2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

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.

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


 * Referees
 * 🇺🇸 Dina Allen
 * 🇦🇺 Ainslie Gardner
 * 🇩🇪 Tijana Haack
 * Debby Hengst


 * Linesmen
 * 🇸🇰 Magdaléna Čerhitová
 * 🇨🇳 Fu Zhennan
 * 🇸🇪 Jessica Lundgren
 * 🇫🇮 Linnea Sainio
 * 🇨🇿 Gabriela Šťastná
 * 🇷🇺 Olga Steinberg
 * 🇯🇵 Yuka Tochigi

Standings
Tiebreakers:Poland 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).

Awards
Source: IIHF.com
 * Best players selected by the directorate:
 * Best Goalkeeper: 🇬🇧 Nicole Jackson
 * Best Defenseman: 🇰🇷 Lee Kyou-sun
 * Best Forward: 🇵🇱 Katarzyna Frąckowiak

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

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.

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

Participants

 * Australia announced their intention to withdraw from competition in December, however have changed their plans with the tournament rescheduled for Spain.

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


 * Referees
 * Sintija Greiere
 * Natascha Huizeling
 * 🇸🇰 Zuzana Rimbalová
 * 🇯🇵 Etsuko Wada


 * Linesmen
 * 🇸🇰 Tatiana Kasášová
 * 🇰🇷 Lee Kyung-sun
 * 🇳🇴 Bente Owren
 * 🇹🇷 İlksen Özdemir
 * 🇨🇿 Tereza Štreitová
 * 🇩🇪 Julia Tschirner
 * 🇹🇷 Sinem Yalçındağ

Results
All times are local (UTC+1).

Awards
Source: IIHF.com
 * Best players selected by the directorate:
 * Best Goalkeeper: 🇪🇸 Alba Gonzalo
 * Best Defenseman: 🇪🇸 Vanesa Abrisqueta
 * Best Forward: 🇦🇺 Alivia del Basso

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

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.

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
 * 🇳🇴 Elise Rasmussen
 * 🇱🇹 Ramune Maleckienė
 * 🇵🇱 Katarzyna Zygmunt


 * Linesmen
 * Jana Gerkena
 * 🇮🇸 Ingibjörg Hjartardóttir
 * 🇷🇺 Elizaveta Kolchina
 * 🇰🇿 Oksana Shestakova
 * 🇨🇿 Zuzana Svobodová

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