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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
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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)Slovenia 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
  • Australia Ainslie Gardner
  • Canada Vanessa Morin
  • China Fu Zhennan
  • Latvia Sintija Čamane
  • United Kingdom Lorna Beresford
  • United Kingdom Amy Campbell
  • Hong Kong Wong Tsui Yi
  • Kazakhstan Oksana Shestakova
  • Poland Joanna Pobożniak
  • Russia Ekaterina Smirnova
  • United States 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:
China Fu Zhennan
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Lorna Beresford
Poland 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 GOAL
Merino MISS
Ramos MISS
Senac Gómez MISS
ShootoutMISS Kraner
MISS Blazinšek
MISS Pren
MISS Confidenti
MISS 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:
Latvia Sintija Čamane
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Amy Campbell
Kazakhstan 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:
Canada Vanessa Morin
Linesmen:
United States Jennifer Cameron
Russia 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:
China Fu Zhennan
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Amy Campbell
Hong Kong 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:
Australia Ainslie Gardner
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Lorna Beresford
United States 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:
Latvia Sintija Čamane
Linesmen:
Poland Joanna Pobożniak
Kazakhstan 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:
Latvia Sintija Čamane
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Lorna Beresford
United Kingdom Amy Campbell
0–123:35 – V. Abrisqueta (Ramos, Álvarez) (PP)
Kim K. – 44:501–1
Jong MISS
Rim MISS
Kim Un-j. GOAL
Kim H. GOAL
Choe MISS
Kim Un-j. MISS
Jong GOAL
ShootoutMISS Rivera
MISS Ramos
MISS Muñoz
GOAL Merino
GOAL V. Abrisqueta
MISS Rivera
MISS 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:
Canada Vanessa Morin
Linesmen:
Poland Joanna Pobożniak
Russia 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:
Australia Ainslie Gardner
Linesmen:
United States Jennifer Cameron
Hong Kong 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:
China Fu Zhennan
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Lorna Beresford
Hong Kong 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:
Australia Ainslie Gardner
Linesmen:
United States Jennifer Cameron
United Kingdom 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 GOAL
Blazinšek GOAL
Pren MISS
Confidenti GOAL
E. Dukarič MISS
ShootoutMISS Jong
GOAL Kim H.
GOAL Kim Un-j.
MISS Kim Un-h.
MISS 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:
Canada Vanessa Morin
Linesmen:
Kazakhstan Oksana Shestakova
Russia 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:
Australia Ainslie Gardner
Linesmen:
Kazakhstan Oksana Shestakova
Hong Kong 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:
Latvia Sintija Čamane
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Amy Campbell
Russia 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:
Canada Vanessa Morin
Linesmen:
United States Jennifer Cameron
Poland 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

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Slovenia Pia Pren 5 6 14 20 +12 0 F
Slovenia Sara Confidenti 5 7 7 14 +13 4 F
Slovenia Julija Blazinšek 5 7 6 13 +12 0 F
Mexico Claudia Téllez 5 2 8 10 −1 0 F
Slovenia Nina Lončar 5 1 6 7 +12 4 D
Mexico Joanna Rojas 5 4 2 6 0 2 F
Mexico Giovanna Rojas 5 3 2 5 +2 2 F
Australia Kristelle van der Wolf 5 3 2 5 −2 0 F
North Korea Jong Su-hyon 5 4 0 4 +3 2 F
United Kingdom Saffron Allen 5 2 2 4 +4 2 F
Australia 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
Slovenia Pia Dukarič 310:00 10 1.94 175 94.29 0
North Korea So Jong-sim 289:21 9 1.87 133 93.23 0
Spain Alba Gonzalo 248:59 7 1.69 100 93.00 1
United Kingdom Nicole Jackson 238:31 7 1.76 68 89.71 0
Mexico 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)Iceland 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
  • China Fu Yue
  • Finland Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
  • Latvia Agnese Kārkliņa
  • United States Kelly Cooke
  • Germany Julia Mannlein
  • Italy Jessica Brambilla
  • Japan Mai Mizuhori
  • Norway Bente Owren
  • Russia Anastasiia Kurashova
  • Sweden Julia Johansson
  • Switzerland 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:
Finland Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
Linesmen:
Switzerland Anne Ruth Kuonen
Japan 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:
Latvia Agnese Kārkliņa
Linesmen:
Sweden Julia Johansson
Germany 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:
United States Kelly Cooke
Linesmen:
Italy Jessica Brambilla
Russia 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:
China Fu Yue
Linesmen:
Sweden Julia Johansson
Russia 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:
Latvia Agnese Kārkliņa
Linesmen:
Italy Jessica Brambilla
Japan 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:
Finland Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
Linesmen:
Switzerland Anne-Ruth Kuonen
Germany 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:
China Fu Yue
Linesmen:
Italy Jessica Brambilla
Sweden 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:
United States Kelly Cooke
Linesmen:
Switzerland Anne-Ruth Kuonen
Norway 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:
Finland Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
Linesmen:
Russia Anastasiia Kurashova
Germany 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:
United States Kelly Cooke
Linesmen:
Sweden Julia Johansson
Japan 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:
Latvia Agnese Kārkliņa
Linesmen:
Italy Jessica Brambilla
Norway 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:
China Fu Yue
Linesmen:
Switzerland Anne-Ruth Kuonen
Russia 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:
Finland Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
Linesmen:
Russia Anastasiia Kurashova
Japan 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:
United States Kelly Cooke
Linesmen:
Germany Julia Mannlein
Norway 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:
Latvia Agnese Kārkliņa
Linesmen:
Sweden Julia Johansson
Switzerland 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

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Iceland Silvía Björgvinsdóttir 5 8 5 13 +5 0 F
New Zealand Jasmine Horner-Pascoe 5 6 6 12 +6 2 F
Turkey Çağla Baktıroğlu 5 8 3 11 +3 0 F
Iceland Sunna Björgvinsdóttir 5 2 9 11 +6 4 F
Chinese Taipei Yeh Hui-chen 5 7 1 8 +9 4 F
Romania Ana Voicu 5 6 2 8 −1 26 F
Romania Noémi Balló 5 3 5 8 0 0 F
New Zealand Hannah Shields (ice hockey) 5 4 3 7 +7 2 F
Chinese Taipei Hsu Ting-yu 5 3 4 7 +9 0 F
Iceland 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
Chinese Taipei Hsu Tzu-ting 166:53 2 0.72 85 97.65 1
New Zealand Lochlyn Hyde 160:00 4 1.50 66 93.94 0
New Zealand Grace Harrison 138:24 4 1.73 64 93.75 0
Croatia Petra Belobrk 300:00 18 3.60 193 90.67 0
Iceland 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)Belgium 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
  • Austria Ulrike Winklmayr
  • Norway Rita Rygh
  • South Africa Nadine Sheffield
  • Czech Republic Michaela Hryzáková
  • Czech Republic Kamila Smetková
  • France Sueva Torribio
  • Germany Caroline Butt
  • Singapore 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:
South Africa Nadine Sheffield
Linesmen:
Germany Caroline Butt
Singapore 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:
Norway Rita Rygh
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Kamila Smetková
France 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:
Austria Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Michaela Hryzáková
France 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:
Norway Rita Rygh
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Kamila Smetková
Singapore 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
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Shaylene Swanepoel
Rachel van der Merwe
GoaliesVirginia Wong
Chau Nga Sze
Referee:
Austria Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen:
Germany Caroline Butt
Czech Republic 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:
Norway Rita Rygh
Linesmen:
Germany Caroline Butt
France 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:
South Africa Nadine Sheffield
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Michaela Hryzáková
Singapore 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:
Austria Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Kamila Smetková
France 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:
South Africa Nadine Sheffield
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Kamila Smetková
Singapore 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
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Maud SmitsGoaliesShaylene SwanepoelReferee:
Norway Rita Rygh
Linesmen:
Germany Caroline Butt
Czech Republic 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

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Belgium Valerie Jenaer 4 8 5 13 +11 2 F
South Africa Dalene Rhode 4 7 5 12 −2 10 F
South Africa Donne van Doesburgh 4 6 5 11 +2 2 D
Belgium Lotte De Guchtenaere 4 4 7 11 +10 4 F
Belgium Femke Bosmans 4 2 8 10 +9 16 F
Bulgaria Veronika Metanova 4 7 2 9 +1 8 F
Hong Kong Estelle Ip 4 5 3 8 +2 2 F
Ukraine Ielyzaveta Riabkina 4 2 6 8 +6 4 F
Hong Kong Adrienne Li 4 4 3 7 0 0 D
Ukraine 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
Ukraine Viktoriia Tkachenko 232:15 5 1.29 60 91.67 0
Belgium Maud Smits 240:00 7 1.75 69 89.86 1
Bulgaria Katrin Stankova 130:24 14 6.44 94 85.11 0
South Africa Shaylene Swanepoel 162:58 10 3.48 66 84.85 0
Bulgaria 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