2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships Explained

The 2023 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were the 25th such series of tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition.^[1] These tournaments also served as qualifications for the 2024 competition.^[2]

As in 2022, teams from Russia and Belarus were not allowed to enter, as they were suspended by the IIHF due to the countries' invasion of Ukraine.^[3]

Championship (Top Division)

The Top Division tournament was played in Brampton, Canada, from 5 to 16 April 2023.^{[4] [5]}

Division I

Group A

The Division I Group A tournament was scheduled to be held in Shenzhen, China, from 11 to 17 April 2023, but in March 2023, it was postponed.^{[6] [7]} On 22 March, it was rescheduled and was played from 20 to 26 August 2023.^{[8] [9] [10]}

Group B

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Suwon, South Korea, from 17 to 23 April 2023.^{[11] [12]}

Division II

Group A

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 2 to 7 April 2023.^{[13] [14]}

Group B

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 20 to 26 February 2023.^{[15] [16]}

Division III

Group A

The Division III Group A tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 3 to 9 April 2023.^{[17] [18]}

Group B

The Division III Group B tournament was played in Tnuvot, Israel, from 26 to 31 March 2023.^{[19] [20]}

External links

• Official website of IIHF

Notes and References

1. https://www.iihf.com/en/tournaments?tournamentType=WW&selectedSeason=2023&tournamentCategory=worlds 2023 World championships
2. Web site: Merk . Martin . 27 May 2022 . To Tampere/Riga in ’23, to Switzerland in ’26 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231117144052/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wm/news/36477/to_tampere_riga_in_23_to_switzerland_in_26 . 17 November 2023 . 27 May 2022 . IIHF.
3. Web site: Burke . Patrick . May 28, 2022 . Russia and Belarus barred from 2023 IIHF World Championship . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230206224606/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1123737/russia-belarus-freeze-participation . 6 February 2023 . May 6, 2023 . insidethegames.biz.
4. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/ww 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship official website
5. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/498/ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship statistics
6. Web site: Merk . Martin . 30 September 2022 . Championship updates . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231228002541/https://www.iihf.com/en/news/39491/championship_updates . 28 December 2023 . 30 September 2022 . IIHF.
7. Web site: Ozbolt . Filip . 4 March 2023 . Tournament in Shenzhen postponed . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231023232836/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wwia/news/42333/tournament_in_shenzhen_postponed . 23 October 2023 . 4 March 2023 . IIHF.
8. Web site: Merk . Martin . 22 March 2023 . To Shenzhen in August . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231117144917/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wwia/news/42638/to_shenzhen_in_august . 17 November 2023 . 22 March 2023 . IIHF.
9. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wwia 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I A official website
10. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/504/ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I A statistics
11. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wwib 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I B official website
12. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/505/ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I B statistics
13. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wwiia 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A official website
14. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/507/ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A statistics
15. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wwiib 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B official website
16. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/513/ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B statistics
17. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wwiiia 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III A official website
18. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/516/ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III A statistics
19. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wwiiib 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III B official website
20. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/502/ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III B statistics