2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships
The 2023 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships will be the 25th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams will participate at several levels of competition. The competition will also serve as qualifications for the 2024 competition.[1]
Championship (Top Division)
The tournament will be held in Brampton, Canada from 5 to 16 April 2023.[2][3]
Teams
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Canada
Czechia
Finland
France – Promoted from the 2022 Division I A
Germany
Hungary
Japan
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Switzerland
United States
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.[2][4][5] On 22 March, it was rescheduled to be held between 20 and 26 August 2023.[6]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austria |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promoted 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 | Relegated to the 2024 Division I B |
First match(es) will be played on 20 August 2023. Source:
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
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 will be held in Suwon, South Korea from 17 to 23 April 2023.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promoted to the 2024 Division I A |
| 2 |  Italy |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Poland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 |  Slovenia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 |  South Korea |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 Division II A |
First match(es) will be played on 17 April 2023. Source:
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.
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.
Division II
Group A
The tournament will be held in Mexico City, Mexico from 2 to 7 April 2023.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Latvia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 9 | Promoted to the 2024 Division I B |
| 2 |  Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Mexico (H, E) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei (E) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | |
| 5 |  Iceland (E) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 0 | |
| 6 |  North Korea[lower-alpha 1] |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2023. 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.
(E) Eliminated; (H) Host
Notes:
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.
(E) Eliminated; (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.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 12 | Promotion to the 2024 Division II A |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | Relegation to the 2024 Division III A |
| 6 |  Turkey[lower-alpha 1] |
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:
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.[7]
Division III
Group A
The tournament will be held in Brașov, Romania from 3 to 9 April 2023.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lithuania |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 9 | Promotion to the 2024 Division II B |
| 2 |  Hong Kong |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Ukraine |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Bulgaria (E) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Romania (E, H) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 | |
| 6 |  Estonia (E) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 | Relegation to the 2024 Division III B |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2023. 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.
(E) Eliminated; (H) Host
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.
(E) Eliminated; (H) Host
Group B
The tournament was held in Tnuvot, Israel from 26 to 31 March 2023.[2]
| 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
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.
- "World Championships". IIHF. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- "Women's Worlds in Brampton". IIHF. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- 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 (2022): Canada | |
| Tournaments | |
| Championships (Top Division) | |
| Division I | |
| Division II | |
| Division III | |
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