2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

The 2016 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.

Division II Group A
The Division II Group A tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 2 to 8 April 2016.

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 – UTC+2).

Awards
Source: IIHF.com
 * Best players selected by the directorate:
 * Best Goalkeeper: 🇬🇧 Nicole Jackson
 * Best Defenseman: 🇰🇷 Lee Kyou-sun
 * Best Forward: 🇵🇱 Katarzyna Frąckowiak

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

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; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com

Division II Group B
The Division II Group B tournament was played in Jaca, 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 – UTC+1).

Awards
Source: IIHF.com
 * Best players selected by the directorate:
 * Best Goalkeeper: 🇪🇸 Alba Gonzalo
 * Best Defenseman: 🇪🇸 Vanesa Abrisqueta
 * Best Forward: 🇦🇺 Alivia del Basso

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

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; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com

Division II Group B Qualification
The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 7 to 10 December 2015.

Match officials
3 referees and 5 linesmen were selected for the tournament.


 * 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 – UTC+2).

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

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; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com