| Tourney Name: | IIHF Women's World Championship Division II |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Size: | 280px |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Country2: | Iceland |
| Country3: | Taiwan |
| Dates: | 2–8 April 2017 27 February – 5 March 2017 12–17 December 2016 |
| Num Teams: | 17 |
| Venues: | 4 |
| Cities: | 3 |
| Prevseason: | 2016 |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
See also: 2017 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships.
The 2017 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.
At the 2017 IIHF annual congress it was decided that the Top Division would expand from eight to ten teams.[1] As a result, all relegations from the 2017 tournaments were cancelled, and there would also be no relegation in all 2018 tournaments.
| Division II Group A | Division II Group B | Division II Group B Qualification | |||
| width=220px | Gangneung | width=220px | Akureyri | width=220px | Taipei |
| Gangneung Hockey Centre Capacity: 10,000 Kwandong Hockey Centre Capacity: 6,000 | Akureyri Ice Rink Capacity: 1,000 | Annex Ice Rink Capacity: 1,000 |
| Tourney Name: | IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Country: | South Korea |
| City: | Gangneung |
| Dates: | 2–8 April 2017 |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Games: | 15 |
| Goals: | 84 |
| Scoring Leader: |  Angela Taylor |
| Points: | 12 |
The Division II Group A tournament was played in Gangneung, South Korea, from 2 to 8 April 2017.[2] [3]
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| Placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated. | ||
| Hosts; placed 2nd in Division II A last year. | ||
| Placed 3rd in Division II A last year. | ||
| Placed 4th in Division II A last year. | ||
| Placed 5th in Division II A last year. | ||
| Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted. |
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[4]
Vanessa Morin
Anna Kuroda
Chelsea Rapin
Rita Rygh Aiko Hoshi
Jenni Jaatinen
Lee Kyung-sun Lee Tae-ri Bente Owren Brienne Stewart
All times are local (Time in South Korea – UTC+9).
Han Do-heeSource: IIHF.com
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +8 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +5 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +7 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | –1 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +7 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +1 | 6 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 10 | F | ||
| 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +5 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +4 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 0 | F |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 240:00 | 3 | 0.75 | 63 | 95.24 | 1 | ||
| 201:01 | 16 | 4.57 | 221 | 92.76 | 1 | ||
| 180:00 | 5 | 1.67 | 66 | 92.42 | 0 | ||
| 252:49 | 11 | 2.61 | 110 | 90.00 | 0 | ||
| 291:16 | 15 | 3.09 | 140 | 89.29 | 0 |
| Tourney Name: | IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Country: | Iceland |
| City: | Akureyri |
| Dates: | 27 February – 5 March 2017 |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Games: | 15 |
| Goals: | 109 |
| Scoring Leader: |  Anjali Thakker |
| Points: | 15 |
The Division II Group B tournament was played in Akureyri, Iceland, from 27 February to 5 March 2017.[5] [6]
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| Placed 2nd in Division II B last year. | ||
| Hosts; placed 3rd in Division II B last year. | ||
| Placed 4th in Division II B last year. | ||
| Placed 5th in Division II B last year. | ||
| Placed 1st in Division II B Qualification last year and were promoted. | ||
| Placed 6th in Division II B last year but were allowed to remain because of Croatia's withdrawal. |
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[7]
Katalin Gérnyi
Elena Ivanova Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
Gabriela Malá Veronika Dopitová
Linn Forsberg Leigh Hetherington
Oksana Shestakova
Julia Weegh
All times are local (Greenwich Mean Time – UTC±0).
Mónica Renteria
Eva Karvelsdóttir Anjali ThakkerSource: IIHF.com
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +9 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +1 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +4 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +1 | 6 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +6 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +7 | 6 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +7 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +7 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | −4 | 14 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +4 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +9 | 6 | F |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180:00 | 3 | 1.00 | 82 | 96.34 | 1 | ||
| 282:26 | 7 | 1.49 | 100 | 93.00 | 0 | ||
| 297:47 | 13 | 2.62 | 117 | 88.89 | 0 | ||
| 290:55 | 28 | 5.77 | 239 | 88.28 | 0 | ||
| 199:45 | 12 | 3.60 | 94 | 87.23 | 0 |
| Tourney Name: | IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Country: | Taiwan |
| City: | Taipei |
| Dates: | 12–17 December 2016 |
| Num Teams: | 5 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Games: | 10 |
| Goals: | 85 |
| Scoring Leader: | Yeh Hui-chen |
| Points: | 15 |
The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in Taipei, Taiwan, from 12 to 17 December 2016.[8] [9]
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| Placed 2nd in Division II B Qualification last year. | ||
| Placed 3rd in Division II B Qualification last year. | ||
| Placed 4th in Division II B Qualification last year. | ||
| Did not participate last year; they last participated in 2015. | ||
| Hosts; first participation in World Championships. |
3 referees and 5 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[10]
Ma Sang-hee Etsuko Wada Laura White Sayaka Akama Ashleigh Davidson Elizabeth Mantha Theodore Streitu Yuka TochigiAll times are local (Time in Taiwan – UTC+8).
Nina van OrshaegenSource: IIHF.com
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 11 | 4 | 15 | +8 | 0 | F | ||
| 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +8 | 0 | F | ||
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +8 | 0 | F | ||
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +11 | 0 | D | ||
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +5 | 2 | F | ||
| 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +5 | 2 | D | ||
| 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | +6 | 0 | D | ||
| 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +1 | 2 | F | ||
| 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +4 | 0 | F | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +8 | 2 | F |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120:00 | 2 | 1.00 | 54 | 96.30 | 0 | ||
| 179:49 | 3 | 1.00 | 81 | 96.30 | 0 | ||
| 120:00 | 1 | 0.50 | 19 | 94.74 | 1 | ||
| 107:15 | 13 | 7.27 | 126 | 89.68 | 0 | ||
| 119:21 | 7 | 3.52 | 62 | 88.71 | 1 |