The 2023 IIHF U18 Asia and Oceania Championship was an international men's under-18 ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The tournament took place between 11 and 17 March 2023 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and was the first under-18 edition of the event held since 2012.[1][2]Uzbekistan placed first after winning all five of their games, while Turkmenistan finished second and Mongolia third.[3][4] This was the first time that Uzbekistan had participated in any IIHF tournament[5] and the first international ice hockey event ever hosted by Mongolia.[6]