2011 IIHF Women's World Championship Division V

The 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship Division V was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 14 to 19 March 2011.[1] Division V represented the sixth tier of the IIHF Women's World Championship.

2011 IIHF Women's World Championship
Division V
Tournament details
Host country Bulgaria
CitySofia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates14–19 March 2011
Teams5
← 2009 (cancelled)
2012 →

As the winner of this tournament, Poland was promoted to Division IV (renamed II B) for the 2012 championships. Additionally Spain was elevated because of some nations' withdrawals. Bulgaria, Turkey and Ireland resumed play in 2013 in Division II B Qualification.

Participating teams edit

Team Qualification
  Turkey placed 6th in 2008 Division IV and were relegated
  Bulgaria hosts; first participation in World Championship
  Ireland first participation in World Championship
  Poland first participation in World Championship
  Spain first participation in World Championship

Final standings edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Poland 4 3 1 0 0 61 4 +57 11 Promoted to the 2012 Division II B
2   Spain 4 3 0 1 0 32 5 +27 10
3   Bulgaria (H) 4 2 0 0 2 5 27 −22 6 Did not participate in 2012
4   Turkey 4 1 0 0 3 4 23 −19 3
5   Ireland 4 0 0 0 4 0 43 −43 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Match results edit

All times are local (Eastern European TimeUTC+2).

14 March 2011
14:30
Poland  23–0
(7–0, 9–0, 7–0)
  IrelandWinter Sports Palace
Game reference
14 March 2011
18:30
Bulgaria  2–1
(1–1, 0–0, 1–0)
  TurkeyWinter Sports Palace
Game reference
15 March 2011
14:30
Turkey  0–7
(0–1, 0–1, 0–5)
  SpainWinter Sports Palace
Game reference
15 March 2011
18:00
Poland  19–0
(5–0, 8–0, 6–0)
  BulgariaWinter Sports Palace
Game reference
16 March 2011
14:30
Ireland  0–3
(0–3, 0–0, 0–0)
  TurkeyWinter Sports Palace
Game reference
16 March 2011
18:00
Bulgaria  0–7
(0–1, 0–3, 0–3)
  SpainWinter Sports Palace
Game reference
18 March 2011
14:30
Spain  4–5 OT
(3–1, 1–3, 0–0)
(0–1)
  PolandWinter Sports Palace
Game reference
18 March 2011
18:00
Ireland  0–3
(0–2, 0–1, 0–0)
  BulgariaWinter Sports Palace
Game reference
19 March 2011
14:30
Spain  14–0
(8–0, 4–0, 2–0)
  IrelandWinter Sports Palace
Game reference
19 March 2011
18:00
Turkey  0–14
(0–4, 0–5, 0–5)
  PolandWinter Sports Palace
Game reference

Statistics edit

Scoring leaders edit

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1 Magdalena Szynal   Poland 4 10 10 20 +22 6
2 Marta Bigos   Poland 4 9 5 14 +26 2
3 Karolina Pozniewska   Poland 4 7 6 13 +15 4
4 Ewelina Czarnecka   Poland 4 6 6 12 +20 2
5 Aleksandra Berecka   Poland 4 6 5 11 +19 0
6 Maria Gurrea   Spain 4 6 4 10 +8 4
7 Ana Ucedo   Spain 4 1 9 10 +6 4
8 Vanesa Abrisqueta   Spain 4 6 3 9 +9 0
9 Katarzyna Frackowiak   Poland 4 5 4 9 +9 0
10 Ainhoa Merino   Spain 4 4 3 7 +6 0

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes[2]

Goaltending leaders edit

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1 Malgorzata Burda   Poland 144:12 2 0.83 92.31 0
2 Carlota Alvarado   Spain 158:38 5 1.97 90.20 1
3 Seanna Conway   Ireland 150:58 18 7.15 90.06 0
4 Karnelia Ivanova   Bulgaria 240:00 27 6.75 90.04 1
5 Joanna Katarzynska-Goj   Poland 97:16 2 1.23 89.47 0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts[3]

Directorate Awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship Division V statistics
  2. ^ "IIHF World Womens Championship DIV V Scoring Leaders As of SAT 19 MAR 2011" (PDF). IIHF.com. 2011-03-19.
  3. ^ "IIHF World Womens Championship DIV V Goalkeepers As of SAT 19 MAR 2011" (PDF). IIHF.com. 2011-03-19.
  4. ^ "IIHF World Womens Championship DIV V Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). IIHF.com. 2011-03-19.

External links edit