2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

The 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The Group A tournament was held in Vaujany, France and the Group B tournament in Asiago, Italy, from 8 to 14 April 2018.
France won the Group A tournament and moved up to the top division, while Italy were the champions of Group B and will play in the Group A tournament next year.
==Group A tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 2nd in Division I A last year.
 	Placed 3rd in Division I A last year.
 	Placed 4th in Division I A last year.
 	Placed 5th in Division I A last year.
 	Host, placed 6th in Division I A last year.
 	Placed 1st in Division I B last year and was promoted.
===Match officials===
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.Group A Assignments
;Referees
* Henna Åberg
* Kristine Langley
* Meghan MacTavish
* Ramona Weiss
;Linesmen
* Anne Boniface
* Stéphanie Gagnon
* Jenni Jaatinen
* Michaela Kúdeľová
* Jessica Lundgren
* Sara Strong
* Sueva Torribio
===Standings===
Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	5 	4	0 	0 	1	16	8 	12
 	5 	3	0 	0 	2	19	15	9
 	5 	3	0 	0 	2	21	13	9
 	5 	2	0 	0 	3	14	15	6
 	5 	2	0 	0 	3	7 	10	6
 	5 	1	0 	0 	4	8 	24	3
source:IIHF
Tiebreakers: Austria defeated Hungary 6–4, Denmark defeated Norway 1-0
===Results===
All times are local (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
 	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
==Group B tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 2nd in Division I B last year.
 	Placed 3rd in Division I B last year.
 	Placed 4th in Division I B last year.
 	Host, placed 5th in Division I B last year.
 	Placed 6th in Division I B last year.
 	Placed 1st in Division II A last year and was promoted.
===Match officials===
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.Group B Assignments
;Referees
* Vanessa Morin
* Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
* Radka Růžičková
* Laura White
;Linesmen
* Tanja Cadonau
* Magdaléna Čerhitová
* Stephanie Cole
* Mirjam Gruber
* Amy Lack
* Senovwa Mollen
* Kristin Moore
===Standings===
Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	5 	4	0 	0 	1	14	6 	12
 	5 	3	1 	0 	1	20	8 	11
 	5 	3	0 	0 	2	7 	12	9
 	5 	2	0 	1 	2	9 	10	7
 	5 	2	 	 	3	7 	7 	6
 	5 	0	0 	0 	5	7 	21	0
source: IIHF
===Results===
All times are local (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
==References==
2018
Division I
2018 IIHF World Championship Division I
2018 IIHF World Championship Division I