2011 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

The 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was played in Ravensburg, Germany, from 11 to 16 April 2011.[1] Division I represented the second tier of the IIHF Women's World Championship.

2011 IIHF Women's World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host country Germany
CityRavensburg
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates11–16 April 2011
Teams6
← 2009
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The winner of this tournament was promoted to the Top Division for the 2012 championship, while the last-placed team in the group was relegated to Division I B. Divisional championships changed titles for the 2012 season, so this tournament became Division I A, and Division II became Division I B.

On 29 March 2011, Japan withdrew from the tournament due to the 2011 Japan earthquake.[2] They retained their place in the 2012's Division I A, while the fifth placed team was relegated to Division I B.

Participating teams

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Team Qualification
  Japan placed 8th in 2009 Top Division and were relegated;
withdrew from 2011 tournament
  China placed 9th in 2009 Top Division and were relegated
  Germany hosts; placed 2nd in 2009 Division I
  Norway placed 3rd in 2009 Division I
  Austria placed 4th in 2009 Division I
  Latvia placed 1st in 2009 Division II and were promoted

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1   Germany (H) 4 4 0 0 0 12 2 +10 12 Promoted to the 2012 Top Division
2   Norway 4 3 0 0 1 13 7 +6 9 Qualified for the 2012 Division I A
3   Latvia 4 1 0 0 3 5 7 −2 3
4   Austria 4 1 0 0 3 6 12 −6 3
5   China 4 1 0 0 3 8 16 −8 3 Relegated to the 2012 Division I B
  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn; qualified for the 2012 Division I A
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Match results

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All times are local (Central European Summer TimeUTC+2).

11 April 2011
16:00
Norway  7–3
(3–1, 2–0, 2–2)
  ChinaRavensburg Ice Rink
Game reference
11 April 2011
19:30
Austria  0–4
(0–0, 0–1, 0–3)
  GermanyRavensburg Ice Rink
Game reference
13 April 2011
16:00
China  4–3
(2–3, 2–0, 0–0)
  AustriaRavensburg Ice Rink
Game reference
13 April 2011
19:30
Germany  2–1
(1–1, 1–0, 0–0)
  LatviaRavensburg Ice Rink
Game reference
14 April 2011
16:00
China  1–3
(0–3, 1–0, 0–0)
  LatviaRavensburg Ice Rink
Game reference
14 April 2011
19:30
Norway  3–1
(0–0, 1–1, 2–0)
  AustriaRavensburg Ice Rink
Game reference
16 April 2011
16:00
Latvia  0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)
  NorwayRavensburg Ice Rink
Game reference
16 April 2011
19:30
China  0–3
(0–0, 0–1, 0–2)
  GermanyRavensburg Ice Rink
Game reference
17 April 2011
10:00
Austria  2–1
(1–0, 1–0, 0–1)
  LatviaRavensburg Ice Rink
Game reference
17 April 2011
13:30
Germany  3–1
(0–0, 0–0, 3–1)
  NorwayRavensburg Ice Rink
Game reference

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1 Line Bialik Øien   Norway 4 0 7 7 +3 0
2 Esther Kantor   Austria 4 2 3 5 +1 2
3 Monika Bittner   Germany 4 4 0 4 +5 2
4 Andrea Dalen   Norway 4 2 2 4 +3 2
4 Inese Geca-Miljone   Latvia 4 2 2 4 +1 0
4 Silje Holøs   Norway 4 2 2 4 +3 4
4 Eva-Marie Schwärzler   Austria 4 2 2 4 0 0
4 Henriette Sletbak   Norway 4 2 2 4 +1 8
9 Susann Götz   Germany 4 1 3 4 +4 2
10 Sophie Kratzer   Germany 4 1 3 4 +6 2

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes[3]

Goaltending leaders

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(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1 Viona Harrer   Germany 180:00 1 0.33 98.44 2
2 Jorid Dagfinrud   Norway 120:00 1 0.50 97.30 1
3 Lolita Andrisevska   Latvia 240:00 7 1.75 95.93 0
4 Sandra Borschke   Austria 199:52 8 2.40 91.67 0
5 Christine Smestad   Norway 119:44 5 2.51 89.36 0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts[4]

Directorate Awards

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References

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  1. ^ 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I statistics
  2. ^ "Japan withdraws from events". IIHF. 29 March 2011. Archived from the original on 1 April 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  3. ^ "IIHF World Womens Championship DIV I Scoring Leaders As of SUN 17 APR 2011" (PDF). IIHF.com. 2011-04-17.
  4. ^ "IIHF World Womens Championship DIV I Goalkeepers As of SUN 17 APR 2011" (PDF). IIHF.com. 2011-04-17.
  5. ^ "IIHF World Womens Championship DIV I Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). IIHF.com. 2011-04-17.
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