2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

The 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II are two international ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

2022 IIHF Women's World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Spain
 Croatia
Dates3–8 April
17–22 May
Teams10
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
2021 (cancelled)
2023

The Group A tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 3 to 8 April 2022 and the Group B tournament will be played in Zagreb, Croatia, from 17 to 22 May 2022.[1][2]

Entering the competition, there were no divisional changes, as the 2021 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Great Britain won the Group A tournament and was promoted, while Mexico was relegated.[4]

Group A tournament

2022 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Spain
Dates3–8 April
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored54 (5.4 per match)
Attendance3,055 (306 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Līga Miljone
(7 points)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants

Team Qualification
 Latvia Placed 6th in 2019 Division I B and was relegated.
 Great Britain Placed 2nd in 2019 Division II A.
 Spain Host, placed 3rd in 2019 Division II A.
 Mexico Placed 4th in 2019 Division II A.
 North Korea Placed 5th in 2019 Division II A.
 Chinese Taipei Placed 1st in 2019 Division II B and was promoted.

Match officials

Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Hollie Neenan
  • Rita Rygh
  • Charlotte Hurley
  • Bernadett Holzer
  • Danielle Rostan
  • Katja Mrak
  • Claudia De La Pompa Carrera
  • Alexandra Kohl

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Great Britain (P) 4 4 0 0 0 18 1 +17 12 Promotion to the 2023 Division I B
2  Latvia 4 1 1 1 1 14 12 +2 6
3  Spain (H) 4 1 1 0 2 6 6 0 5
4  Chinese Taipei 4 1 0 1 2 10 20 10 4
5  Mexico (R) 4 1 0 0 3 6 15 9 3 Relegation to the 2023 Division II B
6  North Korea[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
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. North Korea withdrew their team on 3 February 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the travel restrictions.[6]

Results

All times are local (UTC+2)

3 April 2022
16:00
Chinese Taipei 0–8
(0–2, 0–2, 0–4)
 Great BritainPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Attendance: 150
3 April 2022
20:00
Latvia 0–1 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 SpainPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Attendance: 300

4 April 2022
16:00
Mexico 2–4
(2–1, 0–1, 0–2)
 Chinese TaipeiPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Attendance: 117

5 April 2022
16:00
Mexico 2–8
(0–2, 1–3, 1–3)
 LatviaPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Attendance: 104
5 April 2022
20:00
Great Britain 3–1
(1–1, 0–0, 2–0)
 SpainPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Attendance: 487

6 April 2022
16:00
Chinese Taipei 5–6 OT
(2–1, 3–0, 0–4)
(OT: 0–1)
 LatviaPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Attendance: 97

7 April 2022
16:00
Great Britain 3–0
(0–0, 0–0, 3–0)
 MexicoPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Attendance: 128
7 April 2022
20:00
Spain 4–1
(0–1, 1–0, 3–0)
 Chinese TaipeiPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Attendance: 624

8 April 2022
16:00
Latvia 0–4
(0–1, 0–0, 0–3)
 Great BritainPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Attendance: 184
8 April 2022
20:00
Spain 0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)
 MexicoPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Attendance: 864

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Līga Miljone4527+52F
Krista Yip-Chuck4426+60F
Kathryn Marsden4156+54F
Saffron Allen4224+32F
Aimee Headland4134+32F
Louise Adams4303+42F
Huang Yun-chu4303−32F
Joanna Rojas3213−22F
Yeh Hui-chen3213+12F
Casey Traill4213+52D

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 Jackson180:0010.334797.872
Mónica Renteria179:5762.0014895.951
Alba Gonzalo241:4940.997994.941
Kristiāna Apsīte231:3792.3314593.791
Hsu Tzu-ting180:27185.9913987.050

TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards

PositionPlayer[7]
Goaltender Alba Gonzalo
Defenceman Casey Traill
Forward Līga Miljone

Group B tournament

2022 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Croatia
Dates17–22 May
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)

After several teams withdrew from the tournament, the IIHF changed the date from March to mid-May and all six teams are eligible to participate.[8]

Participants

Team Qualification
 Australia Placed 1st in 2020 Division II B.
 Iceland Host, placed 2nd in 2020 Division II B.
 New Zealand Placed 3rd in 2020 Division II B.
 Turkey Placed 4th in 2020 Division II B.
 Croatia Placed 5th in 2020 Division II B.
 South Africa Placed 1st in 2020 Division III and was promoted.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the 2023 Division II A
2  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Croatia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Australia[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the 2023 Division III A
6  New Zealand[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
First match(es) will be played on 17 May 2022. Source:
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. Australia withdrew their team on 4 January 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related travel issues but rejoined the tournament after it was moved to a later date.[9]
  2. New Zealand withdrew their team on 17 December 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

Results

All times are local (UTC+2)

17 May 2022
16:00
South Africa v IcelandDvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
17 May 2022
19:45
Australia v TurkeyDvorana Velesajam, Zagreb

18 May 2022
18:00
Croatia v South AfricaDvorana Velesajam, Zagreb

19 May 2022
16:00
Iceland v TurkeyDvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
19 May 2022
19:45
Croatia v AustraliaDvorana Velesajam, Zagreb

20 May 2022
18:00
South Africa v AustraliaDvorana Velesajam, Zagreb

21 May 2022
16:00
Turkey v South AfricaDvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
21 May 2022
19:45
Iceland v CroatiaDvorana Velesajam, Zagreb

22 May 2022
16:00
Australia v IcelandDvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
22 May 2022
19:45
Turkey v CroatiaDvorana Velesajam, Zagreb

References

  1. "U18 Worlds in Germany". IIHF.com. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. "Tournaments". IIHF.com. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. Steiss, Adam (18 November 2020). "IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. "GB women take Div. II gold". 9 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  5. IIA game officials
  6. "DPR Korea withdraws teams". IIHF.com. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  7. "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIA" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  8. "Championship updates". IIHF.com. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  9. "Australian women won't play". IIHF.com. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  10. "New Zealand women won't travel". IIHF.com. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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