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2015 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

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2015 Ice Hockey Women's World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation  Sweden
Dates 28 March – 4 April 2015
Teams 8
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Champions  United States (6 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played 20
Goals scored 115  (5.75 per game)
Attendance 15,522  (776 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of United States Hilary Knight
MVP Flag of United States Hilary Knight[1]

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.[2] Finland won the bronze medal by beating Russia 3–1.[3]

Teams[]

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

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.[5]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A[]

Pl. GP W OTW OTL L Goals Pts
1.  United States 3 3 0 0 0 17:05 9
2.  Canada 3 2 0 0 1 12:06 6
3.  Finland 3 0 1 0 2 06:12 2
4.  Russia 3 0 0 1 2 04:16 1
28 March 2015
16:00 		United States  4–2
(3–1, 0–1, 1–0) 		 Canada Malmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 1,724
28 March 2015
20:00 		Finland  3–2 SO
(0–0, 2–2, 0–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–0) 		 Russia Malmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 329
29 March 2015
16:00 		Canada  4–0
(3–0, 1–0, 0–0) 		 Russia Malmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 363
29 March 2015
20:00 		United States  4–1
(2–1, 2–0, 0–0) 		 Finland Malmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 312
31 March 2015
12:00 		Russia  2–9
(0–1, 2–4, 0–4) 		 United States Malmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 349
31 March 2015
16:00 		Canada  6–2
(2–1, 2–0, 2–1) 		 Finland Malmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 298

Group B[]

Pl. GP W OTW OTL L Goals Pts
1.  Sweden 3 2 0 1 0 10:06 7
2.  Switzerland 3 2 0 0 1 10:05 6
3.  Japan 3 1 1 0 1 06:06 5
4.  Germany 3 0 0 0 3 02:11 0
28 March 2015
12:00 		Sweden  3–4 SO
(1–1, 1–0, 1–2)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1) 		 Japan Malmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 2,943
28 March 2015
14:00 		Germany  2–5
(0–1, 1–1, 1–3) 		 Switzerland Rosengårds Ishall, Malmö
Attendance: 129
29 March 2015
12:00 		Switzerland  2–3
(0–2, 0–0, 2–1) 		 Sweden Malmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 2,372
29 March 2015
14:00 		Japan  2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0) 		 Germany Rosengårds Ishall, Malmö
Attendance: 108
31 March 2015
14:00 		Switzerland  3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0) 		 Japan Rosengårds Ishall, Malmö
Attendance: 112
31 March 2015
20:00 		Germany  0–4
(0–1, 0–2, 0–1) 		 Sweden Malmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 1,274

Relegation series[]

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

1 April 2015
18:00 		Japan  3–2 OT
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT 1–0) 		 Germany Rosengårds Ishall, Malmö
Attendance: 83
3 April 2015
14:00 		Germany  1–2 OT
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT 0–1) 		 Japan Rosengårds Ishall, Malmö
Attendance: 109

Final round[]

Quarterfinals[]

1 April 2015
16:00 		Finland  3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0) 		 Switzerland Malmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 322
1 April 2015
20:00 		Russia  2–1
(0–0, 0–1, 2–0) 		 Sweden Malmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 1,714

Semifinals[]

3 April 2015
12:00 		United States  13–1
(4–1, 6–0, 3–0) 		 Russia Malmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 426
3 April 2015
16:00 		Canada  3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0) 		 Finland Malmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 584

Bronze medal game[]

4 April 2015
12:00 		Finland  4–1
(2–0, 1–0, 1–1) 		 Russia Malmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 448

Gold medal game[]

4 April 2015
16:00 		United States  7–5
(4–2, 1–3, 2–0) 		 Canada Malmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 1,523

Ranking and statistics[]

Final standings[]

 United States
 Canada
 Finland
4  Russia
5  Sweden
6  Switzerland
7  Japan
8  Germany
 Relegated to Division I A 

Division I[]

Main article: 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

Division I A[]

The Division I A tournament was played in Rouen, France, from 12 to 18 April 2015.[6]

Team GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Czech Republic 5 5 0 0 0 20 4 +16 15
 Austria 5 4 0 0 1 25 10 +15 12
 France 5 2 0 1 2 17 15 +2 7
 Denmark 5 2 0 0 3 12 18 −6 6
 Norway 5 1 1 0 3 12 18 −6 5
 Latvia 5 0 0 0 5 6 27 −21 0
Promoted to the 2016 Top Division Relegated to the 2016 Division I B

Division I B[]

The Division I B tournament was played in Beijing, China, from 6 to 12 April 2015.[7]

Team GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Slovakia 5 4 1 0 0 21 8 +13 14
 Netherlands 5 3 1 0 1 16 6 +10 11
 China 5 3 0 1 1 21 15 +6 10
 Hungary 5 2 0 0 3 10 12 −2 6
 Italy 5 1 0 1 3 11 14 −3 4
 North Korea 5 0 0 0 5 6 30 −24 0
Promoted to the 2016 Division I A Relegated to the 2016 Division II A

Division II[]

Main article: 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

Division II A[]

The Division II A tournament was played in Dumfries, Great Britain, from 30 March to 5 April 2015.[8]

Team GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Kazakhstan 5 5 0 0 0 30 2 +28 15
 Great Britain 5 4 0 0 1 23 5 +18 12
 South Korea 5 2 1 0 2 21 8 +13 8
 Poland 5 1 1 1 2 17 17 0 6
 Croatia 5 1 0 0 4 9 45 −36 3
 New Zealand 5 0 0 1 4 5 28 −23 1
Promoted to the 2016 Division I B Relegated to the 2016 Division II B

Division II B[]

The Division II B tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 7 to 13 March 2015.[9]

Team GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Slovenia 5 4 0 0 1 28 9 +19 12
 Mexico 5 3 0 1 1 13 7 +6 10
 Spain 5 2 1 0 2 15 11 +4 8
 Iceland 5 1 1 2 1 13 16 −3 7
 Australia 5 2 0 0 3 8 13 −5 6
 Belgium 5 0 1 0 4 5 26 −21 2
Promoted to the 2016 Division II A Relegated to the 2016 Division II B Qualification

Division II B Qualification[]

The Division II B Qualification tournament was played in Hong Kong, from 18 to 21 February 2015.[10]

Team GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Turkey 3 3 0 0 0 23 8 +15 9
 Hong Kong 3 2 0 0 1 10 8 +2 6
 South Africa 3 1 0 0 2 13 12 +1 3
 Bulgaria 3 0 0 0 3 4 22 −18 0
Promoted to the 2016 Division II B

References[]

  1. ↑ "Knight named MVP". worldwomen2015.com. 4 April 2015. http://www.worldwomen2015.com/en/news/knight-named-mvp/. 
  2. ↑ "Living the American dream". worldwomen2015.com. 4 April 2015. http://www.worldwomen2015.com/en/news/usa-can-gold/. 
  3. ↑ "Finns finish off Russia". worldwomen2015.com. 4 April 2015. http://www.worldwomen2015.com/en/news/fin-rus-bronze/. 
  4. ↑ "28 tournaments confirmed". iihfworlds2014.com. 2014-05-23. http://www.iihfworlds2014.com/en/news/28-tournaments-confirmed/. 
  5. ↑ "Derby opens Women’s Worlds". worldwomen2015.com. 2014-09-10. http://www.worldwomen2015.com/en/news/derby-opens-women%E2%80%99s-worlds/. 
  6. ↑ Division I A statistics
  7. ↑ Division I B statistics
  8. ↑ Division II A statistics
  9. ↑ Division II B statistics
  10. ↑ Division II B Q statistics

External links[]


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