2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II


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. Division II A and Division II B represent the fourth and fifth tier of the IIHF World Women's Championship.
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.

Group A tournament

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 2 to 7 April 2023.

Match officials

Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.
RefereesLinesmen

Final standings


Match results

All times are local.
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Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
Līga Miljone4729+54F
Vega Muñoz4358+60F
Linda Rulle4437+40F
Krista Yip-Chuck4246+24F
Agnese Apsīte4156+70F
Anna Lagzdiņa4235+20F
Haizea Fernández4314+50F
Bridget O'Hare4044+64D
Claudia Castellanos4303+26F
Aija Balode4213+52D
Sunna Björgvinsdóttir4213+32F
Sofia Scilipoti4213+26F
Claudia Téllez4213+12F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position

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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.
PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO
Kristiāna Apsīte240:0030.7510297.062
Hsu Tzu-ting185:0072.2711093.640
Alba Gonzalo217:2861.667792.211
Birta Helgadóttir181:55123.9612290.160
Mónica Rentería190:37113.4610389.321

TOI = time on ice ; SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts

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Group B tournament

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 20 to 26 February 2023.

Match officials

Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.
RefereesLinesmen

Final standings


Match results

All times are local.
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Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
Sharna Godfrey46814+142F
Michelle Clark-Crompton48412+122F
Sara Sammons43811+130F
Anjali Mulari42911+80F
Anke Steeno42911+88F
Lotte De Guchtenaere48210+90F
Lindsey Kiliwnik45510+130F
Ashlie Aparicio4358+112F
Chinouk Van Calster4268+90D
Stephenie Cochrane4347+110F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position

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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.
PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO
Sasha King160:0000.0020100.002
Nina van Orshaegen180:0031.008696.511
Lilly Forbes120:0062.005789.470
Lochlyn Hyde118:4442.023287.500
Shaylene Rorke190:28165.0411986.550

TOI = time on ice ; SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts

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