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. The Division II Group A tournament was played in

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Venues

Division II Group A

Participants

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament. ;Referees * Dina Allen * Ainslie Gardner * Tijana Haack * Debby Hengst ;Linesmen * Magdaléna Čerhitová * Fu Zhennan * Jessica Lundgren * Linnea Sainio * Gabriela Šťastná * Olga Steinberg * Yuka Tochigi

Final standings

Results

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Awards and statistics

Awards

*Best players selected by the directorate: **Best Goalkeeper: Nicole Jackson **Best Defenseman: Lee Kyou-sun **Best Forward: Katarzyna Frąckowiak Source
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Scoring leaders

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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. ''TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA =

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Division II Group B

Participants

*Australia announced their intention to withdraw from competition in December, however have changed their plans with the tournament rescheduled for Spain.

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament. ;Referees * Sintija Greiere * Natascha Huizeling * Zuzana Rimbalová * Etsuko Wada ;Linesmen * Tatiana Kasášová * Lee Kyung-sun * Bente Owren * İlksen Özdemir * Tereza Štreitová * Julia Tschirner * Sinem Yalçındağ

Final standings

Results

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Awards and statistics

Awards

*Best players selected by the directorate: **Best Goalkeeper: Alba Gonzalo **Best Defenseman: Vanesa Abrisqueta **Best Forward:

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Scoring leaders

Goaltending leaders

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Division II Group B Qualification

Participants

Match officials

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Final standings

Results

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Statistics

Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

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References

External links

Official website of IIHF
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