2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III
# 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III

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

The Division III Group A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 4 to 9 April 2022 and the Division III Group B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 22 to 25 March 2022.

Belgium won Group A, while Estonia won the Group B tournament and both were promoted.

## Group A tournament

### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| - | - |
| Ukraine | Placed 6th in 2020 Division II B and was relegated. |
| Belgium | Placed 2nd in 2020 Division III. |
| Romania | Placed 3rd in 2020 Division III. |
| Bulgaria | Host, placed 4th in 2020 Division III. |
| Lithuania | Placed 5th in 2020 Division III. |
| Hong Kong | Placed 6th in 2020 Division III. |

### Match officials

Two referees and three linesmen were selected for the tournament.

| Referees | Linesmen |
| - | - |
| Drahomira Fialova Sinem Türkmen | Harriet Weegh Julia Strube Julia Hjelmström |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Belgium (P) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 3 | +23 | 9 | Promoted to the 2023 Division II B |
| 2 | Lithuania | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 9 | |
| 3 | Bulgaria (H) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 27 | −22 | 0 | |
| – | Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
| – | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
| – | Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |

* 1 2 Belgium and Lithuania are tied on head-to-head points (3–3); head-to-head goal difference: Belgium 10–3 Lithuania
* ↑ Romania withdrew their team on 25 March 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
* ↑ 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.

### Results

All times are local (UTC+3)

### Statistics

**Scoring leaders**

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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**

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.

| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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

| Position | Player |
| - | - |
| Goaltender | Emilie Simonsen |
| Defenceman | Chinouk Van Calster |
| Forward | Lotte De Guchtenaere |

## Group B tournament

### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| - | - |
| Estonia | Last participated in 2008. |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | First time participating in tournament. |
| Serbia | Host, first time participating in tournament. |
| Israel | First time participating in tournament. |
| Iran | First time participating in tournament. |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Estonia (P) | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |

* ↑ Iran was scheduled to participate, but withdrew in September 2021 to avoid competing against Israel.

### Results

All times are local (UTC+1)

### Statistics

**Scoring leaders**

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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**

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.

| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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

| Position | Player |
| - | - |
| Goaltender | Delen Schule |
| Defenceman | Christin Lauk |
| Forward | Valentina Vrhoci |
