2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

The 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division II A and Division II B represent the fourth and fifth tier of the IIHF Women's World Championship.

2012 IIHF Women's World Championship
Division II

Tournament details
Host countries	Slovenia South Korea
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	25–31 March 2012 10–16 March 2012
Teams	12
← 2011 III / IV / V 2013 →

See also: 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship

Previously, these tournaments were known as Division III and Division IV.

Division II Group A

2012 IIHF Women's World Championship
Division II A

Tournament details
Host country	Slovenia
City	Maribor
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	25–31 March 2012
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	93 (6.2 per match)

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia, from 25 to 31 March 2012.^[1] The winners, North Korea, were promoted to Division I B for 2013, while the bottom-ranked team, Croatia, were relegated to Division II B for 2013.

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
North Korea	placed 6th in Division II last year and were relegated
Australia	placed 2nd in Division III last year
Hungary	placed 3rd in Division III last year
Slovenia	hosts; placed 4th in Division III last year
Croatia	placed 5th in Division III last year
New Zealand	placed 1st in Division IV last year and were promoted

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	North Korea	5	5	0	0	0	33	7	+26	15	Promoted to the 2013 Division I B
2	Hungary	5	4	0	0	1	26	6	+20	12
3	Australia	5	3	0	0	2	11	12	−1	9
4	New Zealand	5	2	0	0	3	12	23	−11	6
5	Slovenia (H)	5	0	1	0	4	7	18	−11	2
6	Croatia	5	0	0	1	4	4	27	−23	1	Relegated to the 2013 Division II B

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Match results

All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).

25 March 2012 13:00

Australia

0–3 (0–1, 0–1, 0–1)

Hungary

Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 342

Game reference
	Ashleigh Brown	Goalies	Aniko Nemeth	Referee: Miyuki Nakayama Linesmen: Veronica Johansson Ulrike Winklmayr
	0–1 18:39 – A. Huszak (M. Molnar) (PP) 0–2 24:37 – N. Brgles (Z. Jokai-Szilagyi, D. Medgyes) 0–3 54:15 – A. Huszak (SH)
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	23	Shots	32

25 March 2012 16:30

Croatia

1–4 (0–1, 1–3, 0–0)

New Zealand

Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 361

Game reference
	Petra Belobrk	Goalies	Tereza Houkal	Referee: Kristine Langley Linesmen: Jana Habanova Zsuzsanna Sandor
	0–1 16:08 – J. Horner-Pascoe (T. Tissink, R. Gottgtroy) 0–2 22:20 – A. Hobbs (B. Gibbings, A. Cunningham) (PP2) E. Filipec (M. Klanac) (SH) – 23:10 1–2 1–3 24:05 – A. Thakker (R. Gottgtroy) 1–4 28:10 – A. Cunningham (Z. Pielak-Jones)
	8 min	Penalties	31 min
	23	Shots	18

25 March 2012 20:00

North Korea

3–1 (1–1, 2–0, 0–0)

Slovenia

Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 410

Game reference
	Ri Hye-Yong	Goalies	Hedvika Korbar	Referee: Kaisa Ketonen Linesmen: Lisa Huffner Vanessa Stratton
	0–1 01:49 – P. Pren Ryu H. (Ri S.) – 17:05 1–1 Han S. (Jin O., Kim U.) – 20:50 2–1 O C. (Han S.) – 28:06 3–1
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	51	Shots	14

26 March 2012 13:00

Australia

3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Croatia

Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 334

Game reference
	Kristy Bruske	Goalies	Petra Belobrk	Referee: Kaisa Ketonen Linesmen: Veronica Johansson Zsuzsanna Sandor
	G. Moore (R. Padjen, N. Farrier) – 11:05 1–0 A. del Basso (A. Steranko, S. Green) (PP) – 44:12 2–0 S. Crompton (A. Steranko) – 47:11 3–0
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	38	Shots	20

26 March 2012 16:30

Hungary

4–5 (3–1, 1–2, 0–2)

North Korea

Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 355

Game reference
	Aniko Nemeth	Goalies	Hong Kum-Sil	Referee: Kristine Langley Linesmen: Jana Habanova Elena Ivanova
	A. Huszak (F. Kiss-Simon) (SH) – 03:06 1–0 1–1 08:16 – Han S. (Jin O.) (PP) F. Kiss-Simon (A. Ronai) (PP2) – 10:20 2–1 A. Huszak – 19:42 3–1 3–2 29:18 – Ri S. (Ryu H.) A. Huszak (F. Gasparics) – 33:46 4–2 4–3 39:14 – Ryu H. (Kim S.) 4–4 46:57 – Ryu H. (SH) 4–5 55:42 – Kim K. (Ryu H., Ri S.)
	16 min	Penalties	14 min
	28	Shots	21

26 March 2012 20:00

New Zealand

4–3 (1–0, 2–1, 1–2)

Slovenia

Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 410

Game reference
	Tereza Koukal	Goalies	Hedvika Korbar	Referee: Yana Zueva Linesmen: Lisa Huffner Vanessa Stratton
	S. Haslemore (K. Langford) – 12:17 1–0 K. Langford (PP2) – 26:03 2–0 2–1 36:13 – P. Pren B. Gibbings (A. Goulding) – 38:07 3–1 A. Thakker (J. Horner-Pascoe) (PP) – 51:03 4–1 4–2 51:20 – P. Pren (L. Deisinger) 4–3 55:45 – P. Pren
	16 min	Penalties	2 min
	23	Shots	18

28 March 2012 13:00

North Korea

11–1 (3–1, 3–0, 5–0)

Croatia

Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 323

Game reference
	Ri Hye Yong	Goalies	Petra Belobrk	Referee: Miyuki Nakayama Linesmen: Lisa Huffner Vanessa Stratton
	Ri O. (Ryu H.) – 04:56 1–0 Jin O. – 12:50 2–0 Ri S. – 15:42 3–0 3–1 19:30 – D. Kruselj Posavec (M. Klanac) Ro-S. – 24:01 4–1 Han S. (Jin O., Kim S.) (PP) – 33:49 5–1 Ri S. (Ri O., Kim U.) – 35:58 6–1 Won C. (Ri S.) – 44:58 7–1 Ri U. (Ro S.) – 45:15 8–1 Ro S. – 50:03 9–1 Ri O. (Kim K.) – 52:38 10–1 Kim S. (Ro S.) – 55:16 11–1
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	55	Shots	8

28 March 2012 16:30

Australia

7–2 (3–2, 2–0, 2–0)

New Zealand

Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 365

Game reference
	Ashleigh Brown	Goalies	Tereza Houkal Lyndal Heineman	Referee: Yana Zueva Linesmen: Zsuzsanna Sandor Ulrike Winklmayr
	A. Steranko – 07:31 1–0 S. Godfrey – 08:55 2–0 2–1 09:53 – A. Thakker (B. Gibbings) A. Steranko – 15:54 3–1 3–2 16:30 – J. Horner-Pascoe A. del Basso – 25:50 4–2 G. Moore – 31:35 5–2 A. del Basso (A. Steranko) – 45:34 6–2 A. del Basso (S. Lehmann) – 53:28 7–2
	16 min	Penalties	12 min
	30	Shots	16

28 March 2012 20:00

Hungary

8–0 (4–0, 1–0, 3–0)

Slovenia

Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 415

Game reference
	Aniko Nemeth Boglarka Gegesy	Goalies	Ines Confidenti	Referee: Kristine Langley Linesmen: Jana Habanova Elena Ivanova
	Z. Jokai-Szilagyi (N. Brgles) – 05:07 1–0 Z. Jokai-Szilagyi (F. Kiss-Simon) – 13:12 2–0 Z. Jokai-Szilagyi (T. Horvath) – 16:51 3–0 D. Medgyes (N. Brgles) (K. Trencsenyi) – 17:26 4–0 F. Gasparics (T. Horvath, F. Kiss-Simon) – 36:53 5–0 A. Huszak (F. Gasparics) (SH) – 49:15 6–0 K. Trencsenyi (D. Medgyes, N. Brgles) (PP) – 51:10 7–0 A. Huszak (F. Gasparics, M. Molnar) – 59:51 8–0
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	53	Shots	13

29 March 2012 13:00

New Zealand

1–7 (0–2, 1–3, 0–2)

North Korea

Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 325

Game reference
	Tereza Houkal Lyndal Heineman	Goalies	Ri Hye Yong	Referee: Miyuki Nakayama Linesmen: Jana Habanova Elena Ivanova
	0–1 11:56 – Kim S. (Ro S.) 0–2 13:46 – Kim U. (O C., Kim S.) (PP) B. Gibbings (A. Cunningham) – 22:45 1–2 1–3 22:54 – Ryu H. (Ri S., Ri O.) 1–4 27:34 – O C. 1–5 31:44 – Kim U. (Jin O.) 1–6 40:11 – Ri O. (Ri S.) 1–7 56:06 – Ri S. (Kim U.)
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	13	Shots	27

29 March 2012 16:30

Croatia

0–6 (0–3, 0–1, 0–2)

Hungary

Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 340

Game reference
	Petra Belobrk	Goalies	Boglarka Gegesy	Referee: Yana Zueva Linesmen: Vanessa Statton Ulrike Winklmayr
	0–1 02:50 – T. Horvath (F. Kiss-Simon) 0–2 07:26 – R. Dabasi (N. Brgles) 0–3 11:00 – K. Trencsenyi 0–4 39:52 – R. Dabasi (A. Kiss) 0–5 48:27 – T. Horvath (F. Gasparics) (PP) 0–6 53:41 – F. Kiss-Simon (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	19	Shots	49

29 March 2012 20:00

Slovenia

0–1 (0–1, 0–0, 0–0)

Australia

Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 412

Game reference
	Hedvika Korbar	Goalies	Kristy Bruske	Referee: Kaisa Ketonen Linesmen: Veronica Johansson Zsuzsanna Sandor
	0–1 06:30 – A. Steranko (A. del Basso)
	10 min	Penalties	14 min
	18	Shots	42

31 March 2012 13:00

Hungary

5–1 (1–0, 3–0, 1–1)

New Zealand

Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 335

Game reference
	Aniko Nemeth Boglarka Gegesy	Goalies	Tereza Houkal	Referee: Kaisa Ketonen Linesmen: Veronica Johansson Ulrike Winklmayr
	T. Horvath (F. Gasparics, A. Huszak) – 03:29 1–0 A. Ronai (Z. Jokai-Szilagyi) – 25:21 2–0 F. Gasparics (T. Horvath, A. Huszak) – 27:16 3–0 A. Huszak (T. Horvath) (PP) – 33:00 4–0 L. Pinter (Dabasi) – 42:34 5–0 5–1 42:46 – S. Haslemore
	4 min	Penalties	18 min
	55	Shots	10

31 March 2012 16:30

North Korea

7–0 (4–0, 0–0, 3–0)

Australia

Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 358

Game reference
	Ri Hye Yong	Goalies	Ashleigh Brown Kristy Bruske	Referee: Kristine Langley Linesmen: Lisa Huffner Vanessa Stratton
	Ri S. (Ri O., Kim K.) – 09:15 1–0 Ri S. (Kim U.) – 11:08 2–0 Won C. (Ri S.) – 11:29 3–0 Kim U. (Han S., Jin O.) – 14:36 4–0 O C. (Han S., Jin O.) – 43:58 5–0 Ri S. – 52:56 6–0 Ri O. (Ri S., Ryu H.) – 57:57 7–0
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	40	Shots	27

31 March 2012 20:00

Slovenia

3–2 GWS (1–1, 0–0, 1–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Croatia

Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 480

Game reference
	Hedvika Korbar	Goalies	Petra Belobrk	Referee: Yana Zueva Linesmen: Jana Habanova Elena Ivanova
	L. Deisinger (T. Lepir) (PP2) – 06:23 1–0 1–1 16:37 – A. Kadijevic 1–2 47:25 – E. Filipec P. Pren (L. Deisinger) – 47:33 2–2
	S. Zimsek P. Pren T. Lahajnar I. Kraner P. Pren P. Pren P. Pren	Shootout	M. Smolec A. Kadijevic A. Siranovic M. Smolec A. Kadijevic M. Smolec A. Kadijevic
	16 min	Penalties	18 min
	28	Shots	30

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

Division II Group B

2012 IIHF Women's World Championship
Division II B

Tournament details
Host country	South Korea
City	Seoul
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	10–16 March 2012
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	98 (6.53 per match)

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Seoul, South Korea, from 10 to 16 March 2012.^[2] The winners, Poland, were promoted to Division II A for 2013. 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.

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Belgium	placed 6th in Division III last year and were relegated
South Korea	hosts; placed 2nd in Division IV last year
Iceland	placed 3rd in Division IV last year
South Africa	placed 5th in Division IV last year
Poland	placed 1st in Division V last year and were promoted
Spain	placed 2nd in Division V last year and were promoted

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Poland	5	4	1	0	0	38	6	+32	14	Promoted to the 2013 Division II A
2	Spain	5	4	0	0	1	22	5	+17	12
3	South Korea (H)	5	2	1	1	1	16	8	+8	9
4	Iceland	5	2	0	1	2	11	15	−4	7
5	Belgium	5	1	0	0	4	7	12	−5	3
6	South Africa	5	0	0	0	5	4	52	−48	0

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Match results

All times are local (Korea Standard Time – UTC+9).

10 March 2012 13:00

Iceland

2–1 (0–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Belgium

Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 200

Game reference
	Karitas Halldorsdottir	Goalies	Kirsten Schonwetter	Referee: Anna Eskola Linesmen: Tomomi Narusawa Viera Silhavikova
	0–1 20:36 – E. Clincke (S. Frere) B. Baldursdóttir (S. Shantz-Smiley, A. Ágústsdóttir) – 38:41 1–1 B. Baldursdóttir – 56:30 2–1
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	30	Shots	51

10 March 2012 16:30

Spain

3–4 (0–2, 3–0, 0–2)

Poland

Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 300

Game reference
	Carlota Alvarado Virginia Martinez	Goalies	Agata Kosinska	Referee: Maria Zemiakova Linesmen: Young Hwang-Bo Fu Zhennan
	0–1 05:27 – K. Pozniewska (SH) 0–2 09:57 – M. Szynal (M. Bigos) A. Calero (L. Abrisqueta) (PP2) – 27:35 1–2 A. Calero (M. Gurrea) – 29:27 2–2 M. Gurrea (A. Ucedo) – 35:28 3–2 3–3 47:42 – I. Malinowska (M. Czaplik, K. Pozniewska) 3–4 48:14 – E. Czarnecka (S. Kosakowska)
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	31	Shots	74

10 March 2012 20:00

South Korea

10–2 (3–0, 4–1, 3–1)

South Africa

Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 800

Game reference
	Shin So-jung Han Do-hee	Goalies	Sandra McClurg	Referee: Maija Kontturi Linesmen: Senovwa Mollen Sueva Torribo Rousselin
	Han S. (Han J.) – 03:07 1–0 Jo S. – 10:07 2–0 Han S. (Han J.) – 18:40 3–0 Han S. (Han J.) – 24:45 4–0 Park J. – 30:49 5–0 Park J. (Han J.) – 35:14 6–0 6–1 37:47 – D. Oxenham (D. Rhode) Lee K. (Ko C.) – 39:22 7–1 Park J. (Yong H.) – 42:05 8–1 Park D. (Choi B.) – 52:16 9–1 Park J. (Han S.) – 53:14 10–1 10–2 58:16 – T. van Eeckhoven (N. Sheffield, L. Lombard)
	4 min	Penalties	0 min
	70	Shots	14

11 March 2012 13:00

Belgium

0–7 (0–2, 0–3, 0–2)

Poland

Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 100

Game reference
	Kirsten Schonwetter Jente Vanroy	Goalies	Malgorzata Burda	Referee: Maria Zemiakova Linesmen: Lee Kyung-Sun Senovwa Mollen
	0–1 06:19 – M. Bigos 0–2 18:34 – P. Kulas (A. Berecka) (PP) 0–3 26:47 – A. Pioro (K. Pozniewska) 0–4 30:34 – K. Pozniewska (M. Czaplik) 0–5 35:35 – M. Czaplik (J. Detmer) 0–6 40:31 – K. Pozniewska 0–7 59:26 – M. Bigos
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	31	Shots	70

11 March 2012 16:30

South Africa

0–12 (0–1, 0–4, 0–7)

Spain

Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 150

Game reference
	Sandra McClurg Shaylene Swanepoel	Goalies	Virginia Martinez Carlota Alvarado	Referee: Anna Eskola Linesmen: Sueva Torribo Rousselin Fu Zhennan
	0–1 15:09 – L. Ruiz (C. Hernández, A. Rodríguez) (PP) 0–2 24:22 – A. Ucedo (L. Ruiz, A. Rodríguez) 0–3 27:36 – L. Ortuno (L. Ruiz, E. Álvarez) 0–4 28:10 – A. Calero (M. Gurrea, L. Sainz) 0–5 35:24 – L. Ruiz (A. Ucedo, C. Hernandez) 0–6 41:11 – A. Merino (J. Fouz, L. Ortuno) (PP) 0–7 46:04 – A. Merino (L. Ortuno) 0–8 47:50 – A. Merino (L. Ruiz, C. Hernández) 0–9 48:01 – C. Hernández (L. Ruiz, A. Merino) 0–10 48:47 – M. Gurrea (A. Ucedo, A. Calero) 0–11 49:27 – J. Fouz (A. Merino, L. Ortuno) 0–12 52:55 – A. Ucedo (A. González, M. Gurrea)
	12 min	Penalties	4 min
	16	Shots	65

11 March 2012 20:00

South Korea

2–1 GWS (0–0, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Iceland

Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 300

Game reference
	Shin So-jung	Goalies	Karitas Halldorsdottir	Referee: Maija Kontturi Linesmen: Tomomi Narusawa Viera Silhavikova
	Jo S. (Ahn K.) – 21:55 1–0 1–1 39:28 – A. Ágústsdóttir (S. Shantz-Smiley)
	Han S. Park J. Lee K.	Shootout	S. Shantz-Smiley B. Baldursdóttir
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	47	Shots	40

13 March 2012 13:00

Belgium

6–0 (2–0, 0–0, 4–0)

South Africa

Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 100

Game reference
	Jente Vanroy Kirsten Schonwetter	Goalies	Sandra McClurg	Referee: Sylena Mutsaers Linesmen: Young Hwang-Bo Viera Silhavikova
	L. de Decker (V. Jenaer, S. Mommen) – 01:47 1–0 V. Jenaer (E. Leyen) – 05:27 2–0 S. Frere (S. Mommen, L. Buret) – 44:24 3–0 S. Frere (L. Bosmans) – 44:51 4–0 S. Morel de Westgaver (L. de Decker) – 50:51 5–0 L. de Decker (S. Frere, E. Leyen) – 55:27 6–0
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	65	Shots	12

13 March 2012 16:30

Iceland

2–7 (0–1, 2–1, 0–5)

Poland

Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 100

Game reference
	Karitas Halldorsdottir	Goalies	Agata Kosinska	Referee: Anna Eskola Linesmen: Lee Kyung-Sun Sueva Torribo Rousselin
	0–1 12:05 – P. Kulas (K. Mizera) S. Shantz-Smiley (S. Sigurgeirsdottir) (PP) – 21:17 1–1 1–2 21:46 – M. Szynal (M. Bigos, A. Kierc) S. Shantz-Smiley (G. Blondal, S. Sigurgeirsdottir) (PP) – 21:46 2–2 2–3 41:07 – M. Szynal (E. Czarnecka, K. Mizera) 2–4 43:06 – K. Frackowiak (M. Szaplik, K. Chrapek) (PP) 2–5 47:50 – M. Szynal (M. Bigos, E. Czarnecka) (PP) 2–6 52:30 – E. Czarnecka (M. Szynal, K. Mizera) 2–7 59:14 – K. Byczkowska (K. Frackowiak, K. Pozniewska)
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	26	Shots	58

13 March 2012 20:00

South Korea

1–3 (0–0, 0–1, 1–2)

Spain

Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 300

Game reference
	Shin So-jung	Goalies	Carlota Alvarado	Referee: Maria Zemiakova Linesmen: Senovwa Mollen Tomomi Narusawa
	0–1 25:22 – A. Ucedo (M. Gurrea, A. Calero) 0–2 40:49 – A. Calero (A. Ucedo) Yong H. (Park J.) – 44:23 1–2 1–3 49:19 – J. Fouz (A. Merino)
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	35	Shots	40

15 March 2012 13:00

South Africa

2–6 (1–2, 0–0, 1–4)

Iceland

Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 100

Game reference
	Sandra McClurg	Goalies	Karítas Halldórsdóttir	Referee: Maria Zemiakova Linesmen: Young Hwang-Bo Fu Zehnnan
	D. Oxenham (C. Schurrman, D. Rhode) (PP) – 04:12 1–0 1–1 16:57 – S. Sigurgeirsdóttir (A. Ágústsdóttir, S. Shantz-Smiley) (PP) 1–2 17:36 – F. Johannesdóttir (B. Bergthorsdóttir, H. Heimisdóttir) 1–3 40:39 – B. Baldursdóttir (L. Sigfusdóttir) 1–4 43:43 – G. Blondal (S. Shantz-Smiley, L. Sigfusdóttir) D. Oxenham (D. Rhode) – 54:02 2–4 2–5 55:14 – H. Heimisdóttir (S. Gunnlaugsdóttir, F. Johannesdóttir) 2–6 55:41 – L. Sveinsdóttir (S. Finnbogadóttir)
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	20	Shots	88

15 March 2012 16:30

Spain

1–0 (0–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Belgium

Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 100

Game reference
	Carlota Alvarado	Goalies	Kirsten Schönwetter	Referee: Maija Kontturi Linesmen: Lee Kyung-Sun Sueva Torribio Rousselin
	M. Gurrea (A. Ucedo) (PP) – 57:00 1–0
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	36	Shots	28

15 March 2012 20:00

Poland

2–1 OT (0–0, 0–0, 1–1) (OT: 1–0)

South Korea

Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 300

Game reference
	Małgorzata Burda	Goalies	Shin So-jung	Referee: Sylena Mutsaers Linesmen: Senovwa Mollen Tomomi Narusawa
	K. Pozniewska (K. Chrapek) – 44:42 1–0 1–1 59:05 – Park J. (Han S.) K. Pozniewska – 61:18 2–1
	14 min	Penalties	8 min
	34	Shots	19

16 March 2012 13:00

Iceland

0–3 (0–0, 0–2, 0–1)

Spain

Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 100

Game reference
	Karítas Halldórsdóttir	Goalies	Carlota Alvarado	Referee: Sylena Mutsaers Linesmen: Young Hwang-Bo Tomomi Narusawa
	0–1 22:17 – L. Ruiz (A. Calero) (PP) 0–2 32:09 – L. Ortuno (L. Ruiz, J. Fouz) 0–3 44:56 – A. Gonzalez (A. Merino, L. Ortuno)
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	34	Shots	39

16 March 2012 16:30

Poland

18–0 (5–0, 7–0, 6–0)

South Africa

Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 150

Game reference
	Małgorzata Burda Agata Kosinska	Goalies	Sandra McClurg Shaylene Swanepoel	Referee: Maija Kontturi Linesmen: Lee Kyung-Sun Sueva Torribo Rousselin
	K. Pozniewska (M. Czaplik) – 03:41 1–0 E. Czarnecka (M. Szynal) – 08:17 2–0 K. Pozniewska (PP) – 10:55 3–0 K. Pozniewska (M. Czaplik) – 11:21 4–0 M. Szynal (A. Kierc) – 17:41 5–0 S. Bielas – 23:21 6–0 A. Berecka (K. Byczkowska, P. Kulas) – 24:03 7–0 K. Chrapek (K. Pozniewska) – 25:33 8–0 M. Slimak – 27:16 9–0 K. Frackowiak – 27:32 10–0 M. Nowacka (K. Frackowiak) – 26:25 11–0 K. Pozniewska – 38:08 12–0 M. Bigos (M. Szynal) – 46:20 13–0 M. Szynal (M. Bigos) – 47:31 14–0 K. Frackowiak – 48:06 15–0 A. Berecka (P. Kulas) – 50:38 16–0 M. Czaplik (A. Pioro) – 52:10 17–0 S. Bielas (K. Frackowiak) – 59:55 18–0
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	94	Shots	8

16 March 2012 20:00

Belgium

0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1)

South Korea

Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 800

Game reference
	Kirsten Schönwetter	Goalies	Shin So-jung	Referee: Anna Eskola Linesmen: Viera Silhavikova Fu Zhennan
	0–1 31:00 – Han J. (Yong H., Park J.) 0–2 59:57 – Park J. (Jo S., Lee K.) (ENG)
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	24	Shots	24

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 Group B Qualification

The Division II Group 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 Group B Qualification, were placed into 2012 Division II Group B without qualification. The qualification was scheduled to include the following:^[3]

Team	Qualification
South Africa	placed 6th in Division IV last year and were supposed to be relegated
Spain	Hosts; 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 World Championship