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The 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 22nd edition of the IIHF World Women's Championship, an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), contested in Brampton, Canada from 5 to 16 April 2023 at the CAA Centre. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Canadian Hayley Wickenheiser has been named the top forward twice and most valuable player once at the Women's World Championships. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championship is contested annually in non-Olympic years. The "top division" consists of the nine highest ranked countries.
The women's tournament began as an eight-team tournament featuring Canada, the US, the top five from the 1989 European Championships, and one Asian qualifier.The same formula was used for 1992, 1994, and 1997, but changed following the first Olympic women's ice hockey tournament at the 1998 Nagano Olympics.
The 2023 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were the 25th such series of tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. [1] These tournaments also served as qualifications for the 2024 competition. [2]
In July 1992, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted to approve women's hockey as an Olympic event to first be held at the 1998 Winter Olympics. [1] [4] Until 1998, international women's hockey had been dominated by Canada's national team. Canadian teams had won every World Championship; by 1997, however, the American team had improved ...
December 26, 2022 – January 5: 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship in Halifax and Moncton Canada defeated Czechia, 3–2 in overtime, to win their 20th World Junior Ice Hockey Championship title. The United States defeated Sweden, 8–7 in overtime, to win the bronze medal. Austria was relegated to Division I – Group A for 2024.
2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I A; Tournament details; Host country China: City: Shenzhen: Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates: 20–26 August: Teams: 6: Tournament statistics; Games played: 15: Goals scored: 64 (4.27 per game) Attendance: 65,408 (4,361 per game) Scoring leader(s) Millie Sirum (7 points) Official website; www.iihf.com
The women's tournament uses a similar qualification format. The top six teams in the IIHF Women's World Ranking after the 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship received automatic berths into the ice hockey event. Lower ranked teams had an opportunity to qualify for the event. Teams ranked 16th and below were divided into three groups where they ...