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2017 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II

Tournament details
Host countries	South Korea  Iceland  Taiwan
Venue(s)	4 (in 3 host cities)
Dates	2–8 April 2017 27 February – 5 March 2017 12–17 December 2016
Teams	17
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The 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II consisted of three international ice hockey tournaments organized by, the: International Ice Hockey Federation. Division II A, "Division II B." And Division II B Qualification represent the——fourth, fifth and sixth tier of the IIHF Women's World Championship.

At the 2017 IIHF annual congress it was decided that the Top Division would expand from eight——to ten teams. As a result, all relegations from the "2017 tournaments were cancelled." And there would also be, "no relegation in all 2018 tournaments."

Venues※

Division II Group A※

2017 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II A

Tournament details
Host country	South Korea
City	Gangneung
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Dates	2–8 April 2017
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	84 (5.6 per game)
Attendance	20,611 (1,374 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Angela Taylor (12 points)

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Gangneung, South Korea, from 2——to 8 April 2017.

Participating teams※

Team	Qualification
Netherlands	Placed 6th in Division I B last year and "were relegated."
South Korea	Hosts; placed 2nd in Division II A last year.
Great Britain	Placed 3rd in Division II A last year.
North Korea	Placed 4th in Division II A last year.
Slovenia	Placed 5th in Division II A last year.
Australia	Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted.

Match officials※

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

Final standings※

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	South Korea (H)	5	5	0	0	0	21	3	+18	15	Promoted to the 2018 Division I B
2	Netherlands	5	4	0	0	1	17	10	+7	12
3	Great Britain	5	2	0	1	2	20	16	+4	7
4	North Korea	5	1	1	0	3	10	13	−3	5
5	Slovenia	5	1	0	0	4	9	22	−13	3
6	Australia	5	1	0	0	4	7	20	−13	3

Match results※

All times are local (Time in South Korea – UTC+9).

2 April 2017 12:00

Australia

2–1 (1–1, 0–0, 1–0)

North Korea

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 1,923

Game reference
	Michelle Coonan	Goalies	So Jong-sim	Referee: Anna Kuroda Linesmen: Lee Kyung-sun Brienne Stewart
	0–1 07:52 – Kim Un-h. (Won) Ayris (Godfrey) – 16:17 1–1 Crompton (Powell) – 48:56 2–1
	14 min	Penalties	4 min
	19	Shots	32

2 April 2017 16:30

Great Britain

4–5 (0–1, 3–3, 1–1)

Netherlands

Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung Attendance: 409

Game reference
	Nicole Jackson	Goalies	Bianka Bos	Referee: Vanessa Morin Linesmen: Tanja Cadonau Jenni Jaatinen
	0–1 00:31 – Zwarthoed (Hamers) 0–2 27:28 – Van Nes (Zwarthoed, Wielenga) Marsden (Taylor, Henry) – 27:46 1–2 1–3 31:14 – Hamers (Dijkema) Marsden (Taylor, Traill) – 31:51 2–3 Ganney (Henry) – 35:08 3–3 3–4 38:32 – Van Nes (Wielenga) 3–5 46:46 – Huisman (Tjin–A–Ton) Lane (Marsden, Summers) – 58:12 4–5
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	12	Shots	43

2 April 2017 21:00

South Korea

5–1 (1–1, 2–0, 2–0)

Slovenia

Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung Attendance: 1,096

Game reference
	Han Do-hee	Goalies	Ines Confidenti	Referee: Chelsea Rapin Linesmen: Aiko Hoshi Bente Owren
	Kim H. (Choi J.) – 04:36 1–0 1–1 08:20 – E. Dukarič (S. Confidenti, Pren) Jo (Eom) – 27:06 2–1 Choi J. (Park Yo.) (PP) – 31:24 3–1 Im (Griffin) – 47:32 4–1 Park J. (Park C.) – 49:09 5–1
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	78	Shots	12

3 April 2017 16:30

Netherlands

4–2 (1–0, 2–2, 1–0)

North Korea

Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung Attendance: 1,048

Game reference
	Lisa Daams	Goalies	So Jong-sim	Referee: Rita Rygh Linesmen: Tanja Cadonau Lee Kyung-sun
	Zwarthoed (Dijkema) – 08:47 1–0 1–1 22:41 – Kim Un-h. (PS) 1–2 28:28 – Kim H. (Jong) (PP) Keijzer (Wielenga) – 31:21 2–2 Wielenga (Keijzer) (PP) – 38:59 3–2 Keijzer (Zwarthoed) (PP2) – 49:07 4–2
	28 min	Penalties	14 min
	31	Shots	19

3 April 2017 21:00

Slovenia

3–0 (2–0, 1–0, 0–0)

Australia

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 247

Game reference
	Pia Dukarič	Goalies	Ashleigh Brown	Referee: Anna Kuroda Linesmen: Aiko Hoshi Bente Owren
	S. Confidenti (Zimšek, Pren) – 06:26 1–0 Pren (S. Confidenti) (SH) – 19:48 2–0 Pren (E. Dukarič) (SH) – 22:56 3–0
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	19	Shots	45

3 April 2017 21:00

South Korea

3–1 (2–0, 0–1, 1–0)

Great Britain

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 1,228

Game reference
	Han Do-hee	Goalies	Nicole Jackson	Referee: Vanessa Morin Linesmen: Jenni Jaatinen Brienne Stewart
	Park J. – 15:55 1–0 Han (Park J.) – 19:56 2–0 2–1 24:07 – Ganney (Lane) Kim H. (Jo) – 54:43 3–1
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	38	Shots	20

5 April 2017 12:00

Netherlands

5–1 (2–1, 2–0, 1–0)

Slovenia

Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung Attendance: 851

Game reference
	Bianka Bos	Goalies	Pia Dukarič	Referee: Anna Kuroda Linesmen: Jenni Jaatinen Lee Kyung-sun
	0–1 00:30 – Pren (S. Confidenti) De Jong (Wielenga) – 06:26 1–1 Milders (Zwarthoed) – 18:38 2–1 Zwarthoed (Tjin-a-Ton, Even) – 31:45 3–1 Haverkorn (Zwarthoed, Milders) – 31:56 4–1 De Jong (Milders, Wielenga) (SH) – 50:37 5–1
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	72	Shots	8

5 April 2017 16:30

Great Britain

2–3 OT (0–0, 0–1, 2–1) OT: (0–1)

North Korea

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 1,627

Game reference
	Nicole Jackson	Goalies	So Jong-sim	Referee: Chelsea Rapin Linesmen: Aiko Hoshi Brienne Stewart
	0–1 37:54 – Jong (Ryo, Hwang C.) (SH) 0–2 42:07 – Won (Jin, Kim Un-h.) (PP) Taylor (Traill, Mardsen) – 49:53 1–2 Ganney (Taylor, Lane) – 50:49 2–2 2–3 61:59 – Jin (Won)
	14 min	Penalties	8 min
	35	Shots	30

5 April 2017 21:00

South Korea

8–1 (2–0, 5–0, 1–1)

Australia

Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung Attendance: 1,042

Game reference
	Han Do-hee	Goalies	Michelle Coonan Ashleigh Brown	Referee: Rita Rygh Linesmen: Tanja Cadonau Bente Owren
	Park J. (Jo) – 05:02 1–0 Park Ye. (Choi J.) (PP) – 11:28 2–0 Han S. (Park J., Eom) (PP) – 20:52 3–0 Choi Y. (Im) – 24:41 4–0 Park J. (Park Ye., Eom) (PP) – 30:47 5–0 Lee E. (Park J., Eom) (PP) – 34:50 6–0 Eom (Han S.) (PP) – 39:59 7–0 7–1 48:27 – Powell (Van der Wolf) Choi Y – 59:43 8–1
	0 min	Penalties	12 min
	42	Shots	5

6 April 2017 16:30

Slovenia

2–8 (0–4, 0–3, 2–1)

Great Britain

Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung Attendance: 396

Game reference
	Pia Dukarič Ines Confidenti	Goalies	Nicole Jackson Michelle Franklin	Referee: Vanessa Morin Linesmen: Tanja Cadonau Bente Owren
	0–1 09:47 – Ganney (Henry, Lane) 0–2 12:24 – Mardsen (Hill, Taylor) (PP) 0–3 14:09 – Allen (Taylor) 0–4 16:57 – Mardsen (Taylor) 0–5 20:16 – Henry (Farman, Lane) (PP) 0–6 27:13 – Traill (Adams) 0–7 30:01 – Henry (Taylor, Mardsen) 0–8 43:09 – Farman (Allen) S. Confidenti (Haus) – 47:03 1–8 Pren (Zimšek) – 58:48 2–8
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	12	Shots	59

6 April 2017 21:00

Australia

1–3 (0–2, 1–1, 0–0)

Netherlands

Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung Attendance: 367

Game reference
	Ashleigh Brown	Goalies	Lisa Daams	Referee: Rita Rygh Linesmen: Aiko Hoshi Lee Kyung-sun
	0–1 06:44 – De Jong (Keijzer) (SH) 0–2 09:00 – Hamers (Dijkema, Zwarthoed) 0–3 34:15 – Tjin-A-Ton (Tegelaar, Huisman) McOnie (Ayris) – 35:38 1–3
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	17	Shots	26

6 April 2017 21:00

North Korea

0–3 (0–2, 0–1, 0–0)

South Korea

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 5,800

Game reference
	So Jong-sim Ri Pom	Goalies	Han Do-hee	Referee: Chelsea Rapin Linesmen: Jenni Jaatinen Brienne Stewart
	0–1 08:13 – Park Ye. (Park Yo., Griffin) (PP) 0–2 11:27 – Jo (Park Ye., Park Yo.) (PP) 0–3 37:57 – Lee E. (Park J., Kim S.)
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	26	Shots	29

8 April 2017 12:00

North Korea

4–2 (0–2, 2–0, 2–0)

Slovenia

Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung Attendance: 1,539

Game reference
	Ri Pom So Jong-sim	Goalies	Pia Dukarič	Referee: Anna Kuroda Linesmen: Aiko Hoshi Jenni Jaatinen
	0–1 00:25 – E. Dukarič (S. Confidenti) 0–2 07:34 – S. Confidenti (Lončar, Pren) Kim K. (Ryo, Jong) – 26:41 1–2 Jong (Kim H.) – 34:23 2–2 Kim Un-j. (Choe U.) – 44:58 3–2 Kim K. – 58:14 4–2
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	70	Shots	13

8 April 2017 16:30

Netherlands

0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1)

South Korea

Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung Attendance: 2,482

Game reference
	Lisa Daams	Goalies	Shin So-jung	Referee: Vanessa Morin Linesmen: Tanja Cadonau Brienne Stewart
	0–1 36:04 – Han (Park J., Cho) 0–2 42:53 – Han (Park J., Lee E.) (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	2 min
	11	Shots	30

8 April 2017 21:00

Great Britain

5–3 (2–1, 1–2, 2–0)

Australia

Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung Attendance: 556

Game reference
	Nicole Jackson	Goalies	Michelle Coonan	Referee: Chelsea Rapin Linesmen: Lee Kyung-sun Bente Owren
	Emery (Taylor) – 05:29 1–0 Taylor (Marsden) – 11:19 2–0 2–1 19:30 – Godfrey (Van der Wolf) 2–2 21:35 – Matheson (Parrington) (PP) Marsden (Lewis) – 24:23 3–2 3–3 28:54 Matheson (Costa, Van der Wolf) (PP) Henry (Taylor, Hill) – 44:18 4–3 Taylor (Newman, Douglas) (PP) – 58:50 5–3
	12 min	Penalties	14 min
	26	Shots	20

Awards and statistics※

Awards※

• Best players selected by the directorate:
  • Best Goalkeeper: Han Do-hee
  • Best Defenseman: Kayleigh Hamers
  • Best Forward: Pia Pren

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders※

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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Angela Taylor	5	3	9	12	+8	2	F
Park Jong-ah	5	4	6	10	+5	0	F
Kathryn Marsden	5	5	4	9	+7	4	F
Pia Pren	5	4	4	8	–1	4	F
Julie Zwarthoed	5	3	5	8	+7	2	F
Sara Confidenti	5	3	4	7	+1	6	F
Katie Henry	5	3	3	6	+3	10	F
Savine Wielenga	5	1	5	6	+5	0	F
Han Soo-jin	5	4	1	5	+4	2	F
Jo Su-sie	5	2	3	5	+3	0	F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders※

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
Han Do-hee	240:00	3	0.75	63	95.24	1
Pia Dukarič	201:01	16	4.57	221	92.76	1
Lisa Daams	180:00	5	1.67	66	92.42	0
So Jong-sim	252:49	11	2.61	110	90.00	0
Nicole Jackson	291:16	15	3.09	140	89.29	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

Division II Group B※

2017 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II B

Tournament details
Host country	Iceland
City	Akureyri
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Dates	27 February – 5 March 2017
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	109 (7.27 per game)
Attendance	3,429 (229 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Anjali Thakker (15 points)

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Akureyri, Iceland, from 27 February to 5 March 2017.

Participating teams※

Team	Qualification
Spain	Placed 2nd in Division II B last year.
Iceland	Hosts; placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
Mexico	Placed 4th in Division II B last year.
New Zealand	Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
Romania	Placed 1st in Division II B Qualification last year and were promoted.
Turkey	Placed 6th in Division II B last year. But were allowed to remain. Because of Croatia's withdrawal.

Match officials※

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

Final standings※

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Mexico	5	4	0	0	1	19	9	+10	12	Promoted to the 2018 Division II A
2	Spain	5	3	1	0	1	26	7	+19	11
3	New Zealand	5	3	0	1	1	20	13	+7	10
4	Iceland (H)	5	2	0	0	3	19	13	+6	6
5	Turkey	5	2	0	0	3	15	31	−16	6
6	Romania	5	0	0	0	5	10	36	−26	0

Match results※

All times are local (Greenwich Mean Time – UTC±0).

27 February 2017 13:00

Turkey

3–5 (1–3, 1–2, 1–0)

New Zealand

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri Attendance: 164

Game reference
	Kübra Dadaşoğlu	Goalies	Lochlyn Hyde	Referee: Gabriela Malá Linesmen: Veronika Dopitová Julia Weegh
	Tayğar (Baktıroğlu) – 04:46 1–0 1–1 08:21 – Murray (Thakker) 1–2 16:37 – Thakker (Neville-Lamb, Murray) (PP) 1–3 19:23 – Thakker (Goulding) (SH) 1–4 21:44 – Thakker (SH) 1–5 28:23 – Davis (A. Hyde) Baktıroğlu (Demirkol) (PP) – 38:06 2–5 Yurt (Tayğar, Baktıroğlu) (EA) – 58:48 3–5
	20 min	Penalties	14 min
	16	Shots	39

27 February 2017 16:30

Mexico

3–1 (2–0, 0–1, 1–0)

Spain

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri Attendance: 280

Game reference
	Mónica Renteria	Goalies	Alba Gonzalo	Referee: Henna-Maria Koivuluoma Linesmen: Linn Forsberg Leigh Hetherington
	Chávez (Cruz, Tellez) (PP) – 01:30 1–0 Chávez (Tellez) (PP2) – 14:54 2–0 2–1 34:18 – A. Merino Escobedo (PP) – 54:38 3–1
	12 min	Penalties	18 min
	17	Shots	24

27 February 2017 20:00

Iceland

7–2 (3–0, 1–0, 3–2)

Romania

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri Attendance: 420

Game reference
	Elise Väljaots	Goalies	Andreea Herescu	Referee: Katalin Gérnyi Linesmen: Senovwa Mollen Julia Tschirner
	Jóhannesdóttir (Baldursdóttir) – 05:49 1–0 Su. Björgvinsdóttir (Viðarsdóttir) (PP) – 06:17 2–0 Si. Björgvinsdóttir (SH) – 15:57 3–0 Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Guðbjartsdóttir) – 29:36 4–0 4–1 42:01 – Oprea (Balló) Karvelsdóttir (Ingadóttir, Guðbjartsdóttir) (PP) – 44:59 5–1 Þórisdóttir (D. Björgvinsdóttir) – 49:51 6–1 6–2 52:05 – Popescu (Voicu) Baldursdóttir (Jóhannesdóttir, Ágústsdóttir) (PP) – 59:35 7–2
	12 min	Penalties	18 min
	51	Shots	22

28 February 2017 13:00

Spain

3–2 OT (2–2, 0–0, 0–0) (OT 1–0)

New Zealand

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri Attendance: 100

Game reference
	Alba Gonzalo	Goalies	Lochlyn Hyde	Referee: Elena Ivanova Linesmen: Linn Forsberg Julia Weegh
	0–1 14:26 – Goulding (Davis, A. Hyde) (PP) 0–2 14:57 – Shields (Murray, Thakker) S. Danielsson (L. Danielsson) – 15:50 1–2 Rivera (Muñoz, Álvarez) (PP) – 19:32 2–2 A. Merino – 62:26 3–2
	27 min	Penalties	12 min
	29	Shots	25

28 February 2017 16:30

Romania

4–6 (2–3, 1–2, 1–1)

Turkey

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri Attendance: 80

Game reference
	Andreea Herescu	Goalies	Kübra Dadaşoğlu	Referee: Henna-Maria Koivuluoma Linesmen: Veronika Dopitová Julia Tschirner
	0–1 00:40 – Baktıroğlu 0–2 03:06 – Baktıroğlu (Yılmaz) Balló – 04:23 1–2 Voicu (Popescu) (PP) – 12:35 2–2 2–3 18:15 – Yurt Voicu (Barta) (PP) – 20:15 3–3 3–4 22:29 – Baktıroğlu 3–5 38:24 – Baktıroğlu (SH) 3–6 54:11 – Demirkol (Baktıroğlu) Popescu – 59:17 4–6
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	33	Shots	42

28 February 2017 20:00

Iceland

2–4 (1–1, 1–1, 0–2)

Mexico

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri Attendance: 350

Game reference
	Elise Väljaots	Goalies	Mónica Renteria	Referee: Gabriela Malá Linesmen: Leigh Hetherington Oksana Shestakova
	0–1 15:04 – Tellez (Ayala) Su. Björgvinsdóttir (Si. Björgvinsdóttir) (PP) – 15:10 1–1 1–2 21:38 – Cruz Su. Björgvinsdóttir (Karvelsdottir) (PP) – 39:22 2–2 2–3 56:09 – Tellez 2–4 59:04 – Chávez (ENG)
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	30	Shots	23

2 March 2017 13:00

Spain

8–1 (1–1, 1–0, 6–0)

Romania

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri Attendance: 60

Game reference
	Alba Gonzalo	Goalies	Andrea Kurko	Referee: Gabriela Malá Linesmen: Veronika Dopitová Leigh Hetherington
	0–1 09:40 – Voicu (Popescu) Villar (Rivera, A. Merino) – 11:27 1–1 Muñoz (S. Danielsson, L. Danielsson) – 37:15 2–1 Sans (P. Merino) – 44:09 3–1 S. Danielsson (L. Danielsson) – 46:21 4–1 Muñoz – 46:53 5–1 A. Merino – 47:12 6–1 A. Merino (Senac Gómez, Villar) (PP) – 47:55 7–1 Sans (Rivera) – 54:12 8–1
	4 min	Penalties	12 min
	50	Shots	16

2 March 2017 16:30

Mexico

1–0 (0–0, 1–0, 0–0)

New Zealand

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri Attendance: 95

Game reference
	Mónica Renteria	Goalies	Lochlyn Hyde	Referee: Katalin Gérnyi Linesmen: Linn Forsberg Julia Tschirner
	G. Rojas (Cárdenas) – 34:56 1–0
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	15	Shots	28

2 March 2017 20:00

Iceland

6–0 (4–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Turkey

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri Attendance: 470

Game reference
	Guðlaug Þorsteinsdóttir	Goalies	Kübra Dadaşoğlu İrem Kırant	Referee: Elena Ivanova Linesmen: Senovwa Mollen Julia Weegh
	Su. Björgvinsdóttir (Karvelsdóttir, Viðarsdóttir) – 04:53 1–0 Jóhannesdóttir (Ágústsdóttir, Viðarsdóttir) (PP2) – 09:17 2–0 Geirsdóttir (Ágústsdóttir, Viðarsdóttir) (PP) – 15:55 3–0 Jóhannesdóttir (Sveinsdóttir) – 19:40 4–0 Karvelsdóttir (Ágústsdóttir, Jóhannesdóttir) (PP) – 49:36 5–0 Jóhannesdóttir (Sveinsdóttir) – 59:56 6–0
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	53	Shots	17

3 March 2017 13:00

Romania

0–6 (0–3, 0–1, 0–2)

Mexico

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri Attendance: 21

Game reference
	Andrea Kurko	Goalies	María Meza	Referee: Katalin Gérnyi Linesmen: Oksana Shestakova Julia Tschirner
	0–1 05:00 – Tellez (Cárdenas) 0–2 12:17 – Chávez (G. Rojas, Tellez) 0–3 18:21 – Cárdenas (Aravena, Meza) 0–4 32:16 – G. Rojas 0–5 54:54 – J. Rojas (Chávez) 0–6 57:37 – Tellez
	2 min	Penalties	2 min
	20	Shots	50

3 March 2017 16:30

Turkey

0–11 (0–2, 0–5, 0–4)

Spain

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri Attendance: 34

Game reference
	Kübra Dadaşoğlu İrem Kırant	Goalies	Alba Gonzalo Ester García	Referee: Elena Ivanova Linesmen: Leigh Hetherington Senovwa Mollen
	0–1 08:30 – S. Danielsson (Muñoz) 0–2 19:18 – Muñoz 0–3 21:28 – Grande (Senac Gómez) 0–4 25:55 – A. Merino (Muñoz, S. Danielsson) (PP) 0–5 31:36 – A. Merino (Ortiz) (SH) 0–6 35:36 – L. Danielsson (Muñoz, S. Danielsson) 0–7 38:08 – Hernández (Ayala, Rivera) 0–8 46:07 – S. Danielsson (Muñoz, L. Danielsson) 0–9 53:33 – Hernández (Rivera) 0–10 57:24 – Ortega (Grande) 0–11 57:42 – Rivera (Ayala)
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	19	Shots	69

3 March 2017 20:00

New Zealand

4–3 (1–0, 1–3, 2–0)

Iceland

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri Attendance: 578

Game reference
	Lochlyn Hyde	Goalies	Elise Väljaots	Referee: Henna-Maria Koivuluoma Linesmen: Veronika Dopitová Linn Forsberg
	Thakker (Jensen) – 05:17 1–0 1–1 20:41 – Jóhannesdóttir (Karvelsdóttir) 1–2 26:19 – Jóhannesdóttir (Su. Björgvinsdóttir) (SH) 1–3 29:15 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Su. Björgvinsdóttir) Neville-Lamb (Thakker) – 30:40 2–3 Murray (Shields) – 53:34 3–3 Gregory (Thakker, Goulding) – 56:18 4–3
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	28	Shots	31

5 March 2017 13:00

Mexico

5–6 (2–0, 3–4, 0–2)

Turkey

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri Attendance: 52

Game reference
	María Meza	Goalies	Kübra Dadaşoğlu	Referee: Elena Ivanova Linesmen: Oksana Shestakova Julia Weegh
	J. Rojas (Chávez) – 12:00 1–0 Cárdenas (G. Rojas, Tellez) – 17:37 2–0 2–1 21:05 – Yılmaz (Baktıroğlu, Eryılmaz) Chávez (J. Rojas) – 21:28 3–1 3–2 22:29 – Lökbaş (Tayğar) J. Rojas (Chávez) – 24:08 4–2 4–3 25:00 – Yılmaz (Baktıroğlu) 4–4 37:15 – Baktıroğlu (Demirkol) J. Rojas (Chávez) – 38:36 5–4 5–5 47:03 – Baktıroğlu 5–6 59:17 – Demirkol (Baktıroğlu)
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	52	Shots	26

5 March 2017 16:30

New Zealand

9–3 (1–0, 4–3, 4–0)

Romania

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri Attendance: 43

Game reference
	Lochlyn Hyde Tabitha Crump	Goalies	Andrea Kurko	Referee: Katalin Gérnyi Linesmen: Linn Forsberg Senovwa Mollen
	Jensen (Thakker, Keenan) – 04:07 1–0 Heale (Thakker) – 22:02 2–0 Thakker (Heale) – 24:48 3–0 Heale (Thakker) – 33:40 4–0 4–1 35:04 – Bíró (Voicu, Popescu) Heale (Thakker) – 36:48 5–1 5–2 36:55 – Voicu (Popescu) 5–3 37:12 – Voicu (Balló) Thakker – 51:55 6–3 Davis (Murray, Goulding) – 54:39 7–3 Goulding (Kloss) – 58:12 8–3 Thakker (Murray) – 59:37 9–3
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	76	Shots	21

5 March 2017 20:00

Spain

3–1 (2–0, 1–0, 0–1)

Iceland

Akureyri Ice Rink, Akureyri Attendance: 682

Game reference
	Alba Gonzalo	Goalies	Elise Väljaots Guðlaug Þorsteinsdóttir	Referee: Henna-Maria Koivuluoma Linesmen: Leigh Hetherington Julia Tschirner
	L. Abrisqueta (Rivera) – 01:55 1–0 V. Abrisqueta (L. Abrisqueta, Villar) – 13:29 2–0 Rivera (Hernández, L. Abrisqueta) – 22:26 3–0 3–1 50:45 – Karvelsdóttir (Su. Björgvinsdóttir, Geirsdóttir) (PP)
	14 min	Penalties	24 min
	42	Shots	26

Awards and statistics※

Awards※

• Best players selected by the directorate:
  • Best Goalkeeper: Mónica Renteria
  • Best Defenseman: Eva Karvelsdóttir
  • Best Forward: Anjali Thakker

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders※

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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Anjali Thakker	5	7	8	15	+9	2	F
Çağla Baktıroğlu	5	7	6	13	+1	0	F
María Chávez	5	5	4	9	+4	4	F
Flosrún Jóhannesdóttir	5	6	2	8	+1	6	F
Claudia Tellez	5	4	4	8	+6	4	F
Vega Muñoz	5	3	5	8	+7	6	F
Carmen Rivera	5	3	5	8	+7	2	F
Ainhoa Merino	5	6	1	7	+7	4	F
Voicu Ana	5	5	2	7	−4	14	F
Sunna Björgvinsdóttir	5	4	3	7	+4	4	F
Sara Danielsson	5	4	3	7	+9	6	F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders※

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
Mónica Renteria	180:00	3	1.00	82	96.34	1
Alba Gonzalo	282:26	7	1.49	100	93.00	0
Lochlyn Hyde	297:47	13	2.62	117	88.89	0
Kübra Dadaşoğlu	290:55	28	5.77	239	88.28	0
Elise Väljaots	199:45	12	3.60	94	87.23	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

Division II Group B Qualification※

2017 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II B Qualification

Tournament details
Host country	Taiwan
City	Taipei
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	12–17 December 2016
Teams	5
Tournament statistics
Games played	10
Goals scored	85 (8.5 per game)
Attendance	4,869 (487 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Yeh Hui-chen (15 points)

The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in Taipei, Taiwan, from 12 to 17 December 2016.

Participating teams※

Team	Qualification
Hong Kong	Placed 2nd in Division II B Qualification last year.
South Africa	Placed 3rd in Division II B Qualification last year.
Bulgaria	Placed 4th in Division II B Qualification last year.
Belgium	Did not participate last year; they last participated in 2015.
Chinese Taipei	Hosts; first participation in World Championships.

Match officials※

3 referees and 5 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

Final standings※

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Chinese Taipei (H)	4	4	0	0	0	32	3	+29	12	Promoted to the 2018 Division II B
2	Belgium	4	3	0	0	1	22	3	+19	9
3	South Africa	4	2	0	0	2	22	15	+7	6
4	Bulgaria	4	1	0	0	3	6	32	−26	3
5	Hong Kong	4	0	0	0	4	3	32	−29	0

Match results※

All times are local (Time in Taiwan – UTC+8).

12 December 2016 15:30

Belgium

8–1 (3–0, 3–0, 2–1)

South Africa

Annex Ice Rink, Taipei Attendance: 297

Game reference
	Nina van Orshaegan	Goalies	Danielle Kotze Shaylene Swanepoel	Referee: Ma Sang-hee Linesmen: Ashleigh Davidson Elizabeth Mantha
	Frere (Jenaer) – 02:31 1–0 Morel de Westgaver – 10:39 2–0 De Decker (Van Calster) – 13:00 3–0 De Decker (Liesens) – 24:38 4–0 L. Bosmans (Jenaer) – 25:42 5–0 De Wolf – 32:32 6–0 De Wolf – 42:09 7–0 7–1 56:03 – Rhode (Van Doesburgh) Maka – 59:43 8–1
	4 min	Penalties	2 min
	51	Shots	34

12 December 2016 19:00

Chinese Taipei

13–0 (4–0, 5–0, 4–0)

Bulgaria

Annex Ice Rink, Taipei Attendance: 612

Game reference
	Wang Yun-tzu	Goalies	Paulina Georgieva Katrin Stankova	Referee: Laura White Linesmen: Sayaka Akama Theodore Šteitů
	Hsu Ti. (Pan, Yeh) – 06:50 1–0 Teng (Hsieh) – 08:59 2–0 Teng (Hsu Ti., Huang M.) (PP) – 16:18 3–0 Yeh – 17:04 4–0 Teng (Liu A.) – 27:39 5–0 Liu C. – 27:51 6–0 Yeh (Sheng) – 28:18 7–0 Yeh (Liu C., Hsu Ti.) (PP2) – 37:12 8–0 Liu C. – 39:31 9–0 Yeh (Teng, Huang M.) – 42:51 10–0 Hsu Ti. (Yeh, Liu C.) (PP) – 48:36 11–0 Lin (Sheng) – 49:28 12–0 Lan (Tao, Yao) – 55:48 13–0
	0 min	Penalties	20 min
	74	Shots	10

13 December 2016 15:30

Hong Kong

0–7 (0–1, 0–4, 0–2)

Belgium

Annex Ice Rink, Taipei Attendance: 352

Game reference
	Virginia Wong Chau Nga-sze	Goalies	Maud Smits Nina van Orshaegen	Referee: Etsuko Wada Linesmen: Ashleigh Davidson Theodore Šteitů
	0–1 08:32 – De Decker (Van Calster) 0–2 23:52 – F. Bosmans (Frere) 0–3 28:40 – Morel de Westgaver (F. Bosmans) 0–4 36:59 – Van Calster (Morel de Westgaver) (SH) 0–5 38:16 – L. Bosmans 0–6 43:14 – Willemot (PP) 0–7 53:43 – Frere (Van Calster, F. Bosmans) (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	8	Shots	87

13 December 2016 19:00

South Africa

1–7 (0–2, 0–4, 1–1)

Chinese Taipei

Annex Ice Rink, Taipei Attendance: 479

Game reference
	Danielle Kotze Shaylene Swanepoel	Goalies	Hsu Tzu-ting	Referee: Ma Sang-hee Linesmen: Elizabeth Mantha Yuka Tochigi
	0–1 09:19 – Yeh (Hsu Ti.) 0–2 16:46 – Yao 0–3 22:06 – Yao 0–4 26:08 – Yeh (Pan) 0–5 33:52 – Yeh (Hsu Ti., Teng) (PP) 0–6 38:44 – Yeh (Pan, Huang M.) (PP) Van Doesburgh – 47:44 1–6 1–7 58:03 – Yeh (Hsu Ti.)
	12 min	Penalties	2 min
	20	Shots	41

15 December 2016 15:30

South Africa

11–0 (3–0, 3–0, 5–0)

Bulgaria

Annex Ice Rink, Taipei Attendance: 238

Game reference
	Danielle Kotze	Goalies	Paulina Georgieva Katrin Stankova	Referee: Laura White Linesmen: Sayaka Akama Yuka Tochigi
	Roos (Keuler, Verwey) – 03:42 1–0 Jamieson (Roos, Van Doesburgh) – 13:16 2–0 Rhode (C. Schuurman, Ketola) – 14:33 3–0 C. Schuurman (D. Verwey) – 23:55 4–0 Sheffield (Jamieson, Roos) – 31:33 5–0 N. Schuurman (C. Schuurman, Skinner) – 35:12 6–0 N. Schuurman (Skinner, C. Schuurman) – 42:43 7–0 C. Schuurman (SH) – 48:16 8–0 Skinner (C. Schuurman) (PP) – 56:43 9–0 Van Doesburgh – 57:47 10–0 Grobler (Skinner, Van Doesburgh) – 59:59 11–0
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	67	Shots	16

15 December 2016 19:00

Chinese Taipei

10–1 (3–1, 4–0, 3–0)

Hong Kong

Annex Ice Rink, Taipei Attendance: 635

Game reference
	Wang Yun-tzu	Goalies	Chau Nga-sze Virginia Wong	Referee: Etsuko Wada Linesmen: Elizabeth Mantha Theodore Streitu
	Liu C. (Pan) – 02:09 1–0 Huang Y. (Lin, Sheng) – 03:40 2–0 Yeh (Huang M.) (PP) – 05:36 3–0 3–1 11:06 – Leung (Li, Lau) (PP) Liu A. – 20:19 4–1 Teng (Hsieh, Liu A.) – 25:23 5–1 Hsu Ti. (Liu C., Yeh) (PP) – 31:16 6–1 Teng (Liu A.) – 38:03 7–1 Hsu Ti. (Teng, Huang M.) (PP) – 42:06 8–1 Yeh (Huang M.) (SH) – 54:05 9–1 Tao (Huang M., Yao) (PP) – 57:28 10–1
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	76	Shots	9

16 December 2016 15:30

Bulgaria

0–6 (0–0, 0–3, 0–3)

Belgium

Annex Ice Rink, Taipei Attendance: 382

Game reference
	Paulina Georgieva	Goalies	Nina van Orshaegen Maud Smits	Referee: Ma Sang-hee Linesmen: Theodore Streitu Yuka Tochigi
	0–1 22:02 – De Decker (L. Bosmans, Jenaer) 0–2 25:37 – L. Bosmans (De Decker) 0–3 36:10 – Maka (Clincke) 0–4 43:55 – Clincke (Boon) 0–5 52:51 – Morel de Westgaver (Frere) 0–6 59:08 – Duchateau
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	8	Shots	57

16 December 2016 19:00

Hong Kong

0–9 (0–4, 0–3, 0–2)

South Africa

Annex Ice Rink, Taipei Attendance: 577

Game reference
	Virginia Wong Chau Nga-sze	Goalies	Shaylene Swanepoel	Referee: Laura White Linesmen: Sayaka Akama Ashleigh Davidson
	0–1 13:01 – N. Schuurman (Skinner) 0–2 16:06 – Verwey 0–3 17:14 – C. Schuurman (N. Schuurman, Van Doesburgh) 0–4 19:24 – Van Doesburgh (N. Schuurman) (PP) 0–5 27:44 – Gruber (N. Schuurman) 0–6 28:40 – Roos (Van Doesburgh) 0–7 32:59 – Rhode (Skinner) (PP) 0–8 44:11 – C. Schuurman (Skinner, N. Schuurman) (PP) 0–9 54:50 – C. Schuurman (Verwey)
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	3	Shots	63

17 December 2016 15:30

Bulgaria

6–2 (0–1, 4–1, 2–0)

Hong Kong

Annex Ice Rink, Taipei Attendance: 485

Game reference
	Paulina Georgieva	Goalies	Virginia Wong Chau Nga-sze	Referee: Etsuko Wada Linesmen: Sayaka Akama Ashleigh Davidson
	0–1 05:19 – Li Lisichkova (SH) – 22:11 1–1 Zareva – 25:07 2–1 Monova (Zareva) – 28:57 3–1 Koleva (PP) – 32:28 4–1 4–2 39:18 – Leung (Low) Lisichkova (SH2) – 47:22 5–2 Todorova (Lisichkova) – 53:59 6–2
	18 min	Penalties	6 min
	34	Shots	27

17 December 2016 19:00

Belgium

1–2 (0–0, 1–2, 0–0)

Chinese Taipei

Annex Ice Rink, Taipei Attendance: 812

Game reference
	Nina van Orshaegan	Goalies	Hsu Tzu-ting	Referee: Laura White Linesmen: Elizabeth Mantha Yuka Tochigi
	Frere (Morel de Westgaver, F. Bosmans) – 20:23 1–0 1–1 34:34 – Liu C. (Huang M., Hsu Ti.) (PP) 1–2 36:38 – Liu C. (Pan, Yeh) (PP)
	16 min	Penalties	8 min
	34	Shots	38

Awards and statistics※

Awards※

• Best players selected by the directorate:
  • Best Goalkeeper: Nina van Orshaegen
  • Best Defenseman: Donne van Doesburgh
  • Best Forward: Yeh Hui-chen

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders※

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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Yeh Hui-chen	4	11	4	15	+8	0	F
Hsu Ting-yu	4	4	6	10	+8	0	F
Chloe Schuurman	4	5	4	9	+8	0	F
Liu Chih-lin	4	5	3	8	+11	0	D
Teng Yu-ting	4	5	3	8	+5	2	F
Donne van Doesburgh	4	3	5	8	+5	2	D
Huang Min-chuan	4	0	8	8	+6	0	D
Nicole Schuurman	4	3	4	7	+1	2	F
Jessica Skinner	4	1	6	7	+4	0	F
Leen de Decker	4	4	1	5	+8	2	F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders※

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
Hsu Tzu-ting	120:00	2	1.00	54	96.30	0
Nina van Orshaegen	179:49	3	1.00	81	96.30	0
Wang Yun-tzu	120:00	1	0.50	19	94.74	1
Chau Nga-sze	107:15	13	7.27	126	89.68	0
Danielle Kotze	119:21	7	3.52	62	88.71	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

See also※

• List of sporting events in Taiwan

References※

External links※

• Official website of IIHF
• Complete results at the hockeyarchives.info