Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Mexico South Africa |
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]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Mexico |
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) | Līga Miljone (9 points) |
Website | www.iihf.com |
The Division II Group A tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 2 to 7 April 2023. [3] [4]
Team | Qualification |
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Latvia | Placed 2nd in Division II A last year. |
Spain | Placed 3rd in Division II A last year. |
Chinese Taipei | Placed 4th in Division II A last year. |
Mexico | Hosts; placed 5th in Division II A last year. |
Did not participate last year. | |
Iceland | Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted. |
Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament. [5]
Referees | Linesmen |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Latvia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 12 | Promoted to the 2024 Division I B |
2 | Spain | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 9 | |
3 | Mexico (H) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 6 | |
4 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 | |
5 | Iceland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 1 | |
– | North Korea [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 Division II B |
All times are local (Central Zone – UTC−6).
2 April 2023 14:00 | Latvia | 3–2 (0–1, 2–0, 1–1) | Chinese Taipei | San Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City Attendance: 108 |
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Kristiāna Apsīte | Goalies | Hsu Tzu-ting | Referee: Grace Barlow Linesmen: Marise Larios Jessica Lundgren | ||||||||||||||
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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) | Spain | San Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City Attendance: 716 |
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Mónica Rentería Miranda De Antuñano | Goalies | Alba Gonzalo Laura López De Ochoa | Referee: Martina Zedníková Linesmen: Joanie Duchesneau Monika Szpyt-Jucha | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | Mexico | San Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City Attendance: 682 |
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Birta Helgadóttir | Goalies | Mónica Rentería | Referee: Béatrice Fortin Linesmen: Jessica Lundgren Sophie Thomson | ||||||||||||||
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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) | Chinese Taipei | San Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City Attendance: 128 |
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Alba Gonzalo | Goalies | Hsu Tzu-ting | Referee: Grace Barlow Linesmen: Joanie Duchesneau Marise Larios | |||||
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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) | Latvia | San Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City Attendance: 127 |
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Birta Helgadóttir Andrea Bachmann | Goalies | Kristiāna Apsīte | Referee: Béatrice Fortin Linesmen: Monika Szpyt-Jucha Sophie Thomson | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | Latvia | San Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City Attendance: 708 |
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Mónica Rentería Miranda De Antuñano | Goalies | Kristiāna Apsīte | Referee: Martina Zedníková Linesmen: Jessica Lundgren Sophie Thomson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | Iceland | San Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City Attendance: 114 |
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Alba Gonzalo | Goalies | Birta Helgadóttir Andrea Bachmann | Referee: Martina Zedníková Linesmen: Joanie Duchesneau Marise Larios | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | Mexico | San Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City Attendance: 782 |
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Wang Yun-tzu | Goalies | Mónica Rentería | Referee: Béatrice Fortin Linesmen: Jessica Lundgren Monika Szpyt-Jucha | |||||
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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) | Spain | San Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City Attendance: 295 |
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Kristiāna Apsīte | Goalies | Alba Gonzalo | Referee: Grace Barlow Linesmen: Jessica Lundgren Sophie Thomson | ||||||||||||||
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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) | Iceland | San Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City Attendance: 278 |
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Hsu Tzu-ting | Goalies | Birta Helgadóttir | Referee: Martina Zedníková Linesmen: Marise Larios Monika Szpyt-Jucha | |||||||||||
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Chao Huang Y. Lin Yi. Pan | Shootout | Björgvinsdóttir Hjaltested Björnsdóttir Arnadóttir Leifsdóttir | ||||||||||||
8 min | Penalties | 39 min | ||||||||||||
42 | Shots | 24 |
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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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
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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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
Position | Player [6] |
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Goaltender | Mónica Rentería |
Defenceman | Aija Balode |
Forward | Līga Miljone |
Tournament details | |
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Host country | South Africa |
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) | Sharna Godfrey (14 points) |
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]
Team | Qualification |
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Australia | Placed 2nd in Division II B last year. |
Placed 3rd in Division II B last year. | |
South Africa | Hosts; placed 4th in Division II B last year. |
Croatia | Placed 5th in Division II B last year. |
New Zealand | Did not participate last year. |
Belgium | Placed 1st in Division III A last year and were promoted. |
Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament. [9]
Referees | Linesmen |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Belgium | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 12 | Promoted to the 2024 Division II A |
2 | Australia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 3 | +31 | 9 | |
3 | New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 6 | |
4 | South Africa (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 3 | |
5 | Croatia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 46 | −43 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 Division III A |
– | Turkey [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
All times are local (South African Standard Time – UTC+2).
20 February 2023 16:00 | Croatia | 1–15 (1–4, 0–3, 0–8) | New Zealand | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 30 |
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Julija Baždar Lucija Pretula | Goalies | Lochlyn Hyde | Referee: Davida Paul Linesmen: Alba Calero Bernadett Holzer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 | Shots | 61 |
20 February 2023 20:00 | Australia | 10–0 (2–0, 5–0, 3–0) | South Africa | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 300 |
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Sasha King | Goalies | Shaylene Rorke Monique van Dyk | Referee: Gabriela Malá Linesmen: Joanna Pobożniak Danielle Rostan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | Croatia | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 50 |
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Nina van Orshaegen Charlotte Swinnen | Goalies | Julija Baždar | Referee: Svenja Strohmenger Linesmen: Bernadett Holzer Michele Müller | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | Australia | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 50 |
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Nina van Orshaegen | Goalies | Imogen Perry | Referee: Svenja Strohmenger Linesmen: Michele Müller Joanna Pobożniak | ||
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12 | Shots | 48 |
22 February 2023 20:00 | New Zealand | 5–1 (2–0, 1–0, 2–1) | South Africa | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 300 |
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Lilly Forbes | Goalies | Shaylene Rorke | Referee: Davida Paul Linesmen: Alba Calero Danielle Rostan | |||||||||||||||||
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49 | Shots | 12 |
23 February 2023 20:00 | Croatia | 0–19 (0–2, 0–12, 0–5) | Australia | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 30 |
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Julija Baždar Lucija Pretula | Goalies | Sasha King | Referee: Gabriela Malá Linesmen: Bernadett Holzer Danielle Rostan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 | Shots | 67 |
24 February 2023 16:00 | New Zealand | 2–4 (2–1, 0–2, 0–1) | Belgium | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 40 |
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Lochlyn Hyde | Goalies | Nina van Orshaegen | Referee: Svenja Strohmenger Linesmen: Alba Calero Joanna Pobożniak | |||||||||||||||||
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27 | Shots | 19 |
24 February 2023 20:00 | South Africa | 2–1 (2–0, 0–1, 0–0) | Croatia | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 200 |
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Shaylene Rorke | Goalies | Julija Baždar | Referee: Davida Paul Linesmen: Michele Müller Danielle Rostan | ||||||||
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25 | Shots | 13 |
26 February 2023 14:00 | Australia | 5–2 (0–2, 3–0, 2–0) | New Zealand | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 300 |
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Imogen Perry Sasha King | Goalies | Lilly Forbes | Referee: Svenja Strohmenger Linesmen: Michele Müller Joanna Pobożniak | ||||||||||||||||||||
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45 | Shots | 16 |
26 February 2023 18:00 | South Africa | 1–4 (0–1, 1–2, 0–1) | Belgium | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 600 |
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Shaylene Rorke Monique van Dyk | Goalies | Nina van Orshaegen Charlotte Swinnen | Referee: Gabriela Malá Linesmen: Alba Calero Bernadett Holzer | ||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||
5 | Shots | 47 |
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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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
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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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
Position | Player [11] |
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Goaltender | Nina van Orshaegen |
Defenceman | Donne van Doesburgh |
Forward | Lotte De Guchtenaere |
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