The 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2023 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.
Latvia won Group A and got promoted and North Korea got relegated after withdrawing. Belgium won the Group B tournament and got promoted, while Croatia got relegated.
Group A tournament
The Division II Group A tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 2 to 7 April 2023.2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A official website2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A statistics
Participating teams Team QualificationPlaced 2nd in Division II A last year.Placed 3rd in Division II A last year.Placed 4th in Division II A last year.Hosts; placed 5th in Division II A last year.Did not participate last year.Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted.
Match officials Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees Linesmen Grace Barlow Béatrice Fortin Martina Zedníková Joanie Duchesneau Sophie Thomson Marise Larios Monika Szpyt-Jucha Jessica Lundgren
Final standings
Match results All times are local (Central Zone – UTC−6).
Statistics Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS Līga Miljone 4 7 2 9 +5 4 F Vega Muñoz 4 3 5 8 +6 0 F Linda Rulle 4 4 3 7 +4 0 F Krista Yip-Chuck 4 2 4 6 +2 4 F Agnese Apsīte 4 1 5 6 +7 0 F Anna Lagzdiņa 4 2 3 5 +2 0 F Haizea Fernández 4 3 1 4 +5 0 F Bridget O'Hare 4 0 4 4 +6 4 D Claudia Castellanos 4 3 0 3 +2 6 F Aija Balode 4 2 1 3 +5 2 D Sunna Björgvinsdóttir 4 2 1 3 +3 2 F Sofia Scilipoti 4 2 1 3 +2 6 F Claudia Téllez 4 2 1 3 +1 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.
PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO Kristiāna Apsīte 240:00 3 0.75 102 97.06 2 Hsu Tzu-ting 185:00 7 2.27 110 93.64 0 Alba Gonzalo 217:28 6 1.66 77 92.21 1 Birta Helgadóttir 181:55 12 3.96 122 90.16 0 Mónica Rentería 190:37 11 3.46 103 89.32 1 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 Mónica Rentería Defenceman Aija Balode Forward Līga Miljone
Group B tournament
The Division II Group B tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 20 to 26 February 2023.2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B official website2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B statistics
Participating teams Team QualificationPlaced 2nd in Division II B last year.Placed 3rd in Division II B last year.Hosts; placed 4th in Division II B last year.Placed 5th in Division II B last year.Did not participate last year.Placed 1st in Division III A last year and were promoted.
Match officials Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees Linesmen Davida Paul Gabriela Malá Svenja Strohmenger Bernadett Holzer Danielle Rostan Joanna Pobożniak Alba Calero Michele Müller
Final standings
Match results All times are local (South African Standard Time – UTC+2).
Statistics Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS Sharna Godfrey 4 6 8 14 +14 2 F Michelle Clark-Crompton 4 8 4 12 +12 2 F Sara Sammons 4 3 8 11 +13 0 F Anjali Mulari 4 2 9 11 +8 0 F Anke Steeno 4 2 9 11 +8 8 F Lotte De Guchtenaere 4 8 2 10 +9 0 F Lindsey Kiliwnik 4 5 5 10 +13 0 F Ashlie Aparicio 4 3 5 8 +11 2 F Chinouk Van Calster 4 2 6 8 +9 0 D Stephenie Cochrane 4 3 4 7 +11 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 Sasha King 160:00 0 0.00 20 100.00 2 Nina van Orshaegen 180:00 3 1.00 86 96.51 1 Lilly Forbes 120:00 6 2.00 57 89.47 0 Lochlyn Hyde 118:44 4 2.02 32 87.50 0 Shaylene Rorke 190:28 16 5.04 119 86.55 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 Nina van Orshaegen Defenceman Donne van Doesburgh Forward Lotte De Guchtenaere
References
External links Official website of IIHF