2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

The 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II comprised two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
The Group A tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico from 2 to 7 April, and the Group B tournament in Cape Town, South Africa, from 20 to 26 February 2023.
Latvia won Group A and got promoted and North Korea got relegated after withdrawing. Belgium won the Group B tournament and got promoted, while Croatia got relegated.
==Group A tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 2nd in 2022 Division II A.
 	Placed 3rd in 2022 Division II A.
 	Placed 4th in 2022 Division II A.
 	Host, placed 5th in 2022 Division II A.
 	Did not participate last year.
 	Placed 1st in 2022 Division II B and was promoted.
===Match officials===
Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees	Linesmen
* Grace Barlow
* Béatrice Fortin
* Martina Zedníková	
* Joanie Duchesneau
* Sophie Thomson
* Marise Larios
* Monika Szpyt-Jucha
* Jessica Lundgren
===Standings===
===Results===
All times are local (UTC−6)
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===Statistics===
====Scoring leaders====
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Līga Miljone 	4 	7	2	9 	+5 	4 	F
Vega Muñoz 	4 	3	5	8 	+6 	0 	F
Linda Rulle 	4 	4	3	7 	+4 	0 	F
Krista Yip-Chuck 	4 	2	4	6 	+2 	4 	F
Agnese Apsīte 	4 	1	5	6 	+7 	0 	F
Anna Lagzdiņa 	4 	2	3	5 	+2 	0 	F
Haizea Fernández 	4 	3	1	4 	+5 	0 	F
Bridget O'Hare 	4 	0	4	4 	+6 	4 	D
Claudia Castellanos 	4 	3	0	3 	+2 	6 	F
Aija Balode 	4 	2	1	3 	+5 	2 	D
Sunna Björgvinsdóttir	4 	2	1	3 	+3 	2 	F
Sofia Scilipoti 	4 	2	1	3 	+2 	6 	F
Claudia Téllez 	4 	2	1	3 	+1 	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
Kristiāna Apsīte 	240:00	3 	0.75	102	97.06	2
Hsu Tzu-ting 	185:00	7 	2.27	110	93.64	0
Alba Gonzalo 	217:28	6 	1.66	77 	92.21	1
Birta Helgadóttir	181:55	12	3.96	122	90.16	0
Mónica Rentería 	190:37	11	3.46	103	89.32	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
===Awards===
Position 	Player
Goaltender	Mónica Rentería
Defenceman	Aija Balode
Forward 	Līga Miljone
==Group B tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 2nd in 2022 Division II B.
 	Placed 3rd in 2022 Division II B.
 	Host, placed 4th in 2022 Division II B.
 	Placed 5th in 2022 Division II B.
 	Did not participate last year.
 	Placed 1st in 2022 Division III A and was promoted.
===Match officials===
Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees	Linesmen
* Davida Paul
* Gabriela Malá
* Svenja Strohmenger	
* Bernadett Holzer
* Danielle Rostan
* Joanna Pobożniak
* Alba Calero
* Michele Müller
===Standings===
===Results===
All times are local (UTC+2)
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===Statistics===
====Scoring leaders====
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Sharna Godfrey 	4 	6	8	14 	+14	2 	F
Michelle Clark-Crompton	4 	8	4	12 	+12	2 	F
Sara Sammons 	4 	3	8	11 	+13	0 	F
Anjali Mulari 	4 	2	9	11 	+8 	0 	F
Anke Steeno 	4 	2	9	11 	+8 	8 	F
Lotte De Guchtenaere 	4 	8	2	10 	+9 	0 	F
Lindsey Kiliwnik 	4 	5	5	10 	+13	0 	F
Ashlie Aparicio 	4 	3	5	8 	+11	2 	F
Chinouk Van Calster 	4 	2	6	8 	+9 	0 	D
Stephenie Cochrane 	4 	3	4	7 	+11	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
Sasha King 	160:00	0 	0.00	20 	100.00	2
Nina van Orshaegen	180:00	3 	1.00	86 	96.51 	1
Lilly Forbes 	120:00	6 	2.00	57 	89.47 	0
Lochlyn Hyde 	118:44	4 	2.02	32 	87.50 	0
Shaylene Rorke 	190:28	16	5.04	119	86.55 	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
===Awards===
Position 	Player
Goaltender	Nina van Orshaegen
Defenceman	Donne van Doesburgh
Forward 	Lotte De Guchtenaere
==References==
2023
Division II
2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II
2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II