, 0–2, 1–3)		 KazakhstanWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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29 January 2023
13:00		Iceland 8–1
(1–0, 3–0, 4–1)		 EstoniaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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29 January 2023
16:30		Kazakhstan 5–3
(2–1, 0–2, 3–0)		 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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29 January 2023
20:00		New Zealand 4–2
(2–1, 0–1, 2–0)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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31 January 2023
13:00		Estonia 0–8
(0–3, 0–4, 0–1)		 KazakhstanWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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31 January 2023
16:30		Belgium 3–2
(1–1, 2–1, 0–0)		 New ZealandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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31 January 2023
20:00		Bulgaria 2–3 GWS
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
(0–0, 0–1)		 IcelandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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1 February 2023
13:00		New Zealand 11–0
(3–0, 1–0, 7–0)		 EstoniaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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1 February 2023
16:30		Bulgaria 4–6
(1–1, 2–4, 1–1)		 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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1 February 2023
20:00		Kazakhstan 7–0
(2–0, 4–0, 1–0)		 IcelandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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References

  1. ^ 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II A official website, www.iihf.com
  2. ^ 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II A statistics, stats.iihf.com
  3. ^ 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II B official website, www.iihf.com
  4. ^ 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II B statistics, stats.iihf.com