2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I

2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I

Tournament details
Host countries	Italy   Spain
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	6–12 January 2024 8–14 January 2024
Teams	12
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See also: 2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

The 2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I are two international under-18 women's ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Divisions I A and I B represent the second and the third tier of competition at the 2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.

Group A tournament

2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I A

Tournament details
Host country	Italy
City	Egna
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	6–12 January 2024
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Japan
Runner-up	Italy
Third place	Hungary
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	68 (4.53 per game)
Attendance	2,661 (177 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Matilde Fantin  (11 points)
Website	www.iihf.com

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Egna, Italy, from 6 to 12 January 2024. ^{[1] [2]}

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Japan	8th place in 2023 World Championship Top Division and were relegated
Italy	Hosts; 2nd place in 2023 World Championship Division I A
France	3rd place in 2023 World Championship Division I A
Hungary	4th place in 2023 World Championship Division I A
Austria	5th place in 2023 World Championship Division I A
Denmark	1st place in 2023 World Championship Division I B and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	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

Schedule

All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1). ^[3]

6 January 2024 12:30

Austria

2–1 (1–0, 0–0, 1–1)

France

Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 107

Game reference
	Karla Kronberger	Goalies	Violette Pianel Couriaut	Referee: Sintija Čamane Linesmen: Anette Fjeldstad Bernadett Holzer
	Frieß (Danninger, Prosen) – 18:33 1–0 Billa – 46:47 2–0 2–1 47:38 – Chabert (Bontemps)
	2 min	Penalties	2 min
	19	Shots	25

6 January 2024 16:00

Denmark

1–4 (1–3, 0–0, 0–1)

Japan

Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 98

Game reference
	Anja Poulsen	Goalies	Haruka Kuromaru	Referee: Sydney Harris Linesmen: Melissa Brunn Abigail Torres
	Ranum (Bergmann) – 01:22 1–0 1–1 05:27 – Odermatt (Sone) 1–2 07:27 – Homma (K. Sato) 1–3 12:39 – K. Sato 1–4 52:59 – N. Okumura (Odaira)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	12	Shots	43

6 January 2024 19:30

Hungary

0–4 (0–1, 0–2, 0–1)

Italy

Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 287

Game reference
	Noémi Takács	Goalies	Margherita Ostoni	Referee: Reica Staiger Linesmen: Kathryn Glover Danika Korpacz
	0–1 09:06 – Heidenberger (Bedont) 0–2 24:17 – Fantin (Heidenberger, Bedont) 0–3 33:16 – Fantin (Heidenberger) 0–4 58:37 – Fantin (SH; ENG)
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	27	Shots	16

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7 January 2024 12:30

France

3–1 (1–0, 2–0, 0–1)

Denmark

Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 101

Game reference
	Violette Pianel Couriaut	Goalies	Anja Poulsen	Referee: Reica Staiger Linesmen: Danika Korpacz Abigail Torres
	Apertet (Origlio) – 07:42 1–0 Origlio (Boudin) – 24:38 2–0 Piazzon – 28:17 3–0 3–1 55:10 – Olesen (Ranum, Dahlmann)
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	36	Shots	16

7 January 2024 16:00

Italy

3–4 GWS (0–0, 3–1, 0–2) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Austria

Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 457

Game reference
	Margherita Ostoni	Goalies	Rosina Fichtinger	Referee: Sydney Harris Linesmen: Kathryn Glover Bernadett Holzer
	Heidenberger (Cambruzzi, Bedont) – 20:53 1–0 Fantin (PP) – 26:16 2–0 Fantin (Cambruzzi, Todesco) – 33:48 3–0 3–1 39:35 – Danninger (Leitner) (PP) 3–2 51:43 – Tekin (Billa, Unger) (PP) 3–3 58:24 – Henek (Lintner, Tekin)
	Cambruzzi Fantin Heidenberger Weber Bedont Fantin Heidenberger	Shootout	Prosen Lintner Hobitsch Billa Picka Unger Nagy
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	30	Shots	34

7 January 2024 19:30

Japan

2–0 (2–0, 0–0, 0–0)

Hungary

Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 102

Game reference
	Haruka Kuromaru	Goalies	Noémi Takács	Referee: Sintija Čamane Linesmen: Melissa Brunn Anette Fjeldstad
	Akimoto – 15:42 1–0 Tada (Numabe, Terauchi) (PP) – 18:05 2–0
	12 min	Penalties	4 min
	22	Shots	37

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9 January 2024 12:30

Denmark

0–4 (0–2, 0–0, 0–2)

Hungary

Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 98

Game reference
	Anja Poulsen	Goalies	Helga Milibák	Referee: Sabina Küller Linesmen: Elva Hjálmarsdóttir Abigail Torres
	0–1 02:53 – Hiezl (Weiler) 0–2 11:17 – Báhiczki-Tóth (Hiezl) (PP) 0–3 54:41 – Weiler (Hiezl) (PP) 0–4 59:27 – Báhiczki-Tóth (Hiezl) (PP2)
	41 min	Penalties	2 min
	6	Shots	45

9 January 2024 16:00

Japan

3–0 (2–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Austria

Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 87

Game reference
	Haruka Kuromaru	Goalies	Karla Kronberger	Referee: Reica Staiger Linesmen: Melissa Brunn Danika Korpacz
	Akimoto (Suzuki, Homma) – 08:47 1–0 Odermatt (K. Sato, Kishibe) (PP) – 12:07 2–0 Numabe (Tada) – 45:09 3–0
	4 min	Penalties	14 min
	27	Shots	15

9 January 2024 19:30

Italy

3–1 (2–1, 1–0, 0–0)

France

Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 187

Game reference
	Margherita Ostoni	Goalies	Violette Pianel-Couriaut	Referee: Sintija Čamane Linesmen: Anette Fjeldstad Kathryn Glover
	Fantin (PP) – 02:42 1–0 1–1 04:27 – Boudin (Apertet, Origlio) Heidenberger (Fantin, Lobis) (PP) – 10:04 2–1 Fantin (De Bortoli, Heidenberger) – 39:24 3–1
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	22	Shots	30

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10 January 2024 12:30

Hungary

2–1 OT (0–1, 1–0, 0–0) (OT: 1–0)

Austria

Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 78

Game reference
	Helga Milibák	Goalies	Rosina Fichtinger	Referee: Sabina Küller Linesmen: Anette Fjeldstad Danika Korpacz
	0–1 17:55 – Hobitsch (Tekin) (PP) Kárpáti (Mozolai) – 36:16 1–1 Hiezl (Báhiczki-Tóth) – 61:01 2–1
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	32	Shots	15

10 January 2024 16:00

Italy

4–2 (0–0, 0–2, 4–0)

Denmark

Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 142

Game reference
	Margherita Ostoni	Goalies	Mila Petersen	Referee: Sydney Harris Linesmen: Elva Hjálmarsdóttir Bernadett Holzer
	0–1 20:58 – Ranum (Bergmann) (PP) 0–2 39:16 – Bergmann (Søndergaard, Lau) (PP2) Weber (Giuliani) – 41:39 1–2 Heidenberger (De Bortoli, Fantin) – 42:13 2–2 Todesco (Fantin, Lobis) (PP) – 55:30 3–2 Carioti (ENG) – 59:07 4–2
	16 min	Penalties	8 min
	37	Shots	13

10 January 2024 19:30

France

2–6 (1–3, 1–1, 0–2)

Japan

Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 69

Game reference
	Liv Wegmuller	Goalies	Haruka Kuromaru	Referee: Sintija Čamane Linesmen: Kathryn Glover Abigail Torres
	0–1 04:16 – Numabe (Terauchi, Tada) Verleene (Moussier) – 09:57 1–1 1–2 11:58 – Gotoh (Kishibe) 1–3 16:47 – N. Okumura (Numabe, Tada) (PP) Bontemps (Peyne-Dingival) (PP) – 25:38 2–3 2–4 31:33 – K. Sato (Odaira, Homma) 2–5 52:44 – K. Sato (Odaira, Tada) 2–6 55:32 – Odaira
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	20	Shots	30

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12 January 2024 12:30

Austria

3–2 GWS (1–1, 0–1, 1–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Denmark

Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 88

Game reference
	Rosina Fichtinger	Goalies	Mila Petersen	Referee: Sydney Harris Linesmen: Melissa Brunn Karhryn Glover
	Nagy (Lintner, Henek) – 04:16 1–0 1–1 05:40 – Ranum (Bergmann) 1–2 36:43 – Bergmann (Holm) (PP2) Tekin (EA) – 59:05 2–2
	Nagy Prosen Picka Lintner Hobitsch	Shootout	Bergmann Lau Ranum Dahlmann Holm
	12 min	Penalties	14 min
	43	Shots	12

12 January 2024 16:00

France

1–2 (0–0, 0–0, 1–2)

Hungary

Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 71

Game reference
	Violette Pianel-Couriaut	Goalies	Helga Milibák	Referee: Reica Staiger Linesmen: Elva Hjálmarsdóttir Danika Korpacz
	Origlio (Peyne-Dingival) (PP) – 42:46 1–0 1–1 45:30 – Gergely (Hiezl) (SH) 1–2 53:16 – Polónyi (Weiler) (PP)
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	14	Shots	37

12 January 2024 19:30

Japan

6–1 (4–0, 0–1, 2–0)

Italy

Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 689

Game reference
	Haruka Kuromaru	Goalies	Margherita Ostoni	Referee: Sabina Küller Linesmen: Bernadett Holzer Abigail Torres
	Odaira (Numabe, Terauchi) (PP) – 05:06 1–0 N. Okumura – 06:07 2–0 Odaira (Numabe) – 15:36 3–0 Tada (Odaira) (PP) – 17:36 4–0 4–1 37:41 – Cambruzzi (Fantin) Odaira (Numabe) (PP) – 43:42 5–1 Terauchi (Odaira) (PP) – 53:03 6–1
	4 min	Penalties	12 min
	27	Shots	21

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
1	Matilde Fantin	Italy	5	7	4	11	+7	12
2	Umeka Odaira	Japan	5	4	5	9	+3	0
3	Manuela Heidenberger	Italy	5	4	3	7	+7	6
4	Azumi Numabe	Japan	5	2	5	7	+4	2
5	Kohane Sato	Japan	5	3	3	6	+5	6
6	Réka Hiezl	Hungary	5	2	4	6	+2	0
6	Ai Tada	Japan	5	2	4	6	+3	6
8	Nikita Bergmann	Denmark	5	2	3	5	–2	18
9	Olivia Ranum	Denmark	5	3	1	4	–2	27
10	Marleen Origlio	France	5	2	2	4	–1	2
10	Artenis Tekin	Austria	5	2	2	4	0	6

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO
1	Haruka Kuromaru	Japan	300:00	4	0.80	105	96.19	2
2	Helga Milibák	Hungary	181:01	2	0.66	35	94.29	1
3	Mila Petersen	Denmark	123:58	5	2.42	78	93.59	0
4	Violette Pianel-Couriaut	France	239:00	8	2.01	94	91.49	0
5	Anja Poulsen	Denmark	179:19	11	3.68	124	91.13	0

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

Awards

• Best players selected by the directorate:
  • Best Goaltender: Haruka Kuromaru
  • Best Defender: Kohane Sato
  • Best Forward: Matilde Fantin

Source: IIHF.com

Group B tournament

2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I B

Tournament details
Host country	Spain
City	Jaca
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	8–14 January 2024
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	11
Goals scored	94 (8.55 per game)
Attendance	1,739 (158 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Claudia Castellanos Tilde Simensen  (10 points)
Website	www.iihf.com

The Division I Group B tournament is being played in Jaca, Spain, from 8 to 14 January 2024. ^{[4] [5]}

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Norway	6th place in 2023 World Championship Division I A and were relegated
Poland	2nd place in 2023 World Championship Division I B
Spain	Hosts; 3rd place in 2023 World Championship Division I B
South Korea	4th place in 2023 World Championship Division I B
Chinese Taipei	5th place in 2023 World Championship Division I B
Australia	1st place in 2023 World Championship Division II A and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Norway	3	3	0	0	0	31	1	+30	9	Promotion to the 2025 Division I A
2	Spain (H)	3	3	0	0	0	29	1	+28	9
3	Poland	4	3	0	0	1	19	9	+10	9
4	Australia (E)	4	1	0	0	3	3	29	−26	3
5	South Korea (E)	4	1	0	0	3	9	14	−5	3
6	Chinese Taipei (E)	4	0	0	0	4	3	40	−37	0	Relegation to the 2025 Division II A

Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. 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.
(E) Eliminated; (H) Host

Schedule

Source: ^[6]

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

8 January 2024 13:00

South Korea

2–4 (0–2, 0–1, 2–1)

Poland

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca

Game reference

8 January 2024 16:30

Australia

0–15 (0–5, 0–3, 0–7)

Norway

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca

Game reference

8 January 2024 20:00

Chinese Taipei

0–15 (0–3, 0–6, 0–6)

Spain

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca

Game reference

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9 January 2024 13:00

Norway

6–1 (1–0, 4–1, 1–0)

South Korea

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca

Game reference

9 January 2024 16:30

Poland

9–2 (3–1, 2–0, 4–1)

Chinese Taipei

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca

Game reference

9 January 2024 20:00

Spain

9–0 (1–0, 4–0, 4–0)

Australia

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca

Game reference

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11 January 2024 13:00

Norway

10–0 (2–0, 4–0, 4–0)

Chinese Taipei

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca

Game reference

11 January 2024 16:30

Australia

3–0 (0–0, 2–0, 1–0)

South Korea

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca

Game reference

11 January 2024 20:00

Poland

1–5 (0–0, 0–4, 1–1)

Spain

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca

Game reference

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13 January 2024 13:00

Poland

5–0 (2–0, 2–0, 1–0)

Australia

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca

Game reference

13 January 2024 16:30

South Korea

6–1 (1–0, 2–1, 3–0)

Chinese Taipei

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca

Game reference

13 January 2024 20:00

Spain

v

Norway

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca

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14 January 2024 13:00

Chinese Taipei

v

Australia

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca

14 January 2024 16:30

Norway

v

Poland

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca

14 January 2024 20:00

Spain

v

South Korea

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca

References

1. 2024 World Championship Division I A official website, www.iihf.com
2. 2024 World Championship Division I A statistics, stats.iihf.com
3. "IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I, Group A – Competition Schedule" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation . 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
4. 2024 World Championship Division I B official website, www.iihf.com
5. 2024 World Championship Division I B statistics, stats.iihf.com
6. Div I B schedule

External links

• Official website of IIHF