2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

The 2023 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was the 15th Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey.
==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 is being held in Dumfries, Great Britain from 21 to 27 January 2023.
===Group B===
The tournament will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 26 January to 1 February 2023.
==References==
==External links==
*Official website of IIHF
Category:IIHF World Women's U18 Championships
Category:2022–23 in women's ice hockey
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Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by Sweden
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