2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II
# 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

The Division II tournament was held in Maribor, Slovenia, from March 25 to 31 for Group A. Group B was contested from March 10 to 16 in Seoul, South Korea. In both tournaments the first placed team was promoted and the last placed team relegated, so, the Group B winner moved up to Group A, and the Group A winner moved up to Division I Group B. The last placed in Group A was relegated to Group B. While the rules stated that the 5th and 6th placed teams in Group B must enter a qualification tournament for next year if more member nations apply to compete, this did not happen. Previously these tournaments were known as Division III and Division IV.

## Group A

| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | +26 | 15 |
| Hungary | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 12 |
| Australia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 9 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 6 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 2 |
| Croatia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 27 | −23 | 1 |

All times are local UTC+2.

### Statistics and awards

**Scoring leaders**

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ri Sol-gyong | North Korea | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +17 | 4 |
| 2 | Alexandra Huszák | Hungary | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | +12 | 2 |
| 3 | Ryu Hyon-mi | North Korea | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +12 | 4 |
| 4 | Ri Ok-yong | North Korea | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +13 | 6 |
| 5 | Tifani Horváth | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +6 | 2 |
| 5 | Kim Un-ae | North Korea | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +7 | 0 |
| 7 | Fanni Gasparics | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +11 | 2 |
| 8 | Jin Ok | North Korea | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | +1 | 2 |
| 9 | Pia Pren | Slovenia | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +8 | 26 |
| 10 | Han Song-hui | North Korea | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +7 | 2 |
| 10 | Andrea Steranko | Australia | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +4 | 4 |

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Source: IIHF.com

**Goaltending leaders**

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Boglárka Gegesy | Hungary | 120:00 | 1 | 0.50 | 96.77 | 1 |
| 2 | Kristy Bruske | Australia | 168:31 | 4 | 1.42 | 94.20 | 2 |
| 3 | Ri Hye-yong | North Korea | 269:40 | 5 | 1.11 | 93.90 | 1 |
| 4 | Hedvika Korbar | Slovenia | 243:58 | 10 | 2.46 | 93.15 | 0 |
| 5 | Anikó Németh | Hungary | 179:00 | 5 | 1.68 | 90.91 | 1 |

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: IIHF.com

**Directorate Awards**

* Goaltender: Kristy Bruske, Australia
* Defenseman: Kim Un-ae, North Korea
* Forward: Alexandra Huszák, Hungary

Source: IIHF.com

## Group B

| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6 | +32 | 14 |
| Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 12 |
| South Korea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 9 |
| Iceland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 7 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 3 |
| South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 52 | −48 | 0 |

### Statistics and awards

**Scoring leaders**

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Karolina Pozniewska | Poland | 5 | 9 | 4 | 13 | +12 | 4 |
| 2 | Magdalena Szynal | Poland | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +10 | 2 |
| 3 | Park Jongah | South Korea | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +9 | 0 |
| 4 | Lucia Ruiz | Spain | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +4 | 4 |
| 5 | Ana Ucedo | Spain | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +7 | 2 |
| 6 | Alba Calero | Spain | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +5 | 0 |
| 6 | Han Soo-jin | South Korea | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +6 | 4 |
| 6 | Ainhoa Merino | Spain | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +5 | 0 |
| 9 | Marta Bigos | Poland | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +9 | 0 |
| 9 | Maria Gurrea | Spain | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +5 | 4 |

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Source: IIHF.com

**Goaltending leaders**

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Malgorzata Burda | Poland | 152:15 | 1 | 0.39 | 98.15 | 1 |
| 2 | Carlota Alvarado | Spain | 257:41 | 5 | 1.16 | 97.14 | 2 |
| 3 | Shin So-jung | South Korea | 284:23 | 7 | 1.48 | 95.30 | 1 |
| 4 | Kirsten Schönwetter | Belgium | 238:35 | 9 | 2.26 | 93.43 | 0 |
| 5 | Karítas Halldórsdóttir | Iceland | 305:00 | 15 | 2.95 | 93.02 | 0 |

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: IIHF.com

**Directorate Awards**

* Goaltender: Shin So-jung, South Korea
* Defenseman: Anna Ágústsdóttir, Iceland
* Forward: Karolina Pozniewska, Poland

Source: IIHF.com

## Division II B Qualification

The Division II B Qualification was cancelled in August 2011 due to a number of nations declining to participate. South Africa, which lost 2011 Division IV, and Spain, which was scheduled to host the 2012 Division II B Qualification, were placed in Group B without qualification. The qualification was scheduled to include the following:

| Team | Qualification |
| - | - |
| South Africa | Placed 6th in Division IV last year and was relegated. |
| Spain | Host, placed 2nd in Division V last year. |
| Bulgaria | Placed 3rd in Division V last year. |
| Turkey | Placed 4th in Division V last year. |
| Ireland | Placed 5th in Division V last year. |
| Mexico | First time applied to compete in tournament. |
