2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

2019 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Great Britain
Romania
South Africa
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates2–8 April 2019
1–7 April 2019
13–18 January 2019
Teams17

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

2019 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Great Britain
CityDumfries
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates2–8 April 2019
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored84 (5.6 per game)
Attendance5,501 (367 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Pia Pren (20 points)
Official 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

Team Qualification
 Great Britain Hosts; placed 2nd in Division II A last year.
 North Korea Placed 3rd in Division II A last year.
 Australia Placed 4th in Division II A last year.
 Slovenia Placed 5th in Division II A last year.
 Mexico Placed 6th in Division II A last year.
 Spain Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted.

Match officials

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

Referees Linesmen
  • Ainslie Gardner
  • Vanessa Morin
  • Fu Zhennan
  • Sintija Čamane
  • Lorna Beresford
  • Amy Campbell
  • Wong Tsui Yi
  • Oksana Shestakova
  • Joanna Pobożniak
  • Ekaterina Smirnova
  • Jennifer Cameron

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Slovenia 5 3 1 1 0 24 11 +13 12 Promoted to the 2022 Division I B
2  Great Britain (H) 5 3 1 0 1 13 9 +4 11
3  Spain 5 2 1 1 1 11 11 0 9
4  Mexico 5 2 0 1 2 14 18 −4 7
5  North Korea 5 1 1 1 2 12 13 −1 6
6  Australia 5 0 0 0 5 10 22 −12 0 Relegated to the 2020 Division II B
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Match results

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

2 April 2019
13:00
Spain 4–3 GWS
(0–0, 1–2, 2–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 SloveniaDumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 507
Game reference
Alba GonzaloGoaliesPia DukaričReferee:
Fu Zhennan
Linesmen:
Lorna Beresford
Joanna Pobożniak
Sans (SH) – 24:061–0
1–136:20 – Blazinšek (Confidenti, Pren) (PP)
1–238:30 – Blazinšek (Lončar, Pren)
L. Abrisqueta (Álvarez, V. Abrisqueta) (PP) – 43:272–2
L. Abrisqueta (Ramos) (PP) – 47:373–2
3–349:28 – Confidenti (Pren)
Rivera
Merino
Ramos
Senac Gómez
Shootout Kraner
Blazinšek
Pren
Confidenti
E. Dukarič
12 minPenalties10 min
42Shots32
2 April 2019
16:30
North Korea 2–4
(2–3, 0–1, 0–0)
 MexicoDumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 192
Game reference
Ri PomGoaliesMónica RenteríaReferee:
Sintija Čamane
Linesmen:
Amy Campbell
Oksana Shestakova
Jong (Kim H., Hwang Chung-g.) – 02:381–0
Kim H. – 12:422–0
2–114:54 – Téllez (J. Rojas)
2–216:05 – J. Rojas (Cruz)
2–318:39 – J. Rojas (Téllez, G. Rojas)
2–433:06 – G. Rojas (Téllez)
4 minPenalties6 min
33Shots14
2 April 2019
20:00
Australia 1–2
(0–1, 0–0, 1–1)
 Great BritainDumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 462
Game reference
Michelle CoonanGoaliesNicole JacksonReferee:
Vanessa Morin
Linesmen:
Jennifer Cameron
Ekaterina Smirnova
0–115:34 – Scoon (Bloom)
0–250:17 – A. Headland
Clark-Crumpton – 58:501–2
6 minPenalties4 min
19Shots32
4 April 2019
13:00
North Korea 4–2
(1–0, 1–2, 2–0)
 AustraliaDumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 452
Game reference
So Jong-simGoaliesMichelle CoonanReferee:
Fu Zhennan
Linesmen:
Amy Campbell
Wong Tsui Yi
Kim Un-j. (Hwang S.) – 01:321–0
1–129:53 – Walker
Jang) – 31:442–1
2–239:07 – Van der Wolf (Tihema)
Jong (SH) – 49:083–2
Jong (Choe) (PP) – 57:234–2
8 minPenalties6 min
28Shots30
4 April 2019
16:30
Mexico 0–2
(0–1, 0–1, 0–0)
 SpainDumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 271
Game reference
Mónica RenteríaGoaliesAlba GonzaloReferee:
Ainslie Gardner
Linesmen:
Lorna Beresford
Jennifer Cameron
0–102:48 – Muñoz (L. Danielsson)
0–236:49 – Muñoz (S. Danielsson, López)
8 minPenalties12 min
11Shots32
4 April 2019
20:00
Great Britain 2–4
(1–0, 0–1, 1–3)
 SloveniaDumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 427
Game reference
Nicole JacksonGoaliesPia DukaričReferee:
Sintija Čamane
Linesmen:
Joanna Pobożniak
Oksana Shestakova
Culshaw – 19:361–0
1–126:18 – Blazinšek (Lončar, Pren) (PP)
1–240:34 – Confidenti (Pren) (PP)
1–342:27 – Confidenti (Pren)
1–452:34 – Pren (Confidenti)
Lane (Allen) – 56:362–4
8 minPenalties8 min
43Shots17
5 April 2019
13:00
North Korea 2–1 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 SpainDumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 350
Game reference
So Jong-simGoaliesAlba GonzaloReferee:
Sintija Čamane
Linesmen:
Lorna Beresford
Amy Campbell
0–123:35 – V. Abrisqueta (Ramos, Álvarez) (PP)
Kim K. – 44:501–1
Jong
Rim
Kim Un-j.
Kim H.
Choe
Kim Un-j.
Jong
Shootout Rivera
Ramos
Muñoz
Merino
V. Abrisqueta
Rivera
V. Abrisqueta
8 minPenalties8 min
22Shots39
5 April 2019
16:30
Australia 1–6
(1–1, 0–3, 0–2)
 SloveniaDumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 243
Game reference
Michelle Coonan
Keesha Atkins
GoaliesPia DukaričReferee:
Vanessa Morin
Linesmen:
Joanna Pobożniak
Ekaterina Smirnova
0–105:55 – Blazinšek (Pren)
Van der Wolf (Clark-Crumpton) 10:501–1
1–220:30 – Pren (Blazinšek)
1–325:08 – Confidenti (Pren, Blazinšek) (PP)
1–434:09 – Pren (Confidenti, Blazinšek)
1–543:52 – Blazinšek (Pren, Confidenti)
1–656:26 – Pren (Confidenti, Lončar)
8 minPenalties6 min
35Shots33
5 April 2019
20:00
Great Britain 3–2 OT
(0–0, 2–1, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)
 MexicoDumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 485
Game reference
Samantha BolwellGoaliesMonica RenteriaReferee:
Ainslie Gardner
Linesmen:
Jennifer Cameron
Wong Tsui Yi
0–123:52 – Téllez (G. Rojas, J. Rojas)
Marsden (C. Headland) – 33:021–1
Allen (Pearson, Traill) – 35:192–1
2–244:23 – G. Rojas (Téllez)
Lewis (Farman, Towns) (PP) – 61:023–2
4 minPenalties4 min
43Shots11
7 April 2019
13:00
Mexico 7–4
(0–1, 3–1, 4–2)
 AustraliaDumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 262
Game reference
Mónica RenteríaGoaliesMichelle CoonanReferee:
Fu Zhennan
Linesmen:
Lorna Beresford
Wong Tsui Yi
0–111:45 – Godfrey (PP)
0–220:20 – Clark-Crumpton (Tihema, Van der Wolf)
Larios (Amaya, Cardenas) – 24:231–2
Chávez (González, Téllez) (PP) – 27:162–2
González (Ayala, Téllez) (PP) – 34:313–2
J. Rojas (Téllez) – 47:314–2
G. Rojas (González, Cruz) – 48:155–2
5–349:24 – Godfrey (Moore)
Ayala (Téllez) (PP2) – 51:146–3
Chávez (SH) – 55:357–3
7–459:59 – Sammons (Matheson)
4 minPenalties14 min
24Shots27
7 April 2019
16:30
Slovenia 4–3 GWS
(1–1, 2–2, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 North KoreaDumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 317
Game reference
Pia DukaričGoaliesSo Jong-simReferee:
Ainslie Gardner
Linesmen:
Jennifer Cameron
Amy Campbell
E. Dukarič (Breznik) – 01:301–0
1–108:27 – Jong (Kim Un-h.)
Confidenti (Lončar, Pren) (SH) – 23:422–1
Confidenti (Blazinšek, Pren) – 28:573–1
3–233:45 – Kim Un-h. (Choe) (SH)
3–334:18 – Hwang S. (SH)
Pezdir
Blazinšek
Pren
Confidenti
E. Dukarič
Shootout Jong
Kim H.
Kim Un-j.
Kim Un-h.
Hwang S.
8 minPenalties6 min
35Shots33
7 April 2019
20:00
Spain 1–4
(1–0, 0–1, 0–3)
 Great BritainDumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 487
Game reference
Alba GonzaloGoaliesNicole JacksonReferee:
Vanessa Morin
Linesmen:
Oksana Shestakova
Ekaterina Smirnova
Moreno (Senac Gómez, Merino) – 05:021–0
1–105:02 – A. Headland (Lane)
1–243:57 – Allen (Bloom)
1–355:42 – Marsden (Farman, Bloom) (PP)
1–459:19 – Bloom (Ashton) (ENG)
6 minPenalties6 min
19Shots37
8 April 2019
13:00
Slovenia 7–1
(4–1, 2–0, 1–0)
 MexicoDumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 153
Game reference
Pia DukaričGoaliesMónica RenteríaReferee:
Ainslie Gardner
Linesmen:
Oksana Shestakova
Wong Tsui Yi
0–110:51 – Senac Gómez (Téllez) (PP)
Lončar (Pren, Blazinšek) (PP) – 14:591–1
Pren (Blazinšek, Lončar) – 16:442–1
Pren (Lončar, Porekar) – 17:303–1
Blazinšek (Confidenti, Pren) – 18:594–1
Blazinšek (Confidenti, Pren) – 36:565–1
Confidenti – 39:596–1
E. Dukarič (Pezdir) – 44:407–1
4 minPenalties4 min
26Shots23
8 April 2019
16:30
Australia 2–3
(1–1, 1–0, 0–2)
 SpainDumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 218
Game reference
Keesha AtkinsGoaliesLaura LópezReferee:
Sintija Čamane
Linesmen:
Amy Campbell
Ekaterina Smirnova
Van der Wolf (Clark-Crumpton) – 03:011–0
1–114:04 – Senac Gómez (Muñoz, V. Abrisqueta) (PP)
McFadden (Sammons, Van der Wolf) (PP) – 38:572–1
2–249:28 – Rivero (Moreno, L. López)
2–358:30 – Ramos (Martin)
6 minPenalties8 min
21Shots24
8 April 2019
20:00
Great Britain 2–1
(0–1, 2–0, 0–0)
 North KoreaDumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 675
Game reference
Nicole JacksonGoaliesSo Jong-simReferee:
Vanessa Morin
Linesmen:
Jennifer Cameron
Joanna Pobożniak
0–102:59 – Jang (Kim H.)
Lane – 27:491–1
Douglas (Towns, Hill) – 34:402–1
4 minPenalties4 min
22Shots13

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.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Pia Pren 5 6 14 20 +12 0 F
Sara Confidenti 5 7 7 14 +13 4 F
Julija Blazinšek 5 7 6 13 +12 0 F
Claudia Téllez 5 2 8 10 −1 0 F
Nina Lončar 5 1 6 7 +12 4 D
Joanna Rojas 5 4 2 6 0 2 F
Giovanna Rojas 5 3 2 5 +2 2 F
Kristelle van der Wolf 5 3 2 5 −2 0 F
Jong Su-hyon 5 4 0 4 +3 2 F
Saffron Allen 5 2 2 4 +4 2 F
Michelle Clark-Crumpton 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.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Pia Dukarič 310:00 10 1.94 175 94.29 0
So Jong-sim 289:21 9 1.87 133 93.23 0
Alba Gonzalo 248:59 7 1.69 100 93.00 1
Nicole Jackson 238:31 7 1.76 68 89.71 0
Mónica Rentería 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

2019 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Romania
CityBrașov
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates1–7 April 2019
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored96 (6.4 per game)
Attendance1,275 (85 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Silvía Björgvinsdóttir (13 points)
Official 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

Team Qualification
 Chinese Taipei Placed 2nd in Division II B last year.
 Iceland Placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
 New Zealand Placed 4th in Division II B last year.
 Turkey Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
 Romania Hosts; placed 6th in Division II B last year.
 Croatia 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]

Referees Linesmen
  • Fu Yue
  • Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
  • Agnese Kārkliņa
  • Kelly Cooke
  • Julia Mannlein
  • Jessica Brambilla
  • Mai Mizuhori
  • Bente Owren
  • Anastasiia Kurashova
  • Julia Johansson
  • Anne-Ruth Kuonen

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Chinese Taipei 5 5 0 0 0 20 8 +12 15 Promoted to the 2022 Division II A
2  New Zealand 5 4 0 0 1 18 8 +10 12
3  Iceland 5 3 0 0 2 21 12 +9 9
4  Turkey 5 1 0 1 3 15 23 −8 4
5  Croatia 5 1 0 0 4 7 18 −11 3
6  Romania (H) 5 0 1 0 4 15 27 −12 2 Relegated to the 2020 Division III
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Match results

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

1 April 2019
13:00
New Zealand 0–3
(0–1, 0–1, 0–1)
 Chinese TaipeiBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 25
Game reference
Lochlyn HydeGoaliesHsu Tzu-tingReferee:
Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
Linesmen:
Anne Ruth Kuonen
Mai Mizuhori
0–116:17 – Teng (Hsu Ti.) (PP)
0–229:31 – Yeh
0–349:36 – Hsu Ti. (Pan) (PP)
6 minPenalties2 min
23Shots32
1 April 2019
16:30
Croatia 3–6
(2–3, 0–0, 1–3)
 TurkeyBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 35
Game reference
Petra BelobrkGoaliesSera DoğramacıReferee:
Agnese Kārkliņa
Linesmen:
Julia Johansson
Julia Mannlein
Širanović (PP) – 03:591–0
E. Čavka (T. Čavka) – 05:482–0
2–110:18 – Taygar (Baktıroğlu, Demirkol) (PP)
2–211:29 – Baktıroğlu (D. Lökbaş)
2–312:38 – Baktıroğlu (Uygun)
Širanović (Grašić, Delić) – 45:433–3
3–449:25 – Taygar
3–556:06 – Oğuz (Baktıroğlu)
3–659:59 – Baktıroğlu (D. Lökbaş)
10 minPenalties18 min
25Shots47
1 April 2019
20:00
Iceland 9–5
(3–1, 3–2, 3–2)
 RomaniaBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 100
Game reference
Karítas HalldórsdóttirGoaliesNadina NiciuReferee:
Kelly Cooke
Linesmen:
Jessica Brambilla
Anastasiia Kurashova
Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Su. Björgvinsdóttir) – 00:141–0
Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Su. Björgvinsdóttir) – 02:292–0
Árnadóttir (Leifsdóttir, Ingadóttir) – 03:113–0
3–104:52 – Voicu (Balló) (PP)
3–223:47 – Oprea (Popescu)
Ingadóttir (SH) – 28:294–2
Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Su. Björgvinsdóttir) (PP) – 31:225–2
5–333:15 – Oprea (Sajtos)
Ingadóttir (Leifsdóttir, Kjartansdóttir) – 33:516–3
Snorradóttir (Si. Björgvinsdóttir) (PP) – 40:127–3
Kjartansdóttir (Si. Björgvinsdóttir) (PP) – 43:528–3
8–444:23 – Balló (Csiszér, Voicu)
8–550:37 – Oprea (Mathe)
Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Su. Björgvinsdóttir) – 53:159–5
22 minPenalties10 min
51Shots16
2 April 2019
13:00
Chinese Taipei 5–3
(1–0, 1–1, 3–2)
 TurkeyBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 20
Game reference
Wang Yun-tzuGoaliesSera DoğramacıReferee:
Fu Yue
Linesmen:
Julia Johansson
Anastasiia Kurashova
Hsu Ti.) – 08:251–0
1–124:08 – Baktıroğlu
Yeh (Wang Hsu.) – 26:302–1
Yeh – 41:073–1
Teng (Liu C., Chang) – 43:454–1
4–248:32 – Koçak (Uygun) (PP)
4–353:17 – Baktıroğlu (Taygar)
Tao (Hsieh) – 54:245–3
6 minPenalties8 min
33Shots20
2 April 2019
16:30
Iceland 1–2
(1–1, 0–0, 0–1)
 New ZealandBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 30
Game reference
Karítas HalldórsdóttirGoaliesGrace HarrisonReferee:
Agnese Kārkliņa
Linesmen:
Jessica Brambilla
Mai Mizuhori
Gardarsdóttir (Si. Björgvinsdóttir) – 00:331–0
1–119:54 – Horner-Pascoe (Shields, Lilly) (PP)
1–258:32 – Horner-Pascoe (PP)
20 minPenalties10 min
31Shots25
2 April 2019
20:00
Romania 1–3
(0–2, 0–0, 1–1)
 CroatiaBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 100
Game reference
Andrea KurkoGoaliesPetra BelobrkReferee:
Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
Linesmen:
Anne-Ruth Kuonen
Julia Mannlein
0–102:29 – Širanović (Filipec) (PP)
0–214:14 – Širanović (Smolec) (SH)
Oprea (PP) – 51:071–2
1–359:36 – Širanović (SH, EN)
12 minPenalties12 min
24Shots30
4 April 2019
13:00
Iceland 3–0
(0–0, 1–0, 2–0)
 CroatiaBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 30
Game reference
Telma MatthíasdóttirGoaliesPetra BelobrkReferee:
Fu Yue
Linesmen:
Jessica Brambilla
Julia Johansson
Si. Björgvinsdóttir (PP2) – 31:561–0
Árnadóttir (Su. Björgvinsdóttir) – 47:302–0
Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Garðarsdóttir) – 58:333–0
10 minPenalties14 min
50Shots14
4 April 2019
16:30
New Zealand 4–2
(0–1, 4–0, 0–1)
 TurkeyBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 40
Game reference
Grace Harrison
Lochlyn Hyde
GoaliesSera DoğramacıReferee:
Kelly Cooke
Linesmen:
Anne-Ruth Kuonen
Bente Owren
0–108:44 – Baktıroğlu (Uygun)
Shields (Horner-Pascoe) – 24:531–1
Horner-Pascoe – 32:372–1
Shields (Shattock) – 34:423–1
Shattock (Orr, Read) – 37:414–1
4–242:09 – D. Lökbaş (Taygar)
8 minPenalties12 min
34Shots23
4 April 2019
20:00
Chinese Taipei 4–3
(1–2, 1–1, 2–0)
 RomaniaBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 150
Game reference
Wang Yun-tzuGoaliesNadina NiciuReferee:
Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
Linesmen:
Anastasiia Kurashova
Julia Mannlein
0–106:08 – Voicu (Balló, Sajtos)
0–210:35 – Voicu (Balló, Csiszér)
Liu C. (Hsu Ti., Teng) (PP) – 12:191–2
1–321:33 – Voicu (Balló)
Liu C. (PP) – 22:252–3
Yeh (Hsu Ti., Jan) (PP) – 48:393–3
Pan (Yeh) (PP) – 54:144–3
10 minPenalties24 min
41Shots16
5 April 2019
13:00
Turkey 0–6
(0–1, 0–2, 0–3)
 IcelandBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 30
Game reference
Sera Doğramacı
Kübra Dadaşoğlu
GoaliesKarítas HalldórsdóttirReferee:
Kelly Cooke
Linesmen:
Julia Johansson
Mai Mizuhori
0–105:50 – Gardarsdóttir (Su. Björgvinsdóttir, Kjartansdóttir) (PP)
0–233:10 – Karvelsdóttir (Ingadóttir) (PP)
0–334:54 – Su. Björgvinsdóttir (Si. Björgvinsdóttir, Gardarsdóttir)
0–442:21 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Snorradóttir, Gardarsdóttir) (PP2)
0–545:58 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Su. Björgvinsdóttir)
0–659:02 – Hjaltested (Karvelsdóttir)
8 minPenalties4 min
22Shots39
5 April 2019
16:30
Croatia 0–3
(0–2, 0–1, 0–0)
 Chinese TaipeiBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 35
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Petra BelobrkGoaliesHsu Tzu-ting
Wang Yun-tzu
Referee:
Agnese Kārkliņa
Linesmen:
Jessica Brambilla
Bente Owren
0–104:19 – Yeh (Hsieh)
0–204:44 – Hsu Ti. (Hsieh)
0–325:29 – Liu C. (EA)
8 minPenalties8 min
31Shots30
5 April 2019
20:00
Romania 1–7
(0–2, 0–2, 1–3)
 New ZealandBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 300
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Nadina NiciuGoaliesLochlyn HydeReferee:
Fu Yue
Linesmen:
Anne-Ruth Kuonen
Anastasiia Kurashova
0–107:00 – Shields (Horner-Pascoe)
0–215:42 – Horner-Pascoe (Shields, Murray)
0–326:02 – Shields (Jones) (PP)
0–438:31 – Horner-Pascoe (Woodyear-Smith)
Balló – 44:171–4
1–544:39 – Woodyear-Smith (Horner-Pascoe)
1–655:20 – Murray (Horner-Pascoe)
1–759:40 – Woodyear-Smith
2 minPenalties4 min
23Shots50
7 April 2019
13:00
New Zealand 5–1
(0–0, 2–0, 3–1)
 CroatiaBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 20
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Lochlyn HydeGoaliesPetra BelobrkReferee:
Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
Linesmen:
Anastasiia Kurashova
Mai Mizuhori
Shattock (Woodyear-Smith, Gerken) (SH) – 28:421–0
Gregory (C. Heale) – 30:502–0
Fuller (Gerken) – 42:453–0
A. Heale (Horner-Pascoe) – 43:454–0
4–148:06 – Smolec
Jones (Murray, Horner-Pascoe) – 51:545–1
6 minPenalties18 min
42Shots21
7 April 2019
16:30
Chinese Taipei 5–2
(1–0, 2–1, 2–1)
 IcelandBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 50
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Hsu Tzu-tingGoaliesKarítas HalldórsdóttirReferee:
Kelly Cooke
Linesmen:
Julia Mannlein
Bente Owren
Tao (Pan) – 14:331–0
1–129:59 – Su. Björgvinsdóttir (Si. Björgvinsdóttir)
Hsieh (Hsu Ti.) – 30:272–1
Yeh – 39:083–1
3–250:06 – Gardarsdóttir (Si. Björgvinsdóttir, Su. Björgvinsdóttir)
Yeh – 51:434–2
Tao (Lin) – 51:565–2
4 minPenalties10 min
38Shots38
7 April 2019
20:00
Turkey 4–5 OT
(3–1, 0–2, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1)
 RomaniaBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 300
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Sera DoğramacıGoaliesNadina NiciuReferee:
Agnese Kārkliņa
Linesmen:
Julia Johansson
Anne-Ruth Kuonen
Baktıroğlu (A. Lökbaş) (PP) – 04:191–0
1–113:21 – Oprea (Popescu)
Baktıroğlu – 14:172–1
D. Lökbaş (Baktıroğlu) – 18:163–1
3–220:59 – Balló (Adorján)
3–322:16 – Voicu
3–447:35 – Voicu (Balló)
D. Lökbaş – 49:324–4
4–562:57 – Csiszér (Voicu) (PP)
8 minPenalties10 min
45Shots26

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.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Silvía Björgvinsdóttir 5 8 5 13 +5 0 F
Jasmine Horner-Pascoe 5 6 6 12 +6 2 F
Çağla Baktıroğlu 5 8 3 11 +3 0 F
Sunna Björgvinsdóttir 5 2 9 11 +6 4 F
Yeh Hui-chen 5 7 1 8 +9 4 F
Ana Voicu 5 6 2 8 −1 26 F
Noémi Balló 5 3 5 8 0 0 F
Hannah Shields (ice hockey) 5 4 3 7 +7 2 F
Hsu Ting-yu 5 3 4 7 +9 0 F
Kolbrun Gardarsdóttir 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.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Hsu Tzu-ting 166:53 2 0.72 85 97.65 1
Lochlyn Hyde 160:00 4 1.50 66 93.94 0
Grace Harrison 138:24 4 1.73 64 93.75 0
Petra Belobrk 300:00 18 3.60 193 90.67 0
Karítas Halldórsdóttir 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

2019 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II B Qualification
Tournament details
Host country South Africa
CityCape Town
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates13–18 January 2019
Teams5
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored84 (8.4 per game)
Attendance1,500 (150 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Valerie Jenaer (13 points)
Official 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

Team Qualification
 Belgium Placed 2nd in Division II B Qualification last year.
 South Africa Hosts; placed 3rd in Division II B Qualification last year.
 Hong Kong Placed 4th in Division II B Qualification last year.
 Bulgaria Placed 5th in Division II B Qualification last year.
 Ukraine First time participating in the World Championship.

Match officials

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

Referees Linesmen
  • Ulrike Winklmayr
  • Rita Rygh
  • Nadine Sheffield
  • Michaela Hryzáková
  • Kamila Smetková
  • Sueva Torribio
  • Caroline Butt
  • Tsang Yin

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Ukraine 4 4 0 0 0 17 5 +12 12 Promoted to the 2020 Division II B
2  Belgium 4 3 0 0 1 24 7 +17 9
3  South Africa (H) 4 2 0 0 2 21 17 +4 6
4  Hong Kong 4 0 1 0 3 11 29 −18 2
5  Bulgaria 4 0 0 1 3 11 26 −15 1
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Match results

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

13 January 2019
14:00
Hong Kong 1–8
(1–3, 0–4, 0–1)
 BelgiumThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 50
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Chau Nga SzeGoaliesMaud SmitsReferee:
Nadine Sheffield
Linesmen:
Caroline Butt
Tsang Yin
Ip (SH) – 02:521–0
1–104:13 – Jenaer (Bosmans)
1–207:38 – Leirs (Fransen)
1–313:32 – Jenaer (Willemot)
1–420:21 – Leyen (Jenaer, Bosmans)
1–525:55 – Clincke (Frere)
1–631:32 – De Guchtenaere (Bosmans) (PP)
1–735:21 – Jenaer (De Guchtenaere)
1–854:55 – Maka (De Guchtenaere, Van Hootegem)
10 minPenalties18 min
14Shots50
13 January 2019
19:00
Ukraine 3–1
(1–1, 2–0, 0–0)
 South AfricaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 400
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Viktoriia TkachenkoGoaliesShaylene SwanepoelReferee:
Rita Rygh
Linesmen:
Kamila Smetková
Sueva Torribio
Skashchuk (Riabkina, Tsymyrenko) – 12:481–0
1–119:18 – Van Doesburgh (Rhode, Verwey) (PP2)
Skashchuk (Riabkina) (PP) – 24:282–1
Tsymyrenko (Dobrovolska, Skashchuk) – 32:573–1
14 minPenalties14 min
34Shots15
14 January 2019
18:00
Bulgaria 1–5
(0–3, 0–0, 1–2)
 UkraineThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 40
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Katrin StankovaGoaliesViktoriia TkachenkoReferee:
Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen:
Michaela Hryzáková
Sueva Torribio
0–110:08 – Dobrovolska (Riabkina, Tkachuk) (PP)
0–212:46 – Tsymyrenko (Skashchuk, Tarasova)
0–314:29 – Tkachuk (Riabkina)
Zareva (Iliycheva, Metanova) – 41:111–3
1–451:05 – Tkachuk (Riabkina, Dobrovolska) (PP)
1–551:05 – Makarenko
6 minPenalties12 min
16Shots40
15 January 2019
14:00
Belgium 6–0
(4–0, 0–0, 2–0)
 BulgariaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 40
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Maud SmitsGoaliesPaulina GeorgievaReferee:
Rita Rygh
Linesmen:
Kamila Smetková
Tsang Yin
Jenaer (De Guchtenaere, Bosmans) (PP) – 05:071–0
Clincke (SH) – 13:162–0
Jenaer (De Guchtenaere, Bosmans) – 18:353–0
Willemot (Boon) – 19:384–0
Boon (Frere) – 47:375–0
De Guchtenaere (PP) – 59:436–0
10 minPenalties22 min
51Shots9
15 January 2019
18:00
South Africa 10–1
(4–1, 3–0, 3–0)
 Hong KongThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 200
Game reference
Shaylene Swanepoel
Rachel van der Merwe
GoaliesVirginia Wong
Chau Nga Sze
Referee:
Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen:
Caroline Butt
Michaela Hryzáková
Van Doesburgh (PP) – 03:281–0
Rhode (Gruber) – 04:122–0
Keuler (Van Doesburgh) (PP) – 05:413–0
3–106:46 – Ip (Li) (SH)
Rhode (Van Doesburgh, Brankin) – 14:004–1
Van Doesburgh (Langeveld, Kleyn) – 31:055–1
Brankin (SH) – 32:446–1
Rhode – 35:407–1
Rhode (Grobler) – 41:338–1
Rhode (Keuler, Schuurman) (PP) – 49:329–1
Van Doesburgh (Schuurman) (PP) – 51:0210–1
6 minPenalties16 min
40Shots11
16 January 2019
18:00
Ukraine 4–1
(2–0, 1–1, 1–0)
 BelgiumThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 100
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Viktoriia TkachenkoGoaliesMaud SmitsReferee:
Rita Rygh
Linesmen:
Caroline Butt
Sueva Torribio
Skashchuk (Tkachuk) (PP) – 12:171–0
Kovitun (Hadliia) – 15:142–0
2–130:53 – Jenaer (De Guchtenaere)
Tkachuk (Hadliia) – 33:183–1
Skashchuk – 42:524–1
16 minPenalties12 min
33Shots16
17 January 2019
14:00
Hong Kong 2–5
(1–2, 1–3, 0–0)
 UkraineThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 30
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Chau Nga SzeGoaliesViktoriia Tkachenko
Iryna Zaichenko
Referee:
Nadine Sheffield
Linesmen:
Michaela Hryzáková
Tsang Yin
0–101:54 – Riabkina (Kozub)
0–217:30 – Kovtun
Ip (Li, Lau) – 18:261–2
Kwok (Ip) (PP) – 28:192–2
2–328:38 – Riabkina (Slashchova, Vansovych)
2–430:59 – Dobrovolska (Tkachuk, Skashchuk)
2–535:51 – Kozub (Riabkina, Vansovych)
8 minPenalties10 min
17Shots33
17 January 2019
18:00
South Africa 8–4
(3–1, 1–2, 4–1)
 BulgariaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 200
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Shaylene SwanepoelGoaliesKatrin StankovaReferee:
Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen:
Kamila Smetková
Sueva Torribio
Verwey (Van Doesburgh) (PP) – 01:521–0
Van Doesburgh (Schuurman, Rhode) – 03:272–0
2–106:50 – Metanova (Iliycheva)
Schuurman – 19:243–1
3–224:39 – Metanova (Zareva)
Rhode (Schuurman, Van Doesburgh) (PP) – 36:004–2
4–336:49 – Metanova
4–444:21 – Metanova
Keuler (Rhode) (PP) – 49:355–4
Gruber (Van Doesburgh, Rhode) (PP) – 53:286–4
Verwey – 59:087–4
Rhode (Gruber, Keuler) – 59:428–4
4 minPenalties16 min
50Shots17
18 January 2019
14:00
Bulgaria 6–7 OT
(1–3, 2–0, 3–3)
(OT: 0–1)
 Hong KongThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 40
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Paulina GeorgievaGoaliesChau Nga-szeReferee:
Nadine Sheffield
Linesmen:
Kamila Smetková
Tsang Yin
0–100:50 – Li (Ip)
0–209:39 – Li (Lau)
Zareva (Metanova, Popova) – 11:001–2
1–311:52 – Li (Ip)
Dimitrova (PP) – 29:152–3
Metanova (Zareva, Popova) – 37:063–3
3–440:56 – Ip (SH)
3–547:43 – Ip (Li) (PP)
3–649:16 – Li (Kwok) (PP)
Todorova (Dilova) (PP) – 52:214–6
Metanova (PP) – 56:085–6
Metanova (Zareva) – 57:566–6
6–760:25 – Kwok (Lee) (PP2)
16 minPenalties16 min
25Shots25
18 January 2019
18:00
Belgium 9–2
(3–0, 3–1, 3–1)
 South AfricaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 400
Game reference
Maud SmitsGoaliesShaylene SwanepoelReferee:
Rita Rygh
Linesmen:
Caroline Butt
Michaela Hryzáková
Bosmans (Jenaer, Vetters) – 10:461–0
Leyen (De Guchtenaere) (PP) – 12:582–0
De Guchtenaere (Bosmans, Jenaer) (PP) – 16:173–0
De Guchtenaere (Bosmans, Jenaer) – 28:194–0
Bosmans (Jenaer, De Guchtenaere) – 31:235–0
5–131:58 – Schuurman (Rhode, Keuler) (PP)
Jenaer (Maka, Horemans) – 36:076–1
6–243:27 – Van Doesburgh (PP)
Jenaer (Bosmans) – 47:087–2
Boon (Frere) – 55:438–2
Clincke (Moonen, Boon) (PP) – 59:019–2
14 minPenalties16 min
35Shots13

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.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Valerie Jenaer 4 8 5 13 +11 2 F
Dalene Rhode 4 7 5 12 −2 10 F
Donne van Doesburgh 4 6 5 11 +2 2 D
Lotte De Guchtenaere 4 4 7 11 +10 4 F
Femke Bosmans 4 2 8 10 +9 16 F
Veronika Metanova 4 7 2 9 +1 8 F
Estelle Ip 4 5 3 8 +2 2 F
Ielyzaveta Riabkina 4 2 6 8 +6 4 F
Adrienne Li 4 4 3 7 0 0 D
Vladyslava Skashchuk 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.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Viktoriia Tkachenko 232:15 5 1.29 60 91.67 0
Maud Smits 240:00 7 1.75 69 89.86 1
Katrin Stankova 130:24 14 6.44 94 85.11 0
Shaylene Swanepoel 162:58 10 3.48 66 84.85 0
Paulina Georgieva 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

References

  1. ^ "Prolific Slovenia grabs gold". iihf.com. 9 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Gold for Chinese Taipei". iihf.com. 8 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Debut win for Ukraine's women". iihf.com. 18 January 2019.
  4. ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A official website
  5. ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A statistics
  6. ^ Div. II A assignments
  7. ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B official website
  8. ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B statistics
  9. ^ Div. II B assignments
  10. ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification official website
  11. ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification statistics
  12. ^ Div. II B Q assignments