2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

The 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Dumfries, Great Britain running from 30 March to 5 April 2015 Group B in Spain, running from 7 to 13 March 2015 and Group B qualification from 18 to 21 February 2015 in Hong Kong.
==Venues==
Group A 	Group B 	Group C
Dumfries 	Jaca 	Hong Kong
Dumfries Ice BowlCapacity: 1,000	Pabellón de HieloCapacity: 3,579	Hong Kong Mega Ice
==Division II A==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated.
 	Host, Placed 2nd in Division II A last year.
 	Placed 3rd in Division II A last year.
 	Placed 4th in Division II A last year.
 	Placed 5th in Division II A last year.
 	Placed 1st in Division II B last year and was promoted.
===Match officials===
4 Referees and 7 linesman were selected for the tournament.
;Referees
* Kristine Morrison
* Radka Růžičková
* Kyoko Ugajin
* Yana Zuyeva
;Linesman
* Melanie Bauer
* Stephanie Cole
* Marine Dinant
* Elise Hauan
* Leigh Hetherington
* Jenni Jaatinen
* Tatiana Kasášová
* Amy Lack
===Standings===
	Promoted to Division I B for 2016
	Relegated to Division II B for 2016
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===Results===
All times are local (UTC+1).
===Awards and statistics===
====Awards====
*Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goalkeeper: Nicole Jackson
** Best Defenseman: Jodie-Leigh Bloom
** Best Forward: Alyona Fux
Source: IIHF.com
====Scoring leaders====
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player 	GP	G	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Alyona Fux 	5 	2	12	14 	+10	0 	F
Karolina Późniewska	5 	7	4 	11 	+3 	0 	F
Zarina Tukhtieva 	5 	5	5 	10 	+9 	4 	F
Christine Newman 	5 	6	3 	9 	+7 	8 	F
Park Jong-ah 	5 	7	1 	8 	+6 	2 	F
Magdalena Czaplik 	5 	4	4 	8 	+6 	0 	F
Jodie-Leigh Bloom 	5 	2	6 	8 	+8 	2 	D
Madina Tursynova 	5 	4	3 	7 	+7 	4 	F
Saffron Allen 	5 	2	5 	7 	+8 	0 	F
Katie Henry 	5 	5	1 	6 	+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
Aizhan Raushanova	220:00	1 	0.27	94 	98.94	2
Nicole Jackson 	238:56	4 	1.00	110	96.36	1
Shin So-jung 	284:22	8 	1.69	148	94.59	1
Grace Harrison 	284:20	23	4.85	252	90.87	0
Gabriela Mizera 	190:00	8 	2.53	77 	89.61	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 B==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated.
 	Placed 2nd in Division II B last year.
 	Host, Placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
 	Placed 4th in Division II B last year.
 	Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
 	Placed 1st in Division II B Q last year and were promoted.
===Match officials===
4 Referees and 7 linesman were selected for the tournament.
;Referees
* Nikoleta Celárová
* Elena Ivanova
* Liu Chunhua
* Ulrike Winklmayr
;Linesman
* Trine Phillipsen
* Joanna Pobożniak
* Oxana Shestakova
* Viera Šilhavíková
* Olga Steinberg
* Tereza Štreitová
* Cathrine Vestheim
===Standings===
	Promoted to Division II A for 2016
	Relegated to Division II B Qualification for 2016
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===Results===
All times are local (UTC+1).
===Awards and statistics===
====Awards====
*Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goalkeeper: Monica Renteria
** Best Defenseman: Vanesa Abrisqueta
** 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 	3 	9	2	11 	+10	4 	F
Tamara Lepir 	5 	4	7	11 	+14	4 	F
Sara Confidenti 	5 	5	5	10 	+12	4 	F
Silvia Björgvinsdóttir	5 	6	1	7 	+3 	2 	F
Claudia Tellez 	5 	5	2	7 	+4 	2 	F
Mojca Duh 	5 	2	5	7 	+12	27 	D
Vega Muñoz 	5 	5	1	6 	+2 	6 	F
Carmen Rivera 	5 	2	4	6 	−1 	2 	F
Flosrun Jóhannesdóttir	5 	2	3	5 	+3 	0 	F
Sharnita Crompton 	5 	1	4	5 	+4 	8 	F
Sergeja Zimšek 	5 	1	4	5 	+12	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
Monica Renteria 	245:00	7 	1.71	123	94.31	1
Ines Confidenti 	270:21	8 	2.78	106	92.45	0
Karítas Halldórsdóttir	309:53	15	2.90	193	92.23	1
Michelle Coonan 	242:05	11	2.73	116	90.52	1
Carlota Alvarado 	185:00	8 	2.59	81 	90.12	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 B Qualification==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated.
 	Placed 2nd in Division II B Qualification last year.
 	Placed 3rd in Division II B Qualification last year.
 	Host, Placed 4th in Division II B Qualification last year.
===Match officials===
3 Referees and 5 linesman were selected for the tournament.
;Referees
* Ainslie Gardner
* Etsuko Wada
* Xu Jingwei
;Linesman
* Fu Zhennan
* Lee Kyung-sun
* Alicia Thomasen
* Yuka Tochigi
* Wang Hui
===Standings===
	Promoted to Division II B for 2016
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===Results===
All times are local (UTC+8).
===Awards and statistics===
====Awards====
*Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goalkeeper: Lee Jenny Kai-Chin
** Best Defenseman: Tina Lisichkova
** Best Forward: Çağla Baktıroğlu
Source: IIHF.com
====Scoring leaders====
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player 	GP	G 	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Çağla Baktıroğlu 	3 	10	1	11 	+8 	4 	F
Seda Demir 	3 	2 	7	9 	+6 	16 	F
Başak Demirkol 	3 	4 	4	8 	+1 	2 	F
Donne Oxenham 	3 	5 	2	7 	+8 	6 	F
Wong Tsui Yi 	3 	5 	2	7 	+5 	2 	F
Ip Estelle Claudia 	3 	2 	5	7 	+4 	0 	F
Gizem Öztaşdelen 	3 	3 	3	6 	0 	2 	F
Huriye Yeliz Yüksel	3 	1 	4	5 	+5 	0 	D
Refika Yılmaz 	3 	0 	5	5 	+7 	4 	D
Kong Cheryl Lauren 	3 	3 	1	4 	+5 	0 	F
Dalene Rhode 	3 	3 	1	4 	+4 	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
Shaylene Swanepoel 	94:24 	2 	1.27	41 	95.12	1
Lee Jenny Kai-Chin 	88:38 	4 	2.71	50 	92.00	0
Wong Ying Chi Virginia	91:17 	4 	2.63	42 	90.48	0
Sera Doğramacı 	154:46	7 	2.71	71 	90.14	0
Vesela Krasteva 	177:57	22	7.42	145	84.83	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
==References==
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2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II
2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II
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