The 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III 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 III A and Division III B represent the sixth and seventh tier of the IIHF World Women's Championship.

Belgium won Group A and were promoted to Division II, while Estonia won the Group B tournament and were promoted to Group A. Due to Russia's exclusion, no team was relegated this season.

Group A tournament

The Division III Group A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 4 to 9 April 2022.2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III A official website2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III A statistics

Participating teams Team QualificationPlaced 6th in 2020 Division II B and were relegated.Placed 2nd in 2020 Division III.Placed 3rd in 2020 Division III.Hosts; placed 4th in 2020 Division III.Placed 5th in 2020 Division III.Placed 6th in 2020 Division III.

Match officials Two referees and three linesmen were selected for the tournament.IIIA game officials

Referees Linesmen Drahomira Fialova Sinem Türkmen Harriet Weegh Julia Strube Julia Hjelmström

Final standings

Match results All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3)

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS Lotte De Guchtenaere 4 7 6 13 +15 2 F Femke Bosmans 4 5 8 13 +12 6 F Klara Miuller 4 9 3 12 +5 2 F Anke Steeno 4 6 5 11 +12 2 F Renee De Wolf 4 2 3 5 +7 8 F Ramune Maleckienė 4 2 2 4 +5 4 F Mirela Zareva 4 3 0 4 −10 0 F Louise Paulissen 4 2 1 3 +5 0 F Emilija Tučiūtė 4 2 1 3 +5 2 D Audrey De Terwangne 4 1 2 3 +3 0 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.

PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO Nina Van Orshaegen 204:50 4 0.88 44 93.18 1 Emilie Simonsen 225:50 12 3.19 150 92.00 0 Katrin Stankova 199:10 21 6.33 89 76.40 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 Emilie Simonsen Defenceman Chinouk Van Calster Forward Lotte De Guchtenaere

Group B tournament

The Division III Group B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 22 to 25 March 2022.2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III B official website2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III B statistics

Participating teams Team QualificationLast participated in 2008.First time participating in World Championship.Hosts; first time participating in World Championship.First time participating in World Championship.First time participating in World Championship.

Final standings

Match results All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1)

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS Edith Pärnik 3 5 1 6 +12 0 F Christin Lauk 3 5 0 5 +10 0 D Merlin Griffin 3 1 4 5 +4 0 F Kirke Kulla 3 1 4 5 +9 2 F Valentina Vrhoci 3 1 4 5 +3 0 F Diane Kaareste 3 0 5 5 +9 0 F Irma Kapić 3 4 0 4 −1 4 F Ivett Vastag 3 2 2 4 +2 2 F Aleksandra-Olga Seppar 3 1 3 4 +5 4 D Helen Mahla 3 3 0 3 +5 0 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.

PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO Delen Schule 120:00 1 0.50 21 95.24 1 Yael Fatiev 141:16 13 5.52 111 88.29 0 Jovana Korica 160:25 5 1.87 25 80.00 0 Hana Sadović 102:37 8 4.68 36 77.78 0 Zejneb Paldum 77:23 8 6.20 33 75.76 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 Delen Schule Defenceman Christin Lauk Forward Valentina Vrhoci

References

External links Official website of IIHF