2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II

2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II

Tournament details
Host countries	Latvia   Turkey
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	20–26 January 2025 18–23 January 2025
Teams	11
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See also: 2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship

The 2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II consisted of two international under-18 women's ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Division II A represented the fourth tier and Division II B the fifth tier of the IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.

Group A tournament

2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II Group A

Tournament details
Host country	Latvia
City	Riga
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	20–26 January 2025
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	128 (8.53 per game)
Attendance	3,962 (264 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Sofiya Zubkova (18 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, from 20 to 26 January 2025. ^{[1] [2]}

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Chinese Taipei	Placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated
Great Britain	Placed 2nd in Division II A last year
Netherlands	Hosts; placed 3rd in Division II A last year
Latvia	Placed 4th in Division II A last year
Kazakhstan	Placed 5th in Division II A last year
New Zealand	Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Great Britain	5	5	0	0	0	35	6	+29	15	Promotion to the 2026 Division I B
2	Kazakhstan	5	4	0	0	1	39	10	+29	12
3	Latvia (H)	5	3	0	0	2	33	12	+21	9
4	Netherlands	5	2	0	0	3	5	21	−16	6
5	New Zealand	5	1	0	0	4	8	43	−35	3
6	Chinese Taipei	5	0	0	0	5	8	36	−28	0	Relegation to the 2026 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

Match results

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

20 January 2025 12:30

Netherlands

2–1 (1–1, 1–0, 0–0)

Chinese Taipei

Volvo Sportcenter, Riga Attendance: 114

Game reference
				Referee: Sini Kauhanen Linesmen: Manuela Lehnhart Monika Szpyt-Jucha
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	27	Shots	32

20 January 2025 16:00

Great Britain

3–1 (0–0, 1–1, 2–0)

Kazakhstan

Volvo Sportcenter, Riga Attendance: 135

Game reference
				Referee: Csilla Peter Linesmen: Fabienne Gooijer Elva Hjalmarsdottir
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	40	Shots	22

20 January 2025 19:30

New Zealand

0–7 (0–2, 0–2, 0–3)

Latvia

Volvo Sportcenter, Riga Attendance: 490

Game reference
				Referee: Harriet Weegh Linesmen: Natalie Bertl Elise-Marie Mortensen
	6 min	Penalties	2 min
	9	Shots	55

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21 January 2025 12:30

Great Britain

3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Netherlands

Volvo Sportcenter, Riga Attendance: 197

Game reference
				Referee: Csilla Peter Linesmen: Elva Hjalmarsdottir Monika Szpyt-Jucha
	4 min	Penalties	2 min
	41	Shots	13

21 January 2025 16:00

Kazakhstan

14–3 (5–0, 5–1, 4–2)

New Zealand

Volvo Sportcenter, Riga Attendance: 78

Game reference
				Referee: Georgie Ann Regenica Linesmen: Natalie Bertl Elise-Marie Mortensen
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	60	Shots	17

21 January 2025 19:30

Chinese Taipei

2–14 (1–6, 1–6, 0–2)

Latvia

Volvo Sportcenter, Riga Attendance: 420

Game reference
				Referee: Harriet Weegh Linesmen: Fabienne Gooijer Felicity Munroe
	6 min	Penalties	2 min
	27	Shots	53

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23 January 2025 12:30

Great Britain

16–1 (5–0, 6–0, 5–1)

New Zealand

Volvo Sportcenter, Riga Attendance: 123

Game reference
				Referee: Georgie Ann Regenica Linesmen: Fabienne Gooijer Manuela Lehnhart
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	69	Shots	10

23 January 2025 16:00

Chinese Taipei

0–6 (0–4, 0–1, 0–1)

Kazakhstan

Volvo Sportcenter, Riga Attendance: 75

Game reference
				Referee: Harriet Weegh Linesmen: Elva Hjalmarsdottir Elise-Marie Mortensen
	29 min	Penalties	6 min
	22	Shots	63

23 January 2025 19:30

Netherlands

0–6 (0–2, 0–2, 0–2)

Latvia

Volvo Sportcenter, Riga Attendance: 420

Game reference
				Referee: Sini Kauhanen Linesmen: Natalie Bertl Felicity Munroe
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	13	Shots	36

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25 January 2025 12:30

New Zealand

4–3 (4–1, 0–2, 0–0)

Chinese Taipei

Volvo Sportcenter, Riga Attendance: 89

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	27	Shots	43

25 January 2025 16:00

Kazakhstan

11–0 (4–0, 3–0, 4–0)

Netherlands

Volvo Sportcenter, Riga Attendance: 132

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	52	Shots	17

25 January 2025 19:30

Latvia

2–3 (1–1, 1–1, 0–1)

Great Britain

Volvo Sportcenter, Riga Attendance: 712

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	28	Shots	23

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26 January 2025 12:30

Netherlands

3–0 (2–0, 1–0, 0–0)

New Zealand

Volvo Sportcenter, Riga Attendance: 112

Game reference
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	31	Shots	12

26 January 2025 16:00

Chinese Taipei

2–10 (1–3, 0–3, 1–4)

Great Britain

Volvo Sportcenter, Riga Attendance: 115

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	16	Shots	43

26 January 2025 19:30

Latvia

4–7 (2–2, 2–1, 0–4)

Kazakhstan

Volvo Sportcenter, Riga Attendance: 750

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	22	Shots	49

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Rank	Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
1	Sofiya Zubkova	5	9	9	18	+13	2	F
2	Sofiya Muravyeva	5	9	4	13	+9	0	F
3	Šarlote Štāle	5	6	7	13	+10	0	F
4	Ruby Newlands	5	5	8	13	+10	0	F
5	Kira Krukholskaya	5	4	8	12	+11	0	F
6	Hanna Strause	5	8	3	11	+9	0	F
7	Zlatotsveta Feoktistova	5	7	4	11	+9	4	F
8	Kjara Paula Želubovska	5	1	10	11	+11	2	F
9	Emma Lamberton	5	5	5	10	+7	0	F
10	Sofiya Rakovskaya	5	2	8	10	+9	6	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	Lucy Holliday	200:00	3	0.90	65	95.38	1
2	Veronika Ageyeva	253:40	7	1.66	104	93.27	2
3	Megija Kaže	119:42	6	3.01	68	91.18	0
4	Nikola Seleviča	178:25	5	1.68	52	90.38	1
5	Robyn Verkaik	191:16	13	4.08	105	87.62	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: Lucy Holliday
  • Best Defender: Emīlija Jakovļeva
  • Best Forward: Ruby Newlands

Source: IIHF.com

Group B tournament

2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II Group B

Tournament details
Host country	Turkey
City	Istanbul
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	18–23 January 2025
Teams	5
Tournament statistics
Games played	10
Goals scored	71 (7.1 per game)
Attendance	5,710 (571 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Friðrika Magnúsdóttir (15 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey, from 18 to 23 January 2025. ^{[3] [4]}

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Turkey	Hosts; placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated
Iceland	Placed 2nd in Division II B last year
Belgium	Placed 3rd in Division II B last year
Mexico	Placed 4th in Division II B last year
South Africa	Placed 6th in Division II B last year

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Turkey (H)	4	4	0	0	0	20	1	+19	12	Promotion to the 2026 Division II A
2	Iceland	4	3	0	0	1	29	3	+26	9
3	Belgium	4	1	1	0	2	13	13	0	5
4	Mexico	4	1	0	1	2	8	9	−1	4
5	South Africa	4	0	0	0	4	1	45	−44	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

Match results

All times are local (Turkey Time – UTC+3).

18 January 2025 16:00

South Africa

0–17 (0–5, 0–6, 0–6)

Iceland

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 80

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	3	Shots	87

18 January 2025 19:00

Turkey

4–0 (0–0, 2–0, 2–0)

Belgium

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 850

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	36	Shots	10

19 January 2025 16:00

Mexico

5–0 (3–0, 0–0, 2–0)

South Africa

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 90

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	0 min
	52	Shots	6

20 January 2025 16:00

Iceland

7–0 (3–0, 3–0, 1–0)

Belgium

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 75

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	46	Shots	9

20 January 2025 19:00

Mexico

1–2 (1–0, 0–2, 0–0)

Turkey

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 900

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	14	Shots	28

21 January 2025 19:00

South Africa

0–12 (0–6, 0–4, 0–2)

Turkey

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 1,150

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	2 min
	4	Shots	76

22 January 2025 16:00

Belgium

11–1 (4–1, 3–0, 4–0)

South Africa

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 50

Game reference
	2 min	Penalties	2 min
	54	Shots	16

22 January 2025 19:00

Iceland

5–1 (2–0, 1–1, 2–0)

Mexico

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 71

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	45	Shots	13

23 January 2025 16:00

Belgium

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

Mexico

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 94

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	41	Shots	27

23 January 2025 19:00

Turkey

2–0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Iceland

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 2,350

Game reference
	0 min	Penalties	6 min
	25	Shots	23

Awards and Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Rank	Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
1	Friðrika Magnúsdóttir	4	7	8	15	+15	0	F
2	Sólrún Arnardóttir	4	3	9	12	+12	4	F
3	Kolbrún Björnsdóttir	4	5	5	10	+13	2	F
4	Magdalena Sulova	4	4	4	8	+8	2	D
5	Eda Seçen	4	2	6	8	+11	2	F
6	Eyrún Garðarsdóttir	4	3	2	5	+4	6	F
6	Linnore Saunders	4	3	2	5	–2	6	F
8	Tan Göksal	4	4	0	4	+11	0	D
9	Dolunay Erbakan	4	3	1	4	+7	0	F
10	Ece Erasçı	4	1	3	4	+7	2	D

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	Erva Kanat	200:00	1	0.30	47	97.87	2
2	Diana Óskarsdóttir	195:28	3	0.92	45	93.33	0
3	Sofia Hernández	238:53	8	2.01	117	93.16	0
4	Anouk Belmans	196:26	12	3.67	102	88.24	0
5	Hayley Chrissopoulos	179:03	26	8.71	182	85.71	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: Erva Kanat
  • Best Defender: Ans van Hoof
  • Best Forward: Friðrika Magnúsdóttir

Source: IIHF.com

References

1. "2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II A official website". www.iihf.com.
2. "2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II A tournament reports". stats.iihf.com.
3. "2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II B official website". www.iihf.com.
4. "2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II B tournament reports". stats.iihf.com.

External links

• Official website of IIHF