Anna Vitos scored a second-period hat trick as Romania stormed past Lithuania 8-3 to take gold at the 2025 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women´s World Championship Division III in Zagreb, Croatia.
Skating with the tournament´s youngest team, Romania finished undefeated in Zagreb´s Ice Dome to earn promotion. As a result, Romania advances to Division II Group B next season.
IIHF broke new ground this season by introducing the U18 Women´s Worlds Division III tournament. Croatia, Lithuania, and Thailand all made their first plunge into the Women’s U18 competition. Completing the four-team lineup in Zagreb was Romania, previously winless at U18 World Championship Qualification in 2016-17.
Heading into the final day of…