2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III

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Host countries Romania
 Israel
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates3–9 April
26–31 March
Teams9
2023 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countries Romania
 Israel
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates3–9 April
26–31 March
Teams9
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The 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Division III A and Division III B represent the sixth and seventh tier of the IIHF World Women's Championship.[1]

Hong Kong took the Group A tournament and got promoted, while Estonia were relegated to Group B.[2] Serbia won the Group B tournament and were promoted to Group A.[3]

Participating teams

2023 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III A
Tournament details
Host country Romania
CityBrașov
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates3–9 April
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored99 (6.6 per game)
Attendance2,260 (151 per game)
Scoring leaderLithuania Klara Miuller (18 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division III Group A tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 3 to 9 April 2023.[4][5]

Team Qualification
 Lithuania Placed 2nd in Division III A last year.
 Bulgaria Placed 3rd in Division III A last year.
 Romania Hosts; did not participate last year.
 Ukraine Did not participate last year.
 Hong Kong Did not participate last year.
 Estonia Placed 1st in Division III B last year and were promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and six linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Austria Ulrike Winklmayr
  • Czech Republic Ilona Novotná
  • United Kingdom Emma Sanders
  • South Korea Lee Kyung-sun
  • France Laura Peronnin
  • Germany Julia Strube
  • Iceland Elva Hjálmarsdóttir
  • Netherlands Amy Keijzers
  • Sweden Julia Hjelmström
  • Turkey Elif Bağlar

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Hong Kong 5 4 0 1 0 18 9 +9 13 Promoted to the 2024 Division II B
2  Ukraine 5 4 0 0 1 22 6 +16 12
3  Lithuania 5 3 1 0 1 25 10 +15 11
4  Romania (H) 5 2 0 0 3 17 14 +3 6
5  Bulgaria 5 1 0 0 4 15 36 −21 3
6  Estonia 5 0 0 0 5 2 24 −22 0 Relegated to the 2024 Division III 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 Summer Time – UTC+3)

3 April 2023
13:00		Lithuania 6–0
(1–0, 3–0, 2–0)		 EstoniaOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 50
Game reference
Viltė Beličenkaitė
Emilie Simonsen		GoaliesUljana JeggiReferee:
United Kingdom Emma Sanders
Linesmen:
Turkey Elif Bağlar
Iceland Elva Hjálmarsdóttir
Miuller – 06:311–0
Miuller (Petrauskaitė) – 24:542–0
Rastenytė (Jasinevičiūtė) – 32:363–0
Miuller (Rastenytė) – 39:474–0
Jasinevičiūtė (Rastenytė) – 50:465–0
Miuller (Tučiūtė, Petrauskaitė) – 52:346–0
2 minPenalties4 min
40Shots24
3 April 2023
16:30		Bulgaria 2–6
(1–4, 1–1, 0–1)		 Hong KongOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 50
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Paulina GeorgievaGoaliesChau SumiReferee:
Czech Republic Ilona Novotná
Linesmen:
Netherlands Amy Keijzers
Germany Julia Strube
0–113:14 – Ng (C. Wong) (SH)
0–214:13 – Ip (A. Li)
0–316:11 – Cheng (Lee)
Stoyanova (Kotseva, Asparuhova) (PP) – 17:371–3
1–419:56 – Ng (Ip, C. Wong) (PP)
1–524:35 – Ip (Ng, T. Wong)
Dimitrova (Stoyanova) – 26:072–5
2–658:26 – Ng (C. Wong)
16 minPenalties12 min
14Shots46
3 April 2023
20:00		Romania 0–4
(0–1, 0–3, 0–0)		 UkraineOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 400
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Nadina NiciuGoaliesViktoria TkachenkoReferee:
South Korea Lee Kyung-sun
Linesmen:
Sweden Julia Hjelmström
France Laura Peronnin
0–115:18 – Dobrovolska (Tsymyrenko)
0–227:14 – Eli. Alipova (Dobrovolska)
0–330:13 – Mashkina (Tsymyrenko)
0–439:38 – Telehina (Les)
12 minPenalties8 min
21Shots59
4 April 2023
13:00		Estonia 2–6
(1–2, 1–3, 0–1)		 BulgariaOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 40
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Sofia SalamatinaGoaliesPaulina Georgieva
Petya Simeoneva		Referee:
Austria Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen:
Turkey Elif Bağlar
Netherlands Amy Keijzers
Parnik (Kulla, Lauk-Gurtovoi) – 00:471–0
1–107:55 – Asparuhova (Stoyanova) (PP)
1–209:25 – Stoyanova (Runevska, Asparuhova)
1–321:02 – Stoyanova (Runevska)
1–425:34 – Runevska (Asparuhova)
Molder (Kaareste) – 30:132–4
2–534:16 – Runevska (Asparuhova)
2–648:38 – Asparuhova (Runevska)
14 minPenalties2 min
34Shots32
4 April 2023
16:30		Ukraine 1–2
(0–0, 0–0, 1–2)		 Hong KongOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 80
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Viktoria TkachenkoGoaliesKeira MokReferee:
United Kingdom Emma Sanders
Linesmen:
Sweden Julia Hjelmström
Germany Julia Strube
0–146:23 – Ip (Ng)
0–250:27 – I. Li (A. Li, Kwok) (PP)
Telehina (Tsymyrenko) – 53:131–2
10 minPenalties2 min
44Shots23
4 April 2023
20:00		Lithuania 5–2
(2–0, 1–2, 2–0)		 RomaniaOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 90
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Viltė BeličenkaitėGoaliesNadina NiciuReferee:
Czech Republic Ilona Novotná
Linesmen:
Iceland Elva Hjálmarsdóttir
France Laura Peronnin
Miuller (Petrauskaitė) – 03:451–0
Miuller (Jatkevičienė) – 07:062–0
2–127:56 – David (Csiszér)
Miuller (Tučiūtė) – 29:123–1
3–239:59 – Oprea (PS)
Miuller (Rastenytė) (PP) – 57:094–2
Petrauskaitė (Rastenytė, Miuller) (EN) – 59:525–2
8 minPenalties14 min
38Shots39
6 April 2023
13:00		Lithuania 8–2
(1–0, 4–2, 3–0)		 BulgariaOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 40
Game reference
Viltė Beličenkaitė
Emilie Simonsen		GoaliesPaulina Georgieva
Petya Simeoneva		Referee:
South Korea Lee Kyung-sun
Linesmen:
France Laura Peronnin
Germany Julia Strube
Miuller – 03:421–0
Petrauskaitė (Maleckienė, Miuller) – 20:232–0
2–122:26 – Stoyanova (Asparuhova)
Miuller (Jasinevičiūtė) (PP) – 27:553–1
3–230:45 – Asparuhova (Kotseva, Stoyanova)
Miuller (Petrauskaitė, Jasinevičiūtė) – 33:134–2
Tučiūtė (Jasinevičiūtė, Miuller) (PP) – 38:275–2
Jasinevičiūtė (PP) – 44:566–2
Jasinevičiūtė (Rakauskaitė) – 56:597–2
Tučiūtė – 57:088–2
12 minPenalties16 min
44Shots28
6 April 2023
16:30		Ukraine 5–0
(3–0, 2–0, 0–0)		 EstoniaOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 200
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Viktoria TkachenkoGoaliesUljana JeggiReferee:
Czech Republic Ilona Novotná
Linesmen:
Sweden Julia Hjelmström
Netherlands Amy Keijzers
Tsymyrenko (Telehina, Kyrychenko) (PP) – 11:091–0
Tsenova (Les) – 16:452–0
Telehina (Tsymyrenko, Dobrovolska) – 17:273–0
Lopatina (Maifeld, Les) – 33:464–0
Rozhok (Eli. Alipova) (PP) – 39:175–0
6 minPenalties10 min
79Shots10
6 April 2023
20:00		Romania 1–3
(0–0, 0–1, 1–2)		 Hong KongOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 200
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Nadina NiciuGoaliesChau SumiReferee:
Austria Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen:
Turkey Elif Bağlar
Iceland Elva Hjálmarsdóttir
0–129:56 – T. Wong (C. Wong, Lee)
0–245:46 – Ip (Ng)
Voicu (Máthé) – 55:311–2
1–357:31 – I. Li
6 minPenalties10 min
47Shots26
7 April 2023
13:00		Bulgaria 3–10
(1–3, 1–3, 1–4)		 UkraineOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 100
Game reference
Paulina GeorgievaGoaliesViktoria Tkachenko
Yuliana Vilhan		Referee:
United Kingdom Emma Sanders
Linesmen:
Turkey Elif Bağlar
Germany Julia Strube
0–100:54 – Eli. Alipova (Ele. Alipova)
Runevska (Stoyanova, Kotseva) – 04:301–1
1–208:10 – Eli. Alipova (Ele. Alipova, Rozhok)
1–311:15 – Tsymyrenko (Dobrovolska)
1–428:50 – Kyrychenko (Telehina, Tsymyrenko) (PP)
1–532:51 – Tsymyrenko (Telehina, Kyrychenko)
1–635:21 – Tsymyrenko (Telehina, Dobrovolska)
Asparuhova – 39:052–6
Stoyanova (Asparuhova) – 40:123–6
3–750:43 – Telehina (Kyrychenko)
3–851:08 – Gutor (Lopatina, Ele. Alipova)
3–952:13 – Telehina (Mashkina)
3–1057:07 – Ele. Alipova (Kryvoruchko) (PP2)
12 minPenalties10 min
20Shots65
7 April 2023
16:30		Hong Kong 4–5 GWS
(1–0, 2–1, 1–3)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 LithuaniaOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 80
Game reference
Keira MokGoaliesEmilie Simonsen
Viltė Beličenkaitė		Referee:
Austria Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen:
Iceland Elva Hjálmarsdóttir
Netherlands Amy Keijzers
Lam (Yuen) – 02:381–0
1–122:15 – Kukanova (Miuller, Petrauskaitė) (PP)
Wang (Leung) – 28:292–1
C. Wong (Lee, T. Wong) – 33:333–1
T. Wong (Lam, Lee) – 48:384–1
4–252:59 – Jasinevičiūtė (Kukanova)
4–353:46 – Miuller (Petrauskaitė)
4–455:35 – Miuller (Rakauskaitė)
T. Wong MISS
Ng GOAL
C. Wong MISS
Lam MISS		ShootoutMISS Miuller
MISS Jasinevičiūtė
GOAL Tučiūtė
GOAL Rastenytė
GOAL Kukanova
10 minPenalties4 min
38Shots42
7 April 2023
20:00		Estonia 0–4
(0–0, 0–0, 0–4)		 RomaniaOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 200
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Uljana JeggiGoaliesNadina NiciuReferee:
South Korea Lee Kyung-sun
Linesmen:
Sweden Julia Hjelmström
France Laura Peronnin
0–140:28 – Barbul (Máthé, Voicu) (PP)
0–241:37 – Simina (Oprea, Noémi)
0–344:46 – Voicu (David)
0–447:13 – Barbul (Voicu, David) (PP)
8 minPenalties18 min
26Shots51
9 April 2023
13:00		Hong Kong 3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)		 EstoniaOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 50
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Chau SumiGoaliesSofia SalamatinaReferee:
Czech Republic Ilona Novotná
Linesmen:
Turkey Elif Bağlar
France Laura Peronnin
T. Wong (Ip) (PP) – 09:441–0
C. Wong (T. Wong) – 47:592–0
Ip (Ng, Leung) (PP) – 57:123–0
10 minPenalties8 min
45Shots18
9 April 2023
16:30		Ukraine 2–1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)		 LithuaniaOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 430
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Viktoria TkachenkoGoaliesViltė BeličenkaitėReferee:
Austria Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen:
Netherlands Amy Keijzers
Germany Julia Strube
Zahrekova (Tsenova, Les) – 33:071–0
1–142:16 – Petrauskaitė (Jasinevičiūtė, Miuller)
Tsenova (Zahrekova, Izmailova) – 53:452–1
12 minPenalties4 min
35Shots36
9 April 2023
20:00		Romania 10–2
(1–1, 2–0, 7–1)		 BulgariaOlympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 250
Game reference
Andrea LaczkóGoaliesPaulina GeorgievaReferee:
United Kingdom Emma Sanders
Linesmen:
Iceland Elva Hjálmarsdóttir
Sweden Julia Hjelmström
0–105:42 – Asparuhova (Dilova)
Voicu (Popescu, David) – 00:471–1
Oprea (Bálint) – 22:352–1
Voicu (Kulla, Adam) (SH) – 24:413–1
3–240:45 – Runevska
Voicu (Barbul) – 55:534–2
David (Máthé, Csiszér) (PP) – 49:235–2
Voicu (Barbul, Popescu) (PP) – 51:096–2
David (Adam) (PP) – 51:337–2
Voicu (David, Barbul) – 55:538–2
Bálint (Rácz) – 58:309–2
Simina (Ónodi, Oprea) – 59:3110–2
265 minPenalties289 min
72Shots12

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Lithuania Klara Miuller513518+110F
Bulgaria Simona Asparuhova55611−243F
Romania Ana Voicu5729+110F
Bulgaria Stefani Stoyanova5549+127F
Ukraine Polina Telehina5549+64F
Lithuania Viltautė Jasinevičiūtė5459−24F
Ukraine Daria Tsymyrenko5459+72F
Lithuania Gabija Petrauskaitė5369+82F
Hong Kong Estelle Ip5527+42F
Bulgaria Maria Runevska5437+227F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

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
Hong Kong Chau Sumi180:0031.007996.201
Ukraine Viktoria Tkachenko294:1961.2210894.442
Hong Kong Keira Mok125:0052.408594.120
Lithuania Viltė Beličenkaitė231:0271.8211894.070
Romania Nadina Niciu238:04112.7714892.571

TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards

PositionPlayer[7]
GoaltenderHong Kong Keira Mok
DefencemanUkraine Tetiana Kyrychenko
ForwardLithuania Klara Miuller

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