| Tourney Name: | IIHF Women's U18 World Championship |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Size: | 220px |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Dates: | 8–15 January 2023 |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Type: | ihw18 |
| Winners: | CAN |
| Count: | 7 |
| Second: | SWE |
| Third: | USA |
| Fourth: | FIN |
| Games: | 21 |
| Goals: | 130 |
| Attendance: | 11604 |
| Points: | 12 |
| Mvp: |  Nela Lopušanová |
| Prevseason: | 2022 |
| Nextseason: | 2024 |
The 2023 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was the 15th Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey which took place in Östersund, Sweden, January 8–15, 2023.
The Top Division tournament is played in Östersund, Sweden from 8 to 15 January 2023.[1]
Ten referees and ten linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]
Jennifer Berezowski
Zuzana Svobodová
Hollie Neenan
Anna Kuroda
Ida Henriksson Veronica Lovensnö
Taylor Hanvelt Jenna Janshen
Wang Hui Kristina Hájková
Alexia Cheyroux
Natalia Witkowska Melanie Gotsdiner Breana KrautAll times are local (UTC+1).
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The third and fourth placed team from Group B played a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.
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Teams will be reseeded for the semifinals in accordance with the following ranking:[3]
| Rank | Team | Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | 1 | ||
| 2 | A | 2 | ||
| 3 | A | 3 | ||
| 4 | A | 4 | ||
| 5 | B | 1 | ||
| 6 | B | 2 |
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Best players selected by the Directorate
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | Felicia Frank | |
| Defenceman | Mira Jungåker | |
| Forward | Nela Lopušanová |
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | Felicia Frank | |
| Defenceman | Mira Jungåker | |
| Molly Jordan | ||
| Forward | Nela Lopušanová | |
 Pauliina Salonen | ||
| Caitlin Kraemer | ||
| Nela Lopušanová |
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| width=30 | Rank | width=150 | Player | width=20 | GP | width=20 | G | width=20 | A | width=20 | Pts | width=30 | +/− | width=30 | PIM | width=30 | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 12 | +5 | 2 | F | ||||||||||
| 2 | Caitlin Kraemer | 5 | 10 | 1 | 11 | +10 | 6 | F | |||||||||
| 3 | Margaret Scannell | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +4 | 4 | F | |||||||||
| 4 | Alex Law | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +8 | 2 | F | |||||||||
| 5 | Emma Pais | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +13 | 0 | F | |||||||||
| 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 2 | F | ||||||||||
| 7 | Hilda Svensson | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 2 | F | |||||||||
| 8 | Joy Dunne | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +2 | 6 | F | |||||||||
| 8 | Tereza Plosová | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | F | |||||||||
| 10 | Ema Tóthová | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | +5 | 0 | F |
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.
| width=30 | Rank | width=150 | Player | width=20 | TOI | width=20 | GA | width=20 | GAA | width=20 | SA | width=20 | Sv% | width=20 | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannah Clark | 247:32 | 5 | 1.21 | 103 | 95.15 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 | Talina Benderer | 240:38 | 5 | 1.25 | 90 | 94.44 | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 | Annelies Bergmann | 236:54 | 8 | 2.03 | 117 | 93.16 | 1 | ||||||||
| 4 | Michaela Hesová | 212:17 | 8 | 2.26 | 78 | 89.74 | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | Felicia Frank | 251:26 | 11 | 2.62 | 105 | 89.52 | 0 |
See main article: 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I.
The tournament was held in Ritten, Italy from 9 to 15 January 2023.[6]
The tournament was held in Katowice, Poland from 10 to 15 January 2023.
See main article: 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II.
The tournament was held in Dumfries, Great Britain from 21 to 27 January 2023.
The tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 26 January to 1 February 2023.