The 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2022 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).[1] Division III A and Division III B represent the sixth and seventh tier of the IIHF World Women's Championship.
Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Bulgaria Serbia |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 4–9 April 22–25 March |
Teams | 7 |
Belgium won Group A and were promoted to Division II, while Estonia won the Group B tournament and were promoted to Group A.[2][3] Due to Russia's exclusion, no team was relegated this season.
Group A tournament
editTournament details | |
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Host country | Bulgaria |
City | Sofia |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 4–9 April |
Teams | 3 |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 6 |
Goals scored | 45 (7.5 per game) |
Attendance | 1,782 (297 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Lotte De Guchtenaere (13 points) |
Official website | |
www.iihf.com |
The Division III Group A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 4 to 9 April 2022.[4][5]
Participating teams
editTeam | Qualification |
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Placed 6th in 2020 Division II B and were relegated. | |
Belgium | Placed 2nd in 2020 Division III. |
Placed 3rd in 2020 Division III. | |
Bulgaria | Hosts; placed 4th in 2020 Division III. |
Lithuania | Placed 5th in 2020 Division III. |
Placed 6th in 2020 Division III. |
Match officials
editTwo referees and three linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]
Referees | Linesmen |
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Final standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Belgium | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 3 | +23 | 9[a] | Promoted to the 2023 Division II B |
2 | Lithuania | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 9[a] | |
3 | Bulgaria (H) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 27 | −22 | 0 | |
– | Romania[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
– | Ukraine[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
– | Hong Kong[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
Notes:
- ^ a b Belgium and Lithuania are tied on head-to-head points (3–3); head-to-head goal difference: Belgium +7, Lithuania –7.
- ^ Romania withdrew their team on 25 March 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
- ^ Ukraine withdrew due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- ^ Hong Kong withdrew their team on 3 March 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
Match results
editAll times are local (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3)
4 April 2022 18:30 | Belgium | 2–3 (0–2, 1–0, 1–1) | Lithuania | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 201 |
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Nina Van Orshaegen | Goalies | Emilie Simonsen | Referee: Sinem Türkmen Linesmen: Julia Strube Harriet Weegh | ||||||||||||||
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20 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||
45 | Shots | 15 |
5 April 2022 18:30 | Lithuania | 8–3 (3–1, 3–1, 2–1) | Bulgaria | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 600 |
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Emilie Simonsen | Goalies | Paulina Georgieva Katrin Stankova | Referee: Drahomira Fialova Linesmen: Julia Hjelmström Julia Strube | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Shots | 29 |
6 April 2022 18:30 | Belgium | 8–0 (3–0, 1–0, 4–0) | Bulgaria | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 350 |
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Nina Van Orshaegen Charlotte Swinnen | Goalies | Katrin Stankova | Referee: Sinem Türkmen Linesmen: Julia Hjelmström Harriet Weegh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Shots | 16 |
7 April 2022 18:30 | Lithuania | 0–8 (0–0, 0–1, 0–7) | Belgium | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 120 |
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Emilie Simonsen Viltė Beličenkaitė | Goalies | Nina Van Orshaegen | Referee: Drahomira Fialova Linesmen: Julia Hjelmström Julia Strube | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Shots | 53 |
8 April 2022 18:30 | Bulgaria | 2–3 (0–3, 2–0, 0–0) | Lithuania | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 210 |
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Katrin Stankova | Goalies | Emilie Simonsen | Referee: Sinem Türkmen Linesmen: Julia Strube Harriet Weegh | ||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
37 | Shots | 23 |
9 April 2022 19:00 | Bulgaria | 0–8 (0–4, 0–1, 0–3) | Belgium | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 301 |
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Katrin Stankova | Goalies | Nina Van Orshaegen Charlotte Swinnen | Referee: Drahomira Fialova Linesmen: Julia Hjelmström Harriet Weegh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Shots | 30 |
Statistics
editScoring leaders
editList shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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Lotte De Guchtenaere | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +15 | 2 | F |
Femke Bosmans | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +12 | 6 | F |
Klara Miuller | 4 | 9 | 3 | 12 | +5 | 2 | F |
Anke Steeno | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +12 | 2 | F |
Renee De Wolf | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +7 | 8 | F |
Ramune Maleckienė | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +5 | 4 | F |
Mirela Zareva | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −10 | 0 | F |
Louise Paulissen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +5 | 0 | F |
Emilija Tučiūtė | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +5 | 2 | D |
Audrey De Terwangne | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +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
editOnly 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 |
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Nina Van Orshaegen | 204:50 | 4 | 0.88 | 44 | 93.18 | 1 |
Emilie Simonsen | 225:50 | 12 | 3.19 | 150 | 92.00 | 0 |
Katrin Stankova | 199:10 | 21 | 6.33 | 89 | 76.40 | 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
Awards
editPosition | Player[9] |
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Goaltender | Emilie Simonsen |
Defenceman | Chinouk Van Calster |
Forward | Lotte De Guchtenaere |
Group B tournament
editTournament details | |
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Host country | Serbia |
City | Belgrade |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 22–25 March |
Teams | 4 |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 6 |
Goals scored | 43 (7.17 per game) |
Attendance | 493 (82 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Edith Pärnik (6 points) |
Official website | |
www.iihf.com |
The Division III Group B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 22 to 25 March 2022.[10][11]
Participating teams
editTeam | Qualification |
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Estonia | Last participated in 2008. |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | First time participating in World Championship. |
Serbia | Hosts; first time participating in World Championship. |
Israel | First time participating in World Championship. |
Final standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Estonia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | +23 | 9 | Promoted to the 2023 Division III A |
2 | Serbia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | |
3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 3 | |
4 | Israel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | −20 | 0 | |
– | Iran[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
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
Notes:
Match results
editAll times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1)
22 March 2022 14:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5–1 (3–0, 2–1, 0–0) | Israel | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 37 |
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Hana Sadović | Goalies | Yael Fatiev Shelly Zilkha | Referee: Sini Kauhanen Linesmen: Baiba Dzene Laura Perronin | |||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | Shots | 13 |
22 March 2022 17:30 | Estonia | 4–0 (2–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Serbia | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 126 |
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Delen Schule | Goalies | Jovana Korica | Referee: Mariko Dale Linesmen: Elva Hjálmarsdóttir Lucie Povová | |||||||||||
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31 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||
20 | Shots | 15 |
23 March 2022 14:00 | Israel | 0–10 (0–5, 0–5, 0–0) | Estonia | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 27 |
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Shelly Zilkha Yael Fatiev | Goalies | Triinu Tuvike | Referee: Sini Kauhanen Linesmen: Maren Frohaug Lucie Povová | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Shots | 69 |
23 March 2022 17:30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–5 (0–1, 0–3, 1–1) | Serbia | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 114 |
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Zejneb Paldum | Goalies | Jovana Korica Sintija Vereš | Referee: Mariko Dale Linesmen: Baiba Dzene Elva Hjálmarsdóttir | |||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Shots | 23 |
25 March 2022 14:00 | Estonia | 10–1 (2–0, 3–1, 5–0) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 36 |
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Delen Schule | Goalies | Hana Sadović Zejneb Paldum | Referee: Mariko Dale Linesmen: Baiba Dzene Maren Frohaug | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Shots | 6 |
25 March 2022 17:30 | Serbia | 6–0 (2–0, 2–0, 2–0) | Israel | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 153 |
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Jovana Korica Sintija Veres | Goalies | Yael Fatiev | Referee: Sini Kauhanen Linesmen: Laura Peronnin Lucie Povová | |||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | Shots | 0 |
Statistics
editScoring leaders
editList shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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Edith Pärnik | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +12 | 0 | F |
Christin Lauk | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | +10 | 0 | D |
Merlin Griffin | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +4 | 0 | F |
Kirke Kulla | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +9 | 2 | F |
Valentina Vrhoci | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +3 | 0 | F |
Diane Kaareste | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +9 | 0 | F |
Irma Kapić | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −1 | 4 | F |
Ivett Vastag | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 2 | F |
Aleksandra-Olga Seppar | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +5 | 4 | D |
Helen Mahla | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +5 | 0 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
editOnly 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 |
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Delen Schule | 120:00 | 1 | 0.50 | 21 | 95.24 | 1 |
Yael Fatiev | 141:16 | 13 | 5.52 | 111 | 88.29 | 0 |
Jovana Korica | 160:25 | 5 | 1.87 | 25 | 80.00 | 0 |
Hana Sadović | 102:37 | 8 | 4.68 | 36 | 77.78 | 0 |
Zejneb Paldum | 77:23 | 8 | 6.20 | 33 | 75.76 | 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
Awards
editPosition | Player[14] |
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Goaltender | Delen Schule |
Defenceman | Christin Lauk |
Forward | Valentina Vrhoci |
References
edit- ^ "Tournaments". IIHF.com. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Belgian women win". IIHF.com. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Estonia returns in style". IIHF.com. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III A official website
- ^ 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III A statistics
- ^ IIIA game officials
- ^ "New dates and one withdrawal". IIHF.com. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Hong Kongers won't play this season". IIHF.com. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIIA" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III B official website
- ^ 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III B statistics
- ^ "New Zealand, Iran withdraw teams". IIHF.com. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Iran pulls out of women's ice hockey championship after being slated against Israel". israelhayom.com. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIIB" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 26 March 2022.