# 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

The 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II was scheduled to be two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation, but only one tournament was played.
The Division II Group A tournament would have been played in Granada, Spain, from 29 March to 4 April 2020. On 2 March 2020, this tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Division II Group B tournament was played in Akureyri, Iceland, from 23 to 29 February 2020.
Australia won the Division II Group B tournament and were originally promoted, while Ukraine were relegated. However, that promotion was rescinded due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Division II Group A
### Participating teams

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

### Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen are selected for the tournament.
| Referees | Linesmen |
| Sini Kauhanen Agnese Kārkliņa Elise Harbitz-Rasmussen Jestina Vichorek | Marie-Pierre Jalbert Loise Lybak Larsen Wong Tsui Yi Yuka Tochigi Katja Mrak Alba Calero Erika Greenen |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Spain (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | North Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Schedule

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

## Division II Group B
### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Australia | Placed 6th in Division II A previous year and were relegated. |
| New Zealand | Placed 2nd in Division II B previous year. |
| Iceland | Hosts; placed 3rd in Division II B previous year. |
| Turkey | Placed 4th in Division II B previous year. |
| Croatia | Placed 5th in Division II B previous year. |
| Ukraine | Placed 1st in Division II B Qualification previous year and were promoted. |

### Match officials

Four referees and eight linesmen are selected for the tournament.
| Referees | Linesmen |
| Ulrike Winklmayr Ilona Novotná Michaela Matejová Charlotte Hurley | Faye Andrews Ingibjörg Hjartardóttir Guðlaug Þorsteinsdóttir Baiba Dzene Klaudia Chrapek Eva Mária Moleková Anina Egli Fatima Al-Ali |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | +35 | 15 | |
| 2 | Iceland (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 12 | |
| 3 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 9 | |
| 4 | Turkey | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 5 | |
| 5 | Croatia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 39 | −34 | 2 | |
| 6 | Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 26 | −19 | 2 | Relegated to the 2022 Division III |
* ↑ Australia were originally promoted to Division II A, however, that promotion was rescinded due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
* 1 2 Croatia 2–1 (GWS) Ukraine

### Match results

All times are local (Western European Time – UTC±0).

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

| Award | Player |
| Best Goalkeeper | Olivia Last |
| Best Defenceman | Rylie Padjen |
| Best Forward | Silvía Björgvinsdóttir |

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Silvía Björgvinsdóttir | 5 | 8 | 5 | 13 | +11 | 2 | F |
| Michelle Clark-Crumpton | 5 | 9 | 2 | 11 | +10 | 4 | F |
| Natasha Farrier | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +12 | 4 | F |
| Natalie Ayris | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | +13 | 4 | D |
| Sharna Godfrey | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +13 | 0 | F |
| Sunna Björgvinsdóttir | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +11 | 6 | F |
| Jana Kivell | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | F |
| Georgia Moore | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +11 | 0 | D |
| Caitlin Heale | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +3 | 6 | F |
| Shona Green | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +3 | 12 | F |
| Hope Gregory | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | F |
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 |
| Olivia Last | 180:00 | 3 | 1.00 | 67 | 95.52 | 0 |
| Birta Helgudóttir | 189:17 | 3 | 0.95 | 49 | 93.88 | 1 |
| Sera Doğramacı | 299:50 | 14 | 2.80 | 181 | 92.27 | 0 |
| Tina Girdler | 120:00 | 1 | 0.50 | 12 | 91.67 | 1 |
| Danielle Strayer | 167:55 | 11 | 3.93 | 123 | 91.06 | 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