2011 IIHF Women's World Championship

The 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 13th edition of the Women's Ice Hockey World Championship run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was held from April 16 to 25, 2011 in Zürich and Winterthur, Switzerland, and took place at Hallenstadion and Deutweg rink.

2011 IIHF Women's World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Switzerland
City	Zürich, Winterthur
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	April 16–25
Opened by	Micheline Calmy-Rey
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	United States (4th title)
Runner-up	Canada
Third place	Finland
Fourth place	Russia
Tournament statistics
Games played	21
Goals scored	129 (6.14 per game)
Attendance	28,437 (1,354 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Hilary Knight (14 points)
MVP	Zuzana Tomčíková

The United States were the defending champions and defended their title, capturing their third straight gold medal by defeating Canada 3–2 in overtime on a goal by Hilary Knight. IIHF council member Monique Scheier-Schneider presided over the events.

Top Division

Preliminary round

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

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	0	27	2	+25	9	Semifinals
2	Sweden	3	2	0	0	1	11	10	+1	6	Quarterfinals
3	Russia	3	1	0	0	2	6	21	−15	3
4	Slovakia	3	0	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0	Relegation round

Source: IIHF

April 17, 2011 12:00

United States

5–0 (0–0, 2–0, 3–0)

Slovakia

Hallenstadion Attendance: 585

Game reference
	Brianne McLaughlin	Goalies	Zuzana Tomčíková	Referee: Melanie Bordeleau
	K. Coyne (M. Engstrom, H. Knight) – 23:50 1–0 J. Pucci (J. Lamoureux) – 28:18 2–0 H. Knight (B. Decker, C. Cahow) – 40:11 3–0 M. Duggan (J. Chu) – 40:19 4–0 B. Decker (H. Knight, K. Bellamy) – 47:27 5–0
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	63	Shots	10

April 17, 2011 16:00

Sweden

7–1 (3–1, 1–0, 3–0)

Russia

Hallenstadion Attendance: 520

Game reference
	Sara Grahn	Goalies	Anna Prugova Valentina Ostrovlyanchik	Referee: Erin Blair
	E. Holst (D. Rundqvist) – 04:56 1–0 E. Holmlöv – 07:24 2–0 R. Stenberg (L. Bäckman, D. Rundqvist) – 08:45 3–0 3–1 15:06 – A. Vafina T. Enström (E. Holmlöv, E. Nordin) – 21:38 4–1 E. Grahm (G. Andersson, E. Holst) (PP2) – 40:18 5–1 F. Nevalainen (E. Holst, E. Grahm) – 45:53 6–1 A. Borgqvist (E. Holmlöv, J. Asserholt) – 58:46 7–1
	14 min	Penalties	14 min
	40	Shots	37

April 18, 2011 12:00

Sweden

3–0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Slovakia

Hallenstadion Attendance: 829

Game reference
	Kim Martin	Goalies	Zuzana Tomčíková	Referee: Joy Tottman
	F. Nevalainen (E. Holst, E. Eliasson) (PP) – 05:53 1–0 P. Winberg (E. Holmlöv, T. Enström) – 38:34 2–0 E. Grahm (E. Holst, G. Andersson) (PP) – 53:39 3–0
	10 min	Penalties	14 min
	74	Shots	15

April 18, 2011 16:00

Russia

1–13 (0–5, 1–3, 0–5)

United States

Hallenstadion Attendance: 535

Game reference
	Valentina Ostrovlyanchik	Goalies	Molly Schaus	Referee: Nicole Hertrich
	0–1 07:03 – H. Knight (M. Duggan, J. Chu) (PP) 0–2 09:35 – A. Schleper (K. Coyne, B. Decker) 0–3 10:42 – J. Chu (J. Schmidgall-Potter) 0–4 12:14 – A. Ruggiero (B. Decker) 0–5 15:21 – M. Duggan (SH) 0–6 26:20 – C. Cahow (H. Knight, K. Coyne) (PP) 0–7 31:33 – H. Knight (M. Duggan, J. Chu) (PP) 0–8 31:56 – B. Decker (H. Knight) Y. Lebedeva (S. Terentieva) – 39:59 1–8 1–9 46:41 – H. Knight (J. Chu, M. Duggan) (PP) 1–10 48:07 – K. Stack (G. Marvin, K. Steadman) 1–11 50:35 – K. Coyne (H. Knight, M. Engstrom) 1–12 51:55 – K. Bellamy (K. Stack, G. Marvin) 1–13 55:40 – A. Ruggiero (B. Decker, G. Marvin) (PP)
	18 min	Penalties	20 min
	20	Shots	57

April 20, 2011 14:00

Slovakia

1–4 (0–1, 0–0, 1–3)

Russia

Deutweg rink Attendance: 257

Game reference
	Zuzana Tomčíková	Goalies	Anna Prugova	Referee: Aina Hove
	0–1 19:54 – T. Burina (M. Sergina, O. Permyakova) (SH) 0–2 43:58 – Y. Smolentseva (I. Gavrilova, M. Sergina) 0–3 47:11 – T. Burina (M. Sergina, G. Skiba) 0–4 56:38 – A. Vafina (A. Kapustina) (SH) J. Kapustova – 57:24 1–4
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	19	Shots	52

April 20, 2011 20:00

United States

9–1 (4–0, 5–0, 0–1)

Sweden

Deutweg rink Attendance: 748

Game reference
	Jessie Vetter	Goalies	Sara Grahn Kim Martin	Referee: Ulla Sipila
	K. Stack (B. Decker) (PP) – 05:02 1–0 J. Schoullis (K. Steadman, J. Schmidgall-Potter) – 08:48 2–0 M. Lamoureux-Kolls (J. Lamoureux, K. Stack) – 11:30 3–0 J. Schmidgall-Potter (J. Chu, H. Knight) – 19:54 4–0 M. Duggan (H. Knight) (PP) – 23:34 5–0 J. Schoullis (J. Schmidgall-Potter) – 27:09 6–0 K. Coyne (C. Cahow) – 31:00 7–0 J. Lamoureux (M. Lamoureux-Kolls) – 33:10 8–0 M. Duggan (J. Chu, A. Schleper) – 39:10 9–0 9–1 43:28 – E. Grahm (E. Holst, G. Andersson) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	51	Shots	17

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	0	21	0	+21	9	Semifinals
2	Switzerland	3	1	1	0	1	8	14	−6	5	Quarterfinals
3	Finland	3	1	0	1	1	6	7	−1	4
4	Kazakhstan	3	0	0	0	3	4	18	−14	0	Relegation round

Source: IIHF

April 16, 2011 16:00

Finland

5–3 (2–1, 2–0, 1–2)

Kazakhstan

Deutweg rink Attendance: 634

Game reference
	Maija Hassinen	Goalies	Daria Obydennova	Referee: Joy Tottman
	P. Lund (T. Villila, S. Tapani) – 04:20 1–0 1–1 06:22 – N. Yakovchuk (PP) A. Rajahuhta (M. Tuominen, A. Helin) (PP) – 09:33 2–1 K. Rantamäki (M. Karvinen) – 24:01 3–1 S. Tapani – 39:15 4–1 4–2 40:48 – N. Yakovchuk (O. Konysheva) M. Karvinen (J. Hiirikoski) – 48:31 5–2 5–3 49:44 – Z. Tukhtyeva (O. Konysheva
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	62	Shots	15

April 16, 2011 20:00

Canada

12–0 (3–0, 5–0, 4–0)

Switzerland

Deutweg rink Attendance: 2,900

Game reference
	Charline Labonté	Goalies	Florence Schelling Sophie Anthamatten	Referee: Nicole Hertrich
	C. Piper (M. Agosta, B-J. Slusar) – 10:42 1–0 H. Irwin (R. Johnston, J. Larocque) (SH) – 16:02 2–0 H. Wickenheiser (M. Agosta) (SH) – 18:33 3–0 M. Mikkelson (H. Wickenheiser) – 23:01 4–0 G. Apps (T. Bonhomme) (PP) – 26:33 5–0 R. Johnston (T. Watchorn, H. Irwin) (PP) – 29:04 6–0 M-P. Poulin (S. Vaillancourt, C. Ward) – 34:30 7–0 J. Wakefield (T. Bonhomme) – 34:44 8–0 C. Piper (N. Spooner, T. Bonhomme) (PP) – 41:57 9–0 J. Hefford (M. Agosta) – 42:40 10–0 C. Piper – 54:29 11–0 T. Bonhomme (G. Apps, T. Watchorn) (PP) – 59:33 12–0
	16 min	Penalties	14 min
	67	Shots	19

April 17, 2011 16:00

Kazakhstan

0–7 (0–2, 0–3, 0–2)

Canada

Deutweg rink Attendance: 411

Game reference
	Daria Obydennova	Goalies	Kim St-Pierre	Referee: Ulla Sipila
	0–1 09:22 – C. Ouellette (S. Vaillancourt, M-P. Poulin) (PP) 0–2 12:05 – H. Wickenheiser 0–3 20:55 – M-P. Poulin (C. Ouellette) 0–4 27:33 – M. Mikkelson 0–5 39:46 – M. Mikkelson (S. Vaillancourt, C. Ward) (PP) 0–6 43:42 – H. Irwin (R. Johnston, J. Larocque) 0–7 52:01 – N. Spooner
	12 min	Penalties	2 min
	13	Shots	71

April 17, 2011 20:00

Finland

1–2 OT (1–0, 0–1, 0–0) ( OT: 0–1 )

Switzerland

Deutweg rink Attendance: 2,117

Game reference
	Noora Räty	Goalies	Florence Schelling	Referee: Aina Hove
	T. Niskanen (T. Saarimaki) – 05:51 1–0 1–1 38:50 – N. Bullo (C. Meier, S. Benz) (PP) 1–2 61:50 – S. Marty
	16 min	Penalties	16 min
	44	Shots	30

April 19, 2011 16:00

Canada

2–0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Finland

Deutweg rink Attendance: 614

Game reference
	Shannon Szabados	Goalies	Noora Räty	Referee: Erin Blair
	R. Johnston (H. Irwin) – 12:46 1–0 J. Hefford (M. Agosta, H. Wickenheiser) (ENG) – 59:34 2–0
	8 min	Penalties	26 min
	50	Shots	14

April 19, 2011 20:00

Switzerland

6–1 (3–0, 1–0, 2–1)

Kazakhstan

Deutweg rink Attendance: 2,436

Game reference
	Florence Schelling	Goalies	Daria Obydennova	Referee: Melanie Bordeleau
	S. Thalmann (M. Hafliger) – 04:49 1–0 J. Marty (A. Stiefel, E. Raselli) – 06:37 2–0 D. Leimgruber (L. Stalder, K. Lehmann) – 18:14 3–0 D. Leimgruber (P. Stänz) – 32:31 4–0 4–1 42:02 – N. Yakovchuk (G. Shu) (PP) S. Benz (J. Marty) (SH) – 46:46 5–1 C. Meier (F. Schelling) (PP) – 57:06 6–1
	14 min	Penalties	4 min
	53	Shots	21

Relegation round

Best of three.

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

April 22, 2011 20:00

Slovakia

1–0 (0–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Kazakhstan

Deutweg rink Attendance: 127

Game reference
	Zuzana Tomčíková	Goalies	Daria Obydennova	Referee: Aina Hove
	A. Dzurnakova (N. Gapova) – 47:59 1–0
	0 min	Penalties	6 min
	34	Shots	25

April 24, 2011 20:00

Kazakhstan

1–2 GWS (1–0, 0–0, 0–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Slovakia

Deutweg rink Attendance: 113

Game reference
	Daria Obydennova	Goalies	Zuzana Tomčíková	Referee: Ulla Sipila
	G. Shu (L. Sviridova, Y. Shtelmaister) – 10:46 1–0 1–1 53:55 – I. Karafiatova (M. Matejova) (PP)
	L. Ibragimova O. Potapova Z. Tukhtyeva	Shootout	J. Kapustova M. Velickova
	12 min	Penalties	2 min
	36	Shots	38

• Kazakhstan is relegated to the 2012 Division I A

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

B1

Canada

4

A2

Sweden

1

B3

Finland

1

B3

Finland

5

B1

Canada

2

A1

United States

3

A1

United States

5

B2

Switzerland

4

A3

Russia

1

A3

Russia

5

Bronze medal game

B3

Finland

3

A3

Russia

2

Quarterfinals

April 22, 2011 16:00

Sweden

1–5 (0–3, 0–1, 1–1)

Finland

Hallenstadion Attendance: 931

Game reference
	Kim Martin Sara Grahn	Goalies	Noora Räty	Referee: Melanie Bordeleau
	0–1 01:42 – M. Karvinen (J. Hiirikoski) 0–2 06:23 – M. Karvinen (K. Rantamäki, T. Niskanen) 0–3 13:08 – A. Rajahuhta (M. Tuominen, S. Tapani) 0–4 37:44– K. Rantamäki (M. Karvinen, T. Niskanen) (PP) E. Holst (E. Grahm) (PP) – 43:43 1–4 1–5 56:23 – K. Rantamäki (M. Karvinen, R. Lindstedt) (PP)
	16 min	Penalties	12 min
	39	Shots	32

April 22, 2011 20:00

Switzerland

4–5 OT (1–0, 2–0, 1–4) ( OT: 0–1 )

Russia

Hallenstadion Attendance: 4,123

Game reference
	Florence Schelling	Goalies	Anna Prugova	Referee: Joy Tottman
	D. Leimgruber – 00:35 1–0 S. Benz (J. Marty, S. Marty) – 25:50 2–0 S. Benz – 33:33 3–0 3–1 47:49 – Y. Smolentseva (A. Vafina) 3–2 50:47 – O. Permyakova (I. Gavrilova, M. Sergina) (PP) 3–3 52:01 – A. Kapustina (I. Gavrilova) 3–4 54:21 – O. Sosina (A. Khomich) (PP) S. Marty (A. Stiefel, L. Stalder) – 59:17 4–4 4–5 62:58 – T. Burina
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	44	Shots	33

Semifinals

April 23, 2011 16:00

Canada

4–1 (2–1, 0–0, 2–0)

Finland

Hallenstadion Attendance: 912

Game reference
	Charline Labonté	Goalies	Noora Räty	Referee: Erin Blair
	R. Johnston (J. Wakefield) – 10:17 1–0 1–1 11:43 – M. Karvinen (T. Niskanen, K. Rantamäki) M-P. Poulin (C. Ouellette) – 19:04 2–1 J. Hefford (M. Agosta) – 40:43 3–1 H. Wickenheiser (B-J. Slusar, J. Hefford) (SH) – 48:18 4–1
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	78	Shots	16

April 23, 2011 20:00

United States

5–1 (2–1, 2–0, 1–0)

Russia

Hallenstadion Attendance: 821

Game reference
	Jessica Vetter	Goalies	Anna Prugova	Referee: Nicole Hertrich
	0–1 03:21 – I. Gavrilova (O. Sosina, Y. Smolentseva) M. Lamoureux-Kolls (J. Lamoureux) – 11:31 1–1 K. Coyne (B. Decker, H. Knight) – 12:05 2–1 J. Lamoureux (M. Lamoureux-Kolls, B. Decker) – 24:08 3–1 B. Decker (C. Cahow, M. Lamoureux-Kolls) – 26:59 (PP) 4–1 B. Decker (M. Lamoureux-Kolls) – 52:18 (PP) 5–1
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	68	Shots	14

5th place playoff

April 24, 2011 16:00

Sweden

3–2 GWS (2–2, 0–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Switzerland

Hallenstadion Attendance: 2,043

Game reference
	Kim Martin	Goalies	Florence Schelling	Referee: Joy Tottman
	E. Eliasson (E. Holst, E. Grahm) (PP) – 05:04 1–0 T. Enström (E. Holmlöv, P. Winberg) – 08:22 2–0 2–1 10:36 – A. Stiefel (S. Benz, S. Thalmann) (PP1) 2–2 17:04 – N. Bullo (S. Zollinger)
	E. Holst P. Winberg E. Holmlöv E. Holmlöv E. Holmlöv E. Holst E. Holmlöv	Shootout	K. Lehmann S. Benz N. Bullo S. Marty C. Meier J. Marty N. Bullo
	28 min	Penalties	18 min
	75	Shots	33

Bronze medal game

April 25, 2011 16:00

Finland

3–2 OT (2–0, 0–1, 0–1) (OT: 1–0)

Russia

Hallenstadion Attendance: 2,463

Game reference
	Noora Räty	Goalies	Anna Prugova	Referee: Melanie Bordeleau
	M. Tuominen – 14:15 1–0 M. Tuominen (E. Hallvar, A. Rajahuhta) – 21:18 2–0 2–1 49:54 – I. Dyubanok (O. Sosina, M. Sergina) 2–2 52:30 – M. Sergina (A. Kapustina, O. Permyakova) (PP) K. Rantamäki (A. Helin, M. Karvinen) – 62:49 3–2
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	49	Shots	37

Final

April 25, 2011 20:00

Canada

2–3 OT (1–1, 0–1, 1–0) ( OT: 0–1 )

United States

Hallenstadion Attendance: 4,318

Game reference
	Shannon Szabados	Goalies	Jessica Vetter	Referee: Nicole Hertrich
	0–1 16:56 – J. Lamoureux (M. Lamoureux-Kolls) G. Apps (N. Spooner, C. Piper) – 19:52 1–1 1–2 32:01 – J. Schmidgall-Potter (A. Ruggiero, H. Knight) R. Johnston (J. Hefford, J. Wakefield) (PP) – 56:04 2–2 2–3 67:48 – H. Knight
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	53	Shots	50

Final standings

Rank	Team
	United States
	Canada
	Finland
4	Russia
5	Sweden
6	Switzerland
7	Slovakia
8	Kazakhstan

Relegated to the 2012 Division I A

Awards and statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top 10 skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Hilary Knight	5	5	9	14	+11	2
Brianna Decker	5	4	7	11	+10	8
Michelle Karvinen	6	4	4	8	+2	8
Erika Holst	5	2	6	8	−2	2
Meghan Duggan	5	4	3	7	+5	2
Monique Lamoureux-Kolls	3	2	5	7	+3	6
Julie Chu	5	1	6	7	+6	0
Kendall Coyne	5	4	2	6	+9	0
Rebecca Johnston	5	4	2	6	+5	0
Karoliina Rantamäki	5	4	2	6	+1	4

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders

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

Player	TOI	SA	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
Noora Räty	304:05	233	10	1.97	95.71	0
Shannon Szabados	127:48	64	3	1.41	95.31	1
Jessica Vetter	187:48	84	4	1.28	95.24	0
Zuzana Tomčíková	305:00	250	13	2.56	94.80	1
Kim Martin	208:28	86	6	1.73	93.02	1

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

Tournament Awards

• Media All-Stars
  • Goaltender: Zuzana Tomčíková (SVK)
  • Defense: Meaghan Mikkelson (CAN), Caitlin Cahow (USA)
  • Forwards: Hilary Knight (USA), Michelle Karvinen (FIN), Hayley Wickenheiser (CAN)
  • Most Valuable Player: Zuzana Tomčíková (SVK)
• Best players selected by the directorate:
  • Best Goaltender: Noora Räty (FIN)
  • Best Forward: Monique Lamoureux-Kolls (USA)
  • Best Defenceman: Meaghan Mikkelson (CAN)

Best players of each team

Best players of each team selected by the coaches.

Team	Players
Canada	Meaghan Mikkelson Hayley Wickenheiser Rebecca Johnston
Finland	Noora Räty Jenni Hiirikoski Karoliina Rantamäki
Kazakhstan	Daria Obydennova Natalya Yakovchuk Lyubov Ibragimova
Russia	Tatyana Burina Iya Gavrilova Yekaterina Smolentseva
Switzerland	Julia Marty Nicole Bullo Sara Benz
Slovakia	Zuzana Tomčíková Iveta Karafiatova Jana Kapustova
Sweden	Erika Holst Elin Holmlöv Gunilla Andersson
United States	Jessica Vetter Brianna Decker Caitlin Cahow

Division I

Main article: 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

The Division I tournament was played in Ravensburg, Germany, from April 11 to 16, 2011.

On March 29, 2011 Japan withdrew from the tournament due to the 2011 Japan earthquake. They retained their position in 2012's Division I, and the 5th-placed team was relegated.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Germany (H)	4	4	0	0	0	12	2	+10	12	Promoted to the 2012 Top Division
2	Norway	4	3	0	0	1	13	7	+6	9	Qualified for the 2012 Division I A
3	Latvia	4	1	0	0	3	5	7	−2	3
4	Austria	4	1	0	0	3	6	12	−6	3
5	China	4	1	0	0	3	8	16	−8	3	Relegated to the 2012 Division I B
–	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrawn; qualified for the 2012 Division I A

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division II

Main article: 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

The Division II tournament was played in Caen, France, from April 4 to 10, 2011.

Prior to the start of the tournament the North Korean national team announced they would withdraw, citing financial reasons. All games against them were counted as a forfeit, with a score of 5–0 for the opposing team.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Czech Republic	5	5	0	0	0	23	2	+21	15	Promoted to the 2012 Division I A
2	France (H)	5	4	0	0	1	13	5	+8	12	Qualified for the 2012 Division I B
3	Denmark	5	3	0	0	2	17	12	+5	9
4	Italy	5	2	0	0	3	11	9	+2	6
5	Great Britain	5	1	0	0	4	10	21	−11	3
6	North Korea	5	0	0	0	5	0	25	−25	0	Withdrawn; relegated to the 2012 Division II A

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division III

Main article: 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III

The Division III tournament was played in Newcastle, Australia, from February 1 to 6, 2011.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Netherlands	5	4	1	0	0	33	4	+29	14	Promoted to the 2012 Division I B
2	Australia (H)	5	4	0	1	0	22	9	+13	13	Qualified for the 2012 Division II A
3	Hungary	5	2	1	0	2	27	11	+16	8
4	Slovenia	5	2	0	1	2	19	16	+3	7
5	Croatia	5	1	0	0	4	5	29	−24	3
6	Belgium	5	0	0	0	5	3	40	−37	0	Relegated to the 2012 Division II B

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division IV

Main article: 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship Division IV

The Division IV tournament was played in Reykjavík, Iceland, from March 29 to April 4, 2011.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	New Zealand	4	4	0	0	0	20	6	+14	12	Promoted to the 2012 Division II A
2	South Korea	4	3	0	0	1	15	6	+9	9	Qualified for the 2012 Division II B
3	Iceland (H)	4	2	0	0	2	10	10	0	6
4	Romania	4	1	0	0	3	9	15	−6	3	Did not participate in 2012
5	South Africa	4	0	0	0	4	4	21	−17	0	Qualified for the 2012 Division II B
–	Estonia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrawn; did not participate in 2012

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division V

Main article: 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship Division V

The Division V tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from March 14 to 19, 2011.

Poland was promoted to Division IV (renamed II B) for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship. In addition, because of some nations not participating, Spain instead of hosting the Division II B Qualification, effectively were promoted as well.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Poland	4	3	1	0	0	61	4	+57	11	Promoted to the 2012 Division II B
2	Spain	4	3	0	1	0	32	5	+27	10
3	Bulgaria (H)	4	2	0	0	2	5	27	−22	6	Did not participate in 2012
4	Turkey	4	1	0	0	3	4	23	−19	3
5	Ireland	4	0	0	0	4	0	43	−43	0

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

External links

• www.frauennati.ch
• Complete results at the hockeyarchives.info
• Official website of IIHF