2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

The 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division I A and Division I B represent the second and third tier of the IIHF Women's World Championship.

At the 2017 IIHF annual congress it was decided that the Top Division would expand from eight to ten teams. As a result, all relegations from the 2017 tournaments were cancelled, and there would also be no relegation in all 2018 tournaments.

Division I Group A
The Division I Group A tournament was played in Graz, Austria, from 15 to 21 April 2017.

Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.


 * Referees
 * 🇩🇪 Tijana Haack
 * Debby Hengst
 * 🇫🇮 Maija Kontturi
 * 🇺🇸 Kristine Morrison


 * Linesmen
 * 🇮🇹 Mirjam Gruber
 * 🇦🇹 Julia Kainberger
 * Anne Kuonen
 * 🇺🇸 Jodi Price
 * 🇨🇿 Michaela Štefková
 * 🇨🇦 Vanessa Stratton
 * 🇩🇪 Svenja Strohmenger

Final standings


Match results
All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).

Awards
Source: IIHF.com
 * Best players selected by the directorate:
 * Best Goaltender: 🇭🇺 Anikó Németh
 * Best Defenceman: 🇯🇵 Ayaka Toko
 * Best Forward: 🇦🇹 Denise Altmann

Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com

Division I Group B
The Division I Group B tournament was played in Katowice, Poland, from 8 to 14 April 2017.

Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.


 * Referees
 * Maria Füchsel
 * 🇦🇺 Ainslie Gardner
 * 🇨🇦 Meghan Mallette
 * 🇦🇹 Ulrike Winklmayr


 * Linesmen
 * 🇧🇪 Marine Dinant
 * 🇩🇪 Daniela Kiefer
 * 🇷🇺 Diana Mokhova
 * Trine Phillipsen
 * 🇵🇱 Joanna Pobożniak
 * 🇫🇮 Jenna Puhakka
 * 🇫🇷 Sueva Torribio

Final standings


Match results
All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).

Awards
Source: IIHF.com
 * Best players selected by the directorate:
 * Best Goaltender: 🇰🇿 Daria Dmitrieva
 * Best Defenceman: 🇸🇰 Iveta Klimášová
 * Best Forward: Līga Miljone

Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com