Match officials

Ten referees and ten linesmen were selected for the tournament.^[2]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	0	15	3	+12	9	Semifinals
2	United States	3	2	0	0	1	15	7	+8	6
3	Sweden (H)	3	1	0	0	2	11	11	0	3	Quarterfinals
4	Finland	3	0	0	0	3	2	22	−20	0

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

8 January 2023 16:00

United States

6–3 (1–1, 2–1, 3–1)

Sweden

Östersund Arena A, Östersund Attendance: 760

Game reference
	Annelies Bergmann	Goalies	Ida Henriksson	Referees: Jennifer Berezowski Jenna Janshen Linesmen: Krityna Hájková Breana Kraut
	Lindsay (Jordan, Scannell) (PP) – 06:28 1–0 1–1 15:38 – Rehn (Hallbeck) (SH) Taber (St. Martin, Healy) (PP) – 28:03 2–1 2–2 34:47 – Hallin (Jungåker) (PP) Compton (Lalonde) – 36:31 3–2 DiGirolamo (Avar, Lalonde) – 45:11 4–2 Scannell (Klepinger, Healy) (PP) – 50:33 5–2 5–3 51:54 – Natt och Dag (Svensson, Hallin) McCarthy (ENG) – 59:04 6–3
	16 min	Penalties	12 min
	43	Shots	32

8 January 2023 20:00

Canada

8–0 (2–0, 3–0, 3–0)

Finland

Östersund Arena A, Östersund Attendance: 338

Game reference
	Arianne Leblanc	Goalies	Kerttu Kuja-Halkola	Referees: Taylor Hanvelt Anna Kuroda Linesmen: Caroline Butt Melanie Gotsdiner
	Kraemer (Pais) – 03:59 1–0 Kraemer (Law, Venusio) – 12:13 2–0 Lunney (Alexander) – 28:32 3–0 Hurry (Murphy, Kraemer) (EA) – 39:01 4–0 Grober (Law) – 39:34 5–0 Stonehouse (Law, Graham) – 44:00 6–0 Graham (Stonehouse) – 51:48 7–0 Caron (Grober, Baxter) (PP) – 56:26 8–0
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	48	Shots	9

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9 January 2023 16:00

United States

8–1 (2–0, 3–1, 3–0)

Finland

Östersund Arena A, Östersund Attendance: 182

Game reference
	Layla Hemp	Goalies	Suvi Saarinen Kerttu Kuja-Halkola	Referees: Sintija Čamane Veronica Lovensnö Linesmen: Alexia Cheyroux Britt Kösters
	Scannell – 02:56 1–0 Taber (Dunne, Kim) – 14:13 2–0 2–1 23:02 – Pelkonen (Salonen) Scannell – 24:11 3–1 Scannell – 24:48 4–1 Dunne (Scannell, Hall) (PP) – 30:58 5–1 Kim (St. Martin) (PP) – 46:56 6–1 Hall (Lindsay, Dunne) (PP) – 54:55 7–1 McCarthy (DiGirolamo, Scannell) – 58:19 8–1
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	40	Shots	20

9 January 2023 20:00

Sweden

2–4 (1–1, 1–1, 0–2)

Canada

Östersund Arena A, Östersund Attendance: 972

Game reference
	Felicia Frank	Goalies	Hannah Clark	Referees: Vanessa Anselm Ida Henriksson Linesmen: Anina Egli Leonie Ernst
	Svensson – 02:50 1–0 1–1 07:36 – Pais 1–2 34:07 – Law (Venusio, Stonehouse) (PP) Jungåker) (Raunio) (PP2) – 39:33 2–2 2–3 44:58 – Kraemer (Aubin) (PP) 2–4 59:45 – Kraemer (ENG)
	12 min	Penalties	28 min
	45	Shots	31

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11 January 2023 16:00

Finland

1–6 (0–1, 1–3, 0–2)

Sweden

Östersund Arena A, Östersund Attendance: 1,125

Game reference
	Kerttu Kuja-Halkola Suvi Saarinen	Goalies	Felicia Frank	Referees: Jenna Janshen Zuzana Svobodová Linesmen: Wang Hui Natalia Witkowska
	0–1 13:17 – Hellman (Rehn, Bergeby Hallbeck) Vanhanen (Berg) – 26:32 1–1 1–2 27:54 – Andersson (Utbult, Lindeberg) 1–3 33:20 – Svensson (Lindqvist, Sohrner) 1–4 39:21 – Jungåker (Ålenius) 1–5 40:59 – Svensson (Markström, Lindeberg) (PP) 1–6 43:11 – Lindqvist (Markström, Svensson)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	16	Shots	36

11 January 2023 20:00

Canada

3–1 (0–0, 2–1, 1–0)

United States

Östersund Arena A, Östersund Attendance: 337

Game reference
	Hannah Clark	Goalies	Annelies Bergmann	Referees: Jennifer Berezowski Hollie Neenan Linesmen: Melanie Gotsdiner Kristina Hájková
	0–1 31:15 – Dunne Kraemer (Pieckenhagen, Pais) – 32:43 1–1 Pais (Pieckenhagen, Lunney) – 34:57 2–1 Kraemer – 43:12 3–1
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	35	Shots	11

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Czechia	3	3	0	0	0	12	6	+6	9	Quarterfinals
2	Slovakia	3	2	0	0	1	13	8	+5	6
3	Switzerland	3	1	0	0	2	5	8	−3	3	Relegation round
4	Japan	3	0	0	0	3	5	13	−8	0

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.

8 January 2023 12:00

Czechia

3–2 (0–2, 0–0, 3–0)

Switzerland

Östersund Arena A, Östersund Attendance: 179

Game reference
	Michaela Hesová	Goalies	Talina Benderer	Referees: Vanessa Anselm Veronica Lovensnö Linesmen: Alexia Cheyroux Anina Egli
	0–1 05:36 – Eggli (Herzig) 0–2 06:44 – Gaberell (Wey, Baechler) (PP) Narovcová (Malicka, Slavíčková) – 44:04 1–2 Hujová (Velinská, Vocetková) – 47:02 2–2 Mazancová (Vaníčková) – 58:42 3–2
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	30	Shots	11

8 January 2023 14:00

Slovakia

6–3 (2–1, 1–1, 3–1)

Japan

Östersund Arena B, Östersund Attendance: 143

Game reference
	Lívia Debnárová	Goalies	Ririna Takenaka	Referees: Sintija Čamane Ida Henriksson Linesmen: Leonie Ernst Britt Kösters
	Lopušanová (Tóthová) – 09:08 1–0 1–1 14:17 – Numabe (Chujo, Murakami) Karkošková (Lopušanová) – 19:57 2–1 Dobiášová (Tóthová, Krákorová) – 20:16 3–1 3–2 29:51 – Murakami (Umemori, Chujo) (EA) Dobiášová (Lacková, Krákorová) – 48:22 4–2 Dobiášová (Tóthová, Krákorová) – 50:37 5–2 5–3 55:55 – Ito (Murakami) (EA) Lopušanová (PS) – 58:11 6–3
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	29	Shots	25

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9 January 2023 12:00

Japan

1–5 (0–1, 0–2, 1–2)

Czechia

Östersund Arena A, Östersund Attendance: 126

Game reference
	Madoka Sekiguchi	Goalies	Michaela Hesová Barbora Dalecká	Referees: Hollie Neenan Zuzana Svobodová Linesmen: Wang Hui Natalia Witkowska
	0–1 18:06 – Pištěková (Plosová, Vaníčková) (PP) 0–2 24:28 – Plosová (Šapovalivová) 0–3 39:33 – Vocetková A. Tada (Umemori) – 43:22 1–3 1–4 44:23 – Velinská (Hujová) 1–5 59:34 – Šapovalivová (Plosová, Pištěková)
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	18	Shots	35

9 January 2023 18:00

Slovakia

4–1 (0–1, 3–0, 1–0)

Switzerland

Östersund Arena B, Östersund Attendance: 137

Game reference
	Lívia Debnárová	Goalies	Talina Benderer Margaux Favre	Referees: Jenna Janshen Anna Kuroda Linesmen: Caroline Butt Breana Kraut
	0–1 08:56 – Rossel (Capezzali) Lopušanová (SH) – 21:53 1–1 Dobiášová (Lopušanová, Macková) – 24:17 2–1 Lopušanová – 27:57 3–1 Lopušanová (Tóthová) – 44:11 4–1
	4 min	Penalties	31 min
	28	Shots	19

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11 January 2023 12:00

Czechia

4–3 (2–1, 1–0, 1–2)

Slovakia

Östersund Arena A, Östersund Attendance: 186

Game reference
	Michaela Hesová	Goalies	Lívia Debnárová	Referees: Sintija Čamane Taylor Hanvelt Linesmen: Anina Egli Britt Kösters
	Šapovalivová (Hujová) (PP) – 03:17 1–0 1–1 12:28 – Lopušanová (SH) Juříčková (Vocetková) (PP) – 12:43 2–1 Hotová (Čabelová, Vaníčková) – 35:37 3–1 3–2 45:38 – Blichová (Stern) (PP) Plosová (Brichová, Čabelová) (PP) – 51:25 4–2 4–3 58:34 – Dobiášová (Lopušanová)
	6 min	Penalties	14 min
	23	Shots	20

11 January 2023 18:00

Switzerland

2–1 (1–0, 0–0, 1–1)

Japan

Östersund Arena B, Östersund Attendance: 132

Game reference
	Talina Benderer Margaux Favre	Goalies	Ririna Takenaka Madoka Sekiguchi	Referees: Vanessa Anselm Anna Kuroda Linesmen: Caroline Butt Leonie Ernst
	Baechler (Inkamp, Wey) – 04:07 1–0 Rossel – 46:39 2–0 2–1 59:54 – Umemori (Tanabe)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	17	Shots	15

Relegation round

The third and fourth placed team from Group B played a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.

12 January 2023 16:00

Switzerland

5–0 (1–0, 0–0, 4–0)

Japan

Östersund Arena B, Östersund Attendance: 171

Game reference
	Talina Benderer	Goalies	Madoka Sekiguchi	Referees: Jennifer Berezowski Hollie Neenan Linesmen: Alexia Cheyroux Breana Kraut
	Herzig – 19:06 1–0 Gaberell (Balzer, Inkamp) – 41:03 2–0 Meriguet (Gaberell) (EA) – 44:52 3–0 Balzer (Wey, Langenegger) (ENG) – 57:47 4–0 Aymon (ENG) – 58:50 5–0
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	19	Shots	21

14 January 2023 18:00

Japan

1–2 (0–1, 1–0, 0–1)

Switzerland

Östersund Arena B, Östersund Attendance: 103

Game reference
	Ririna Takenaka	Goalies	Talina Benderer	Referees: Sintija Čamane Jenna Janshen Linesmen: Alexia Cheyroux Leonie Ernst
	0–1 12:31 – Baechler (Wey, Rossel) (PP) Odermatt – 31:32 1–1 1–2 51:33 – Baechler
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	19	Shots	20

Final round

Teams will be reseeded for the semifinals in accordance with the following ranking:^[3]

1. tier of the group;
2. position in the group.

Rank	Team	Group	Pos
1	Canada	A	1
2	United States	A	2
3	Sweden	A	3
4	Finland	A	4
5	Czechia	B	1
6	Slovakia	B	2

Bracket

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
					14 January
					1  Canada (OT)	3
	12 January
					4  Finland	2
	3A  Sweden	6
									15 January
	2B  Slovakia	1
									1  Canada	10
									3  Sweden	0
					14 January
					2  United States	1
	12 January
					3  Sweden	2			Third place
	4A  Finland	3
									15 January
	1B  Czechia	2
									2  United States	5
									4  Finland	0

Quarterfinals

12 January 2023 16:00

Sweden

6–1 (2–1, 2–0, 2–0)

Slovakia

Östersund Arena A, Östersund Attendance: 528

Game reference
	Felicia Frank	Goalies	Lívia Debnárová	Referees: Taylor Hanvelt Zuzana Svobodová Linesmen: Kristina Hájková Wang Hui
	Andersson (Lindeberg, Gustafsson) (PP) – 07:09 1–0 1–1 09:27 – Lopušanová (Donovalová) (PP) Raunio (Jungåker, Hedqvist) (PP) – 12:50 2–1 Leijonhielm (Natt och Dag, Hallin) – 23:32 3–1 Natt och Dag (Markström, Raunio) – 30:40 4–1 Hedqvist (Hallin) – 40:29 5–1 Svensson (Markström) – 47:50 6–1
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	49	Shots	12

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12 January 2023 20:00

Finland

3–2 (1–0, 0–0, 2–2)

Czechia

Östersund Arena A, Östersund Attendance: 228

Game reference
	Kerttu Kuja-Halkola	Goalies	Michaela Hesová	Referees: Ida Henriksson Veronica Lovensnö Linesmen: Melanie Gotsdiner Natalia Witkowska
	Salonen (Varjonen, Keränen) (PP) – 08:26 1–0 1–1 40:44 – Plosová (Šapovalivová) 1–2 46:07 – Vocetková (PP) Vanhanen – 52:27 2–2 Salonen (Varjonen, Vanhanen) (PP) – 54:27 3–2
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	36	Shots	29

Semifinals

14 January 2023 16:00

United States

1–2 (1–0, 0–2, 0–0)

Sweden

Östersund Arena A, Östersund Attendance: 2,122

Game reference
	Annelies Bergmann	Goalies	Felicia Frank	Referees: Vanessa Anselm Hollie Neenan Linesmen: Breana Kraut Natalia Witkowska
	DiGirolamo (McCarthy) – 17:16 1–0 1–1 24:12 – Jungåker (Raunio, Hedqvist) (PP2) 1–2 26:44 – Lindeberg (Markström) (PP)
	18 min	Penalties	12 min
	38	Shots	27

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14 January 2023 20:00

Canada

3–2 OT (1–0, 0–1, 1–1) (OT:1–0)

Finland

Östersund Arena A, Östersund Attendance: 311

Game reference
	Hannah Clark	Goalies	Kerttu Kuja-Halkola	Referees: Veronica Lovensnö Zuzana Svobodová Linesmen: Anina Egli Melanie Gotsdiner
	Stonehouse (Pais) – 09:47 1–0 1–1 31:56 – Vanhanen (Schalin) 1–2 40:08 – Salonen (Vanhanen) (PP) Law (Pais) – 52:38 2–2 Law – 67:32 3–2
	18 min	Penalties	2 min
	41	Shots	26

Fifth place game

14 January 2023 12:00

Czechia

6–3 (4–0, 1–1, 1–2)

Slovakia

Östersund Arena A, Östersund Attendance: 146

Game reference
	Barbora Dalecká	Goalies	Lívia Debnárová Soňa Kubániová	Referees: Ida Henriksson Anna Kuroda Linesmen: Caroline Butt Britt Kösters
	Šapovalivová (Vaníčková, Hotová) – 00:10 1–0 Brichová – 00:31 2–0 Prošková (Wojnarová) – 01:07 3–0 Vocetková (Čabelová, Narovcová) – 08:47 4–0 Prošková (Čabelová) – 33:01 5–0 5–1 37:34 – Lopušanová (Tóthová) Šapovalivová (Plosová, Slavíčková) (PP) – 51:51 6–1 6–2 54:03 – Lopušanová (Tóthová) 6–3 54:23 – Blichová (Lacková)
	8 min	Penalties	2 min
	29	Shots	19

Bronze medal game

15 January 2023 16:00

United States

5–0 (1–0, 2–0, 2–0)

Finland

Östersund Arena A, Östersund Attendance: 678

Game reference
	Annelies Bergmann	Goalies	Kerttu Kuja-Halkola	Referees: Sintija Čamane Veronica Lovensnö Linesmen: Melanie Gotsdiner Breana Kraut
	Dunne (Klepinger, Fanale) – 17:05 1–0 Taber (Scannell) – 34:31 2–0 Distad (Avar) – 36:24 3–0 Lalonde (Lindsay) – 50:29 4–0 Fanale (Dunne, Klepinger) (ENG) – 57:58 5–0
	4 min	Penalties	2 min
	40	Shots	23

Gold medal game

15 January 2023 20:00

Canada

10–0 (5–0, 3–0, 2–0)

Sweden

Östersund Arena A, Östersund Attendance: 2,700

Game reference
	Hannah Clark	Goalies	Felicia Frank Ida Henriksson	Referees: Jennifer Berezowski Zuzana Svobodová Linesmen: Kristina Hájková Natalia Witkowska
	Kraemer (Law) – 5:16 1–0 Kraemer (Murphy) – 5:41 2–0 Aubin (Murphy, Pickering) – 9:14 3–0 Grober (Baxter, Murphy) (PP) – 10:01 4–0 Kraemer (Pais) – 12:00 5–0 Aubin (Pieckenhagen) – 23:54 6–0 Lunney (Graham) – 25:11 7–0 Alexander (Lunney) – 28:29 8–0 Pieckenhagen (Hurry) – 40:52 9–0 Kraemer (Venusio, Hurry) (PP) – 49:17 10–0
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	40	Shots	21

Awards and statistics

Awards

Best players selected by the Directorate Position Player Goaltender Felicia Frank Defenceman Mira Jungåker Forward Nela Lopušanová Source: IIHF[4]

All-Star team Position Player Goaltender Felicia Frank Defenceman Mira Jungåker Molly Jordan Forward Nela Lopušanová Pauliina Salonen Caitlin Kraemer MVP Nela Lopušanová Source: IIHF[5]

Scoring leaders

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

Rank	Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
1	Nela Lopušanová	5	9	3	12	+5	2	F
2	Caitlin Kraemer	5	10	1	11	+10	6	F
3	Margaret Scannell	5	4	4	8	+4	4	F
4	Alex Law	4	3	4	7	+8	2	F
5	Emma Pais	5	2	5	7	+13	0	F
6	Adéla Šapovalivová	5	4	2	6	+2	2	F
7	Hilda Svensson	6	4	2	6	+2	2	F
8	Joy Dunne	5	3	3	6	+2	6	F
8	Tereza Plosová	5	3	3	6	0	2	F
10	Ema Tóthová	5	0	6	6	+5	0	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	Hannah Clark	247:32	5	1.21	103	95.15	1
2	Talina Benderer	240:38	5	1.25	90	94.44	1
3	Annelies Bergmann	236:54	8	2.03	117	93.16	1
4	Michaela Hesová	212:17	8	2.26	78	89.74	0
5	Felicia Frank	251:26	11	2.62	105	89.52	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	A	Canada	5	4	1	0	0	28	5	+23	14	Champions
2	A	Sweden (H)	6	3	0	0	3	19	23	−4	9	Runners-up
3	A	United States	5	3	0	0	2	21	9	+12	9	Third place
4	A	Finland	6	1	0	1	4	7	32	−25	4	Fourth place
5	B	Czechia	5	4	0	0	1	20	12	+8	12	Fifth place game
6	B	Slovakia	5	2	0	0	3	17	20	−3	6
7	B	Switzerland	5	3	0	0	2	12	9	+3	9	Avoided Relegation
8	B	Japan	5	0	0	0	5	6	20	−14	0	Relegated to the Division I A

Group A

The tournament was held in Ritten, Italy from 9 to 15 January 2023.^[6]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Germany	5	3	1	1	0	10	4	+6	12	Promoted to the 2024 Top Division
2	Italy (H)	5	2	1	1	1	8	5	+3	9[lower-alpha 1]
3	France	5	2	1	1	1	11	8	+3	9[lower-alpha 1]
4	Hungary	5	2	1	0	2	11	10	+1	8
5	Austria	5	0	1	2	2	6	11	−5	4
6	Norway	5	1	0	0	4	8	16	−8	3	Relegated to the 2024 Division I B

Group B

The tournament was held in Katowice, Poland from 10 to 15 January 2023.^[6]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Denmark	4	4	0	0	0	19	3	+16	12	Promoted to the 2024 Division I A
2	Poland (H)	4	3	0	0	1	15	3	+12	9
3	Spain	4	1	1	0	2	6	9	−3	5
4	South Korea	4	1	0	1	2	5	12	−7	4
5	Chinese Taipei	4	0	0	0	4	2	20	−18	0
–	China	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrawn; relegated to the 2024 Division II A

Group A

The tournament was held in Dumfries, Great Britain from 21 to 27 January 2023.^[6]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Australia	5	4	0	0	1	16	7	+9	12	Promoted to the 2024 Division I B
2	Latvia	5	2	2	0	1	14	7	+7	10[lower-alpha 1]
3	Netherlands	5	3	0	1	1	9	9	0	10[lower-alpha 1]
4	Great Britain (H)	5	3	0	1	1	11	8	+3	10[lower-alpha 1]
5	Turkey	5	0	1	0	4	6	11	−5	2
6	Mexico	5	0	0	1	4	6	20	−14	1	Relegated to the 2024 Division II B

Group B

The tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 26 January to 1 February 2023.^[6]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Kazakhstan	5	5	0	0	0	35	5	+30	15	Promoted to the 2024 Division II A
2	Belgium	5	3	1	0	1	22	13	+9	11
3	Iceland	5	2	1	1	1	15	14	+1	9
4	New Zealand	5	2	0	0	3	19	14	+5	6
5	Bulgaria (H)	5	1	0	1	3	15	21	−6	4
6	Estonia	5	0	0	0	5	1	40	−39	0