# 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

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.
Similar to last year, there are no relegations to lower divisions this year either.

## Division I Group A

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Vaujany, France, from 8 to 14 April 2018.

### 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.

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | France (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 12 | Promoted to the 2019 Top Division |
| 2 | Austria | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 9 | |
| 3 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 9 | |
| 4 | Denmark | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 6 | |
| 5 | Norway | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | |
| 6 | Slovakia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 3 | |
* 1 2 Austria 6–4 Hungary
* 1 2 Norway 0–1 Denmark

### Match results

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

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goalkeeper: Ena Nystrøm
** Best Defenseman: Gwendoline Gendarme
** Best Forward: Fanni Gasparics
Source: IIHF.com

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Fanni Gasparics | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +1 | 0 | F |
| Josefine Jakobsen | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +3 | 10 | F |
| Silke Glud | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +5 | 0 | F |
| Denise Altmann | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +4 | 14 | F |
| Nicoline Jensen | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +4 | 8 | F |
| Alexandra Huszák | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +3 | 4 | F |
| Anna Meixner | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +2 | 14 | F |
| Tifani Horváth | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +4 | 2 | F |
| Averi Nooren | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 0 | F |
| Chloé Aurard | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +4 | 12 | 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 |
| Ena Nystrøm | 179:22 | 4 | 1.34 | 104 | 96.15 | 1 |
| Caroline Baldin | 238:35 | 7 | 1.76 | 103 | 93.20 | 0 |
| Theresa Hornich | 180:00 | 7 | 2.33 | 74 | 90.54 | 1 |
| Cassandra Repstock-Romme | 137:49 | 7 | 3.05 | 74 | 90.45 | 0 |
| Anikó Németh | 298:48 | 13 | 2.61 | 130 | 90.00 | 1 |
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 Asiago, Italy, from 8 to 14 April 2018.

### 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.

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Italy (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 12 | Promoted to the 2019 Division I A |
| 2 | South Korea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 11 | |
| 3 | Latvia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 9 | |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | |
| 5 | China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | Poland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 0 | |

### Match results

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

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goalkeeper: Giulia Mazzocchi
** Best Defenseman: Nadia Mattivi
** Best Forward: Park Jong-ah
Source: IIHF.com

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Eleonora Dalprà | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +7 | 2 | F |
| Park Jong-ah | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +5 | 2 | F |
| Park Yoon-jung | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | +5 | 2 | F |
| Anna de la Forest de Divonne | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +1 | 6 | F |
| Hou Yue | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 6 | F |
| Lee Jing-yu | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 2 | F |
| Līga Miljone | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −3 | 25 | F |
| Karolina Późniewska | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | F |
| Carola Saletta | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +5 | 4 | F |
| Han Soo-jin | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +7 | 0 | F |
| Anna Katrīna Lagzdiņa | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 0 | F |
| Park Chae-lin | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 2 | D |
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 |
| Giulia Mazzocchi | 239:37 | 5 | 1.25 | 93 | 94.62 | 1 |
| Wang Yuqing | 296:51 | 6 | 1.21 | 108 | 94.44 | 1 |
| Kristiāna Apsīte | 300:00 | 12 | 2.40 | 167 | 92.81 | 1 |
| Daria Dmitrieva | 252:42 | 8 | 1.90 | 110 | 92.73 | 1 |
| Shin So-jung | 284:44 | 7 | 1.48 | 88 | 92.05 | 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