The 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2022 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Division II A and Division II B represent the fourth and fifth tier of the IIHF World Women's Championship.
Entering the competition, there were no divisional changes, as the 2021 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Great Britain won the Group A tournament and were promoted to Division I. Iceland won Group B and were promoted to Group A. Due to Russia's exclusion, no team was relegated this season.
Group A tournament
The Division II Group A tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 3 to 8 April 2022.2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A official website2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A statistics
Participating teams Team QualificationPlaced 6th in 2019 Division I B and were relegated.Placed 2nd in 2019 Division II A.Hosts; placed 3rd in 2019 Division II A.Placed 4th in 2019 Division II A.Placed 5th in 2019 Division II A.Placed 1st in 2019 Division II B and were promoted.
Match officials Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.IIA game officials
Referees Linesmen Hollie Neenan Rita Rygh Charlotte Hurley Bernadett Holzer Danielle Rostan Katja Mrak Claudia De La Pompa Carrera Alexandra Kohl
Final standings
Match results All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)
Statistics Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS Līga Miljone 4 5 2 7 +5 2 F Krista Yip-Chuck 4 4 2 6 +6 0 F Kathryn Marsden 4 1 5 6 +5 4 F Saffron Allen 4 2 2 4 +3 2 F Aimee Headland 4 1 3 4 +3 2 F Louise Adams 4 3 0 3 +4 2 F Huang Yun-chu 4 3 0 3 −3 2 F Joanna Rojas 3 2 1 3 −2 2 F Yeh Hui-chen 3 2 1 3 +1 2 F Casey Traill 4 2 1 3 +5 2 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.
PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO Nicole Jackson 180:00 1 0.33 47 97.87 2 Mónica Renteria 179:57 6 2.00 148 95.95 1 Alba Gonzalo 241:49 4 0.99 79 94.94 1 Kristiāna Apsīte 231:37 9 2.33 145 93.79 1 Hsu Tzu-ting 180:27 18 5.99 139 87.05 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
Awards Position Player Goaltender Alba Gonzalo Defenceman Casey Traill Forward Līga Miljone
Group B tournament
The Division II Group B tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia, from 17 to 22 May 2022.2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B official website2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B statistics
After several teams withdrew from the tournament, the IIHF changed the date from March to mid-May and all six teams are eligible to participate.
Participating teams Team QualificationPlaced 1st in 2020 Division II B.Placed 2nd in 2020 Division II B.Placed 3rd in 2020 Division II B.Placed 4th in 2020 Division II B.Hosts; placed 5th in 2020 Division II B.Placed 1st in 2020 Division III and were promoted.
Match officials Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.IIB game officials
Referees Linesmen Ulrike Winklmayr Ramunė Maleckienė İlkşen Acar Helina Anttila Kaitlyn van de Wijgert Monika Szpyt Jennifer Vicha Fatima Al-Ali
Final standings
Match results All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)
Statistics Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS Dilara Lökbaş 4 9 5 14 +14 0 F Michelle Clark-Crumpton 4 6 7 13 +15 0 F Betül Taygar 4 4 7 11 +11 0 F Silvia Björgvinsdóttir 4 6 4 10 +10 0 F Sunna Björgvinsdóttir 4 4 6 10 +11 0 F Ayşe Koçak 4 4 6 10 +12 0 F Sara Sammons 4 4 5 9 +10 0 F Emily Davis-Tope 4 4 4 8 +8 0 F Kristelle van der Wolf 4 6 1 7 +14 0 F Sema Güven 4 3 3 6 +5 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.
PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO Tina Girdler 120:00 0 0.00 11 100.00 2 Olivia Last 125:00 1 0.48 46 97.83 1 Birta Helgudóttir 185:00 3 0.97 61 95.08 0 Merve Karataş 219:32 13 3.55 112 88.39 0 Shaylene Rorke 230:36 36 9.37 199 81.91 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
Awards Position Player Goaltender Birta Helgudóttir Defenceman Rylie Ellis Forward Silvia Björgvinsdóttir
References
External links Official website of IIHF