2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

The 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II were two international ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
The Group A tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 3 to 8 April 2022 and the Group B tournament in Zagreb, Croatia, from 17 to 22 May 2022.
Entering the competition, there were no divisional changes, as the 2021 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Great Britain won the Group A tournament and was promoted, while Mexico was relegated. Iceland won Group B and Croatia finished last.
==Group A tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 6th in 2019 Division I B and was relegated.
 	Placed 2nd in 2019 Division II A.
 	Host, placed 3rd in 2019 Division II A.
 	Placed 4th in 2019 Division II A.
 	Placed 5th in 2019 Division II A.
 	Placed 1st in 2019 Division II B and was promoted.
===Match officials===
Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.IIA game officials
Referees	Linesmen
* Hollie Neenan
* Rita Rygh
* Charlotte Hurley	
* Bernadett Holzer
* Danielle Rostan
* Katja Mrak
* Claudia De La Pompa Carrera
* Alexandra Kohl
===Final 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
Līga Miljone 	4 	5	2	7 	+5 	2 	F
Krista Yip-Chuck	4 	4	2	6 	+6 	0 	F
Kathryn Marsden 	4 	1	5	6 	+5 	4 	F
Saffron Allen 	4 	2	2	4 	+3 	2 	F
Aimee Headland 	4 	1	3	4 	+3 	2 	F
Louise Adams 	4 	3	0	3 	+4 	2 	F
Huang Yun-chu 	4 	3	0	3 	−3 	2 	F
Joanna Rojas 	3 	2	1	3 	−2 	2 	F
Yeh Hui-chen 	3 	2	1	3 	+1 	2 	F
Casey Traill 	4 	2	1	3 	+5 	2 	D
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
Nicole Jackson 	180:00	1 	0.33	47 	97.87	2
Mónica Renteria 	179:57	6 	2.00	148	95.95	1
Alba Gonzalo 	241:49	4 	0.99	79 	94.94	1
Kristiāna Apsīte	231:37	9 	2.33	145	93.79	1
Hsu Tzu-ting 	180:27	18	5.99	139	87.05	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	Alba Gonzalo
Defenceman	Casey Traill
Forward 	Līga Miljone
==Group B tournament==
After several teams withdrew from the tournament, the IIHF changed the date from March to mid-May and all six teams are eligible to participate.
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 1st in 2020 Division II B.
 	Placed 2nd in 2020 Division II B.
 	Placed 3rd in 2020 Division II B.
 	Placed 4th in 2020 Division II B.
 	Host, placed 5th in 2020 Division II B.
 	Placed 1st in 2020 Division III and was promoted.
===Match officials===
Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.IIB game officials
Referees	Linesmen
* Ulrike Winklmayr
* Ramunė Maleckienė
* İlkşen Acar	
* Helina Anttila
* Kaitlyn van de Wijgert
* Monika Szpyt
* Jennifer Vicha
* Fatima Al-Ali
===Final 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
Dilara Lökbaş 	4 	9	5	14 	+14	0 	F
Michelle Clark-Crumpton	4 	6	7	13 	+15	0 	F
Betül Taygar 	4 	4	7	11 	+11	0 	F
Silvia Björgvinsdóttir 	4 	6	4	10 	+10	0 	F
Sunna Björgvinsdóttir 	4 	4	6	10 	+11	0 	F
Ayşe Koçak 	4 	4	6	10 	+12	0 	F
Sara Sammons 	4 	4	5	9 	+10	0 	F
Emily Davis-Tope 	4 	4	4	8 	+8 	0 	F
Kristelle van der Wolf 	4 	6	1	7 	+14	0 	F
Sema Güven 	4 	3	3	6 	+5 	6 	D
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
Tina Girdler 	120:00	0 	0.00	11 	100.00	2
Olivia Last 	125:00	1 	0.48	46 	97.83 	1
Birta Helgudóttir	185:00	3 	0.97	61 	95.08 	0
Merve Karataş 	219:32	13	3.55	112	88.39 	0
Shaylene Rorke 	230:36	36	9.37	199	81.91 	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	Birta Helgudóttir
Defenceman	Rylie Ellis
Forward 	Silvia Björgvinsdóttir
==References==
==External links==
*Official website of IIHF
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