2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

2024 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Switzerland
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	6–14 January 2024
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	United States (9th title)
Runner-up	Czechia
Third place	Canada
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played	22
Goals scored	141 (6.41 per game)
Attendance	10,858 (494 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Chloe Primerano  (16 points)
MVP	Chloe Primerano
←  2023 2025  →

The 2024 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship is the 16th Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey.

Top Division

The Top Division tournament was played in Zug, Switzerland, from 6 to 14 January 2024. ^[1]

Match officials

Ten referees and ten linesmen were selected for the tournament. ^[2]

Referees Julia Kainberger Brandy Dewar Elizabeth Mantha Kaisa Ketonen Tijana Haack Hollie Neenan Ida Henriksson Mariko Dale Karin Williner Laura White

Linesmen Marine Dinant Johanna Oksanen Zóra Gottlibet Adrienn Paulheim Britt Kösters Maren Frøhaug Eva Mária Moleková Jamie Monard Jennifer Vicha Erika Greenen

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	0	29	1	+28	9	Quarterfinals
2	Finland	3	2	0	0	1	9	12	−3	6
3	Czechia	3	1	0	0	2	9	12	−3	3
4	Germany	3	0	0	0	3	1	23	−22	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

6 January 2024 12:00

Finland

3–2 (0–1, 1–1, 2–0)

Czechia

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 214

Game reference
	Kerttu Kuja-Halkola	Goalies	Aneta Šenková	Referees: Elizabeth Mantha Hollie Neenan Linesmen: Erika Greenen Eva Mária Moleková
	0–1 06:52 – Šapovalivová (Čabelová, Fromová) (PP) 0–2 20:35 – Šapovalivová (Paroubková, Plosová) Ekoluoma (Byskata, Kuusisto) (PP) – 36:28 1–2 Ekoluoma (Kuusisto, Tallinen) (PP) – 44:58 2–2 Ekoluoma (Byskata, Ojala) (SH) – 58:06 3–2
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	20	Shots	30

6 January 2024 20:00

Canada

11–0 (3–0, 6–0, 2–0)

Germany

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 473

Game reference
	Hannah Clark	Goalies	Hannah Loist Miriam Siebert	Referees: Mariko Dale Tijana Haack Linesmen: Marine Dinant Zóra Gottlibet
	D'Alessandro (Primerano) (PP) – 02:03 1–0 Pieckenhagen (Primerano, Mackinnon) – 14:47 2–0 D'Alesandro (Pickering, Stonehouse) – 16:53 3–0 Primerano (Graham) (PP) – 20:10 4–0 D'Alessandro (Manness, Stonehouse) – 21:10 5–0 Murdoch (Logan, Primerano) – 30:17 6–0 Jackson (Murdoch) (SH) – 32:21 7–0 Kraemer – 34:21 8–0 Primerano (Venusio, Logan) – 37:19 9–0 Jackson (Pellerin, Venusio) – 45:47 10–0 Kraemer (Alexander) – 48:47 11–0
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	68	Shots	4

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7 January 2024 16:00

Finland

6–0 (2–0, 0–0, 4–0)

Germany

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 312

Game reference
	Kerttu Kuja-Halkola	Goalies	Hannah Loist	Referees: Laura White Karin Williner Linesmen: Britt Kösters Jamie Monard
	Siivonen (Kankkunen, Lehikoinen) – 04:19 1–0 Ekoluoma (Byskata) – 18:49 2–0 Ekoluoma (Tallinen, Kuusisto) (PP2) – 45:39 3–0 Byskata (Tallinen, Kankkunen) (PP) – 51:37 4–0 Byskata (Ekoluoma, Holmberg) – 54:32 5–0 Ekoluoma (Palin, Tallinen) (PP) – 55:43 6–0
	4 min	Penalties	37 min
	46	Shots	6

7 January 2024 20:00

Czechia

1–8 (0–1, 1–4, 0–3)

Canada

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 346

Game reference
	Sára Valérie Ševčíková	Goalies	Rhyah Stewart	Referees: Tijana Haack Julia Kainberger Linesmen: Zóra Gottlibet Johanna Oksanen
	0–1 12:28 – Kraemer (Stonehouse, Primerano) (SH) 0–2 21:43 – Stonehouse (Murdoch) (SH) 0–3 28:20 – Stonehouse (Murdoch, Venusio) (SH) 0–4 36:15 – Venusio (Watson, Stonehouse) (PP) Paroubková – 37:38 1–4 1–5 39:27 – Jackson (Murdoch, Mackinnon) 1–6 47:40 – Jackson (Cheung) 1–7 50:39 – Kraemer (Stonehouse, Zablocki) (PP) 1–8 55:55 – Alexander (Manness, Pickering) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	18 min
	24	Shots	41

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9 January 2024 16:00

Germany

1–6 (0–3, 1–0, 0–3)

Czechia

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 123

Game reference
	Hannah Loist	Goalies	Aneta Šenková	Referees: Ida Henriksson Karin Williner Linesmen: Britt Kösters Jennifer Vicha
	0–1 01:41 – Fromová 0–2 05:36 – Pánková 0–3 19:52 – Velinská (Plosová, Šapovalivová) Hoppe (Pietschmann, Gruß) – 39:00 1–3 1–4 46:57 – Šapovalivová (Chladová, Plosová) 1–5 53:07 – Šapovalivová (Čabelová, Plosová) 1–6 57:30 – Šapovalivová (Hujová, Čabelová)
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	10	Shots	46

9 January 2024 20:00

Canada

10–0 (2–0, 3–0, 5–0)

Finland

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 346

Game reference
	Hannah Clark	Goalies	Kerttu Kuja-Halkola Lilia Huovinen	Referees: Kaisa Ketonen Laura White Linesmen: Maren Frøhaug Erika Greenen
	Primerano – 03:12 1–0 Kraemer – 03:19 2–0 D'Alessandro (Alexander, Pickering) – 20:45 3–0 Logan (Zablocki, Jackson) – 23:49 4–0 Primerano (Pieckenhagen, Venuiso) – 29:06 5–0 Zablocki (Jackson) – 42:01 6–0 Kraemer (Stonehouse) – 44:02 7–0 Primerano (Zablocki) – 56:24 8–0 D'Alessandro (Manness, Alexander) – 57:42 9–0 Kraemer (Zablocki, Venusio) (PP) – 59:56 10–0
	4 min	Penalties	12 min
	58	Shots	7

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	0	19	2	+17	9	Quarterfinals
2	Sweden	3	2	0	0	1	12	8	+4	6
3	Slovakia	3	0	1	0	2	6	14	−8	2
4	Switzerland (H)	3	0	0	1	2	3	16	−13	1

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

6 January 2024 16:00

Sweden

6–1 (3–0, 1–0, 2–1)

Switzerland

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 1,128

Game reference
	Maja Helge	Goalies	Talina Benderer	Referees: Brandy Dewar Julia Kainberger Linesmen: Johanna Oksanen Adrienn Paulheim
	Leijonhielm (Hedqvist, Hallin) (PP) – 15:34 1–0 Hallin (Hedqvist, Danielsson) – 17:00 2–0 Leijonhielm (H. Svensson, Raunio) – 18:00 3–0 Hallin – 27:45 4–0 H. Svensson (Raunio, Hedqvist) (PP) – 44:57 5–0 5–1 56:22 – D'Alessi (Rossel, Wey) H. Svensson (Hedqvist, Leijonhielm) (PP) – 58:52 6–1
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	38	Shots	25

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7 January 2024 12:00

United States

7–1 (0–1, 1–0, 6–0)

Slovakia

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 378

Game reference
	Layla Hemp	Goalies	Lívia Debnárová Mariana Sumegová	Referees: Ida Henriksson Kaisa Ketonen Linesmen: Maren Frøhaug Jennifer Vicha
	0–1 05:13 – Juríková (Komloš) (SH) Averill (Distad, Senecal) – 28:08 1–1 Scannell (Thomas, Dimatos) – 40:32 2–1 St. Martin (McGathey) – 41:45 3–1 Averill (Distad, Boyle) – 41:56 4–1 Petrie (Dimatos, Dwyer) – 42:58 5–1 Thomas (Scannell) – 44:34 6–1 McGathey (St. Martin, Derrenbacher) (PP) – 49:31 7–1
	2 min	Penalties	14 min
	63	Shots	10

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8 January 2024 16:00

Slovakia

3–6 (1–2, 2–1, 0–3)

Sweden

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 193

Game reference
	Lívia Debnárová	Goalies	Lovisa Lundström	Referees: Mariko Dale Elizabeth Mantha Linesmen: Marine Dinant Eva Mária Moleková
	Lopušanová (Beňáková, Krákorová) (PP) – 01:14 1–0 1–1 14:23 – Hallin (Hedqvist, H. Svensson) (PP) 1–2 19:29 – Hallin (Hedqvist, H. Svensson) (PP) 1–3 27:36 – H. Svensson (Leijonhielm) Karkošková (Blichová) – 30:05 2–3 Tóthová (Tomaštíková) – 36:09 3–3 3–4 51:08 – Brenkle (Johannesson, Natt och Dag) 3–5 52:50 – H. Svensson (Raunio, Hedqvist) 3–6 59:03 – Hellman (Hallin, Raunio) (ENG)
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	18	Shots	57

8 January 2024 20:00

United States

8–1 (2–0, 4–0, 2–1)

Switzerland

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 914

Game reference
	Layla Hemp	Goalies	Talina Benderer Alisha Berger	Referees: Brandy Dewar Hollie Neenan Linesmen: Jamie Monard Adrienn Paulheim
	Devlin (Boyle, Senecal) – 02:10 1–0 Thomas (Devlin, Derrenbacher) – 07:18 2–0 Scannell (Derrenbacher, Thomas) – 21:35 3–0 Averill (Petrie, Healy) – 34:15 4–0 St. Martin (McGathey) – 35:07 5–0 Distad (Scannell) – 36:39 6–0 6–1 47:27 – Inkamp (Manetsch, Kunz) (PP) Carmichael (McGathey, St. Martin) (PP) – 49:53 7–1 Box (Thomas, Scannell) (PP) – 59:01 8–1
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	36	Shots	15

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10 January 2024 12:00

Sweden

0–4 (0–1, 0–3, 0–0)

United States

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 572

Game reference
	Maja Helge	Goalies	Layla Hemp	Referees: Mariko Dale Tijana Haack Linesmen: Zóra Gottlibet Johanna Oksanen
	0–1 17:41 – Box (Dimatos, Petrie) (PP) 0–2 25:54 – Derrenbacher (Scannell, Dimatos) 0–3 35:28 – McGathey (St. Martin, Derrenbacher) 0–4 38:03 – Carmichael
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	28	Shots	35

10 January 2024 16:00

Switzerland

1–2 OT (0–1, 1–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–1)

Slovakia

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 1,011

Game reference
	Talina Benderer	Goalies	Lívia Debnárová	Referees: Julia Kainberger Elizabeth Mantha Linesmen: Marine Dinant Jamie Monard
	0–1 05:15 – Lopušanová (Juríková) Inkamp (Leibundgut, Balzer) (PP) – 30:05 1–1 1–2 61:01 – Krákorová (Lopušanová)
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	31	Shots	27

Playoff round

Winning teams will be reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking: ^[3]

1. Higher position in their group
2. Higher number of points in preliminary pool play
3. Better goal differential
4. Higher number of goals scored
5. Better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship).

Rank	Team	Group	Pos	Pts	GD	GF	Seed
1	Canada	A	1	9	+28	29	1
2	United States	B	1	9	+17	19	3
3	Sweden	B	2	6	+4	12	2
4	Finland	A	2	6	−3	9	4
5	Czechia	A	3	3	−3	9	5
6	Slovakia	B	3	2	−8	6	6
7	Switzerland	B	4	1	−13	3	7
8	Germany	A	4	0	−22	1	8

Bracket

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	11 January
	1A   Canada	6
					13 January
	4B    Switzerland	0
					1   Canada	2
	11 January
					5   Czechia	4
	1B   United States	4
									14 January
	4A   Germany	0
									2   United States	5
	11 January
									5   Czechia	1
	2A   Finland	2
					13 January
	3B   Slovakia	0
					2   United States	4
	11 January
					4   Finland	2			Third place
	2B   Sweden	2
									14 January
	3A   Czechia	4
									1   Canada	8
									4   Finland	1

Quarterfinals

11 January 2024 10:00

Sweden

2–4 (1–2, 0–0, 1–2)

Czechia

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 308

Game reference
	Maja Helge	Goalies	Aneta Šenková	Referees: Brandy Dewar Kaisa Ketonen Linesmen: Erika Greenen Jamie Monard
	Leijonhielm (Hedqvist, Hellman) – 14:54 1–0 1–1 15:47 – Šapovalivová (Plosová, Čabelová) 1–2 17:47 – Plosová (Čabelová) Hellman (Leijonhielm, Brenkle) – 47:30 2–2 2–3 51:26 – Šapovalivová (Plosová, Paroubková) 2–4 54:13 – Vocetková (Gildainová, Hujová)
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	24	Shots	30

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11 January 2024 13:30

Finland

2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Slovakia

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 265

Game reference
	Kerttu Kuja-Halkola	Goalies	Lívia Debnárová	Referees: Tijana Haack Karin Williner Linesmen: Zóra Gottlibet Eva Mária Moleková
	Kuusisto (Ekoluoma, Byskata) – 31:29 1–0 Ekoluoma (Holmberg, Byskata) – 51:29 2–0
	8 min	Penalties	2 min
	24	Shots	19

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11 January 2024 17:00

Canada

6–0 (2–0, 1–0, 3–0)

Switzerland

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 477

Game reference
	Rhyah Stewart	Goalies	Talina Benderer	Referees: Ida Henriksson Laura White Linesmen: Maren Frøhaug Britt Kösters
	D'Alessandro (Graham, Primerano) – 03:30 1–0 Graham (Cimoroni, Primerano) – 09:47 2–0 Cimoroni (Venusio, Cheung) – 36:32 3–0 D'Alessandro (Murdoch, Primerano) – 41:59 4–0 Jackson (Logan) – 46:56 5–0 Kraemer (Graham, Stonehouse) – 57:47 6–0
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	54	Shots	3

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11 January 2024 20:30

United States

4–0 (2–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Germany

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 189

Game reference
	Natalia Dilbone	Goalies	Miriam Siebert	Referees: Mariko Dale Hollie Neenan Linesmen: Adrienn Paulheim Jennifer Vicha
	St. Martin (Petrie, Fanale) – 01:04 1–0 St. Martin (Petrie) – 04:00 2–0 Box (McGathey) – 21:45 3–0 Scannell (Derrenbacher, Dimatos) – 46:49 4–0
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	58	Shots	7

Semifinals

13 January 2024 15:00

Canada

2–4 (0–1, 1–1, 1–2)

Czechia

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 523

Game reference
	Hannah Clark Rhyah Stewart	Goalies	Aneta Šenková	Referees: Ida Henriksson Kaisa Ketonen Linesmen: Zóra Gottlibet Johanna Oksanen
	0–1 13:16 – Šapovalivová (Chladová, Plosová) 0–2 23:32 – Čabelová (Šapovalivová, Paroubková) Primerano (Graham) (PP) – 28:45 1–2 Zablocki (Jackson) – 42:03 2–2 2–3 46:08 – Slavíčková (Juříčková) 2–4 59:35 – Čabelová (ENG)
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	47	Shots	12

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13 January 2024 19:00

United States

4–2 (1–0, 2–2, 1–0)

Finland

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 481

Game reference
	Layla Hemp	Goalies	Kerttu Kuja-Halkola	Referees: Tijana Haack Elizabeth Mantha Linesmen: Maren Frøhaug Jamie Monard
	St. Martin (Petrie) – 04:55 1–0 1–1 28:24 – Tapani (Ekoluoma, Andersson) (PP) Derrenbacher (Thomas, McGathey) (PP) – 31:08 2–1 Scannell (Fanale, Petrie) (PP) – 36:46 3–1 3–2 38:23 – Andersson (Tallinen, Kuusisto) (PP) St. Martin (Petrie) – 57:20 4–2
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	44	Shots	16

Relegation game

13 January 2024 11:00

Switzerland

2–1 (0–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Germany

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 412

Game reference
	Talina Benderer	Goalies	Hannah Loist	Referees: Brandy Dewar Julia Kainberger Linesmen: Marine Dinant Erika Greenen
	0–1 28:45 – Rose (Gruß, Schrick) (PP) Müller (Wey, Herzig) – 31:09 1–1 Balzarolo – 41:43 2–1
	2 min	Penalties	0 min
	26	Shots	21

Fifth place game

14 January 2024 11:00

Sweden

4–1 (1–0, 3–0, 0–1)

Slovakia

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 121

Game reference
	Lovisa Lundström	Goalies	Lívia Debnárová	Referees: Laura White Karin Williner Linesmen: Eva Mária Moleková Jennifer Vicha
	Hellman (Hedqvist, Hallin) – 06:26 1–0 Raunio (Leijonhielm, H. Svensson) – 21:21 2–0 Natt och Dag (Utbult, Johannesson) – 22:13 3–0 Brenkle (Hallin, Hedqvist) – 30:19 4–0 4–1 59:55 – Paulínyová (Beňáková)
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	43	Shots	30

Bronze medal game

14 January 2024 15:00

Canada

8–1 (3–0, 4–0, 1–1)

Finland

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 616

Game reference
	Rhyah Stewart	Goalies	Kerttu Kuja-Halkola	Referees: Brandy Dewar Tijana Haack Linesmen: Jamie Monard Johanna Oksanen
	Alexander (Primerano, Murdoch) – 04:54 1–0 Stonehouse (D'Alessandro) – 12:19 2–0 Stonehouse (Venusio, Watson) – 18:22 3–0 Kraemer (Alexander, Breton) – 21:45 4–0 Cimoroni (MacKinnon) – 22:51 5–0 Kraemer (Zablocki, Watson) (PP) – 31:17 6–0 Primerano (Jackson) (SH) – 38:15 7–0 Primerano (Graham) – 50:56 8–0 8–1 51:44 – Ekoluoma (Byskata, Andersson)
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	52	Shots	12

Gold medal game

14 January 2024 19:00

United States

5–1 (2–0, 0–1, 3–0)

Czechia

Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 1456

Game reference
	Layla Hemp	Goalies	Aneta Šenková	Referees: Julia Kainberger Elizabeth Mantha Linesmen: Marine Dinant Erika Greenen
	Scannell (Thomas, Boyle) – 10:23 1–0 Box (McGathey, Averill) – 11:37 2–0 2–1 38:43 – Šapovalivová (Čabelová, Plosová) (PP) Carmichael (Boyle, Senecal) – 44:15 3–1 Carmichael (Thomas, Derrenbacher) (PP) – 53:05 4–1 Thomas (ENG) – 58:11 5–1
	31 min	Penalties	6 min
	39	Shots	20

Awards and statistics

Awards

Best players selected by the Directorate Position Player Goaltender Aneta Šenková Defender Chloe Primerano Forward Adéla Šapovalivová IIHF.com

All-Star team Position Player Goaltender Aneta Šenková Defender Chloe Primerano Tuuli Tallinen Forward Adéla Šapovalivová Emma Ekoluoma Josie St. Martin MVP Chloe Primerano Source:IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

Rank	Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
1	Chloe Primerano	6	8	8	16	+18	2	D
2	Adéla Šapovalivová	6	9	2	11	+4	2	F
3	Emma Ekoluoma	6	8	3	11	−1	4	F
4	Abby Stonehouse	6	4	7	11	+7	4	F
5	Caitlin Kraemer	6	10	0	10	+7	2	F
6	Ebba Hedqvist	5	1	9	10	+1	6	F
7	Josie St. Martin	6	6	3	9	+7	2	F
8	Morgan Jackson	6	5	4	9	+12	2	F
8	Margare Scannell	6	5	4	9	+10	2	F
10	Ava Thomas	6	3	6	9	+8	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	Rhyah Stewart	192:00	2	0.63	40	95.00	1
2	Layla Hemp	300:00	5	1.00	89	94.38	1
4	Lovisa Lundström	120:00	4	2.00	48	91.67	0
5	Lívia Debnárová	281:41	17	3.62	201	91.54	0
5	Aneta Šenková	297:02	12	2.42	139	91.37	0

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

Final standings

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	B	United States	6	6	0	0	0	32	5	+27	18	Champions
2	A	Czechia	6	3	0	0	3	18	21	−3	9	Runners-up
3	A	Canada	6	5	0	0	1	45	6	+39	15	Third place
4	A	Finland	6	3	0	0	3	14	24	−10	9	Fourth place
5	B	Sweden	5	3	0	0	2	18	13	+5	9	Fifth place
6	B	Slovakia	5	0	1	0	4	7	20	−13	2	Sixth place
7	B	Switzerland (H)	5	1	0	1	3	5	23	−18	4	Avoided Relegation
8	A	Germany	5	0	0	0	5	2	29	−27	0	Relegated to the Division I A

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division I

Main article: 2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I

Group A

The tournament was held in Egna, Italy from 6 to 12 January 2024. ^[4]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Japan	5	5	0	0	0	21	4	+17	15	Promoted to the 2025 Top Division
2	Italy (H)	5	3	0	1	1	15	13	+2	10
3	Hungary	5	2	1	0	2	8	8	0	8
4	Austria	5	1	2	1	1	10	11	−1	8
5	France	5	1	0	0	4	8	14	−6	3
6	Denmark	5	0	0	1	4	6	18	−12	1	Relegated to the 2025 Division I 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

Group B

The tournament was held in Jaca, Spain from 8 to 14 January 2024. ^[4]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Norway	5	5	0	0	0	37	4	+33	15	Promoted to the 2025 Division I A
2	Spain (H)	5	4	0	0	1	33	4	+29	12
3	Poland	5	3	0	0	2	21	13	+8	9
4	Australia	5	1	0	0	4	5	32	−27	3 [lower-alpha 1]
5	South Korea	5	1	0	0	4	10	17	−7	3 [lower-alpha 1]
6	Chinese Taipei	5	1	0	0	4	6	42	−36	3 [lower-alpha 1]	Relegated to the 2025 Division II A

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. In head-to-head games Australia 3 pts and +2 GD, South Korea 3 pts and +2 GD, Chinese Taipei 3 pts and –4 GD, Australia defeated South Korea 3–0.

Division II

Main article: 2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II

Group A

The tournament was held in Heerenveen, Netherlands from 15 to 21 January 2024. ^[4]

Pos	Team v t e	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

Group B

The tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 8 to 14 January 2024. ^[4]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	New Zealand	5	4	0	0	1	33	9	+24	12 [lower-alpha 1]	Promoted to the 2025 Division II A
2	Iceland	5	4	0	0	1	33	6	+27	12 [lower-alpha 1]
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

References

1. "Competition schedule for the 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship published". IIHF. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
2. "Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
3. "Tournament Format". IIHF . Retrieved 4 January 2024.
4. "World Championships – World Women U18". IIHF . Retrieved 1 November 2023.

External links

• Official website of IIHF