2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I
The Division I Group A tournament was held in Ventspils, Latvia, from March 25 to 31. The winner, the Czech Republic, was promoted to the top division for 2013, while the bottom-ranked team, Kazakhstan, was relegated to Group B for 2013.
Group B was contested from April 9 to 15 at Hull, Great Britain. The winner, Denmark, moves up to Group A for 2013, while the last placed team Italy is relegated to Division II Group A. Denmark won the three way tie-breaker with France and China by virtue of having a superior goal differential in the games those three nations played against each other. Relegation was decided in similar fashion, by breaking a three way tie between Great Britain, the Netherlands, and Italy.
In 2011 these tournaments were known as Division I and Division II.
Group A
| Promoted to Top Division | Relegated to Division I B |
All times are local UTC+3.
Statistics and awards
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Radka Lhotská | 288:36 | 4 | 0.83 | 96.15 | 1 | |
| 2 | Jorid Dagfinrud | 241:05 | 5 | 1.24 | 94.62 | 1 | |
| 3 | Azusa Nakaoku | 239:51 | 8 | 2.00 | 94.12 | 0 | |
| 4 | Paula Marchhart | 266:15 | 12 | 2.70 | 92.90 | 0 | |
| 5 | Lolita Andriševska | 211:33 | 12 | 3.40 | 92.59 | 0 |
Source:
Directorate Awards
- Goaltender: Radka Lhotská,
- Defenseman: Trine Martens,
- Forward: Denise Altmann,
Group B
| Promoted to Division I A | Relegated to Division II A |
All times are local UTC+1.
Statistics
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Samantha Bolwell | 134:21 | 3 | 1.34 | 95.59 | 1 | |
| 2 | Kamilla Nielsen | 278:36 | 6 | 1.29 | 93.02 | 2 | |
| 3 | Shi Yao | 291:00 | 8 | 1.65 | 92.86 | 1 | |
| 4 | Caroline Baldin | 267:09 | 9 | 2.02 | 90.72 | 1 | |
| 5 | Claudia van Leeuwen | 295:54 | 33 | 6.69 | 88.21 | 1 |
Source:
Directorate Awards
- Goaltender: Shi Yao,
- Defenseman: Charlotte Densing,
- Forward: Sun Rui,