Top Division 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship

1 top division

1.1 rosters
1.2 preliminary round

1.2.1 group a
1.2.2 group b


1.3 relegation series
1.4 final round

1.4.1 quarterfinals
1.4.2 semifinals
1.4.3 fifth place game
1.4.4 bronze medal game
1.4.5 gold medal game


1.5 ranking , statistics

1.5.1 final standings
1.5.2 scoring leaders
1.5.3 leading goaltenders


1.6 tournament awards

top division

the top division contested between 8 teams april 7 april 14, 2012. event hosted usa hockey in burlington, vermont. new format used top 4 ranked teams placed in group , automatically qualified final round, , played in preliminary round used determine seeding next round. top 2 teams received bye semifinals. meanwhile, next 4 teams played preliminary round in group b. top 2 teams group b joined others final round, while bottom 2 team played best-of-three series, loser being relegated next year.

rosters

each teams roster 2012 iihf women s world championship consisted of @ least 15 skaters (forwards, , defencemen) , 2 goaltenders, , @ 20 skaters , 3 goaltenders. 8 participating nations, through confirmation of respective national associations, had submit roster first iihf directorate meeting on 6 april 2012.

preliminary round

group a

all times local (utc−4).

group b

all times local (utc−4).

relegation series

best of three.

all times local (utc−4).

the third game of relegation series cancelled because germany won both meetings , slovakia therefore relegated.

final round

all times local (utc−4).

quarterfinals














semifinals














fifth place game







bronze medal game







gold medal game







ranking , statistics
final standings

scoring leaders

list shows top 10 skaters sorted points, goals.

gp = games played; g = goals; = assists; pts = points; +/− = plus/minus; pim = penalties in minutes

source: iihf.com

leading goaltenders

only top 5 goaltenders, based on save percentage, have played 40% of team s minutes included in list.

toi = time on ice (minutes:seconds); sa = shots against; ga = goals against; gaa = goals against average; sv% = save percentage; = shutouts

source: iihf.com

tournament awards

media all-stars

goaltender:  florence schelling (sui)
defense:  gisele marvin (usa),  laura fortino (can)
forwards:  monique lamoureux-kolls (usa),  kelli stack (usa),  hayley wickenheiser (can)


best players selected directorate:

best goaltender:  florence schelling (sui)
best defenceman:  jenni hiirikoski (fin)
best forward:  kelli stack (usa)






^ schedule . international ice hockey federation. retrieved 2011-07-20. 
^ overview of rosters . iihf.com. retrieved 6 april 2012.