The 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Division III A and Division III B represent the sixth and seventh tier of the IIHF World Women's Championship.
Hong Kong took the Group A tournament and got promoted, while Estonia were relegated to Group B. Serbia won the Group B tournament and were promoted to Group A.
Group A tournament
The Division III Group A tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 3 to 9 April 2023.2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III A official website2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III A statistics
Participating teams Team QualificationPlaced 2nd in Division III A last year.Placed 3rd in Division III A last year.Hosts; did not participate last year.Did not participate last year.Did not participate last year.Placed 1st in Division III B last year and were promoted.
Match officials Four referees and six linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees Linesmen Ulrike Winklmayr Ilona Novotná Emma Sanders Lee Kyung-sun Laura Peronnin Julia Strube Elva Hjálmarsdóttir Amy Keijzers Julia Hjelmström Elif Bağlar
Final standings
Match results All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3)
Statistics Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS Klara Miuller 5 13 5 18 +11 0 F Simona Asparuhova 5 5 6 11 −2 43 F Ana Voicu 5 7 2 9 +1 10 F Stefani Stoyanova 5 5 4 9 +1 27 F Polina Telehina 5 5 4 9 +6 4 F Viltautė Jasinevičiūtė 5 4 5 9 −2 4 F Daria Tsymyrenko 5 4 5 9 +7 2 F Gabija Petrauskaitė 5 3 6 9 +8 2 F Estelle Ip 5 5 2 7 +4 2 F Maria Runevska 5 4 3 7 +2 27 F GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders 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.
PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO Chau Sumi 180:00 3 1.00 79 96.20 1 Viktoria Tkachenko 294:19 6 1.22 108 94.44 2 Keira Mok 125:00 5 2.40 85 94.12 0 Viltė Beličenkaitė 231:02 7 1.82 118 94.07 0 Nadina Niciu 238:04 11 2.77 148 92.57 1 TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts Source: IIHF.com
Awards Position Player Goaltender Keira Mok Defenceman Tetiana Kyrychenko Forward Klara Miuller
Group B tournament
The Division III Group B tournament was played in Tnuvot, Israel, from 26 to 31 March 2023.2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III B official website2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III B statistics
Participating teams Team QualificationPlaced 2nd in Division III B last year.Placed 3rd in Division III B last year.Hosts; placed 4th in Division III B last year.
Match officials Two referees and three linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees Linesmen Cien Pereira Drahomira Fialova Mildrid Johnsen Serena Tsang Katja Mrak
Final standings
Match results All times are local (Israel Summer Time – UTC+3)
Statistics Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS Valentina Vrhoci 4 10 4 14 +15 0 F Milica Velček 4 3 7 10 +8 10 F Ivett Vastag 4 3 6 9 +15 0 F Katarina Čizmić 4 5 2 7 +6 4 F Jovana Popov 4 5 2 7 +11 4 F Irma Kapić 4 3 3 6 −9 2 F Hanna Rac Sabo 4 2 4 6 +5 0 F Jana Radović 4 2 4 6 +6 4 F Shani Kotler 4 2 3 5 0 0 F Pnina Basov 4 1 3 4 −3 0 F GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders 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.
PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO Jovana Korica 229:32 2 0.52 42 95.24 1 Yael Fatiev 173:29 9 3.11 96 90.62 0 Hana Sadović 230:07 28 7.30 143 80.42 0 TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts Source: IIHF.com
Awards Position Player Goaltender Yael Fatiev Defenceman Amila Šoše Forward Milica Velček
References
External links Official website of IIHF