2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

The 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I comprised two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2022 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

2022 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries France
 Poland
Dates24–30 April
8–14 April
Teams11
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
2021 (cancelled)
2023

The Group A tournament was played in Angers, France, from 24 to 30 April and the Group B tournament in Katowice, Poland, from 8 to 14 April 2022.[1][2]

All divisions stayed put after all events last year were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

France won Group A and was promoted to the top division, while China got promoted after winning the Group B tournament, while Slovenia was relegated.[4][5]

Group A tournament

2022 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I A
Tournament details
Host country France
Dates24–30 April
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored48 (4.8 per match)
Attendance14,993 (1,499 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Chloé Aurard
(8 points)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants

Team Qualification
 France Host, placed 10th in 2019 Top Division and was relegated.
 Norway Placed 3rd in 2019 Division I A.
 Austria Placed 4th in 2019 Division I A.
 Slovakia Placed 5th in 2019 Division I A.
 Netherlands Placed 1st in 2019 Division I B and was promoted.

Match officials

Six referees and six linesmen are selected for the tournament.[6]

RefereesLinesmen

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  France (H, P) 4 3 0 1 0 14 5 +9 10 Promotion to the 2023 Top Division
2  Norway 4 2 0 1 1 13 10 +3 7
3  Slovakia 4 2 0 0 2 7 8 1 6[lower-alpha 1]
4  Austria 4 0 3 0 1 10 8 +2 6[lower-alpha 1]
5  Netherlands 4 0 0 1 3 4 17 13 1
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Austria 1–2 Slovakia

Results

All times are local (UTC+2)

24 April 2022
16:00
Netherlands 1–2 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 AustriaAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 1,015
24 April 2022
19:30
Slovakia 1–2
(1–1, 0–1, 0–0)
 NorwayAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 730

25 April 2022
16:00
Norway 7–1
(2–1, 3–0, 2–0)
 NetherlandsAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 634
25 April 2022
19:30
France 4–0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 SlovakiaAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 1,894

27 April 2022
16:00
Norway 3–4 OT
(0–2, 3–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–1)
 AustriaAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 993
27 April 2022
19:30
France 4–1
(1–0, 2–1, 1–0)
 NetherlandsAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 2,468

28 April 2022
16:00
Slovakia 4–1
(0–0, 2–1, 2–0)
 NetherlandsAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 423
28 April 2022
19:30
Austria 3–2 OT
(0–1, 2–0, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)
 FranceAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 2,310

30 April 2022
16:00
Austria 1–2
(0–1, 1–1, 0–0)
 SlovakiaAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 940
30 April 2022
19:30
France 4–1
(1–0, 2–0, 1–1)
 NorwayAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 3,586

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Chloé Aurard4448+90F
Estelle Duvin4358+74F
Emilie Kruse4146+26F
Emma Bergesen4055+20D
Andrea Dalen4224+10F
Anna Meixner4224+24F
Julie Zwarthoed4224−34F
Lore Baudrit4044+32F
Lotte Pedersen4303−14F
Marion Allemoz4213+20F

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.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Nikola Zimková120:0021.005196.080
Caroline Baldin240:1551.2511995.801
Ena Nystrøm237:34102.5314993.290
Eline Gabriele205:58113.2013291.670
Andrea Orolínová119:1263.025789.470

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

PositionPlayer[7]
Goaltender Caroline Baldin
Defenceman Emma Bergesen
Forward Chloé Aurard

Group B tournament

2022 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I B
Tournament details
Host country Poland
Dates8–14 April
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored86 (5.73 per match)
Attendance3,839 (256 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Lin Ni
Lin Qiqi
(15 points)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants

Team Qualification
 Italy Placed 6th in 2019 Division I A and was relegated.
 South Korea Placed 2nd in 2019 Division I B.
 Poland Host, placed 3rd in 2019 Division I B.
 China Placed 4th in 2019 Division I B.
 Kazakhstan Placed 5th in 2019 Division I B.
 Slovenia Placed 1st in 2019 Division II A and was promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and six linesmen were selected for the tournament.[8]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Marie-Ève Couture
  • Gabriela Malá
  • Ida Henriksson
  • Laura White

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  China (P) 5 5 0 0 0 38 9 +29 15 Promotion to the 2023 Division I A
2  Poland (H) 5 3 1 0 1 16 13 +3 11
3  Italy 5 2 0 1 2 11 15 4 7
4  Kazakhstan 5 2 0 0 3 10 11 1 6
5  South Korea 5 1 0 0 4 5 15 10 3[lower-alpha 1]
6  Slovenia (R) 5 1 0 0 4 6 23 17 3[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to the 2023 Division II A
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. South Korea 2–1 Slovenia

Results

All times are local (UTC+2)

8 April 2022
13:00
Slovenia 3–1
(2–0, 0–1, 1–0)
 ItalyJanów Arena, Janów-Nikiszowiec
Attendance: 50
8 April 2022
16:30
China 5–0
(1–0, 1–0, 3–0)
 South KoreaJanów Arena, Janów-Nikiszowiec
Attendance: 100
8 April 2022
20:00
Kazakhstan 1–3
(1–1, 0–2, 0–0)
 PolandJanów Arena, Janów-Nikiszowiec
Attendance: 511

9 April 2022
13:00
South Korea 1–5
(0–2, 0–3, 1–0)
 KazakhstanJanów Arena, Janów-Nikiszowiec
Attendance: 102
9 April 2022
16:30
Italy 3–6
(0–3, 2–1, 1–2)
 ChinaJanów Arena, Janów-Nikiszowiec
Attendance: 129
9 April 2022
20:00
Poland 4–0
(0–0, 2–0, 2–0)
 SloveniaJanów Arena, Janów-Nikiszowiec
Attendance: 729

11 April 2022
13:00
Slovenia 2–14
(1–2, 1–9, 0–3)
 ChinaJanów Arena, Janów-Nikiszowiec
Attendance: 30
11 April 2022
16:30
Italy 1–0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0)
 KazakhstanJanów Arena, Janów-Nikiszowiec
Attendance: 89
11 April 2022
20:00
South Korea 1–2
(1–1, 0–1, 0–0)
 PolandJanów Arena, Janów-Nikiszowiec
Attendance: 606

12 April 2022
13:00
China 6–2
(3–1, 1–1, 2–0)
 KazakhstanJanów Arena, Janów-Nikiszowiec
Attendance: 22
12 April 2022
16:30
South Korea 2–1
(1–0, 1–1, 0–0)
 SloveniaJanów Arena, Janów-Nikiszowiec
Attendance: 75
12 April 2022
20:00
Poland 5–4 OT
(1–0, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)
 ItalyJanów Arena, Janów-Nikiszowiec
Attendance: 597

14 April 2022
13:00
Italy 2–1
(1–0, 0–0, 1–1)
 South KoreaJanów Arena, Janów-Nikiszowiec
Attendance: 40
14 April 2022
16:30
Kazakhstan 2–0
(1–0, 1–0, 0–0)
 SloveniaJanów Arena, Janów-Nikiszowiec
Attendance: 30
14 April 2022
20:00
Poland 2–7
(0–6, 2–0, 0–1)
 ChinaJanów Arena, Janów-Nikiszowiec
Attendance: 729

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Lin Ni57815+174F
Lin Qiqi57815+200F
Mi Le56612+192F
Liu Zhixin52911+162D
Zhang Xifang5538+50F
Karolina Późniewska5358−24F
Hu Baozhen5426+24F
Sara Confidenti5415−60F
Rebecca Roccella5235−24F
Zhu Rui5145+42F

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.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Pia Dukarič272:57183.9625993.050
Darya Dmitrieva154:1351.956792.540
Martyna Sass303:32132.5715591.611
Arina Shyokolova145:4762.476690.911
Chen Tiya280:0091.939190.111

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

PositionPlayer[9]
Goaltender Martyna Sass
Defenceman Nadia Mattivi
Forward Mi Le

References

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  2. "IIHF Season 2022 – Calendar of Events" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. Steiss, Adam (18 November 2020). "IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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  6. IA game officials
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