Tournament details | |
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Host countries | ![]() ![]() |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 3–9 April 26–31 March |
Teams | 9 |
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.
Hong Kong took the Group A tournament and "got promoted," while Estonia were relegated——to Group B. Serbia won the Group B tournament and were promoted——to Group A.
Group A tournament※
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
City | Brașov |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 3–9 April |
Teams | 6 |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 15 |
Goals scored | 99 (6.6 per game) |
Attendance | 2,260 (151 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
Official website | |
www.iihf.com |
The Division III Group A tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, "from 3 to 9 April 2023."
Participating teams※
Team | Qualification |
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Placed 2nd in Division III A last year. |
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Placed 3rd in Division III A last year. |
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Hosts; did not participate last year. |
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Did not participate last year. |
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Did not participate last year. |
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Placed 1st in Division III B last year and were promoted. |
Match officials※
Four referees and six linesmen were selected for the "tournament."
Referees | Linesmen |
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Final standings※
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion/relegation |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 13 | Promoted to the 2024 Division II B |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 12 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 11 | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 6 | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 36 | −21 | 3 | |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 Division III 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
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) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 50 |
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Viltė Beličenkaitė Emilie Simonsen | Goalies | Uljana Jeggi | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
40 | Shots | 24 |
3 April 2023 16:30 | Bulgaria ![]() | 2–6 (1–4, 1–1, 0–1) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 50 |
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Paulina Georgieva | Goalies | Chau Sumi | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Shots | 46 |
3 April 2023 20:00 | Romania ![]() | 0–4 (0–1, 0–3, 0–0) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 400 |
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Nadina Niciu | Goalies | Viktoria Tkachenko | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
21 | Shots | 59 |
4 April 2023 13:00 | Estonia ![]() | 2–6 (1–2, 1–3, 0–1) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 40 |
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Sofia Salamatina | Goalies | Paulina Georgieva Petya Simeoneva | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Shots | 32 |
4 April 2023 16:30 | Ukraine ![]() | 1–2 (0–0, 0–0, 1–2) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 80 |
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Viktoria Tkachenko | Goalies | Keira Mok | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||
44 | Shots | 23 |
4 April 2023 20:00 | Lithuania ![]() | 5–2 (2–0, 1–2, 2–0) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 90 |
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Viltė Beličenkaitė | Goalies | Nadina Niciu | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Shots | 39 |
6 April 2023 13:00 | Lithuania ![]() | 8–2 (1–0, 4–2, 3–0) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 40 |
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Viltė Beličenkaitė Emilie Simonsen | Goalies | Paulina Georgieva Petya Simeoneva | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Shots | 28 |
6 April 2023 16:30 | Ukraine ![]() | 5–0 (3–0, 2–0, 0–0) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 200 |
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Viktoria Tkachenko | Goalies | Uljana Jeggi | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
79 | Shots | 10 |
6 April 2023 20:00 | Romania ![]() | 1–3 (0–0, 0–1, 1–2) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 200 |
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Nadina Niciu | Goalies | Chau Sumi | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||
47 | Shots | 26 |
7 April 2023 13:00 | Bulgaria ![]() | 3–10 (1–3, 1–3, 1–4) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 100 |
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Paulina Georgieva | Goalies | Viktoria Tkachenko Yuliana Vilhan | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Shots | 65 |
7 April 2023 16:30 | Hong Kong ![]() | 4–5 GWS (1–0, 2–1, 1–3) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 80 |
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Keira Mok | Goalies | Emilie Simonsen Viltė Beličenkaitė | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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T. Wong ![]() Ng ![]() C. Wong ![]() Lam ![]() | Shootout | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Shots | 42 |
7 April 2023 20:00 | Estonia ![]() | 0–4 (0–0, 0–0, 0–4) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 200 |
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Uljana Jeggi | Goalies | Nadina Niciu | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||
26 | Shots | 51 |
9 April 2023 13:00 | Hong Kong ![]() | 3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 50 |
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Chau Sumi | Goalies | Sofia Salamatina | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
45 | Shots | 18 |
9 April 2023 16:30 | Ukraine ![]() | 2–1 (0–0, 1–0, 1–1) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 430 |
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Viktoria Tkachenko | Goalies | Viltė Beličenkaitė | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
35 | Shots | 36 |
9 April 2023 20:00 | Romania ![]() | 10–2 (1–1, 2–0, 7–1) | ![]() | Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 250 |
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Andrea Laczkó | Goalies | Paulina Georgieva | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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265 min | Penalties | 289 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | Shots | 12 |
Statistics※
Scoring leaders※
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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5 | 13 | 5 | 18 | +11 | 0 | F |
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5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −2 | 43 | F |
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5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +1 | 10 | F |
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5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +1 | 27 | F |
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5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +6 | 4 | F |
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5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −2 | 4 | F |
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5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +7 | 2 | F |
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5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 2 | F |
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5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +4 | 2 | F |
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5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +2 | 27 | F |
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 |
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180:00 | 3 | 1.00 | 79 | 96.20 | 1 |
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294:19 | 6 | 1.22 | 108 | 94.44 | 2 |
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125:00 | 5 | 2.40 | 85 | 94.12 | 0 |
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231:02 | 7 | 1.82 | 118 | 94.07 | 0 |
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238:04 | 11 | 2.77 | 148 | 92.57 | 1 |
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※
Position | Player |
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Goaltender | ![]() |
Defenceman | ![]() |
Forward | ![]() |
Group B tournament※
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
City | Tnuvot |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 26–31 March |
Teams | 3 |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 6 |
Goals scored | 50 (8.33 per game) |
Attendance | 855 (143 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
Official website | |
Website |
The Division III Group B tournament was played in Tnuvot, Israel, from 26 to 31 March 2023.
Participating teams※
Team | Qualification |
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Placed 2nd in Division III B last year. |
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Placed 3rd in Division III B last year. |
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Hosts; placed 4th in Division III B last year. |
Match officials※
Two referees and three linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees | Linesmen |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | +35 | 12 | Promoted to the 2024 Division III A |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 29 | −23 | 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
Match results※
All times are local (Israel Summer Time – UTC+3)
26 March 2023 19:00 | Serbia ![]() | 5–1 (1–0, 2–0, 2–1) | ![]() | OneIce Arena, Tnuvot Attendance: 150 |
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Jovana Korica | Goalies | Yael Fatiev Shelly Zilkha | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | Shots | 7 |
27 March 2023 19:00 | Israel ![]() | 2–4 (0–0, 2–2, 0–2) | ![]() | OneIce Arena, Tnuvot Attendance: 182 |
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Yael Fatiev | Goalies | Hana Sadović Asja Abdomerović | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
26 | Shots | 34 |
28 March 2023 19:00 | Serbia ![]() | 12–1 (5–0, 4–0, 3–1) | ![]() | OneIce Arena, Tnuvot Attendance: 52 |
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Jovana Korica Sanela Ćormaković | Goalies | Hana Sadović Asja Abdomerović | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Shots | 19 |
29 March 2023 19:00 | Israel ![]() | 0–9 (0–3, 0–2, 0–4) | ![]() | OneIce Arena, Tnuvot Attendance: 137 |
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Shelly Zilkha | Goalies | Jovana Korica Sanela Ćormaković | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Shots | 66 |
30 March 2023 17:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 1–4 (0–1, 0–0, 1–3) | ![]() | OneIce Arena, Tnuvot Attendance: 201 |
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Hana Sadović | Goalies | Yael Fatiev | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
30 | Shots | 17 |
31 March 2023 14:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 0–11 (0–4, 0–2, 0–5) | ![]() | OneIce Arena, Tnuvot Attendance: 133 |
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Hana Sadović | Goalies | Jovana Korica | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Shots | 54 |
Statistics※
Scoring leaders※
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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4 | 10 | 4 | 14 | +15 | 0 | F |
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4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +8 | 10 | F |
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4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +15 | 0 | F |
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4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +6 | 4 | F |
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4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +11 | 4 | F |
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4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −9 | 2 | F |
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4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +5 | 0 | F |
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4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +6 | 4 | F |
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4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | F |
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4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 0 | F |
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 |
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229:32 | 2 | 0.52 | 42 | 95.24 | 1 |
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173:29 | 9 | 3.11 | 96 | 90.62 | 0 |
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230:07 | 28 | 7.30 | 143 | 80.42 | 0 |
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※
Position | Player |
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Goaltender | ![]() |
Defenceman | ![]() |
Forward | ![]() |
References※
- ^ "World Championships". IIHF.
- ^ "Hong Kong, China celebrates historical gold". IIHF. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Young and Dominant Serbia Storms to Gold". IIHF. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III A official website
- ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III A statistics
- ^ "IIIA Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIIA" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III B official website
- ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III B statistics
- ^ "IIIB Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIIB" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
External links※
- 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championships
- IIHF Women's World Championship Division III
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by Romania
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by Israel
- Sport in Brașov
- 2023 in Romanian sport
- 2023 in Israeli sport
- March 2023 sports events in Asia
- April 2023 sports events in Europe