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).

2023 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Mexico
 South Africa
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates2–7 April
20–26 February
Teams10
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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.[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 edit

2023 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II A
 
Tournament details
Host country  Mexico
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates2–7 April
Teams5
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored54 (5.4 per game)
Attendance3,938 (394 per game)
Scoring leader(s)  Līga Miljone (9 points)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants edit

Team Qualification
  Latvia Placed 2nd in 2022 Division II A.
  Spain Placed 3rd in 2022 Division II A.
  Chinese Taipei Placed 4th in 2022 Division II A.
  Mexico Host, placed 5th in 2022 Division II A.
  North Korea Did not participate last year.
  Iceland Placed 1st in 2022 Division II B and was promoted.

Match officials edit

Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.[3]

Referees Linesmen
  •   Joanie Duchesneau
  •   Sophie Thomson
  •   Marise Larios
  •   Monika Szpyt-Jucha
  •   Jessica Lundgren

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
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[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to the 2024 Division II B
Source: IIHF
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:
  1. ^ North Korea withdrew before the tournament.

Results edit

All times are local (UTC−6)

2 April 2023
14:00
Latvia  3–2
(0–1, 2–0, 1–1)
  Chinese TaipeiSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 108
Game reference
Kristiāna ApsīteGoaliesHsu Tzu-tingReferee:
  Grace Barlow
Linesmen:
  Marise Larios
  Jessica Lundgren
0–106:33 – Yeh H. (Chao) (PP)
Rulle (A. Apsīte) – 21:281–1
Miljone (Lagzdiņa) (PP) – 33:132–1
2–244:10 – Hsieh C. (Huang M.) (PP)
Rulle – 58:533–2
35 minPenalties12 min
45Shots21
2 April 2023
18:30
Mexico  0–6
(0–4, 0–1, 0–1)
  SpainSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 716
Game reference
Mónica Rentería
Miranda De Antuñano
GoaliesAlba Gonzalo
Laura López De Ochoa
Referee:
  Martina Zedníková
Linesmen:
  Joanie Duchesneau
  Monika Szpyt-Jucha
0–104:11 – Serrano (Muñoz)
0–210:42 – Muñoz (Serna, O'Hare)
0–312:15 – Castellanos (Álvarez, Muñoz) (PP)
0–416:29 – Castellanos (Bosch)
0–539:28 – Scilipoti (Muñoz, Álvarez) (PP)
0–642:35 – García (Rivas, Gil)
10 minPenalties10 min
19Shots32

3 April 2023
18:30
Iceland  2–3
(0–1, 1–1, 1–1)
  MexicoSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 682
Game reference
Birta HelgadóttirGoaliesMónica RenteríaReferee:
  Béatrice Fortin
Linesmen:
  Jessica Lundgren
  Sophie Thomson
0–110:25 – Téllez (G. Rojas, J. Rojas)
Vidarsdóttir – 27:151–1
1–238:46 – Téllez (González) (SH)
1–344:52 – Amaya (PP)
Hjaltested (Björgvinsdóttir) (SH) – 52:422–3
14 minPenalties8 min
29Shots34

4 April 2023
14:00
Spain  2–0
(0–0, 2–0, 0–0)
  Chinese TaipeiSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 128
Game reference
Alba GonzaloGoaliesHsu Tzu-tingReferee:
  Grace Barlow
Linesmen:
  Joanie Duchesneau
  Marise Larios
Pareja (Merino) – 29:351–0
Fernández (Aizpurua, Muñoz) – 32:312–0
8 minPenalties6 min
41Shots20
4 April 2023
18:30
Iceland  0–6
(0–3, 0–1, 0–2)
  LatviaSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 127
Game reference
Birta Helgadóttir
Andrea Bachmann
GoaliesKristiāna ApsīteReferee:
  Béatrice Fortin
Linesmen:
  Monika Szpyt-Jucha
  Sophie Thomson
0–100:17 – Miljone (A. Apsīte, Rulle)
0–205:58 – Lagzdiņa (Rulle, K. Apsīte) (PP)
0–312:55 – Lagzdiņa (Yip-Chuck) (PP)
0–430:34 – Yip-Chuck (A. Apsīte) (SH)
0–546:38 – Miljone (Kolīte) (PP)
0–650:46 – Balode (Miljone) (PP2)
14 minPenalties18 min
21Shots35

5 April 2023
18:30
Mexico  0–8
(0–1, 0–4, 0–3)
  LatviaSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 708
Game reference
Mónica Rentería
Miranda De Antuñano
GoaliesKristiāna ApsīteReferee:
  Martina Zedníková
Linesmen:
  Jessica Lundgren
  Sophie Thomson
0–118:35 – Rulle (Yip-Chuck) (PP)
0–221:50 – Pudule (Aņisimova)
0–325:20 – Miljone (Yip-Chuck)
0–429:42 – Yip-Chuck (Aņisimova) (EA)
0–536:25 – A. Apsīte (Jakovļeva)
0–643:45 – Miljone (Rulle) (PP2)
0–749:44 – Kezika (A. Apsīte)
0–859:13 – Rulle (Lagzdiņa) (PP)
16 minPenalties12 min
23Shots42

6 April 2023
14:00
Spain  8–2
(1–1, 3–0, 4–1)
  IcelandSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 114
Game reference
Alba GonzaloGoaliesBirta Helgadóttir
Andrea Bachmann
Referee:
  Martina Zedníková
Linesmen:
  Joanie Duchesneau
  Marise Larios
Muñoz (Fernández, Álvarez) – 10:181–0
1–110:39 – Björgvinsdóttir
Serrano (Merino) – 26:592–1
Castellanos (Scilipoti) – 33:193–1
Merino (Merino) – 35:584–1
4–243:00 – Geirsdóttir
Fernández (Muñoz, O'Hare) – 46:085–2
Fernández (O'Hare) (PP) – 46:566–2
Scilipoti (Moreno) – 54:397–2
Serna (O'Hare) – 56:328–2
10 minPenalties8 min
45Shots16
6 April 2023
18:30
Chinese Taipei  0–2
(0–1, 0–1, 0–0)
  MexicoSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 782
Game reference
Wang Yun-tzuGoaliesMónica RenteríaReferee:
  Béatrice Fortin
Linesmen:
  Jessica Lundgren
  Monika Szpyt-Jucha
0–107:57 – D. Rosales (Téllez)
0–233:09 – Nevárez (SH)
0 minPenalties12 min
39Shots27

7 April 2023
14:00
Latvia  4–1
(1–0, 1–0, 2–1)
  SpainSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 295
Game reference
Kristiāna ApsīteGoaliesAlba GonzaloReferee:
  Grace Barlow
Linesmen:
  Jessica Lundgren
  Sophie Thomson
Miljone (Balode) – 15:541–0
Miljone (Lagzdiņa) – 21:172–0
Silajāne (A. Apsīte, Kubliņa) (PP) – 45:113–0
3–148:46 – Muñoz (Pareja)
Balode (Yip-Chuck, Miljone) (PP) – 49:124–1
8 minPenalties10 min
27Shots38
7 April 2023
18:30
Chinese Taipei  3–2 GWS
(1–2, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
  IcelandSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 278
Game reference
Hsu Tzu-tingGoaliesBirta HelgadóttirReferee:
  Martina Zedníková
Linesmen:
  Marise Larios
  Monika Szpyt-Jucha
0–105:51 – Björgvinsdóttir (Hjaltested)
Lin Yi. (Sha) – 18:241–1
1–219:19 – Leifsdóttir
Hsieh C. (Huang Y.) – 26:332–2
Chao  
Huang Y.  
Lin Yi.  
Pan  
Shootout  Björgvinsdóttir
  Hjaltested
  Björnsdóttir
  Arnadóttir
  Leifsdóttir
8 minPenalties39 min
42Shots24

Statistics edit

Scoring leaders edit

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 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
  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 edit

Position Player[4]
Goaltender   Mónica Rentería
Defenceman   Aija Balode
Forward   Līga Miljone

Group B tournament edit

2023 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II B
 
Tournament details
Host country  South Africa
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates20–26 February
Teams5
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored84 (8.4 per game)
Attendance1,900 (190 per game)
Scoring leader(s)  Sharna Godfrey (14 points)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants edit

Team Qualification
  Australia Placed 2nd in 2022 Division II B.
  Turkey Placed 3rd in 2022 Division II B.
  South Africa Host, placed 4th in 2022 Division II B.
  Croatia Placed 5th in 2022 Division II B.
  New Zealand Did not participate last year.
  Belgium Placed 1st in 2022 Division III A and was promoted.

Match officials edit

Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]

Referees Linesmen
  •   Davida Paul
  •   Gabriela Malá
  •   Svenja Strohmenger
  •   Bernadett Holzer
  •   Danielle Rostan
  •   Joanna Pobożniak
  •   Alba Calero
  •   Michele Müller

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
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[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
Source: IIHF
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:
  1. ^ Turkey withdrew before the tournament due to the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.[6]

Results edit

All times are local (UTC+2)

20 February 2023
16:00
Croatia  1–15
(1–4, 0–3, 0–8)
  New ZealandThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 30
Game reference
Julija Baždar
Lucija Pretula
GoaliesLochlyn HydeReferee:
  Davida Paul
Linesmen:
  Alba Calero
  Bernadett Holzer
0–102:32 – C. Heale (Lilly) (PP)
0–203:55 – Mills (Heale, Kloss)
Matak (Marinković, E. Čavka) (PP) – 06:111–2
1–314:38 – Lilly (C. Heale) (PP)
1–415:38 – Kloss (Mulari)
1–525:13 – Shields (A. Heale, Mulari) (PP)
1–631:53 – Murray (Lilly, Whitman)
1–739:26 – C. Heale (Shields)
1–841:25 – C. Heale
1–949:47 – Mulari (Kloss, Richmond)
1–1053:00 – Mills (Mulari)
1–1153:54 – Murray
1–1257:19 – Jones (Mulari)
1–1359:16 – A. Heale (C. Heale, Whitman)
1–1459:44 – Kloss (Mulari, Mills)
1–1559:58 – Mills (Mulari)
10 minPenalties6 min
14Shots61
20 February 2023
20:00
Australia  10–0
(2–0, 5–0, 3–0)
  South AfricaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 300
Game reference
Sasha KingGoaliesShaylene Rorke
Monique van Dyk
Referee:
  Gabriela Malá
Linesmen:
  Joanna Pobożniak
  Danielle Rostan
Godfrey (Kiliwnik) – 01:021–0
Aparicio (Clark-Crompton, Cochrane) – 11:252–0
Sammons (Godfrey, Goonan) – 27:153–0
Badaoui (Lukowiak) – 29:454–0
Clark-Crompton – 33:395–0
Godfrey (Sammons, Kiliwnik) – 35:346–0
Aparicio (Clark-Crompton, Cochrane) – 36:347–0
Nottle (Pullen, Walker) – 48:318–0
Clark-Crumpton (Aparicio) – 56:349–0
Kiliwnik (Godfrey, Sammons) – 58:5510–0
16 minPenalties10 min
46Shots3

21 February 2023
20:00
Belgium  10–1
(3–0, 3–1, 4–0)
  CroatiaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 50
Game reference
Nina van Orshaegen
Charlotte Swinnen
GoaliesJulija BaždarReferee:
  Svenja Strohmenger
Linesmen:
  Bernadett Holzer
  Michele Müller
De Guchtenaere (Van Calster) (PP) – 05:411–0
Steeno (De Guchtenaere) – 13:462–0
De Guchtenaere (Steeno) – 19:133–0
De Guchtenaere (Van Calster, Steeno) – 28:354–0
Paulissen – 28:415–0
Van Calster – 31:376–0
6–134:32 – E. Čavka (Marinković, Pack)
Paulissen (De Wolf) – 49:527–1
De Guchtenaere (Steeno) (SH) – 52:028–1
Maka (Azitemina) – 54:189–1
Terwangne (Van Calster) – 55:0110–1
10 minPenalties4 min
48Shots13

22 February 2023
16:00
Belgium  1–0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0)
  AustraliaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 50
Game reference
Nina van OrshaegenGoaliesImogen PerryReferee:
  Svenja Strohmenger
Linesmen:
  Michele Müller
  Joanna Pobożniak
Bosmans (Van Calster, Steeno) (PP) – 25:211–0
10 minPenalties10 min
12Shots48
22 February 2023
20:00
New Zealand  5–1
(2–0, 1–0, 2–1)
  South AfricaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 300
Game reference
Lilly ForbesGoaliesShaylene RorkeReferee:
  Davida Paul
Linesmen:
  Alba Calero
  Danielle Rostan
Mills (Kloss) – 13:581–0
Orr (Murray) – 14:432–0
Murray (Mulari) (PP) – 33:563–0
Jones – 46:344–0
Mulari (Kloss) – 47:515–0
5–154:26 – Van Doesburgh (Verwey) (PP2)
6 minPenalties6 min
49Shots12

23 February 2023
20:00
Croatia  0–19
(0–2, 0–12, 0–5)
  AustraliaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 30
Game reference
Julija Baždar
Lucija Pretula
GoaliesSasha KingReferee:
  Gabriela Malá
Linesmen:
  Bernadett Holzer
  Danielle Rostan
0–100:47 – Godfrey (Sammons, Harvey)
0–211:59 – Cochrane (Malcolm, Aparicio) (PP)
0–320:29 – Aparicio (Clark-Crumpton)
0–421:37 – Kiliwnik (Godfrey, Walker)
0–523:01 – Godfrey (Sammons, Kiliwnik) (PP)
0–623:22 – Cochrane
0–725:28 – Walker (Malcolm)
0–826:20 – Kiliwnik (Godfrey, Sammons)
0–927:22 – Clark-Crumpton (Cochrane)
0–1028:56 – Malcolm (Tihema)
0–1129:42 – Clark-Crumpton (Aparicio)
0–1233:48 – Kiliwnik (Sammons, Dutton)
0–1334:43 – Cochrane (Clark-Crumpton, Walker)
0–1438:42 – Walker (Godfrey)
0–1542:23 – Clark-Crumpton (Godfrey)
0–1649:11 – Nottle (Badaoui, Harvey)
0–1750:11 – Sammons (Rapchuk)
0–1859:35 – Godfrey (Kiliwnik, Sammons)
0–1959:50 – Kiliwnik (Godfrey)
6 minPenalties6 min
8Shots67

24 February 2023
16:00
New Zealand  2–4
(2–1, 0–2, 0–1)
  BelgiumThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 40
Game reference
Lochlyn HydeGoaliesNina van OrshaegenReferee:
  Svenja Strohmenger
Linesmen:
  Alba Calero
  Joanna Pobożniak
0–100:41 – De Guchtenaere (Bosmans, Steeno)
Lilly – 05:061–1
Mills (Mulari, Jones) – 18:022–1
2–223:58 – De Guchtenaere (Steeno, Van Calster)
2–328:48 – De Guchtenaere (Steeno, Bosmans)
2–459:23 – De Guchtenaere (Steeno) (EN)
6 minPenalties2 min
27Shots19
24 February 2023
20:00
South Africa  2–1
(2–0, 0–1, 0–0)
  CroatiaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 200
Game reference
Shaylene RorkeGoaliesJulija BaždarReferee:
  Davida Paul
Linesmen:
  Michele Müller
  Danielle Rostan
Rhode (SH) – 07:011–0
Kruger – 19:552–0
2–139:08 – E. Čavka
14 minPenalties20 min
25Shots13

26 February 2023
14:00
Australia  5–2
(0–2, 3–0, 2–0)
  New ZealandThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 300
Game reference
Imogen Perry
Sasha King
GoaliesLilly ForbesReferee:
  Svenja Strohmenger
Linesmen:
  Michele Müller
  Joanna Pobożniak
0–102:37 – Whitman (A. Heale)
0–217:43 – Murray (Orr)
Godfrey (Sammons, Kiliwnik) – 25:381–2
Clark-Crumpton (Cochrane, Aparicio) – 31:252–2
Clark-Crumpton – 37:233–2
Sammons (Godfrey, Dutton) – 44:244–2
Clark-Crumpton (Aparicio, Malcolm) (PP) – 51:185–2
4 minPenalties6 min
45Shots16
26 February 2023
18:00
South Africa  1–4
(0–1, 1–2, 0–1)
  BelgiumThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 600
Game reference
Shaylene Rorke
Monique van Dyk
GoaliesNina van Orshaegen
Charlotte Swinnen
Referee:
  Gabriela Malá
Linesmen:
  Alba Calero
  Bernadett Holzer
0–114:33 – Steeno (Van Calster, De Guchtenaere) (PP)
0–230:15 – De Wolf (Leyen, Paulissen)
0–333:14 – Van Calster (Steeno, Bosmans)
Rhode (Kruger, Van Doesburgh) (PP) – 38:441–3
1–445:17 – Paulissen (De Wolf)
6 minPenalties2 min
5Shots47

Statistics edit

Scoring leaders edit

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 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
  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 edit

Position Player[7]
Goaltender   Nina van Orshaegen
Defenceman   Donne van Doesburgh
Forward   Lotte De Guchtenaere

References edit

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