2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

2012 IIHF Women's World Championship
Division I

Tournament details
Host countries	Latvia  Great Britain
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	25–31 March 2012 9–15 April 2012
Teams	12
← 2011 I / II 2013 →

The 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division I A and Division I B represent the second and third tier of the IIHF Women's World Championship.

In 2011, these tournaments were known as Division I and Division II.

Division I Group A

2012 IIHF Women's World Championship
Division I A

Tournament details
Host country	Latvia
City	Ventspils
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	25–31 March 2012
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	82 (5.47 per match)

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Ventspils, Latvia, from 25 to 31 March 2012.^[1] The winners, the Czech Republic, were promoted to the Top Division for 2013, while the bottom-ranked team, Kazakhstan, were relegated to Group B for 2013.

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Kazakhstan	placed 8th in Top Division last year and were relegated
Norway	placed 2nd in Division I last year
Latvia	hosts; placed 3rd in Division I last year
Austria	placed 4th in Division I last year
Japan	didn't play last year, but retained their position in Division I
Czech Republic	placed 1st in Division II last year and were promoted

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Czech Republic	5	4	0	0	1	19	8	+11	12	Promoted to the 2013 Top Division
2	Norway	5	3	1	0	1	20	7	+13	11
3	Japan	5	3	0	0	2	15	10	+5	9
4	Austria	5	2	0	0	3	16	18	−2	6
5	Latvia (H)	5	1	1	0	3	5	20	−15	5
6	Kazakhstan	5	0	0	2	3	7	19	−12	2	Relegated to the 2013 Division I B

Match results

All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3).

25 March 2012 13:00

Austria

2–7 (1–2, 0–4, 1–1)

Norway

Olimpic Center Ice Hall Attendance: 75

Game reference
	Nina Geyer Paula Marchhart	Goalies	Christine Smestad	Referee: Erin Blair Linesmen: Evelina Eriksson Jonna Partanen
	V. Hummel (J. Weber) (PP) – 11:20 1–0 1–1 13:08 – H. Martinsen (H. Sletbak, T. Martens) (PP) 1–2 13:27 – A. Dalen (M. Carlsson) 1–3 26:06 – H. Ask (H. Martinsen) 1–4 27:55 – I. Farstad (L. Oien) 1–5 29:00 – H. Sletbak (H. Ask, H. Martinsen) 1–6 32:22 – H. Martinsen (T. Martens, H. Ask) C. Wittich – 42:38 2–6 2–7 51:07 – I. Farstad (A. Dalen, M. Carlsson) (PP)
	14 min	Penalties	30 min
	19	Shots	35

25 March 2012 16:30

Czech Republic

3–4 (1–4, 2–0, 0–0)

Japan

Olimpic Center Ice Hall Attendance: 90

Game reference
	Kateřina Bečevová Radka Lhotská	Goalies	Azusa Nakaoku	Referee: Anu Hirvonen Linesmen: Charlotte Girard Kaire Leet
	0–1 04:05 – M. Shishiuchi (M. Fujimoto) 0–2 05:05 – F. Ishiura (H. Yoneyama) S. Nováková – 08:20 1–2 1–3 10:06 – Y. Hirano 1–4 10:56 – Ch. Osawa (H. Yoneyama, S. Suzuki) L. Manhartová (B. Pekařová, S. Nováková) – 23:25 2–4 P. Horálková – 30:30 3–4
	0 min	Penalties	8 min
	39	Shots	27

25 March 2012 20:00

Latvia

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

Kazakhstan

Olimpic Center Ice Hall Attendance: 282

Game reference
	Lolita Andriševska	Goalies	Daria Obydennova	Referee: Arina Ustinova Linesmen: Anne Ruth Kuonen Malene Skovbakke
	L. Dekmeijere-Trigubova (I. Koka) (PP2) – 07:30 1–0 1–1 21:11 – N. Yakovchuk (A. Fux, Z. Tukhtieva) 1–2 23:20 – V. Nazyrova I. Bičevska (I. Pētersone) – 38:09 2–2
	I. Bičevska I. Koka	Shootout	A. Fux G. Shu Z. Tukhtieva
	4 min	Penalties	12 min
	26	Shots	29

26 March 2012 13:00

Norway

1–2 (0–0, 1–1, 0–1)

Czech Republic

Olimpic Center Ice Hall Attendance: 129

Game reference
	Jorid Dagfinrud	Goalies	Radka Lhotská	Referee: Arina Ustinova Linesmen: Darja Brusentseva Kaire Leet
	0–1 27:11 – S. Nováková (L. Manhartová) M. Carlsson (S. Holos) (PP) – 39:43 1–1 1–2 53:02 – D. Křížová (A. Polenská, A. Tejralová) (PP)
	26 min	Penalties	16 min
	26	Shots	24

26 March 2012 16:30

Kazakhstan

2–6 (1–2, 1–2, 0–2)

Austria

Olimpic Center Ice Hall Attendance: 82

Game reference
	Daria Obydennova	Goalies	Paula Marchhart	Referee: Debbie Hengst Linesmen: Evelina Eriksson Anne Ruth Kuonen
	Z. Tukhtieva (N. Yakovchuk, V. Sazonova) (PP) – 01:38 1–0 1–1 03:11 – J. Weber (V. Hummel, C. Wittich) 1–2 12:56 – C. Wittich (D. Altmann, A. Meixner) (PP2) 1–3 33:43 – D. Altmann (A. Meixner, C. Wittich) G. Shu (T. Koroleva) – 34:42 2–3 2–4 39:32 – A. Meixner (T. Grascher, S. Volgger) 2–5 47:46 – E. Schwarzler (S. Ban, D. Altmann) 2–6 54:46 – D. Altmann (E. Verworner)
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	27	Shots	43

26 March 2012 20:00

Japan

1–2 (0–0, 1–2, 0–0)

Latvia

Olimpic Center Ice Hall Attendance: 235

Game reference
	Shizuka Takahashi	Goalies	Lolita Andriševska	Referee: Erin Blair Linesmen: Charlotte Girard Jonna Partanen
	0–1 25:59 – I. Pētersone (I. Bičevska) 0–2 26:07 – I. Koka (L. Aldina) T. Sakagami (T. Homma, H. Kubo) (PP) – 37:58 1–2
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	56	Shots	21

28 March 2012 13:00

Japan

3–1 (2–0, 0–1, 1–0)

Austria

Olimpic Center Ice Hall Attendance: 78

Game reference
	Azusa Nakaoku	Goalies	Paula Marchhart	Referee: Anu Hirvonen Linesmen: Darja Brusentseva Malene Skovbakke
	C. Osawa (H. Yoneyama, K. Aoki) – 17:29 1–0 S. Shimozawa (S. Suzuki, T. Sakagami) – 18:14 2–0 2–1 30:29 – J. Weber (V. Hummel, A. Schneider) H. Kubo (Y. Hirano, A. Nakamura) – 49:36 3–1
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	40	Shots	34

28 March 2012 16:30

Kazakhstan

1–2 OT: (0–0, 1–0, 0–1) (OT: 0–1)

Norway

Olimpic Center Ice Hall Attendance: 63

Game reference
	Daria Obydannova	Goalies	Jorid Dagfinrud	Referee: Arina Ustinova Linesmen: Charlotte Girard Jonna Partanen
	Z. Tukhtieva (O. Konysheva) (PP) – 30:12 1–0 1–1 48:25 – T. Martens (H. Sletbak) (PP) 1–2 61:05 – L. Oien (T. Martens)
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	24	Shots	43

28 March 2012 20:00

Czech Republic

5–0 (1–0, 1–0, 3–0)

Latvia

Olimpic Center Ice Hall Attendance: 242

Game reference
	Radka Lhotská	Goalies	Lolita Andriševska Evija Tētiņa	Referee: Debby Hengst Linesmen: Evelina Eriksson Kaire Leet
	L. Povová (S. Studentová) – 06:41 1–0 S. Studentová (A. Tejralová, K. Flachsová) – 39:51 2–0 A. Polenská (S. Nováková, K. Flachsová) – 40:52 3–0 K. Chmelová (K. Kaplanová, B. Pekárková) – 41:41 4–0 D. Křížová (A. Polenská) – 50:28 5–0
	18 min	Penalties	6 min
	53	Shots	20

30 March 2012 13:00

Kazakhstan

2–3 (0–1, 1–1, 1–1)

Czech Republic

Olimpic Center Ice Hall Attendance: 50

Game reference
	Daria Obydennova	Goalies	Radka Lhotská	Referee: Erin Blair Linesmen: Kaire Leet Jonna Partanen
	0–1 03:28 – L. Povová (K. Chmelová, A. Kubatová) 0–2 24:28 – L. Povová (K. Kaplanová) O. Konysheva (V. Sazonova, V. Nazyrova) (PP2) – 39:27 1–2 1–3 41:25 – A. Polenská (S. Nováková) N. Yakovchuk (A. Fux) – 45:44 2–3
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	39	Shots	20

30 March 2012 16:30

Norway

4–2 (2–2, 0–0, 2–0)

Japan

Olimpic Center Ice Hall Attendance: 64

Game reference
	Jorid Dagfinrud	Goalies	Azusa Nakaoku	Referee: Debby Hengst Linesmen: Evelina Eriksson Malene Skovbakke
	0–1 01:13 – A. Nakamura (T. Sakagami) (PP) 0–2 04:52 – K. Aoki (C. Osawa, M. Shishiuchi) (PP) L.B. Oien (A. Dalen, I. Farstad) – 07:00 1–2 A. Dalen (L.B. Oien) – 09:23 2–2 H. Sletbak (H. Martinsen, T. Martens) (PP) – 45:12 3–2 A. Dalen (L.B. Oien) – 49:19 4–2
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	38	Shots	33

30 March 2012 20:00

Latvia

0–6 (0–1, 0–2, 0–3)

Austria

Olimpic Center Ice Hall Attendance: 270

Game reference
	Lolita Andriševska Evija Tētiņa	Goalies	Paula Marchhart	Referee: Anu Hirvonen Linesmen: Darja Brusentseva Anne Ruth Kuonen
	0–1 09:20 – J. Weber (E. Kantor) 0–2 27:50 – V. Hummel (E. Kantor, S. Hausberger) (PP) 0–3 38:36 – E. Schwarzler (E-M. Verworner) 0–4 40:31 – D. Altmann (E-M. Verworner) 0–5 43:57 – J. Weber 0–6 50:08 – D. Altmann (C. Wittich)
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	33	Shots	35

31 March 2012 13:00

Japan

5–0 (0–0, 2–0, 3–0)

Kazakhstan

Olimpic Center Ice Hall Attendance: 55

Game reference
	Azusa Nakaoku	Goalies	Daria Obydennova	Referee: Debby Hengst Linesmen: Charlotte Girard Anne Ruth Kuonen
	C. Osawa (A. Nakamura) – 22:58 1–0 S. Shimozawa (Y. Adachi, C. Osawa) – 31:32 2–0 H. Kubo (Y. Hirano, T. Sakagami) – 48:07 3–0 T. Homma (H. Kubo) (PP) – 52:54 4–0 K. Aoki (S. Suzuki, C. Osawa) (PP) – 58:30 5–0
	6 min	Penalties	14 min
	48	Shots	25

31 March 2012 16:30

Norway

6–0 (2–0, 1–0, 3–0)

Latvia

Olimpic Center Ice Hall Attendance: 243

Game reference
	Jorid Dagfinrud	Goalies	Evija Tētiņa	Referee: Anu Hirvonen Linesmen: Darja Brusentseva Malene Skovbakke
	L.B. Oien (I. Farstad, A. Dalen) – 02:29 1–0 M. Hansen – 13:52 2–0 H. Martinsen (M. Iversen, T. Martens) – 22:36 3–0 A. Dalen – 44:19 4–0 I. Farstad (L.B. Oien, A. Dalen) – 48:31 5–0 I. Farstad (A. Dalen, L.B. Oien) – 53:26 6–0
	14 min	Penalties	2 min
	47	Shots	12

31 March 2012 20:00

Austria

1–6 (0–2, 0–2, 1–2)

Czech Republic

Olimpic Center Ice Hall Attendance: 89

Game reference
	Paula Marchhart	Goalies	Radka Lhotská	Referee: Debbie Hengst Linesmen: Evelina Eriksson Anne Ruth Kuonen
	0–1 17:28 – S. Nováková (K. Flachsová) (PP) 0–2 18:29 – S. Studentová (E. Holešová) 0–3 32:13 – L. Manhartová (B. Pekárková) 0–4 35:13 – A. Polenská (S. Nováková, S. Studentová) 0–5 44:05 – K. Chmelová (N. Tomigová, J. Fialová) 0–6 46:36 – S. Studentová (P. Herzigová, L. Manhartová) (PP) E. Schwarzler (D. Altmann) – 47:06 1–6
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	27	Shots	43

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

Division I Group B

2012 IIHF Women's World Championship
Division I B

Tournament details
Host country	Great Britain
City	Hull
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	9–15 April 2012
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	96 (6.4 per match)

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Hull, Great Britain, from 9 to 15 April 2012.^[2] The winners, Denmark, moved up to Group A for 2013, while the last-placed team, Italy, were 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).

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
China	placed 5th in Division I last year and were relegated
France	placed 2nd in Division II last year
Denmark	placed 3rd in Division II last year
Italy	placed 4th in Division II last year
Great Britain	hosts; placed 5th in Division II last year
Netherlands	placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Denmark	5	4	0	0	1	31	6	+25	12	Promoted to the 2013 Division I A
2	China	5	4	0	0	1	21	8	+13	12
3	France	5	4	0	0	1	22	9	+13	12
4	Great Britain (H)	5	1	0	0	4	10	17	−7	3
5	Netherlands	5	1	0	0	4	7	34	−27	3
6	Italy	5	1	0	0	4	5	22	−17	3	Relegated to the 2013 Division II A

Match results

All times are local (Western European Summer Time – UTC+1).

9 April 2012 13:00

Italy

0–4 (0–2, 0–1, 0–1)

France

Hull Arena Attendance: 150

Game reference
	Giulia Mazzocchi	Goalies	Caroline Baldin	Referee: Radka Ruzickova Linesmen: Leigh Hetherington Ilona Novotna
	0–1 01:15 – L. Baudrit 0–2 05:06 – B. Jouanny (A. Viane) (PP) 0–3 22:36 – A. Bouche (Amandine Cuasnet) 0–4 54:48 – L. Baudrit (V. Bouetz-Andrieu) (PP2)
	20 min	Penalties	8 min
	11	Shots	42

9 April 2012 16:30

Netherlands

1–7 (0–3, 1–2, 0–2)

China

Hull Arena Attendance: 200

Game reference
	Claudia van Leeuwen	Goalies	Shi Yao	Referee: Mamiko Utsumi Linesmen: Amy Lack Evelyn Loretan
	0–1 04:20 – Jin F. 0–2 10:36 – Sun R. (Jin F.) 0–3 10:54 – Kong M. (Zhang M.) 0–4 27:35 – Liu Zhixin (Ma R.) 0–5 30:51 – Jin F. (Huang H.) J. Zwarthoed (M. de Jong) (PP) – 34:05 1–5 1–6 42:48 – Jin F. (Qi X., Zhang S.) (PP) 1–7 43:36 – Liu Z. (Yu B.)
	16 min	Penalties	12 min
	10	Shots	71

9 April 2012 20:00

Great Britain

2–5 (1–0, 1–0, 0–5)

Denmark

Hull Arena Attendance: 550

Game reference
	Nicole Jackson	Goalies	Kamilla Lund Nielsen	Referee: Katja Bandlofsky Linesmen: Andrea Weissman Haley Wieler
	N. Aldridge – 17:04 1–0 A. Taylor – 35:53 2–0 2–1 41:27 – N. Jensen 2–2 46:31 – M. Henriksen (J. Jakobsen, H. Ostergaard) (PP) 2–3 54:35 – H. Ostergaard (M. Henriksen) 2–4 56:22 – M. Henriksen (M. Olausson, H. Ostergaard) (PP) 2–5 58:46 – M. Henriksen (J. Asperup, J. Jakobsen) (PP)
	28 min	Penalties	20 min
	14	Shots	61

10 April 2012 13:00

Denmark

12–0 (4–0, 2–0, 6–0)

Netherlands

Hull Arena Attendance: 81

Game reference
	Kamilla Lund Nielsen Amalie Joa	Goalies	Claudia van Leeuwen	Referee: Mamiko Utsumi Linesmen: Evelyn Loretan Haley Wieler
	J. Jakobsen (H. Ostergaard) (PP2) – 03:46 1–0 H. Ostergaard (J. Jakobsen, J. Asperup) – 05:23 2–0 N. Jensen (J. Gregersen) – 09:44 3–0 H. Ostergaard (M. Henriksen) – 11:39 4–0 J. Jakobsen (J. Asperup) (PP) – 24:42 5–0 M. Henriksen (H. Ostergaard, J. Jakobsen) (PP) – 33:27 6–0 J. Persson (SH) – 41:52 7–0 J. Persson – 45:04 8–0 C. Andersen (S. Jacquet) – 51:42 9–0 H. Ostergaard (J. Gregersen, J. Asperup) – 53:08 10–0 J. Gregersen (M. Henriksen, H. Ostergaard) – 53:38 11–0 E. Russell (S. Jacquet) (PP2) – 57:46 12–0
	10 min	Penalties	24 min
	70	Shots	16

10 April 2012 16:30

China

4–1 (1–1, 1–0, 2–0)

Italy

Hull Arena Attendance: 201

Game reference
	Shi Yao	Goalies	Giulia Mazzocchi	Referee: Radka Ruzickova Linesmen: Leigh Hetherington Mamiko Utsumi
	0–1 08:31 – A. Tartaglione (B. Larger, D. da Rugna) Sun R. (PP) – 12:42 1–1 Gao F. (Ma R., Yu B.) (PP) – 30:04 2–1 Huang H. – 44:15 3–1 Jin F. (Qi X.) – 46:07 4–1
	6 min	Penalties	24 min
	34	Shots	27

10 April 2012 20:00

France

5–0 (1–0, 1–0, 3–0)

Great Britain

Hull Arena Attendance: 201

Game reference
	Carolin Baldin Mathilde Bopp	Goalies	Nicole Jackson	Referee: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Linesmen: Hitomi Igarashi Ilona Novotna
	V. Bouetz–Andrieu (M. Goncalves) – 01:52 1–0 A. Bouche (B. Jouanny) – 27:21 2–0 C. Gandit (E. Passard, V. V. Bouetz–Andrieu) – 42:22 3–0 A. Locatelli – 47:09 4–0 E. Passard – 57:05 5–0
	10 min	Penalties	18 min
	37	Shots	11

12 April 2012 13:00

Netherlands

5–0 (0–0, 5–0, 0–0)

Italy

Hull Arena Attendance: 150

Game reference
	Claudia van Leeuwen	Goalies	Giulia Mazzocchi Rita Flor	Referee: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Linesmen: Hitomi Igarashi Ilona Novotna
	S. Wielenga (M. de Jong) – 23:01 1–0 M. de Jong (S. Wielenga) – 23:14 2–0 M. de Jong (S. Wielenga) (SH) – 26:39 3–0 E. Even (C. Keijzer) – 30:10 4–0 S. Wielenga (M. de Jong, M. Martens) – 34:46 5–0
	20 min	Penalties	22 min
	27	Shots	51

12 April 2012 16:30

France

0–5 (0–1, 0–0, 0–4)

Denmark

Hull Arena Attendance: 151

Game reference
	Caroline Baldin	Goalies	Kamilla Lund Nielsen	Referee: Katja Bandlofsky Linesmen: Leigh Hetherington Amy Lack
	0–1 03:11 – H. Ostergaard (C. Densing, M. Henriksen) (SH) 0–2 43:09 – M. Olausson (N. Jensen, J. Persson) (PP) 0–3 44:56 – M. Henriksen (J. Asperup, S. Jacquet) (PP) 0–4 52:27 – J. Jakobsen (SH) 0–5 56:37 – J. Jakobsen (M. Henriksen, H. Ostergaard)
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	21	Shots	39

12 April 2012 20:00

China

3–0 (0–0, 2–0, 1–0)

Great Britain

Hull Arena Attendance: 501

Game reference
	Shi Yao	Goalies	Samantha Bolwell	Referee: Mamiko Utsumi Linesmen: Evelyn Loretan Andrea Weissman
	Zhang B. (Gao F.) (PP) – 22:29 1–0 Sun R. (Huang H.) – 30:16 2–0 Sun R. – 48:06 3–0
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	30	Shots	17

14 April 2012 13:00

Denmark

2–4 (1–0, 1–2, 0–2)

China

Hull Arena Attendance: 151

Game reference
	Kamilla Lund Nielsen	Goalies	Shi Yao	Referee: Radka Ruzickova Linesmen: Hitomi Igarashi Amy Lack
	H. Ostergaard (J. Jakobsen, Marie Henriksen (ice hockey)) – 00:38 1–0 J. Persson (M. Frandsen) (PP) – 21:38 2–0 2–1 30:43 – Ma R. (Zhang B.) 2–2 31:23 – Sun R. 2–3 53:10 – Zhang M. 2–4 54:06 – Sun R. (Yu B.) (SH)
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	31	Shots	20

14 April 2012 16:30

France

9–1 (2–1, 3–0, 4–0)

Netherlands

Hull Arena Attendance: 180

Game reference
	Caroline Baldin Mathilde Bopp	Goalies	Claudia van Leeuwen	Referee: Katja Bandlofsky Linesmen: Leigh Hetherington Evelyn Loretan
	M. Allemoz (M. Ravillard) – 05:52 1–0 E. Passard (D. Gicquel) – 06:45 2–0 2–1 09:41 – S. Wielenga (J. Tegelaar) E. Passard (D. Gicquel) – 26:39 3–1 A. Locatelli (A. Bouche, A. Cuasnet) – 33:22 4–1 E. Passard (PP) – 39:26 5–1 M. Allemoz (M. Goncalves, V. Bouetz Andrieu) – 40:29 6–1 M. Allemoz (V. Bouetz Andrieu) (PP) – 53:14 7–1 C. Gandit (A. Bouche) – 54:09 8–1 A. Bouche (D. Gicquel, A. Viard) – 58:15 9–1
	6 min	Penalties	32 min
	53	Shots	14

14 April 2012 20:00

Italy

4–2 (2–1, 2–1, 0–0)

Great Britain

Hull Arena Attendance: 501

Game reference
	Giulia Mazzocchi	Goalies	Nicole Jackson Samantha Bolwell	Referee: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Linesmen: Ilona Novotna Haley Wieler
	0–1 13:27 – K. Henry (E. Turner, C. Newman) B. Larger (L. de Rocco, D. da Rugna) – 14:36 1–1 B. Larger (E. Dalpra) (PP) – 18:34 2–1 B. Larger (D. da Rugna, S. Gius) – 21:18 3–1 B. Larger (L. de Rocco, V. Bettarini) (PP2) – 23:39 4–1 4–2 38:29 – K. Henry (S. Allen (PP))
	20 min	Penalties	16 min
	33	Shots	33

15 April 2012 13:00

China

3–4 (2–2, 0–0, 1–2)

France

Hull Arena Attendance: 152

Game reference
	Shi Yao	Goalies	Caroline Baldin	Referee: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Linesmen: Andrea Weissman Haley Wieler
	0–1 02:07 – S. Fohrer 0–2 15:34 – M. Allemoz (M. Goncalves, M. Ravillard) Ma R. (Gao F.) – 16:18 1–2 Sun R. (Qi X., Jin F.) (PP) – 18:59 2–2 2–3 40:23 – A. Locatelli (M. Ravillard) 2–4 50:04 – B. Jouanny (E. Passard, D. Gicquel) Qi X. (Huang H.) – 53:09 3–4
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	26	Shots	27

15 April 2012 16:30

Denmark

7–0 (1–0, 5–0, 1–0)

Italy

Hull Arena Attendance: 251

Game reference
	Kamilla Lund Nielsen Amalie Joa	Goalies	Giulia Mazzocchi Rita Flor	Referee: Katja Bandlofsky Linesmen: Amy Lack Ilona Novotna
	J. Jakobsen (M. Henriksen, J. Asperup) – 15:48 1–0 J. Jakobsen (M. Olausson, H. Ostergaard) (PP2) – 22:59 2–0 L. Ernst (M. Henriksen) (PP) – 25:24 3–0 H. Ostergaard (J. Jakobsen, J. Asperup) – 28:21 4–0 J. Jakobsen (H. Ostergaard, J. Asperup) – 35:11 5–0 L. Ernst (M. Olausson) – 39:06 6–0 N. Jensen (J. Persson, J. Gregersen) (PP) – 43:56 7–0
	12 min	Penalties	24 min
	35	Shots	26

15 April 2012 20:00

Great Britain

6–0 (3–0, 1–0, 2–0)

Netherlands

Hull Arena Attendance: 501

Game reference
	Samantha Bolwell	Goalies	Claudia van Leeuwen	Referee: Mamiko Utsumi Linesmen: Hitomi Igarashi Evelyn Loretan
	A. Taylor (G. Farman, A. Carr) – 03:45 1–0 E. Turner (A. Taylor) (PP) – 11:48 2–0 K. Henry (A. Lamb, S. Allen) (PP) – 18:47 3–0 K. Henry (PP) – 28:01 4–0 N. Aldridge (G. Farman, L. Adams) (PP) – 41:54 5–0 K. Gale (S. Ledger) – 45:31 6–0
	8 min	Penalties	18 min
	39	Shots	22

Statistics and awards

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

References

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