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The 2018 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.

Host countries Slovenia
 Spain
 Bulgaria
Venues3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates31 March – 6 April 2018
17–23 March 2018
4–9 December 2017
Teams17
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2018 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Slovenia
 Spain
 Bulgaria
Venues3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates31 March – 6 April 2018
17–23 March 2018
4–9 December 2017
Teams17
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The Netherlands won the Division II Group A tournament and will play in Division I next year.[1] Spain took home the top spot in the Division II Group B tournament and were promoted to Division II Group A for next year,[2] while Croatia won the Division II Group B Qualification tournament.[3]

Similar to last year, there are no relegations to lower divisions this year either.

Division II Group A

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2018 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Slovenia
CityMaribor
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates31 March – 6 April 2018
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored82 (5.47 per game)
Attendance5,784 (386 per game)
Scoring leaderNetherlands Julie Zwarthoed (11 points)
Official website
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The Division II Group A tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia, from 31 March to 6 April 2018.[4][5]

Participating teams

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Team Qualification
 Netherlands Placed 2nd in Division II A last year.
 Great Britain Placed 3rd in Division II A last year.
 North Korea Placed 4th in Division II A last year.
 Slovenia Hosts; placed 5th in Division II A last year.
 Australia Placed 6th in Division II A last year.
 Mexico Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted.
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Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Netherlands 5 5 0 0 0 24 3 +21 15 Promoted to the 2019 Division I B
2  Great Britain 5 4 0 0 1 17 7 +10 12
3  North Korea 5 3 0 0 2 14 15 −1 9
4  Australia 5 2 0 0 3 10 17 −7 6
5  Slovenia (H) 5 1 0 0 4 14 15 −1 3
6  Mexico 5 0 0 0 5 3 25 −22 0
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Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Match results

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

31 March 2018
13:00		Great Britain 5–1
(0–0, 0–1, 5–0)		 AustraliaLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 370
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Samantha BolwellGoaliesMichelle CoonanReferee:
Austria Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen:
Indonesia Catherine Goutama
Finland Mila Ronkainen
0–138:25 – Clark-Crumpton (Horrocks)
Hill (Ganney) – 46:581–1
Taylor (Lewis) – 49:072–1
Taylor (Allen) – 50:493–1
Ganney (Lane) – 52:044–1
Ganney – 54:325–1
14 minPenalties14 min
30Shots31
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31 March 2018
16:30		North Korea 2–5
(1–2, 0–0, 1–3)		 NetherlandsLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 372
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Ri PomGoaliesLisa DaamsReferee:
Russia Darja Abrosimova
Linesmen:
Hungary Zita Gebora
China Wang Hui
0–105:46 – Van Nes (Barbier)
Kim Un-h. (Kim H.) – 05:561–1
1–211:10 – Even (Wortel, Huisman)
1–341:38 – Hamers (Tjin-a-Ton)
Ryo (Kim K.) (PP) – 43:372–3
2–453:55 – Schollaardt (Huisman, Dijkema)
2–555:06 – Haverkorn (Van Nes, Milders)
6 minPenalties12 min
11Shots41
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31 March 2018
20:00		Mexico 0–6
(0–2, 0–2, 0–2)		 SloveniaLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 400
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Mónica RenteriaGoaliesPia DukaričReferee:
United States Kaylen Erchul
Linesmen:
Canada Jennifer Berezowski
Russia Anastasiia Kurashova
0–108:04 – Lončar (PP)
0–215:53 – Confidenti
0–327:09 – Confidenti (Pren)
0–431:35 – Pren (Confidenti)
0–555:05 – Confidenti (Pren)
0–658:02 – Pazlar (SH)
6 minPenalties6 min
23Shots31
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1 April 2018
13:00		Great Britain 3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)		 North KoreaLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 356
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Nicole JacksonGoaliesRi PomReferee:
Finland Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Canada Jennifer Berezowski
Hungary Zita Gebora
Ganney (Lane, Herbert) – 17:431–0
Taylor (Allen, Henry) – 25:142–0
2–129:12 – Kim Un-h. (Kim H., Jong Su.)
Farman (Lane, Henry) – 45:593–1
2 minPenalties6 min
24Shots14
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1 April 2018
16:30		Australia 4–1
(3–0, 1–1, 0–0)		 MexicoLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 348
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Michelle CoonanGoaliesMónica RenteriaReferee:
United States Kaylen Erchul
Linesmen:
Sweden Liv Andersson
Russia Anastasiia Kurashova
Padjen – 03:191–0
Padjen (Kiliwnik) – 06:132–0
Kiliwnik (Cochrane, Godfrey) (PP) – 11:063–0
Harvey – 22:184–0
4–139:40 – Chávez (Téllez, J. Rojas) (PP)
10 minPenalties10 min
41Shots8
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1 April 2018
20:00		Netherlands 2–1
(1–0, 1–0, 0–1)		 SloveniaLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 450
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Nadia ZijlstraGoaliesPia DukaričReferee:
Russia Darja Abrosimova
Linesmen:
Finland Milla Ronkainen
China Wang Hui
Barbier (Zwarthoed, Wielenga) – 09:561–0
Hamers (Zwarthoed) (PP) – 25:122–0
2–151:16 – Confidenti (Duh, Pren) (PP)
12 minPenalties14 min
55Shots12
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3 April 2018
13:00		Netherlands 6–0
(2–0, 1–0, 3–0)		 AustraliaLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 344
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Lisa DaamsGoaliesMichelle CoonanReferee:
Austria Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen:
Canada Jennifer Berezowski
Indonesia Catherine Goutama
Zwarthoed (Even) (SH) – 10:071–0
Schollaardt (Huisman, Hamers) – 13:522–0
Tjin-a-Ton (Wielenga) (PP) – 32:543–0
Barbier (Zwarthoed, Even) – 42:274–0
Van der Zande (Huisman) – 47:125–0
Wielenga (Zwarthoed, Barbier) – 48:086–0
4 minPenalties8 min
45Shots12
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3 April 2018
16:30		Great Britain 5–0
(1–0, 2–0, 2–0)		 MexicoLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 357
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Samantha BolwellGoaliesMónica Renteria
Daniela Castro		Referee:
Finland Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Sweden Liv Andersson
Finland Milla Ronkainen
Lane (Hill, Taylor) (PP) – 13:281–0
Ashton (Hutchinson) – 25:322–0
Allen (Hill, Ganney) (PP) – 31:163–0
Henry (Gale) (PP) – 41:194–0
Adams (Bloom) – 43:105–0
6 minPenalties12 min
56Shots5
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3 April 2018
20:00		North Korea 5–4
(2–0, 1–2, 2–2)		 SloveniaLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 499
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Ri Pom
So Jong-sim		GoaliesPia DukaričReferee:
United States Kaylen Erchul
Linesmen:
Hungary Zita Gebora
Russia Anastasiia Kurashova
Kim H. (Jong Su., Jin) – 09:211–0
Kim H. (Jong Su., Kim Un-h.) – 11:262–0
2–127:57 – E. Dukarič (Confidenti, Pren)
2–231:40 – Confidenti (Porekar, Pren)
Kim H. (Choe J.) – 35:033–2
3–341:10 – Pren (Confidenti)
Kim H. (Choe J.) – 50:274–3
Kim Un-h. (Jong Su.) (PP) – 53:555–3
5–458:58 – Kraner (Pren, E. Dukarič) (PP)
4 minPenalties4 min
52Shots16
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4 April 2018
13:00		Mexico 0–7
(0–1, 0–3, 0–3)		 NetherlandsLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 341
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Mónica Renteria
Daniela Castro		GoaliesNadia ZijlstraReferee:
Finland Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Hungary Zita Gebora
Finland Milla Ronkainen
0–102:17 – Wielenga (Barbier, Zwarthoed)
0–226:42 – Dijkema (Huisman, Hamers) (PP)
0–327:57 – Zwarthoed
0–430:14 – Tjin-a-Ton (Noe, Van Nes)
0–540:44 – Zwarthoed (Noe, Wielenga)
0–647:07 – Wielenga (Barbier)
0–754:35 – Zwarthoed (Wielenga, Hamers)
6 minPenalties2 min
4Shots52
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4 April 2018
16:30		Australia 1–3
(0–0, 1–0, 0–3)		 North KoreaLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 340
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Ashleigh BrownGoaliesRi PomReferee:
Russia Darja Abrosimova
Linesmen:
Russia Anastasiia Kurashova
China Wang Hui
Clark-Crumpton (Horrocks, Van der Wolf) – 28:091–0
1–141:23 – Ryo (Kim Un-j., Hwang S.)
1–255:49 – Kim Un-h. (Kim H., Jong Su.)
1–358:37 – Jin (ENG)
8 minPenalties2 min
20Shots33
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4 April 2018
20:00		Slovenia 1–4
(0–1, 0–2, 1–1)		 Great BritainLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 462
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Pia DukaričGoaliesNicole JacksonReferee:
Austria Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen:
Sweden Liv Andersson
Indonesia Catherine Goutama
0–116:45 – Hill (Cornford)
0–221:56 – Henry (Gale, Taylor)
0–324:50 – Taylor (Allen, Henry)
0–448:11 – Herbert (Hutchinson)
Confidenti (Pren) – 54:241–4
4 minPenalties6 min
16Shots51
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6 April 2018
13:00		North Korea 3–2
(1–1, 1–0, 1–1)		 MexicoLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 332
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Ri PomGoaliesMónica RenteriaReferee:
Russia Darja Abrosimova
Linesmen:
Indonesia Catherine Goutama
Russia Anastasiia Kurashova
0–111:11 – G. Rojas
Kim H. (Jin, Choe J.) – 13:441–1
Kim Un-h. (Jong Su.) – 35:482–1
Kim Un-h. (Jin, Kim H.) (PP) – 58:323–1
3–259:58 – Càrdenas (Téllez, Chávez)
2 minPenalties10 min
30Shots19
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6 April 2018
16:30		Netherlands 4–0
(0–0, 3–0, 1–0)		 Great BritainLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 377
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Nadia ZijlstraGoaliesNicole JacksonReferee:
United States Kaylen Erchul
Linesmen:
Canada Jennifer Berezowski
Finland Milla Ronkainen
Wielenga (Hamers, Zwarthoed) (PP) – 21:061–0
Hamers (Wielenga) – 26:472–0
Zwarthoed (Wielenga, Milders) – 39:173–0
Van Nes (Milders, Hamers) (PP) – 40:354–0
12 minPenalties14 min
28Shots19
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6 April 2018
20:00		Slovenia 2–4
(0–4, 2–0, 0–0)		 AustraliaLedna Dvorana, Maribor
Attendance: 436
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Pia DukaričGoaliesMichelle CoonanReferee:
Finland Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Sweden Liv Andersson
China Wang Hui
0–108:23 – Tihema (SH)
0–211:18 – Tihema (Godfrey)
0–313:21 – Ayris (Matheson)
0–415:02 – Clark-Crumpton (Sammons)
Manfreda (E. Dukarič, Pren) (PP) – 26:491–4
E. Dukarič (Pren, Confidenti) – 34:112–4
6 minPenalties18 min
20Shots40
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Awards and statistics

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Slovenia Pia Dukarič
    • Best Defenseman: Netherlands Kayleigh Hamers
    • Best Forward: Slovenia Pia Pren

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

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Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Netherlands Julie Zwarthoed55611+132F
Slovenia Pia Pren52911+52F
Slovenia Sara Confidenti56410+54F
Netherlands Savine Wielenga54610+112F
North Korea Kim Hyang-mi5549+50F
North Korea Kim Un-hyang5617+64F
Netherlands Kayleigh Hamers5347+50D
United Kingdom Angela Taylor5426+44F
Netherlands Zoe Barbier5246+100F
North Korea Jong Su-hyon5066+52F
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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.

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Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
United Kingdom Samantha Bolwell120:0010.503697.221
Netherlands Nadia Zijlstra180:0010.333597.142
Slovenia Pia Dukarič299:45153.0022193.211
Netherlands Lisa Daams120:0021.002391.301
United Kingdom Nicole Jackson180:0062.005889.660
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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

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2018 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Spain
CityValdemoro
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates17–23 March 2018
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored132 (8.8 per game)
Attendance3,458 (231 per game)
Scoring leaderNew Zealand Caitlin Heale (15 points)
Official website
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The Division II Group B tournament was played in Valdemoro, Spain, from 17 to 23 March 2018.[7][8]

Participating teams

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 Spain Hosts; placed 2nd in Division II B last year.
 New Zealand Placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
 Iceland Placed 4th in Division II B last year.
 Turkey Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
 Romania Placed 6th in Division II B last year.
 Chinese Taipei Placed 1st in Division II B Qualification last year and were promoted.
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Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[9]

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Spain (H) 5 5 0 0 0 29 5 +24 15 Promoted to the 2019 Division II A
2  Chinese Taipei 5 4 0 0 1 24 16 +8 12
3  Iceland 5 2 1 0 2 25 11 +14 8
4  New Zealand 5 2 0 1 2 24 21 +3 7
5  Turkey 5 1 0 0 4 17 31 −14 3
6  Romania 5 0 0 0 5 12 47 −35 0
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Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Match results

All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).

17 March 2018
13:00		New Zealand 6–3
(0–2, 6–1, 0–0)		 RomaniaFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 125
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Lochlyn HydeGoaliesAndrea Kurkó
Andreea Herescu		Referee:
China Liu Chunhua
Linesmen:
Spain Claudia de la Pompa
Denmark Loise Larsen
0–101:32 – Oprea (Balint)
0–214:45 – Dumitru (Miklós)
C. Heale (Gregory, Mulari) – 21:541–2
C. Heale – 26:372–2
C. Heale (Mulari, Gregory) (SH) – 31:383–2
C. Heale (Mulari, Gregory) – 33:294–2
4–336:02 – Oprea
A. Hyde – 36:305–3
Mulari (Gregory, Lilly) (PP) – 39:056–3
8 minPenalties8 min
47Shots28
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17 March 2018
16:30		Chinese Taipei 6–2
(2–0, 2–1, 2–1)		 TurkeyFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 130
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Wang Yun-tzu		GoaliesKübra DadaşoğluReferee:
Norway Elise Harbitz-Rasmussen
Linesmen:
Austria Bettina Angerer
Spain Alba Calero
Yeh (Hsieh) – 04:371–0
Yeh (Hsieh) – 12:162–0
Yeh (Teng, Hsu Ti.) (PP) – 28:243–0
Yeh – 31:484–0
4–134:53 – Yurt (Taygar, D. Lökbaş)
Yeh – 41:105–1
5–243:18 – Demirkol (Baktıroğlu)
Yeh (Hsu Ti.) (PP) – 56:046–2
0 minPenalties6 min
58Shots29
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17 March 2018
20:15		Iceland 1–2
(1–0, 0–1, 0–1)		 SpainFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 650
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Guðlaug ÞorsteinsdóttirGoaliesAlba GonzaloReferee:
Latvia Sintija Čamāne
Linesmen:
United States Jennifer Cameron
China Fu Zhennan
Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Ágústsdóttir) – 06:021–0
1–121:29 – Merino (SH)
1–259:11 – V. Abrisqueta
10 minPenalties6 min
19Shots34
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18 March 2018
13:00		Romania 4–9
(2–5, 1–3, 1–1)		 Chinese TaipeiFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 63
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Andreea HerescuGoaliesWang Yun-tzu
Hsu Tzu-ting		Referee:
Canada Lisa Grison
Linesmen:
United States Jennifer Cameron
Finland Linnea Sainio
Dumitru (Miklós) – 02:171–0
1–104:12 – Tsai (Yao)
1–213:32 – Hsieh
1–314:35 – Pan (Hsu Ti.)
1–415:35 – Yeh (Liu C.) (PP)
Popescu (Balló) – 16:102–4
2–517:26 – Tao (Hsu Ti., Pan)
Voicu (Sándor) – 25:123–5
3–631:31 – Yeh (Liu C., Teng)
3–732:10 – Yeh
3–839:25 – Yeh (Pan, Hsu Ti.) (PP)
3–954:23 – Liu C. (Huang Y.)
Voicu – 55:074–9
8 minPenalties6 min
18Shots58
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18 March 2018
16:30		New Zealand 3–4 GWS
(0–2, 1–0, 2–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 IcelandFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 120
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Lochlyn HydeGoaliesGuðlaug ÞorsteinsdóttirReferee:
Latvia Sintija Čamāne
Linesmen:
Spain Alba Calero
China Fu Zhennan
0–114:42 – Jóhannesdóttir (Shantz-Smiley) (PP)
0–217:12 – Leifsdóttir (Garðarsdóttir)
Gerken (C. Heale, Mulari) – 31:311–2
Kloss (Shields) – 40:232–2
Mulari (C. Heale) (SH) – 45:393–2
3–359:56 – Shantz-Smiley (Garðarsdóttir) (SH, EA)
Mulari MISS
C. Heale MISS
Shields GOAL
Kloss MISS
Jones MISS
Mulari GOAL
Shields MISS		ShootoutMISS Guðbjartsdóttir
MISS Jóhannesdóttir
MISS Jóhannesdóttir
MISS Su. Björgvinsdóttir
GOAL Shantz-Smiley
GOAL Shantz-Smiley
GOAL Shantz-Smiley
18 minPenalties12 min
23Shots53
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18 March 2018
20:00		Spain 4–1
(2–1, 1–0, 1–0)		 TurkeyFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 530
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Alba GonzaloGoaliesKübra DadaşoğluReferee:
Norway Elise Harbitz-Rasmussen
Linesmen:
Austria Bettina Angerer
Denmark Loise Larsen
S. Danielsson (Ortiz, Muñoz) (PP) – 02:361–0
1–105:21 – Taygar (D. Lökbaş)
Ramos (Moreno) – 10:202–1
Muñoz (L. Danielsson) – 39:003–1
S. Danielsson (Muñoz, L. Danielsson) (ENG) – 59:384–1
8 minPenalties10 min
44Shots19
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20 March 2018
13:00		Iceland 6–2
(1–1, 0–1, 5–0)		 TurkeyFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 130
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Guðlaug ÞorsteinsdóttirGoaliesKübra Dadaşoğlu
Merve Karataş		Referee:
China Liu Chunhua
Linesmen:
Spain Alba Calero
Finland Linnea Sainio
0–102:45 – Baktıroğlu (Demirkol, A. Lökbaş) (PP)
Jóhannesdóttir (Shantz-Smiley, Si. Björgvinsdóttir) – 13:151–1
1–236:43 – Taygar (Baktıroğlu)
Su. Björgvinsdóttir – 40:262–2
Snorradóttir (Su. Björgvinsdóttir) – 42:533–2
Si. Björgvinsdóttir – 52:224–2
Garðarsdóttir (Karvelsdóttir) – 53:515–2
Si. Björgvinsdóttir (PP) – 55:036–2
10 minPenalties8 min
55Shots15
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20 March 2018
16:30		New Zealand 2–5
(0–3, 1–1, 1–1)		 Chinese TaipeiFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 55
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Lochlyn HydeGoaliesHsu Tzu-tingReferee:
Canada Lisa Grison
Linesmen:
United States Jennifer Cameron
Spain Claudia de la Pompa
0–116:05 – Hsu Ti. (Tao)
0–218:20 – Pan (Huang M.)
0–319:44 – Yao (Lin Ye., Pan)
C. Heale (A. Hyde) – 27:191–3
1–439:40 – Teng (Hsu Ti., Yeh) (PP)
Lilly (C. Heale, Mulari) (PP2) – 57:562–4
2–559:04 – Hsu Ti. (SH, ENG)
6 minPenalties8 min
31Shots31
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20 March 2018
20:00		Spain 12–0
(4–0, 5–0, 3–0)		 RomaniaFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 205
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Alba Gonzalo
Esther García		GoaliesAndrea Kurkó
Andreea Herescu		Referee:
Latvia Sintija Čamāne
Linesmen:
Austria Bettina Angerer
China Fu Zhennan
Muñoz (S. Danielsson, Danielsson) – 05:301–0
Ibañez (Moreno, Ramos) – 12:242–0
S. Danielsson (Muñoz, Ortiz) – 12:383–0
Álvarez (Muñoz) – 17:414–0
V. Abrisqueta (PP) – 24:015–0
L. Abrisqueta (Merino) (SH) – 25:026–0
V. Abrisqueta (Muñoz, L. Danielsson) (PP) – 28:237–0
Serrano (Sans) – 29:198–0
Ramos (Ibañez, Grande) – 30:359–0
Serrano (Villar, V. Abrisqueta) – 44:3710–0
Merino (Senac Gomez) (SH) – 56:0311–0
Álvarez (Ortiz) – 58:4612–0
8 minPenalties8 min
59Shots14
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21 March 2018
13:00		Turkey 4–11
(3–3, 0–5, 1–3)		 New ZealandFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 95
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Kübra Dadaşoğlu
Merve Karataş		GoaliesLochlyn Hyde
Tabitha Crump		Referee:
Norway Elise Harbitz-Rasmussen
Linesmen:
United States Jennifer Cameron
Finland Linnea Sainio
Taygar – 00:391–0
1–105:45 – Murray (Shields, Woodyear-Smith)
Taygar (Baktıroğlu) (PP) – 07:132–1
2–210:33 – Murray (A. Hyde)
2–311:44 – Lilly (Mulari, C. Heale) (EA)
D. Lökbaş (Baktıroğlu) – 12:303–3
3–421:30 – Woodyear-Smith (SH)
3–524:34 – Jones (Neville-Lamb) (PP)
3–626:57 – C. Heale (Mulari)
3–729:01 – C. Heale (Mulari, Jones)
3–830:13 – Mulari (C. Heale, Jones) (PP)
3–942:59 – Kloss (Jones, Mulari)
3–1044:59 – Gregory (Neville-Lanb, Murray)
Taygar (PP) – 47:344–10
4–1151:32 – Mulari (Gerken, C. Heale)
12 minPenalties6 min
19Shots41
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21 March 2018
16:30		Romania 1–12
(0–5, 1–2, 0–5)		 IcelandFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 85
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Andreea Herescu
Andrea Kurkó		GoaliesKristin ÞorbjörnsdóttirReferee:
China Liu Chunhua
Linesmen:
Austria Bettina Angerer
Spain Claudia de la Pompa
0–101:06 – Jóhannesdóttir (Snorradóttir, Si. Björgvinsdóttir)
0–205:25 – Ingadóttir (Ágústsdóttir) (SH)
0–310:23 – Sigurðardóttir (Ingadóttir, Geirsdóttir)
0–412:05 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Shantz-Smiley) (PP)
0–515:46 – Geirsdóttir (Ingadóttir)
Oprea (Voicu) (PP) – 21:011–5
1–626:01 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Su. Björgvinsdóttir) (PP2)
1–733:26 – Geirsdóttir (Ágústsdóttir)
1–840:09 – Geirsdóttir
1–945:36 – Su. Björgvinsdóttir (Gardarsdóttir)
1–1048:13 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Jóhannesdóttir, Shantz-Smiley)
1–1153:30 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Shantz-Smiley, Su. Björgvinsdóttir) (PP)
1–1259:18 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Shantz-Smiley)
12 minPenalties12 min
13Shots59
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21 March 2018
20:00		Chinese Taipei 1–6
(0–2, 0–3, 1–1)		 SpainFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 455
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Hsu Tzu-tingGoaliesAlba Gonzalo
Esther García		Referee:
Canada Lisa Grison
Linesmen:
China Fu Zhennan
Denmark Loise Larsen
0–112:22 – Danielsson (Muñoz, Álvarez)
0–215:56 – Moreno (Merino, Ramos)
0–324:20 – Martín (Senac Gomez)
0–431:50 – Merino (V. Abrisqueta)
0–537:04 – L. Abrisqueta (Senac Gomez, Merino)
Hsieh (Hsu Ti.) – 43:261–5
1–651:04 – S. Danielsson (Muñoz)
6 minPenalties8 min
19Shots38
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23 March 2018
13:00		Iceland 2–4
(0–1, 1–1, 1–2)		 Chinese TaipeiFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 85
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Guðlaug Þorsteinsdóttir
Birta Thorbjornsdottir		GoaliesHsu Tzu-tingReferee:
Latvia Sintija Čamāne
Linesmen:
Spain Alba Calero
Finland Linnea Sainio
0–102:46 – Yeh (Hsieh)
0–233:46 – Teng (Yeh)
Jóhannesdóttir (Si. Björgvinsdóttir, Shantz-Smiley) – 38:311–2
Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Garðarsdóttir, Shantz-Smiley) (PP) – 44:312–2
2–344:31 – Hsu Ti. (Pan) (PP)
2–459:49 – Hsieh (Hsu Ti., Yeh) (PP, ENG)
10 minPenalties4 min
29Shots20
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23 March 2018
16:30		Spain 5–2
(2–0, 3–0, 0–2)		 New ZealandFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 555
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Alba Gonzalo
Esther García		GoaliesLochlyn HydeReferee:
Canada Lisa Grison
Linesmen:
Austria Bettina Angerer
China Fu Zhennan
Merino (V. Abrisqueta) – 03:071–0
Muñoz (SH) – 07:112–0
L. Abrisqueta (V. Abrisqueta) – 28:143–0
S. Danielsson (Muñoz) – 28:474–0
Ibañez (Martín, Ramos) – 35:405–0
5–146:02 – Kloss (C. Heale, Mulari)
5–258:30 – Jones (C. Heale) (PP)
16 minPenalties6 min
37Shots25
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23 March 2018
20:00		Turkey 8–4
(2–2, 1–2, 5–0)		 RomaniaFrancisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink, Valdemoro
Attendance: 175
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Kübra DadaşoğluGoaliesAndrea Kurkó
Andreea Herescu		Referee:
Norway Elise Harbitz-Rasmussen
Linesmen:
Spain Claudia de la Pompa
Denmark Loise Larsen
0–102:20 – Csiszér (Oprea)
0–202:37 – Popescu (Ballo)
Baktıroğlu – 06:281–2
Baktıroğlu (SH) – 14:062–2
Baktıroğlu (SH) – 23:583–2
3–329:33 – Popescu (Ballo) (PP)
3–436:11 – Ballo (Popescu)
Taygar (Yılmaz) – 47:084–4
Taygar (PP) – 53:285–4
Baktıroğlu – 57:536–4
Baktıroğlu (D. Lökbaş) – 58:157–4
Taygar (Yılmaz, Demirkol) (PP) – 59:508–4
18 minPenalties16 min
46Shots30
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Awards and statistics

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Spain Alba Gonzalo
    • Best Defenseman: Spain Elena Álvarez
    • Best Forward: Iceland Silvia Björgvinsdóttir

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

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Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
New Zealand Caitlin Heale57815+72F
New Zealand Anjali Thakker541115+62F
Chinese Taipei Yeh Hui-chen511314+42F
Iceland Silvia Björgvinsdóttir59312+44F
Chinese Taipei Hsu Ting-yu53811+54F
Spain Vega Muñoz53811+82F
Iceland Sarah Shantz-Smiley52911+24F
Turkey Çağla Baktıroğlu5641004F
Turkey Betül Taygar5819−86F
Iceland Flosrún Jóhannesdóttir5448+12F
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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.

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Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Spain Alba Gonzalo255:0440.948795.400
Chinese Taipei Hsu Tzu-ting221:23112.9811890.680
Iceland Guðlaug Þorsteinsdóttir224:0492.418389.160
New Zealand Lochlyn Hyde295:42204.0616487.800
Turkey Kübra Dadaşoğlu275:47275.8720186.570
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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

Quick facts Tournament details, Host country ...
2018 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II B Qualification
Tournament details
Host country Bulgaria
CitySofia
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates4–9 December 2017
Teams5
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored70 (7 per game)
Attendance1,366 (137 per game)
Scoring leaderCroatia Ela Filipeć (16 points)
Official website
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The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 4 to 9 December 2017.[10][11]

Participating teams

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Team Qualification
 Belgium Placed 2nd in Division II B Qualification last year.
 South Africa Placed 3rd in Division II B Qualification last year.
 Bulgaria Hosts; placed 4th in Division II B Qualification last year.
 Hong Kong Placed 5th in Division II B Qualification last year.
 Croatia Did not participate last year.
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Match officials

3 referees and 5 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[12]

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Croatia 4 4 0 0 0 27 2 +25 12 Promoted to the 2019 Division II B
2  Belgium 4 3 0 0 1 26 2 +24 9
3  South Africa 4 2 0 0 2 12 8 +4 6
4  Hong Kong 4 1 0 0 3 4 33 −29 3
5  Bulgaria (H) 4 0 0 0 4 3 27 −24 0
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Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Match results

All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).

4 December 2017
15:30		Croatia 4–0
(1–0, 3–0, 0–0)		 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 75
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Petra BelobrkGoaliesShaylene SwanepoelReferee:
Switzerland Michaela Matejova
Linesmen:
Austria Yvonne Grascher
Turkey Ìlksen Șermin Özdemir
Širanović (Vrbančić) – 09:511–0
Delić (Filipeć, Širanović) – 22:052–0
Filipeć (Širanović, Smolec) (SH) – 35:253–0
Bednjanec (Gurka, Filipeć) – 39:474–0
14 minPenalties10 min
29Shots16
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4 December 2017
19:00		Bulgaria 0–9
(0–3, 0–4, 0–2)		 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 230
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Paulina Georgieva
Katrin Stankova		GoaliesNina Van Orshaegen
Liesl Kuypers		Referee:
Russia Olga Steinberg
Linesmen:
Belarus Vitaliya Khamitsevich
Germany Julia Mannlein
0–100:07 – F. Bosmans
0–203:00 – Maka (Jenaer)
0–305:02 – L. Bosmans (PP)
0–424:10 – F. Bosmans (Morel de Westgaver)
0–527:38 – Maka
0–634:11 – Clincke (Frere)
0–735:35 – L. Bosmans (Morel de Westgaver) (PP)
0–841:47 – Frere (Boon) (PP)
0–943:28 – Franck (Frere)
12 minPenalties8 min
7Shots41
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5 December 2017
19:00		Hong Kong 0–10
(0–1, 0–5, 0–4)		 CroatiaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 238
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Chau Nga-szeGoaliesPetra Belobrk
Julija Baždar		Referee:
Sweden Maria Fuhrberg
Linesmen:
Slovakia Tatiana Kasášová
Turkey Ìlksen Șermin Özdemir
0–103:34 – Gurka (Filipeć, Smolec)
0–222:45 – Muranić (Filipeć)
0–324:50 – Filipeć
0–436:49 – Metelko (Filipeć)
0–538:15 – Gurka (Smolec, Širanović)
0–639:30 – Malek (Muranić, Filipeć)
0–741:18 – Delić (Gurka, Filipeć)
0–849:30 – Smolec
0–956:08 – Delić (Filipeć)
0–1057:17 – Malek
2 minPenalties8 min
3Shots49
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6 December 2017
15:30		Belgium 14–1
(3–0, 5–1, 6–0)		 Hong KongWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 68
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Nina Van Orshaegen
Liesl Kuypers		GoaliesChau Nga-szeReferee:
Switzerland Michaela Matejova
Linesmen:
Austria Yvonne Grascher
Belarus Vitaliya Khamitsevich
F. Bosmans (Leyen) – 06:111–0
Boon (Clincke) – 11:352–0
F. Bosmans (Leyen) – 14:343–0
Boon (Frere) – 21:284–0
4–124:17 – Wong
Maka (Jenaer) – 27:045–1
De Guchtenaere (Franck) – 29:296–1
Frere – 32:557–1
Boon (De Wolf) – 38:318–1
Franck (Frere) – 43:099–1
F. Bosmans (L. Bosmans) – 45:1710–1
Jenaer (Van Calster) – 47:5211–1
De Guchtenaere (Willemot) – 49:3712–1
Jenaer (Duchateau) – 51:3613–1
Franck (Frere) – 53:1714–1
0 minPenalties4 min
61Shots1
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6 December 2017
19:00		South Africa 4–0
(0–0, 2–0, 2–0)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 225
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Dominique RelleenGoaliesKatrin StankovaReferee:
Russia Olga Steinberg
Linesmen:
Slovakia Tatiana Kasášová
Germany Julia Mannlein
Van Doesburgh (C. Schuurman, Rhode) (PP) – 28:371–0
Rhode – 37:172–0
C. Schuurman (Van Doesburgh, N. Schuurman) – 48:263–0
Rhode – 56:374–0
14 minPenalties12 min
24Shots23
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7 December 2017
19:00		Croatia 1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)		 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 80
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Petra BelobrkGoaliesNina Van OrshaegenReferee:
Sweden Maria Fuhrberg
Linesmen:
Germany Julia Mannlein
Turkey Ìlksen Șermin Özdemir
Filipeć (SH) – 17:231–0
12 minPenalties8 min
24Shots25
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8 December 2017
15:30		South Africa 8–1
(2–0, 4–1, 2–0)		 Hong KongWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 68
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Shaylene SwanepoelGoaliesChau Nga-szeReferee:
Russia Olga Steinberg
Linesmen:
Belarus Vitaliya Khamitsevich
Germany Julia Mannlein
Rhode (L. Langeveld, Brankin) (PP) – 18:381–0
C. Schuurman – 19:362–0
Jamieson (Gruber) – 21:073–0
3–125:33 – Lau
Rhode (Brankin) – 26:044–1
Rhode – 35:435–1
C. Langeveld – 37:596–1
N. Schuurman (C. Schuurman) – 47:117–1
Rhode (Brankin, Herringer) – 56:588–1
6 minPenalties8 min
40Shots5
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8 December 2017
19:00		Bulgaria 2–12
(0–5, 2–3, 0–4)		 CroatiaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 102
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Paulina GeorgievaGoaliesPetra BelobrkReferee:
Switzerland Michaela Matejova
Linesmen:
Austria Yvonne Grascher
Slovakia Tatiana Kasášová
0–104:13 – Čavka (Gurka)
0–205:16 – Filipeć (Metelko)
0–306:57 – Delić (Gurka)
0–407:15 – Smolec (Filipeć)
0–516:51 – Gurka (Delić)
0–624:43 – Filipeć (Bednjanec) (PP)
0–726:56 – Vrbančić (Širanović) (PP)
Popova (Evstatieva, Stoyanova) (PP) – 32:161–7
Evstatieva (Popova) (PP) – 35:152–7
2–836:51 – Širanović (Smolec)
2–944:34 – Vrbančić (Filipeć) (PP)
2–1046:11 – Širanović (Filipeć)
2–1149:36 – Čavka (Bednjanec)
2–1252:39 – Čavka (Gurka)
6 minPenalties8 min
15Shots49
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9 December 2017
14:30		Hong Kong 2–1
(0–1, 0–0, 2–0)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 200
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Chau Nga-szeGoaliesPaulina GeorgievaReferee:
Sweden Maria Fuhrberg
Linesmen:
Austria Yvonne Grascher
Belarus Vitaliya Khamitsevich
0–107:20 – Dimitrova (Georgieva, Dilova)
Ng (Shum) (PP) – 49:291–1
Leung – 54:262–1
8 minPenalties8 min
21Shots26
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9 December 2017
19:00		Belgium 3–0
(1–0, 2–0, 0–0)		 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 80
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Nina van OrshaegenGoaliesShaylene SwanepoelReferee:
Switzerland Michaela Matejova
Linesmen:
Slovakia Tatiana Kasášová
Turkey Ìlksen Șermin Özdemir
Morel de Westgaver (Van Calster, Leyen) – 19:371–0
F. Bosmans (Morel de Westgaver) – 29:202–0
Frere (Clincke) – 34:563–0
2 minPenalties4 min
22Shots10
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Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

More information Player, GP ...
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Croatia Ela Filipeć461016+172D
Belgium Sonja Frere4448+110F
Croatia Vesna Gurka4358+112F
South Africa Dalene Rhode4617+50F
Croatia Ana Širanović4347+112F
Belgium Femke Bosmans4606+70F
Croatia Martina Smolec4156+82D
Croatia Tijana Delić4414+80F
Belgium Axelle Franck4314+40F
Belgium Cato Boon4224+62F
Belgium Valerie Jenaer4224+40F
South Africa Chloe Schuurman422404F
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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.

More information Player, TOI ...
Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Belgium Nina van Orshaegen180:0010.334097.501
Croatia Petra Belobrk218:1220.555796.492
South Africa Shaylene Swanepoel180:0082.675685.710
Hong Kong Chau Nga-sze240:00338.2517681.250
Bulgaria Katrin Stankova152:05197.509078.890
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TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

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