# 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

The 2013 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.
Beginning this year, the winners of the qualification tournament have to wait until the following year to play in the Division II Group B.

## Division II Group A

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Auckland, New Zealand, from 8 to 14 April 2013.
The winners of this tournament were promoted to the 2014 Division I B, while the last-placed team were relegated to the 2014 Division II B.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Italy | placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated |
| Hungary | placed 2nd in Division II A last year |
| Australia | placed 3rd in Division II A last year |
| New Zealand | hosts; placed 4th in Division II A last year |
| Slovenia | placed 5th in Division II A last year |
| Poland | 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 | Hungary | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 12 | Promoted to the 2014 Division I B |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 12 | |
| 3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 9 | |
| 4 | New Zealand (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 7 | |
| 5 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 5 | |
| 6 | Slovenia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 0 | Relegated to the 2014 Division II B |

### Match results

All times are local (New Zealand Standard Time – UTC+12).

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

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | Andrea Steranko | Australia | 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | +9 | 6 |
| 2 | Alexandra Huszák | Hungary | 5 | 11 | 1 | 12 | +5 | 16 |
| 3 | Alivia del Basso | Australia | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +5 | 6 |
| 4 | Dorottya Medgyes | Hungary | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +6 | 2 |
| 4 | Pia Pren | Slovenia | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | –1 | 2 |
| 6 | Fanni Gasparics | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +9 | 2 |
| 7 | Shona Green | Australia | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +2 | 2 |
| 8 | Kiri Langford | New Zealand | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Eleonora Dalpra | Italy | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +5 | 4 |
| 10 | Beatrix Larger | Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +1 | 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 | Giula Mazzocchi | Italy | 300:00 | 8 | 1.60 | 92.00 | 1 |
| 2 | Anikó Németh | Hungary | 247:04 | 9 | 2.19 | 90.62 | 0 |
| 3 | Ines Confidenti | Slovenia | 164:59 | 11 | 4.00 | 90.27 | 1 |
| 4 | Kristy Bruske | Australia | 133:16 | 8 | 3.60 | 89.74 | 0 |
| 5 | Grace Harrison | New Zealand | 228:49 | 15 | 3.93 | 89.51 | 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: Giulia Mazzocchi, Italy
* Defenseman: Franciska Kiss-Simon, Hungary
* Forward: Alexandra Huszák, Hungary
Source: IIHF.com

## Division II Group B

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Puigcerdà, Spain, from 1 to 7 April 2013.
The winners of this tournament were promoted to the 2014 Division II A, while the last-placed team were relegated to the 2014 Division II B Qualification.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Croatia | placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated |
| Spain | hosts; placed 2nd in Division II B last year |
| South Korea | placed 3rd in Division II B last year |
| Iceland | placed 4th in Division II B last year |
| Belgium | placed 5th in Division II B last year |
| South Africa | placed 6th in Division II B last year |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | South Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 15 | Promoted to the 2014 Division II A |
| 2 | Spain (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 12 | |
| 3 | Croatia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 8 | |
| 4 | Iceland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 5 | |
| 5 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 5 | |
| 6 | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 50 | −44 | 0 | Relegated to the 2014 Division II B Qualification |

### 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 | Ela Filipeć | Croatia | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +4 | 8 |
| 2 | Park Jong-ah | South Korea | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | +5 | 4 |
| 3 | Sarah Shantz-Smiley | Iceland | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +4 | 0 |
| 4 | Nadja Matić | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Anja Kadijević | Croatia | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | –3 | 2 |
| 6 | Ana Siranović | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Diana Kruselj Posaveć | Croatia | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| 8 | Ainhoa Merino | Spain | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +4 | 2 |
| 9 | Leen de Decker | Belgium | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +2 | 0 |
| 10 | Han Soo-jin | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +6 | 0 |
| 10 | Lucia Ruiz | Spain | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +6 | 0 |
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 | Shin So-jung | South Korea | 230:00 | 2 | 0.52 | 98.00 | 2 |
| 2 | Kirsten Schönwetter | Belgium | 214:44 | 6 | 1.68 | 95.89 | 0 |
| 3 | Carlota Alvarado | Spain | 239:37 | 7 | 1.25 | 94.12 | 0 |
| 4 | Gudlaug Thorsteinsdottir | Iceland | 221:23 | 14 | 3.79 | 88.80 | 0 |
| 5 | Petra Belobrk | Croatia | 283:43 | 15 | 3.17 | 87.29 | 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: Ela Filipeć, Croatia
* Forward: Ana Ucedo, Spain
Source: IIHF.com

## Division II Group B Qualification

The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in İzmir, Turkey, from 7 to 9 December 2012.
The winners of this tournament were promoted to the 2014 Division II B.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Bulgaria | placed 3rd in 2011 Division V |
| Turkey | hosts; placed 4th in 2011 Division V |
| Ireland | placed 5th in 2011 Division V |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Turkey (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 | Promoted to the 2014 Division II B |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 3 | |
| 3 | Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | |

### Match results

All times are local (Turkey Time – UTC+2).