2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

The 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The Group A tournament was held in Maribor, Slovenia from 31 March to 6 April 2018, the Group B tournament in Valdemoro, Spain, from 17 to 23 March 2018 and the qualification tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 4 to 9 December 2017.
The Netherlands won the Group A tournament and play in Diviosn I next year. Spain took home the top spot in the Group B tournament and were promoted to Group A next year, while Croatia won the qualification tournament.
==Group A tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 2nd in Division II A last year.
 	Placed 3rd in Division II A last year.
 	Placed 4th in Division II A last year.
 	Host, placed 5th in Division II A last year.
 	Placed 6th in Division II A last year.
 	Placed 1st in Division II B last year and was promoted.
===Match officials===
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.Group A Assignments
;Referees
* Darja Abrosimova
* Kaylen Erchul
* Anniina Nurmi
* Ulrike Winklmayr
;Linesmen
* Liv Andersson
* Jennifer Berezowski
* Zita Gebora
* Catherine Goutama
* Anastasiia Kurashova
* Milla Ronkainen
* Wang Hui
===Standings===
===Results===
All times are local (UTC+2).
===Awards and statistics===
====Awards====
*Best players selected by the directorate:
**Best Goalkeeper: Pia Dukarič
**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
Julie Zwarthoed	5 	5	6	11 	+13	2 	F
Pia Pren 	5 	2	9	11 	+5 	2 	F
Sara Confidenti	5 	6	4	10 	+5 	4 	F
Savine Wielenga	5 	4	6	10 	+11	2 	F
Kim Hyang-mi 	5 	5	4	9 	+5 	0 	F
Kim Un-hyang 	5 	6	1	7 	+6 	4 	F
Kayleigh Hamers	5 	3	4	7 	+5 	0 	D
Angela Taylor 	5 	4	2	6 	+4 	4 	F
Zoe Barbier 	5 	2	4	6 	+10	0 	F
Jong Su-hyon 	5 	0	6	6 	+5 	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
Samantha Bolwell	120:00	1 	0.50	36 	97.22	1
Nadia Zijlstra 	180:00	1 	0.33	35 	97.14	2
Pia Dukarič 	299:45	15	3.00	221	93.21	1
Lisa Daams 	120:00	2 	1.00	23 	91.30	1
Nicole Jackson 	180:00	6 	2.00	58 	89.66	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
==Group B tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Host, placed 2nd in Division II B last year.
 	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 6th in Division II B last year.
 	Placed 1st in Division II B Qualification last year and was promoted.
===Match officials===
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.Group B Assignments
;Referees
* Sintija Čamāne
* Lisa Grison
* Elise Harbitz-Rasmussen
* Liu Chunhua
;Linesmen
* Bettina Angerer
* Alba Calero
* Jennifer Cameron
* Claudia de la Pompa
* Fu Zhennan
* Loise Larsen
* Linnea Sainio
===Standings===
===Results===
All times are local (UTC+1).
===Awards and statistics===
====Awards====
*Best players selected by the directorate:
**Best Goalkeeper: Alba Gonzalo
**Best Defenseman: Elena Álvarez
**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
Caitlin Heale 	5 	7 	8 	15 	+7 	2 	F
Anjali Thakker 	5 	4 	11	15 	+6 	2 	F
Yeh Hui-chen 	5 	11	3 	14 	+4 	2 	F
Silvia Björgvinsdóttir	5 	9 	3 	12 	+4 	4 	F
Hsu Ting-yu 	5 	3 	8 	11 	+5 	4 	F
Vega Muñoz 	5 	3 	8 	11 	+8 	2 	F
Sarah Shantz-Smiley 	5 	2 	9 	11 	+2 	4 	F
Çağla Baktıroğlu 	5 	6 	4 	10 	0 	4 	F
Betül Taygar 	5 	8 	1 	9 	−8 	6 	F
Flosrún Jóhannesdóttir	5 	4 	4 	8 	+1 	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
Alba Gonzalo 	255:04	4 	0.94	87 	95.40	0
Hsu Tzu-ting 	221:23	11	2.98	118	90.68	0
Guðlaug Þorsteinsdóttir	224:04	9 	2.41	83 	89.16	0
Lochlyn Hyde 	295:42	20	4.06	164	87.80	0
Kübra Dadaşoğlu 	275:47	27	5.87	201	86.57	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
==Group B Qualification tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	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.
 	Placed 5th in Division II B Qualification last year.
 	Did not participate last year.
===Match officials===
3 referees and 5 linesmen were selected for the tournament.Group B qualification assignments
;Referees
* Olga Steinberg
* Maria Fuhrberg
* Michaela Matejova
;Linesmen
* Yvonne Grascher
* Vitaliya Khamitsevich
* Julia Mannlein
* Tatiana Kasášová
* Ìlksen Șermin Özdemir
===Standings===
===Results===
All times are local (UTC+2).
===Statistics===
====Scoring leaders====
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player 	GP	G	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Ela Filipeć 	4 	6	10	16 	+17	2 	D
Sonja Frere 	4 	4	4 	8 	+11	0 	F
Vesna Gurka 	4 	3	5 	8 	+11	2 	F
Dalene Rhode 	4 	6	1 	7 	+5 	0 	F
Ana Širanović 	4 	3	4 	7 	+11	2 	F
Femke Bosmans 	4 	6	0 	6 	+7 	0 	F
Martina Smolec 	4 	1	5 	6 	+8 	2 	D
Tijana Delić 	4 	4	1 	4 	+8 	0 	F
Axelle Franck 	4 	3	1 	4 	+4 	0 	F
Cato Boon 	4 	2	2 	4 	+6 	2 	F
Valerie Jenaer 	4 	2	2 	4 	+4 	0 	F
Chloe Schuurman	4 	2	2 	4 	0 	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
Nina van Orshaegen	180:00	1 	0.33	40 	97.50	1
Petra Belobrk 	218:12	2 	0.55	57 	96.49	2
Shaylene Swanepoel	180:00	8 	2.67	56 	85.71	0
Chau Nga-sze 	240:00	33	8.25	176	81.25	0
Katrin Stankova 	152:05	19	7.50	90 	78.89	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==
2018
Division II
2018 IIHF World Championship Division II
2018 IIHF World Championship Division II
2018 IIHF World Championship Division II