The 2018 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 ...
.
France won the Division I Group A tournament and moved up to the Top Division, while Italy became the champions of Division I Group B and will play in the Division I Group A tournament next year.
Similar to last year, there are no relegations to lower divisions this year either.
Division I Group A
The Division I Group A tournament was played in
Vaujany
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Population
Economy
The hyd ...
, France, from 8 to 14 April 2018.
Participating teams
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
;Referees
* Henna Åberg
* Kristine Langley
* Meghan MacTavish
* Ramona Weiss
;Linesmen
* Anne Boniface
* Stéphanie Gagnon
* Jenni Jaatinen
* Michaela Kúdeľová
* Jessica Lundgren
* Sara Strong
* Sueva Torribio
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 Goalkeeper:
Ena Nystrøm
**Best Defenseman:
Gwendoline Gendarme
**Best Forward:
Fanni Gasparics Fanni may refer to:
People
* Fanni Gasparics (born 1994), Hungarian ice hockey player
* Fanni Gyarmati (1912–2014), wife of Hungarian teacher and poet Miklós Radnóti
* Fanni Gyurinovics (born 2001), Hungarian swimmer
* Fanni Kenyeres (born 19 ...
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
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 ...
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Source
IIHF.com
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Division I Group B
The Division I Group B tournament was played in
Asiago
Asiago (; Venetian language, Venetian: ''Axiago'', Cimbrian: ''Slege'', German language, German: ''Schlägen'' ) is a minor township (population roughly 6,500) with the title of ciin the surrounding plateau region (the ''Altopiano di Asiago'' o ...
, Italy, from 8 to 14 April 2018.
Participating teams
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Div I B Assignments
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;Referees
* Vanessa Morin
* Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
* Radka Růžičková
* Laura White
;Linesmen
* Tanja Cadonau
* Magdaléna Čerhitová
* Stephanie Cole
* Mirjam Gruber
* Amy Lack
* Senovwa Mollen
* Kristin Moore
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 Goalkeeper: Giulia Mazzocchi
**Best Defenseman: Nadia Mattivi
**Best Forward: Park Jong-ah
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
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 ice hockey competitions hosted by France
International ice hockey competitions hosted by Italy
IIHF
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; ; ) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 84 member countries.
The IIHF maintains the IIHF World Ranking based on international ice hockey tourn ...
IIHF
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; ; ) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 84 member countries.
The IIHF maintains the IIHF World Ranking based on international ice hockey tourn ...
Isère
Sports competitions in Asiago
IIHF
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; ; ) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 84 member countries.
The IIHF maintains the IIHF World Ranking based on international ice hockey tourn ...