The IIHF Women's World Hockey Championship is the premier international tournament in women's ice hockey. It is governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
The official world competition was first held in 1990.[1] In 1995 and 1996, in lieu of the world championship, the IIHF Women's Pacific Rim Championship or European Championships were held. As part of an effort to improve competition, the IIHF decided to hold Women's Championships in Olympic years, starting in 2014, but not at the top level.[2]
Tournaments[]
| Year | Host city | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Second place | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 1990 |  Ottawa
|
 Canada |
5–2 |  United States |
 Finland |
6–3 |  Sweden | ||
| 1992 |  Tampere
|
Canada |
8–0 | United States |
Finland |
5–4 | Sweden | ||
| 1994 |  Lake Placid
|
Canada |
6–3 | United States |
Finland |
8–1 |  China | ||
| 1997 | Kitchener
|
Canada |
4–3 (OT) |
United States |
Finland |
3–0 | China | ||
| 1999 | Espoo & Vantaa
|
Canada |
3–1 | United States |
Finland |
8–2 | Sweden | ||
| 2000 | Mississauga
|
Canada |
3–2 (OT) |
United States |
Finland |
7–1 | Sweden | ||
| 2001 | Minneapolis
|
Canada |
3–2 | United States |
 Russia |
2–1 | Finland | ||
| 2003 |  Beijing
|
Cancelled due to SARS outbreak in China | |||||||
| 2004 | Halifax & Dartmouth
|
Canada |
2–0 | United States |
Finland |
3–2 | Sweden | ||
| 2005 |  Linköping & Norrköping
|
United States |
1–0 (SO) |
Canada |
Sweden |
5–2 | Finland | ||
| 2007 | Winnipeg & Selkirk
|
Canada |
5–1 | United States |
Sweden |
1–0 | Finland | ||
| 2008 | Harbin
|
United States |
4–3 | Canada |
Finland |
4–1 |  Switzerland | ||
| 2009 | Hämeenlinna
|
United States |
4–1 | Canada |
Finland |
4–1 | Sweden | ||
| 2011 |  Zürich & Winterthur
|
United States |
3–2 (OT) |
Canada |
Finland |
3–2 (OT) |
Russia | ||
| 2012 | Burlington
|
Canada |
5–4 (OT) |
United States |
Switzerland |
6–2 | Finland | ||
| 2013 | Ottawa
|
United States |
3–2 | Canada |
Russia |
2–0 | Finland | ||
| 2015 | Malmö
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| 2016 | TBA
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| 2017 | TBA
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| 2019 | TBA
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| 2020 | TBA
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Participation and medals[]
| Nation | Games | First | Last | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Best finish (first/last) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada |
15 | 1990 | 2013 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1st (1990/2012) |
 United States |
15 | 1990 | 2013 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 1st (2005/2013) |
 Finland |
15 | 1990 | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3rd (1990/2011) |
 Sweden |
15 | 1990 | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3rd (2005/2007) |
 Russia |
12 | 1997 | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3rd (2001/2013) |
 Switzerland |
12 | 1990 | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3rd (2012) |
 China |
11 | 1992 | 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th (1994/1997) |
 Germany |
11 | 1990 | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5th (2001/2013) |
 Norway |
4 | 1990 | 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th (1990/1994) |
 Kazakhstan |
4 | 2001 | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th (2009) |
 Japan |
5 | 1990 | 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7th (2008) |
 Slovakia |
2 | 2011 | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7th (2011) |
 Denmark |
1 | 1992 | 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7th (1992) |
 Czech Republic |
1 | 2013 | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8th (2013) |
Awards[]
Main article: List of IIHF Women's World Championship Directorate award winners
At most IIHF events, the tournament directorate awards the best forward, best defenceman, best goaltender and most valuable player of each tournament. at the women's event, these awards have been handed out in some combination since the first tournament, with the exception of 1997, and the cancelled tournament in 2003.
See also[]
External links/sources[]
- ↑ "IIHF World Women's Championships". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/history/all-medallists/women.html. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ↑ Merk, Martin. "New era of women’s hockey", International Ice Hockey Federation, 2010-12-17. Retrieved on 2011-01-12.
- The Women's Hockey Web
- Müller, Stephan : International Ice Hockey Encyclopedia 1904–2005 / BoD GmbH Norderstedt, 2005 ISBN 3-8334-4189-5.
- Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports, 487–9. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
- Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press, 26–7,227–235.
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