2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship
International ice hockey competition
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The 2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship was the 17th U18 Women's World Championship in ice hockey.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| City | Vantaa |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 4–12 January 2025 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 130 (6.19 per game) |
| Attendance | 10,292 (490 per game) |
| Scoring leader | |
| Awards | |
| MVP | |
| Official website | |
| www.iihf.com | |
Top Division
The Top Division tournament was held in Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa, Finland, from 4 to 12 January 2025.[3]
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4[a] | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4[a] | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 1 |
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
Notes:
- Finland 1–2 (OT) Sweden
| 4 January 2025 10:00 | United States | 6–0 (2–0, 3–0, 1–0) | Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 288 |
| [Game reference 1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Morgan Stickney | Goalies | Haruka Kuromaru Rio Suzuki | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 67 | Shots | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 January 2025 13:30 | Finland | 1–2 OT (0–0, 0–1, 1–0) (OT: 0–1) | Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 1,592 |
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| Kerttu Kuja-Halkola | Goalies | Maja Helge | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||
| 17 | Shots | 34 | |||||||||
| 5 January 2025 10:00 | Sweden | 0–3 (0–0, 0–1, 0–2) | Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 332 |
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| Maja Helge | Goalies | Morgan Stickney | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 31 | |||||||||
| 5 January 2025 13:30 | Finland | 4–2 (1–1, 0–1, 3–0) | Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 911 |
| [Game reference 4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kerttu Kuja-Halkola | Goalies | Haruka Kuromaru | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 January 2025 13:30 | Japan | 4–5 OT (1–1, 3–2, 0–1) (OT: 0–1) | Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 211 |
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| Haruka Kuromaru | Goalies | Jorinde Heller | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 January 2025 17:00 | United States | 5–0 (1–0, 3–0, 1–0) | Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 828 |
| [Game reference 6] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Morgan Stickney | Goalies | Kerttu Kuja-Halkola | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
| 59 | Shots | 7 | |||||||||||||||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 9 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 0 |
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
| 4 January 2025 17:00 | Czechia | 2–1 OT (0–0, 0–0, 1–1) (OT: 1–0) | Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 233 |
| [Game reference 7] | |||||||||||
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| Daniela Nováková | Goalies | Amaya Iseli | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 24 | |||||||||
| 4 January 2025 20:30 | Canada | 6–2 (2–1, 0–1, 4–0) | Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 268 |
| [Game reference 8] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Marilou Grenier | Goalies | Marianna Sumegová Zuzana Tomečková | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 60 | Shots | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 January 2025 17:00 | Slovakia | 3–6 (1–2, 2–2, 0–2) | Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 259 |
| [Game reference 9] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Marianna Sumegová | Goalies | Daniela Nováková | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 January 2025 20:30 | Canada | 5–1 (0–0, 4–1, 1–0) | Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 307 |
| [Game reference 10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Amelia Wilkinson | Goalies | Amaya Iseli | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 60 | Shots | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 January 2025 10:00 | Switzerland | 5–3 (0–0, 3–1, 2–2) | Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 291 |
| [Game reference 11] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Amaya Iseli | Goalies | Marianna Sumegová | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 January 2025 20:30 | Czechia | 0–5 (0–1, 0–1, 0–3) | Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 296 |
| [Game reference 12] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Daniela Nováková | Goalies | Marilou Grenier | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | Shots | 44 | |||||||||||||||
Playoff round
Winning teams were reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking:[4]
- Higher position in their group
- Higher number of points in preliminary pool play
- Better goal differential
- Higher number of goals scored
- Better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship).
| Rank | Team | Group | Pos | Pts | GD | GF | Seed |
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| 1 | A | 1 | 9 | +14 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2 | B | 1 | 9 | +13 | 16 | 3 | |
| 3 | B | 2 | 5 | –1 | 8 | 2 | |
| 4 | A | 2 | 4 | –1 | 7 | 5 | |
| 5 | B | 3 | 4 | –3 | 7 | 7 | |
| 6 | A | 3 | 4 | –4 | 5 | 4 | |
| 7 | A | 4 | 1 | –9 | 6 | 8 | |
| 8 | B | 4 | 0 | −9 | 8 | 6 |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 9 January | ||||||||||
1A | 9 | |||||||||
| 11 January | ||||||||||
4B | 1 | |||||||||
1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 9 January | ||||||||||
4 | 1 | |||||||||
1B | 17 | |||||||||
| 12 January | ||||||||||
4A | 0 | |||||||||
1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 9 January | ||||||||||
2 | 3 | |||||||||
2A | 4 | |||||||||
| 11 January | ||||||||||
3B | 1 | |||||||||
2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 9 January | ||||||||||
3 | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
2B | 6 | |||||||||
| 12 January | ||||||||||
3A | 0 | |||||||||
3 | 2 | |||||||||
4 | 1 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| 9 January 2025 10:00 | Sweden | 4–1 (0–0, 3–0, 1–1) | Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 404 |
| [Game reference 13] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Maja Helge | Goalies | Amaya Iseli | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 January 2025 13:30 | United States | 9–1 (2–1, 2–0, 5–0) | Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 263 |
| [Game reference 14] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Morgan Stickney | Goalies | Marianna Sumegová Zuzana Tomečková | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 49 | Shots | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 January 2025 17:00 | Czechia | 6–0 (1–0, 2–0, 3–0) | Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 802 |
| [Game reference 15] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Daniela Nováková | Goalies | Kerttu Kuja-Halkola | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 January 2025 20:30 | Canada | 17–0 (7–0, 7–0, 3–0) | Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 227 |
| [Game reference 16] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Amelia Wilkinson | Goalies | Haruka Kuromaru Rio Suzuki | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 76 | Shots | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Semifinals
| 11 January 2025 15:00 | United States | 2–1 (0–0, 2–1, 0–0) | Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 523 |
| [Game reference 17] | |||||||||||
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| Morgan Stickney | Goalies | Maja Helge | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 18 | |||||||||
| 11 January 2025 18:30 | Canada | 4–2 (0–1, 3–1, 1–0) | Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 507 |
| [Game reference 18] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Marilou Grenier | Goalies | Daniela Nováková | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 47 | Shots | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Relegation game
| 11 January 2025 11:30 | Japan | 1–5 (0–1, 0–3, 1–1) | Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 206 |
| [Game reference 19] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Haruka Kuromaru | Goalies | Marianna Sumegová | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bronze medal game
| 12 January 2025 15:00 | Czechia | 2–1 (0–0, 0–1, 2–0) | Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 512 |
| [Game reference 20] | |||||||||||
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| Daniela Nováková | Goalies | Maja Helge | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 37 | |||||||||
Gold medal game
| 12 January 2025 19:00 | United States | 0–3 (0–0, 0–1, 0–2) | Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa Attendance: 1,032 |
| [Game reference 21] | |||||||||||
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| Morgan Stickney | Goalies | Marilou Grenier | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||
| 14 | Shots | 30 | |||||||||
Awards and statistics
Awards
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Best players selected by the Directorate
Source:IIHF.com |
All-Star team
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Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Rank | Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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| 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | +9 | 8 | F | |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | F | |
| 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +9 | 0 | F | |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +9 | 10 | F | |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +10 | 0 | D | |
| 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +5 | 4 | F | |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +9 | 0 | F | |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +5 | 4 | F | |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +8 | 4 | D | |
| 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +1 | 4 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF
Leading goaltenders
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.
| Rank | Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 359:52 | 4 | 0.67 | 93 | 95.70 | 3 | |
| 2 | 296:44 | 8 | 1.62 | 133 | 93.98 | 0 | |
| 3 | 240:00 | 4 | 1.00 | 62 | 93.55 | 2 | |
| 4 | 358:23 | 14 | 2.34 | 195 | 92.82 | 1 | |
| 5 | 240:46 | 14 | 3.49 | 152 | 90.79 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF
Final standings
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5 | +35 | 18 | Champions | |
| 2 | A | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 15 | Runners-up | |
| 3 | B | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 11 | Third place | |
| 4 | A | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 7 | Fourth place | |
| 5 | B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 4 | Fifth place | |
| 6 | A | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 4 | Sixth place | |
| 7 | B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 3 | Avoided relegation | |
| 8 | A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 37 | −30 | 1 | Relegated to the Division I A |
Division I
Group A
The tournament was held in Budapest, Hungary, from 5 to 11 January 2025.[5][6]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 15 | Promoted to the 2026 Top Division | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 | Relegated to the 2026 Division I B |
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
Group B
The tournament was held in Katowice, Poland from 7 to 13 January 2025.[7][8]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | +25 | 15 | Promoted to the 2026 Division I A | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 23 | −18 | 1 | Relegated to the 2026 Division II A |
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
Division II
Group A
The tournament was held in Riga, Latvia from 20 to 26 January 2025.[9][10]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | +29 | 15 | Promoted to the 2026 Division I B | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 10 | +29 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 43 | −35 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 36 | −28 | 0 | Relegated to the 2026 Division II B |
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
Group B
The tournament was held in Istanbul, Turkey from 18 to 23 January 2025.[11][12]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 12 | Promoted to the 2026 Division II A | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 3 | +26 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 45 | −44 | 0 |
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
Division III
The tournament was held in Zagreb, Croatia from 23 to 26 January 2025.[13][14]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 8 | Promoted to the 2026 Division II B | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 |
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