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2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Latvia
 Turkey
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates20–26 January 2025
18–23 January 2025
Teams11
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See also: 2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship

The 2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II consists of two international under-18 women's ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Division II A represents the fourth tier and Division II B the fifth tier of the IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.

Group A tournament

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2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II Group A
Tournament details
Host country Latvia
CityRiga
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates20–26 January 2025
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played12
Goals scored102 (8.5 per game)
Attendance2,985 (249 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Kazakhstan Sofiya Zubkova (13 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group A tournament is being played in Riga, Latvia, from 20 to 26 January 2025.[1][2]

Participating teams

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Team Qualification
 Chinese Taipei Placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated
 Great Britain Placed 2nd in Division II A last year
 Netherlands Hosts; placed 3rd in Division II A last year
 Latvia Placed 4th in Division II A last year
 Kazakhstan Placed 5th in Division II A last year
 New Zealand Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Great Britain (P) 4 4 0 0 0 25 4 +21 12 Promotion to the 2026 Division I B
2  Kazakhstan 4 3 0 0 1 32 6 +26 9
3  Latvia (H) 4 3 0 0 1 29 5 +24 9
4  Netherlands 4 1 0 0 3 2 21 −19 3
5  New Zealand 4 1 0 0 3 8 40 −32 3
6  Chinese Taipei (R) 4 0 0 0 4 6 26 −20 0 Relegation to the 2026 Division II B
Updated to match(es) played on 25 January 2025. 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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Match results

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All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).

20 January 2025
12:30		Netherlands 2–1
(1–1, 1–0, 0–0)		 Chinese TaipeiVolvo Sportcenter, Riga
Attendance: 114
Game reference
Referee:
Finland Sini Kauhanen
Linesmen:
Austria Manuela Lehnhart
Poland Monika Szpyt-Jucha
10 minPenalties10 min
27Shots32
20 January 2025
16:00		Great Britain 3–1
(0–0, 1–1, 2–0)		 KazakhstanVolvo Sportcenter, Riga
Attendance: 135
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Referee:
Hungary Csilla Peter
Linesmen:
Netherlands Fabienne Gooijer
Iceland Elva Hjalmarsdottir
6 minPenalties6 min
40Shots22
20 January 2025
19:30		New Zealand 0–7
(0–2, 0–2, 0–3)		 LatviaVolvo Sportcenter, Riga
Attendance: 490
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Referee:
Germany Harriet Weegh
Linesmen:
Germany Natalie Bertl
Norway Elise-Marie Mortensen
6 minPenalties2 min
9Shots55
21 January 2025
12:30		Great Britain 3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)		 NetherlandsVolvo Sportcenter, Riga
Attendance: 197
Game reference
Referee:
Hungary Csilla Peter
Linesmen:
Iceland Elva Hjalmarsdottir
Poland Monika Szpyt-Jucha
4 minPenalties2 min
41Shots13
21 January 2025
16:00		Kazakhstan 14–3
(5–0, 5–1, 4–2)		 New ZealandVolvo Sportcenter, Riga
Attendance: 78
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Referee:
Philippines Georgie Ann Regenica
Linesmen:
Germany Natalie Bertl
Norway Elise-Marie Mortensen
4 minPenalties8 min
60Shots17
21 January 2025
19:30		Chinese Taipei 2–14
(1–6, 1–6, 0–2)		 LatviaVolvo Sportcenter, Riga
Attendance: 420
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Referee:
Germany Harriet Weegh
Linesmen:
Netherlands Fabienne Gooijer
United Kingdom Felicity Munroe
6 minPenalties2 min
27Shots53
23 January 2025
12:30		Great Britain 16–1
(5–0, 6–0, 5–1)		 New ZealandVolvo Sportcenter, Riga
Attendance: 123
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Referee:
Philippines Georgie Ann Regenica
Linesmen:
Netherlands Fabienne Gooijer
Austria Manuela Lehnhart
4 minPenalties8 min
69Shots10
23 January 2025
16:00		Chinese Taipei 0–6
(0–4, 0–1, 0–1)		 KazakhstanVolvo Sportcenter, Riga
Attendance: 75
Game reference
Referee:
Germany Harriet Weegh
Linesmen:
Iceland Elva Hjalmarsdottir
Norway Elise-Marie Mortensen
29 minPenalties6 min
22Shots63
23 January 2025
19:30		Netherlands 0–6
(0–2, 0–2, 0–2)		 LatviaVolvo Sportcenter, Riga
Attendance: 420
Game reference
Referee:
Finland Sini Kauhanen
Linesmen:
Germany Natalie Bertl
United Kingdom Felicity Munroe
10 minPenalties6 min
13Shots36
25 January 2025
12:30		New Zealand 4–3
(4–1, 0–2, 0–0)		 Chinese TaipeiVolvo Sportcenter, Riga
Attendance: 89
Game reference
8 minPenalties4 min
27Shots43
25 January 2025
16:00		Kazakhstan 11–0
(4–0, 3–0, 4–0)		 NetherlandsVolvo Sportcenter, Riga
Attendance: 132
Game reference
10 minPenalties4 min
52Shots17
25 January 2025
19:30		Latvia 2–3
(1–1, 1–1, 0–1)		 Great BritainVolvo Sportcenter, Riga
Attendance: 712
Game reference
4 minPenalties10 min
28Shots23
26 January 2025
12:30		Netherlands v New ZealandVolvo Sportcenter, Riga
26 January 2025
16:00		Chinese Taipei v Great BritainVolvo Sportcenter, Riga
26 January 2025
19:30		Latvia v KazakhstanVolvo Sportcenter, Riga

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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

Rank Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1 Kazakhstan Sofiya Zubkova 4 5 8 13 +11 2 F
2 Kazakhstan Sofiya Muravyeva 4 8 4 12 +9 0 F
3 Kazakhstan Zlatotsveta Feoktistova 4 7 4 11 +9 2 F
4 United Kingdom Ruby Newlands 4 4 6 10 +8 0 F
5 Latvia Šarlote Štāle 4 3 7 10 +8 0 F
6 Kazakhstan Sofiya Rakovskaya 4 2 8 10 +9 6 F
7 Latvia Hanna Strause 4 7 2 9 +8 0 F
8 Latvia Kjara Paula Želubovska 4 1 8 9 +9 2 F
9 United Kingdom Emma Lamberton 4 4 4 8 +6 0 F
10 Kazakhstan Kira Krukholskaya 4 3 5 8 +9 0 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF

Leading goaltenders

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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.

Rank Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
1 Kazakhstan Veronika Ageyeva 193:40 3 0.93 82 96.34 2
2 United Kingdom Lucy Holliday 200:00 3 0.90 65 95.38 1
3 Latvia Nikola Seleviča 178:25 5 1.68 52 90.38 1
4 Netherlands Felien van der Sluis 108:44 8 4.41 68 88.24 0
5 New Zealand Zadia Paulse 151:55 18 7.11 135 86.67 0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Group B tournament

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2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II Group B
Tournament details
Host country Turkey
CityIstanbul
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates18–23 January 2025
Teams5
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored71 (7.1 per game)
Attendance5,710 (571 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Iceland Friðrika Magnúsdóttir (15 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey, from 18 to 23 January 2025.[3][4]

Participating teams

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Team Qualification
 Turkey Hosts; placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated
 Iceland Placed 2nd in Division II B last year
 Belgium Placed 3rd in Division II B last year
 Mexico Placed 4th in Division II B last year
 South Africa Placed 6th in Division II B last year

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Turkey (H) 4 4 0 0 0 20 1 +19 12 Promotion to the 2026 Division II A
2  Iceland 4 3 0 0 1 29 3 +26 9
3  Belgium 4 1 1 0 2 13 13 0 5
4  Mexico 4 1 0 1 2 8 9 −1 4
5  South Africa 4 0 0 0 4 1 45 −44 0
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

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All times are local (Turkey Time – UTC+3).

18 January 2025
16:00		South Africa 0–17
(0–5, 0–6, 0–6)		 IcelandZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 80
Game reference
4 minPenalties6 min
3Shots87
18 January 2025
19:00		Turkey 4–0
(0–0, 2–0, 2–0)		 BelgiumZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 850
Game reference
6 minPenalties8 min
36Shots10
19 January 2025
16:00		Mexico 5–0
(3–0, 0–0, 2–0)		 South AfricaZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 90
Game reference
6 minPenalties0 min
52Shots6
20 January 2025
16:00		Iceland 7–0
(3–0, 3–0, 1–0)		 BelgiumZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 75
Game reference
4 minPenalties6 min
46Shots9
20 January 2025
19:00		Mexico 1–2
(1–0, 0–2, 0–0)		 TurkeyZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 900
Game reference
8 minPenalties4 min
14Shots28
21 January 2025
19:00		South Africa 0–12
(0–6, 0–4, 0–2)		 TurkeyZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 1,150
Game reference
6 minPenalties2 min
4Shots76
22 January 2025
16:00		Belgium 11–1
(4–1, 3–0, 4–0)		 South AfricaZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 50
Game reference
2 minPenalties2 min
54Shots16
22 January 2025
19:00		Iceland 5–1
(2–0, 1–1, 2–0)		 MexicoZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 71
Game reference
12 minPenalties10 min
45Shots13
23 January 2025
16:00		Belgium 2–1 GWS
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 MexicoZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 94
Game reference
4 minPenalties10 min
41Shots27
23 January 2025
19:00		Turkey 2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)		 IcelandZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 2,350
Game reference
0 minPenalties6 min
25Shots23

Awards and Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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

Rank Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1 Iceland Friðrika Magnúsdóttir 4 7 8 15 +15 0 F
2 Iceland Sólrún Arnardóttir 4 3 9 12 +12 4 F
3 Iceland Kolbrún Björnsdóttir 4 5 5 10 +13 2 F
4 Iceland Magdalena Sulova 4 4 4 8 +8 2 D
5 Turkey Eda Seçen 4 2 6 8 +11 2 F
6 Iceland Eyrún Garðarsdóttir 4 3 2 5 +4 6 F
6 Belgium Linnore Saunders 4 3 2 5 –2 6 F
8 Turkey Tan Göksal 4 4 0 4 +11 0 D
9 Turkey Dolunay Erbakan 4 3 1 4 +7 0 F
10 Turkey Ece Erasçı 4 1 3 4 +7 2 D

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF

Leading goaltenders

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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.

Rank Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
1 Turkey Erva Kanat 200:00 1 0.30 47 97.87 2
2 Iceland Diana Óskarsdóttir 195:28 3 0.92 45 93.33 0
3 Mexico Sofia Hernández 238:53 8 2.01 117 93.16 0
4 Belgium Anouk Belmans 196:26 12 3.67 102 88.24 0
5 South Africa Hayley Chrissopoulos 179:03 26 8.71 182 85.71 0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Awards

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Source: IIHF.com

References

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  1. ^ "2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II A official website". www.iihf.com.
  2. ^ "2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II A tournament reports". stats.iihf.com.
  3. ^ "2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II B official website". www.iihf.com.
  4. ^ "2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II B tournament reports". stats.iihf.com.
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