The 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I consisted of two international
ice hockey
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tournaments organized by the
International Ice Hockey Federation
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The IIHF maintains the IIHF World Ranking based on international ice hockey to ...
. Division I A and Division I B represent the second and third tier of the
IIHF Women's World Championship
The IIHF Women's World Championship is the premier international women's tournament in ice hockey. It is governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
The official world competition was first held in 1990, with four more champions ...
.
At the 2017 IIHF annual congress it was decided that the Top Division would expand from eight to ten teams. As a result, all relegations from the 2017 tournaments were cancelled, and there would also be no relegation in all 2018 tournaments.
Venues
Division I Group A
The Division I Group A tournament was played in
Graz
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, Austria, from 15 to 21 April 2017.
Participating teams
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
;Referees
* Tijana Haack
* Debby Hengst
* Maija Kontturi
* Kristine Morrison
;Linesmen
* Mirjam Gruber
* Julia Kainberger
* Anne Kuonen
* Jodi Price
* Michaela Štefková
* Vanessa Stratton
* Svenja Strohmenger
Final standings
Match results
''All times are local (
Central European Summer Time
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–
UTC+2
UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+02:00.
As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...
).''
Awards and statistics
Awards
*Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best
Goaltender
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:
Anikó Németh
** Best
Defenceman
Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the l ...
:
Ayaka Toko
** Best
Forward:
Denise Altmann
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Source
IIHF.com
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Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position''
Source
IIHF.com
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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.
''TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average
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; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutout
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s''
Source
IIHF.com
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Division I Group B
The Division I Group B tournament was played in
Katowice
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, Poland, from 8 to 14 April 2017.
Participating teams
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
IB Officials
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;Referees
* Maria Füchsel
* Ainslie Gardner
* Meghan Mallette
* Ulrike Winklmayr
;Linesmen
* Marine Dinant
* Daniela Kiefer
* Diana Mokhova
* Trine Phillipsen
* Joanna Pobożniak
* Jenna Puhakka
* Sueva Torribio
Final standings
Match results
''All times are local (Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central E ...
– UTC+2
UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+02:00.
As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...
).''
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
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Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position''
Source
IIHF.com
/small>
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.
''TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average
Goals against average (GAA), also known as average goals against (AGA), is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending on spo ...
; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutout
In team sports, a shutout (North American English, US) or clean sheet (Commonwealth English, UK) is a game in which the losing team fails to score. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketba ...
s''
Source
IIHF.com
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References
External links
Official website of IIHF
{{Women's ice hockey tournaments
Division I
IIHF Women's World Championship Division I
International sports competitions hosted by Austria
International sports competitions hosted by Poland
IIHF Women's World Championship Division I
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The IIHF maintains the IIHF World Ranking based on ...
IIHF Women's World Championship Division I
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; ; ) is a worldwide Sport governing body, governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, and has 84 member countries.
The IIHF maintains the IIHF World Ranking based on ...
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