# 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

The 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division II A and Division II B represent the fourth and fifth tier of the IIHF Women's World Championship.
Previously, these tournaments were known as Division III and Division IV.

## Division II Group A

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia, from 25 to 31 March 2012. The winners, North Korea, were promoted to Division I B for 2013, while the bottom-ranked team, Croatia, were relegated to Division II B for 2013.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| North Korea | placed 6th in Division II last year and were relegated |
| Australia | placed 2nd in Division III last year |
| Hungary | placed 3rd in Division III last year |
| Slovenia | hosts; placed 4th in Division III last year |
| Croatia | placed 5th in Division III last year |
| New Zealand | placed 1st in Division IV last year and were promoted |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | North Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | +26 | 15 | Promoted to the 2013 Division I B |
| 2 | Hungary | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 12 | |
| 3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 9 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 6 | |
| 5 | Slovenia (H) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 2 | |
| 6 | Croatia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 27 | −23 | 1 | Relegated to the 2013 Division II B |

### Match results

All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).

### Statistics and awards
#### Scoring leaders

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | Ri Sol-gyong | North Korea | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +17 | 4 |
| 2 | Alexandra Huszák | Hungary | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | +12 | 2 |
| 3 | Ryu Hyon-mi | North Korea | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +12 | 4 |
| 4 | Ri Ok-yong | North Korea | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +13 | 6 |
| 5 | Tifani Horváth | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +6 | 2 |
| 5 | Kim Un-ae | North Korea | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +7 | 0 |
| 7 | Fanni Gasparics | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +11 | 2 |
| 8 | Jin Ok | North Korea | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | +1 | 2 |
| 9 | Pia Pren | Slovenia | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +8 | 26 |
| 10 | Han Song-hui | North Korea | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +7 | 2 |
| 10 | Andrea Steranko | Australia | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +4 | 4 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com

#### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Boglárka Gegesy | Hungary | 120:00 | 1 | 0.50 | 96.77 | 1 |
| 2 | Kristy Bruske | Australia | 168:31 | 4 | 1.42 | 94.20 | 2 |
| 3 | Ri Hye-yong | North Korea | 269:40 | 5 | 1.11 | 93.90 | 1 |
| 4 | Hedvika Korbar | Slovenia | 243:58 | 10 | 2.46 | 93.15 | 0 |
| 5 | Anikó Németh | Hungary | 179:00 | 5 | 1.68 | 90.91 | 1 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

#### Directorate Awards

* Goaltender: Kristy Bruske, Australia
* Defenseman: Kim Un-ae, North Korea
* Forward: Alexandra Huszák, Hungary
Source: IIHF.com

## Division II Group B

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Seoul, South Korea, from 10 to 16 March 2012. The winners, Poland, were promoted to Division II A for 2013. While the rules stated that the 5th and 6th placed teams in Group B must enter a qualification tournament for next year if more member nations apply to compete, this did not happen.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Belgium | placed 6th in Division III last year and were relegated |
| South Korea | hosts; placed 2nd in Division IV last year |
| Iceland | placed 3rd in Division IV last year |
| South Africa | placed 5th in Division IV last year |
| Poland | placed 1st in Division V last year and were promoted |
| Spain | placed 2nd in Division V last year and were promoted |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Poland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6 | +32 | 14 | Promoted to the 2013 Division II A |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 12 | |
| 3 | South Korea (H) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 9 | |
| 4 | Iceland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 7 | |
| 5 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 3 | |
| 6 | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 52 | −48 | 0 | |

### Match results

All times are local (Korea Standard Time – UTC+9).

### Statistics and awards
#### Scoring leaders

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | Karolina Pozniewska | Poland | 5 | 9 | 4 | 13 | +12 | 4 |
| 2 | Magdalena Szynal | Poland | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +10 | 2 |
| 3 | Park Jongah | South Korea | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +9 | 0 |
| 4 | Lucia Ruiz | Spain | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +4 | 4 |
| 5 | Ana Ucedo | Spain | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +7 | 2 |
| 6 | Alba Calero | Spain | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +5 | 0 |
| 6 | Han Soo-jin | South Korea | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +6 | 4 |
| 6 | Ainhoa Merino | Spain | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +5 | 0 |
| 9 | Marta Bigos | Poland | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +9 | 0 |
| 9 | Maria Gurrea | Spain | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +5 | 4 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com

#### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Malgorzata Burda | Poland | 152:15 | 1 | 0.39 | 98.15 | 1 |
| 2 | Carlota Alvarado | Spain | 257:41 | 5 | 1.16 | 97.14 | 2 |
| 3 | Shin So-jung | South Korea | 284:23 | 7 | 1.48 | 95.30 | 1 |
| 4 | Kirsten Schönwetter | Belgium | 238:35 | 9 | 2.26 | 93.43 | 0 |
| 5 | Karítas Halldórsdóttir | Iceland | 305:00 | 15 | 2.95 | 93.02 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

#### Directorate Awards

* Goaltender: Shin So-jung, South Korea
* Defenseman: Anna Ágústsdóttir, Iceland
* Forward: Karolina Pozniewska, Poland
Source: IIHF.com

## Division II Group B Qualification

The Division II Group B Qualification was cancelled in August 2011 due to a number of nations declining to participate. South Africa, which lost 2011 Division IV, and Spain, which was scheduled to host the 2012 Division II Group B Qualification, were placed into 2012 Division II Group B without qualification. The qualification was scheduled to include the following:
| Team | Qualification |
| South Africa | placed 6th in Division IV last year and were supposed to be relegated |
| Spain | Hosts; placed 2nd in Division V last year |
| Bulgaria | placed 3rd in Division V last year |
| Turkey | placed 4th in Division V last year |
| Ireland | placed 5th in Division V last year |
| Mexico | first time applied to compete in World Championship |