# 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

The 2017 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.
At the 2017 IIHF annual congress it was decided that the Top Division would expand from eight to ten teams. As a result, all relegations from the 2017 tournaments were cancelled, and there would also be no relegation in all 2018 tournaments.

## Venues

| Division II Group A | Division II Group B | Division II Group B Qualification |
| Gangneung | Akureyri | Taipei |
| Gangneung Hockey Centre Capacity: 10,000 Kwandong Hockey Centre Capacity: 6,000 | Akureyri Ice Rink Capacity: 1,000 | Annex Ice Rink Capacity: 1,000 |

## Division II Group A

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Gangneung, South Korea, from 2 to 8 April 2017.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Netherlands | Placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated. |
| South Korea | Hosts; placed 2nd in Division II A last year. |
| Great Britain | Placed 3rd in Division II A last year. |
| North Korea | Placed 4th in Division II A last year. |
| Slovenia | Placed 5th in Division II A last year. |
| Australia | 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 |
| 1 | South Korea (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 15 | Promoted to the 2018 Division I B |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 12 | |
| 3 | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 7 | |
| 4 | North Korea | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 5 | |
| 5 | Slovenia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 3 | |
| 6 | Australia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 3 | |
* 1 2 Slovenia 3–0 Australia

### Match results

All times are local (Time in South Korea – UTC+9).

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goalkeeper: Han Do-hee
** Best Defenseman: Kayleigh Hamers
** 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 |
| Angela Taylor | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +8 | 2 | F |
| Park Jong-ah | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +5 | 0 | F |
| Kathryn Marsden | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +7 | 4 | F |
| Pia Pren | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | –1 | 4 | F |
| Julie Zwarthoed | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +7 | 2 | F |
| Sara Confidenti | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +1 | 6 | F |
| Katie Henry | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 10 | F |
| Savine Wielenga | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +5 | 0 | F |
| Han Soo-jin | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +4 | 2 | F |
| Jo Su-sie | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 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 |
| Han Do-hee | 240:00 | 3 | 0.75 | 63 | 95.24 | 1 |
| Pia Dukarič | 201:01 | 16 | 4.57 | 221 | 92.76 | 1 |
| Lisa Daams | 180:00 | 5 | 1.67 | 66 | 92.42 | 0 |
| So Jong-sim | 252:49 | 11 | 2.61 | 110 | 90.00 | 0 |
| Nicole Jackson | 291:16 | 15 | 3.09 | 140 | 89.29 | 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 Akureyri, Iceland, from 27 February to 5 March 2017.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Spain | Placed 2nd in Division II B last year. |
| Iceland | Hosts; placed 3rd in Division II B last year. |
| Mexico | Placed 4th in Division II B last year. |
| New Zealand | Placed 5th in Division II B last year. |
| Romania | Placed 1st in Division II B Qualification last year and were promoted. |
| Turkey | Placed 6th in Division II B last year but were allowed to remain because of Croatia's withdrawal. |

### 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 |
| 1 | Mexico | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 12 | Promoted to the 2018 Division II A |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 11 | |
| 3 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 10 | |
| 4 | Iceland (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 6 | |
| 5 | Turkey | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 6 | |
| 6 | Romania | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 36 | −26 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Iceland 6–0 Turkey

### Match results

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

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goalkeeper: Mónica Renteria
** Best Defenseman: Eva Karvelsdóttir
** Best Forward: Anjali Thakker
Source: IIHF.com

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Anjali Thakker | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +9 | 2 | F |
| Çağla Baktıroğlu | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +1 | 0 | F |
| María Chávez | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +4 | 4 | F |
| Flosrún Jóhannesdóttir | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +1 | 6 | F |
| Claudia Tellez | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +6 | 4 | F |
| Vega Muñoz | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +7 | 6 | F |
| Carmen Rivera | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +7 | 2 | F |
| Ainhoa Merino | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +7 | 4 | F |
| Voicu Ana | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | −4 | 14 | F |
| Sunna Björgvinsdóttir | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +4 | 4 | F |
| Sara Danielsson | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +9 | 6 | 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 |
| Mónica Renteria | 180:00 | 3 | 1.00 | 82 | 96.34 | 1 |
| Alba Gonzalo | 282:26 | 7 | 1.49 | 100 | 93.00 | 0 |
| Lochlyn Hyde | 297:47 | 13 | 2.62 | 117 | 88.89 | 0 |
| Kübra Dadaşoğlu | 290:55 | 28 | 5.77 | 239 | 88.28 | 0 |
| Elise Väljaots | 199:45 | 12 | 3.60 | 94 | 87.23 | 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 Taipei, Taiwan, from 12 to 17 December 2016.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Hong Kong | Placed 2nd in Division II B Qualification last year. |
| South Africa | Placed 3rd in Division II B Qualification last year. |
| Bulgaria | Placed 4th in Division II B Qualification last year. |
| Belgium | Did not participate last year; they last participated in 2015. |
| Chinese Taipei | Hosts; first participation in World Championships. |

### 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 | Chinese Taipei (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | +29 | 12 | Promoted to the 2018 Division II B |
| 2 | Belgium | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 9 | |
| 3 | South Africa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 6 | |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 32 | −26 | 3 | |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 32 | −29 | 0 | |

### Match results

All times are local (Time in Taiwan – UTC+8).

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goalkeeper: Nina van Orshaegen
** Best Defenseman: Donne van Doesburgh
** Best Forward: Yeh Hui-chen
Source: IIHF.com

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Yeh Hui-chen | 4 | 11 | 4 | 15 | +8 | 0 | F |
| Hsu Ting-yu | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +8 | 0 | F |
| Chloe Schuurman | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +8 | 0 | F |
| Liu Chih-lin | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +11 | 0 | D |
| Teng Yu-ting | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +5 | 2 | F |
| Donne van Doesburgh | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +5 | 2 | D |
| Huang Min-chuan | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | +6 | 0 | D |
| Nicole Schuurman | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +1 | 2 | F |
| Jessica Skinner | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +4 | 0 | F |
| Leen de Decker | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +8 | 2 | 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 | 120:00 | 2 | 1.00 | 54 | 96.30 | 0 |
| Nina van Orshaegen | 179:49 | 3 | 1.00 | 81 | 96.30 | 0 |
| Wang Yun-tzu | 120:00 | 1 | 0.50 | 19 | 94.74 | 1 |
| Chau Nga-sze | 107:15 | 13 | 7.27 | 126 | 89.68 | 0 |
| Danielle Kotze | 119:21 | 7 | 3.52 | 62 | 88.71 | 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