2015 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2015 Women's World Championship was the 16th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2016 competition.

United States defeated Canada in the gold medal game 7–5, securing their sixth title. Finland won the bronze medal by beating Russia 3–1.

Teams
The tournament was contested between eight teams from 28 March to 4 April 2015 in Malmö, Sweden.


 * Group A


 * Group B

Format
The preliminary round was divided into two pools that placed the top four seeds into Group A, and the bottom four in Group B. The top two finishers in Group A advanced directly to the semifinals, while the two remaining teams and the top two in Group B played a quarterfinal round. The bottom two teams from Group B played a relegation series to determine the one team that gets relegated.

Preliminary round
The schedule was announced on 10 September 2014.

All times are local (UTC+2).

Relegation series
The third and fourth placed team from Group B played a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.

Division I A
The Division I A tournament was played in Rouen, France, from 12 to 18 April 2015.


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Division I B
The Division I B tournament was played in Beijing, China, from 6 to 12 April 2015.


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Division II A
The Division II A tournament was played in Dumfries, Great Britain, from 30 March to 5 April 2015.


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Division II B
The Division II B tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 7 to 13 March 2015.


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Division II B Qualification
The Division II B Qualification tournament was played in Hong Kong, from 18 to 21 February 2015.


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