The 2023 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were the 25th such series of tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition.[1] These tournaments also served as qualifications for the 2024 competition.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.[3]
Championship (Top Division)
editThe Top Division tournament was played in Brampton, Canada, from 5 to 16 April 2023.[4][5]
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 12 | +31 | 19 | Champions | |
| 2 | A | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 16 | Runners-up | |
| 3 | A | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 11 | Third place | |
| 4 | A | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 6 | Fourth place | |
| 5 | B | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 8 | +30 | 18 | Fifth place game | |
| 6 | B | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 10 | ||
| 7 | A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 1 | ||
| 8 | B | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 9 | ||
| 9 | B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 | Eliminated in Preliminary round and relegated to the 2024 Division I A | |
| 10 | B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 29 | −24 | 0 |
Division I
editGroup A
editThe Division I Group A tournament was scheduled to be held in Shenzhen, China, from 11 to 17 April 2023, but in March 2023, it was postponed.[7][8] On 22 March, it was rescheduled and was played from 20 to 26 August 2023.[9][10][11]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 15 | Promoted to the 2024 Top Division | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9[a] | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9[a] | ||
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 9[a] | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 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
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:
Group B
editThe Division I Group B tournament was played in Suwon, South Korea, from 17 to 23 April 2023.[12][13]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 14 | Promoted to the 2024 Division I A | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 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
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
editGroup A
editThe Division II Group A tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 2 to 7 April 2023.[14][15]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 12 | Promoted to the 2024 Division I B | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 1 | ||
| – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 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
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:
- ^ North Korea withdrew before the tournament.
Group B
editThe Division II Group B tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 20 to 26 February 2023.[16][17]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 12 | Promoted to the 2024 Division II A | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 3 | +31 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 46 | −43 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 Division III A | |
| – | 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.[18]
Division III
editGroup A
editThe Division III Group A tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 3 to 9 April 2023.[19][20]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 13 | Promoted to the 2024 Division II B | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 36 | −21 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 Division III 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
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
editThe Division III Group B tournament was played in Tnuvot, Israel, from 26 to 31 March 2023.[21][22]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | +35 | 12 | Promoted to the 2024 Division III A | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 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
edit- ^ 2023 World championships
- ^ Merk, Martin (27 May 2022). "To Tampere/Riga in '23, to Switzerland in '26". IIHF. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (May 28, 2022). "Russia and Belarus barred from 2023 IIHF World Championship". insidethegames.biz. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship official website
- ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship statistics
- ^ "Tournament Info". IIHF. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ Merk, Martin (30 September 2022). "Championship updates". IIHF. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ Ozbolt, Filip (4 March 2023). "Tournament in Shenzhen postponed". IIHF. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ Merk, Martin (22 March 2023). "To Shenzhen in August". IIHF. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I A official website
- ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I A statistics
- ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I B official website
- ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I B statistics
- ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A official website
- ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A statistics
- ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B official website
- ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B statistics
- ^ "Türkiye withdraws from WWIIB". IIHF. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III A official website
- ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III A statistics
- ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III B official website
- ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III B statistics