# 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

The 2012 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.
In 2011, these tournaments were known as Division I and Division II.

## Division I Group A

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Ventspils, Latvia, from 25 to 31 March 2012. The winners, the Czech Republic, were promoted to the Top Division for 2013, while the bottom-ranked team, Kazakhstan, were relegated to Group B for 2013.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Kazakhstan | placed 8th in Top Division last year and were relegated |
| Norway | placed 2nd in Division I last year |
| Latvia | hosts; placed 3rd in Division I last year |
| Austria | placed 4th in Division I last year |
| Japan | didn't play last year, but retained their position in Division I |
| Czech Republic | placed 1st in Division II last year and were promoted |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 12 | Promoted to the 2013 Top Division |
| 2 | Norway | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 11 | |
| 3 | Japan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 9 | |
| 4 | Austria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Latvia (H) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 5 | |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 2 | Relegated to the 2013 Division I B |

### Match results

All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3).

### Statistics and awards
#### Scoring leaders

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | Andrea Dalen | Norway | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +10 | 2 |
| 2 | Line Bialik Øien | Norway | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +9 | 10 |
| 3 | Denise Altmann | Austria | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +5 | 2 |
| 4 | Sonja Nováková | Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +5 | 2 |
| 5 | Ingvild Farstad | Norway | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +6 | 6 |
| 6 | Helene Martinsen | Norway | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 4 |
| 6 | Chiho Osawa | Japan | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 0 |
| 8 | Trine Martens | Norway | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +5 | 0 |
| 9 | Janine Weber | Austria | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | –3 | 0 |
| 10 | Alena Polenská | Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 2 |
| 10 | Simona Studentová | Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com

#### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Radka Lhotská | Czech Republic | 288:36 | 4 | 0.83 | 96.15 | 1 |
| 2 | Jorid Dagfinrud | Norway | 241:05 | 5 | 1.24 | 94.62 | 1 |
| 3 | Azusa Nakaoku | Japan | 239:51 | 8 | 2.00 | 94.12 | 0 |
| 4 | Paula Marchhart | Austria | 266:15 | 12 | 2.70 | 92.90 | 0 |
| 5 | Lolita Andriševska | Latvia | 211:33 | 12 | 3.40 | 92.59 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

#### Directorate Awards

* Goaltender: Radka Lhotská, Czech Republic
* Defenseman: Trine Martens, Norway
* Forward: Denise Altmann, Austria
Source: IIHF.com

## Division I Group B

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Hull, Great Britain, from 9 to 15 April 2012. The winners, Denmark, moved up to Group A for 2013, while the last-placed team, Italy, were relegated to Division II Group A. Denmark won the three way tie-breaker with France and China by virtue of having a superior goal differential in the games those three nations played against each other (Denmark +3, China +1, France −4). Relegation was decided in similar fashion, by breaking a three way tie between Great Britain (+4), the Netherlands (−1), and Italy (−3).

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| China | placed 5th in Division I last year and were relegated |
| France | placed 2nd in Division II last year |
| Denmark | placed 3rd in Division II last year |
| Italy | placed 4th in Division II last year |
| Great Britain | hosts; placed 5th in Division II last year |
| Netherlands | placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 6 | +25 | 12 | Promoted to the 2013 Division I A |
| 2 | China | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 12 | |
| 3 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 12 | |
| 4 | Great Britain (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 3 | |
| 5 | Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 34 | −27 | 3 | |
| 6 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 22 | −17 | 3 | Relegated to the 2013 Division II A |

### Match results

All times are local (Western European Summer Time – UTC+1).

### Statistics and awards
#### Scoring leaders

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | Henriette Ostergaard | Denmark | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +8 | 10 |
| 2 | Josefine Jakobsen | Denmark | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +6 | 2 |
| 3 | Marie Henriksen | Denmark | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +7 | 0 |
| 4 | Josephine Asperup | Denmark | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | +7 | 8 |
| 5 | Sun Rui | China | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | +10 | 0 |
| 6 | Jin Fengling | China | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +7 | 6 |
| 6 | Emmanuelle Passard | France | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +5 | 0 |
| 8 | Virginie Bouetz-Andrieu | France | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +7 | 2 |
| 9 | Beatrix Larger | Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | –3 | 4 |
| 10 | Anouck Bouche | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +7 | 4 |
| 10 | Josefine Persson | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +5 | 12 |
| 10 | Savine Wielenga | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | –4 | 6 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com

#### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Samantha Bolwell | Great Britain | 134:21 | 3 | 1.34 | 95.59 | 1 |
| 2 | Kamilla Nielsen | Denmark | 278:36 | 6 | 1.29 | 93.02 | 2 |
| 3 | Shi Yao | China | 291:00 | 8 | 1.65 | 92.86 | 1 |
| 4 | Caroline Baldin | France | 267:09 | 9 | 2.02 | 90.72 | 1 |
| 5 | Claudia van Leeuwen | Netherlands | 295:54 | 33 | 6.69 | 88.21 | 1 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

#### Directorate Awards

* Goaltender: Shi Yao, China
* Defenseman: Charlotte Densing, Denmark
* Forward: Sun Rui, China
Source: IIHF.com