The 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2022 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Division I A and Division I B represent the second and third tier of the IIHF World Women's Championship.
All divisions stayed put after all events last year were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
France won Group A and were promoted to the Top Division, while China got promoted after winning the Group B tournament. Due to Russia's exclusion, no team was relegated this season.
Group A tournament
The Division I Group A tournament was played in Angers, France, from 24 to 30 April 2022.2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I A official website2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I A statistics
Participating teams Team QualificationHosts; placed 10th in 2019 Top Division and were relegated.Placed 3rd in 2019 Division I A.Placed 4th in 2019 Division I A.Placed 5th in 2019 Division I A.Placed 1st in 2019 Division I B and were promoted.
Match officials Six referees and six linesmen are selected for the tournament.IA game officials
Referees Linesmen Brandy Dewar Marie Picavet Henna Åberg Johanna Taurianen Agnese Kārkliņa Aina Hove Judith Closset Amy Lack Zóra Gottlibet Julia Johansson Anina Egli Erika Greenen
Final standings
Match results All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)
Statistics
Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS Chloé Aurard 4 4 4 8 +9 0 F Estelle Duvin 4 3 5 8 +7 4 F Emilie Kruse 4 1 4 6 +2 6 F Emma Bergesen 4 0 5 5 +2 0 D Andrea Dalen 4 2 2 4 +1 0 F Anna Meixner 4 2 2 4 +2 4 F Julie Zwarthoed 4 2 2 4 −3 4 F Lore Baudrit 4 0 4 4 +3 2 F Lotte Pedersen 4 3 0 3 −1 4 F Marion Allemoz 4 2 1 3 +2 0 F GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders 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.
PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO Nikola Zimková 120:00 2 1.00 51 96.08 0 Caroline Baldin 240:15 5 1.25 119 95.80 1 Ena Nystrøm 237:34 10 2.53 149 93.29 0 Eline Gabriele 205:58 11 3.20 132 91.67 0 Andrea Orolínová 119:12 6 3.02 57 89.47 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
Awards Position Player Goaltender Caroline Baldin Defenceman Emma Bergesen Forward Chloé Aurard
Group B tournament
The Division I Group B tournament was played in Katowice, Poland, from 8 to 14 April 2022.2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I B official website2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I B statistics
Participating teams Team QualificationPlaced 6th in 2019 Division I A and were relegated.Placed 2nd in 2019 Division I B.Hosts; placed 3rd in 2019 Division I B.Placed 4th in 2019 Division I B.Placed 5th in 2019 Division I B.Placed 1st in 2019 Division II A and were promoted.
Match officials Four referees and six linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees Linesmen Marie-Ève Couture Gabriela Malá Ida Henriksson Laura White Sueva Torribio Faye Andrews Natalia Suchanek Ines Confidenti Alba Calero Michele Müller
Final standings
Match results All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)
Statistics Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS Rachel Llanes 5 7 8 15 +17 4 F Leah Lum 5 7 8 15 +20 0 F Hannah Miller 5 6 6 12 +19 2 F Liu Zhixin 5 2 9 11 +16 2 D Anna Segedi 5 5 3 8 +5 0 F Karolina Późniewska 5 3 5 8 −2 4 F Maddie Woo 5 4 2 6 +2 4 F Sara Confidenti 5 4 1 5 −6 0 F Rebecca Roccella 5 2 3 5 −2 4 F Zhu Rui 5 1 4 5 +4 2 F GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders 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.
PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO Pia Dukarič 272:57 18 3.96 259 93.05 0 Darya Dmitrieva 154:13 5 1.95 67 92.54 0 Martyna Sass 303:32 13 2.57 155 91.61 1 Arina Shyokolova 145:47 6 2.47 66 90.91 1 Tia Chan 280:00 9 1.93 91 90.11 1 TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts Source: IIHF.com
Awards Position Player Goaltender Martyna Sass Defenceman Nadia Mattivi Forward Hannah Miller
References
External links Official website of IIHF