2024 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I

2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Italy
Spain
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates6–12 January 2024
8–14 January 2024
Teams12
See also: 2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

The 2024 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I was two international under-18 women's ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Divisions I A and I B represent the second and the third tier of competition at the 2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.

Group A tournament

2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I Group A
Tournament details
Host country Italy
CityEgna
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates6–12 January 2024
Teams6
Final positions
Champions  Japan
Runners-up  Italy
Third place  Hungary
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored68 (4.53 per game)
Attendance2,661 (177 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Italy Matilde Fantin (11 points)
Official website
Official website

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Egna (Neumarkt), Italy, from 6 to 12 January 2024.[1][2] Japan was the tournament champion and earned promotion to the Top Division tournament of the 2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.[3]

Participating teams

Team Qualification
 Japan 8th place in 2023 World Championship Top Division and were relegated
 Italy Hosts; 2nd place in 2023 World Championship Division I A
 France 3rd place in 2023 World Championship Division I A
 Hungary 4th place in 2023 World Championship Division I A
 Austria 5th place in 2023 World Championship Division I A
 Denmark 1st place in 2023 World Championship Division I B and were promoted

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Japan 5 5 0 0 0 21 4 +17 15 Promoted to the 2025 Top Division
2  Italy (H) 5 3 0 1 1 15 13 +2 10
3  Hungary 5 2 1 0 2 8 8 0 8
4  Austria 5 1 2 1 1 10 11 −1 8
5  France 5 1 0 0 4 8 14 −6 3
6  Denmark 5 0 0 1 4 6 18 −12 1 Relegated to the 2025 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

Schedule

All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).[4]

6 January 2024
12:30		Austria 2–1
(1–0, 0–0, 1–1)		 FranceSportarena Unterland, Egna
Attendance: 107
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Karla KronbergerGoaliesViolette Pianel CouriautReferee:
Latvia Sintija Čamane
Linesmen:
Norway Anette Fjeldstad
Hungary Bernadett Holzer
Frieß (Danninger, Prosen) – 18:331–0
Billa – 46:472–0
2–147:38 – Chabert (Bontemps)
2 minPenalties2 min
19Shots25
6 January 2024
16:00		Denmark 1–4
(1–3, 0–0, 0–1)		 JapanSportarena Unterland, Egna
Attendance: 98
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Anja PoulsenGoaliesHaruka KuromaruReferee:
United States Sydney Harris
Linesmen:
Canada Melissa Brunn
United States Abigail Torres
Ranum (Bergmann) – 01:221–0
1–105:27 – Odermatt (Sone)
1–207:27 – Homma (K. Sato)
1–312:39 – K. Sato
1–452:59 – N. Okumura (Odaira)
6 minPenalties6 min
12Shots43
6 January 2024
19:30		Hungary 0–4
(0–1, 0–2, 0–1)		 ItalySportarena Unterland, Egna
Attendance: 287
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Noémi TakácsGoaliesMargherita OstoniReferee:
Switzerland Reica Staiger
Linesmen:
United States Kathryn Glover
United States Danika Korpacz
0–109:06 – Heidenberger (Bedont)
0–224:17 – Fantin (Heidenberger, Bedont)
0–333:16 – Fantin (Heidenberger)
0–458:37 – Fantin (SH; ENG)
6 minPenalties8 min
27Shots16
7 January 2024
12:30		France 3–1
(1–0, 2–0, 0–1)		 DenmarkSportarena Unterland, Egna
Attendance: 101
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Violette Pianel CouriautGoaliesAnja PoulsenReferee:
Switzerland Reica Staiger
Linesmen:
United States Danika Korpacz
United States Abigail Torres
Apertet (Origlio) – 07:421–0
Origlio (Boudin) – 24:382–0
Piazzon – 28:173–0
3–155:10 – Olesen (Ranum, Dahlmann)
8 minPenalties8 min
36Shots16
7 January 2024
16:00		Italy 3–4 GWS
(0–0, 3–1, 0–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 AustriaSportarena Unterland, Egna
Attendance: 457
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Margherita OstoniGoaliesRosina FichtingerReferee:
United States Sydney Harris
Linesmen:
United States Kathryn Glover
Hungary Bernadett Holzer
Heidenberger (Cambruzzi, Bedont) – 20:531–0
Fantin (PP) – 26:162–0
Fantin (Cambruzzi, Todesco) – 33:483–0
3–139:35 – Danninger (Leitner) (PP)
3–251:43 – Tekin (Billa, Unger) (PP)
3–358:24 – Henek (Lintner, Tekin)
Cambruzzi MISS
Fantin MISS
Heidenberger MISS
Weber MISS
Bedont MISS
Fantin MISS
Heidenberger MISS		ShootoutMISS Prosen
MISS Lintner
MISS Hobitsch
MISS Billa
MISS Picka
MISS Unger
GOAL Nagy
14 minPenalties12 min
30Shots34
7 January 2024
19:30		Japan 2–0
(2–0, 0–0, 0–0)		 HungarySportarena Unterland, Egna
Attendance: 102
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Haruka KuromaruGoaliesNoémi TakácsReferee:
Latvia Sintija Čamane
Linesmen:
Canada Melissa Brunn
Norway Anette Fjeldstad
Akimoto – 15:421–0
A. Tada (Numabe, Terauchi) (PP) – 18:052–0
12 minPenalties4 min
22Shots37
9 January 2024
12:30		Denmark 0–4
(0–2, 0–0, 0–2)		 HungarySportarena Unterland, Egna
Attendance: 98
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Anja PoulsenGoaliesHelga MilibákReferee:
Sweden Sabina Küller
Linesmen:
Iceland Elva Hjálmarsdóttir
United States Abigail Torres
0–102:53 – Hiezl (Weiler)
0–211:17 – Báhiczki-Tóth (Hiezl) (PP)
0–354:41 – Weiler (Hiezl) (PP)
0–459:27 – Báhiczki-Tóth (Hiezl) (PP2)
41 minPenalties2 min
6Shots45
9 January 2024
16:00		Japan 3–0
(2–0, 0–0, 1–0)		 AustriaSportarena Unterland, Egna
Attendance: 87
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Haruka KuromaruGoaliesKarla KronbergerReferee:
Switzerland Reica Staiger
Linesmen:
Canada Melissa Brunn
United States Danika Korpacz
Akimoto (Suzuki, Homma) – 08:471–0
Odermatt (K. Sato, Kishibe) (PP) – 12:072–0
Numabe (A. Tada) – 45:093–0
4 minPenalties14 min
27Shots15
9 January 2024
19:30		Italy 3–1
(2–1, 1–0, 0–0)		 FranceSportarena Unterland, Egna
Attendance: 187
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Margherita OstoniGoaliesViolette Pianel-CouriautReferee:
Latvia Sintija Čamane
Linesmen:
Norway Anette Fjeldstad
United States Kathryn Glover
Fantin (PP) – 02:421–0
1–104:27 – Boudin (Apertet, Origlio)
Heidenberger (Fantin, Lobis) (PP) – 10:042–1
Fantin (De Bortoli, Heidenberger) – 39:243–1
8 minPenalties14 min
22Shots30
10 January 2024
12:30		Hungary 2–1 OT
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)		 AustriaSportarena Unterland, Egna
Attendance: 78
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Helga MilibákGoaliesRosina FichtingerReferee:
Sweden Sabina Küller
Linesmen:
Norway Anette Fjeldstad
United States Danika Korpacz
0–117:55 – Hobitsch (Tekin) (PP)
Kárpáti (Mozolai) – 36:161–1
Hiezl (Báhiczki-Tóth) – 61:012–1
4 minPenalties8 min
32Shots15
10 January 2024
16:00		Italy 4–2
(0–0, 0–2, 4–0)		 DenmarkSportarena Unterland, Egna
Attendance: 142
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Margherita OstoniGoaliesMila PetersenReferee:
United States Sydney Harris
Linesmen:
Iceland Elva Hjálmarsdóttir
Hungary Bernadett Holzer
0–120:58 – Ranum (Bergmann) (PP)
0–239:16 – Bergmann (Søndergaard, Lau) (PP2)
Weber (Giuliani) – 41:391–2
Heidenberger (De Bortoli, Fantin) – 42:132–2
Todesco (Fantin, Lobis) (PP) – 55:303–2
Carioti (ENG) – 59:074–2
16 minPenalties8 min
37Shots13
10 January 2024
19:30		France 2–6
(1–3, 1–1, 0–2)		 JapanSportarena Unterland, Egna
Attendance: 69
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Liv WegmullerGoaliesHaruka KuromaruReferee:
Latvia Sintija Čamane
Linesmen:
United States Kathryn Glover
United States Abigail Torres
0–104:16 – Numabe (Terauchi, A. Tada)
Verleene (Moussier) – 09:571–1
1–211:58 – Gotoh (Kishibe)
1–316:47 – N. Okumura (Numabe, A. Tada) (PP)
Bontemps (Peyne-Dingival) (PP) – 25:382–3
2–431:33 – K. Sato (Odaira, Homma)
2–552:44 – K. Sato (Odaira, A. Tada)
2–655:32 – Odaira
10 minPenalties4 min
20Shots30
12 January 2024
12:30		Austria 3–2 GWS
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 DenmarkSportarena Unterland, Egna
Attendance: 88
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Rosina FichtingerGoaliesMila PetersenReferee:
United States Sydney Harris
Linesmen:
Canada Melissa Brunn
United States Karhryn Glover
Nagy (Lintner, Henek) – 04:161–0
1–105:40 – Ranum (Bergmann)
1–236:43 – Bergmann (Holm) (PP2)
Tekin (EA) – 59:052–2
Nagy MISS
Prosen MISS
Picka GOAL
Lintner MISS
Hobitsch MISS		ShootoutMISS Bergmann
MISS Lau
MISS Ranum
MISS Dahlmann
MISS Holm
12 minPenalties14 min
43Shots12
12 January 2024
16:00		France 1–2
(0–0, 0–0, 1–2)		 HungarySportarena Unterland, Egna
Attendance: 71
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Violette Pianel-CouriautGoaliesHelga MilibákReferee:
Switzerland Reica Staiger
Linesmen:
Iceland Elva Hjálmarsdóttir
United States Danika Korpacz
Origlio (Peyne-Dingival) (PP) – 42:461–0
1–145:30 – Gergely (Hiezl) (SH)
1–253:16 – Polónyi (Weiler) (PP)
6 minPenalties10 min
14Shots37
12 January 2024
19:30		Japan 6–1
(4–0, 0–1, 2–0)		 ItalySportarena Unterland, Egna
Attendance: 689
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Haruka KuromaruGoaliesMargherita OstoniReferee:
Sweden Sabina Küller
Linesmen:
Hungary Bernadett Holzer
United States Abigail Torres
Odaira (Numabe, Terauchi) (PP) – 05:061–0
N. Okumura – 06:072–0
Odaira (Numabe) – 15:363–0
Tada (Odaira) (PP) – 17:364–0
4–137:41 – Cambruzzi (Fantin)
Odaira (Numabe) (PP) – 43:425–1
Terauchi (Odaira) (PP) – 53:036–1
4 minPenalties12 min
27Shots21

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1 Matilde Fantin  Italy 5 7 4 11 +7 12
2 Umeka Odaira  Japan 5 4 5 9 +3 0
3 Manuela Heidenberger  Italy 5 4 3 7 +7 6
4 Azumi Numabe  Japan 5 2 5 7 +4 2
5 Kohane Sato  Japan 5 3 3 6 +5 6
6 Réka Hiezl  Hungary 5 2 4 6 +2 0
6 Ai Tada  Japan 5 2 4 6 +3 6
8 Nikita Bergmann  Denmark 5 2 3 5 –2 18
9 Olivia Ranum  Denmark 5 3 1 4 –2 27
10 Marleen Origlio  France 5 2 2 4 –1 2
10 Artemis Tekin  Austria 5 2 2 4 0 6

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF[5]

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
1 Haruka Kuromaru  Japan 300:00 4 0.80 105 96.19 2
2 Helga Milibák  Hungary 181:01 2 0.66 35 94.29 1
3 Mila Petersen  Denmark 123:58 5 2.42 78 93.59 0
4 Violette Pianel-Couriaut  France 239:00 8 2.01 94 91.49 0
5 Anja Poulsen  Denmark 179:19 11 3.68 124 91.13 0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF[6]

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:

Source: IIHF[7]

Group B tournament

2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Host country Spain
CityJaca
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates8–14 January 2024
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored112 (7.47 per game)
Attendance3,394 (226 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Spain Claudia Castellanos (14 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 8 to 14 January 2024.[8][9]

Participating teams

Team Qualification
 Norway 6th place in 2023 World Championship Division I A and were relegated
 Poland 2nd place in 2023 World Championship Division I B
 Spain Hosts; 3rd place in 2023 World Championship Division I B
 South Korea 4th place in 2023 World Championship Division I B
 Chinese Taipei 5th place in 2023 World Championship Division I B
 Australia 1st place in 2023 World Championship Division II A and were promoted

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Norway 5 5 0 0 0 37 4 +33 15 Promoted to the 2025 Division I A
2  Spain (H) 5 4 0 0 1 33 4 +29 12
3  Poland 5 3 0 0 2 21 13 +8 9
4  Australia 5 1 0 0 4 5 32 −27 3[a]
5  South Korea 5 1 0 0 4 10 17 −7 3[a]
6  Chinese Taipei 5 1 0 0 4 6 42 −36 3[a] Relegated to the 2025 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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c In head-to-head games Australia 3 pts and +2 GD, South Korea 3 pts and +2 GD, Chinese Taipei 3 pts and –4 GD, Australia defeated South Korea 3–0.

Schedule

Source:[10]

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

8 January 2024
13:00		South Korea 2–4
(0–2, 0–1, 2–1)		 PolandPabellón de Hielo, Jaca
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8 January 2024
16:30		Australia 0–15
(0–5, 0–3, 0–7)		 NorwayPabellón de Hielo, Jaca
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8 January 2024
20:00		Chinese Taipei 0–15
(0–3, 0–6, 0–6)		 SpainPabellón de Hielo, Jaca
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9 January 2024
13:00		Norway 6–1
(1–0, 4–1, 1–0)		 South KoreaPabellón de Hielo, Jaca
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9 January 2024
16:30		Poland 9–2
(3–1, 2–0, 4–1)		 Chinese TaipeiPabellón de Hielo, Jaca
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9 January 2024
20:00		Spain 9–0
(1–0, 4–0, 4–0)		 AustraliaPabellón de Hielo, Jaca
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11 January 2024
13:00		Norway 10–0
(2–0, 4–0, 4–0)		 Chinese TaipeiPabellón de Hielo, Jaca
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11 January 2024
16:30		Australia 3–0
(0–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 South KoreaPabellón de Hielo, Jaca
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11 January 2024
20:00		Poland 1–5
(0–0, 0–4, 1–1)		 SpainPabellón de Hielo, Jaca
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13 January 2024
13:00		Poland 5–0
(2–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 AustraliaPabellón de Hielo, Jaca
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13 January 2024
16:30		South Korea 6–1
(1–0, 2–1, 3–0)		 Chinese TaipeiPabellón de Hielo, Jaca
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13 January 2024
20:00		Spain 1–2
(1–0, 0–1, 0–2)		 NorwayPabellón de Hielo, Jaca
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14 January 2024
13:00		Chinese Taipei 3–2
(0–2, 1–0, 2–0)		 AustraliaPabellón de Hielo, Jaca
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14 January 2024
16:30		Norway 4–2
(2–1, 2–0, 0–1)		 PolandPabellón de Hielo, Jaca
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14 January 2024
20:00		Spain 3–1
(0–1, 3–0, 0–0)		 South KoreaPabellón de Hielo, Jaca
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Awards and statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Rank Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1 Spain Claudia Castellanos 5 11 3 14 +16 4 F
2 Norway Tilde Simensen 5 10 3 13 +16 6 F
3 Poland Magdalena Łąpieś 5 6 4 10 +6 4 F
4 Norway Kajsa Bråten 5 6 3 9 +8 0 F
5 Spain Nerea Giménez 5 3 6 9 +12 0 F
6 Poland Matylda Stępień 5 6 2 8 +7 0 F
7 Norway Edle Rise Moe 5 4 4 8 +16 4 F
8 Spain Paula Giménez 5 3 4 7 +13 4 F
9 Norway Tiril Arntzen 5 2 5 7 +15 2 F
10 Poland Lena Zięba 5 5 1 6 +6 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 Spain Maria Sierra 280:00 4 0.86 101 96.04 1
2 Norway Mia Lind 220:00 4 1.09 59 93.22 0
3 South Korea Cheon Hyo-seo 299:29 17 3.41 174 90.23 0
4 Chinese Taipei Chiu Yi-ting 226:36 26 6.88 245 89.39 0
5 Poland Alicja Kobiela 280:00 12 2.57 93 87.10 1

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:

Source: IIHF.com

References

  1. ^ "2024 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I, Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I, Group A – Tournament Reports". International Ice Hockey Federation. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  3. ^ Podnieks, Andrew (12 January 2024). "WW18-I-A: Japan earns promotion". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  4. ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I, Group A – Competition Schedule" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  5. ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I, Group A – Scoring Leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  6. ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I, Group A – Goalkeepers" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  7. ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I, Group A – Best Players Selected by the Directorate". International Ice Hockey Federation. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  8. ^ 2024 World Championship Division I B official website, www.iihf.com
  9. ^ 2024 World Championship Division I B statistics, stats.iihf.com
  10. ^ Div I B schedule
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