Ice Hockey World Championship for Women 2013

	Ice Hockey World Championship for women
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	Winner: United States

The 16th Women's Ice Hockey World Championships of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF were the ice hockey world championships of 2013 . Between April 1 and April 14, 2013, a total of 32 national teams took part in the five tournaments of the top division and divisions I to II. In addition, three national teams took part in a qualifying tournament for the Division II part B, which in December 2012 the Turkish Izmir was held.

The world champions became the United States ' team for the fifth time , defeating Canada 3-2 in the final . The German team finished fifth, Switzerland placed sixth after losing in the game for fifth. The Austrian national team reached fourth place in Division IA and ranked twelfth in the overall ranking of the World Cup.

Overview of women's world championships

competition	place	date	sub- contractor	viewers total	Games	O
Top division	Ottawa	0Apr 2, 2013 - Apr 9, 2013 0	8th	97.156	21st	4,626
Division IA	Stavanger	0Apr 7, 2013 - Apr 14, 2013	6th	2,803	15th	186
Division IB	Strasbourg	0Apr 8, 2013 - Apr 14, 2013	6th	9,071	15th	604
Division II A	Auckland	0Apr 8, 2013 - Apr 14, 2013	6th	2,470	15th	164
Division II B	Puigcerdà	0Apr 1, 2013 - Apr 7, 2013 0	6th	3.115	15th	207
Division II B qualification	Izmir	0Dec 7, 2012 - Dec 9, 2012 0	3	1,585	3	528

Participants, venues and periods

• Top Division: April 2-9, 2013 in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada

  Participants: Germany , Finland , Canada , Russia , Sweden , Switzerland , Czech Republic (promoted) , USA (defending champion)         

• Division I.
  • Group A: April 7-13 , 2013 in Stavanger , Norway

    Participants: Denmark (promoted) , Japan , Latvia , Norway , Austria , Slovakia (relegated)       

  • Group B: April 8-14, 2013 in Strasbourg , France

    Participants: People's Republic of China , France , Great Britain , Kazakhstan (relegated) , Netherlands , North Korea (promoted)       

• Division II
  • Group A: April 8-14, 2013 in Auckland , Australia

    Participants: Australia , Italy (relegated) , New Zealand , Poland (promoted) , Slovenia , Hungary        

  • Group B: April 1-7 , 2013 in Puigcerdà , Spain

    Participants: Belgium , Croatia (relegated) , Iceland , Spain , South Africa , South Korea       

• Qualification for Division IIB: December 7th to 9th, 2012 in Izmir , Turkey

  • Participants: Bulgaria (first participation since 2011) , Ireland (first participation since 2011) , Turkey (first participation since 2011)     

Top division

2013 Women's World Cup
Number of nations	8th
World Champion	United States
silver	Canada
bronze	Russia
Relegated	Czech Republic
Venue (s)	Ottawa , Ontario , Canada
opening	2nd April 2013
Endgame	April 9, 2013
spectator	97,156 (4,626 per game)
Gates	109 (5.19 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Nadezhda Alexandrowa
Best defender	Jenni Hiirikoski
Best striker	Marie-Philip Poulin
Most valuable player	Marie-Philip Poulin
Top scorer	Marie-Philip Poulin (12 points)

The top division of the world championship was held from April 2 to 9, 2013 in the Canadian city ​​of Ottawa in the province of Ontario . The game was played in Scotiabank Place (19,153 seats) in the Kanata district and in the Nepean Sportsplex in the Nepean district with 3,000 seats.

Eight national teams took part in the tournament, playing in two performance-graded groups of four teams each. The four semi-finalists from the previous year made up group A. The numbers in brackets indicate the positions in the IIHF world rankings .

Group A	Group B
Canada (1)	Sweden (5)
USA (2)	Russia (6)
Switzerland (4)	Germany (8)
Finland (3)	Czech Republic (12)

mode

After the group matches of the preliminary round, the group first and second in group A qualify directly for the semi-finals. The third and fourth of the same group reach the quarter-finals. In group B, this applies to the group first and second. The teams in the quarterfinals each play a qualifying game for participation in the semi-finals. The third and fourth in Group B contest a best-of-three round for seventh place and relegation to Division IA.

Venues

Ottawa , Ontario
Scotiabank Place Capacity: 19,153	Ottawa World championship venue	Nepean Sportsplex Capacity: 3,000

Preliminary round

Group A

April 2, 2013 3:30 p.m. (local time)

Finland A. Rajahuhta (26:54) M. Karvinen (29:24)

2: 1 (0: 1, 2: 0, 0: 0) game report

Switzerland K. Nabholz (4:37)

Scotiabank Place, Ottawa Spectators: 3,366

April 2, 2013 7:30 p.m.

Canada R. Johnston (51:13) C. Ward (58:13) J. Wakefield (PS)

3: 2 n.P. (0: 2, 0: 0, 2: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

USA M. Lamoureux (4:05) B. Decker (18:54)

Scotiabank Place, Ottawa Spectators: 11,174

April 3, 2013 3:30 p.m.

USA M. Lamoureux (5:06) B. Decker (10:35) A. Kessel (17:26) M. Lamoureux (18:47)

4: 2 (4: 1, 0: 1, 0: 0) game report

Finland R. Lindstedt (12:39) M. Karvinen (21:11)

Scotiabank Place, Ottawa Spectators: 3,113

April 3, 2013 7:30 p.m.

Switzerland

0:13 (0: 2, 0: 6, 0: 5) game report

Canada J. Wakefield (4:40) M.-P. Poulin (12:48) R. Johnston (23:49) J. Hefford (25:30) N. Spooner (28:11) B. Jenner (33:32) S. Vaillancourt (37:46) B. Jenner ( 39:58) H. Irwin (46:23) M.-P. Poulin (47:37) M.-P. Poulin (50:44) M. Mikkelson (55:42) M.-P. Poulin (56:45)

Scotiabank Place, Ottawa Spectators: 7,077

April 5, 2013 3:30 p.m.

USA A. Carpenter (19:20) B. Decker (19:31) B. Decker (28:08) K. Coyne (41:23) J. Chu (43:03)

5: 0 (2: 0, 1: 0, 2: 0) game report

Switzerland

Scotiabank Place, Ottawa Spectators: 5,626

April 5, 2013 7:30 p.m.

Canada B. Bram (14:25) B. Jenner (16:03) B. Jenner (18:06) M. Agosta-Marciano (39:00) M. Agosta-Marciano (41:38) S. Vaillancourt (44 : 26) J. Wakefield (45:47) M. Agosta-Marciano (46:52)

8: 0 (3: 0, 1: 0, 4: 0) game report

Finland

Scotiabank Place, Ottawa Spectators: 18,013

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Canada	3	2	1	0	0	24: 02	8th
2.	United States	3	2	0	1	0	11: 05	7th
3.	Finland	3	1	0	0	2	04:13	3
4th	Switzerland	3	0	0	0	3	01:20	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: semi-final qualifier , quarter-final qualifier

Group B

April 2, 2013 12:00 p.m. (local time)

Russia J. Solovyova (14:42) L. Belyakova (52:18) J. Smolenzewa (54:23) S. Tkachova (59:25)

4: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 3: 0) game report

Germany

Nepean Sportsplex, Ottawa Spectators: 409

April 2, 2013 4:00 p.m.

Sweden E. Grahm (27:48) E. Holmlöv (28:37)

2: 3 (0: 2, 2: 1, 0: 0) game report

Czech Republic L. Povová (8:24) K. Chmelová (14:02) E. Holešová (37:09)

Nepean Sportsplex, Ottawa Spectators: 186

April 3, 2013 12:00 p.m.

Russia J. Lebedewa (3:22) A. Wafina (33:37) T. Burina (54:38)

3: 1 (1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0) game report

Czech Republic D. Křížová (36:51)

Nepean Sportsplex, Ottawa Spectators: 1,045

April 3, 2013 4:00 p.m.

Germany S. Götz (13:04) S. Seiler (14:59)

2: 3 n.V. (2: 1, 0: 0 :, 0: 1, 0: 1) game report

Sweden L. Johansson (17:40) L. Johansson (49:54) P. Winberg (60:53)

Nepean Sportsplex, Ottawa Spectators: 291

April 5, 2013 12:00 p.m.

Czech Republic K. Chmelová (14:11) L. Manhartová (54:29) D. Lásková (55:41)

3: 6 (1: 1, 0: 3, 2: 2) game report

Germany J. Zorn (9:27) A. Lanzl (21:13) F. Busch (29:04) M. Becker (30:29) F. Busch (46:51) L. Schuster (49:44)

Nepean Sportsplex, Ottawa Spectators: 1,234

April 5, 2013 4:00 p.m.

Sweden

0: 4 (0: 1, 0: 2, 0: 1) game report

Russia J. Smolenzewa (6:41) G. Skiba (23:55) A. Wafina (30:59) J. Dergacheva (59:44)

Nepean Sportsplex, Ottawa Spectators: 635

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Russia	3	3	0	0	0	11: 01	9
2.	Germany	3	1	0	1	1	08:10	4th
3.	Czech Republic	3	1	0	0	2	07:11	3
4th	Sweden	3	0	1	0	2	05: 09	2

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: quarter-final qualifier , relegation round qualifier

Relegation round

The relegation round was held in the " best-of-three " mode. This is where the third and fourth placed in Group B met. The team that won two out of a maximum of three games stayed in the World Cup group, the loser was relegated to Division IA.

April 6, 2013 4:00 p.m. (local time)

Czech Republic A. Polenská (50:42)

1: 2 n.P. (0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 1

Sweden L. Johansson (11:12) E. Eliasson (PS)

Nepean Sportsplex, Ottawa Spectators: 667

April 8, 2013 12:00 p.m.

Sweden L. Bäckman (21:45) L. Wester (29:56) J. Olofsson (48:34) E. Holmlöv (59:35)

4: 0 (0: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0) Match report as of: 2: 0

Czech Republic

Nepean Sportsplex, Ottawa Spectators: 604

Final round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

A1

Canada

8th

A4

Switzerland

1

B1

Russia

1

B1

Russia

2

A1

Canada

2

A2

United States

3

A2

United States

3

A3

Finland

1

A3

Finland

0

3rd place match

B2

Germany

0

B1

Russia

2

A3

Finland

0

Play for 5th place

A4

Switzerland

3

B2

Germany

5

Quarter finals

April 6, 2013 3:30 p.m. (local time)

Finland M. Karvinen (15:27)

1: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0) game report

Germany

Scotiabank Place, Ottawa Spectators: 5,406

April 6, 2013 7:30 p.m.

Switzerland S. Benz (36:57)

1: 2 (0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1) game report

Russia T. Burina (12:48) J. Smolenzewa (48:38)

Scotiabank Place, Ottawa Spectators: 5,839

Play for 5th place

April 8, 2013 11:30 a.m.

Switzerland J. Marty (9:20) J. Lutz (50:28) J. Lutz (59:49)

3: 5 (1: 1, 0: 3, 2: 1) game report

Germany M. Delarbre (9:57) F. Busch (24:05) F. Busch (25:37) L. Schuster (39:11) M. Anwander (58:55)

Scotiabank Place, Ottawa Spectators: 4,008

Semifinals

April 8, 2013 3:30 p.m.

USA H. Knight (53:55) M. Lamoureux (55:32) B. Decker (59:43)

3: 0 (0: 0, 0: 0, 3: 0) game report

Finland

Scotiabank Place, Ottawa Spectators: 4,035

April 8, 2013 7:30 p.m.

Canada H. Irwin (19:13) N. Spooner (22:03) M.-P. Poulin (22:55) J. Wakefield (24:29) J. Hefford (32:18) M.-P. Poulin (35:56) M. Agosta-Marciano (42:16) R. Johnston (42:40)

8: 1 (1: 0, 5: 1, 2: 0) game report

Russia S. Tkachova (30:56)

Scotiabank Place, Ottawa Spectators: 7,255

3rd place match

April 9, 2013 3:30 p.m.

Russia A. Shibanova (44:11) A. Wafina (59:44)

2: 0 (0: 0, 0: 0, 2: 0) game report

Finland

Scotiabank Place, Ottawa Spectators: 5,618

final

April 9, 2013 7:30 p.m.

Canada C. Birchard (9:50) C. Ouellette (37:50)

2: 3 (1: 0, 1: 2, 0: 1) game report

USA B. Decker (22:43) M. Bozek (34:26) A. Kessel (43:09)

Scotiabank Place, Ottawa Spectators: 13,776

statistics

Best scorers

Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best

player	team	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Marie-Philip Poulin	Canada	5	6th	6th	12	+12	2
Brianna Decker	United States	5	6th	2	8th	+6	4th
Jennifer Wakefield	Canada	5	4th	4th	8th	+5	2
Amanda Kessel	United States	5	2	6th	8th	+6	0
Sarah Vaillancourt	Canada	5	2	5	7th	+8	2
Catherine Ward	Canada	5	1	6th	7th	+7	18th
Meghan Agosta-Marciano	Canada	5	4th	2	6th	+7	0
Brianne Jenner	Canada	5	4th	2	6th	+6	2
Jayna Hefford	Canada	5	2	4th	6th	+11	2
Haley Irwin	Canada	5	2	4th	6th	+8	2

Best goalkeepers

Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), SaT = shots on goal, GT = goals conceded, Sv% = shots saved (in%) , GTS = goals conceded , SO = shutouts ; Fat: tournament best

player	team	Sp	Min	SaT	GT	GTS	Sv%	SO
Nadezhda Alexandrowa	Russia	4th	209: 44	73	1	0.29	98.63	2
Sara Grahn	Sweden	4th	211: 06	67	3	0.85	95.52	1
Jennifer Harß	Germany	2	120: 53	76	4th	1.99	94.74	0
Shannon Szabados	Canada	4th	243: 35	93	6th	1.48	93.55	1
Florence Schelling	Switzerland	4th	237: 51	159	13	3.28	91.82	0
Jessie cousin	United States	4th	245: 00	60	5	1.22	91.67	2
Noora Räty	Finland	5	282: 32	154	14th	2.97	90.91	0
Viona Harrer	Germany	3	180: 00	98	10	3.33	89.80	0
Radka Lhotska	Czech Republic	5	283: 04	108	15th	3.18	86.11	0

Final placements

Pl.	team
1	United States
2	Canada
3	Russia
4th	Finland
5	Germany
6th	Switzerland
7th	Sweden
8th	Czech Republic

Title, promotion and relegation

World Champion USA

Brianne McLaughlin , Alex Rigsby , Jessie Vetter - Kacey Bellamy , Megan Bozek , Lisa Chesson , Gigi Marvin , Michelle Picard , Anne Schleper , Lee Stecklein - Alex Carpenter , Julie Chu , Kendall Coyne , Brianna Decker , Meghan Duggan , Sarah Erickson , Lyndsey Fry , Amanda Kessel , Hilary Knight , Jocelyne Lamoureux , Monique Lamoureux , Jen Schoullis , Kelley Steadman Trainer: Katey Stone

Silver Canada

Charline Labonté , Geneviève Lacasse , Shannon Szabados - Courtney Birchard , Tessa Bonhomme , Laura Fortino , Jocelyne Larocque , Meaghan Mikkelson , Lauriane Rougeau , Catherine Ward - Meghan Agosta-Marciano , Gillian Apps , Bailey Bram , Jayna Hefford , Haley Irwin , Brianne , Rebecca Johnston , Caroline Ouellette , Marie-Philip Poulin , Natalie Spooner , Sarah Vaillancourt , Jennifer Wakefield , Hayley Wickenheiser Trainer: Dan Church

Bronze Russia

Nadezhda Aleksandrova , Julia Leskina , Anna Prugowa - Ekaterina Ananina , Inna Djubanok , Angelina Goncharenko , Alexandra Kapustina , Anna Shibanova , Anna Schtschukina , Svetlana Tkatschowa - Lyudmila Beljakowa , Tatjana Burina , Jelena Dergatschowa , Iya Gavrilova , Ekaterina Lebedeva , Yekaterina Paschkewitsch , Valeria Pavlova , Galina Skiba , Yekaterina Smolenzewa , Ekaterina Smolina , Yekaterina Solovyova , Olga Sossina , Alexandra Wafina coach: Mikhail Tschekanow

Relegated to Division IA:	Czech Republic
Promoted to the top division:	Japan

Awards

Player trophies

Award	player	team
Best goalkeeper	Nadezhda Alexandrowa	Russia
Best defender	Jenni Hiirikoski	Finland
Best striker	Marie-Philip Poulin	Canada
Most valuable player	Marie-Philip Poulin	Canada

All-Star Team

Attack:	Marie-Philip Poulin - Brianna Decker - Jennifer Wakefield
Defense:	Meaghan Mikkelson - Catherine Ward
Goal:	Noora Räty

Division I.

Group A in Stavanger, Norway

2013 Women's World Cup, Division I, Group A.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Japan
Relegated	Latvia
Venue (s)	Stavanger , Norway
opening	April 7, 2013
Final day	April 13, 2013
spectator	2,803 (186 per game)
Gates	84 (5.60 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Kamilla Lund Nielsen
Best defender	Ayaka Toko
Best striker	Line Bialik
Top scorer	Janine Weber (7 points)

The Group A tournament of Division I was held from April 7 to 13, 2013 in Stavanger , Norway . The venue for the tournament was the DNB Arena , which opened in 2012, has a capacity of 4,500 and is otherwise home to the Stavanger Oilers . A total of 2,803 spectators attended the 15 tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 186 per game.

The Japanese national team secured the tournament victory with four wins and thus rose again to the top division. The toughest rival of the Japanese turned out to be Denmark , who had the best chance of promotion after a 2-1 win against Japan on matchday two, but lost them with a 2-4 defeat against Austria the following day. Since the Japanese team won all other games after the defeat against the Danes, they finished first and thus returned to the top division, to which they had last belonged in 2009. Last place went to the Latvian national team with five defeats , which was relegated to Group B of Division I.

venue

Stavanger , Norway

Stavanger World championship venue

Venue

DNB Arena Capacity: 4,500

Exterior view of the DNB Arena

April 7, 2013 12:30 p.m. (local time)

Latvia

0: 5 (0: 3, 0: 0, 0: 2) game report

Japan

DNB Arena, Stavanger spectators: 113

April 7, 2013 4:00 p.m.

Denmark

2: 1 (2: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0) game report

Slovakia

DNB Arena, Stavanger spectators: 93

April 7, 2013 7:30 p.m.

Austria

3: 4 n.V. (1: 1, 2: 1, 0: 1, 0: 1) game report

Norway

DNB Arena, Stavanger spectators: 317

April 9, 2013 12:30 p.m.

Japan

1: 2 n.P. (0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report

Denmark

DNB Arena, Stavanger Spectators: 45

April 9, 2013 4:00 p.m.

Slovakia

3: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0) game report

Austria

DNB Arena, Stavanger spectators: 51

April 9, 2013 7:30 p.m.

Norway

7: 4 (2: 1, 3: 2, 2: 1) game report

Latvia

DNB Arena, Stavanger spectators: 135

April 10, 2013 12:30 p.m.

Denmark

2: 4 (0: 2, 1: 1, 1: 1) game report

Austria

DNB Arena, Stavanger spectators: 60

April 10, 2013 4:00 p.m.

Slovakia

4: 2 (1: 0, 1: 0, 2: 2) game report

Latvia

DNB Arena, Stavanger spectators: 98

April 10, 2013 7:30 p.m.

Norway

0: 1 (0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0) game report

Japan

DNB Arena, Stavanger spectators: 457

April 12, 2013 12:30 p.m.

Austria

5: 2 (3: 0, 0: 2, 2: 0) game report

Latvia

DNB Arena, Stavanger spectators: 78

April 12, 2013 4:00 p.m.

Japan

5: 3 (2: 0, 0: 3, 3: 0) game report

Slovakia

DNB Arena, Stavanger spectators: 83

April 12, 2013 7:30 p.m.

Norway

2: 3 (0: 2, 2: 1, 0: 0) game report

Denmark

DNB Arena, Stavanger spectators: 573

April 13, 2013 12:30 p.m.

Latvia

1: 6 (1: 1, 0: 3, 0: 2) game report

Denmark

DNB Arena, Stavanger spectators: 125

April 13, 2013 4:00 p.m.

Japan

5: 2 (3: 1, 0: 1, 2: 0) game report

Austria

DNB Arena, Stavanger spectators: 103

April 13, 2013 7:30 p.m.

Slovakia

4: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 2: 0) game report

Norway

DNB Arena, Stavanger spectators: 472

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Japan	5	4th	0	1	0	17: 07	13
2.	Denmark	5	3	1	0	1	15: 09	11
3.	Slovakia	5	3	0	0	2	15:10	9
4th	Austria	5	2	0	1	2	15:16	7th
5.	Norway	5	1	1	0	3	13:15	5
6th	Latvia	5	0	0	0	5	09:27	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: promoted to the top division , relegated to the division IB

Group B in Strasbourg, France

2013 Women's World Cup, Division I, Group B.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	France
Relegated	United Kingdom
Venue (s)	Strasbourg , France
opening	April 7, 2013
Final day	April 13, 2013
spectator	9,071 (604 per game)
Gates	86 (5.73 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Claudia van Leeuwen
Best defender	Athéna Locatelli
Best striker	Marion Allemoz
Top scorer	Marion Allemoz (10 points)

The Group B tournament of Division I was held from April 7th to 13th, 2013 in Strasbourg , France . The venue of the tournament was the Patinoire Iceberg , which offers space for 1,400 spectators and is otherwise home to the Étoile Noire de Strasbourg . A total of 9,071 spectators attended the 15 tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 604 per game.

The host French national team secured the tournament victory with five wins in as many games and thus rose to Group A of Division I. The People's Republic of China and Kazakhstan occupied places 4 and 5 respectively in the table, the worst World Cup classification in their history and thus continued their descent within the world rankings. Last place went to the British national team , which won none of the five tournament games and was relegated to Group A of Division II.

venue

Strasbourg , France

Strasbourg World championship venue

Venue

Patinoire Iceberg Capacity: 1,200

Exterior view of the Patinoire Iceberg

April 7, 2013 12:30 p.m. (local time)

Great Britain

1: 6 (1: 2, 0: 2, 0: 2) game report

People's Republic of China

Patinoire Iceberg, Strasbourg Spectators: 307

April 7, 2013 4:00 p.m.

North Korea

2: 6 (0: 1, 2: 2, 0: 3) game report

Kazakhstan

Patinoire Iceberg, Strasbourg Spectators: 382

April 7, 2013 7:30 p.m.

Netherlands

2: 4 (0: 0, 0: 1, 2: 3) game report

France

Patinoire Iceberg, Strasbourg Spectators: 807

April 8, 2013 12:30 p.m.

Kazakhstan

4: 3 n.P. (1: 0, 2: 1, 0: 2, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Great Britain

Patinoire Iceberg, Strasbourg Spectators: 292

April 8, 2013 4:00 p.m.

People's Republic of China

3: 4 (0: 0, 2: 1, 1: 3) game report

Netherlands

Patinoire Iceberg, Strasbourg Spectators: 150

April 8, 2013 7:30 p.m.

France

5: 0 (2: 0, 2: 0, 1: 0) game report

North Korea

Patinoire Iceberg, Strasbourg Spectators: 1,067

April 10, 2013 12:30 p.m.

Kazakhstan

2: 4 (0: 2, 1: 0, 1: 2) game report

Netherlands

Patinoire Iceberg, Strasbourg Spectators: 203

April 10, 2013 4:00 p.m.

North Korea

3: 2 a.d. (0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0) game report

Great Britain

Patinoire Iceberg, Strasbourg Spectators: 204

April 10, 2013 7:30 p.m.

People's Republic of China

1: 5 (0: 2, 0: 1, 1: 2) game report

France

Patinoire Iceberg, Strasbourg Spectators: 1,515

April 12, 2013 12:30 p.m.

People's Republic of China

1: 5 (0: 2, 1: 2, 0: 1) game report

North Korea

Patinoire Iceberg, Strasbourg Spectators: 448

April 12, 2013 4:00 p.m.

Great Britain

1: 3 (1: 1, 0: 1, 0: 1) game report

Netherlands

Patinoire Iceberg, Strasbourg Spectators: 230

April 12, 2013 7:30 p.m.

France

3: 0 (0: 0, 1: 0, 2: 0) game report

Kazakhstan

Patinoire Iceberg, Strasbourg Spectators: 1,516

April 13, 2013 12:30 p.m.

Netherlands

3: 2 n.P. (0: 1, 2: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

North Korea

Patinoire Iceberg, Strasbourg Spectators: 140

April 13, 2013 4:00 p.m.

Kazakhstan

0: 4 (0: 1, 0: 2, 0: 1) game report

People's Republic of China

Patinoire Iceberg, Strasbourg Spectators: 218

April 13, 2013 7:30 p.m.

France

6: 1 (2: 1, 2: 0, 2: 0) game report

Great Britain

Patinoire Iceberg, Strasbourg Spectators: 1,592

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	France	5	5	0	0	0	23: 04	15th
2.	Netherlands	5	3	1	0	1	16:12	11
3.	North Korea	5	1	1	1	2	12:17	6th
4th	People's Republic of China	5	2	0	0	3	15:15	6th
5.	Kazakhstan	5	1	1	0	3	12:16	5
6th	Great Britain	5	0	0	2	3	08:22	2

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IA , relegated to Division IIA

Ascent and descent

Relegated to Division IA:	Czech Republic
Promoted to the top division:	Japan
Relegated to Division IB:	Latvia
Promoted to Division IA:	France
Relegated to Division IIA:	Great Britain
Promoted to Division IB:	Hungary

Division II

Group A in Auckland, New Zealand

2013 Women's World Cup, Division II, Group A.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Hungary
Relegated	Slovenia
Venue (s)	Auckland , New Zealand
opening	April 8, 2013
Final day	April 14, 2013
spectator	2,470 (164 per game)
Gates	100 (6.67 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Giulia Mazzocchi
Best defender	Franciska Kiss-Simon
Best striker	Alexandra Huszák
Top scorer	Andrea Steranko (14 points)

The Group A tournament of Division II was held from April 8-13, 2013 in Auckland , New Zealand . The venue of the tournament was the Paradice Botany ice rink , which has a capacity of 400 spectators and is otherwise the home ground of the Botany Swarm . The Hungarian team qualified as promoted to Group B of Division I on the last day of the match, when they defeated the Italians 3-1 and thus - thanks to the direct comparison they won - won the tournament.

venue

Auckland , New Zealand

Auckland World championship venue

Venue

Paradice Botany Capacity: 400

April 8, 2013 1:00 p.m. (local time)

Hungary

9: 1 (5: 0, 3: 0, 1: 1) game report

Slovenia

Paradice Botany, Auckland Spectators: 60

April 8, 2013 4:30 p.m.

Australia

2: 5 (1: 3, 0: 1, 1: 1) game report

Italy

Paradice Botany, Auckland Spectators: 65

April 8, 2013 8:00 p.m.

Poland

2: 1 n.V. (0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0) game report

New Zealand

Paradice Botany, Auckland Spectators: 250

April 9, 2013 1 p.m.

Hungary

3: 5 (0: 2, 3: 1, 0: 2) game report

Australia

Paradice Botany, Auckland Spectators: 40

April 9, 2013 4:30 p.m.

Slovenia

2: 3 (0: 0, 0: 0, 2: 3) game report

Poland

Paradice Botany, Auckland Spectators: 30

April 9, 2013 8:00 p.m.

Italy

6: 2 (1: 0, 3: 1, 2: 1) game report

New Zealand

Paradice Botany, Auckland Spectators: 250

April 11, 2013 1:00 p.m.

Italy

3: 1 (0: 0, 1: 0, 2: 1) game report

Slovenia

Paradice Botany, Auckland Spectators: 20

April 11, 2013 4:30 p.m.

Hungary

6: 3 (2: 0, 1: 1, 3: 2) game report

Poland

Paradice Botany, Auckland Spectators: 80

April 11, 2013 8:00 p.m.

Australia

3: 4 (1: 1, 2: 2, 0: 1) game report

New Zealand

Paradice Botany, Auckland Spectators: 500

April 12, 2013 1 p.m.

Poland

0: 3 (0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 2) game report

Italy

Paradice Botany, Auckland Spectators: 35

April 12, 2013 4:30 p.m.

Slovenia

3: 7 (0: 3, 1: 0, 2: 4) game report

Australia

Paradice Botany, Auckland spectators: 130

April 12, 2013 8:00 p.m.

New Zealand

2: 6 (0: 1, 1: 3, 1: 2) game report

Hungary

Paradice Botany, Auckland Spectators: 300

April 14, 2013 1 p.m.

Australia

4: 2 (0: 0, 2: 1, 2: 1) game report

Poland

Paradice Botany, Auckland spectators: 120

April 14, 2013 4:30 p.m.

New Zealand

5: 3 (1: 1, 1: 1, 3: 1) game report

Slovenia

Paradice Botany, Auckland Spectators: 360

April 14, 2013 8:00 p.m.

Italy

1: 3 (0: 1, 0: 1, 1: 1) game report

Hungary

Paradice Botany, Auckland Spectators: 230

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Hungary	5	4th	0	0	1	27:12	12
2.	Italy	5	4th	0	0	1	18: 08	12
3.	Australia	5	3	0	0	2	21:17	9
4th	New Zealand	5	2	0	1	2	14:20	7th
5.	Poland	5	1	1	0	3	10:16	5
6th	Slovenia	5	0	0	0	5	10:27	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IB , relegated to Division IIB

Group B in Puigcerdà, Spain

2013 Women's World Cup, Division II, Group B.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	South Korea
Relegated	South Africa
Venue (s)	Puigcerdà , Spain
opening	April 1, 2013
Final day	April 7, 2013
spectator	3,115 (207 per game)
Gates	100 (6.67 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Shin so-young
Best defender	Ela Filipec
Best striker	Ana Ucedo
Top scorer	Ela Filipec (11 points)

The group B tournament was held from April 1 to 7, 2013 in the Spanish city ​​of Puigcerdà . The games took place in the 1,450-seat ice rink at Club Poliesportiu Puigcerdà .

venue

Puigcerdà , Spain

Puigcerdà World championship venue

Venue

Club Poliesportiu Puigcerdà Capacity: 1,450

April 1, 2013 1:00 p.m. (local time)

South Africa

1: 5 (1: 4, 0: 0, 0: 1) game report

Iceland

Club Poliesportiu, Puigcerdà Spectators: 150

April 1, 2013 4:30 p.m.

South Korea

4: 1 (0: 1, 0: 0, 4: 0) game report

Croatia

Club Poliesportiu, Puigcerdà Spectators: 160

April 1, 2013 8:00 p.m.

Spain

3: 1 (0: 1, 1: 0, 2: 0) game report

Belgium

Club Poliesportiu, Puigcerdà Spectators: 325

April 3, 2013 1 p.m.

Croatia

5: 4 (2: 0, 3: 2, 0: 2) game report

Iceland

Club Poliesportiu, Puigcerdà Spectators: 50

April 3, 2013 4:30 p.m.

Belgium

9: 1 (1: 0, 5: 1, 3: 0) game report

South Africa

Club Poliesportiu, Puigcerdà Spectators: 120

April 3, 2013 8:00 p.m.

Spain

0: 3 (0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 3) game report

South Korea

Club Poliesportiu, Puigcerdà Spectators: 320

April 4, 2013 1:00 p.m.

Croatia

2: 1 n.V. (1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0) game report

Belgium

Club Poliesportiu, Puigcerdà Spectators: 175

April 4, 2013 4:30 p.m.

South Korea

4: 1 (1: 1, 2: 0, 1: 0) game report

Iceland

Club Poliesportiu, Puigcerdà Spectators: 125

April 4, 2013 8:00 p.m.

Spain

12: 1 (3: 0, 4: 0, 5: 1) game report

South Africa

Club Poliesportiu, Puigcerdà Spectators: 365

April 6, 2013 1:00 p.m.

Belgium

0: 2 (0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) game report

South Korea

Club Poliesportiu, Puigcerdà spectators: 130

April 6, 2013 4:30 p.m.

South Africa

2:17 (0: 8, 2: 3, 0: 6) game report

Croatia

Club Poliesportiu, Puigcerdà Spectators: 80

April 6, 2013 8:00 p.m.

Iceland

1: 4 (0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 3) game report

Spain

Club Poliesportiu, Puigcerdà Spectators: 400

April 7, 2013 1 p.m.

South Korea

7: 1 (1: 1, 4: 0, 2: 0) game report

South Africa

Club Poliesportiu, Puigcerdà Spectators: 75

April 7, 2013 4:30 p.m.

Iceland

2: 1 n.V. (1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0) game report

Belgium

Club Poliesportiu, Puigcerdà Spectators: 90

April 7, 2013 8:00 p.m.

Croatia

1: 4 (0: 0, 1: 3, 0: 1) game report

Spain

Club Poliesportiu, Puigcerdà Spectators: 550

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	South Korea	5	5	0	0	0	20: 03	15th
2.	Spain	5	4th	0	0	1	23: 07	12
3.	Croatia	5	2	1	0	2	27:14	8th
4th	Iceland	5	1	1	0	3	12:16	5
5.	Belgium	5	1	0	2	2	12:10	5
6th	South Africa	5	0	0	0	5	06:50	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IIA , relegated to qualification for Division IIB

Ascent and descent

Relegated to Division IIA:	Great Britain
Promoted to Division IB:	Hungary
Relegated to Division IIB:	Slovenia
Promoted to Division IIA:	South Korea
Relegated to qualification IIB:	South Africa
Promoted to Division IIB:	Turkey

Qualification for Division IIB

Qualification for the 2013 Women's World Cup, Division II, Group B
Number of nations	3
Climbers	Turkey
Venue (s)	Izmir , Turkey
opening	December 7, 2012
Final day	December 9, 2012
spectator	1,585 (528 per game)
Gates	22 (7.33 per game)
Top scorer	Seda Demir (8 points)

The qualification for Group B of Division II took place from December 7th to 9th, 2012 in the Turkish city ​​of Izmir . The games took place in Bornova Buz Sporları Salonu , which holds 1,751 spectators .

With two wins, Turkey qualified for the Group B tournament of Division II in 2014.

venue

Izmir , Turkey

Izmir Venue of the qualification

Venue

Bornova Buz Sporları Salonu Capacity: 1,751

Bornova Buz Sporları Salonu

December 7, 2012 7:00 p.m. (local time)

Bulgaria

3: 4 (0: 0, 3: 1, 0: 3) game report

Turkey

Bornova Buz Sporları Salonu, Izmir Spectators: 775

December 8, 2012 7:00 p.m.

Bulgaria

6: 1 (2: 0, 3: 0, 1: 1) game report

Ireland

Bornova Buz Sporları Salonu, Izmir Spectators: 198

December 9, 2012 7:00 p.m.

Ireland

1: 7 (0: 3, 1: 2, 0: 2) game report

Turkey

Bornova Buz Sporları Salonu, Izmir Spectators: 612

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Turkey	2	2	0	0	0	11: 04	6th
2.	Bulgaria	2	1	0	0	1	09: 05	3
3.	Ireland	2	0	0	0	2	02:13	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shootout , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shootout, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IIB

Ascent and descent

Relegated to qualification IIB:	South Africa
Promoted to Division IIB:	Turkey

See also

• 2013 U18 women's ice hockey world championship
• Men's Ice Hockey World Championship 2013
• Ice Hockey World Cup 2013 for the U20 Juniors
• Ice Hockey World Championship 2013 for the U18 juniors

Web links

• Official website of the top division
• Official website of Division I, Group A.
• Official website of Division I, Group B
• Official website of Division II, Group A.
• Official website of Division II, Group B
• Official website of the qualification for Division II B

Individual evidence

1. ↑ stats.iihf.com, Scoring leaders (PDF; 105 kB)
2. ↑ stats.iihf.com, Goalkeeper Statistics  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 106 kB)  
3. ^ ^{A b} Poulin named MVP - Four Canadians on all-star team. International Ice Hockey Federation , April 10, 2013, accessed April 16, 2013 . 
4. ↑ stats.iihf.com, Division IA - Best Players selected by the Directorate (PDF; 93 kB)
5. ↑ ^{a b} ewhj.org, ( page no longer available , search in web archives: Japan crowns perfect season )
6. ↑ stats.iihf.com, Division IB - Best Players selected by the Directorate (PDF; 98 kB)
7. ↑ France sovereign, Netherlands with sensation ( memento from July 4, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), European Women's Hockey Journal , April 14, 2013
8. ↑ Hungary saves promotion in the last game ( memento from July 4, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), European Women's Hockey Journal, April 14, 2013
9. ↑ Turkey's ladies move up. In: iihf.com. December 11, 2012, accessed July 5, 2017 .