2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

The 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Gangneung, South Korea, from 2 to 8 April 2017, Group B in Akureyri, Iceland from 27 February to 5 March 2017 and the qualification in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei from 12 to 17 December 2016.[1]

2017 IIHF Women's World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries South Korea
 Iceland
 Chinese Taipei
Dates2–8 April (Group A)
27 February – 5 March (Group B)
12–17 December (Qualification)
Teams12
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
2016
2018

Venues

Group A Group B Qualification
Gangneung Akureyri Taipei City
Gangneung Hockey Centre
Capacity: 10,000
Kwandong Hockey Centre
Capacity: 6,000
Akureyri Ice Rink
Capacity: 1,000
Annex Ice Rink
Capacity: 1,000

Group A tournament

2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country South Korea
Dates2–8 April
Teams6
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored84 (5.6 per match)
Attendance20,611 (1,374 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Angela Taylor
(12 points)
WebsiteIIHF.com

Participants

Team Qualification
 Netherlands Placed 6th in Division I B and were relegated.
 South Korea Host, placed 2nd in Division II A last year.
 Great Britain Placed 3rd in Division II A last year.
 North Korea Placed 4th in Division II A last year.
 Slovenia Placed 5th in Division II A last year.
 Australia Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted.

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea (H, P) 5 5 0 0 0 21 3 +18 15 Promoted to 2018 Division I B
2  Netherlands 5 4 0 0 1 17 10 +7 12
3  Great Britain 5 2 0 1 2 20 16 +4 7
4  North Korea 5 1 1 0 3 10 13 3 5
5  Slovenia 5 1 0 0 4 9 22 13 3[lower-alpha 1]
6  Australia 5 1 0 0 4 7 20 13 3[lower-alpha 1]
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; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Slovenia 3–0 Australia

Results

All times are local (UTC+9).

2 April 2017
12:00
Australia 2–1
(1–1, 0–0, 1–0)
 North KoreaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 1,923
2 April 2017
16:30
Great Britain 4–5
(0–1, 3–3, 1–1)
 NetherlandsCatholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung
Attendance: 409
2 April 2017
21:00
South Korea 5–1
(1–1, 2–0, 2–0)
 SloveniaCatholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung
Attendance: 1,096
3 April 2017
16:30
Netherlands 4–2
(1–0, 2–2, 1–0)
 North KoreaCatholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung
Attendance: 1,048
3 April 2017
21:00
Slovenia 3–0
(2–0, 1–0, 0–0)
 AustraliaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 247
3 April 2017
21:00
South Korea 3–1
(2–0, 0–1, 1–0)
 Great BritainGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 1,228
5 April 2017
12:00
Netherlands 5–1
(2–1, 2–0, 1–0)
 SloveniaCatholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung
Attendance: 851
5 April 2017
16:30
Great Britain 2–3 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 2–1)
OT: (0–1)
 North KoreaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 1,627
5 April 2017
21:00
South Korea 8–1
(2–0, 5–0, 1–1)
 AustraliaCatholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung
Attendance: 1,042
6 April 2017
16:30
Slovenia 2–8
(0–4, 0–3, 2–1)
 Great BritainCatholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung
Attendance: 396
6 April 2017
21:00
Australia 1–3
(0–2, 1–1, 0–0)
 NetherlandsCatholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung
Attendance: 367
6 April 2017
21:00
North Korea 0–3
(0–2, 0–1, 0–0)
 South KoreaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 5,800
8 April 2017
12:00
North Korea 4–2
(0–2, 2–0, 2–0)
 SloveniaCatholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung
Attendance: 1,539
8 April 2017
16:30
Netherlands 0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)
 South KoreaCatholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung
Attendance: 2,482
8 April 2017
21:00
Great Britain 5–3
(2–1, 1–2, 2–0)
 AustraliaCatholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung
Attendance: 556

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Han Do-hee
    • Best Defenseman: Kayleigh Hamers
    • 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
Angela Taylor53912+82F
Park Jong-ah54610+50F
Kathryn Marsden5549+74F
Pia Pren5448–14F
Julie Zwarthoed5358+72F
Sara Confidenti5347+16F
Katie Henry5336+310F
Savine Wielenga5156+50F
Han Soo-jin5415+42F
Jo Su-sie5235+30F

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.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Han Do-hee240:0030.756395.241
Pia Dukarič201:01164.5722192.761
Lisa Daams180:0051.676692.420
So Jong-sim252:49112.6111090.000
Nicole Jackson291:16153.0914089.290

TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Group B tournament

2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Iceland
Dates27 February – 5 March
Teams6
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored109 (7.27 per match)
Attendance3,429 (229 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Anjali Thakker
(15 points)
WebsiteIIHF.com

Participants

Team Qualification
 Spain Placed 2nd in Division II B last year.
 Iceland Host, placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
 Mexico Placed 4th in Division II B last year.
 New Zealand Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
 Romania Placed 1st in Division II B Qualification last year and were promoted.
 Turkey Placed 6th in Division II B last year and were allowed to remain because of Croatia's withdrawal.

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[3]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico (P) 5 4 0 0 1 19 9 +10 12 Promoted to 2018 Division II A
2  Spain 5 3 1 0 1 26 7 +19 11
3  New Zealand 5 3 0 1 1 20 13 +7 10
4  Iceland (H) 5 2 0 0 3 19 13 +6 6[lower-alpha 1]
5  Turkey 5 2 0 0 3 15 31 16 6[lower-alpha 1]
6  Romania 5 0 0 0 5 10 36 26 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; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Iceland 6–0 Turkey

Results

All times are local (UTC±0).

27 February 2017
13:00
Turkey 3–5
(1–3, 1–2, 1–0)
 New ZealandAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 164
27 February 2017
16:30
Mexico 3–1
(2–0, 0–1, 1–0)
 SpainAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 280
27 February 2017
20:00
Iceland 7–2
(3–0, 1–0, 3–2)
 RomaniaAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 420
28 February 2017
13:00
Spain 3–2 OT
(2–2, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT 1–0)
 New ZealandAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 100
28 February 2017
16:30
Romania 4–6
(2–3, 1–2, 1–1)
 TurkeyAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 80
28 February 2017
20:00
Iceland 2–4
(1–1, 1–1, 0–2)
 MexicoAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 350
2 March 2017
13:00
Spain 8–1
(1–1, 1–0, 6–0)
 RomaniaAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 60
2 March 2017
16:30
Mexico 1–0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0)
 New ZealandAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 95
2 March 2017
20:00
Iceland 6–0
(4–0, 0–0, 2–0)
 TurkeyAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 470
3 March 2017
13:00
Romania 0–6
(0–3, 0–1, 0–2)
 MexicoAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 21
3 March 2017
16:30
Turkey 0–11
(0–2, 0–5, 0–4)
 SpainAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 34
3 March 2017
20:00
New Zealand 4–3
(1–0, 1–3, 2–0)
 IcelandAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 578
5 March 2017
13:00
Mexico 5–6
(2–0, 3–4, 0–2)
 TurkeyAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 52
5 March 2017
16:30
New Zealand 9–3
(1–0, 4–3, 4–0)
 RomaniaAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 43
5 March 2017
20:00
Spain 3–1
(2–0, 1–0, 0–1)
 IcelandAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 682

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Mónica Renteria
    • Best Defenseman: Eva Karvelsdóttir
    • Best Forward: Anjali Thakker

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Anjali Thakker57815+92F
Çağla Baktıroğlu57613+10F
María Chávez5549+44F
Flosrún Jóhannesdóttir5628+16F
Claudia Tellez5448+64F
Vega Muñoz5358+76F
Carmen Rivera5358+72F
Ainhoa Merino5617+74F
Voicu Ana5527−414F
Sunna Björgvinsdóttir5437+44F
Sara Danielsson5437+96F

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
Mónica Renteria180:0031.008296.341
Alba Gonzalo282:2671.4910093.000
Lochlyn Hyde297:47132.6211788.890
Kübra Dadaşoğlu290:55285.7723988.280
Elise Väljaots199:45123.609487.230

TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Group B qualification tournament

2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification
Tournament details
Host country Chinese Taipei
Dates12–17 December
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored85 (8.5 per match)
Attendance4,869 (487 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Yeh Hui-chen
(15 points)
WebsiteIIHF.com

Participants

Team Qualification
 Hong Kong Placed 2nd in Division II B Qualification last year.
 South Africa Placed 3rd in Division II B Qualification last year.
 Bulgaria Placed 4th in Division II B Qualification last year.
 Belgium Did not participate last year.
 Chinese Taipei Host, first appearance in world championships.

Match officials

3 referees and 5 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[4]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei (H, P) 4 4 0 0 0 32 3 +29 12 Promoted to 2018 Division II B
2  Belgium 4 3 0 0 1 22 3 +19 9
3  South Africa 4 2 0 0 2 22 15 +7 6
4  Bulgaria 4 1 0 0 3 6 32 26 3
5  Hong Kong 4 0 0 0 4 3 32 29 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; (P) Promoted.

Results

All times are local (UTC+8).

12 December 2016
15:30
Belgium 8–1
(3–0, 3–0, 2–1)
 South AfricaAnnex Ice Rink, Taipei
Attendance: 297
12 December 2016
19:00
Chinese Taipei 13–0
(4–0, 5–0, 4–0)
 BulgariaAnnex Ice Rink, Taipei
Attendance: 612
13 December 2016
15:30
Hong Kong 0–7
(0–1, 0–4, 0–2)
 BelgiumAnnex Ice Rink, Taipei
Attendance: 352
13 December 2016
19:00
South Africa 1–7
(0–2, 0–4, 1–1)
 Chinese TaipeiAnnex Ice Rink, Taipei
Attendance: 479
15 December 2016
15:30
South Africa 11–0
(3–0, 3–0, 5–0)
 BulgariaAnnex Ice Rink, Taipei
Attendance: 238
15 December 2016
19:00
Chinese Taipei 10–1
(3–1, 4–0, 3–0)
 Hong KongAnnex Ice Rink, Taipei
Attendance: 635
16 December 2016
15:30
Bulgaria 0–6
(0–0, 0–3, 0–3)
 BelgiumAnnex Ice Rink, Taipei
Attendance: 382
16 December 2016
19:00
Hong Kong 0–9
(0–4, 0–3, 0–2)
 South AfricaAnnex Ice Rink, Taipei
Attendance: 577
17 December 2016
15:30
Bulgaria 6–2
(0–1, 4–1, 2–0)
 Hong KongAnnex Ice Rink, Taipei
Attendance: 485
17 December 2016
19:00
Belgium 1–2
(0–0, 1–2, 0–0)
 Chinese TaipeiAnnex Ice Rink, Taipei
Attendance: 812

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Nina van Orshaegen
    • Best Defenseman: Donne van Doesburgh
    • Best Forward: Yeh Hui-chen

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Yeh Hui-chen411415+80F
Hsu Ting-yu44610+80F
Chloe Schuurman4549+80F
Liu Chih-lin4538+110D
Teng Yu-ting4538+52F
Donne van Doesburgh4358+52D
Huang Min-chuan4088+60D
Nicole Schuurman4347+12F
Jessica Skinner4167+40F
Leen de Decker4415+82F

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-ting120:0021.005496.300
Nina van Orshaegen179:4931.008196.300
Wang Yun-tzu120:0010.501994.741
Chau Nga-sze107:15137.2712689.680
Danielle Kotze119:2173.526288.711

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

  1. "Tournaments assigned". iihfworlds2016.com. 20 May 2016. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  2. "IIHF ICE HOCKEY WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DIV II GROUP A – COMPETITION OFFICIALS" (PDF). 2 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  3. "IIHF ICE HOCKEY WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DIV II GROUP B – COMPETITION OFFICIALS" (PDF). 9 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  4. "IIHF ICE HOCKEY WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DIV IIBQ – COMPETITION OFFICIALS" (PDF). 3 December 2016. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
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