2014 Women's World Championship

This was the first time that the women's tournaments were played in an Olympic year. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) determined that the best way to continue advancing the competitive level of nations not invited to the Olympic tournament was to fund participation every year.New era of women's hockey No top level tournament was played, and initially the IIHF stated that the last placed Olympic participant would be relegated to be replaced by the Division I A winner.Fasel opens 137th IIHF congress However after discussion it was changed so that the two teams in question played best of three series instead of simply swapping places.Promotion format defined
==2014 Winter Olympics==
==Playoff==
The last-placed team of the Olympics faced the winner of this year's Division I A tournament in a best-of-three series. The winner was promoted to the 2015 Top Division. The games took place on 8–11 November 2014 in Yokohama, Japan.Playoff
All times are local (UTC+9)
==Division I==
===Division I A===
The Division I A tournament was played in Přerov, Czech Republic, from 6 to 12 April 2014.Division I A Statistics
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Advanced to the 2015 Top Division Playoff	Relegated to the 2015 Division I B
===Division I B===
The Division I B tournament was played in Ventspils, Latvia, from 6 to 12 April 2014.Division I B Statistics
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Promoted to the 2015 Division I A	Relegated to the 2015 Division II A
==Division II==
===Division II A===
The Division II A tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 6 to 12 April 2014.Division II A Statistics
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Promoted to the 2015 Division I B	Relegated to the 2015 Division II B
===Division II B===
The Division II B tournament was played in Reykjavík, Iceland, from 24 to 30 March 2014.Division II B Statistics
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Promoted to the 2015 Division II A	Relegated to the 2015 Division II B Qualification
===Division II B Qualification===
The Division II B Qualification tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 19 to 22 March 2014.Division II B Qualification Statistics
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Promoted to the 2015 Division II B
==References==
==External links==
* Official website
Category:2014 in hockey
Category:IIHF Women's World Ice Hockey Championships