# 2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship

The 2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship was the 17th U18 Women's World Championship in ice hockey.

## Top Division

The Top Division tournament was held in Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa, Finland, from 4 to 12 January 2025.

### Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Finland (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 1 | Quarterfinals |
* 1 2 Finland 1–2 (OT) Sweden

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Czechia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 0 | Quarterfinals |

### Playoff round

Winning teams will be reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking:
* Higher position in their group
* Higher number of points in preliminary pool play
* Better goal differential
* Higher number of goals scored
* Better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship).
| Rank | Team | Group | Pos | Pts | GD | GF | Seed |
| 1 | United States | A | 1 | 9 | +14 | 14 | 1 |
| 2 | Canada | B | 1 | 9 | +13 | 16 | 3 |
| 3 | Czechia | B | 2 | 5 | –1 | 8 | 2 |
| 4 | Sweden | A | 2 | 4 | –1 | 7 | 5 |
| 5 | Switzerland | B | 3 | 4 | –3 | 7 | 7 |
| 6 | Finland | A | 3 | 4 | –4 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Japan | A | 4 | 1 | –9 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | Slovakia | B | 4 | 0 | −9 | 8 | 6 |

#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 9 January | 9 January | | | |
| 1A United States | 9 | | | |
| 1A United States | 9 | 11 January | 11 January | | |
| 4B Slovakia | 1 | 11 January | 11 January | |
| 4B Slovakia | 1 | 1 United States | 2 | |
| 9 January | 9 January | | 1 United States | 2 | |
| 9 January | 9 January | 4 Sweden | 1 | |
| 1B Canada | 17 | 4 Sweden | 1 | |
| 1B Canada | 17 | | | | 12 January | 12 January |
| 4A Japan | 0 | | | | 12 January | 12 January |
| 4A Japan | 0 | | | | 1 United States | 0 |
| 9 January | 9 January | | | | | 1 United States | 0 |
| 9 January | 9 January | | | | 2 Canada | 3 |
| 2A Sweden | 4 | | | | 2 Canada | 3 |
| 2A Sweden | 4 | 11 January | 11 January | | | |
| 3B Switzerland | 1 | 11 January | 11 January | | | |
| 3B Switzerland | 1 | 2 Canada | 4 | | | |
| 9 January | 9 January | | 2 Canada | 4 | | | |
| 9 January | 9 January | 3 Czechia | 2 | | Third place | Third place |
| 2B Czechia | 6 | 3 Czechia | 2 | | Third place | Third place |
| 2B Czechia | 6 | | | | 12 January | 12 January |
| 3A Finland | 0 | | | | 12 January | 12 January |
| 3A Finland | 0 | | | | 3 Czechia | 2 |
| | | | | | 4 Sweden | 1 |

#### Gold medal game
### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

| Position | Player |
| Goaltender | Daniela Nováková |
| Defender | Chloe Primerano |
| Forward | Anabella Fanale |
| Position | Player |
| Goaltender | Morgan Stickney |
| Defender | Chloe Primerano |
| Defender | Megan Healy |
| Forward | Nela Lopušanová |
| Forward | Stryker Zablocki |
| Forward | Anabella Fanale |
| MVP | Nela Lopušanová |

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Rank | Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| 1 | Stryker Zablocki | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | +9 | 8 | F |
| 2 | Nela Lopušanová | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | F |
| 3 | Caileigh Tiller | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +9 | 0 | F |
| 4 | Maxine Cimoroni | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +9 | 10 | F |
| 4 | Chloe Primerano | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +10 | 0 | D |
| 6 | Anabella Fanale | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +5 | 4 | F |
| 7 | Sara Manness | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +9 | 0 | F |
| 8 | Mary Derrenbacher | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +5 | 4 | F |
| 8 | Sydney Sawyer | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +8 | 4 | D |
| 10 | Linda Vocetková | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +1 | 4 | 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 | Morgan Stickney | 359:52 | 4 | 0.67 | 93 | 95.70 | 3 |
| 2 | Maja Helge | 296:44 | 8 | 1.62 | 133 | 93.98 | 0 |
| 3 | Marilou Grenier | 240:00 | 4 | 1.00 | 62 | 93.55 | 2 |
| 4 | Daniela Nováková | 358:23 | 14 | 2.34 | 195 | 92.82 | 1 |
| 5 | Amaya Iseli | 240:46 | 14 | 3.49 | 152 | 90.79 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF

### Final standings

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | B | Canada | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5 | +35 | 18 | Champions |
| 2 | A | United States | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 15 | Runners-up |
| 3 | B | Czechia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 11 | Third place |
| 4 | A | Sweden | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 7 | Fourth place |
| 5 | B | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 4 | Fifth place |
| 6 | A | Finland (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 4 | Sixth place |
| 7 | B | Slovakia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 3 | Avoided Relegation |
| 8 | A | Japan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 37 | −30 | 1 | Relegated to the Division I A |

## Division I
### Group A

The tournament was held in Budapest, Hungary, from 5 to 11 January 2025.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hungary (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 15 | Promotion to the 2026 Top Division |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 12 | |
| 3 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Norway | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 5 | |
| 5 | France | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 4 | |
| 6 | Austria | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 | Relegation to the 2026 Division I B |

### Group B

The tournament was held in Katowice, Poland from 7 to 13 January 2025.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Denmark | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | +25 | 15 | Promotion to the 2026 Division I A |
| 2 | Poland (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 12 | |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 8 | |
| 4 | China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 7 | |
| 5 | Australia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 2 | |
| 6 | South Korea | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 23 | −18 | 1 | Relegation to the 2026 Division II A |

## Division II
### Group A

The tournament was held in Riga, Latvia from 20 to 26 January 2025.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Great Britain (P) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | +29 | 15 | Promotion to the 2026 Division I B |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 10 | +29 | 12 | |
| 3 | Latvia (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 12 | +26 | 9 | |
| 4 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 6 | |
| 5 | New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 43 | −35 | 3 | |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei (R) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 36 | −28 | 0 | Relegation to the 2026 Division II B |

### Group B

The tournament was held in Istanbul, Turkey from 18 to 23 January 2025.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Turkey (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 12 | Promotion to the 2026 Division II A |
| 2 | Iceland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 3 | +26 | 9 | |
| 3 | Belgium | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | Mexico | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 4 | |
| 5 | South Africa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 45 | −44 | 0 | |

## Division III

The tournament was held in Zagreb, Croatia from 23 to 26 January 2025.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 8 | Promotion to the 2026 Division II B |
| 2 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Croatia (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | |