2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

2018 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Slovenia
Spain
Bulgaria
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates31 March – 6 April 2018
17–23 March 2018
4–9 December 2017
Teams17
See also: 2018 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II consisted of three international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division II A, Division II B and Division II B Qualification represent the fourth, fifth and sixth tier of the IIHF Women's World Championship.

The Netherlands won the Division II Group A tournament and will play in Division I next year.[1] Spain took home the top spot in the Division II Group B tournament and were promoted to Division II Group A for next year,[2] while Croatia won the Division II Group B Qualification tournament.[3]

Similar to last year, there are no relegations to lower divisions this year either.

Division II Group A

2018 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Slovenia
CityMaribor
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates31 March – 6 April 2018
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored82 (5.47 per game)
Attendance5,784 (386 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Julie Zwarthoed (11 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia, from 31 March to 6 April 2018.[4][5]

Participating teams

Team Qualification
 Netherlands Placed 2nd in Division II A last year.
 Great Britain Placed 3rd in Division II A last year.
 North Korea Placed 4th in Division II A last year.
 Slovenia Hosts; placed 5th in Division II A last year.
 Australia Placed 6th in Division II A last year.
 Mexico Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted.

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Netherlands 5 5 0 0 0 24 3 +21 15 Promoted to the 2019 Division I B
2  Great Britain 5 4 0 0 1 17 7 +10 12
3  North Korea 5 3 0 0 2 14 15 −1 9
4  Australia 5 2 0 0 3 10 17 −7 6
5  Slovenia (H) 5 1 0 0 4 14 15 −1 3
6  Mexico 5 0 0 0 5 3 25 −22 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

Match results

All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).

31 March 2018
13:00		Great Britain 5–1
(0–0, 0–1, 5–0)		 AustraliaLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 370
Game reference
Samantha BolwellGoaliesMichelle CoonanReferee:
Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen:
Catherine Goutama
Mila Ronkainen
0–138:25 – Clark-Crumpton (Horrocks)
Hill (Ganney) – 46:581–1
Taylor (Lewis) – 49:072–1
Taylor (Allen) – 50:493–1
Ganney (Lane) – 52:044–1
Ganney – 54:325–1
14 minPenalties14 min
30Shots31
31 March 2018
16:30		North Korea 2–5
(1–2, 0–0, 1–3)		 NetherlandsLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 372
Game reference
Ri PomGoaliesLisa DaamsReferee:
Darja Abrosimova
Linesmen:
Zita Gebora
Wang Hui
0–105:46 – Van Nes (Barbier)
Kim Un-h. (Kim H.) – 05:561–1
1–211:10 – Even (Wortel, Huisman)
1–341:38 – Hamers (Tjin-a-Ton)
Ryo (Kim K.) (PP) – 43:372–3
2–453:55 – Schollaardt (Huisman, Dijkema)
2–555:06 – Haverkorn (Van Nes, Milders)
6 minPenalties12 min
11Shots41
31 March 2018
20:00		Mexico 0–6
(0–2, 0–2, 0–2)		 SloveniaLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 400
Game reference
Mónica RenteriaGoaliesPia DukaričReferee:
Kaylen Erchul
Linesmen:
Jennifer Berezowski
Anastasiia Kurashova
0–108:04 – Lončar (PP)
0–215:53 – Confidenti
0–327:09 – Confidenti (Pren)
0–431:35 – Pren (Confidenti)
0–555:05 – Confidenti (Pren)
0–658:02 – Pazlar (SH)
6 minPenalties6 min
23Shots31
1 April 2018
13:00		Great Britain 3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)		 North KoreaLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 356
Game reference
Nicole JacksonGoaliesRi PomReferee:
Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Jennifer Berezowski
Zita Gebora
Ganney (Lane, Herbert) – 17:431–0
Taylor (Allen, Henry) – 25:142–0
2–129:12 – Kim Un-h. (Kim H., Jong Su.)
Farman (Lane, Henry) – 45:593–1
2 minPenalties6 min
24Shots14
1 April 2018
16:30		Australia 4–1
(3–0, 1–1, 0–0)		 MexicoLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 348
Game reference
Michelle CoonanGoaliesMónica RenteriaReferee:
Kaylen Erchul
Linesmen:
Liv Andersson
Anastasiia Kurashova
Padjen – 03:191–0
Padjen (Kiliwnik) – 06:132–0
Kiliwnik (Cochrane, Godfrey) (PP) – 11:063–0
Harvey – 22:184–0
4–139:40 – Chávez (Téllez, J. Rojas) (PP)
10 minPenalties10 min
41Shots8
1 April 2018
20:00		Netherlands 2–1
(1–0, 1–0, 0–1)		 SloveniaLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 450
Game reference
Nadia ZijlstraGoaliesPia DukaričReferee:
Darja Abrosimova
Linesmen:
Milla Ronkainen
Wang Hui
Barbier (Zwarthoed, Wielenga) – 09:561–0
Hamers (Zwarthoed) (PP) – 25:122–0
2–151:16 – Confidenti (Duh, Pren) (PP)
12 minPenalties14 min
55Shots12
3 April 2018
13:00		Netherlands 6–0
(2–0, 1–0, 3–0)		 AustraliaLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 344
Game reference
Lisa DaamsGoaliesMichelle CoonanReferee:
Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen:
Jennifer Berezowski
Catherine Goutama
Zwarthoed (Even) (SH) – 10:071–0
Schollaardt (Huisman, Hamers) – 13:522–0
Tjin-a-Ton (Wielenga) (PP) – 32:543–0
Barbier (Zwarthoed, Even) – 42:274–0
Van der Zande (Huisman) – 47:125–0
Wielenga (Zwarthoed, Barbier) – 48:086–0
4 minPenalties8 min
45Shots12
3 April 2018
16:30		Great Britain 5–0
(1–0, 2–0, 2–0)		 MexicoLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 357
Game reference
Samantha BolwellGoaliesMónica Renteria
Daniela Castro		Referee:
Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Liv Andersson
Milla Ronkainen
Lane (Hill, Taylor) (PP) – 13:281–0
Ashton (Hutchinson) – 25:322–0
Allen (Hill, Ganney) (PP) – 31:163–0
Henry (Gale) (PP) – 41:194–0
Adams (Bloom) – 43:105–0
6 minPenalties12 min
56Shots5
3 April 2018
20:00		North Korea 5–4
(2–0, 1–2, 2–2)		 SloveniaLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 499
Game reference
Ri Pom
So Jong-sim		GoaliesPia DukaričReferee:
Kaylen Erchul
Linesmen:
Zita Gebora
Anastasiia Kurashova
Kim H. (Jong Su., Jin) – 09:211–0
Kim H. (Jong Su., Kim Un-h.) – 11:262–0
2–127:57 – E. Dukarič (Confidenti, Pren)
2–231:40 – Confidenti (Porekar, Pren)
Kim H. (Choe J.) – 35:033–2
3–341:10 – Pren (Confidenti)
Kim H. (Choe J.) – 50:274–3
Kim Un-h. (Jong Su.) (PP) – 53:555–3
5–458:58 – Kraner (Pren, E. Dukarič) (PP)
4 minPenalties4 min
52Shots16
4 April 2018
13:00		Mexico 0–7
(0–1, 0–3, 0–3)		 NetherlandsLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 341
Game reference
Mónica Renteria
Daniela Castro		GoaliesNadia ZijlstraReferee:
Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Zita Gebora
Milla Ronkainen
0–102:17 – Wielenga (Barbier, Zwarthoed)
0–226:42 – Dijkema (Huisman, Hamers) (PP)
0–327:57 – Zwarthoed
0–430:14 – Tjin-a-Ton (Noe, Van Nes)
0–540:44 – Zwarthoed (Noe, Wielenga)
0–647:07 – Wielenga (Barbier)
0–754:35 – Zwarthoed (Wielenga, Hamers)
6 minPenalties2 min
4Shots52
4 April 2018
16:30		Australia 1–3
(0–0, 1–0, 0–3)		 North KoreaLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 340
Game reference
Ashleigh BrownGoaliesRi PomReferee:
Darja Abrosimova
Linesmen:
Anastasiia Kurashova
Wang Hui
Clark-Crumpton (Horrocks, Van der Wolf) – 28:091–0
1–141:23 – Ryo (Kim Un-j., Hwang S.)
1–255:49 – Kim Un-h. (Kim H., Jong Su.)
1–358:37 – Jin (ENG)
8 minPenalties2 min
20Shots33
4 April 2018
20:00		Slovenia 1–4
(0–1, 0–2, 1–1)		 Great BritainLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 462
Game reference
Pia DukaričGoaliesNicole JacksonReferee:
Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen:
Liv Andersson
Catherine Goutama
0–116:45 – Hill (Cornford)
0–221:56 – Henry (Gale, Taylor)
0–324:50 – Taylor (Allen, Henry)
0–448:11 – Herbert (Hutchinson)
Confidenti (Pren) – 54:241–4
4 minPenalties6 min
16Shots51
6 April 2018
13:00		North Korea 3–2
(1–1, 1–0, 1–1)		 MexicoLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 332
Game reference
Ri PomGoaliesMónica RenteriaReferee:
Darja Abrosimova
Linesmen:
Catherine Goutama
Anastasiia Kurashova
0–111:11 – G. Rojas
Kim H. (Jin, Choe J.) – 13:441–1
Kim Un-h. (Jong Su.) – 35:482–1
Kim Un-h. (Jin, Kim H.) (PP) – 58:323–1
3–259:58 – Càrdenas (Téllez, Chávez)
2 minPenalties10 min
30Shots19
6 April 2018
16:30		Netherlands 4–0
(0–0, 3–0, 1–0)		 Great BritainLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 377
Game reference
Nadia ZijlstraGoaliesNicole JacksonReferee:
Kaylen Erchul
Linesmen:
Jennifer Berezowski
Milla Ronkainen
Wielenga (Hamers, Zwarthoed) (PP) – 21:061–0
Hamers (Wielenga) – 26:472–0
Zwarthoed (Wielenga, Milders) – 39:173–0
Van Nes (Milders, Hamers) (PP) – 40:354–0
12 minPenalties14 min
28Shots19
6 April 2018
20:00		Slovenia 2–4
(0–4, 2–0, 0–0)		 AustraliaLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 436
Game reference
Pia DukaričGoaliesMichelle CoonanReferee:
Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Liv Andersson
Wang Hui
0–108:23 – Tihema (SH)
0–211:18 – Tihema (Godfrey)
0–313:21 – Ayris (Matheson)
0–415:02 – Clark-Crumpton (Sammons)
Manfreda (E. Dukarič, Pren) (PP) – 26:491–4
E. Dukarič (Pren, Confidenti) – 34:112–4
6 minPenalties18 min
20Shots40

Awards and statistics

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Pia Dukarič
    • Best Defenseman: Kayleigh Hamers
    • Best Forward: Pia Pren

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Julie Zwarthoed 5 5 6 11 +13 2 F
Pia Pren 5 2 9 11 +5 2 F
Sara Confidenti 5 6 4 10 +5 4 F
Savine Wielenga 5 4 6 10 +11 2 F
Kim Hyang-mi 5 5 4 9 +5 0 F
Kim Un-hyang 5 6 1 7 +6 4 F
Kayleigh Hamers 5 3 4 7 +5 0 D
Angela Taylor 5 4 2 6 +4 4 F
Zoe Barbier 5 2 4 6 +10 0 F
Jong Su-hyon 5 0 6 6 +5 2 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

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.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Samantha Bolwell 120:00 1 0.50 36 97.22 1
Nadia Zijlstra 180:00 1 0.33 35 97.14 2
Pia Dukarič 299:45 15 3.00 221 93.21 1
Lisa Daams 120:00 2 1.00 23 91.30 1
Nicole Jackson 180:00 6 2.00 58 89.66 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

Division II Group B

2018 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Spain
CityValdemoro
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates17–23 March 2018
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored132 (8.8 per game)
Attendance3,458 (231 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Caitlin Heale (15 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Valdemoro, Spain, from 17 to 23 March 2018.[7][8]

Participating teams

Team Qualification
 Spain Hosts; placed 2nd in Division II B last year.
 New Zealand Placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
 Iceland Placed 4th in Division II B last year.
 Turkey Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
 Romania Placed 6th in Division II B last year.
 Chinese Taipei Placed 1st in Division II B Qualification last year and were promoted.

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[9]

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Spain (H) 5 5 0 0 0 29 5 +24 15 Promoted to the 2019 Division II A
2  Chinese Taipei 5 4 0 0 1 24 16 +8 12
3  Iceland 5 2 1 0 2 25 11 +14 8
4  New Zealand 5 2 0 1 2 24 21 +3 7
5  Turkey 5 1 0 0 4 17 31 −14 3
6  Romania 5 0 0 0 5 12 47 −35 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

Match results

All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).

17 March 2018
13:00		New Zealand 6–3
(0–2, 6–1, 0–0)		 RomaniaFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 125
Game reference
Lochlyn HydeGoaliesAndrea Kurkó
Andreea Herescu		Referee:
Liu Chunhua
Linesmen:
Claudia de la Pompa
Loise Larsen
0–101:32 – Oprea (Balint)
0–214:45 – Dumitru (Miklós)
C. Heale (Gregory, Mulari) – 21:541–2
C. Heale – 26:372–2
C. Heale (Mulari, Gregory) (SH) – 31:383–2
C. Heale (Mulari, Gregory) – 33:294–2
4–336:02 – Oprea
A. Hyde – 36:305–3
Mulari (Gregory, Lilly) (PP) – 39:056–3
8 minPenalties8 min
47Shots28
17 March 2018
16:30		Chinese Taipei 6–2
(2–0, 2–1, 2–1)		 TurkeyFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 130
Game reference
Hsu Tzu-ting
Wang Yun-tzu		GoaliesKübra DadaşoğluReferee:
Elise Harbitz-Rasmussen
Linesmen:
Bettina Angerer
Alba Calero
Yeh (Hsieh) – 04:371–0
Yeh (Hsieh) – 12:162–0
Yeh (Teng, Hsu Ti.) (PP) – 28:243–0
Yeh – 31:484–0
4–134:53 – Yurt (Taygar, D. Lökbaş)
Yeh – 41:105–1
5–243:18 – Demirkol (Baktıroğlu)
Yeh (Hsu Ti.) (PP) – 56:046–2
0 minPenalties6 min
58Shots29
17 March 2018
20:15		Iceland 1–2
(1–0, 0–1, 0–1)		 SpainFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 650
Game reference
Guðlaug ÞorsteinsdóttirGoaliesAlba GonzaloReferee:
Sintija Čamāne
Linesmen:
Jennifer Cameron
Fu Zhennan
Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Ágústsdóttir) – 06:021–0
1–121:29 – Merino (SH)
1–259:11 – V. Abrisqueta
10 minPenalties6 min
19Shots34
18 March 2018
13:00		Romania 4–9
(2–5, 1–3, 1–1)		 Chinese TaipeiFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 63
Game reference
Andreea HerescuGoaliesWang Yun-tzu
Hsu Tzu-ting		Referee:
Lisa Grison
Linesmen:
Jennifer Cameron
Linnea Sainio
Dumitru (Miklós) – 02:171–0
1–104:12 – Tsai (Yao)
1–213:32 – Hsieh
1–314:35 – Pan (Hsu Ti.)
1–415:35 – Yeh (Liu C.) (PP)
Popescu (Balló) – 16:102–4
2–517:26 – Tao (Hsu Ti., Pan)
Voicu (Sándor) – 25:123–5
3–631:31 – Yeh (Liu C., Teng)
3–732:10 – Yeh
3–839:25 – Yeh (Pan, Hsu Ti.) (PP)
3–954:23 – Liu C. (Huang Y.)
Voicu – 55:074–9
8 minPenalties6 min
18Shots58
18 March 2018
16:30		New Zealand 3–4 GWS
(0–2, 1–0, 2–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 IcelandFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 120
Game reference
Lochlyn HydeGoaliesGuðlaug ÞorsteinsdóttirReferee:
Sintija Čamāne
Linesmen:
Alba Calero
Fu Zhennan
0–114:42 – Jóhannesdóttir (Shantz-Smiley) (PP)
0–217:12 – Leifsdóttir (Garðarsdóttir)
Gerken (C. Heale, Mulari) – 31:311–2
Kloss (Shields) – 40:232–2
Mulari (C. Heale) (SH) – 45:393–2
3–359:56 – Shantz-Smiley (Garðarsdóttir) (SH, EA)
Mulari
C. Heale
Shields
Kloss
Jones
Mulari
Shields 		Shootout Guðbjartsdóttir
Jóhannesdóttir
Jóhannesdóttir
Su. Björgvinsdóttir
Shantz-Smiley
Shantz-Smiley
Shantz-Smiley
18 minPenalties12 min
23Shots53
18 March 2018
20:00		Spain 4–1
(2–1, 1–0, 1–0)		 TurkeyFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 530
Game reference
Alba GonzaloGoaliesKübra DadaşoğluReferee:
Elise Harbitz-Rasmussen
Linesmen:
Bettina Angerer
Loise Larsen
S. Danielsson (Ortiz, Muñoz) (PP) – 02:361–0
1–105:21 – Taygar (D. Lökbaş)
Ramos (Moreno) – 10:202–1
Muñoz (L. Danielsson) – 39:003–1
S. Danielsson (Muñoz, L. Danielsson) (ENG) – 59:384–1
8 minPenalties10 min
44Shots19
20 March 2018
13:00		Iceland 6–2
(1–1, 0–1, 5–0)		 TurkeyFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 130
Game reference
Guðlaug ÞorsteinsdóttirGoaliesKübra Dadaşoğlu
Merve Karataş		Referee:
Liu Chunhua
Linesmen:
Alba Calero
Linnea Sainio
0–102:45 – Baktıroğlu (Demirkol, A. Lökbaş) (PP)
Jóhannesdóttir (Shantz-Smiley, Si. Björgvinsdóttir) – 13:151–1
1–236:43 – Taygar (Baktıroğlu)
Su. Björgvinsdóttir – 40:262–2
Snorradóttir (Su. Björgvinsdóttir) – 42:533–2
Si. Björgvinsdóttir – 52:224–2
Garðarsdóttir (Karvelsdóttir) – 53:515–2
Si. Björgvinsdóttir (PP) – 55:036–2
10 minPenalties8 min
55Shots15
20 March 2018
16:30		New Zealand 2–5
(0–3, 1–1, 1–1)		 Chinese TaipeiFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 55
Game reference
Lochlyn HydeGoaliesHsu Tzu-tingReferee:
Lisa Grison
Linesmen:
Jennifer Cameron
Claudia de la Pompa
0–116:05 – Hsu Ti. (Tao)
0–218:20 – Pan (Huang M.)
0–319:44 – Yao (Lin Ye., Pan)
C. Heale (A. Hyde) – 27:191–3
1–439:40 – Teng (Hsu Ti., Yeh) (PP)
Lilly (C. Heale, Mulari) (PP2) – 57:562–4
2–559:04 – Hsu Ti. (SH, ENG)
6 minPenalties8 min
31Shots31
20 March 2018
20:00		Spain 12–0
(4–0, 5–0, 3–0)		 RomaniaFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 205
Game reference
Alba Gonzalo
Esther García		GoaliesAndrea Kurkó
Andreea Herescu		Referee:
Sintija Čamāne
Linesmen:
Bettina Angerer
Fu Zhennan
Muñoz (S. Danielsson, Danielsson) – 05:301–0
Ibañez (Moreno, Ramos) – 12:242–0
S. Danielsson (Muñoz, Ortiz) – 12:383–0
Álvarez (Muñoz) – 17:414–0
V. Abrisqueta (PP) – 24:015–0
L. Abrisqueta (Merino) (SH) – 25:026–0
V. Abrisqueta (Muñoz, L. Danielsson) (PP) – 28:237–0
Serrano (Sans) – 29:198–0
Ramos (Ibañez, Grande) – 30:359–0
Serrano (Villar, V. Abrisqueta) – 44:3710–0
Merino (Senac Gomez) (SH) – 56:0311–0
Álvarez (Ortiz) – 58:4612–0
8 minPenalties8 min
59Shots14
21 March 2018
13:00		Turkey 4–11
(3–3, 0–5, 1–3)		 New ZealandFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 95
Game reference
Kübra Dadaşoğlu
Merve Karataş		GoaliesLochlyn Hyde
Tabitha Crump		Referee:
Elise Harbitz-Rasmussen
Linesmen:
Jennifer Cameron
Linnea Sainio
Taygar – 00:391–0
1–105:45 – Murray (Shields, Woodyear-Smith)
Taygar (Baktıroğlu) (PP) – 07:132–1
2–210:33 – Murray (A. Hyde)
2–311:44 – Lilly (Mulari, C. Heale) (EA)
D. Lökbaş (Baktıroğlu) – 12:303–3
3–421:30 – Woodyear-Smith (SH)
3–524:34 – Jones (Neville-Lamb) (PP)
3–626:57 – C. Heale (Mulari)
3–729:01 – C. Heale (Mulari, Jones)
3–830:13 – Mulari (C. Heale, Jones) (PP)
3–942:59 – Kloss (Jones, Mulari)
3–1044:59 – Gregory (Neville-Lanb, Murray)
Taygar (PP) – 47:344–10
4–1151:32 – Mulari (Gerken, C. Heale)
12 minPenalties6 min
19Shots41
21 March 2018
16:30		Romania 1–12
(0–5, 1–2, 0–5)		 IcelandFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 85
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Andreea Herescu
Andrea Kurkó		GoaliesKristin ÞorbjörnsdóttirReferee:
Liu Chunhua
Linesmen:
Bettina Angerer
Claudia de la Pompa
0–101:06 – Jóhannesdóttir (Snorradóttir, Si. Björgvinsdóttir)
0–205:25 – Ingadóttir (Ágústsdóttir) (SH)
0–310:23 – Sigurðardóttir (Ingadóttir, Geirsdóttir)
0–412:05 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Shantz-Smiley) (PP)
0–515:46 – Geirsdóttir (Ingadóttir)
Oprea (Voicu) (PP) – 21:011–5
1–626:01 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Su. Björgvinsdóttir) (PP2)
1–733:26 – Geirsdóttir (Ágústsdóttir)
1–840:09 – Geirsdóttir
1–945:36 – Su. Björgvinsdóttir (Gardarsdóttir)
1–1048:13 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Jóhannesdóttir, Shantz-Smiley)
1–1153:30 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Shantz-Smiley, Su. Björgvinsdóttir) (PP)
1–1259:18 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Shantz-Smiley)
12 minPenalties12 min
13Shots59
21 March 2018
20:00		Chinese Taipei 1–6
(0–2, 0–3, 1–1)		 SpainFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 455
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Hsu Tzu-tingGoaliesAlba Gonzalo
Esther García		Referee:
Lisa Grison
Linesmen:
Fu Zhennan
Loise Larsen
0–112:22 – Danielsson (Muñoz, Álvarez)
0–215:56 – Moreno (Merino, Ramos)
0–324:20 – Martín (Senac Gomez)
0–431:50 – Merino (V. Abrisqueta)
0–537:04 – L. Abrisqueta (Senac Gomez, Merino)
Hsieh (Hsu Ti.) – 43:261–5
1–651:04 – S. Danielsson (Muñoz)
6 minPenalties8 min
19Shots38
23 March 2018
13:00		Iceland 2–4
(0–1, 1–1, 1–2)		 Chinese TaipeiFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 85
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Guðlaug Þorsteinsdóttir
Birta Thorbjornsdottir		GoaliesHsu Tzu-tingReferee:
Sintija Čamāne
Linesmen:
Alba Calero
Linnea Sainio
0–102:46 – Yeh (Hsieh)
0–233:46 – Teng (Yeh)
Jóhannesdóttir (Si. Björgvinsdóttir, Shantz-Smiley) – 38:311–2
Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Garðarsdóttir, Shantz-Smiley) (PP) – 44:312–2
2–344:31 – Hsu Ti. (Pan) (PP)
2–459:49 – Hsieh (Hsu Ti., Yeh) (PP, ENG)
10 minPenalties4 min
29Shots20
23 March 2018
16:30		Spain 5–2
(2–0, 3–0, 0–2)		 New ZealandFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 555
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Alba Gonzalo
Esther García		GoaliesLochlyn HydeReferee:
Lisa Grison
Linesmen:
Bettina Angerer
Fu Zhennan
Merino (V. Abrisqueta) – 03:071–0
Muñoz (SH) – 07:112–0
L. Abrisqueta (V. Abrisqueta) – 28:143–0
S. Danielsson (Muñoz) – 28:474–0
Ibañez (Martín, Ramos) – 35:405–0
5–146:02 – Kloss (C. Heale, Mulari)
5–258:30 – Jones (C. Heale) (PP)
16 minPenalties6 min
37Shots25
23 March 2018
20:00		Turkey 8–4
(2–2, 1–2, 5–0)		 RomaniaFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 175
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Kübra DadaşoğluGoaliesAndrea Kurkó
Andreea Herescu		Referee:
Elise Harbitz-Rasmussen
Linesmen:
Claudia de la Pompa
Loise Larsen
0–102:20 – Csiszér (Oprea)
0–202:37 – Popescu (Ballo)
Baktıroğlu – 06:281–2
Baktıroğlu (SH) – 14:062–2
Baktıroğlu (SH) – 23:583–2
3–329:33 – Popescu (Ballo) (PP)
3–436:11 – Ballo (Popescu)
Taygar (Yılmaz) – 47:084–4
Taygar (PP) – 53:285–4
Baktıroğlu – 57:536–4
Baktıroğlu (D. Lökbaş) – 58:157–4
Taygar (Yılmaz, Demirkol) (PP) – 59:508–4
18 minPenalties16 min
46Shots30

Awards and statistics

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Alba Gonzalo
    • Best Defenseman: Elena Álvarez
    • Best Forward: Silvia Björgvinsdóttir

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Caitlin Heale 5 7 8 15 +7 2 F
Anjali Thakker 5 4 11 15 +6 2 F
Yeh Hui-chen 5 11 3 14 +4 2 F
Silvia Björgvinsdóttir 5 9 3 12 +4 4 F
Hsu Ting-yu 5 3 8 11 +5 4 F
Vega Muñoz 5 3 8 11 +8 2 F
Sarah Shantz-Smiley 5 2 9 11 +2 4 F
Çağla Baktıroğlu 5 6 4 10 0 4 F
Betül Taygar 5 8 1 9 −8 6 F
Flosrún Jóhannesdóttir 5 4 4 8 +1 2 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

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.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Alba Gonzalo 255:04 4 0.94 87 95.40 0
Hsu Tzu-ting 221:23 11 2.98 118 90.68 0
Guðlaug Þorsteinsdóttir 224:04 9 2.41 83 89.16 0
Lochlyn Hyde 295:42 20 4.06 164 87.80 0
Kübra Dadaşoğlu 275:47 27 5.87 201 86.57 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

Division II Group B Qualification

2018 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II B Qualification
Tournament details
Host country Bulgaria
CitySofia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates4–9 December 2017
Teams5
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored70 (7 per game)
Attendance1,366 (137 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Ela Filipeć (16 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 4 to 9 December 2017.[10][11]

Participating teams

Team Qualification
 Belgium Placed 2nd in Division II B Qualification last year.
 South Africa Placed 3rd in Division II B Qualification last year.
 Bulgaria Hosts; placed 4th in Division II B Qualification last year.
 Hong Kong Placed 5th in Division II B Qualification last year.
 Croatia Did not participate last year.

Match officials

3 referees and 5 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[12]

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Croatia 4 4 0 0 0 27 2 +25 12 Promoted to the 2019 Division II B
2  Belgium 4 3 0 0 1 26 2 +24 9
3  South Africa 4 2 0 0 2 12 8 +4 6
4  Hong Kong 4 1 0 0 3 4 33 −29 3
5  Bulgaria (H) 4 0 0 0 4 3 27 −24 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

Match results

All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).

4 December 2017
15:30		Croatia 4–0
(1–0, 3–0, 0–0)		 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 75
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Petra BelobrkGoaliesShaylene SwanepoelReferee:
Michaela Matejova
Linesmen:
Yvonne Grascher
Ìlksen Șermin Özdemir
Širanović (Vrbančić) – 09:511–0
Delić (Filipeć, Širanović) – 22:052–0
Filipeć (Širanović, Smolec) (SH) – 35:253–0
Bednjanec (Gurka, Filipeć) – 39:474–0
14 minPenalties10 min
29Shots16
4 December 2017
19:00		Bulgaria 0–9
(0–3, 0–4, 0–2)		 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 230
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Paulina Georgieva
Katrin Stankova		GoaliesNina Van Orshaegen
Liesl Kuypers		Referee:
Olga Steinberg
Linesmen:
Vitaliya Khamitsevich
Julia Mannlein
0–100:07 – F. Bosmans
0–203:00 – Maka (Jenaer)
0–305:02 – L. Bosmans (PP)
0–424:10 – F. Bosmans (Morel de Westgaver)
0–527:38 – Maka
0–634:11 – Clincke (Frere)
0–735:35 – L. Bosmans (Morel de Westgaver) (PP)
0–841:47 – Frere (Boon) (PP)
0–943:28 – Franck (Frere)
12 minPenalties8 min
7Shots41
5 December 2017
19:00		Hong Kong 0–10
(0–1, 0–5, 0–4)		 CroatiaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 238
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Chau Nga-szeGoaliesPetra Belobrk
Julija Baždar		Referee:
Maria Fuhrberg
Linesmen:
Tatiana Kasášová
Ìlksen Șermin Özdemir
0–103:34 – Gurka (Filipeć, Smolec)
0–222:45 – Muranić (Filipeć)
0–324:50 – Filipeć
0–436:49 – Metelko (Filipeć)
0–538:15 – Gurka (Smolec, Širanović)
0–639:30 – Malek (Muranić, Filipeć)
0–741:18 – Delić (Gurka, Filipeć)
0–849:30 – Smolec
0–956:08 – Delić (Filipeć)
0–1057:17 – Malek
2 minPenalties8 min
3Shots49
6 December 2017
15:30		Belgium 14–1
(3–0, 5–1, 6–0)		 Hong KongWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 68
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Nina Van Orshaegen
Liesl Kuypers		GoaliesChau Nga-szeReferee:
Michaela Matejova
Linesmen:
Yvonne Grascher
Vitaliya Khamitsevich
F. Bosmans (Leyen) – 06:111–0
Boon (Clincke) – 11:352–0
F. Bosmans (Leyen) – 14:343–0
Boon (Frere) – 21:284–0
4–124:17 – Wong
Maka (Jenaer) – 27:045–1
De Guchtenaere (Franck) – 29:296–1
Frere – 32:557–1
Boon (De Wolf) – 38:318–1
Franck (Frere) – 43:099–1
F. Bosmans (L. Bosmans) – 45:1710–1
Jenaer (Van Calster) – 47:5211–1
De Guchtenaere (Willemot) – 49:3712–1
Jenaer (Duchateau) – 51:3613–1
Franck (Frere) – 53:1714–1
0 minPenalties4 min
61Shots1
6 December 2017
19:00		South Africa 4–0
(0–0, 2–0, 2–0)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 225
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Dominique RelleenGoaliesKatrin StankovaReferee:
Olga Steinberg
Linesmen:
Tatiana Kasášová
Julia Mannlein
Van Doesburgh (C. Schuurman, Rhode) (PP) – 28:371–0
Rhode – 37:172–0
C. Schuurman (Van Doesburgh, N. Schuurman) – 48:263–0
Rhode – 56:374–0
14 minPenalties12 min
24Shots23
7 December 2017
19:00		Croatia 1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)		 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 80
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Petra BelobrkGoaliesNina Van OrshaegenReferee:
Maria Fuhrberg
Linesmen:
Julia Mannlein
Ìlksen Șermin Özdemir
Filipeć (SH) – 17:231–0
12 minPenalties8 min
24Shots25
8 December 2017
15:30		South Africa 8–1
(2–0, 4–1, 2–0)		 Hong KongWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 68
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Shaylene SwanepoelGoaliesChau Nga-szeReferee:
Olga Steinberg
Linesmen:
Vitaliya Khamitsevich
Julia Mannlein
Rhode (L. Langeveld, Brankin) (PP) – 18:381–0
C. Schuurman – 19:362–0
Jamieson (Gruber) – 21:073–0
3–125:33 – Lau
Rhode (Brankin) – 26:044–1
Rhode – 35:435–1
C. Langeveld – 37:596–1
N. Schuurman (C. Schuurman) – 47:117–1
Rhode (Brankin, Herringer) – 56:588–1
6 minPenalties8 min
40Shots5
8 December 2017
19:00		Bulgaria 2–12
(0–5, 2–3, 0–4)		 CroatiaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 102
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Paulina GeorgievaGoaliesPetra BelobrkReferee:
Michaela Matejova
Linesmen:
Yvonne Grascher
Tatiana Kasášová
0–104:13 – Čavka (Gurka)
0–205:16 – Filipeć (Metelko)
0–306:57 – Delić (Gurka)
0–407:15 – Smolec (Filipeć)
0–516:51 – Gurka (Delić)
0–624:43 – Filipeć (Bednjanec) (PP)
0–726:56 – Vrbančić (Širanović) (PP)
Popova (Evstatieva, Stoyanova) (PP) – 32:161–7
Evstatieva (Popova) (PP) – 35:152–7
2–836:51 – Širanović (Smolec)
2–944:34 – Vrbančić (Filipeć) (PP)
2–1046:11 – Širanović (Filipeć)
2–1149:36 – Čavka (Bednjanec)
2–1252:39 – Čavka (Gurka)
6 minPenalties8 min
15Shots49
9 December 2017
14:30		Hong Kong 2–1
(0–1, 0–0, 2–0)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 200
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Chau Nga-szeGoaliesPaulina GeorgievaReferee:
Maria Fuhrberg
Linesmen:
Yvonne Grascher
Vitaliya Khamitsevich
0–107:20 – Dimitrova (Georgieva, Dilova)
Ng (Shum) (PP) – 49:291–1
Leung – 54:262–1
8 minPenalties8 min
21Shots26
9 December 2017
19:00		Belgium 3–0
(1–0, 2–0, 0–0)		 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 80
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Nina van OrshaegenGoaliesShaylene SwanepoelReferee:
Michaela Matejova
Linesmen:
Tatiana Kasášová
Ìlksen Șermin Özdemir
Morel de Westgaver (Van Calster, Leyen) – 19:371–0
F. Bosmans (Morel de Westgaver) – 29:202–0
Frere (Clincke) – 34:563–0
2 minPenalties4 min
22Shots10

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Ela Filipeć 4 6 10 16 +17 2 D
Sonja Frere 4 4 4 8 +11 0 F
Vesna Gurka 4 3 5 8 +11 2 F
Dalene Rhode 4 6 1 7 +5 0 F
Ana Širanović 4 3 4 7 +11 2 F
Femke Bosmans 4 6 0 6 +7 0 F
Martina Smolec 4 1 5 6 +8 2 D
Tijana Delić 4 4 1 4 +8 0 F
Axelle Franck 4 3 1 4 +4 0 F
Cato Boon 4 2 2 4 +6 2 F
Valerie Jenaer 4 2 2 4 +4 0 F
Chloe Schuurman 4 2 2 4 0 4 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

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.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Nina van Orshaegen 180:00 1 0.33 40 97.50 1
Petra Belobrk 218:12 2 0.55 57 96.49 2
Shaylene Swanepoel 180:00 8 2.67 56 85.71 0
Chau Nga-sze 240:00 33 8.25 176 81.25 0
Katrin Stankova 152:05 19 7.50 90 78.89 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

References

  1. ^ "Dutch delight in Maribor". iihf.com. 7 April 2018.
  2. ^ "¡Qué festival!". iihf.com. 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Croatia bounces back". iihf.com. 10 December 2017.
  4. ^ 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A official website
  5. ^ 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A statistics
  6. ^ Div II A assignments
  7. ^ 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B official website
  8. ^ 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B statistics
  9. ^ Div II B assignments
  10. ^ 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification official website
  11. ^ 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification statistics
  12. ^ Div II B Q assignments
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