See also: 2024 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships.
| Tourney Name: | IIHF Women's World Championship Division III |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Country: | Croatia |
| Country2: | Estonia |
| Dates: | 11–17 March 24–29 March |
| Num Teams: | 11 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Nextseason: | 2025 |
The 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III comprised two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2024 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).[1]
The Group A tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia from 11 to 17 March and Group B in Kohtla-Järve, Estonia, from 24 to 29 March 2024.[2] The IIHF has indicated that they met in February to discuss Israel's participation in the Group B tournament.[3]
Ukraine won the Group A tournament and was promoted to Division II, while Bulgaria was relegated to Group B.[4] In Group B, Thailand was promoted after winning the tournament.[5]
| Tourney Name: | IIHF Women's World Championship Division III A |
| Size: | x240px |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Country: | Croatia |
| City: | Zagreb |
| Dates: | 11–17 March |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Games: | 15 |
| Goals: | 90 |
| Scoring Leader: | Valeria Manchak |
| Points: | 18 |
| Website: | IIHF |
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| Host, placed 6th in 2023 Division II B and was relegated. | ||
| Placed 2nd in 2023 Division III A. | ||
| Placed 3rd in 2023 Division III A. | ||
| Placed 4th in 2023 Division III A. | ||
| Placed 5th in 2023 Division III A. | ||
| Placed 1st in 2023 Division III B and was promoted. |
Five referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]
All times are local (UTC+1)
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List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | +14 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +12 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +17 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | +9 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +10 | 10 | F | ||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +8 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +8 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +1 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –1 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 4 | D |
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.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 241:00 | 7 | 1.74 | 119 | 94.12 | 0 | ||
| 120:00 | 4 | 2.00 | 60 | 93.33 | 1 | ||
| 303:26 | 11 | 2.18 | 162 | 93.21 | 0 | ||
| 148:31 | 8 | 3.23 | 106 | 92.45 | 0 | ||
| 283:27 | 6 | 1.27 | 76 | 92.11 | 0 |
| Position | Player[7] | |
|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | Viltė Beličenkaitė | |
| Defenceman | Diana Stolar | |
| Forward | Valeria Manchak |
| Tourney Name: | IIHF Women's World Championship Division III B |
| Size: | x240px |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Country: | Estonia |
| City: | Kohtla-Järve |
| Dates: | 24–29 March |
| Num Teams: | 5 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Games: | 10 |
| Goals: | 53 |
| Scoring Leader: | Wirasinee Rattananai |
| Points: | 6 |
| Website: | IIHF |
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| Host, placed 6th in 2023 Division III A and was relegated. | ||
| Placed 2nd in 2023 Division III B. | ||
| Placed 3rd in 2023 Division III B. | ||
| First time participating. | ||
| First time participating. |
Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.[8]
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List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | +4 | 0 | F | ||
| 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | +3 | 8 | D | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +6 | 4 | F | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +5 | 2 | F | ||
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | –5 | 10 | F | ||
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +6 | 2 | F | ||
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +6 | 2 | F | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +5 | 8 | F | ||
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –1 | 4 | F | ||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +5 | 0 | F | ||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 5 | F | ||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –9 | 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.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 39 | 100.00 | 2 | ||
| 120:22 | 1 | 0.50 | 35 | 97.14 | 1 | ||
| 120:00 | 3 | 1.50 | 64 | 95.31 | 0 | ||
| 120:00 | 1 | 0.50 | 20 | 95.00 | 1 | ||
| 240:00 | 11 | 2.75 | 157 | 92.99 | 0 |
| Position | Player[9] | |
|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | Sofia Salamatina | |
| Defenceman | lior Leshem | |
| Forward | Apichaya Kosanunt |