2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

2023 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Mexico
 South Africa
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates2–7 April
20–26 February
Teams10
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The 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II comprised two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

The Group A tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico from 2 to 7 April, and the Group B tournament in Cape Town, South Africa, from 20 to 26 February 2023.[1]

Latvia won Group A and got promoted and North Korea got relegated after withdrawing. Belgium won the Group B tournament and got promoted, while Croatia got relegated.[2]

Group A tournament

2023 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Mexico
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates2–7 April
Teams5
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored54 (5.4 per game)
Attendance3,938 (394 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Latvia Līga Miljone (9 points)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants

Team Qualification
 Latvia Placed 2nd in 2022 Division II A.
 Spain Placed 3rd in 2022 Division II A.
 Chinese Taipei Placed 4th in 2022 Division II A.
 Mexico Host, placed 5th in 2022 Division II A.
 North Korea Did not participate last year.
 Iceland Placed 1st in 2022 Division II B and was promoted.

Match officials

Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.[3]

Referees Linesmen
  • Canada Joanie Duchesneau
  • Canada Sophie Thomson
  • Mexico Marise Larios
  • Poland Monika Szpyt-Jucha
  • Sweden Jessica Lundgren

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Latvia 4 4 0 0 0 21 3 +18 12 Promoted to the 2024 Division I B
2  Spain 4 3 0 0 1 17 6 +11 9
3  Mexico (H) 4 2 0 0 2 5 16 −11 6
4  Chinese Taipei 4 0 1 0 3 5 9 −4 2
5  Iceland 4 0 0 1 3 6 20 −14 1
–  North Korea[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to the 2024 Division II B
Source: IIHF
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 before the tournament.

Results

All times are local (UTC−6)

2 April 2023
14:00		Latvia 3–2
(0–1, 2–0, 1–1)		 Chinese TaipeiSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 108
Game reference
Kristiāna ApsīteGoaliesHsu Tzu-tingReferee:
Canada Grace Barlow
Linesmen:
Mexico Marise Larios
Sweden Jessica Lundgren
0–106:33 – Yeh H. (Chao) (PP)
Rulle (A. Apsīte) – 21:281–1
Miljone (Lagzdiņa) (PP) – 33:132–1
2–244:10 – Hsieh C. (Huang M.) (PP)
Rulle – 58:533–2
35 minPenalties12 min
45Shots21
2 April 2023
18:30		Mexico 0–6
(0–4, 0–1, 0–1)		 SpainSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 716
Game reference
Mónica Rentería
Miranda De Antuñano		GoaliesAlba Gonzalo
Laura López De Ochoa		Referee:
Czech Republic Martina Zedníková
Linesmen:
Canada Joanie Duchesneau
Poland Monika Szpyt-Jucha
0–104:11 – Serrano (Muñoz)
0–210:42 – Muñoz (Serna, O'Hare)
0–312:15 – Castellanos (Álvarez, Muñoz) (PP)
0–416:29 – Castellanos (Bosch)
0–539:28 – Scilipoti (Muñoz, Álvarez) (PP)
0–642:35 – García (Rivas, Gil)
10 minPenalties10 min
19Shots32
3 April 2023
18:30		Iceland 2–3
(0–1, 1–1, 1–1)		 MexicoSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 682
Game reference
Birta HelgadóttirGoaliesMónica RenteríaReferee:
Canada Béatrice Fortin
Linesmen:
Sweden Jessica Lundgren
Canada Sophie Thomson
0–110:25 – Téllez (G. Rojas, J. Rojas)
Vidarsdóttir – 27:151–1
1–238:46 – Téllez (González) (SH)
1–344:52 – Amaya (PP)
Hjaltested (Björgvinsdóttir) (SH) – 52:422–3
14 minPenalties8 min
29Shots34
4 April 2023
14:00		Spain 2–0
(0–0, 2–0, 0–0)		 Chinese TaipeiSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 128
Game reference
Alba GonzaloGoaliesHsu Tzu-tingReferee:
Canada Grace Barlow
Linesmen:
Canada Joanie Duchesneau
Mexico Marise Larios
Pareja (Merino) – 29:351–0
Fernández (Aizpurua, Muñoz) – 32:312–0
8 minPenalties6 min
41Shots20
4 April 2023
18:30		Iceland 0–6
(0–3, 0–1, 0–2)		 LatviaSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 127
Game reference
Birta Helgadóttir
Andrea Bachmann		GoaliesKristiāna ApsīteReferee:
Canada Béatrice Fortin
Linesmen:
Poland Monika Szpyt-Jucha
Canada Sophie Thomson
0–100:17 – Miljone (A. Apsīte, Rulle)
0–205:58 – Lagzdiņa (Rulle, K. Apsīte) (PP)
0–312:55 – Lagzdiņa (Yip-Chuck) (PP)
0–430:34 – Yip-Chuck (A. Apsīte) (SH)
0–546:38 – Miljone (Kolīte) (PP)
0–650:46 – Balode (Miljone) (PP2)
14 minPenalties18 min
21Shots35
5 April 2023
18:30		Mexico 0–8
(0–1, 0–4, 0–3)		 LatviaSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 708
Game reference
Mónica Rentería
Miranda De Antuñano		GoaliesKristiāna ApsīteReferee:
Czech Republic Martina Zedníková
Linesmen:
Sweden Jessica Lundgren
Canada Sophie Thomson
0–118:35 – Rulle (Yip-Chuck) (PP)
0–221:50 – Pudule (Aņisimova)
0–325:20 – Miljone (Yip-Chuck)
0–429:42 – Yip-Chuck (Aņisimova) (EA)
0–536:25 – A. Apsīte (Jakovļeva)
0–643:45 – Miljone (Rulle) (PP2)
0–749:44 – Kezika (A. Apsīte)
0–859:13 – Rulle (Lagzdiņa) (PP)
16 minPenalties12 min
23Shots42
6 April 2023
14:00		Spain 8–2
(1–1, 3–0, 4–1)		 IcelandSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 114
Game reference
Alba GonzaloGoaliesBirta Helgadóttir
Andrea Bachmann		Referee:
Czech Republic Martina Zedníková
Linesmen:
Canada Joanie Duchesneau
Mexico Marise Larios
Muñoz (Fernández, Álvarez) – 10:181–0
1–110:39 – Björgvinsdóttir
Serrano (Merino) – 26:592–1
Castellanos (Scilipoti) – 33:193–1
Merino (Merino) – 35:584–1
4–243:00 – Geirsdóttir
Fernández (Muñoz, O'Hare) – 46:085–2
Fernández (O'Hare) (PP) – 46:566–2
Scilipoti (Moreno) – 54:397–2
Serna (O'Hare) – 56:328–2
10 minPenalties8 min
45Shots16
6 April 2023
18:30		Chinese Taipei 0–2
(0–1, 0–1, 0–0)		 MexicoSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 782
Game reference
Wang Yun-tzuGoaliesMónica RenteríaReferee:
Canada Béatrice Fortin
Linesmen:
Sweden Jessica Lundgren
Poland Monika Szpyt-Jucha
0–107:57 – D. Rosales (Téllez)
0–233:09 – Nevárez (SH)
0 minPenalties12 min
39Shots27
7 April 2023
14:00		Latvia 4–1
(1–0, 1–0, 2–1)		 SpainSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 295
Game reference
Kristiāna ApsīteGoaliesAlba GonzaloReferee:
Canada Grace Barlow
Linesmen:
Sweden Jessica Lundgren
Canada Sophie Thomson
Miljone (Balode) – 15:541–0
Miljone (Lagzdiņa) – 21:172–0
Silajāne (A. Apsīte, Kubliņa) (PP) – 45:113–0
3–148:46 – Muñoz (Pareja)
Balode (Yip-Chuck, Miljone) (PP) – 49:124–1
8 minPenalties10 min
27Shots38
7 April 2023
18:30		Chinese Taipei 3–2 GWS
(1–2, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 IcelandSan Jeronimo Arena, Mexico City
Attendance: 278
Game reference
Hsu Tzu-tingGoaliesBirta HelgadóttirReferee:
Czech Republic Martina Zedníková
Linesmen:
Mexico Marise Larios
Poland Monika Szpyt-Jucha
0–105:51 – Björgvinsdóttir (Hjaltested)
Lin Yi. (Sha) – 18:241–1
1–219:19 – Leifsdóttir
Hsieh C. (Huang Y.) – 26:332–2
Chao MISS
Huang Y. GOAL
Lin Yi. MISS
Pan MISS		ShootoutMISS Björgvinsdóttir
MISS Hjaltested
MISS Björnsdóttir
MISS Arnadóttir
MISS Leifsdóttir
8 minPenalties39 min
42Shots24

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Latvia Līga Miljone 4 7 2 9 +5 4 F
Spain Vega Muñoz 4 3 5 8 +6 0 F
Latvia Linda Rulle 4 4 3 7 +4 0 F
Latvia Krista Yip-Chuck 4 2 4 6 +2 4 F
Latvia Agnese Apsīte 4 1 5 6 +7 0 F
Latvia Anna Lagzdiņa 4 2 3 5 +2 0 F
Spain Haizea Fernández 4 3 1 4 +5 0 F
Spain Bridget O'Hare 4 0 4 4 +6 4 D
Spain Claudia Castellanos 4 3 0 3 +2 6 F
Latvia Aija Balode 4 2 1 3 +5 2 D
Iceland Sunna Björgvinsdóttir 4 2 1 3 +3 2 F
Spain Sofia Scilipoti 4 2 1 3 +2 6 F
Mexico Claudia Téllez 4 2 1 3 +1 2 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
Latvia Kristiāna Apsīte 240:00 3 0.75 102 97.06 2
Chinese Taipei Hsu Tzu-ting 185:00 7 2.27 110 93.64 0
Spain Alba Gonzalo 217:28 6 1.66 77 92.21 1
Iceland Birta Helgadóttir 181:55 12 3.96 122 90.16 0
Mexico Mónica Rentería 190:37 11 3.46 103 89.32 1

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[4]
Goaltender Mexico Mónica Rentería
Defenceman Latvia Aija Balode
Forward Latvia Līga Miljone

Group B tournament

2023 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II B
Tournament details
Host country South Africa
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates20–26 February
Teams5
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored84 (8.4 per game)
Attendance1,900 (190 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Australia Sharna Godfrey (14 points)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants

Team Qualification
 Australia Placed 2nd in 2022 Division II B.
 Turkey Placed 3rd in 2022 Division II B.
 South Africa Host, placed 4th in 2022 Division II B.
 Croatia Placed 5th in 2022 Division II B.
 New Zealand Did not participate last year.
 Belgium Placed 1st in 2022 Division III A and was promoted.

Match officials

Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]

Referees Linesmen
  • Australia Davida Paul
  • Czech Republic Gabriela Malá
  • Germany Svenja Strohmenger
  • Hungary Bernadett Holzer
  • Italy Danielle Rostan
  • Poland Joanna Pobożniak
  • Spain Alba Calero
  • Switzerland Michele Müller

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Belgium 4 4 0 0 0 19 4 +15 12 Promoted to the 2024 Division II A
2  Australia 4 3 0 0 1 34 3 +31 9
3  New Zealand 4 2 0 0 2 24 11 +13 6
4  South Africa (H) 4 1 0 0 3 4 20 −16 3
5  Croatia 4 0 0 0 4 3 46 −43 0 Relegated to the 2024 Division III A
–  Turkey[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
Source: IIHF
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. ^ Turkey withdrew before the tournament due to the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.[6]

Results

All times are local (UTC+2)

20 February 2023
16:00		Croatia 1–15
(1–4, 0–3, 0–8)		 New ZealandThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 30
Game reference
Julija Baždar
Lucija Pretula		GoaliesLochlyn HydeReferee:
Australia Davida Paul
Linesmen:
Spain Alba Calero
Hungary Bernadett Holzer
0–102:32 – C. Heale (Lilly) (PP)
0–203:55 – Mills (Heale, Kloss)
Matak (Marinković, E. Čavka) (PP) – 06:111–2
1–314:38 – Lilly (C. Heale) (PP)
1–415:38 – Kloss (Mulari)
1–525:13 – Shields (A. Heale, Mulari) (PP)
1–631:53 – Murray (Lilly, Whitman)
1–739:26 – C. Heale (Shields)
1–841:25 – C. Heale
1–949:47 – Mulari (Kloss, Richmond)
1–1053:00 – Mills (Mulari)
1–1153:54 – Murray
1–1257:19 – Jones (Mulari)
1–1359:16 – A. Heale (C. Heale, Whitman)
1–1459:44 – Kloss (Mulari, Mills)
1–1559:58 – Mills (Mulari)
10 minPenalties6 min
14Shots61
20 February 2023
20:00		Australia 10–0
(2–0, 5–0, 3–0)		 South AfricaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 300
Game reference
Sasha KingGoaliesShaylene Rorke
Monique van Dyk		Referee:
Czech Republic Gabriela Malá
Linesmen:
Poland Joanna Pobożniak
Italy Danielle Rostan
Godfrey (Kiliwnik) – 01:021–0
Aparicio (Clark-Crompton, Cochrane) – 11:252–0
Sammons (Godfrey, Goonan) – 27:153–0
Badaoui (Lukowiak) – 29:454–0
Clark-Crompton – 33:395–0
Godfrey (Sammons, Kiliwnik) – 35:346–0
Aparicio (Clark-Crompton, Cochrane) – 36:347–0
Nottle (Pullen, Walker) – 48:318–0
Clark-Crumpton (Aparicio) – 56:349–0
Kiliwnik (Godfrey, Sammons) – 58:5510–0
16 minPenalties10 min
46Shots3
21 February 2023
20:00		Belgium 10–1
(3–0, 3–1, 4–0)		 CroatiaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 50
Game reference
Nina van Orshaegen
Charlotte Swinnen		GoaliesJulija BaždarReferee:
Germany Svenja Strohmenger
Linesmen:
Hungary Bernadett Holzer
Switzerland Michele Müller
De Guchtenaere (Van Calster) (PP) – 05:411–0
Steeno (De Guchtenaere) – 13:462–0
De Guchtenaere (Steeno) – 19:133–0
De Guchtenaere (Van Calster, Steeno) – 28:354–0
Paulissen – 28:415–0
Van Calster – 31:376–0
6–134:32 – E. Čavka (Marinković, Pack)
Paulissen (De Wolf) – 49:527–1
De Guchtenaere (Steeno) (SH) – 52:028–1
Maka (Azitemina) – 54:189–1
Terwangne (Van Calster) – 55:0110–1
10 minPenalties4 min
48Shots13
22 February 2023
16:00		Belgium 1–0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0)		 AustraliaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 50
Game reference
Nina van OrshaegenGoaliesImogen PerryReferee:
Germany Svenja Strohmenger
Linesmen:
Switzerland Michele Müller
Poland Joanna Pobożniak
Bosmans (Van Calster, Steeno) (PP) – 25:211–0
10 minPenalties10 min
12Shots48
22 February 2023
20:00		New Zealand 5–1
(2–0, 1–0, 2–1)		 South AfricaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 300
Game reference
Lilly ForbesGoaliesShaylene RorkeReferee:
Australia Davida Paul
Linesmen:
Spain Alba Calero
Italy Danielle Rostan
Mills (Kloss) – 13:581–0
Orr (Murray) – 14:432–0
Murray (Mulari) (PP) – 33:563–0
Jones – 46:344–0
Mulari (Kloss) – 47:515–0
5–154:26 – Van Doesburgh (Verwey) (PP2)
6 minPenalties6 min
49Shots12
23 February 2023
20:00		Croatia 0–19
(0–2, 0–12, 0–5)		 AustraliaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 30
Game reference
Julija Baždar
Lucija Pretula		GoaliesSasha KingReferee:
Czech Republic Gabriela Malá
Linesmen:
Hungary Bernadett Holzer
Italy Danielle Rostan
0–100:47 – Godfrey (Sammons, Harvey)
0–211:59 – Cochrane (Malcolm, Aparicio) (PP)
0–320:29 – Aparicio (Clark-Crumpton)
0–421:37 – Kiliwnik (Godfrey, Walker)
0–523:01 – Godfrey (Sammons, Kiliwnik) (PP)
0–623:22 – Cochrane
0–725:28 – Walker (Malcolm)
0–826:20 – Kiliwnik (Godfrey, Sammons)
0–927:22 – Clark-Crumpton (Cochrane)
0–1028:56 – Malcolm (Tihema)
0–1129:42 – Clark-Crumpton (Aparicio)
0–1233:48 – Kiliwnik (Sammons, Dutton)
0–1334:43 – Cochrane (Clark-Crumpton, Walker)
0–1438:42 – Walker (Godfrey)
0–1542:23 – Clark-Crumpton (Godfrey)
0–1649:11 – Nottle (Badaoui, Harvey)
0–1750:11 – Sammons (Rapchuk)
0–1859:35 – Godfrey (Kiliwnik, Sammons)
0–1959:50 – Kiliwnik (Godfrey)
6 minPenalties6 min
8Shots67
24 February 2023
16:00		New Zealand 2–4
(2–1, 0–2, 0–1)		 BelgiumThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 40
Game reference
Lochlyn HydeGoaliesNina van OrshaegenReferee:
Germany Svenja Strohmenger
Linesmen:
Spain Alba Calero
Poland Joanna Pobożniak
0–100:41 – De Guchtenaere (Bosmans, Steeno)
Lilly – 05:061–1
Mills (Mulari, Jones) – 18:022–1
2–223:58 – De Guchtenaere (Steeno, Van Calster)
2–328:48 – De Guchtenaere (Steeno, Bosmans)
2–459:23 – De Guchtenaere (Steeno) (EN)
6 minPenalties2 min
27Shots19
24 February 2023
20:00		South Africa 2–1
(2–0, 0–1, 0–0)		 CroatiaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 200
Game reference
Shaylene RorkeGoaliesJulija BaždarReferee:
Australia Davida Paul
Linesmen:
Switzerland Michele Müller
Italy Danielle Rostan
Rhode (SH) – 07:011–0
Kruger – 19:552–0
2–139:08 – E. Čavka
14 minPenalties20 min
25Shots13
26 February 2023
14:00		Australia 5–2
(0–2, 3–0, 2–0)		 New ZealandThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 300
Game reference
Imogen Perry
Sasha King		GoaliesLilly ForbesReferee:
Germany Svenja Strohmenger
Linesmen:
Switzerland Michele Müller
Poland Joanna Pobożniak
0–102:37 – Whitman (A. Heale)
0–217:43 – Murray (Orr)
Godfrey (Sammons, Kiliwnik) – 25:381–2
Clark-Crumpton (Cochrane, Aparicio) – 31:252–2
Clark-Crumpton – 37:233–2
Sammons (Godfrey, Dutton) – 44:244–2
Clark-Crumpton (Aparicio, Malcolm) (PP) – 51:185–2
4 minPenalties6 min
45Shots16
26 February 2023
18:00		South Africa 1–4
(0–1, 1–2, 0–1)		 BelgiumThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 600
Game reference
Shaylene Rorke
Monique van Dyk		GoaliesNina van Orshaegen
Charlotte Swinnen		Referee:
Czech Republic Gabriela Malá
Linesmen:
Spain Alba Calero
Hungary Bernadett Holzer
0–114:33 – Steeno (Van Calster, De Guchtenaere) (PP)
0–230:15 – De Wolf (Leyen, Paulissen)
0–333:14 – Van Calster (Steeno, Bosmans)
Rhode (Kruger, Van Doesburgh) (PP) – 38:441–3
1–445:17 – Paulissen (De Wolf)
6 minPenalties2 min
5Shots47

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Australia Sharna Godfrey 4 6 8 14 +14 2 F
Australia Michelle Clark-Crompton 4 8 4 12 +12 2 F
Australia Sara Sammons 4 3 8 11 +13 0 F
New Zealand Anjali Mulari 4 2 9 11 +8 0 F
Belgium Anke Steeno 4 2 9 11 +8 8 F
Belgium Lotte De Guchtenaere 4 8 2 10 +9 0 F
Australia Lindsey Kiliwnik 4 5 5 10 +13 0 F
Australia Ashlie Aparicio 4 3 5 8 +11 2 F
Belgium Chinouk Van Calster 4 2 6 8 +9 0 D
Australia Stephenie Cochrane 4 3 4 7 +11 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
Australia Sasha King 160:00 0 0.00 20 100.00 2
Belgium Nina van Orshaegen 180:00 3 1.00 86 96.51 1
New Zealand Lilly Forbes 120:00 6 2.00 57 89.47 0
New Zealand Lochlyn Hyde 118:44 4 2.02 32 87.50 0
South Africa Shaylene Rorke 190:28 16 5.04 119 86.55 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[7]
Goaltender Belgium Nina van Orshaegen
Defenceman South Africa Donne van Doesburgh
Forward Belgium Lotte De Guchtenaere

References

  1. ^ "World Championships". IIHF. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Back-to-back Belgian gold". IIHF. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. ^ "IIA Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIA" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  5. ^ "IIB Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Türkiye withdraws from WWIIB". IIHF. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIB" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
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