2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships Explained

Tourney Name:Women's Ice Hockey World Championships
Year:2023
Type:ihw
Country:Canada
Country2:China
Country3:South Korea
Country4:Mexico
Country5:South Africa
Country6:Romania
Country7:Israel
Winners:USA
Count:10
Second:CAN
Fourth:SUI
Nextseason:2024

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

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