Tournament details | |
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Host countries | ![]() ![]() |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 2–7 April 20–26 February |
Teams | 10 |
The 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Division II A and Division II B represent the fourth and fifth tier of the IIHF World Women's Championship.[1]
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.[2]
Group A tournament
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
City | Mexico City |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 2–7 April |
Teams | 5 |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 10 |
Goals scored | 54 (5.4 per game) |
Attendance | 3,938 (394 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
Official website | |
www.iihf.com |
The Division II Group A tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 2 to 7 April 2023.[3][4]
Participating teams
[edit]Team | Qualification |
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Placed 2nd in Division II A last year. |
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Placed 3rd in Division II A last year. |
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Placed 4th in Division II A last year. |
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Hosts; placed 5th in Division II A last year. |
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Did not participate last year. |
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Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted. |
Match officials
[edit]Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]
Referees | Linesmen |
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Final standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 12 | Promoted to the 2024 Division I B |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 1 | |
– | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 Division II B |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
- ^ North Korea withdrew before the tournament.
Match results
[edit]All times are local (Central Zone – UTC−6).
2 April 2023 14:00 | Latvia ![]() | 3–2 (0–1, 2–0, 1–1) | ![]() | San Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City Attendance: 108 |
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Kristiāna Apsīte | Goalies | Hsu Tzu-ting | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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35 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
45 | Shots | 21 |
2 April 2023 18:30 | Mexico ![]() | 0–6 (0–4, 0–1, 0–1) | ![]() | San Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City Attendance: 716 |
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Mónica Rentería Miranda De Antuñano | Goalies | Alba Gonzalo Laura López De Ochoa | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | Shots | 32 |
3 April 2023 18:30 | Iceland ![]() | 2–3 (0–1, 1–1, 1–1) | ![]() | San Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City Attendance: 682 |
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Birta Helgadóttir | Goalies | Mónica Rentería | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 34 |
4 April 2023 14:00 | Spain ![]() | 2–0 (0–0, 2–0, 0–0) | ![]() | San Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City Attendance: 128 |
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Alba Gonzalo | Goalies | Hsu Tzu-ting | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||
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8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||
41 | Shots | 20 |
4 April 2023 18:30 | Iceland ![]() | 0–6 (0–3, 0–1, 0–2) | ![]() | San Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City Attendance: 127 |
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Birta Helgadóttir Andrea Bachmann | Goalies | Kristiāna Apsīte | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | Shots | 35 |
5 April 2023 18:30 | Mexico ![]() | 0–8 (0–1, 0–4, 0–3) | ![]() | San Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City Attendance: 708 |
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Mónica Rentería Miranda De Antuñano | Goalies | Kristiāna Apsīte | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Shots | 42 |
6 April 2023 14:00 | Spain ![]() | 8–2 (1–1, 3–0, 4–1) | ![]() | San Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City Attendance: 114 |
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Alba Gonzalo | Goalies | Birta Helgadóttir Andrea Bachmann | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Shots | 16 |
6 April 2023 18:30 | Chinese Taipei ![]() | 0–2 (0–1, 0–1, 0–0) | ![]() | San Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City Attendance: 782 |
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Wang Yun-tzu | Goalies | Mónica Rentería | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||
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0 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||
39 | Shots | 27 |
7 April 2023 14:00 | Latvia ![]() | 4–1 (1–0, 1–0, 2–1) | ![]() | San Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City Attendance: 295 |
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Kristiāna Apsīte | Goalies | Alba Gonzalo | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
27 | Shots | 38 |
7 April 2023 18:30 | Chinese Taipei ![]() | 3–2 GWS (1–2, 1–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0) | ![]() | San Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City Attendance: 278 |
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Hsu Tzu-ting | Goalies | Birta Helgadóttir | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
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Chao ![]() Huang Y. ![]() Lin Yi. ![]() Pan ![]() | Shootout | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||
8 min | Penalties | 39 min | ||||||||||||
42 | Shots | 24 |
Statistics
[edit]Scoring leaders
[edit]List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +5 | 4 | F |
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4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +6 | 0 | F |
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4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +4 | 0 | F |
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4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 4 | F |
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4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +7 | 0 | F |
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4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 0 | F |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +5 | 0 | F |
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4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +6 | 4 | D |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 6 | F |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +5 | 2 | D |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 2 | F |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 6 | F |
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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
[edit]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 |
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240:00 | 3 | 0.75 | 102 | 97.06 | 2 |
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185:00 | 7 | 2.27 | 110 | 93.64 | 0 |
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217:28 | 6 | 1.66 | 77 | 92.21 | 1 |
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181:55 | 12 | 3.96 | 122 | 90.16 | 0 |
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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
[edit]Position | Player[6] |
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Goaltender | ![]() |
Defenceman | ![]() |
Forward | ![]() |
Group B tournament
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
City | Cape Town |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 20–26 February |
Teams | 5 |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 10 |
Goals scored | 84 (8.4 per game) |
Attendance | 1,900 (190 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
Official website | |
www.iihf.com |
The Division II Group B tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 20 to 26 February 2023.[7][8]
Participating teams
[edit]Team | Qualification |
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Placed 2nd in Division II B last year. |
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Placed 3rd in Division II B last year. |
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Hosts; placed 4th in Division II B last year. |
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Placed 5th in Division II B last year. |
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Did not participate last year. |
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Placed 1st in Division III A last year and were promoted. |
Match officials
[edit]Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.[9]
Referees | Linesmen |
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Final standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 12 | Promoted to the 2024 Division II A |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 3 | +31 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 46 | −43 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 Division III A |
– | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
- ^ Turkey withdrew before the tournament due to the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.[10]
Match results
[edit]All times are local (South African Standard Time – UTC+2).
20 February 2023 16:00 | Croatia ![]() | 1–15 (1–4, 0–3, 0–8) | ![]() | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 30 |
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Julija Baždar Lucija Pretula | Goalies | Lochlyn Hyde | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Shots | 61 |
20 February 2023 20:00 | Australia ![]() | 10–0 (2–0, 5–0, 3–0) | ![]() | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 300 |
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Sasha King | Goalies | Shaylene Rorke Monique van Dyk | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Shots | 3 |
21 February 2023 20:00 | Belgium ![]() | 10–1 (3–0, 3–1, 4–0) | ![]() | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 50 |
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Nina van Orshaegen Charlotte Swinnen | Goalies | Julija Baždar | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Shots | 13 |
22 February 2023 16:00 | Belgium ![]() | 1–0 (0–0, 1–0, 0–0) | ![]() | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 50 |
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Nina van Orshaegen | Goalies | Imogen Perry | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||
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10 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||
12 | Shots | 48 |
22 February 2023 20:00 | New Zealand ![]() | 5–1 (2–0, 1–0, 2–1) | ![]() | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 300 |
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Lilly Forbes | Goalies | Shaylene Rorke | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
49 | Shots | 12 |
23 February 2023 20:00 | Croatia ![]() | 0–19 (0–2, 0–12, 0–5) | ![]() | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 30 |
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Julija Baždar Lucija Pretula | Goalies | Sasha King | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Shots | 67 |
24 February 2023 16:00 | New Zealand ![]() | 2–4 (2–1, 0–2, 0–1) | ![]() | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 40 |
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Lochlyn Hyde | Goalies | Nina van Orshaegen | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||
27 | Shots | 19 |
24 February 2023 20:00 | South Africa ![]() | 2–1 (2–0, 0–1, 0–0) | ![]() | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 200 |
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Shaylene Rorke | Goalies | Julija Baždar | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||
25 | Shots | 13 |
26 February 2023 14:00 | Australia ![]() | 5–2 (0–2, 3–0, 2–0) | ![]() | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 300 |
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Imogen Perry Sasha King | Goalies | Lilly Forbes | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Shots | 16 |
26 February 2023 18:00 | South Africa ![]() | 1–4 (0–1, 1–2, 0–1) | ![]() | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 600 |
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Shaylene Rorke Monique van Dyk | Goalies | Nina van Orshaegen Charlotte Swinnen | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||
5 | Shots | 47 |
Statistics
[edit]Scoring leaders
[edit]List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +14 | 2 | F |
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4 | 8 | 4 | 12 | +12 | 2 | F |
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4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 0 | F |
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4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | +8 | 0 | F |
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4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | +8 | 8 | F |
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4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | +9 | 0 | F |
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4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +13 | 0 | F |
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4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +11 | 2 | F |
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4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +9 | 0 | D |
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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
[edit]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 |
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160:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 20 | 100.00 | 2 |
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180:00 | 3 | 1.00 | 86 | 96.51 | 1 |
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120:00 | 6 | 2.00 | 57 | 89.47 | 0 |
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118:44 | 4 | 2.02 | 32 | 87.50 | 0 |
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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
[edit]Position | Player[11] |
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Goaltender | ![]() |
Defenceman | ![]() |
Forward | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "World Championships". IIHF.
- ^ "Back-to-back Belgian gold". IIHF. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A official website
- ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A statistics
- ^ "IIA Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIA" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B official website
- ^ 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B statistics
- ^ "IIB Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Türkiye withdraws from WWIIB". IIHF. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIB" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 26 February 2023.