2023 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II

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2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates21–27 January 2023
26 January – 1 February 2023
Teams12
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The 2023 IIHF U18 Women's World 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 U18 Women's World Championship.

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Group A tournament

2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II A
2023 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II A logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
City Dumfries
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates21–27 January 2023
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Runners-up Silver medal blank.svgFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Third place Bronze medal blank.svgFlag of the Netherlands.svg  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

TeamQualification
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Hosts; 2nd place in 2022 World Championship Division II
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3rd place in 2022 World Championship Division II
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4th place in 2022 World Championship Division II
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 5th place in 2022 World Championship Division II
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 6th place in 2022 World Championship Division II
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 7th place in 2022 World Championship Division II

Final standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 54001167+912Promoted to the 2024 Division I B
2Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 52201147+710 [a]
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5301199010 [a]
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (H)53011118+310 [a]
5Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 50104611−52
6Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 50014620−141Relegated 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. 1 2 3 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  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–1
(0–1, 1–0, 2–0)		Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Ice Bowl, Dumfries
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21 January 2023
16:30		 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–6
(1–2, 0–2, 0–2)		Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Ice Bowl, Dumfries
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21 January 2023
20:00		 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3–1
(0–1, 0–0, 3–0)		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Ice Bowl, Dumfries
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22 January 2023
13:00		 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg3–2 GWS
(0–0, 1–0, 1–2)
(0–0, 1–0)		Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Ice Bowl, Dumfries
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22 January 2023
16:30		 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg4–0
(3–0, 1–0, 0–0)		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ice Bowl, Dumfries
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22 January 2023
20:00		 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg2–3 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 2–2)
(0–0, 0–1)		Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Ice Bowl, Dumfries
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24 January 2023
13:00		 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1–2 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 1–1)
(0–1)		Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Ice Bowl, Dumfries
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24 January 2023
16:30		 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg5–2
(2–1, 1–1, 2–0)		Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Ice Bowl, Dumfries
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24 January 2023
20:00		 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg3–1
(0–1, 3–0, 0–0)		Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Ice Bowl, Dumfries
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26 January 2023
13:00		 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg1–2
(0–0, 1–2, 0–0)		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ice Bowl, Dumfries
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26 January 2023
16:30		 Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg2–3
(0–1, 2–2, 0–0)		Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Ice Bowl, Dumfries
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26 January 2023
20:00		 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg0–3
(0–0, 0–1, 0–2)		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Ice Bowl, Dumfries
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27 January 2023
13:00		 Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)		Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Ice Bowl, Dumfries
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27 January 2023
16:30		 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)		Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Ice Bowl, Dumfries
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27 January 2023
20:00		 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg2–1
(0–1, 2–0, 0–0)		Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Ice Bowl, Dumfries
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Group B tournament

2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II B
2023 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II B logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
City Sofia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates26 January –
1 February 2023
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svgFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Runners-up Silver medal blank.svgFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Third place Bronze medal blank.svgFlag of Iceland.svg  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

TeamQualification
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 8th place in 2022 World Championship Division II and were relegated
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 9th place in 2022 World Championship Division II and were relegated
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Didn't participate in 2022
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium First participation in World Championship
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Hosts; First participation in World Championship
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia First participation in World Championship

Final standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 55000355+3015Promoted to the 2024 Division II A
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 531012213+911
3Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 521111514+19
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 520031914+56
5Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria (H)510131521−64
6Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 50005140−390
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  Flag of Iceland.svg2–3 OT
(0–1, 2–1, 0–0)
(0–1)		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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26 January 2023
20:00		 Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg0–6
(0–4, 0–2, 0–0)		Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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27 January 2023
13:00		 Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg2–1
(1–0, 1–0, 0–1)		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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27 January 2023
16:30		 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg7–0
(0–0, 6–0, 1–0)		Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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27 January 2023
20:00		 Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg8–1
(5–0, 2–1, 1–0)		Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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28 January 2023
16:30		 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg1–7
(0–2, 0–2, 1–3)		Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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29 January 2023
13:00		 Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg8–1
(1–0, 3–0, 4–1)		Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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29 January 2023
16:30		 Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg5–3
(2–1, 0–2, 3–0)		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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29 January 2023
20:00		 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg4–2
(2–1, 0–1, 2–0)		Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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31 January 2023
13:00		 Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg0–8
(0–3, 0–4, 0–1)		Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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31 January 2023
16:30		 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg3–2
(1–1, 2–1, 0–0)		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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31 January 2023
20:00		 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg2–3 GWS
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
(0–0, 0–1)		Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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1 February 2023
13:00		 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg11–0
(3–0, 1–0, 7–0)		Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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1 February 2023
16:30		 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg4–6
(1–1, 2–4, 1–1)		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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1 February 2023
20:00		 Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg7–0
(2–0, 4–0, 1–0)		Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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References

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