| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 3–8 April 17–22 May |
| Teams | 10 |
The 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II were two international ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
The Group A tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 3 to 8 April 2022 and the Group B tournament in Zagreb, Croatia, from 17 to 22 May 2022.[1][2]
Entering the competition, there were no divisional changes, as the 2021 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Great Britain won the Group A tournament and was promoted, while Mexico was relegated.[4] Iceland won Group B and Croatia finished last.[5]
Group A tournament
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 3–8 April |
| Teams | 5 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 54 (5.4 per game) |
| Attendance | 3,055 (306 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | |
| Website | Website |
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Placed 6th in 2019 Division I B and was relegated. | |
| Placed 2nd in 2019 Division II A. | |
| Host, placed 3rd in 2019 Division II A. | |
| Placed 4th in 2019 Division II A. | |
| Placed 5th in 2019 Division II A. | |
| Placed 1st in 2019 Division II B and was promoted. |
Match officials
Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]
| Referees | Linesmen |
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 12 | Promoted to the 2023 Division I B | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 | ||
| – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
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:
- ↑ North Korea withdrew their team on 3 February 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the travel restrictions.[7]
Results
All times are local (UTC+2)
| 3 April 2022 16:00 | Chinese Taipei | 0–8 (0–2, 0–2, 0–4) | Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca Attendance: 150 |
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| Hsu Tzu-ting | Goalies | Nicole Jackson | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Shots | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 April 2022 20:00 | Latvia | 0–1 GWS (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca Attendance: 300 |
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| Kristiāna Apsīte | Goalies | Alba Gonzalo | Referee: Linesmen: | |
| Miljone Yip-Chuck Pudule Mihejenko Kubliņa | Shootout | |||
| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 26 | Shots | 34 | ||
| 4 April 2022 16:00 | Mexico | 2–4 (2–1, 0–1, 0–2) | Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca Attendance: 117 |
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| Mónica Renteria | Goalies | Wang Yun-tzu | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Shots | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 April 2022 16:00 | Mexico | 2–8 (0–2, 1–3, 1–3) | Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca Attendance: 104 |
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| Miranda De Antuñano | Goalies | Kristiāna Apsīte | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 April 2022 20:00 | Great Britain | 3–1 (1–1, 0–0, 2–0) | Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca Attendance: 487 |
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| Nicole Jackson | Goalies | Alba Gonzalo | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 6 April 2022 16:00 | Chinese Taipei | 5–6 OT (2–1, 3–0, 0–4) (OT: 0–1) | Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca Attendance: 97 |
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| Hsu Tzu-ting | Goalies | Kristiāna Apsīte Guna Gailīte | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 April 2022 16:00 | Great Britain | 3–0 (0–0, 0–0, 3–0) | Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca Attendance: 128 |
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| Ella Howard | Goalies | Mónica Renteria | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
| 58 | Shots | 9 | |||||||||
| 7 April 2022 20:00 | Spain | 4–1 (0–1, 1–0, 3–0) | Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca Attendance: 624 |
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| Alba Gonzalo | Goalies | Hsu Tzu-ting | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
| 42 | Shots | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 April 2022 16:00 | Latvia | 0–4 (0–1, 0–0, 0–3) | Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca Attendance: 184 |
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| Kristiāna Apsīte | Goalies | Nicole Jackson | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 53 | ||||||||||||
| 8 April 2022 20:00 | Spain | 0–2 (0–1, 0–0, 0–1) | Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca Attendance: 864 |
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| Alba Gonzalo | Goalies | Mónica Renteria | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||
| 47 | Shots | 12 | ||||||
Statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +5 | 2 | F | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +6 | 0 | F | |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +5 | 4 | F | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 2 | F | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 2 | F | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +4 | 2 | F | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 2 | F | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | F | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 2 | F | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +5 | 2 | D |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180:00 | 1 | 0.33 | 47 | 97.87 | 2 | |
| 179:57 | 6 | 2.00 | 148 | 95.95 | 1 | |
| 241:49 | 4 | 0.99 | 79 | 94.94 | 1 | |
| 231:37 | 9 | 2.33 | 145 | 93.79 | 1 | |
| 180:27 | 18 | 5.99 | 139 | 87.05 | 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[8] |
|---|---|
| Goaltender | |
| Defenceman | |
| Forward |
Group B tournament
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 17–22 May |
| Teams | 5 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 102 (10.2 per game) |
| Attendance | 116 (12 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | |
| Website | Website |
After several teams withdrew from the tournament, the IIHF changed the date from March to mid-May and all six teams are eligible to participate.[9]
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
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| Placed 1st in 2020 Division II B. | |
| Placed 2nd in 2020 Division II B. | |
| Placed 3rd in 2020 Division II B. | |
| Placed 4th in 2020 Division II B. | |
| Host, placed 5th in 2020 Division II B. | |
| Placed 1st in 2020 Division III and was promoted. |
Match officials
Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.[10]
| Referees | Linesmen |
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | +21 | 11 | Promoted to the 2023 Division II A | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 2 | +36 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 39 | −35 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 43 | −37 | 0 | ||
| – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
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:
Results
All times are local (UTC+2)
| 17 May 2022 16:00 | South Africa | 1–10 (0–5, 0–3, 1–2) | Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb Attendance: 6 |
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| Shaylene Rorke | Goalies | Birta Helgudóttir Andrea Bachmann | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Shots | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 May 2022 19:45 | Australia | 7–0 (2–0, 2–0, 3–0) | Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb Attendance: 15 |
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| Olivia Last | Goalies | Merve Karataş | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 41 | Shots | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 May 2022 18:00 | Croatia | 2–3 (0–0, 1–1, 1–2) | Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb Attendance: 13 |
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| Julia Baždar | Goalies | Shaylene Rorke | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| 19 May 2022 16:00 | Iceland | 3–2 (1–0, 1–2, 1–0) | Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb Attendance: 9 |
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| Birta Helgudóttir | Goalies | Merve Karataş | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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| 38 | Shots | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| 19 May 2022 19:45 | Croatia | 0–13 (0–4, 0–6, 0–3) | Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb Attendance: 13 |
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| Julija Baždar Mirna Sertić | Goalies | Tina Girdler | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 5 | Shots | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 May 2022 18:00 | South Africa | 0–17 (0–5, 0–6, 0–6) | Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb Attendance: 6 |
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| Shaylene Rorke Monique van Dyk | Goalies | Tina Girdler | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 21 May 2022 16:00 | Turkey | 10–0 (3–0, 1–0, 6–0) | Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb Attendance: 9 |
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| Merve Karataş Azra Sert | Goalies | Shaylene Rorke | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 47 | Shots | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 May 2022 19:45 | Iceland | 11–1 (3–0, 4–0, 4–1) | Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb Attendance: 17 |
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| Birta Helgudóttir Andrea Bachmann | Goalies | Julija Baždar Mirna Sertić | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 54 | Shots | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 May 2022 16:00 | Australia | 1–2 GWS (0–0, 0–1, 1–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb Attendance: 13 |
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| Olivia Last | Goalies | Birta Helgudóttir | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||
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| 35 | Shots | 30 | ||||||
| 22 May 2022 19:45 | Turkey | 16–3 (3–2, 7–1, 6–0) | Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb Attendance: 15 |
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| Merve Karataş Azra Sert | Goalies | Julija Baždar Mirna Sertić | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 55 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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| 4 | 9 | 5 | 14 | +14 | 0 | F | |
| 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +15 | 0 | F | |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +11 | 0 | F | |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +10 | 0 | F | |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +11 | 0 | F | |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +12 | 0 | F | |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +10 | 0 | F | |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +8 | 0 | F | |
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +14 | 0 | F | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 6 | D |
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 |
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| 120:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 11 | 100.00 | 2 | |
| 125:00 | 1 | 0.48 | 46 | 97.83 | 1 | |
| 185:00 | 3 | 0.97 | 61 | 95.08 | 0 | |
| 219:32 | 13 | 3.55 | 112 | 88.39 | 0 | |
| 230:36 | 36 | 9.37 | 199 | 81.91 | 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[13] |
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| Goaltender | |
| Defenceman | |
| Forward |
References
- ↑ "U18 Worlds in Germany". IIHF.com. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ↑ "Tournaments". IIHF.com. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ↑ Steiss, Adam (18 November 2020). "IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ↑ "GB women take Div. II gold". 9 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ↑ "Icelandic women win thriller". 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ↑ IIA game officials
- ↑ "DPR Korea withdraws teams". IIHF.com. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ↑ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIA" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ↑ "Championship updates". IIHF.com. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ↑ IIB game officials
- ↑ "Australian women won't play". IIHF.com. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ↑ "New Zealand women won't travel". IIHF.com. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ↑ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIB" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

