The 2019 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.
Slovenia earned promotion in Division II Group A; Chinese Taipei won the Division II Group B and Ukraine the qualification tournament, both teams got promoted for the next year, while Australia and Romania were relegated.
Division II Group A
The Division II Group A tournament was played in Dumfries, Great Britain, from 2 to 8 April 2019.2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A official website2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A statistics
Participating teams Team QualificationHosts; placed 2nd in Division II A last year.Placed 3rd in Division II A last year.Placed 4th in Division II A last year.Placed 5th in Division II A last year.Placed 6th in Division II A last year.Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted.
Match officials 4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.Div. II A assignments
Referees Linesmen Ainslie Gardner Vanessa Morin Fu Zhennan Sintija Čamane Lorna Beresford Amy Campbell Wong Tsui Yi Oksana Shestakova Joanna Pobożniak Ekaterina Smirnova Jennifer Cameron
Final standings
Match results All times are local (Western European Summer Time – UTC+1).
Awards and statistics Awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goalkeeper: Pia Dukarič Best Defenseman: Hwang Chung-gum Best Forward: Pia Pren Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS Pia Pren 5 6 14 20 +12 0 F Sara Confidenti 5 7 7 14 +13 4 F Julija Blazinšek 5 7 6 13 +12 0 F Claudia Téllez 5 2 8 10 −1 0 F Nina Lončar 5 1 6 7 +12 4 D Joanna Rojas 5 4 2 6 0 2 F Giovanna Rojas 5 3 2 5 +2 2 F Kristelle van der Wolf 5 3 2 5 −2 0 F Jong Su-hyon 5 4 0 4 +3 2 F Saffron Allen 5 2 2 4 +4 2 F Michelle Clark-Crumpton 5 2 2 4 −1 0 F GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com
Leading goaltenders 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 Pia Dukarič 310:00 10 1.94 175 94.29 0 So Jong-sim 289:21 9 1.87 133 93.23 0 Alba Gonzalo 248:59 7 1.69 100 93.00 1 Nicole Jackson 238:31 7 1.76 68 89.71 0 Mónica Rentería 281:02 17 3.63 154 88.96 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
The Division II Group B tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 1 to 7 April 2019.2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B official website2019 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.Placed 4th in Division II B last year.Placed 5th in Division II B last year.Hosts; placed 6th in Division II B last year.Placed 1st in Division II B Qualification last year and were promoted.
Match officials 4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.Div. II B assignments
Referees Linesmen Fu Yue Henna-Maria Koivuluoma Agnese Kārkliņa Kelly Cooke
Julia Mannlein Jessica Brambilla Mai Mizuhori Bente Owren Anastasiia Kurashova Julia Johansson Anne-Ruth Kuonen
Final standings
Match results All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3).
Awards and statistics Awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goalkeeper: Hsu Tzu-ting Best Defenseman: Krystie Woodyear-Smith Best Forward: Silvia Björgvinsdóttir Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS Silvía Björgvinsdóttir 5 8 5 13 +5 0 F Jasmine Horner-Pascoe 5 6 6 12 +6 2 F Çağla Baktıroğlu 5 8 3 11 +3 0 F Sunna Björgvinsdóttir 5 2 9 11 +6 4 F Yeh Hui-chen 5 7 1 8 +9 4 F Ana Voicu 5 6 2 8 −1 26 F Noémi Balló 5 3 5 8 0 0 F Hannah Shields (ice hockey) 5 4 3 7 +7 2 F Hsu Ting-yu 5 3 4 7 +9 0 F Kolbrun Gardarsdóttir 5 3 3 6 +6 4 F GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com
Leading goaltenders 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 Hsu Tzu-ting 166:53 2 0.72 85 97.65 1 Lochlyn Hyde 160:00 4 1.50 66 93.94 0 Grace Harrison 138:24 4 1.73 64 93.75 0 Petra Belobrk 300:00 18 3.60 193 90.67 0 Karítas Halldórsdóttir 238:45 12 3.02 101 88.12 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
Division II Group B Qualification
The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 13 to 18 January 2019.2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification official website2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification statistics
Participating teams Team QualificationPlaced 2nd in Division II B Qualification last year.Hosts; placed 3rd in Division II B Qualification last year.Placed 4th in Division II B Qualification last year.Placed 5th in Division II B Qualification last year.First time participating in the World Championship.
Match officials 3 referees and 5 linesmen were selected for the tournament.Div. II B Q assignments
Referees Linesmen Ulrike Winklmayr Rita Rygh Nadine Sheffield Michaela Hryzáková Kamila Smetková Sueva Torribio Caroline Butt Tsang Yin
Final standings
Match results All times are local (South African Standard Time – UTC+2).
Awards and statistics Awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goalkeeper: Viktoriia Tkachenko Best Defenseman: Donne van Doesburgh Best Forward: Lotte De Guchtenaere Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS Valerie Jenaer 4 8 5 13 +11 2 F Dalene Rhode 4 7 5 12 −2 10 F Donne van Doesburgh 4 6 5 11 +2 2 D Lotte De Guchtenaere 4 4 7 11 +10 4 F Femke Bosmans 4 2 8 10 +9 16 F Veronika Metanova 4 7 2 9 +1 8 F Estelle Ip 4 5 3 8 +2 2 F Ielyzaveta Riabkina 4 2 6 8 +6 4 F Adrienne Li 4 4 3 7 0 0 D Vladyslava Skashchuk 4 4 3 7 +3 0 F GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com
Leading goaltenders 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 Viktoriia Tkachenko 232:15 5 1.29 60 91.67 0 Maud Smits 240:00 7 1.75 69 89.86 1 Katrin Stankova 130:24 14 6.44 94 85.11 0 Shaylene Swanepoel 162:58 10 3.48 66 84.85 0 Paulina Georgieva 109:16 12 6.59 72 83.33 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
External links Official website of IIHF Complete results at the hockeyarchives.info