2011 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 2011 IIHF World Women's Championships was held in April 2011 in Zürich and Winterthur, Switzerland.[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]
| Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft der Frauen 2011 (German) Championnat du monde de hockey sur glace féminin 2011 (French) Campionato mondiale di hockey su ghiaccio femminile 2011 (Italian) | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Switzerland |
| Dates | April 16–25 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  United States (4th title) |
Runner-up  | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
Third place  |  Finland |
| Fourth place |  Russia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 129 (6.14 per match) |
| Attendance | 28,437 (1,354 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Hilary Knight (14 points) |
| MVP |  Zuzana Tomčíková |
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Top Division
Preliminary Round
All times local (CEST/UTC+2)
Group A
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
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| 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 |
| April 17, 2011 12:00 | United States | 5–0 (0–0, 2–0, 3–0) | Slovakia | Hallenstadion Attendance: 585 |
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| Brianne McLaughlin | Goalies | Zuzana Tomčíková | Referee: Melanie Bordeleau | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| Sara Grahn | Goalies | Anna Prugova Valentina Ostrovlyanchik | Referee: Erin Blair | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| Kim Martin | Goalies | Zuzana Tomčíková | Referee: Joy Tottman | ||||||||
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| 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 |
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| Valentina Ostrovlyanchik | Goalies | Molly Schaus | Referee: Nicole Hertrich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| Zuzana Tomčíková | Goalies | Anna Prugova | Referee: Aina Hove | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| Jessie Vetter | Goalies | Sara Grahn Kim Martin | Referee: Ulla Sipila | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | Shots | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group B
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
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| 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 |
| April 16, 2011 16:00 | Finland | 5–3 (2–1, 2–0, 1–2) | Kazakhstan | Deutweg rink Attendance: 634 |
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| Maija Hassinen | Goalies | Daria Obydennova | Referee: Joy Tottman | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| Charline Labonté | Goalies | Florence Schelling Sophie Anthamatten | Referee: Nicole Hertrich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| Daria Obydennova | Goalies | Kim St-Pierre | Referee: Ulla Sipila | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| Noora Räty | Goalies | Florence Schelling | Referee: Aina Hove | ||||||||
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| 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 |
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| Shannon Szabados | Goalies | Noora Räty | Referee: Erin Blair | |||||
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| 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 |
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| Florence Schelling | Goalies | Daria Obydennova | Referee: Melanie Bordeleau | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| Zuzana Tomčíková | Goalies | Daria Obydennova | Referee: Aina Hove | ||
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| 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 |
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| Daria Obydennova | Goalies | Zuzana Tomčíková | Referee: Ulla Sipila | |||||
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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 |
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| A2 | Sweden |
1 | B3 | Finland |
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| B3 | Finland |
5 | B1 | Canada |
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| A1 | United States |
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| B2 | Switzerland |
4 | A3 | Russia |
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| A3 | Russia |
5 | B3 | Finland |
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Quarterfinals
| April 22, 2011 16:00 | Sweden | 1–5 (0–3, 0–1, 1–1) | Finland | Hallenstadion Attendance: 931 |
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| Kim Martin Sara Grahn | Goalies | Noora Räty | Referee: Melanie Bordeleau | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| Florence Schelling | Goalies | Anna Prugova | Referee: Joy Tottman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| Charline Labonté | Goalies | Noora Räty | Referee: Erin Blair | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| Jessica Vetter | Goalies | Anna Prugova | Referee: Nicole Hertrich | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| Kim Martin | Goalies | Florence Schelling | Referee: Joy Tottman | |||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| Noora Räty | Goalies | Anna Prugova | Referee: Melanie Bordeleau | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| Shannon Szabados | Goalies | Jessica Vetter | Referee: Nicole Hertrich | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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)
- Goaltender:
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Noora Räty (FIN)
- Best Forward: Monique Lamoureux-Kolls (USA)
- Best Defenceman: Meaghan Mikkelson (CAN)
- Best Goaltender:
- Best players of each team
Best players of each team selected by the coaches.
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 | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS |
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| Germany |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 12 |
| Norway |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 |
 Latvia |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
 Austria |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
 China |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 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 | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS |
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 Czech Republic |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 15 |
 France |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 12 |
 Denmark |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
 Italy |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
| Great Britain |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 3 |
 North Korea |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 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 | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS |
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 Netherlands |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 14 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 13 |
 Hungary |
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 8 |
 Slovenia |
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 7 |
 Croatia |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 3 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 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 | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS |
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 New Zealand |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 12 |
 South Korea |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 |
 Iceland |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
 Romania |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 3 |
 South Africa |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 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 | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS |
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 Poland |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 4 | 11 |
 Spain |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 10 |
 Bulgaria |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 6 |
 Turkey |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 3 |
 Ireland |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 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
- 2010 IIHF Championship Program iihf.com. Retrieved on May 16, 2010.
- "USA wins WW gold". iihf.com. 2011-04-25. Archived from the original on 2011-04-30. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
- "Monique Scheier-Schneider enters the IIHF Hall of Fame". Embassy of Luxembourg in the Czech Republic, Estonia and Ukraine. 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
- "Japan withdraws from events". IIHF. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- IIHF (2011-03-28). "Withdrawals from Division II". IIHF.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
- Proposed 2012 Calendar
- Actual Schedule