2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II
International ice hockey tournament
2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II Host countries Mexico South Africa Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Dates 2–7 April 20–26 February Teams 10
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]
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
2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A Host country Mexico City Mexico City Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 2–7 April Teams 5 Games played 10 Goals scored 54 (5.4 per game) Attendance 3,938 (394 per game) Scoring leader(s) Līga Miljone (9 points)www.iihf.com
The Division II Group A tournament was played in Mexico City , Mexico, from 2 to 7 April 2023.[ 3] [ 4]
Participating teams
Team
Qualification
Latvia
Placed 2nd in Division II A last year.
Spain
Placed 3rd in Division II A last year.
Chinese Taipei
Placed 4th in Division II A last year.
Mexico
Hosts; placed 5th in Division II A last year.
North Korea
Did not participate last year.
Iceland
Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted.
Match officials
Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.[ 5]
Referees
Linesmen
Joanie Duchesneau
Sophie Thomson
Marise Larios
Monika Szpyt-Jucha
Jessica Lundgren
Final standings
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:
^ North Korea withdrew before the tournament.
Match results
All times are local (Central Zone – UTC−6 ).
Statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
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.
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
Group B tournament
2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Host country South Africa City Cape Town Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 20–26 February Teams 5 Games played 10 Goals scored 84 (8.4 per game) Attendance 1,900 (190 per game) Scoring leader(s) Sharna Godfrey (14 points)www.iihf.com
The Division II Group B tournament was played in Cape Town , South Africa, from 20 to 26 February 2023.[ 7] [ 8]
Participating teams
Team
Qualification
Australia
Placed 2nd in Division II B last year.
Turkey
Placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
South Africa
Hosts; placed 4th in Division II B last year.
Croatia
Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
New Zealand
Did not participate last year.
Belgium
Placed 1st in Division III A last year and were promoted.
Match officials
Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.[ 9]
Referees
Linesmen
Davida Paul
Gabriela Malá
Svenja Strohmenger
Bernadett Holzer
Danielle Rostan
Joanna Pobożniak
Alba Calero
Michele Müller
Final standings
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:
Match results
All times are local (South African Standard Time – UTC+2 ).
Game reference Julija Baždar Lucija Pretula Goalies Sasha King Referee: Gabriela MaláLinesmen: Bernadett Holzer Danielle Rostan0–1 00:47 – Godfrey (Sammons , Harvey ) 0–2 11:59 – Cochrane (Malcolm , Aparicio ) (PP) 0–3 20:29 – Aparicio (Clark-Crumpton ) 0–4 21:37 – Kiliwnik (Godfrey, Walker ) 0–5 23:01 – Godfrey (Sammons, Kiliwnik) (PP) 0–6 23:22 – Cochrane 0–7 25:28 – Walker (Malcolm) 0–8 26:20 – Kiliwnik (Godfrey, Sammons) 0–9 27:22 – Clark-Crumpton (Cochrane) 0–10 28:56 – Malcolm (Tihema ) 0–11 29:42 – Clark-Crumpton (Aparicio) 0–12 33:48 – Kiliwnik (Sammons, Dutton ) 0–13 34:43 – Cochrane (Clark-Crumpton, Walker) 0–14 38:42 – Walker (Godfrey) 0–15 42:23 – Clark-Crumpton (Godfrey) 0–16 49:11 – Nottle (Badaoui , Harvey) 0–17 50:11 – Sammons (Rapchuk ) 0–18 59:35 – Godfrey (Kiliwnik, Sammons) 0–19 59:50 – Kiliwnik (Godfrey)
6 min Penalties 6 min 8 Shots 67
Statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
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.
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
References
External links
Current champions (2024): Canada Tournaments Championships (Top Division)
Qualification Division I Division II Division III