2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II

2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Latvia
 Turkey
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates20–26 January 2025
18–23 January 2025
Teams11
See also: 2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship

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

Group A tournament

2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II Group A
Tournament details
Host country Latvia
CityRiga
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates20–26 January 2025
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored128 (8.53 per game)
Attendance3,962 (264 per game)
Scoring leader Sofiya Zubkova (18 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

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

Participating teams

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

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Great Britain 5 5 0 0 0 35 6 +29 15 Promoted to the 2026 Division I B
2  Kazakhstan 5 4 0 0 1 39 10 +29 12
3  Latvia (H) 5 3 0 0 2 33 12 +21 9
4  Netherlands 5 2 0 0 3 5 21 −16 6
5  New Zealand 5 1 0 0 4 8 43 −35 3
6  Chinese Taipei 5 0 0 0 5 8 36 −28 0 Relegated to the 2026 Division II 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 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:
Sini Kauhanen
Linesmen:
Manuela Lehnhart
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
Game reference
Referee:
Csilla Peter
Linesmen:
Fabienne Gooijer
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
Game reference
Referee:
Harriet Weegh
Linesmen:
Natalie Bertl
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:
Csilla Peter
Linesmen:
Elva Hjalmarsdottir
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
Game reference
Referee:
Georgie Ann Regenica
Linesmen:
Natalie Bertl
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
Game reference
Referee:
Harriet Weegh
Linesmen:
Fabienne Gooijer
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
Game reference
Referee:
Georgie Ann Regenica
Linesmen:
Fabienne Gooijer
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:
Harriet Weegh
Linesmen:
Elva Hjalmarsdottir
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:
Sini Kauhanen
Linesmen:
Natalie Bertl
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 3–0
(2–0, 1–0, 0–0)		 New ZealandVolvo Sportcenter, Riga
Attendance: 112
Game reference
2 minPenalties8 min
31Shots12
26 January 2025
16:00		Chinese Taipei 2–10
(1–3, 0–3, 1–4)		 Great BritainVolvo Sportcenter, Riga
Attendance: 115
Game reference
4 minPenalties6 min
16Shots43
26 January 2025
19:30		Latvia 4–7
(2–2, 2–1, 0–4)		 KazakhstanVolvo Sportcenter, Riga
Attendance: 750
Game reference
8 minPenalties6 min
22Shots49

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Rank Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1 Sofiya Zubkova 5 9 9 18 +13 2 F
2 Sofiya Muravyeva 5 9 4 13 +9 0 F
3 Šarlote Štāle 5 6 7 13 +10 0 F
4 Ruby Newlands 5 5 8 13 +10 0 F
5 Kira Krukholskaya 5 4 8 12 +11 0 F
6 Hanna Strause 5 8 3 11 +9 0 F
7 Zlatotsveta Feoktistova 5 7 4 11 +9 4 F
8 Kjara Paula Želubovska 5 1 10 11 +11 2 F
9 Emma Lamberton 5 5 5 10 +7 0 F
10 Sofiya Rakovskaya 5 2 8 10 +9 6 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.

Rank Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
1 Lucy Holliday 200:00 3 0.90 65 95.38 1
2 Veronika Ageyeva 253:40 7 1.66 104 93.27 2
3 Megija Kaže 119:42 6 3.01 68 91.18 0
4 Nikola Seleviča 178:25 5 1.68 52 90.38 1
5 Robyn Verkaik 191:16 13 4.08 105 87.62 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:

Source: IIHF.com

Group B tournament

2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II Group B
Tournament details
Host country Turkey
CityIstanbul
Venue1 (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 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

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

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Turkey (H) 4 4 0 0 0 20 1 +19 12 Promoted 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

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

Scoring leaders

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

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

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 Erva Kanat 200:00 1 0.30 47 97.87 2
2 Diana Óskarsdóttir 195:28 3 0.92 45 93.33 0
3 Sofia Hernández 238:53 8 2.01 117 93.16 0
4 Anouk Belmans 196:26 12 3.67 102 88.24 0
5 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

  • Best players selected by the directorate:

Source: IIHF.com

References

  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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