2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships
24th Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
Tournament details | |
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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 |
The 2023 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships are the 25th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation . Teams participate at several levels of competition. The competition also serves as qualifications for the 2024 competition . [1]
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 . [2]
Championship (Top Division)
The tournament was held in Brampton , Canada from 5 to 16 April 2023. [3] [4]
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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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 |
Division I
Group A
The tournament was scheduled to be held in Shenzhen , China from 11 to 17 April 2023, but in March 2023 it was postponed. [3] [6] [7] On 22 March, it was rescheduled and will be held between 20 and 26 August 2023. [8]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the 2024 Top Division |
2 | China (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the 2024 Division I B |
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 Suwon , South Korea from 17 to 23 April 2023. [3]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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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 |
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
Group A
The tournament was held in Mexico City , Mexico from 2 to 7 April 2023. [3]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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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 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 Division II B |
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:
- ↑ North Korea withdrew before the tournament.
Group B
The tournament was held in Cape Town , South Africa from 20 to 26 February 2023. [3]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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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 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
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:
- ↑ Turkey withdrew before the tournament due to the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake . [9]
Division III
Group A
The tournament was held in Brașov , Romania from 3 to 9 April 2023. [3]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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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 |
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 Tnuvot , Israel from 26 to 31 March 2023. [3]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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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 |
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
- ↑ Merk, Martin (27 May 2022). "To Tampere/Riga in '23, to Switzerland in '26" . IIHF . Retrieved 27 May 2022 .
- ↑ Burke, Patrick (May 28, 2022). "Russia and Belarus barred from 2023 IIHF World Championship" . insidethegames.biz . Retrieved May 6, 2023 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "World Championships" . IIHF . Retrieved 31 May 2022 .
- ↑ "Women's Worlds in Brampton" . IIHF . Retrieved 15 December 2022 .
- ↑ "Tournament Info" . IIHF . Retrieved 6 April 2023 .
- ↑ Merk, Martin (30 September 2022). "Championship updates" . IIHF . Retrieved 30 September 2022 .
- ↑ Ozbolt, Filip (4 March 2023). "Tournament in Shenzhen postponed" . IIHF . Retrieved 4 March 2023 .
- ↑ Merk, Martin (22 March 2023). "To Shenzhen in August" . IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation . Retrieved 22 March 2023 .
- ↑ "Türkiye withdraws from WWIIB" . IIHF . Retrieved 15 February 2022 .
External links
Current champions (2023):
United States
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Tournaments | |
Championships
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Division I | |
Division II | |
Division III |