Women's Ice Hockey IIHF World Championships 2018

[hckošice 16,613]

Since during the Olympic year there not Women´s Top Division contested, tomorrow start the last 2 this years World Championship program tournaments, the Division I Group A in France and Division I Group B in Italy.

 

2018 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division I Group A
In Vaujany, , 8-14 April 2018
Participants: Austria, Norway, Denmark, Hungary, France, Slovakia

 

Sunday April 8th, 2018 -

Round-Robin Day 1 Schedule (GMT +2)

 

12:30  Slovakia vs Austria

16:00  France vs Denmark    

19:30  Hungary vs Norway

 

*Tournament Format: 6 Nations play a usual Round-Robin tournament, Each team play once every opponent,

The first ranked Nation will qualify for the Women´s World Championships Top Division next year in 2019.

Teams ranked 2nd-5th will stay in this division,

The last 6th ranked nation will be relegated to the next years Women´s Division I Group B World Championships 2019

 

LIVESTREAM

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2018 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division I Group B
In Asiago, , 8-14 April 2018
Participants: Kazakshtan, Latvia, China, Italy, Poland, Korea

 

Sunday April 8th, 2018 -

Round-Robin Day 1 Schedule (GMT +2)

 

13:30  South Korea vs Kazakhstan

17:00  Poland vs China    

20:30  Italy vs Latvia

 

*Tournament Format: 6 Nations play a usual Round-Robin tournament, Each team play once every opponent,

The first ranked Nation will qualify for the Women´s World Championships Division I Group A next year in 2019.

Teams ranked 2nd-5th will stay in this division,

The last 6th ranked nation will be relegated to the next years Women´s Division II Group A World Championships 2019, where they will replace the Netherlands, fresh winner of this years Div II A tournament held last week in Slovenia.

 

LIVESTREAM

KOR vs KAZ

POL vs CHN

ITA vs LAT

 

[hckošice 16,613]

21 hours ago, heywoodu said:

 

 

WOMEN´S

DIVISION II GROUP A

2018

 

 

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Dutch delight in Maribor

Impressive Netherlands cruise to gold

 

 

 

The Netherlands powered to gold in the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship Division II Group A with a flawless week’s work in Maribor, Slovenia. Unbeaten in five games, with just three goals allowed, the Dutch were a class above the opposition throughout the competition and wrapped up the title in fine style with an impressive 4-0 victory over Great Britain in Friday’s decisive game between the best two teams of the tournament.

As a result, the Netherlands returns to Division IB. Relegation in 2016 in Asiago was followed by a silver medal in Korea last year at one of the preparation events for the Olympics in PyeongChang, but this time the Dutch went one better.

The game against Great Britain was a clash between two nations with 100% records, but even in the early rounds of the tournament the Dutch had looked stronger. More goals scored and fewer allowed at the other end meant the Netherlands would be the favourite ahead of the gold-medal showdown.

Joep Franke’s team lived up to its billing from the start. The first period was one-way traffic, with the Brits limited to just a couple of shots at Nadia Zijlstra while the Netherlands fired in 13 efforts at Nicole Jackson. Britain was fighting to stay in the game, but lost that battle in the middle frame when the Dutch scored three without reply. Captain Savine Wielenga got things started with a power-play goal shortly after the intermission before feeding Kayleigh Hamers for a rocket of a shot to make it 2-0.

Britain’s best hopes of a recovery came and went with a 5-on-3 power play towards the end of the second period. The Dutch, though, not only killed the penalty but went on to kill off the game with a third goal seconds after Hamers escaped the box. Julie Zwarthoed scored, with Wielenga among the assists again, to make it 3-0 and take her to 11 points for the tournament. Another power play saw Bieke van Nes add a fourth early in the final frame, and the outcome was beyond doubt.

Zwarthoed and Wielenga led the Dutch scoring with 11 and 10 points respectively, while Zijlstra’s goaltending brought her two shutouts from three starts, and just one goal allowed in the 2-1 win over Slovenia. That game was the tightest battle for the eventual champion: the other results were a 5-2 win over DPR Korea and big shutout wins against Australia and Mexico.

For Britain, a silver medal was an improvement on bronze in 2017 and that gave cause for encouragement for head coach Cheryl Smith. “We have plenty to be proud of, and the program is clearly going in the right direction,” she said after the game. The tournament also marked the end of Angela Taylor’s international career after two spells on the national team totalling more than a decade brought 54 appearances and 70 points for her country.

The tournament also brought a bronze medal for DPR Korea. The roster featured several players who gained Olympic experience as part of the Unified Korean team in PyeongChang in February. Un Hyang Kim, who made five Olympic appearances, was the top goalscorer with six; Hyang Mi Kim, who featured in three games in PyeongChang, led the scoring with nine points. Su Hyon Jong, who famously joined her South Korean colleague Jongah Park to carry the Olympic Torch to the cauldron during the Opening Ceremony, contributed with six assists in five games.

Australia edged the Slovenian hosts for fourth place, winning 4-2 when the nations went head-to-head on Friday; Slovenia’s Pia Pren had some consolation as her two assists lifted her to 11 points and a share of the tournament scoring lead with Zwarthoed. Mexico struggled throughout the competition and was relegated after failing to win a game and scoring just three goals.

 

 

Results Thread

 

 

[Gianlu33 6,008]

It's an amazing italian team, let's go girls  

[hckošice 16,613]

2018 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division I Group A
In Vaujany, , 8-14 April 2018
Participants: Austria, Norway, Denmark, Hungary, France, Slovakia

 

Sunday April 8th, 2018 -

Round-Robin Day 1 Results (GMT +2)

 

12:30  Slovakia  3 - 2  Austria

16:00  France  3 - 2  Denmark    

19:30  Hungary  5 - 4  Norway

 

 

Provisional Standing after Day 1:

1. Hungary 3 pts, 2. ex aequo France and Slovakia 3 pts, 4. Norway 0 pts, 5. ex aequo Austria and Denmark 0 pts.

 

[hckošice 16,613]

2018 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division I Group B
In Asiago, , 8-14 April 2018
Participants: Kazakshtan, Latvia, China, Italy, Poland, Korea

 

Sunday April 8th, 2018 -

Round-Robin Day 1 Results (GMT +2)

 

13:30  South Korea  OT2 - 1  Kazakhstan

17:00  Poland  0 - 4  China    

20:30  Italy  5 - 1  Latvia

 

 

Provisional Standing after Day 1:

1. Italy 3 pts, 2. China 3 pts, 3. South Korea 2 pts, 4. Kazakhstan 1 pt, 5. Latvia 0 pts, 6. Poland 0 pts.

 

[hckošice 16,613]

Tomorrows Div I A and Div I B schedules

 

2018 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division I Group A
In Vaujany, , 8-14 April 2018
Participants: Austria, Norway, Denmark, Hungary, France, Slovakia

 

Monday April 9th, 2018 -

Round-Robin Day 2 Schedule (GMT +2)

 

12:30  Denmark vs Slovakia

16:00  Austria vs Hungary    

19:30  Norway vs France

 

 

LIVESTREAM

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2018 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division I Group B
In Asiago, , 8-14 April 2018
Participants: Kazakhstan, Latvia, China, Italy, Poland, Korea

 

Monday April 9th, 2018 -

Round-Robin Day 2 Schedule (GMT +2)

 

13:30  Latvia vs Poland

17:00  China vs South Korea    

20:30  Kazakhstan vs Italy

 

 

LIVESTREAM

LAT vs POL

CHN vs KOR

KAZ vs ITA

 

[hckošice 16,613]

2018 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division I Group A
In Vaujany, , 8-14 April 2018
Participants: Austria, Norway, Denmark, Hungary, France, Slovakia

 

Monday April 9th, 2018 -

Round-Robin Day 2 Results (GMT +2)

 

12:30  Denmark  6 - 3  Slovakia

16:00  Austria  6 - 4  Hungary    

19:30  Norway  2 - 1  France

 

 

Provisional Standing after Day 2:

1. Denmark 3 pts (Score +2), 2. Austria 3 pts (Score +1), 3. Norway 3 pts (Score 0 (6-6)), 4. France 3 pts (Score 0 (4-4)), 5. Hungary 3 pts (Score -1), 6. Slovakia 3 pts (Score -2).  All teams with 3 points after 2 matches

 

[Gianlu33 6,008]

Again a win for our girls   @hckosice we have any chance to win the tournament and qualify for the 2nd division?

[hckošice 16,613]

2018 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division I Group B
In Asiago, , 8-14 April 2018
Participants: Kazakhstan, Latvia, China, Italy, Poland, Korea

 

Monday April 9th, 2018 -

Round-Robin Day 2 Results (GMT +2)

 

13:30  Latvia  2 - 1  Poland

17:00  China  2 - 1  South Korea    

20:30  Kazakhstan  1 - 4  Italy

 

 

Provisional Standing after Day 2:

1. Italy 6 pts, 2. China 6 pts, 3. Latvia 3 pts, 4. South Korea 2 pts, 5. Kazakhstan 1 pt, 6. Poland 0 pts.

 

[hckošice 16,613]

6 minutes ago, Gianlu33 said:

Again a win for our girls   @hckosice we have any chance to win the tournament and qualify for the 2nd division?

 

Honestly, I don´t see anyone who can stop your team here, clearly the best technically and tactically organized team so far. A level higher than the opponents, for me, it would be a huge surprise if Italy does not win this tournament, China is at 6 points from 2 games as well, but from the few I saw from this tourney so far, their play did not impressed me so much than the Italian one, to say the truth