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2016 IIHF Women's World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Flag of Slovenia Slovenia
Flag of Spain Spain
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates 2–8 April
29 February–6 March
7–10 December 2015
Teams 15
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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.[1]

Venues[]

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

Group A tournament[]

2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Slovenia Slovenia
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 2–8 April
Teams 6
Tournament statistics
Games played 15
Goals scored 120 (8 per game)
Attendance 5,035 (336 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Poland Karolina Późniewska (14 points)
Website IIHF.com

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 North Korea Placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated.
 United Kingdom 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.[2]

Referees
  • Flag of the United States Dina Allen
  • Flag of Australia Ainslie Gardner
  • Flag of Germany Tijana Haack
  • Flag of Netherlands Debby Hengst

Linesmen
  • Flag of Slovakia Magdaléna Čerhitová
  • Flag of China Fu Zhennan
  • Flag of Sweden Jessica Lundgren
  • Flag of Finland Linnea Sainio
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Gabriela Šťastná
  • Flag of Russia Olga Steinberg
  • Flag of Japan Yuka Tochigi

Standings[]

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 Poland 5 4 0 0 1 37 9 12
 South Korea 5 4 0 0 1 15 3 12
 United Kingdom 5 4 1 0 1 34 3 12
 North Korea 5 2 0 0 3 21 23 6
 Slovenia 5 1 0 0 4 9 27 3
 Croatia 5 0 0 0 5 4 55 0

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).

2 April 2016
13:00
South Korea  4–1
(1–1, 1–0, 2–0)
 North Korea Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 200
2 April 2016
16:30
United Kingdom  19–1
(7–1, 4–0, 8–0)
 Croatia Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 210
2 April 2016
20:00
Slovenia  2–9
(0–4, 2–5, 0–0)
 Poland Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 540
3 April 2016
13:00
United Kingdom  0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)
 South Korea Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 245
3 April 2016
16:30
Croatia  1–6
(1–1, 0–3, 0–2)
 Slovenia Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 860
3 April 2016
20:00
North Korea  4–9
(2–3, 1–2, 1–4)
 Poland Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 205
5 April 2016
13:00
North Korea  8–2
(2–2, 2–0, 4–0)
 Croatia Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 210
5 April 2016
16:30
South Korea  1–2
(0–0, 0–0, 1–2)
 Poland Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 325
5 April 2016
20:00
United Kingdom  6–0
(3–0, 2–0, 1–0)
 Slovenia Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 670
7 April 2016
13:00
Poland  1–2
(1–0, 0–2, 0–0)
 United Kingdom Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 240
7 April 2016
16:30
Croatia  0–6
(0–2, 0–3, 0–1)
 South Korea Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 200
7 April 2016
20:00
Slovenia  1–8
(0–2, 1–3, 0–3)
 North Korea Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 430
8 April 2016
13:00
Poland  16–0
(6–0, 6–0, 4–0)
 Croatia Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 100
8 April 2016
16:30
North Korea  0–7
(0–2, 0–2, 0–3)
 United Kingdom Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 150
8 April 2016
20:00
South Korea  3–0
(2–0, 1–0, 0–0)
 Slovenia Ledena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 450

Awards and statistics[]

Awards[]

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Flag of United Kingdom Nicole Jackson
    • Best Defenseman: Flag of South Korea Lee Kyou-sun
    • Best Forward: Flag of Poland Katarzyna Frąckowiak

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders[]

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Flag of Poland Karolina Późniewska 5 7 7 14 +10 2 F
Flag of Poland Magdaleną Czaplik 5 3 8 11 +10 2 F
Flag of Poland Katarzyna Frąckowiak 5 8 2 10 +9 6 F
Flag of United Kingdom Leanne Ganney 5 5 5 10 +11 4 F
Flag of United Kingdom Katie Henry 5 4 6 10 +11 6 F
Flag of United Kingdom Saffron Allen 5 5 3 8 +8 4 F
Flag of North Korea Choe Jong-hui 5 4 4 8 +5 6 F
Flag of Poland Kamila Wieczorek 5 2 6 8 +8 0 F
Flag of United Kingdom Sophie Herbert 5 4 3 7 +9 6 F
Flag of Slovenia Pia Pren 5 4 3 7 –3 2 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
Flag of United Kingdom Nicole Jackson 271:02 3 0.66 125 97.60 2
Flag of South Korea Shin So-jung 239:48 3 0.75 76 96.05 2
Flag of Poland Martyna Sass 299:05 9 1.81 135 93.33 1
Flag of Slovenia Pia Dukarič 123:05 10 4.87 101 90.10 0
Flag of Slovenia Ines Confidenti 176:55 17 5.77 131 87.02 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[]

2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Spain Spain
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 29 February–6 March
Teams 6
Tournament statistics
Games played 15
Goals scored 113 (7.53 per game)
Attendance 7,633 (509 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Australia Alivia del Basso (19 points)
MVP Flag of Australia Alivia del Basso
Website IIHF.com

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,[3] however have changed their plans with the tournament rescheduled for Spain.[4]

Match officials[]

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]

Referees
  • Flag of Latvia Sintija Greiere
  • Flag of Netherlands Natascha Huizeling
  • Flag of Slovakia Zuzana Rimbalová
  • Flag of Japan Etsuko Wada

Linesmen
  • Flag of Slovakia Tatiana Kasášová
  • Flag of South Korea Lee Kyung-sun
  • Flag of Norway Bente Owren
  • Flag of Turkey İlksen Özdemir
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Tereza Štreitová
  • Flag of Germany Julia Tschirner
  • Flag of Turkey Sinem Yalçındağ

Standings[]

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 Australia 5 4 0 1 0 32 6 13
 Spain 5 4 0 0 1 26 8 12
 Iceland 5 3 0 0 2 21 10 9
 Mexico 5 2 2 0 2 13 9 8
 New Zealand 5 1 0 0 4 13 40 3
 Turkey 5 0 0 0 5 8 40 0

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+1).

29 February 2016
13:00
Turkey  2–7
(0–2, 2–2, 0–3)
 Iceland Pabellon 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)
 Australia Pabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 200
29 February 2016
20:00
Spain  11–1
(6–0, 4–0, 1–1)
 New Zealand Pabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 850
1 March 2016
13:00
Australia  12–0
(4–0, 6–0, 2–0)
 Turkey Pabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 120
1 March 2016
16:30
New Zealand  2–8
(1–5, 1–2, 0–1)
 Iceland Pabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 135
1 March 2016
20:00
Mexico  0–3
(0–1, 0–2, 0–0)
 Spain Pabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 650
3 March 2016
13:00
New Zealand  1–12
(0–2, 1–5, 0–5)
 Australia Pabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 132
3 March 2016
16:30
Mexico  6–1
(1–0, 3–0, 2–1)
 Turkey Pabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 550
3 March 2016
20:00
Spain  3–2
(1–0, 1–1, 1–1)
 Iceland Pabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 1,050
5 March 2016
13:00
Iceland  2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)
 Mexico Pabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 152
5 March 2016
16:30
Turkey  4–7
(0–1, 1–1, 3–5)
 New Zealand Pabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 354
5 March 2016
20:00
Australia  4–1
(2–1, 0–0, 2–0)
 Spain Pabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 1,600
6 March 2016
13:00
New Zealand  2–5
(1–2, 1–2, 0–1)
 Mexico Pabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 120
6 March 2016
16:30
Iceland  2–3
(0–1, 1–1, 1–1)
 Australia Pabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 700
6 March 2016
20:00
Spain  8–1
(2–0, 4–0, 2–1)
 Turkey Pabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 900

Awards and statistics[]

Awards[]

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Flag of Spain Alba Gonzalo
    • Best Defenseman: Flag of Spain Vanesa Abrisqueta
    • Best Forward: Flag of Australia 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
Flag of Australia Alivia del Basso 5 8 11 19 +13 8 F
Flag of New Zealand Anjali Thakker 5 7 3 10 –4 2 F
Flag of Iceland Flosrún Jóhannesdóttir 5 6 3 9 +7 4 F
Flag of Australia Shona Powell 5 5 4 9 +7 10 F
Flag of Iceland Sunna Björgvinsdóttir 5 6 1 7 0 2 F
Flag of Australia Sharna Godfrey 5 3 4 7 +8 12 F
Flag of Australia Lucy Parrington 5 2 5 7 +10 4 F
Flag of Iceland Silvia Björgvinsdóttir 5 5 1 6 +5 0 F
Flag of Mexico Francia Hernández 5 3 3 6 +4 6 F
Flag of Spain Laura Danielsson Borrasca 5 2 4 6 0 2 F
Flag of Mexico Daniela Gendron 5 2 4 6 +1 6 D

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
Flag of Spain Alba Gonzalo 259:41 5 1.16 106 95.28 1
Flag of Mexico María Meza 251:24 6 1.43 109 94.78 0
Flag of Iceland Elise Väljaots 178:59 5 1.68 82 94.25 1
Flag of Australia Michelle Coonan 185:00 5 1.62 39 88.64 0
Flag of New Zealand Shelby Wood 196:53 26 7.92 127 83.01 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[]

2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 7–10 December 2015
Teams 4
Tournament statistics
Games played 6
Goals scored 50 (8.33 per game)
Attendance 1,451 (242 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Hong Kong Ip Estelle Claudia (11 points)
Website IIHF.com

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.[6]

Referees
  • Flag of Norway Elise Rasmussen
  • Flag of Lithuania Ramune Maleckienė
  • Flag of Poland Katarzyna Zygmunt

Linesmen
  • Flag of Latvia Jana Gerkena
  • Flag of Iceland Ingibjörg Hjartardóttir
  • Flag of Russia Elizaveta Kolchina
  • Flag of Kazakhstan Oksana Shestakova
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Zuzana Svobodová

Standings[]

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 Romania 3 2 0 1 0 15 9 7
 Hong Kong 3 2 0 0 1 15 9 6
 South Africa 3 1 1 0 1 12 9 5
 Bulgaria 3 0 0 0 3 8 24 0

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)
 Romania Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 100
7 December 2015
19:30
Bulgaria  2–9
(1–2, 1–3, 0–4)
 Hong Kong Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 350
8 December 2015
16:00
Hong Kong  3–5
(2–1, 1–2, 0–2)
 Romania Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 100
8 December 2015
19:30
South Africa  7–3
(2–1, 3–2, 2–0)
 Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 250
10 December 2015
16:00
Hong Kong  3–2
(0–1, 1–0, 2–1)
 South Africa Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 111
10 December 2015
19:30
Romania  8–3
(3–1, 2–1, 3–1)
 Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 540

Statistics[]

Scoring leaders[]

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Flag of Hong Kong Ip Estelle Claudia 3 8 3 11 +2 4 F
Flag of Hong Kong Wong Tsui Yi 3 5 5 10 +1 2 F
Flag of Romania Ana Voicu 3 7 2 9 +9 2 F
Flag of Romania Noémi Balló 3 4 4 8 +10 0 F
Flag of South Africa Dalene Rhode 3 4 1 5 +2 2 F
Flag of South Africa Chloe Schuurman 3 2 2 4 +4 2 F
Flag of Bulgaria Mirela Zareva 3 2 2 4 –3 12 F
Flag of Hong Kong Kong Cheryl Lauren 3 1 3 4 +1 6 F
Flag of Bulgaria Amalia Koleva 3 3 0 3 –7 8 F
Flag of South Africa Donne Oxenham 3 3 0 3 +1 2 D

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
Flag of Hong Kong Wong Ying Chi Virginia 94:25 3 1.91 36 91.67 0
Flag of South Africa Shaylene Swanepoel 121:44 5 2.46 47 89.36 0
Flag of Hong Kong Lee Jenny Kai-Chin 85:35 6 4.21 49 87.76 0
Flag of Bulgaria Vesela Krasteva 165:00 22 8.00 136 83.82 0
Flag of Romania Beáta Antal 182:52 9 2.95 50 82.00 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

References[]

  1. Tournament allocations. iihfworlds2015.com (15 May 2015).
  2. IIA Assignsments
  3. Australia withdraws. iihf.com (23 December 2015).
  4. National women's team announced. iha.org.au (6 February 2016).
  5. IIB Officials
  6. Competition officials
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