2014 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2014 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were the 16th such event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). This was the first time that the women's tournaments were played in an Olympic year. The IIHF determined that the best way to continue advancing the competitive level of nations not invited to the Olympic tournament was to fund participation every year.[1] No Top Division tournament was played, and initially the IIHF stated that the last-placed Olympic participant would be relegated to be replaced by the Division I Group A winner.[2] However after discussion it was changed so that the two teams in question played best of three series instead of simply swapping places.[3]

2014 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host countries Czech Republic
 Latvia
 Italy
 Iceland
 Mexico
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Teams28
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2014 Winter Olympics

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Top Division playoff

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The last-placed team of the 2014 Olympics faced the winner of the 2014 Division I A tournament in a best-of-three series. The winners, Japan, were promoted to the 2015 Top Division. The event took place in Yokohama, Japan, from 8 to 11 November 2014.[4][5]

All times are local (Japan Standard TimeUTC+9)

8 November 2014
14:00
Japan  2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
  Czech RepublicYokohama Arena, Yokohama
Attendance: 821
Game reference
Nana FujimotoGoaliesKlára PeslarováReferee:
  Joy Tottman
Linesmen:
  Jamie Fenstermacher
  Danielle McGurry
Terashima (Ukita) – 27:061–0
Koike (Kubo, Hirano) (PP) – 53:542–0
8 minPenalties10 min
20Shots28
9 November 2014
14:00
Czech Republic  2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
  JapanYokohama Arena, Yokohama
Attendance: 975
Game reference
Klára PeslarováGoaliesNana FujimotoReferee:
  Aina Hove
Linesmen:
  Jamie Fenstermacher
  Lee Tae-ri
Polenská (Bukolská) – 35:141–0
Křížová (Mrázová) – 49:202–0
4 minPenalties6 min
22Shots17
11 November 2014
19:00
Japan  2–1
(1–0, 0–0, 1–1)
  Czech RepublicYokohama Arena, Yokohama
Attendance: 868
Game reference
Nana FujimotoGoaliesKlára PeslarováReferee:
  Joy Tottman
Linesmen:
  Lee Tae-ri
  Danielle McGurry
Fujimoto (Yoneyama, Osawa) – 18:221–0
Nakamura (Takeuchi) – 48:512–0
2–1Vanišová – 51:40
4 minPenalties10 min
21Shots14

Division I

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Division I Group A

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The Division I Group A tournament was played in Přerov, Czech Republic, from 6 to 12 April 2014.[6]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Czech Republic (H) 5 5 0 0 0 15 3 +12 15 Qualified for the 2015 Top Division playoff
2   Norway 5 3 0 0 2 17 12 +5 9
3   Denmark 5 2 1 0 2 17 18 −1 8
4   France 5 2 0 0 3 12 15 −3 6
5   Austria 5 1 1 1 2 16 19 −3 6
6   Slovakia 5 0 0 1 4 11 21 −10 1 Relegated to the 2015 Division I B
Source: IIHF
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Division I Group B

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The Division I Group B tournament was played in Ventspils, Latvia, from 6 to 12 April 2014.[7]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Latvia (H) 5 5 0 0 0 17 3 +14 15 Promoted to the 2015 Division I A
2   China 5 3 0 0 2 10 15 −5 9
3   Hungary 5 2 1 0 2 13 13 0 8
4   Netherlands 5 2 1 0 2 16 10 +6 8
5   North Korea 5 1 0 0 4 10 17 −7 3
6   Kazakhstan 5 0 0 2 3 5 13 −8 2 Relegated to the 2015 Division II A
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division II

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Division II Group A

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The Division II Group A tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 6 to 12 April 2014.[8]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Italy (H) 5 4 1 0 0 20 5 +15 14 Promoted to the 2015 Division I B
2   Great Britain 5 3 0 1 1 12 8 +4 10
3   South Korea 5 1 2 0 2 9 10 −1 7
4   Poland 5 2 0 1 2 18 18 0 7
5   New Zealand 5 1 0 1 3 7 15 −8 4
6   Australia 5 1 0 0 4 13 23 −10 3 Relegated to the 2015 Division II B
Source: IIHF
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Division II Group B

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The Division II Group B tournament was played in Reykjavík, Iceland, from 24 to 30 March 2014.[9]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Croatia 5 5 0 0 0 26 8 +18 15 Promoted to the 2015 Division II A
2   Slovenia 5 4 0 0 1 24 9 +15 12
3   Spain 5 3 0 0 2 22 15 +7 9
4   Iceland (H) 5 2 0 0 3 8 14 −6 6
5   Belgium 5 0 1 0 4 3 21 −18 2
6   Turkey 5 0 0 1 4 8 24 −16 1 Relegated to the 2015 Division II B Qualification
Source: IIHF
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Division II Group B Qualification

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The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 19 to 22 March 2014.[10]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1   Mexico (H) 3 3 0 0 0 18 2 +16 9 Promoted to the 2015 Division II B
2   South Africa 3 1 1 0 1 7 8 −1 5
3   Bulgaria 3 1 0 1 1 7 16 −9 4
4   Hong Kong 3 0 0 0 3 4 10 −6 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

References

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  1. ^ New era of women's hockey Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Fasel opens 137th IIHF congress Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Promotion format defined Archived 2014-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Showdown in Yokohama". worldwomen2015.com. 2014-08-06.
  5. ^ 2015 Top Division playoff statistics
  6. ^ 2014 Division I A statistics
  7. ^ 2014 Division I B statistics
  8. ^ 2014 Division II A statistics
  9. ^ 2014 Division II B statistics
  10. ^ 2014 Division II B Q statistics
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