The Division I Group A tournament was held in
Ventspils
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,
Latvia, from March 25 to 31. The winner, the
Czech Republic
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, was promoted to the
top division for 2013, while the bottom-ranked team,
Kazakhstan
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, was relegated to Group B for 2013.
Group B was contested from April 9 to 15 at
Hull,
Great Britain
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. The winner,
Denmark
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, moves up to Group A for 2013, while the last placed team
Italy
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is relegated to Division II Group A.
Group IB format
/ref> Denmark won the three way tie-breaker with France and China by virtue of having a superior goal differential in the games those three nations played against each other (Denmark +3, China +1, France −4). Relegation was decided in similar fashion, by breaking a three way tie between Great Britain (+4), the Netherlands (−1), and Italy (−3).
In 2011 these tournaments were known as Division I and Division II.
Group A
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Statistics and awards
Scoring leaders
''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes''
Source
IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
''TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutout
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IIHF.com
Directorate Awards
*Goaltender: Radka Lhotská
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*Defenseman: Trine Martens,
*Forward: Denise Altmann,
Source
IIHF.com
Group B
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Statistics
Scoring leaders
''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes''
Source
IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
''TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutout
In team sports, a shutout ( US) or clean sheet ( UK) is a game in which one team prevents the other from scoring any points. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball.
Shutouts are usuall ...
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Source
IIHF.com
Directorate Awards
*Goaltender: Shi Yao
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*Defenseman: Charlotte Densing,
*Forward: Sun Rui,
Source
IIHF.com
References
External links
{{IIHF Women's World Championships
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