2012 IIHF Women's World Championship

2012 IIHF Women's World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	United States
Dates	7–14 April 2012
Teams	8
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Canada (10 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played	21
Goals scored	141  (6.71 per game)
Attendance	27,791  (1,323 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Monique Lamoureux-Kolls (14 points)

The 2012 IIHF World Women's Championships was the 14th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2013 competition, and the 2014 Olympics.

Canada won their tenth title by defeating the United States 5–4 in overtime. Caroline Ouellette scored the decisive goal. The Swiss team, by finishing third, captured their first ever Women's World Championship medal.

Top Division

The Top Division was contested between eight teams from April 7 to April 14, 2012. The event was hosted by USA Hockey in Burlington, Vermont. A new format was used where the top four ranked teams were placed in Group A and were automatically qualified for the final round, and played in the preliminary round was only used to determine seeding for the next round. The top two teams received a bye into the semifinals. Meanwhile, the next four teams played the preliminary round in Group B. The top two teams from Group B joined the others for the final round, while the bottom two team played a best-of-three series, with the loser being relegated next year.

Group A United States Canada Finland Russia

Group B Sweden Switzerland Slovakia Germany — promoted to Top Division pool for 2012

Preliminary round

Legend
Advanced to the Semifinals
Advanced to the Quarterfinals
Advanced to the Relegation Round

Group A

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
United States	3	3	0	0	0	29	2	+27	9
Canada	3	2	0	0	1	19	12	+7	6
Finland	3	1	0	0	2	7	18	−11	3
Russia	3	0	0	0	3	5	28	−23	0

All times are local (UTC−4).

7 April 2012 15:00

Finland

5–4 (0–2, 2–0, 3–2)

Russia

Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont Attendance: 1,494

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	16 min
	30	Shots	17

7 April 2012 19:00

United States

9–2 (5–0, 1–2, 2–0)

Canada

Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont Attendance: 3,970

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	14 min
	33	Shots	21

8 April 2012 15:00

Canada

3–2 (1–0, 1–1, 1–1)

Finland

Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont Attendance: 1,499

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	43	Shots	15

8 April 2012 19:00

United States

9–0 (2–0, 2–0, 5–0)

Russia

Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont Attendance: 2,242

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	16 min
	54	Shots	5

10 April 2012 15:00

Canada

14–1 (6–0, 5–0, 3–1)

Russia

Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont Attendance: 643

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	16 min
	41	Shots	7

10 April 2012 19:00

Finland

0–11 (0–2, 0–6, 0–3)

United States

Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont Attendance: 2,356

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	6 min
	9	Shots	54

Group B

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
Switzerland	3	2	0	0	1	7	6	+1	6
Sweden	3	1	1	0	1	9	5	+4	5
Germany	3	1	0	1	1	6	8	−2	4
Slovakia	3	1	0	0	2	6	9	−3	3

All times are local (UTC−4).

7 April 2012 13:00

Slovakia

1–5 (0–1, 1–1, 0–3)

Sweden

Cairns Arena, Vermont Attendance: 243

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	16	Shots	39

7 April 2012 17:00

Switzerland

2–3 (1–1, 1–2, 0–0)

Germany

Cairns Arena, Vermont Attendance: 277

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	34	Shots	25

8 April 2012 13:00

Sweden

2–1 OT (0–0, 0–0, 1–1) (OT: 1–0)

Germany

Cairns Arena, Vermont Attendance: 342

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	8 min
	40	Shots	18

8 April 2012 17:00

Switzerland

2–1 (1–0, 0–1, 1–0)

Slovakia

Cairns Arena, Vermont Attendance: 200

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	27	Shots	30

10 April 2012 13:00

Sweden

2–3 (1–1, 0–0, 1–2)

Switzerland

Cairns Arena, Vermont Attendance: 325

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	51	Shots	26

10 April 2012 17:00

Germany

2–4 (0–1, 1–2, 1–1)

Slovakia

Cairns Arena, Vermont Attendance: 237

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	36	Shots	28

Relegation series

Best of three.

All times are local (UTC−4).

11 April 2012 17:00

Germany

2–1 SO (0–1, 1–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) ([SO: 1–0)

Slovakia

Cairns Arena, Vermont Attendance: 174

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	40	Shots	20

13 April 2012 13:00

Slovakia

1–3 (0–1, 0–1, 1–1)

Germany

Cairns Arena, Vermont Attendance: 187

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	29	Shots	35

• The third game of the relegation series was cancelled because Germany won both meetings and Slovakia is therefore relegated.

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

A1

United States

10

A4

Russia

2

B1

Switzerland

0

B1

Switzerland

5

A1

United States

4

A2

Canada

5

A2

Canada

5

A3

Finland

2

A3

Finland

1

Third place

B2

Sweden

1

A3

Finland

2

B1

Switzerland

6

All times are local (UTC−4).

Quarterfinals

11 April 2012 15:00

Russia

2–5 (1–2, 1–3, 0–0)

Switzerland

Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont Attendance: 1,340

Game reference
	20 min	Penalties	16 min
	34	Shots	31

11 April 2012 19:00

Finland

2–1 (2–0, 0–0, 0–1)

Sweden

Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont Attendance: 1,633

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	10 min
	26	Shots	44

Semifinals

13 April 2012 15:00

Canada

5–1 (2–0, 1–1, 2–0)

Finland

Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont Attendance: 1,750

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	4 min
	43	Shots	15

13 April 2012 19:00

United States

10–0 (3–0, 3–0, 4–0)

Switzerland

Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont Attendance: 2,211

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	80	Shots	10

Fifth place game

13 April 2012 17:00

Russia

1–2 OT (0–1, 0–0, 1–0) (OT: 0–1)

Sweden

Cairns Arena, Vermont Attendance: 261

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	28	Shots	24

Bronze medal game

14 April 2012 15:00

Switzerland

6–2 (2–2, 1–0, 3–0)

Finland

Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont Attendance: 2,400

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	25	Shots	52

Gold medal game

14 April 2012 19:00

United States

4–5 OT (1–1, 2–2, 1–1) (OT: 0–1)

Canada

Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont Attendance: 4,007

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	22 min
	44	Shots	39

Ranking and statistics

Final standings

	Canada
	United States
	Switzerland
4	Finland
5	Sweden
6	Russia
7	Germany
8	Slovakia

Division I

Main article: 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Ventspils, Latvia, from 25 to 31 March 2012.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Czech Republic	5	4	0	0	1	19	8	+11	12
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

Promoted to the 2013 Top Division

Relegated to the 2013 Division I B

Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Hull, Great Britain, from 9 to 15 April 2012.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Denmark	5	4	0	0	1	31	6	+25	12
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	10	17	−7	3
Netherlands	5	1	0	0	4	7	34	−27	3
Italy	5	1	0	0	4	5	22	−17	3

Promoted to the 2013 Division I A

Relegated to the 2013 Division II A

Division II

Main article: 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia, from 25 to 31 March 2012.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
North Korea	5	5	0	0	0	33	7	+26	15
Hungary	5	4	0	0	1	26	6	+20	12
Australia	5	3	0	0	2	11	12	−1	9
New Zealand	5	2	0	0	3	12	23	−11	6
Slovenia	5	0	1	0	4	7	18	−11	2
Croatia	5	0	0	1	4	4	27	−23	1

Promoted to the 2013 Division I B

Relegated to the 2013 Division II B

Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in Seoul, South Korea, from 10 to 16 March 2012.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Poland	5	4	1	0	0	38	6	+32	14
Spain	5	4	0	0	1	22	5	+17	12
South Korea	5	2	1	1	1	16	8	+8	9
Iceland	5	2	0	1	2	11	15	−4	7
Belgium	5	1	0	0	4	7	12	−5	3
South Africa	5	0	0	0	5	4	52	−48	0

Promoted to the 2013 Division II A

See also

• 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

External links

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