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2024 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II

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

2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Netherlands
 Bulgaria
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates15–21 January 2024
8–14 January 2024
Teams12
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Group A tournament

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2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Netherlands
CityHeerenveen
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates15–21 January 2024
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored110 (7.33 per game)
Attendance4,370 (291 per game)
Scoring leaderChina Wang Yifan (12 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Heerenveen, Netherlands, from 15 to 21 January 2024.[1][2]

Participating teams

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Team Qualification
 China 6th place in 2023 World Championship Division I B and were relegated
 Latvia 2nd place in 2023 World Championship Division II A
 Netherlands Hosts; 3rd place in 2023 World Championship Division II A
 Great Britain 4th place in 2023 World Championship Division II A
 Turkey 5th place in 2023 World Championship Division II A
 Kazakhstan 1st place in 2023 World Championship Division II B and were promoted

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  China 5 5 0 0 0 48 3 +45 15 Promoted to the 2025 Division I B
2  Great Britain 5 4 0 0 1 22 7 +15 12
3  Netherlands (H) 5 2 1 0 2 19 29 −10 8
4  Latvia 5 2 0 1 2 10 13 −3 7
5  Kazakhstan 5 1 0 0 4 11 20 −9 3
6  Turkey 5 0 0 0 5 0 38 −38 0 Relegated to the 2025 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

Results

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

15 January 2024
13:00		Latvia 3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)		 TurkeyThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 100
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12 minPenalties14 min
32Shots16
15 January 2024
16:30		Kazakhstan 0–4
(0–3, 0–0, 0–1)		 Great BritainThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 100
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8 minPenalties14 min
15Shots29
15 January 2024
20:00		Netherlands 0–18
(0–6, 0–6, 0–6)		 ChinaThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 200
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4 minPenalties2 min
10Shots56
16 January 2024
13:00		Turkey 0–6
(0–3, 0–3, 0–0)		 KazakhstanThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
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4 minPenalties2 min
8Shots28
16 January 2024
16:30		China 6–2
(3–2, 1–0, 2–0)		 Great BritainThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 120
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8 minPenalties10 min
31Shots20
16 January 2024
20:00		Latvia 3–4 GWS
(1–1, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 NetherlandsThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 450
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8 minPenalties8 min
34Shots24
18 January 2024
13:00		China 11–0
(2–0, 6–0, 3–0)		 TurkeyThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 100
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2 minPenalties2 min
65Shots1
18 January 2024
16:30		Latvia 2–1
(1–0, 1–0, 0–1)		 KazakhstanThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 100
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27 minPenalties2 min
24Shots25
18 January 2024
20:00		Netherlands 0–4
(0–2, 0–1, 0–1)		 Great BritainThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 450
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10 minPenalties4 min
4Shots51
20 January 2024
13:00		Great Britain 3–1
(1–0, 2–1, 0–0)		 LatviaThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 100
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4 minPenalties2 min
13Shots10
20 January 2024
16:30		Turkey 0–9
(0–6, 0–2, 0–1)		 NetherlandsThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 450
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6 minPenalties8 min
10Shots25
20 January 2024
20:00		Kazakhstan 0–8
(0–3, 0–2, 0–3)		 ChinaThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 100
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0 minPenalties4 min
11Shots52
21 January 2024
13:00		Great Britain 9–0
(4–0, 2–0, 3–0)		 TurkeyThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 150
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0 minPenalties4 min
55Shots3
21 January 2024
16:30		Netherlands 6–4
(3–0, 1–2, 2–2)		 KazakhstanThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 500
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6 minPenalties12 min
35Shots27
21 January 2024
20:00		China 5–1
(0–0, 2–1, 3–0)		 LatviaThialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 250
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14 minPenalties8 min
21Shots13

Awards and statistics

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Scoring leaders

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

Rank Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1China Wang Yifan510212+122F
2China Meng Fancong511112+158F
3Netherlands Emily Olsthoorn57411+64F
4China Zhao Ziyu54610+150F
5China Hu Jiayi5369+80F
6Netherlands Danique Koghee5358+42F
7China Wang Jiaxin5437+84F
7China Yu Xinlu5437+124F
9United Kingdom Ruby Newlands5516+34F
9United Kingdom Ellie Patrick5516+64F
9China Zhang Biyang5516+90F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF

Leading goaltenders

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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
1China Peng Yiyi240:0020.504295.243
2United Kingdom Evelyn Brown260:0071.626088.332
3Latvia Nikola Seleviča302:28122.389887.761
4Kazakhstan Veronika Ageyeva252:47163.8011986.551
5Netherlands Robyn Verkaik265:00296.5717082.940

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

Awards

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Source: IIHF.com

Group B tournament

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2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Bulgaria
CitySofia
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates8–14 January 2024
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored130 (8.67 per game)
Attendance1,863 (124 per game)
Scoring leaderNew Zealand Nerhys Gordon (12 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 8 to 14 January 2024.[3][4] New Zealand won, clinching promotion by scoring with their goalie pulled in their final game. South Africa replaced Estonia as the final entrant and lost all their games in their debut.

Participating teams

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Team Qualification
 Mexico 6th place in 2023 World Championship Division II A and were relegated
 Belgium 2nd place in 2023 World Championship Division II B
 Iceland 3rd place in 2023 World Championship Division II B
 New Zealand 4th place in 2023 World Championship Division II B
 Bulgaria Hosts; 5th place in 2023 World Championship Division II B
 South Africa First participation in World Championship

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  New Zealand 5 4 0 0 1 33 9 +24 12[a] Promoted to the 2025 Division II A
2  Iceland 5 4 0 0 1 33 6 +27 12[a]
3  Belgium 5 3 1 0 1 23 5 +18 11
4  Mexico 5 2 0 0 3 21 10 +11 6
5  Bulgaria (H) 5 1 0 1 3 19 15 +4 4
6  South Africa 5 0 0 0 5 1 85 −84 0
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. 1 2 New Zealand defeated Iceland 2–0

Results

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All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).

8 January 2024
13:00		Iceland 3–1
(0–0, 0–0, 3–1)		 MexicoWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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8 January 2024
20:00		Belgium 1–0 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
OT: (1–0)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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9 January 2024
13:00		Mexico 1–3
(0–2, 0–0, 1–1)		 New ZealandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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9 January 2024
16:30		Belgium 0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)		 IcelandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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9 January 2024
20:00		Bulgaria 13–1
(5–1, 3–0, 5–0)		 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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10 January 2024
16:30		South Africa 0–22
(0–5, 0–5, 0–12)		 New ZealandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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11 January 2024
13:00		Belgium 13–0
(3–0, 6–0, 4–0)		 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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11 January 2024
16:30		Iceland 0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)		 New ZealandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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11 January 2024
20:00		Mexico 4–0
(2–0, 0–0, 2–0)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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13 January 2024
13:00		South Africa 0–13
(0–3, 0–7, 0–3)		 MexicoWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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13 January 2024
16:30		Bulgaria 3–5
(0–1, 1–1, 2–3)		 IcelandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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13 January 2024
20:00		New Zealand 2–5
(1–3, 1–1, 0–1)		 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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14 January 2024
13:00		Iceland 24–0
(10–0, 7–0, 7–0)		 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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14 January 2024
16:30		New Zealand 4–3
(2–1, 0–1, 2–1)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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14 January 2024
20:00		Mexico 2–4
(1–0, 0–2, 1–2)		 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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Awards and statistics

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Scoring leaders

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

Rank Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1New Zealand Nerhys Gordon59312+144F
2New Zealand Polly Bennetts57512+120F
3Belgium Camille Sommerschuh57310+102F
4Iceland Sólrún Arnarsdóttir5369+64F
5Mexico Regina Labastida5808+102D
6Belgium Louise Paulissen5358+90F
7Iceland Friðrika Magnúsdóttir5437+50F
8Mexico Rebecca Andrade Castro5347+1127F
9New Zealand Camryn Linton5257+42F
10Mexico Daniela Cuena551602F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF

Leading goaltenders

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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
1Belgium Anouk Belmans243:5551.239894.901
2New Zealand Zadia Paulse239:4492.2511992.441
3Bulgaria Monika Nedyalkova241:42133.2315391.500
4Mexico Nicole Duenas263:2281.827789.611
5Iceland Andrea Bachmann258:1461.395388.681

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

Awards

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Source: IIHF.com

References

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