2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

The 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

2020 IIHF Women's World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Spain
 Iceland
Dates29 March – 4 April (cancelled)
23–29 February
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
2019
2021 (cancelled)

The Group A tournament would have been held in Granada, Spain from 29 March to 4 April and the Group B tournament was held in Akureyri, Iceland from 23 to 29 February 2020.[1]

On 2 March 2020, the Group A tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Australia won the Group B tournament and were originally promoted, while Ukraine were relegated.[3] However, that promotion was rescinded due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Group A tournament

2020 IIHF World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Spain
Dates29 March – 4 April
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants

Team Qualification
 Latvia Placed 6th in Division I B previous year and was relegated.
 Great Britain Placed 2nd in Division II A previous year.
 Spain Host, placed 3rd in Division II A previous year.
 Mexico Placed 4th in Division II A previous year.
 North Korea Placed 5th in Division II A previous year.
 Chinese Taipei Placed 1st in Division II B previous year and was promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen are selected for the tournament.[4]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Sini Kauhanen
  • Agnese Kārkliņa
  • Elise Harbitz-Rasmussen
  • Jestina Vichorek

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to 2021 Division I A
2  Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Spain (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2021 Division II B
Source:
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.

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

29 March 2020
13:00
Chinese Taipei Cancelled MexicoPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
29 March 2020
16:30
Great Britain Cancelled North KoreaPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
29 March 2020
20:00
Spain Cancelled LatviaPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca

30 March 2020
13:00
North Korea Cancelled Chinese TaipeiPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
30 March 2020
16:30
Latvia Cancelled MexicoPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
30 March 2020
20:00
Great Britain Cancelled SpainPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca

1 April 2020
13:00
Latvia Cancelled North KoreaPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
1 April 2020
16:30
Great Britain Cancelled Chinese TaipeiPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
1 April 2020
20:00
Spain Cancelled MexicoPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca

3 April 2020
13:00
Mexico Cancelled Great BritainPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
3 April 2020
16:30
Chinese Taipei Cancelled LatviaPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
3 April 2020
20:00
North Korea Cancelled SpainPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca

4 April 2020
13:00
Latvia Cancelled Great BritainPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
4 April 2020
16:30
Mexico Cancelled North KoreaPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
4 April 2020
20:00
Spain Cancelled Chinese TaipeiPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca

Group B tournament

2020 IIHF World Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Iceland
Dates23–29 February
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored106 (7.07 per match)
Attendance1,957 (130 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Silvía Björgvinsdóttir
(13 points)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants

Team Qualification
 Australia Placed 6th in Division II A previous year and was relegated.
 New Zealand Placed 2nd in Division II B previous year.
 Iceland Host, placed 3rd in Division II B previous year.
 Turkey Placed 4th in Division II B previous year.
 Croatia Placed 5th in Division II B previous year.
 Ukraine Placed 1st in Division II B Q previous year and was promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and eight linesmen are selected for the tournament.[5]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Ulrike Winklmayr
  • Ilona Novotná
  • Michaela Matejová
  • Charlotte Hurley

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1  Australia 5 5 0 0 0 39 4 +35 15
2  Iceland (H) 5 4 0 0 1 25 7 +18 12
3  New Zealand 5 3 0 0 2 20 16 +4 9
4  Turkey 5 1 1 0 3 10 14 4 5
5  Croatia 5 0 1 0 4 5 39 34 2[lower-alpha 1]
6  Ukraine (R) 5 0 0 2 3 7 26 19 2[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to 2021 Division III
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; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Croatia 2–1 (GWS) Ukraine

Results

All times are local (UTC±0).

23 February 2020
13:00
Ukraine 2–3 OT
(0–2, 1–0, 1–0)
(OT: 0–1)
 TurkeyAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 20
23 February 2020
16:30
New Zealand 11–1
(2–0, 5–0, 4–1)
 CroatiaAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 17
23 February 2020
20:00
Iceland 1–6
(0–4, 1–2, 0–0)
 AustraliaAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 317

24 February 2020
13:00
Croatia 2–1 GWS
(1–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 UkraineAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 15
24 February 2020
16:30
Australia 2–1
(1–0, 1–1, 0–0)
 TurkeyAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 20
24 February 2020
20:00
New Zealand 1–4
(0–2, 0–1, 1–1)
 IcelandAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 333

26 February 2020
13:00
Australia 15–0
(4–0, 5–0, 6–0)
 CroatiaAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 22
26 February 2020
16:30
New Zealand 5–3
(3–1, 1–1, 1–1)
 UkraineAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 20
26 February 2020
20:00
Iceland 6–0
(3–0, 0–0, 3–0)
 TurkeyAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 370

27 February 2020
13:00
Ukraine 1–9
(0–2, 0–2, 1–5)
 AustraliaAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 12
27 February 2020
16:30
Turkey 1–2
(0–0, 0–1, 1–1)
 New ZealandAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 17
27 February 2020
20:00
Croatia 0–7
(0–1, 0–3, 0–3)
 IcelandAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 320

29 February 2020
13:00
Turkey 5–2
(1–1, 2–1, 2–0)
 CroatiaAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 12
29 February 2020
16:30
Australia 7–1
(1–1, 2–0, 4–0)
 New ZealandAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 42
29 February 2020
20:00
Iceland 7–0
(0–0, 5–0, 2–0)
 UkraineAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 420

Awards

Award[6]Player
Best Goalkeeper Olivia Last
Best Defenceman Rylie Padjen
Best Forward Silvía Björgvinsdóttir

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Silvía Björgvinsdóttir58513+112F
Michelle Clark-Crumpton59211+104F
Natasha Farrier54711+124F
Natalie Ayris54611+134D
Sharna Godfrey5639+130F
Sunna Björgvinsdóttir5549+116F
Jana Kivell553800F
Georgia Moore5268+110D
Caitlin Heale5437+36F
Shona Green5347+312F
Hope Gregory534700F

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
Olivia Last180:0031.006795.520
Birta Helgudóttir189:1730.954993.881
Sera Doğramacı299:50142.8018192.270
Tina Girdler120:0010.501291.671
Danielle Strayer167:55113.9312391.060

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

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