2012 IIHF Women's World Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  United States |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 7–14 April 2012 |
| Teams | 8 |
The 2012 Women's World Championship is the 15th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The competition will also serve as qualifications for the 2013 competition, and the 2014 Olympics.
Top Division
The Top Division will be contested between eight teams from April 7 to April 14, 2012. The event will be hosted by USA Hockey in Burlington, Vermont. A new format will be used where the top four ranked teams are placed in Group A and are automatically qualified for the final round, and play in the preliminary round is only used to determine seeding for the next round. The top two teams will have a bye into the semifinals. Meanwhile, the next four teams play the preliminary round in Group B. The top two teams from Group B join the others for the final round, while the bottom two team will play a best-of-three series, with the loser being relegated next year.[1]
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Group A |
Group B
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Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Canada
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Finland
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Russia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC−4).
| 7 April 2012 15:00 | Finland | v | Russia | Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont |
| 7 April 2012 19:00 | United States | v | Canada | Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont |
| 8 April 2012 15:00 | Canada | v | Finland | Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont |
| 8 April 2012 19:00 | United States | v | Russia | Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont |
| 10 April 2012 15:00 | Canada | v | Russia | Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont |
| 10 April 2012 19:00 | Finland | v | United States | Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Switzerland
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Slovakia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Germany
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC−4).
| 7 April 2012 13:00 | Slovakia | v | Sweden | Cairns Arena, Vermont |
| 7 April 2012 17:00 | Switzerland | v | Germany | Cairns Arena, Vermont |
| 8 April 2012 13:00 | Sweden | v | Germany | Cairns Arena, Vermont |
| 8 April 2012 17:00 | Switzerland | v | Slovakia | Cairns Arena, Vermont |
| 10 April 2012 13:00 | Sweden | v | Switzerland | Cairns Arena, Vermont |
| 10 April 2012 17:00 | Germany | v | Slovakia | Cairns Arena, Vermont |
Relegation series
Best of three.
All times are local (UTC−4).
| 11 April 2012 17:00 | B3 | v | B4 | Cairns Arena, Vermont |
| 13 April 2012 13:00 | B4 | v | B3 | Cairns Arena, Vermont |
| 14 April 2012 13:00 | B3 | v | B4 | Cairns Arena, Vermont |
Final round
Template:6TeamBracket-with 3rd All times are local (UTC−4).
Quarterfinals
| 11 April 2012 15:00 | A4 | v | B1 | Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont |
| 11 April 2012 19:00 | A3 | v | B2 | Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont |
Semifinals
| 13 April 2012 15:00 | A2 | v | A3/B2 | Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont |
| 13 April 2012 19:00 | A1 | v | A4/B1 | Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont |
Fifth place game
| 13 April 2012 17:00 | LQF1 | v | LQF2 | Cairns Arena, Vermont |
Bronze medal game
| 14 April 2012 15:00 | LSF1 | v | LSF2 | Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont |
Gold medal game
| 14 April 2012 19:00 | WSF1 | v | WSF2 | Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont |
Division I
The Division I competition is being held in two groups. Group A games will be played from March 25 to March 31, 2012 in Ventspils, Latvia and Group B will be played from April 9 to April 15, 2012 in Hull, England, Great Britain.
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Group A |
Group B
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Division II
The Division II competition is being held in two groups. Group A games will be played from March 25 to 31, 2012 in Slovenia and Group B will be played from March 10 to 16, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea.
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Group A |
Group B
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See also
References
- ^ "Schedule". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-07-20.