Women's Ice Hockey World Championship 2005

	Ice Hockey World Championship for women
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	Winner: United States

The 10th Women's Ice Hockey World Championships of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF were the Ice Hockey World Championships of 2005 . Between March 3 and April 9, 2005, a total of 30 national teams took part in the five tournaments of the top division and divisions I to IV.

In the ninth edition of the top division, the United States team became world champions for the first time . In the final, the US team beat Canada 1-0 in a shootout . The German team counted to the surprise of the tournament and reached fifth place. The Switzerland celebrated its chances of promotion in the Division I. The team from Austria reached fifth place in Division II.

Overview of women's world championships

competition	place	date	sub- contractor	viewers total	Games	O
Top division	Linköping Norrköping	0Apr 2, 2005 - Apr 9, 2005 0	8th	21,460	20th	1,063
Division I.	Romanshorn	27 Mar 2005 - Apr 4, 2005 0	6th	3,492	15th	232
Division II	Asiago	13 Mar 2005 - March 20 2005	6th	9,300	15th	620
Division III	Cape Town	03rd Mar 2005 - March 9 2005 0	6th	4,441	15th	296
Division IV	Dunedin	0Apr 1, 2005 - Apr 4, 2005 0	4th	765	6th	127

Participants, venues and periods

• Top division: April 2 to 9, 2005 in Linköping and Norrköping , Sweden

  Participants: People's Republic of China , Germany , Finland , Canada (defending champion) , Kazakhstan (promoted) , Russia , Sweden , USA          

• Division I: March 27 to April 4, 2005 in Romanshorn , Switzerland

  Participants: Denmark (promoted) , France , Japan (relegated) , Latvia , Switzerland (relegated) , Czech Republic         

• Division II: March 13-20 , 2005 in Asiago , Italy

  Participants: Italy , Netherlands , North Korea (relegated) , Norway (relegated) , Austria (promoted) , Slovakia         

• Division III: March 3-9, 2005 in Cape Town , South Africa

  Participants: Australia (relegated) , Belgium , Great Britain (relegated) , Slovenia , South Africa ( relegated ) , Hungary         

• Division IV: April 1-4, 2005 in Dunedin , New Zealand

  Participants: Iceland (newcomer) , New Zealand (newcomer) , Romania (relegated) , South Korea (relegated)       

Top division

2005 Women's World Cup
Number of nations	8th
World Champion	United States
silver	Canada
bronze	Sweden
Venue (s)	Linköping & Norrköping , Sweden
opening	April 2, 2005
Endgame	April 9, 2005
spectator	21,460 (1,063 per game)
Gates	119 (5.95 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Chanda Gunn
Best defender	Angela Ruggiero
Best striker	Jayna Hefford
Most valuable player	Krissy Wendell
Top scorer	Krissy Wendell (9 points)

The women's world championship was held from April 2nd to April 9th ​​2005 in the cities of Linköping and Norrköping in Sweden . This year again eight teams took part in the World Cup. After eight titles in a row, the Canadians' winning streak was broken. For the first time, the USA women's national team became world champions; however, the decision in the final was only made in the penalty shootout . The last place for the Russian team came as a surprise, but was not relegated due to a subsequent decision to increase the A group to nine teams.

Eight national teams took part in the tournament, playing in two groups of four teams each. The numbers in brackets indicate the positions in the IIHF world rankings .

Group A	Group B
Canada (1)	USA (2)
Sweden (4)	Finland (3)
Russia (5)	Germany (6)
Kazakhstan (9)	People's Republic of China (7)

mode

After the group matches in the preliminary round, the first and second group qualified for the semi-finals. The third and fourth of the groups determined the other places in the same mode, with the team relegated to Division I in eighth and last place. Due to the increase in the top division, no team was ultimately relegated.

Venues

Linkoping	Linkoping Norrkoping World Championship venues
Cloetta Center Capacity: 8,500
Norrkoping
Himmelstalundshallen Capacity: 4,280

Preliminary round

Group A

April 2, 2005 3:30 p.m. (local time)

Sweden D. Rundqvist (30:57) K. Lundberg (32:52) M. Rooth (48:42)

3: 1 (0: 0, 2: 1, 1: 0) game report

Russia S. Trefilowa (30:43)

Cloetta Center, Linköping spectators: 2.252

April 3, 2005 3:00 p.m.

Canada H. Wickenheiser (6:52) C. Piper (12:50) H. Wickenheiser (15:07) G. Kingsbury (16:05) C. Ouellette (26:01) C. Piper (27:52) p Vaillancourt (31:51) V. Sunohara (32:50) S. Vaillancourt (34:45) C. Bredin (37:23) D. Goyette (42:01) C. Pounder (44:15) J. Hefford (44:58)

13: 0 (4: 0, 6: 0, 3: 0) game report

Kazakhstan

Cloetta Center, Linköping spectators: 1,103

April 4, 2005 8:00 p.m.

Russia

0:12 (0: 1, 0: 4, 0: 7) game report

Canada J. Hefford (15:39) C. Pounder (26:13) H. Wickenheiser (30:03) J. Hefford (33:05) C. Campbell (39:53) C. Ouellette (41:25) J. . Hefford (43:50) K. Béchard (45:03) S. Vaillancourt (47:12) G. Apps (48:30) G. Kingsbury (57:22) C. Campbell (58:49)

Cloetta Center, Linköping spectators: 1,098

April 4, 2005 8:00 p.m.

Sweden M. Rooth (40:17) E. O'Konor (47:43) M. Rooth (48:43) G. Andersson (52:03) F. Nevalainen (56:37)

5: 1 (0: 0, 0: 0, 5: 1) game report

Kazakhstan O. Potapowa (57:51)

Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping spectators: 461

April 6, 2005 4:00 p.m.

Kazakhstan S. Malzewa (12:32) M. Atarskaja (48:44)

2: 2 (1: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0) match report

Russia I. Gavrilowa (9:18) T. Burina (24:53)

Cloetta Center, Linköping Spectators: 954

April 6, 2005 8:00 p.m.

Canada D. Goyette (11:46) C. MacLeod (14:55) C. Piper (19:06) K. Béchard (24:02) G. Apps (28:14) J. Botterill (29:82) V. . Sunohara (39:39) G. Apps (44:36) H. Wickenheiser (46:13) G. Apps (51:44)

10: 0 (3: 0, 4: 0, 3: 0) game report

Sweden

Cloetta Center, Linköping spectators: 2,513

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Canada	3	3	0	0	35: 00	6th
2.	Sweden	3	2	0	1	08:12	4th
3.	Russia	3	0	1	2	03:17	1
4th	Kazakhstan	3	0	1	2	03:20	1

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: qualifier for the final round , qualification for the relegation round

Group B

April 3, 2005 4:00 p.m.

USA J. Chu (3:33) A. Ruggiero (4:50) J. Potter (13:03) S. Parsons (18:33) K. Wendell (27:00) N. Darwitz (33:44) C. Kennedy (43:33) S. Parsons (52:55)

8: 2 (4: 1, 2: 0, 2: 1) match report

People's Republic of China Jin F. (11:21) Sun R. (52:31)

Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping spectators: 214

April 3, 2005 8:00 p.m.

Finland K. Kovalainen (9:51) K. Kovalainen (14:11) K. Riipi (14:34) K. Rantamäki (21:25) K. Rantamäki (34:42)

5: 1 (3: 0, 2: 0, 0: 1) game report

Germany M. Lanzl (55:48)

Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping spectator: not known

April 5, 2005 8:00 p.m.

Germany

0: 7 (0: 5, 0: 1, 0: 1) game report

USA J. Chu (3:19) K. Kauth (3:26) Ka. King (3:32) K. Wendell (17:47) Ka. King (18:24) K. Stephens (28:31) K Stephens (40:49)

Cloetta Center, Linköping spectators: 1,008

April 5, 2005 8:00 p.m.

Finland J. Hiirikoski (28:41) S. Tuominen (29:48) T. Mertanen (33:08) S. Hoikkala (35:42) S. Hoikkala (56:39)

5: 1 (0: 0, 4: 1, 1: 0) game report

People's Republic of China Zhang B. (26:00)

Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping spectators: 210

April 6, 2005 4:00 p.m.

People's Republic of China Sun R. (7:32) Jin F. (42:50) Sun R. (51:32)

3: 3 (1: 1, 0: 2, 2: 0) game report

Germany A. Scheytt (9:21) M. Lanzl (20:19) C. Oswald (24:18)

Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping spectators: 87

April 6, 2005 8:00 p.m.

USA S. Looney (9:01) A. Ruggiero (17:28) K. Wendell (21:52) C. Granato (28:06) K. Wendell (34:09) L. Wall (44:54) J. . Potter (48:08) Kr. King (51:47)

8: 1 (2: 0, 3: 0, 3: 1) game report

Finland K. Kovalainen (42:42)

Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping spectators: 300

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	United States	3	3	0	0	23: 03	6th
2.	Finland	3	2	0	1	11:10	4th
3.	People's Republic of China	3	0	1	2	06:16	1
4th	Germany	3	0	1	2	04:15	1

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: qualifier for the final round , qualification for the relegation round

Relegation round

	Placement games					Play for 5th place
	A3	Russia	1
	B4	Germany	2
						B4	Germany	3
						B3	People's Republic of China	0
	B3	People's Republic of China	3
	A4	Kazakhstan	0
						Game for 7th place
						A3	Russia	1
						A4	Kazakhstan	2

April 8, 2005 3:00 p.m. (local time)

People's Republic of China Zhang B. (19:47) Sun R. (24:11) Jin F. (42:06)

3: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0) game report

Kazakhstan

Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping Spectators: 42

April 8, 2005 7:00 p.m.

Russia T. Sotnikowa (17:51)

1: 2 (1: 1, 0: 1, 0: 0) match report

Germany S. Fellner (10:52) S. Götz (24:48)

Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping spectators: 60

Game for 7th place (relegation)

April 9, 2005 3:00 p.m.

Russia S. Shcheltschkowa (5:34)

1: 2 n.P. (1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Kazakhstan N. Jakowtschuk (32:50) O. Potapowa (PS)

Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping spectators: 50

Play for 5th place

April 9, 2005 7:00 p.m.

Germany M. Lanzl (18:37) S. Frühwirt (35:36) M. Lanzl (43:42)

3: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0) game report

People's Republic of China

Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping Spectators: 65

Final round

	Semifinals					final
	A1	Canada	3
	B2	Finland	0
						A1	Canada	0
						B1	United States	1
	B1	United States	4th
	A2	Sweden	1
						3rd place match
						B2	Finland	2
						A2	Sweden	5

Semifinals

April 8, 2005 4:00 p.m. (local time)

Canada H. Wickenheiser (23:17) J. Hefford (24:04) J. Hefford (51:26)

3: 0 (0: 0, 2: 0, 1: 0) game report

Finland

Cloetta Center, Linköping spectators: 1,648

April 8, 2005 8:00 p.m.

USA K. Stephens (23:38) Ka. King (36:38) M. Engstrom (38:27) N. Darwitz (43:40)

4: 1 (0: 1, 3: 0, 1: 0) game report

Sweden T. Sjölander (19:09)

Cloetta Center, Linköping spectators: 2,192

3rd place match

April 9, 2005 3:30 p.m.

Finland S. Hoikkala (15:58) S. Sirviö (25:21)

2: 5 (1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 4) game report

Sweden M. Rooth (0:24) A. Vikman (43:52) E. O'Konor (48:04) E. Holst (55:08) M. Rooth (59:46)

Cloetta Center, Linköping spectators: 2,536

final

April 9, 2005 8:00 p.m.

Canada

0: 1 n.P. (0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report

USA A. Ruggiero (PS)

Cloetta Center, Linköping spectators: 4,468

statistics

Best scorer women

Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, SM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best

player	team	Sp	T	V	Pt	SM
Krissy Wendell	United States	5	4th	5	9	0
Jayna Hefford	Canada	5	6th	2	8th	0
Hayley Wickenheiser	Canada	5	5	3	8th	6th
Sarah Vaillancourt	Canada	5	3	5	8th	2
Caroline Ouellette	Canada	5	2	6th	8th	0
Kelly Stephens	United States	5	3	4th	7th	16
Jennifer Botterill	Canada	5	1	6th	7th	4th
Gillian Apps	Canada	5	4th	2	6th	8th
Satu Hoikkala	Finland	5	3	3	6th	6th
Angela Ruggiero	United States	5	3	3	6th	10

Best goalkeepers

Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), SaT = shots on goal, GT = goals conceded, SVS = shots saved, Sv% = catch quota , GTS = goals against goal , SO = shutouts ; Fat: tournament best

player	team	Sp	Min	SaT	GT	SVS	Sv%	GTS	SO
Charline Labonté	Canada	2	120: 00	23	0	23	100.00	0.00	2
Kim St-Pierre	Canada	3	200: 00	66	1	65	98.48	0.30	2
Chanda Gunn	United States	5	230: 01	62	2	60	96.77	0.52	3
Stephanie Wartosch-Kürten	Germany	5	265: 48	136	10	126	92.65	2.26	1
Natalia Trunova	Kazakhstan	5	279: 27	214	19th	195	91.12	4.08	0
Huo Lina	People's Republic of China	5	300: 00	210	19th	191	90.95	3.80	1
Anna-Kaisa Piiroinen	Finland	5	269: 38	130	13	117	90.00	2.89	0
Maria Onolbayeva	Russia	5	281: 56	115	13	102	88.70	2.77	0
Kim Martin	Sweden	4th	209: 12	102	13	89	87.25	3.73	0

Final placements

Pl.	team
1	United States
2	Canada
3	Sweden
4th	Finland
5	Germany
6th	People's Republic of China
7th	Kazakhstan
8th	Russia

Title, promotion and relegation

World Champion USA

Megan van Beusekom , Julie Chu , Natalie Darwitz , Molly Engstrom , Cammi Granato , Chanda Gunn , Jamie Hagerman , Kim Insalaco , Kathleen Kauth , Courtney Kennedy , Katie King , Kristin King , Shelley Looney , Sarah Parsons , Jenny Potter , Helen Resor , Angela Ruggiero , Kelly Stephens , Lyndsay Wall , Krissy Wendell Coaching staff : Ben Smith , Alana Blahoski , Mike Gilligan , Tim Gerrish

Silver Canada

Gillian Apps , Kelly Béchard , Jennifer Botterill , Correne Bredin , Cassie Campbell , Delaney Collins , Danielle Goyette , Jayna Hefford , Becky Kellar , Gina Kingsbury , Charline Labonté , Carla MacLeod , Caroline Ouellette , Cherie Piper , Cheryl Pounder , Colleen Sostorics , Kim St -Pierre , Vicky Sunohara , Sarah Vaillancourt , Hayley Wickenheiser Coaching staff : Melody Davidson , Tim Bothwell , Margot Page , Dave Jamieson

Bronze Sweden

Cecilia Andersson , Gunilla Andersson , Jenni Asserholt , Ann-Louise Edstrand , Emma Eliasson , Elin Holmlöv , Erika Holst , Nanna Jansson , Ylva Lindberg , Kristina Lundberg , Kim Martin , Frida Nevalainen , Emelie O'Konor , Maria Rooth , Danijela Rundqvist , Evelina Samuelsson , Therése Sjölander , Katarina Timglas , Anna Vikman , Pernilla Winberg Coaching staff : Peter Elander , Terho Nevalainen , Peter Bolin

Promoted to the top division:

Switzerland

Awards

Player trophies

Award	player	team
Best goalkeeper	Chanda Gunn	United States
Best defender	Angela Ruggiero	United States
Best striker	Jayna Hefford	Canada
Most valuable player	Krissy Wendell	United States

All-Star Team

Attack:	Maria Rooth - Hayley Wickenheiser - Krissy Wendell
Defense:	Cheryl Pounder - Angela Ruggiero
Goal:	Natalia Trunova

Division I.

World Cup 2005 for women in Division I.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Switzerland
Venue (s)	Romanshorn , Switzerland
opening	March 27, 2005
Final day	April 4, 2005
spectator	3,492 (232 per game)
Gates	105 (7.00 per game)
Top scorer	Hanae Kubo (8 points)

From March 27 to April 4, 2005, the Division I world championship tournament took place in Romanshorn , Switzerland . Six teams took part. Due to the increase in the World Cup group to nine teams, no team from Division I had to be relegated. The venue was the Oberthurgau ice sports center , with a total of almost 3,500 spectators attending the tournament.

venue

Romanshorn , Switzerland

Romanshorn World championship venue

Venue

Ice sports center Oberthurgau Capacity: 1,500

March 27, 2005 1:30 p.m. (local time)

France

2: 2 (0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1) game report

Czech Republic

Ice sports center Oberthurgau, Romanshorn spectators: 110

March 27, 2005 4:30 p.m.

Denmark

0:11 (0: 5, 0: 3, 0: 3) game report

Switzerland

Ice sports center Oberthurgau, Romanshorn spectators: 611

March 27, 2005 8:00 p.m.

Latvia

1: 5 (1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 4) game report

Japan

Ice sports center Oberthurgau, Romanshorn spectators: 88

March 28, 2005 1:30 p.m.

Czech Republic

4: 2 (1: 1, 2: 0, 1: 1) game report

Denmark

Ice sports center Oberthurgau, Romanshorn spectators: 72

March 28, 2005 4:45 p.m.

Japan

5: 1 (0: 1, 4: 0, 1: 0) game report

France

Ice sports center Oberthurgau, Romanshorn spectators: 56

March 28, 2005 8:00 p.m.

Switzerland

5: 2 (1: 0, 2: 0, 2: 2) game report

Latvia

Ice sports center Oberthurgau, Romanshorn spectators: 465

March 30, 2005 1:30 p.m.

Denmark

9: 4 (5: 1, 1: 2, 3: 1) game report

Latvia

Ice sports center Oberthurgau, Romanshorn Spectators: 40

March 30, 2005 4:45 p.m.

Japan

1: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0) game report

Czech Republic

Ice sports center Oberthurgau, Romanshorn Spectators: 123

March 30, 2005 8:00 p.m.

Switzerland

7: 2 (2: 2, 3: 0, 2: 0) match report

France

Ice sports center Oberthurgau, Romanshorn spectators: 461

April 1, 2005 1:30 p.m.

Latvia

4: 6 (1: 2, 2: 3, 1: 1) game report

France

Ice sports center Oberthurgau, Romanshorn spectators: 72

April 1, 2005 4:45 p.m.

Czech Republic

1: 3 (0: 2, 1: 0, 0: 1) game report

Switzerland

Ice sports center Oberthurgau, Romanshorn spectators: 327

April 1, 2005 8:00 p.m.

Japan

5: 3 (3: 1, 0: 1, 2: 1) game report

Denmark

Ice sports center Oberthurgau, Romanshorn Spectators: not known

April 2, 2005 1:30 p.m.

Czech Republic

6: 1 (2: 0, 2: 0, 2: 1) game report

Latvia

Ice sports center Oberthurgau, Romanshorn Spectators: 83

April 2, 2005 4:45 p.m.

France

7: 1 (2: 0, 3: 1, 2: 0) game report

Denmark

Ice sports center Oberthurgau, Romanshorn spectators: 127

April 2, 2005 8:00 p.m.

Switzerland

3: 2 (1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1) game report

Japan

Ice sports center Oberthurgau, Romanshorn spectators: 857

Best scorers
player	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Hanae Kubo	5	5	3	8th	+5	2
Stefanie Marty	5	4th	3	7th	+8	0
Christine Meier	5	4th	3	7th	+10	4th
Sandra Cattaneo	5	3	4th	7th	+11	2
Kathrin Lehmann	5	3	4th	7th	+8	6th
Best goalkeepers
player	Sp	Min	GT	SO	GTS	Sv%
Patricia Elsmore-Sautter	4th	240: 00	5	1	1.25	95.05
Petra Šmardová	4th	240: 00	6th	0	1.50	94.69
Azusa Nakaoku	3	178: 30	4th	1	1.34	94.03

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Switzerland	5	5	0	0	29: 07	10
2.	Japan	5	4th	0	1	18: 08	8th
3.	Czech Republic	5	2	1	2	13: 09	5
4th	France	5	2	1	2	18:19	5
5.	Denmark	5	1	0	4th	15:31	2
6th	Latvia	5	0	0	5	12:31	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to the top division

Ascent and descent

Promoted to the top division:	Switzerland
Promoted to Division I:	Norway

Division II

World Cup 2005 for women in Division II
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Norway
Venue (s)	Asiago , Italy
opening	March 14, 2005
Final day	March 20, 2005
spectator	9,300 (620 per game)
Gates	86 (5.70 per game)
Top scorer	Line Bialik (8 points)

From March 13th to 20th, 2005, the Division II World Championship tournament took place in Asiago , Italy . Six teams took part. Since there was no relegation from Division I, the Netherlands did not have to relegate to Division III.

venue
Asiago , Italy
Asiago World championship venue
Venue
Pala Hodegart Capacity: 3,000
Interior view of the Pala Hodegart

March 14, 2005 2:00 p.m. (local time)

Slovakia

2: 1 (0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 1) game report

North Korea

Pala Hodegart, Asiago spectators: 160

March 14, 2005 5:00 p.m.

Austria

0: 3 (0: 0, 0: 2, 0: 1) game report

Norway

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 280

March 14, 2005 8:30 p.m.

Netherlands

0: 5 (0: 4, 0: 0, 0: 1) game report

Italy

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 600

March 15, 2005 2:00 p.m.

Norway

2: 3 (1: 0, 0: 3, 1: 0) match report

Slovakia

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 400

March 15, 2005 5:00 p.m.

North Korea

6: 0 (1: 0, 3: 0, 2: 0) game report

Netherlands

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 400

March 15, 2005 8:30 p.m.

Italy

6: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 4: 1) game report

Austria

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 850

March 17, 2005 2 p.m.

Norway

7: 1 (3: 1, 2: 0, 2: 0) game report

Netherlands

Pala Hodegart, Asiago spectators: 110

March 17, 2005 5:00 p.m.

Austria

1: 8 (0: 0, 0: 5, 1: 3) game report

Slovakia

Pala Hodegart, Asiago spectators: 150

March 17, 2005 8:30 p.m.

North Korea

1: 6 (0: 2, 1: 2, 0: 2) game report

Italy

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 1300

March 18, 2005 2:00 p.m.

Slovakia

3: 2 (2: 0, 0: 0, 1: 2) game report

Netherlands

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 180

March 18, 2005 5:00 p.m.

North Korea

4: 3 (1: 0, 1: 2, 2: 1) game report

Austria

Pala Hodegart, Asiago spectators: 170

March 18, 2005 8:30 p.m.

Italy

2: 5 (0: 3, 1: 1, 1: 1) game report

Norway

Pala Hodegart, Asiago spectators: 1,850

March 20, 2005 12:00 p.m.

Norway

4: 0 (0: 0, 3: 0, 1: 0) game report

North Korea

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 180

March 20, 2005 3:00 p.m.

Netherlands

3: 5 (1: 2, 1: 2, 1: 1) game report

Austria

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 620

March 20, 2005 6:30 p.m.

Italy

2: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0) game report

Slovakia

Pala Hodegart, Asiago spectators: 2,050

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Norway	5	4th	0	1	21: 06	8th
2.	Italy	5	4th	0	1	21: 07	8th
3.	Slovakia	5	4th	0	1	16: 08	8th
4th	North Korea	5	2	0	3	12:15	4th
5.	Austria	5	1	0	4th	10:24	2
6th	Netherlands	5	0	0	5	06:26	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division I.

Ascent and descent

Promoted to Division I:	Norway
Promoted to Division II:	Slovenia

Division III

World Cup 2005 for women in Division III
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Slovenia
Venue (s)	Cape Town , South Africa
opening	March 3, 2005
Final day	March 9, 2005
spectator	4,441 (296 per game)
Gates	127 (8.50 per game)
Top scorer	Jasmina Rošar (12 points)

venue

Cape Town , South Africa

Cape Town World championship venue

Venue

Grand West Ice Station Capacity: 2,800

From March 3rd to 9th, 2005, the Division III world championship tournament took place in the South African metropolis of Cape Town . The games will take place in the 2,800-seat Grand West Ice Station . Six teams took part. As in all other divisions, there was no relegation in this division.

March 3, 2005 12:30 p.m. (local time)

Hungary

0: 5 (0: 2, 0: 0, 0: 3) game report

Great Britain

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 100

March 3, 2005 4:00 p.m.

Belgium

0: 6 (0: 3, 0: 1, 0: 2) game report

Slovenia

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 100

March 3, 2005 7:30 p.m.

South Africa

1:11 (1: 4, 0: 3, 0: 4) game report

Australia

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 1,000

March 4, 2005 12:30 p.m.

Great Britain

11: 0 (5: 0, 3: 0, 3: 0) game report

Belgium

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 100

March 4, 2005 4:00 p.m.

Australia

0: 3 (0: 0, 0: 3, 0: 0) game report

Hungary

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 150

March 4, 2005 7:30 p.m.

South Africa

2:19 (0: 6, 1: 6, 1: 7) game report

Slovenia

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 500

March 6, 2005 12:30 p.m.

Australia

1: 1 (0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1) game report

Belgium

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 150

March 6, 2005 4:00 p.m.

Great Britain

1: 4 (0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 3) game report

Slovenia

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 250

March 6, 2005 7:30 p.m.

South Africa

1: 9 (0: 2, 1: 4, 0: 3) match report

Hungary

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 500

March 7, 2005 12:30 p.m.

Slovenia

7: 1 (2: 1, 4: 0, 1: 0) game report

Australia

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 50

March 7, 2005 4:00 p.m.

Hungary

3: 0 (0: 0, 0: 0, 3: 0) game report

Belgium

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 41

March 7, 2005 7:30 p.m.

Great Britain

19: 0 (5: 0, 4: 0, 10: 0) game report

South Africa

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 500

March 9, 2005 12:30 p.m.

Hungary

4: 5 (4: 2, 0: 2, 0: 1) game report

Slovenia

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 100

March 9, 2005 4:00 p.m.

Australia

2: 6 (2: 1, 0: 3, 0: 2) game report

Great Britain

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 100

March 9, 2005 7:30 p.m.

Belgium

3: 2 (0: 0, 2: 1, 1: 1) game report

South Africa

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 800

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Slovenia	5	5	0	0	41: 08	10
2.	Great Britain	5	4th	0	1	42: 06	8th
3.	Belgium	5	2	1	2	07:20	5
4th	Hungary	5	2	0	3	16:14	4th
5.	Australia	5	1	1	3	15:18	3
6th	South Africa	5	0	0	5	06:61	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division II

Ascent and descent

Promoted to Division II:	Slovenia
Promoted to Division III:	South Korea

Division IV

World Cup 2005 for women in Division IV
Number of nations	4th
Climbers	South Korea
Venue (s)	Dunedin , New Zealand
opening	April 1, 2005
Final day	April 4, 2005
spectator	765 (127 per game)
Gates	33 (5.50 per game)
Top scorer	Hwangbo Young (10 points)

venue

Dunedin , New Zealand

Dunedin World championship venue

Venue

Ice Stadium Capacity: 1,850

Interior view of the Ice Stadium

From April 1st to 4th, 2005, the Division IV World Championship tournament was held in Dunedin , New Zealand . Four teams took part.

April 1, 2005 1:30 p.m. (local time)

April 1, 2005 1:30 a.m. (CEST)

New Zealand

3: 0 (2: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0) game report

Romania

Ice Stadium, Dunedin Spectators: not known

April 1, 2005 4:30 p.m.

April 1, 2005 4:30 am

South Korea

8: 2 (3: 0, 4: 0, 1: 2) game report

Iceland

Ice Stadium, Dunedin Spectators: not known

April 2, 2005 1:00 p.m.

April 2, 2005 1:00 a.m.

Romania

2: 0 (0: 0, 2: 0, 0: 0) game report

Iceland

Ice Stadium, Dunedin Spectators: 150

April 2, 2005 4:00 p.m.

April 2, 2005 4:00 am

South Korea

5: 2 (2: 0, 2: 1, 1: 1) game report

New Zealand

Ice Stadium, Dunedin Spectators: 315

April 4, 2005 1:00 p.m.

April 4, 2005 1:00 am

Romania

1: 2 (0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1) game report

South Korea

Ice Stadium, Dunedin Spectators: 150

April 4, 2005 4:00 p.m.

April 4, 2005 4:00 am

Iceland

4: 4 (1: 3, 0: 0, 3: 1) game report

New Zealand

Ice Stadium, Dunedin Spectators: 150

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	South Korea	3	3	0	0	15: 05	6th
2.	New Zealand	3	1	1	1	09: 09	3
3.	Romania	3	1	0	2	03: 05	2
4th	Iceland	3	0	1	2	06:14	1

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division III

Ascent and descent

Promoted to Division III:

South Korea

See also

• Ice Hockey World Championship
• Ice Hockey World Championship 2005 (overview)
• Men's Ice Hockey World Championship 2005
• 2005 U20 Junior Ice Hockey World Championship
• Ice Hockey World Championship 2005 for the U18 juniors

Web links

• Championnats du monde féminins 2005 on Hockeyarchives. From
• IIHF Women's World Championships 2005 at iihf.com
• Top division of the 2005 Women's World Cup at iihf.com
• Division I of the 2005 Women's World Cup at iihf.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ iihf.com, Goalkeepers