2024 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II

2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II

Tournament details
Host countries	Netherlands   Bulgaria
Venues	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	15–21 January 2024 8–14 January 2024
Teams	12
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See also: 2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

The 2024 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II was a pair of 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 2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.

Group A tournament

2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II A

Tournament details
Host country	Netherlands
City	Heerenveen
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	15–21 January 2024
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	110 (7.33 per game)
Attendance	4,370 (291 per game)
Scoring leader	Wang Yifan (12 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Heerenveen, Netherlands, from 15 to 21 January 2024. ^{[1] [2]}

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
China	6th place in 2023 World Championship Division I B and were relegated
Latvia	2nd place in 2023 World Championship Division II A
Netherlands	Hosts; 3rd place in 2023 World Championship Division II A
Great Britain	4th place in 2023 World Championship Division II A
Turkey	5th place in 2023 World Championship Division II A
Kazakhstan	1st place in 2023 World Championship Division II B and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	China	5	5	0	0	0	48	3	+45	15	Promoted to the 2025 Division I B
2	Great Britain	5	4	0	0	1	22	7	+15	12
3	Netherlands (H)	5	2	1	0	2	19	29	−10	8
4	Latvia	5	2	0	1	2	10	13	−3	7
5	Kazakhstan	5	1	0	0	4	11	20	−9	3
6	Turkey	5	0	0	0	5	0	38	−38	0	Relegated to the 2025 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

Results

All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).

15 January 2024 13:00

Latvia

3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Turkey

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen Attendance: 100

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	14 min
	32	Shots	16

15 January 2024 16:30

Kazakhstan

0–4 (0–3, 0–0, 0–1)

Great Britain

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen Attendance: 100

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	15	Shots	29

15 January 2024 20:00

Netherlands

0–18 (0–6, 0–6, 0–6)

China

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen Attendance: 200

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	2 min
	10	Shots	56

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16 January 2024 13:00

Turkey

0–6 (0–3, 0–3, 0–0)

Kazakhstan

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	2 min
	8	Shots	28

16 January 2024 16:30

China

6–2 (3–2, 1–0, 2–0)

Great Britain

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen Attendance: 120

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	31	Shots	20

16 January 2024 20:00

Latvia

3–4 GWS (1–1, 1–1, 1–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Netherlands

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen Attendance: 450

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	34	Shots	24

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18 January 2024 13:00

China

11–0 (2–0, 6–0, 3–0)

Turkey

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen Attendance: 100

Game reference
	2 min	Penalties	2 min
	65	Shots	1

18 January 2024 16:30

Latvia

2–1 (1–0, 1–0, 0–1)

Kazakhstan

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen Attendance: 100

Game reference
	27 min	Penalties	2 min
	24	Shots	25

18 January 2024 20:00

Netherlands

0–4 (0–2, 0–1, 0–1)

Great Britain

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen Attendance: 450

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	4	Shots	51

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20 January 2024 13:00

Great Britain

3–1 (1–0, 2–1, 0–0)

Latvia

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen Attendance: 100

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	2 min
	13	Shots	10

20 January 2024 16:30

Turkey

0–9 (0–6, 0–2, 0–1)

Netherlands

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen Attendance: 450

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	10	Shots	25

20 January 2024 20:00

Kazakhstan

0–8 (0–3, 0–2, 0–3)

China

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen Attendance: 100

Game reference
	0 min	Penalties	4 min
	11	Shots	52

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21 January 2024 13:00

Great Britain

9–0 (4–0, 2–0, 3–0)

Turkey

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen Attendance: 150

Game reference
	0 min	Penalties	4 min
	55	Shots	3

21 January 2024 16:30

Netherlands

6–4 (3–0, 1–2, 2–2)

Kazakhstan

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen Attendance: 500

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	35	Shots	27

21 January 2024 20:00

China

5–1 (0–0, 2–1, 3–0)

Latvia

Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen Attendance: 250

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	8 min
	21	Shots	13

Awards and statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Rank	Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
1	Wang Yifan	5	10	2	12	+12	2	F
2	Meng Fancong	5	1	11	12	+15	8	F
3	Emily Olsthoorn	5	7	4	11	+6	4	F
4	Zhao Ziyu	5	4	6	10	+15	0	F
5	Hu Jiayi	5	3	6	9	+8	0	F
6	Danique Koghee	5	3	5	8	+4	2	F
7	Wang Jiaxin	5	4	3	7	+8	4	F
7	Yu Xinlu	5	4	3	7	+12	4	F
9	Ruby Newlands	5	5	1	6	+3	4	F
9	Ellie Patrick	5	5	1	6	+6	4	F
9	Zhang Biyang	5	5	1	6	+9	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	Peng Yiyi	240:00	2	0.50	42	95.24	3
2	Evelyn Brown	260:00	7	1.62	60	88.33	2
3	Nikola Seleviča	302:28	12	2.38	98	87.76	1
4	Veronika Ageyeva	252:47	16	3.80	119	86.55	1
5	Robyn Verkaik	265:00	29	6.57	170	82.94	0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Awards

• Best players selected by the directorate:
  • Best Goaltender: Nikola Seleviča
  • Best Defender: Chang Yuqi
  • Best Forward: Emily Olsthoorn

Source: IIHF.com

Group B tournament

2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II B

Tournament details
Host country	Bulgaria
City	Sofia
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	8–14 January 2024
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	130 (8.67 per game)
Attendance	1,863 (124 per game)
Scoring leader	Nerhys Gordon (12 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 8 to 14 January 2024. ^{[3] [4]} New Zealand won, clinching promotion by scoring with their goalie pulled in their final game. South Africa replaced Estonia as the final entrant and lost all their games in their debut.

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Mexico	6th place in 2023 World Championship Division II A and were relegated
Belgium	2nd place in 2023 World Championship Division II B
Iceland	3rd place in 2023 World Championship Division II B
New Zealand	4th place in 2023 World Championship Division II B
Bulgaria	Hosts; 5th place in 2023 World Championship Division II B
South Africa	First participation in World Championship

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	New Zealand	5	4	0	0	1	33	9	+24	12 [a]	Promoted to the 2025 Division II A
2	Iceland	5	4	0	0	1	33	6	+27	12 [a]
3	Belgium	5	3	1	0	1	23	5	+18	11
4	Mexico	5	2	0	0	3	21	10	+11	6
5	Bulgaria (H)	5	1	0	1	3	19	15	+4	4
6	South Africa	5	0	0	0	5	1	85	−84	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
Notes:

1. New Zealand defeated Iceland 2–0

Results

All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).

8 January 2024 13:00

Iceland

3–1 (0–0, 0–0, 3–1)

Mexico

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

8 January 2024 20:00

Belgium

1–0 OT (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) OT: (1–0)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

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9 January 2024 13:00

Mexico

1–3 (0–2, 0–0, 1–1)

New Zealand

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

9 January 2024 16:30

Belgium

0–1 (0–0, 0–1, 0–0)

Iceland

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

9 January 2024 20:00

Bulgaria

13–1 (5–1, 3–0, 5–0)

South Africa

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

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10 January 2024 16:30

South Africa

0–22 (0–5, 0–5, 0–12)

New Zealand

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

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11 January 2024 13:00

Belgium

13–0 (3–0, 6–0, 4–0)

South Africa

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

11 January 2024 16:30

Iceland

0–2 (0–1, 0–0, 0–1)

New Zealand

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

11 January 2024 20:00

Mexico

4–0 (2–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

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13 January 2024 13:00

South Africa

0–13 (0–3, 0–7, 0–3)

Mexico

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

13 January 2024 16:30

Bulgaria

3–5 (0–1, 1–1, 2–3)

Iceland

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

13 January 2024 20:00

New Zealand

2–5 (1–3, 1–1, 0–1)

Belgium

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

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14 January 2024 13:00

Iceland

24–0 (10–0, 7–0, 7–0)

South Africa

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

14 January 2024 16:30

New Zealand

4–3 (2–1, 0–1, 2–1)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

14 January 2024 20:00

Mexico

2–4 (1–0, 0–2, 1–2)

Belgium

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

Awards and statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Rank	Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
1	Nerhys Gordon	5	9	3	12	+14	4	F
2	Polly Bennetts	5	7	5	12	+12	0	F
3	Camille Sommerschuh	5	7	3	10	+10	2	F
4	Sólrún Arnarsdóttir	5	3	6	9	+6	4	F
5	Regina Labastida	5	8	0	8	+10	2	D
6	Louise Paulissen	5	3	5	8	+9	0	F
7	Friðrika Magnúsdóttir	5	4	3	7	+5	0	F
8	Rebecca Andrade Castro	5	3	4	7	+11	27	F
9	Camryn Linton	5	2	5	7	+4	2	F
10	Daniela Cuena	5	5	1	6	0	2	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	Anouk Belmans	243:55	5	1.23	98	94.90	1
2	Zadia Paulse	239:44	9	2.25	119	92.44	1
3	Monika Nedyalkova	241:42	13	3.23	153	91.50	0
4	Nicole Duenas	263:22	8	1.82	77	89.61	1
5	Andrea Bachmann	258:14	6	1.39	53	88.68	1

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Awards

• Best players selected by the directorate:
  • Best Goaltender: Anouk Belmans
  • Best Defender: Aðalheiður Ragnarsdóttir
  • Best Forward: Simona Asparuhova

Source: IIHF.com

References

1. 2024 World Championship Division II A official website, www.iihf.com
2. 2024 World Championship Division II A statistics, stats.iihf.com
3. 2024 World Championship Division II B official website, www.iihf.com
4. 2024 World Championship Division II B statistics Archived 2023-12-08 at the Wayback Machine , stats.iihf.com

External links

• Official website of IIHF