International ice hockey competition
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.
Previously, these tournaments were known as Division III and Division IV.
Division II Group A.
The Division II Group A tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia, from 25 to 31 March 2012. 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.
Final standings.
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Match results.
"All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)."
Statistics and awards.
Scoring leaders.
"GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes"
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders.
"TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts"
Source: IIHF.com
Directorate Awards.
Source: IIHF.com
Division II Group B.
The Division II Group B tournament was played in Seoul, South Korea, from 10 to 16 March 2012. 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.
Final standings.
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Match results.
"All times are local (Korea Standard Time – UTC+9)."
Statistics and awards.
Scoring leaders.
"GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes"
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders.
"TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts"
Source: IIHF.com
Directorate Awards.
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:
References.
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