2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III
The 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III comprised two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
Tournament details | |
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Host countries | ![]() ![]() |
Dates | 3–9 April 26–31 March |
Teams | 9 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
The Group A tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 3 to 9 April, and the Group B tournament in Tnuvot, Israel, from 26 to 31 March 2023.[1]
Hong Kong took the Group A tournament and got promoted, while Estonia was relegated to Group B.[2] Serbia won the Group B tournament and was promoted to Group A.[3]
Group A tournament
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Dates | 3–9 April |
Teams | 6 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 15 |
Goals scored | 99 (6.6 per game) |
Attendance | 2,260 (151 per match) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() (18 points) |
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Participants
Team | Qualification |
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Placed 2nd in 2022 Division III A. |
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Placed 3rd in 2022 Division III A. |
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Host, did not participate last year. |
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Did not participate last year. |
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Did not participate last year. |
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Placed 1st in 2022 Division III B and was promoted. |
Match officials
Four referees and six linesmen were selected for the tournament.[4]
Referees | Linesmen |
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Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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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 |
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
All times are local (UTC+3)
3 April 2023 13:00 | Lithuania ![]() | 6–0 (1–0, 3–0, 2–0) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 50 |
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Viltė Beličenkaitė Emilie Simonsen | Goalies | Uljana Jeggi | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
40 | Shots | 24 |
3 April 2023 16:30 | Bulgaria ![]() | 2–6 (1–4, 1–1, 0–1) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 50 |
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Paulina Georgieva | Goalies | Chau Sumi | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Shots | 46 |
3 April 2023 20:00 | Romania ![]() | 0–4 (0–1, 0–3, 0–0) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 400 |
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Nadina Niciu | Goalies | Viktoria Tkachenko | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
21 | Shots | 59 |
4 April 2023 13:00 | Estonia ![]() | 2–6 (1–2, 1–3, 0–1) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 40 |
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Sofia Salamatina | Goalies | Paulina Georgieva Petya Simeoneva | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Shots | 32 |
4 April 2023 16:30 | Ukraine ![]() | 1–2 (0–0, 0–0, 1–2) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 80 |
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Viktoria Tkachenko | Goalies | Keira Mok | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||
44 | Shots | 23 |
4 April 2023 20:00 | Lithuania ![]() | 5–2 (2–0, 1–2, 2–0) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 90 |
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Viltė Beličenkaitė | Goalies | Nadina Niciu | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Shots | 39 |
6 April 2023 13:00 | Lithuania ![]() | 8–2 (1–0, 4–2, 3–0) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 40 |
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Viltė Beličenkaitė Emilie Simonsen | Goalies | Paulina Georgieva Petya Simeoneva | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Shots | 28 |
6 April 2023 16:30 | Ukraine ![]() | 5–0 (3–0, 2–0, 0–0) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 200 |
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Viktoria Tkachenko | Goalies | Uljana Jeggi | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
79 | Shots | 10 |
6 April 2023 20:00 | Romania ![]() | 1–3 (0–0, 0–1, 1–2) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 200 |
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Nadina Niciu | Goalies | Chau Sumi | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||
47 | Shots | 26 |
7 April 2023 13:00 | Bulgaria ![]() | 3–10 (1–3, 1–3, 1–4) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 100 |
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Paulina Georgieva | Goalies | Viktoria Tkachenko Yuliana Vilhan | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Shots | 65 |
7 April 2023 16:30 | Hong Kong ![]() | 4–5 GWS (1–0, 2–1, 1–3) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 80 |
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Keira Mok | Goalies | Emilie Simonsen Viltė Beličenkaitė | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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T. Wong ![]() Ng ![]() C. Wong ![]() Lam ![]() | Shootout | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Shots | 42 |
7 April 2023 20:00 | Estonia ![]() | 0–4 (0–0, 0–0, 0–4) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 200 |
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Uljana Jeggi | Goalies | Nadina Niciu | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||
26 | Shots | 51 |
9 April 2023 13:00 | Hong Kong ![]() | 3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 50 |
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Chau Sumi | Goalies | Sofia Salamatina | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
45 | Shots | 18 |
9 April 2023 16:30 | Ukraine ![]() | 2–1 (0–0, 1–0, 1–1) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 430 |
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Viktoria Tkachenko | Goalies | Viltė Beličenkaitė | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
35 | Shots | 36 |
9 April 2023 20:00 | Romania ![]() | 10–2 (1–1, 2–0, 7–1) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 250 |
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Andrea Laczkó | Goalies | Paulina Georgieva | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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265 min | Penalties | 289 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | Shots | 12 |
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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![]() | 5 | 13 | 5 | 18 | +11 | 0 | F |
![]() | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −2 | 43 | F |
![]() | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +1 | 10 | F |
![]() | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +1 | 27 | F |
![]() | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +6 | 4 | F |
![]() | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −2 | 4 | F |
![]() | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +7 | 2 | F |
![]() | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 2 | F |
![]() | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +4 | 2 | F |
![]() | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +2 | 27 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
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.
Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
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![]() | 180:00 | 3 | 1.00 | 79 | 96.20 | 1 |
![]() | 294:19 | 6 | 1.22 | 108 | 94.44 | 2 |
![]() | 125:00 | 5 | 2.40 | 85 | 94.12 | 0 |
![]() | 231:02 | 7 | 1.82 | 118 | 94.07 | 0 |
![]() | 238:04 | 11 | 2.77 | 148 | 92.57 | 1 |
TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Awards
Position | Player[5] |
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Goaltender | ![]() |
Defenceman | ![]() |
Forward | ![]() |
Group B tournament
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Dates | 26–31 March |
Teams | 3 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 6 |
Goals scored | 50 (8.33 per game) |
Attendance | 855 (143 per match) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() (14 points) |
Website | |
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Participants
Team | Qualification |
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Placed 2nd in 2022 Division III B. |
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Placed 3rd in 2022 Division III B. |
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Host, placed 4th in 2022 Division III B. |
Match officials
Two referees and three linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]
Referees | Linesmen |
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Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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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 |
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
All times are local (UTC+3)
26 March 2023 19:00 | Serbia ![]() | 5–1 (1–0, 2–0, 2–1) | ![]() | OneIce Arena, Tnuvot Attendance: 150 |
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Jovana Korica | Goalies | Yael Fatiev Shelly Zilkha | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | Shots | 7 |
27 March 2023 19:00 | Israel ![]() | 2–4 (0–0, 2–2, 0–2) | ![]() | OneIce Arena, Tnuvot Attendance: 182 |
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Yael Fatiev | Goalies | Hana Sadović Asja Abdomerović | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
26 | Shots | 34 |
28 March 2023 19:00 | Serbia ![]() | 12–1 (5–0, 4–0, 3–1) | ![]() | OneIce Arena, Tnuvot Attendance: 52 |
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Jovana Korica Sanela Ćormaković | Goalies | Hana Sadović Asja Abdomerović | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Shots | 19 |
29 March 2023 19:00 | Israel ![]() | 0–9 (0–3, 0–2, 0–4) | ![]() | OneIce Arena, Tnuvot Attendance: 137 |
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Shelly Zilkha | Goalies | Jovana Korica Sanela Ćormaković | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Shots | 66 |
30 March 2023 17:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 1–4 (0–1, 0–0, 1–3) | ![]() | OneIce Arena, Tnuvot Attendance: 201 |
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Hana Sadović | Goalies | Yael Fatiev | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
30 | Shots | 17 |
31 March 2023 14:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 0–11 (0–4, 0–2, 0–5) | ![]() | OneIce Arena, Tnuvot Attendance: 133 |
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Hana Sadović | Goalies | Jovana Korica | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Shots | 54 |
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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![]() | 4 | 10 | 4 | 14 | +15 | 0 | F |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +8 | 10 | F |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +15 | 0 | F |
![]() | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +6 | 4 | F |
![]() | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +11 | 4 | F |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −9 | 2 | F |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +5 | 0 | F |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +6 | 4 | F |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | F |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 0 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
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.
Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
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![]() | 229:32 | 2 | 0.52 | 42 | 95.24 | 1 |
![]() | 173:29 | 9 | 3.11 | 96 | 90.62 | 0 |
![]() | 230:07 | 28 | 7.30 | 143 | 80.42 | 0 |
TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Awards
Position | Player[7] |
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Goaltender | ![]() |
Defenceman | ![]() |
Forward | ![]() |
References
- "World Championships". IIHF. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- "Hong Kong, China celebrates historical gold". IIHF. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- "Young and Dominant Serbia Storms to Gold". IIHF. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- "IIIA Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIIA" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- "IIIB Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIIB" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 31 March 2023.