2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

The 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament ran by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The Group A tournament was held in Budapest, Hungary from 7 to 13 April and the Group B tournament in Beijing, China from 6 to 12 April 2019.
Hungary and Denmark earned promotion to the top division in Group A, while the Netherlands gained promotion after their Group B win. Italy and Latvia got relegated by finishing last in their respective group.
==Group A tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	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 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	Linesmen
* Meghan Anne MacTavish
* Johanna Tauriainen
* Marie Picavet
* Drahomira Fialova	
* Beth Bowshall
* Vitaliya Khamitsevich
* Marine Dinant
* Kamila Smetková
* Adrienn Paulheim
* Magdaléna Čerhitová
* Sara Strong
===Standings===
Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	5 	4	0 	1 	0	20	6 	13
 	5 	3	0 	0 	2	18	16	9
 	5 	3	0 	0 	2	12	10	9
 	5 	2	1 	0 	2	20	13	8
 	5 	1	1 	1 	2	10	17	6
 	5 	0	0 	0 	5	3 	23	0
source: IIHF
Tiebreaker: Denmark defeated Norway 4-0
===Results===
All times are local (UTC+2).
===Awards and statistics===
====Awards====
*Best players selected by the directorate:
**Best Goalkeeper: Ena Nystrøm
**Best Defenseman: Charlotte Wittich
**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	6	12 	+5 	2 	F
Averi Nooren 	5 	5	4	9 	+5 	0 	F
Josefine Jakobsen 	5 	5	3	8 	+7 	6 	F
Josefine Persson 	5 	4	4	8 	+8 	4 	F
Denise Altmann 	5 	3	4	7 	+2 	2 	F
Madelen Haug Hansen	5 	3	4	7 	+3 	2 	F
Silke Glud 	5 	2	4	6 	+9 	2 	F
Theresa Schafzahl 	5 	5	0	5 	+1 	2 	F
Nicoline Jensen 	5 	2	3	5 	+2 	2 	F
Millie Sirum 	5 	2	3	5 	−2 	2 	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
Anikó Németh 	245:00	3 	0.73	93 	96.77	1
Jana Budajová 	288:01	8 	1.67	125	93.60	0
Ena Nystrøm 	296:47	9 	1.82	118	92.37	2
Jessica Ekrt 	280:23	9 	1.92	106	91.51	0
Giulia Mazzocchi	250:43	18	4.31	156	88.46	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 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	Linesmen
* Ilona Novotná
* Deana Cuglietta
* Debby Hengst
* Kristine Langley	
* Alexandra Blair
* Wang Hui
* Wu Xing
* Veronika Lounová
* Loise Lybak Larsen
* Jenna Puhakka
* Liv Andersson
===Standings===
Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	5 	5	0 	0 	0	17	4 	15
 	5 	5	0 	0 	0	17	15	9
 	5 	3	0 	0 	2	13	12	9
 	5 	2	0 	0 	3	12	12	6
 	5 	1	0 	1 	3	8 	16	4
 	5 	0	1 	0 	4	4 	12	2
source: IIHF
Tiebreaker:South Korea defeated Poland 4-3
===Results===
All times are local (UTC+8).
===Awards and statistics===
====Awards====
*Best players selected by the directorate:
**Best Goalkeeper: Kristiāna Apsīte
**Best Defenseman: Park Chae-lin
**Best Forward: Savine Wielenga
Source: IIHF.com
*Media All-Stars:
** MVP: Fang Xin
Source: IIHF.com
====Scoring leaders====
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Savine Wielenga 	5 	8	2	10 	+5 	0 	F
Park Jong-ah 	5 	6	4	10 	+1 	2 	F
Karolina Późniewska	5 	5	4	9 	+3 	8 	F
Kim Hee-won 	5 	4	2	6 	−3 	4 	F
Magdalena Czaplik 	5 	2	4	6 	+3 	2 	F
Kayleigh Hamers 	5 	2	4	6 	+4 	6 	D
Kamila Wieczorek 	5 	1	5	6 	+1 	4 	F
Fang Xin 	5 	5	0	5 	+4 	2 	F
Bieke van Nes 	5 	0	5	5 	+4 	2 	F
Zoë Barbier 	5 	2	2	4 	+4 	0 	F
Park Chae-lin 	5 	2	2	4 	−2 	0 	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
Kristiāna Apsīte	240:34	8 	2.00	214	96.26	0
Nadia Zijlstra 	239:53	3 	0.75	73 	95.89	2
Martyna Sass 	299:54	12	2.40	172	93.02	1
Daria Dmitrieva 	230:32	10	2.60	136	92.65	0
Wang Yuqing 	299:10	12	2.41	125	90.40	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
==References==
==External links==
*Group A website
*Group B website
2019
Division I
2019 IIHF World Championship Division I
2019 IIHF World Championship Division I