2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

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2022 IIHF Women's World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Spain
 Croatia
Dates3–8 April
TBD
Teams9
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
← 2021 (cancelled)
→

The 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II will be two international ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The Group A tournament will be played in Jaca, Spain, from 3 to 8 April 2022 and the Group B tournament will be played in Zagreb, Croatia, originally from 16 to 23 May 2022 but will be moved to a later date.[1][2]

All divisions stayed put after all events last year were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Group A[]

2022 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Spain
Dates3–8 April
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 Latvia Placed 6th in 2019 Division I B and was relegated.
 Great Britain Placed 2nd in 2019 Division II A.
 Spain Host, placed 3rd in 2019 Division II A.
 Mexico Placed 4th in 2019 Division II A.
 North Korea Placed 5th in 2019 Division II A.
 Chinese Taipei Placed 1st in 2019 Division II B and was promoted.

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the
2  Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Spain (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  North Korea[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
First match(es) will be played on 2 April 2022. Source:[citation needed]
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:
  1. ^ North Korea withdrew their team on 3 February 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the travel restrictions.[4]

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+2)

3 April 2022
16:00		Chinese Taipei v Great Britain, Jaca
3 April 2022
20:00		Latvia v Spain, Jaca
4 April 2022
16:00		Mexico v Chinese Taipei, Jaca
5 April 2022
16:00		Mexico v Latvia, Jaca
5 April 2022
20:00		Great Britain v Spain, Jaca
6 April 2022
16:00		Chinese Taipei v Latvia, Jaca
7 April 2022
16:00		Great Britain v Mexico, Jaca
7 April 2022
20:00		Spain v Chinese Taipei, Jaca
8 April 2022
16:00		Latvia v Great Britain, Jaca
8 April 2022
20:00		Spain v Mexico, Jaca

Group B[]

2022 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Croatia
DatesTBD
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)

After several teams withdrew from the tournament, the IIHF changed the date from March to mid-May and all six teams are eligible to participate.[5]

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 Australia Placed 1st in 2020 Division II B.
 Iceland Host, placed 2nd in 2020 Division II B.
 New Zealand Placed 3rd in 2020 Division II B.
 Turkey Placed 4th in 2020 Division II B.
 Croatia Placed 5th in 2020 Division II B.
 South Africa Placed 1st in 2020 Division III and was promoted.

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the
2  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Croatia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Australia[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
6  New Zealand[b] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on TBD. Source:[citation needed]
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:
  1. ^ Australia withdrew their team on 4 January 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related travel issues.[6]
  2. ^ New Zealand withdrew their team on 17 December 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "U18 Worlds in Germany". IIHF.com. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Tournaments". IIHF.com. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. ^ Steiss, Adam (18 November 2020). "IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. ^ "DPR Korea withdraws teams". IIHF.com. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Championship updates". IIHF.com. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Australian women won't play". IIHF.com. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  7. ^ "New Zealand women won't travel". IIHF.com. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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