The 2012 IIHF World Women's Championships was the 14th such event hosted by the

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and took place in Vermont, United States, at the Gutterson Fieldhouse in Burlington, and the Cairns Arena in

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. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2013 competition, and the 2014 Olympics. The Top Division was contested between eight teams from April 7 to April 14, 2012, in Burlington and was hosted by

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won their record-extending tenth title by defeating the three-time defending champions

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5–4 in

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scored the decisive goal. The Americans defeated the Canadians 9–2 in the group stage earlier in the tournament. The

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team, by finishing third, captured their first ever Women's World Championship medal.

Top Division

The Top Division was contested between eight teams from April 7 to April 14, 2012. The event was hosted by

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. A new format was used where the top four ranked teams were placed in Group A and were automatically qualified for the final round, and played in the preliminary round was only used to determine seeding for the next round. The top two teams received a bye into the semifinals. Meanwhile, the next four teams played the preliminary round in Group B. The top two teams from Group B joined the others for the final round, while the bottom two team played a best-of-three series, with the loser being relegated next year. Group A * * * * Group B * * * * — ''promoted from 2011 Division I''

Rosters

Each team's roster for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship consisted of at least 15 skaters ( forwards, and

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) and 2

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s, and at most 20 skaters and 3 goaltenders. All eight participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate meeting on 6 April 2012.

Preliminary round

''All times are local (

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– UTC−4).''

Group A

Group B

Relegation round

''Best of three.'' ''All times are local (

– UTC−4).'' *The third game of the relegation series was cancelled because Germany won both meetings and Slovakia is therefore relegated to the 2013 Division I A.

Final round

''All times are local (

– UTC−4).''

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Final

Final standings

Statistics and awards

Scoring leaders

List shows the top 10 skaters sorted by points, then goals. ''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes''
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Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list. ''TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO =

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Tournament Awards

*Media All-Stars **Goaltender: **Defense: , **Forwards: , , *Best players selected by the directorate: **Best

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: **Best

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: **Best Forward:

Division I

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in

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, Latvia, from March 25 to 31, 2012.

Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Hull, Great Britain, from April 9 to 15, 2012.

Division II

Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in

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, Slovenia, from March 25 to 31, 2012.

Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in

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, South Korea, from March 10 to 16, 2012.2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B statistics
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References

External links

Official website of IIHF
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