2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

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.

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 Maribor, Slovenia, from 31 March to 6 April 2018.

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

Awards
Source: IIHF.com
 * Best players selected by the directorate:
 * Best Goalkeeper: Pia Dukarič
 * Best Defenseman: Kayleigh Hamers
 * Best Forward: Pia Pren

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

Division II Group B
The Division II Group B tournament was played in Valdemoro, Spain, from 17 to 23 March 2018.

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
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: 🇪🇸 Elena Álvarez
 * Best Forward: 🇮🇸 Silvia Björgvinsdóttir

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

Division II Group B Qualification
The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 4 to 9 December 2017.

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


 * Referees
 * 🇷🇺 Olga Steinberg
 * 🇸🇪 Maria Fuhrberg
 * Michaela Matejova


 * Linesmen
 * 🇦🇹 Yvonne Grascher
 * 🇧🇾 Vitaliya Khamitsevich
 * 🇩🇪 Julia Mannlein
 * 🇸🇰 Tatiana Kasášová
 * 🇹🇷 Ìlksen Șermin Özdemir

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