The 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II consisted of three international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. 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.
Venues Division II Group A Division II Group B Division II Group BQualificationDumfriesJacaHong Kong Dumfries Ice BowlCapacity: 1,000 Pabellón de HieloCapacity: 3,579 Hong Kong Mega Ice
Division II Group A
The Division II Group A tournament was played in Dumfries, Great Britain, from 30 March to 5 April 2015.2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A statistics
Participating teams Team QualificationPlaced 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated.Hosts; placed 2nd in Division II A last year.Placed 3rd in Division II A last year.Placed 4th in Division II A last year.Placed 5th in Division II A last year.Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted.
Match officials 4 referees and 7 linesman were selected for the tournament.
Referees Kristine Morrison Radka Růžičková Kyoko Ugajin Yana Zuyeva
Linesman Melanie Bauer Stephanie Cole Marine Dinant Elise Hauan Leigh Hetherington Jenni Jaatinen Tatiana Kasášová Amy Lack
Final standings
Match results All times are local (Western European Summer Time – UTC+1).
Awards and statistics
Awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goalkeeper: Nicole Jackson Best Defenseman: Jodie-Leigh Bloom Best Forward: Alyona Fux Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS Alyona Fux 5 2 12 14 +10 0 F Karolina Późniewska 5 7 4 11 +3 0 F Zarina Tukhtieva 5 5 5 10 +9 4 F Christine Newman 5 6 3 9 +7 8 F Park Jong-ah 5 7 1 8 +6 2 F Magdalena Czaplik 5 4 4 8 +6 0 F Jodie-Leigh Bloom 5 2 6 8 +8 2 D Madina Tursynova 5 4 3 7 +7 4 F Saffron Allen 5 2 5 7 +8 0 F Katie Henry 5 5 1 6 +3 0 F GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com
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.
Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO Aizhan Raushanova 220:00 1 0.27 94 98.94 2 Nicole Jackson 238:56 4 1.00 110 96.36 1 Shin So-jung 284:22 8 1.69 148 94.59 1 Grace Harrison 284:20 23 4.85 252 90.87 0 Gabriela Mizera 190:00 8 2.53 77 89.61 0
TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com
Division II Group B
The Division II Group B tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 7 to 13 March 2015.2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B statistics
Participating teams Team QualificationPlaced 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated.Placed 2nd in Division II B last year.Hosts; placed 3rd in Division II B last year.Placed 4th in Division II B last year.Placed 5th in Division II B last year.Placed 1st in Division II B Qualification last year and were promoted.
Match officials 4 referees and 7 linesman were selected for the tournament.
Referees Nikoleta Celárová Elena Ivanova Liu Chunhua Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesman Trine Phillipsen Joanna Pobożniak Oxana Shestakova Viera Šilhavíková Olga Steinberg Tereza Štreitová Cathrine Vestheim
Final standings
Match results All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).
Awards and statistics
Awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goalkeeper: Monica Renteria Best Defenseman: Vanesa Abrisqueta Best Forward: Pia Pren Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS Pia Pren 3 9 2 11 +10 4 F Tamara Lepir 5 4 7 11 +14 4 F Sara Confidenti 5 5 5 10 +12 4 F Silvia Björgvinsdóttir 5 6 1 7 +3 2 F Claudia Tellez 5 5 2 7 +4 2 F Mojca Duh 5 2 5 7 +12 27 D Vega Muñoz 5 5 1 6 +2 6 F Carmen Rivera 5 2 4 6 −1 2 F Flosrun Jóhannesdóttir 5 2 3 5 +3 0 F Sharnita Crompton 5 1 4 5 +4 8 F Sergeja Zimšek 5 1 4 5 +12 2 F GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com
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. Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO Monica Renteria 245:00 7 1.71 123 94.31 1 Ines Confidenti 270:21 8 2.78 106 92.45 0 Karítas Halldórsdóttir 309:53 15 2.90 193 92.23 1 Michelle Coonan 242:05 11 2.73 116 90.52 1 Carlota Alvarado 185:00 8 2.59 81 90.12 0 TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com
Division II Group B Qualification
The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played from 18 to 21 February 2015 in Hong Kong.2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Q statistics
Participating teams Team QualificationPlaced 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated.Placed 2nd in Division II B Qualification last year.Placed 3rd in Division II B Qualification last year.Hosts; placed 4th in Division II B Qualification last year.
Match officials 3 referees and 5 linesman were selected for the tournament.
Referees Ainslie Gardner Etsuko Wada Xu Jingwei
Linesman Fu Zhennan Lee Kyung-sun Alicia Thomasen Yuka Tochigi Wang Hui
Final standings
Match results All times are local (Hong Kong Time – UTC+8).
Awards and statistics
Awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goalkeeper: Lee Jenny Kai-Chin Best Defenseman: Tina Lisichkova Best Forward: Çağla Baktıroğlu Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS Çağla Baktıroğlu 3 10 1 11 +8 4 F Seda Demir 3 2 7 9 +6 16 F Başak Demirkol 3 4 4 8 +1 2 F Donne Oxenham 3 5 2 7 +8 6 F Wong Tsui Yi 3 5 2 7 +5 2 F Ip Estelle Claudia 3 2 5 7 +4 0 F Gizem Öztaşdelen 3 3 3 6 0 2 F Huriye Yeliz Yüksel 3 1 4 5 +5 0 D Refika Yılmaz 3 0 5 5 +7 4 D Kong Cheryl Lauren 3 3 1 4 +5 0 F Dalene Rhode 3 3 1 4 +4 6 F GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com
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. Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO Shaylene Swanepoel 94:24 2 1.27 41 95.12 1 Lee Jenny Kai-Chin 88:38 4 2.71 50 92.00 0 Wong Ying Chi Virginia 91:17 4 2.63 42 90.48 0 Sera Doğramacı 154:46 7 2.71 71 90.14 0 Vesela Krasteva 177:57 22 7.42 145 84.83 0 TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com
References
External links Official website of IIHF Complete results at the hockeyarchives.info