2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

2016 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Slovenia
 Spain
 Bulgaria
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates2–8 April 2016
29 February – 6 March 2016
7–10 December 2015
Teams16
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The 2016 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.

Venues

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

Division II Group A

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2016 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Slovenia
CityBled
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates2–8 April 2016
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored120 (8 per game)
Attendance5,035 (336 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Poland Karolina Późniewska (14 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 2 to 8 April 2016.[1][2]

Participating teams

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Team Qualification
 North Korea Placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated.
 Great Britain 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 Hosts; 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.[3]

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Poland 5 4 0 0 1 37 9 +28 12[a] Promoted to the 2017 Division I B
2  South Korea 5 4 0 0 1 15 3 +12 12[a]
3  Great Britain 5 4 0 0 1 34 3 +31 12[a]
4  North Korea 5 2 0 0 3 21 23 −2 6
5  Slovenia (H) 5 1 0 0 4 9 27 −18 3
6  Croatia 5 0 0 0 5 4 55 −51 0 Relegated to the 2017 Division II B[b]
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Poland 3 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.
  2. ^ Croatia actually did not participate in 2017. Their next World Championship participation was in the 2018 Division II B Qualification.

Match results

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

2 April 2016
13:00
South Korea 4–1
(1–1, 1–0, 2–0)
 North KoreaLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 200
Game reference
Shin So-jungGoaliesSo Jong-simReferee:
Netherlands Debby Hengst
Linesmen:
Slovakia Magdaléna Čerhitová
Sweden Jessica Lundgren
Park C. (Park Y.) (PP) – 12:311–0
1–117:11 – Han (Jin)
Park Y. (Lee K.) – 29:592–1
Jo (Choi J., Lee K.) (PP) – 56:063–1
Choi J. (Lee K.) (PP) – 58:264–1
16 minPenalties18 min
39Shots20
2 April 2016
16:30
Great Britain 19–1
(7–1, 4–0, 8–0)
 CroatiaLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 210
Game reference
Nicole Jackson
Samantha Bolwell
GoaliesPetra Belobrk
Lana Belić
Referee:
Germany Tijana Haack
Linesmen:
Finland Linnea Sainio
Russia Olga Steinberg
Herbert (Hill) – 06:031–0
Newman (Bloom, Allen) – 06:302–0
Newman (Allen, Bloom) – 09:133–0
Bloom (Scoon) – 09:374–0
Henry (Ganney) – 11:115–0
Allen (Bloom, Scoon) – 12:246–0
6–113:40 – Smolec (Kadijević)
Allen (Hill, Halliwell) – 17:107–1
Henry (Bloom, Douglas) – 22:478–1
Farman (SH2) – 30:329–1
Hutchinson (Ganney, Henry) – 35:1910–1
Allen (Farman) – 37:0511–1
Herbert (Henry, Farman) (PP) – 41:1012–1
Campbell (Adams, Durnell) – 42:3013–1
Ashton (Marsden, Herbert) – 47:5114–1
Henry (Ganney) – 49:5915–1
Herbert (Marsden, Ashton) – 51:4016–1
Allen (Newman, Bloom) – 55:3117–1
Ashton (Herbert, Marsden) – 57:1918–1
Ganney (Lane, Henry) – 59:3619–1
10 minPenalties10 min
58Shots15
2 April 2016
20:00
Slovenia 2–9
(0–4, 2–5, 0–0)
 PolandLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 540
Game reference
Ines Confidenti
Pia Dukarič
GoaliesMartyna SassReferee:
Australia Ainslie Gardner
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Gabriela Šťastná
Japan Yuka Tochigi
0–108:32 – Bigos (Wieczorek) (PP)
0–212:31 – Chrapek (Czaplik, Późniewska) (PP)
0–312:53 – Frąckowiak (Wieczorek)
0–417:02 – Wieczorek
0–524:51 – Frąckowiak (Wieczorek, Bigos)
Kolman (Pren, Duh) – 27:221–5
1–627:43 – Późniewska (Czaplik, Kosakowska)
1–729:08 – Frąckowiak (Wieczorek)
1–831:23 – Wieczorek (Bigos)
S. Confidenti (Kolman, Pren) (PP) – 33:352–8
2–935:17 – Tokarska
10 minPenalties8 min
21Shots48
3 April 2016
13:00
Great Britain 0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)
 South KoreaLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 245
Game reference
Nicole JacksonGoaliesShin So-jungReferee:
United States Dina Allen
Linesmen:
China Fu Zhennan
Czech Republic Gabriela Šťastná
0–122:01 – Ko (Han S., Park J.) (PP)
18 minPenalties16 min
21Shots34
3 April 2016
16:30
Croatia 1–6
(1–1, 0–3, 0–2)
 SloveniaLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 860
Game reference
Petra BelobrkGoaliesInes ConfidentiReferee:
Australia Ainslie Gardner
Linesmen:
Sweden Jessica Lundgren
Japan Yuka Tochigi
Širanović (Gurka, Klanac) – 03:511–0
1–117:33 – Pren (S. Confidenti, Lepir)
1–224:59 – S. Confidenti (Pren (PP)
1–333:23 – Pren (S. Confidenti, Lepir)
1–436:27 – Dukarič (Duh, Kraner)
1–542:39 – Pren (Svetina, Lončar)
1–656:28 – Manfreda (Kraner, Kolman)
6 minPenalties6 min
18Shots49
3 April 2016
20:00
North Korea 4–9
(2–3, 1–2, 1–4)
 PolandLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 205
Game reference
So Jong-simGoaliesMartyna SassReferee:
Germany Tijana Haack
Linesmen:
Slovakia Magdaléna Čerhitová
Russia Olga Steinberg
Hwang C.-s. (Jin, Kim Un H.) (PP) – 05:181–0
1–107:20 – Późniewska (Czaplik) (PP)
Choe J. (Kim Un-j.) – 08:282–1
2–211:27 – Czaplik (Późniewska) (PP)
2–316:04 – Późniewska (Czaplik, Czarnecka) (PP)
2–425:48 – Czaplik (Późniewska)
Kim Un H. (Won, Jin) (PP2) – 28:063–4
3–535:52 – Późniewska (Kosakowska)
3–642:14 – Tomczok (Cygan)
3–743:23 – Bigos (Frąckowiak, Późniewska)
Won (Ri U.) (SH) – 49:144–7
4–854:54 – Cygan (Łaskawska) (PP)
4–959:20 – Frąckowiak
22 minPenalties14 min
38Shots30
5 April 2016
13:00
North Korea 8–2
(2–2, 2–0, 4–0)
 CroatiaLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 210
Game reference
So Jong-simGoaliesPetra BelobrkReferee:
United States Dina Allen
Linesmen:
Sweden Jessica Lundgren
Finland Linnea Sainio
0–101:43 – Metelko (Filipec, Lovrenčić)
0–202:54 – Smolec
Ryo (Jong, Choe J.) – 12:481–2
Choe U. (Kim Un-j.) – 16:452–2
Han (Won, Ri U.) – 24:413–2
Choe J. (Ri U.) – 34:184–2
Kim H. (SH) – 41:535–2
Han (Choe J., Jin) – 42:306–2
Kim K. – 47:197–2
Choe J. (Ri U., Han) – 50:548–2
6 minPenalties4 min
54Shots15
5 April 2016
16:30
South Korea 1–2
(0–0, 0–0, 1–2)
 PolandLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 325
Game reference
Shin So-jungGoaliesMartyna SassReferee:
Australia Ainslie Gardner
Linesmen:
Slovakia Magdaléna Čerhitová
China Fu Zhennan
0–144:29 – Frąckowiak (Bigos)
0–253:00 – Frąckowiak (Bigos)
Park Y. (SH) – 59:281–2
6 minPenalties8 min
36Shots30
5 April 2016
20:00
Great Britain 6–0
(3–0, 2–0, 1–0)
 SloveniaLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 670
Game reference
Nicole JacksonGoaliesPia DukaričReferee:
Netherlands Debby Hengst
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Gabriela Šťastná
Russia Olga Steinberg
Ganney (Hill) (SH) – 00:301–0
Newman (Halliwell, Herbert) (PP) – 17:382–0
Lane (Henry) – 18:493–0
Adams (Durnell, Campbell) (PP2) – 33:404–0
Henry (Ganney, Lane) – 37:395–0
Ashton (Marsden) – 45:236–0
33 minPenalties18 min
51Shots26
7 April 2016
13:00
Poland 1–2
(1–0, 0–2, 0–0)
 Great BritainLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 240
Game reference
Martyna SassGoaliesNicole JacksonReferee:
United States Dina Allen
Linesmen:
Slovakia Magdaléna Čerhitová
Czech Republic Gabriela Šťastná
Frąckowiak (Wieczorek, Bigos) – 01:341–0
1–129:22 – Newman (Durnell, Allen)
1–239:08 – Adams (Marsden, Halliwell) (PP)
12 minPenalties16 min
29Shots31
7 April 2016
16:30
Croatia 0–6
(0–2, 0–3, 0–1)
 South KoreaLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 200
Game reference
Lana BelićGoaliesHan Do-heeReferee:
Netherlands Debby Hengst
Linesmen:
Finland Linnea Sainio
Japan Yuka Tochigi
0–106:33 – Park J. (Lee K., Ko) (SH)
0–214:15 – Choi J. (Jo, Lee K.) (PP)
0–329:07 – Han S. (Park J.)
0–429:48 – Park J. (Han S., Ko)
0–530:00 – Jo (Lee K.)
0–649:07 – Cho (Han J.)
14 minPenalties12 min
7Shots58
7 April 2016
20:00
Slovenia 1–8
(0–2, 1–3, 0–3)
 North KoreaLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 430
Game reference
Ines ConfidentiGoaliesSo Jong-simReferee:
Germany Tijana Haack
Linesmen:
China Fu Zhennan
Sweden Jessica Lundgren
0–104:39 – Ryo (Jong, Kim K.)
0–217:40 – Kim H. (Ryo)
0–323:22 – Choe J. (Han)
Pren (Kolman, S. Confidenti) – 33:081–3
1–433:16 – Kim H.
1–539:29 – Won (Jin, Choe J.)
1–651:48 – Ryo (Kim H., Kim K.) (PP2)
1–752:32 – Han (Ri U., Choe J.) (PP)
1–857:00 – Kim H. (Ryo, Jong)
16 minPenalties2 min
8Shots59
8 April 2016
13:00
Poland 16–0
(6–0, 6–0, 4–0)
 CroatiaLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 100
Game reference
Martyna SassGoaliesLana Belić
Petra Belobrk
Referee:
Germany Tijana Haack
Linesmen:
China Fu Zhennan
Russia Olga Steinberg
Frąckowiak (Wieczorek) (SH) – 03:001–0
Późniewska (Kosakowska, Czarnecka) – 05:182–0
Łaskawska – 07:323–0
Łaskawska (Gogoc, Cygan) – 15:584–0
Czaplik (Późniewska) – 16:375–0
Łaskawska (Gogoc, Cygan) – 18:146–0
Tomczok (Tokarska) – 23:397–0
Orawska (Dziwok, Dziedzioch) – 24:478–0
Łaskawska (Tomczok) – 27:549–0
Czarnecka (Czaplik, Późniewska) – 29:2510–0
Czarnecka (Późniewska, Czaplik) – 29:5411–0
Późniewska – 33:5112–0
Czarnecka (Czaplik) – 50:5413–0
Bigos (Frąckowiak) – 53:0014–0
Dziwok (PP) – 55:0415–0
Późniewska (Czaplik, Czarnecka) – 55:5316–0
6 minPenalties14 min
70Shots9
8 April 2016
16:30
North Korea 0–7
(0–2, 0–2, 0–3)
 Great BritainLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 150
Game reference
So Jong-sim
Ri Pom
GoaliesNicole JacksonReferee:
Australia Ainslie Gardner
Linesmen:
Sweden Jessica Lundgren
Finland Linnea Sainio
0–107:36 – Ganney (Henry, Lane)
0–214:34 – Ganney (Farman)
0–330:50 – Ganney
0–439:56 – Allen (Campbell, Newman)
0–543:05 – Marsden (Ashton, Herbert)
0–645:58 – Ashton (Marsden)
0–756:35 – Durnell (Ganney, Henry)
12 minPenalties4 min
27Shots28
8 April 2016
20:00
South Korea 3–0
(2–0, 1–0, 0–0)
 SloveniaLedena dvorana Bled, Bled
Attendance: 450
Game reference
Shin So-jungGoaliesInes Confidenti
Pia Dukarič
Referee:
United States Dina Allen
Linesmen:
Slovakia Magdaléna Čerhitová
Japan Yuka Tochigi
Han S. (Park J., Park C.) – 04:381–0
Choi J. (Park J., Park Y.) – 11:502–0
Park C. (Jung, Han J.) – 25:383–0
4 minPenalties8 min
56Shots5

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
Poland Karolina Późniewska 5 7 7 14 +10 2 F
Poland Magdaleną Czaplik 5 3 8 11 +10 2 F
Poland Katarzyna Frąckowiak 5 8 2 10 +9 6 F
United Kingdom Leanne Ganney 5 5 5 10 +11 4 F
United Kingdom Katie Henry 5 4 6 10 +11 6 F
United Kingdom Saffron Allen 5 5 3 8 +8 4 F
North Korea Choe Jong-hui 5 4 4 8 +5 6 F
Poland Kamila Wieczorek 5 2 6 8 +8 0 F
United Kingdom Sophie Herbert 5 4 3 7 +9 6 F
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

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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 Nicole Jackson 271:02 3 0.66 125 97.60 2
South Korea Shin So-jung 239:48 3 0.75 76 96.05 2
Poland Martyna Sass 299:05 9 1.81 135 93.33 1
Slovenia Pia Dukarič 123:05 10 4.87 101 90.10 0
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

Division II Group B

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2016 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Spain
CityJaca
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates29 February –
6 March 2016
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored113 (7.53 per game)
Attendance7,633 (509 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Australia Alivia del Basso (19 points)
MVPAustralia Alivia del Basso
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 29 February to 6 March 2016.[4][5]

Participating teams

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Team Qualification
 New Zealand Placed 6th in Division II A and were relegated.
 Mexico Placed 2nd in Division II B last year.
 Spain Hosts; 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,[6] however have changed their plans with the tournament rescheduled for Spain.[7]

Match officials

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4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[8]

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Australia 5 4 0 1 0 32 6 +26 13 Promoted to the 2017 Division II A
2  Spain (H) 5 4 0 0 1 26 8 +18 12
3  Iceland 5 3 0 0 2 21 10 +11 9
4  Mexico 5 2 1 0 2 13 9 +4 8
5  New Zealand 5 1 0 0 4 13 40 −27 3
6  Turkey 5 0 0 0 5 8 40 −32 0 Relegated to the 2017 Division II B Qualification
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).

29 February 2016
13:00
Turkey 2–7
(0–2, 2–2, 0–3)
 IcelandPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 120
Game reference
Sera Doğramacı
Kübra Dadaşoğlu
GoaliesGuðlaug ÞorsteinsdóttirReferee:
Slovakia Zuzana Rimbalová
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Tereza Štreitová
Germany Julia Tschirner
0–101:37 – Baldursdóttir (Valdimarsdóttir, Jóhannesdóttir)
0–205:16 – Jóhannesdóttir
S. Demir (Baktıroğlu) – 21:211–2
Öztaşdelen (Taygar, Baktıroğlu) – 21:332–2
2–330:06 – D. Björgvinsdóttir
2–439:03 – Jóhannesdóttir (Ágústsdóttir, Shantz-Smiley) (PP)
2–547:37 – Jóhannesdóttir (Ágústsdóttir)
2–650:32 – Su. Björgvinsdóttir (Ágústsdóttir, Shantz-Smiley) (PP)
2–758:04 – Viðarsdóttir (PP)
12 minPenalties14 min
22Shots34
29 February 2016
16:30
Mexico 2–1 GWS
(1–0, 0–1, 0–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 AustraliaPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 200
Game reference
María MezaGoaliesMichelle CoonanReferee:
Latvia Sintija Greiere
Linesmen:
Slovakia Tatiana Kasášová
Turkey İlksen Özdemir
F. Hernández (Gendron) – 04:031–0
1–131:08 – Mconie (Powell, Del Basso) (PP)
Chávez GOAL
Gendron GOAL
F. Hernández MISS
ShootoutMISS Van der Wolf
GOAL Newmark
MISS Powell
33 minPenalties10 min
13Shots46
29 February 2016
20:00
Spain 11–1
(6–0, 4–0, 1–1)
 New ZealandPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 850
Game reference
Alba Gonzalo
Esther García
GoaliesShelby WoodReferee:
Netherlands Natascha Huizeling
Linesmen:
South Korea Lee Kyung-sun
Norway Bente Owren
Sierra (Hernández) – 02:511–0
Muñoz (L. Danielsson Borrasca, Ortiz) – 08:012–0
Merino (L. Abrisqueta) – 09:563–0
Muñoz (L. Danielsson Borrasca, Ortiz) – 10:364–0
Muñoz (L. Danielsson Borrasca) – 14:525–0
Senac Gómez (Merino) – 16:446–0
Senac Gómez (Villar, L. Abrisqueta) – 20:187–0
L. Danielsson Borrasca (Muñoz) (PP) – 21:418–0
Muñoz (L. Danielsson Borrasca, S. Danielsson Borrasca) (PP) – 35:399–0
Rivera Gil (PP) – 39:3710–0
10–144:22 – Thakker (Lilly, Jensen) (PP)
Rivera Gil (Marques) (PP) – 57:0411–1
6 minPenalties14 min
57Shots12
1 March 2016
13:00
Australia 12–0
(4–0, 6–0, 2–0)
 TurkeyPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 120
Game reference
Claudia TomGoaliesSera Doğramacı
Kübra Dadaşoğlu
Referee:
Japan Etsuko Wada
Linesmen:
South Korea Lee Kyung-sun
Norway Bente Owren
Tihema (Padjen, Del Basso) – 03:101–0
Newmark (Del Basso) (PP) – 17:162–0
M. Poole (Del Basso) – 17:273–0
(Del Basso) (Padjen) (PP) – 18:524–0
Del Basso (Tihema) – 20:355–0
Parrington (PS) – 21:556–0
Del Basso (Newmark) (PP) – 27:157–0
Newmark (Cockerell, Del Basso) – 32:568–0
Padjen (Del Basso, Newmark) (PP) – 35:599–0
Powell (Parrington, Padjen) – 39:0410–0
Powell (Lehmann, Parrington) – 43:2711–0
Del Basso (Harvey) – 44:0012–0
16 minPenalties12 min
73Shots12
1 March 2016
16:30
New Zealand 2–8
(1–5, 1–2, 0–1)
 IcelandPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 135
Game reference
Shelby WoodGoaliesElise VäljaotsReferee:
Netherlands Natascha Huizeling
Linesmen:
Slovakia Tatiana Kasášová
Turkey Sinem Yalçındağ
0–104:19 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Baldursdóttir) (PP)
0–205:24 – Su. Björgvinsdóttir (Shantz-Smiley)
0–306:47 – Viðarsdóttir (Gudbjartsdóttir)
0–411:45 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Jóhannesdóttir)
0–515:05 – Su. Björgvinsdóttir (Viðarsdóttir, Shantz-Smiley) (PP)
Thakker (Davis) (PP) – 15:331–5
1–622:23 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Jóhannesdóttir)
Gerken (Thakker, Davis) – 24:242–6
2–729:00 – Su. Björgvinsdóttir (Ingadóttir, Viðarsdóttir) (PP)
2–840:14 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Ingadóttir, Su. Björgvinsdóttir)
10 minPenalties10 min
26Shots46
1 March 2016
20:00
Mexico 0–3
(0–1, 0–2, 0–0)
 SpainPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 650
Game reference
Mónica Rentería
María Meza
GoaliesAlba GonzaloReferee:
Slovakia Zuzana Rimbalová
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Tereza Štreitová
Germany Julia Tschirner
0–118:09 – Sierra (Hernández)
0–220:47 – L. Danielsson Borrasca (Ortiz) (PP)
0–330:26 – V. Abrisqueta (Gómez) (PP)
14 minPenalties12 min
29Shots31
3 March 2016
13:00
New Zealand 1–12
(0–2, 1–5, 0–5)
 AustraliaPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 132
Game reference
Daisy Hopkins
Shelby Hopkins
GoaliesClaudia TomReferee:
Latvia Sintija Greiere
Linesmen:
Turkey İlksen Özdemir
Germany Julia Tschirner
0–117:13 – Powell (Del Basso) (PP)
0–217:49 – Godfrey
Thakker (Lilly) (PP2) – 20:311–2
1–322:40 – Powell (Del Basso) (PP)
1–425:07 – M. Poole (Costa, McOnie)
1–525:42 – Costa (Godfrey, Del Basso)
1–626:42 – Parrington
1–731:43 – Del Basso
1–842:59 – Del Basso (Powell, Newmark)
1–943:07 – Tihema (Parrington)
1–1050:25 – Reynolds (McOnie)
1–1153:25 – Godfrey (Del Basso, Powell) (PP)
1–1254:51 – Reynolds (Cockerell)
14 minPenalties14 min
10Shots60
3 March 2016
16:30
Mexico 6–1
(1–0, 3–0, 2–1)
 TurkeyPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 550
Game reference
María MezaGoaliesKübra Dadaşoğlu
Sera Doğramacı
Referee:
Netherlands Natascha Huizeling
Linesmen:
Slovakia Tatiana Kasášová
Norway Bente Owren
Téllez (Chávez, Gendron) (PP) – 11:101–0
González (J. Rojas, G. Rojas) – 22:182–0
Larios (F. Hernández, Hurtado) – 27:173–0
Larios (Cruz, Meza) (PP) – 30:274–0
Hurtado (F. Hernández) – 42:165–0
F. Hernández (J. Rojas) – 45:496–0
6–154:04 – Baktıroğlu (Demirkol, S. Demir) (PP)
8 minPenalties16 min
39Shots14
3 March 2016
20:00
Spain 3–2
(1–0, 1–1, 1–1)
 IcelandPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 1,050
Game reference
Alba GonzaloGoaliesGuðlaug ÞorsteinsdóttirReferee:
Japan Etsuko Wada
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Tereza Štreitová
Turkey Sinem Yalçındağ
S. Danielsson Borrasca (Ayala) – 14:171–0
1–126:56 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Baldursdóttir, Ágústsdóttir)
L. Abrisqueta (Gómez, V. Abrisqueta) (PP) – 37:272–1
2–247:36 – Su. Björgvinsdóttir
Merino (V. Abrisqueta, Gómez) (PP) – 54:273–2
4 minPenalties6 min
26Shots26
5 March 2016
13:00
Iceland 2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)
 MexicoPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 152
Game reference
Elise VäljaotsGoaliesMaría MezaReferee:
Japan Etsuko Wada
Linesmen:
Turkey İlksen Özdemir
Turkey Sinem Yalçındağ
Jóhannesdóttir – 06:001–0
Su. Björgvinsdóttir (Viðarsdóttir) – 55:422–0
2 minPenalties6 min
26Shots26
5 March 2016
16:30
Turkey 4–7
(0–1, 1–1, 3–5)
 New ZealandPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 354
Game reference
Kübra Dadaşoğlu
Sera Doğramacı
GoaliesShelby WoodReferee:
Latvia Sintija Greiere
Linesmen:
South Korea Lee Kyung-sun
Czech Republic Tereza Štreitová
0–119:11 – Murray (Thakker) (PP)
0–223:13 – Neville-Lamb (SH)
S. Yılmaz (Taygar, Yurt) – 26:311–2
1–340:48 – Murray (Shields) (SH)
1–442:43 – Leon de la Barra (Jensen)
1–545:18 – Thakker (Shields) (PP)
S. Demir (Uygun) – 45:352–5
2–649:24 – Thakker (Davis, Gregory) (PP)
S. Demir (Yurt) – 49:373–6
S. Demir – 56:134–6
4–758:15 – Thakker (Davis, E. Thompson)
12 minPenalties6 min
34Shots30
5 March 2016
20:00
Australia 4–1
(2–1, 0–0, 2–0)
 SpainPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 1,600
Game reference
Michelle CoonanGoaliesAlba GonzaloReferee:
Slovakia Zuzana Rimbalová
Linesmen:
Norway Bente Owren
Germany Julia Tschirner
0–105:59 – Merino
Tihema (Van der Wolf) – 15:081–1
Powell (Godfrey) – 19:182–1
Del Basso – 42:413–1
Tihema (Parrington) (ENG) – 58:144–1
14 minPenalties12 min
38Shots16
6 March 2016
13:00
New Zealand 2–5
(1–2, 1–2, 0–1)
 MexicoPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 120
Game reference
María Meza
Mónica Rentería
GoaliesDaisy HopkinsReferee:
Japan Etsuko Wada
Linesmen:
Turkey İlksen Özdemir
Turkey Sinem Yalçındağ
0–111:47 – Téllez (F. Hernández, Gendron)
Neville-Lamb (Thakker) (PP) – 14:331–1
1–216:25 – Gendron (Cruz) (PP)
1–330:18 – Chávez (Téllez)
Thakker (Leon de la Barra) (PP) – 35:552–3
2–437:45 – F. Hernández (Gendron) (PP)
2–546:13 – Téllez (Cárdenas)
10 minPenalties14 min
23Shots49
6 March 2016
16:30
Iceland 2–3
(0–1, 1–1, 1–1)
 AustraliaPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 700
Game reference
Elise VäljaotsGoaliesMichelle CoonanReferee:
Slovakia Zuzana Rimbalová
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Tereza Štreitová
Germany Julia Tschirner
0–106:19 – Del Basso (Parrington, Harvey)
0–224:38 – Lehmann (Powell, Godfrey) (PP)
Jóhannesdóttir (Si. Björgvinsdóttir) – 25:361–2
1–355:11 – Godfrey
Jóhannesdóttir (Shantz-Smiley) – 58:102–3
4 minPenalties4 min
15Shots35
6 March 2016
20:00
Spain 8–1
(2–0, 4–0, 2–1)
 TurkeyPabellon de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 900
Game reference
Esther García
Alba Gonzalo
GoaliesKübra Dadaşoğlu
Sera Doğramacı
Referee:
Latvia Sintija Greiere
Linesmen:
Slovakia Tatiana Kasášová
South Korea Lee Kyung-sun
Sans (Rivera Gil) (PP) – 08:261–0
Rivera Gil (L. Abrisqueta) – 17:542–0
V. Abrisqueta – 25:493–0
Sierra (Hernández, Reventós) – 28:374–0
Sans (Rivera Gil, Marqués) – 29:205–0
Marqués (Grande) – 39:026–0
Ayala (Hernández) (SH) – 43:487–0
7–147:19 – Baktıroğlu (PP)
Marqués (Hernández) (PP) – 49:148–1
8 minPenalties12 min
46Shots11

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
Australia Alivia del Basso 5 8 11 19 +13 8 F
New Zealand Anjali Thakker 5 7 3 10 –4 2 F
Iceland Flosrún Jóhannesdóttir 5 6 3 9 +7 4 F
Australia Shona Powell 5 5 4 9 +7 10 F
Iceland Sunna Björgvinsdóttir 5 6 1 7 0 2 F
Australia Sharna Godfrey 5 3 4 7 +8 12 F
Australia Lucy Parrington 5 2 5 7 +10 4 F
Iceland Silvia Björgvinsdóttir 5 5 1 6 +5 0 F
Mexico Francia Hernández 5 3 3 6 +4 6 F
Spain Laura Danielsson Borrasca 5 2 4 6 0 2 F
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

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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 259:41 5 1.16 106 95.28 1
Mexico María Meza 251:24 6 1.43 109 94.78 0
Iceland Elise Väljaots 178:59 5 1.68 82 94.25 1
Australia Michelle Coonan 185:00 5 1.62 39 88.64 0
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

Division II Group B Qualification

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2016 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II B Qualification
Tournament details
Host country Bulgaria
CitySofia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates7–10 December 2015
Teams4
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored50 (8.33 per game)
Attendance1,451 (242 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Hong Kong Ip Estelle Claudia (11 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 7 to 10 December 2015.[9][10]

Participating teams

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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 Hosts; placed 4th in Division II B Qualification last year.
 Romania First participation since 2011.

Match officials

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3 referees and 5 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[11]

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Romania 3 2 0 1 0 15 9 +6 7 Promoted to the 2017 Division II B
2  Hong Kong 3 2 0 0 1 15 9 +6 6
3  South Africa 3 1 1 0 1 12 8 +4 5
4  Bulgaria (H) 3 0 0 0 3 8 24 −16 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).

7 December 2015
16:00
South Africa 3–2
(0–1, 2–1, 0–0)
OT (1–0)
 RomaniaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 100
Game reference
Shaylene SwanepoelGoaliesBeáta AntalReferee:
Lithuania Ramune Maleckienė
Linesmen:
Latvia Jana Gerkena
Kazakhstan Oksana Shestakova
0–108:24 – Voicu
Oxenham (C. Schuurman (PP) – 25:401–1
1–237:32 – Bálint
C. Shuurman (Kotze) – 39:222–2
Rhode (C. Schuurman) – 62:523–2
8 minPenalties8 min
15Shots32
7 December 2015
19:30
Bulgaria 2–9
(1–2, 1–3, 0–4)
 Hong KongWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 350
Game reference
Vesela Krasteva
Paulina Georgieva
GoaliesWong Ying Chi VirginiaReferee:
Norway Elise Rasmussen
Linesmen:
Iceland Ingibjörg Hjartardóttir
Czech Republic Zuzana Svobodová
0–106:08 – Ip (Li, Wong T.) (PP)
0–208:26 – Wong T.
Zareva (Stoyanova) – 13:501–2
1–321:56 – Ip (Wong T., Kong C.)
1–422:53 – Ip (Wong T.)
1–530:06 – Ip (Wong T., Kong C.) (PP)
Iliycheva (Zareva) (PP) – 33:152–5
2–640:24 – Ip (SH)
2–744:01 – Wong T.
2–845:26 – Low (Leung)
2–954:20 – Ip (Wong T.) (PP)
14 minPenalties14 min
22Shots25
8 December 2015
16:00
Hong Kong 3–5
(2–1, 1–2, 0–2)
 RomaniaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 100
Game reference
Lee Jenny Kai-ChinGoaliesBeáta AntalReferee:
Norway Elise Rasmussen
Linesmen:
Latvia Jana Gerkena
Czech Republic Zuzana Svobodová
Wong T. (Ip) – 06:351–0
Ip (PP) – 12:392–0
2–114:56 – N. Balló (Voicu)
2–220:08 – Voicu (N. Balló)
2–322:47 – Balló (Bárta, Voicu)
Wong T. – 33:433–3
3–449:29 – Popescu
3–556:38 – Biro (Oprea)
18 minPenalties18 min
19Shots37
8 December 2015
19:30
South Africa 7–3
(2–1, 3–2, 2–0)
 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 250
Game reference
Danielle KotzeGoaliesVesela KrastevaReferee:
Poland Katarzyna Zygmunt
Linesmen:
Russia Elizaveta Kolchina
Kazakhstan Oksana Shestakova
Rhode (Jamieson) – 06:261–0
1–114:07 – Koleva (Lisichkova, Stoyanova) (PP)
C. Schuurman (PP) – 15:022–1
2–224:29 – Lisichkova
Keuler (Rhode) (SH) – 25:453–2
3–326:26 – Koleva (Monova, Zareva)
Rhode – 31:264–3
Skinner (PP) – 33:095–3
Cronje (PP) – 51:446–3
Oxenham – 55:207–3
16 minPenalties30 min
44Shots17
10 December 2015
16:00
Hong Kong 3–2
(0–1, 1–0, 2–1)
 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 111
Game reference
Wong Ying Chi Virginia
Lee Jenny Kai-Chin
GoaliesShaylene SwanepoelReferee:
Lithuania Ramune Maleckienė
Linesmen:
Iceland Ingibjörg Hjartardóttir
Kazakhstan Oksana Shestakova
0–119:42 – Rhode
Wong T. (Ip, Low) – 25:351–1
Kong C.. (Ip, Leung) (PP2) – 46:272–1
2–249:55 – Oxenham
Ip (Kong P.) – 50:363–2
6 minPenalties10 min
15Shots26
10 December 2015
19:30
Romania 8–3
(3–1, 2–1, 3–1)
 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 540
Game reference
Beáta AntalGoaliesVesela KrastevaReferee:
Poland Katarzyna Zygmunt
Linesmen:
Russia Elizaveta Kolchina
Czech Republic Zuzana Svobodová
N. Balló (Bárta) – 00:431–0
Voicu (N. Balló) (SH) – 03:042–0
Voicu – 05:573–0
3–110:27 – Koleva (PP)
Popescu – 21:424–1
4–224:58 – Zareva (Stoyanova)
Voicu (N. Balló) (PP2) – 26:395–2
5–341:49 – Lisichkova (Petkova)
Voicu (Balló) – 57:356–3
Voicu (Bárta) – 58:127–3
N. Balló – 58:228–3
14 minPenalties16 min
69Shots16

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
Hong Kong Ip Estelle Claudia 3 8 3 11 +2 4 F
Hong Kong Wong Tsui Yi 3 5 5 10 +1 2 F
Romania Ana Voicu 3 7 2 9 +9 2 F
Romania Noémi Balló 3 4 4 8 +10 0 F
South Africa Dalene Rhode 3 4 1 5 +2 2 F
South Africa Chloe Schuurman 3 2 2 4 +4 2 F
Bulgaria Mirela Zareva 3 2 2 4 –3 12 F
Hong Kong Kong Cheryl Lauren 3 1 3 4 +1 6 F
Bulgaria Amalia Koleva 3 3 0 3 –7 8 F
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

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

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  1. ^ 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A official website
  2. ^ 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A statistics
  3. ^ IIA officials
  4. ^ 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B official website
  5. ^ 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B statistics
  6. ^ "Australia withdraws". iihf.com. 23 December 2015.
  7. ^ "National women's team announced". iha.org.au. 6 February 2016.
  8. ^ IIB officials
  9. ^ 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification official website
  10. ^ 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification statistics
  11. ^ IIBQ officials
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