| Tourney Name: | IIHF Women's World Championship Division II |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Country: | Spain |
| Country2: | Croatia |
| Dates: | 3–8 April 17–22 May |
| Num Teams: | 10 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Prevseason: | 2020 ← |
| Nextseason: | 2023 |
See also: 2022 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships.
The 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2022 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).[1] Division II A and Division II B represent the fourth and fifth tier of the IIHF World Women's Championship.
Entering the competition, there were no divisional changes, as the 2021 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Great Britain won the Group A tournament and were promoted to Division I.[3] Iceland won Group B and were promoted to Group A.[4] Due to Russia's exclusion, no team was relegated this season.
| Tourney Name: | IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A |
| Size: | x240px |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Country: | Spain |
| City: | Jaca |
| Dates: | 3–8 April |
| Num Teams: | 5 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Games: | 10 |
| Goals: | 54 |
| Scoring Leader: | Līga Miljone |
| Points: | 7 |
| Website: | www.iihf.com |
The Division II Group A tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 3 to 8 April 2022.[5] [6]
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| Placed 6th in 2019 Division I B and were relegated. | ||
| Placed 2nd in 2019 Division II A. | ||
| Hosts; 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 were promoted. |
Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.[7]
All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)
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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 |
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 | |
| Position | Player[8] | |
|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | Alba Gonzalo | |
| Defenceman | Casey Traill | |
| Forward | Līga Miljone |
| Tourney Name: | IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B |
| Size: | x240px |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Country: | Croatia |
| City: | Zagreb |
| Dates: | 17–22 May |
| Num Teams: | 5 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Games: | 10 |
| Goals: | 102 |
| Scoring Leader: | Dilara Lökbaş |
| Points: | 14 |
| Website: | www.iihf.com |
The Division II Group B tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia, from 17 to 22 May 2022.[9] [10]
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.[11]
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||
| Hosts; placed 5th in 2020 Division II B. | ||
| Placed 1st in 2020 Division III and were promoted. |
Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.[12]
All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)
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List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Position | Player[13] | |
|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | Birta Helgudóttir | |
| Defenceman | Rylie Ellis | |
| Forward | Silvia Björgvinsdóttir |