2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III

2023 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countries Romania
Israel
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates3–9 April
26–31 March
Teams9

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.[1]

Hong Kong took the Group A tournament and got promoted, while Estonia were relegated to Group B.[2] Serbia won the Group B tournament and were promoted to Group A.[3]

Group A tournament

2023 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III A
Tournament details
Host country Romania
CityBrașov
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates3–9 April
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored99 (6.6 per game)
Attendance2,260 (151 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Klara Miuller (18 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division III Group A tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 3 to 9 April 2023.[4][5]

Participating teams

Team Qualification
 Lithuania Placed 2nd in Division III A last year.
 Bulgaria Placed 3rd in Division III A last year.
 Romania Hosts; did not participate last year.
 Ukraine Did not participate last year.
 Hong Kong Did not participate last year.
 Estonia Placed 1st in Division III B last year and were promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and six linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]

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

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Hong Kong 5 4 0 1 0 18 9 +9 13 Promoted to the 2024 Division II B
2  Ukraine 5 4 0 0 1 22 6 +16 12
3  Lithuania 5 3 1 0 1 25 10 +15 11
4  Romania (H) 5 2 0 0 3 17 14 +3 6
5  Bulgaria 5 1 0 0 4 15 36 −21 3
6  Estonia 5 0 0 0 5 2 24 −22 0 Relegated to the 2024 Division III 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

Match results

All times are local (Eastern European Summer TimeUTC+3)

3 April 2023
13:00
Lithuania 6–0
(1–0, 3–0, 2–0)
 EstoniaOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 50
Game reference
Viltė Beličenkaitė
Emilie Simonsen
GoaliesUljana JeggiReferee:
Emma Sanders
Linesmen:
Elif Bağlar
Elva Hjálmarsdóttir
Miuller – 06:311–0
Miuller (Petrauskaitė) – 24:542–0
Rastenytė (Jasinevičiūtė) – 32:363–0
Miuller (Rastenytė) – 39:474–0
Jasinevičiūtė (Rastenytė) – 50:465–0
Miuller (Tučiūtė, Petrauskaitė) – 52:346–0
2 minPenalties4 min
40Shots24
3 April 2023
16:30
Bulgaria 2–6
(1–4, 1–1, 0–1)
 Hong KongOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 50
Game reference
Paulina GeorgievaGoaliesChau SumiReferee:
Ilona Novotná
Linesmen:
Amy Keijzers
Julia Strube
0–113:14 – Ng (C. Wong) (SH)
0–214:13 – Ip (A. Li)
0–316:11 – Cheng (Lee)
Stoyanova (Kotseva, Asparuhova) (PP) – 17:371–3
1–419:56 – Ng (Ip, C. Wong) (PP)
1–524:35 – Ip (Ng, T. Wong)
Dimitrova (Stoyanova) – 26:072–5
2–658:26 – Ng (C. Wong)
16 minPenalties12 min
14Shots46
3 April 2023
20:00
Romania 0–4
(0–1, 0–3, 0–0)
 UkraineOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 400
Game reference
Nadina NiciuGoaliesViktoria TkachenkoReferee:
Lee Kyung-sun
Linesmen:
Julia Hjelmström
Laura Peronnin
0–115:18 – Dobrovolska (Tsymyrenko)
0–227:14 – Eli. Alipova (Dobrovolska)
0–330:13 – Mashkina (Tsymyrenko)
0–439:38 – Telehina (Les)
12 minPenalties8 min
21Shots59

4 April 2023
13:00
Estonia 2–6
(1–2, 1–3, 0–1)
 BulgariaOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 40
Game reference
Sofia SalamatinaGoaliesPaulina Georgieva
Petya Simeoneva
Referee:
Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen:
Elif Bağlar
Amy Keijzers
Parnik (Kulla, Lauk-Gurtovoi) – 00:471–0
1–107:55 – Asparuhova (Stoyanova) (PP)
1–209:25 – Stoyanova (Runevska, Asparuhova)
1–321:02 – Stoyanova (Runevska)
1–425:34 – Runevska (Asparuhova)
Molder (Kaareste) – 30:132–4
2–534:16 – Runevska (Asparuhova)
2–648:38 – Asparuhova (Runevska)
14 minPenalties2 min
34Shots32
4 April 2023
16:30
Ukraine 1–2
(0–0, 0–0, 1–2)
 Hong KongOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 80
Game reference
Viktoria TkachenkoGoaliesKeira MokReferee:
Emma Sanders
Linesmen:
Julia Hjelmström
Julia Strube
0–146:23 – Ip (Ng)
0–250:27 – I. Li (A. Li, Kwok) (PP)
Telehina (Tsymyrenko) – 53:131–2
10 minPenalties2 min
44Shots23
4 April 2023
20:00
Lithuania 5–2
(2–0, 1–2, 2–0)
 RomaniaOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 90
Game reference
Viltė BeličenkaitėGoaliesNadina NiciuReferee:
Ilona Novotná
Linesmen:
Elva Hjálmarsdóttir
Laura Peronnin
Miuller (Petrauskaitė) – 03:451–0
Miuller (Jatkevičienė) – 07:062–0
2–127:56 – David (Csiszér)
Miuller (Tučiūtė) – 29:123–1
3–239:59 – Oprea (PS)
Miuller (Rastenytė) (PP) – 57:094–2
Petrauskaitė (Rastenytė, Miuller) (EN) – 59:525–2
8 minPenalties14 min
38Shots39

6 April 2023
13:00
Lithuania 8–2
(1–0, 4–2, 3–0)
 BulgariaOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 40
Game reference
Viltė Beličenkaitė
Emilie Simonsen
GoaliesPaulina Georgieva
Petya Simeoneva
Referee:
Lee Kyung-sun
Linesmen:
Laura Peronnin
Julia Strube
Miuller – 03:421–0
Petrauskaitė (Maleckienė, Miuller) – 20:232–0
2–122:26 – Stoyanova (Asparuhova)
Miuller (Jasinevičiūtė) (PP) – 27:553–1
3–230:45 – Asparuhova (Kotseva, Stoyanova)
Miuller (Petrauskaitė, Jasinevičiūtė) – 33:134–2
Tučiūtė (Jasinevičiūtė, Miuller) (PP) – 38:275–2
Jasinevičiūtė (PP) – 44:566–2
Jasinevičiūtė (Rakauskaitė) – 56:597–2
Tučiūtė – 57:088–2
12 minPenalties16 min
44Shots28
6 April 2023
16:30
Ukraine 5–0
(3–0, 2–0, 0–0)
 EstoniaOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 200
Game reference
Viktoria TkachenkoGoaliesUljana JeggiReferee:
Ilona Novotná
Linesmen:
Julia Hjelmström
Amy Keijzers
Tsymyrenko (Telehina, Kyrychenko) (PP) – 11:091–0
Tsenova (Les) – 16:452–0
Telehina (Tsymyrenko, Dobrovolska) – 17:273–0
Lopatina (Maifeld, Les) – 33:464–0
Rozhok (Eli. Alipova) (PP) – 39:175–0
6 minPenalties10 min
79Shots10
6 April 2023
20:00
Romania 1–3
(0–0, 0–1, 1–2)
 Hong KongOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 200
Game reference
Nadina NiciuGoaliesChau SumiReferee:
Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen:
Elif Bağlar
Elva Hjálmarsdóttir
0–129:56 – T. Wong (C. Wong, Lee)
0–245:46 – Ip (Ng)
Voicu (Máthé) – 55:311–2
1–357:31 – I. Li
6 minPenalties10 min
47Shots26

7 April 2023
13:00
Bulgaria 3–10
(1–3, 1–3, 1–4)
 UkraineOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 100
Game reference
Paulina GeorgievaGoaliesViktoria Tkachenko
Yuliana Vilhan
Referee:
Emma Sanders
Linesmen:
Elif Bağlar
Julia Strube
0–100:54 – Eli. Alipova (Ele. Alipova)
Runevska (Stoyanova, Kotseva) – 04:301–1
1–208:10 – Eli. Alipova (Ele. Alipova, Rozhok)
1–311:15 – Tsymyrenko (Dobrovolska)
1–428:50 – Kyrychenko (Telehina, Tsymyrenko) (PP)
1–532:51 – Tsymyrenko (Telehina, Kyrychenko)
1–635:21 – Tsymyrenko (Telehina, Dobrovolska)
Asparuhova – 39:052–6
Stoyanova (Asparuhova) – 40:123–6
3–750:43 – Telehina (Kyrychenko)
3–851:08 – Gutor (Lopatina, Ele. Alipova)
3–952:13 – Telehina (Mashkina)
3–1057:07 – Ele. Alipova (Kryvoruchko) (PP2)
12 minPenalties10 min
20Shots65
7 April 2023
16:30
Hong Kong 4–5 GWS
(1–0, 2–1, 1–3)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 LithuaniaOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 80
Game reference
Keira MokGoaliesEmilie Simonsen
Viltė Beličenkaitė
Referee:
Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen:
Elva Hjálmarsdóttir
Amy Keijzers
Lam (Yuen) – 02:381–0
1–122:15 – Kukanova (Miuller, Petrauskaitė) (PP)
Wang (Leung) – 28:292–1
C. Wong (Lee, T. Wong) – 33:333–1
T. Wong (Lam, Lee) – 48:384–1
4–252:59 – Jasinevičiūtė (Kukanova)
4–353:46 – Miuller (Petrauskaitė)
4–455:35 – Miuller (Rakauskaitė)
T. Wong
Ng
C. Wong
Lam
Shootout Miuller
Jasinevičiūtė
Tučiūtė
Rastenytė
Kukanova
10 minPenalties4 min
38Shots42
7 April 2023
20:00
Estonia 0–4
(0–0, 0–0, 0–4)
 RomaniaOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 200
Game reference
Uljana JeggiGoaliesNadina NiciuReferee:
Lee Kyung-sun
Linesmen:
Julia Hjelmström
Laura Peronnin
0–140:28 – Barbul (Máthé, Voicu) (PP)
0–241:37 – Simina (Oprea, Noémi)
0–344:46 – Voicu (David)
0–447:13 – Barbul (Voicu, David) (PP)
8 minPenalties18 min
26Shots51

9 April 2023
13:00
Hong Kong 3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)
 EstoniaOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 50
Game reference
Chau SumiGoaliesSofia SalamatinaReferee:
Ilona Novotná
Linesmen:
Elif Bağlar
Laura Peronnin
T. Wong (Ip) (PP) – 09:441–0
C. Wong (T. Wong) – 47:592–0
Ip (Ng, Leung) (PP) – 57:123–0
10 minPenalties8 min
45Shots18
9 April 2023
16:30
Ukraine 2–1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)
 LithuaniaOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 430
Game reference
Viktoria TkachenkoGoaliesViltė BeličenkaitėReferee:
Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen:
Amy Keijzers
Julia Strube
Zahrekova (Tsenova, Les) – 33:071–0
1–142:16 – Petrauskaitė (Jasinevičiūtė, Miuller)
Tsenova (Zahrekova, Izmailova) – 53:452–1
12 minPenalties4 min
35Shots36
9 April 2023
20:00
Romania 10–2
(1–1, 2–0, 7–1)
 BulgariaOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 250
Game reference
Andrea LaczkóGoaliesPaulina GeorgievaReferee:
Emma Sanders
Linesmen:
Elva Hjálmarsdóttir
Julia Hjelmström
0–105:42 – Asparuhova (Dilova)
Voicu (Popescu, David) – 00:471–1
Oprea (Bálint) – 22:352–1
Voicu (Kulla, Adam) (SH) – 24:413–1
3–240:45 – Runevska
Voicu (Barbul) – 55:534–2
David (Máthé, Csiszér) (PP) – 49:235–2
Voicu (Barbul, Popescu) (PP) – 51:096–2
David (Adam) (PP) – 51:337–2
Voicu (David, Barbul) – 55:538–2
Bálint (Rácz) – 58:309–2
Simina (Ónodi, Oprea) – 59:3110–2
265 minPenalties289 min
72Shots12

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
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.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% 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[7]
Goaltender Keira Mok
Defenceman Tetiana Kyrychenko
Forward Klara Miuller

Group B tournament

2023 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III B
Tournament details
Host country Israel
CityTnuvot
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates26–31 March
Teams3
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored50 (8.33 per game)
Attendance855 (143 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Valentina Vrhoci (14 points)
Official website
Website

The Division III Group B tournament was played in Tnuvot, Israel, from 26 to 31 March 2023.[8][9]

Participating teams

Team Qualification
 Serbia Placed 2nd in Division III B last year.
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Placed 3rd in Division III B last year.
 Israel Hosts; placed 4th in Division III B last year.

Match officials

Two referees and three linesmen were selected for the tournament.[10]

Referees Linesmen
  • Cien Pereira
  • Drahomira Fialova
  • Mildrid Johnsen
  • Serena Tsang
  • Katja Mrak

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Serbia 4 4 0 0 0 37 2 +35 12 Promoted to the 2024 Division III A
2  Israel (H) 4 1 0 0 3 7 19 −12 3
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 1 0 0 3 6 29 −23 3
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

Match results

All times are local (Israel Summer TimeUTC+3)

26 March 2023
19:00
Serbia 5–1
(1–0, 2–0, 2–1)
 IsraelOneIce Arena, Tnuvot
Attendance: 150
Game reference
Jovana KoricaGoaliesYael Fatiev
Shelly Zilkha
Referee:
Drahomira Fialova
Linesmen:
Mildrid Johnsen
Katja Mrak
Popov (Radović) – 07:481–0
Čizmić (H. Rac Sabo) – 29:022–0
Vrhoci (Ilić) – 29:553–0
Velček (Vrhoci) – 45:134–0
4–153:29 – Kotler (Armoza, Dar)
Vastag (Vrhoci, Velček]) – 59:165–1
8 minPenalties6 min
37Shots7

27 March 2023
19:00
Israel 2–4
(0–0, 2–2, 0–2)
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaOneIce Arena, Tnuvot
Attendance: 182
Game reference
Yael FatievGoaliesHana Sadović
Asja Abdomerović
Referee:
Cien Pereira
Linesmen:
Katja Mrak
Serena Tsang
0–128:02 – Kapić (Karamehmedović)
Dar (Basov, Kotler) (PP2) – 33:261–1
1–235:54 – Kapić
Armoza (Kotler, Basov) – 36:492–2
2–345:02 – Kapić
2–450:47 – Karamehmedović (Muharemović, Kokaj) (PP)
8 minPenalties12 min
26Shots34

28 March 2023
19:00
Serbia 12–1
(5–0, 4–0, 3–1)
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaOneIce Arena, Tnuvot
Attendance: 52
Game reference
Jovana Korica
Sanela Ćormaković
GoaliesHana Sadović
Asja Abdomerović
Referee:
Drahomira Fialova
Linesmen:
Mildrid Johnsen
Serena Tsang
Benčić (Velček) – 01:571–0
Vrhoci (Gladić) – 03:022–0
Popov (Vrhoci, Vastag) – 09:353–0
Popov (Vastag, Katarić) – 19:044–0
Vastag (Vrhoci) – 19:365–0
H. Rac Sabo (Čizmić) (PP) – 27:406–0
Vrhoci Popov, Vastag) – 29:527–0
Čizmić (Benčić) – 32:098–0
Velček (Vrhoci) – 36:319–0
Čizmić (H. Rac Sabo) – 42:2410–0
10–143:12 – Zajimović (Kapić)
Popov (Velček) – 57:0411–1
Čizmić (H. Rac Sabo) – 57:1812–1
10 minPenalties10 min
47Shots19

29 March 2023
19:00
Israel 0–9
(0–3, 0–2, 0–4)
 SerbiaOneIce Arena, Tnuvot
Attendance: 137
Game reference
Shelly ZilkhaGoaliesJovana Korica
Sanela Ćormaković
Referee:
Cien Pereira
Linesmen:
Mildrid Johnsen
Katja Mrak
0–111:02 – Velček (Ivanov) (PP)
0–213:47 – Vrhoci (Gladić)
0–315:20 – Radović (L. Rac Sabo)
0–421:02 – Vrhoci (Vučković, Velček) (PP)
0–534:17 – Vastag (Radović) (SH)
0–648:02 – Sekulić (Radović, Velček) (PP2)
0–749:30 – Vučković (Čizmić)
0–850:32 – Milodanović (Sekulić)
0–951:36 – Vrhoci
14 minPenalties10 min
8Shots66

30 March 2023
17:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–4
(0–1, 0–0, 1–3)
 IsraelOneIce Arena, Tnuvot
Attendance: 201
Game reference
Hana SadovićGoaliesYael FatievReferee:
Drahomira Fialova
Linesmen:
Katja Mrak
Serena Tsang
0–100:49 – Basov
0–243:06 – Zioni (Adivi)
Šopović (Kapić) – 43:581–2
1–345:56 – Armoza (Kotler, Basov)
1–450:24 – Kotler (Dar)
14 minPenalties6 min
30Shots17

31 March 2023
14:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–11
(0–4, 0–2, 0–5)
 SerbiaOneIce Arena, Tnuvot
Attendance: 133
Game reference
Hana SadovićGoaliesJovana KoricaReferee:
Cien Pereira
Linesmen:
Mildrid Johnsen
Serena Tsang
0–109:27 – H. Rac Sabo (Čizmić)
0–215:53 – Vrhoci (Vastag) (SH)
0–318:18 – Stantić (H. Rac Sabo, Milišić)
0–419:48 – Vrhoci (Radović) (PP)
0–526:17 – Ivanov (Radović) (SH)
0–634:40 – Ivanov (Sekulić) (PP)
0–744:34 – Vrhoci (Popov, Vastag)
0–855:20 – Popov (Velček, L. Rac Sabo)
0–956:02 – Radović (L. Rac Sabo)
0–1057:37 – Gladić (Katarić)
0–1158:30 – Vrhoci (Vastag) (SH)
12 minPenalties18 min
12Shots54

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
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.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% 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[11]
Goaltender Yael Fatiev
Defenceman Amila Šoše
Forward Milica Velček

References

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  5. ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III A statistics
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  9. ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III B statistics
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