The 2024 IIHF U18 Women's World 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 U18 Women's World Championship.

Group A tournament

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Egna (Neumarkt), Italy, from 6 to 12 January 2024. Japan was the tournament champion and earned promotion to the Top Division tournament of the 2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.

Participating teams TeamQualification8th place in 2023 World Championship Top Division and were relegatedHosts; 2nd place in 2023 World Championship Division I A3rd place in 2023 World Championship Division I A4th place in 2023 World Championship Division I A5th place in 2023 World Championship Division I A1st place in 2023 World Championship Division I B and were promoted

Standings

Schedule All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+01:00).

Statistics Scoring leaders PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/−PIM 1 Matilde Fantin 5 7 4 11 +7 12 2 Umeka Odaira 5 4 5 9 +3 0 3 Manuela Heidenberger 5 4 3 7 +7 6 4 Azumi Numabe 5 2 5 7 +4 2 5 Kohane Sato 5 3 3 6 +5 6 6 Réka Hiezl 5 2 4 6 +2 0 6 Ai Tada 5 2 4 6 +3 6 8 Nikita Bergmann 5 2 3 5 –2 18 9 Olivia Ranum 5 3 1 4 –2 27 10 Marleen Origlio 5 2 2 4 –1 2 10 Artemis Tekin 5 2 2 4 0 6 GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource: IIHF

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

PosPlayerCountryTOIGAGAASASv%SO 1 Haruka Kuromaru 300:00 4 0.80 105 96.19 2 2 Helga Milibák 181:01 2 0.66 35 94.29 1 3 Mila Petersen 123:58 5 2.42 78 93.59 0 4 Violette Pianel-Couriaut 239:00 8 2.01 94 91.49 0 5 Anja Poulsen 179:19 11 3.68 124 91.13 0 TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource: IIHF

Awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goaltender: Haruka Kuromaru Best Defender: Kohane Sato Best Forward: Matilde Fantin Source: IIHF

Group B tournament

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 8 to 14 January 2024.2024 World Championship Division I B official website, www.iihf.com2024 World Championship Division I B statistics, stats.iihf.com

Participating teams TeamQualification6th place in 2023 World Championship Division I A and were relegated2nd place in 2023 World Championship Division I BHosts; 3rd place in 2023 World Championship Division I B4th place in 2023 World Championship Division I B5th place in 2023 World Championship Division I B1st place in 2023 World Championship Division II A and were promoted

Standings

Schedule Source:Div I B schedule

All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).

Awards and statistics

Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

RankPlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS 1 Claudia Castellanos 5 11 3 14 +16 4 F 2 Tilde Simensen 5 10 3 13 +16 6 F 3 Magdalena Łąpieś 5 6 4 10 +6 4 F 4 Kajsa Bråten 5 6 3 9 +8 0 F 5 Nerea Giménez 5 3 6 9 +12 0 F 6 Matylda Stępień 5 6 2 8 +7 0 F 7 Edle Rise Moe 5 4 4 8 +16 4 F 8 Paula Giménez 5 3 4 7 +13 4 F 9 Tiril Arntzen 5 2 5 7 +15 2 F 10 Lena Zięba 5 5 1 6 +6 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.

RankPlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO 1 Maria Sierra 280:00 4 0.86 101 96.04 1 2 Mia Lind 220:00 4 1.09 59 93.22 0 3 Cheon Hyo-seo 299:29 17 3.41 174 90.23 0 4 Chiu Yi-ting 226:36 26 6.88 245 89.39 0 5 Alicja Kobiela 280:00 12 2.57 93 87.10 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: Maria Sierra Best Defender: Thea Fernande Rustbakken Best Forward: Tilde Simensen Source: IIHF.com

References

External links Official website of IIHF