2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Host country	Poland
Dates	8–14 April 2017
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	78 (5.2 per match)
Attendance	4,632 (309 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Nicol Čupková; (11 points)

2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I A
Tournament details
Host country	Austria
Dates	15–21 April 2017
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	65 (4.33 per match)
Attendance	5,454 (364 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Denise Altmann; (12 points)

2017 IIHF Women's World Championship
Division I
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Tournament details
Host countries	Austria; Poland
Dates	15–21 April 2017; 8–14 April 2017
Teams	12
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
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The 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I was two international ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I Group A tournament was played in Graz, Austria, from 15 to 21 April 2017,^[1] and the Division I Group B tournament was played in Katowice, Poland, from 8 to 14 April 2017.^[2]

Venues

Division I Group A	Division I Group B
Graz	Katowice
Eisstadion Liebenau Capacity: 4,050	Katowice Satelita Capacity: 1,500
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Division I Group A

Participants

Team	Qualification
Japan	Placed 8th in the Elite Division and were relegated.
France	Placed 2nd in Division I A last year.
Austria	Host, placed 3rd in Division I A last year.
Denmark	Placed 4th in Division I A last year.
Norway	Placed 5th in Division I A last year.
Hungary	Placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted.

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.^[3]

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Japan	5	5	0	17	4	+13	15	Promoted to the 2019 Top Division
2	Austria (H)	5	4	1	20	12	+8	12
3	Norway	5	2	3	17	14	+3	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Denmark	5	2	3	5	12	−7	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	Hungary	5	2	3	5	11	−6	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}
6	France	5	0	5	1	12	−11	0

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host.
Notes:

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 NOR: 3 Pts, +4 GD; DEN: 3 Pts, 0 GD; HUN: 3 Pts, −4 GD

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

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Awards and statistics

Awards

Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Anikó Németh
- Best Defenceman: Ayaka Toko
- Best Forward: Denise Altmann

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Denise Altmann	5	7	5	12	+6	2	F
Anna Meixner	5	3	4	7	+6	2	F
Line Bialik	5	2	5	7	+3	4	F
Theresa Schafzahl	5	2	5	7	+4	2	F
Andrea Schjelderup Dalen	5	4	2	6	+2	0	F
Madelen Haug Hansen	5	4	2	6	+2	8	F
Millie Sirum	5	2	3	5	+1	6	F
Charlotte Wittich	5	2	3	5	+2	2	D
Mathea Fischer	5	0	5	5	+4	4	F
Haruna Yoneyama	5	0	5	5	+5	0	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
Akane Konishi	120:00	0	0.00	20	100.00	2
Jessica Ekrt	152:56	5	1.96	71	92.96	0
Lisa Jensen	280:06	11	2.36	148	92.57	1
Anikó Németh	289:54	10	2.07	133	92.48	2
Caroline Baldin	176:06	5	1.70	63	92.06	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