2023_IIHF_Women's_World_Championship_Division_II

2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

International ice hockey tournament


The 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Division II A and Division II B represent the fourth and fifth tier of the IIHF World Women's Championship.[1]

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Latvia won Group A and got promoted and North Korea got relegated after withdrawing. Belgium won the Group B tournament and got promoted, while Croatia got relegated.[2]

Group A tournament

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The Division II Group A tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 2 to 7 April 2023.[3][4]

Participating teams

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Match officials

Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]

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Final standings

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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
Notes:
  1. North Korea withdrew before the tournament.

Match results

All times are local (Central ZoneUTC−6).

2 April 2023
14:00
Latvia 3–2
(0–1, 2–0, 1–1)
 Chinese TaipeiSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 108
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2 April 2023
18:30
Mexico 0–6
(0–4, 0–1, 0–1)
 SpainSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 716
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3 April 2023
18:30
Iceland 2–3
(0–1, 1–1, 1–1)
 MexicoSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 682
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4 April 2023
14:00
Spain 2–0
(0–0, 2–0, 0–0)
 Chinese TaipeiSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 128
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4 April 2023
18:30
Iceland 0–6
(0–3, 0–1, 0–2)
 LatviaSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 127
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5 April 2023
18:30
Mexico 0–8
(0–1, 0–4, 0–3)
 LatviaSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 708
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6 April 2023
14:00
Spain 8–2
(1–1, 3–0, 4–1)
 IcelandSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 114
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6 April 2023
18:30
Chinese Taipei 0–2
(0–1, 0–1, 0–0)
 MexicoSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 782
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7 April 2023
14:00
Latvia 4–1
(1–0, 1–0, 2–1)
 SpainSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 295
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7 April 2023
18:30
Chinese Taipei 3–2 GWS
(1–2, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 IcelandSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 278
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Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

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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.

More information Player, TOI ...

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

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Group B tournament

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The Division II Group B tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 20 to 26 February 2023.[7][8]

Participating teams

More information Team, Qualification ...

Match officials

Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.[9]

More information Referees, Linesmen ...

Final standings

More information Pos, Team ...
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
Notes:
  1. Turkey withdrew before the tournament due to the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.[10]

Match results

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

20 February 2023
16:00
Croatia 1–15
(1–4, 0–3, 0–8)
 New ZealandThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 30
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20 February 2023
20:00
Australia 10–0
(2–0, 5–0, 3–0)
 South AfricaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 300
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21 February 2023
20:00
Belgium 10–1
(3–0, 3–1, 4–0)
 CroatiaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 50
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22 February 2023
16:00
Belgium 1–0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0)
 AustraliaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 50
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22 February 2023
20:00
New Zealand 5–1
(2–0, 1–0, 2–1)
 South AfricaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 300
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23 February 2023
20:00
Croatia 0–19
(0–2, 0–12, 0–5)
 AustraliaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 30
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24 February 2023
16:00
New Zealand 2–4
(2–1, 0–2, 0–1)
 BelgiumThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 40
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24 February 2023
20:00
South Africa 2–1
(2–0, 0–1, 0–0)
 CroatiaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 200
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26 February 2023
14:00
Australia 5–2
(0–2, 3–0, 2–0)
 New ZealandThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 300
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26 February 2023
18:00
South Africa 1–4
(0–1, 1–2, 0–1)
 BelgiumThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 600
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Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

More information Player, GP ...

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.

More information Player, TOI ...

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

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References

  1. "World Championships". IIHF.
  2. "Back-to-back Belgian gold". IIHF. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. "IIA Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. "IIB Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  5. "Türkiye withdraws from WWIIB". IIHF. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  6. "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIB" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

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