The 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division I A and Division I B represent the second and third tier of the IIHF Women's World Championship.
In 2011, these tournaments were known as Division I and Division II.
The Division I Group A tournament was played in Ventspils, Latvia, from 25 to 31 March 2012. The winners, the Czech Republic, were promoted to the Top Division for 2013, while the bottom-ranked team, Kazakhstan, were relegated to Group B for 2013.
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All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time â UTC+3).
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/â = PlusâÂÂminus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com
Source: IIHF.com
The Division I Group B tournament was played in Hull, Great Britain, from 9 to 15 April 2012. The winners, Denmark, moved up to Group A for 2013, while the last-placed team, Italy, were relegated to Division II Group A. 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 âÂÂ4). Relegation was decided in similar fashion, by breaking a three way tie between Great Britain (+4), the Netherlands (âÂÂ1), and Italy (âÂÂ3).
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All times are local (Western European Summer Time â UTC+1).
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/â = PlusâÂÂminus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com
Source: IIHF.com