2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II explained

Tourney Name:IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II
Year:2015
Size:280px
Country:Great Britain
Country2:Spain
Country3:Hong Kong
Dates:30 March – 5 April 2015
7–13 March 2015
18–21 February 2015
Num Teams:16
Venues:3
Cities:3
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

See also: 2015 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships.

The 2015 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.

Venues

Division II Group ADivision II Group BDivision II Group B
Qualification
width=220pxDumfrieswidth=220pxJacawidth=220pxHong Kong
Dumfries Ice Bowl
Capacity: 1,000
Pabellón de Hielo
Capacity: 3,579
Hong Kong Mega Ice

Division II Group A

Tourney Name:IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II A
Year:2015
Country:Great Britain
Dates:30 March – 5 April 2015
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Games:15
Goals:105
Scoring Leader: Alyona Fux
Points:14

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Dumfries, Great Britain, from 30 March to 5 April 2015.[1]

Participating teams

TeamQualification
Placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated.
Hosts; 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 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted.

Match officials

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

Referees
Linesman

Final standings

Match results

All times are local (Western European Summer TimeUTC+1).

Awards and statistics

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Nicole Jackson
    • Best Defenseman: Jodie-Leigh Bloom
    • Best Forward: Alyona Fux

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
5 2 12 14 +10 0 F
5 7 4 11 +3 0 F
5 5 5 10 +9 4 F
5 6 3 9 +7 8 F
5 7 1 8 +6 2 F
5 4 4 8 +6 0 F
5 2 6 8 +8 2 D
5 4 3 7 +7 4 F
5 2 5 7 +8 0 F
5 5 1 6 +3 0 F
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.

PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO
220:00 1 0.27 94 98.94 2
238:56 4 1.00 110 96.36 1
284:22 8 1.69 148 94.59 1
284:20 23 4.85 252 90.87 0
190:00 8 2.53 77 89.61 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

Tourney Name:IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II B
Year:2015
Country:Spain
Dates:7–13 March 2015
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Games:15
Goals:82
Scoring Leader: Pia Pren
Points:11

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 7 to 13 March 2015.[3]

Participating teams

TeamQualification
Placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated.
Placed 2nd in Division II B last year.
Hosts; placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
Placed 4th in Division II B last year.
Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
Placed 1st in Division II B Qualification last year and were promoted.

Match officials

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

Referees
  • Nikoleta Celárová
  • Elena Ivanova
  • Liu Chunhua
  • Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesman
  • Trine Phillipsen
  • Joanna Pobożniak
  • Oxana Shestakova
  • Viera Šilhavíková
  • Olga Steinberg
  • Tereza Štreitová
  • Cathrine Vestheim

Final standings

Match results

All times are local (Central European TimeUTC+1).

Awards and statistics

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Monica Renteria
    • Best Defenseman: Vanesa Abrisqueta
    • Best Forward: Pia Pren

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
3 9 2 11 +10 4 F
5 4 7 11 +14 4 F
5 5 5 10 +12 4 F
5 6 1 7 +3 2 F
5 5 2 7 +4 2 F
5 2 5 7 +12 27D
5 5 1 6 +2 6 F
5 2 4 6 −1 2 F
5 2 3 5 +3 0 F
5 1 4 5 +4 8 F
5 1 4 5 +12 2 F
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.

PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO
245:00 7 1.71 123 94.31 1
270:21 8 2.78 106 92.45 0
309:53 15 2.90 193 92.23 1
242:05 11 2.73 116 90.52 1
185:00 8 2.59 81 90.12 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 Qualification

Tourney Name:IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II B Qualification
Year:2015
Country:Hong Kong
Dates:18–21 February 2015
Num Teams:4
Venues:1
Cities:1
Games:6
Goals:50
Scoring Leader: Çağla Baktıroğlu
Points:11

The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played from 18 to 21 February 2015 in Hong Kong.[5]

Participating teams

TeamQualification
Placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated.
Placed 2nd in Division II B Qualification last year.
Placed 3rd in Division II B Qualification last year.
Hosts; placed 4th in Division II B Qualification last year.

Match officials

3 referees and 5 linesman were selected for the tournament.[6]

Referees
  • Ainslie Gardner
  • Etsuko Wada
  • Xu Jingwei
Linesman
  • Fu Zhennan
  • Lee Kyung-sun
  • Alicia Thomasen
  • Yuka Tochigi
  • Wang Hui

Final standings

Match results

All times are local (Hong Kong TimeUTC+8).

Awards and statistics

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Lee Jenny Kai-Chin
    • Best Defenseman: Tina Lisichkova
    • Best Forward: Çağla Baktıroğlu

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
3 10 1 11 +8 4 F
Seda Demir 3 2 7 9 +6 16 F
3 4 4 8 +1 2 F
3 5 2 7 +8 6 F
3 5 2 7 +5 2 F
3 2 5 7 +4 0 F
3 3 3 6 0 2 F
3 1 4 5 +5 0 D
3 0 5 5 +7 4 D
3 3 1 4 +5 0 F
3 3 1 4 +4 6 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.

PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO
94:24 2 1.27 41 95.12 1
88:38 4 2.71 50 92.00 0
91:17 4 2.63 42 90.48 0
Sera Doğramacı 154:46 7 2.71 71 90.14 0
177:57 22 7.42 145 84.83 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

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/489/ 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A statistics
  2. Web site: Competition Officials Division II Group A. 25 November 2014. iihf.com.
  3. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/490/ 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B statistics
  4. Web site: Competition Officials Division II Group B. 25 November 2014. iihf.com.
  5. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/491/ 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Q statistics
  6. Web site: Competition Officials Division II Group B Qual.. 25 November 2014. iihf.com.