title: 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I
text: # 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I
  
  The Division I Group A tournament was held in Ventspils, Latvia, from March 25 to 31. The winner, the Czech Republic, was promoted to the top division for 2013, while the bottom-ranked team, Kazakhstan, was relegated to Group B for 2013.
  
  Group B was contested from April 9 to 15 at Hull, Great Britain. The winner, Denmark, moves up to Group A for 2013, while the last placed team Italy is 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 −4). Relegation was decided in similar fashion, by breaking a three way tie between Great Britain (+4), the Netherlands (−1), and Italy (−3).
  
  In 2011 these tournaments were known as Division I and Division II.
  
  ## Group A
  
  | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Czech Republic | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 12 | Promoted to Top Division |
  | Norway | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 11 | |
  | Japan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 9 | |
  | Austria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 6 | |
  | Latvia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 5 | |
  | Kazakhstan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 2 | Relegated to Division I B |
  
  All times are local UTC+3.
  
  ### Statistics and awards
  
  **Scoring leaders**
  
  | Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Andrea Dalen | Norway | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +10 | 2 |
  | 2 | Line Bialik Øien | Norway | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +9 | 10 |
  | 3 | Denise Altmann | Austria | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +5 | 2 |
  | 4 | Sonja Nováková | Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +5 | 2 |
  | 5 | Ingvild Farstad | Norway | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +6 | 6 |
  | 6 | Helene Martinsen | Norway | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 4 |
  | 6 | Chiho Osawa | Japan | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 0 |
  | 8 | Trine Martens | Norway | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +5 | 0 |
  | 9 | Janine Weber | Austria | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | –3 | 0 |
  | 10 | Alena Polenská | Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 2 |
  | 10 | Simona Studentová | Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
  
  GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
  
  Source: IIHF.com
  
  **Goaltending leaders**
  
  (minimum 40% team's total ice time)
  
  | Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Radka Lhotská | Czech Republic | 288:36 | 4 | 0.83 | 96.15 | 1 |
  | 2 | Jorid Dagfinrud | Norway | 241:05 | 5 | 1.24 | 94.62 | 1 |
  | 3 | Azusa Nakaoku | Japan | 239:51 | 8 | 2.00 | 94.12 | 0 |
  | 4 | Paula Marchhart | Austria | 266:15 | 12 | 2.70 | 92.90 | 0 |
  | 5 | Lolita Andriševska | Latvia | 211:33 | 12 | 3.40 | 92.59 | 0 |
  
  TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
  
  Source: IIHF.com
  
  **Directorate Awards**
  
  * Goaltender: Radka Lhotská, Czech Republic
  * Defenseman: Trine Martens, Norway
  * Forward: Denise Altmann, Austria
  
  Source: IIHF.com
  
  ## Group B
  
  | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 6 | +25 | 12 | Promoted to Division I A |
  | China | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 12 | |
  | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 12 | |
  | Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 3 | |
  | Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 34 | −27 | 3 | |
  | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 3 | Relegated to Division II A |
  
  All times are local UTC+1.
  
  ### Statistics
  
  **Scoring leaders**
  
  | Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Henriette Ostergaard | Denmark | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +8 | 10 |
  | 2 | Josefine Jakobsen | Denmark | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +6 | 2 |
  | 3 | Marie Henriksen | Denmark | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +7 | 0 |
  | 4 | Josephine Asperup | Denmark | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | +7 | 8 |
  | 5 | Sun Rui | China | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | +10 | 0 |
  | 6 | Jin Fengling | China | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +7 | 6 |
  | 6 | Emmanuelle Passard | France | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +5 | 0 |
  | 8 | Virginie Bouetz-Andrieu | France | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +7 | 2 |
  | 9 | Beatrix Larger | Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | –3 | 4 |
  | 10 | Anouck Bouche | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +7 | 4 |
  | 10 | Josefine Persson | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +5 | 12 |
  | 10 | Savine Wielenga | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | –4 | 6 |
  
  GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
  
  Source: IIHF.com
  
  **Goaltending leaders**
  
  (minimum 40% team's total ice time)
  
  | Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Samantha Bolwell | Great Britain | 134:21 | 3 | 1.34 | 95.59 | 1 |
  | 2 | Kamilla Nielsen | Denmark | 278:36 | 6 | 1.29 | 93.02 | 2 |
  | 3 | Shi Yao | China | 291:00 | 8 | 1.65 | 92.86 | 1 |
  | 4 | Caroline Baldin | France | 267:09 | 9 | 2.02 | 90.72 | 1 |
  | 5 | Claudia van Leeuwen | Netherlands | 295:54 | 33 | 6.69 | 88.21 | 1 |
  
  TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
  
  Source: IIHF.com
  
  **Directorate Awards**
  
  * Goaltender: Shi Yao, China
  * Defenseman: Charlotte Densing, Denmark
  * Forward: Sun Rui, China
  
  Source: IIHF.com
  
  