# 2014 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

The 2014 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.

## Division I Group A

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Přerov, Czech Republic, from 6 to 12 April 2014.
The winners of this tournament advanced to the Top Division playoff for the 2015 Championship against the last team of the 2014 Winter Olympics tournament, Japan.
The last-placed team of the Division I Group A were relegated to the 2015 Division I Group B.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Czech Republic | hosts; placed 8th in Top Division last year and were relegated |
| Denmark | placed 2nd in Division I A last year |
| Slovakia | placed 3rd in Division I A last year |
| Austria | placed 4th in Division I A last year |
| Norway | placed 5th in Division I A last year |
| France | placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Czech Republic (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 15 | Qualified for the 2015 Top Division playoff |
| 2 | Norway | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 9 | |
| 3 | Denmark | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 8 | |
| 4 | France | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 6 | |
| 5 | Austria | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 6 | |
| 6 | Slovakia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 1 | Relegated to the 2015 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: Silje Holos
** Best Forward: Andrea Schjelderup Dalen
Source: IIHF.com

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Ingvild Farstad | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +4 | 8 | F |
| Denise Altmann | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +2 | 4 | F |
| Andrea Schjelderup Dalen | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | +5 | 6 | F |
| Alena Polenská | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +5 | 4 | F |
| Josefine Jakobsen | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | F |
| Eva Beiter | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +3 | 4 | F |
| Simona Studentová | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +4 | 2 | F |
| Josefine Persson | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | +1 | 4 | F |
| Michelle Weis | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −3 | 12 | F |
| Mathea Fischer | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 0 | F |
| Madelen Haug-Hansen | 5 | 2 | 3 | 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 |
| Klára Peslarová | 240:00 | 2 | 0.50 | 79 | 97.47 | 2 |
| Toini Nilsen | 300:00 | 12 | 2.40 | 161 | 92.55 | 0 |
| Caroline Baldin | 298:46 | 14 | 2.81 | 155 | 90.97 | 0 |
| Jana Budajová | 259:50 | 17 | 3.93 | 173 | 90.17 | 0 |
| Paula Marchhart | 291:54 | 17 | 3.49 | 159 | 89.31 | 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 Ventspils, Latvia, from 6 to 12 April 2014.
The winners of this tournament were promoted to Group A, while the last-placed team were relegated to the Division II Group A for 2015.

### Participating teams

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

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Latvia (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 15 | Promoted to the 2015 Division I A |
| 2 | China | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 9 | |
| 3 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 8 | |
| 5 | North Korea | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 3 | |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 2 | Relegated to the 2015 Division II A |

### Match results

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

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goalkeeper: Evija Tētiņa
** Best Defenseman: Dorottya Medgyes
** Best Forward: Inese Geca-Miljone
Source: IIHF.com

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Inese Geca-Miljone | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +6 | 2 | F |
| Laila Dekmeijere-Trigubova | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +3 | 32 | F |
| Savine Wielenga | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +5 | 2 | F |
| O Chol-ok | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −3 | 0 | F |
| Līga Miljone | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 0 | F |
| Rebeka Ungár | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +4 | 2 | F |
| Tifani Horváth | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +1 | 4 | F |
| He Xin | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 0 | F |
| Kayleigh Hamers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +1 | 8 | D |
| Mieneke de Jong | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 10 | F |
| Fang Xin | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | F |
| Wen Lu | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | 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 |
| Evija Tētiņa | 300:00 | 3 | 0.60 | 147 | 97.96 | 2 |
| Claudia van Leeuwen | 300:55 | 9 | 1.79 | 150 | 94.00 | 0 |
| Wang Yuqing | 293:13 | 13 | 2.66 | 177 | 92.66 | 1 |
| Aizhan Raushanova | 301:52 | 13 | 2.58 | 141 | 90.78 | 0 |
| Anikó Németh | 300:13 | 13 | 2.60 | 124 | 89.52 | 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