2013 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 15th Ice Hockey World Championships Women's International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships were the of 2013. A total of between April 1 and April 14, 2013 32 teams in the five tournaments in the top division and the divisions I to part II. In addition, three national teams took part in a qualifying tournament for the Division II B, which was held in December 2012 in Izmir, Turkey.
The world champion was the fifth time the crew of the United States, which beat Canada in the final 3-2. The German team finished in fifth place, the Switzerland -placed after the defeat in the match for fifth place to sixth. The national team of Austria finished fourth in Division IA and finished overall in the World Cup twelfth grade.
- 2.5.1 quarterfinals
- 2.5.2 game for 5th place
- 2.5.3 Semi-finals
- 2.5.4 3rd place match
- 2.5.5 final
- 2.6.1 Best Scorer interior
- 2.6.2 Best goalkeepers
- 4.1 Group A in Auckland, New Zealand
- 4.2 Group B in Puigcerdà, Spain
- 4.3 ascent and descent
- 5.1 ascent and descent
Participants, venues and periods
- Top Division: 2 to 9 April 2013, Ottawa, Alberta, Canada Participants: Germany Germany, Finland Finland, Canada Canada, Russia Russia, Sweden Sweden, Switzerland Switzerland, Czech Republic Czech Republic ( climber ), United States of America ( defending champion )
- Division I Group A: 7 to 13 April 2013, Stavanger, Norway Participants: Denmark Denmark ( climber ), Japan Japan Latvia Latvia, Norway, Norway, Austria Austria, Slovakia Slovakia ( relegated )
- Group B: 8 to 14 April 2013, Strasbourg, France Participants: People's Republic of China People's Republic of China, France, United Kingdom UK, Kazakhstan ( relegated ), Netherlands Netherlands, North Korea, North Korea ( climber )
- Division II Group A: 8 to 14 April 2013, Auckland, Australia Participants: Australia, Italy Italy ( relegated ), New Zealand New Zealand, Poland Poland ( climber ), Slovenia, Hungary, Hungary
- Group B: 1 to 7 April 2013 Puigcerdà, Spain Participants: Belgium, Croatia Croatia ( relegated ), Iceland Iceland, Spain, South Africa South Africa Flag of South Korea South Korea
- Qualification to Division IIB: 7 to 9 December 2012 in Izmir, Turkey Participants: Bulgaria, Ireland Ireland, Turkey Turkey
Top Division
The top division of the World Championship was held from 2nd to April 9th, 2013 in the Canadian city of Ottawa, Ontario. It was played at Scotiabank Place ( 19 153 seats) in the district of Kanata and Nepean Sportsplex in Nepean district with 3,000 seats.
At participated in this tournament eight teams that played in two in terms of performance graded groups of four teams. The group A. The numbers in parentheses are the four semi-finalists last year were rename the rankings in the IIHF World Ranking.
Mode
After the group matches of the preliminary round of the group first and second in Group A to qualify directly for the semi-finals. The Third and Fourth of the same group to reach the quarter -finals. In Group B, this applies to the group winners and runners. The teams in the quarterfinal contest ever a qualifier for the semi-finals. The Third and Fourth Group B contest a best- of-three - round for seventh place and relegation to Division IA.
Venues
Preliminary round
Group A
Abbreviations: Pl = Place, Sp = Matches, W = Wins, OTS = Wins after Overtime ( Overtime ), OTN = Losses after Overtime, L = Loss Remarks: semi-final qualifier, quarter-final qualifier
Group B
Abbreviations: Pl = Place, Sp = Matches, W = Wins, OTS = Wins after Overtime ( Overtime ), OTN = Losses after Overtime, L = Loss Notes: Quarter Final, relegation round
Relegation round
The relegation round was held in the mode " Best-of- Three". Here, the group B came together in third and fourth place. The team that won two of three games at first for himself, remained in the WM group, the losers relegated to Division IA.
Final round
Quarterfinals
Match for 5th place
Semifinal
3rd Place Match
Final
Statistics
Best Scorer interior
Abbreviations: Sp = Matches, G = Goals, V = Assists, Pts = Points, / - = Plus / Minus, SM = penalty minutes; Fat: Turnierbestwert
Best goalkeepers
Abbreviations: Sp = Games, Min = Ice Age ( in minutes), ZAT = Shots on goal, GT = Goals against, Sv % = Shots held (in%), GTS = Gegentorschnitt, SO = shutouts; Fat: Turnierbestwert
Final placements
Title, ascent and descent
Awards
Division I
A group in Stavanger, Norway
The tournament of Division I, Group A was from 7 to April 13, 2013 in Stavanger, Norway, discharged. Venue of the tournament was opened in 2012, DNB arena offering 4,500 spectators and otherwise is home to the Stavanger Oilers. The tournament winner was the Japanese national team with four wins and thus increased again in the top division. As the toughest competitor of Japanese women, Denmark, who had after a 2-1 victory on the second match against Japan the best chances on the climb, but this playful by a 2:4 defeat against Austria the following day proved. Since the Japanese team won all other games after losing to the Danes, it occupied at the end of the first place and thus returned to the top division, which he or she was most recently in 2009.
The last place was awarded with five defeats the Latvian national team, the descent so that in the group B of Division I.
Abbreviations: Pl = Place, Sp = Matches, W = Wins, OTS = Wins after Overtime ( Overtime ), OTN = Losses after Overtime, L = Loss Remarks: Up in the top division, relegated to Division IB
Group B in Strasbourg, France
The tournament of Division I, group B was held from 7 to April 13, 2013 in Strasbourg, France, discharged. Venue of the tournament was the Patinoire Iceberg, which provides 1,400 spectators and otherwise is home Étoile Noire de Strasbourg. The tournament winner was the host French team with five wins in as many games and rose to the Group A Division I. China and Kazakhstan occupied with places 4 respectively 5 in the table each worst World Cup ranking in its history, continuing its descent in the rankings. The last place was taken by the British National Team, which won none of the five tournament games and thus descent into Group A of Division II.
Abbreviations: Pl = Place, Sp = Matches, W = Wins, OTS = Wins after Overtime ( Overtime ), OTN = Losses after Overtime, L = Loss Notes: Up to Division IA, relegated to the Division IIA
Ascent and Descent
Division II
A group in Auckland, New Zealand
The tournament of Division II, Group A, was from 8 to April 13, 2013 in Auckland, New Zealand, discharged. Venue of the tournament was the ice rink Paradice Botany that holds 400 spectators and otherwise is the home ground of the Botany Swarm. As a newly promoted to Division IB, the Hungarian team qualified on the final day, as those defeated the Italians 3-1 with it - reached the tournament - due to the gained direct comparison.
Abbreviations: Pl = Place, Sp = Matches, W = Wins, OTS = Wins after Overtime ( Overtime ), OTN = Losses after Overtime, L = Loss Remarks: Up in the Division IB, relegated to Division IIB
Group B in Puigcerdà, Spain
The tournament in Group B was held in the Spanish city of Puigcerdà from 1 to 7 April 2013. The games took place in the 1,450 -seat ice rink at Poliesportiu.
Abbreviations: Pl = Place, Sp = Matches, W = Wins, OTS = Wins after Overtime ( Overtime ), OTN = Losses after Overtime, L = Loss Remarks: Up in the Division IIA, relegated to the qualification to Division IIB
Ascent and Descent
Qualification to Division II B
The qualification for the group B of Division II was held in the Turkish city of Izmir from 7 to 9 December 2012. The games took place in the 1,751 -seat Bornova Buz Sporları Salonu.
With two wins, Turkey qualified for the tournament in Group B of Division II in 2014.
Abbreviations: Pl = Place, Sp = Matches, W = Wins, OTS = Wins after Overtime ( Overtime ), OTN = Losses after Overtime, L = Loss Notes: Up to Division IIB