# 2014 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

The 2014 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.

## Division II Group A

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 6 to 12 April 2014.
The winners of this tournament were promoted to the Division I Group B, while the last-placed team were relegated to the Division II Group B for the 2015 championship.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Great Britain | placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated |
| Italy | hosts; placed 2nd in Division II A last year |
| Australia | placed 3rd in Division II A last year |
| New Zealand | placed 4th in Division II A last year |
| Poland | placed 5th in Division II A last year |
| South Korea | placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Italy (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 14 | Promoted to the 2015 Division I B |
| 2 | Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 | |
| 3 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 7 | |
| 5 | New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 4 | |
| 6 | Australia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 3 | Relegated to the 2015 Division II B |

### Match results

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

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goalkeeper: Shin So-Jung
** Best Defenseman: Valentina Bettarini
** Best Forward: Karolina Pozniewska
Source: IIHF.com

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Karolina Pozniewska | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +5 | 6 | F |
| Magdalena Czaplik | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | +5 | 0 | F |
| Carola Saletta | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +8 | 4 | F |
| Eleonora Dalpra | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +7 | 4 | F |
| Shona Green | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −2 | 6 | F |
| Anjali Thakker | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −2 | 4 | F |
| Anna de Divonne | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +6 | 0 | F |
| Louisa Durnell | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +4 | 2 | F |
| Beatrix Larger | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 4 | F |
| Alivia del Basso | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −3 | 2 | F |
| Georgina Farman | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +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 |
| Nicole Jackson | 231:18 | 3 | 0.78 | 112 | 97.32 | 1 |
| Shin So-Jung | 309:01 | 10 | 1.94 | 182 | 94.51 | 0 |
| Grace Harrison | 272:05 | 11 | 2.43 | 173 | 93.64 | 0 |
| Giulia Mazzocchi | 245:00 | 5 | 1.22 | 71 | 92.96 | 1 |
| Agata Kosińska | 304:42 | 18 | 3.54 | 161 | 88.82 | 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

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Reykjavík, Iceland, from 24 to 30 March 2014.
The winners of this tournament were promoted to the Division II Group A, while the last-placed team were relegated to the Division II Group B Qualification for the 2015 championship.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Slovenia | placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated |
| Spain | placed 2nd in Division II B last year |
| Croatia | placed 3rd in Division II B last year |
| Iceland | hosts; placed 4th in Division II B last year |
| Belgium | placed 5th in Division II B last year |
| Turkey | placed 1st in Division II B Qualification last year and were promoted |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Croatia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 15 | Promoted to the 2015 Division II A |
| 2 | Slovenia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 12 | |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 9 | |
| 4 | Iceland (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 6 | |
| 5 | Belgium | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 2 | |
| 6 | Turkey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 1 | Relegated to the 2015 Division II B Qualification |

### Match results

All times are local (Greenwich Mean Time – UTC±0).

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goalkeeper: Sera Doğramacı
** Best Defenseman: Diana Kruselj Posaveć
** Best Forward: Pia Pren
Source: IIHF.com

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Diana Kruselj Posaveć | 5 | 11 | 7 | 18 | +10 | 0 | D |
| Pia Pren | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | +5 | 0 | F |
| Tamara Lepir | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +6 | 0 | F |
| Ela Filipec | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +8 | 8 | D |
| Anja Kadijević | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +6 | 0 | F |
| Ana Ucedo | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +7 | 2 | F |
| Mojca Duh | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +6 | 0 | F |
| Sara Confidenti | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +6 | 2 | F |
| Vega Muñoz | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +6 | 2 | F |
| Lorena Ortuño | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +6 | 8 | 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 |
| Ines Confidenti | 259:44 | 8 | 1.85 | 94 | 91.49 | 1 |
| Petra Belobrk | 239:40 | 7 | 1.75 | 81 | 91.36 | 1 |
| Jente Vanroy | 196:12 | 13 | 3.98 | 139 | 90.65 | 0 |
| Sera Doğramacı | 283:13 | 22 | 4.66 | 229 | 90.39 | 0 |
| Carlota Alvarado | 279:46 | 13 | 2.79 | 115 | 88.70 | 2 |
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

The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 19 to 22 March 2014.
The winners of this tournament were promoted to the Division II Group B for the 2015 championship.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| South Africa | placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated |
| Bulgaria | placed 2nd in Division II B Q last year |
| Mexico | hosts; first participation in World Championship |
| Hong Kong | first participation in World Championship |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Mexico (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 9 | Promoted to the 2015 Division II B |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 4 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 | |

### Match results

All times are local (Central Zone – UTC−6).