2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III

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Host countries Croatia
 Estonia
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates11–17 March
24–29 March
Teams11
2024 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countries Croatia
 Estonia
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates11–17 March
24–29 March
Teams11
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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]

Participants

2024 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III A
Tournament details
Host country Croatia
CityZagreb
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates11–17 March
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored90 (6 per game)
Attendance1,935 (129 per game)
Scoring leaderUkraine Valeria Manchak (18 points)
Official website
IIHF
Team Qualification
 Croatia Host, placed 6th in 2023 Division II B and was relegated.
 Ukraine Placed 2nd in 2023 Division III A.
 Lithuania Placed 3rd in 2023 Division III A.
 Romania Placed 4th in 2023 Division III A.
 Bulgaria Placed 5th in 2023 Division III A.
 Serbia Placed 1st in 2023 Division III B and was promoted.

Match officials

Five referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]

RefereesLinesmen
  • China Bai Meichen
  • Finland Sini Kauhanen
  • Norway Rite Rygh
  • Switzerland Melissa Boverio
  • Switzerland Reica Staiger
  • China Yan Aiping
  • Czech Republic Natalie Pavlačková
  • France Gaëlle Bourdon
  • Germany Natalie Bertl
  • Germany Harriet Weegh
  • Japan Kumiko Okuda
  • United States Calley Brandon-Laux

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Ukraine 5 4 1 0 0 28 8 +20 14 Promoted to the 2025 Division II B
2  Romania 5 4 0 0 1 20 11 +9 12
3  Lithuania 5 2 1 0 2 15 11 +4 8
4  Serbia 5 2 0 1 2 12 19 −7 7
5  Croatia (H) 5 1 0 1 3 10 16 −6 4
6  Bulgaria 5 0 0 0 5 5 25 −20 0 Relegated to the 2025 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

Results

All times are local (UTC+1)

11 March 2024
12:30		Ukraine 9–1
(3–1, 5–0, 1–0)		 BulgariaDvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 68
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Viktoria TkachenkoGoaliesMonika NedyalkovaReferee:
Norway Rita Rygh
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Natalie Pavláčková
Germany Harriet Weegh
Manchak (Telehina, Tsymyrenko) – 04:191–0
Telehina (Vedmedenko) – 07:262–0
2–112:39 – Dikova
Tsymyrenko (Telehina, Manchak) – 14:583–1
Manchak (Telehina, Tsymyrenko) – 22:224–1
Rozhok (Vedmedenko, Telehina) (EA) – 26:395–1
Vedmedenko (Tsymyrenko) – 34:466–1
Izmailova (Tsenova, Les) – 35:327–1
Mashkina (Manchak, Tsymyrenko) (PP) – 39:088–1
Tsymyrenko (Manchak, Telehina) – 44:569–1
6 minPenalties20 min
48Shots20
11 March 2024
16:00		Serbia 0–7
(0–3, 0–2, 0–2)		 RomaniaDvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 83
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Ana IlićGoaliesAndrea KurkóReferee:
Finland Sini Kauhanen
Linesmen:
Germany Natalie Bertl
France Gaëlle Bourdon
0–108:44 – Bende
0–208:55 – Szekeres (Bende)
0–317:23 – Oprea (David, Sarbu)
0–426:52 – Vitos
0–533:44 – Szekeres (Bende)
0–653:51 – Oprea
0–754:20 – Szekeres (Vitos)
6 minPenalties10 min
29Shots46
11 March 2024
19:30		Lithuania 2–1 GWS
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 CroatiaDvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 310
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Viltė BeličenkaitėGoaliesJulija BaždarReferee:
Switzerland Reica Staiger
Linesmen:
United States Calley Brandon-Laux
Japan Kumiko Okuda
0–133:35 – Bauman
Tučiūtė (Miuller, Rastenytė) (PP) – 39:541–1
Rastenytė GOAL
Tučiūtė MISS
Miuller MISS
Griniūtė MISS
Kukanova MISS		ShootoutMISS Čavka
MISS Bauman
MISS Matak
MISS Stiperski
MISS Stolar
8 minPenalties4 min
31Shots44
12 March 2024
12:30		Bulgaria 1–3
(0–2, 1–1, 0–0)		 SerbiaDvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 25
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Angelina DimovaGoaliesAna IlićReferee:
China Bai Meichen
Linesmen:
France Gaëlle Bourdon
Japan Kumiko Okuda
0–112:48 – Benčić (Vukelić)
0–213:56 – Velček (Ivanov, Vrhoci)
0–325:20 – J. Radović
Dikova – 38:001–3
10 minPenalties10 min
28Shots44
12 March 2024
16:00		Ukraine 3–1
(0–0, 1–0, 2–1)		 LithuaniaDvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 27
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Viktoria TkachenkoGoaliesViltė BeličenkaitėReferee:
Finland Sini Kauhanen
Linesmen:
Germany Natalie Bertl
China Yan Aiping
Telehina (Manchak) (SH) – 21:461–0
Manchak (Tsymyrenko, Telehina) – 40:502–0
Lopatina (Izmailova) – 55:503–0
3–159:00 – Maleckienė (Rastenytė)
8 minPenalties2 min
43Shots11
12 March 2024
19:30		Croatia 2–4
(1–2, 0–1, 1–1)		 RomaniaDvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 280
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Julija BaždarGoaliesNadina NiciuReferee:
Norway Rite Rygh
Linesmen:
United States Calley Brandon-Laux
Germany Harriet Weegh
0–109:11 – Szekeres
Matak (SH) – 15:041–1
1–215:42 – Oprea (Csiszér, David)
1–337:29 – Bende (Szekeres, Adam) (SH)
Vukelić (Stolar, Stiperski) – 41:012–3
2–447:19 – Szekeres (Mihai, Bende)
12 minPenalties12 min
26Shots32
14 March 2024
12:30		Lithuania 3–4
(1–1, 1–0, 1–3)		 RomaniaDvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 15
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Viltė BeličenkaitėGoaliesNadina NiciuReferee:
China Bai Meichen
Linesmen:
Germany Natalie Bertl
Germany Harriet Weegh
Jasinevičiūtė (Miuller) – 00:391–0
1–106:15 – Bende (Szekeres)
Miuller (Jasinevičiūtė) – 21:362–1
Miuller (Jasinevičiūtė, Maleckienė) – 52:133–1
3–252:33 – Bende (Adam)
3–352:53 – Bende (Adam)
3–454:27 – Szekeres (Bende)
2 minPenalties4 min
25Shots36
14 March 2024
16:00		Ukraine 5–4 OT
(0–2, 1–1, 3–1)
(OT: 1–0)		 SerbiaDvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 65
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Viktoria Tkachenko
Yuliana Vilhan		GoaliesAna IlićReferee:
Switzerland Reica Staiger
Linesmen:
France Gaëlle Bourdon
China Yan Aiping
0–100:11 – Vasiljević (Velček)
0–218:13 – Vukelić (Ivanov)
0–322:03 – Velček (SH)
Manchak – 24:411–3
1–446:10 – Vrhoci (T. Radović, Velček) (PP)
Manchak (Telehina) (PP) – 56:012–4
Manchak (Telehina) – 57:113–4
Tsymyrenko (Manchak, Rozhok) (EA) – 59:074–4
Manchak (Rozhok) – 62:015–4
4 minPenalties10 min
55Shots17
14 March 2024
19:30		Croatia 5–1
(0–0, 2–0, 3–1)		 BulgariaDvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 193
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Julija Baždar
Klara Kolar		GoaliesMonika NedyalkovaReferee:
Finland Sini Kauhanen
Linesmen:
United States Calley Brandon-Laux
Czech Republic Natalie Pavlačková
Matak (Čavka) – 32:431–0
Marinković (Vukelić) – 35:382–0
Bauman (Čavka) (PP) – 43:013–0
Vukelić (Marinković) – 46:154–0
Vlašić (Vukelić) – 56:405–0
5–157:53 – Asparuhova (Runevska) (PP)
8 minPenalties13 min
46Shots29
15 March 2024
12:30		Romania 1–5
(0–2, 0–1, 1–2)		 UkraineDvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 53
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Andrea KurkóGoaliesViktoria TkachenkoReferee:
Switzerland Reica Staiger
Linesmen:
Germany Natalie Bertl
United States Calley Brandon-Laux
0–113:24 – Tsymyrenko (Manchak) (PP2)
0–218:12 – Tsymyrenko (Manchak)
0–328:41 – Telehina (Manchak)
0–440:29 – Telehina (Tsymyrenko, Manchak)
Csiszér – 45:321–4
1–557:48 – Tsymyrenko (Manchak)
10 minPenalties2 min
18Shots35
15 March 2024
16:00		Bulgaria 1–4
(1–2, 0–2, 0–0)		 LithuaniaDvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 63
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Angelina DimovaGoaliesViltė BeličenkaitėReferee:
Norway Rite Rygh
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Natalie Pavlačková
China Yan Aiping
0–103:30 – Maleckienė (Jasinevičiūtė)
Asparuhova (Runevska, Dimova) – 04:031–1
1–207:46 – Jasinevičiūtė
1–325:00 – Jasinevičiūtė (Miuller, Tučiūtė)
1–427:30 – Rastenytė (Jasinevičiūtė, Tučiūtė)
6 minPenalties6 min
15Shots37
15 March 2024
19:30		Serbia 3–1
(0–0, 1–1, 2–0)		 CroatiaDvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
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Ana Ilić (ice hockey)GoaliesJulija BaždarReferee:
Finland Sini Kauhanen
Linesmen:
Japan Kumiko Okuda
Germany Harriet Weegh
0–126:24 – Bauman (Stiperski)
Vukelić (Vrhoci, Velček) – 31:571–1
Velček (Vrhoci) (SH) – 42:282–1
Velček (Vrhoci) (EN) – 59:343–1
8 minPenalties4 min
34Shots22
17 March 2024
12:30		Lithuania 5–2
(1–1, 1–1, 3–0)		 SerbiaDvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 51
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Viltė BeličenkaitėGoaliesAna IlićReferee:
Norway Rite Rygh
Linesmen:
France Gaëlle Bourdon
China Yan Aiping
Jasinevičiūtė (Miuller, Tučiūtė) (PP) – 07:321–0
1–113:29 – Vrhoci (Vasiljević)
1–222:36 – Popov (Benčić, Vukelić)
Miuller (Kukanova) (SH) – 25:142–2
Jasinevičiūtė (Miuller) – 54:203–2
Miuller (Griniūtė, Jasinevičiūtė) – 59:254–2
Miuller – 59:445–2
6 minPenalties8 min
32Shots24
17 March 2024
16:00		Romania 4–1
(3–0, 1–0, 0–1)		 BulgariaDvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 62
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Nadina Niciu
Andrea Kurkó		GoaliesMonika Nedyalkova
Angelina Dimova		Referee:
Switzerland Reica Staiger
Linesmen:
Germany Natalie Bertl
United States Calley Brandon-Laux
Máthé (Bende) – 07:221–0
Mihai – 18:202–0
Szekeres (Sarbu) – 18:343–0
Szekeres – 39:524–0
4–142:29 – Runevska
6 minPenalties2 min
42Shots31
17 March 2024
19:30		Croatia 1–6
(1–0. 0–4, 0–2)		 UkraineDvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 320
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Klara KolarGoaliesViktoria TkachenkoReferee:
China Bai Meichen
Linesmen:
Japan Kumiko Okuda
Czech Republic Natalie Pavlačková
Stolar (Bauman) – 11:261–0
1–121:13 – Mashkina
1–225:27 – Telehina (Rozhok, Tsymyrenko) (PP)
1–333:19 – Manchak (SH)
1–438:10 – Rohanova (Elen Alipova, Eli. Alipova)
1–542:27 – Tsenova (Izmailova)
1–656:22 – Tsenova (Izmailova)
10 minPenalties8 min
16Shots44

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Ukraine Valeria Manchak581018+144F
Ukraine Daria Tsymyrenko56713+120F
Ukraine Polina Telehina55813+170F
Romania Edet Szekeres58210+90F
Romania Julia Bende55510+1010F
Lithuania Viltautė Jasinevičiūtė55510+84F
Lithuania Klara Miuller55510+80F
Serbia Milica Velček5437+14F
Serbia Valentina Vrhoci5246–10F
Croatia Ana Bauman5314+24D

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
Croatia Julija Baždar241:0071.7411994.120
Romania Andrea Kurkó120:0042.006093.331
Lithuania Viltė Beličenkaitė303:26112.1816293.210
Bulgaria Angelina Dimova148:3183.2310692.450
Ukraine Viktoria Tkachenko283:2761.277692.110

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]
GoaltenderLithuania Viltė Beličenkaitė
DefencemanCroatia Diana Stolar
ForwardUkraine Valeria Manchak

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