# 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

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 B |
| Graz | Katowice |
| Eisstadion Liebenau Capacity: 4,050 | Katowice Satelita Capacity: 1,500 |

## Division I Group A

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Graz, Austria, from 15 to 21 April 2017.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Japan | Placed 8th in Top Division last year and were relegated. |
| France | Placed 2nd in Division I A last year. |
| Austria | Hosts; placed 3rd in Division I A last year. |
| Denmark | Placed 4th in Division I A last year. |
| Norway | Placed 5th in Division I A last year. |
| Hungary | 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 | Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 15 | Promoted to the 2019 Top Division |
| 2 | Austria (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 12 | |
| 3 | Norway | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Denmark | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 6 | |
| 5 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 6 | |
| 6 | France | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | |
* 1 2 3 NOR: 3 Pts, +4 GD; DEN: 3 Pts, 0 GD; HUN: 3 Pts, −4 GD

### 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.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Slovakia | Placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated. |
| Latvia | Placed 2nd in Division I B last year. |
| Kazakhstan | Placed 3rd in Division I B last year. |
| Italy | Placed 4th in Division I B last year. |
| China | Placed 5th in Division I B last year. |
| Poland | Hosts; 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 | Slovakia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 12 | Promoted to the 2018 Division I A |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 10 | |
| 3 | Latvia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 9 | |
| 4 | China | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 8 | |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | |
| 6 | Poland (H) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 2 | |

### 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