2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

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2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host countries Canada
 China
 South Korea
 Mexico
 South Africa
 Romania
 Israel
Final positions
Champions  United States (10th title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Czechia
Fourth place  Switzerland
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were the 25th such series of tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition.[1] These tournaments also served as qualifications for the 2024 competition.[2]

As in 2022, teams from Russia and Belarus were not allowed to enter, as they were suspended by the IIHF due to the countries' invasion of Ukraine.[3]

Championship (Top Division)

Further information: 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship

The Top Division tournament was played in Brampton, Canada, from 5 to 16 April 2023.[4][5]

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A  United States 7 6 0 1 0 43 12 +31 19 Champions
2 A  Canada (H) 7 4 2 0 1 29 13 +16 16 Runners-up
3 A  Czechia 7 3 1 0 3 16 26 −10 11 Third place
4 A   Switzerland 7 2 0 0 5 15 30 −15 6 Fourth place
5 B  Finland 7 6 0 0 1 38 8 +30 18 Fifth place game
6 B  Sweden 7 3 0 1 3 22 20 +2 10
7 A  Japan 6 0 0 1 5 6 24 −18 1
8 B  Germany 6 3 0 0 3 13 17 −4 9
9 B  Hungary 4 1 0 0 3 7 15 −8 3 Eliminated in Preliminary round
and relegated to the 2024 Division I A
10 B  France 4 0 0 0 4 5 29 −24 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) tier of the group; 2) position in the group; 3) number of points; 4) goal difference; 5) goals scored; 6) seeding before tournament.[6]
(H) Host

Division I

Further information: 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

Group A

The Division I Group A tournament was scheduled to be held in Shenzhen, China, from 11 to 17 April 2023, but in March 2023, it was postponed.[7][8] On 22 March, it was rescheduled and was played from 20 to 26 August 2023.[9][10][11]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  China (H) 5 5 0 0 0 14 6 +8 15 Promoted to the 2024 Top Division
2  Denmark 5 3 0 0 2 14 8 +6 9[a]
3  Austria 5 3 0 0 2 8 5 +3 9[a]
4  Netherlands 5 3 0 0 2 13 12 +1 9[a]
5  Norway 5 1 0 0 4 11 21 −10 3
6  Slovakia 5 0 0 0 5 4 12 −8 0 Relegated to the 2024 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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Denmark 3 points, +4 GD; Austria 3 points, 0 GD; Netherlands 3 points, −4 GD.

Group B

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Suwon, South Korea, from 17 to 23 April 2023.[12][13]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  South Korea (H) 5 4 1 0 0 15 6 +9 14 Promoted to the 2024 Division I A
2  Poland 5 4 0 0 1 8 7 +1 12
3  Italy 5 3 0 1 1 10 5 +5 10
4  Slovenia 5 1 1 0 3 10 14 −4 5
5  Great Britain 5 1 0 1 3 7 11 −4 4
6  Kazakhstan 5 0 0 0 5 4 11 −7 0 Relegated to the 2024 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

Further information: 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

Group A

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 2 to 7 April 2023.[14][15]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Latvia 4 4 0 0 0 21 3 +18 12 Promoted to the 2024 Division I B
2  Spain 4 3 0 0 1 17 6 +11 9
3  Mexico (H) 4 2 0 0 2 5 16 −11 6
4  Chinese Taipei 4 0 1 0 3 5 9 −4 2
5  Iceland 4 0 0 1 3 6 20 −14 1
–  North Korea[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to the 2024 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
Notes:
  1. ^ North Korea withdrew before the tournament.

Group B

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 20 to 26 February 2023.[16][17]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Belgium 4 4 0 0 0 19 4 +15 12 Promoted to the 2024 Division II A
2  Australia 4 3 0 0 1 34 3 +31 9
3  New Zealand 4 2 0 0 2 24 11 +13 6
4  South Africa (H) 4 1 0 0 3 4 20 −16 3
5  Croatia 4 0 0 0 4 3 46 −43 0 Relegated to the 2024 Division III A
–  Turkey[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
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. ^ Turkey withdrew before the tournament due to the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.[18]

Division III

Further information: 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III

Group A

The Division III Group A tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 3 to 9 April 2023.[19][20]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Hong Kong 5 4 0 1 0 18 9 +9 13 Promoted to the 2024 Division II B
2  Ukraine 5 4 0 0 1 22 6 +16 12
3  Lithuania 5 3 1 0 1 25 10 +15 11
4  Romania (H) 5 2 0 0 3 17 14 +3 6
5  Bulgaria 5 1 0 0 4 15 36 −21 3
6  Estonia 5 0 0 0 5 2 24 −22 0 Relegated to the 2024 Division III 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 Division III Group B tournament was played in Tnuvot, Israel, from 26 to 31 March 2023.[21][22]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Serbia 4 4 0 0 0 37 2 +35 12 Promoted to the 2024 Division III A
2  Israel (H) 4 1 0 0 3 7 19 −12 3
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 1 0 0 3 6 29 −23 3
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. ^ 2023 World championships
  2. ^ Merk, Martin (27 May 2022). "To Tampere/Riga in '23, to Switzerland in '26". IIHF. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  3. ^ Burke, Patrick (May 28, 2022). "Russia and Belarus barred from 2023 IIHF World Championship". insidethegames.biz. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  4. ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship official website
  5. ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship statistics
  6. ^ "Tournament Info". IIHF. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  7. ^ Merk, Martin (30 September 2022). "Championship updates". IIHF. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  8. ^ Ozbolt, Filip (4 March 2023). "Tournament in Shenzhen postponed". IIHF. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  9. ^ Merk, Martin (22 March 2023). "To Shenzhen in August". IIHF. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  10. ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I A official website
  11. ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I A statistics
  12. ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I B official website
  13. ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I B statistics
  14. ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A official website
  15. ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A statistics
  16. ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B official website
  17. ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B statistics
  18. ^ "Türkiye withdraws from WWIIB". IIHF. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  19. ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III A official website
  20. ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III A statistics
  21. ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III B official website
  22. ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III B statistics
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