2009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships

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tourney_name =IIHF World Women's Championship
year = 2009
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country = Finland
dates = April 4 - April 12
num_teams = 9
venues = 2
cities = 1
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The 2009 IIHF World Women's Championships will be held in Hämeenlinna, Finland between April 4 and April 12, 2009. [http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/world-championships.html 2009 IIHF Championship Program] "iihf.com". Retrieved on June 6, 2008.] This will be the 12th women's championship run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The United States are the defending champions.

Top Division

Preliminary Round

Group A

Division I

The following teams will take part in the Division I tournament which will be held in Graz, Austria from April 4 to April 10, 2009. The winner of the group will be promoted to the Top Division for the 2010 championships, while the last-placed team in the group will be relegated to Division II.

Division IV

The following teams will take part in the Division IV tournament. The dates and location of the event have not yet been announced. The winner of the group will be promoted to Division III for the 2010 championships, while the last-placed team in the group will be relegated to Division V.

Division V

The following teams will take part in the Division V tournament which will be held in Gdańsk, Poland. The dates of the tournament have not yet been announced. The winner of the group will be promoted to Division IV for the 2010 championships.

References

External links

* [http://www.iihf.com IIHF Official Site]