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. Division II A, Division II B and Division II B Qualification represent the fourth, fifth and sixth tier of the

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. The Netherlands won the Division II Group A tournament and will play in Division I next year. Spain took home the top spot in the Division II Group B tournament and were promoted to Division II Group A for next year, while Croatia won the Division II Group B Qualification tournament. Similar to last year, there are no relegations to lower divisions this year either.

Division II Group A

The Division II Group A tournament was played in

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, Slovenia, from 31 March to 6 April 2018.

Participating teams

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament. ;Referees * Darja Abrosimova * Kaylen Erchul * Anniina Nurmi * Ulrike Winklmayr ;Linesmen * Liv Andersson * Jennifer Berezowski * Zita Gebora * Catherine Goutama * Anastasiia Kurashova * Milla Ronkainen * Wang Hui

Final standings

Match results

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Awards and statistics

Awards

*Best players selected by the directorate: **Best Goalkeeper: Pia Dukarič **Best Defenseman: Kayleigh Hamers **Best Forward: Pia Pren Source
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Scoring leaders

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Leading goaltenders

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Division II Group B

The Division II Group B tournament was played in

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, Spain, from 17 to 23 March 2018.

Participating teams

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament. ;Referees * Sintija Čamāne * Lisa Grison * Elise Harbitz-Rasmussen * Liu Chunhua ;Linesmen * Bettina Angerer * Alba Calero * Jennifer Cameron * Claudia de la Pompa * Fu Zhennan * Loise Larsen * Linnea Sainio

Final standings

Match results

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Awards and statistics

Awards

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

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**Best Forward:

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Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

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Division II Group B Qualification

The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in

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, Bulgaria, from 4 to 9 December 2017.

Participating teams

Match officials

3 referees and 5 linesmen were selected for the tournament.Div II B Q assignments
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Final standings

Match results

''All times are local (

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Statistics

Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

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References

External links

Official website of IIHF

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