# 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.

## Group A tournament

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

### Participating teams

| 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

| 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 |

### Results

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

### Awards and statistics
#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Rank | Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| 1 | Wang Yifan | 5 | 10 | 2 | 12 | +12 | 2 | F |
| 2 | Meng Fancong | 5 | 1 | 11 | 12 | +15 | 8 | F |
| 3 | Emily Olsthoorn | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | +6 | 4 | F |
| 4 | Zhao Ziyu | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +15 | 0 | F |
| 5 | Hu Jiayi | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 0 | F |
| 6 | Danique Koghee | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +4 | 2 | F |
| 7 | Wang Jiaxin | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +8 | 4 | F |
| 7 | Yu Xinlu | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +12 | 4 | F |
| 9 | Ruby Newlands | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +3 | 4 | F |
| 9 | Ellie Patrick | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +6 | 4 | F |
| 9 | Zhang Biyang | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +9 | 0 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF

#### Leading goaltenders

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 |
| 1 | Peng Yiyi | 240:00 | 2 | 0.50 | 42 | 95.24 | 3 |
| 2 | Evelyn Brown | 260:00 | 7 | 1.62 | 60 | 88.33 | 2 |
| 3 | Nikola Seleviča | 302:28 | 12 | 2.38 | 98 | 87.76 | 1 |
| 4 | Veronika Ageyeva | 252:47 | 16 | 3.80 | 119 | 86.55 | 1 |
| 5 | Robyn Verkaik | 265:00 | 29 | 6.57 | 170 | 82.94 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF

#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goaltender: Nikola Seleviča
** Best Defender: Chang Yuqi
** Best Forward: Emily Olsthoorn
Source: IIHF.com

## Group B tournament

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 8 to 14 January 2024. 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

| 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | New Zealand | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 12 | Promoted to the 2025 Division II A |
| 2 | Iceland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 6 | +27 | 12 | |
| 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 | |
* 1 2 New Zealand defeated Iceland 2–0

### Results

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

### Awards and statistics
#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Rank | Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| 1 | Nerhys Gordon | 5 | 9 | 3 | 12 | +14 | 4 | F |
| 2 | Polly Bennetts | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | +12 | 0 | F |
| 3 | Camille Sommerschuh | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +10 | 2 | F |
| 4 | Sólrún Arnarsdóttir | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +6 | 4 | F |
| 5 | Regina Labastida | 5 | 8 | 0 | 8 | +10 | 2 | D |
| 6 | Louise Paulissen | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +9 | 0 | F |
| 7 | Friðrika Magnúsdóttir | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +5 | 0 | F |
| 8 | Rebecca Andrade Castro | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +11 | 27 | F |
| 9 | Camryn Linton | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +4 | 2 | F |
| 10 | Daniela Cuena | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF

#### Leading goaltenders

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 |
| 1 | Anouk Belmans | 243:55 | 5 | 1.23 | 98 | 94.90 | 1 |
| 2 | Zadia Paulse | 239:44 | 9 | 2.25 | 119 | 92.44 | 1 |
| 3 | Monika Nedyalkova | 241:42 | 13 | 3.23 | 153 | 91.50 | 0 |
| 4 | Nicole Duenas | 263:22 | 8 | 1.82 | 77 | 89.61 | 1 |
| 5 | Andrea Bachmann | 258:14 | 6 | 1.39 | 53 | 88.68 | 1 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF

#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goaltender: Anouk Belmans
** Best Defender: Aðalheiður Ragnarsdóttir
** Best Forward: Simona Asparuhova
Source: IIHF.com