2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

2016 IIHF Women's World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries  Slovenia
 Spain
 Bulgaria
Dates 2–8 April
29 February–6 March
7–10 December 2015
Teams 15
Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities)
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The 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Bled, Slovenia, running from 2 to 8 April 2016, Group B in Jaca, Spain on 29 February–6 March 2016 and Group B qualification in Sofia, Bulgaria on 7–10 December 2015.[1]

Venues

Group A Group B Group B Qualification
Bled Jaca Sofia
Ledena dvorana Bled
Capacity: 5,000		 Pabellón de Hielo
Capacity: 3,579		 Winter Sports Palace
Capacity: 4,600

Group A tournament

2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country  Slovenia
Dates 2–8 April
Teams 6
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 120 (8 per match)
Attendance 5,035 (336 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Poland Karolina Późniewska
(14 points)
Website IIHF.com

Participants

Team Qualification
 North Korea Placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated.
 Great Britain Placed 2nd in Division II A last year.
 South Korea Placed 3rd in Division II A last year.
 Poland Placed 4th in Division II A last year.
 Croatia Placed 5th in Division II A last year.
 Slovenia Host, placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted.

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Poland (P) 5 4 0 0 1 37 9 +28 12[lower-alpha 1] Promoted to Division I B
2  South Korea 5 4 0 0 1 15 3 +12 12[lower-alpha 1]
3  Great Britain 5 4 0 0 1 34 3 +31 12[lower-alpha 1]
4  North Korea 5 2 0 0 3 21 23 −2 6
5  Slovenia (H) 5 1 0 0 4 9 27 −18 3
6  Croatia (R) 5 0 0 0 5 4 55 −51 0 Relegation to Division II B
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Poland 3 Pts, 3–3 GD; South Korea 3 Pts, 2–2 GD; Great Britain 3 Pts, 2–2 GD. After the tie is broken, head-to-head is used and South Korea defeated Great Britain 1–0.

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

2 April 2016
13:00		South Korea 4–1
(1–1, 1–0, 2–0)		 North KoreaLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 200
2 April 2016
16:30		Great Britain 19–1
(7–1, 4–0, 8–0)		 CroatiaLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 210
2 April 2016
20:00		Slovenia 2–9
(0–4, 2–5, 0–0)		 PolandLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 540
3 April 2016
13:00		Great Britain 0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)		 South KoreaLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 245
3 April 2016
16:30		Croatia 1–6
(1–1, 0–3, 0–2)		 SloveniaLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 860
3 April 2016
20:00		North Korea 4–9
(2–3, 1–2, 1–4)		 PolandLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 205
5 April 2016
13:00		North Korea 8–2
(2–2, 2–0, 4–0)		 CroatiaLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 210
5 April 2016
16:30		South Korea 1–2
(0–0, 0–0, 1–2)		 PolandLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 325
5 April 2016
20:00		Great Britain 6–0
(3–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 SloveniaLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 670
7 April 2016
13:00		Poland 1–2
(1–0, 0–2, 0–0)		 Great BritainLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 240
7 April 2016
16:30		Croatia 0–6
(0–2, 0–3, 0–1)		 South KoreaLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 200
7 April 2016
20:00		Slovenia 1–8
(0–2, 1–3, 0–3)		 North KoreaLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 430
8 April 2016
13:00		Poland 16–0
(6–0, 6–0, 4–0)		 CroatiaLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 100
8 April 2016
16:30		North Korea 0–7
(0–2, 0–2, 0–3)		 Great BritainLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 150
8 April 2016
20:00		South Korea 3–0
(2–0, 1–0, 0–0)		 SloveniaLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 450

Awards and statistics

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: United Kingdom Nicole Jackson
    • Best Defenseman: South Korea Lee Kyou-sun
    • Best Forward: Poland Katarzyna Frąckowiak

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Poland Karolina Późniewska57714+102F
Poland Magdaleną Czaplik53811+102F
Poland Katarzyna Frąckowiak58210+96F
United Kingdom Leanne Ganney55510+114F
United Kingdom Katie Henry54610+116F
United Kingdom Saffron Allen5538+84F
North Korea Choe Jong-hui5448+56F
Poland Kamila Wieczorek5268+80F
United Kingdom Sophie Herbert5437+96F
Slovenia Pia Pren5437–32F

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

Goaltending leaders

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
United Kingdom Nicole Jackson271:0230.6612597.602
South Korea Shin So-jung239:4830.757696.052
Poland Martyna Sass299:0591.8113593.331
Slovenia Pia Dukarič123:05104.8710190.100
Slovenia Ines Confidenti176:55175.7713187.020

TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Group B tournament

2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country  Spain
Dates 29 February–6 March
Teams 6
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 113 (7.53 per match)
Attendance 7,633 (509 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Australia Alivia del Basso
(19 points)
MVP Australia Alivia del Basso
Website IIHF.com

Participants

Team Qualification
 New Zealand Placed 6th in Division II A and were relegated.
 Mexico Placed 2nd in Division II B last year.
 Spain Host, placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
 Iceland Placed 4th in Division II B last year.
 Australia Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
 Turkey Placed 1st in Division II B qualification last year and were promoted.
  • Australia announced their intention to withdraw from competition in December,[3] however have changed their plans with the tournament rescheduled for Spain.[4]

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Australia (P) 5 4 0 1 0 32 6 +26 13 Promoted to Division II A
2  Spain (H) 5 4 0 0 1 26 8 +18 12
3  Iceland 5 3 0 0 2 21 10 +11 9
4  Mexico 5 2 1 0 2 13 9 +4 8
5  New Zealand 5 1 0 0 4 13 40 −27 3
6  Turkey (R) 5 0 0 0 5 8 40 −32 0 Relegation to Division II B qualification
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Results

All times are local (UTC+1).

29 February 2016
13:00		Turkey 2–7
(0–2, 2–2, 0–3)		 IcelandPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 120
29 February 2016
16:30		Mexico 2–1 GWS
(1–0, 0–1, 0–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 AustraliaPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 200
29 February 2016
20:00		Spain 11–1
(6–0, 4–0, 1–1)		 New ZealandPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 850
1 March 2016
13:00		Australia 12–0
(4–0, 6–0, 2–0)		 TurkeyPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 120
1 March 2016
16:30		New Zealand 2–8
(1–5, 1–2, 0–1)		 IcelandPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 135
1 March 2016
20:00		Mexico 0–3
(0–1, 0–2, 0–0)		 SpainPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 650
3 March 2016
13:00		New Zealand 1–12
(0–2, 1–5, 0–5)		 AustraliaPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 132
3 March 2016
16:30		Mexico 6–1
(1–0, 3–0, 2–1)		 TurkeyPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 550
3 March 2016
20:00		Spain 3–2
(1–0, 1–1, 1–1)		 IcelandPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 1,050
5 March 2016
13:00		Iceland 2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)		 MexicoPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 152
5 March 2016
16:30		Turkey 4–7
(0–1, 1–1, 3–5)		 New ZealandPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 354
5 March 2016
20:00		Australia 4–1
(2–1, 0–0, 2–0)		 SpainPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 1,600
6 March 2016
13:00		New Zealand 2–5
(1–2, 1–2, 0–1)		 MexicoPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 120
6 March 2016
16:30		Iceland 2–3
(0–1, 1–1, 1–1)		 AustraliaPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 700
6 March 2016
20:00		Spain 8–1
(2–0, 4–0, 2–1)		 TurkeyPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 900

Awards and statistics

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Spain Alba Gonzalo
    • Best Defenseman: Spain Vanesa Abrisqueta
    • Best Forward: Australia Alivia del Basso

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Australia Alivia del Basso581119+138F
New Zealand Anjali Thakker57310–42F
Iceland Flosrún Jóhannesdóttir5639+74F
Australia Shona Powell5549+710F
Iceland Sunna Björgvinsdóttir561702F
Australia Sharna Godfrey5347+812F
Australia Lucy Parrington5257+104F
Iceland Silvia Björgvinsdóttir5516+50F
Mexico Francia Hernández5336+46F
Spain Laura Danielsson Borrasca524602F
Mexico Daniela Gendron5246+16D

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

Goaltending leaders

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
Spain Alba Gonzalo259:4151.1610695.281
Mexico María Meza251:2461.4310994.780
Iceland Elise Väljaots178:5951.688294.251
Australia Michelle Coonan185:0051.623988.640
New Zealand Shelby Wood196:53267.9212783.010

TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Group B Qualification tournament

2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification
Tournament details
Host country  Bulgaria
Dates 7–10 December 2015
Teams 4
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 6
Goals scored 50 (8.33 per match)
Attendance 1,451 (242 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Hong Kong Ip Estelle Claudia
(11 points)
Website IIHF.com

Participants

Team Qualification
 Hong Kong Placed 2nd in the Division II B Qualification last year.
 South Africa Placed 3rd in the Division II B Qualification last year.
 Bulgaria Host, placed 4th in Division II B Qualification last year.
 Romania Had not participated since 2011

Match officials

3 referees and 5 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Romania (P) 3 2 0 1 0 15 9 +6 7 Promoted to Division II B
2  Hong Kong 3 2 0 0 1 15 9 +6 6
3  South Africa 3 1 1 0 1 12 8 +4 5
4  Bulgaria (H) 3 0 0 0 3 8 24 −16 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; (P) Promoted.

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

7 December 2015
16:00		South Africa 3–2
(0–1, 2–1, 0–0)
OT (1–0)		 RomaniaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 100
7 December 2015
19:30		Bulgaria 2–9
(1–2, 1–3, 0–4)		 Hong KongWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 350
8 December 2015
16:00		Hong Kong 3–5
(2–1, 1–2, 0–2)		 RomaniaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 100
8 December 2015
19:30		South Africa 7–3
(2–1, 3–2, 2–0)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 250
10 December 2015
16:00		Hong Kong 3–2
(0–1, 1–0, 2–1)		 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 111
10 December 2015
19:30		Romania 8–3
(3–1, 2–1, 3–1)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 540

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Hong Kong Ip Estelle Claudia38311+24F
Hong Kong Wong Tsui Yi35510+12F
Romania Voicu Ana3729+92F
Romania Noémi Balló3448+100F
South Africa Dalene Rhode3415+22F
South Africa Chloe Schuurman3224+42F
Bulgaria Mirela Zareva3224–312F
Hong Kong Kong Cheryl Lauren3134+16F
Bulgaria Amalia Koleva3303–78F
South Africa Donne Oxenham3303+12D

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
Hong Kong Wong Ying Chi Virginia94:2531.913691.670
South Africa Shaylene Swanepoel121:4452.464789.360
Hong Kong Lee Jenny Kai-Chin85:3564.214987.760
Bulgaria Vesela Krasteva165:00228.0013683.820
Romania Beáta Antal182:5292.955082.000

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. ↑ "Tournament allocations". iihfworlds2015.com. 15 May 2015.
  2. ↑ IIA Assignsments
  3. ↑ "Australia withdraws". iihf.com. 23 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "National women's team announced". iha.org.au. 6 February 2016.
  5. ↑ IIB Officials
  6. ↑ Competition officials
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