2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

The 2017 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 Gangneung, South Korea, from 2 to 8 April 2017, Group B in Akureyri, Iceland from 27 February to 5 March 2017 and the qualification in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei from 12 to 17 December 2016.
==Venues==
Group A 	Group B 	Qualification
Gangneung 	Akureyri 	Taipei City
Gangneung Hockey CentreCapacity: 10,000Kwandong Hockey CentreCapacity: 6,000	Akureyri Ice RinkCapacity: 1,000	Annex Ice RinkCapacity: 1,000
==Group A tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 6th in Division I B 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 were promoted.
===Match officials===
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
;Referees
* Vanessa Morin
* Anna Kuroda
* Chelsea Rapin
* Rita Rygh
;Linesmen
* Tanja Cadonau
* Aiko Hoshi
* Jenni Jaatinen
* Lee Kyung-sun
* Lee Tae-ri
* Bente Owren
* Brienne Stewart
===Standings===
===Results===
All times are local (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
==Group B tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	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 Qualification last year and were promoted.
 	Placed 6th in Division II B last year and were allowed to remain because of Croatia's withdrawal.
===Match officials===
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
;Referees
* Katalin Gérnyi
* Elena Ivanova
* Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
* Gabriela Malá
;Linesmen
* Veronika Dopitová
* Linn Forsberg
* Leigh Hetherington
* Senovwa Mollen
* Oksana Shestakova
* Julia Tschirner
* Julia Weegh
===Standings===
===Results===
All times are local (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
==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.
 	Placed 4th in Division II B Qualification last year.
 	Did not participate last year.
 	Host, first appearance in world championships.
===Match officials===
3 referees and 5 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
;Referees
* Ma Sang-hee
* Etsuko Wada
* Laura White
;Linesmen
* Sayaka Akama
* Ashleigh Davidson
* Elizabeth Mantha
* Theodore Streitu
* Yuka Tochigi
===Standings===
===Results===
All times are local (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
==References==
Division II
2017