2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II explained

Tourney Name:IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II
Year:2019
Country:Great Britain
Country2:Romania
Country3:South Africa
Dates:2–8 April 2019
1–7 April 2019
13–18 January 2019
Num Teams:17
Venues:3
Cities:3
Nextseason:2020

See also: 2019 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships.

The 2019 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.

Slovenia earned promotion in Division II Group A; Chinese Taipei won the Division II Group B and Ukraine the qualification tournament, both teams got promoted for the next year, while Australia and Romania were relegated.[1] [2] [3]

Division II Group A

Tourney Name:IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II A
Year:2019
Country:Great Britain
City:Dumfries
Dates:2–8 April 2019
Size:x240px
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Games:15
Goals:84
Scoring Leader: Pia Pren
Points:20
Website:www.iihf.com

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Dumfries, Great Britain, from 2 to 8 April 2019.[4] [5]

Participating teams

TeamQualification
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 6th in Division II A last year.
Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted.

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]

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: Pia Dukarič
    • Best Defenseman: Hwang Chung-gum
    • Best Forward: Pia Pren

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
5 6 14 20 +12 0 F
5 7 7 14 +13 4 F
5 7 6 13 +12 0 F
5 2 8 10 −1 0 F
5 1 6 7 +12 4 D
5 4 2 6 0 2 F
5 3 2 5 +2 2 F
5 3 2 5 −2 0 F
5 4 0 4 +3 2 F
5 2 2 4 +4 2 F
5 2 2 4 −1 0 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
310:00 10 1.94 175 94.29 0
289:21 9 1.87 133 93.23 0
248:59 7 1.69 100 93.00 1
238:31 7 1.76 68 89.71 0
281:02 17 3.63 154 88.96 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:2019
Country:Romania
City:Brașov
Dates:1–7 April 2019
Size:x240px
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Games:15
Goals:96
Scoring Leader: Silvía Björgvinsdóttir
Points:13
Website:www.iihf.com

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 1 to 7 April 2019.[7] [8]

Participating teams

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

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[9]

Final standings

Match results

All times are local (Eastern European Summer TimeUTC+3).

Awards and statistics

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Hsu Tzu-ting
    • Best Defenseman: Krystie Woodyear-Smith
    • Best Forward: Silvia Björgvinsdóttir

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
5 8 5 13 +5 0 F
5 6 6 12 +6 2 F
5 8 3 11 +3 0 F
5 2 9 11 +6 4 F
5 7 1 8 +9 4 F
5 6 2 8 −1 26 F
5 3 5 8 0 0 F
5 4 3 7 +7 2 F
5 3 4 7 +9 0 F
5 3 3 6 +6 4 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
166:53 2 0.72 85 97.65 1
160:00 4 1.50 66 93.94 0
138:24 4 1.73 64 93.75 0
300:00 18 3.60 193 90.67 0
238:45 12 3.02 101 88.12 1
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:2019
Country:South Africa
City:Cape Town
Dates:13–18 January 2019
Size:x240px
Num Teams:5
Venues:1
Cities:1
Games:10
Goals:84
Scoring Leader: Valerie Jenaer
Points:13
Website:www.iihf.com

The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 13 to 18 January 2019.[10] [11]

Participating teams

TeamQualification
Placed 2nd in Division II B Qualification last year.
Hosts; placed 3rd in Division II B Qualification last year.
Placed 4th in Division II B Qualification last year.
Placed 5th in Division II B Qualification last year.
First time participating in the World Championship.

Match officials

3 referees and 5 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[12]

Final standings

Match results

All times are local (South African Standard TimeUTC+2).

Awards and statistics

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Viktoriia Tkachenko
    • Best Defenseman: Donne van Doesburgh
    • Best Forward: Lotte De Guchtenaere

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
4 8 5 13 +11 2 F
4 7 5 12 −2 10 F
4 6 5 11 +2 2 D
4 4 7 11 +10 4 F
4 2 8 10 +9 16 F
4 7 2 9 +1 8 F
4 5 3 8 +2 2 F
4 2 6 8 +6 4 F
4 4 3 7 0 0 D
4 4 3 7 +3 0 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
232:15 5 1.29 60 91.67 0
240:00 7 1.75 69 89.86 1
130:24 14 6.44 94 85.11 0
162:58 10 3.48 66 84.85 0
109:16 12 6.59 72 83.33 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. Web site: Prolific Slovenia grabs gold. 9 April 2019. iihf.com.
  2. Web site: Gold for Chinese Taipei. 8 April 2019. iihf.com.
  3. Web site: Debut win for Ukraine's women. 18 January 2019. iihf.com.
  4. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/wwiia 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A official website
  5. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/711/ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A statistics
  6. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/711/IHW711000_35B_2_0.pdf Div. II A assignments
  7. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/wwiib 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B official website
  8. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/713/ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B statistics
  9. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/713/IHW713000_35B_3_0.pdf Div. II B assignments
  10. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/wwiibq 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification official website
  11. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/714/ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification statistics
  12. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/714/IHW714000_35B_3_0.pdf Div. II B Q assignments