The 2019 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.
Hungary and Denmark earned promotion to the Top Division in Division I Group A, while the Netherlands gained promotion after their Division I Group B victory. Italy and Latvia got relegated by finishing last in their respective group.
Division I Group A
The Division I Group A tournament was played in Budapest, Hungary, from 7 to 13 April 2019.2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I A official website2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I A statistics
Participating teams Team QualificationPlaced 2nd in Division I A last year.Hosts; placed 3rd in Division I A last year.Placed 4th in Division I A last year.Placed 5th in Division I A last year.Placed 6th in Division I A last year.Placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted.
Match officials 4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.Div. I A assignments
Referees Linesmen Meghan Anne MacTavish Johanna Tauriainen Marie Picavet Drahomira Fialova Beth Bowshall Vitaliya Khamitsevich Marine Dinant Kamila Smetková Adrienn Paulheim Magdaléna Čerhitová Sara Strong
Final standings
Match results All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).
Awards and statistics Awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goalkeeper: Ena Nystrøm Best Defenseman: Charlotte Wittich Best Forward: Fanni Gasparics Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS Fanni Gasparics 5 6 6 12 +5 2 F Averi Nooren 5 5 4 9 +5 0 F Josefine Jakobsen 5 5 3 8 +7 6 F Josefine Persson 5 4 4 8 +8 4 F Denise Altmann 5 3 4 7 +2 2 F Madelen Haug Hansen 5 3 4 7 +3 2 F Silke Glud 5 2 4 6 +9 2 F Theresa Schafzahl 5 5 0 5 +1 2 F Nicoline Jensen 5 2 3 5 +2 2 F Millie Sirum 5 2 3 5 −2 2 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 Anikó Németh 245:00 3 0.73 93 96.77 1 Jana Budajová 288:01 8 1.67 125 93.60 0 Ena Nystrøm 296:47 9 1.82 118 92.37 2 Jessica Ekrt 280:23 9 1.92 106 91.51 0 Giulia Mazzocchi 250:43 18 4.31 156 88.46 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
Division I Group B
The Division I Group B tournament was played in Beijing, China, from 6 to 12 April 2019.2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I B official website2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I B statistics
Participating teams Team QualificationPlaced 2nd in Division I B last year.Placed 3rd in Division I B last year.Placed 4th in Division I B last year.Hosts; placed 5th in Division I B last year.Placed 6th in Division I B last year.Placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted.
Match officials 4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.Div. I B assignments
Referees Linesmen Ilona Novotná Deana Cuglietta Debby Hengst Kristine Langley Alexandra Blair Wang Hui Wu Xing Veronika Lounová Loise Lybak Larsen Jenna Puhakka Liv Andersson
Final standings
Match results All times are local (China Standard Time – UTC+8).
Awards and statistics Awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goalkeeper: Kristiāna Apsīte Best Defenseman: Park Chae-lin Best Forward: Savine Wielenga Source: IIHF.com
Media All-Stars: MVP: Fang Xin Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS Savine Wielenga 5 8 2 10 +5 0 F Park Jong-ah 5 6 4 10 +1 2 F Karolina Późniewska 5 5 4 9 +3 8 F Kim Hee-won 5 4 2 6 −3 4 F Magdalena Czaplik 5 2 4 6 +3 2 F Kayleigh Hamers 5 2 4 6 +4 6 D Kamila Wieczorek 5 1 5 6 +1 4 F Fang Xin 5 5 0 5 +4 2 F Bieke van Nes 5 0 5 5 +4 2 F Zoë Barbier 5 2 2 4 +4 0 F Park Chae-lin 5 2 2 4 −2 0 D 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 Kristiāna Apsīte 240:34 8 2.00 214 96.26 0 Nadia Zijlstra 239:53 3 0.75 73 95.89 2 Martyna Sass 299:54 12 2.40 172 93.02 1 Daria Dmitrieva 230:32 10 2.60 136 92.65 0 Wang Yuqing 299:10 12 2.41 125 90.40 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
References
External links Official website of IIHF Complete results at the hockeyarchives.info