2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

2018 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Slovenia
 Spain
 Bulgaria
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates31 March – 6 April 2018
17–23 March 2018
4–9 December 2017
Teams17
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The 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II consisted of three international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division II A, Division II B and Division II B Qualification represent the fourth, fifth and sixth tier of the IIHF Women's World Championship.

The Netherlands won the Division II Group A tournament and will play in Division I next year.[1] Spain took home the top spot in the Division II Group B tournament and were promoted to Division II Group A for next year,[2] while Croatia won the Division II Group B Qualification tournament.[3]

Similar to last year, there are no relegations to lower divisions this year either.

Division II Group A

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2018 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Slovenia
CityMaribor
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates31 March – 6 April 2018
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored82 (5.47 per game)
Attendance5,784 (386 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Netherlands Julie Zwarthoed (11 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia, from 31 March to 6 April 2018.[4][5]

Participating teams

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Team Qualification
 Netherlands Placed 2nd in Division II A last year.
 Great Britain Placed 3rd in Division II A last year.
 North Korea Placed 4th in Division II A last year.
 Slovenia Hosts; placed 5th in Division II A last year.
 Australia Placed 6th in Division II A last year.
 Mexico Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted.

Match officials

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4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Netherlands 5 5 0 0 0 24 3 +21 15 Promoted to the 2019 Division I B
2  Great Britain 5 4 0 0 1 17 7 +10 12
3  North Korea 5 3 0 0 2 14 15 −1 9
4  Australia 5 2 0 0 3 10 17 −7 6
5  Slovenia (H) 5 1 0 0 4 14 15 −1 3
6  Mexico 5 0 0 0 5 3 25 −22 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

Match results

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All times are local (Central European Summer TimeUTC+2).

31 March 2018
13:00
Great Britain 5–1
(0–0, 0–1, 5–0)
 AustraliaLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 370
Game reference
Samantha BolwellGoaliesMichelle CoonanReferee:
Austria Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen:
Indonesia Catherine Goutama
Finland Mila Ronkainen
0–138:25 – Clark-Crumpton (Horrocks)
Hill (Ganney) – 46:581–1
Taylor (Lewis) – 49:072–1
Taylor (Allen) – 50:493–1
Ganney (Lane) – 52:044–1
Ganney – 54:325–1
14 minPenalties14 min
30Shots31
31 March 2018
16:30
North Korea 2–5
(1–2, 0–0, 1–3)
 NetherlandsLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 372
Game reference
Ri PomGoaliesLisa DaamsReferee:
Russia Darja Abrosimova
Linesmen:
Hungary Zita Gebora
China Wang Hui
0–105:46 – Van Nes (Barbier)
Kim Un-h. (Kim H.) – 05:561–1
1–211:10 – Even (Wortel, Huisman)
1–341:38 – Hamers (Tjin-a-Ton)
Ryo (Kim K.) (PP) – 43:372–3
2–453:55 – Schollaardt (Huisman, Dijkema)
2–555:06 – Haverkorn (Van Nes, Milders)
6 minPenalties12 min
11Shots41
31 March 2018
20:00
Mexico 0–6
(0–2, 0–2, 0–2)
 SloveniaLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 400
Game reference
Mónica RenteriaGoaliesPia DukaričReferee:
United States Kaylen Erchul
Linesmen:
Canada Jennifer Berezowski
Russia Anastasiia Kurashova
0–108:04 – Lončar (PP)
0–215:53 – Confidenti
0–327:09 – Confidenti (Pren)
0–431:35 – Pren (Confidenti)
0–555:05 – Confidenti (Pren)
0–658:02 – Pazlar (SH)
6 minPenalties6 min
23Shots31
1 April 2018
13:00
Great Britain 3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)
 North KoreaLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 356
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Nicole JacksonGoaliesRi PomReferee:
Finland Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Canada Jennifer Berezowski
Hungary Zita Gebora
Ganney (Lane, Herbert) – 17:431–0
Taylor (Allen, Henry) – 25:142–0
2–129:12 – Kim Un-h. (Kim H., Jong Su.)
Farman (Lane, Henry) – 45:593–1
2 minPenalties6 min
24Shots14
1 April 2018
16:30
Australia 4–1
(3–0, 1–1, 0–0)
 MexicoLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 348
Game reference
Michelle CoonanGoaliesMónica RenteriaReferee:
United States Kaylen Erchul
Linesmen:
Sweden Liv Andersson
Russia Anastasiia Kurashova
Padjen – 03:191–0
Padjen (Kiliwnik) – 06:132–0
Kiliwnik (Cochrane, Godfrey) (PP) – 11:063–0
Harvey – 22:184–0
4–139:40 – Chávez (Téllez, J. Rojas) (PP)
10 minPenalties10 min
41Shots8
1 April 2018
20:00
Netherlands 2–1
(1–0, 1–0, 0–1)
 SloveniaLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 450
Game reference
Nadia ZijlstraGoaliesPia DukaričReferee:
Russia Darja Abrosimova
Linesmen:
Finland Milla Ronkainen
China Wang Hui
Barbier (Zwarthoed, Wielenga) – 09:561–0
Hamers (Zwarthoed) (PP) – 25:122–0
2–151:16 – Confidenti (Duh, Pren) (PP)
12 minPenalties14 min
55Shots12
3 April 2018
13:00
Netherlands 6–0
(2–0, 1–0, 3–0)
 AustraliaLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 344
Game reference
Lisa DaamsGoaliesMichelle CoonanReferee:
Austria Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen:
Canada Jennifer Berezowski
Indonesia Catherine Goutama
Zwarthoed (Even) (SH) – 10:071–0
Schollaardt (Huisman, Hamers) – 13:522–0
Tjin-a-Ton (Wielenga) (PP) – 32:543–0
Barbier (Zwarthoed, Even) – 42:274–0
Van der Zande (Huisman) – 47:125–0
Wielenga (Zwarthoed, Barbier) – 48:086–0
4 minPenalties8 min
45Shots12
3 April 2018
16:30
Great Britain 5–0
(1–0, 2–0, 2–0)
 MexicoLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 357
Game reference
Samantha BolwellGoaliesMónica Renteria
Daniela Castro
Referee:
Finland Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Sweden Liv Andersson
Finland Milla Ronkainen
Lane (Hill, Taylor) (PP) – 13:281–0
Ashton (Hutchinson) – 25:322–0
Allen (Hill, Ganney) (PP) – 31:163–0
Henry (Gale) (PP) – 41:194–0
Adams (Bloom) – 43:105–0
6 minPenalties12 min
56Shots5
3 April 2018
20:00
North Korea 5–4
(2–0, 1–2, 2–2)
 SloveniaLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 499
Game reference
Ri Pom
So Jong-sim
GoaliesPia DukaričReferee:
United States Kaylen Erchul
Linesmen:
Hungary Zita Gebora
Russia Anastasiia Kurashova
Kim H. (Jong Su., Jin) – 09:211–0
Kim H. (Jong Su., Kim Un-h.) – 11:262–0
2–127:57 – E. Dukarič (Confidenti, Pren)
2–231:40 – Confidenti (Porekar, Pren)
Kim H. (Choe J.) – 35:033–2
3–341:10 – Pren (Confidenti)
Kim H. (Choe J.) – 50:274–3
Kim Un-h. (Jong Su.) (PP) – 53:555–3
5–458:58 – Kraner (Pren, E. Dukarič) (PP)
4 minPenalties4 min
52Shots16
4 April 2018
13:00
Mexico 0–7
(0–1, 0–3, 0–3)
 NetherlandsLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 341
Game reference
Mónica Renteria
Daniela Castro
GoaliesNadia ZijlstraReferee:
Finland Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Hungary Zita Gebora
Finland Milla Ronkainen
0–102:17 – Wielenga (Barbier, Zwarthoed)
0–226:42 – Dijkema (Huisman, Hamers) (PP)
0–327:57 – Zwarthoed
0–430:14 – Tjin-a-Ton (Noe, Van Nes)
0–540:44 – Zwarthoed (Noe, Wielenga)
0–647:07 – Wielenga (Barbier)
0–754:35 – Zwarthoed (Wielenga, Hamers)
6 minPenalties2 min
4Shots52
4 April 2018
16:30
Australia 1–3
(0–0, 1–0, 0–3)
 North KoreaLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 340
Game reference
Ashleigh BrownGoaliesRi PomReferee:
Russia Darja Abrosimova
Linesmen:
Russia Anastasiia Kurashova
China Wang Hui
Clark-Crumpton (Horrocks, Van der Wolf) – 28:091–0
1–141:23 – Ryo (Kim Un-j., Hwang S.)
1–255:49 – Kim Un-h. (Kim H., Jong Su.)
1–358:37 – Jin (ENG)
8 minPenalties2 min
20Shots33
4 April 2018
20:00
Slovenia 1–4
(0–1, 0–2, 1–1)
 Great BritainLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 462
Game reference
Pia DukaričGoaliesNicole JacksonReferee:
Austria Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen:
Sweden Liv Andersson
Indonesia Catherine Goutama
0–116:45 – Hill (Cornford)
0–221:56 – Henry (Gale, Taylor)
0–324:50 – Taylor (Allen, Henry)
0–448:11 – Herbert (Hutchinson)
Confidenti (Pren) – 54:241–4
4 minPenalties6 min
16Shots51
6 April 2018
13:00
North Korea 3–2
(1–1, 1–0, 1–1)
 MexicoLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 332
Game reference
Ri PomGoaliesMónica RenteriaReferee:
Russia Darja Abrosimova
Linesmen:
Indonesia Catherine Goutama
Russia Anastasiia Kurashova
0–111:11 – G. Rojas
Kim H. (Jin, Choe J.) – 13:441–1
Kim Un-h. (Jong Su.) – 35:482–1
Kim Un-h. (Jin, Kim H.) (PP) – 58:323–1
3–259:58 – Càrdenas (Téllez, Chávez)
2 minPenalties10 min
30Shots19
6 April 2018
16:30
Netherlands 4–0
(0–0, 3–0, 1–0)
 Great BritainLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 377
Game reference
Nadia ZijlstraGoaliesNicole JacksonReferee:
United States Kaylen Erchul
Linesmen:
Canada Jennifer Berezowski
Finland Milla Ronkainen
Wielenga (Hamers, Zwarthoed) (PP) – 21:061–0
Hamers (Wielenga) – 26:472–0
Zwarthoed (Wielenga, Milders) – 39:173–0
Van Nes (Milders, Hamers) (PP) – 40:354–0
12 minPenalties14 min
28Shots19
6 April 2018
20:00
Slovenia 2–4
(0–4, 2–0, 0–0)
 AustraliaLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 436
Game reference
Pia DukaričGoaliesMichelle CoonanReferee:
Finland Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Sweden Liv Andersson
China Wang Hui
0–108:23 – Tihema (SH)
0–211:18 – Tihema (Godfrey)
0–313:21 – Ayris (Matheson)
0–415:02 – Clark-Crumpton (Sammons)
Manfreda (E. Dukarič, Pren) (PP) – 26:491–4
E. Dukarič (Pren, Confidenti) – 34:112–4
6 minPenalties18 min
20Shots40

Awards and statistics

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Awards

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Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Netherlands Julie Zwarthoed 5 5 6 11 +13 2 F
Slovenia Pia Pren 5 2 9 11 +5 2 F
Slovenia Sara Confidenti 5 6 4 10 +5 4 F
Netherlands Savine Wielenga 5 4 6 10 +11 2 F
North Korea Kim Hyang-mi 5 5 4 9 +5 0 F
North Korea Kim Un-hyang 5 6 1 7 +6 4 F
Netherlands Kayleigh Hamers 5 3 4 7 +5 0 D
United Kingdom Angela Taylor 5 4 2 6 +4 4 F
Netherlands Zoe Barbier 5 2 4 6 +10 0 F
North Korea Jong Su-hyon 5 0 6 6 +5 2 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders

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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
United Kingdom Samantha Bolwell 120:00 1 0.50 36 97.22 1
Netherlands Nadia Zijlstra 180:00 1 0.33 35 97.14 2
Slovenia Pia Dukarič 299:45 15 3.00 221 93.21 1
Netherlands Lisa Daams 120:00 2 1.00 23 91.30 1
United Kingdom Nicole Jackson 180:00 6 2.00 58 89.66 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

Division II Group B

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2018 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Spain
CityValdemoro
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates17–23 March 2018
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored132 (8.8 per game)
Attendance3,458 (231 per game)
Scoring leader(s)New Zealand Caitlin Heale (15 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Valdemoro, Spain, from 17 to 23 March 2018.[7][8]

Participating teams

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Team Qualification
 Spain Hosts; placed 2nd in Division II B last year.
 New Zealand Placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
 Iceland Placed 4th in Division II B last year.
 Turkey Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
 Romania Placed 6th in Division II B last year.
 Chinese Taipei Placed 1st in Division II B Qualification last year and were promoted.

Match officials

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4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[9]

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Spain (H) 5 5 0 0 0 29 5 +24 15 Promoted to the 2019 Division II A
2  Chinese Taipei 5 4 0 0 1 24 16 +8 12
3  Iceland 5 2 1 0 2 25 11 +14 8
4  New Zealand 5 2 0 1 2 24 21 +3 7
5  Turkey 5 1 0 0 4 17 31 −14 3
6  Romania 5 0 0 0 5 12 47 −35 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

Match results

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All times are local (Central European TimeUTC+1).

17 March 2018
13:00
New Zealand 6–3
(0–2, 6–1, 0–0)
 RomaniaFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 125
Game reference
Lochlyn HydeGoaliesAndrea Kurkó
Andreea Herescu
Referee:
China Liu Chunhua
Linesmen:
Spain Claudia de la Pompa
Denmark Loise Larsen
0–101:32 – Oprea (Balint)
0–214:45 – Dumitru (Miklós)
C. Heale (Gregory, Mulari) – 21:541–2
C. Heale – 26:372–2
C. Heale (Mulari, Gregory) (SH) – 31:383–2
C. Heale (Mulari, Gregory) – 33:294–2
4–336:02 – Oprea
A. Hyde – 36:305–3
Mulari (Gregory, Lilly) (PP) – 39:056–3
8 minPenalties8 min
47Shots28
17 March 2018
16:30
Chinese Taipei 6–2
(2–0, 2–1, 2–1)
 TurkeyFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 130
Game reference
Hsu Tzu-ting
Wang Yun-tzu
GoaliesKübra DadaşoğluReferee:
Norway Elise Harbitz-Rasmussen
Linesmen:
Austria Bettina Angerer
Spain Alba Calero
Yeh (Hsieh) – 04:371–0
Yeh (Hsieh) – 12:162–0
Yeh (Teng, Hsu Ti.) (PP) – 28:243–0
Yeh – 31:484–0
4–134:53 – Yurt (Taygar, D. Lökbaş)
Yeh – 41:105–1
5–243:18 – Demirkol (Baktıroğlu)
Yeh (Hsu Ti.) (PP) – 56:046–2
0 minPenalties6 min
58Shots29
17 March 2018
20:15
Iceland 1–2
(1–0, 0–1, 0–1)
 SpainFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 650
Game reference
Guðlaug ÞorsteinsdóttirGoaliesAlba GonzaloReferee:
Latvia Sintija Čamāne
Linesmen:
United States Jennifer Cameron
China Fu Zhennan
Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Ágústsdóttir) – 06:021–0
1–121:29 – Merino (SH)
1–259:11 – V. Abrisqueta
10 minPenalties6 min
19Shots34
18 March 2018
13:00
Romania 4–9
(2–5, 1–3, 1–1)
 Chinese TaipeiFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 63
Game reference
Andreea HerescuGoaliesWang Yun-tzu
Hsu Tzu-ting
Referee:
Canada Lisa Grison
Linesmen:
United States Jennifer Cameron
Finland Linnea Sainio
Dumitru (Miklós) – 02:171–0
1–104:12 – Tsai (Yao)
1–213:32 – Hsieh
1–314:35 – Pan (Hsu Ti.)
1–415:35 – Yeh (Liu C.) (PP)
Popescu (Balló) – 16:102–4
2–517:26 – Tao (Hsu Ti., Pan)
Voicu (Sándor) – 25:123–5
3–631:31 – Yeh (Liu C., Teng)
3–732:10 – Yeh
3–839:25 – Yeh (Pan, Hsu Ti.) (PP)
3–954:23 – Liu C. (Huang Y.)
Voicu – 55:074–9
8 minPenalties6 min
18Shots58
18 March 2018
16:30
New Zealand 3–4 GWS
(0–2, 1–0, 2–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 IcelandFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 120
Game reference
Lochlyn HydeGoaliesGuðlaug ÞorsteinsdóttirReferee:
Latvia Sintija Čamāne
Linesmen:
Spain Alba Calero
China Fu Zhennan
0–114:42 – Jóhannesdóttir (Shantz-Smiley) (PP)
0–217:12 – Leifsdóttir (Garðarsdóttir)
Gerken (C. Heale, Mulari) – 31:311–2
Kloss (Shields) – 40:232–2
Mulari (C. Heale) (SH) – 45:393–2
3–359:56 – Shantz-Smiley (Garðarsdóttir) (SH, EA)
Mulari MISS
C. Heale MISS
Shields GOAL
Kloss MISS
Jones MISS
Mulari GOAL
Shields MISS
ShootoutMISS Guðbjartsdóttir
MISS Jóhannesdóttir
MISS Jóhannesdóttir
MISS Su. Björgvinsdóttir
GOAL Shantz-Smiley
GOAL Shantz-Smiley
GOAL Shantz-Smiley
18 minPenalties12 min
23Shots53
18 March 2018
20:00
Spain 4–1
(2–1, 1–0, 1–0)
 TurkeyFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 530
Game reference
Alba GonzaloGoaliesKübra DadaşoğluReferee:
Norway Elise Harbitz-Rasmussen
Linesmen:
Austria Bettina Angerer
Denmark Loise Larsen
S. Danielsson (Ortiz, Muñoz) (PP) – 02:361–0
1–105:21 – Taygar (D. Lökbaş)
Ramos (Moreno) – 10:202–1
Muñoz (L. Danielsson) – 39:003–1
S. Danielsson (Muñoz, L. Danielsson) (ENG) – 59:384–1
8 minPenalties10 min
44Shots19
20 March 2018
13:00
Iceland 6–2
(1–1, 0–1, 5–0)
 TurkeyFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 130
Game reference
Guðlaug ÞorsteinsdóttirGoaliesKübra Dadaşoğlu
Merve Karataş
Referee:
China Liu Chunhua
Linesmen:
Spain Alba Calero
Finland Linnea Sainio
0–102:45 – Baktıroğlu (Demirkol, A. Lökbaş) (PP)
Jóhannesdóttir (Shantz-Smiley, Si. Björgvinsdóttir) – 13:151–1
1–236:43 – Taygar (Baktıroğlu)
Su. Björgvinsdóttir – 40:262–2
Snorradóttir (Su. Björgvinsdóttir) – 42:533–2
Si. Björgvinsdóttir – 52:224–2
Garðarsdóttir (Karvelsdóttir) – 53:515–2
Si. Björgvinsdóttir (PP) – 55:036–2
10 minPenalties8 min
55Shots15
20 March 2018
16:30
New Zealand 2–5
(0–3, 1–1, 1–1)
 Chinese TaipeiFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 55
Game reference
Lochlyn HydeGoaliesHsu Tzu-tingReferee:
Canada Lisa Grison
Linesmen:
United States Jennifer Cameron
Spain Claudia de la Pompa
0–116:05 – Hsu Ti. (Tao)
0–218:20 – Pan (Huang M.)
0–319:44 – Yao (Lin Ye., Pan)
C. Heale (A. Hyde) – 27:191–3
1–439:40 – Teng (Hsu Ti., Yeh) (PP)
Lilly (C. Heale, Mulari) (PP2) – 57:562–4
2–559:04 – Hsu Ti. (SH, ENG)
6 minPenalties8 min
31Shots31
20 March 2018
20:00
Spain 12–0
(4–0, 5–0, 3–0)
 RomaniaFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 205
Game reference
Alba Gonzalo
Esther García
GoaliesAndrea Kurkó
Andreea Herescu
Referee:
Latvia Sintija Čamāne
Linesmen:
Austria Bettina Angerer
China Fu Zhennan
Muñoz (S. Danielsson, Danielsson) – 05:301–0
Ibañez (Moreno, Ramos) – 12:242–0
S. Danielsson (Muñoz, Ortiz) – 12:383–0
Álvarez (Muñoz) – 17:414–0
V. Abrisqueta (PP) – 24:015–0
L. Abrisqueta (Merino) (SH) – 25:026–0
V. Abrisqueta (Muñoz, L. Danielsson) (PP) – 28:237–0
Serrano (Sans) – 29:198–0
Ramos (Ibañez, Grande) – 30:359–0
Serrano (Villar, V. Abrisqueta) – 44:3710–0
Merino (Senac Gomez) (SH) – 56:0311–0
Álvarez (Ortiz) – 58:4612–0
8 minPenalties8 min
59Shots14
21 March 2018
13:00
Turkey 4–11
(3–3, 0–5, 1–3)
 New ZealandFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 95
Game reference
Kübra Dadaşoğlu
Merve Karataş
GoaliesLochlyn Hyde
Tabitha Crump
Referee:
Norway Elise Harbitz-Rasmussen
Linesmen:
United States Jennifer Cameron
Finland Linnea Sainio
Taygar – 00:391–0
1–105:45 – Murray (Shields, Woodyear-Smith)
Taygar (Baktıroğlu) (PP) – 07:132–1
2–210:33 – Murray (A. Hyde)
2–311:44 – Lilly (Mulari, C. Heale) (EA)
D. Lökbaş (Baktıroğlu) – 12:303–3
3–421:30 – Woodyear-Smith (SH)
3–524:34 – Jones (Neville-Lamb) (PP)
3–626:57 – C. Heale (Mulari)
3–729:01 – C. Heale (Mulari, Jones)
3–830:13 – Mulari (C. Heale, Jones) (PP)
3–942:59 – Kloss (Jones, Mulari)
3–1044:59 – Gregory (Neville-Lanb, Murray)
Taygar (PP) – 47:344–10
4–1151:32 – Mulari (Gerken, C. Heale)
12 minPenalties6 min
19Shots41
21 March 2018
16:30
Romania 1–12
(0–5, 1–2, 0–5)
 IcelandFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 85
Game reference
Andreea Herescu
Andrea Kurkó
GoaliesKristin ÞorbjörnsdóttirReferee:
China Liu Chunhua
Linesmen:
Austria Bettina Angerer
Spain Claudia de la Pompa
0–101:06 – Jóhannesdóttir (Snorradóttir, Si. Björgvinsdóttir)
0–205:25 – Ingadóttir (Ágústsdóttir) (SH)
0–310:23 – Sigurðardóttir (Ingadóttir, Geirsdóttir)
0–412:05 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Shantz-Smiley) (PP)
0–515:46 – Geirsdóttir (Ingadóttir)
Oprea (Voicu) (PP) – 21:011–5
1–626:01 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Su. Björgvinsdóttir) (PP2)
1–733:26 – Geirsdóttir (Ágústsdóttir)
1–840:09 – Geirsdóttir
1–945:36 – Su. Björgvinsdóttir (Gardarsdóttir)
1–1048:13 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Jóhannesdóttir, Shantz-Smiley)
1–1153:30 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Shantz-Smiley, Su. Björgvinsdóttir) (PP)
1–1259:18 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Shantz-Smiley)
12 minPenalties12 min
13Shots59
21 March 2018
20:00
Chinese Taipei 1–6
(0–2, 0–3, 1–1)
 SpainFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 455
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Hsu Tzu-tingGoaliesAlba Gonzalo
Esther García
Referee:
Canada Lisa Grison
Linesmen:
China Fu Zhennan
Denmark Loise Larsen
0–112:22 – Danielsson (Muñoz, Álvarez)
0–215:56 – Moreno (Merino, Ramos)
0–324:20 – Martín (Senac Gomez)
0–431:50 – Merino (V. Abrisqueta)
0–537:04 – L. Abrisqueta (Senac Gomez, Merino)
Hsieh (Hsu Ti.) – 43:261–5
1–651:04 – S. Danielsson (Muñoz)
6 minPenalties8 min
19Shots38
23 March 2018
13:00
Iceland 2–4
(0–1, 1–1, 1–2)
 Chinese TaipeiFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 85
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Guðlaug Þorsteinsdóttir
Birta Thorbjornsdottir
GoaliesHsu Tzu-tingReferee:
Latvia Sintija Čamāne
Linesmen:
Spain Alba Calero
Finland Linnea Sainio
0–102:46 – Yeh (Hsieh)
0–233:46 – Teng (Yeh)
Jóhannesdóttir (Si. Björgvinsdóttir, Shantz-Smiley) – 38:311–2
Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Garðarsdóttir, Shantz-Smiley) (PP) – 44:312–2
2–344:31 – Hsu Ti. (Pan) (PP)
2–459:49 – Hsieh (Hsu Ti., Yeh) (PP, ENG)
10 minPenalties4 min
29Shots20
23 March 2018
16:30
Spain 5–2
(2–0, 3–0, 0–2)
 New ZealandFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 555
Game reference
Alba Gonzalo
Esther García
GoaliesLochlyn HydeReferee:
Canada Lisa Grison
Linesmen:
Austria Bettina Angerer
China Fu Zhennan
Merino (V. Abrisqueta) – 03:071–0
Muñoz (SH) – 07:112–0
L. Abrisqueta (V. Abrisqueta) – 28:143–0
S. Danielsson (Muñoz) – 28:474–0
Ibañez (Martín, Ramos) – 35:405–0
5–146:02 – Kloss (C. Heale, Mulari)
5–258:30 – Jones (C. Heale) (PP)
16 minPenalties6 min
37Shots25
23 March 2018
20:00
Turkey 8–4
(2–2, 1–2, 5–0)
 RomaniaFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 175
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Kübra DadaşoğluGoaliesAndrea Kurkó
Andreea Herescu
Referee:
Norway Elise Harbitz-Rasmussen
Linesmen:
Spain Claudia de la Pompa
Denmark Loise Larsen
0–102:20 – Csiszér (Oprea)
0–202:37 – Popescu (Ballo)
Baktıroğlu – 06:281–2
Baktıroğlu (SH) – 14:062–2
Baktıroğlu (SH) – 23:583–2
3–329:33 – Popescu (Ballo) (PP)
3–436:11 – Ballo (Popescu)
Taygar (Yılmaz) – 47:084–4
Taygar (PP) – 53:285–4
Baktıroğlu – 57:536–4
Baktıroğlu (D. Lökbaş) – 58:157–4
Taygar (Yılmaz, Demirkol) (PP) – 59:508–4
18 minPenalties16 min
46Shots30

Awards and statistics

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Awards

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Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
New Zealand Caitlin Heale 5 7 8 15 +7 2 F
New Zealand Anjali Thakker 5 4 11 15 +6 2 F
Chinese Taipei Yeh Hui-chen 5 11 3 14 +4 2 F
Iceland Silvia Björgvinsdóttir 5 9 3 12 +4 4 F
Chinese Taipei Hsu Ting-yu 5 3 8 11 +5 4 F
Spain Vega Muñoz 5 3 8 11 +8 2 F
Iceland Sarah Shantz-Smiley 5 2 9 11 +2 4 F
Turkey Çağla Baktıroğlu 5 6 4 10 0 4 F
Turkey Betül Taygar 5 8 1 9 −8 6 F
Iceland Flosrún Jóhannesdóttir 5 4 4 8 +1 2 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders

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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
Spain Alba Gonzalo 255:04 4 0.94 87 95.40 0
Chinese Taipei Hsu Tzu-ting 221:23 11 2.98 118 90.68 0
Iceland Guðlaug Þorsteinsdóttir 224:04 9 2.41 83 89.16 0
New Zealand Lochlyn Hyde 295:42 20 4.06 164 87.80 0
Turkey Kübra Dadaşoğlu 275:47 27 5.87 201 86.57 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

Division II Group B Qualification

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2018 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II B Qualification
Tournament details
Host country Bulgaria
CitySofia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates4–9 December 2017
Teams5
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored70 (7 per game)
Attendance1,366 (137 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Croatia Ela Filipeć (16 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 4 to 9 December 2017.[10][11]

Participating teams

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Team Qualification
 Belgium Placed 2nd in Division II B Qualification last year.
 South Africa Placed 3rd in Division II B Qualification last year.
 Bulgaria Hosts; placed 4th in Division II B Qualification last year.
 Hong Kong Placed 5th in Division II B Qualification last year.
 Croatia Did not participate last year.

Match officials

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3 referees and 5 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[12]

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Croatia 4 4 0 0 0 27 2 +25 12 Promoted to the 2019 Division II B
2  Belgium 4 3 0 0 1 26 2 +24 9
3  South Africa 4 2 0 0 2 12 8 +4 6
4  Hong Kong 4 1 0 0 3 4 33 −29 3
5  Bulgaria (H) 4 0 0 0 4 3 27 −24 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

Match results

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All times are local (Eastern European TimeUTC+2).

4 December 2017
15:30
Croatia 4–0
(1–0, 3–0, 0–0)
 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 75
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Petra BelobrkGoaliesShaylene SwanepoelReferee:
Switzerland Michaela Matejova
Linesmen:
Austria Yvonne Grascher
Turkey Ìlksen Șermin Özdemir
Širanović (Vrbančić) – 09:511–0
Delić (Filipeć, Širanović) – 22:052–0
Filipeć (Širanović, Smolec) (SH) – 35:253–0
Bednjanec (Gurka, Filipeć) – 39:474–0
14 minPenalties10 min
29Shots16
4 December 2017
19:00
Bulgaria 0–9
(0–3, 0–4, 0–2)
 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 230
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Paulina Georgieva
Katrin Stankova
GoaliesNina Van Orshaegen
Liesl Kuypers
Referee:
Russia Olga Steinberg
Linesmen:
Belarus Vitaliya Khamitsevich
Germany Julia Mannlein
0–100:07 – F. Bosmans
0–203:00 – Maka (Jenaer)
0–305:02 – L. Bosmans (PP)
0–424:10 – F. Bosmans (Morel de Westgaver)
0–527:38 – Maka
0–634:11 – Clincke (Frere)
0–735:35 – L. Bosmans (Morel de Westgaver) (PP)
0–841:47 – Frere (Boon) (PP)
0–943:28 – Franck (Frere)
12 minPenalties8 min
7Shots41
5 December 2017
19:00
Hong Kong 0–10
(0–1, 0–5, 0–4)
 CroatiaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 238
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Chau Nga-szeGoaliesPetra Belobrk
Julija Baždar
Referee:
Sweden Maria Fuhrberg
Linesmen:
Slovakia Tatiana Kasášová
Turkey Ìlksen Șermin Özdemir
0–103:34 – Gurka (Filipeć, Smolec)
0–222:45 – Muranić (Filipeć)
0–324:50 – Filipeć
0–436:49 – Metelko (Filipeć)
0–538:15 – Gurka (Smolec, Širanović)
0–639:30 – Malek (Muranić, Filipeć)
0–741:18 – Delić (Gurka, Filipeć)
0–849:30 – Smolec
0–956:08 – Delić (Filipeć)
0–1057:17 – Malek
2 minPenalties8 min
3Shots49
6 December 2017
15:30
Belgium 14–1
(3–0, 5–1, 6–0)
 Hong KongWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 68
Game reference
Nina Van Orshaegen
Liesl Kuypers
GoaliesChau Nga-szeReferee:
Switzerland Michaela Matejova
Linesmen:
Austria Yvonne Grascher
Belarus Vitaliya Khamitsevich
F. Bosmans (Leyen) – 06:111–0
Boon (Clincke) – 11:352–0
F. Bosmans (Leyen) – 14:343–0
Boon (Frere) – 21:284–0
4–124:17 – Wong
Maka (Jenaer) – 27:045–1
De Guchtenaere (Franck) – 29:296–1
Frere – 32:557–1
Boon (De Wolf) – 38:318–1
Franck (Frere) – 43:099–1
F. Bosmans (L. Bosmans) – 45:1710–1
Jenaer (Van Calster) – 47:5211–1
De Guchtenaere (Willemot) – 49:3712–1
Jenaer (Duchateau) – 51:3613–1
Franck (Frere) – 53:1714–1
0 minPenalties4 min
61Shots1
6 December 2017
19:00
South Africa 4–0
(0–0, 2–0, 2–0)
 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 225
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Dominique RelleenGoaliesKatrin StankovaReferee:
Russia Olga Steinberg
Linesmen:
Slovakia Tatiana Kasášová
Germany Julia Mannlein
Van Doesburgh (C. Schuurman, Rhode) (PP) – 28:371–0
Rhode – 37:172–0
C. Schuurman (Van Doesburgh, N. Schuurman) – 48:263–0
Rhode – 56:374–0
14 minPenalties12 min
24Shots23
7 December 2017
19:00
Croatia 1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)
 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 80
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Petra BelobrkGoaliesNina Van OrshaegenReferee:
Sweden Maria Fuhrberg
Linesmen:
Germany Julia Mannlein
Turkey Ìlksen Șermin Özdemir
Filipeć (SH) – 17:231–0
12 minPenalties8 min
24Shots25
8 December 2017
15:30
South Africa 8–1
(2–0, 4–1, 2–0)
 Hong KongWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 68
Game reference
Shaylene SwanepoelGoaliesChau Nga-szeReferee:
Russia Olga Steinberg
Linesmen:
Belarus Vitaliya Khamitsevich
Germany Julia Mannlein
Rhode (L. Langeveld, Brankin) (PP) – 18:381–0
C. Schuurman – 19:362–0
Jamieson (Gruber) – 21:073–0
3–125:33 – Lau
Rhode (Brankin) – 26:044–1
Rhode – 35:435–1
C. Langeveld – 37:596–1
N. Schuurman (C. Schuurman) – 47:117–1
Rhode (Brankin, Herringer) – 56:588–1
6 minPenalties8 min
40Shots5
8 December 2017
19:00
Bulgaria 2–12
(0–5, 2–3, 0–4)
 CroatiaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 102
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Paulina GeorgievaGoaliesPetra BelobrkReferee:
Switzerland Michaela Matejova
Linesmen:
Austria Yvonne Grascher
Slovakia Tatiana Kasášová
0–104:13 – Čavka (Gurka)
0–205:16 – Filipeć (Metelko)
0–306:57 – Delić (Gurka)
0–407:15 – Smolec (Filipeć)
0–516:51 – Gurka (Delić)
0–624:43 – Filipeć (Bednjanec) (PP)
0–726:56 – Vrbančić (Širanović) (PP)
Popova (Evstatieva, Stoyanova) (PP) – 32:161–7
Evstatieva (Popova) (PP) – 35:152–7
2–836:51 – Širanović (Smolec)
2–944:34 – Vrbančić (Filipeć) (PP)
2–1046:11 – Širanović (Filipeć)
2–1149:36 – Čavka (Bednjanec)
2–1252:39 – Čavka (Gurka)
6 minPenalties8 min
15Shots49
9 December 2017
14:30
Hong Kong 2–1
(0–1, 0–0, 2–0)
 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 200
Game reference
Chau Nga-szeGoaliesPaulina GeorgievaReferee:
Sweden Maria Fuhrberg
Linesmen:
Austria Yvonne Grascher
Belarus Vitaliya Khamitsevich
0–107:20 – Dimitrova (Georgieva, Dilova)
Ng (Shum) (PP) – 49:291–1
Leung – 54:262–1
8 minPenalties8 min
21Shots26
9 December 2017
19:00
Belgium 3–0
(1–0, 2–0, 0–0)
 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 80
Game reference
Nina van OrshaegenGoaliesShaylene SwanepoelReferee:
Switzerland Michaela Matejova
Linesmen:
Slovakia Tatiana Kasášová
Turkey Ìlksen Șermin Özdemir
Morel de Westgaver (Van Calster, Leyen) – 19:371–0
F. Bosmans (Morel de Westgaver) – 29:202–0
Frere (Clincke) – 34:563–0
2 minPenalties4 min
22Shots10

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Croatia Ela Filipeć 4 6 10 16 +17 2 D
Belgium Sonja Frere 4 4 4 8 +11 0 F
Croatia Vesna Gurka 4 3 5 8 +11 2 F
South Africa Dalene Rhode 4 6 1 7 +5 0 F
Croatia Ana Širanović 4 3 4 7 +11 2 F
Belgium Femke Bosmans 4 6 0 6 +7 0 F
Croatia Martina Smolec 4 1 5 6 +8 2 D
Croatia Tijana Delić 4 4 1 4 +8 0 F
Belgium Axelle Franck 4 3 1 4 +4 0 F
Belgium Cato Boon 4 2 2 4 +6 2 F
Belgium Valerie Jenaer 4 2 2 4 +4 0 F
South Africa Chloe Schuurman 4 2 2 4 0 4 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders

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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
Belgium Nina van Orshaegen 180:00 1 0.33 40 97.50 1
Croatia Petra Belobrk 218:12 2 0.55 57 96.49 2
South Africa Shaylene Swanepoel 180:00 8 2.67 56 85.71 0
Hong Kong Chau Nga-sze 240:00 33 8.25 176 81.25 0
Bulgaria Katrin Stankova 152:05 19 7.50 90 78.89 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

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  1. ^ "Dutch delight in Maribor". iihf.com. 7 April 2018.
  2. ^ "¡Qué festival!". iihf.com. 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Croatia bounces back". iihf.com. 10 December 2017.
  4. ^ 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A official website
  5. ^ 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A statistics
  6. ^ Div II A assignments
  7. ^ 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B official website
  8. ^ 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B statistics
  9. ^ Div II B assignments
  10. ^ 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification official website
  11. ^ 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification statistics
  12. ^ Div II B Q assignments
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