2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I
2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I Host countries Italy Spain Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Dates 6–12 January 2024 8–14 January 2024 Teams 12
The 2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I was two international under-18 women's ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Divisions I A and I B represent the second and the third tier of competition at the 2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship .
Group A tournament
2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I Group A Host country Italy City Egna Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 6–12 January 2024 Teams 6 Champions Japan Runner-up Italy Third place Hungary Games played 15 Goals scored 68 (4.53 per game) Attendance 2,661 (177 per game) Scoring leader(s) Matilde Fantin (11 points)Official website
The Division I Group A tournament was played in Egna (Neumarkt), Italy, from 6 to 12 January 2024.[ 1] [ 2] Japan was the tournament champion and earned promotion to the Top Division tournament of the 2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.[ 3]
Participating teams
Team
Qualification
Japan
8th place in 2023 World Championship Top Division and were relegated
Italy
Hosts; 2nd place in 2023 World Championship Division I A
France
3rd place in 2023 World Championship Division I A
Hungary
4th place in 2023 World Championship Division I A
Austria
5th place in 2023 World Championship Division I A
Denmark
1st place in 2023 World Championship Division I B and were promoted
Standings
Pos
Team
Pld
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1
Japan
5
5
0
0
0
21
4
+17
15
Promoted to the 2025 Top Division
2
Italy (H)
5
3
0
1
1
15
13
+2
10
3
Hungary
5
2
1
0
2
8
8
0
8
4
Austria
5
1
2
1
1
10
11
−1
8
5
France
5
1
0
0
4
8
14
−6
3
6
Denmark
5
0
0
1
4
6
18
−12
1
Relegated to the 2025 Division I B
Source:
IIHF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Schedule
All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1 ). [ 4]
6 January 2024 12:30 Austria 2–1 (1–0, 0–0, 1–1) France Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 107
6 January 2024 16:00 Denmark 1–4 (1–3, 0–0, 0–1) Japan Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 98
6 January 2024 19:30 Hungary 0–4 (0–1, 0–2, 0–1) Italy Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 287
7 January 2024 12:30 France 3–1 (1–0, 2–0, 0–1) Denmark Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 101
7 January 2024 16:00 Italy 3–4 GWS (0–0, 3–1, 0–2) (OT : 0–0) (SO : 0–1) Austria Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 457
7 January 2024 19:30 Japan 2–0 (2–0, 0–0, 0–0) Hungary Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 102
9 January 2024 12:30 Denmark 0–4 (0–2, 0–0, 0–2) Hungary Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 98
9 January 2024 16:00 Japan 3–0 (2–0, 0–0, 1–0) Austria Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 87
9 January 2024 19:30 Italy 3–1 (2–1, 1–0, 0–0) France Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 187
10 January 2024 12:30 Hungary 2–1 OT (0–1, 1–0, 0–0) (OT : 1–0) Austria Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 78
10 January 2024 16:00 Italy 4–2 (0–0, 0–2, 4–0) Denmark Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 142
10 January 2024 19:30 France 2–6 (1–3, 1–1, 0–2) Japan Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 69
12 January 2024 12:30 Austria 3–2 GWS (1–1, 0–1, 1–0) (OT : 0–0) (SO : 1–0) Denmark Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 88
12 January 2024 16:00 France 1–2 (0–0, 0–0, 1–2) Hungary Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 71
12 January 2024 19:30 Japan 6–1 (4–0, 0–1, 2–0) Italy Sportarena Unterland, Egna Attendance: 689
Statistics
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus ; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF[ 5]
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average ; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage ; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF[ 6]
Awards
Best players selected by the directorate:
Source: IIHF[ 7]
Group B tournament
2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I B Host country Spain City Jaca Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 8–14 January 2024 Teams 6 Games played 15 Goals scored 112 (7.47 per game) Attendance 3,394 (226 per game) Scoring leader(s) Claudia Castellanos (14 points)www.iihf.com
The Division I Group B tournament was played in Jaca , Spain, from 8 to 14 January 2024.[ 8] [ 9]
Participating teams
Team
Qualification
Norway
6th place in 2023 World Championship Division I A and were relegated
Poland
2nd place in 2023 World Championship Division I B
Spain
Hosts; 3rd place in 2023 World Championship Division I B
South Korea
4th place in 2023 World Championship Division I B
Chinese Taipei
5th place in 2023 World Championship Division I B
Australia
1st place in 2023 World Championship Division II A and were promoted
Standings
Pos
Team
Pld
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1
Norway
5
5
0
0
0
37
4
+33
15
Promoted to the 2025 Division I A
2
Spain (H)
5
4
0
0
1
33
4
+29
12
3
Poland
5
3
0
0
2
21
13
+8
9
4
Australia
5
1
0
0
4
5
32
−27
3[ a]
5
South Korea
5
1
0
0
4
10
17
−7
3[ a]
6
Chinese Taipei
5
1
0
0
4
6
42
−36
3[ a]
Relegated to the 2025 Division II A
Source:
IIHF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
^ a b c In head-to-head games Australia 3 pts and +2 GD, South Korea 3 pts and +2 GD, Chinese Taipei 3 pts and –4 GD, Australia defeated South Korea 3–0.
Schedule
Source:[ 10]
All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1 ).
8 January 2024 16:30 Australia 0–15 (0–5, 0–3, 0–7) Norway Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca
9 January 2024 20:00 Spain 9–0 (1–0, 4–0, 4–0) Australia Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca
11 January 2024 20:00 Poland 1–5 (0–0, 0–4, 1–1) Spain Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca
13 January 2024 13:00 Poland 5–0 (2–0, 2–0, 1–0) Australia Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca
13 January 2024 20:00 Spain 1–2 (1–0, 0–1, 0–2) Norway Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca
14 January 2024 16:30 Norway 4–2 (2–1, 2–0, 0–1) Poland Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca
Awards and statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
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.
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:
Source: IIHF.com
References
External links