2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II explained

Tourney Name:IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II
Year:2024
Country:Andorra
Country2:Turkey
Dates:7–13 April
1–7 April
Num Teams:12
Venues:2
Cities:2
Nextseason:2025

See also: 2024 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships. The 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2024 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).[1]

The Group A tournament was played in Canillo, Andorra, from 7 to 13 April and Group B in Istanbul, Turkey, from 1 to 7 April 2024.[2]

In Group A, Kazakhstan won the tournament and was promoted and Belgium was relegated.[3] North Korea was promoted after winning Group B, while South Africa was relegated.[4]

Group A tournament

Tourney Name:IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II A
Size:x240px
Year:2024
Country:Andorra
City:Canillo
Dates:7–13 April
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Games:15
Goals:89
Scoring Leader: Vega Muñoz
Points:9
Website:IIHF

Participants

TeamQualification
Placed 6th in 2023 Division I B and was relegated.
Placed 2nd in 2023 Division II A.
Placed 3rd in 2023 Division II A.
Placed 4th in 2023 Division II A.
Placed 5th in 2023 Division II A.
Placed 1st in 2023 Division II B and was promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]

Standings

Results

All times are local (UTC+2)

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Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
5 4 5 9 +10 2 F
5 2 6 8 +8 4 D
5 5 2 7 +6 2 F
5 4 3 7 +8 6 F
5 4 3 7 +5 10 F
5 3 4 7 +9 2 F
5 2 5 7 +9 0 F
5 4 2 6 +7 0 F
5 3 3 6 −3 6 F
5 1 5 6 +8 4 D
5 1 5 6 +1 4 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
239:40 7 1.75 119 94.12 1
145:24 5 2.06 77 93.51 0
153:45 6 2.34 74 91.89 0
269:10 7 1.56 86 91.86 1
204:56 5 1.46 59 91.53 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

Awards

Position Player[6]
Goaltender Arina Chshyokolova
Defenceman Bridget O'Hare
Forward Alexandra Shegay

Group B tournament

Tourney Name:IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II B
Size:x240px
Year:2024
Country:Turkey
City:Istanbul
Dates:1–7 April
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Games:15
Goals:103
Scoring Leader: Kim Un-hyang
Points:13
Website:IIHF

Participants

TeamQualification
Withdrew from 2023 Division II A and was relegated.
Placed 2nd in 2023 Division II B.
Placed 3rd in 2023 Division II B.
Placed 4th in 2023 Division II B.
Host, withdrew from 2023 Division II B due to the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake but kept their place.
Placed 1st in 2023 Division III A and was promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[7]

Standings

Results

All times are local (UTC+3)

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Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
5 5 8 13 +13 4 F
5 6 6 12 +10 0 F
5 6 4 10 +6 0 F
5 5 3 8 +8 4 F
5 4 4 8 +3 6 F
5 4 4 8 +9 0 F
5 3 5 8 +7 6 F
5 2 6 8 +11 0 F
5 6 1 7 +2 6 F
5 3 4 7 +7 0 F
5 3 4 7 +6 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
209:43 5 1.43 140 96.43 1
125:00 2 0.96 53 96.23 0
180:00 2 0.67 34 94.12 1
185:00 3 0.97 49 93.88 1
217:57 8 2.20 92 91.30 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

Awards

Position Player[8]
Goaltender Erva Kanat
Defenceman Matilda Pethrick
Forward Jong Su-hyon

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: And 2027 goes to …. iihf.com. 26 May 2023.
  2. Web site: La RFEDH organizará tres Mundiales de Hockey hielo en 2023–24. rfedh.es. 26 May 2023.
  3. Web site: 2024 IIHF WW IIA – Kazakhs promoted to Division I B. iihf.com. 13 April 2024.
  4. Web site: Jang scores golden goal. iihf.com. 8 April 2024.
  5. Web site: IIA Competition officials. IIHF. 6 April 2024.
  6. Web site: Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIB. IIHF. 13 April 2024.
  7. Web site: IIB Competition officials. IIHF. 30 March 2024.
  8. Web site: Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIB. IIHF. 7 April 2024.