2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II

The 2024 IIHF World Women's U18 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 2024.2024 World Championship Division II A official website, www.iihf.com2024 World Championship Division II A statistics, stats.iihf.com
===Participating teams===
Team	Qualification
 	6th place in 2023 World Championship Division I B and were relegated
 	2nd place in 2023 World Championship Division II A
 	Hosts; 3rd place in 2023 World Championship Division II A
 	4th place in 2023 World Championship Division II A
 	5th place in 2023 World Championship Division II A
 	1st place in 2023 World Championship Division II B and were promoted
===Standings===
===Results===
All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).
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=== 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 2024.2024 World Championship Division II B official website, www.iihf.com2024 World Championship Division II B statistics, stats.iihf.com 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
 	6th place in 2023 World Championship Division II A and were relegated
 	2nd place in 2023 World Championship Division II B
 	3rd place in 2023 World Championship Division II B
 	4th place in 2023 World Championship Division II B
 	Hosts; 5th place in 2023 World Championship Division II B
 	First participation in World Championship
===Standings===
===Results===
All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).
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=== 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
==References==
==External links==
* Official website of IIHF
Category:IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II
Category:2024 IIHF U18 Women's World Championships
Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by the Netherlands
Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by Bulgaria