2025 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

2025 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Finland
City	Vantaa
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	4–12 January 2025
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Canada (8th title)
Runner-up	United States
Third place	Czechia
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played	21
Goals scored	130 (6.19 per game)
Attendance	10,292 (490 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Stryker Zablocki (12 points)
MVP	Nela Lopušanová
Official website
www.iihf.com
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The 2025 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was the 17th Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey. ^{[1] [2]}

Top Division

The Top Division tournament was held in Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa, Finland, from 4 to 12 January 2025. ^[3]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	0	14	0	+14	9	Quarterfinals
2	Sweden	3	0	2	0	1	7	8	−1	4 [a]
3	Finland (H)	3	1	0	1	1	5	9	−4	4 [a]
4	Japan	3	0	0	1	2	6	15	−9	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
Notes:

1. Finland 1–2 (OT) Sweden

4 January 2025 10:00

United States

6–0 (2–0, 3–0, 1–0)

Japan

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 288

[Game reference 1]
	Morgan Stickney	Goalies	Haruka Kuromaru Rio Suzuki	Referees: Martina Volkánová Karin Williner Linesmen: Lara Fischer Jennifer Vicha
	Box (Doyle, Healy) – 04:16 1–0 Scalese (Biotti, C. Averill) – 17:09 2–0 M. Averill (Lovell, Derrenbacher) – 26:14 3–0 Fanale (Stoughton, Scalese) – 32:09 4–0 Biotti (Derrenbacher, Box) – 38:04 5–0 Derrenbacher (Fischer, Box) – 52:04 6–0
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	67	Shots	4

4 January 2025 13:30

Finland

1–2 OT (0–0, 0–1, 1–0) (OT: 0–1)

Sweden

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 1,592

[Game reference 2]
	Kerttu Kuja-Halkola	Goalies	Maja Helge	Referees: Vanessa Anselm Syndey Harris Linesmen: Stephanie Gagnon Abigail Torres
	0–1 31:35 – Danielsson (Hesselvall, Johannesson) Siivonen (Pohjanaho, Tapani) (PP) – 47:11 1–1 1–2 62:30 – Westerlind (Grillfors)
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	17	Shots	34

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5 January 2025 10:00

Sweden

0–3 (0–0, 0–1, 0–2)

United States

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 332

[Game reference 3]
	Maja Helge	Goalies	Morgan Stickney	Referees: Amy Martin Hollie Neenan Linesmen: Zóra Gottlibet Anina Schüpbach
	0–1 31:45 – Scalese (C. Averill, Johnson) 0–2 42:31 – Doyle (Fanale, Healy) (PP) 0–3 59:38 – Amelkovich (EN)
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	21	Shots	31

5 January 2025 13:30

Finland

4–2 (1–1, 0–1, 3–0)

Japan

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 911

[Game reference 4]
	Kerttu Kuja-Halkola	Goalies	Haruka Kuromaru	Referees: Sabina Küller Anneke Orlandini Linesmen: Brooke Branson Stephanie Gagnon
	0–1 17:50 – Odaira Kuhta (Byskata, Pohjanaho) (PP) – 19:21 1–1 1–2 31:45 – Akimoto (Odaira, Kakuta) (PP) Lamberg (Kolmonen, Ketola) (PP) – 45:23 2–2 Kolmonen (Ruonakoski) – 56:42 3–2 Nurmisto (Tapani) (EN) – 58:56 4–2
	4 min	Penalties	12 min
	28	Shots	14

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7 January 2025 13:30

Japan

4–5 OT (1–1, 3–2, 0–1) (OT: 0–1)

Sweden

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 211

[Game reference 5]
	Haruka Kuromaru	Goalies	Jorinde Heller	Referees: Reetta-Kaisa Lusi Amy Martin Linesmen: Otillia Classon Lara Fischer
	0–1 12:30 – Danielsson (Engström, Lindgren) Ruike (Kiyokawa, Yamaguchi) (PP) – 18:20 1–1 Kakuta (Terauchi) – 20:29 2–1 Yamaguchi (Kiyokawa, Ruike) (PP) – 24:30 3–1 3–2 28:45 – Österman (Hesselvall, Arvidsson) (PP) 3–3 29:57 – Mattsson (Edsman, Westerlind) Akimoto (Odaira) – 33:53 4–3 4–4 52:01 – Danielsson (PP) 4–5 64:49 – Hesselvall (Westerlind, Engström)
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	27	Shots	27

7 January 2025 17:00

United States

5–0 (1–0, 3–0, 1–0)

Finland

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 828

[Game reference 6]
	Morgan Stickney	Goalies	Kerttu Kuja-Halkola	Referees: Anneke Orlandini Martina Volkánová Linesmen: Zóra Gottlibet Jennifer Vicha
	Doyle (Fanale, Derrenbacher) (PP) – 08:52 1–0 Johnson (Scalese) – 26:11 2–0 Hartmetz (Dunn, Stoughton) – 31:03 3–0 Amelkovich (Daley, Fanale) – 39:52 4–0 Fanale (Healy, Amelkovich) – 52:45 5–0
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	59	Shots	7

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	0	16	3	+13	9	Quarterfinals
2	Czechia	3	1	1	0	1	8	9	−1	5
3	Switzerland	3	1	0	1	1	7	10	−3	4
4	Slovakia	3	0	0	0	3	8	17	−9	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

4 January 2025 17:00

Czechia

2–1 OT (0–0, 0–0, 1–1) (OT: 1–0)

Switzerland

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 233

[Game reference 7]
	Daniela Nováková	Goalies	Amaya Iseli	Referees: Sabina Küller Amy Martin Linesmen: Maren Frøhaug Zóra Gottlibet
	0–1 47:11 – Inkamp (Meriguet, Herzig) Jílková (Vocetková, Hujová) (PP, EA) – 57:52 1–1 Jebousková (Pánková) – 61:33 2–1
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	38	Shots	24

4 January 2025 20:30

Canada

6–2 (2–1, 0–1, 4–0)

Slovakia

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 268

[Game reference 8]
	Marilou Grenier	Goalies	Marianna Sumegová Zuzana Tomečková	Referees: Anna Hammar Reetta-Kaisa Lusi Linesmen: Otillia Classon Anja Klemm
	McDonald (S. Manness, Cimoroni) – 07:05 1–0 1–1 14:32 – Tóthová (Lopušanová) (PP) Cimoroni (S. Manness) – 15:22 2–1 2–2 24:59 – Lopušanová (Komloš) Maynard – 43:02 3–2 Primerano (Bertelsen, Wood) – 45:13 4–2 Zablocki (Tiller) – 46:41 5–2 Viel (Tiller) (PP) – 53:54 6–2
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	60	Shots	7

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5 January 2025 17:00

Slovakia

3–6 (1–2, 2–2, 0–2)

Czechia

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 259

[Game reference 9]
	Marianna Sumegová	Goalies	Daniela Nováková	Referees: Syndey Harris Karin Williner Linesmen: Anja Klemm Jennifer Vicha
	Lopušanová (Lačná) – 03:46 1–0 1–1 06:49 – Vocetková (Prošková, Jarabková) 1–2 19:04 – Vocetková (Prošková, Paroubková) Lopušanová (Tóthová, Masláková) (PP) – 24:13 2–2 Lopušanová (Tóthová, Tischlerová) – 29:38 3–2 3–3 38:02 – Felcmanová (Březinová) 3–4 39:04 – Prošková (Fromová, Tischler) 3–5 45:31 – Březinová (Jebousková, Fromová) 3–6 58:43 – Jebousková (Stýblová, Pánková)
	10 min	Penalties	14 min
	25	Shots	52

5 January 2025 20:30

Canada

5–1 (0–0, 4–1, 1–0)

Switzerland

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 307

[Game reference 10]
	Amelia Wilkinson	Goalies	Amaya Iseli	Referees: Reetta-Kaisa Lusi Martina Volkánová Linesmen: Lara Fischer Abigail Torres
	Primerano – 23:51 1–0 Copetti (Leprohon, Sorokan) – 26:03 2–0 S. Manness (Cimoroni, Zablocki) (PP) – 30:00 3–0 3–1 31:01 – Manetsch (Huwyler) Copetti (Wood, K. Manness) – 35:38 4–1 McDonald (S. Manness, Cimoroni) (PP) – 44:25 5–1
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	60	Shots	11

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7 January 2025 10:00

Switzerland

5–3 (0–0, 3–1, 2–2)

Slovakia

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 291

[Game reference 11]
	Amaya Iseli	Goalies	Marianna Sumegová	Referees: Anna Hammar Hollie Neenan Linesmen: Maren Frøhaug Anja Klemm
	0–1 21:31 – Lačná (Tóthová, Lopušanová) (PP2) Müller (Manetsch) – 22:12 1–1 Müller – 23:15 2–1 Mériguet (Inkamp, Herzig) – 34:32 3–1 3–2 41:22 – Lačná (Lopušanová) Estermann (Dalessi) (PP) – 43:49 4–2 Tschannen (Leibundgut, Manetsch) (PP) – 54:55 5–2 5–3 59:52 – Lačná (Lopušanová) (EA)
	18 min	Penalties	8 min
	27	Shots	25

7 January 2025 20:30

Czechia

0–5 (0–1, 0–1, 0–3)

Canada

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 296

[Game reference 12]
	Daniela Nováková	Goalies	Marilou Grenier	Referees: Vanessa Anselm Karin Williner Linesmen: Brooke Branson Anina Schüpbach
	0–1 01:20 – Zablocki (Sawyer, Viel) 0–2 34:21 – Therien (Sorokan, Tremblay) 0–3 43:00 – Zablocki (Primerano, Korte) 0–4 43:19 – Sawyer (Copetti, Viel) 0–5 54:55 – Leprohon (McDonald, Cimoroni)
	12 min	Penalties	14 min
	20	Shots	44

Playoff round

Winning teams will be reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking: ^[4]

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	United States	A	1	9	+14	14	1
2	Canada	B	1	9	+13	16	3
3	Czechia	B	2	5	–1	8	2
4	Sweden	A	2	4	–1	7	5
5	Switzerland	B	3	4	–3	7	7
6	Finland	A	3	4	–4	5	4
7	Japan	A	4	1	–9	6	8
8	Slovakia	B	4	0	−9	8	6

Bracket

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	9 January
	1A   United States	9
					11 January
	4B   Slovakia	1
					1   United States	2
	9 January
					4   Sweden	1
	1B   Canada	17
									12 January
	4A   Japan	0
									1   United States	0
	9 January
									2   Canada	3
	2A   Sweden	4
					11 January
	3B    Switzerland	1
					2   Canada	4
	9 January
					3   Czechia	2			Third place
	2B   Czechia	6
									12 January
	3A   Finland	0
									3   Czechia	2
									4   Sweden	1

Quarterfinals

9 January 2025 10:00

Sweden

4–1 (0–0, 3–0, 1–1)

Switzerland

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 404

[Game reference 13]
	Maja Helge	Goalies	Amaya Iseli	Referees: Sydney Harris Martina Volkánová Linesmen: Stephane Gagnon Jennifer Vicha
	Danielsson (Westerlind, Grillfors) (PP) – 21:03 1–0 Mattsson (Lindström) – 27:20 2–0 Hesselvall (Österman, Ytfeldt) (PP) – 30:06 3–0 Johannesson (Andersson, Danielsson) – 41:52 4–0 4–1 41:58 – Huwyler
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	29	Shots	18

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9 January 2025 13:30

United States

9–1 (2–1, 2–0, 5–0)

Slovakia

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 263

[Game reference 14]
	Morgan Stickney	Goalies	Marianna Sumegová Zuzana Tomečková	Referees: Hollie Neenan Karin Williner Linesmen: Anina Schüpbach Abigail Torres
	Box (Doyle) – 00:09 1–0 1–1 03:01 – Tóthová (Lopušanová) (PP) Doyle (Derrenbacher, Healy) (PP) – 07:33 2–1 Amelkovich (Dunn, Fanale) – 22:07 3–1 Doyle (Derrenbacher, Healy) (PP) – 29:09 4–1 Hartmetz (Daley, Amelkovich) (PP) – 46:04 5–1 Box (Biotti, Taylor) – 47:44 6–1 Lovell (Daley, Taylor) – 51:51 7–1 Fanale (Stickney) (SH) – 57:52 8–1 Derrenbacher (Box) – 59:36 9–1
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	49	Shots	14

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9 January 2025 17:00

Czechia

6–0 (1–0, 2–0, 3–0)

Finland

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 802

[Game reference 15]
	Daniela Nováková	Goalies	Kerttu Kuja-Halkola	Referees: Sabina Küller Anneke Orlandini Linesmen: Otillia Classon Maren Frøhaug
	Fromová (Jebousková, Felcmanová) – 04:59 1–0 Felcmanová (Březinová, Fromová) (PP2) – 20:18 2–0 Vocetková (Hujová) – 30:02 3–0 Jílková (Paroubková, Jarabková) (SH) – 45:13 4–0 Kantorová (Tischler, Pánková) (SH) – 46:44 5–0 Březinová (Jílková, Jarabková) – 54:37 6–0
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	30	Shots	18

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9 January 2025 20:30

Canada

17–0 (7–0, 7–0, 3–0)

Japan

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 227

[Game reference 16]
	Amelia Wilkinson	Goalies	Haruka Kuromaru Rio Suzuki	Referees: Vanessa Anselm Anna Hammar Linesmen: Brooke Branson Zóra Gottlibet
	Primerano (Cimoroni) – 03:31 1–0 Tiller (Zablocki, Primerano) – 04:05 2–0 S. Manness (Maynard, Primerano) – 05:56 3–0 Tiller (Copetti, Sawyer) (PP) – 09:39 4–0 Zablocki (Tiller, Tremblay) – 10:59 5–0 Primerano (Wood, Copetti) – 16:02 6–0 Ismael (Wood, Sawyer) – 18:54 7–0 Sawyer (Tiller, Ismael) (PP) – 21:07 8–0 Zablocki (Cimoroni, McDonald) (PP) – 23:10 9–0 McCullough (Ismael, Therien) – 28:54 10–0 Leprohon (Wood, Sorokan) – 29:46 11–0 Cimoroni (S. Manness, Maynard) – 31:19 12–0 Cimoroni (Therien, S. Manness) – 35:32 13–0 Piggott (McCullough, Bertelsen) – 35:52 14–0 Zablocki (Tiller, Viel) – 41:22 15–0 Cimoroni (S. Manness, McDonald) – 48:03 16–0 McDonald (Primerano, Zablocki) (PP) – 57:08 17–0
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	76	Shots	4

Semifinals

11 January 2025 15:00

United States

2–1 (0–0, 2–1, 0–0)

Sweden

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 523

[Game reference 17]
	Morgan Stickney	Goalies	Maja Helge	Referees: Sydney Harris Amy Martin Linesmen: Ottilia Classon Stepahnie Gagnon
	Fanale (Derrenbacher, Healy) (PP) – 21:56 1–0 1–1 27:27 – Engström (Grillfors, Westerlind) (PP) Fanale (Cerruti, Daley) – 34:13 2–1
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	35	Shots	18

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11 January 2025 18:30

Canada

4–2 (0–1, 3–1, 1–0)

Czechia

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 507

[Game reference 18]
	Marilou Grenier	Goalies	[Daniela Nováková	Referees: Sabina Küller Anneke Orlandini Linesmen: Brooke Branson Maren Frøhaug
	0–1 12:34 – Vocetková (Jarabková, Šindelářová) Ismael (Viel, Sawyer) (PP) – 25:26 1–1 Zablocki (McCullough, Tiller) – 30:12 2–1 Tiller (Zablocki, Primerano) – 38:05 3–1 3–2 39:26 – Jebousková (Pánková, Gildainová) McDonald (S. Manness. Primerano) (PP) – 52:07 4–2
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	47	Shots	21

Relegation game

11 January 2025 11:30

Japan

1–5 (0–1, 0–3, 1–1)

Slovakia

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 206

[Game reference 19]
	Haruka Kuromaru	Goalies	Marianna Sumegová	Referees: Anna Hammar Karin Williner Linesmen: Lara Fischer Abigail Torres
	0–1 08:30 – Tomaštíková (Letaši, Lopušanová) 0–2 29:47 – Kostková (Masláková, Tóthová) (EA) 0–3 37:01 – Lopušanová (Tóthová) 0–4 39:01 – Karkošková (Sibertová) Okamura (Yamaguchi, Ruike) (PP) – 53:03 1–4 1–5 58:32 – Lačná (EN)
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	33	Shots	25

Bronze medal game

12 January 2025 15:00

Czechia

2–1 (0–0, 0–1, 2–0)

Sweden

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 512

[Game reference 20]
	Daniela Nováková	Goalies	Maja Helge	Referees: Sabina Küller Anneke Orlandini Linesmen: Ottilia Classon Abigail Torres
	0–1 28:08 – Grillfors (Danielsson, Westerlind) (PP) Hujová (Felcmanová, Vocetková) (PP) – 47:50 1–1 Vocetková (Tischler, Šindelářová) – 53:42 2–1
	14 min	Penalties	6 min
	33	Shots	37

Gold medal game

12 January 2025 19:00

United States

0–3 (0–0, 0–1, 0–2)

Canada

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 1,032

[Game reference 21]
	Morgan Stickney	Goalies	Marilou Grenier	Referees: Sydney Harris Amy Martin Linesmen: Brooke Branson Stephane Gagnon
	0–1 28:06 – Tiller (Maynard, Sawyer) (PP) 0–2 49:13 – Copetti (Therien, Sawyer) 0–3 58:23 – Zablocki (EN)
	2 min	Penalties	2 min
	14	Shots	30

Awards and statistics

Awards

Best players selected by the Directorate Position Player Goaltender Daniela Nováková Defender Chloe Primerano Forward Anabella Fanale Source:IIHF.com

All-Star team Position Player Goaltender Morgan Stickney Defender Chloe Primerano Megan Healy Forward Nela Lopušanová Stryker Zablocki Anabella Fanale MVP Nela Lopušanová

Scoring leaders

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

Rank	Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
1	Stryker Zablocki	6	8	4	12	+9	8	F
2	Nela Lopušanová	5	5	6	11	0	2	F
3	Caileigh Tiller	5	4	6	10	+9	0	F
4	Maxine Cimoroni	6	4	6	10	+9	10	F
4	Chloe Primerano	6	4	6	10	+10	0	D
6	Anabella Fanale	6	5	4	9	+5	4	F
7	Sara Manness	6	2	7	9	+9	0	F
8	Mary Derrenbacher	6	2	6	8	+5	4	F
8	Sydney Sawyer	6	2	6	8	+8	4	D
10	Linda Vocetková	6	5	2	7	+1	4	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	Morgan Stickney	359:52	4	0.67	93	95.70	3
2	Maja Helge	296:44	8	1.62	133	93.98	0
3	Marilou Grenier	240:00	4	1.00	62	93.55	2
4	Daniela Nováková	358:23	14	2.34	195	92.82	1
5	Amaya Iseli	240:46	14	3.49	152	90.79	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	Canada	6	6	0	0	0	40	5	+35	18	Champions
2	A	United States	6	5	0	0	1	25	5	+20	15	Runners-up
3	B	Czechia	6	3	1	0	2	18	14	+4	11	Third place
4	A	Sweden	6	1	2	0	3	13	13	0	7	Fourth place
5	B	Switzerland	4	1	0	1	2	8	14	−6	4	Fifth place
6	A	Finland (H)	4	1	0	1	2	5	15	−10	4	Sixth place
7	B	Slovakia	5	1	0	0	4	14	27	−13	3	Avoided Relegation
8	A	Japan	5	0	0	1	4	7	37	−30	1	Relegated to the Division I A

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division I

Main article: 2025 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I

Group A

The tournament was held in Budapest, Hungary, from 5 to 11 January 2025. ^{[5] [6]}

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Hungary (H)	5	5	0	0	0	13	2	+11	15	Promotion to the 2026 Top Division
2	Italy	5	4	0	0	1	12	9	+3	12
3	Germany	5	2	0	0	3	12	12	0	6
4	Norway	5	1	1	0	3	12	15	−3	5
5	France	5	1	0	1	3	10	16	−6	4
6	Austria	5	0	1	1	3	9	14	−5	3	Relegation to the 2026 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 Katowice, Poland from 7 to 13 January 2025. ^{[7] [8]}

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Denmark	5	5	0	0	0	27	2	+25	15	Promotion to the 2026 Division I A
2	Poland (H)	5	4	0	0	1	19	12	+7	12
3	Spain	5	2	1	0	2	12	15	−3	8
4	China	5	2	0	1	2	15	11	+4	7
5	Australia	5	0	1	0	4	6	21	−15	2
6	South Korea	5	0	0	1	4	5	23	−18	1	Relegation to the 2026 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

Division II

Main article: 2025 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II

Group A

The tournament is being held in Riga, Latvia from 20 to 26 January 2025. ^{[9] [10]}

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Latvia (H)	1	1	0	0	0	7	0	+7	3	Promotion to the 2026 Division I B
2	Great Britain	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	+2	3
3	Chinese Taipei	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	+1	3
4	Netherlands	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0
5	Kazakhstan	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0
6	New Zealand	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	−7	0	Relegation to the 2026 Division II B

Updated to match(es) played on 20 January 2025. 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 is being held in Istanbul, Turkey from 18 to 23 January 2025. ^{[11] [12]}

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Iceland	2	2	0	0	0	24	0	+24	6	Promotion to the 2026 Division II A
2	Turkey (H)	2	2	0	0	0	6	1	+5	6
3	Mexico	2	1	0	0	1	6	2	+4	3
4	Belgium (E)	2	0	0	0	2	0	11	−11	0
5	South Africa (E)	2	0	0	0	2	0	22	−22	0

Updated to match(es) played on 20 January 2025. 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

Division III

Main article: 2025 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division III

The tournament will be held in Zagreb, Croatia from 23 to 26 January 2025. ^{[13] [14]}

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Croatia (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the 2026 Division II B
2	Lithuania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Romania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Thailand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 23 January 2025. 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

References

1. "2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship (Top Division) official website". www.iihf.com.
2. "2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship (Top Division) tournament reports". stats.iihf.com.
3. "Game schedule announced for IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship". IIHF. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
4. "Tournament Format". IIHF . Retrieved 4 January 2024.
5. "2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I A official website". www.iihf.com.
6. "2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I A tournament reports". stats.iihf.com.
7. "2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I B official website". www.iihf.com.
8. "2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I B tournament reports". stats.iihf.com.
9. "2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II A official website". www.iihf.com.
10. "2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II A tournament reports". stats.iihf.com.
11. "2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II B official website". www.iihf.com.
12. "2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II B tournament reports". stats.iihf.com.
13. "2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division III official website". www.iihf.com.
14. "2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division III tournament reports". stats.iihf.com.

Game references

1. "Preliminary Round – Group A, Game 1" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
2. "Preliminary Round – Group A, Game 2" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
3. "Preliminary Round – Group A, Game 5" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
4. "Preliminary Round – Group A, Game 6" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
5. "Preliminary Round – Group A, Game 10" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
6. "Preliminary Round – Group A, Game 11" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
7. "Preliminary Round – Group B, Game 3" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
8. "Preliminary Round – Group B, Game 4" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
9. "Preliminary Round – Group B, Game 7" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
10. "Preliminary Round – Group B, Game 8" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
11. "Preliminary Round – Group B, Game 9" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
12. "Preliminary Round – Group B, Game 12" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
13. "Quarterfinals, Game 13" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
14. "Quarterfinals, Game 14" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
15. "Play-Offs, Game 15" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
16. "Quarterfinals, Game 16" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
17. "Semifinals, Game 18" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
18. "Semifinals, Game 19" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
19. "Relegation Round, Game 17" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation . 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
20. "Bronze Medal Game, Game 20" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
21. "Gold Medal Game, Game 21" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.

External links

• Official website of IIHF