2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

The 2024 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was the 16th Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey.
==Top Division==
The Top Division tournament was played in Zug, Switzerland, from 6 to 14 January 2024.
===Match officials===
Ten referees and ten linesmen were selected for the tournament.
;Referees
* Julia Kainberger
* Brandy Dewar
* Elizabeth Mantha
* Kaisa Ketonen
* Tijana Haack
* Hollie Neenan
* Ida Henriksson
* Mariko Dale
* Karin Williner
* Laura White
;Linesmen
* Marine Dinant
* Johanna Oksanen
* Zóra Gottlibet
* Adrienn Paulheim
* Britt Kösters
* Maren Frøhaug
* Eva Mária Moleková
* Jamie Monard
* Jennifer Vicha
* Erika Greenen
===Preliminary round===
All times are local (UTC+1).
====Group A====
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====Group B====
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===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	 	 	 	 	
1 	 	A 	1	9	+28	29	1
2 	 	B 	1	9	+17	19	3
3 	 	B 	2	6	+4 	12	2
4 	 	A 	2	6	−3 	9 	4
5 	 	A 	3	3	−3 	9 	5
6 	 	B 	3	2	−8 	6 	6
7 	 	B 	4	1	−13	3 	7
8 	 	A 	4	0	−22	1 	8
====Bracket====
====Quarterfinals====
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====Semifinals====
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====Relegation game====
====Fifth place game====
====Bronze medal game====
====Gold medal game====
=== Awards and statistics ===
==== Awards ====
Best players selected by the Directorate
Position 	Player
Goaltender	Aneta Šenková
Defender 	Chloe Primerano
Forward 	Adéla Šapovalivová
IIHF.com
All-Star team
Position 	Player
Goaltender	Aneta Šenková
Defender 	Chloe Primerano
Defender 	Tuuli Tallinen
Forward 	Adéla Šapovalivová
Forward 	Emma Ekoluoma
Forward 	Josie St. Martin
MVP 	Chloe Primerano
Source:IIHF.com
====Scoring leaders====
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Rank	Player 	GP	G 	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
1 	Chloe Primerano 	6 	8 	8	16 	+18	2 	D
2 	Adéla Šapovalivová	6 	9 	2	11 	+4 	2 	F
3 	Emma Ekoluoma 	6 	8 	3	11 	−1 	4 	F
4 	Abby Stonehouse 	6 	4 	7	11 	+7 	4 	F
5 	Caitlin Kraemer 	6 	10	0	10 	+7 	2 	F
6 	Ebba Hedqvist 	5 	1 	9	10 	+1 	6 	F
7 	Josie St. Martin 	6 	6 	3	9 	+7 	2 	F
8 	Morgan Jackson 	6 	5 	4	9 	+12	2 	F
8 	Margare Scannell 	6 	5 	4	9 	+10	2 	F
10 	Ava Thomas 	6 	3 	6	9 	+8 	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 	Rhyah Stewart 	192:00	2 	0.63	40 	95.00	1
2 	Layla Hemp 	300:00	5 	1.00	89 	94.38	1
4 	Lovisa Lundström	120:00	4 	2.00	48 	91.67	0
5 	Lívia Debnárová 	281:41	17	3.62	201	91.54	0
5 	Aneta Šenková 	297:02	12	2.42	139	91.37	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 Egna, Italy from 6 to 12 January 2024.
===Group B===
The tournament was held in Jaca, Spain from 8 to 14 January 2024.
==Division II==
===Group A===
The tournament was held in Heerenveen, Netherlands from 15 to 21 January 2024.
===Group B===
The tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 8 to 14 January 2024.
==References==
==External links==
*Official website of IIHF
Category:IIHF World Women's U18 Championships
Category:2024 IIHF U18 Women's World Championships
Category:2023–24 in women's ice hockey
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Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by Switzerland