# 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

The 2016 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.

## Venues

| Division II Group A | Division II Group B | Division II Group B Qualification |
| Bled | Jaca | Sofia |
| Ledena dvorana Bled Capacity: 5,000 | Pabellón de Hielo Capacity: 3,579 | Winter Sports Palace Capacity: 4,600 |

## Division II Group A

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 2 to 8 April 2016.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| North Korea | Placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated. |
| Great Britain | Placed 2nd in Division II A last year. |
| South Korea | Placed 3rd in Division II A last year. |
| Poland | Placed 4th in Division II A last year. |
| Croatia | Placed 5th in Division II A last year. |
| Slovenia | Hosts; placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted. |

### Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Poland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 9 | +28 | 12 | Promoted to the 2017 Division I B |
| 2 | South Korea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 12 | |
| 3 | Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 3 | +31 | 12 | |
| 4 | North Korea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Slovenia (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 3 | |
| 6 | Croatia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55 | −51 | 0 | Relegated to the 2017 Division II B |
* 1 2 3 Poland 3 Pts, 3–3 GD; South Korea 3 Pts, 2–2 GD; Great Britain 3 Pts, 2–2 GD. After the tie is broken, head-to-head is used and South Korea defeated Great Britain 1–0.
* ↑ Croatia actually did not participate in 2017. Their next World Championship participation was in the 2018 Division II B Qualification.

### Match results

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

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goalkeeper: Nicole Jackson
** Best Defenseman: Lee Kyou-sun
** Best Forward: Katarzyna Frąckowiak
Source: IIHF.com

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Karolina Późniewska | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +10 | 2 | F |
| Magdaleną Czaplik | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +10 | 2 | F |
| Katarzyna Frąckowiak | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | +9 | 6 | F |
| Leanne Ganney | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +11 | 4 | F |
| Katie Henry | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +11 | 6 | F |
| Saffron Allen | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +8 | 4 | F |
| Choe Jong-hui | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +5 | 6 | F |
| Kamila Wieczorek | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +8 | 0 | F |
| Sophie Herbert | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +9 | 6 | F |
| Pia Pren | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | –3 | 2 | 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 |
| Nicole Jackson | 271:02 | 3 | 0.66 | 125 | 97.60 | 2 |
| Shin So-jung | 239:48 | 3 | 0.75 | 76 | 96.05 | 2 |
| Martyna Sass | 299:05 | 9 | 1.81 | 135 | 93.33 | 1 |
| Pia Dukarič | 123:05 | 10 | 4.87 | 101 | 90.10 | 0 |
| Ines Confidenti | 176:55 | 17 | 5.77 | 131 | 87.02 | 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 Jaca, Spain, from 29 February to 6 March 2016.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| New Zealand | Placed 6th in Division II A and were relegated. |
| Mexico | Placed 2nd in Division II B last year. |
| Spain | Hosts; placed 3rd in Division II B last year. |
| Iceland | Placed 4th in Division II B last year. |
| Australia | Placed 5th in Division II B last year.* |
| Turkey | Placed 1st in Division II B qualification last year and were promoted. |
* Australia announced their intention to withdraw from competition in December, however have changed their plans with the tournament rescheduled for Spain.

### Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 6 | +26 | 13 | Promoted to the 2017 Division II A |
| 2 | Spain (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 12 | |
| 3 | Iceland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 9 | |
| 4 | Mexico | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 8 | |
| 5 | New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 40 | −27 | 3 | |
| 6 | Turkey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 40 | −32 | 0 | Relegated to the 2017 Division II B Qualification |

### Match results

All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goalkeeper: Alba Gonzalo
** Best Defenseman: Vanesa Abrisqueta
** Best Forward: Alivia del Basso
Source: IIHF.com

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Alivia del Basso | 5 | 8 | 11 | 19 | +13 | 8 | F |
| Anjali Thakker | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | –4 | 2 | F |
| Flosrún Jóhannesdóttir | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +7 | 4 | F |
| Shona Powell | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +7 | 10 | F |
| Sunna Björgvinsdóttir | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | F |
| Sharna Godfrey | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +8 | 12 | F |
| Lucy Parrington | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +10 | 4 | F |
| Silvia Björgvinsdóttir | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +5 | 0 | F |
| Francia Hernández | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +4 | 6 | F |
| Laura Danielsson Borrasca | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | F |
| Daniela Gendron | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +1 | 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 |
| Alba Gonzalo | 259:41 | 5 | 1.16 | 106 | 95.28 | 1 |
| María Meza | 251:24 | 6 | 1.43 | 109 | 94.78 | 0 |
| Elise Väljaots | 178:59 | 5 | 1.68 | 82 | 94.25 | 1 |
| Michelle Coonan | 185:00 | 5 | 1.62 | 39 | 88.64 | 0 |
| Shelby Wood | 196:53 | 26 | 7.92 | 127 | 83.01 | 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 Qualification

The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 7 to 10 December 2015.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Hong Kong | Placed 2nd in the Division II B Qualification last year. |
| South Africa | Placed 3rd in the Division II B Qualification last year. |
| Bulgaria | Hosts; placed 4th in Division II B Qualification last year. |
| Romania | First participation since 2011. |

### Match officials

3 referees and 5 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 7 | Promoted to the 2017 Division II B |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 5 | |
| 4 | Bulgaria (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 0 | |

### Match results

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

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Ip Estelle Claudia | 3 | 8 | 3 | 11 | +2 | 4 | F |
| Wong Tsui Yi | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +1 | 2 | F |
| Ana Voicu | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +9 | 2 | F |
| Noémi Balló | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +10 | 0 | F |
| Dalene Rhode | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +2 | 2 | F |
| Chloe Schuurman | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +4 | 2 | F |
| Mirela Zareva | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –3 | 12 | F |
| Kong Cheryl Lauren | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 6 | F |
| Amalia Koleva | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | –7 | 8 | F |
| Donne Oxenham | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 2 | D |
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 |
| Wong Ying Chi Virginia | 94:25 | 3 | 1.91 | 36 | 91.67 | 0 |
| Shaylene Swanepoel | 121:44 | 5 | 2.46 | 47 | 89.36 | 0 |
| Lee Jenny Kai-Chin | 85:35 | 6 | 4.21 | 49 | 87.76 | 0 |
| Vesela Krasteva | 165:00 | 22 | 8.00 | 136 | 83.82 | 0 |
| Beáta Antal | 182:52 | 9 | 2.95 | 50 | 82.00 | 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