2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

Goalies

Bianka Bos

Referee:

Vanessa Morin
Linesmen:

Tanja Cadonau

Jenni Jaatinen

	0–1	00:31 – Zwarthoed (Hamers)
	0–2	27:28 – Van Nes (Zwarthoed, Wielenga)
Marsden (Taylor, Henry) – 27:46	1–2
	1–3	31:14 – Hamers (Dijkema)
Marsden (Taylor, Traill) – 31:51	2–3
Ganney (Henry) – 35:08	3–3
	3–4	38:32 – Van Nes (Wielenga)
	3–5	46:46 – Huisman (Tjin–A–Ton)
Lane (Marsden, Summers) – 58:12	4–5

12 min

Penalties

10 min

12

Shots

43

2 April 2017
21:00

South Korea

5–1
(1–1, 2–0, 2–0)

Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung
Attendance: 1,096

Game reference

Goalies

Ines Confidenti

Referee:

Chelsea Rapin
Linesmen:

Aiko Hoshi

Bente Owren

Kim H. (Choi J.) – 04:36	1–0
	1–1	08:20 – E. Dukarič (S. Confidenti, Pren)
Jo (Eom) – 27:06	2–1
Choi J. (Park Yo.) (PP) – 31:24	3–1
Im (Griffin) – 47:32	4–1
Park J. (Park C.) – 49:09	5–1

10 min

Penalties

12 min

78

Shots

12

3 April 2017
16:30

Netherlands

4–2
(1–0, 2–2, 1–0)

North Korea

Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung
Attendance: 1,048

Game reference

Lisa Daams

Goalies

So Jong-sim

Referee:

Rita Rygh
Linesmen:

Tanja Cadonau

Lee Kyung-sun

Zwarthoed (Dijkema) – 08:47	1–0
	1–1	22:41 – Kim Un-h. (PS)
	1–2	28:28 – Kim H. (Jong) (PP)
Keijzer (Wielenga) – 31:21	2–2
Wielenga (Keijzer) (PP) – 38:59	3–2
Keijzer (Zwarthoed) (PP2) – 49:07	4–2

28 min

Penalties

14 min

31

Shots

19

3 April 2017
21:00

Slovenia

3–0
(2–0, 1–0, 0–0)

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 247

Game reference

Pia Dukarič

Goalies

Ashleigh Brown

Referee:

Anna Kuroda
Linesmen:

Aiko Hoshi

Bente Owren

S. Confidenti (Zimšek, Pren) – 06:26	1–0
Pren (S. Confidenti) (SH) – 19:48	2–0
Pren (E. Dukarič) (SH) – 22:56	3–0

12 min

Penalties

10 min

19

Shots

45

3 April 2017
21:00

South Korea

3–1
(2–0, 0–1, 1–0)

Great Britain

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 1,228

Game reference

Goalies

Referee:

Vanessa Morin
Linesmen:

Jenni Jaatinen

Brienne Stewart

Park J. – 15:55	1–0
Han (Park J.) – 19:56	2–0
	2–1	24:07 – Ganney (Lane)
Kim H. (Jo) – 54:43	3–1

6 min

Penalties

12 min

38

Shots

20

5 April 2017
12:00

Netherlands

5–1
(2–1, 2–0, 1–0)

Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung
Attendance: 851

Game reference

Bianka Bos

Goalies

Pia Dukarič

Referee:

Anna Kuroda
Linesmen:

Jenni Jaatinen

Lee Kyung-sun

	0–1	00:30 – Pren (S. Confidenti)
De Jong (Wielenga) – 06:26	1–1
Milders (Zwarthoed) – 18:38	2–1
Zwarthoed (Tjin-a-Ton, Even) – 31:45	3–1
Haverkorn (Zwarthoed, Milders) – 31:56	4–1
De Jong (Milders, Wielenga) (SH) – 50:37	5–1

8 min

Penalties

14 min

72

Shots

8

5 April 2017
16:30

Great Britain

2–3 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 2–1)
OT: (0–1)

North Korea

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 1,627

Game reference

Goalies

So Jong-sim

Referee:

Chelsea Rapin
Linesmen:

Aiko Hoshi

Brienne Stewart

	0–1	37:54 – Jong (Ryo, Hwang C.) (SH)
	0–2	42:07 – Won (Jin, Kim Un-h.) (PP)
Taylor (Traill, Mardsen) – 49:53	1–2
Ganney (Taylor, Lane) – 50:49	2–2
	2–3	61:59 – Jin (Won)

14 min

Penalties

8 min

35

Shots

30

5 April 2017
21:00

South Korea

8–1
(2–0, 5–0, 1–1)

Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung
Attendance: 1,042

Game reference

Goalies

Michelle Coonan
Ashleigh Brown

Referee:

Rita Rygh
Linesmen:

Tanja Cadonau

Bente Owren

Park J. (Jo) – 05:02	1–0
Park Ye. (Choi J.) (PP) – 11:28	2–0
Han S. (Park J., Eom) (PP) – 20:52	3–0
Choi Y. (Im) – 24:41	4–0
Park J. (Park Ye., Eom) (PP) – 30:47	5–0
Lee E. (Park J., Eom) (PP) – 34:50	6–0
Eom (Han S.) (PP) – 39:59	7–0
	7–1	48:27 – Powell (Van der Wolf)
Choi Y – 59:43	8–1

0 min

Penalties

12 min

42

Shots

5

6 April 2017
16:30

2–8
(0–4, 0–3, 2–1)

Great Britain

Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung
Attendance: 396

Game reference

Pia Dukarič
Ines Confidenti

Goalies

Nicole Jackson
Michelle Franklin

Referee:

Vanessa Morin
Linesmen:

Tanja Cadonau

Bente Owren

	0–1	09:47 – Ganney (Henry, Lane)
	0–2	12:24 – Mardsen (Hill, Taylor) (PP)
	0–3	14:09 – Allen (Taylor)
	0–4	16:57 – Mardsen (Taylor)
	0–5	20:16 – Henry (Farman, Lane) (PP)
	0–6	27:13 – Traill (Adams)
	0–7	30:01 – Henry (Taylor, Mardsen)
	0–8	43:09 – Farman (Allen)
S. Confidenti (Haus) – 47:03	1–8
Pren (Zimšek) – 58:48	2–8

10 min

Penalties

10 min

12

Shots

59

6 April 2017
21:00

1–3
(0–2, 1–1, 0–0)

Netherlands

Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung
Attendance: 367

Game reference

Ashleigh Brown

Goalies

Lisa Daams

Referee:

Rita Rygh
Linesmen:

Aiko Hoshi

Lee Kyung-sun

	0–1	06:44 – De Jong (Keijzer) (SH)
	0–2	09:00 – Hamers (Dijkema, Zwarthoed)
	0–3	34:15 – Tjin-A-Ton (Tegelaar, Huisman)
McOnie (Ayris) – 35:38	1–3

6 min

Penalties

8 min

17

Shots

26

6 April 2017
21:00

North Korea

0–3
(0–2, 0–1, 0–0)

South Korea

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 5,800

Game reference

So Jong-sim
Ri Pom

Goalies

Referee:

Chelsea Rapin
Linesmen:

Jenni Jaatinen

Brienne Stewart

	0–1	08:13 – Park Ye. (Park Yo., Griffin) (PP)
	0–2	11:27 – Jo (Park Ye., Park Yo.) (PP)
	0–3	37:57 – Lee E. (Park J., Kim S.)

10 min

Penalties

8 min

26

Shots

29

8 April 2017
12:00

North Korea

4–2
(0–2, 2–0, 2–0)

Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung
Attendance: 1,539

Game reference

Ri Pom
So Jong-sim

Goalies

Pia Dukarič

Referee:

Anna Kuroda
Linesmen:

Aiko Hoshi

Jenni Jaatinen

	0–1	00:25 – E. Dukarič (S. Confidenti)
	0–2	07:34 – S. Confidenti (Lončar, Pren)
Kim K. (Ryo, Jong) – 26:41	1–2
Jong (Kim H.) – 34:23	2–2
Kim Un-j. (Choe U.) – 44:58	3–2
Kim K. – 58:14	4–2

2 min

Penalties

6 min

70

Shots

13

8 April 2017
16:30

Netherlands

0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)

South Korea

Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung
Attendance: 2,482

Game reference

Lisa Daams

Goalies

Shin So-jung

Referee:

Vanessa Morin
Linesmen:

Tanja Cadonau

Brienne Stewart

	0–1	36:04 – Han (Park J., Cho)
	0–2	42:53 – Han (Park J., Lee E.) (PP)

10 min

Penalties

2 min

11

Shots

30

8 April 2017
21:00

Great Britain

5–3
(2–1, 1–2, 2–0)

Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung
Attendance: 556

Game reference

Goalies

Michelle Coonan

Referee:

Chelsea Rapin
Linesmen:

Lee Kyung-sun

Bente Owren

Emery (Taylor) – 05:29	1–0
Taylor (Marsden) – 11:19	2–0
	2–1	19:30 – Godfrey (Van der Wolf)
	2–2	21:35 – Matheson (Parrington) (PP)
Marsden (Lewis) – 24:23	3–2
	3–3	28:54 Matheson (Costa, Van der Wolf) (PP)
Henry (Taylor, Hill) – 44:18	4–3
Taylor (Newman, Douglas) (PP) – 58:50	5–3

12 min

Penalties

14 min

26

Shots

20

Awards and statistics

Awards

Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goalkeeper: Han Do-hee
- 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
Angela Taylor	5	3	9	12	+8	2	F
Park Jong-ah	5	4	6	10	+5	0	F
Kathryn Marsden	5	5	4	9	+7	4	F
Pia Pren	5	4	4	8	–1	4	F
Julie Zwarthoed	5	3	5	8	+7	2	F
Sara Confidenti	5	3	4	7	+1	6	F
Katie Henry	5	3	3	6	+3	10	F
Savine Wielenga	5	1	5	6	+5	0	F
Han Soo-jin	5	4	1	5	+4	2	F
Jo Su-sie	5	2	3	5	+3	0	F

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
Han Do-hee	240:00	3	0.75	63	95.24	1
Pia Dukarič	201:01	16	4.57	221	92.76	1
Lisa Daams	180:00	5	1.67	66	92.42	0
So Jong-sim	252:49	11	2.61	110	90.00	0
Nicole Jackson	291:16	15	3.09	140	89.29	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

Group B tournament

Participants

Team	Qualification
Spain	Placed 2nd in Division II B last year.
Iceland	Host, placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
Mexico	Placed 4th in Division II B last year.
New Zealand	Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
Romania	Placed 1st in Division II B Qualification last year and were promoted.
Turkey	Placed 6th in Division II B last year and were allowed to remain because of Croatia's withdrawal.

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.^[3]

Referees

Katalin Gérnyi
Elena Ivanova
Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
Gabriela Malá

Linesmen

Veronika Dopitová
Linn Forsberg
Leigh Hetherington
Senovwa Mollen
Oksana Shestakova
Julia Tschirner
Julia Weegh

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico (P)	5	4	0	0	1	19	9	+10	12	Promoted to 2018 Division II A
2	Spain	5	3	1	0	1	26	7	+19	11
3	New Zealand	5	3	0	1	1	20	13	+7	10
4	Iceland (H)	5	2	0	0	3	19	13	+6	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	Turkey	5	2	0	0	3	15	31	−16	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}
6	Romania	5	0	0	0	5	10	36	−26	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.
Notes:

1 2 Iceland 6–0 Turkey

Results

All times are local (UTC±0).

27 February 2017
13:00

Turkey

3–5
(1–3, 1–2, 1–0)

New Zealand

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 164

Game reference

Kübra Dadaşoğlu

Goalies

Lochlyn Hyde

Referee:

Gabriela Malá
Linesmen:

Veronika Dopitová

Julia Weegh

Tayğar (Baktıroğlu) – 04:46	1–0
	1–1	08:21 – Murray (Thakker)
	1–2	16:37 – Thakker (Neville-Lamb, Murray) (PP)
	1–3	19:23 – Thakker (Goulding) (SH)
	1–4	21:44 – Thakker (SH)
	1–5	28:23 – Davis (A. Hyde)
Baktıroğlu (Demirkol) (PP) – 38:06	2–5
Yurt (Tayğar, Baktıroğlu) (EA) – 58:48	3–5

20 min

Penalties

14 min

16

Shots

39

27 February 2017
16:30

Mexico

3–1
(2–0, 0–1, 1–0)

Spain

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 280

Game reference

Mónica Renteria

Goalies

Alba Gonzalo

Referee:

Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
Linesmen:

Linn Forsberg

Leigh Hetherington

Chávez (Cruz, Tellez) (PP) – 01:30	1–0
Chávez (Tellez) (PP2) – 14:54	2–0
	2–1	34:18 – A. Merino
Escobedo (PP) – 54:38	3–1

12 min

Penalties

18 min

17

Shots

24

27 February 2017
20:00

Iceland

7–2
(3–0, 1–0, 3–2)

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 420

Game reference

Elise Väljaots

Goalies

Andreea Herescu

Referee:

Katalin Gérnyi
Linesmen:

Senovwa Mollen

Julia Tschirner

Jóhannesdóttir (Baldursdóttir) – 05:49	1–0
Su. Björgvinsdóttir (Viðarsdóttir) (PP) – 06:17	2–0
Si. Björgvinsdóttir (SH) – 15:57	3–0
Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Guðbjartsdóttir) – 29:36	4–0
	4–1	42:01 – Oprea (Balló)
Karvelsdóttir (Ingadóttir, Guðbjartsdóttir) (PP) – 44:59	5–1
Þórisdóttir (D. Björgvinsdóttir) – 49:51	6–1
	6–2	52:05 – Popescu (Ana)
Baldursdóttir (Jóhannesdóttir, Ágústsdóttir) (PP) – 59:35	7–2

12 min

Penalties

18 min

51

Shots

22

28 February 2017
13:00

Spain

3–2 OT
(2–2, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT 1–0)

New Zealand

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 100

Game reference

Alba Gonzalo

Goalies

Lochlyn Hyde

Referee:

Elena Ivanova
Linesmen:

Linn Forsberg

Julia Weegh

	0–1	14:26 – Goulding (Davis, A. Hyde) (PP)
	0–2	14:57 – Shields (Murray, Thakker)
S. Danielsson (L. Danielsson) – 15:50	1–2
Rivera (Muñoz, Álvarez) (PP) – 19:32	2–2
A. Merino – 62:26	3–2

27 min

Penalties

12 min

29

Shots

25

28 February 2017
16:30

4–6
(2–3, 1–2, 1–1)

Turkey

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 80

Game reference

Andreea Herescu

Goalies

Kübra Dadaşoğlu

Referee:

Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
Linesmen:

Veronika Dopitová

Julia Tschirner

	0–1	00:40 – Baktıroğlu
	0–2	03:06 – Baktıroğlu (Yılmaz)
Balló – 04:23	1–2
Ana (Popescu) (PP) – 12:35	2–2
	2–3	18:15 – Yurt
Ana (Barta) (PP) – 20:15	3–3
	3–4	22:29 – Baktıroğlu
	3–5	38:24 – Baktıroğlu (SH)
	3–6	54:11 – Demirkol (Baktıroğlu)
Popescu – 59:17	4–6

12 min

Penalties

6 min

33

Shots

42

28 February 2017
20:00

Iceland

2–4
(1–1, 1–1, 0–2)

Mexico

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 350

Game reference

Elise Väljaots

Goalies

Mónica Renteria

Referee:

Gabriela Malá
Linesmen:

Leigh Hetherington

Oksana Shestakova

	0–1	15:04 – Tellez (Ayala)
Su. Björgvinsdóttir (Si. Björgvinsdóttir) (PP) – 15:10	1–1
	1–2	21:38 – Cruz
Su. Björgvinsdóttir (Karvelsdottir) (PP) – 39:22	2–2
	2–3	56:09 – Tellez
	2–4	59:04 – Chávez (ENG)

8 min

Penalties

4 min

30

Shots

23

2 March 2017
13:00

Spain

8–1
(1–1, 1–0, 6–0)

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 60

Game reference

Alba Gonzalo

Goalies

Andrea Kurko

Referee:

Gabriela Malá
Linesmen:

Veronika Dopitová

Leigh Hetherington

	0–1	09:40 – Ana (Popescu)
Villar (Rivera, A. Merino) – 11:27	1–1
Muñoz (S. Danielsson, L. Danielsson) – 37:15	2–1
Sans (P. Merino) – 44:09	3–1
S. Danielsson (L. Danielsson) – 46:21	4–1
Muñoz – 46:53	5–1
A. Merino – 47:12	6–1
A. Merino (Senac Gómez, Villar) (PP) – 47:55	7–1
Sans (Rivera) – 54:12	8–1

4 min

Penalties

12 min

50

Shots

16

2 March 2017
16:30

Mexico

1–0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0)

New Zealand

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 95

Game reference

Mónica Renteria

Goalies

Lochlyn Hyde

Referee:

Katalin Gérnyi
Linesmen:

Linn Forsberg

Julia Tschirner

G. Rojas (Cárdenas) – 34:56

1–0

6 min

Penalties

8 min

15

Shots

28

2 March 2017
20:00

Iceland

6–0
(4–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Turkey

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 470

Game reference

Guðlaug Þorsteinsdóttir

Goalies

Kübra Dadaşoğlu
İrem Kırant

Referee:

Elena Ivanova
Linesmen:

Senovwa Mollen

Julia Weegh

Su. Björgvinsdóttir (Karvelsdóttir, Viðarsdóttir) – 04:53	1–0
Jóhannesdóttir (Ágústsdóttir, Viðarsdóttir) (PP2) – 09:17	2–0
Geirsdóttir (Ágústsdóttir, Viðarsdóttir) (PP) – 15:55	3–0
Jóhannesdóttir (Sveinsdóttir) – 19:40	4–0
Karvelsdóttir (Ágústsdóttir, Jóhannesdóttir) (PP) – 49:36	5–0
Jóhannesdóttir (Sveinsdóttir) – 59:56	6–0

8 min

Penalties

10 min

53

Shots

17

3 March 2017
13:00

0–6
(0–3, 0–1, 0–2)

Mexico

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 21

Game reference

Andrea Kurko

Goalies

María Meza

Referee:

Katalin Gérnyi
Linesmen:

Oksana Shestakova

Julia Tschirner

	0–1	05:00 – Tellez (Cárdenas)
	0–2	12:17 – Chávez (G. Rojas, Tellez)
	0–3	18:21 – Cárdenas (Aravena, Meza)
	0–4	32:16 – G. Rojas
	0–5	54:54 – J. Rojas (Chávez)
	0–6	57:37 – Tellez

2 min

Penalties

2 min

20

Shots

50

3 March 2017
16:30

Turkey

0–11
(0–2, 0–5, 0–4)

Spain

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 34

Game reference

Kübra Dadaşoğlu
İrem Kırant

Goalies

Alba Gonzalo
Ester García

Referee:

Elena Ivanova
Linesmen:

Leigh Hetherington

Senovwa Mollen

	0–1	08:30 – S. Danielsson (Muñoz)
	0–2	19:18 – Muñoz
	0–3	21:28 – Grande (Senac Gómez)
	0–4	25:55 – A. Merino (Muñoz, S. Danielsson) (PP)
	0–5	31:36 – A. Merino (Ortiz) (SH)
	0–6	35:36 – L. Danielsson (Muñoz, S. Danielsson)
	0–7	38:08 – Hernández (Ayala, Rivera)
	0–8	46:07 – S. Danielsson (Muñoz, L. Danielsson)
	0–9	53:33 – Hernández (Rivera)
	0–10	57:24 – Ortega (Grande)
	0–11	57:42 – Rivera (Ayala)

12 min

Penalties

6 min

19

Shots

69

3 March 2017
20:00

New Zealand

4–3
(1–0, 1–3, 2–0)

Iceland

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 578

Game reference

Lochlyn Hyde

Goalies

Elise Väljaots

Referee:

Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
Linesmen:

Veronika Dopitová

Linn Forsberg

Thakker (Jensen) – 05:17	1–0
	1–1	20:41 – Jóhannesdóttir (Karvelsdóttir)
	1–2	26:19 – Jóhannesdóttir (Su. Björgvinsdóttir) (SH)
	1–3	29:15 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Su. Björgvinsdóttir)
Neville-Lamb (Thakker) – 30:40	2–3
Murray (Shields) – 53:34	3–3
Gregory (Thakker, Goulding) – 56:18	4–3

4 min

Penalties

8 min

28

Shots

31

5 March 2017
13:00

Mexico

5–6
(2–0, 3–4, 0–2)

Turkey

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 52

Game reference

María Meza

Goalies

Kübra Dadaşoğlu

Referee:

Elena Ivanova
Linesmen:

Oksana Shestakova

Julia Weegh

J. Rojas (Chávez) – 12:00	1–0
Cárdenas (G. Rojas, Tellez) – 17:37	2–0
	2–1	21:05 – Yılmaz (Baktıroğlu, Eryılmaz)
Chávez (J. Rojas) – 21:28	3–1
	3–2	22:29 – Lökbaş (Tayğar)
J. Rojas (Chávez) – 24:08	4–2
	4–3	25:00 – Yılmaz (Baktıroğlu)
	4–4	37:15 – Baktıroğlu (Demirkol)
J. Rojas (Chávez) – 38:36	5–4
	5–5	47:03 – Baktıroğlu
	5–6	59:17 – Demirkol (Baktıroğlu)

6 min

Penalties

8 min

52

Shots

26

5 March 2017
16:30

New Zealand

9–3
(1–0, 4–3, 4–0)

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 43

Game reference

Lochlyn Hyde
Tabitha Crump

Goalies

Andrea Kurko

Referee:

Katalin Gérnyi
Linesmen:

Linn Forsberg

Senovwa Mollen

Jensen (Thakker, Keenan) – 04:07	1–0
Heale (Thakker) – 22:02	2–0
Thakker (Heale) – 24:48	3–0
Heale (Thakker) – 33:40	4–0
	4–1	35:04 – Bíró (Ana, Popescu)
Heale (Thakker) – 36:48	5–1
	5–2	36:55 – Ana (Popescu)
	5–3	37:12 – Ana (Balló)
Thakker – 51:55	6–3
Davis (Murray, Goulding) – 54:39	7–3
Goulding (Kloss) – 58:12	8–3
Thakker (Murray) – 59:37	9–3

2 min

Penalties

6 min

76

Shots

21

5 March 2017
20:00

Spain

3–1
(2–0, 1–0, 0–1)

Iceland

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 682

Game reference

Alba Gonzalo

Goalies

Elise Väljaots
Guðlaug Þorsteinsdóttir

Referee:

Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
Linesmen:

Leigh Hetherington

Julia Tschirner

L. Abrisqueta (Rivera) – 01:55	1–0
V. Abrisqueta (L. Abrisqueta, Villar) – 13:29	2–0
Rivera (Hernández, L. Abrisqueta) – 22:26	3–0
	3–1	50:45 – Karvelsdóttir (Su. Björgvinsdóttir, Geirsdóttir) (PP)

14 min

Penalties

24 min

42

Shots

26

Awards and statistics

Awards

Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goalkeeper: Mónica Renteria
- Best Defenseman: Eva Karvelsdóttir
- Best Forward: Anjali Thakker

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Anjali Thakker	5	7	8	15	+9	2	F
Çağla Baktıroğlu	5	7	6	13	+1	0	F
María Chávez	5	5	4	9	+4	4	F
Flosrún Jóhannesdóttir	5	6	2	8	+1	6	F
Claudia Tellez	5	4	4	8	+6	4	F
Vega Muñoz	5	3	5	8	+7	6	F
Carmen Rivera	5	3	5	8	+7	2	F
Ainhoa Merino	5	6	1	7	+7	4	F
Voicu Ana	5	5	2	7	−4	14	F
Sunna Björgvinsdóttir	5	4	3	7	+4	4	F
Sara Danielsson	5	4	3	7	+9	6	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
Mónica Renteria	180:00	3	1.00	82	96.34	1
Alba Gonzalo	282:26	7	1.49	100	93.00	0
Lochlyn Hyde	297:47	13	2.62	117	88.89	0
Kübra Dadaşoğlu	290:55	28	5.77	239	88.28	0
Elise Väljaots	199:45	12	3.60	94	87.23	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

Group B qualification tournament

2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification
Tournament details
Host country	Chinese Taipei
Dates	12–17 December
Teams	5
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	85 (8.5 per match)
Attendance	4,869 (487 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Yeh Hui-chen (15 points)
Website	IIHF.com

Participants

Team	Qualification
Hong Kong	Placed 2nd in Division II B Qualification last year.
South Africa	Placed 3rd in Division II B Qualification last year.
Bulgaria	Placed 4th in Division II B Qualification last year.
Belgium	Did not participate last year.
Chinese Taipei	Host, first appearance in world championships.

Match officials

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

Referees

Ma Sang-hee
Etsuko Wada
Laura White

Linesmen

Sayaka Akama
Ashleigh Davidson
Elizabeth Mantha
Theodore Streitu
Yuka Tochigi

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chinese Taipei (H, P)	4	4	0	32	3	+29	12	Promoted to 2018 Division II B
2	Belgium	4	3	1	22	3	+19	9
3	South Africa	4	2	2	22	15	+7	6
4	Bulgaria	4	1	3	6	32	−26	3
5	Hong Kong	4	0	4	3	32	−29	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+8).

12 December 2016
15:30

Belgium

8–1
(3–0, 3–0, 2–1)

South Africa

Annex Ice Rink, Taipei
Attendance: 297

Game reference

Nina van Orshaegan

Goalies

Danielle Kotze
Shaylene Swanepoel

Referee:

Ma Sang-hee
Linesmen:

Ashleigh Davidson

Elizabeth Mantha

Frere (Jenaer) – 02:31	1–0
Morel de Westgaver – 10:39	2–0
De Decker (Van Calster) – 13:00	3–0
De Decker (Liesens) – 24:38	4–0
L. Bosmans (Jenaer) – 25:42	5–0
De Wolf – 32:32	6–0
De Wolf – 42:09	7–0
	7–1	56:03 – Rhode (Van Doesburgh)
Maka – 59:43	8–1

4 min

Penalties

2 min

51

Shots

34

12 December 2016
19:00

Chinese Taipei

13–0
(4–0, 5–0, 4–0)

Bulgaria

Annex Ice Rink, Taipei
Attendance: 612

Game reference

Wang Yun-tzu

Goalies

Paulina Georgieva
Katrin Stankova

Referee:

Laura White
Linesmen:

Sayaka Akama

Theodore Šteitů

Hsu Ti. (Pan, Yeh) – 06:50	1–0
Teng (Hsieh) – 08:59	2–0
Teng (Hsu Ti., Huang M.) (PP) – 16:18	3–0
Yeh – 17:04	4–0
Teng (Liu A.) – 27:39	5–0
Liu C. – 27:51	6–0
Yeh (Sheng) – 28:18	7–0
Yeh (Liu C., Hsu Ti.) (PP2) – 37:12	8–0
Liu C. – 39:31	9–0
Yeh (Teng, Huang M.) – 42:51	10–0
Hsu Ti. (Yeh, Liu C.) (PP) – 48:36	11–0
Lin (Sheng) – 49:28	12–0
Lan (Tao, Yao) – 55:48	13–0

0 min

Penalties

20 min

74

Shots

10

13 December 2016
15:30

0–7
(0–1, 0–4, 0–2)

Belgium

Annex Ice Rink, Taipei
Attendance: 352

Game reference

Virginia Wong
Chau Nga-sze

Goalies

Maud Smits
Nina van Orshaegen

Referee:

Etsuko Wada
Linesmen:

Ashleigh Davidson

Theodore Šteitů

	0–1	08:32 – De Decker (Van Calster)
	0–2	23:52 – F. Bosmans (Frere)
	0–3	28:40 – Morel de Westgaver (F. Bosmans)
	0–4	36:59 – Van Calster (Morel de Westgaver) (SH)
	0–5	38:16 – L. Bosmans
	0–6	43:14 – Willemot (PP)
	0–7	53:43 – Frere (Van Calster, F. Bosmans) (PP)

10 min

Penalties

12 min

8

Shots

87

13 December 2016
19:00

South Africa

1–7
(0–2, 0–4, 1–1)

Chinese Taipei

Annex Ice Rink, Taipei
Attendance: 479

Game reference

Danielle Kotze
Shaylene Swanepoel

Goalies

Hsu Tzu-ting

Referee:

Ma Sang-hee
Linesmen:

Elizabeth Mantha

Yuka Tochigi

	0–1	09:19 – Yeh (Hsu Ti.)
	0–2	16:46 – Yao
	0–3	22:06 – Yao
	0–4	26:08 – Yeh (Pan)
	0–5	33:52 – Yeh (Hsu Ti., Teng) (PP)
	0–6	38:44 – Yeh (Pan, Huang M.) (PP)
Van Doesburgh – 47:44	1–6
	1–7	58:03 – Yeh (Hsu Ti.)

12 min

Penalties

2 min

20

Shots

41

15 December 2016
15:30

South Africa

11–0
(3–0, 3–0, 5–0)

Bulgaria

Annex Ice Rink, Taipei
Attendance: 238

Game reference

Danielle Kotze

Goalies

Paulina Georgieva
Katrin Stankova

Referee:

Laura White
Linesmen:

Sayaka Akama

Yuka Tochigi

Roos (Keuler, Verwey) – 03:42	1–0
Jamieson (Roos, Van Doesburgh) – 13:16	2–0
Rhode (C. Schuurman, Ketola) – 14:33	3–0
C. Schuurman (D. Verwey) – 23:55	4–0
Sheffield (Jamieson, Roos) – 31:33	5–0
N. Schuurman (C. Schuurman, Skinner) – 35:12	6–0
N. Schuurman (Skinner, C. Schuurman) – 42:43	7–0
C. Schuurman (SH) – 48:16	8–0
Skinner (C. Schuurman) (PP) – 56:43	9–0
Van Doesburgh – 57:47	10–0
Grobler (Skinner, Van Doesburgh) – 59:59	11–0

8 min

Penalties

8 min

67

Shots

16

15 December 2016
19:00

Chinese Taipei

10–1
(3–1, 4–0, 3–0)

Annex Ice Rink, Taipei
Attendance: 635

Game reference

Wang Yun-tzu

Goalies

Chau Nga-sze
Virginia Wong

Referee:

Etsuko Wada
Linesmen:

Elizabeth Mantha

Theodore Streitu

Liu C. (Pan) – 02:09	1–0
Huang Y. (Lin, Sheng) – 03:40	2–0
Yeh (Huang M.) (PP) – 05:36	3–0
	3–1	11:06 – Leung (Li, Lau) (PP)
Liu A. – 20:19	4–1
Teng (Hsieh, Liu A.) – 25:23	5–1
Hsu Ti. (Liu C., Yeh) (PP) – 31:16	6–1
Teng (Liu A.) – 38:03	7–1
Hsu Ti. (Teng, Huang M.) (PP) – 42:06	8–1
Yeh (Huang M.) (SH) – 54:05	9–1
Tao (Huang M., Yao) (PP) – 57:28	10–1

10 min

Penalties

10 min

76

Shots

9

16 December 2016
15:30

Bulgaria

0–6
(0–0, 0–3, 0–3)

Belgium

Annex Ice Rink, Taipei
Attendance: 382

Game reference

Paulina Georgieva

Goalies

Nina van Orshaegen
Maud Smits

Referee:

Ma Sang-hee
Linesmen:

Theodore Streitu

Yuka Tochigi

	0–1	22:02 – De Decker (L. Bosmans, Jenaer)
	0–2	25:37 – L. Bosmans (De Decker)
	0–3	36:10 – Maka (Clincke)
	0–4	43:55 – Clincke (Boon)
	0–5	52:51 – Morel de Westgaver (Frere)
	0–6	59:08 – Duchateau

6 min

Penalties

10 min

8

Shots

57

16 December 2016
19:00

0–9
(0–4, 0–3, 0–2)

South Africa

Annex Ice Rink, Taipei
Attendance: 577

Game reference

Virginia Wong
Chau Nga-sze

Goalies

Shaylene Swanepoel

Referee:

Laura White
Linesmen:

Sayaka Akama

Ashleigh Davidson

	0–1	13:01 – N. Schuurman (Skinner)
	0–2	16:06 – Verwey
	0–3	17:14 – C. Schuurman (N. Schuurman, Van Doesburgh)
	0–4	19:24 – Van Doesburgh (N. Schuurman) (PP)
	0–5	27:44 – Gruber (N. Schuurman)
	0–6	28:40 – Roos (Van Doesburgh)
	0–7	32:59 – Rhode (Skinner) (PP)
	0–8	44:11 – C. Schuurman (Skinner, N. Schuurman) (PP)
	0–9	54:50 – C. Schuurman (Verwey)

12 min

Penalties

6 min

3

Shots

63

17 December 2016
15:30

Bulgaria

6–2
(0–1, 4–1, 2–0)