The 2023 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was the 15th Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey which took place in

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, January 8–15, 2023.

Top Division

The Top Division tournament is played in

, from 8 to 15 January 2023.

Match officials

Ten referees and ten linesmen were selected for the tournament. ;Referees * Jennifer Berezowski * Zuzana Svobodová * Vanessa Anselm * Holly Neenan * Anna Kuroda * Sintija Čamane * Ida Henriksson * Veronica Lovensnö * Taylor Hanvelt * Jenna Janshen ;Linesmen * Wang Hui * Kristina Hájková * Caroline Butt * Leonie Ernst * Alexia Cheyroux * Britt Kösters * Natalia Witkowska * Anina Egli * Melanie Gotsdiner * Breana Kraut

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Group B

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Relegation round

The third and fourth placed team from Group B played a

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Final round

Teams will be reseeded for the semifinals in accordance with the following ranking: #tier of the group; #position in the group.

Bracket

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Awards and statistics

Awards

Best player selected by the Directorate Source: IIHF All-Star team Source: IIHF

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. ''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position''
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Leading goaltenders

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Final standings

Division I

Group A

The tournament was held in

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from 9 to 15 January 2023.

Group B

The tournament was held in

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from 10 to 15 January 2023.

Division II

Group A

The tournament was held in

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from 21 to 27 January 2023.

Group B

The tournament was held in

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from 26 January to 1 February 2023.

References

External links

Official website of IIHF
{{Women's ice hockey tournaments IIHF World Women's U18 Championships 2022–23 in women's ice hockey

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International ice hockey competitions hosted by Sweden 2023 in ice hockey Sports competitions in Östersund 2023 in women's sport

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