2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

The 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Graz, Austria, running from 15 to 21 April 2017 and Group B in Katowice, Poland from 8 to 14 April 2017.
==Venues==
Group A 	Group B
Graz 	Katowice
Eisstadion LiebenauCapacity: 4,050	Katowice SatelitaCapacity: 1,500
 	
==Group A tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 8th in the Elite Division and were relegated.
 	Placed 2nd in Division I A last year.
 	Host, placed 3rd in Division I A last year.
 	Placed 4th in Division I A last year.
 	Placed 5th in Division I A last year.
 	Placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted.
===Match officials===
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.IA Assignsments
;Referees
* Tijana Haack
* Debby Hengst
* Maija Kontturi
* Kristine Morrison
;Linesmen
* Mirjam Gruber
* Julia Kainberger
* Anne Kuonen
* Jodi Price
* Michaela Štefková
* Vanessa Stratton
* Svenja Strohmenger
===Standings===
Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	5 	5	0 	0 	0	17	4 	15
 	5 	4	0 	0 	1	20	12	12
 	5 	2	0 	0 	3	17	14	6
 	5 	2	0 	0 	3	5 	11	6
 	5 	2	0 	1 	3	10	17	6
 	5 	0	0 	0 	5	1 	12	0
source:IIHF
Tiebreaker:NOR: 3 Pts, +4 GD; DEN: 3 Pts, 0 GD; HUN: 3 Pts, −4 GD
===Results===
All times are local (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
==Group B tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 6th in the Division I A and were relegated.
 	Placed 2nd in the Division I B last year.
 	Placed 3rd in Division I B last year.
 	Placed 4th in Division I B last year.
 	Placed 5th in Division I B last year.
 	Host, placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted.
===Match officials===
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.IB Assignsments
;Referees
* Maria Füchsel
* Ainslie Gardner
* Meghan Mallette
* Ulrike Winklmayr
;Linesmen
* Marine Dinant
* Daniela Kiefer
* Diana Mokhova
* Trine Phillipsen
* Joanna Pobożniak
* Jenna Puhakka
* Sueva Torribio
===Standings===
Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	5 	4	0 	0 	1	22	9 	12
 	5 	3	0 	1 	1	11	10	10
 	5 	3	0 	0 	2	13	17	9
 	5 	2	1 	0 	2	13	6 	8
 	5 	1	0 	1 	3	8 	12	4
 	5 	0	1 	0 	4	11	24	2
source:IIHF
===Results===
All times are local (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
==References==
Division I
2017