2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

The 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II was scheduled to be two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation, but only one tournament was played.

2020 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Spain
 Iceland
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates29 March – 4 April 2020
(cancelled)
23–29 February 2020
Teams12
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The Division II Group A tournament would have been played in Granada, Spain, from 29 March to 4 April 2020.[1] On 2 March 2020, this tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The Division II Group B tournament was played in Akureyri, Iceland, from 23 to 29 February 2020.[3][4]

Australia won the Division II Group B tournament and were originally promoted, while Ukraine were relegated.[5] However, that promotion was rescinded due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Division II Group A edit

2020 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II A
 
Tournament details
Host country  Spain
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates29 March – 4 April 2020
(cancelled)
Teams6
Websitewww.iihf.com

Participating teams edit

Team Qualification
  Latvia Placed 6th in Division I B previous year and were relegated.
  Great Britain Placed 2nd in Division II A previous year.
  Spain Hosts; placed 3rd in Division II A previous year.
  Mexico Placed 4th in Division II A previous year.
  North Korea Placed 5th in Division II A previous year.
  Chinese Taipei Placed 1st in Division II B previous year and were promoted.

Match officials edit

Four referees and seven linesmen are selected for the tournament.[6]

Referees Linesmen
  •   Sini Kauhanen
  •   Agnese Kārkliņa
  •   Elise Harbitz-Rasmussen
  •   Jestina Vichorek
  •   Marie-Pierre Jalbert
  •   Loise Lybak Larsen
  •   Wong Tsui Yi
  •   Yuka Tochigi
  •   Katja Mrak
  •   Alba Calero
  •   Erika Greenen

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1   Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2   Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Spain (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5   North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6   Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Schedule edit

All times are local (Central European Summer TimeUTC+2).[7]

29 March 2020
13:00
Chinese Taipei  Cancelled  MexicoPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
29 March 2020
16:30
Great Britain  Cancelled  North KoreaPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
29 March 2020
20:00
Spain  Cancelled  LatviaPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca

30 March 2020
13:00
North Korea  Cancelled  Chinese TaipeiPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
30 March 2020
16:30
Latvia  Cancelled  MexicoPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
30 March 2020
20:00
Great Britain  Cancelled  SpainPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca

1 April 2020
13:00
Latvia  Cancelled  North KoreaPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
1 April 2020
16:30
Great Britain  Cancelled  Chinese TaipeiPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
1 April 2020
20:00
Spain  Cancelled  MexicoPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca

3 April 2020
13:00
Mexico  Cancelled  Great BritainPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
3 April 2020
16:30
Chinese Taipei  Cancelled  LatviaPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
3 April 2020
20:00
North Korea  Cancelled  SpainPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca

4 April 2020
13:00
Latvia  Cancelled  Great BritainPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
4 April 2020
16:30
Mexico  Cancelled  North KoreaPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
4 April 2020
20:00
Spain  Cancelled  Chinese TaipeiPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca

Division II Group B edit

2020 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II B
 
Tournament details
Host country  Iceland
CityAkureyri
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates23–29 February 2020
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored106 (7.07 per game)
Attendance1,957 (130 per game)
Scoring leader(s)  Silvía Björgvinsdóttir (13 points)
Websitewww.iihf.com

Participating teams edit

Team Qualification
  Australia Placed 6th in Division II A previous year and were relegated.
  New Zealand Placed 2nd in Division II B previous year.
  Iceland Hosts; placed 3rd in Division II B previous year.
  Turkey Placed 4th in Division II B previous year.
  Croatia Placed 5th in Division II B previous year.
  Ukraine Placed 1st in Division II B Qualification previous year and were promoted.

Match officials edit

Four referees and eight linesmen are selected for the tournament.[8]

Referees Linesmen
  •   Ulrike Winklmayr
  •   Ilona Novotná
  •   Michaela Matejová
  •   Charlotte Hurley
  •   Faye Andrews
  •   Ingibjörg Hjartardóttir
  •   Guðlaug Þorsteinsdóttir
  •   Baiba Dzene
  •   Klaudia Chrapek
  •   Eva Mária Moleková
  •   Anina Egli
  •   Fatima Al-Ali

Final standings edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1   Australia[a] 5 5 0 0 0 39 4 +35 15
2   Iceland (H) 5 4 0 0 1 25 7 +18 12
3   New Zealand 5 3 0 0 2 20 16 +4 9
4   Turkey 5 1 1 0 3 10 14 −4 5
5   Croatia 5 0 1 0 4 5 39 −34 2[b]
6   Ukraine 5 0 0 2 3 7 26 −19 2[b] Relegated to the 2022 Division III
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. ^ Australia were originally promoted to Division II A, however, that promotion was rescinded due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. ^ a b Croatia 2–1 (GWS) Ukraine

Match results edit

All times are local (Western European TimeUTC±0).

23 February 2020
13:00
Ukraine  2–3 OT
(0–2, 1–0, 1–0)
(OT: 0–1)
  TurkeyAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 20
Game reference
Nataliya KozachukGoaliesSera DoğramacıReferee:
  Ilona Novotná
Linesmen:
  Fatima Al-Ali
  Faye Andrews
0–103:50 – Taygar (Güven)
0–215:17 – D. Lökbaş (Uygun)
Chyzhova (SH) – 21:031–2
Dobrovolska (PP2) – 36:192–2
2–362:33 – Oğuz (Uygun)
10 minPenalties12 min
32Shots25
23 February 2020
16:30
New Zealand  11–1
(2–0, 5–0, 4–1)
  CroatiaAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 17
Game reference
Danielle StrayerGoaliesPetra Mlinarević
Mirna Sertić
Referee:
  Michaela Matejová
Linesmen:
  Klaudia Chrapek
  Ingibjörg Hjartardóttir
Gregory (A. Hyde, Kivell) – 07:141–0
Shields (C. Heale) – 09:572–0
Horner-Pascoe (Shields) – 24:203–0
Gregory (Kivell) – 25:144–0
Horner-Pascoe (C. Heale) – 30:565–0
C. Heale (Shields) – 34:186–0
Lilly (Gregory) – 39:537–0
Gregory (Shields) – 41:078–0
Murray (A. Heale) – 42:179–0
9–142:36 – Kadijević (Čavka)
Shields (C. Heale, Horner-Pascoe) – 45:5210–1
Murray (Kloss) – 48:2911–1
8 minPenalties14 min
41Shots10
23 February 2020
20:00
Iceland  1–6
(0–4, 1–2, 0–0)
  AustraliaAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 317
Game reference
Karitas Halldorsdóttir
Birta Helgudóttir
GoaliesOlivia LastReferee:
  Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen:
  Baiba Dzene
  Eva Mária Moleková
0–103:45 – Clark-Crumpton (Farrier, Ayris)
0–212:24 – Green (Moore) (PP)
0–314:13 – Reynolds (Kenyon)
0–419:25 – Clark-Crumpton (Farrier, Ayris)
0–520:40 – Green (Aparicio)
0–622:13 – Ayris
Su. Björgvinsdóttir (Blöndal, Si. Björgvinsdóttir) – 38:371–6
12 minPenalties8 min
23Shots31

24 February 2020
13:00
Croatia  2–1 GWS
(1–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
  UkraineAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 15
Game reference
Petra MlinarevićGoaliesNataliya KozachukReferee:
  Ilona Novotná
Linesmen:
  Eva Mária Moleková
  Guðlaug Þorsteinsdóttir
Čavka (Smolec) (PP) – 14:301–0
1–124:11 – Kovtun
Kadijević  
Buljeta  
Smolec  
Shootout  Zabarna
  Tsymyrenko
  Chyzhova
  Tkachuk
8 minPenalties10 min
28Shots43
24 February 2020
16:30
Australia  2–1
(1–0, 1–1, 0–0)
  TurkeyAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 20
Game reference
Olivia LastGoaliesSera DoğramacıReferee:
  Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen:
  Fatima Al-Ali
  Anina Egli
Clark-Crumpton (Aparicio, Green) (PP) – 14:401–0
1–121:18 – Baktıroğlu (Figenli, D. Lökbaş) (PP)
Clark-Crumpton (Farrier, Ayris) – 30:202–1
16 minPenalties4 min
41Shots20
24 February 2020
20:00
New Zealand  1–4
(0–2, 0–1, 1–1)
  IcelandAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 333
Game reference
Danielle StrayerGoaliesBirta HelgudóttirReferee:
  Charlotte Hurley
Linesmen:
  Faye Andrews
  Klaudia Chrapek
0–114:31 – Su. Björgvinsdóttir (Si. Björgvinsdóttir)
0–215:09 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Garðarsdóttir)
0–327:18 – Blöndal (Snorradóttir) (PP)
C. Heale (Kivell) – 48:171–3
1–448:54 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Su. Björgvinsdóttir)
6 minPenalties10 min
18Shots45

26 February 2020
13:00
Australia  15–0
(4–0, 5–0, 6–0)
  CroatiaAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 22
Game reference
Tina GirdlerGoaliesPetra Mlinarević
Mirna Sertić
Referee:
  Charlotte Hurley
Linesmen:
  Baiba Dzene
  Guðlaug Þorsteinsdóttir
Green (Aparicio) – 02:591–0
Padjen (Roberts) – 05:032–0
Badaoui (Roberts, Tihema) – 12:273–0
Reynolds (Cochrane) – 14:554–0
Reynolds (Cochrane) – 24:435–0
Clark-Crumpton (Harvey) – 28:026–0
Ayris (Clark-Crumpton) – 30:467–0
Clark-Crumpton (Padjen) – 34:088–0
Aparicio (Morre, Cochrane) (PP) – 39:089–0
Godfrey (Moore) (SH) – 45:2010–0
Godfrey (Padjen, Harvey) (SH) – 45:3211–0
Ayris (Tihema, Padjen) (PP) – 47:2412–0
Clark-Crumpton (Green, Moore) (PP) – 50:1913–0
Aparicio (Green, Kenyon) – 54:4014–0
Moore (Badaoui) (PP) – 56:5215–0
10 minPenalties12 min
90Shots3
26 February 2020
16:30
New Zealand  5–3
(3–1, 1–1, 1–1)
  UkraineAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 20
Game reference
Lochlyn HydeGoaliesNataliya KozachukReferee:
  Michaela Matejová
Linesmen:
  Anina Egli
  Ingibjörg Hjartardóttir
Kivell (Gregory) (PP) – 02:361–0
Kivell (Woodyear-Smith, Neville-Lamb) (PP) – 06:222–0
2–110:09 – Chyzhova (SH)
Kivell (PP2) – 18:423–1
3–221:49 – Kovtun (Kozub) (PP)
Kivell (Gregory) 35:254–2
4–341:27 – Chyzhova (Dobrovolska)
Shields (Woodyear-Smith) 47:325–3
10 minPenalties20 min
44Shots25
26 February 2020
20:00
Iceland  6–0
(3–0, 0–0, 3–0)
  TurkeyAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 370
Game reference
Birta HelgudóttirGoaliesSera DoğramacıReferee:
  Ilona Novotná
Linesmen:
  Klaudia Chrapek
  Eva Mária Moleková
Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Blöndal) – 06:131–0
Snorradóttir (Si. Björgvinsdóttir) – 10:192–0
Bergsdóttir (Hjaltested, Viðarsdóttir) – 19:473–0
Si. Björgvinsdóttir – 46:574–0
Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Su. Björgvinsdóttir) – 53:365–0
Su. Björgvinsdóttir (Geirsdóttir) – 56:276–0
12 minPenalties2 min
45Shots9

27 February 2020
13:00
Ukraine  1–9
(0–2, 0–2, 1–5)
  AustraliaAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 12
Game reference
Viktoriia TkachenkoGoaliesTina GirdlerReferee:
  Michaela Matejová
Linesmen:
  Faye Andrews
  Ingibjörg Hjartardóttir
0–107:08 – Clark-Crumpton (Moore)
0–219:16 – Moore (Green, Cochrane) (PP)
0–337:13 – Farrier (Godfrey)
0–439:05 – Cochrane (Godfrey, Tihema)
0–540:38 – Clark-Crumpton (Ayris, Farrier)
0–642:57 – Farrier (Ayris)
0–749:29 – Ayris (Farrier)
0–853:18 – Farrier (Clark-Crumpton)
Tsymyrenko (Skashchuk) – 53:521–8
1–955:27 – Godfrey (Farrier, Ayris) (PP)
10 minPenalties8 min
9Shots45
27 February 2020
16:30
Turkey  1–2
(0–0, 0–1, 1–1)
  New ZealandAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 17
Game reference
Sera DoğramacıGoaliesDanielle StrayerReferee:
  Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen:
  Anina Egli
  Guðlaug Þorsteinsdóttir
0–130:45 – Kivell (Gregory)
Uygun (Figenli) – 44:241–1
1–247:54 – C. Heale (Horner-Pascoe, Smith)
4 minPenalties8 min
32Shots30
27 February 2020
20:00
Croatia  0–7
(0–1, 0–3, 0–3)
  IcelandAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 320
Game reference
Petra Mlinarević
Mirna Sertić
GoaliesKaritas HalldorsdóttirReferee:
  Charlotte Hurley
Linesmen:
  Fatima Al-Ali
  Baiba Dzene
0–116:33 – Garðarsdóttir (Leifsdóttir) (PP)
0–223:22 – Su. Björgvinsdóttir (Si. Björgvinsdóttir)
0–325:06 – Bergsdóttir (Hjaltested, Viðarsdóttir)
0–437:05 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (PP)
0–541:41 – Shantz-Smiley (Johannesdóttir, Ágústsdóttir)
0–651:05 – Ingadóttir (Garðarsdóttir, Johannesdóttir)
0–752:09 – Arnadóttir (Alexdóttir)
12 minPenalties2 min
5Shots66

29 February 2020
13:00
Turkey  5–2
(1–1, 2–1, 2–0)
  CroatiaAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 12
Game reference
Sera Doğramacı
Merve Karataş
GoaliesPetra MlinarevićReferee:
  Michaela Matejová
Linesmen:
  Klaudia Chrapek
  Ingibjörg Hjartardóttir
Demirkol (Dursun) – 08:331–0
1–109:38 – Kadijević (Čavka, Vrbančić)
1–227:52 – Kadijević (Matak)
Demirkol (Taygar) – 36:522–2
Baktıroğlu (D. Lökbaş) – 37:253–2
Güven (Oğuz) (SH) – 52:294–2
Taygar (A. Lökbaş) (SH, EN) – 58:275–2
8 minPenalties8 min
43Shots33
29 February 2020
16:30
Australia  7–1
(1–1, 2–0, 4–0)
  New ZealandAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 42
Game reference
Olivia LastGoaliesDanielle StrayerReferee:
  Charlotte Hurley
Linesmen:
  Anina Egli
  Eva Mária Moleková
0–102:44 – C. Heale (Horner-Pascoe)
Godfrey (SH) – 04:231–1
Padjen – 22:092–1
Aparicio (Farrier) – 27:153–1
Godfrey (Tihema) – 41:124–1
Tihema (Godfrey, Moore) – 45:045–1
Farrier – 47:556–1
Godfrey (Goonan) – 55:117–1
16 minPenalties12 min
53Shots24
29 February 2020
20:00
Iceland  7–0
(0–0, 5–0, 2–0)
  UkraineAkureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri
Attendance: 420
Game reference
Karitas Halldorsdóttir
Birta Helgudóttir
GoaliesViktoriia Tkachenko
Nataliya Kozachuk
Referee:
  Ilona Novotná
Linesmen:
  Fatima Al-Ali
  Faye Andrews
Gardarsdóttir (Hjaltested) – 21:181–0
Su. Björgvinsdóttir (Si. Björgvinsdóttir, Kjartansdóttir) – 27:032–0
Snorradóttir (Kjartansdóttir, Hafsteinsdóttir) – 32:543–0
Bergsdottir (Karvelsdóttir) – 33:374–0
Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Su. Björgvinsdóttir) – 34:595–0
Johannesdóttir (Kjartansdóttir, Gardarsdóttir) (PP) – 41:276–0
Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Su. Björgvinsdóttir) – 58:437–0
6 minPenalties10 min
55Shots10

Awards and statistics edit

Awards edit

Award[9] Player
Best Goalkeeper   Olivia Last
Best Defenceman   Rylie Padjen
Best Forward   Silvía Björgvinsdóttir

Scoring leaders edit

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
  Silvía Björgvinsdóttir 5 8 5 13 +11 2 F
  Michelle Clark-Crumpton 5 9 2 11 +10 4 F
  Natasha Farrier 5 4 7 11 +12 4 F
  Natalie Ayris 5 4 6 11 +13 4 D
  Sharna Godfrey 5 6 3 9 +13 0 F
  Sunna Björgvinsdóttir 5 5 4 9 +11 6 F
  Jana Kivell 5 5 3 8 0 0 F
  Georgia Moore 5 2 6 8 +11 0 D
  Caitlin Heale 5 4 3 7 +3 6 F
  Shona Green 5 3 4 7 +3 12 F
  Hope Gregory 5 3 4 7 0 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
  Olivia Last 180:00 3 1.00 67 95.52 0
  Birta Helgudóttir 189:17 3 0.95 49 93.88 1
  Sera Doğramacı 299:50 14 2.80 181 92.27 0
  Tina Girdler 120:00 1 0.50 12 91.67 1
  Danielle Strayer 167:55 11 3.93 123 91.06 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

References edit

  1. ^ Division II Group A official website
  2. ^ "IIHF cancels March tournaments". IIHF. 2 March 2020.
  3. ^ Division II Group B official website
  4. ^ Division II Group B statistics
  5. ^ "Australia wins Tasman battle". IIHF. 2 March 2020.
  6. ^ Assignments
  7. ^ Div II A schedule
  8. ^ Division IIB competition officials
  9. ^ Division IIB awards

External links edit