2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III

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2020 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host country Bulgaria
CitySofia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates4–10 December 2019
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored91 (6.07 per game)
Attendance3,304 (220 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Lithuania Klara Miuller (10 points)
Websitewww.iihf.com
(cancelled) 2021
2022 →

The 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 4 to 10 December 2019.[1][2]

South Africa won the tournament and were promoted to Division II B.[3]

Participating teams[edit]

Team Qualification
 Romania Placed 6th in Division II B previous year and were relegated.
 Belgium Placed 2nd in Division II B Qualification previous year.
 South Africa Placed 3rd in Division II B Qualification previous year.
 Hong Kong Placed 4th in Division II B Qualification previous year.
 Bulgaria Hosts; placed 5th in Division II B Qualification previous year.
 Lithuania First time participating in World Championship.

Match officials[edit]

Four referees and seven linesmen are selected for the tournament.[4]

Referees Linesmen
  • Australia Gabrielle Aston
  • Canada Shauna Neary
  • Norway Rita Rygh
  • United States Laura White

Final standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  South Africa 5 4 0 0 1 16 18 −2 12 Promoted to the 2022 Division II B
2  Belgium 5 3 0 0 2 22 13 +9 9[a]
3  Romania 5 2 1 1 1 22 15 +7 9[a]
4  Bulgaria (H) 5 2 1 0 2 14 10 +4 8
5  Lithuania 5 2 0 0 3 13 14 −1 6
6  Hong Kong 5 0 0 1 4 4 21 −17 1
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. ^ a b Romania 2–4 Belgium

Match results[edit]

All times are local (Eastern European TimeUTC+2).

4 December 2019
13:00
South Africa 4–11
(1–4, 0–5, 3–2)
 RomaniaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 233
Game reference
Shaylene Swanepoel
Rachel van der Merwe
GoaliesAndrea Kurkó
Nadina Niciu
Referee:
United States Laura White
Linesmen:
Finland Aino Härkönen
Switzerland Michelle Müller
0–103:15 – Elekes (Dávid, Barta)
0–205:31 – Voicu
Schuurman – 06:381–2
1–314:55 – Oprea (Popescu, Barta)
1–418:44 – Dávid (Popescu, Bálint) (PP)
1–524:08 – Bálint (Popescu, Oprea)
1–624:27 – Laczkó-Szabó (Csiszér, Voicu) (EA)
1–726:20 – Elekes (Sârbu, Szopos)
1–830:12 – Dávid (SH)
1–938:33 – Csiszér (Voicu, Laczkó-Szabó)
1–1042:19 – Voicu (Laczkó-Szabó, Szopos)
Rhode (Schuurman) – 45:502–10
Jamieson (Van Doesburgh) – 47:413–10
Rhode (Schuurman, Van Doesburgh) (SH) – 54:274–10
4–1158:20 – Csiszér (Voicu, Laczkó-Szabó)
4 minPenalties6 min
19Shots27
4 December 2019
16:30
Lithuania 4–1
(2–1, 0–0, 2–0)
 Hong KongWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 280
Game reference
Emilie SimonsenGoaliesStephanie FokReferee:
Norway Rita Rygh
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Lorna Beresford
Norway Nina Refset
0–104:06 – Ip (A. Li, So)
Miuller (Kukanova) – 08:181–1
Miuller (SH) – 09:582–1
Šeršniova – 52:133–1
Miuller (PP) – 58:024–1
10 minPenalties8 min
15Shots32
4 December 2019
20:00
Belgium 4–2
(2–0, 1–2, 1–0)
 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 410
Game reference
Lieselot De WageneerGoaliesPaulina GeorgievaReferee:
Canada Shauna Neary
Linesmen:
Russia Yulia Lavelina
Belarus Anastasia Tanasevich
De Guchtenaere (Vetters) – 00:451–0
L. Bosmans (Boon, Clincke) – 01:432–0
2–121:54 – Dilova (Stoyanova, Lisichkova) (PP)
2–226:46 – Metanova (Zareva, Monova)
De Guchtenaere (F. Bosmans, Jenaer) (PP) – 32:593–2
De Guchtenaere (Horemans) – 43:524–2
8 minPenalties10 min
35Shots13

5 December 2019
13:00
Romania 2–1 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)
 Hong KongWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 35
Game reference
Nadina NiciuGoaliesSumi ChauReferee:
Australia Gabrielle Aston
Linesmen:
Slovenia Ines Confidenti
Norway Nina Refset
0–135:22 – Ip (A. Li, Leung) (PP2)
Popescu – 39:491–1
Voicu (Adorján) (PP2) – 63:392–1
24 minPenalties24 min
27Shots14
5 December 2019
16:30
Belgium 3–4
(2–1, 1–1, 0–2)
 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 231
Game reference
Charlotte SwinnenGoaliesShaylene SwanepoelReferee:
United States Laura White
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Lorna Beresford
Belarus Anastasia Tanasevich
0–100:31 – Schuurman (Rhode, Verwey)
Maka (Fransen, Willemot) – 06:561–1
De Guchtenaere (Jenaer) – 11:592–1
2–220:40 – Rhode (Van Doesburgh, Verwey)
F. Bosmans (De Guchtenaere, Leyen) – 33:143–2
3–353:25 – Brits (Loubser, Verwey)
3–456:27 – Schuurman (Rhode)
8 minPenalties2 min
29Shots18
5 December 2019
20:00
Bulgaria 2–1
(0–0, 1–1, 1–0)
 LithuaniaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 310
Game reference
Paulina GeorgievaGoaliesEmilie SimonsenReferee:
Canada Shauna Neary
Linesmen:
Russia Yulia Lavelina
Switzerland Michelle Müller
0–128:21 – Šeršniova (Karpavičiūtė, Burneikaitė)
Lisichkova (Popova) (PP) – 31:531–1
Lisichkova – 56:432–1
4 minPenalties8 min
45Shots16

7 December 2019
13:00
Belgium 3–4
(2–1, 0–1, 1–2)
 LithuaniaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 150
Game reference
Charlotte SwinnenGoaliesEmilie SimonsenReferee:
Australia Gabrielle Aston
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Lorna Beresford
Russia Yulia Lavelina
L. Bosmans (F. Bosmans, Willemot) – 01:001–0
Jenaer (Leirs) – 02:212–0
2–103:37 – Miuller (Jakavičienė)
2–225:33 – Miuller (Maleckienė)
2–342:19 – Miuller
2–444:18 – Miuller (Kukanova, Maleckienė)
De Guchtenaere – 58:593–4
2 minPenalties2 min
38Shots8
7 December 2019
16:30
South Africa 2–1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)
 Hong KongWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 220
Game reference
Shaylene SwanepoelGoaliesSumi ChauReferee:
Norway Rita Rygh
Linesmen:
Slovenia Ines Confidenti
Finland Aino Härkönen
Van Doesburgh (Brits) – 27:021–0
1–147:24 – A. Li (PP)
Schuurman (Van Doesburgh) – 59:292–1
16 minPenalties10 min
19Shots11
7 December 2019
20:00
Romania 3–4 OT
(0–1, 3–1, 0–1)
(OT: 0–1)
 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 310
Game reference
Andrea KurkóGoaliesPaulina GeorgievaReferee:
United States Laura White
Linesmen:
Switzerland Michelle Müller
Norway Nina Refset
0–111:52 – Lisichkova (Stoyanova, Todorova)
Oprea (Máthé) (SH) – 28:131–1
Oprea (Csiszér, Popescu) – 31:132–1
Csiszér (Barta) – 32:283–1
3–233:29 – Metanova (Lisichkova)
3–358:30 – Kotseva (Metanova, Todorova)
3–464:27 – Metanova (Dilova, Lisichkova) (PP)
26 minPenalties35 min
23Shots27

8 December 2019
13:00
Hong Kong 1–8
(0–2, 1–6, 0–0)
 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 35
Game reference
Stephanie Fok
Sumi Chau
GoaliesCharlotte Swinnen
Lieselot De Wageneer
Referee:
Canada Shauna Neary
Linesmen:
Finland Aino Härkönen
Belarus Anastasia Tanasevich
0–101:05 – Maka (F. Bosmans)
0–219:15 – F. Bosmans (Van Calster) (PP)
0–321:59 – Maka (Van Calster)
Ip (Wong, Leung) – 25:101–3
1–426:01 – De Guchtenaere (Willemot, Clincke)
1–527:14 – L. Bosmans (Van Calster)
1–629:19 – Van Calster (Maka, L. Bosmans) (PP2)
1–730:12 – F. Bosmans (Van Calster, Leyen) (PP)
1–830:38 – Van Calster (Leyen, L. Bosmans) (PP)
14 minPenalties12 min
4Shots37
8 December 2019
16:30
Lithuania 2–4
(0–1, 1–0, 1–3)
 RomaniaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 150
Game reference
Emilie SimonsenGoaliesAndrea KurkóReferee:
Australia Gabrielle Aston
Linesmen:
Slovenia Ines Confidenti
Russia Yulia Lavelina
0–109:17 – Antal
Miuller (Maleckienė) – 39:151–1
1–250:39 – Csiszér (Bálint)
Šeršniova (Miuller) (SH) – 56:552–2
2–358:39 – Oprea (Máthé, Popescu) (PP)
2–459:55 – Oprea (Csiszér)
14 minPenalties10 min
10Shots34
8 December 2019
20:00
Bulgaria 1–2
(1–0, 0–0, 0–2)
 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 360
Game reference
Paulina GeorgievaGoaliesShaylene SwanepoelReferee:
Norway Rita Rygh
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Lorna Beresford
Switzerland Michelle Müller
Metanova (Popova, Stoyanova) – 14:221–0
1–151:42 – Herringer (I. Marais)
1–255:22 – Keuler (Schuurman, Rhode)
24 minPenalties6 min
22Shots20

10 December 2019
13:00
South Africa 4–2
(1–1, 2–1, 1–0)
 LithuaniaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 150
Game reference
Shaylene SwanepoelGoaliesEmilie SimonsenReferee:
United States Laura White
Linesmen:
Slovenia Ines Confidenti
Belarus Anastasiya Tanasevich
Rhode – 04:481–0
1–112:09 – Miuller
Keuler (Schuurman) – 23:552–1
I. Marais (Schuurman, Van Doesburgh) – 30:433–1
3–239:32 – Burneikaitė (Šeršniova) (PP)
Rhode (Schuurman, Van Doesburgh) – 41:544–2
2 minPenalties10 min
43Shots9
10 December 2019
16:30
Hong Kong 0–5
(0–1, 0–3, 0–1)
 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 250
Game reference
Sumi ChauGoaliesPaulina GeorgievaReferee:
Norway Rita Rygh
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Lorna Beresford
Norway Nina Refset
0–109:58 – Zareva (Dimitrova, Popova)
0–220:30 – Popova (Stoyanova, Zareva)
0–321:59 – Metanova
0–435:56 – Metanova
0–545:19 – Metanova (Lisichkova, Stoyanova) (PP)
6 minPenalties16 min
8Shots23
10 December 2019
20:00
Romania 2–4
(1–1, 0–3, 1–0)
 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 180
Game reference
Andrea Kurkó
Nadina Niciu
GoaliesCharlotte SwinnenReferee:
Canada Shauna Neary
Linesmen:
Finland Aino Härkönen
Russia Yulia Lavelina
Voicu (Csiszér) – 13:371–0
1–117:48 – F. Bosmans (Van Calster)
1–224:28 – De Guchtenaere (Clincke)
1–331:09 – De Guchtenaere (Leyen) (PP)
1–437:12 – Maka (Leirs, F. Bosmans)
Voicu (Csiszér) – 59:112–4
6 minPenalties10 min
24Shots15

Awards and statistics[edit]

Awards[edit]

Award[5] Player
Best Goalkeeper Lithuania Emilie Simonsen
Best Defenceman South Africa Donne van Doesburgh
Best Forward Lithuania Klara Miuller

Scoring leaders[edit]

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Lithuania Klara Miuller 5 9 1 10 +4 10 F
South Africa Chloe Schuurman 5 4 8 10 +7 4 F
Belgium Lotte De Guchtenaere 5 8 1 9 0 2 F
Romania Timea Csiszér 5 4 5 9 +8 4 F
Belgium Veronika Metanova 5 7 1 8 +2 4 F
South Africa Dalene Rhode 5 5 3 8 +5 8 F
Romania Ana Voicu 5 5 3 8 +6 20 F
Belgium Femke Bosmans 5 4 4 8 +4 2 F
Bulgaria Tina Lisichkova 5 3 4 7 0 12 D
Belgium Chinouk Van Calster 5 2 5 7 +6 0 D

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders[edit]

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
Lithuania Emilie Simonsen 300:00 14 2.80 192 92.71 0
Bulgaria Paulina Georgieva 303:22 10 1.98 102 90.20 1
Hong Kong Sumi Chau 213:27 10 2.81 82 87.80 0
South Africa Shaylene Swanepoel 266:20 14 3.15 87 83.91 0
Romania Andrea Kurkó 198:19 11 3.33 58 81.03 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

References[edit]

  1. ^ Division III official website
  2. ^ Division III statistics
  3. ^ "First triumph for South African women". IIHF. 11 December 2019.
  4. ^ "IIHF Ice hockey Women's World Championship Div III – Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  5. ^ Awards

External links[edit]