The 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division II A and Division II B represent the fourth and fifth tier of the IIHF Women's World Championship.

Previously, these tournaments were known as Division III and Division IV.

Division II Group A

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia, from 25 to 31 March 2012.2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A statistics The winners, North Korea, were promoted to Division I B for 2013, while the bottom-ranked team, Croatia, were relegated to Division II B for 2013.

Participating teams Team Qualification placed 6th in Division II last year and were relegated placed 2nd in Division III last year placed 3rd in Division III last year hosts; placed 4th in Division III last year placed 5th in Division III last year placed 1st in Division IV last year and were promoted

Final standings

Match results All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).

Statistics and awards

Scoring leaders PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/−PIM 1 Ri Sol-gyong 5 7 7 14 +17 4 2 Alexandra Huszák 5 8 2 10 +12 2 3 Ryu Hyon-mi 5 4 4 8 +12 4 4 Ri Ok-yong 5 4 3 7 +13 6 5 Tifani Horváth 5 3 4 7 +6 2 5 Kim Un-ae 5 3 4 7 +7 0 7 Fanni Gasparics 5 2 5 7 +11 2 8 Jin Ok 4 6 0 6 +1 2 9 Pia Pren 5 5 2 7 +8 26 10 Han Song-hui 5 3 3 6 +7 2 10 Andrea Steranko 5 3 3 6 +4 4GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders (minimum 40% team's total ice time)

PosPlayerCountryTOIGAGAASv%SO 1 Boglárka Gegesy 120:00 1 0.50 96.77 1 2 Kristy Bruske 168:31 4 1.42 94.20 2 3 Ri Hye-yong 269:40 5 1.11 93.90 1 4 Hedvika Korbar 243:58 10 2.46 93.15 0 5 Anikó Németh 179:00 5 1.68 90.91 1TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com

Directorate Awards Goaltender: Kristy Bruske, Defenseman: Kim Un-ae, Forward: Alexandra Huszák, Source: IIHF.com

Division II Group B

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Seoul, South Korea, from 10 to 16 March 2012.2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B statistics The winners, Poland, were promoted to Division II A for 2013. While the rules stated that the 5th and 6th placed teams in Group B must enter a qualification tournament for next year if more member nations apply to compete, this did not happen.

Participating teams Team Qualification placed 6th in Division III last year and were relegated hosts; placed 2nd in Division IV last year placed 3rd in Division IV last year placed 5th in Division IV last year placed 1st in Division V last year and were promoted placed 2nd in Division V last year and were promoted

Final standings

Match results All times are local (Korea Standard Time – UTC+9).

Statistics and awards

Scoring leaders PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/−PIM 1 Karolina Pozniewska 5 9 4 13 +12 4 2 Magdalena Szynal 5 6 3 9 +10 2 3 Park Jongah 5 6 2 8 +9 0 4 Lucia Ruiz 5 3 5 8 +4 4 5 Ana Ucedo 5 3 5 8 +7 2 6 Alba Calero 5 4 3 7 +5 0 6 Han Soo-jin 5 4 3 7 +6 4 6 Ainhoa Merino 5 4 3 7 +5 0 9 Marta Bigos 5 3 4 7 +9 0 9 Maria Gurrea 5 3 4 7 +5 4GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders (minimum 40% team's total ice time)

PosPlayerCountryTOIGAGAASv%SO 1 Malgorzata Burda 152:15 1 0.39 98.15 1 2 Carlota Alvarado 257:41 5 1.16 97.14 2 3 Shin So-jung 284:23 7 1.48 95.30 1 4 Kirsten Schönwetter 238:35 9 2.26 93.43 0 5 Karítas Halldórsdóttir 305:00 15 2.95 93.02 0TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com

Directorate Awards Goaltender: Shin So-jung, Defenseman: Anna Ágústsdóttir, Forward: Karolina Pozniewska, Source: IIHF.com

Division II Group B Qualification The Division II Group B Qualification was cancelled in August 2011 due to a number of nations declining to participate. , which lost 2011 Division IV, and , which was scheduled to host the 2012 Division II Group B Qualification, were placed into 2012 Division II Group B without qualification. The qualification was scheduled to include the following:

Team Qualificationplaced 6th in Division IV last year and were supposed to be relegatedHosts; placed 2nd in Division V last yearplaced 3rd in Division V last yearplaced 4th in Division V last yearplaced 5th in Division V last yearfirst time applied to compete in World Championship

References

External links Official website of IIHF Complete results at the hockeyarchives.info