| Tourney Name: | IIHF Women's World Championship Division II |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Size: | 250px |
| Country: | Slovenia |
| Country2: | South Korea |
| Dates: | 25–31 March 2012 10–16 March 2012 |
| Num Teams: | 12 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Prevseason: | 2011 III / IV / V |
| Nextseason: | 2013 |
See also: 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship.
The 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division II A and Division II B represent the fourth and fifth tier of the IIHF Women's World Championship.
Previously, these tournaments were known as Division III and Division IV.
| Tourney Name: | IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Country: | Slovenia |
| City: | Maribor |
| Dates: | 25–31 March 2012 |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Matches: | 15 |
| Goals: | 93 |
The Division II Group A tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia, from 25 to 31 March 2012.[1] The winners, North Korea, were promoted to Division I B for 2013, while the bottom-ranked team, Croatia, were relegated to Division II B for 2013.
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| placed 6th in Division II last year and were relegated | ||
| placed 2nd in Division III last year | ||
| placed 3rd in Division III last year | ||
| hosts; placed 4th in Division III last year | ||
| placed 5th in Division III last year | ||
| placed 1st in Division IV last year and were promoted |
All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).
| width=30 | Pos | width=150 | Player | width=120 | Country | width=20 | GP | width=20 | G | width=20 | A | width=30 | Pts | width=30 | +/− | width=30 | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +17 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | +12 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +12 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +13 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +11 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | +1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +8 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +4 | 4 | |||||||||||
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| width=30 | Pos | width=150 | Player | width=120 | Country | width=20 | TOI | width=20 | GA | width=20 | GAA | width=20 | Sv% | width=20 | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 120:00 | 1 | 0.50 | 96.77 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 168:31 | 4 | 1.42 | 94.20 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 269:40 | 5 | 1.11 | 93.90 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 243:58 | 10 | 2.46 | 93.15 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 179:00 | 5 | 1.68 | 90.91 | 1 |
Kristy Bruske,
Kim Un-ae,
Alexandra Huszák, Source: IIHF.com
| Tourney Name: | IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Country: | South Korea |
| City: | Seoul |
| Dates: | 10–16 March 2012 |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Matches: | 15 |
| Goals: | 98 |
The Division II Group B tournament was played in Seoul, South Korea, from 10 to 16 March 2012.[2] The winners, Poland, were promoted to Division II A for 2013. While the rules stated that the 5th and 6th placed teams in Group B must enter a qualification tournament for next year if more member nations apply to compete, this did not happen.
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| placed 6th in Division III last year and were relegated | ||
| hosts; placed 2nd in Division IV last year | ||
| placed 3rd in Division IV last year | ||
| placed 5th in Division IV last year | ||
| placed 1st in Division V last year and were promoted | ||
| placed 2nd in Division V last year and were promoted |
All times are local (Korea Standard Time – UTC+9).
| width=30 | Pos | width=150 | Player | width=120 | Country | width=20 | GP | width=20 | G | width=20 | A | width=30 | Pts | width=30 | +/− | width=30 | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 13 | +12 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +10 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +5 | 4 | |||||||||||
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| width=30 | Pos | width=150 | Player | width=120 | Country | width=20 | TOI | width=20 | GA | width=20 | GAA | width=20 | Sv% | width=20 | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 152:15 | 1 | 0.39 | 98.15 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 257:41 | 5 | 1.16 | 97.14 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 284:23 | 7 | 1.48 | 95.30 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 238:35 | 9 | 2.26 | 93.43 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 305:00 | 15 | 2.95 | 93.02 | 0 |
Anna Ágústsdóttir,
Karolina Pozniewska, Source: IIHF.com
The Division II Group B Qualification was cancelled in August 2011 due to a number of nations declining to participate., which lost 2011 Division IV, and, which was scheduled to host the 2012 Division II Group B Qualification, were placed into 2012 Division II Group B without qualification. The qualification was scheduled to include the following:[3]
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| placed 6th in Division IV last year and were supposed to be relegated | ||
| Hosts; placed 2nd in Division V last year | ||
| placed 3rd in Division V last year | ||
| placed 4th in Division V last year | ||
| placed 5th in Division V last year | ||
| first time applied to compete in World Championship |