# 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

The 2019 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.
Slovenia earned promotion in Division II Group A; Chinese Taipei won the Division II Group B and Ukraine the qualification tournament, both teams got promoted for the next year, while Australia and Romania were relegated.

## Division II Group A

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Dumfries, Great Britain, from 2 to 8 April 2019.

### Participating teams

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

### Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
| Referees | Linesmen |
| Ainslie Gardner Vanessa Morin Fu Zhennan Sintija Čamane | Lorna Beresford Amy Campbell Wong Tsui Yi Oksana Shestakova Joanna Pobożniak Ekaterina Smirnova Jennifer Cameron |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 12 | Promoted to the 2022 Division I B |
| 2 | Great Britain (H) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 11 | |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | |
| 4 | Mexico | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 7 | |
| 5 | North Korea | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 6 | |
| 6 | Australia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 0 | Relegated to the 2020 Division II B |

### Match results

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

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goalkeeper: Pia Dukarič
** Best Defenseman: Hwang Chung-gum
** 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 |
| Pia Pren | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | +12 | 0 | F |
| Sara Confidenti | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +13 | 4 | F |
| Julija Blazinšek | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +12 | 0 | F |
| Claudia Téllez | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −1 | 0 | F |
| Nina Lončar | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +12 | 4 | D |
| Joanna Rojas | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | F |
| Giovanna Rojas | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 2 | F |
| Kristelle van der Wolf | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −2 | 0 | F |
| Jong Su-hyon | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +3 | 2 | F |
| Saffron Allen | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +4 | 2 | F |
| Michelle Clark-Crumpton | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 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 |
| Pia Dukarič | 310:00 | 10 | 1.94 | 175 | 94.29 | 0 |
| So Jong-sim | 289:21 | 9 | 1.87 | 133 | 93.23 | 0 |
| Alba Gonzalo | 248:59 | 7 | 1.69 | 100 | 93.00 | 1 |
| Nicole Jackson | 238:31 | 7 | 1.76 | 68 | 89.71 | 0 |
| Mónica Rentería | 281:02 | 17 | 3.63 | 154 | 88.96 | 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 Brașov, Romania, from 1 to 7 April 2019.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Chinese Taipei | Placed 2nd in Division II B last year. |
| Iceland | Placed 3rd in Division II B last year. |
| New Zealand | Placed 4th in Division II B last year. |
| Turkey | Placed 5th in Division II B last year. |
| Romania | Hosts; placed 6th in Division II B last year. |
| Croatia | Placed 1st in Division II B Qualification last year and were promoted. |

### Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
| Referees | Linesmen |
| Fu Yue Henna-Maria Koivuluoma Agnese Kārkliņa Kelly Cooke | Julia Mannlein Jessica Brambilla Mai Mizuhori Bente Owren Anastasiia Kurashova Julia Johansson Anne-Ruth Kuonen |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 15 | Promoted to the 2022 Division II A |
| 2 | New Zealand | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 12 | |
| 3 | Iceland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 9 | |
| 4 | Turkey | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 4 | |
| 5 | Croatia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 3 | |
| 6 | Romania (H) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 2 | Relegated to the 2020 Division III |

### Match results

All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3).

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goalkeeper: Hsu Tzu-ting
** Best Defenseman: Krystie Woodyear-Smith
** Best Forward: Silvia Björgvinsdóttir
Source: IIHF.com

#### 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 | +5 | 0 | F |
| Jasmine Horner-Pascoe | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +6 | 2 | F |
| Çağla Baktıroğlu | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | +3 | 0 | F |
| Sunna Björgvinsdóttir | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | +6 | 4 | F |
| Yeh Hui-chen | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | +9 | 4 | F |
| Ana Voicu | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | −1 | 26 | F |
| Noémi Balló | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | F |
| Hannah Shields (ice hockey) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +7 | 2 | F |
| Hsu Ting-yu | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +9 | 0 | F |
| Kolbrun Gardarsdóttir | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +6 | 4 | 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 |
| Hsu Tzu-ting | 166:53 | 2 | 0.72 | 85 | 97.65 | 1 |
| Lochlyn Hyde | 160:00 | 4 | 1.50 | 66 | 93.94 | 0 |
| Grace Harrison | 138:24 | 4 | 1.73 | 64 | 93.75 | 0 |
| Petra Belobrk | 300:00 | 18 | 3.60 | 193 | 90.67 | 0 |
| Karítas Halldórsdóttir | 238:45 | 12 | 3.02 | 101 | 88.12 | 1 |
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 Cape Town, South Africa, from 13 to 18 January 2019.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Belgium | Placed 2nd in Division II B Qualification last year. |
| South Africa | Hosts; placed 3rd in Division II B Qualification last year. |
| Hong Kong | Placed 4th in Division II B Qualification last year. |
| Bulgaria | Placed 5th in Division II B Qualification last year. |
| Ukraine | First time participating in the World Championship. |

### Match officials

3 referees and 5 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
| Referees | Linesmen |
| Ulrike Winklmayr Rita Rygh Nadine Sheffield | Michaela Hryzáková Kamila Smetková Sueva Torribio Caroline Butt Tsang Yin |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Ukraine | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 12 | Promoted to the 2020 Division II B |
| 2 | Belgium | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 9 | |
| 3 | South Africa (H) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 6 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 2 | |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 1 | |

### Match results

All times are local (South African Standard Time – UTC+2).

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goalkeeper: Viktoriia Tkachenko
** Best Defenseman: Donne van Doesburgh
** Best Forward: Lotte De Guchtenaere
Source: IIHF.com

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Valerie Jenaer | 4 | 8 | 5 | 13 | +11 | 2 | F |
| Dalene Rhode | 4 | 7 | 5 | 12 | −2 | 10 | F |
| Donne van Doesburgh | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +2 | 2 | D |
| Lotte De Guchtenaere | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +10 | 4 | F |
| Femke Bosmans | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +9 | 16 | F |
| Veronika Metanova | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +1 | 8 | F |
| Estelle Ip | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +2 | 2 | F |
| Ielyzaveta Riabkina | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +6 | 4 | F |
| Adrienne Li | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | D |
| Vladyslava Skashchuk | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +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 |
| Viktoriia Tkachenko | 232:15 | 5 | 1.29 | 60 | 91.67 | 0 |
| Maud Smits | 240:00 | 7 | 1.75 | 69 | 89.86 | 1 |
| Katrin Stankova | 130:24 | 14 | 6.44 | 94 | 85.11 | 0 |
| Shaylene Swanepoel | 162:58 | 10 | 3.48 | 66 | 84.85 | 0 |
| Paulina Georgieva | 109:16 | 12 | 6.59 | 72 | 83.33 | 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