2025 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II

Last updated January 22, 2025

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

Contents

Group A tournament
Participating teams
Standings
Match results
Statistics
Group B tournament
Participating teams 2
Standings 2
Match results 2
Statistics 2
References
External links

Group A tournament

2025 IIHF World Women's U18 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	6
Goals scored	50 (8.33 per game)
Attendance	1,434 (239 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Šarlote Štāle (7 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group A tournament is being 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	Latvia (H)	2	2	0	0	0	21	2	+19	6	Promotion to the 2026 Division I B
2	Great Britain	2	2	0	0	0	6	1	+5	6
3	Kazakhstan	2	1	0	0	1	15	6	+9	3
4	Chinese Taipei	2	1	0	0	1	4	15	−11	3
5	Netherlands	2	0	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0
6	New Zealand	2	0	0	0	2	3	21	−18	0	Relegation to the 2026 Division II B

Updated to match(es) played on 21 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

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)

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)

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

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

21 January 2025
12:30

Great Britain

3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)

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)

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

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

23 January 2025
12:30

v

Volvo Sportcenter, Riga

23 January 2025
16:00

v

Volvo Sportcenter, Riga

23 January 2025
19:30

v

Volvo Sportcenter, Riga

25 January 2025
12:30

v

Volvo Sportcenter, Riga

25 January 2025
16:00

v

Volvo Sportcenter, Riga

25 January 2025
19:30

v

Volvo Sportcenter, Riga

26 January 2025
12:30

v

Volvo Sportcenter, Riga

26 January 2025
16:00

v

Volvo Sportcenter, Riga

26 January 2025
19:30

v

Volvo Sportcenter, Riga

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Rank	Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
1	Šarlote Štāle	2	2	5	7	+5	0	F
2	Hanna Strause	2	5	1	6	+5	0	F
3	Sofiya Zubkova	2	2	4	6	+4	0	F
4	Kjāra Paula Želubovska	2	1	5	6	+5	0	F
5	Zlatotsveta Feoktistova	2	3	2	5	+3	0	F
6	Ulyana Kuklina	2	1	4	5	+2	2	D
6	Reičela Taube	2	1	4	5	+5	2	D
8	Kitija Dūce	2	2	2	4	+6	0	F
8	Emīlija Jakovleva	2	2	2	4	+7	0	D
8	Letīcija Kazakeviča	2	2	2	4	+6	0	F
8	Kira Krukholskaya	2	2	2	4	+2	0	F
8	Sofiya Muravyeva	2	2	2	4	0	0	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	Megija Kaže	60:04	0	0.00	20	100.00	0
2	Lucy Holliday	120:00	1	0.50	35	97.14	1
3	Felien van der Sluis	60:00	1	1.00	32	96.88	0
4	Veronika Ageyeva	61:39	3	2.44	43	93.02	0
5	Robyn Verkaik	60:00	3	3.00	41	92.68	0

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

Group B tournament

2025 IIHF World Women's U18 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	6
Goals scored	48 (8 per game)
Attendance	3,145 (524 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Friðrika Magnúsdóttir (12 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group B tournament is being 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)	3	3	0	0	0	18	1	+17	9	Promotion to the 2026 Division II A
2	Iceland	2	2	0	0	0	24	0	+24	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)	3	0	0	0	3	0	34	−34	0

Updated to match(es) played on 21 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

Match results

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

18 January 2025
16:00

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)

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)

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)

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 75

Game reference


	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	46	Shots	9

20 January 2025
19:00

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

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

v

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

22 January 2025
19:00

v

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

23 January 2025
16:00

v

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

23 January 2025
19:00

v

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Rank	Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
1	Friðrika Magnúsdóttir	2	6	6	12	+14	0	F
2	Sólrún Arnardóttir	2	3	6	9	+12	0	F
3	Kolbrún Björnsdóttir	2	4	3	7	+14	2	F
4	Eda Seçen	3	2	5	7	+9	2	F
5	Magdalena Sulova	2	2	4	6	+7	0	D
6	Tan Göksal	3	4	0	4	+10	0	D
7	Eyrún Garðarsdóttir	2	2	2	4	+3	2	F
8	Dolunay Erbakan	3	3	0	3	+6	0	F
9	Stefania Elisabethardottir	2	2	1	3	+7	0	D
9	Yaretzi García Olguín	2	2	1	3	+2	2	F
9	Heiðrún Rúnarsdóttir	2	2	1	3	+4	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	Diana Óskarsdóttir	77:23	0	0.00	7	100.00	0
2	Erva Kanat	140:00	1	0.43	24	95.83	1
3	Sofia Hernández	113:53	2	1.05	32	93.75	0
4	Hayley Chrissopoulos	119:03	15	7.56	128	88.28	0
5	Anouk Belmans	100:00	10	6.00	67	85.07	0

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

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References

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

External links

Official website of IIHF

v t e IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
Current champions (2025): Canada
2025 Championship teams	Canada Czechia Finland Japan Slovakia Sweden Switzerland United States
Tournaments	Canada 2008 Germany 2009 United States 2010 Sweden 2011 Czech Republic 2012 Finland 2013 Hungary 2014 United States 2015 Canada 2016 Czech Republic 2017 Russia 2018 Japan 2019 Slovakia 2020 ~~Sweden 2021~~ United States 2022 Sweden 2023 Switzerland 2024 Finland 2025
Division I	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 ~~2021~~ 2022 2023 2024 2025
Division II	2020 ~~2021~~ 2022 2023 2024 2025
Division III	2025
Qualification	2007

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