2015 IIHF Women's World Championship

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2015 IIHF Women's World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Dates28 March – 4 April 2015
Opened byCarl XVI Gustaf
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  United States (6th title)
Runners-up  Canada
Third place  Finland
Fourth place Russia
Tournament statistics
Games played20
Goals scored115 (5.75 per game)
Attendance15,522 (776 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Hilary Knight (12 points)
Awards
MVP Hilary Knight[1]

The 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 16th such event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was played in Malmö, Sweden, from 28 March to 4 April 2015.[2][3] Venues included the Malmö Isstadion, and Rosengårds Ishall.

The United States defeated Canada in the gold medal game 7–5, securing their second consecutive and sixth title overall.[4] Finland won the bronze medal by beating Russia 4–1.[5]

Participating teams

The tournament was contested between eight teams divided into two groups.

Venues

Malmö Malmö
Malmö Isstadion
Capacity: 5,750 		Rosengårds Ishall

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.

Match officials

10 referees and 9 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]

Rosters

Main article: 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship rosters

Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 20 skaters and 3 goaltenders. All eight participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate.

Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 10 September 2014.[7]

All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 0 17 5 +12 9 Semifinals
2  Canada 3 2 0 0 1 12 6 +6 6
3  Finland 3 0 1 0 2 6 12 −6 2 Quarterfinals
4  Russia 3 0 0 1 2 4 16 −12 1
Source: IIHF
28 March 2015
16:00		United States 4–2
(3–1, 0–1, 1–0)		 CanadaMalmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 1,724
Game reference
Jessica VetterGoaliesGeneviève LacasseReferees:
Drahomira Fialova
Marie Picavet
Linesmen:
Jenni Heikkinen
Ilona Novotná
Lamoureux (Picard, Lamoureux-Kolls) (PP2) – 04:041–0
1–107:23 – Jenner (Spooner, Wakefield)
Bellamy (PP) – 11:452–1
Coyne (Bellamy, Schleper) (PP) – 18:293–1
3–220:57 – Wakefield (Spooner, Jenner)
Knight (Coyne, Decker) – 46:294–2
8 minPenalties12 min
34Shots11
28 March 2015
20:00		Finland 3–2 GWS
(0–0, 2–2, 0–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 RussiaMalmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 329
Game reference
Meeri RäisänenGoaliesValeria TarakanovaReferees:
Nicole Hertrich
Katarina Timglas
Linesmen:
Kate Connolly
Lisa Linnek
0–123:31 – Pavlova (Gavrilova, Sosina) (PP)
Kilponen (Valila) – 24:311–1
1–234:25 – Sosina
Lindstedt (Karvinen, Tapani) – 37:292–2
Hiirikoski
Tuominen
Karvinen
Tuominen 		Shootout Belyakova
Gavrilova
Kadirova
Sosina
6 minPenalties8 min
21Shots15
29 March 2015
16:00		Canada 4–0
(3–0, 1–0, 0–0)		 RussiaMalmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 363
Game reference
Ann-Renée DesbiensGoaliesYulia Leskina
Maria Sorokina		Referees:
Jamie Huntley
Kaisa Ketonen
Linesmen:
Kaire Leet
Anna Nygard
Ouellette (Krzyzaniak, Birchard) – 01:051–0
Fortino (Poulin, Johnston) – 07:172–0
Birchard – 19:593–0
Poulin (Ouellette, Johnston) – 32:254–0
10 minPenalties6 min
43Shots19
29 March 2015
20:00		United States 4–1
(2–1, 2–0, 0–0)		 FinlandMalmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 312
Game reference
Alex Rigsby
Molly Schaus		GoaliesMeeri RäisänenReferees:
Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie
Gabriella Gran
Linesmen:
Bettia Angerer
Veronica Johansson
0–110:01 – Tapani (Valila)
Knight (Decker) – 10:291–1
Knight (Decker) (PP) – 18:122–1
Coyne (Decker, Knight) – 21:163–1
Brandt (Keller) (SH) – 36:184–1
4 minPenalties12 min
53Shots12
31 March 2015
12:00		Russia 2–9
(0–1, 2–4, 0–4)		 United StatesMalmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 349
Game reference
Maria Sorokina
Valeria Tarakanova		GoaliesMolly SchausReferees:
Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie
Kaisa Ketonen
Linesmen:
Stephanie Gagnon
Veronica Johansson
0–111:03 – Lamoureux (Schleper, Duggan)
0–222:58 – Knight (Decker, Stecklein)
0–325:31 – Duggan (Carpenter)
Sosina (Shukina, Goncharenko) – 26:571–3
Belyakova (Gavrilova) – 29:012–3
2–437:59 – Lamoureux (Schleper) (PP)
2–539:15 – Brandt (Skarupa)
2–644:16 – Lamoureux (Schleper) (PP)
2–747:55 – Carpenter (Lamoureux, Stecklein)
2–853:10 – Decker (Knight)
2–957:35 – Knight (Keller) (PP)
22 minPenalties4 min
5Shots49
31 March 2015
16:00		Canada 6–2
(2–1, 2–0, 2–1)		 FinlandMalmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 298
Game reference
Geneviève LacasseGoaliesEveliina SuonpääReferees:
Gabriella Gran
Katie Guay
Linesmen:
Lisa Linnek
Anna Nygard
Lacquette (Johnston, Poulin) (PP) – 08:561–0
Spooner (Wakefield) – 11:082–0
2–112:32 – Hiirikoski (Valila, Tuominen) (PP)
Wakefield (Spooner) – 36:363–1
Birchard (Clark) – 37:134–1
Clark (Saulnier) – 54:105–1
5–254:17 – Hiirikoski (Valila)
Spooner (Birchard, Wakefield) (PP) – 57:176–2
4 minPenalties6 min
29Shots17

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden (H) 3 2 0 1 0 10 6 +4 7 Quarterfinals
2   Switzerland 3 2 0 0 1 10 5 +5 6
3  Japan 3 1 1 0 1 6 6 0 5 Relegation round
4  Germany 3 0 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
28 March 2015
12:00		Sweden 3–4 GWS
(1–1, 1–0, 1–2)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 JapanMalmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 2,943
Game reference
Sara GrahnGoaliesNana FujimotoReferees:
Anna Eskola
Kaisa Ketonen
Linesmen:
Bettia Angerer
Kaire Leet
Grahm (Nordin, Borgqvist) – 04:301–0
1–118:50 – Shishiuchi (Yoneyama)
Grahm (Andersson) (PP) – 29:362–1
2–244:59 – Nakamura (Aoki, Ukita) (PP)
2–346:32 – Osawa (Iwahara, A. Toko)
Grahm (Nordin, Borgqvist) (PP) – 49:393–3
Winberg
Johansson 		Shootout Kubo
Ukita
Osawa
10 minPenalties14 min
34Shots20
28 March 2015
14:00		Germany 2–5
(0–1, 1–1, 1–3)		  SwitzerlandRosengårds Ishall, Malmö
Attendance: 129
Game reference
Jennifer HarßGoaliesFlorence SchellingReferees:
Gabriella Gran
Jamie Huntley
Linesmen:
Veronica Johansson
Anna Nygard
0–115:26 – S. Marty (N. Waidacher)
Fiegert (Karpf, Seitz) – 29:361–1
1–238:28 – J. Marty (Stalder, S. Marty) (PP)
1–342:16 – Staenz (PP)
1–450:10 – S. Marty (Stalder, Staenz) (PP)
Lanzl (Spielberger) (EA) – 57:232–4
2–559:34 – Stalder (ENG)
10 minPenalties6 min
30Shots24
29 March 2015
12:00		Switzerland 2–3
(0–2, 0–0, 2–1)		 SwedenMalmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 2,372
Game reference
Florence SchellingGoaliesSara GrahnReferees:
Katie Guay
Marie Picavet
Linesmen:
Stephanie Gagnon
Lisa Linnek
0–106:24 – Grahm (Borgqvist)
0–218:07 – Andersson (Löwenhielm) (PP)
0–346:56 – Johansson (Wester)
Staenz (J. Marty) (PP2, EA) – 57:551–3
Staenz (S. Marty, J. Marty) (PP, EA) – 59:582–3
14 minPenalties12 min
26Shots21
29 March 2015
14:00		Japan 2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)		 GermanyRosengårds Ishall, Malmö
Attendance: 108
Game reference
Nana FujimotoGoaliesIvonne SchröderReferees:
Drahomira Fialova
Katarina Timglas
Linesmen:
Kate Connolly
Jenni Heikkinen
Adachi (Hirano) – 05:271–0
Yoneyama (Osawa) (ENG) – 58:352–0
16 minPenalties10 min
16Shots25
31 March 2015
14:00		Switzerland 3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)		 JapanRosengårds Ishall, Malmö
Attendance: 112
Game reference
Florence SchellingGoaliesNana FujimotoReferees:
Nicole Hertrich
Katarina Timglas
Linesmen:
Bettia Angerer
Kate Connolly
Müller (Abgottspon, Stiefel) – 13:591–0
Stiefel (Stalder) – 30:032–0
Staenz (ENG) – 59:153–0
12 minPenalties6 min
26Shots36
31 March 2015
20:00		Germany 0–4
(0–1, 0–2, 0–1)		 SwedenMalmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 1,274
Game reference
Jennifer HarßGoaliesSara GrahnReferees:
Anna Eskola
Marie Picavet
Linesmen:
Kaire Leet
Ilona Novotná
0–100:51 – Borgqvist (Nordin)
0–232:50 – Borgqvist (Bäcklin, Andersson) (PP2)
0–339:16 – Borgqvist (Grahm, Nordin)
0–455:10 – Borgqvist
14 minPenalties10 min
15Shots45

Relegation round

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)		 GermanyRosengårds Ishall, Malmö
Attendance: 83
Game reference
Nana FujimotoGoaliesIvonne SchröderReferees:
Drahomira Fialova
Gabriella Gran
Linesmen:
Bettia Angerer
Stephanie Gagnon
0–107:52 – Delabre (T. Eisenschmid, Fiegert) (PP)
0–225:23 – Delabre
Ukita (PP) – 39:201–2
Kubo (Hirano, A. Toko) – 43:302–2
Yoneyama (A. Toko, Koike) (PP) – 69:013–2
10 minPenalties10 min
34Shots22
3 April 2015
14:00		Germany 1–2 OT
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT 0–1)		 JapanRosengårds Ishall, Malmö
Attendance: 109
Game reference
Jennifer HarßGoaliesNana FujimotoReferees:
Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie
Anna Eskola
Linesmen:
Veronica Johansson
Anna Nygard
0–104:01 – Nakamura (Suzuki, Ukita) (PP)
Fiegert (T. Eisenschmid, Delarbre) (PP) – 34:421–1
1–262:31 – Aoki (Ukita) (PP)
14 minPenalties16 min
22Shots19

Final round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
A1  United States 13
A4  Russia 2 A4  Russia 1
B1  Sweden 1 A1  United States 7
A2  Canada 5
A2  Canada 3
A3  Finland 3 A3  Finland 0
B2   Switzerland 0 Bronze medal game
A4  Russia 1
A3  Finland 4

Quarterfinals

1 April 2015
16:00		Finland 3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)		  SwitzerlandMalmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 322
Game reference
Meeri RäisänenGoaliesFlorence SchellingReferees:
Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie
Jamie Huntley
Linesmen:
Veronica Johansson
Kaire Leet
Karvinen (Tuominen, Hiirikoski) (PP) – 13:471–0
Välimäki (Tapani, Nuutinen) (PP) – 50:262–0
Lindstedt (Karvinen, Nieminen) (ENG) – 56:493–0
10 minPenalties12 min
31Shots15
1 April 2015
20:00		Russia 2–1
(0–0, 0–1, 2–0)		 SwedenMalmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 1,714
Game reference
Maria SorokinaGoaliesSara GrahnReferees:
Katie Guay
Nicole Hertrich
Linesmen:
Jenni Heikkinen
Ilona Novotná
0–138:48 – Borgqvist (Grahm, Nordin)
Sosina (Gavrilova, Goncharenko) – 45:301–1
Sosina (Pavlova, Gavrilova) – 54:342–1
8 minPenalties2 min
25Shots25

Semifinals

3 April 2015
12:00		United States 13–1
(4–1, 6–0, 3–0)		 RussiaMalmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 426
Game reference
Jessica Vetter
Alex Rigsby		GoaliesYulia Leskina
Valeria Tarakanova		Referees:
Nicole Hertrich
Katarina Timglas
Linesmen:
Stephanie Gagnon
Jenni Heikkinen
0–100:44 – Gavrilova
Decker (Knight, Stecklein) – 10:031–1
Decker (Coyne) (PP) – 14:142–1
Lamoureux-Kolls (Decker, Knight) – 14:323–1
Knight (Keller, Schleper) – 17:584–1
Trivigno (Stecklein, Pfalzer) (PP) – 23:405–1
Carpenter (Lamoureux-Kolls, Picard) – 23:496–1
Brandt (Skarupa) – 29:227–1
Skarupa (Cameranesi, Schleper) (PP) – 32:208–1
Lamoureux (Lamoureux-Kolls) – 34:269–1
Pfalzer – 39:0510–1
Hickel – 48:5611–1
Keller (Lamoureux) – 49:1812–1
Decker (Coyne, Lamoureux-Kolls) – 54:0313–1
2 minPenalties8 min
50Shots8
3 April 2015
16:00		Canada 3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)		 FinlandMalmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 584
Game reference
Ann-Renée DesbiensGoaliesMeeri RäisänenReferees:
Drahomira Fialova
Jamie Huntley
Linesmen:
Kaire Leet
Ilona Novotná
Poulin (PP) – 06:321–0
Spooner – 40:252–0
Spooner – 50:083–0
6 minPenalties8 min
43Shots19

Bronze medal game

4 April 2015
12:00		Finland 4–1
(2–0, 1–0, 1–1)		 RussiaMalmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 448
Game reference
Meeri RäisänenGoaliesMaria SorokinaReferees:
Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie
Jamie Huntley
Linesmen:
Kaire Leet
Ilona Novotná
Lindstedt (Karvinen) (PP) – 04:351–0
Karvinen (Nieminen, Hiirikoski) (PP) – 16:462–0
Välimäki (Rantamäki, Karvinen) – 35:393–0
3–151:48 – Burina (Shukina)
Rantamäki (ENG) – 59:484–1
8 minPenalties14 min
26Shots22

Final

4 April 2015
16:00		United States 7–5
(4–2, 1–3, 2–0)		 CanadaMalmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 1,523
Game reference
Jessica Vetter
Alex Rigsby		GoaliesAnn-Renée Desbiens
Genevieve Lacasse		Referees:
Nicole Hertrich
Katarina Timglas
Linesmen:
Jenni Heikkinen
Veronica Johansson
Pankowski (Anderson, Trivigno) – 02:511–0
Knight (Lamoureux-Kolls) (PP) – 06:382–0
Keller (Duggan, Lamoureux) (PP) – 10:593–0
3–112:25 – Johnston (Jenner, Lacquette) (PP)
Schleper (Lamoureux-Kolls, Cameranesi) – 17:084–1
4–217:47 – Poulin
Skarupa (Brandt, Cameranesi) – 27:335–2
5–330:03 – Lacquette (Ouellette)
5–431:41 – Johnston (Poulin)
5–532:06 – Ouellette (Lacquette)
Decker (Knight, Coyne) – 51:426–5
Coyne (PP) – 53:187–5
6 minPenalties10 min
36Shots27

Final standings

Rank Team
 United States
 Canada
 Finland
4  Russia
5  Sweden
6   Switzerland
7  Japan
8  Germany
Relegated to the 2016 Division I A

Awards and statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Hilary Knight 5 7 5 12 +8 6 F
Brianna Decker 5 5 6 11 +8 0 F
Anna Borgqvist 4 5 3 8 +6 2 F
Jocelyne Lamoureux 4 5 3 8 +3 2 F
Natalie Spooner 5 4 3 7 +6 6 F
Kendall Coyne 5 3 4 7 +8 0 F
Anne Schleper 4 1 6 7 +4 2 D
Monique Lamoureux 5 1 6 7 +7 2 D
Erika Grahm 4 4 2 6 +7 2 F
Marie-Philip Poulin 5 3 3 6 +4 2 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Florence Schelling 236:13 7 1.78 118 94.07 1
Nana Fujimoto 315:32 8 1.52 128 93.75 1
Meeri Räisänen 301:27 10 1.99 148 93.24 1
Ann-Renée Desbiens 140:00 4 1.71 58 93.10 2
Ivonne Schröder 127:00 4 1.89 49 91.84 0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards

Source: IIHF.com

References

  1. ^ a b "Knight named MVP". worldwomen2015.com. 4 April 2015.
  2. ^ 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship official website
  3. ^ 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship statistics
  4. ^ "Living the American dream". worldwomen2015.com. 4 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Finns finish off Russia". worldwomen2015.com. 4 April 2015.
  6. ^ Competition officials
  7. ^ "Derby opens Women's Worlds". worldwomen2015.com. 2014-09-10.
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