2025 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I

2025 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I

Tournament details
Host countries	Hungary   Poland
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	5–11 January 2025 7–13 January 2025
Teams	12
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See also: 2025 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

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

Group A tournament

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

Tournament details
Host country	Hungary
City	Budapest
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	5–11 January 2025
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	68 (4.53 per game)
Attendance	3,229 (215 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Manuela Heidenberger (8 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Budapest, Hungary, from 5 to 11 January 2025. ^{[1] [2]}

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Germany	Placed 8th in Top Division last year and were relegated
Italy	Placed 2nd in Division I A last year
Hungary	Hosts; placed 3rd in Division I A last year
Austria	Placed 4th in Division I A last year
France	Placed 5th in Division I A last year
Norway	Placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	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

Match results

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

5 January 2025 12:30

Austria

3–4 (0–1, 1–1, 2–2)

Italy

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 91

Game reference
	Kiara Matt	Goalies	Anna Corte Sualon	Referee: Janka Chamulová Linesmen: Bernadett Holzer Britt Kosters
	0–1 19:35 – Bedont (Fantin) (PP) 0–2 31:08 – Heidenberger (Fantin) Lintner (Tekin, Schloglmann) – 35:17 1–2 1–3 41:35 – Heidenberger (Innocenti, Fantin) 1–4 48:15 – Pinti (Heidenberger, Bedont) (PP) Picka (Schloglmann) – 49:00 2–4 Lintner (Picka) (PP) – 53:47 3–4
	14 min	Penalties	14 min
	26	Shots	27

5 January 2025 16:00

Norway

2–4 (0–1, 1–3, 1–0)

Germany

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 77

Game reference
	Shiva Nobari	Goalies	Tara Bach	Referee: Sarma Pone Linesmen: Baiba Gvozdeva Adrienn Paulheim
	0–1 14:20 – Betten (Manns, Georgi) 0–2 23:38 – Birka (Boico, Manns) (PP) 0–3 26:09 – Stellet (Spagert) Bråten – 28:45 1–3 1–4 31:41 – Seyrer (Weichenhain, Poindl) (PP) Bråten (Rise Moe, Austefjord) – 45:35 2–4
	10 min	Penalties	2 min
	32	Shots	24

5 January 2025 19:30

France

1–3 (1–1, 0–0, 0–2)

Hungary

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 347

Game reference
	Liv Wegmuller	Goalies	Noémi Takács	Referee: Svenja Strohmenger Linesmen: Joanie Duchesneau Hanna-Sophie Wacik
	0–1 03:21 – Koncz (Mozolai, Hajdú) (PP) Chabert (Raigneau, Boudin) – 18:58 1–1 1–2 40:33 – Hiezl (Polónyi, Szabó) 1–3 51:14 – Heizl (Weiler, Kornyilov)
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	24	Shots	30

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6 January 2025 12:30

Germany

4–1 (0–1, 3–0, 1–0)

Austria

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 70

Game reference
	Hannah Loist	Goalies	Kiara Matt	Referee: Marie-Ève Couture Linesmen: Joanie Duchesneau Adrienn Paulheim
	0–1 11:08 – Picka (Tekin) Poindl (Seyrer, Georgi) (PP) – 22:43 1–1 Boico (Georgi, Butuzov) – 27:18 2–1 Boico (Butuzov) – 32:40 3–1 Boico (Birka, Butuzov) – 57:17 4–1
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	24	Shots	28

6 January 2025 16:00

Italy

3–1 (0–0, 1–0, 2–1)

France

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 38

Game reference
	Anna Corte Sualon	Goalies	Liv Wegmuller	Referee: Chae Young-jin Linesmen: Marko Šaković Michal Zak
	Fantin (Bedont, Heidenberger) – 35:28 1–0 1–1 42:28 – Chabert (Bernoussi) Heidenberger (Fantin, Bedont) – 48:28 2–1 Giuliani (EN) – 58:59 3–1
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	32	Shots	30

6 January 2025 19:30

Hungary

3–0 (0–0, 1–0, 2–0)

Norway

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 247

Game reference
	Helga Milibak	Goalies	Tuva Are-Ekström	Referee: Sarna Pone Linesmen: Baiba Gvozdeva Britt Kosters
	Weiler (Hiezl, Polónyi) – 34:52 1–0 Koncz (Kornyilov, Weiler) – 47:13 2–0 Weiler (Polónyi, Hiezl) – 54:09 3–0
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	17	Shots	38

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8 January 2025 12:30

Norway

4–3 OT (1–3, 1–0, 1–0) (OT: 1–0)

Austria

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 61

Game reference
	Tuva Are-Ekström	Goalies	Kiara Matt	Referee: Janka Chamulová Linesmen: Bernadett Holzer Adrienn Paulheim
	0–1 09:07 – Picka (Rumpl, Tekin) 0–2 12:40 – Lintner (Picka) 0–3 14:52 – Ostadal (Rumpl, Lintner) Arntzen (Toet-Uddveg) – 16:10 1–3 Fredriksen (Arntzen, Dahlstrøm) (PP) – 39:13 2–3 Toet-Uddveg (Bråten) (EA) – 59:56 3–3 Bråten (Arntzen, Simensen) – 61:04 4–3
	10 min	Penalties	18 min
	34	Shots	20

8 January 2025 16:00

Italy

0–4 (0–1, 0–2, 0–1)

Hungary

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 347

Game reference
	Emma Fortarel	Goalies	Noémi Takács	Referee: Svenja Strohmenger Linesmen: Britt Kosters Hanna-Sophie Wacik
	0–1 13:39 – Sághy (Báhiczki-Tóth, Szabó) 0–2 22:06 – Polónyi (Heizl, Báhiczki-Tóth) (PP) 0–3 23:49 – Kornyilov (Hajdú, Bátyi) 0–4 50:48 – Bátyi (Báhiczki-Tóth)
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	24	Shots	23

8 January 2025 19:30

Germany

3–4 (2–0, 0–1, 1–3)

France

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 91

Game reference
	Tara Bach	Goalies	Louna Ivaldy Liv Wegmuller	Referee: Marie-Ève Couture Linesmen: Joanie Duchesneau Baiba Gvozdeva
	Boico (Birka, Thume) (PP) – 03:16 1–0 Spagert (Nagle, Betten) – 06:12 2–0 2–1 22:06 – Origlio (Moussier, Bened) 2–2 44:07 – Dingival (Bernoussi) 2–3 48:51 – Raigneau (Peyne-Dingival) (PP2) Seyrer (Weichenhain, Zielinski) – 52:02 3–3 3–4 54:17 – Sadoun (Moussier)
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	34	Shots	21

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10 January 2025 12:30

Italy

2–1 (0–0, 0–1, 2–0)

Norway

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 71

Game reference
	Anna Corte Sualon	Goalies	Shiva Nobari	Referee: Marie-Ève Couture Linesmen: Baiba Gvozdeva Hanna-Sophie Wacik Bernadett Holzer
	0–1 21:35 – Ness-Jacobsen Fantin – 46:17 1–1 Fantin (Heidenberger) (SH) – 51:52 2–1
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	27	Shots	25

10 January 2025 16:00

Austria

2–1 OT (0–0, 0–1, 1–0) (OT: 1–0)

France

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 97

Game reference
	Kiara Matt	Goalies	Liv Wegmuller	Referee: Janka Chamulová Linesmen: Bernadett Holzer Adrienn Paulheim
	0–1 33:32 – Bernoussi Rumpl (Suppan, Prosen) (PP) – 50:00 1–1 Lintner (Picka, Henek) (PP) – 63:11 2–1
	4 min	Penalties	12 min
	30	Shots	19

10 January 2025 19:30

Hungary

2–1 (1–0, 1–1, 0–0)

Germany

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 727

Game reference
	Noémi Takács	Goalies	Tara Bach	Referee: Sarma Pone Linesmen: Joanie Duchesneau Britt Kosters
	Szabó (Báhiczki-Tóth, Weiler) (PP) – 05:13 1–0 1–1 31:35 Boico (Birka, Thume) Polónyi (Báhiczki-Tóth, Szabó) – 39:42 2–1
	2 min	Penalties	2 min
	22	Shots	16

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11 January 2025 12:30

France

3–5 (3–3, 0–1, 0–1)

Norway

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 77

Game reference
	Liv Wegmuller	Goalies	Tuva Are-Ekström	Referee: Svenja Strohmenger Linesmen: Adrienn Paulheim Lili Santa
	Chabert (Boudin, Paul-Constant) – 00:50 1–0 1–1 07:13 – Sawyer (Bråten) Origlio – 08:05 2–1 2–2 09:40 – Toet-Uddveg (Sawyer, Austefjord) 2–3 10:06 – Klomstad (Grini, Bråten) Chabert (Origlio, Ratto) – 14:30 3–3 3–4 29:38 – Arntzen (SH) 3–5 47:29 – Toet-Uddveg (Fredriksen, Simensen) (PP)
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	19	Shots	33

11 January 2025 16:00

Germany

0–3 (0–0, 0–2, 0–1)

Italy

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 115

Game reference
	Hannah Loist	Goalies	Anna Corte Sualon	Referee: Sarna Pone Linesmen: Joanie Duchesneau Hanna-Sophie Wacik
	0–1 33:11 – Bedont (PP) 0–2 37:20 – Innocenti (Heidenberger, Fantin) 0–3 57:03 – Heindenberger (Innocenti) (EN)
	2 min	Penalties	2 min
	17	Shots	21

11 January 2025 19:30

Hungary

1–0 (0–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Austria

Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 700

Game reference
	Helga Milibak	Goalies	Kiara Matt	Referee: Marie-Ève Couture Linesmen: Baiba Gvozdeva Britt Kosters
	Báhiczki-Tóth (Mozolai, Koncz) – 52:44 1–0
	2 min	Penalties	2 min
	20	Shots	21

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Rank	Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
1	Manuela Heidenberger	5	4	4	8	+8	6	F
2	Matilde Fantin	5	3	5	8	+8	6	F
3	Alexandra Boico	5	5	1	6	0	0	F
4	Kajsa Bråten	5	3	3	6	+2	8	F
4	Vanessa Picka	5	3	3	6	+2	8	F
6	Boglárka Báhiczki-Tóth	5	1	5	6	+3	0	D
7	Emma Lintner	5	4	1	5	–2	4	F
8	Maddalena Bedont	5	2	3	5	+7	0	D
8	Reka Hiezl	5	2	3	5	+6	0	F
8	Petra Polónyi	5	2	3	5	+6	0	F
8	Krisztina Weiler	5	2	3	5	+6	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	Helga Milibak	120:00	0	0.00	59	100.00	2
2	Noémi Takács	180:00	2	0.67	64	96.88	1
3	Anna Corte Sualon	240:00	5	1.25	98	94.90	1
4	Hannah Loist	119:13	3	1.51	48	93.75	0
5	Liv Wegmuller	296:22	13	2.63	153	91.50	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: Noémi Takács
  • Best Defender: Boglárka Báhiczki-Tóth
  • Best Forward: Matilde Fantin

Source: IIHF ^[3]

Group B tournament

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

Tournament details
Host country	Poland
City	Katowice
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	7–13 January 2025
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	84 (5.6 per game)
Attendance	4,434 (296 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Nikita Bergmann (13 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division I Group B tournament is being played in Katowice, Poland, from 7 to 13 January 2025. ^{[4] [5]}

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Denmark	Placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated
Spain	Placed 2nd in Division I B last year
Poland	Hosts; placed 3rd in Division I B last year
Australia	Placed 4th in Division I B last year
South Korea	Placed 5th in Division I B last year
China	Placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	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

Match results

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

7 January 2025 13:00

Australia

2–3 (1–0, 1–0, 0–3)

Spain

Jantor Arena, Katowice Attendance: 110

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	24	Shots	19

7 January 2025 16:30

South Korea

1–4 (0–0, 0–2, 1–2)

Poland

Jantor Arena, Katowice Attendance: 422

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	15	Shots	49

7 January 2025 20:00

China

0–4 (0–1, 0–1, 0–2)

Denmark

Jantor Arena, Katowice Attendance: 185

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	12 min
	11	Shots	33

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8 January 2025 13:00

Spain

4–1 (1–0, 1–1, 2–0)

South Korea

Jantor Arena, Katowice Attendance: 120

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	52	Shots	16

8 January 2025 16:30

Poland

4–2 (1–0, 2–1, 1–1)

China

Jantor Arena, Katowice Attendance: 475

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	40	Shots	29

8 January 2025 20:00

Denmark

6–0 (0–0, 3–0, 3–0)

Australia

Jantor Arena, Katowice Attendance: 100

Game reference
	0 min	Penalties	12 min
	39	Shots	8

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10 January 2025 13:00

China

6–0 (1–0, 1–0, 4–0)

Australia

Jantor Arena, Katowice Attendance: 150

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	14 min
	40	Shots	22

10 January 2025 16:30

Spain

2–6 (1–2, 0–2, 1–2)

Poland

Jantor Arena, Katowice Attendance: 600

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	26	Shots	49

10 January 2025 20:00

Denmark

8–2 (5–0, 2–0, 1–2)

South Korea

Jantor Arena, Katowice Attendance: 102

Game reference
	2 min	Penalties	4 min
	38	Shots	16

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12 January 2025 13:00

Australia

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

South Korea

Jantor Arena, Katowice Attendance: 194

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	42	Shots	12

12 January 2025 16:30

Poland

0–5 (0–1, 0–1, 0–3)

Denmark

Jantor Arena, Katowice Attendance: 1,232

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	25	Shots	26

12 January 2025 20:00

Spain

3–2 OT (1–2, 1–0, 0–0) (OT: 1–0)

China

Jantor Arena, Katowice Attendance: 153

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	27	Shots	36

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13 January 2025 13:00

South Korea

0–5 (0–2, 0–1, 0–2)

China

Jantor Arena, Katowice Attendance: 30

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	20	Shots	38

13 January 2025 16:30

Poland

5–2 (1–1, 0–0, 4–1)

Australia

Jantor Arena, Katowice Attendance: 404

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	34	Shots	16

13 January 2025 20:00

Denmark

4–0 (0–0, 2–0, 2–0)

Spain

Jantor Arena, Katowice Attendance: 157

Game reference
	31 min	Penalties	12 min
	48	Shots	15

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Rank	Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
1	Nikita Bergmann	5	5	8	13	+8	0	F
2	Małgorzata Zakrzewska	5	7	5	12	+8	6	F
3	Alma Madsen-Mygdal	5	5	4	9	+9	0	F
4	Olivia Ranum	5	4	3	7	+6	29	F
4	Matylda Stępień	5	4	3	7	+6	4	F
6	Klara Holm	5	1	5	6	+6	0	D
7	Agata Cybulska	5	0	6	6	+5	0	F
8	Karolina Gawandtka	5	5	0	5	+4	2	F
9	Teresa Christensen	5	2	3	5	+7	0	F
9	Victoria Dahlmann	5	2	3	5	+5	2	F
9	Kiera O'Hare	5	2	3	5	+2	4	F
9	Anglea Sloth	5	2	3	5	+6	2	F
9	Anna Zhang	5	2	3	5	–1	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	Anja Poulsen	240:00	0	0.00	59	100.00	4
2	Carlotta Badorrey	266:50	12	2.70	149	91.95	0
3	Ahn Se-won	207:34	12	3.47	139	91.37	0
4	Peng Yiyi	240:11	11	2.75	122	90.98	1
5	Justyna Koszyk	297:48	12	2.42	112	89.29	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: Anja Poulsen
  • Best Defender: Nikola Isztok
  • Best Forward: Nikita Bergmann

Source: IIHF ^[6]

References

1. "2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I A official website". www.iihf.com.
2. "2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I A tournament reports". stats.iihf.com.
3. "IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I, Group A – Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation . 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
4. "2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I B official website". www.iihf.com.
5. "2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I B tournament reports". stats.iihf.com.
6. "IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I, Group B – Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation . 13 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.

External links

• Official website of IIHF