The 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 22nd edition of the Top Division of the Women's Ice Hockey World Championship organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The tournament was contested in Brampton, Canada from 5 to 16 April 2023 at the CAA Centre.
The United States won their tenth title, after defeating Canada 6âÂÂ3 in the final, while Czechia captured bronze over Switzerland.
The top five teams from the previous tournament were placed in Group A and the teams that finished sixth through ninth in the 2022 tournament, plus France, which was promoted after the 2022 tournament, were placed in Group B. All of the teams in Group A and the top three teams from Group B continued to the knockout phase, while the bottom two teams from Group B were relegated. During the knockout stage, there was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.
Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards and defencemen) and two goaltenders and at most 20 skaters and three goaltenders. All ten participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a "Long List" roster no later than two weeks before the tournament.
Twelve referees and twelve linesmen were selected for the tournament.
The groups were based on the final rankings from the previous tournament.
All times are local (Eastern Time Zone â UTCâÂÂ4).
There was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.
The awards were announced on 16 April 2023.
Directorate Awards
All-Star team
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
<small>GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/â = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position<br> Source: IIHF</small>
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.
<small>TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts<br> Source: IIHF</small>
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