2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

The 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II was three international ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II Group A tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 2 to 8 April 2016,[1] the Division II Group B tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 29 February to 6 March 2016,[2] and the Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 7 to 10 December 2015.[3]

2016 IIHF Women's World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Slovenia
 Spain
 Bulgaria
Dates2–8 April 2016
29 February – 6 March 2016
7–10 December 2015
Teams16
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
2015
2017

Venues

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

Division II Group A

2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Slovenia
Dates2–8 April 2016
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored120 (8 per match)
Attendance5,035 (336 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Karolina Późniewska
(14 points)

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.[4]

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Poland 5 4 0 0 1 37 9 +28 12[lower-alpha 1] Promoted to the 2017 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 5 0 0 0 5 4 55 51 0 Relegated to the 2017 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
Notes:
  1. 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

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Nicole Jackson
    • Best Defenseman: Lee Kyou-sun
    • Best Forward: Katarzyna Frąckowiak

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Karolina Późniewska57714+102F
Magdaleną Czaplik53811+102F
Katarzyna Frąckowiak58210+96F
Leanne Ganney55510+114F
Katie Henry54610+116F
Saffron Allen5538+84F
Choe Jong-hui5448+56F
Kamila Wieczorek5268+80F
Sophie Herbert5437+96F
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
Nicole Jackson271:0230.6612597.602
Shin So-jung239:4830.757696.052
Martyna Sass299:0591.8113593.331
Pia Dukarič123:05104.8710190.100
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

Division II Group B

2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Spain
Dates29 February – 6 March 2016
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored113 (7.53 per match)
Attendance7,633 (509 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Alivia del Basso
(19 points)
MVP Alivia del Basso

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,[5] however have changed their plans with the tournament rescheduled for Spain.[6]

Match officials

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

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Australia 5 4 0 1 0 32 6 +26 13 Promoted to the 2017 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 5 0 0 0 5 8 40 32 0 Relegated to the 2017 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

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

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Alba Gonzalo
    • Best Defenseman: Vanesa Abrisqueta
    • Best Forward: 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
Alivia del Basso581119+138F
Anjali Thakker57310–42F
Flosrún Jóhannesdóttir5639+74F
Shona Powell5549+710F
Sunna Björgvinsdóttir561702F
Sharna Godfrey5347+812F
Lucy Parrington5257+104F
Silvia Björgvinsdóttir5516+50F
Francia Hernández5336+46F
Laura Danielsson Borrasca524602F
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
Alba Gonzalo259:4151.1610695.281
María Meza251:2461.4310994.780
Elise Väljaots178:5951.688294.251
Michelle Coonan185:0051.623988.640
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

Division II Group B Qualification

2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification
Tournament details
Host country Bulgaria
Dates7–10 December 2015
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored50 (8.33 per match)
Attendance1,451 (242 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Ip Estelle Claudia
(11 points)

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.[8]

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Romania 3 2 0 1 0 15 9 +6 7 Promoted to the 2017 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

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

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Ip Estelle Claudia38311+24F
Wong Tsui Yi35510+12F
Ana Voicu3729+92F
Noémi Balló3448+100F
Dalene Rhode3415+22F
Chloe Schuurman3224+42F
Mirela Zareva3224–312F
Kong Cheryl Lauren3134+16F
Amalia Koleva3303–78F
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
Wong Ying Chi Virginia94:2531.913691.670
Shaylene Swanepoel121:4452.464789.360
Lee Jenny Kai-Chin85:3564.214987.760
Vesela Krasteva165:00228.0013683.820
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

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