2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

The 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The Group A tournament was held in Maribor, Slovenia from 31 March to 6 April 2018, the Group B tournament in Valdemoro, Spain, from 17 to 23 March 2018 and the qualification tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 4 to 9 December 2017.

The Netherlands won the Group A tournament and play in Diviosn I next year. Spain took home the top spot in the Group B tournament and were promoted to Group A next year, while Croatia won the qualification tournament.

Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.


 * Referees
 * 🇷🇺 Darja Abrosimova
 * 🇺🇸 Kaylen Erchul
 * 🇫🇮 Anniina Nurmi
 * 🇦🇹 Ulrike Winklmayr


 * Linesmen
 * 🇸🇪 Liv Andersson
 * 🇨🇦 Jennifer Berezowski
 * 🇭🇺 Zita Gebora
 * Catherine Goutama
 * 🇷🇺 Anastasiia Kurashova
 * 🇫🇮 Milla Ronkainen
 * 🇨🇳 Wang Hui

Results
All times are local (UTC+2).

Awards
Source: IIHF.com
 * Best players selected by the directorate:
 * Best Goalkeeper: 🇸🇮 Pia Dukarič
 * Best Defenseman: Kayleigh Hamers
 * Best Forward: 🇸🇮 Pia Pren

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

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.

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

Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.


 * Referees
 * Sintija Čamāne
 * 🇨🇦 Lisa Grison
 * 🇳🇴 Elise Harbitz-Rasmussen
 * 🇨🇳 Liu Chunhua


 * Linesmen
 * 🇦🇹 Bettina Angerer
 * 🇪🇸 Alba Calero
 * 🇺🇸 Jennifer Cameron
 * 🇪🇸 Claudia de la Pompa
 * 🇨🇳 Fu Zhennan
 * Loise Larsen
 * 🇫🇮 Linnea Sainio

Results
All times are local (UTC+1).

Awards
Source: IIHF.com
 * Best players selected by the directorate:
 * Best Goalkeeper: 🇪🇸 Alba Gonzalo
 * Best Defenseman: 🇪🇸 Elena Álvarez
 * Best Forward: 🇮🇸 Silvia Björgvinsdóttir

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

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.

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

Match officials
3 referees and 5 linesmen were selected for the tournament.


 * Referees
 * 🇷🇺 Olga Steinberg
 * 🇸🇪 Maria Fuhrberg
 * Michaela Matejova


 * Linesmen
 * 🇦🇹 Yvonne Grascher
 * 🇧🇾 Vitaliya Khamitsevich
 * 🇩🇪 Julia Mannlein
 * 🇸🇰 Tatiana Kasášová
 * 🇹🇷 Ìlksen Șermin Özdemir

Results
All times are local (UTC+2).

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

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.

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