2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II explained

Tourney Name:IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II
Year:2016
Size:280px
Country:Slovenia
Country2:Spain
Country3:Bulgaria
Dates:2–8 April 2016
29 February – 6 March 2016
7–10 December 2015
Num Teams:16
Venues:3
Cities:3
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2017

See also: 2016 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships.

The 2016 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=220pxBledwidth=220pxJacawidth=220pxSofia
Ledena dvorana Bled
Capacity: 5,000
Pabellón de Hielo
Capacity: 3,579
Winter Sports Palace
Capacity: 4,600

Division II Group A

Tourney Name:IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II A
Year:2016
Country:Slovenia
City:Bled
Dates:2–8 April 2016
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Games:15
Goals:120
Scoring Leader: Karolina Późniewska
Points:14
Website:www.iihf.com

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 2 to 8 April 2016.[1] [2]

Participating teams

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

Match officials

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

Referees
Linesmen

Final standings

Match results

All times are local (Central European Summer TimeUTC+2).

Awards and statistics

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Nicole Jackson
    • Best Defenseman: Lee Kyou-sun
    • Best Forward: Katarzyna Frąckowiak

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
5 7 7 14 +10 2 F
5 3 8 11 +10 2 F
5 8 2 10 +9 6 F
5 5 5 10 +11 4 F
5 4 6 10 +11 6 F
5 5 3 8 +8 4 F
5 4 4 8 +5 6 F
5 2 6 8 +8 0 F
5 4 3 7 +9 6 F
5 4 3 7 –3 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
271:02 3 0.66 125 97.60 2
239:48 3 0.75 76 96.05 2
299:05 9 1.81 135 93.33 1
123:05 10 4.87 101 90.10 0
176:55 17 5.77 131 87.02 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:2016
Country:Spain
City:Jaca
Dates:29 February –
6 March 2016
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Games:15
Goals:113
Scoring Leader: Alivia del Basso
Points:19
Mvp: Alivia del Basso
Website:www.iihf.com

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 29 February to 6 March 2016.[4] [5]

Participating teams

TeamQualification
Placed 6th in Division II A 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.
* Australia announced their intention to withdraw from competition in December,[6] however have changed their plans with the tournament rescheduled for Spain.[7]

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[8]

Referees
  • Sintija Greiere
  • Natascha Huizeling
  • Zuzana Rimbalová
  • Etsuko Wada
Linesmen
  • Tatiana Kasášová
  • Lee Kyung-sun
  • Bente Owren
  • İlksen Özdemir
  • Tereza Štreitová
  • Julia Tschirner
  • Sinem Yalçındağ

Final standings

Match results

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

Awards and statistics

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Alba Gonzalo
    • Best Defenseman: Vanesa Abrisqueta
    • Best Forward: Alivia del Basso

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
5 8 11 19 +13 8 F
5 7 3 10 –4 2 F
5 6 3 9 +7 4 F
5 5 4 9 +7 10 F
5 6 1 7 0 2 F
5 3 4 7 +8 12 F
5 2 5 7 +10 4 F
5 5 1 6 +5 0 F
5 3 3 6 +4 6 F
5 2 4 6 0 2 F
5 2 4 6 +1 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.

PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO
259:41 5 1.16 106 95.28 1
251:24 6 1.43 109 94.78 0
178:59 5 1.68 82 94.25 1
185:00 5 1.62 39 88.64 0
196:53 26 7.92 127 83.01 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:2016
Country:Bulgaria
City:Sofia
Dates:7–10 December 2015
Num Teams:4
Venues:1
Cities:1
Games:6
Goals:50
Scoring Leader: Ip Estelle Claudia
Points:11
Website:www.iihf.com

The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 7 to 10 December 2015.[9] [10]

Participating teams

TeamQualification
Placed 2nd in the Division II B Qualification last year.
Placed 3rd in the Division II B Qualification last year.
Hosts; placed 4th in Division II B Qualification last year.
First participation since 2011.

Match officials

3 referees and 5 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[11]

Referees
  • Elise Rasmussen
  • Ramune Maleckienė
  • Katarzyna Zygmunt
Linesmen
  • Jana Gerkena
  • Ingibjörg Hjartardóttir
  • Elizaveta Kolchina
  • Oksana Shestakova
  • Zuzana Svobodová

Final standings

Match results

All times are local (Eastern European TimeUTC+2).

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
3 8 3 11 +2 4 F
3 5 5 10 +1 2 F
3 7 2 9 +9 2 F
3 4 4 8 +10 0 F
3 4 1 5 +2 2 F
3 2 2 4 +4 2 F
3 2 2 4 –3 12 F
3 1 3 4 +1 6 F
3 3 0 3 –7 8 F
3 3 0 3 +1 2 D
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
94:25 3 1.91 36 91.67 0
121:44 5 2.46 47 89.36 0
85:35 6 4.21 49 87.76 0
165:00 22 8.00 136 83.82 0
182:52 9 2.95 50 82.00 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://www.iihf.com/en/events/2016/wwiia 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A official website
  2. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/555/ 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A statistics
  3. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/555/IHW555000_35B_2_0.pdf IIA officials
  4. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2016/wwiib 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B official website
  5. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/556/ 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B statistics
  6. Web site: Australia withdraws. 23 December 2015. iihf.com.
  7. Web site: National women's team announced. 6 February 2016. iha.org.au.
  8. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/556/IHW556000_35B_2_0.pdf IIB officials
  9. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2016/wwiibq 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification official website
  10. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/557/ 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification statistics
  11. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/557/IHW557000_35B_1_0.pdf IIBQ officials