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Venues

Division II Group A

Participants

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament. ;Referees * Vanessa Morin * Anna Kuroda * Chelsea Rapin * Rita Rygh ;Linesmen * Tanja Cadonau * Aiko Hoshi * Jenni Jaatinen * Lee Kyung-sun * Lee Tae-ri * Bente Owren * Brienne Stewart

Final standings

Results

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Awards and statistics

Awards

*Best players selected by the directorate: **Best Goalkeeper: Han Do-hee **Best Defenseman:

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**Best Forward: Pia Pren Source
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Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. ''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. ''TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA =

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Division II Group B

Participants

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament. ;Referees * Katalin Gérnyi * Elena Ivanova * Henna-Maria Koivuluoma * Gabriela Malá ;Linesmen * Veronika Dopitová * Linn Forsberg * Leigh Hetherington * Senovwa Mollen * Oksana Shestakova * Julia Tschirner * Julia Weegh

Final standings

Results

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Awards and statistics

Awards

*Best players selected by the directorate: **Best Goalkeeper: Mónica Renteria **Best Defenseman: Eva Karvelsdóttir **Best Forward: Anjali Thakker Source
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Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

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Division II Group B Qualification

Participants

Match officials

3 referees and 5 linesmen were selected for the tournament. ;Referees * Ma Sang-hee * Etsuko Wada * Laura White ;Linesmen * Sayaka Akama * Ashleigh Davidson * Elizabeth Mantha * Theodore Streitu * Yuka Tochigi

Final standings

Results

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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
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Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

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References

External links

Official website of IIHF
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Venues

Division II Group A

Participants

Match officials

Final standings

Results

Awards and statistics

Awards

Scoring leaders

Goaltending leaders

Division II Group B

Participants

Match officials

Final standings

Results

Awards and statistics

Awards

Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

Division II Group B Qualification

Participants

Match officials

Final standings

Results

Awards and statistics

Awards

Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

See also

References

External links