2023 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship

The 2023 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was the 15th Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey which took place in Östersund, Sweden, January 8–15, 2023.
==Top Division==
The Top Division tournament is played in Östersund, Sweden, from 8 to 15 January 2023.
===Match officials===
Ten referees and ten linesmen were selected for the tournament.
;Referees
* Jennifer Berezowski
* Zuzana Svobodová
* Vanessa Anselm
* Holly Neenan
* Anna Kuroda
* Sintija Čamane
* Ida Henriksson
* Veronica Lovensnö
* Taylor Hanvelt
* Jenna Janshen
;Linesmen
* Wang Hui
* Kristina Hájková
* Caroline Butt
* Leonie Ernst
* Alexia Cheyroux
* Britt Kösters
* Natalia Witkowska
* Anina Egli
* Melanie Gotsdiner
* Breana Kraut
===Preliminary round===
All times are local (UTC+1).
====Group A====
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====Group B====
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===Relegation round===
The third and fourth placed team from Group B played a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.
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===Final round===
Teams will be reseeded for the semifinals in accordance with the following ranking:
#tier of the group;
#position in the group.
Rank	Team	Group	
1 	 	A 	1
2 	 	A 	2
3 	 	A 	3
4 	 	A 	4
5 	 	B 	1
6 	 	B 	2
====Bracket====
====Quarterfinals====
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====Semifinals====
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====Fifth place game====
====Bronze medal game====
====Gold medal game====
=== Awards and statistics ===
==== Awards ====
Best player selected by the Directorate
Position 	Player
Goaltender	Felicia Frank
Defenceman	Mira Jungåker
Forward 	Nela Lopušanová
Source: IIHF
All-Star team
Position 	Player
Goaltender	Felicia Frank
Defenceman	Mira Jungåker
Defenceman	Molly Jordan
Forward 	Nela Lopušanová
Forward 	Paulina Salonen
Forward 	Caitlin Kraemer
MVP 	Nela Lopušanová
Source: IIHF
====Scoring leaders====
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Rank	Player 	GP	G 	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
1 	Nela Lopušanová 	5 	9 	3	12 	+5 	2 	F
2 	Caitlin Kraemer 	5 	10	1	11 	+10	6 	F
3 	Margaret Scannell 	5 	4 	4	8 	+4 	4 	F
4 	Alex Law 	4 	3 	4	7 	+8 	2 	F
5 	Emma Pais 	5 	2 	5	7 	+13	0 	F
6 	Adéla Šapovalivová	5 	4 	2	6 	+2 	2 	F
7 	Hilda Svensson 	6 	4 	2	6 	+2 	2 	F
8 	Joy Dunne 	5 	3 	3	6 	+2 	6 	F
8 	Tereza Plosová 	5 	3 	3	6 	0 	2 	F
10 	Ema Tóthová 	5 	0 	6	6 	+5 	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 	Hannah Clark 	247:32	5 	1.21	103	95.15	1
2 	Talina Benderer 	240:38	5 	1.25	90 	94.44	1
3 	Annelies Bergmann	236:54	8 	2.03	117	93.16	1
4 	Michaela Hesová 	212:17	8 	2.26	78 	89.74	0
5 	Felicia Frank 	251:26	11	2.62	105	89.52	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===
==Division I==
===Group A===
The tournament was held in Ritten, Italy from 9 to 15 January 2023.
===Group B===
The tournament was held in Katowice, Poland from 10 to 15 January 2023.
==Division II==
===Group A===
The tournament was held in Dumfries, Great Britain from 21 to 27 January 2023.
===Group B===
The tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 26 January to 1 February 2023.
==References==
==External links==
*Official website of IIHF
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