2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I explained

See also: 2024 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships.

Tourney Name:IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I
Year:2024
Country:Austria
Country2:Latvia
Dates:21–27 April
31 March – 6 April
Num Teams:12
Venues:2
Cities:2
Nextseason:2025

The 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2024 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).[1]

The Group A tournament was played in Klagenfurt, Austria from 21 to 27 April 2024, while Group B was held in Riga, Latvia, from 31 March to 6 April 2024.[2] Group A would have returned to Shenzhen, China had the Chinese team not been promoted.[3]

Hungary and Norway were promoted from Group A to the top division and South Korea was relegated.[4] In Group B, Slovakia were promoted to the Group A tournament for next year while Poland were relegated to Division II.[5]

Group A tournament

Tourney Name:IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I A
Size:x240px
Year:2024
Country:Austria
City:Klagenfurt
Dates:21–27 April
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Games:15
Goals:76
Scoring Leader: Estelle Duvin
Points:10
Website:IIHF

Participants

TeamQualification
Placed 9th in 2023 Top Division and was relegated.
Placed 10th in 2023 Top Division and was relegated.
Host, placed 3rd in 2023 Division I A.
Placed 4th in 2023 Division I A.
Placed 5th in 2023 Division I A.
Placed 1st in 2023 Division I B and was promoted.

Match officials

Eight referees and eight linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]

Standings

Results

All times are local (UTC+2)

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Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
5 4 6 10 +4 4 F
5 5 4 9 +8 4 D
5 4 5 9 +7 0 F
5 3 4 7 +5 2 F
5 1 6 7 +1 0 D
5 2 4 6 +4 4 D
5 2 3 5 +1 0 F
5 1 4 5 +4 2 F
5 1 4 5 +5 2 D
5 3 1 4 0 4 D
5 3 1 4 +4 10 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
315:00 6 1.14 143 95.80 2
310:00 4 0.77 89 95.51 2
162:37 5 1.84 68 92.65 0
140:00 4 1.71 48 91.67 1
280:38 11 2.35 132 91.67 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[7]
Goaltender Ena Nystrøm
Defenceman Annika Fazokas
Forward Estelle Duvin

Group B tournament

Tourney Name:IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I B
Size:x240px
Year:2024
Country:Latvia
City:Riga
Dates:31 March – 6 April
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Games:15
Goals:78
Scoring Leader: Karīna Šilajāne
Points:9
Mvp: Karīna Šilajāne
Website:IIHF

Participants

TeamQualification
Placed 6th in 2023 Division I A and was relegated.
Placed 2nd in 2023 Division I B.
Placed 3rd in 2023 Division I B.
Placed 4th in 2023 Division I B.
Placed 5th in 2023 Division I B.
Host, placed 1st in 2023 Division II A and was promoted.

Match officials

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

Standings

Results

All times are local (UTC+3)

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Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
5 3 6 9 +1 6 F
5 3 5 8 +8 0 F
5 4 3 7 +6 2 F
5 2 4 6 0 2 F
5 1 5 6 +4 6 D
5 1 5 6 +6 0 D
5 3 2 5 +4 0 F
5 2 3 5 +7 0 F
5 2 3 5 –1 4 F
5 2 3 5 +7 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
238:51 5 1.26 117 95.73 0
302:35 15 2.97 308 95.13 0
305:00 14 2.75 235 94.04 1
299:48 6 1.20 99 93.94 1
300:19 14 2.80 176 92.05 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[9]
Goaltender Pia Dukarič
Defenceman Laura Lobis
Forward Janka Hlinka

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: And 2027 goes to …. iihf.com. 26 May 2023.
  2. Web site: Recap: 2023 IIHF – Semi-Annual Congress. iihf.com. 7 October 2023.
  3. Web site: IIHF announce 2024 World Championship tournaments and venues. icehockeyuk.co.uk. 26 May 2023.
  4. Web site: WWIA: Norway and Hungary return to Women's Worlds. iihf.com. 28 April 2024.
  5. Web site: Slovakia earns promotion. iihf.com. 6 April 2024.
  6. Web site: IA Competition officials. IIHF. 20 April 2024.
  7. Web site: Best Players Selected by the Directorate IA. IIHF. 27 April 2024.
  8. Web site: IB Competition officials. IIHF. 30 March 2024.
  9. Web site: Best Players Selected by the Directorate IB. IIHF. 6 April 2024.