The 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II consisted of three international
ice hockey
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tournaments organized by the
International Ice Hockey Federation
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. 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
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The official world competition was first held in 1990, with four more champions ...
.
Venues
Division II Group A
The Division II Group A tournament was played in
Bled
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, Slovenia, from 2 to 8 April 2016.
Participating teams
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
Match results
''All times are local (
Central European Summer Time
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UTC+2
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As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...
).''
Awards and statistics
Awards
*Best players selected by the directorate:
**Best Goalkeeper:
Nicole Jackson
**Best Defenseman:
Lee Kyou-sun
**Best Forward:
Katarzyna Frąckowiak
Source
IIHF.com
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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''
Source
IIHF.com
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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 = Goals against average
Goals against average (GAA), also known as average goals against (AGA), is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending on spo ...
; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutout
In team sports, a shutout (North American English, US) or clean sheet (Commonwealth English, UK) is a game in which the losing team fails to score. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketba ...
s''
Source
IIHF.com
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Division II Group B
The Division II Group B tournament was played in
Jaca
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, Spain, from 29 February to 6 March 2016.
Participating teams
* 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
Match results
''All times are local (
Central European Time
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UTC+1
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**Brit ...
).''
Awards and statistics
Awards
*Best players selected by the directorate:
**Best Goalkeeper:
Alba Gonzalo
**Best Defenseman:
Vanesa Abrisqueta
**Best Forward:
Alivia del Basso
Source
IIHF.com
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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''
Source
IIHF.com
/small>
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 = Goals against average
Goals against average (GAA), also known as average goals against (AGA), is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending on spo ...
; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutout
In team sports, a shutout (North American English, US) or clean sheet (Commonwealth English, UK) is a game in which the losing team fails to score. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketba ...
s''
Source
IIHF.com
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Division II Group B Qualification
The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in
Sofia
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, Bulgaria, from 7 to 10 December 2015.
Participating teams
Match officials
3 referees and 5 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
IIBQ officials
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;Referees
* Elise Rasmussen
* Ramune Maleckienė
* Katarzyna Zygmunt
;Linesmen
* Jana Gerkena
* Ingibjörg Hjartardóttir
* Elizaveta Kolchina
* Oksana Shestakova
* Zuzana Svobodová
Final standings
Match results
''All times are local (Eastern European Time
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A number of African countries use UTC ...
– UTC+2
UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+02:00.
As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...
).''
Statistics
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''
Source
IIHF.com
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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.
''TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average
Goals against average (GAA), also known as average goals against (AGA), is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending on spo ...
; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutout
In team sports, a shutout (North American English, US) or clean sheet (Commonwealth English, UK) is a game in which the losing team fails to score. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketba ...
s''
Source
IIHF.com
/small>
References
External links
Official website of IIHF
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The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; ; ) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 84 member countries.
The IIHF maintains the IIHF World Ranking based on international ice hockey tourn ...
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