The 2017 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.
At the 2017 IIHF annual congress it was decided that the Top Division would expand from eight to ten teams. As a result, all relegations from the 2017 tournaments were cancelled, and there would also be no relegation in all 2018 tournaments.
Venues Division I Group A Division I Group BGrazKatowiceEisstadion LiebenauCapacity: 4,050Katowice SatelitaCapacity: 1,500
Division I Group A
The Division I Group A tournament was played in Graz, Austria, from 15 to 21 April 2017.2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I A official website2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I A statistics
Participating teams Team QualificationPlaced 8th in Top Division last year and were relegated.Placed 2nd in Division I A last year.Hosts; placed 3rd in Division I A last year.Placed 4th in Division I A last year.Placed 5th in Division I A last year.Placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted.
Match officials 4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.IA Officials
Referees Tijana Haack Debby Hengst Maija Kontturi Kristine Morrison
Linesmen Mirjam Gruber Julia Kainberger Anne Kuonen Jodi Price Michaela Štefková Vanessa Stratton Svenja Strohmenger
Final standings
Match results All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).
Awards and statistics Awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goaltender: Anikó Németh Best Defenceman: Ayaka Toko Best Forward: Denise Altmann Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS Denise Altmann 5 7 5 12 +6 2 F Anna Meixner 5 3 4 7 +6 2 F Line Bialik 5 2 5 7 +3 4 F Theresa Schafzahl 5 2 5 7 +4 2 F Andrea Schjelderup Dalen 5 4 2 6 +2 0 F Madelen Haug Hansen 5 4 2 6 +2 8 F Millie Sirum 5 2 3 5 +1 6 F Charlotte Wittich 5 2 3 5 +2 2 D Mathea Fischer 5 0 5 5 +4 4 F Haruna Yoneyama 5 0 5 5 +5 0 F 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.
Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO Akane Konishi 120:00 0 0.00 20 100.00 2 Jessica Ekrt 152:56 5 1.96 71 92.96 0 Lisa Jensen 280:06 11 2.36 148 92.57 1 Anikó Németh 289:54 10 2.07 133 92.48 2 Caroline Baldin 176:06 5 1.70 63 92.06 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
Division I Group B
The Division I Group B tournament was played in Katowice, Poland, from 8 to 14 April 2017.2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I B official website2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I B statistics
Participating teams Team QualificationPlaced 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated.Placed 2nd in Division I B last year.Placed 3rd in Division I B last year.Placed 4th in Division I B last year.Placed 5th in Division I B last year.Hosts; placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted.
Match officials 4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.IB Officials
Referees Maria Füchsel Ainslie Gardner Meghan Mallette Ulrike Winklmayr
Linesmen Marine Dinant Daniela Kiefer Diana Mokhova Trine Phillipsen Joanna Pobożniak Jenna Puhakka Sueva Torribio
Final standings
Match results All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).
Awards and statistics Awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goaltender: Daria Dmitrieva Best Defenceman: Iveta Klimášová Best Forward: Līga Miljone Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS Nicol Čupková 5 7 4 11 +4 4 F Līga Miljone 5 5 5 10 +4 14 F Viktória Ihnaťová 5 4 3 7 +3 6 F Alyona Fux 5 3 4 7 +4 6 F Fang Xin 5 3 3 6 +2 0 F Jana Kapustová 4 1 5 6 +5 4 F Karolina Późniewska 5 2 3 5 +1 2 F Eleonora Dalprà 5 3 1 4 −2 10 F Ieva Pētersone 5 3 1 4 −3 2 F Zhang Mengying 5 2 2 4 +3 0 F 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.
Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO Wang Yuqing 303:46 6 1.19 111 94.59 2 Daria Dmitrieva 305:00 10 1.97 121 91.74 0 Romana Kiapešová 299:58 9 1.80 94 90.43 1 Kritiāna Apsīte 299:48 17 3.40 173 90.17 0 Giulia Mazzocchi 182:33 7 2.30 71 90.14 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
External links Official website of IIHF Complete results at the hockeyarchives.info