# 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

The 2015 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.

## Venues

| Division I Group A | Division I Group B |
| Rouen | Beijing |
| Île Lacroix Capacity: 2,747 | Capital Indoor Stadium Capacity: 18,000 |

## Division I Group A

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Rouen, France, from 12 to 18 April 2015.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Czech Republic | Lost Top Division playoff last year. |
| Norway | Placed 2nd in Division I A last year. |
| Denmark | Placed 3rd in Division I A last year. |
| France | Hosts; placed 4th in Division I A last year. |
| Austria | Placed 5th in Division I A last year. |
| Latvia | Placed 1st in Division I B last year and was promoted. |

### Match officials

4 Referees and 8 linesman were selected for the tournament.

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 15 | Promoted to the 2016 Top Division |
| 2 | Austria | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 12 | |
| 3 | France (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Denmark | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 6 | |
| 5 | Norway | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 5 | |
| 6 | Latvia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 0 | Relegated to the 2016 Division I B |

### Match results

All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goalkeeper: Klára Peslarová
** Best Defenseman: Aneta Tejralová
** Best Forward: Anna Meixner
Source: IIHF.com

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Anna Meixner | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | +9 | 2 | F |
| Eva Beiter | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +10 | 2 | F |
| Denise Altmann | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +8 | 4 | F |
| Victoria Hummel | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +8 | 2 | F |
| Marion Allemoz | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −1 | 2 | F |
| Alena Polenská | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +6 | 0 | F |
| Kateřina Mrázová | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +5 | 2 | F |
| Emmanuelle Passard | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | F |
| Madelen Haug-Hansen | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 2 | F |
| Tereza Vanišová | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +4 | 4 | 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 |
| Klára Peslarová | 240:00 | 2 | 0.50 | 43 | 95.35 | 2 |
| Caroline Baldin | 201:16 | 9 | 2.68 | 98 | 90.82 | 1 |
| Evija Tētiņa | 277:53 | 23 | 4.97 | 221 | 89.59 | 0 |
| Paula Marchhart | 240:00 | 10 | 2.50 | 94 | 89.36 | 0 |
| Toini Nilsen | 181:38 | 9 | 2.97 | 76 | 88.16 | 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 Beijing, China, from 6 to 12 April 2015.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Slovakia | Placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated. |
| China | Hosts; placed 2nd in Division I B last year. |
| Hungary | Placed 3rd in Division I B last year. |
| Netherlands | Placed 4th in Division I B last year. |
| North Korea | Placed 5th in Division I B last year. |
| Italy | Placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted. |

### Match officials

4 Referees and 7 linesman were selected for the tournament.

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Slovakia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 14 | Promoted to the 2016 Division I A |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 11 | |
| 3 | China (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 10 | |
| 4 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 4 | |
| 6 | North Korea | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 30 | −24 | 0 | Relegated to the 2016 Division II A |

### Match results

All times are local (Time in China – UTC+8).

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goalkeeper: Claudia van Leeuwen
** Best Defenseman: Franciska Kiss-Simon
** Best Forward: Zhang Mengying
Source: IIHF.com

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Zhang Mengying | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +3 | 2 | F |
| Yu Baiwei | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +2 | 4 | D |
| Sun Rui | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +3 | 4 | F |
| Nikola Gápová | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +2 | 4 | F |
| Mieneke de Jong | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +2 | 14 | F |
| Mária Herichová | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +2 | 4 | F |
| Beatrix Larger | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | F |
| Lívia Lúčová | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 4 | F |
| Savine Wielenga | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 0 | F |
| Valentina Bettarini | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | D |
| Qi Xueting | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | D |
| Lenka Sroková | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +3 | 4 | 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 |
| Claudia van Leeuwen | 283:27 | 4 | 0.85 | 132 | 96.97 | 2 |
| Monika Kvaková | 125:00 | 3 | 1.44 | 42 | 92.86 | 1 |
| Romana Kiapešová | 180:00 | 5 | 1.67 | 64 | 92.19 | 1 |
| Anikó Németh | 297:56 | 12 | 2.42 | 136 | 91.18 | 0 |
| Shi Yao | 276:20 | 14 | 3.04 | 148 | 90.54 | 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