2011 IIHF Women's World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Switzerland
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	April 16–25
Opened by	Micheline Calmy-Rey
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	United States (4th title)
Runner-up	Canada
Third place	Finland
Fourth place	Russia
Tournament statistics
Games played	21
Goals scored	129 (6.14 per game)
Attendance	28,437 (1,354 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Hilary Knight (14 points)
MVP	Zuzana Tomčíková

The 2011 IIHF World Women's Championships was held in April 2011 in Zürich and Winterthur, Switzerland, and took place at Hallenstadion and Deutweg rink.^[1] This was the 13th women's championship run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The United States were the defending champions and defended their title, capturing their third straight gold medal by defeating Canada 3–2 in overtime on a goal by Hilary Knight.^[2] IIHF council member Monique Scheier-Schneider presided over the events.^[3]

Top Division

Preliminary round

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Group A

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	3	0	0	0	27	2	+25	9
Sweden	3	2	0	0	1	11	10	+1	6
Russia	3	1	0	0	2	6	21	−15	3
Slovakia	3	0	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0

Source:

April 17, 2011 12:00

United States

5–0 (0–0, 2–0, 3–0)

Slovakia

Hallenstadion Attendance: 585

Game reference
	Brianne McLaughlin	Goalies	Zuzana Tomčíková	Referee: Melanie Bordeleau
	K. Coyne (M. Engstrom, H. Knight) – 23:50 1–0 J. Pucci (J. Lamoureux) – 28:18 2–0 H. Knight (B. Decker, C. Cahow) – 40:11 3–0 M. Duggan (J. Chu) – 40:19 4–0 B. Decker (H. Knight, K. Bellamy) – 47:27 5–0
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	63	Shots	10

April 17, 2011 16:00

Sweden

7–1 (3–1, 1–0, 3–0)

Russia

Hallenstadion Attendance: 520

Game reference
	Sara Grahn	Goalies	Anna Prugova Valentina Ostrovlyanchik	Referee: Erin Blair
	E. Holst (D. Rundqvist) – 04:56 1–0 E. Holmlöv – 07:24 2–0 R. Stenberg (L. Bäckman, D. Rundqvist) – 08:45 3–0 3–1 15:06 – A. Vafina T. Enström (E. Holmlöv, E. Nordin) – 21:38 4–1 E. Grahm (G. Andersson, E. Holst) (PP2) – 40:18 5–1 F. Nevalainen (E. Holst, E. Grahm) – 45:53 6–1 A. Borgqvist (E. Holmlöv, J. Asserholt) – 58:46 7–1
	14 min	Penalties	14 min
	40	Shots	37

April 18, 2011 12:00

Sweden

3–0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Slovakia

Hallenstadion Attendance: 829

Game reference
	Kim Martin	Goalies	Zuzana Tomčíková	Referee: Joy Tottman
	F. Nevalainen (E. Holst, E. Eliasson) (PP) – 05:53 1–0 P. Winberg (E. Holmlöv, T. Enström) – 38:34 2–0 E. Grahm (E. Holst, G. Andersson) (PP) – 53:39 3–0
	10 min	Penalties	14 min
	74	Shots	15

April 18, 2011 16:00

Russia

1–13 (0–5, 1–3, 0–5)

United States

Hallenstadion Attendance: 535

Game reference
	Valentina Ostrovlyanchik	Goalies	Molly Schaus	Referee: Nicole Hertrich
	0–1 07:03 – H. Knight (M. Duggan, J. Chu) (PP) 0–2 09:35 – A. Schleper (K. Coyne, B. Decker) 0–3 10:42 – J. Chu (J. Schmidgall-Potter) 0–4 12:14 – A. Ruggiero (B. Decker) 0–5 15:21 – M. Duggan (SH) 0–6 26:20 – C. Cahow (H. Knight, K. Coyne) (PP) 0–7 31:33 – H. Knight (M. Duggan, J. Chu) (PP) 0–8 31:56 – B. Decker (H. Knight) Y. Lebedeva (S. Terentieva) – 39:59 1–8 1–9 46:41 – H. Knight (J. Chu, M. Duggan) (PP) 1–10 48:07 – K. Stack (G. Marvin, K. Steadman) 1–11 50:35 – K. Coyne (H. Knight, M. Engstrom) 1–12 51:55 – K. Bellamy (K. Stack, G. Marvin) 1–13 55:40 – A. Ruggiero (B. Decker, G. Marvin) (PP)
	18 min	Penalties	20 min
	20	Shots	57

April 20, 2011 14:00

Slovakia

1–4 (0–1, 0–0, 1–3)

Russia

Deutweg rink Attendance: 257

Game reference
	Zuzana Tomčíková	Goalies	Anna Prugova	Referee: Aina Hove
	0–1 19:54 – T. Burina (M. Sergina, O. Permyakova) (SH) 0–2 43:58 – Y. Smolentseva (I. Gavrilova, M. Sergina) 0–3 47:11 – T. Burina (M. Sergina, G. Skiba) 0–4 56:38 – A. Vafina (A. Kapustina) (SH) J. Kapustova – 57:24 1–4
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	19	Shots	52

April 20, 2011 20:00

United States

9–1 (4–0, 5–0, 0–1)

Sweden

Deutweg rink Attendance: 748

Game reference
	Jessie Vetter	Goalies	Sara Grahn Kim Martin	Referee: Ulla Sipila
	K. Stack (B. Decker) (PP) – 05:02 1–0 J. Schoullis (K. Steadman, J. Schmidgall-Potter) – 08:48 2–0 M. Lamoureux-Kolls (J. Lamoureux, K. Stack) – 11:30 3–0 J. Schmidgall-Potter (J. Chu, H. Knight) – 19:54 4–0 M. Duggan (H. Knight) (PP) – 23:34 5–0 J. Schoullis (J. Schmidgall-Potter) – 27:09 6–0 K. Coyne (C. Cahow) – 31:00 7–0 J. Lamoureux (M. Lamoureux-Kolls) – 33:10 8–0 M. Duggan (J. Chu, A. Schleper) – 39:10 9–0 9–1 43:28 – E. Grahm (E. Holst, G. Andersson) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	51	Shots	17

Group B

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	3	3	0	0	0	21	0	+21	9
Switzerland	3	1	1	0	1	8	14	−6	5
Finland	3	1	0	1	1	6	7	−1	4
Kazakhstan	3	0	0	0	3	4	18	−14	0

Source:

April 16, 2011 16:00

Finland

5–3 (2–1, 2–0, 1–2)

Kazakhstan

Deutweg rink Attendance: 634

Game reference
	Maija Hassinen	Goalies	Daria Obydennova	Referee: Joy Tottman
	P. Lund (T. Villila, S. Tapani) – 04:20 1–0 1–1 06:22 – N. Yakovchuk (PP) A. Rajahuhta (M. Tuominen, A. Helin) (PP) – 09:33 2–1 K. Rantamäki (M. Karvinen) – 24:01 3–1 S. Tapani – 39:15 4–1 4–2 40:48 – N. Yakovchuk (O. Konysheva) M. Karvinen (J. Hiirikoski) – 48:31 5–2 5–3 49:44 – Z. Tukhtyeva (O. Konysheva
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	62	Shots	15

April 16, 2011 20:00

Canada

12–0 (3–0, 5–0, 4–0)

Switzerland

Deutweg rink Attendance: 2,900

Game reference
	Charline Labonté	Goalies	Florence Schelling Sophie Anthamatten	Referee: Nicole Hertrich
	C. Piper (M. Agosta, B-J. Slusar) – 10:42 1–0 H. Irwin (R. Johnston, J. Larocque) (SH) – 16:02 2–0 H. Wickenheiser (M. Agosta) (SH) – 18:33 3–0 M. Mikkelson (H. Wickenheiser) – 23:01 4–0 G. Apps (T. Bonhomme) (PP) – 26:33 5–0 R. Johnston (T. Watchorn, H. Irwin) (PP) – 29:04 6–0 M-P. Poulin (S. Vaillancourt, C. Ward) – 34:30 7–0 J. Wakefield (T. Bonhomme) – 34:44 8–0 C. Piper (N. Spooner, T. Bonhomme) (PP) – 41:57 9–0 J. Hefford (M. Agosta) – 42:40 10–0 C. Piper – 54:29 11–0 T. Bonhomme (G. Apps, T. Watchorn) (PP) – 59:33 12–0
	16 min	Penalties	14 min
	67	Shots	19

April 17, 2011 16:00

Kazakhstan

0–7 (0–2, 0–3, 0–2)

Canada

Deutweg rink Attendance: 411

Game reference
	Daria Obydennova	Goalies	Kim St-Pierre	Referee: Ulla Sipila
	0–1 09:22 – C. Ouellette (S. Vaillancourt, M-P. Poulin) (PP) 0–2 12:05 – H. Wickenheiser 0–3 20:55 – M-P. Poulin (C. Ouellette) 0–4 27:33 – M. Mikkelson 0–5 39:46 – M. Mikkelson (S. Vaillancourt, C. Ward) (PP) 0–6 43:42 – H. Irwin (R. Johnston, J. Larocque) 0–7 52:01 – N. Spooner
	12 min	Penalties	2 min
	13	Shots	71

April 17, 2011 20:00

Finland

1 – 2 OT (1–0, 0–1, 0–0) ( OT: 0–1 )

Switzerland

Deutweg rink Attendance: 2,117

Game reference
	Noora Räty	Goalies	Florence Schelling	Referee: Aina Hove
	T. Niskanen (T. Saarimaki) – 05:51 1–0 1–1 38:50 – N. Bullo (C. Meier, S. Benz) (PP) 1–2 61:50 – S. Marty
	16 min	Penalties	16 min
	44	Shots	30

April 19, 2011 16:00

Canada

2–0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Finland

Deutweg rink Attendance: 614

Game reference
	Shannon Szabados	Goalies	Noora Räty	Referee: Erin Blair
	R. Johnston (H. Irwin) – 12:46 1–0 J. Hefford (M. Agosta, H. Wickenheiser) (ENG) – 59:34 2–0
	8 min	Penalties	26 min
	50	Shots	14

April 19, 2011 20:00

Switzerland

6–1 (3–0, 1–0, 2–1)

Kazakhstan

Deutweg rink Attendance: 2,436

Game reference
	Florence Schelling	Goalies	Daria Obydennova	Referee: Melanie Bordeleau
	S. Thalmann (M. Hafliger) – 04:49 1–0 J. Marty (A. Stiefel, E. Raselli) – 06:37 2–0 D. Leimgruber (L. Stalder, K. Lehmann) – 18:14 3–0 D. Leimgruber (P. Stänz) – 32:31 4–0 4–1 42:02 – N. Yakovchuk (G. Shu) (PP) S. Benz (J. Marty) (SH) – 46:46 5–1 C. Meier (F. Schelling) (PP) – 57:06 6–1
	14 min	Penalties	4 min
	53	Shots	21

Relegation series

Best of three.

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

April 22, 2011 20:00

Slovakia

1–0 (0–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Kazakhstan

Deutweg rink Attendance: 127

Game reference
	Zuzana Tomčíková	Goalies	Daria Obydennova	Referee: Aina Hove
	A. Dzurnakova (N. Gapova) – 47:59 1–0
	0 min	Penalties	6 min
	34	Shots	25

April 24, 2011 20:00

Kazakhstan

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

Slovakia

Deutweg rink Attendance: 113

Game reference
	Daria Obydennova	Goalies	Zuzana Tomčíková	Referee: Ulla Sipila
	G. Shu (L. Sviridova, Y. Shtelmaister) – 10:46 1–0 1–1 53:55 – I. Karafiatova (M. Matejova) (PP)
	L. Ibragimova O. Potapova Z. Tukhtyeva	Shootout	J. Kapustova M. Velickova
	12 min	Penalties	2 min
	36	Shots	38

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

B1

Canada

4

A2

Sweden

1

B3

Finland

1

B3

Finland

5

B1

Canada

2

A1

United States

3

A1

United States

5

B2

Switzerland

4

A3

Russia

1

A3

Russia

5

Third place

B3

Finland

3

A3

Russia

2

Quarterfinals

April 22, 2011 16:00

Sweden

1–5 (0–3, 0–1, 1–1)

Finland

Hallenstadion Attendance: 931

Game reference
	Kim Martin Sara Grahn	Goalies	Noora Räty	Referee: Melanie Bordeleau
	0–1 01:42 – M. Karvinen (J. Hiirikoski) 0–2 06:23 – M. Karvinen (K. Rantamäki, T. Niskanen) 0–3 13:08 – A. Rajahuhta (M. Tuominen, S. Tapani) 0–4 37:44– K. Rantamäki (M. Karvinen, T. Niskanen) (PP) E. Holst (E. Grahm) (PP) – 43:43 1–4 1–5 56:23 – K. Rantamäki (M. Karvinen, R. Lindstedt) (PP)
	16 min	Penalties	12 min
	39	Shots	32

April 22, 2011 20:00

Switzerland

4 – 5 OT (1–0, 2–0, 1–4) ( OT: 0–1 )

Russia

Hallenstadion Attendance: 4,123

Game reference
	Florence Schelling	Goalies	Anna Prugova	Referee: Joy Tottman
	D. Leimgruber – 00:35 1–0 S. Benz (J. Marty, S. Marty) – 25:50 2–0 S. Benz – 33:33 3–0 3–1 47:49 – Y. Smolentseva (A. Vafina) 3–2 50:47 – O. Permyakova (I. Gavrilova, M. Sergina) (PP) 3–3 52:01 – A. Kapustina (I. Gavrilova) 3–4 54:21 – O. Sosina (A. Khomich) (PP) S. Marty (A. Stiefel, L. Stalder) – 59:17 4–4 4–5 62:58 – T. Burina
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	44	Shots	33

Semifinals

April 23, 2011 16:00

Canada

4–1 (2–1, 0–0, 2–0)

Finland

Hallenstadion Attendance: 912

Game reference
	Charline Labonté	Goalies	Noora Räty	Referee: Erin Blair
	R. Johnston (J. Wakefield) – 10:17 1–0 1–1 11:43 – M. Karvinen (T. Niskanen, K. Rantamäki) M-P. Poulin (C. Ouellette) – 19:04 2–1 J. Hefford (M. Agosta) – 40:43 3–1 H. Wickenheiser (B-J. Slusar, J. Hefford) (SH) – 48:18 4–1
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	78	Shots	16

April 23, 2011 20:00

United States

5–1 (2–1, 2–0, 1–0)

Russia

Hallenstadion Attendance: 821

Game reference
	Jessica Vetter	Goalies	Anna Prugova	Referee: Nicole Hertrich
	0–1 03:21 – I. Gavrilova (O. Sosina, Y. Smolentseva) M. Lamoureux-Kolls (J. Lamoureux) – 11:31 1–1 K. Coyne (B. Decker, H. Knight) – 12:05 2–1 J. Lamoureux (M. Lamoureux-Kolls, B. Decker) – 24:08 3–1 B. Decker (C. Cahow, M. Lamoureux-Kolls) – 26:59 (PP) 4–1 B. Decker (M. Lamoureux-Kolls) – 52:18 (PP) 5–1
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	68	Shots	14

5th place playoff

April 24, 2011 16:00

Sweden

3 – 2 SO (2–2, 0–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Switzerland

Hallenstadion Attendance: 2,043

Game reference
	Kim Martin	Goalies	Florence Schelling	Referee: Joy Tottman
	E. Eliasson (E. Holst, E. Grahm) (PP) – 05:04 1–0 T. Enström (E. Holmlöv, P. Winberg) – 08:22 2–0 2–1 10:36 – A. Stiefel (S. Benz, S. Thalmann) (PP1) 2–2 17:04 – N. Bullo (S. Zollinger)
	E. Holst P. Winberg E. Holmlöv E. Holmlöv E. Holmlöv E. Holst E. Holmlöv	Shootout	K. Lehmann S. Benz N. Bullo S. Marty C. Meier J. Marty N. Bullo
	28 min	Penalties	18 min
	75	Shots	33

Bronze medal game

April 25, 2011 16:00

Finland

3 – 2 OT (2–0, 0–1, 0–1) (OT: 1–0)

Russia

Hallenstadion Attendance: 2,463

Game reference
	Noora Räty	Goalies	Anna Prugova	Referee: Melanie Bordeleau
	M. Tuominen – 14:15 1–0 M. Tuominen (E. Hallvar, A. Rajahuhta) – 21:18 2–0 2–1 49:54 – I. Dyubanok (O. Sosina, M. Sergina) 2–2 52:30 – M. Sergina (A. Kapustina, O. Permyakova) (PP) K. Rantamäki (A. Helin, M. Karvinen) – 62:49 3–2
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	49	Shots	37

Gold medal game

April 25, 2011 20:00

Canada

2 – 3 OT (1–1, 0–1, 1–0) ( OT: 0–1 )

United States

Hallenstadion Attendance: 4,318

Game reference
	Shannon Szabados	Goalies	Jessica Vetter	Referee: Nicole Hertrich
	0–1 16:56 – J. Lamoureux (M. Lamoureux-Kolls) G. Apps (N. Spooner, C. Piper) – 19:52 1–1 1–2 32:01 – J. Schmidgall-Potter (A. Ruggiero, H. Knight) R. Johnston (J. Hefford, J. Wakefield) (PP) – 56:04 2–2 2–3 67:48 – H. Knight
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	53	Shots	50

Scoring leaders

List shows the top 10 skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Hilary Knight	5	5	9	14	+11	2
Brianna Decker	5	4	7	11	+10	8
Michelle Karvinen	6	4	4	8	+2	8
Erika Holst	5	2	6	8	−2	2
Meghan Duggan	5	4	3	7	+5	2
Monique Lamoureux-Kolls	3	2	5	7	+3	6
Julie Chu	5	1	6	7	+6	0
Kendall Coyne	5	4	2	6	+9	0
Rebecca Johnston	5	4	2	6	+5	0
Karoliina Rantamäki	5	4	2	6	+1	4

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Player	TOI	SA	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
Noora Räty	304:05	233	10	1.97	95.71	0
Shannon Szabados	127:48	64	3	1.41	95.31	1
Jessica Vetter	187:48	84	4	1.28	95.24	0
Zuzana Tomčíková	305:00	250	13	2.56	94.80	1
Kim Martin	208:28	86	6	1.73	93.02	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

Tournament Awards

• Media All-Stars
  • Goaltender:  Zuzana Tomčíková (SVK)
  • Defense:  Meaghan Mikkelson (CAN),  Caitlin Cahow (USA)
  • Forwards:  Hilary Knight (USA),  Michelle Karvinen (FIN),  Hayley Wickenheiser (CAN)
  • Most Valuable Player:  Zuzana Tomčíková (SVK)
• Best players selected by the directorate:
  • Best Goaltender:  Noora Räty (FIN)
  • Best Forward:  Monique Lamoureux-Kolls (USA)
  • Best Defenceman:  Meaghan Mikkelson (CAN)

Best players of each team

Best players of each team selected by the coaches.

Team	Players
Canada	Meaghan Mikkelson Hayley Wickenheiser Rebecca Johnston
Finland	Noora Räty Jenni Hiirikoski Karoliina Rantamäki
Kazakhstan	Daria Obydennova Natalya Yakovchuk Lyubov Ibragimova
Russia	Tatyana Burina Iya Gavrilova Yekaterina Smolentseva
Switzerland	Julia Marty Nicole Bullo Sara Benz
Slovakia	Zuzana Tomčíková Iveta Karafiatova Jana Kapustova
Sweden	Erika Holst Elin Holmlöv Gunilla Andersson
United States	Jessica Vetter Brianna Decker Caitlin Cahow

Division I

The following teams took part in the Division I tournament which was held in Ravensburg, Germany, from April 11 to April 16.^[1] The winner of the group was promoted to the Top Division for the 2012 championships, while the last-placed team in the group was relegated to Division II.

On March 29, 2011 Japan withdrew from the tournament due to the 2011 Japan earthquake.^[4] They retained their position in 2012's Division I, and the 5th placed team was relegated.

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	4	4	0	0	0	12	2	+10	12
Norway	4	3	0	0	1	13	7	+6	9
Latvia	4	1	0	0	3	5	7	−2	3
Austria	4	1	0	0	3	6	12	−6	3
China	4	1	0	0	3	8	16	−8	3

 Germany was promoted to Top Division for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship.  China was relegated to Division II (renamed Division I B).

Division II

The following teams took part in the Division II tournament which was held in Caen, France.^[1] The winner of the group, Czech Republic was promoted to Division I for the 2012 championships, while the last-placed team in the group, North Korea was relegated to Division III. Prior to the start of the tournament the North Korean national team announced they would withdraw, citing financial reasons. All games against them were counted as a forfeit, with a score of 5–0 for the opposing team.^[5]

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Czech Republic	5	5	0	0	0	23	2	+21	15
France	5	4	0	0	1	13	5	+8	12
Denmark	5	3	0	0	2	17	12	+5	9
Italy	5	2	0	0	3	11	9	+2	6
Great Britain	5	1	0	0	4	10	21	−11	3
North Korea	5	0	0	0	5	0	25	−25	0

 Czech Republic was promoted to Division I A for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship.  North Korea was relegated to Division III (renamed Division II A).

Division III

The following teams took part in the Division III tournament which was held in Newcastle, Australia. The winner of the group, Netherlands was promoted to Division II for the 2012 championships, while the last-placed team in the group, Belgium was relegated to Division IV.

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	5	4	1	0	0	33	4	+29	14
Australia	5	4	0	1	0	22	9	+13	13
Hungary	5	2	1	0	2	27	11	+16	8
Slovenia	5	2	0	1	2	19	16	+3	7
Croatia	5	1	0	0	4	5	29	−24	3
Belgium	5	0	0	0	5	3	40	−37	0

 Netherlands was promoted to Division II (renamed I B) for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship.  Belgium was relegated to Division IV (renamed II B).

Division IV

The following teams took part in the Division IV tournament which was held in Reykjavík, Iceland, from March 29 to April 4.

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
New Zealand	4	4	0	0	0	20	6	+14	12
South Korea	4	3	0	0	1	15	6	+9	9
Iceland	4	2	0	0	2	10	10	0	6
Romania	4	1	0	0	3	9	15	−6	3
South Africa	4	0	0	0	4	4	21	−17	0

 New Zealand was promoted to Division III (renamed II A) for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship.  South Africa should have been relegated to Division V (renamed II B Qualification) but were not.

Division V

The following teams took part in the Division V tournament which was held in Sofia, Bulgaria, from March 14 to March 20.

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Poland	4	3	1	0	0	61	4	+57	11
Spain	4	3	0	1	0	32	5	+27	10
Bulgaria	4	2	0	0	2	5	27	−22	6
Turkey	4	1	0	0	3	4	23	−19	3
Ireland	4	0	0	0	4	0	43	−43	0

 Poland was promoted to Division IV (renamed II B) for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship. In addition, because of some nations not participating,  Spain instead of hosting the Division II B Qualification, effectively were promoted as well.^[6][7]

References

External links

• Official website
• IIHF Official Site
• Complete results in French