# 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

The 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2022 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.
Entering the competition, there were no divisional changes, as the 2021 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Great Britain won the Group A tournament and were promoted to Division I. Iceland won Group B and were promoted to Group A. Due to Russia's exclusion, no team was relegated this season.

## Group A tournament

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 3 to 8 April 2022.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Latvia | Placed 6th in 2019 Division I B and were relegated. |
| Great Britain | Placed 2nd in 2019 Division II A. |
| Spain | Hosts; placed 3rd in 2019 Division II A. |
| Mexico | Placed 4th in 2019 Division II A. |
| North Korea | Placed 5th in 2019 Division II A. |
| Chinese Taipei | Placed 1st in 2019 Division II B and were promoted. |

### Match officials

Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.
| Referees | Linesmen |
| Hollie Neenan Rita Rygh Charlotte Hurley | Bernadett Holzer Danielle Rostan Katja Mrak Claudia De La Pompa Carrera Alexandra Kohl |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Great Britain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 12 | Promoted to the 2023 Division I B |
| 2 | Latvia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Spain (H) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 4 | |
| 5 | Mexico | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 | |
| – | North Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
* ↑ North Korea withdrew their team on 3 February 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the travel restrictions.

### Match results

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

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Līga Miljone | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +5 | 2 | F |
| Krista Yip-Chuck | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +6 | 0 | F |
| Kathryn Marsden | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +5 | 4 | F |
| Saffron Allen | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 2 | F |
| Aimee Headland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 2 | F |
| Louise Adams | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +4 | 2 | F |
| Huang Yun-chu | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 2 | F |
| Joanna Rojas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | F |
| Yeh Hui-chen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 2 | F |
| Casey Traill | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +5 | 2 | D |
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.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
| Nicole Jackson | 180:00 | 1 | 0.33 | 47 | 97.87 | 2 |
| Mónica Renteria | 179:57 | 6 | 2.00 | 148 | 95.95 | 1 |
| Alba Gonzalo | 241:49 | 4 | 0.99 | 79 | 94.94 | 1 |
| Kristiāna Apsīte | 231:37 | 9 | 2.33 | 145 | 93.79 | 1 |
| Hsu Tzu-ting | 180:27 | 18 | 5.99 | 139 | 87.05 | 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

### Awards

| Position | Player |
| Goaltender | Alba Gonzalo |
| Defenceman | Casey Traill |
| Forward | Līga Miljone |

## Group B tournament

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia, from 17 to 22 May 2022.
After several teams withdrew from the tournament, the IIHF changed the date from March to mid-May and all six teams are eligible to participate.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Australia | Placed 1st in 2020 Division II B. |
| Iceland | Placed 2nd in 2020 Division II B. |
| New Zealand | Placed 3rd in 2020 Division II B. |
| Turkey | Placed 4th in 2020 Division II B. |
| Croatia | Hosts; placed 5th in 2020 Division II B. |
| South Africa | Placed 1st in 2020 Division III and were promoted. |

### Match officials

Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.
| Referees | Linesmen |
| Ulrike Winklmayr Ramunė Maleckienė İlkşen Acar | Helina Anttila Kaitlyn van de Wijgert Monika Szpyt Jennifer Vicha Fatima Al-Ali |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Iceland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | +21 | 11 | Promoted to the 2023 Division II A |
| 2 | Australia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 2 | +36 | 10 | |
| 3 | Turkey | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 6 | |
| 4 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 39 | −35 | 3 | |
| 5 | Croatia (H) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 43 | −37 | 0 | |
| – | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
* ↑ Australia withdrew their team on 4 January 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related travel issues but rejoined the tournament after it was moved to a later date.
* ↑ New Zealand withdrew their team on 17 December 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Match results

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

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Dilara Lökbaş | 4 | 9 | 5 | 14 | +14 | 0 | F |
| Michelle Clark-Crumpton | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +15 | 0 | F |
| Betül Taygar | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +11 | 0 | F |
| Silvia Björgvinsdóttir | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +10 | 0 | F |
| Sunna Björgvinsdóttir | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +11 | 0 | F |
| Ayşe Koçak | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +12 | 0 | F |
| Sara Sammons | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +10 | 0 | F |
| Emily Davis-Tope | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +8 | 0 | F |
| Kristelle van der Wolf | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +14 | 0 | F |
| Sema Güven | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 6 | D |
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.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
| Tina Girdler | 120:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 11 | 100.00 | 2 |
| Olivia Last | 125:00 | 1 | 0.48 | 46 | 97.83 | 1 |
| Birta Helgudóttir | 185:00 | 3 | 0.97 | 61 | 95.08 | 0 |
| Merve Karataş | 219:32 | 13 | 3.55 | 112 | 88.39 | 0 |
| Shaylene Rorke | 230:36 | 36 | 9.37 | 199 | 81.91 | 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

### Awards

| Position | Player |
| Goaltender | Birta Helgudóttir |
| Defenceman | Rylie Ellis |
| Forward | Silvia Björgvinsdóttir |