# 2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II

The 2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II consisted of two international under-18 women's ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Division II A represented the fourth tier and Division II B the fifth tier of the IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.

## Group A tournament

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, from 20 to 26 January 2025.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Chinese Taipei | Placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated |
| Great Britain | Placed 2nd in Division II A last year |
| Netherlands | Hosts; placed 3rd in Division II A last year |
| Latvia | Placed 4th in Division II A last year |
| Kazakhstan | Placed 5th in Division II A last year |
| New Zealand | Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Great Britain | 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 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 36 | −28 | 0 | Relegation to the 2026 Division II B |

### Match results

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

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Rank | Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| 1 | Sofiya Zubkova | 5 | 9 | 9 | 18 | +13 | 2 | F |
| 2 | Sofiya Muravyeva | 5 | 9 | 4 | 13 | +9 | 0 | F |
| 3 | Šarlote Štāle | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +10 | 0 | F |
| 4 | Ruby Newlands | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +10 | 0 | F |
| 5 | Kira Krukholskaya | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +11 | 0 | F |
| 6 | Hanna Strause | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | +9 | 0 | F |
| 7 | Zlatotsveta Feoktistova | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | +9 | 4 | F |
| 8 | Kjara Paula Želubovska | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | +11 | 2 | F |
| 9 | Emma Lamberton | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +7 | 0 | F |
| 10 | Sofiya Rakovskaya | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +9 | 6 | 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 | Lucy Holliday | 200:00 | 3 | 0.90 | 65 | 95.38 | 1 |
| 2 | Veronika Ageyeva | 253:40 | 7 | 1.66 | 104 | 93.27 | 2 |
| 3 | Megija Kaže | 119:42 | 6 | 3.01 | 68 | 91.18 | 0 |
| 4 | Nikola Seleviča | 178:25 | 5 | 1.68 | 52 | 90.38 | 1 |
| 5 | Robyn Verkaik | 191:16 | 13 | 4.08 | 105 | 87.62 | 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: Lucy Holliday
** Best Defender: Emīlija Jakovļeva
** Best Forward: Ruby Newlands
Source: IIHF.com

## Group B tournament

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey, from 18 to 23 January 2025.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Turkey | Hosts; placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated |
| Iceland | Placed 2nd in Division II B last year |
| Belgium | Placed 3rd in Division II B last year |
| Mexico | Placed 4th in Division II B last year |
| South Africa | Placed 6th in Division II B last year |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | 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 | |

### Match results

All times are local (Turkey Time – UTC+3).

### Awards and Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Rank | Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| 1 | Friðrika Magnúsdóttir | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +15 | 0 | F |
| 2 | Sólrún Arnardóttir | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +12 | 4 | F |
| 3 | Kolbrún Björnsdóttir | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +13 | 2 | F |
| 4 | Magdalena Sulova | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +8 | 2 | D |
| 5 | Eda Seçen | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +11 | 2 | F |
| 6 | Eyrún Garðarsdóttir | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 6 | F |
| 6 | Linnore Saunders | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | –2 | 6 | F |
| 8 | Tan Göksal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +11 | 0 | D |
| 9 | Dolunay Erbakan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +7 | 0 | F |
| 10 | Ece Erasçı | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +7 | 2 | D |
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 | Erva Kanat | 200:00 | 1 | 0.30 | 47 | 97.87 | 2 |
| 2 | Diana Óskarsdóttir | 195:28 | 3 | 0.92 | 45 | 93.33 | 0 |
| 3 | Sofia Hernández | 238:53 | 8 | 2.01 | 117 | 93.16 | 0 |
| 4 | Anouk Belmans | 196:26 | 12 | 3.67 | 102 | 88.24 | 0 |
| 5 | Hayley Chrissopoulos | 179:03 | 26 | 8.71 | 182 | 85.71 | 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: Erva Kanat
** Best Defender: Ans van Hoof
** Best Forward: Friðrika Magnúsdóttir
Source: IIHF.com