2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I International ice hockey tournament
2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I Host countries France Italy Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Dates 8–14 April 2018 Teams 12
The 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . Division I A and Division I B represent the second and third tier of the IIHF Women's World Championship .
France won the Division I Group A tournament and moved up to the Top Division, while Italy became the champions of Division I Group B and will play in the Division I Group A tournament next year.[ 1] [ 2]
Similar to last year, there are no relegations to lower divisions this year either.
Division I Group A
2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I A Host country France City Vaujany Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 8–14 April 2018 Teams 6 Games played 15 Goals scored 85 (5.67 per game) Attendance 5,401 (360 per game) Scoring leader(s) Fanni Gasparics (10 points)www.iihf.com
The Division I Group A tournament was played in Vaujany , France, from 8 to 14 April 2018.[ 3] [ 4]
Participating teams
Team
Qualification
Austria
Placed 2nd in Division I A last year.
Norway
Placed 3rd in Division I A last year.
Denmark
Placed 4th in Division I A last year.
Hungary
Placed 5th in Division I A last year.
France
Hosts; placed 6th in Division I A last year.
Slovakia
Placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted.
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[ 5]
Final standings
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:
^ a b Austria 6–4 Hungary
^ a b Norway 0–1 Denmark
Match results
All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2 ).
Game reference Emma-Sofie Nordström Cassandra Repstock-Romme Goalies Jessica Ekrt Referee: Ramona WeissLinesmen: Jessica Lundgren Sueva Torribio0–1 01:17 – Hanser (Beiter-Schwärzler , Wittich ) Jakobsen (Glud , N. Jensen ) – 02:371–1 N. Jensen (Jakobsen, Østergaard ) (PP) – 09:27 2–1 2–2 14:00 – Altmann (Fazokas ) (PP) N. Jensen (Jakobsen, Glud) – 15:27 3–2 3–3 19:45 – Volgger (Hummel ) N. Jensen (Andersen , Jakobsen) – 24:05 4–3 4–4 27:48 – Beiter-Schwärzler (Altmann, Meixner ) 4–5 37:52 – Meixner (Altmann, Hanser) 4–6 43:26 – Beiter-Schwärzler (Altmann, Meixner) Gregersen (Persson , Frandsen ) (PP, EA) – 58:495–6
10 min Penalties 10 min 32 Shots 35
Awards and statistics
Awards
Best players selected by the directorate:
Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus ; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
Leading goaltenders
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.
TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average ; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Division I Group B
2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I B Host country Italy City Asiago Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 8–14 April 2018 Teams 6 Games played 15 Goals scored 64 (4.27 per game) Attendance 2,275 (152 per game) Scoring leader(s) Eleonora Dalprà (9 points)www.iihf.com
The Division I Group B tournament was played in Asiago , Italy, from 8 to 14 April 2018.[ 6] [ 7]
Participating teams
Team
Qualification
Kazakhstan
Placed 2nd in Division I B last year.
Latvia
Placed 3rd in Division I B last year.
China
Placed 4th in Division I B last year.
Italy
Hosts; placed 5th in Division I B last year.
Poland
Placed 6th in Division I B last year.
South Korea
Placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted.
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[ 8]
Final standings
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
Match results
All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2 ).
Awards and statistics
Awards
Best players selected by the directorate:
Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus ; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
Leading goaltenders
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.
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
External links
Current champions (2024): Canada Tournaments Championships (Top Division)
Qualification Division I Division II Division III