2015 Women's Ice Hockey World Championship

	Ice Hockey World Championship for women
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	Winner: United States

The 18th Women's Ice Hockey World Championships of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF took place between February 18 and April 18, 2015 in five tournaments of the top division as well as divisions I and II. In addition, four national teams took part in a qualifying tournament for Division II B, which was held in Hong Kong in February 2015 .

The world champion became the sixth time the United States team , which defeated Canada 7-5 in the final . The German team finished last and relegated to Division IA, while Switzerland placed sixth. The national team of Austria reached second place in Division IA and was tenth in the overall ranking of the World Cup.

Overview of women's world championships

competition	place	date	sub- contractor	viewers total	Games	O
Top division	Malmo	28 Mar 2015 - Apr 4, 2015 0	8th	15,522	21st	776
Division IA	Rouen	Apr 12, 2015 - Apr 18, 2015	6th	13,599	15th	907
Division IB	Beijing	0Apr 6, 2015 - Apr 12, 2015	6th	15,867	15th	1,058
Division II A	Dumfries	30th Mar 2015 - Apr 5, 2015 0	6th	4,819	15th	321
Division II B	Jaca	07th Mar 2015 - Mar 13 2015	6th	6,485	15th	432
Division II B qualification	Kowloon	Feb. 18, 2015 - Feb. 21, 2015	4th	2,715	6th	453

Participants, venues and periods

• Top division: March 28 to April 4, 2015 in Malmö , Sweden

  Participants: Germany , Finland , Japan , Canada , Russia , Sweden , Switzerland , USA (defending champions)        

• Division I.
  • Group A: April 12-18, 2015 in Rouen , France

    Participants: Denmark , France , Latvia (promoted) , Norway , Austria , Czech Republic       

  • Group B: April 6-12, 2015 in Beijing , People's Republic of China

    Participants: People's Republic of China , Italy (promoted) , Netherlands , North Korea , Hungary , Slovakia (relegated)       

• Division II
  • Group A: March 30th to April 5th, 2015 in Dumfries , Scotland , UK

    Participants: Great Britain , Kazakhstan (relegated) , New Zealand , Poland , South Korea , Croatia (promoted)       

  • Group B: March 7-13 , 2015 in Jaca , Spain

    Participants: Australia (relegated) , Belgium , Iceland , Mexico (promoted) , Slovenia , Spain        

• Division IIB qualification: February 18-21 , 2015 in Kowloon , Hong Kong

  • Participants: Bulgaria , Hong Kong , South Africa , Turkey (relegated)    

Top division

2015 Women's World Cup
Number of nations	8th
World Champion	United States
silver	Canada
bronze	Finland
Relegated	Germany
Venue (s)	Malmo , Sweden
opening	28th March
Endgame	April 4, 2015
spectator	15,522 (776 per game)
Gates	115 (5.75 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Nana Fujimoto
Best defender	Jenni Hiirikoski
Best striker	Hilary Knight
Most valuable player	Hilary Knight
Top scorer	Hilary Knight (12 points)

The top division of the world championship was held from March 28 to April 4, 2015 in Malmö , Sweden . The games were played in Malmö Isstadion (5,750 seats) and Rosengårds Ishall with 600 seats.

Eight national teams took part in the tournament, playing in two performance-graded groups of four teams each. The four semi-finalists of the 2013 World Cup formed Group A. The Japanese team secured their participation via a qualifying tournament in November 2014 , in which they defeated the Czech national team 2-1. The numbers in brackets indicate the positions in the IIHF world rankings .

Group A	Group B
Canada (1)	Sweden (5)
USA (2)	Switzerland (3)
Russia (6)	Germany (7)
Finland (4)	Japan (8)

mode

After the group matches of the preliminary round, the group first and second in group A qualify directly for the semi-finals. The third and fourth of the same group reach the quarter-finals. In group B, this applies to the group first and second. The teams in the quarterfinals each play a qualifying game for participation in the semi-finals. The third and fourth in Group B contest a best-of-three round for seventh place and relegation to Division IA.

Venues

Malmo
Malmö Isstadion Capacity: 5,750	Malmo World championship venue	Rosengårds Ishall Capacity: 600

Preliminary round

Group A

March 28, 2015 4:00 p.m. (local time)

USA J. Lamoureux-Davidson (4:04) K. Bellamy (11:45) K. Coyne (18:29) H. Knight (46:29)

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

Canada B. Jenner (7:23) J. Wakefield (20:57)

Malmö Isstadion, Malmö spectators: 1,724

March 28, 2015 8:00 p.m.

Finland A. Kilponen (24:31) R. Lindstedt (37:29) M. Tuominen (PS)

3: 2 n.P. (0: 0, 2: 2, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Russia W. Pavlova (23:31) O. Sossina (34:25)

Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Spectators: 329

March 29, 2015 4:00 p.m.

Canada C. Ouellette (1:05) L. Fortino (7:17) C. Birchard (19:59) M.-P. Poulin (32:25)

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

Russia

Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Spectators: 363

March 29, 2015 8:00 p.m.

USA H. Knight (10:29) H. Knight (18:12) K. Coyne (21:16) H. Brandt (36:18)

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

Finland S. Tapani (10:01)

Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Spectators: 312

March 31, 2015 12:00 p.m.

Russia O. Sossina (26:57) L. Belyakova (29:01)

2: 9 (0: 1, 2: 4, 0: 4) game report

USA J. Lamoureux-Davidson (11:03) H. Knight (22:58) M. Duggan (25:31) J. Lamoureux-Davidson (37:59) H. Brandt (39:15) J. Lamoureux-Davidson (44:16) A. Carpenter (47:55) B. Decker (53:10) H. Knight (57:35)

Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Spectators: 349

March 31, 2015 4:00 p.m.

Canada B. Lacquette (8:56) N. Spooner (11:08) J. Wakefield (36:36) C. Birchard (37:13) E. Clark (54:10) N. Spooner (57:17)

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

Finland J. Hiirikoski (12:32) J. Hiirikoski (54:17)

Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Spectators: 298

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	United States	3	3	0	0	0	17: 05	9
2.	Canada	3	2	0	0	1	12: 06	6th
3.	Finland	3	0	1	0	2	06:12	2
4th	Russia	3	0	0	1	2	04:16	1

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: semi-finals , quarter-finals

Group B

March 28, 2015 12:00 p.m.

Sweden E. Grahm (4:30) E. Grahm (29:36) E. Grahm (49:39)

3: 4 n.P. (1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 2, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report

Japan M. Shishiuchi (18:50) A. Nakamura (44:59) C. Ōsawa (46:32) C. Ōsawa (PS)

Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Spectators: 2,943

March 28, 2015 2 p.m.

Germany A.-M.Fiegert (29:36) A. Lanzl (57:23)

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

Switzerland S. Marty (15:26) J. Marty (38:28) P. Stänz (42:16) S. Marty (50:10) L. Stalder (59:34)

Rosengårds Ishall, Malmö Spectators: 129

March 29, 2015 12:00 p.m.

Switzerland P. Stänz (57:55) P. Stänz (59:58)

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

Sweden E. Grahm (6:24) E. Andersson (18:07) E. Johansson (46:56)

Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Spectators: 2,372

March 29, 2015 2 p.m.

Japan Y. Adachi (5:27) H. Yoneyama (58:35)

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

Germany

Rosengårds Ishall, Malmö Spectators: 108

March 31, 2015 2 p.m.

Switzerland A. Müller (13:59) A. Stiefel (30:03) P. Stänz (59:15)

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

Japan

Rosengårds Ishall, Malmö Spectators: 112

March 31, 2015 8:00 p.m.

Germany

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

Sweden A. Borgqvist (0:51) A. Borgqvist (32:50) A. Borgqvist (39:16) A. Borgqvist (55:10)

Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Spectators: 1,274

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Sweden	3	2	0	1	0	10: 06	7th
2.	Switzerland	3	2	0	0	1	10: 05	6th
3.	Japan	3	1	1	0	1	06: 06	5
4th	Germany	3	0	0	0	3	02:11	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: quarter-finals , relegation round

Relegation round

The relegation round was held in the " best-of-three " mode. This is where the third and fourth placed in Group B met. The team that won two out of a maximum of three games stayed in the World Cup group, the loser was relegated to Division IA.

April 1, 2015 6:00 p.m. (local time)

Japan R. Ukita (39:20) H. Kubo (43:30) H. Yoneyama (69:01)

3: 2 n.V. (0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0

Germany M. Delarbre (7:52) M. Delarbre (25:23)

Rosengårds Ishall, Malmö Spectators: 83

April 3, 2015 2 p.m.

Germany A.-M. Fiegert (34:42)

1: 2 a.d. (0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 2

Japan A. Nakamura (4:01) K. Aoki (62:31)

Rosengårds Ishall, Malmö Spectators: 109

Final round

Game scene from the game for 3rd place - Russia vs. Finland

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

A1

United States

13

A4

Russia

2

A4

Russia

1

B1

Sweden

1

A1

United States

7th

A2

Canada

5

A2

Canada

3

A3

Finland

3

A3

Finland

0

3rd place match

B2

Switzerland

0

A4

Russia

1

A3

Finland

4th

Quarter finals

April 1, 2015 16:00 (local time)

Finland M. Karvinen (13:47) L. Välimäki (50:26) R. Lindstedt (56:49)

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

Switzerland

Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Spectators: 322

April 1, 2015 8:00 p.m.

Russia O. Sossina (45:30) O. Sossina (54:34)

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

Sweden A. Borgqvist (38:48)

Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Spectators: 1,714

Semifinals

April 3, 2015 12:00 p.m.

USA B. Decker (10:03) B. Decker (14:14) M. Lamoureux (14:32) H. Knight (17:58) D. Trivigno (23:40) A. Carpenter (23:49) H. Brandt (29:22) H. Skarupa (32:20) J. Lamoureux-Davidson (34:26) E. Pfalzer (39:05) Z. Hickel (48:56) M. Keller (49:18) B. . Decker (54:03)

13: 1 (4: 1, 6: 0, 3: 0) game report

Russia I. Gavrilowa (0:44)

Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Spectators: 426

April 3, 2015 4:00 p.m.

Canada M.-P. Poulin (6:32) N. Spooner (40:25) N. Spooner (50:08)

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

Finland

Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Spectators: 584

3rd place match

April 4, 2015 12:00 p.m.

Finland R. Lindstedt (4:35) M. Karvinen (16:46) L. Välimäki (35:39) K. Rantamäki (59:48)

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

Russia T. Burina (51:48)

Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Spectators: 448

final

April 4, 2015 4:00 p.m.

USA A. Pankowski (2:51) H. Knight (6:38) M. Keller (10:59) A. Schleper (17:08) H. Skarupa (27:33) B. Decker (51:42) K . Coyne (53:18)

7: 5 (4: 2, 1: 3, 2: 0) game report

Canada R. Johnston (12:25) M.-P. Poulin (17:47) B. Lacquette (30:03) R. Johnston (31:41) C. Ouellette (32:06)

Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Spectators: 1,523

statistics

Best scorers

Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best

player	team	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Hilary Knight	United States	5	7th	5	12	+8	6th
Brianna Decker	United States	5	5	6th	11	+8	0
Anna Borgqvist	Sweden	4th	5	3	8th	+6	2
Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson	United States	4th	5	3	8th	+3	2
Natalie Spooner	Canada	5	4th	3	7th	+6	6th
Kendall Coyne	United States	5	3	4th	7th	+8	0
Anne Schleper	United States	4th	1	6th	7th	+4	2
Monique Lamoureux	United States	5	1	6th	7th	+7	2
Erika Grahm	Sweden	4th	4th	2	6th	+7	2
Marie-Philip Poulin	Canada	5	3	3	6th	+4	2

Best goalkeepers

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

player	team	Sp	Min	SaT	GT	GTS	Sv%	SO
Florence Schelling	Switzerland	4th	236	118	7th	1.78	94.1	1
Nana Fujimoto	Japan	5	315	128	8th	1.52	93.8	1
Meeri Räisänen	Finland	5	301	148	10	1.99	93.2	1
Alex Rigsby	United States	3	106	29	2	1.13	93.1	0
Ann-Renée Desbiens	Canada	3	140	58	4th	1.71	93.1	2
Ivonne Schröder	Germany	2	127	49	4th	1.89	93.0	0
Sara Grahn	Sweden	4th	244	86	8th	1.97	90.7	1
Marija Sorokina	Russia	4th	175	86	8th	2.74	90.7	0
Jennifer Harß	Germany	3	180	87	10	3.33	88.5	0
Geneviève Lacasse	Canada	3	156	67	9	3.46	86.6	0

Final placements

Pl.	team
1	United States
2	Canada
3	Finland
4th	Russia
5	Sweden
6th	Switzerland
7th	Japan
8th	Germany

Title, promotion and relegation

World Champion USA

Alex Rigsby , Molly Schaus , Jessie Vetter - Kacey Bellamy , Megan Keller , Emily Pfalzer , Michelle Picard , Anne Schleper , Lee Stecklein - Stephanie Anderson , Hannah Brandt , Dani Cameranesi , Alex Carpenter , Kendall Coyne , Brianna Decker , Meghan Duggan , Zoe Hickel , Hilary Knight , Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson , Monique Lamoureux , Annie Pankowski , Haley Skarupa , Dana Trivigno Coaching staff: Ken Klee , Robb Stauber

Silver Canada

Ann-Renée Desbiens , Geneviève Lacasse , Emerance Maschmeyer - Courtney Birchard , Laura Fortino , Halli Krzyzaniak , Brigette Lacquette , Jocelyne Larocque , Lauriane Rougeau , Tara Watchorn - Bailey Bram , Jessica Campbell , Emily Clark , Sarah Davis , Brianne Jenner , Rebecca Johnston , Caroline Ouellette , Marie-Philip Poulin , Jamie Lee Rattray , Jillian Saulnier , Natalie Spooner , Kelly Terry , Jennifer Wakefield Coaching staff: Doug Derraugh , Tim Bothwell

Bronze Finland

Meeri Räisänen , Eveliina Suonpää , Vilma Vaattovaara - Jenni Hiirikoski , Mira Jalosuo , Anna Kilponen , Rosa Lindstedt , Eve Savander , Ronja Savolainen , Minnamari Tuominen - Jennica Haikarainen , Sari Kärnä , Michelle Karvinen , Niina Mäkinen , Emma Nuutinen , Suvi Ollikainen , Karoliina Rantamäki , Saila Saari , Vilma Tanskanen , Susanna Tapani , Noora Tulus , Riikka Välilä , Linda Välimäki Coaching staff: Pasi Mustonen , Tommi Pärmäkoski , Juuso Toivola

Relegated to Division IA:	Germany
Promoted to the top division:	Czech Republic

Awards

Player trophies

Award	player	team
Best goalkeeper	Nana Fujimoto	Japan
Best defender	Jenni Hiirikoski	Finland
Best striker	Hilary Knight	United States
Most valuable player	Hilary Knight	United States

All-Star Team

Attack:	Brianna Decker - Hilary Knight - Natalie Spooner
Defense:	Jenni Hiirikoski - Monique Lamoureux
Goal:	Meeri Räisänen

Division I.

Group A in Rouen, France

2015 Women's World Cup, Division I, Group A.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Czech Republic
Relegated	Latvia
Venue (s)	Rouen , France
opening	April 12, 2015
Final day	April 18, 2015
spectator	13,599 (907 per game)
Gates	92 (6.13 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Klára Peslarová
Best defender	Aneta Tejralová
Best striker	Anna Meixner
Top scorer	Anna Meixner (11 points)

The Group A tournament of Division I was held from April 12th to 18th 2015 in Rouen , France . The venue for the tournament was Île Lacroix , which opened in 1992 and has a capacity of 2,747 spectators and is otherwise home to the Dragons de Rouen . The Czech national team secured the tournament victory with five wins from five games, which brought them back to the top division. The Austrian team came in second as the strongest offensive team in the tournament.

venue

Rouen , France

Rouen World championship venue

Venue

Île Lacroix Capacity: 2,727

Exterior view of the Patinoire de L'île Lacroix

April 12, 2015 12:30 p.m. (local time)

Latvia

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

Czech Republic

Île Lacroix, Rouen Spectators: 212

April 12, 2015 4:00 p.m.

France

5: 6 n.V. (0: 2, 2: 2, 3: 1, 0: 1) game report

Norway

Île Lacroix, Rouen Spectators: 2,017

April 12, 2015 7:30 p.m.

Austria

8: 2 (1: 1, 2: 1, 5: 0) match report

Denmark

Île Lacroix, Rouen Spectators: 263

April 13, 2015 12:30 p.m.

Norway

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

Austria

Île Lacroix, Rouen Spectators: 473

April 13, 2015 4:00 p.m.

Denmark

5: 4 (2: 3, 1: 1, 2: 0) game report

Latvia

Île Lacroix, Rouen Spectators: 178

April 13, 2015 7:30 p.m.

Czech Republic

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

France

Île Lacroix, Rouen Spectators: 1,184

April 15, 2015 12:30 p.m.

Norway

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

Denmark

Île Lacroix, Rouen Spectators: 702

April 15, 2015 4:00 p.m.

Czech Republic

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

Austria

Île Lacroix, Rouen Spectators: 349

April 15, 2015 7:30 p.m.

Latvia

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

France

Île Lacroix, Rouen Spectators: 1,515

April 16, 2015 12:30 p.m.

Denmark

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

Czech Republic

Île Lacroix, Rouen Spectators: 1,789

April 16, 2015 4:00 p.m.

Norway

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

Latvia

Île Lacroix, Rouen Spectators: 404

April 16, 2015 7:30 p.m.

France

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

Austria

Île Lacroix, Rouen Spectators: 1,300

April 18, 2015 12:30 p.m.

Austria

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

Latvia

Île Lacroix, Rouen Spectators: 185

April 18, 2015 4:00 p.m.

Czech Republic

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

Norway

Île Lacroix, Rouen Spectators: 806

April 18, 2015 6:30 p.m.

Denmark

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

France

Île Lacroix, Rouen Spectators: 2,222

Best scorers
player	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Anna Meixner	5	8th	3	11	+9	2
Eva Beiter-Schwärzler	5	7th	3	10	+10	2
Denise Altmann	5	2	7th	9	+8	4th
Victoria Hummel	5	3	5	8th	+8	2
Marion Allemoz	5	4th	3	7th	−1	2
Best goalkeepers
player	Sp	Min	GT	SO	GTS	Sv%
Klára Peslarová	4th	240: 00	2	2	0.50	95.35
Caroline Baldin	4th	201: 16	9	1	2.68	90.82
Evija Tētiņa	5	277: 53	23	0	4.97	89.59

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Czech Republic	5	5	0	0	0	20: 04	15th
2.	Austria	5	4th	0	0	1	25:10	12
3.	France	5	2	0	1	2	17:15	07th
4th	Denmark	5	2	0	0	3	12:18	06th
5.	Norway	5	1	1	0	3	12:18	05
6th	Latvia	5	0	0	0	5	06:27	00

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: promoted to the top division , relegated to the division IB

Group B in Beijing, People's Republic of China

2015 Women's World Cup, Division I, Group B.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Slovakia
Relegated	North Korea
Venue (s)	Beijing , People's Republic of China
opening	April 6, 2015
Final day	April 12, 2015
spectator	15,867 (1,058 per game)
Gates	85 (5.67 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Claudia van Leeuwen
Best defender	Franciska Kiss-Simon
Best striker	Zhang Mengying
Top scorer	Zhang Mengying (9 points)

The Group B tournament of Division I was held from April 6 to 12, 2015 in the Chinese capital Beijing . The venue for the tournament was the Capital City Hall , built in 1968 and renovated in 2007 . The tournament victory was secured by the Slovak national team with five wins from five games, which was then promoted back to Division I, Group A.

venue

Beijing , People's Republic of China

Beijing World championship venue

Venue

Capital City Hall Stadium

Exterior view of the Hallenstadion

April 6, 2015 1:00 p.m. (local time)

April 6, 2015 6:00 a.m. (CET)

North Korea

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

Hungary

Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Spectators: 826

April 6, 2015 4:15 p.m.

April 6, 2015 9:15 am

Italy

3: 4 n.P. (2: 3, 1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report

Slovakia

Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Spectators: 857

April 6, 2015 7:30 p.m.

April 6, 2015 12:30 p.m.

Netherlands

3: 2 n.P. (0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

People's Republic of China

Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Spectators: 1,196

April 7, 2015 1 p.m.

April 7, 2015 6:00 am

Hungary

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

Italy

Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Spectators: 849

April 7, 2015 4:15 p.m.

April 7, 2015 9:15 am

Slovakia

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

Netherlands

Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Spectators: 839

April 7, 2015 7:30 p.m.

April 7, 2015 12:30 p.m.

People's Republic of China

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

North Korea

Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Spectators: 1,473

April 9, 2015 1 p.m.

April 9, 2015 6:00 am

Slovakia

9: 0 (2: 0, 5: 0, 2: 0) game report

North Korea

Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Spectators: 751

April 9, 2015 4:15 p.m.

April 9, 2015 9:15 am

Italy

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

Netherlands

Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Spectators: 648

April 9, 2015 7:30 p.m.

April 9, 2015 12:30 p.m.

People's Republic of China

7: 3 (1: 1, 4: 1, 2: 1) game report

Hungary

Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Spectators: 1,483

April 11, 2015 1 p.m.

April 11, 2015 6:00 am

Hungary

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

Slovakia

Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Spectators: 729

April 11, 2015 4:15 p.m.

April 11, 2015 9:15 am

Netherlands

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

North Korea

Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Spectators: 982

April 11, 2015 7:30 p.m.

April 11, 2015 12:30 p.m.

People's Republic of China

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

Italy

Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Spectators: 1,676

April 12, 2015 1 p.m.

April 12, 2015 6:00 am

North Korea

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

Italy

Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Spectators: 746

April 12, 2015 4:15 p.m.

April 12, 2015 9:15 am

Hungary

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

Netherlands

Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Spectators: 719

April 12, 2015 7:30 p.m.

April 12, 2015 12:30 p.m.

Slovakia

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

People's Republic of China

Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Spectators: 2,093

Best scorers
player	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Zhang Mengying	5	7th	2	9	+3	2
Yu Baiwei	5	3	6th	9	+2	4th
Sun Rui	5	4th	4th	8th	+3	4th
Nikola Gápová	5	4th	3	7th	+2	4th
Mieneke de Jong	5	3	3	6th	+2	14th
Best goalkeepers
player	Sp	Min	GT	SO	GTS	Sv%
Claudia van Leeuwen	5	283: 27	4th	2	0.85	96, 9
Romana Kiapešová	3	180: 00	5	1	1, 67	92, 2
Anikó Németh	5	297: 56	12	0	2, 42	91, 2

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Slovakia	5	4th	1	0	0	21: 08	14th
2.	Netherlands	5	3	1	0	1	16: 06	11
3.	People's Republic of China	5	3	0	1	1	21:15	10
4th	Hungary	5	2	0	0	3	10:12	6th
5.	Italy	5	1	0	1	3	11:14	4th
6th	North Korea	5	0	0	0	5	06:30	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IA , relegated to Division IIA

Ascent and descent

Relegated to Division IA:	Germany
Promoted to the top division:	Czech Republic
Relegated to Division IB:	Latvia
Promoted to Division IA:	Slovakia
Relegated to Division IIA:	North Korea
Promoted to Division IB:	Kazakhstan

Division II

Group A in Dumfries, Scotland, UK

2015 Women's World Cup, Division II, Group A.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Kazakhstan
Relegated	New Zealand
Venue (s)	Dumfries , Scotland , UK
opening	March 30, 2015
Final day	April 5, 2015
spectator	4,819 (321 per game)
Gates	105 (7.00 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Nicole Jackson
Best defender	Jodie-Leigh Bloom
Best striker	Aljona Fux
Top scorer	Aljona Fux (14 points)

The Group A tournament was held from March 30th to April 5th, 2015 in Dumfries , Scotland . The games took place in the 1,000-seat Dumfries Ice Bowl .

venue

Dumfries , Scotland , UK

Dumfries World championship venue

Venue

Dumfries Ice Bowl Capacity: 1,000

March 30, 2015 1:00 p.m. (local time)

Croatia

3:10 (2: 1, 1: 4, 0: 5) game report

Poland

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 450

March 30, 2015 4:30 p.m.

South Korea

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

Kazakhstan

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 175

March 30, 2015 8:00 p.m.

Great Britain

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

New Zealand

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 360

March 31, 2015 1 p.m.

Kazakhstan

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

Poland

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 483

March 31, 2015 4:30 p.m.

New Zealand

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

Croatia

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 189

March 31, 2015 8:00 p.m.

Great Britain

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

South Korea

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 362

April 2, 2015 1 p.m.

Kazakhstan

10: 0 (4: 0, 2: 0, 4: 0) game report

New Zealand

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 247

April 2, 2015 4:30 p.m.

South Korea

4: 3 n.P. (0: 1, 3: 1, 0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Poland

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 146

April 2, 2015 8:00 p.m.

Great Britain

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

Croatia

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 303

April 4, 2015 1 p.m.

New Zealand

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

South Korea

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 193

April 4, 2015 4:30 p.m.

Croatia

1:12 (0: 5, 0: 5, 1: 2) game report

Kazakhstan

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 215

April 4, 2015 8:00 p.m.

Poland

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

Great Britain

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 723

April 5, 2015 1 p.m.

South Korea

13: 0 (2: 0, 6: 0, 5: 0) game report

Croatia

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 103

April 5, 2015 4:30 p.m.

Poland

3: 2 n.P. (0: 2, 1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

New Zealand

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 152

April 5, 2015 8:00 p.m.

Kazakhstan

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

Great Britain

Ice Bowl, Dumfries Spectators: 718

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Kazakhstan	5	5	0	0	0	30: 02	15th
2.	Great Britain	5	4th	0	0	1	23: 05	12
3.	South Korea	5	2	1	0	2	21: 08	8th
4th	Poland	5	1	1	1	2	17:17	6th
5.	Croatia	5	1	0	0	4th	09:45	3
6th	New Zealand	5	0	0	1	4th	05:28	1

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IB , relegated to Division IIB

Group B in Jaca, Spain

2015 Women's World Cup, Division II, Group B.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Slovenia
Relegated	Belgium
Venue (s)	Jaca , Spain
opening	March 7, 2015
Final day	March 13, 2015
spectator	6,485 (432 per game)
Gates	82 (5.47 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Monica Renteria
Best defender	Vanesa Abrisqueta
Best striker	Pia Pren
Top scorer	Pia Pren (11 points)

The group A tournament was held from March 7th to 13th, 2015 in Jaca , Spain . The games took place in the 3,579-seat Pabellón de Hielo .

venue

Jaca , Spain

Jaca World championship venue

Venue

Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca Capacity: 3,579

Exterior view of the competition venue

March 7, 2015 1:00 p.m. (local time)

Mexico

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

Iceland

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca spectators: 200

March 7, 2015 4:30 p.m.

Slovenia

13: 2 (8: 1, 1: 0, 4: 1) game report

Belgium

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca Spectators: 250

March 7, 2015 8:00 p.m.

Spain

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

Australia

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca spectators: 1,500

March 8, 2015 1:00 p.m.

Belgium

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

Mexico

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca Spectators: 65

March 8, 2015 4:30 p.m.

Australia

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

Iceland

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca Spectators: 135

March 8, 2015 8:00 p.m.

Slovenia

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

Spain

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca Spectators: 1,000

March 10, 2015 1 p.m.

Australia

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

Belgium

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca spectators: 120

March 10, 2015 4:30 p.m.

Slovenia

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

Mexico

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca Spectators: 87

March 10, 2015 8:00 p.m.

Spain

5: 4 n.P. (2: 0, 1: 0, 1: 4, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Iceland

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca Spectators: 600

March 12, 2015 1:00 p.m.

Iceland

2: 7 (1: 0, 0: 3, 1: 4) game report

Slovenia

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca Spectators: 110

March 12, 2015 4:30 p.m.

Mexico

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

Australia

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca Spectators: 218

March 12, 2015 8:00 p.m.

Belgium

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

Spain

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca Spectators: 650

March 13, 2015 1 p.m.

Australia

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

Slovenia

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca spectators: 100

March 13, 2015 4:30 p.m.

Iceland

2: 3 n.V. (0: 0, 1: 2, 1: 0, 0: 1) game report

Belgium

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca spectators: 150

March 13, 2015 8:00 p.m.

Spain

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

Mexico

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca spectators: 1,300

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Slovenia	5	4th	0	0	1	28: 09	12
2.	Mexico	5	3	0	1	1	13: 07	10
3.	Spain	5	2	1	0	2	15:11	8th
4th	Iceland	5	1	1	2	1	13:16	6th
5.	Australia	5	2	0	0	3	08:13	6th
6th	Belgium	5	0	1	0	4th	05:26	2

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IIA , relegated to qualification for Division IIB

Ascent and descent

Relegated to Division IIA:	North Korea
Promoted to Division IB:	Kazakhstan
Relegated to Division IIB:	New Zealand
Promoted to Division IIA:	Slovenia
Relegated to qualification for Division IIB:	Belgium
Promoted to Division IIB:	Turkey

Qualification for Division IIB

2015 Women's World Cup, Division II, Group B - Qualification
Number of nations	4th
Climbers	Turkey
Venue (s)	Kowloon , Hong Kong
opening	February 18, 2015
Final day	February 21, 2015
spectator	2,715 (453 per game)
Gates	50 (8.33 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Jenny Kai-Chin Lee
Best defender	Tina Lisichkowa
Best striker	Çağla Baktıroğlu
Top scorer	Çağla Baktıroğlu (11 points)

The qualification for Group B of Division II took place from February 18-21, 2015 in Hong Kong . The games took place at Mega Ice in the Kowloon district , the only IIHF-certified ice rink in the city.

The tournament was won by the Turkish team , which prevailed with three wins from three games and thus returned to Division II, Group B.

venue

Kowloon , Hong Kong

Kowloon Venue of the qualification

Venue

Mega Ice capacity: min. 500

Interior view of the competition venue

February 18, 2015 3:00 p.m. (local time)

February 18, 2015 8:00 a.m. (CET)

Bulgaria

3:11 (2: 3, 0: 5, 1: 3) game report

Turkey

Mega Ice, Kowloon Spectators: 338

February 18, 2015 6:30 p.m.

February 18, 2015 11:30 a.m.

South Africa

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

Hong Kong

Mega Ice, Kowloon Spectators: 418

February 19, 2015 3:00 p.m.

February 19, 2015 8:00 a.m.

South Africa

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

Bulgaria

Mega Ice, Kowloon Spectators: 448

February 19, 2015 6:30 p.m.

February 19, 2015 11:30 a.m.

Turkey

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

Hong Kong

Mega Ice, Kowloon Spectators: 505

February 21, 2015 3 p.m.

February 21, 2015 8:00 a.m.

Hong Kong

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

Bulgaria

Mega Ice, Kowloon Spectators: 480

February 21, 2015 6:30 p.m.

February 21, 2015 11:30 a.m.

Turkey

8: 4 (3: 0, 5: 2, 0: 2) game report

South Africa

Mega Ice, Kowloon Spectators: 476

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Turkey	3	3	0	0	0	23: 08	9
2.	Hong Kong	3	2	0	0	1	10: 08	6th
3.	South Africa	3	1	0	0	2	13:12	3
4th	Bulgaria	3	0	0	0	3	04:22	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shootout , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shootout, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IIB

Ascent and descent

Relegated to qualification for Division IIB:	Belgium
Promoted to Division IIB:	Turkey

See also

• 2015 U18 Women's Ice Hockey World Cup
• 2015 Men's Ice Hockey World Championship
• 2015 U20 Junior Ice Hockey World Championship
• 2015 U18 Juniors Ice Hockey World Championship

Web links

Commons : Women's Ice Hockey World Championship 2015  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the top division
• Official website of Division I, Group B
• Official website of Division II, Group A.
• International Ice Hockey Federation - World Championship 2015 (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ stats.iihf.com, scoring leaders
2. ↑ stats.iihf.com, Goalkeeper Statistics (PDF)
3. ↑ ^{a b} Knight named MVP. International Ice Hockey Federation , April 4, 2015, accessed April 23, 2015 . 
4. ↑ stats.iihf.com, Division IA - Best Players selected by the Directorate (PDF)
5. ↑ ^{a b} hockey-news.info, national team: women beat Latvia too - France takes bronze ( memento of the original from May 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , April 18, 2015, accessed June 5, 2015 
6. ↑ stats.iihf.com, Division IB - Best Players selected by the Directorate (PDF)
7. ↑ iihf.com, Slovak women earn return - Edge host China 4-3 in deciding Division IB game , April 13, 2015
8. ↑ iihf.com, Official Statistics of Division II, Group A
9. ↑ iihf.com, Division II, Group B schedule
10. ↑ Turkey returns. In: iihf.com. February 23, 2015, accessed November 26, 2015 .