2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships
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

The 2023 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were the 25th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2024 competition.[1]

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.[2]

Championship (Top Division)

The tournament was held in Brampton, Canada from 5 to 16 April 2023.[3][4]

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A  United States 7 6 0 1 0 43 12 +31 19 Champions
2 A  Canada (H) 7 4 2 0 1 29 13 +16 16 Runners-up
3 A  Czechia 7 3 1 0 3 16 26 −10 11 Third place
4 A   Switzerland 7 2 0 0 5 15 30 −15 6 Fourth place
5 B  Finland 7 6 0 0 1 38 8 +30 18 Fifth place game
6 B  Sweden 7 3 0 1 3 22 20 +2 10
7 A  Japan 6 0 0 1 5 6 24 −18 1
8 B  Germany 6 3 0 0 3 13 17 −4 9
9 B  Hungary 4 1 0 0 3 7 15 −8 3 Eliminated in Preliminary round
and relegated to the 2024 Division I A
10 B  France 4 0 0 0 4 5 29 −24 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) tier of the group; 2) position in the group; 3) number of points; 4) goal difference; 5) goals scored; 6) seeding before tournament.[5]
(H) Host

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.[3][6][7] On 22 March, it was rescheduled and was held between 20 and 26 August 2023.[8]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  China (H) 5 5 0 0 0 14 6 +8 15 Promotion to the 2024 Top Division
2  Denmark 5 3 0 0 2 14 8 +6 9[lower-alpha 1]
3  Austria 5 3 0 0 2 8 5 +3 9[lower-alpha 1]
4  Netherlands 5 3 0 0 2 13 12 +1 9[lower-alpha 1]
5  Norway 5 1 0 0 4 11 21 −10 3
6  Slovakia 5 0 0 0 5 4 12 −8 0 Relegation 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:
  1. 1 2 3 Denmark 3 points, +4 GD; Austria 3 points, 0 GD; Netherlands 3 points, −4 GD.

Group B

The tournament was held in Suwon, South Korea from 17 to 23 April 2023.[3]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  South Korea (H) 5 4 1 0 0 15 6 +9 14 Promoted to the 2024 Division I A
2  Poland 5 4 0 0 1 8 7 +1 12
3  Italy 5 3 0 1 1 10 5 +5 10
4  Slovenia 5 1 1 0 3 10 14 −4 5
5  Great Britain 5 1 0 1 3 7 11 −4 4
6  Kazakhstan 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

Division II

Group A

The tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico from 2 to 7 April 2023.[3]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Latvia 4 4 0 0 0 21 3 +18 12 Promoted to the 2024 Division I B
2  Spain 4 3 0 0 1 17 6 +11 9
3  Mexico (H) 4 2 0 0 2 5 16 −11 6
4  Chinese Taipei 4 0 1 0 3 5 9 −4 2
5  Iceland 4 0 0 1 3 6 20 −14 1
–  North Korea[lower-alpha 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:
  1. ↑ North Korea withdrew before the tournament.

Group B

The tournament was held in Cape Town, South Africa from 20 to 26 February 2023.[3]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Belgium 4 4 0 0 0 19 4 +15 12 Promoted to the 2024 Division II A
2  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 Relegated to the 2024 Division III A
–  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:
  1. ↑ Turkey withdrew before the tournament due to the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.[9]

Division III

Group A

The tournament was held in Brașov, Romania from 3 to 9 April 2023.[3]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Hong Kong 5 4 0 1 0 18 9 +9 13 Promoted to the 2024 Division II B
2  Ukraine 5 4 0 0 1 22 6 +16 12
3  Lithuania 5 3 1 0 1 25 10 +15 11
4  Romania (H) 5 2 0 0 3 17 14 +3 6
5  Bulgaria 5 1 0 0 4 15 36 −21 3
6  Estonia 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

Group B

The tournament was held in Tnuvot, Israel from 26 to 31 March 2023.[3]

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

References

  1. ↑ Merk, Martin (27 May 2022). "To Tampere/Riga in '23, to Switzerland in '26". IIHF. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  2. ↑ Burke, Patrick (May 28, 2022). "Russia and Belarus barred from 2023 IIHF World Championship". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "World Championships". IIHF. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Women's Worlds in Brampton". IIHF. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Tournament Info". IIHF. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  6. ↑ Merk, Martin (30 September 2022). "Championship updates". IIHF. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  7. ↑ Ozbolt, Filip (4 March 2023). "Tournament in Shenzhen postponed". IIHF. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  8. ↑ Merk, Martin (22 March 2023). "To Shenzhen in August". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Türkiye withdraws from WWIIB". IIHF. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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