2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II

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2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates15–21 January 2024
8–14 January 2024
Teams12
  2023
2025  

The 2024 IIHF World Women's U18 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.

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Group A tournament

2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II A
2024 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II A logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
City Heerenveen
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates15–21 January 2024
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored110 (7.33 per game)
Attendance4,370 (291 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Yifan  (12 points)
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

TeamQualification
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 6th place in 2023 World Championship Division I B and were relegated
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2nd place in 2023 World Championship Division II A
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Hosts; 3rd place in 2023 World Championship Division II A
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4th place in 2023 World Championship Division II A
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 5th place in 2023 World Championship Division II A
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1st place in 2023 World Championship Division II B and were promoted

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 55000483+4515Promoted to the 2025 Division I B
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 54001227+1512
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (H)521021929108
4Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 52012101337
5Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 51004112093
6Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 50005038380Relegated 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 TimeUTC+1).

15 January 2024
13:00
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 100
Game reference
12 minPenalties14 min
32Shots16
15 January 2024
16:30
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg0–4
(0–3, 0–0, 0–1)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 100
Game reference
8 minPenalties14 min
15Shots29
15 January 2024
20:00
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg0–18
(0–6, 0–6, 0–6)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 200
Game reference
4 minPenalties2 min
10Shots56

16 January 2024
13:00
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg0–6
(0–3, 0–3, 0–0)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Game reference
4 minPenalties2 min
8Shots28
16 January 2024
16:30
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg6–2
(3–2, 1–0, 2–0)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 120
Game reference
8 minPenalties10 min
31Shots20
16 January 2024
20:00
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg3–4 GWS
(1–1, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 450
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
34Shots24

18 January 2024
13:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg11–0
(2–0, 6–0, 3–0)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 100
Game reference
2 minPenalties2 min
65Shots1
18 January 2024
16:30
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg2–1
(1–0, 1–0, 0–1)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 100
Game reference
27 minPenalties2 min
24Shots25
18 January 2024
20:00
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg0–4
(0–2, 0–1, 0–1)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 450
Game reference
10 minPenalties4 min
4Shots51

20 January 2024
13:00
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg3–1
(1–0, 2–1, 0–0)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 100
Game reference
4 minPenalties2 min
13Shots10
20 January 2024
16:30
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg0–9
(0–6, 0–2, 0–1)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 450
Game reference
6 minPenalties8 min
10Shots25
20 January 2024
20:00
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg0–8
(0–3, 0–2, 0–3)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 100
Game reference
0 minPenalties4 min
11Shots52

21 January 2024
13:00
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg9–0
(4–0, 2–0, 3–0)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 150
Game reference
0 minPenalties4 min
55Shots3
21 January 2024
16:30
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg6–4
(3–0, 1–2, 2–2)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 500
Game reference
6 minPenalties12 min
35Shots27
21 January 2024
20:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg5–1
(0–0, 2–1, 3–0)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 250
Game reference
14 minPenalties8 min
21Shots13

Awards and statistics

Scoring leaders

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

RankPlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Yifan 510212+122F
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Meng Fancong 511112+158F
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Emily Olsthoorn 57411+64F
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Ziyu 54610+150F
5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hu Jiayi 5369+80F
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Danique Koghee 5358+42F
7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Jiaxin 5437+84F
7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Xinlu 5437+124F
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ruby Newlands 5516+34F
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ellie Patrick 5516+64F
9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Biyang 5516+90F

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.

RankPlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Yiyi 240:0020.504295.243
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Evelyn Brown 260:0071.626088.332
3 Flag of Latvia.svg Nikola Seleviča 302:28122.389887.761
4 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Veronika Ageyeva 252:47163.8011986.551
5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robyn Verkaik 265:00296.5717082.940

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

Awards

Source: IIHF.com

Group B tournament

2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II B
2024 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)
Dates8–14 January 2024
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored130 (8.67 per game)
Attendance1,863 (124 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of New Zealand.svg Nerhys Gordon  (12 points)
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

TeamQualification
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 6th place in 2023 World Championship Division II A and were relegated
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2nd place in 2023 World Championship Division II B
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 3rd place in 2023 World Championship Division II B
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4th place in 2023 World Championship Division II B
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Hosts; 5th place in 2023 World Championship Division II B
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa First participation in World Championship

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 54001339+2412 [lower-alpha 1] Promoted to the 2025 Division II A
2Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 54001336+2712 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 53101235+1811
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 520032110+116
5Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria (H)510131915+44
6Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 50005185840
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 New Zealand defeated Iceland 2–0

Results

All times are local (Eastern European TimeUTC+2).

8 January 2024
13:00
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg3–1
(0–0, 0–0, 3–1)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference
8 January 2024
20:00
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg1–0 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
OT: (1–0)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference

9 January 2024
13:00
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–3
(0–2, 0–0, 1–1)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference
9 January 2024
16:30
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference
9 January 2024
20:00
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg13–1
(5–1, 3–0, 5–0)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference

10 January 2024
16:30
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg0–22
(0–5, 0–5, 0–12)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference

11 January 2024
13:00
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg13–0
(3–0, 6–0, 4–0)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference
11 January 2024
16:30
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference
11 January 2024
20:00
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg4–0
(2–0, 0–0, 2–0)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference

13 January 2024
13:00
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg0–13
(0–3, 0–7, 0–3)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference
13 January 2024
16:30
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg3–5
(0–1, 1–1, 2–3)
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference
13 January 2024
20:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg2–5
(1–3, 1–1, 0–1)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference

14 January 2024
13:00
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg24–0
(10–0, 7–0, 7–0)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference
14 January 2024
16:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg4–3
(2–1, 0–1, 2–1)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference
14 January 2024
20:00
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg2–4
(1–0, 0–2, 1–2)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Game reference

Awards and statistics

Scoring leaders

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

RankPlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Nerhys Gordon 59312+144F
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Polly Bennetts 57512+120F
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Camille Sommerschuh 57310+102F
4 Flag of Iceland.svg Sólrún Arnarsdóttir 5369+64F
5 Flag of Mexico.svg Regina Labastida 5808+102D
6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Louise Paulissen 5358+90F
7 Flag of Iceland.svg Friðrika Magnúsdóttir 5437+50F
8 Flag of Mexico.svg Rebecca Andrade Castro 5347+1127F
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Camryn Linton 5257+42F
10 Flag of Mexico.svg Daniela Cuena 551602F

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.

RankPlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO
1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anouk Belmans 243:5551.239894.901
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Zadia Paulse 239:4492.2511992.441
3 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Monika Nedyalkova 241:42133.2315391.500
4 Flag of Mexico.svg Nicole Duenas 263:2281.827789.611
5 Flag of Iceland.svg Andrea Bachmann 258:1461.395388.681

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

Awards

Source: IIHF.com

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